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of Saturday evening would not ap-
pear to be amiSs.
WHAT SHIP BROUGHT THEMa

Washington Journal: In a recent
cartoon published in one OF our pOpu-
lar periodicals the kaiser is repre-
scented as saying to an adjutant gen;
eral: you told me that they have
no ships, but they are here. You
told me they could not charter any
ships but they are here. What ship
brought them?" To which the adju-
tant general replied: THE Lusitania.
your majesty
Yes, even though the Lusitanfa
now lies many fathoms deep under
the ever-rolling waves of the sea; the
bodies of the victims az that disaster
the food of fish; the great bulk of
the vessel now the living base for
vegetable and animal growth of the
deep, yet all the while during the
past twelve months and more that
ship has been moving United States
soldiers by the thousands, tens of
thousands, millions, to England and
France.
No ship ever built in this world
has done such sea service as has the
Lusitania and for many more years,
for centuries, 1t will be working;
working on the minds and hearts of
the people of generations yet to be
born. The great joke of the kaiser,
the sinking Of the Lusitania, has had
a quick recoil. Down the great ship
went, but up rose Its spirit like the
spirit of John Brown, in greater,
grander, more reasonable self, and
the soul OF the Lusitania goes march
ing on.
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LET US HAVE SOME LIGHT.

Mucatine journal: Several mid
west states participated in i'm
promptu peace" demonstrations Sat
urday night and Sunday. In many
cities and communities the celebra-
tons were far more spectacular than
that which aroused Muscatine. Mid
night parades, bonfires, speechmah-
ing and the sounding OF bells and
blowing of whistles marked the re-
ceipt of the news that Germany was
ready to accept peace.
1t is generally recognized today
that these demonstrations were pre-
mature. Communities were need
lessly agitated 1t is difficult to
gauge the ill-effect which such occur
rences have upon the public mind.
There is an unconscious relaxation
of purpose. Peace demonstrations
convey the suggestion that the end
is in sight. Those who adhere to
this fallacious belief will not render
the maximum service to the nation.
upon and the grim necessity of con-
tinuing the struggle recognized, a
depression sets in which has its eff
feet upon the rublic morale.
Reports that peace was in sight
were unfounded. The demonstration
here was prompted by the message
received by the mayor from the
Herald-F;xaminer of Chicago announc-
ing that Chicago was celebrating.
Likely the incentive was the same
in the other cities
The Chicago Tribune in reporting
the peace jubilees IN the cities OF
Illinois. Indiana. Wisconsin and east
ern Iowa. states that Gin Chicago the
news was read in connection with
the Washington Interpretation and
no celebration resulted"
The newspaper office from which
the messages received by the mayors
Of midwest cities were sent, received
the Washington Interpretation al
most as soon as the peace note was
received.
In the Herald-Examiner office the
value of the information was mag
ntfied bayand reason. The author 81
tho mes5sge to the mayors doubtless
is sufficiently well informed to place
a true valuation upon peace over
lures at this time. Surely the effects
of premature and groundless ceIe-
bration could not have been over
looked. In view of these things. an
inquiry into the peace messages"
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Like fragile ice anger passes away in
time-Ovid.
A CALL FOR PLATINUM.

