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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
MACHINERY HERE
FOR BRIDGE DRAW
Work Of Assembling Pivot, Trucks
and Gears Will be Com
menced Tomorrow
Morning.
PUT RELICS D SPAN
Superintendent McAley VIII Deposit
Iron 500 In Pier Under
meath This New
Span.

The center pivot or axle, track,
gears and pony wheels for the new
draw of the Keokuk and Hamilton
bridge have arrived, and the work OF
assembling these will be commenced
tomorrow morning. These various
pieces comprise the machinery which
swings the big draw span. The track
is laid on the central pier. and guides
the pony wheels. The ear help to
turn the big drum or turn table on
which the draw span rests. The pony
wheels arrived in the shipment of
parts on Saturday, and this morning a
a load of gears and track n the
big axle arrived.
The new machinery follows the
same principle as that Of the old draw
span. There is the drum or turn
table which %revolves whenever the
bridge opens or closes, and the pony
trucks guide the machinery which Is
necessary for this operation.
A small iron box, containing vari-
Gus records Of the bridge, notes of
the construction Of the new parts OF
the bridge, and a copy Of The Gate
City, will be sealed and placed in the
center pier under the big draw span.
! The next time that the span Is re-
built, the builders will find some in
teresting, If not valuable data on the
present structure. The contents of
the box are being collected by w. v.
| McAley, superintendent Of the Strobel
company, in charge Of the job.
Those Who Have Charge.
The reconstruction Of une bridge,
which was opened in 1876 for the
nrst time, is being done by the Stro-
bel Steel construction company. 1t
was begun last August. Tne engineer
who drew the plans is Ralph Mod
jeski of the firm of Modjeskf and
Angler. George Hinkley is the resi-
dent engineer. P. T. lnglesby is gen.
eral superintendent of the work, and
was here today to note the progress
in the construction.
w. V. McAley is the superinten-
dent Of the job. Andy Anderson is
the general foreman, and Douglas Nc
Carthy Is the foreman Of b riveters.
Fred Shick serves as an assistant to
the superintendent and Jonn 1ngles-
by is time keeper and clerk.
John H. Cole is superintendent OF
the Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge
company. E. S. Cushman and Charles
H. T. James are bridge engineers
with C. A. Harmon and howard Bar
nett assistants. The collectors are
Herman F~liesbach, C. W. Doucn and
James McCahan. George Montgomery
is night man at the east toll house
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
GERMANY
CONTINUED from page ~

position and the village had been
taken.
"The driving power, the endurance
and discipline of our troops In all
these fights was incompatible. Our
losses, happily, were not very great"
OFFENSIVE Is SPREADING.
BERLIN, Feb. %. (VIa wireless to
SayviIIe .)-The great German offens-
I've on the western front has now
spread to the Champagne region, said
an official statement from the war Of
flee this afternoon.
After heavy artillery attack, the
Germans rushed French positions In
the Champagne On both sides Of the
Sorrme-Souain road, capturing the
NaVarin farm and french positions on
both sides and conquerlne about 1900
yards of French trenches. More thar
1000 prisoners were taken.
On the whole Verdun front, east OF
the Meuse, the Germans continue to
push forward, the war office reported,
Heavy French attempts to recapture
the ruins Of Fort Douaumont have
been repulsed.
"ArtiIlery engagements have been
exceedingly violent at several places"
said the war office statement. "North
of Arras there Is uninterrupted mine
activity. The Germans destroyed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28

Eggs-Firsts, 22Ac; ordinary nrsts
21hc.
Cheese-Twins, 17A DISC; Young
Americas, 1sA @19c.
Observation-Disclosures % cars; Mime
sofas, Wisconsins, M.chigans, Ohlos
and Dakotas. S5@95c.
Live poultry-Fowls, 15c; ducks,
17c; geese, 12@14c: spring chickens,
17Hc; turkeys, 19c.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-Flour mar
ket easy. Winter and spring patents
So
Pork market firm. Mess, s2o.7o@
21.00.
Lard market steady. Middle west
spot, s1O.3O@1O.40.
Sugar, raw, market steady. Centrl.
fugal test, s4.s3@5.O2; Muscavado 50
test, s4.12@4.25. -.
Sugar. refined, market firm. Cut
loaf, $40; crushed. $7.25; powdered
$685.; granulated, s6.25@6.55.
Coffee Rio No. 7 on spot, firm, 9asc.
Tallow market steady. City, SIC;
country, sac; special, 9Ac.
Hay market quiet. Prime, SI2og
1.3O: No. 3, $1.00@1.o5; clover, 9ocW
$1.15.
Dressed poultry market steady.
Chickens, 1S62Sc; turkeys, 2o@3oc;
fowls, 15619kc; ducks, 10000:
Live poultry market firm. Geese
15c; ducks, 21c; fowls, tic; turkeys
zoe; ROSTERS, 12c: chickens. 16c.
Cheese market quiet. State milk
common to specials. 15@1SAc; SKINS
81 @16Ac.
Butter market firm. