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1 4i#f3 [if i* PAG® TWO A HOTEL CHEFS JOUZT IHOUBIE -1- llrrT" The Frenchman at the Hotel Iowa* Makes a Strong Kick Against the Joint* He Says Are paralyzing. MEN ARE HADE USELESS Even a Cog or Two Out of a Big Or ganization Disorders the Whole Machine, and Employers' Are Helpless. "I'm not arguing the moral side of it but I do know that booze joints and bootleggers in this town are mak ing it mighty hard to run a hotel here," said J. E. Guilfoyle, chef at the Hotel Iowa, this morning. He kept on talking and evidently having troubles of his own. "Only yesterday I lost two men out of the kitchen on account of disabil ity from booze, and some days six or seven out of the fifty help employed in the hotel are absent without leave, or present with enough boozo in them to mix up something around the house. Of course some of these men are not high class labor, but a hotel is an organization that like a ma chine is thrown out of gear by the loss of even one man unexpectedly. The Rights of Employers. war work has taken the best men, anyhow, and some of the kind of help left for us is weak and very susceptible to the alurments and talk of the keepers of the booze Joints. I do think that the interests of the employers of Keokuk should be considered, and the booze joints abolished, till the war is over at least. "Now every good citizen is trying to do his bit by buying Liberty bonds, thrift stamps, subscribing to the Red Cross and other things, and the sol diers are doing their big part in the war. "It makes it hard for all employ ers when their labor is shot to pieces by tbe booze and some of us some times think we have more than we can stand from this source of trou ble." HINDENBURG HAS RESUMED OFFENSIVE Continued from page 1.) It may be taken' for granted that the British navy has been successful in its purpose. If, however, it is demonstrated that the initial attack was not wholly suc cessful, the possibilities to be gained may well cause tbe allies to try once more. Artillery Duels. LONDON", April 24.—Local fighting The French communique described "great mutual artillery activity** near Hangard-En-Santerre and west of Noyon, but said there were no in Tan try actions. "Fighting activity was limited," the German war office said. British infantry was especially active be tween Lens and Albert, the report said, but claimed no success was at tained in these local operations. German Garrison In Panic. LONDON, April 24—The Franco British naval raid on the Belgian coast yesterday morning—one of the most daring exploits In maritime hie- Indigestion. sealed up the Zeebrugge submarine base. The blow Is a hard one to Germany, in as much as two 300 foot ships, filled with hundreds of tons of ce ment hardened like a stone which SHFRIFF OOFS weTe sunk In the channel will require ireeks of labor to remove. Meanwhile many submarines and other war craft thus will be blocked the mole fled, crying "it's the Amer icans!" The stormefs destroyed cannon and immense quantities of munitions on tbe mole with the aid of bombs and flame throwers. Terrific Bombardment. PARIS, April 24.—A terrific German bombardment between tbe Somme and the Avre rivers, was reported to day by the French war office. Hard fighting in the Albert sector also was reported. Strong enemy as saults near Dranoutre in Flanders were repulsed. In tbe region of the Afllette and Avonconrt, French patrols brought back prisoners. Elsewhere on the front there was intermittent cannonading. POUND GUILTY OP CONSPIRACY (Continued from page 1.) en. former military attache of the German consulate George Ro diek, former German consul at Honolulu H. A. Schroeder former vice consul at Honolulu six ad ditional indictments were dismissed by the prosecution during the trial. The case was given .to the jury at 6:05 p. m. yesterday and the verdict was returned and read at one a. m. today. The closing