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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06
]. They that can give up essential liberty to
obtain little temporary safety deserve
neither liberty nor safety-Franklin.
IOWA's SECRETARY OF STATE.

With war OVershadOWlng US, and It's raVageS
cutting at the life of the nation it looks the bet
ter part to make politics secondary matter.
This is no time to stir up political strife. Our
thoughts should be concentrated on the prob
lens growing out Of the war.
When we have competency and efficiency in
an office, let it alone.
Iowa's secretary of State, ". S. Allen, of
Fairfield has made record in his office that
has never been excelled. It is rumored he will
be candidate for another term. If Mr.. Allen
decides to come out for denomination at the
June primary, every republican in Iowa should
vote for him.
There is a sentiment in all parts Of the state
and it's value consists in no small degree Of
the disregard for political affiliation-to the
effect that Secretary of State William S. AL
len make the race again for the office he now
holds and which he has so acceptably and eff
GENTLY filed As evidence of this sentiment,
every election in which Mr.. Allen has been the
nominee for this office showed an increasing
majority, until it reached almost 100000 at the
last primary. There can be no misunderstood
ing of the warmth of feeling toward this public
official And there could not be such emphatic
endorsement by the people unless the affairs OF
the office of secretary of state were conducted
in prompt accurate and businesslike manner
1t will be surprising news to many voters t.
learn that the business of this office has in
creased from 100000 to So 100000. 1t ha
more departments of activity than any othe
office in the state and comes in contact WIT
more than 100000 people annually AS hig
as 5000 pieces of mail are received and as mucl
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06

as $4,000 taken in during one rush day. Iowa
will register over 100000 automobiles this year
and the secretary of state must care for this
business. These are only few of the items
that must receive attention from the secretary 8
office 1T is busy place, an important place
and requires constant and careful supervision
Such attention it has received under the admin
istraton of Mr.. Allen and will continue to re-
ceive so long as he is the directing official, be-
cause he has developed and applied modern
business methods in the transaction OF office al
fairs. 1t is easily seen how his services be-
come valuable asset to the people OF the
commonwealth Therefore the sentiment that
exists all over the state for his denomination is
perfectly natural result. Iowa voters are
lightly sensible and can see in the reelection
of Mr.. Allen the retention of an efficient and
capable public official
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06
THERE'S A GREAT DIFFERENCE.

A correspondent of The Gate Clty Is dls-
conraped because after the course OF the war to
date Germany is mot SO distracted by disagree
ments and failures as are the nations hghtlng
her This is doubtful statement; there IS con-
stantlv accommodating evidence to show that
Germany is disturbed quite as strongly as are
her foes But, passing the question OF the
amount of disturbance, the real encouragement
;s found in the difference in the cause OF dls-
turbance. We are in the throes OF struggle
over our war management; England Is constant
" disturbed by criticism and discussion ABOUT
war conduct: France is a battle-ground wherein
there is militant public opinion that mistakes
have been and are being made. But all the dis-
nntes. the anxious questioning and disquletude
are over methods and means of winning TINS
war. Germany's troubles are concerned Wltn
the question of whether she can afford TO ngnt
longer in an attempt to win the war, or even 70
win the concessions in peace which would satisfy
her, The unrest in Germany is constant sign
of waning faith in the national program and In
the leadership under which it has been con
caived and thus far carried forward. AS long
as Ger1nanv's foes confine their several troubles
70 Questions of means and methods, leaving un-
Questioned the will to win, the evidence strong
" points to their greater lasting powers IN the
war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06
i Hawk.Eye:

