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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
THE DAILY GATE CITY AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
K[0KI|k SAILOR LAD ON
T)RPEDO[D LINCOLN, HERE

There was no confusion On the
boat Men moved with well trained
precision The captain ordered the
life boats and rats launched The
ship had settled for q moment when
the third torpedo crashed through
and the vessel began 10 sink
1 The order came to abandon the
ship slid into the water and
grabbed a raft Two men on the ship,
one colo-ed cook and the other q
white butcher, shot thems01Tes rather
than face the open perm OF the sea
Twen-ysevea men we're lost when the
ooac sank No one knew what be
came Of them -Four were on the top
side and went down with the ship.
Others must have been canght IN the
hold
Ship Goes Down.
Twenty seven minutes AFTER the
FIRST torpedo struck us, the Lincoln
rent down
Two hundred men cIing1ng TO RATS
tied together, drtfted out to sea
Half an hour later the German sub
marines bodied up IN the, water and
begAn to cruise slowly around u.s.
That was the only time any ono was
frightened We didn't know whether
We were to be blown sky high or not
The sailors on the submarine yelled
al Us in a derfsive way and took our
pictures They wanted our COM
mander, ?. W. Foote. He was with
US dressed as common sailor. We
told the GermloS he was on q Life
boat. They took one Of our men, Lieu
tenant Isaacs. prisoner, and one sailor
who was on xaft alone.
DrW Eighteen Ho01
The submarine disappeared and We
heaved a sigh OF relief. For etgh-
teen hours we had nothing to eat or
drink TWO American desuuyers
picked Us up at one O'Clock in the
morning, June L They had received
a signal for help sent by wireless
from the Lincoln when she was
struck and had steamed 800 miles to
the rescue The conveys took US to
France We landed there a few days
later. came home on the Great
Northern, landing IN New York, June
~. Seven hundred and fifteen peo-
Die were saved from the Lincoln.
'T want 30 go back when my fur-
Tough Is over. I WIN have to report
at the receiving ship at the Brooklyn
navy yards. My only fear is that we
can't get a boat out right away to get
back into the game
praise for sosdien-
Alden speaks enthusiastically Of the
American soldiers at tho front
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
praise for sosdiers-

Alden speaks enthusiastically Of the
,A,nertcan soldiers at tho front
.Tl,ey are bringing new spirit into
things" he declared. The Americans
say. we have this Job OF licking the
HUNS to do. Let's push It through and
get It over. That's American pep"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Couldn't Hear capest,.

couidnt Hear Captain.
TO prevent an explosion the steam
exhaust pipes were turned on We
couldn't hear the captains orders.
but he sigaIed us to take our various
posts of duty according to reguiar
lions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
He Was on watc...

7 was on watch in the IRE room
when the first torpedo exploded. It
crashed forward in the main blnkers,
tearing out ono side OF the ship. Be
fore this there had been no indfca-
ton, whatever, that we were IN peril,
for we were supposed to be out OF the
submarine zone. Then came The SEC
ond torpedo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Leon s. Alda, First Class Fire
man, Tells Of Narrowing
Experiences on
May 81
MEN CALM HE SAYS
No Confusion Follows Shots
Was On Watch IN Fire Room
Of Ship When Crash
Came.

Just Is calmly Is e he rss rslat,
Ing me sTe--s o. z Sunday school
picnic. Leon s Alden Aeokzk sail
c-nn," who vas aboard the tor
psdoe6 Z s. s. Lincoln, Hay 81 Sal
n the pa-lor Of his home 1912 Pzlea1
srss-, today and told graphically the
story f thai narrowing experience
Alden. who was q fEr class fireman
On the Lincoln, Is the guest Of his
mother, Mrs 4 G. TIidmza and 9th
81 relatives, On 2 ntoeteen-day fur
Tough He arrived in the city Sunday.
This orunzed young fireman isn't
any the worse for having gone
through terrible experience Not q
bit OF excitement crept into his voice
when he told aboU II 70 reporter
for The Gate City.
Men IN the navy expect such
thing" be said modestly.
I'VE were torpedoed at ntne O'Clock
The morning Of May 81" he said. The
Lincoln, in company with three other
transports, was making the return
Trip from France The Germans must
have been laying for the Lincoln e.
pecialy. The boat had carried s,0oo
soldiers and heavy cargo to France.
In the torpedo attack Is was evident
iy made the objective
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
WEED OUT THE DISLOYAL
Anchorage Times)


