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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01
..MYsrER1oUs" BUNCoMBE.

What big business concern in this country
would, after repeated failures to get work done
properly and on time, give out through It's oil
rectors the statement that ''there seemed to be
some mysterious and blighting influence to
prevent the doing of the work? Yet this is the
sort of stuff that the government aircraft board
has to say. Either the aircraft executives know
why thirty seven planes instead of three thou
sand, two hundred will be delivered by July
first or they do not know If they do know, it
is their bounden duty to tell with fear only OF
what will happen to them if they conceal such
knowledge If they do not know and cannot
find out, they should resign Immediately in ia
vor of men who are competent. Mysteries and
blights are not what is the matter; the trouble
is made by somebody who either has treason
ably or negligently or foolishly failed to do
what was given him to do; probably there are
many of such trouble makers This futile beat
ing about the bush to hide the fellow hidden
there must stop. The mysterious and blight
ing influence would not last long were the
management of the business efficient.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01
At Last Or. Muck is Arrested.

Des Moines Capital: DR.. Kari
Muck, leader of the Boston symphony
orchestra, has been arrested as an
enemy alien. The arrest was made at
DIR. Muck's Back bay residence IN
Boston. He was lodged in the police
station. The orders commanding his
arrest were from Washington.
DR.. Muck should have been arrested
a long time ago. He was loaned to
the United States by Emperor VIII
helm in 1912, and again in 1916. En-
peror Wilhelm has been loaning mus
icians wherever he could do so, know
ing that all his musicians are German
spies.
1t has been ridiculous to have this
German music professor bluffing the
American people and collecting IN
American dollars. When our country
entered the war DR.. Muck refused TO
lead the orchestra in playing THE
Star Spangled Banner" because he
declared it was not in harmony with
the remainder of his program. All
such men as DR.. Muck should have
been interned the very day that war
was declared and he should have been
refused bail. An aristocratic traitor
is no better than a poor man traitor.
During the first month OF the war
fifty thousand alien traitors in Am
erica should have been interned.
There is no telling how much spy
work Dr. Muck has been able to do.
Certain it is that the Germans have
been we'll posted in regard to all
American movements. We shall hope
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01
You can put more real genuine religion in
to cheerful work, than anything else [ know.
Sidney Mccall
THE NEXT LIBERTY LOAN.

The reasons for buying Liberty loan bonds
may be summed up under two heads-their in
vestment value and the duty Of citizens to sup
port their government.
Upon the first there is little need to dwell at
length. Men of affairs agree that there is no
other equally profitable and secure investment.
Nobody whose opinion is of weight has any
doubt that these bonds will always be good for
their face value, or little more, when offered
for sale or as security for loan.
This argument does not appeal to every per
son, for not all Americans are thrifty and con-
cerned to save. Very many thoughtless, san
gune young men and women, confident of their
ability to get along somehow, are content to
spend as they GO and put off saving until a more
convenient time. As rule they are short
sighted and make serious mistake in this If
the habit of saving is not formed early, it prob
ably will never be formed; and the position of a
man or family with nothing laid up to meet such
emergencies as come into almost every life is
pitiable and precarious in the extreme. 1t is not
too much to say therefore that no persons who
put savings into Liberty bonds will ever regret
it, and that the vast majority of investors will
rejoice that they did so.
The second reason for buying bonds is the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01
DDe NAUVOO|
.1szss: =: z:: @: I Gate Cl;ty