This government is calling for platinum;
The supply coming from the jewelers. is not
sufficient to provide a comfortable margin for
the increasingly rapid consumption in NUM-
4ions manufacture. Now the call goes out to
the public and the people are asked to sell
their platinum holdings in the form of jewel
settings to the government which will pay the
market price of one hundred and five dollars
for ounce of the pure metal Provision is
made for the donation of such platinum from
people who and desire to give rather than
sell; such persons are requested to turn over
platinum to the Red Cross and the government
egrees to contribute to the Red Cross the full
value IN money of all platinum turned over by
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| pastorate of Rev. Groom, and brought
I his membership into the Pennington
Methodist church about a year ago.
| Mr.. Beer was stricken with the
J heat last summer and gradually de-
clined until the end came last FRI
day. Services were held in the Meth
odist church last Sunday afternoon
at 1880 with Rev. H. w. Munster in
charge. Interment was in the Gem
ter Chapel cemetery beside his
mother and other relatives.
Mrs Carrie Miller has received a
card notifying her that the ship on
which her son Alfred sailed had arrived
safely over there. Another son, Paul,
enlisted at Chicago and has been in
camp at Portland, Maine, recently
preparatory to going across.
A letter was received here by rela-
tives that Dewey Sprott. formerly Of
Bonaparte, had one Of his hands bad
lily hurt while in action at the battle
front in France.
Mrs. Mary .Hornbaker has sold her
I 20 acre farm few miles southwest
of -Bonaparte to Joshua Harlan of
Hillsboro. for $4,000.
A. j. Leffler OF Ames, Is visiting
with his three sons, George, Rex and
John, in Harrisburg and Cedar town
ships.
/ The Pennington river. bridge has
been repaired recently, and the Inn
proyement was badly needed.
The Big Mound Ladies Aid society
and several friends were nicely en-
tertained by Mrs. John Ware at her
home in Stockport last Thursday
afternoon. Forty-five members and
friends were present and greatly en-
joyed the afternoon. Dainty refresh
Iments had been prepared and were
served by Mrs. McChord, Mrs. Clark
and Mrs. Newman. Mrs. Ware was
resident of Big Mound for many years
and moved to Stockport after her hus-
band died several years ago.
The Bonaparte State bank has been
granted charter by George H. Mes
senger, state superintendent of bank
ing The new bank blilding is ready,
furniture and fixtures are In place
and the bank expects to be ready for
business in few days. c. w. Easter
of Harrisburg, is president; A. V.
Blackford of Bonaparte, vice presi-
dent, and O. c. Petit of Bonaparte,
is cashier.
Don Draper, who has been en-
ptOyeQ III hOCh ISiHuu, LII, lOT sew
eral weeks, came Monday for a visit
with relatives here.
District conference of the Metho-
dist church was held Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week at Birming-
ham Rev. F. S. Seeds of Bonaparte
was in attendance.
The food administration of Van.
Buren, county has ordered the mer-
chants to make but one delivery a
day, which delivery may be made
only on a charge of five cents. Such
deliveries may commence at p M,
or any hour on which the merchants
of town may agree. This order goes
into effect Oh October 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Cheney return
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ed last week from visit with d
daughter, Mrs. Guy Greenfield,
family at Douds.
Joseph Bloom of San Francisco
tied here Monday with old Bonapd
friends. He went to school here /
years ago, his father then being
business In the Hopkins building
Front street. Mr.. Bloom was acc}
panied by his niece, Mrs. Neiser.
Sharon had great crowd last !
urday to hear Governor Hard
speak. There was also a large cro
there Sunday and the indications
very favorable for an unusually d
program during the week.
John Wilson who lives north
Bonaparte. few miles, has
chased a farm near Mt. Pleasant
will move to same in the late Wir
or early spring.
John Matlock of Moline, ILL.,, "a
Saturday for weeks visit with II
tives. He Is employed in the i
Deere factory there and has q
position. He was formerly In
grocery business here for sevs
years.
L. N. Meadows has returned n
Rochester, Mimi, where he v
some time ago for medical tn
ment. He expects to return later
further examination and Treatment
The Bonaparte high school has
gantZed an orchestra with Cecil
ycival, manager, Eathel Moore, sec
tary, and Hazel Smith, treasurer.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Burns died at
home in Denver. Colo, on Friday
last week, aged seventy-eight yea
Her birthday anniversary was
February 18th which she was able
celebrate only, once in four yea
Her brother, w. p. L. Muir OF DO
parte, received the message Satuf
morning, her death coming e1ae
one month after the death Of y
Muir. Her husband, Miles J. bul
died about a year ago. The luas
services were held at Omaha, N
Tuesday Of this week, the remains
her husband being buried there
Muir left here Monday to attend
funeral.
Ralph Hansen has gone 10 Al
where he will take short coulss
study in the boys employmel.
partment of the dairy produces
tension. When he has complelsu
course that department Will SCI
employment for him.
Miss Ella Saltzgaver of Crotol,
been visiting here at the Harry - !.
gaver home during the past rev ~
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it. The general public knows little about the
use of platinum in munitions manufacture.
But it is enough to know that by means OF
this metal sulphuric acid is freed for use from
its concomitants and that sulphurlc acid Is a
base Of all munitions. There are other metals
available at all times for jewel settings; there
is no substitute for platinum in munitions
manufacture. This should be an argument
sufficient to bring platinum to the government
from all loyal citizens who have it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-10
Hoping for the Best.