 Newspapers the outside now are laylng grea stress on the presence America of many forelgr horn persons who while living in and securlt' under the protection of our government are not II svmnathy with the prosecution of the and in lac are a handicap the nation in it's efforts to ge concerted action from the people on all War ihea 
 The Times has accurate way or determlhn inst how numerous are these obstructonists on tn outside, but it led to believe that their numner comparatively small However it is kno" that among the residents of Anchorage there pc sons who while not allowing their beliefs to becon public thoroughly opposed to the prosecution C the
 In most cases these persons are discreet in the utterances and their disloyaty is proved by wha they don't do than by what they do The Red Cros drive uncovered many of them and later the tooo COL servation measure brought a few more to hght
 Some of the most fragrant cases are those o men drawing money directly from the nation whlc' they refuse support in its hour of trial This ha been a matter of public knowledge for weeks ana ] is time some action taken to sever these mel from the government payroll and replace them wlt' men who at least,e are loyal Americans
 There are 1,150 employees of the Alaskan En gineering Commission in the Anchorage division. Th small number engaged in active work indicates tla there is no scarcity of labor here and the Times rec ommends that the contracts now held by those no in sympathy with the government be cancelled an' let to men who have the welfare of the United State at heart.
 This is not time to talk of efficiency and saving where it affects the welfare of the nation. Even the men who replace the dsoyal element no such good workers there is the satisfaction to be ha' that the money they earn will be used rghtfully an' if necessary placed at the disposal of the best ernment earth
 It is time that the people of this communit. awakened to the seriousness and meaning of tn great m which we are engaged There onl two kinds of people whom recognize now, thos who for and those who against Let ever, man declare by his actions and utterances his req position, and then time should be lost in putting enemies, both passive and active, where they be long.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

Some said the other day that New York would make strong strong and a weak man weaker-and he told the truth. Only he should have said the cty'-any cty-instead of confining it to New York For it pertains to all cities, without ex ception. yrq
 Because of the successful business Of any city once country boys, it does not follow that all country boys who go the city succeed Far from it. Many of the criminals in the city were country boys. The city has made the strong country boy stronger and weakened the weak coun try boy.
 Outcome to think about it. isn't it true of ev erything in this old world? Doesn't the college or university do the thing? Doesn't the army dc it? that the tendency fe-to grow in strength weakness depending upon whether is strong weak?
 We have somethihg like two million boys in the army and navy. The is going to prove the un doing of of them. When the is over, it will be found that many boy who entered the ser vice apparently clean wellbehaved young chap, is going to come of the service for his service But will be found if wants to dig deep enough that such boy was really weakling when he en tered the army navy.
 There going to come out of the service hun dreds of thousands of splendid better in every way for their service-boys who, when they entered the army navy not known to be of any especial strength of character. But, again, dig deer enough and you will find that they really strong when they entered the service; they had need worry what the army or navy will do tc him; for it will strengthen him And mother of a weaklng need expect the army navy to give hin strength character; it will likely still further weak him, just the city would have done had he entered the army.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

used to believe that anyone who took glass of beer was headed straight for the Bad Place now has q daughter who has to have a dry martini before breakfast
 Every merchant knows that if he can get you to look long enough you will buy.
 The reason a small boy likes to 20 to school on Monday morning is because a bird gets corns on its feet from walking because it can't fly.
 Another strange thing is a fath- er's pride in the fact that he thinks lis monkey-faced baby resembles 1im
 And many man would love his 1eighbor if he wasn't afraid of his wife catching him at it.
 Maybe the reason why wives have nore religion than husbands is be- 'ause they need it less.
 When a girls only reason for marrying a man is because he is a good dancer, some divorce lawyer is 5oing to get piece of change.
 A woman couldn't talk any more han she does if she had a larger 1ocabulary. But it is different with l man.
 A sea serpent is good sized beast But he never gets so big that you ant get him into a whiskey bot le.
 That look of Sorrow and Deep learning on her face is not always Love, Harold. Maybe it is Cramps.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

million men The chances shall have others who will be there long enough to be available in meeting the German drive We sending men across every thousands of them. But they need months of training they reach France and they will not likely take part in spring drive or in meeting a spring drive
 There is no reason to fear that Germany will break through There are many for believing that she will not break through The Allies on the iob as our boys say; they will be taken awares They will meet the pressure soon as it begins and God pity the poor German soldiers who are thrown into the They will stand no chance whatsoever of getting enough If gets through he will march cords of dead Germans, and that is in itself bit discouragng.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
IF THE DRIVE IS MADE

If the drive is made-tha is, if Germany under takes to pull off the big offensive she intended to pull off-it will probably begin about the latter part of this month. She started her Verdun drive the latter part of February, and England began her ia enable to believe that the German drive will shortly start-if it starts at all.
 If it starts at all? That is still question There is much reason to believe that Germany vii make some kind of drive, advertised In fact, it is hard to understand how she refrain from making it, since the German people are ex pecting it. But there still many observers who claim that Germany will not make serious drive in the West contentng herself with sporadic offenses of great enough extent to prevent the allies from making a drive of magnitude Some of the people who hold to this view have been making reliable predictions right along
 The intensely cold weather in France and Belgium is probably at end for this Certainly heavy and hard freezes looked for from this time But the rains will more ire quently for the next sixty days and rains hamper warfare more than do heavy freezes Germany ought therefore to wait another thirty sixty days before undertaking real drive. especially as it is now known that she started her Verdun drive toe 
 These reports are the effect that the artillery is busy that the airplanes appearing in greater number that the rading parties becoming bolder These things would indicate that the Germans really expect to make drive. and great anxiety will pre- vail for the next few weeks
 We now have in France something like half a
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

