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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
CITY NEWS.

Fresh haIibut. smeits. fnnan had
die at Jos. Haubert's. 7os Main
The new cocoanut food Farrell'S
Al Brand Nut Margarine For sale at
all dealers in Keokuk, Hamilton and
Warsaw.
You can save from $1,000 TO
$500 by buying fur lined or fur
trimmed overcoal now at Ewers-Ac-
Carthy Co.
Harold Lockwood in Love Ne
for Myself Alone comes to the Hip
podrome next Wednesday afternoon
and evening.
-Ewers-McCarthy Co. show a
complete line of fur lined and fur
trimmed overcoats, exceptional values
$3.50 10 $500.
-Farrells Al Brand Nut Margarine
is a purely vegetable product contain
ing no animal fats. AT all dealers in
keokuk, Hamilton and Warsaw.
FRANCIS Perry Elliots famous
story, Love Me for Myself Alone,
comes to the Hippodrome next Wed
nesday afternoon and evening.
k & L. Of s. card party and dance
Monday, Feb. 4, Woodman hall. Agnes
orchestra Gents 35c. ladies 15c. in
Guiding war tax. Rights strictly re-
served.
Every person in Keokuk viii
want 10 see Love Me for Myself
Alone" with Harold Lockwood, at
Hippodrome next Wednesday Better
ittT....s s~t.1zasisees-
Clyde Gates was taken. up az the
union station Sunday afternoon at
1-30 by the police on charge OF
The time for his trial
has not vet been set
Avoid the evening cTowds-at-
tend the mattnees-next Wednesday
.Hippodrome. Harold Lockwood in
Francis Perry Elliot,s Love Me for
Myself Alone"
Masonic: Regular meeting OF
Eagle lodge No u. a F. a NJ Tues
day, February 5, 1918, at 5 O'Clock.
Visiting brethren cordially invited, by
order Of the ". II Alvin Kraft. Seg.
Marriage licenses were issued
Saturday 10 Martin Skinner, SO, of
Clark county. and Olga May Jones,
20, Of Keokuk; Guy William Fields.
p. and Ruby Elsie Schumate, %, OF
Wyacon6a-
Francis Perry Elliot wrote Love
Ne for Myself Alone" Harold Lock
wood is starred in il. 1t il one of
the best photoplays OF the year. To
De shown al Hippodrome next Wed
1ssday afternoon and evening
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
HERE is
ON INCREASE
-Four Times az Many People Crossed
Bridge 20 Buy From Reok1k
Merchants Last Year as
the Year Previous.

TIE Importance Of the Keokuk and
ia milton bridge az trade artery Is
being shown IN the refunding slips
sssued By Keokuk merchants, also
the charging Of Ksokuks trade in
Hamilton and other Hancock county
points. Checking up the refund
slips, where traders here are given
rsduc1ion 70 the amount Of bridge
tolls and car fare, IL was found that
four times rs many people came from
Hamilton and the territory across
-fe fridge last year 20 trade here,
zs did the year before that.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
EAtions Of Mi.

limited Press Leased Wire Ssrvtcs=- J
CHICAGO. Feb, +-Nuk vas being
raEioned out 70 children hare TO-DAY IN
sn effort 20 uaa&s 70 around TIE twzr-
Eyr-sye Per cent O rOruat szprIv IT,
ceEVs5. due 10 cha farmers b,,Tcrglz.
6al6ef became possible Wien EFH.-rv-
A Wheeler, state E2c,t lGr11 Entsz,I1sIr,
cstIrusd Ias1 nigh Eryul u ash ti11,.r-7r,r.
Es Indicated he wGUtd talfFs acrirIu no.
dry ~ hive producers observe, r3I,,s ffr1rt.
IfIEs OF Et1e federal milf commissions.
whose ar1css dispIeasesi tie dairv,ne,1.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
Members of Food Commission Who
Speak Here Next Sunday Night
to Tell OF Experiences
in France.
PRAYED OVER GRAVES
Last Resting place of First American
Troops to Fall for France,
HaIEowed by Their
Services.