fired are made in the dark and
lieved with telling effect which
be proved after the votes are con-,
next Tuesday. All OF Nauvoo's
looms are to keep closed doors
this election day. The propriet
and their help will be forced to
joy holiday from their busin,
There may be number of butt
fellows at the doors of the wet eo
houses then and disappointm
written over their countenance,
cause they forgot it was election 4
Nearly all kinds of smoking
bacco in Nauvoo is going up in 3,
as well as in smoke. The aver
Nauvoo smoker can't be conylu
that for good smoke the nam
tobacco leaf is better than the dn]
kind, but II the price goes up ms
higher, they will find it preferable
the manufactured stuff they are N
using. The needs of tobacco in N,
VOC is large and the velvet" possO
tiles to the citizen SO attractive h
a number of acres in this town
vicinity may be planted to Tobacco
the war continues much longer
the likelihood Of picking up a NJ
little extra money in this way Is
pipe dream either. A number
years ago considerable tobacco
raised In Nauvoo for private use
orders for tobacco plants will
be uncommon If the price for
smoking kind continues to soar b
ward.
Nauvoo's airdome may not be Oh
ated this season. The young MI
who pleased our people with |
finest moving pictures obtainaa
sold their machine to the High ID
sion club of Keokuk, some time n
and they are both drafted, both rad
in class one and may be called
any time into service. So the d
look for a movie show proposition
Nauvoo does not appear very flat}
ing for this season.
Travelling men known as "drd
mers," are getting more numer0|
now since the almanac has announa
that spring has arrived. Many
them can be seen on Nauvoo strea
and in business places every day a
more will come as the season q
vances.. They find Nauvoo one
the busiest towns in Hancock couut
All of Nauvoo':, saloonkeepers a
pool hall men will have to apply
their annual licelse to permit the
to conduct their business for anoth
year at the council meeting ne
Monday evening. It is the old me
bers' last meeting before the fl
Monday in May. when the newly ele
ed members will take the reins of
city affairs into their hands.
Henry Leinhard Of Nauvoo, who /
joined the aviation corps in the v
service, and who is located in one
the training stations, Is now
charge of one of the machines q
can fly some, but cannot yet cont
the bird as 1t should be, SO as he {
join the fleet over there" and h
win the war. The young man spe;
we'll of the training camp and 81
they are well fed. but the cooks Sc
not to have served their apprent
ship. He reports his health good {
likes the life assigned to him al
enlistment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01
Look to Mans Salary.

lBy united fIeSS)
DALLAS, Texas, April six Dal-
las high school girls today told the
United Press the kind Of husbands
they want.
"He must have a chummy roadster
and earn $4,000 a year. and he must
he literary inclined. Lois Booli.
"My man must earn $4,000 year.
He must have chummy roadster and
not belong to any clubs" Gladys
Finks.
He must be good locking and fine
dancer and earn at least $4,000
year."-Jewell Root.
81 want an ambitious man; his looks
and earning capacity do not matter. p
Cecile La Taste.
''My man must have refinement and
good morals: the rest can take care
of itself. "-Hortense Henenberg.
81 won't marry unless can have
either a lieutenant or a captain. =
Reita Bishop.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

The light fingered gentry are at
work again, plying their vocation
when Nauvoo people are away from
home during the evening. Some %
them helped themselves to two
pounds of butter, five pounds Of
lard, nine dozen eggs, aluminium COT
fee pot, one dozen bananas, rice COOK.
er. and glass water pitcher. Severai
of the articles mentioned were taken
from the summer kitchen and the rest
from the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Schmidt, who were the victims
of the thief or thieves, and had care
lessly left the rear door to the house
unlocked, giving the prowlers an
easy entrance One night last fall.
some one relieved this couple OF a
ten pound can Of lard while they
were away from home. Another THEFT
was committed at Geo. Tanners
'Nauyoo third ward home. Some one
gained entrance to his smoke house
and confiscated a ham and piece o.
side meat. 1t was the property OF a
friend who left it there to go through
the smoking process. A clue mas
been found as to who the guilty par.
ties are, as they have been detected
stealing before from the Schmidt
home, but We're not prosecuted after
returning the stolen goods. The
thieves are believed to be local talent
and live in the neighborhood where
the theft was committed. 1t is not
known what action will be taken
against the parties, should they make
restitution by returning the stolen
property, for they are poor and to be
pitied rather than censured, but Nau-
rNf 0Nr
depredaticns
In getting up one hour earlier than
usual in Nauvoo, the milkman l.;
liable to collide with himself in going
to bed, and the beaux and bellies will
not go to bed at all on Sunday nights
for the counting hours are too short.
On Thursday of next week is pen
sion day for the civil war veterans
and Spanish-American soldiers. Maui
VOC has one of the latter who draws a
pension.
Nauvoo will hold its coming chau-
tauqua on July 1911 and it will be o
six days circuit chautauqua with more
and better attractions than yet ap-
peared in this city. There will BIZ
plenty Of music and orators and lee
turerS.
Jack Frost has made arrangements
to go to the north pole to superin-
tend an ice company. Thank good
ness, that Nauvoo people can plant
all kinds of garden with safety from
now on.
Nauvoos township election will be
held next Tuesday and there is only
one ticket to be voted on. 1t will be
a lively election. however. on account
of the dry and wet question being
brought UP again to be voted on and
the women are allowed to cast their
ballot The local option campaign IL
the quietest held in Nauvoo since
the first time the question was voted
on. The drys have been holding
nightly meetings. sometimes in the
open air, during the week, but very
small crowds greeted their speakers
They will fire one more gun In the
enemy's camp, perhaps Monday even
ing. the eve beftre the election. The
vets ara laying low and their shots
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

