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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

from Central Park to Washington
square in ten long summer days Amer
lea Is proud, and very properly proud,
OF the great army she has poured into
France. 1t Is million, in round mum.
bers, million of first rate fighting
men carried in British ships with alb
soiute safety across perilous seas.
But Britain has already lost a mil
lion In dead and grievously wound
ed, while two and half millions have
been smitten by the pestilence called
Germany l have not exaggerated
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

these figures. They are o>Ticial. We
know some Of the details with
mOurnful exactitude. During one
month in France in 1917 we had $1,000
men killed. In the first twelve months
Of the war we had 6,66O officers and
$4,000 men killed. During the month
of April Of this year rs the result of
the great battles which began on
March q, 1918, we had over 10000
casualties among officers alone. OF
course we have killed and wounded
many Germans But what does that
matterl What does It matter how
many Of the brutes are killed? It is
our duty, duty put on US by the laws
we live under, obey and swear by to
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which shall transcend In power and
greatness the widest dream ever
dreamed by enthusiastic Pan-German
1t must be SO. 1t is deduction based
on the soundest theory Of life, the
very essence OF all that science has
taught us either OF men or of the low
er animals. But | cannot blind my eyes
to the immediate gaps In our ranks.
Our universities are empty. Oxford
and Cambridge gave eight thousand OF
their undergraduates to the army In
the first year of the war, and. be 1t re-
membered, no matter what view may
be held as to the value OF university
education. these young men were the
future rulers of the British Empire
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

flesh and bone OF our bone. They are
at once our tribute and Our insnira-
ton. We who gave this holocaust
must be worthy of 1t. We who are left
must be more resoiute, more kniShtly,
more grandly indifferent to loss or suf-
fering, than those who have gone.
How can 1t be otherwise? The cross
they bore, the sacrifice they made, is
all the lighter for us because Of their
example. The blood of the martyrs is
the seed of the Church Of Christ? The
blood of our dead is the seed OF race
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its prime ministers, tia secretaries OF
state, its judges, its governors of far
of lands. it's parlia mentarians, law
yerS, professors, scientists, its un-
doubted leaders in every branch OF
human thought and endeavor. That Is
part of the price asked Of us for
choosing tc support Right as against
Might, and II Is a heavy impost In 1t.
self. Again, we have lost nearly every
officer and man Of that small but SUI
Iecibly efficient army which we threw
into France early in August. 1919.
1t has been estimated that Britain
has fought on seventeen fronts daring
the past four years. One can readily
enurnefate most of them, for her troops
have been to the fore In Belgium.
France, Italy, Serbia, Greece, Russia,
Palestine, Mesopotamia, China and
North East and West Africa, 10 name
only the main theaters OF the war.
She and her Colonies have raised
100000 soldiers, and of this total
Englands (not Great BritaIn's) pro-
portion is co per cent. In this regard
l must remove misrepresentation. or,
to be candid. nail down Hun lie,
which has found credence In some
quarters. shall not labor the point.
1t should suffice IL state with abso-
lutte authority that one man in every
seven and half OF the population of
England is in the army. The same
ratio holds good of Scotland. Wales
has contributed one man in every ten
and fifth, ireland one man lie every
twenty-six and Il third and the over
seas dominions one man in every fif-
teen. Those are the cold, hard facts
as to man power In the army. while
the following table tells Its own story
and refutcs another Hun lie:
Relative proportions of men In Brit
ish forces and of casualties suffered
by each part of British empire, exclu-
sive Of India, Africa, etc, to Novem-
her 1917:
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NAUvoo, ILL, AUG. 5.

