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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-02
Real Yankee Language

From the London Oplmon.
 A French soldier who came proudly up to an American in certain head quarters town the other day asked:
 You spik French?"
 Nope answed the American, pot yet"
 gently.
 Aye spik Eengleesh, he said The American grinned and the French man looked about for some means to show his prowess in the foreign tongue At that moment q French girl. very neat and trim in her peaked hat, long coat and high laced boots. carns along. The Frenchman jerked his head toward her, looked knowingly at the American and said, triumphantiy: "Chicken!"
 The American roared
 Shake" he said extending his hand. You don't speak English; you speak American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-02
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 ATTENTION Stop Paying Out Money For Nostrums, Baths or Lini- ments Which Can't
 Cure You Try the Prescription of Fa- nous Specialist, C-2223. It Don't Cost Much-Our Home Druggists Can
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If you suffer the agonies of rheuna- tism. or lame back, aching joints and bones, swollen muscles, distorted or bent finger, sudden pains attacking you most any time, then take the pre- scription of a famous specialist meant for just such a condition. 1t is known to our home prescription druggists by the number C-2223. Directions for home treatment and dose pasted on the bottle. This prescription (C-2222) is liquid and one of our down town drug gists explained that it drains out of our system all the poisons, uric acid and impurities which cause rheumatism, besides it purifies and enriches the blood. Thousands of restored patients give a living witness of the wonderful curative powers of C-2223 for rheuma- tism, so it seems well worth while try ing. especially as our home druggists will give us back even the small fee charged for the Prescription C-2223 if it don't help us any.
 NOTICE
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and transportation and to aid us in every way. In the towns and hamlets wherever our troops have been stationed or billeted, the French people have everywhere re- ceived them more as relatives and inti- mate friends than as soldiers of a foreign army. For these things words are quite inadequate to express our gratitude. There can be no doubt that the relations growing out of our associations here a9- sure the permanent friendship between the two peoples. Although we have not been so intimately associated with the people of Great Britain. yet their troops and ours when thrown together have al ways warmly fraternized. The reception of those of our forces who have passed through England and of those who have been stationed there has always been en- tliUsiastic. Altogether it has been deeply impressed upon us that the ties of Ian guage and blood bring the British and ourselves together completely and insep- arably.
 STRENGTH
 There are in Europe altogether, includ- ing a regiment and some sanitary units with the Italian army and the organi2a- ticns at Murmansk also including those en route from the States approximately 2,C53.347 men, less our losses. Of this total there are in France, 1888, 169 combat diLL tfOOpS T Otly uiNIS4pilo It1tNt eii ii4 sC''f of which the infantry personnel Of lo have been used as replacements, leaving 90 divisions now in France, organized into three armies of three corps each.
 The losses of the American army up to November IS are: Killed and died Of wounds, 36,154; died of disease, 148i1; deaths unclassified, 2204 wounded, 179,625 prisoners, 2l63; missing. E,660. We have captured altogether about H,000 prisoner and 1400 guns. hoWitzers and trench mor- tars
 CONTAMINATION
 The duties of the general staff, as well as those of the army and crops stafff have been very ably performed. Espe- cially is this true when We consider the new and difficult problems with which they have been confronted. This body of officers, both as individuals and as an organization, have, I believe, no superiors in professional ability, in efficiency, oi in loyalty
 Nothing that we have in France better reflects the efficiency and devotion tt duty of Americans in general than the service of supply, whose personnel is thoroughly imbued with a patriotic desire to do it's full duty. They have at al times fully appreciated their responsi- billty to the rest of the army, and the re- suits produced have been most gratify- ing.
 Our medical corps is especially entitled to praise for the general effectiveness ot its work both in hospitals and at the front Embracing men of high profes sicnal attainments, and splendid womer devoted to their calling and untiring 1T their efforts, this department has made 9 new record for medical and sanitary proficiency.
 The nuarternaster department has ha( @ difficult and varied task, but it has more than met all demands that have been made upon it. Its management and it. personnel have been exceptionally eff ficient and deserve every possible com mendation.
 As to the more technical services. tht able personnel of the ordnance depart
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desperately against odds. In this and in later actions from october to october l9. our Second corps captured over 6)00 prisoners and advanced over 13 miles. The spirit and aggressiveness of these divisions have been highly praised by the British army commander under whom they served.
 On October 2-9 our Second and Thirty sixth division were sent to assist the French in an important attack against the old German positions before Rheims. The Second conquered the complicated defense works on their front against a persistent defense worthy of the grim mest period of trench warfare and at lacked the strongly held wooded hill of Blanc Mont, which they captured in second assault, sweeping over it with consummate dash and skill. This division then repulsed strong counter attacks be- fore the village and cemetery of St Etienne and took the town. forcing the Germans to fall back from before Rheims and yield positions they had held since September. 1914. On october the Thirty sixth division relieved the Second, and, in it's first experience under fire, with stood very severe artillery bombardment. and rapidly took up the pursuit of the enemy now retiring behind the Aisne.
 SE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE
 (Second Phase)
 The allied progress elsewhere cheered the efforts of our men in this crucial contest as the German command threw in more and more frst-class troops to stop our advance. We made steady head way in the almost impenetrable and strongly held Argonne Forest, for, de- spite his endorsements. it was our army that was doing the driving. Our aircraft was increasing in skill and numbers and forcing the issue, and our infantry and artillery were improving rapidly with each new experience. The replacements fresh from home were put into exhausted divisions with little time for training, but they had the advantage of serving beside men who knew their business and who had almost become veterans over night. The enemy had taken every ad- vantage of the terrain, which especially favored the defense by a prodigal use of machine guns manned by highly trained veterans and by using his artillery at short range In the face of such strong frontal positions we should have been un- able to accomplish any progress accord
 ing to previously accepted standards, but had every confidence in our aggressive tactics and the courage of our troops.
 On October the attack was renewed all along our front, The Third corps, tilting to the left, followed the Brieulles- Cunel road; our Fifth corps took Gesnes, while along the irregular valley of the Aire river and in the wooded hills of the Arsonne that border the river, used by the enemy with all his art and weapons of defense, the First corps advanced for over two miles. This sort of fighting continued against an enemy striving to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-02
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tieth divisions, which had remained Wlth the British. to have a place of honor, the fortune of our Second corps, com posed of the Twenty and Thir- toeth divisions. which had been with the British, to have a place of honor in cooperation with the Australian corps, On September @ and October l. in the assault upon the Hindenburg line, where the St. Quentin canal passes through f' tunnel under a ridge The Thirtieth d. vision speedily broke through the main line of defense for all it's objectives, while the Twenty seventh pushed on impetu- oGsly through the main line until some of it's elements reached Guoy In the midst of the maze of trenches and shell craters, and under cross fire from ma chine guns, the other elements fought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-02
What Business Men Have Done

