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The Newark journal., 1918-11-07

Dear Sister.-Received four letters from you yesterday and was sure glad to get them. With we boys over here, mail from home is first in importan- ee, and next in importance is pay day.
 I have been here now al- most two months. 1 like this country better all the time. l imagine 1t was a great coun- try in time of peace. And by the way, peace is in sight. All the people of all the world have their eyes on President Wilson, and as peace is being talked we are driving tie Huns before our victorious armies. The Tanks are doing their part in the great drive, which IS not only a drive to whip the Huns but a drive for liberty, permanent peace, democracy and civilization for all man. kind.
 Had a letter from papa and he said they were getting along fine. 1 has been long time since l saw any of them about three years this month believe. When I get out of the army l am going to visit them and you too, and stay until eat you all out of a home. get plenty to eat here but you know it doesn't taste like yours or mothers cooking.
 Don't know where I will To- cate when I get cut of the ar my. Wish I could make the money in New York that I can make in the west. I like New York but it takes lots of money te get into business there.
 l am in a little city this af. ternoon just three miles from camp, which is only a nice walk for a soldier.
 Have gained about 15 poun. ds since l have been here. We have a nice little camp here We were in tents but have moved into the barracks.
 Write me often. With love to all. Your brother,
 R. c. STURDIVANT, 18th Const. Go. A.E.F. France
The Newark journal., 1918-11-07

ters and write me often. The more leters we boys get from home the better we feel. as letters from home have won derful effect in keeping up the spirit of our boys. Letters from home cheer us up more than you could imagine.
 Your loving son,
 WALTER l.. BRIDGEMAN, Go. l.. 162 Inf. A. E. F.
The Newark journal., 1918-11-07
WALTER l.. BRIDGEMAN,
France, Oct. 12.

Dear Folks at Home.-These few lines leave me feeling fine and enjoying life and having all the fun that is allotted tc one soldier boy.
 l am sending you Christ mas Package coupon, but don't use it to send me anything for 1 believe we will be home by Christmas or very soon after.
 l have not time to write much so excuse my short let
The Newark journal., 1918-11-07
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH

Nashville, Nov. 3.-At the home of Charles Irving, living seven miles south of Nashville their 18-months-old son fell into a fire and was fatally burned. No one was in the room and it is supposed the. baby walked to the fireplace and stopped to play with the fire. The flames caught his clothes and before help could arrive he was so badly burned that death resulted in few hours.
The Newark journal., 1918-11-07

M with the soldiers Thousands of hn who
  educational institutions this
  and graduation the college tgonometry r. M C. A. schools It will make them better artllerymen addition A ierae and foreigners the fish language The War Department giving tion In his work
 The g class conducted Y. N. c. A. at
The Newark journal., 1918-11-07
WALTER RRIDGEMAN
 WRITES FROM FRANCE

MT. and Mrs l.. B. Bridge man have received the follow ing letters from their son, Wal ter, who is with the American forces in France.
The Newark journal., 1918-11-07
FROM NEWARK BOY
 OVER IN FRANCE

Following are extracts from a letter received by Mrs. D. l.. Gibson from her brother Clem- mons Sturdivant, who is now in France with the American expeditionary forces.
The Newark journal., 1918-11-07
France, Oct. 1, 1918.

France, Oct. 1, 1918. Dear Folks.-I am we'll and doing fine. Hope you all are the same. We had our first frost here last night, and it is beautiful day today.
 l hope crops are good. Start big crop for next year, so 1
The Newark journal., 1918-11-07

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18
NONPARTiSAN LEAGUE
"PRINClPLES,"