LONDON: Prof. Bernard Fares, official correspondent of the British government on Russian front, says After ten months of war the Rus sians, according to war office statis- tics, lost 3,S0O,0O0 men in killed, wounded and prisoners. In the 1915 drive into Galicia losses were 150,0O0 men out of 350,000 On the Warsaw front a division was sent under shrapnel without rifles, and men having no helmets tried to cov- CT their heads with spades.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
BACK TO THE MIDDLE AGES

It is strange how the new freedom in Russia looks back to the Middle Ages for methods anC politics wherewith vindicate the rights of man
 The dotrine that shall be equal and thai the collection of taxes shall be carried out by public functionaries who shall receive no more than fail nav for their work is relatively modern. The doc Urine that taxes shall be squeezed out of anybody who can be made pay and that large percentage of the collections may properly stick in the pockets of the collectors hoary with age and redolent O. corruption It goes back the days when favor ite amusement of Kings and Barons was the spoila tion of monastaries and cathedrals
 But here come the Bolshevik with an ordel confiscating all the gold in the country, except { limited amount to small holders, and the churches are particularly named subject to the order Real izing that the order likely to result Tn the dlsap pearance of gold the Bolsheviki offer onethrd o any hidden hoard to any persons who Will lniorn the government where to find it.
 The outlook for blackmai bribery, perjury an' allaround corruption opened by this program appear excellent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Luke McLuke Says

Anyway, a pessimist avoids To- of disappointment, in that he never finds anything peter than he eX- 2ected it to be.
 Never laugh at an ugly man un- less you are certain that you are lbove suspicion in that particular yourself.
 Isn't it funny what a mistaken idea you can get of womans ap- pearance when you judge her by her telephone voice?
 In fiction the hero must have 6 Square Jaw. But in real life wt have often seen chinless mar bite the nose off a man who had { square jaw.
 The fashioned woman who
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
WARNING ISSUED
(U. s. Food Bulletin)

o
 Warning against unwarranted increase in the price of wheat flour substitutes has been given by the Unit ed States Food Administration. This action followed the receipt of numerous complaints that dealers il the various ingredients used in place wheat taking advantage of the wheat yatior program to raise prices.
 Mills of the country prepared meet the greater demand of housewives and bakers for other cereals during the next few months Lack of trans poraton is the only factor that stand in the way of proper distribution throughout the country
 At least one of the substitutes is produced in quantity in almost every section of the country If any shortages occur they will be local and not que much to lack of supplies difficulty in transport ing them The supply of substitutes ample lo our needs and it is confidently expected that with the freer movement of grains the mills and of the finished product to the consumer lower prices than those prevailing will result
 The normal tendency of local scarcities would be to advance prices out of line with of production and distribution. Under the Food Control Act this will not happen All licensees dealing in food com modities who do not give their customers the benefit of fair and moderate prices selling at no more than reasonable profit above cost. will have their cens es revoked. Unlicensed food retailers who sell at more than reasonable profit will have their supplies cut orr through the notification all licensees by the Food Administration forbdding them to receive or ders for food from such retailers
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

Personally we favor woman $ rights. All the same We doubt if a lady orator should be allowed to prove she belongs to the great com mon people by speaking in her shirt sleeves.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

Schedemann the German Socialist visited S' Louis in November 1913. He expressed contempt 10 American democracy, dyedin,hewool German ant sunported the Kasers aims until recently.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

The circus may have to go back to cross-countr transportation since the of tho railroads Is de ned
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

The Kaiser on his fifty ynnth birthday, expressed thanks for Gods great deeds for Germans It T. well he was not looking for great deeds Of German for God
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Notice! l!

If Marie Huntwork, of Pickerlng- on, Ohio, will apply at the Clubs Employment Bureau we can find her to do
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

Ice famine threatened next summer on accouh If shortage of ammonia. Better Call lltte'
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

It is bad enough as it is, but we re glad we are Tot in a business where eggs, butter and sugar would be our main ingredients.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

Give us Ycur next oroar Tor trsrs Sf .ort ot coat junesa frsnste .e>ars<4dN n~ane tc
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

If wheat conservation brings back corn meal th old f siioned nd, it will not have been Tn van.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke
 -:- Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Advice.