Burlington Hawk-Eye: An old
German who had come to America
some fifty years ago, made fortune
as a wholesale grocer and whose only
thoughts in life were for his young and
popular daughter, his charities and
his German club. suddenly, at the out
break of hostilities. found his love for
the ''fatherlaEd" re awakened. His
German paper told him that Germany
was defending herself and Austria
from a concerted attack by the other
powers OF Europe, that American
papers were filed with Johnny Bull'
propa ganda, subsidized by the NUM-
ton makers He gave UP his Ameri-
can papers, read only his German pa
per, talked with no one who disagreed
with him and finally, when America
entered the war. took his daushter and
Joined relatives in Mexico. There he
met his nephew, an officer in the Ger
man navy, sent to Mexico to assist in
stirring up trouble on the border and
assist German reservists. The
nephew explained to his uncle the
thought and spirit of modern Germany,
under the Hohenzollern. War is a ne
cessity to civilization and progress.
All methods are fair in war. The ma
ton best prepared for war is the. most
progressive. The most progressive
people must lead and direct all
other peoples. The old German
American was awakened, he re-
turned to the United States-an
American. The Germany Of today. he
had learned, is not the old Germany
he had known and loved
This. in brief, is story told recent
ly by Booth Harrington in The Satur-
day Evening Post.
IN the Hawk-Eye Of Sunday, an
American. born in Germany, gave out
an extract from letter written by his
son. also born in Germany. now in the
Rainbow division in France. The boy
wrote:
Dad, I didn't use to believe that
the stories which were told about
the German atrocities could be
true. They are true and they do
not tell half the truth. I have
seen with my own eyes worse
atrocities than have ever been
published.
These things tell why the many citi-
zens of German birth or descent could
not think of their fatherland as the
mad dog among nations.
Such men as Louis Block and Otto
Kahn are pointing to the change that
has come over Germany under the rule
of the Hohenzollern dynasty. 1t has
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06
Operation on Roosevelt.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
OYSTER BAY, l.. L., Feb. 6.-As a
result OF an operation performed a
few days ago, Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt was removed to New York city
in order that attending physicians
might be near him. His condition is
reported to be excellent and it is ex-
pected he will be able to be about in
a week or ten days.
Ever since the Cuban campaign OF
the Spanish-American war Colonel
Roosevelt has suffered at intervals
from a fever contracted in one of the
camps.
During his Brazilian trip four years
ago, it took a malignant form. causing
a deep abscess that has troubled him
considerably ever since then.
Several days ago Dr. Walton Martin,
OF New York advised an immediate OPP
Grafton
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Hindenburg
announces that he will be in Paris
April 1st. Let's see, is that day OBJ
served in Germany under the same
name and for the same purpose as in
America?
Des Moines Register. Ham and
eggs are such afiinities that we can
hone to see the market quotations on
both coming down about the same
time.
Z Cedar Rapids Republican: 1t Is
computed that out of every ten cent
loaf of bread the farmer gets four
cents. that it to say 1t takes four
cents worth of wheat at present prices
70 make the ten cent loaf. To say the
least the farmer who does the most
work on the job gets no more than his
share and probably a little less.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Parts Of
meteor have struck the earth in Mis-
souri,. They're trying to determine
whether it's part of Stone. or just COM
mon meteorite-
Emmetsburs Democrat: Woodrow
has more than measured up to the ex-
pectations of his fellow countrymen
and they are prepared to endorse .iis
record. However. he is not at all IKE
Nv TO be an aspirant for third term.
New Hampton Gazette: We expect
Baker to find everything needed for
millions of soldiers right away, and
we are having time to find seed corn.
Davenport Democrat: Secretly Bah-
er's exposition of what the country
has done was so striking and convinc'
ing that even the Roosevelttan blasts
seem to have been left on the switch.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Among the
establishments that are paying no need
to tho requests OF the administration,
and that run every day, full force.
'twenty-four hours per day, are the ru'
NOR factories.
Waterloo Courier: Wild cats snil
are flourfshing as never before, the
commissioner of internal revenue says
The bone dry states are full OF them
They will be even more common when
the nation goes dry. They will then
eunn1ant the bootlegger everywhere
PIT thew can be finally weeded out
lust as bootleggeing has been made q
precarious trade.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06

The United States shipping board has
awarded contracts for the building OF ten con
crete ships, the first to be delivered within SIX
months and the other nine within year Inc
concrete ship has passed from the experimental
stage, and adoption of the suggestion by this
government points to new element that may
become common in the near future.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06
Germans Found Guilty

UNITED Press Leased Wire SERVED
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Franz RIptl
len and his ten German aides todd
faced eighteen months imprisonns]
following conviction of conspiradd
to place bombs aboard ships bous
for the allies.
Judge Harlan Howe, in pass.l
sentence, scored the aliens for thsll
bomb work and expressed regret It'd
the law did not allow heavier sd
fences, To Rintelen, the court d
pressed the opinion that death woga
be fitting penalty.
Rintelen and his accomplices wei
indicted before the present espionsp
law was passed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06

The mechanism of an electrically
operated phonogfaph is hidden in the
massive base OF a metal lamp. The
upper part OF the lamp can be raised
far enough TO permit the insertion of
a record The carrier of the sound
waves is hidden in the stem of the
lamp. Separate switches control the
lamp and its monograph attachment
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06

How small and petty purey national ambitions or
revenge after the light of the great
paramount the presidents Interpretation of
this stamps it of the nobest as we'll as the
Of wars-nobest by virtue Of the issue
Involved that all the leading exronents of mod
still obliged have to
the barbarc Of securing the triumph OF
preat ideaI.-Morris yastrow. Jr.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06
!. wrono conception.

Charleston News and Courier me
al trouble seems to be that many
nan,,la thought we could win this war
~ Tattin9 the French and British
stand all the hardships-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06

Fuel Administrator Garfeld's job is a busy
one, but there is doubt if he really enjoys the
distinction of his position especially when ne
reads the newspapers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06

All-Russian congress sends greetings to
worlds proetariat,' says a news despatch.
What sort Of thing is an all-Russian congress,
anyway
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06

1.-THE Gate City does not assume re
sponsibility for views expressed bg
correspondents. Writers OF commun!-
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication. but
for the information of the cditoi'.i
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-06

Des Moines Register. Ham an
eggs are such afinities that we ca
hope to see the market quotations o
both coming down about the sam
time.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-26
2 AMERICAN REGIMENTS
 ARE LOST

~ WASHINGTON, March 26. - The fate of two American regiments of Engineers, attached to the British armies, which were in the path of the German onslaught is anxiously await ed today by the entire United States. According to the Berlin statement is sued last night, the Germans encount cred American engineers employed with the British when they attacked Crozat canal. The British war state ment also mentioned that two Ameri- can regiments were with the British in the defense of Crozat canal but make no mention of their present whereabouts. This attack of the Ger mans is reported to have been success full.
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CANNERY BOAT REPORTED LOST
 HAS SHOWN UP

The Sockeye Salmon Company s tender Oregonian, carrying seven men bound from Seattle for Morzhovia Bay, which last week was practically given up as lost, has arrived at the bay according to wireless advices re- ceived this morning at the U. s. Radio Station. The Orcgonian left Seattle with another tender bound for Morz- bovia Bay. A gale sprang up and the two tenders became separated. The other tender arrived at it's port but the Oregonian did not and warnings were sent out to all vessels on the North Pacific to keep sharp lookout for the missing boat.
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WAR STAMP DANCES AXE iNAUGURATED IN
 ONE PART OF TEXAS

FL PAS0, Tex, March 26. - War stamp dances, admittance to which re- quires a war stamp, have been start ed here by the women's committee in charge of the sale of stamps. Every third dance is made war stamp dance and it is necessary to purchase a stamp from the committee in charge in order to dance during these specia! dances. The buyer is permitted to retain the stamps and paste them in his book.
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F E FF LOVE FOR A GIRL GOT AN ELDERLY
 MAN INTO THE ARMY THROUGH LYING
 BUT TRUTH CANNOT GET HIM OUT NOW

ister with the young men and gave his age as 9. He was among the first to be called. He came gladly and was rapidly being trained into an excellent soldier.
 Then one day came letter and the ring from the girl. He went to the exemption board to tell his story. Proof was required and he sent to the courthouse of the county where he was born, The records had been lest. His application for discharge was denied.
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HUNS RUSHING MEN FROM ALL SECTORS
 ID FIGHT BRITISH

LONDON March 26-The German losses are so great at the Teuons are obliged bring achievements from a parts of the Western front center attacks agalst the new offensive lines This is according to an oftcla statement The war office estimates that over seventy German divisions or about eight hundred and fifty thous and men are engaged in the present offensive
 The British have established positions east of Rove Albert and Brar Last night the British smashed 2 aeavv German attack about Ervile2S, The Germans used tanks in this engagement.
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NEXT LOAN FOR THREE
 BILLION s

The Third Liberty Loan opens on April 9th for three billion dollars bearing four and one quarter per cent. This was the official announcement re- ceived this afternoon by the Bank of Seward.
 In announcing the loan, Secretary McAdoo, of the United States Treas ury said that the events in France must fire the soul of every American with determination to give their dol lars and all other material resources needed to end the execrable atrocities of German militarism.
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CAMP LEWIS, March 26. - Love of a girl can get a man into sefwce but shattered romance can't get him out. This was found out recently by a sheep rancher who is still wearing the United States army service uni form and drilling daily with his com rades.
 The man is 45 years, old, but when a new school teacher came into the neighborhood he lost his age and be- came young again. Then came thelwar end the selective draft. To make good with the school ma'sm he had to reg
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J. s. PLANES WILL 60 ID
 FRANCE SOON

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26. - By July there will be enough Ameri- can-built planes in France to insure adequate air protection of the sectors then tc be held by the Americans. The war dLI artment has lad the facts and figures on the war situation before the House Military Committee.
 Representative Kahn remarked, af- ter going over the report, that the country is evidently still not awake to the enormity of its war tasks.
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NEW SEATTLE HELLO DIRECTORY IS SENT
 TO DAILY GATEWAY

A copy of the latest Seattle and King County Telephone directory has been received by the Gateway througt. the courtesy of the Pacific Telephone X Telegraph Company. Any citizen in Seward wishing to refer to the di- rectory at any time may do so by call ing at the office of the Gateway.
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COMMANDER ARRESTED;
 SOLDIERS JOIN REBELS