day of the trial was was climaxed yesterday when just as {court adjourned for the noon recess, Ram Singh, a defendant, shot and killed Ram Chandra, another defend ant, and fired three more shots wild ly about the court room. United States Marshal James Holohan shot Ram Singh dead in his tracks an In stant later. MANASSEH REEVES DIES IN TEXAS Prominent Merchant and Prominent Citizen of Montrose for Over Half a Century, to Be Buried There. Manasseh Reeves, for sixty-seven years a leading merchant and re spected citizen of Montrose, died in Sherman, Texas, at the home of his daughter yesterday. The body will be buried at Montrose Friday after noon. Mr. Reeves came to Montrose In 1850. from Ohio, where he was born in 1830, and a year after bis arrival married Miss Chloe Tolle. He was a pioneer merchant and for many years conducted a general store and for a while engaged in the coal and ice business. He was held in very high regard in Lee county and was an upright man with the confidence of all who knew him. He was a member of tbe Pres byterian church most of his life and a consistent christian. The funeral will be held in the Presbyterian church at Montrose, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev,. Dr. Ezra New comb offi ciating. Mr. Reeves is survived by his daugh ter, Mrs. Alice £3. Gibbs, of Sherman, Texas, another daughter, Mrs. Julia Slonaker a son, Eugene Reeves ,of Keokuk, and another son, Edmund H. Reeves. MONTROSE BOY IS MISSING Strong Infantry Attacks. LONDON, April 24.—"Strong infan try attacks are reported progressing tn the Albert sector and between the. Somme and the Avre rivers," Field Started to School This Morning ana Marshal Haig reported today. Did Not Get There Nor Come "There was hostile shelling early! .Home to Dinner this morning between- Givenchy and Today. Robecq. "On the whole British front, from north of Albert to the junction with the French gputh of the Somme. the enemy's artillery was active through out the night. At an early hour this morning there was a heavy enemy bombardment." Ralph Smith, a boy eleven years old living with her aunt in Montrose is mysteriously missing. He started to school this morning, and when he did not come to dinner today, his aunt started a search for him. It is not known whether he was accidentally drowned or ran away. The Keokuk police are assisting the marshal of Montrose in trying to solve and artillery duels again constituted I the mystery- He has always been a the extent of action on the west front yesterday, it was shown by the night official reports. Field Marshal Haig reported the improvement of British positions east of Robecq in a minor operation which won 120 en emy prisoners and a number of ma chine guns. Seeveral prisoners and four machine guns also were taken in tbe neighborhood of Meteren. Ger man artillery was active in the VH lers-Bretonneux sector, east of Amiens. good boy and was not expected to de camp. HOLLAND MAKES CONCESSIONS Must do as Germany Demands In Or der to Keep Little Nation Out of the War. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] WASHINGTON, April 24.—Holland was believed here today to be making some concessions to Germany to stave off war. Germany has demand ed the right to get badly needed grav el and other war material from the [neutral nation. Holland has stead fastly declined to make certain alter ations in policy, but it is considered {likely here that she is striving to do the difficult task of keeping on nom {inally friendly terms, at least with both the entente and Germany. I The state department and Dutch legation had unusually small lnform ation as to developments there, aside lory was believed by experts to have from the fact that the United States 1 is undertaking to keep as much peace |as possible in the Dutch situation by (supplying more tonnage than at first idecided on. 1 John from the open sea. Supervisors say the approaching ships were discovered near the mole and hundreds of guns from the shore batteries opened fire on them The sheriff John C. Scott and Mrs. Scott ships were partially protected by the hop* to visit the folks around 7*aven mole, although numerous hits were worth, Indiana, during the next month. Bcored on them in the upper works They will unless their automobile Today's Casualty List. and other not vital parts. breaks down or gets stnek In the 1111- WASHINGTON. April 24.