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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-09-12
SCHOOL NOTES.
Interesting School Items by Miss
Virginia Luten. Co. Supt.

Jordan school opened this week with
Miss Nerua Griffin of Clinton. and Miss
Lula Shuf as teachers
The War Savings Society AZ Graves
school has elected Opal Stafford prcsi-
dent. and Helen Hodges. secretary.
McFaddcn district has also organized
with Albert Thompson president and
swan Herring secretary. The rural
mail carriers viii bring the stamps 20
the schools on their route. IL request
ed. The societies should arrange 10 buy
their stamps at least every two weeks.
Tyler district reports S6.l0 raised
for the Red Cross al a supper at the
school house last Friday night
4 large number of the Normal
schools and colleges of the country are
now prepared 10 give military ira In
ING 10 the students Of draft age. The
State Normal NJ Bowling Green sends
our the following announcement: "Ali
young men Of draft age who viii enter
one OF the Normal Schools or Colleges
having military training and volunteer
for the students Army Training Corps
will be- enlisted in the United States
Army while they are In school. The
Government will pay their tuition.
starting October 1sf. viii provide their
uniforms and equipment, and will pay
their board and lodging while NJ school
ia addition TO this. the members of the
students Army Training Corps units
will receive 500 per month. the pay Of
a private in the army. BY this meth
,d the Young men Of the country can
ccnfiuue their education. and at the
satne time receive military instruction
which viii prepare them for service in
the army when their time comes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
ARTHUR HORN
is POSTMASTER
High Shoals, Ca, Man, Formerly OF
keokuk, 10 Given Appoint
ment to Southern
Office,

Arthur E. Horn, nephew of Miss
Bertha Horn of this city, has been
appointed postmaster at High Shoals.
Oconee county, Georgia. Mr.. Horn
lived In Keokuk for number of
years, and his friends here will be
interested in his success. From a
paper published at High Shoals- the
following is taken:
The Tribune is glad to learn that
its good friend, Arthur q. Horn, has
been named postmaster at High
Shoals This is about the only job
of any consequence in the town that
Horn has not already filed, and we
are quite sure that he will discharge
the duties of this as he has all the
hers-intelligently, creditably, con-
scfentiously and to the fullest salts
faction of all concerned.
Congratulations, Mr. Horn We
think a lot more of you than we do
of Mr.. Burleson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
BACK FROM TRENCH
LECTURE SUNDAY
The Grand Opera House Should be
Crowded Tomorrow Night at
O'Clock When John 3.
Lord Speaks.
ABOUT Over THERE
He VIII Tell How Our Soldiers Live
and What They Eat and How
We Can Help
Them.

Tomorrow evening at eight o'clock
In the Grand opera house, John B.
Lord, member of the United States
governments food commission, who
has just returned from trip in
trench land will tell of conditions in
France, and in the trenches, as he
saw them. He will tell, also, of the
conditions of food supply in England,
France and Italy, and how our SOL
diers in France are being taken care
Of along this line, and what we over
here can do to help them.
With Mr.. Lord will be two other
speakers. Both of these will have
an interesting message to give, and
their appearance at Keokuk should
be greeted by capacity house. Most
of the churches are giving up their
evening services in order that the
meeting may have no competition.
and it is believed that the Grand will
be taxed to overlooking tomorrow
night when Hazen l. Sawyer intro
duces Mr. Lord.
The meeting is under the auspices
of the United States government,
which is sending out it's commission
ers to make these talks. A commit
tee of local people are taking care
of the arrangements for the session.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
UNIT r
SENDS THANK S
Major Clarke Has Sent Letter to Mrs
Charles s. Hutchins, Thank
ing Her for
Gift

Some time ago, Mrs Chas. S.
Hutchins presented the hospital unit
r, which included persons from south
eastern Iowa, a valuable X-Ray ma
chine. Under date of February 2, the
following appreciation has come to
hand from the commanding officer of
the unit, which is stationed at FIT. Nc
Pherson, Ca, and may go over almost
any day:
Mrs. Charles Hutchins.
Burlington, Iowa,
My Dear Mrs. Hutchins: The com
.nlete X-Ray equipment for Unit r has
arrived and is packed ready for over
seas shipment. The fort quartermas-
ter told us yesterday morning, that
Unit r, mas the best equipment of any
hospital here.
Another thing we are proud Of.
There are nine units here and each
has twelve to thirty-six medical Off
GERS These officers are holding an
evening course of lectures. OF them
all, DR.. f. J. Wehmann has been Sc
1ected to lecture on laboratory meth
DDS This is quite an homer for there
are many distinguished doctors here
I think you will have great satisfac-
ton in knowing that your generosity
Will enable this unit to do most excel
lent work for cur country.
Very truly yours.
JAMES F. CLARKE,
Commanding Hospital Unit r.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
Frenchman Writes Grateful Acknowl-
edsement Of Receipt Of Com
fort Bag From
keokuk.
ENCLosEs TWO vIoLETs
Mrs. J. J. Ayres Receives Letter
Which 10 Beautifully Written and
Expresses Much
Gratitude.