duty the citizen owes to society and to c1v1llza-
ton to help his government win this war. 1t IS
absolutely imperative that Germany shall be de-
feated. Unless her mi ghty war machine is brok-
en- up, her military prestige will be so great that
no country will be able to stand up against her
or dare to attempt it without the backing OF the
rest of the world. We of America now fully
realize the actual, terrible peril in which human
ity stands. :
This war must be won and the money OF
every loyal American should help to win it. All
of us, every one Of US, should be proud and GLAD
to invest in Liberty bonds, the third issue OF
which is to be offered for subscription on Satur-
day April sixth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE

WHEN THE WHITE FOG COMES DOWN.
When the white fog comes down, comes down.
And cloaks the land and river
When the white fog has hid the town,
And the wet cables CULVER
When but half length ahead
A gray wall rises dense and dead
With blatant signal sharp and hoarse
The steamer shouts warning,
That other ships may know her course
Athwart the ghostly morning,
That all the pilgrims Of the deep
May each his proper highway keep
We move through life as in mist,
A thousand things unknowing,
While other souls must assist
Are southwark northward, going,
While other ships sail east or west
Along hidden way at best.
There is a common sisterhood
OF ships that sail the waters,
The duty of the common good
OF all of Neptune's daughters
That makes us sound siren thus
The safety of all of u.s.
Men are but ships upon sea
Who sail that together,
But brother mariners
That sail LIES misty weather.
Eastward westward, where we list,
We are but brothers of the mist.
There drifts wreck upon the tide
But other craft endangers,
And every man whose hope has died,
A stranger among strangers,
A menace to the rest will be,
Like derelicts upon the sea.
Ships cannot keep lonely way
And think thought of others;
Men cannot journey day by day
JJnmindful Of their brothers.
AS ships are sisters of the sea-
So brother. you are kin to me.
Douglas Malloch, in American Lumberman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01
Loans to Dakota Farmers.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, March 30.-North
Dakota farms. which already are not
encountered by county loans for seed
and feed, will be accepted as security
for farm loans by the federal govern
ment, Attorney General Gregory ruled
today. The ST. Paul federal farm
loan bank was authorized by the farm
loan board to resume negotiations
for such loans.
The loaning of money on North Da-
kota lands by the federal land bank
was rescinded recently pending a de-
cision on an apparent conflict in a
North Dakota law and the government
act creating the federal farm loan
board, each OF which specified tina:
the security would be a first lier
mortgage on the property.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

that this German alien may not oe
let out on bail. He was for long
time conductor of the royal opera
house in Berlin and it is silly to sup
pose that he be anything else but an
American hater. We are glad that
he is locked up.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

New York City short term bonds,
to s2O,oOo.00o. were over
five and half times and
went to the highest bidder at $4.79.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