Donnellson Review: We received
Monday a four page letter from the
National Nonpartisan league, A. G.
Townley, president. national headquar-
tiers, st. Paul, MINI. This is the sec
ond epfstle we have received from the
same source in the past week or ten
days. These letters are largely devot-
ed to warning US against the Greater
Iowa association. According to their
statements 1t is composed Of a bad
lot, and Is not worthy OF confidence.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Greater Iowa association is composed
OF Iowa men, whose property inter
ests are in this state, and to whom
the prosperity Of the state means
much. still the N%onpartisan league
would have US believe that they are
tryong to disrupt the state, while Mr..
Townley and his associates, who
claim residence we know not where,
r apparently coming over into
Macedonia to help u.s." Mr.. Townley
admits that he made a failure Of his
own business, so he has taken up the
Job Of showing other people how to
conduct theirs. The officers Of the
Nonpartisan league are willing to con-
tribute their time, energy and such
ability as they may possess In the
great work Of r%enovating the Iowa
agriculturist, and all they ask in re-
turn is that the farmers furnish the
necessary funds to publish a maya
zine. a newspaper. all overhead ex-
penses and i~ncidentals, and as a re-
ward they shall be led into green pas
lures and along still waters.
The assertion that the American
people love TO be humbugged long
since passed into a proverb. Hum
buggery may be called our besetting
sin. Like liberty, 1t appears to be In
the very air we breathe. and we take
to 1t as naturally as we go into poll
tics. 1t is the handspring OF many
acts We loudly praise, the lode-star Of
we ~apotheosize, is oftimes the
warp and wool even OF the mantle Of
charity, which, like a well-illed purse
a tariff compromise-covers a
multitude Of sins.
If the Iowa farmer will take time
to do his own thinking we are not
afraid of any disastrous result from
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18

the National N~onpartisan league cam
paing in this state. But 1t has oc.
CURED to us that rs a people we re-
fleet too little; depend too much on
others. too little upon ourselves. We
make OF u heads cold-storage ware
houses for other peoples ideas. In
stead OF standing up in our own In
dependent, God-like individuality.
Bacon says hat reading makes a full
man. Perhaps SO, but 1t makes a great
deal OF difference what a fellows full
OF.
The National Nonpartisan league
seem to be worried because the lime
light of investigation has been turned
upon their past performances ard
present promises by the Greater Iowa
association. When a mar fears to sub
ject his faith to the crucible Of con.
troversy; when he declines to submit
his ideas to the ballistae and b~attering
rams OF cold logic. you can safely set
1t down that he's either a hopeless
cabbage-head Of a hypocritical hum
bug-that he's a fool or a fraud, Is
full OF buncombe or bile.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18
ONE LESSON FOR EAsTER,.

There is a movement against an Easter prac-
tice of recent, growth, that Of displaying newly
Matched chicks and the giving of them to chill
dren to play with. This is objected to because
it is unnecessary cruelty and not in keeping
with the true spirit of Easter. The showing of
newly Matched chicks in store windows is bad
enough, although not especially Objectionable,
as it is possible to return the little creatures
to the brooder, and thus preserve them. But
the injury and death that follows their care
less handling by children is an unmixed evil.
Easter is a celebration of life; it denotes the
rolling away Of the stone, the resurrection and
the rebirth, not only spiritually but physically,
and is the most important festival of nature
as well as of the church. It's teachings ought
to be. exempliied in some other way than
through cruelty, however unintentional, to any
living thing. Modern innovations may adorn,
but they have not beautifed, Easter, nor made
its teachings more impressive. Let us not mar
the thought Of the coming day by the needless
destruction of life, even of a little chick
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18
ANOTHER MASK REMOVED.