From Leslle's.
 The country has grown so wonder
 fully because business men have taken
 advantage of their opportunities to de-
 velop it's untold resources. The gov-
 ernment did not build railroads de-
 velop coal mines, create cotton, woolen
 silk, iron, copper, oil and other great industries. This was done by business
 men, They risked their money in the enterprises and called into cooperative effort the intelligent, high -class labor, for which the United States takes credit.
 In older countries, governments have i had time and opportunity to develop paternalistic trend. Commissions have for years been developing oppor- tunities for the investment of capital and the employment of labor, because there are fewer opportunities in the old and congested countries than in new one like ours. Here the function of government has been to seek to govern. Conceding that business men have ac- complished these results, securing | good return on their investments, and the highest plane of living for the | workingman, let us in this era of re- | construction once more entruSt our 1 business problems to the men of bust< | ness, who have proved their ability 10 master them.
 The nation owes debt of gratitude 1 to the busniess men of the United 1 States, and to the workers who have
 stood behind them. That debt has not ! always been acknowledged. Self-seek- i ing demagogues have wickedly aroused | spirit of antagonism against business,
 though in every other country big bus 1 mess is honored, and encouraged by> the | people and the government. Without | |. fa.s would not have been foremost in the reconstruction and conduct of its railways
 and the marvellous developments of it's | industries the opening of it's mines 1 it's oil fields, it's fisheries and all it's ! other vast resources. In this develop
 ment both capital and labor have found profitable opportunities
 1 Let US bear these facts in mind and | relegate to the oblivion from which 1 they came the noisy disturbers who
 have been the greatest menace to our
 continued prosperity.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04
Asks All 10 BE in Line

we want everybody who had any
thing TO 90 with the war Work 10 De
In line" Chairman Abel said this
morning, "aDd especially the women
who helped 50 much with the Red
Cross work, and who were Dig
feature in the armisttce night parade
And ask them 10 put on their UNI
forms, too, with their white aprons
and their red cross yens and caps.
II viii make a wonderfully effective
showing alongside Of the olive draD
OF the soldiers, too.
Everyone should get IN line" MI
Abel continued. and this IS 10 be
their invitation 10 do so He asks
that the different org 1ization5 make
their plans at once 30 that he can
have their names by Saturday. give
them places in the big column, and
announce the line OF march Monday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04

bryonic film magnates and from the
moment they begin to hire vampire
to the final adjustment of their diff
culties their chickering's and quarrels
and friendship and quaint observa-
lions on life and things in general
furnish great fund of amusement.
From the rise of the curtain, to the
finish of the third act. Abe and Nav
russ are kept busy keeping you in
an uproar of laughter, the kind that
reaches the real tickle spot.
A New One is "My Sammy Girl"
When Kilroy & Britton secured
the new musical spectacle they knew
what they were about and at the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04
Decorate Homes and Stores.