MEXICO CITY, March 26. - Rous- ed by the arrest of their commander General Silvestra G. Mariscal, govern or of Guerrero, who was placed in prison January p on charge of dis obeying orders of the War Depart ment, 400 of his men who were in the capital left the city unobtlusively and are said to have joined the rebel bands in the state of Vera Cruz.
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MILLIONS OF MEN WANTED
 AT THE FRONT

WASHINGTON, March 26. - Leor ard Wood submitted confidential statement to the Senate Military Com mittee this afternoon recommending that the American fighting force be increased to four or even five and one half million men and that this force be concentrated in France as soon as possible.
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PRESIDENT CAN NOW ACQUISITION WHAT
 LUMBER Is NEEDED

WASHINGTON, March 26. - The Senate today passed the Administra- tion's bill empowering the President to requisition all timber and lumber, also to conduct logging operations for the army and navy when needed.
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FOUR MEN OF THE SELECTIVE DRAFT
 WANTED TO REPORT

S The United States Marshaps v office in Seward has requests from . the Local Draft Board to summon * the following four men in the SC. * lective draft: Rade Civicice, John * G. Colleberg, Karl G. Anderson * and P. F. Christensen. The ques- X tionnaires of the four above have not been properly filled out and t they are given only until next . Saturday to make due qualifica- ' tions.
 &S &k k&H ss .
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ITALIAN COIN APPRECIATES

ROME, March 26. - Foreign tele- graph rates have been increased forty per cent owing to the depreciation of Italian money, a dollar bringing an exchange of s lire and half instead of five lire before the war.
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BOLO PASHA MAKES
 AN APPEAL WHICH
 COURT TURNS DOWN

PARIS, March 25. - An appeal of Bolo Pasha from the sentence of death imposed by a court martial on being convicted of treason, has been rejected by the Court of Revision, which confirmedy the original judg- ment.
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GERMAN NAVY
 VESSELS SENT
 TO THE BOTTOM

LONDON, March 26. - The British destroyer Botha rammed a German warship, cutting the Teuton craft in half during an engagement off Dun kirk early last evening. During the same engagement the British destroy CT Morris torpedoed a large German destroyer which was sunk.
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"WILD BILL" DEWITT WAS ARRESTED AS A
 SPY IN THE STATES

Wild Bill" Dewitt, one of the best known men around this section, was arrested recently in the states and de- tained for half a day on suspicion of being a German spy. "Wild Bill" says that he did not relish the experience but easily proved that he was not a Spy.
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CANDIDATES GIVEN TO
 O'CLOCK TO PRESENT
 PETITION FOR ELECTION

Those filing for city offices will be be given until five o'clock this after noon. There will be the one of Mrs. F. L. Ballaine, for clerk of the school board. which position she now holds.
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MEET AT LUNCHEON

Attorney L. L. James, Jr., and Hugh Dougherty, were the speakers at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon held today at the Seward Grill. There was a fair attendance of members present.
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. HEAVY ATTACKS ARE SLOWING DOWN.
 BRITISH HEADQUARTERS March 2-(Offi

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS March z-(OIIiclaI Statement at NOon-The fighting has slowed down since ten o'clock this morning. No heavy attacks were made during the early morning hours. The British are holding the enemy strongly half way between Cambes and Albert South of the Somme the Germans last night began new attacks against the combined French and British but ac compshed nothing startling, the British artillery doing most effective work
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LUTHERAN LADIES MEET

The Lutheran Ladies Aid Society of Seward will meet next Thursday af- ternoon at the home of MT. and Mrs. P. Anderson. Members and friends are invited to attend.
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FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, March 26. - Fish quo tations at noon today were as follows: halibut, fifteen and one-half cents; red cod, four cents.
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FEARFUL COST OF LIFE.

The Germans are today progressing appreciably slow CT on the extreme north and center batteronts What advance the Teutons have made has been at fearful cost of lives.
 Around Baupaume and the old fighting grounds of the Somme battefieds the Germans have lost heavily
 BRITISH LINE YIELDS THREE MILES.
 Fighting today seems centered at Baupaume and along the Somme east and north of Noyon Fighting in these sectors continues of most character South west of Arras the British line has yielded only three miles the greatest depth since last Saturday.
 South of Peronne the Germans suffered heavily in crossing the river Somme.
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GERMANS PUTTING TANKS INTO FIGHT

BERLIN, March 26 - Only one semi-official state ent was issued today by the department and this snplv said that German tanks reinforced by captured British tanks had and taking leading part in break ing the brave enemy resistance.
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FRENCH EVACUATE NOYON.

PARIS, March 26-The French are today holding the left hank of the Ose against powerful attacks by the Ger man forces The official statement says that the French this afternoon evacuated NOyOn.