ST. Louis Globe-Democrat: The
same day that Governor Burnquist Of
Minnesota set forth in pungent style
the reasons for declining to speak at
a campaign rally Of the Nonpartisan
league, the New York master of the
state grange, the dean of the Agri-
cultural college and several leading
farmers and stock raisers of the EN-
pire state revealed some of the sedi-
tious activities of the league, strongly
corroborative Of the Minnesota COVER
nor's charges. The governor charged
that the leaders have been closely
associated with the lawless I. w. w.
with the red socialists, pacifsts and
peace advocates. The executive Sec
rotary was connected with the peace
council, which had such a stormy
career last year The governor point
ed out that 1t was at a Nonpartisan
league convention that Senator La
Toilette made the vociferously ap-
plauded speech which raised a Ques-
ton as to his right to retain a seat
In the senate.
The New Workers add several
counts to this terrific Indictment.
Mr.. Lowell, master of the State
Grange, says that an effort was made
to get the New York farmers into a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18

| political organization Of their own,
the scheme including an alliance with
city elements. opposed to the war,
with he purpose of controlling the
state. The organizer Of the league,
A. G. Townley of st. Paul, who was
arrested two weeks ago on a war
rant charging him with conspiring to
discourage enlistments and obstruct-
ing the drafts, had a fund Of over
$1,000, 900, raised by charging each
of the 100000 members an initiation
fee of SIG. This was literally used
In propaganda. Immediate benefits
in prices and marketing conditions
were promised the farmers, but the
literature Townley circulated de-
manded an immediate peace, de-
nounced "the militaristic policy Of
the government, called the great
struggle a Capitalists war" and
urged everybody to resist efforts "to
muzzle free speech" Townley argued
against larger crops and In other
ways sought to interfere with the
conduct Of h war.
There was much dissatisfaction
among New York farmers over the
administration of state food control
laws, but when the pro-German pro-
clivities Of the league became evil
dent. Its overtures were spurned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18
Help me to need no aid from men that I
may help such men as need Kipling.
PRICE FIXING LIMITED,

The food administration at Washington is
not a p~rice-fxing body. Mr.. Hoover wants
this fact to be distinctly understood by the
American people. Only in two commodities
wheat and sugar-has an attempt been made to
fix prices. And this was made necessary by
economic forces arising out of the war.
I'm the ordinary course Of our wheat market
Ing says Mr.. Hoover, ''the wheat goes to the
market during the first four months Of the
harvest year and during this period, we're no
control established with the allies and ~neutrals
it would be entirely possible for them to ex-
port from the United States such a portion of
our wheat supplies as to leave our population
short of bread. It has therefore been necessary
in the interest of our American consumer. that
the government should interfere to protect his
supplies" And with this control, as Mr.. Hoov-
er points out, the establishing of prices on
wheat and wheat products is absolutely neces-
sary.
Asserting that price fixing on wheat has not
had the effect, as has been claimed, of reducing
the acreage, Mr.. Hoover refers to the fact that
forty-two million acres of winter wheat have
been seeded, an increase of about three million
acres over any acreage hitherto known in our
history, and seven million acres over the pre-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18

war acreage. Reports that come from the
northwest indicate that the farmers OF that
region are preparing to increase their acreage
of spring wheat seeding to the limit, notwlth-
standing the disIoyal efforts of the bolshevik
type.
In regard to sugar, Mr.. Hoover says it has
been common business prudence to JOIN with
the allied governments in a definite contract
with the Cuban authorities as to price, rather
than leave it to the fluctuations which would
arise from short supplies and irregular shipping
facilities. With the exception of a few other
cases in which it has interviewed purely as a
friendly intermediary between organized pro-
ducers and consumers, the food administration
has not interfered with prices and has no
authority and no desire to fix prices of farm
products.
This statement from Mr.. Hoover should set
at ease those farmers who have been led to be-
lieve by their would-be leaders that the gov
eminent was preparing to fix a price on all
products of agriculture from maple syrup to
tomatoes. Interfering with supply by price
is a matter which leads to too many
complications and perplexing difficulties to be-
come the fixed policy of any department of gov
eminent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18
HENRY FORD, USEFUL CITIZEN.