How a group Of Americans stood
reyerentIy in a little cemetery before
a group OF newly dug graves. while
ore es .isaivs nUmber intoned prayers
TT The accofAp&s s...e- 'sons g
bullets overhead, viii be roStIi r1t:Esz-
bers Of the Z. S. food commission who
speak here in the Grand opera house
next Sunday night The group was
composed OF the food mission, one OF
whose number was chaplain, the
graves were those of the first Amerl-
cans to be killed, when the HUNS
raided the American sector An Iowa
boy lies buried in that halloved ground
and the story OF his heroism as vel as
that of his companions viii be told 0y
the speakers here.
The United States governments
on food, members Of Which
will speak throughout the state o.
Iowa next week, visited the American
trenches, were under fire II the French
sectors and saw and lived the daily lie
Of American. French and British
troops in France Their osss-Ts1o-s
will be given 10 the Peoris q AsoEuE
next week in the tsc1-e Ter E-s %
give at the GrazG c-g-g ho-ss
The lecture VIII 1s ire - tie E-o-
lie, and viii be r-ss1=1 IT : ra-c
concert by The EsfElE gCCEE- hand,
W. H. Bower Ecc-7-z--l--- Ie-s VII
be two speakers r-D H. S-z---IssEo.
and third srsaa- --- Z1s .ols
6sPa---EE II IN L-5FE-
sity of Missouri 5szs-t-ssss 1z-L-E u tie
II Tie cs-sZl-.s- III s-.sax-
ers viii point 1=-- H. E'=Zazz-- 1s-Esec
our couserTs-1r II 131- O5 -A6 coz
SUMPTION Of tCc5 IN IL aZEtaS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

some 10000 government spes ann
reiterates that the authorizeu .harj
sentatiyes of the government N
not indulge in hymns OF nav. rssri
the statements should De rorsrs
tive and above all that the ss.r,rS
ment messages must adhere ~. s
10 the truth. The bulletin soy
part: al
"The characteristic OF goou
ers is that they are good spo d
"They know the other m e-ds,sj
ordered TO fight as they are Ind
and the best soldiers are ol.e III
men who thoroughly resPe'
foe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.

Lee county, according to latest
statistics. has 1880 farm homes. One
of the oldest and most responsible
institutions in Iowa does business
every year with CAT of them. 1t
wants to extend this trade to the
other lab, and three or four farm
ers with automobiles living in this
county can earn some good money
by deyoting a little time each week
to helping develop the business that
is just waiting patiently in these
lab farm homes. The compensation
viii be in the form of straight salary
and all expenses, payable every week.
No capital for investment is required
working outfit furnished free.
Further information can be obtained
by writing P. o. Box GOT, Department
CTS, Des Moines. Iowa, and giving
full information and references
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

United Prcns Ilazae1 "'lre l5eFYsne. J
HALIFAX, y. r., yen, S-Tae 81.
plosion which nearly dss1Dye1 the
entire city of Haitian, MS due ~
carelessnegs by Pilot 8acHay aad
Captain Lemodec N the ;agaitiGaS
steamship Mont Blanc, fudge Drys,
uale. head Of the inyea'l ga1sag claa-
mission, charged here tD1ay.
Mackay and Lcmodrc mere 5;auJeS.
lately taken into cuEtody and eL&Fgfa
with Ganslaughter.
According to the commission, f5e
QLlot and master of the ship ysOlzleI
rules OF the road and ramHsed he
mo
Recommendations that IaeKays
license De revoked and Lctno1ee be
punished by the French government
also were included In the findings
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
PASTOR CANCELS
SERVICE SUNDAY
Rev. Sennirger of Methodist Pro-
testant Church, Will Give His
People Chance to Attend
Food Meeting.

The First Methodist Protestant
church. corner OF Twelfth and Ex.
change streets. Rev s. {. Beuninser
pastor, yesterday cancelled the
Christian Endeavor meeting and The
church service for Sunday evening.
February 10. In order that the church
people may attend the food eonsar-
walton meeting 70 be held in the
opera house on that date.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

Mrs. Carrie M. Eveleth " mus
ton, Me-, whase record lol stts
covers thirty-three years ~ IN
ed more than 800 babies, oil .sinr
the time she has been
never lost q case.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