a pathetic little letter telling of
the writer's twice being sent back
from the front line trenches to a hos.
pital. and touching in its sincere ex-
pressions of gratitude and thankful
ness for the fayors shown, has come
to Mrs. j. j. Ayres in response to one
which she put into comfort bag
which was sent from one of the or
carnations at st. Johns this fall. In
the corner of the letter are two little
French violets. which the writer put
In. thinking to give his benefactor
pleasure.
Here Is the French soldiers letter,
pathetic in its expressions of thanks.
January 2, Cambo Les Bains.
Dear Madam:
l received with pleasure yesterday
your friendly and pretty gift. offered
by your good heart to a French SOL
der on the occasion Of the Christmas
holiday. l thank you very much,
madam. for the wishes you send for
me and for France. Be assured,
madam, am touched by your delicate
attention and happy to have this re-
membrance from a lady of a friendly
and allied nation.
Believe madam, that from my side
you and your family and your country
nave my best wishes and may this
horrible war soon end. You ask me,
madam, if you can do something for
me that will give me pleasure
dare ask but one thing-This would
be to let me know IL you have re-
ceiyed this little letter.
Madam. / am under treatment in
the Franclet hospital at Combo Les
Bains, Lower Pyrenes, have been sent
from the front twice-one time from
wound and this time from sickness.
Thinking to give you pleasure, mad
am, / add to this little letter two lit
tie vtolets from France. Accept
again. dear madam, my best wishes
of friendship as well as my sincere
thinks-and beg you to receive.
madam, the assurance Of my esteem,
for you and yours
HENRI ROUARD,
Sind Infantry.
Hospital Franclet, Conbo Les Bains,
Lower Pyrenees.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
CHANCE GIVEN
FOR RECRUITING
TWO Live Wires Are Wanted BY
Army Detachment for Duty
- Eastern
Iowa.

Do You want to enlist for service
with the regular army recruiting de
tacbnlent for duty in eastern Iowa.
There are vacancies for two live
wires" Single men 20 to p years OF
age with business college training Or
men 81 to 35 years of age who nave
had considerable service in the resu-
lar army or marine corps and have
some clerical ability are eligible for
this duty.
Unless you fill the above require
ments and your habits are excellent
in every respect do not apply for this
duty.
Apply army recruiting office, Second
and Brady streets, Davenport, Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
FREIGHT AGENT
HAS TROUBLES
New Embarsoes Enforced on Rail-
roads Makes Life Of Freight
Agent One Long
Nightmare.

Since the new embargoes have
gone into effect, the life of freight
agent Is one long nightmare" said
Agent Conrad this morning. The
railroads are constantly putting on
embargoes and each road has Its
own. If we receive shipment, the
first thing we do is to look up the
embargoes and find if we can accept
it."
Each road is constantly issuing
new rules and no two roads have the
same rules. If a shipment Is received
for point in the east, for instance,
some point in Maine, the shipment
will have to travel over two or three
roads. The Pennsylvania lines have
one embargo in effect west of Pitts
burgh and another east of that place.
Then the car goes through New York
and on one or two roads east Of the
metropolis. The embargo for each
and every road must be looked up.
in order to see whether the shipment
can be given a clear bill of lading to
It's destination. If 1t cannot, it can
not be accepted.
New instructions are sent out every
day and it is the duty Of the local
agents to classify and file these regu.
lations. When a car is ordered, these
regulations, probably one or two hun
dred slips or more, must be searched
before the car is given.
Mr.. Conradt ended by saying :'If
the people knew how long it takes
to look up all this stuff, they would
have a great deal of patience while
waiting at the phone"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09

ate. The structure is 600 feet in
length, $50 feet wide and four stories
IN height. Built of steel and con-
crete the cost of the structure was
! S2,O60,0OO. The machinery cost the
remaining $3000,0O0.
The plant will employ 1000 men
and will manufacture all of the am
i-munition wagons, caisson supply
wagons, ETC, used in the artillery
service OF the country. What ordip-
arily would have required :wo years
to complete, has been made ready IN
half year, due to the urgent de-
mands of the war department. As
rapidly as the vehicles are turned
out by this plant they will be shippei
abroad.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
SHOP RAIDED
LAST NIGHT
Barber Shop of Art Peterson Raided
by Police Last Night and
Great Deal of Booze
Taken.