Lincoln Journal: America will hear
with hope the announcement of the
war industries board that shoes are
to be standardized and their prices
revised downward by government
order. Hope, however, not unmixed
with fear Government price-making
has not been noted thus far for pro
ducing lower prices. Coal buyers are
acutely conscious of this fact as win
ter approaches. But maybe 1t will
be different with shoes.
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No fate could befail human being than to have
that every desire would be gratifed Give
wealth the satisfaction every physical
instinct and day full Of happy surprises and It
be long before turned upon himself like
mad tiger its cage and began eating his own heart.
Tannauser could not endure the lap of venus,
cried for taste Of
Of the agones Of feowmen, Dives In hell pleaded
drop 1t is in truth, that is tho
basis Joy Without palate Is duled and
become unable taste joy, who dimes iuxur-
fousIy every indifferent to food and as after
Starvation Lies the exquisite flavor OF
dry bread-Dr. Frank Crane.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-10
ToDAY's BIT OF VERSE
HALL SHOT TO PEcEs.r

-You see that young kid lying there
Playing game of solitaire?
All shot 10 pieces In the air;
BY heck, Sarge, he's wonder.
The gamest kid l ever met;
They're probing him for bullets yet,
But ssh! here comes his nurse Yvette-
Kept him from going under.
"You think she's passing by him7 Nit!
D'you get that smile? He waves his NIT.
/ think he's stuck on her bit,
Can't blame him for that matter,
She watches him just like a hawk
Now listen 10 their daily talk,
She's all Paree he's all New York;
Sit quiet hear their chatter
"Pardonnez-mo desirez-vous-"
"Oh, fine and dandy! How your
"Quelque chose? Comprenez yousl"
"Ah now | know you're kiddin',"
"Vous avez bonnie mine aujourd hui"
It's high time you were nice to me-
thine? Je comprends, il est midi
Bright eyes, think I'm skiddin'."
"Je cros que ie vous donnerai."
"I'll back up anything you Say"
"Un petit moroccan du poulet---"
you fascinating creaturei"
"Avec la creme, dams la coquille--"
rats! there she goes' always feel
Some blessy's 8. o. s. appeal
VIII call off my French teacher"
The Sarge here nndged my splintered ribs:
well I'll be dinged: here comes His Nibbs,"
And down the aisle stalked General Gibbs
VIII all the famous Aces.
They formed around the sick boys bed
He gasped, saluted, then turned red;
Looks like I'm pinched!" all he said,
Scanning their smiling faces.
so" spoke the general you alone
Brought down three Taubes on your own!
Another Yankee Ace is known
To everyone in Blighty.
I'm proud to know yor-+put It there
And we're going to let you
This CALAMITY won Croix de Guerre
I'm pinning your mighty"
lily Paper, France.
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BORN NEAR
kEOSAUQUA
Samuel J. Beer Had Been Resident Of
Van Buren, County for
Past Sixtyfive
Years

All mail subscriptions to The
Daily Gate City not paid in ad-
vance were discontinued Sept.
lst, 1918. Subscriptions sent by
mail must be paid in advance.
Watch the label on your paper
which gives you the expiration
date. Send in your renewal
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BoNAPARTE. Oct. 1O.--Samuel

BoNAPARTE. Oct. TO-. Samuel J..
Beer was born near Keosauqua, Iowa,
on March 90, 1853, and died at his
home in Pennington. Sept. q, at the
age of SIS years. months and %
days. He was the eldest son OF John
and Mary Beer. He was united in
marriage to Emma Fulton at Bentons-
port on September Z, 1887. just thirty
one years. ago to the month. To this
union was born one son, William,
who, with his mother survive. A
brother. several nieces and nephews,
a half-sister and other relatives
his death He united with a
church at Center Chapel, under the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-10
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.