Russia is said to be the greatest salt produc-
ing country in the world. 1t would help if they
would send some of it along with the news they
export.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

Instead of those million horseshoes that Rus
STA ordered from the United States some time
ago, it mi ght have been luckier for her to have
ordered million rabbit feet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

sThe North seas commanded by the German
navy says the Frankfurter Zeltung. Like the
man under the bed who informed his wife that
he would not come out, as he was master in his
own house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

can now toll you of the Of philosophy; It
for applause from Within and to des-
the fattery the abuse Of the world alike to at
only monitor; to be superior to fortune
Southey.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

Iowa City Citizen: There is an
evident desire on the part of our demo-
cratic newspapers to acquire repu-
tation for nonpartisanship without sac
rificing anything.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01
SHIP CONSTRUCTION WORK.

This country has been disappointed many
times when promise of ships was compared with
performance at the yards But 1t IS ready to
take Chairman Hurley's latest and encouraging
statement at its face value, hoping and expect
ing that it will be borne out by the facts as con
struction work goes on. The head of the ship
ping board admits delay, which he neither eN-
plains nor excuses saying it has been due to
many causes, but he expects that the peak OF
production will be reached within a few months
There is promise of substantial accomplishment
in the fact that the government is building IN
the new and expanded shipyards two hundred
and thirty-five steel shipways, or twenty-slx
more than the total English yards. Mr.. Hur-
lev's statement concerning progress on the ship
,roo,.an would have been clearer if he had told
lust what proportion of the increase In tonnage
was due to construction and what to the taking
over of vessels contracted for by other coun-
tries
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

Sioux City Tribune: A new preced-
ent is being set by the railroad wage
commission, sitting in Washington to
consider increases in the pay Of rail
road men, 1t has been determined
that the lowest paid rail men will get
the highest raise.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01

When clocks and watches were turned one
hour ahead yesterday there was biblical author
itv for saving daylight. Those who have the
great book may turn to Zecharlah fourteenth
CHAPTER. seventh verse where they will find this
defense of the law: cat evening time it shall be
Ii ght. -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-01
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington HawkEye: No iron
crosses or other decorations are De-
ing bestowed in the United States, but
every citizen can decorate himself or
herself with war garden. And 1t is
not every reward Of merit that can be
added to the menu card.
Des Moines Capital: The situation
in Iowa is somewhat embarrassing.
The majority OF the Iowa delegation
was wrong all the time up to the De-
ginning of the war. A number of them
played to the gallery more than 9TH
ers, but practically all of them played
to the gallery to considerable degree.
The names of Haugen, Hull, sweet,
Woods and Ramseyer are well remem.
bered as men who seemingly mad the
foreign vote in mind when the roll was
called Their votes were generally
wrong when the patriotic test was ap-
piled. Patriotism would suggest that
these men. be left at home when the
primaries are to be held in June, pro-
vided candidates opposing them are
speaking out in favor of the United
States The congressman themselves
are speaking out now as bravely as
anybody, but at the time the country
needed leaders they were not leading.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: A couple OF
fellows with hat check concessions IN
New York hotels have been making
$4,000 a year. And yet there are
folks who wonder why it is so dllcult
h,xsY ! Ia nj
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-02-14

The farmers were busy after the
storms last week opening the roads ant
they are pretty fair now. It's trea
to have such foe weather as we have
had the past week.
Myrtle Peterson and Christine Grit
fin departed for Chicago last Tuesday
Mr.. Meyer, our local cheese maker
who owned and operated a cheese fac
tory here for some years had to close
down last fall, the condensary getting
the farmers milk. Mr.. Meyer shipped
all his furniture and factory nipple
ments up north near Amigo last week
where he will operate factory. Their
many friends here wish Mr.. and Mrs.
Meyer success in their new locality.
Services in the Jerpen church had to
be held in the church basement last
Sunday owing to the bursting of pipe
in the boiler of the steam heat plant.
Mrs. N. T. Nelson and Mrs. Hiram
Larson were Manitowoc visitors last
Wednesday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-02-14