Miss Clara Bogner who is making
her home In Keokuk. has been visit
Ing relatives in Nauvoo.
Nauvoo's chief Of police, John John
son, and wife were Keokuk visitors
last Friday.
Frank Weisinger of North Dakota.
vas recent visitor with Nauyoo
relatives. Louis Desney, formerly of
Nauvoo, has been making his home
with the above gentleman until he
enlisted and was Sent to France
among the first contingent. He cor
responded with Mr.. Weisinger regu-
iariy. Louis possessed a team Of
horses and outfit which he sold, TAX
ing mortgage for the property and
instructed Mr.. weistnger to collect
when due, which he did and wrote
tne young man about it. He received
an answer instructing him to forward
tne money to Nauvoo relatives. That
was some six months ago since not
wcrd has been rece.,ed from him.
Mrs. ochsner and daughter, Miss
mary who have been making their
nome in Fl. Madison. have returned
70 Nauvoo for an indefinite stay.
:, Mrs. Phi. Kimban and daughter.
MA Louis Datn. are visiting their
relatives In Peoria and Bushnell, ILL.,,
for week.
Misses Marie Masberg and her
cousin. Miss Hilda Rheinberger, have
ietnrned to their Nauvoo homes after
ives.
Carl Gross and family of Ft. Madi-
son, have been visiting the husbands
inother. Mrs. Carrie Gross, In Nauvoo.
MRS John Kemler of Cedar Rapids,
iowa, was recent visitor in Nauvoo,
ne. guest Of Jacob Kemler and
daughters.
Miss Marie Adams of Keokuk. has
, oeen guest of Miss Airline Mulch.
~ airline returned to Keokuk with
visit.
mrs. VIM. Parker of Fairfield, Iowa,
INC who has been visiting her mother.
.. mrs. L. Hemmy. and other relatives
N Nauvoo for the past eight weeks.
'e.urned to her home last Thursday.
mi. and Mrs. John Wellner and
ccaushter. Miss Agatha, went to Camp
uiant at Rockford, H., last Friday
a ana visited over Sunday with the son
there. '" nv - '' . - - Q
=. James Lindsey. well-known farm
!, Hving about three miles east of
.,auVoo, died at his home last We'd
,esuay morning. aged Ga years, IL
hs II. and 4 days. The gentleman
~;s neen ailing for several months
neart trouble which finally re-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
Coroncr's Inquest.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !,
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-A coroner's IN
quest 10 determine res on Utility &c,
a trai1-stroet car wreck which killed
five here yesterday. was t. be held to
day. Some among the thirty injured
when freight train on the Chicago
Self Line railway struck street car
al right ancles, claimed the car crew
tried to beat the freight to the cross
ing. Three of the five killed wert
babies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS

word have written would be stulti-
fed If you did not realize that l am
proud of my own folk--has lost the
flower Of her manhood, just as you,
my honored friends in America, will
lose stock hard to replace If the mil
lion Of your magnificent youth In
France and the other millions you will
put in the field until there are enough
dead Germans are fated to show cas-
ualty list comparable with that Of
Britain. But do not misunderstood
me. My faith in the destiny of our
joint races is supreme. Are not our
0cad the best warranty of the past
and the brightest -hepe Of the future?
They are our very own, flesh of our
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

heavy yield. Practically all beinA
shipped to markets.
Oats-Threshing in progress. IN
some localities it is being stored.
while in others it is being shipped.
Corn--In good condition, but needs
rain badly in order to avoid serious
damage.
Fruit and vegetables-Fruits doing
fair. Vegetables need rain. Potatoes
moving to markets; everage yield
does not exceed 65 bushels per acre,
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Total $50. 209,G57

Paop!e OF America, you fathers and
mothers, wives, sisters and sweet
hearts OF the men you have sent TO
France, ! ask you to study THAT table.
Kultur should hc known by its results,
and Ii bcnighted England can show
such case against enlightened Ger
many is ii not worth four years. or, IL
need be, forty years of war to keep
your country and ours clear of the
virus OF IIultur? The answer is being
given today wherever the Eun stands
up against our soldiers. 1t is being
dinned into his ears by hiGl, explosives
and driven into his carcass by keen
bayonets. When he heeds we will quit.
and not until he does heed--on hi
knees
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
Trspshooters Helm Fed Cross

United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-Tra pshcoters
here for the grand American nandicap
beginning today, raised s1.1t5 yester
cay in Red Cross prologue. Ths
money was raised largely through bid
ding for places as officials for the
the meet which ends Friday
A team shoot resulted in victory
for team captained by Frank Trceh
Washington state champion, 400 tc
4SS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
STATE MEN
WERE FAKIRS?
Take Money from Persons Held,
Pocket il and Give
Judge 81 is
Story