Davenport Times: Staying twenty
sick and wounded ren by dropping
shell upon an American hospital is
another German outrage that calls
! for reprisal measures.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The boy
at the front whose father is less than
100 per cent. loyal may have to be
ashamed of his father. And if he is,
the father will be to blame.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: Summing
up the whole thing, Austria-Hungary
has decided to hold the sponge and
fan with the towel SO long as Ger
many wants her to.
Dubuque Times-J ournal: While the
Germans were still on the offensive
General Foch announced that no
battle was ever won by defensive tao
tics alone. 1t was not long after that
that the tide turned and the often
sive passed to the allies.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The Bel
gians who are still left will in the
not distant future witness a wonder
the Mighty Have Fallen" The first
scene was staged when the German
army passed through Belgium, burn
ing, ravishing, killing. stealing. swag-
gering, victorious. The final act will
show the return of the remnant of
this army, beaten, bedra ggled, down
hearted, cowardly, hopeless, cringing
and crying, to an outraged world,
sT[amarad kamaradf"
Iowa City Citizen: Germans think
they are making a point. turning the
world from their own barbarities to
alleged ones on the part of others.
Think of the men who have used
poisoned gases, liquid fire, bayonets
with saw teeth on them rising up to
protest against anything employed In
warfare.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Don't be too
severe in criticism Of the American
postal service in France. Only long
legged mail carriers Of exceptional
powers of endurancs can overtake our
boys there.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
One reason we should continue to use
the shotgun is that the Boche doesn't
like it.
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald: They
do say that the army chaplains in
wife their congregations to smoke
during divine service, and that 1t may
lead TO the innovation in churches
here. Probably many a quarrel among
the brethren could have been averted
by passing the cigars instead of the
contribution plate after long SER
mon.
Davenport Democrat: The Joy of
the French over the release of their
country from the invader is dampened
by the fact that the Germans system
atically burn, mine and destroy cities
from which they retreat.
Waterloo Courier: Having OBJ
served the process by which Bull
garia brought it's part in the war to
a glorious conclusion, and noted how
easy it is to get peace when you
know how. we look to see the new
fad become quite popular.
Manson Journal: II the Germans
destroy the French and Belgian
towns they now occupy when forced
out, there is but one thing to do,
and that is to destroy the German
towns when taken The one thing
necessary is to impress upon the
German mind that they cannot COM
NIT crimes and go unpublished.
Anthem Herald: The Hun says
Amoricans ara ahrOpatinp all the re-
finement and gentleness Of warfare
by using shotguns in the trenches. 1t
is much worse in his estimation than
bombing hospital ships, slaughtering
Red Cross nurses, women and chill
dran
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Wreckcd.

Minneapolis Journal: the Du l,
ians have discovered that the ~.
wagon upon which they jumpeo -
wheel on the edge of the niouD-
road.
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The Way the Wind BLOWS s,,s
New York World: Bulgaria e I'M,
the war in the belief that u 4ha
would win. 1t seeks peace IN Tux
tainty that Germany must lose
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THE GREAT ADVENTURE.

New York Tribune: Colonel Roose-
yelt's message in the Metropolitan
sounds poignant personal note
which will stir the hearts of all. It
also states more clearly than any
words we can recall the exact serv-
ice which the war has rendered or
is in process of rendering to all the
safe of heart, which is to say the
vast majority of US, before the war.
Let us set down his text again:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-10

Only those are fit to live who
do not fear to die, and none are
fit to die who have shrunk from
the joy of life and the duty of
life Both life and death are
parts of the same Great Adven-
ture.
Never yet was worthy adven-
ture worthily carried through by
the man who put his personal
safety first. Never yet was
country worth living in unless
its sons and daughters were OF
that stern stuff which babe them
die for it at need; and never
yet was a country worth dying
for unless its sons and daugh-
tiers thought of life not as some
thing concerned only with the
selfish evanescence of the indi-
vidual, but as link in the great
chain OF creation and causation,
SO that each person is seen In
his true relations as an essential
part of the whole, whose life
must be made to serve the larger
and continuing life of the whole.
There is all that is needful of phi
1osophy and of religion in these SEN
fences. They come very close to
summing cup that minimum Of faith
which soldiers and civilians alike
might agree on in these days of death
and destruction "A link in the
great chain of creation and causa-
ton" may not hold out hope of easy
warmth or soft reward. But it is
the testimony Of those at the front
that those closest to death have
scant faith in any life hereafter
viewed in terms of reward and self
ish enjoyment. Every one is needed.
Every one must count. To fail ones
comradess ones platoon. ones regi.
ment, ones country, is to commit the
cardinal sin of quitting.
A simple, stoical philosophy. But
it has. its own splendor and magnifi-
cence. And men are living and dying
by it in numbers and with devotion
never surpassed in the mum bered
days OF the world.
We have learned that life is, after
all, the one Great Adventure. 1t is
not thing to husband and hoard
and sift out with miser's hand. 1t
is one to spend, and we have it
only as we spend it. Such is the
way of life as we had forgotten in
the soft years before the war and
as we are now knowing in the full
ness of sacrifice.
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IF God led the Germans forward into Bel
GUM and France, as the kaiser used to de
clare, who is leading them backward nowf
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SCARCITY OF DRUG SUPPLIES.