Shut your mouth and open your eyes Work all day and advertise.
 ie who does this cannot fail. And he'll soon have loads of kale.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

like to have Glenn Stonecypher, o Clarksville, Ga, deliver a lecture on the meaning of Egyptian hiero-
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Well, Well!

Money may be scare in some owns. But you can always find A yickle in Somerset, Ky.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
The Wise Fool.

An ocean voyage makes fine outing, ,55 observed the Sage.
 "Yes, for the inner man. com nented the Fool.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
No Joke.

If there were no letter T, Said wise old Mir Falk, think you'd know at least one
 guy
 Who'd be unable to talk"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Huh |!

We hate to keep anybody out of e Club. But where the Hex are e gonna put Gay Scheets, of the lhio Dental College, Cincinnati?
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Names Is Names.

U. Stonebreaker lives at Promise City, Iowa.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Alta Boy

o. Joy is the blacksmith at Lib rty, Ohio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

AS a general thing, you can tell " the color of a mans converse ion whether he has brains or just mud puddle under his hat
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Aw, GWan!

The auger said: This consta round And grind of work sure makes me sore; | am not lazy, but I've found This life to be a constant bore. '
 Luke. The stone spoke up, "You've joy to burn, Your lot l would not mind; But life for me, where CT l turn, Is just a steady grind"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Cheer Up!

Keep smiling as you wend your wa2 Through this old vale of sorrow The sun may not be out today,
 But it will shine tomorrow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Our Daily Special

If You Cant Whip Your Enem! You Can Always Forgive Him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Oh 1!

We hate to say anything mean lmout anybody. But when a man admits it, what are We going to do? All of which preliminary to the statement that M. E. Cheatum is m undertaken in Halstead, Kansas
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
How About It?

The members of the Club would
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Fooe,y

Sign on store on Main street hinnston, w. Va:
 SMEII SISTERS
 MILLINERY
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Gosh :.

From the Lawrenceburg, Ind, News we learn that Mrs. A. Arm )uster broke her arm Wednesday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Saving Chance of a Lifeline

The chance of lifetime to LEARN to save, if you not already saving. A lifetime chance to improve your condition PERMANENTLY, by putting aside Day"
 Begin to buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Their value increases every month and they are backed by the "I o. U. of the richest nation in the world your country!
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

wife of Josiah B. Deeter, Born July IS, 1855, died April 3,
 1876
 There is no real God.
 Man has no Soul.
 Life ends forever at Death. The human race has advanced not on account of the Church, but in spite of it. e
 Civilization is due to Science and not to Christianity. Does a Priest or a Preacher real ;ze how unnecessary he is on Earth? I hope there is a Hell for those He'll fired Preachers"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

A Strange Epitaph. An old tombstone in the Teegar- len Cemetery, six miles north of Greenville. Ohio, on the Ft, Re covery pike, contains this inscrip- ton:
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

BITS OF BY = PLAY l By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati Enquirer Advice. Shut your mouth and open your eyes York all day and advertise. ie who does this cannot fail. And he'll soon have loads of kale. The Wise Fool. "An ocean voyage makes a fine )uting,55 observed the Sage "Yes, for the inner man. com nented the Fool Cheer Up! Keep smiling as you wend your wa3 Through this old vale of sorrow; The sun may not be out today, But it will shine tomorrow. Gosh
 From the Lawrenceburg, Ind, News we learn that Mrs. A. Arm buster broke her arm Wednesday.
 Fooey Sign on a store on Main street, hinnston, w. Va:
 SMEII SISTERS
 MILLINERY.
 Alta Boy o. Joy is the blacksmith at Lib rty, Ohio.
 No Joke. If there were no letter T, Said wise old MT. Falk, I think you'd know ct least one
 guy
 w no be unable to talk.
 Huh!
 We hate to keep anybody out of e Club. But where the Hex are e gonna put Gay Scheets, of the lhio Dental College, Cincinnati?
 Well, We'll! Money may be scare in some owns. But you can always find A. Jickle in Somerset, Ky.
 Notice! If Marie Iuntwork, of Pickering g- on. Ohio, will apply at the Clubs Employment Bureau we can find her something to do.
 How About It? The members of the Club would
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23

William PalIister, MD. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Specialist In the treatment of diseases and deformlties of the eye and ear, nose and throat Glasses fitted. Office Juneau Gen. eral Hospital.
 Phone 60o
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-23
Tips from Texas
(Dallas News.

And while Solomon may have lad other little weaknesses, it is enerally agreed that he was not )ashful among the ladies.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-02-05

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w cyfrach korzysci Z takiego skla-
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go skladu w Kalifornii.
Rezultat wiecu byl ten, re Kill
ku Z obccnych zapisalo sobie
akcye, inni zaS domagali sic je-
szcze wiecu, ably Gale Wojciechc-
VIC ia sprawl zainteresowac.
Jeden z obecnych.