—Forty- C. Scott and Wife 8tart For Southern Indiana In an Automo bile, in Search of Better Meaith. !of BELL-ANS Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c !c0llccted THIRTY-TWO MEN» TO LEAVE III MIR Order Number Reached for the Next Call of Selects Determined by the Local Board of... ... Exemptions. AMERICANS 4 FIRST WEEK IN MONTH v'i y? These Men Will Go to Jefferson Bar racks Instead of to Camp Dodge For Training In Can tonment. 'V/ Three Million Men in a Year. WASHINGTON, April 24.—America can put 3,000,000 men on the fighting line in France within a year if ships are ready, aocording to Adjutant Gen eral McCain before the house military affairs committee. "I do not see any reason, if we could get the ships, why we could not send over 3,000,000 men after giving them sufficient training in this coun- try," he said. "If we have to have 6,000,000 men I think we can do it before that if we are willing to take a chance here and there—willing to go in without! fear of making a mistake," replied General McCain. He said his estimates were based on giving the men three months train ing in this country and about the same time in the "war atmosphere" over there, as he called It. Questioned as to his opinion of in creasing the draft ages to forty, the adjutant general said he saw no ob jection to it. Wlien the landing parties dis- nois mud. three casualties listed by the war de-1 lowing In the mountain region, with Embarked, the German garrison on Th^y" started today to motor to partment today showed six killed in1, a marked depression advancing from Ijeavenworth, Ind.. the old home town action, three dead of wounds, eleven Montana. Other testimony before the military! committee revealed that America is building 375 hospiUfs of 1.000 beds each in France and the United States.! The cost of each, according to ^n-1 q* eral Black, chief of engineers, will be about $350,000. The rtver rience, an army of 1,500,000 men. Based on French and British expe- v-^w.1, •», this dumber will suffice for More Shi-pe Ordered. WASHINGTON, April 24.—Con tracts for twenty-nine more vessels aggregating more than 215,000 tons were let by the emergency fleet cor poration today. They Included: Twelve 8,600 ton steel freighters! Mr. Scott, down in Indiana on the of disease, ten severely wounded and beautiful Ohio river. Tbe doctor told thirteen slightly wounded, the sheriff he had to hare a real rest The Hat follows: if he was to continue his hard work Killed in action: A T-) on the exemption board in additlon to Sergeants Joshua K. Broadhead, Or-|24 8 a." m. ..30.17 40 AUbOlUieiy Kemoves .his duties as sheriff. ville O. Fuller, Corpcral Frank P. Gor-1 Mean temperature, 50 don. Privates Charles W. toote, Felix lowest, 43. =,= -. The Overseas' club of London has npariy $5,000,000 for war purposes. and ten 9,400 ton steel freighters to Thnrs*ay: warmer north portion. T/-v rv ijrvii*r ana ten s,«« iwbi u«isul«b u* 1 ULD HOMlL :be built by the Carolina Ship Build- For Illinois. lng company, of Wilmington. N. C.,'north showers in south portion to and the Union Construction company, night and Thursday somewhat warm of San Francisco four 150 foot sea going tugs to be built by Whitney Brothers. Superior. Wis., and three 3.500 ton wooden ships to be built by the Wilson Ship Building company, Astoria, Ore. M. OHtct, Roger Wilson. Died of wounds: Corporal Frank D. Brook, Wagoner THE DAILY GATE CIT5P John C. Burwell, Private Charles B. Knutson. Died of