Two search warrants were issued
yesterday for the barber shop of Art
Peterson, 918 Main street. One of the
warrants was for booze and the
other for gambling devices. The raid
was made last night and eight sacks
of large bottles of beer, eight sacks
of pint bottles and a quart bottle
containing some whiskey were taken.
In addition, dice table, cigar box
full of chips and deck of cards
were taken.
Notice was served on Mr.. Peterson
to appear before the goth of the
month and give reasons why the
property should not be destroyed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
h.x County Agent.

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, Feb. 81. Z:
Ferguson of Mechanicsvile, who VIII
begin his duties as Jefferson county
agent on February Is, is here today
getting acquainted.
The county farm bureau recent
completed its organization with $50
members and it is thought the num-
her will be doubled before Ferguson
takes his post next week
The organization of the farm bu-
reau ends a campaign of two years
FOR such an institution.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
eeace Convention called.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.I
NEW YORK. Feb. depressing
the belief that the time has come to
make an attempt to bring about peace.
pacifsts, socialists and radicals among
labor men arranging to hold peace
convention in this city Feb. 16 and IL.
Delegates will be elected, it Is stated
to similar meeting to be held In
London
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
About Mrs. Miller.

| Mrs. Walter McNab Miller, who is
! one of the speakers, is one of that
great army of women who has been
prepared for perfect citizenship at
! this time by years Of work in club
! and public life Mrs. Miller believes
that if her activity in club life has
not fitted her for service to her
country In time of war, il was a
vanity and the theory of special train
ing has fallen down.
Mrs. MiIIer's career has been Of
rare quality. Following her early
college life at Putnam seminary in
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. she studied in the
universities of Nevada. Mo, and
Leland Stanford, and abroad in the
universities of Leipzig, Prague, Paris
and London This surely has given
Mrs. Miller a broad viewpoint. and
she is an acknowledged leader in
world wide activities. Her work with
the pure food committee OF the gen
eral federation Of women's clubs
brought the fine results we are so
familiar with, and her home state,
recognizing special ability, made Mrs.
Miller a member of the Missouri
state board of charities, and finally
appointed her special agent for the
Missouri food administration.
So big is Mrs Miller's vision that
she organized the first Red Cross so
ciety in Nevada. and has now beer
drafted for service in Iowa with til
sneakers our government is sendinS
out to bring us the last word from
the front. We cannot estimate the
benefit and inspiration this woman
will bring to our community. and
Mrs. Miller will enlist thousands of
volunteers for service in the homes
of Iowa, where we must realize this
war is to be won.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
Spent Time with Chorus Girl.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Mrs. jeanette
Wall. 25, told a coroner's jury today
that her husband, Scott J. Wall struck
and cursed her when she questioned
his absence from home for three days.
She shot and killed him She claims
Wall has beer spending most of his
time with a chorus girl Wall form
erly lived in Pittsburgh, Pa, and was
employed at tie Congress hotel here
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
Band Concert at 1880.

Preceding the speaking there VIII
be band concert at 7:30 o'clock by
the Keokuk Concert band Of which
w. H. Bower is conductor This
organization will play half hour
program of popular and patriotic
music, and In the program will be
the march written by Mr.. Bower and
dedicated to Keokuh's Company l.,
part of which is in the rainbow dfvi-
sion, and part in Camp Cody at
Deming.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
New SIS. ooo,oo Plant.