Investigation of charges filed by three
farmers, who declare themselves to
have been the victim of false arrest
on the part of reformers, posing as
state agents, and n subsequent pay
ment OF Il heavy fine, after a hearing
before Joseph Werner, mayor Of st.
Paul. Iowa WIFI has no jurisdiction
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
4 4 kt X ~ X tt+**t* *

The following account OF Great ,
Britain's participation IN the war ,
was written by Louis Tracy, a !
member OF the British War Mis- /,
sieu. to commemorate the fourth 1
anniversary OF our ally's en- i,
trance into the war. Mr.. Tracy 4
IL widely known throughout the j
United States as u novelist, be- !
ing the author Of The Wings of 4
the Morning" and some forty 4
other DovelA i
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

The so-called twinlsling OF the stars
is chiefly an effect produced in our
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
1a-AaI) G-1T- BG-sE WORLD VvAGN-
GREAT BE2HTAffAsS GREAT SE-zAE1a- urA u

hih IN every cline where the English
tongue Is the speech of the peon,e
we nave dared all we shall gain all.
| 80 II you have read into this preface
| the meaning l have striven to convey
you VIII understand that in the re.
n,ainder OF this brief essay I shall tell
VI the glory and the lmmensity O.,
britain's achievements in this war NOT
to Haunt her deeds in the ewes of ,ha
world, but as an earnest of the self
same sacrifices and ideals that sbalI
now from this great nation of the
"est In an ever-ncrcasing and ire
sistin'e stream. That is my purpose,
and | want to declare It now, Britain
mas done much and, though weary and
biood-stained, will do more. I'm, tho
measure of her heroic effort can sure
~ DC applied to the determination of
the splendid country in which | write
these lines. Why, to mix with Won
Americans on the days when the news
seems bad, when some disaster at sea
or some reverse on land chills the
blood and adds fresh burthen to an
oVer!aden heart is the best of all
tonics for an Englishman. / have
gone out to address audiences of an
evening when my soul was heavy
within me. when each mouthful OF
food In weII-appointed club or hotel
had almost choked me by contrast
with the privations better men than
were enduring with steadfastness.
But the first sight of an American au-
dience, the first ringing cheers evoked
not by my oratory, but my theme,
brought healing and a strengthening
altogether Divine In their efficacy, for
here, indeed, in the truest sense of the
phrase, the voice Of the people became
the voice Of God
Well, the record has many Items
Let Us begin with the worst, the ir-
the tax levied by death. |
1t Is a sad showing. The British cas-
ualties in officers and men are az fol- |
lows:
August, 1914. to the end Of
1919 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50, 600 |
In the year 1916. 65l,OG0 |
In the year 1917. 100000
In six months Of the present
year (estimated) ........ 100000
rnn M.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-21
ONE ASKS $40, 900, 600.

Another wrote 10 US from Europe and
wanted So oo0 10 for Il device which he
said would be " great value 10 our navy.
bat the mature u which he did not divuiKe.
Asked FOR ar explanation ~ refused in
formation before he received payumnt.
stating that he could not he caught and
was net going 20 have bis idea piifsred
Without remuneration. "A au evidence
that he was real inventor and had worth
while Ideas he sent us model Of rainia-
tnre celluloid airship. eXplalnine that an
airship 30 constructed when iH the air
would be- invisible, for the rays Of light
would penetrate through H. ne called N
an Invisible airplaue. wanted only g. 90 0e
for the use of the invention. but neglected
90 explain how 10 make the machinery and
aviator also invisible and just h0w eeilu-
ioid machine could be- made which would
carry them.
Another man said he had a net device
for catching submarines. He wanted 20
ssve bis invention used on n royalty basis
the government 10 pay him certain sum
Tor every n-boat which ID caught
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-21
Seventy Thousand Inventions and Suggestions Placed
Before Federal Body Here-Every One Inves-
tgated, and Some Prove Practical.

opportunity 70 demonstrate the feasibility
q their ideas No. the men at the head Of
the nations war machinery are too wise
in their generation - cast aside anything
which might be Of use 70 them until il
first has been examined BY experts for.
while possibly not more than one ia a
thousand ideas is worthy OF serious con
s.derat.on ana serious experiment. that
one may mean the saving OF thousands
OF lives. and ii Is to obtain that one that
All schemes submitted are examined by
men who are Al the very forefront Of
their professions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-21
nr ed. A coEWEY.)