they were needed Finally they be-
gan to arrive at the rate OF twelve
day for a while. A large body OF
nurses came about the time cold
wave struck this part OF the country
and owing to the extreme cold ana
change Of climate. quite number OF
the nurses took sick. Most OF them
are now on duty -Four of them were
found physically unfit for the work
and have returned home with honor
able discharge. am very thankful TO
he able to say I am standing the Work
and like it very much and am feeilng
fine. Am so glad to be able to give
fhe poor sick lads little of the care
they need so badly. A letter from
NV sister tells me that my young
nephew. First Lieutenant Ray l.. Hut
ford has arrived safely in France.
Distinguishes Members.
We have many distinguished people
as members Of the hospital and ambu-
lance corps here A relatives OF Ad-
miral Dewey is here. Captain Dewey
of Annapolis, Md. also Major W. b.
Taft. nephew Of Ex-President Taft.
One of the patients in our ward is
Lieutenant Hail. son Of Ex-Governor
Hall of L ouisiana-
In closing I wish to say that if all
the good Red Cross people could
know the satisfaction that is con-
tanned in the bundles OF knitted wash
rags, sweaters, helmets, etc, they
send, they would surely be amply re-
paid for all the trouble they go TO in
sending them. When we see in prac-
teal use the articles which are sent
by the Red Cross. we thank God in
our hearts for raising up people
with such worthy aims as the Red
Cross organization of America.
The climate here is very change
able some days are like June up
home and by the next day it may be
raw and cold as the worst of Novem-
Der days.
It may interest my frienis TO know
that the site of this base hospital is
where old Camp Stafford was situated
during the civil war The hospital is
two and one-half miles from
the camp. There are few rickety
buildings still standing on the out
skirts which We're here in 1861. The
grounds on which the base hospital
stands are also the property on which
stood the home of General VIM. T.
Sherman Of civil war fame.
With best wishes and kind regards
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
- 8 2 great shortnrc nf 80

- ~F~- "EIVI IhKE Ut ftY-
tain supplies in New Zealand
especially n white lead. linsccd ali
g;nss, Ct3rryIgEEEec iron. wire and nav,
wa-E II general In CONSEQUENCE
prices have Increased in MANY cases
h8 almost Drrrfhttfve figures pIass
rl1HI GusJ So A. hsf5rz the war nov,
must pay s6.as fur freight alone
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
HYMNS Of Hate.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-The new
bulletin of the four minute men. pub.
lished by the committee on public in
formation. giving instructions to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

to all my friends and acquaintances
back home. l close and remain, very
TESSIE e. LEWIS, A. y. c.,
Army Base Hospital, Alexandria. La.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
Nobody Else Does This.

People are buying them-one,
two. three or four books each-and
are mailing them to sons, nephews,
friends, former employees and other
soldiers. 1t Is the most sensible,
valuable. highly appreciated gift that
can be made soldier
Some people with no particular
soldier attached, mall the tickets to
the chaplain OF the camp, or TO the
y, M. G. A. secretary or K c. sec
Rotary, in some camp with directions
TO use the coupons for any soldiers
form Keokuk.
The Y. NJ. c. A. and the X. c., so
magnificently caring for the comfort
of the soldiers, are not engaged in
this work. Handling circuit of
forty-eight theaters Is not exactly in
their line. In charge Of this work
nre Mare Klaw, Of Klaw &, Erlanger,
and III. p. Harrison, president Of one
of the biggest chautauqua SYSTEMS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
GET 40 DISCOUNT
on your groceries az
HICHAM'S GROCENi. !.

1900 johnson st. Fho"y
-Four per ce7t discount On " M
chases of -s10G or over II Iou :
your own delivery.
Open all day Wednesoa''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
In Meningitis Ward.

NV work at present is in the con-
vaIescing meningitis ward. ] asked to
he placed in the meningitis ward,
never having seen a case. but was
mt in the convalescent ward instead
The arter-effects OF this disease Is in
some instances most pathetic, usually
leaving abnormal conditions. such as
naralysis of an arm or limb, impair
ment OF mental faculties or eyes or
hearing. We have one captain and
three lieuteeants, several sergeants,
corporals. besides about thirty-four
priyate soldiers recovering from this
Ioost terrible OF diseases. We nurses
are very glad to be here at this time
IN do all we can for the boys who
are giving their time and lives for
us. Everyone is cheerful despite the
fact that there are many hard things
IN combat Conditions are improving
ALI the time. A new nurses home is
i'm nrocess of construction and viii be
completed in three weeks Our chief
n,1rse. Miss Hearle, originally from
Montreal. Canada, also superintendent
of the city hospital, at Geneva. n.
v came here in November and find
tnp conditions SO bad, sent wire after
wire TO Washington for nurses as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
Handy for keokuk People.

For a few days right now, promi-
nent cigar stores, all the banks, and
the Hotel Iowa have on sale coupon
books of admission tickets to the
military camp theaters built by the
government They cost one dollar
each and the tickets in each book
buy shows that would cost ten times
MS much outside of a military camp.
Some of the best actors, entertain
srs and motion pictures travel the
camp circuit and give their best,
forgetting about salaries. Civilians,
n any apply at the box office, are
charged regular rates. Soldiers pay
only ten to twenty-five cents for
seats in the big, modern theater.
The books on sale in Keokuk this
week have coupons, like book of
milk tickets, which are good at an1
camp theater. in the hands of any
soldier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
Fcrty-eiaht Theatres in Chain Of
Military Camps offer High Class
Shows at Very
Small Cost
COUPON BOOK SYSTEM
John a. Dunlap is In Charge for keo-
kuk In a Big Organization Headed
by Eleven Nationally
Known People.