ROCK ISLAND, H., Feb. Cost
ing s5.o0o,000, the new field artillery
vehicle plant of the government at
the Rock Island arsenal upon which
rush work has been in progress for
six months, is at last ready to oper-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends,
neighbors and members of Colfax
Rebecca lodge No. 4 for their assist
ance in our recent bereavement in
the loss of our mother.
MIR. h E. RABE AND CHILDREN.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends for
the kindness and beautiful floral
offerings during our recent bereave
ment.
MR.. AND MRS. THoS. R SHELLY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
SERVICE FLAG
TO BE BLESSED
ST. Peters Will Honor Their Boys
in United States Army and
Navy Tomorrow at 9
O'clock Mass.
the proud record Of forty stars. VIII

the proud record Of forty stars. Will
LII oy tue cry Re|.
jar as Gillespie tomorrow, after the
9 O'Clock mass. which will be offered
for st. Peters boys whose names are
inscribed on the roll of honor
This tablet ornamented with Amer
lean flags is typical of the patrieti-
ism of ST. Peters boys and of the
glorious cause to which they have
pledged their lives.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09

The speakers will address an after
noon meeting at Fort Madison tomor-
row. They will be brought to Keo-
kuk by George B. Stewart, and mem
bers of his committee tomorrow aft
ernoon following the Fort Madison
meeting, and will be met here by the
Keokuk committee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09
Which Outft-Victrola and Records Shall
We Deliver at Your Home?
Duncan schell's Outfit car s2225.

Duncan Schens Outfit "A'' $2225
three doublefaced records)
vcroa equipped is
playing the 5000 different selections I225
and $100 week.
Duncan Schels Outfit tsB' $33.75
portable vicsroIa, style oak
Exhibition selection
Give 10nch doubefaced choosing
for this at the OF 81 down and $100 week
Duncan Schells Outfit "C'' S4950
vietroa price $500. Equipped with
includes pieces
doublefaced 10inch records Terms $3.50 cash and
$500 month.
Duncan Schell's Outfit s'D'' $685.
vIctroa style No equipped with indicator and
price $3.50 Thh
includes (nine doubleaced reoord)
own choosing. Terms $3.50 cash and $500 month
Duncan Schells Outfit "E' $94.O0
includes vctroa, style TO- ma
hogany oak, $780, az doubfaced
inch records of choosng) $40 cash and $3.50
month.
Duncan-S chell's Outfit "F' $1235O
victroia, style No H. mahogany finish, soe
with sc selections choosing eighteen 10nch double
faced rs cent records Terms $500 cash and $3.50 month
Duncan Schell's Outfit CO.. $4,000.
Mahogany victroia exceedingly
New style, No A. price s65oO Including library
40 selections choosing doubled records
Duncan Schell's Outfit EN- $2330O
vietrola, style No 16, mahogany together
with 40 classical your choosing
splendid GA doubleaced
down and $3.50 month
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-01-18
Aprehendidos por
llevaf az1lcar
a Mexico
En- la Ciudad de Laredo, Tex.
Cuatro individuos fusron encar-
ceIados porque llevaban Glen
libras De csc articulo
correspondence Especial para LA PRENsA'

/ correspondence Especial para LA PRENsA'
/ LAREDO, Tex, Enero 15.-Las
/ autoridades, cumpliendo con las ms
| trucciones recibidas de Washington,
de no permitir que nadie lleve a terri
torio mexicano mas cantidad de ar
ticulos de primera necesidad que ACNE
LA que esta debidamente autor:zata
V que debe ser Ia suficiente para las
necesidades de cada familia, est&n
p~rocediendo al arresto de las personals
cue pretendan llevar a Nuevo Lare-
do harina, azicar y manteca sn can
| tidades que pueden considerarse destl-
nadas a la speculation.
Los tres dichos articulos sou ios
que mas escasean en- ell lado meNIca-
no V muchas personals han pretendido
| llevar cantidades suficientes para Ell
aprovisionamiento de IN mes, 10 cual
esta. terminantemente prohibido, pues
las autoridades aduanales no pueden
permitir que nadie lleve mas de aqut-
10 que sirva, estrictamente, para las
necesidades del momento.
Cuatro personals fueron a%prehendi-
das porque los empleados que Sc en-
~cuentran en- las garitas descubrieron
que trataban de pasar a Nuevo Lare-
do Glen libras de azucar. Dijeron
elias que csc articulo nc 10 que-lan
para negociar, sino para dedicarlo a
las necesidades dc sus respectivas ia
milias en- vista de que el azucar no sc
consiguc en- el lado meXicano, pero
esta declaration no fue tomada en-
euenta por los oficiales a~mericanos,
q~uienes consideration que las dichas
personals habian violado la ley rela-
tiva a Ia prohibition sobre las expor-
t~aciones del azucar V otros articulos.
Por tai motive, Sc les llev0 ante eli
agente federal, cl que despues del exa-
men prelminar, fijoles una fianza de
mil dolares para que quedaran en- IL
bertad mientras llega la epoca en- que
Sc reuna ell jurado de la Corte Federal.
= Como los acusados no pudieron c.
torgar Ia fianza, Sc les inferno en- la
carcel del condado, donde permanece-
ran .hasta ell proximo periodic de la
corte.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-01-18
Ell Cor. Siocum fue
obsequiado en-
Matamor0s
lie die III banquete Gonzalez
Sc ofreeieron a coadyuvar mutua'
mente para Ia mejor vigilancia
de la frontera
Correspondence Especial para Ia PRENsA

Correspondence Especial para Ia PRENsA'
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Enero 10
| Las autoridades de Matameros aga
! saiaron esplendidamente al coronel
Slocum, jefe militar del Distrito de
Brownsville; al Sheriff Vann, del con-
dado de Cameron; al Presidente del
Consejo de Excepciones del mismc
condado v a otros ~funcionarios que
fueroY huespedes del vecino puerto.
Ell coronel Tirso Gonzalez ash como
sus ayudantes y algunos funcionarios
de la administration municipal ofre-
cierons a coronel Slocum IN banquetc
en- ell que, a la bora de los brmuls, Sc
hicieron formales ofrecimieNtos de CO.
laborar, de manera eficaz, en- la vigil
lancia de la frontera, para dar garan-
tias plenas a los habitantes meXica-
nos v americanos. Ell coronel Tirso
Gonzalez dio seguridades al coronel
Slocum de que reforzara las p~atrullss
e~ncargadas del servicio de vigilancia
a 10 largo de la Inca divisoria en-
toda la region que tiene bajo su ferula
para evitar que sigan entrando parti-
das armadas a territorio americana,
como ha ocurrido recientemente. Dire
clio. tambien, que evitara que tomen
refugio en- t%erritorio meXicano los in
dividuos de origen meXico-americano
que cometen ~asaltos en- las rancherias
fronterizas c ~intenten escapar, como
ha sucedido en- otras ocasiones, cru
zando eli Bravo.
FL c~oroncl Slocum y u acompanan-
ties regresaron a Brownsville muy
satisfechos de Ia cordial acogida que
les dieron los ca~rrancistas. Ell men
cionado militar americana ACADIA dc
hacerse cargo de la jefatura del Dis
trito Militar de Brownsville V vicne
animado de los mejores deseos para
mantener excelentes relaciones con
las autoridades militares carranclstas,
cuya cooperation desea para impedlr
Sc registrar raids" que perjudl-
uuen tanto a los intereses america
nos como a los meXicanos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-01-18
Persigue i Gutierrez.
AUDAz ROBO EN- UNA
CASA DE CAMPO

MINEOLA. l.. I. Enero 16.-John
Ludium, de setenta y cinco amos de
cdad. rico agricultor y hacendado
de esta region, Y Su hermana Miss
Mary LudlIm de setenta y tres amos
dc edad. fueron golpeados aver has
Ia Guedar en- estado de inconsistencies
en- 81 casa de la Avenida Fulton,
cerca de Ia pista de carreras de Bel
mont. por cuatro hombres enmasca-
radios La anciana pareja fue anna
r:ada luego d sus reSpectlvas camaS
Dor los malhechores, quiencs sc de-
dicaron luego a saquear la casa, ro-
hardose s~etecientoS pesos en- efectl-
0 = tres rclojcs dc orc que tenian
los duenos dc Ia finca.
Aver en- Ia manana. anteS dc que
.el dis alumbrara, Miss Ledlum dcs-
perto y descubrio que IN su cuarto
, SC eucoueraba un extrano. A Ia vista
ticl descoaocido. Miss L1dlum en-
pez6 . gritar y su hermano que tie
ne in Sueno muy liviano y duerme
en- una pieza contigua, sc deSperto
para yer 10 que o~curria, pero sc halo
iguaimeate de manos q hoca con otro
sujeto deSonocido. Ambos inoivi-
duos Sc encontraban enmascarados.
Mr.. Ludlum. sin embargo no Sc ate
morizo : lanzo contra ell extrano
perSonaje que trataba de ~cerrarle e.
paSo. un punetazo en- p!ena cara que
hizo rodar por ell suelo al ladron. In.
mediatamente sc lauzo en- auXilio de
SUI hermana, pero anteS de llegar a
cuarto de esta Sc encontro Mr.. Lud.
lum con un tercer enmascarado.
fSs-. 2 u ga. Col .