10 the general puhlic the average IN
#eAroF, or woald-be inventor. Is just q
uaain crank, and when be Is referred O.
an oonrensArion Il Is Us a nut" and The
anne used is one II pity.
That ts the case % 70 the time the in
wentor makes a pronounced success Then
hn IL hailed as a scnins-a modern men
raj marvel.
There was a time when DIR. CoFneIius
Van Drebbsl a Hollander. and the first
exberimenter with a submarine. was az.
credited viii being a harmless crank.
There ais, was "a f.sriod in which the
49,. a.s
Mfisht bfetheFA were au4ta sehtfults
looked upon IS nuts" What the sub
marines ana sfrnEsnee have aona in tn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-21
GENERAL CASES.

I'VE are most willing 70 examine and
pass upon all manner Of war dsKiees bu,
&s discourage the making of models Ia
most cases The reason is that they eel.
dom are accurate and the inventor ma
wsstc time ana money making something
which is imperfect or is old lE principle
Ia making model q man may devote
three months - HE time 20 the work but
he can make a sketch which VIII answer
ali paEposes 10 two ~ three nights We
don need models. II there Is merit iu thc
idea sufficient ~ make us believe thai t.le
aoNarnnteut can use fhe device. W. have
tae money 10 80 ahead and experiment
ind eet eiep a.. Il costs & great deal 20 %
fhis ahd few inventors haNe the HeesssaF $
money.
There is an exception 10 this rule hos
ever aid 4 Is IN the case of perpetual mo-
tlon devices. II man wants as ~ consid
eF a perpetual motion idea require thnt
he submit a working model, For obvious
feaa9i4a $50 inventor likes the words per
pefual motion whrn applied - hia pro
pahal. and lH rejecting idraH ~ tHla ehar-
aetsr unae oinPaniea - mudsi ws uH-
tnis ftiass oioss i5aslcff Ia Rhicb roe
eeneia ~ pywer h Fensrated ~ rge nan
sfnH sueFated without the a0Brla II en-
srgF being dearly defined
Since this noafd Nae orahnized as hAYs
naa nbout 1000 Dfgp9sais for perprfpai
W9iiou esutfaYaneea anf ~ total " about
q VS varied prppOaala ~ the ume fiaat
he United states entered the war there
was perfect avalanche u iaaas etef
week bat after 4 time tfese fell off The
average nDw n abpaf 500 proEsiHatH
month However. The wgrh ~ the infep'
tors appeafs % ps largely in eyeiee
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-21

mas not Be policy TO disciose 20 the IN
ventor. II Is Interesting 10 note the hun
dne5s Of proposals which are submitted
rmbod yiug identicaliy the same prln-
eiples This Is particularly true OF de-
Vices intended 70 protect vessels from be-
ing iorpedoed. Most OF the proposals sub
miftcd are offered to the government
without any thought OF compensation and
the board. when communicating with iH-
ventors. eneeavofs 10 express It's appre-
citation OF the patriotic spirit which
prompted them 70 submit their proposals
In cases where Compensation Is expected
Ne inform the inventors that provided
the invention is accepted, the matter bf
financial return viii have 20 be taken up
with the particular department using the
de- vice
See these and Mr. Burlefgh pointed
70 mass % models of ali knds placed on
he floor IN tho rear Of his desk Those
save as a great deal of time An inventor
eomes in and shows his sketches or blue
prints. believing that he has hii upon
some thing new. Most times IT is not and
I can turn around here and PICK out the
model OF the device which already has
1sen submitted by many inventors
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-21
SUBMARINE IDEAS.