In the early months of the wal, while he was
under the influence of demagogues, paciists,
p~ro-Germans, political adventures, enemy
agents, ~grafters, takers, vagarists and cranks,
Henry Ford was led into fantastic follies. But
when his eyes were opened he broke off all re-
lations with them and has since then set his in
ventive talents, his organizing ability and his
great fortune at work to help the government
to win the war and save the world from the un-
imaginable degradation and disaster Prussian
would bring upon it. He is turning
out farm tractors by the tens of thousands. He
is building motor trucks for use in war. He is
soon to have fifteen thousand men. at work in a
shipyard near New York City, and the general
understanding is chat his huge plant at De-
troit is supplying other things of which the gov
eminent has urgent need. There is no more
useful citizen now in the United States than
Henry Ford.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18
THE soLsHEvlkl OF AMERICA

Burlington Hawk-Eye:. Recent de-
spatches from Russia relate the So
ductive propaganda of the Bolshevih
In Siberia. The people of that country
are lured by the enticing pictures OF
liberty that runs into license to seize
property and acquire overnight that
which belongs to others, and license
to destroy and kill and give free rein
to all the passions Of unrestra1ned ad-
venture. America has had similar ex-
p%erience with the I. w. W. The Non
partisan league Of the Dakotas is
founded upon much the same prfncf-
pies. but clothed in nor respectable
garb.
"Townleyism," as exploited in North
Dakota and TO- being spread on other
states, is a national peril. The in
side story OF it's methods, personnel
and menace is one that demands the
attention Of every patriotic citizen. It
Is an astounding revelation of a Sc
cret. socialistic and l.. W. w. move
ment of which our citizens should take
prompt c~ognizance and render eff
Gent aid in antagonizing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
n SONG.

@Hg%SSg& HE SUNS.
He was Just a street musician, and he played a simple song
In the softness. of the twilight as the shadows fickered
long;
But a boy who hurried past him stopped to listen to his
play,
And a girl whose feet had faltered found the grace to
pause and pray.
He was just a street musician, but he pointed out the way.
Yes. the song was very simple. but the boy saw noun
tains green,
And a shining. t%hread-ike river, and a tiny. homeltke
scene;
Saw a farmhouse, stained by weather and he knew the
door was wide,
And he knew that love was waiting Just across the sill
inside;
And he murmured softly, Mother and his
heart within him cried.
And the girl remembered dimly in the land Of long ago.
How she knelt beside her window and had watched the
sunset glow
out across the golden cornfelds-when her heart was
free from sin,
VIII en- she had not known the city with its fever and its
din "
And her tears were near the surface as she breathed, I'll
fght-and win!"
He was just a street musician, and he played a simple
song;
But it echoed through the twilight as the shadows flick:
cred long.
And It lowered DER the city. pure and light as silver
foam,
And 1t touched two hearts that wandered. and It told
them not TO roam
He was Just a street musician, and his song was Home
Sweet Home"
Margaret f. Sangster, Jr.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18
LADIES'! OARKEN |
YOUR GRAY HA|
Use 0randma's Sage Tea ma !.
phur Recipe and Nobody i
vii! Know.

The use of Sage and sulpbn,
restoring faded, gray hair to it, !,
ural color dates back to grand,n.
ers time. She used 1t to keen /
hair beautifully dark, glossy and
tractve. Whenever her hair \
on that dull, faded, or streak.d :,
pearance, this simple mixture :
applied with wonderful effect,
But brewing at home is mussv j
ousof-date. Nowadays, by asking
any drug store for a bottls
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur ca
pound" you will get this famous |
preparation, improved by the adj
ton Of other ingredients. which j
be depended upon to restore patu,
color and beauty to the hail.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18

A well-known downtown drugg|
says 1t darkens the hair so natural
and evenly that nobody can tell
has been applied. You simpl
danpen a sponge or soft brush VII
it and draw this through your hil
taking one strand at a time. d
morning the gray hair disappear
and after another application or tN|
1t becomes beautifully dark I'd
glossy.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Cod
pound IL q delightful toilet requisl
for those who desire q more youl
full appearance. 1t is not intended 4
the cure. mitigation or prevention
disease.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18