disease: Sergeant James A. Mulligan, Pri vates tiuisseppe B&ldl, Clarence Ba shaw, LeRoy Cook, Donald H. Munn, Ben Newell, Ora Newton Tidd, John N. Tweton, Winifred B. Vaux, Karl Wagner, John Hodges Weston. Severely wounded: Corporal Vinal B. Rideaut Privates Steve Adams, Hormidas' Desrochers, John W. Qosmlnski, William B. Loper, Edward H. Monahah, Thomas Morri json, Louis H. Palner, Garrard Stil lings, Carl D. With am. Lieutenant' Benville Wheat was among the Blightly wounded. »—i •SviL-V RELATIVES ARE FOUND Daughter of Frank Kitterman is Final ly Located in 8outh Dakota and She Will Attend Funeral Thlrty-two men are included in this ton Waddill, of Henry, S. D., and will party which goes to Jefferson bar- arrive here at midnight tonight. racks, St. Louis, instead of Camp I There is believed to be a sister at Dodge where all previous Lee county Marquette, Mich., but she has not men have gone for training. jbeen located. The dead man had a The call is.for the week of May 10, brother-in-law at St. Joseph, Mo. But but the exact date af mobilization at the arrival of the daughter makes it KonifnV for entraining for the canton- (unnecessary to trace collateral rela ment is not yet fixed by orders from tives. the adjutant general of tne army. FOUGHT BRAVELY (Continued from page 1.) fan try Frank T. Gardner, American Fork, Utah. Infantry Robert J. Good win, 215 East Eighth street. Salt Lake City, Utah, infantry Mark V. Groes beck, 252 First avenue, Salt Here. Is# All mystery about. the relatives of Frank Kitterman, the Burlington freight house employe who died yes terday morning, was cleared up last Order number 1,375 is reached in night when a daughter was finally lo the next call for selects to go into ac-, cated in South Dakota. tive service in the National army, the Communication was established exemption board of Lee county has (with her and she is coming to the fun determined. oral of her father. She is Mrs. Clin- MORE SCHOOLS IN RED CROSS Five Additional Rooms Qualify as Units by the Work of the Chil dren in Southern Lee County. (Five more rooms of school children L«ke have qualified as Red Cross units in City, Utah, infantry Ralph P. Handy, the southern half of Lee oounty and 1045 South University avenue, Den ver, Colo., infantry James L. Hunter, 55 Twentieth street, San Diego, Calif., infantry Wells A. Hutcheson, Federal building, Berkeley, Calif., infantry Arthur A. -Hynds, 1050 Clay ton street, Denver, Colo., infantry Gordon S. Keith, Fontana, Calif., in fantry Charles P. Kirkpatrick, Hay den, Ariz., infantry Schurley La TelletLevell, Estherville. Iowa, field artillery Benj. B. Logan, 308 street, Sacramento, Calif., infantry today Superintendent Aldrich, in charge of this work received their applications for certificates. The new rooms to qualify are the school at Sandusky, rooms one, two and five at Carey, and room eleven at George Washington, in Keokuk. The requirements are that every pu pil In the room sign a service pledge or give a quarter to the Red Cross work. This makes thirty-three school rooms in the southern district -of Lee Fred Merkin, El Paso, Texas, infan-1 county which have been certified as try William A. Myers, 1333 Union auxiliary units of the Red Cross, street, San Diego, Calif., infantry Olaf W. Osnes, Burke, S. D., infan try Thomas C. Parker, 971 Third avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah, in fantry John R. Parris, Creston, Wash., infantry Earl M. Pingree, 526 New York street. Long Beach, Calif., infantry Sherman L. Pobst, Payette. Idaho, Infantry Mill drum M. Rinear son, 229 Forty-first street, Oakland, Calif., Infantry (Harry Rogers, Lake wood, N. M., infantry Aaron Singer, Great Falls, Mont., infantry Frank Sink. Point City, Wash., infantry William C. Sprinsteen, Melbourne, Iowa, infantry Randolph C. Stocker, Billings, Mont, infantry Roy M. Thoroughman, 898 San Raiphel street, Portland, Ore., Infantry Robert Twin ing, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, infantry Robert P. Watson, Wiser, Idaho, field artillery. FLEMMING GOES TO ARTILLERY Married Keokuk Man Enlists for the War, and His Wife Shows Her Patriotism In a High Degree. John E. Fleming, 0* 1109 Fulton street, was accepted Tuesday for the coast artillery at the local army re cruiting station, and left last evening for Davenport, Iowa. From there he will be forwarded direct to Jeffer son barracks, Mo. Fleming is a married man but was anxious to go and do his bit at the front notwithstanding. 