The war department appointed
special commission on entertainment
for aoldiers In this war who are
being trained for service IN inc
trenches later.
This commission has done Dig
work. 1t is impressed with the value
in the making Of soldier OF good.
clean entertainment. 1t consists OF
eleven men of national reputation
Including capitalist, manufac-
turer, woman's federation presi-
dent. a banker, former ambassador
to France, Myron t. Herrich, Dr.
Frank w. Gunsaulus, and WoolWorth
of the tall building and the many
red fronts They are pretty pracu-
cal men and women.
This commission formed yoiun-
tary national organization. Clinord
DePuy is state director for Iowa. j.
l.. Edwards, one of Burlingtonjs
foremost bankers, is chairman OF
group of counties hereabouts includ-
ing Lee. John A. Dunlap is chair
man for Keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

The war department appointed
special commission on entertainment
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
SmeIt Fishing in New Brunswick.

SmeIt Fishing in New Brunswick.
The smelt fishing season recently
opened on the Northumberland strait
shores of New Brunswick. Returns
show that in the Miramichi district, at
and near Chatham, both quality and
quantity of fish have been disappoint-
ing The fishermen there are receiving
about ten cents a pound, while at Rex
ton and Richibucto in Kent county, it
is reported they have received as much
as Is cents; the average price is not
above IL cents.
In the recently proclaimed embargo
on the export from the Dominion of
certain food products, fresh frozen fish
is included, but when destined for the
United States shipments in fair aver
age quantities are permitted to go for
ward under Endorsement by collectors
of customs at ports Of exit.
The export of smelts from the None
ton consular district during the 1867
season, as shown by consular invoices
certified, was 957,999 pounds, valued
at 5,8O5.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
GINSENG MARKET IN CHINA
Year, Sale of the Root Being
Much Below Normal.

The market for ginseng in Hong
kong and the China field generally
is depressed, and dealers look for lit
tie revival in the trade. until we'll to-
ward Chinese New Year. Usually
there is q quickening in the trade as
cool weather comes on, but so far the
past year, and in spite OF the high eX-
change value of silver which ought to
stimulate the trade, the sale Of the
root has been much below normal,
says Consul General George E. An
derson, Hcngkong. Arrivals have been
below normal and the demand has
not kept pace with the supply. An auc-
ton of lot Of American root on con-
signment recently brought fair prices.
Two days later similar lot of as good
If not better root sold for little more
than half the price brought by the first
lot, and private sales made later were
on still lower level. Uncertain pO-
litical conditions In the interior of
China are given as the chief reason
for the present slump in demand, but
uncertain financial conditions due to
the export of silver and copper COIN
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27

grfms from Greece, Russia, the Danu-
bian provinces, France, Italy, Spain
and all other orthodox Greek and Cath
Ole communities used to come by tens
Of thousands, all armed, and full of
religious zeal and enthusiasm, to wOr-
ship at the Tomb of the Savior, the
Calvary, and all other sacred shrines
connected with the history of his life
and teachings. Consequently the Mo-
lem pilgrimage at the same season was
not an unnecessary preparedness.
Religious services were almost con-
tinuous day and night through Lent,
all mosques and Christian churches be-
ing open to the worshipers. The fast
of Lent is rightly observed by the
Greek, Russian, Armenian, Syriac and
COptic sects. Their diet is limited to
bread, vegetables, fruit and vegetable
oils, and on special days, only a little
fish is allowed. The Catholic commu-
nifty abstains from animal flesh diet,
but not from eggs, butter and milk.
Land Hurt by the War.
This season is also important in q
commercial sense. The manufacture
of all kinds of relics and souvenirs
occupies many of the citizens of Jeru-
salem and Bethlehem during the rest
of the year. These are bought by the
pilgrims in great quantities, not only
for themselves, but also for those at
home who could not make the pilgrim
age. These devOteeS, who, as q rule,
live in the Holy Land from Christmas
to Easter, visiting all it's sacred shrines
and hallOWed cities, bring much money
into the country, also merchandise for
sale, hence the failure of the pilgrim
visitors since the beginning of the de-
vastating European war has caused
unmitigated suffering in Palestine.
Early in the morning of Palm Sum
day the patriarchs Of the above men
toned Christian sects give personally
a genuine date-palm branch to any per-
son who will come forward to the Off
ciating hierarch and accept it. This
beautiful ceremony takes place in the
Cathedral of the Holy Sepulcher In
celebration of the triumphal entry Of
the Savior into Jerusalem.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
Road Drag Is Not Costly.