Composed by Alvin G. Stephan and
Adolph Polivka, Co. G 2Sth Engineers,
Camp Meade, Baltimore, Maryland.
THE PARTING DAY.
With the boys sat, thinking Of the
days gone by,
In Camp Meade, under the sunny sky,
War is hell, though its hard to say,
OF many soldier that went away.
Many were the hearts that were sad
that day,
AS the brave boys marched under that
flag away,
There are many brave lads that feel
not alone,
AS they think of their sweethearts and
their happy home.
You would be the mother that owns a
son,
Who would not be brave enough to face
the enemy's gun.
AS we brave lads marched away with a
smile,
We thought of our friends at home all
the while.
Many we're the mothers that we're in
sorrow,
For they would never know where their
sons were on the morrow.
For many we left were in tears,
Thinking OF the war IL it would last for
years.
It was hard for many OF us to depart,
AS We left our loved ones an aching
heart.
For many brave boy left his happy
home,
AS on the doorstep, mis- mother stood
all alone.
Many do not know the reason why,
The brave soldiers left to do or die.
So people bear this in your mind,
You may never see the friends you left
behind.
When you are hero Of this nation,
Think OF the sad faces you left at the
station.
Think 0. US lads lighting over The sea
They will fight hard TO give this coun
try It's liberty.
we All fight for the ". s. A. 80 true
For our enemies can not trod over tn,
red, white and blue.
So our friends should never shed tear
For this war will not last over year
So when we come back with smile,
We will get In the clothes that are IL
style.
How happy your mother and friends
will feel,
When you lay away your sword OF steel
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-02-14
How Germany Made War
on Us in Time of Peace
BY W. A SCOTT, Director \of the Course of Commerce.
University of Wisconsin

In the short period of three years
Germany transformed the United
| States from a friend and admirer into
an enemy at war. This fateful change
was due to number of causes. OF
these the most wide-reaching was the
war of the German government on our
country during time when we. in our
blindness, supposed we were at peace
The war in Europe was not three
months old when there was established
in New York an advertising agency"
under the charge of a German named
Won Igel. This office was raided one
day in April, 1916. by four United
States secret service agents. They
forced their way past the giant who
always stood guard over the inner Of
Ace, and after a fierce struggle in
which Won Igel fought like tiger"
arrested him and seized the mass of
papers in his possession.
The reason for Won Igels tiger-like
fight became clear at a glance. Here
In the form of letters, kilograms, re-
ceipts, account-books, ETC., etc, was
supplied detailed and absolutely con-
vincing evidence that the German gov
eminent had been engaged for
eighteen months In a war against the
United States.
Among the papers were those show
ing that Won Papen, the military at
tache Of the German embassy, had
paid out money for placing bombs In
American merchant ships, and that
Ambassador Won Berrstorff himself
had signed checks to pay certain
American newspaper men to spread
the pro-German gospel, while they
posed as disinterested American citi-
Zens.
Other entries showed Germany
using our territory to work up an Irish
revolution against Great Britain, main
training a spy system, supporting
bureau for the purpose of stirring up
strikes in munition plants and else
where, and paying stated sums of
who were glad to place their newspa-
pers at the service of the German gov
eminent for value received. =.
The Won Igel papers cover only
comparatively small part of the Ger
man war against the United States in
1914-16.
Won Igel and Won Papen, it appeared
from other sources superintendent per-
sonally the making OF bombs on the
German steamer Friedrich der Crosse,
interned in New York harbor, and saw
that they were slowed away safely in
the holds of outgoing ships.
Another member of this band Of
plotters was Dr. H. F. Albert He ar
rived from Germany with letter of
credit for four million dollars in his
pocket, and the assurance that he
might have forty million altogether.
He was to use 1t to manufacture pub
lie opinion, to purchase the votes of
congressman, and to do whatever else
would advance the great cause.
Still another star performer was
Robert Fay. He did his bit, in part,