Mayor Lotion is asking again that
the citizens of Keokuk decorate
their homes. The merchants will
see that Main street is completely
decorated and it will be up to the
people to see that their homes are
displaying the national colors on
that day.
Mayor Weisbruch of Fort Madison,
will issue proclamation concerning
the day, soon, and Mayor Lotion is
preparing his, in which ne will ask
for half holiday, decorations, uni
forms for parade and other matters
which will be embodied in the gem
eral Armistice day proclamation.
Miss Laura Alton is busy with her
committee on the supper. Plans are
being made to serve the boys with
real supper. The supper will be
furnished by the women of the south
ern half of Lee county.
Arrangements are being made,
also, for securing halls in case of
rainy weather, in which the dances
can be held.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04

Of reputable concerns
are printed without any agreements
from such concerns so as to give the
paper the appearance Of respect
ability.
OF course, when such papers are
mailed they have to be sent just as
any other printed matter under regu-
lar postage, but the unsuspecting
recipient is expected to assume that
this Is done because some friend has
sent him special copy.
One such trade paper, IT was dis
closed, had real circulation Of ITO
copies. If q man has money to invest
he should consult his banker or a
trustworthy broker.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04
THE DAILY GATE CITY AND coNsTITUTIoNDEMocRAT
asking PEOPLE To JOIN
. PARADE HOME COMING DAY.
WEAR YOUR UNIFORM!

It's true it isn't q thing OF
beauty from a tailor's standpoint,
and wouldn't show one, two,
three alongside Of those fashion
models so giddily and SO gaudily
srrsyed. It's true that IT prob
ably was handed 10 you In hurry
from a pile OF itg brothers. cousins
and other relatives, all more or
less alike both as 70 color, size
and cloth It's true that you prob
ably got coat that would 1t the
giant Of the regimenr-that Is II
you're a small man, and vice
versa II you're the giant Of the
regiment.
You wore IL, wen admit, in
storms, in sunshine-if there ever
was any such thing In FTance-N
was used as a reinforcement TO
the blankets you wrapped up in
those biIlsts cold as stone. Coolies
raised families under its shelter
10 torment your already bitten
body. It's true you nad 10 wear
the blouse whether you wanted 10
or aoi-you mad 10 wear IT win
the buttons buttoned and the col
lar hooked clear up 10 the chin
And that CALLED you-you VINO
were used to being your own boss
wearing sport shirts II the idea
struck you. and no coats. in civil
Ian life-but it was different in
the army. That's why you don't
| feel any too kindly towards the
| uniform.
But there's the other side OF II
| II represents in It's modest olive
drab way. the dignrry and power
os the greatest government III the
| world. Think what pleasures II
gave you admittance TO- Veterans.
! Americans, English, French,
| touched their caps 10 you wearing
| that uniform. You saluted-not
| The man in the uniform-but the
| uniform, the concrete representa-
| ton OF the United States And
then take II here at home. You
came home with it, just itching TO
get into civies. and you got into
them. The folks were proud OF
/ YOU, Of course, but don't you real
lze that they are proud OF the uni
form. There's dad buying Liberty
DLIGS Iii LIS olN PoN1-NNSOS1-
cracked; and mother, bless ner
i heart, knitting, doing Red Cross
/ work until her fingers were raw
and ner back ached; and sister
what romances the uniform holds
for her; and buddy-say, can you
imagine the pride with which your
Il little brother told the gang al
school about you and your uni
form.
/ Take your mind back to s-anc
father and his old blue suit Hos
proud he was OF it. You viii be
Just as proud of your olive drab
TOO, ri you'll just realize 1t ySur
self. And just this once. just foi
The sake Of the folks al home, The
'olks that stood back OF you when
you went, the folks that waited
/ inxiously until you should return
Tor them wear the uniform home
coming day. Let them be prout
4 Of you; it win not hurt you To gel
: back into those O. DIS again JUS
for the one day, and 1t will be the
first time that the home folks vii
have had to see you all together
IN your soldier toys.
Z
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04
For. Madison Enthusiastlc.