back the other. 1t is a mistake to try
to improve too wide strip at one
time. The best work can be done by
the drag when the soil is moist, but
not sticky, so the earth will move free
ly along the face of the blades. If
the roadway is very badly rutted it
may be well to drag 1t when the earth
is wet. This is particularly true just
before a spell Of cold weather in win
ter when it is possible to have road
way to freeze smooth.
Clay hills after considerable drag
ging frequently become too high in the
center. This can be corrected by drag
ging the earth away from the center
once and toward the center twice. The
road drag is only good in clay or SIM
liar soils, as it's effectiveness depends
on the smearing action which it has
and by means of which 1t can make
water-tight coat. The sand road will
be injured by GROWING it toward the
center and dragging because the sand
road needs all the moisture it can hold,
and a crown will drain this moisture
away.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27

not rent by war, The MOs1em pilgrims
come from every country of earth, as
well as from the surrounding towns
and villages of Palestine and Syria.
they come to worship in companies
In the same manner of making a pill
grim journey as was done thousands of
years ago, with the music of luteS,
tabrets and cymbals, of harps and
drums, chanting sacred invocations
and carrying enormous flags on which
are inscribed or broidered the attrib-
utes of and praise to God. Thus they
Journey to and walk into the Holy
City. Samuel said unto Saul: AT
ter that thou shalt come to the hill of
God it shall come to pass when thou
are come thither to the city, that thou
shalt meet company of prophets IRE
llgiOus OratOrS) coming down from
the high place (sacred shrines) with a
psaltery and tabret and flute and
harp before them and they shall
prophesy.'" q Sam. 10, 81
The ecclesiastical year of Islam, con-
sisting of twelve lunar months, causes
all the Otner feaStS and faStS to rotate
around the solar year. But this an
nual pilgrimage to Jerusalem during
Lent to the Mosque of the Holy Rock
on Mount Moriah and to the tomb of
Moses, the great lawgiver, on the west
bank of the river Jordan, is an excep-
ton. 1t is always arranged to take
place during the Lenten season of the
orthodox Greek church The reason
given for the exception of this pill
grimage from the lunar calendar is
that the change was instituted after
the final expulsion of the Crusaders
from the Holy Land as a precaution
against any renewed attempts of the
Christians to wrest Jerusalem from
the MOslems.
Rival Pilgrims Meet
From Chistmastide until Easter pill
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
DRAG PREPARES GOOD ROADS
Length and Position of Hitch, and Po-
stion of Driver Are of Much
Importance.
By H. L. THOMPSON, Oklahoma Ex-
pertinent Station, StilIwaterl

(By H. L. THOMPSON, Oklahoma Ex-
pertinent Station, Stillwater)
The successful handling of the drag
on the road depends on two principles.
These are the length and position of
the hitch, and the position of the driv-
er on the drag.
For ordinary work the clevis should
be fastened far enough on the chain
toward the ditch end of the blade to
force the unloaded drag to follow the
team at about an angle of 40 degrees
This will cause the earth to move
smoothly along the face of the drag
and will make the draft light on the
team, provided the driver rides in the
line of draft. If small weeds are to
be cut, or if the furrow of earth in the
ditch is to be moved, the hitch should
be attached rather close on the chain
to the ditch end of the drag. This will
cause the drag 10 move nearly ditch
end foremost. The driver should put
his weight on the extreme forward end
of the front blade, which will make the
drag swing back to the proper angle
and make the blade pillow.
For such work the team should be
driven slowly and carefully to keep the
drag from dipping forward If a wet
spot is met, the driver should shift his
weight backward so as not to dig too
deeply. If the blade becomes clogged
with straw or weeds 1T can be made to
clean itself usually if the driver shifts
his weight as far as possible from the
ditch end of the blade. If there is
low place or muGhOle to be filled the
drag can be made to drop it's load of
earth if the driver shifts his weight
quickly from the ditch end.
The distance from the drag at which
the team is hitched affects the depth
of cutting. A long hitch cauaes the
blade to cut deeper and is used often
when a rough road is to be smoothed
I'D. Shortening the chain seems to lift