'His wife dem onstrated her loyalty by signing a waiver of all claims Tor financial aid from her husband or tbe government for such a period as he is in the military service of the United States. Men between the ages of 31 and 40 years are wanted for the service, and marriage is no bar to enlistment, pro vided the wife will sign a waiver of dependence as required by the war department. Germany's newest war department ifs an imperial clogs office. It is to ideal exclusively with the acquisition and get sufficient ships, could we have and distribution of wood suitable for 5,000,000 men over there in two and |U8e soles for boots and shoes, one-half years?" asked Representative Morin. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau.] River Bulletin. Flood. Stage. Change, St. Paul ...14 ...12 ..13 15 ...14 ..10 ..30 fall, will 36 hours. For Missouri: Showers tonight and er OATS— 0.0 0.0 Partly cloudy in theiN°- In north and west portion. Weathep Conditions, It is cooler this morning from the Missouri river to the lakes, with heavy to killing frost in the extreme north ern portion, and there have been scat tered showers in this region. Warmer, unsettled weather is fol April Local Observations. Bar. Tem. Wind. We'th'r 123, 8 p.m. ..30.01 51 May .. 84% June .. 813fc *81% July .. 74-% 75% PORK— W Cloudy NE Cloudy highest, 66 Lowest last' night, 39. FRED Z. GOSEWISCH. Observer. May 47.55 47.55 47.85 July IxAJiD— May 25.07 26.07 24.82 July 25.37 25.37 25.17 Rain O.OO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 1.8 3.9 5.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 0.0 RIBS— -0.1 -0.1 *0.2 0.0 0.0 change little from to dnring the next Weather Forecast. For Keokuk and vicinity: Showers and wanner tonight and Thursday. For Iowa: Unsettled and wanner to night Thursday probably showers and warmer. May 23.02 23.07 22.80 July 23.C0 23.60 23.35 •A,fT WsS^o$^ V\ A ABBELL'S Churned by the Downey FARRELL Company Chicago DAILY RANGE OF PR1CE8. CHICAGO, 111., April Open. High. CORN— May .. 1.27% 1.271*: July .. 1.49% 1.50% 24.— Low. Close. 1.27% 1-48% 1-27% 1.4»% 83% 81% 74% 84% 81% 74% 47.46 47.18 24.82 25.17 22.80 23.35 Chicago Cash Grain. CHICAGO, 111., April 24.—Corn No. 3 yellow, $1.«3@1.70 No. 4 yel low, fl.50@1.60 No. 5 yellow, $1.40 ©1.50 No. 6 yellow, $1.25® 1.32 No. 3 white, $1.75 No. 4 white, $1.60@ 1.67 No. 5 white, $1.40 No. 6 white, $1.15^1.40. Oats—No. 3 white, 88%@89%c No. 4 white, 8S@88%c standard, 89$p 89%c. Peoria Grain. RBORIA. 111., April 2 4.--Corn Market, unchanged, 2@3c higher No. 12 white, $1.80 bid No. 3 white, $1.78 6 white, $1.60 No. 6 white, $1.37 @1.40 No. 3 yellow, $1.62% No. 3 mixed, $1.60. Oats—Market, %@lc higher No. 2 white, 88% 89c No. 3 white, 88@ 88%c No. 4 white, 83c standard. 88 %c- Chicago Live Stock. J* •As1 jfe in tmeiroT ismneri The NEW COCOANUTSpread for Br, Tested by housewives all over the country and favored, wherever tried, because of its delicious taste, its creamy texture, and be cause it HAS THE SAME MELTING POINT AS BUTTER. FarrelPs A-l Is THE satisfactory Nut Margarine. Put it to the test with creamery butter or other Nut Margarines. Ask for and insist upon A-L N you'll not go back to any other. Ifs the WARM WEATHER Nut Margarine, Our new process and special formula assures its quality 'and your thorough satisfaction. Get a print today. Late Market Quotations Hog receipts 14,500. Miarket 10©15c lower. Mixed and butchers, $17,259 17.A0 good to heavy, $17.15017.35 rough, $15.60^15.75 light, $17,400 17.70 pigs, $15*25017.25 bulk, $17.25 017.60. Sheep receipts 400 market steady. Ewes, $13.50017.50 lambs, $17,500 18.00 canners and choppers, $6,500 3.50 wethers, $14.50015.50. Kansas City Live 8took. KANSAS CITY, April 24.