MAYOR Lotion and Sheriff Scott
were in Fort Madison yesterday in
with the officials there.
and were given hearty assurances OF
cooperation. The Fort Madison
people are going to bring their band
down, making four bands for the big
celebration. They are also going TO
bring along a big delegation OF sol
diers, sailors, marines and nurses,
not only from Fort Madison, but
from all parts of the northern half
of Lee county. Commenting on the
visit. the Fort Madison Democrat
says:
Mayor Lotion Of KeokuF, and
Sheriff Scott, representing the com.
rntttee in charge of the Arlnistice
day celebration and homecoming for
Lee county's returned soldiers, spent
the morning in session with Mayo,
Weisbruch and the members OF the
city council in making arrangements
for Fort Madison's part in the big
celebration which will be staged at
the Dam city on November IL. Mayor
Lotion and Sheriff Scott especially
requested that large delegation
from Fort Madison go 70 KeokuE on
that day and help make the home
coming of the soldiers and sailors the
biggest event of It's kind ever staged
in Lee county and make the ex-serv'
ice men feel that the county has not
forgotten their services TO both their
homes and country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04
Fraternal Organization, Won
en- of Red Gross, ALI Who
Helped in War Work
Invited.
BIG EVENT ON PROGRAM
Mayor and Sheriff Visit Fort
Madison and Secure Co.
operation Of People There
To Bring Band.
FrateruaI organizations Of Keokuls

Fraternal organizations Of Keokus
labor unions, the women o.
the Red Cross organizations
and all who helped in war
work, are invited by Chairman c. s
Abel to take part in the big parade
which viii be held Homecoming day
at 4:30 o'clock IN the afternoon. Ihe
committee through Mr. Abel. is ex-
tending THIS invitation 10 all OF the
fraternai organizations, labor unions
and lodges, both white ana
colored, In KeokuE. All the
committee asks is that those
who viii march viii make their plans
al once, and will send IN their names
10 Chairman Abel, who VIII give
them places in the line OF march
In all OF the demonstrations held
IN Keokuk the frateTnai organizations
took prominent parts. In the send
of for the soldiers and in the inol
yidual home-comings, members OF
the different lodges and societies saw
TO il they were represented In the
big Arrnigtice day paraces last No
-snbcr they were all there and the
committee wants them 10 get In now
on the big homecoming
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
business Before Pleasure"

Business Before Pleasure" comes
to the Grand theatre tonight.
The authors of Business Before
Pleasure" Montague Glass, who Gre
ated the original characters in his
immortal short stories, and Jules
Eckert Goodman, the noted play
wright, have lifted the famous part.
ners from their familiar surroundings
in the cloak and suit business to a
new and vastly more interesting
world-that of the movies.
In Business Before Pleasure" Abe
and Mawruss are presented as en-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04
Fake Trade Papera.

Davenport Times; An inquiry at
Chicago has revealed practice in
he publication Of a few so-called
rade papers that places such papers
IN par with handbills without the
honesty of the handful.
In some cases so-called trade
,apers are printed for the sole pur
,ose of selling certain number Of
copies to each of number of firms
concerning whose affairs articles are
Printed to praise their business. The
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04
Remember 'Tonsiline

4 TONsILINE is the National Sore
Throat Renedy--it is sold in every State
in the Union. Most people buy bottle
occasionally because most people occa-
wsionally have Sore Throat. They BUY
lit for the prompt, welcome relief it
brings to sufferers from this malady.
You can forget Sore Throat il you will
xonly remember TONSILINE and get
The bottle NOW that waits for ~
yon at your druggists. az
Look for the long necsed d
.ellow on the bottle when you n
get it,
35 cents and 60 cents. Hos a
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04
First Real Welcome.

Practically all of the boys left the
county more than year ago and at
that time the best possible farewellS
were given. No county wide celebra-
ton to welcome them nome has as
yet been staged for Lee county. 1t
is the wish Of both cities to make
the Armistice day celebration one OF
fitting honor for the men.
Already it is planned TO send a
large delegation from here on the
early afternoon train. The parade
will be held at Keokuk in the after.
noon. Mayor Weisbruch, members OF
the city council and the members Of
the chamber of commerce have
asked to take part in the parade at
Keokuk. While the committee was
here it was explained that all the
business houses in Keokuk would
close their doors on the afternoon Of
the day and permit their employees
to take part in the afternoons cele-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04

same time what the public want
something new in theatrical way.
my Sammy Girl" is decidedly new.
1t offers thoroughly good and inter-
esting love story Of true American
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04

life and incidental thereto. many
original bits of songs and original
music are introduced. my Sammy
Girl" is filed with dashing comedy
players who are perfectly competent
to enact the roles and to enliven the
musical ensembles. A chorus of
pretty show girls assist materially in