Production of drug supplies probably will
be taxed to the utmost of it's present capacity
by the new orders placed by the government
Nitrate of silver, iodine, menthol and camphor
are the materials ordered in the largest guam
titles, but the whole list Of medical supplies,
bids on which are to be opened October ght-
zenith, is comprehensive. Civilian supplies of
drugs are not over-abundant now and this
new drain on manufacturers will curtail them
greatly. However, the chemists have yet to
fail in the nations time of need, and this de
mand probably will find them able to meet
minimum requirements at least.
According to an Amsterdam report, the
German people are complaining of the monot-
ony of their food This is strange in view of
the fact that German chemists have discover
ed no less than seven thousand substitutes for
food.
IF God led the Germans forward into Bel
GUM and France, as the kaiser used to de-
clare, who is leading them backward nowf
1t probably is premature to wonder whether
our troops will help to turn back the watch on
the Rhine October twentv-seventh.
Germany having accepted her own invitation
to talk peace seems to be indulging in solilo-
guy.
Great Britain wants to buy submarines here
on credit viii she call them l. o. ,U-boats7
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1t probably is premature to wonder whether
our troops will help to turn back the watch on
the Rhine October twentv-ser enth.
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Waterloo Times-Tribune: Summing
up the whole thing, Austria-Hungary
has decided to hold the sponge and
fan with the towel SO long as Ger
many wants her to.
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Cedar Rapids Republican: The boy
at the front whose father is less than
100 per cent. loyal may have to be
ashamed of his father. And if he is,
the father will be to blame.
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THE OFFICIAL FOOD PRICES IN KEoKuK

The following table includes most Of the food 81
gives the prices which both the retailer the co
for each one as determined by the special committee
Elder, food administrator for Lee county. and publs
tration.
Wheat Flour ........ s1155 to s1175 per bar $3.50
rel OF 24h pound IAN
sacks. poun
pack
rel OF twenty 10 pound poun
sacks. lie
Barley Flour $1,000 to s111o per bar s17o' t
rel of eight 241A pound 24A
sis ss Flour - Pc per p POUND -
Pearl Homny ,s.... to &C per pound 71e te
Groana q Roe t. to e per- per- So
Edible Corn Starch. &c to 1oc per pound Sc to
Rice 10hc to lie per pound lac
Milk tall 1Ohc to lie per 1890
Milk small 41sc to &c per can &c to
Navy Beans .12hc to 1870 pound TIC t
Lima Beans ........ 16c to 1910 per pound 21c to
Pinto Beans 1 100 to to 1ae per pound 1she
NJ NJ 2 canned -. = = ~ go 'an is7sc
Tomatoes 1900. 1896 to 15c per can 1sc to
No Canned
tomatoes ........ .1sc to 21c per can Csc to
Canned Peas 1 ~ to o. zoe per can 1se to
Raisins llhc 70 15c per pound 1910
Peaches Dried .l2c to 1sc per pound tic to
corn Syrup to s4 2sr per- case i sSa
Graduated Sugar. bulkss39 per 100 lbs sac
rs pound sacks. $3.50 100 pounds $40 ?
Granulated Sugar.
10 pound sacks. *. $500 100 pounds $ 81 :
GRADUATED Sugar.
pound sacks. -. ss7s per 100 pounds s.4e p
Lard. bulk 282c to 29c per pound 33c to
Lard, small pals. CSC to &c per pound SAC to
Lard, substitutes, bulk24c to Csc pound 29c to
Lard, substitutes,
small ......... 26c to 2SAc pound Bic to
Cheese -. 35c to 36c per pound 42c to
Eggs. country ........ 44c per dozen SOC per
Butter-Creamery in
pound cartons. :. SEC per pound &c per
Oleomargarine 49,. .29c to 33c per pound 3sc to
Potatoes, New ....... 21ac to SC per pound &c per
Ham ........... .23c to SIC per pound 30c to
Bacon ................32c to 45c per pound 40c to