There are some people who ride all through the journey
of life with their backs to the horses. They are always
looking into the past. All the worth Of things Is there.
They are forever talking about the good old times, and
how different things were when they were young. There
Is no romance in the world now, and no heroisr. The
very winters and summers are nothing to what they used
TO be; in fact, life is altogether on a small, commonplace
SCALE Nov, that is a miserable sort Of thing;
II brings a kind Of paraiyzing chill over the life, and
petriffes the natural spring of Joy that should be ever
IeapIng up to meet the fresh new meroIes that the days
keep OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HEREFORD.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18

Dean Holmes of the Pennsylvania
state college, after spending months
gathering statistics, has discovered
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18
AN AGREEMENT OVERDUE.

Word comes from Japan that there is no
foundation for reports reaching this country
to the effect that resentment is felt there over
the United States embargo upon exports and
imports. There is no occasion for resentment
SO far as trade restrictions imposed In the presi-
dents proclamation Of February fifteen are
concerned. The situation may be different With
respect to our governments refusal, or failure,
to release steel needed in Japan's shipyards.
Other nations have found it necessary to con
troll their foreign trade, and the proclamation
placing this ommerc under license does not
put an embargo upon export and import bust
ness. But Japan will have just ground Of com
plant if our government refuses any reason
able proposal for the sale of American steel and
the purchase of Japanese ships. There has
been no break in negotiations, but the delay
in coming to am agreement is unfortunate, and
must be so regarded by our allies. The need
for ships is so great that the United States can
afford to make some concessions to bring about
the employment of every ounce OF sh1pbu1ld1ng
energy in Japan. On the other hand, Japan
should meet us half way in efforts to come to
terms providing for an adequate supply of steel
i'm her wards in exchange for ships needed in
the service of the United States and It's allies.
An agreement as to these matters is overdue.
Very likely all these reports Of the extrava-
gance of our boys in France IN the purchase
OF food simply means that they are paying home
prices without realizing the changed conditions
Io1 their new habitation q
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18
IOWA PRESS

Sioux City Journal: The reluctance
Of the American secretary of var to
! descend to the wine cellar during a
Paris raid was no doubt an evidence
Of his GOODNESS under fire, but per-
haps it was contributed to by the
horrid nature Of the place they pro-
posed to take him.
Marshalltown Times-Republican:
Claude Porter will have corroborated
his reputation as a self sacrificing
democrat if he accepts that nomina-
ton for governor.
Des Moines Register: The war is
no longer 5000 miles away from Sec
rotary Baker.
Cedar Rapids Republican,: Billy
Sunday has been knocking the
preachers of Chicago. He seems to
suspect that many of them, though
their churches are lined UP for the
campaign, are really not In accord
with the revival as It is carried on.
The poor preachers catch 1t on
every side. And when Sunday raps
them the audiences IRE said to feel
like %applauding him. But they have
the nara burden TO carry. Iney nave
to stay with their churches all the
time, not merely in seasons Of ex-
citement, and If the average minister
preached Mr.. Sundays theology fifty
two times a year, how many Of those
pews in the churches would remain
hlled-unless the preaeher could
preach it as Mr.. Sunday himself does
1t.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: About
the biggest fake sport just now is
the wrestling match. If a law we're
and could be inforced against
betting on wrestling, it would soon
back again on the same plane
with national baseball.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: Florida
is getting ready to hoe her potatoes
and Texas has her onions In the
ground. Kansas is worrying about
help in her wheat fields. Fat people
are dieting. Everybody is onser
ing food. It's just one thing after
another.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18

Marshalltown Times-Republican:
Claude Porter will have c~orroborated
his reputation as a self sacrificing
democrat if he accepts that nomina-
tion for governor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18

that the money value =,
college Is $4,000, or a fin ,oar Year,
OF $4,000 for every year So l sns. ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-18

Des Moines Register: The war is
no longer 5000 miles 1--WE from Sec
rotary Baker.