'pne ~ the most frequent aeyices sue-
sestsd s q steel not ~ De- fastened 20 ths
sites of vessels which would arrest and
turn aside forpea0es bs fore they could da
damage.
lAe principal objections 20 these de-
Vices are thar the ware heavy, diffiepit a.
hold Ia position, unmanmEanhie in heavy
sea, ana that they Interfere with tine
speed aHd with fhn ability 0f the Rsasfi 20
HiapeHFer. MaHs of the EgRsenfed de-
Vices N0lid prevent the launching % ilfr-
BEATS ~ tsfia from tbr yesaet u ia bare
iy possible. however. thai there may be-
developed some fura 81 fhls general plan
hlch Will be- found practicable.
Here are q feW ~ fhs thousands of
things Whieh would Inventors should
Ef0N about q boosts aAd furpeduea before
fsng atteuini 10 suggest offenAye and de.
fHuaiVe devices
MaHy hundreds ~ pFoposaia have heeu
received advocating one-naB submarines
Haa suhuaHues ~ small size This Sub
teef hps been gigsn eAiiauaflYe eoHsidera-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-21

A. r BurlsiEh. MANAGER OF the bureal
4 u Invention at the N~w York office. whs
personally meets and tafks with most OF
the Inventors, attends to an complaints
from those who are disappointed because
their ideas are not accepted and who has
q most intimate knowledge ~ the board i
work. stated that since April c. lsl5. there
had been received at the New York offce
more than see00 inventions and suggestions
ef devices and schemes 10 assist IN the
war Nofk generally. particularly 70 over
e4me the Submarine menace. and that these
proposals had come from ali parts or the
eauntzs end from persons ia sNeHy Ra4k
ot lie
- be task of investigating. classifying
and answering these 1900 suggestions, %
said MI burleirh. has been one of q
zapttc proportions bat the work now L.
entirely up-to-date and all proposals re-
ea.Ae4 az the present time are answered
within a week after their receipt lnless
gAeg require special inyeaugaiioh-
When proposal Is received it Is ciassl-
fed according - the type Of device COW
erld and given a first reading ~ . com
mittee % examiners composed Of eight
e8 perleneed engineers. who determine
"a neither y posaeasea suffieient novelty
and merit to De- asnt for a second reading
70 the Fariuus special committees " the
board
No proposal IL rejected Until 81 has been
thoroughly tnNesfisattd b. al least two
engineers. whose action is checked b an
other engineer before the reply 10 the las
tHnt0r H. mailed. II proposal IL re-
ferred ~ a special committee and reported
laTorably u then ls brought up and passed
upon by the board as q whole Then. II
10 meets With their AuuruVaa IL ts sfrf
with the recommendation of the board H.
the department Of the government having
use for such device A great many de-
ices are rejected for reasons which some
times IL is dlfficult Tor the Inventor tol
understand aud appreciate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-21
Offerings Range from the Ludcrous and Fantastic to
the Impossible, but None Is Turned Away
Many Complaints Heard

tion and Il has been couciuaively proved
that no small submarine can be provided
with the necessary power, speed equip
ment and living quarters FOR the crew 90
enable u 20 operate successfully In the
submarine zone.
The nubmarfna when submerged 30 that
Its periscope does not project above the
wafer Il blind, but not deaf for Il g. pre-
vidsd with sound deteetors which win in
dicats the approach and direction OF a
vessel. II its own machinery Is AZ rest or
moving slowly, with noise 90 slight as not
20 Interfere with the listening The
props cation Of sound through the water
u more rapid and efficient than through
the air. because water does not have 80
great eushi0ninH effect upon sound
waves. The human ear can detect sounds
Aa wing periodH of vibration as low "a six
teen second and az high Rs t00a0 IN ex-
treme cases. - that there IS a very Wide
range OF pitch over which the listening
devices can be used.
when a submarine Is cruising on the
surface the top of The petiscope may eS-
tend % height ~ ~ enty -four feet above
the watsr. thus Riying q range % vision
~ about six miles 20 the horizon n the
DAYS ia brikhI while an observer STAND
ing upon the coming tower can see the
horizon AZ a range - only about four aud
en.-half miies However. tho observer
usually can sfe much more distinctly by
his direct vision. The UPPER parts OF yea
sells can. 81 course often be seen above
the horizon.
A. the fuhmaTiue approaches an
sHeny's suFface Vsasel Il aDbmerges, the
psriee0pe being she only evidence of ita|
presence Eeriae0pe Eiuhtlng - the tar
get IL necessary, as t has been found irl-
possible 70 see through an undarwn tor
window far enough Tor practical obHerva-
tion. II the sea II rough or tha weather
misty or foggy tho periscote may NOT be
detected until its prey u destroyed ~ q
torpedo.