—Cattle Receipts, 12,000 market, steady steers, $9.00017.25 cows and heif ers, $7.75014.00 stockers and feed ers, $8.50013.00 calves, $8.00018.00. Hogs—Receipts, 16,000 market 10c lower bulk, $17.10017.40 heavy, $17.10017.40 medium, $17,300 17.55 light. $17.35017.55. Sheev—(Receipts. 8,000 market, steady lambs, $20.25021.75 ewes, $15.00016.75 wethers, $8.50020.00. Omaha Live fttoek. .- OMAHA, (April 24.—Cattle—Re ceipts, 6,200 market, steady steers, $11.50017.05 cows and heifers, $7.50 013.50 stockers and feeders, $9.50 012.50 calves. $9.00013.00 bulls and stags, $10.00013.00. Hogs—Receipts, 19,300 market, 20 025c lower balk, $16.60016.80 top. $17.25. Sheep Receipts, 9,600 market, steady, lower yearlings. $15,250 17.00 wethers, $14.50017.00 lambs, $19.50021.55 ewes. $18.75016.75. I CHICAGO, HI.. April 24.—Hogs—Re ceipts, 26,000: market, slow, 10c low er mixed and batchers, $16.70017.55 good heavy, $16.80017.20 rough Chicago Produce. heavy, $15.90@16.^ light, $17.0°© CHICAGO, April 24. Butter— li.60 pigs, $13.00017.15. |Creamery, extras, 42c creamery Cattle—Receipts, 10,500 market, standards, 41%041%c dairy extras, steady, 10c lower beeves, $10.40© 38040c dairy firsts, 35036c. 17.40 cows and heifers, $6.90013.85 Eggs—Ordinary firats, 32033c stockers and feeders, $8.30012.40 firsts, 33034c. calves, $8.50013.75. Cheese—Twins, 21%022c Young .Sheep—Receipts, 10,000 market, Americas, 22%c. steady native, $13.25017.35 west- Potatoes—Receipts, 32 cars Wis., ern, $14.00017.80 lambs, $16.500' Minn., $1.1001.25 fancy westerns, 81.26 western, $17.00022.10 ewes, $1.2001.40. $13.00017.00. I Lire poultry—f\owls, 28c ducks. •WEDNESDAY, APB,i XT -V"* OT JUKJUUNE LAGOMARCINO-GRUPE CO- No Animal Fats—Purely Vegetable Food! St. Louis Llv* Stoofc. HAST ST. LOUIS, April 24.—Cattle receipts 4,000 market steady. Native beef steers, $11.50&i6.7S yearling steers and heifers, $9.50^15.00 cows, $7.50®12.50 stockers and feeders, $7.60@13.00 calves. $7.75016.70 cows and heifers, $6.00@1S.50. 28e geese, 13c spring chicken* I turkeys, 22c. Nww York Produce. NEW YORK, April 23.—Flow I ket quiet, unchanged. Pork market quiet. Mesa, f&l 54.00. Lard market strong. Middle spot, $25.60025.70. Sugar, raw, market firm, gal test. $40.05. Sugar, refined, market fins, loaf. $8.95 crushed, $8.70 pow« $7.60 granulated, $7.45. Coffee Rio No. 7 on spot. 8ftc. Tallow market quiet City, "1 special, 18c. Hay market steady. No. 1, $1* 1.56 No. 3, $1.0001.15 clover, 8» $1.35. Dressed poultry market Arm keys, 25038c chickens. 2&93 fowls, 28035c. live poultry market steady. 20c ducks, 20035c: fowls, 36e keys, 20c roosters, 27035c. Cheese market easy. 8Uite common to special, 15026%c sm common to specials. 4019ttc. Butter market easy. Rec«P®| 627. Creamery extras, 44c dalrr1 36044c creamery held on storWe'| 042c. Egg market steady. Receipts Nearby white fancy, 40041c: Der mixed fancy, 35087c fresh, 38% c. ifO Mrs. Stoke** Trial. [Unite# Press Leased Wire Semj KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 24. trial of Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, York socialist, indicted on counts here, for alleged vlolatnw 1 tne espcionage act, was set todty May 20. Mrs. Stokes ia at lib«ty 1 $•10,000 bond. The charges werM outgrowth of a letter she wrote •Kansas City newspaper denying she had publicly stated she suPP the government in Its wy aims- Exploration parties to discoW' wealth lost under the waves are 0 organized in England to begin immediately when the war is The route from England to strewn with treasure of lost t estimated to total $400,000,000. smSL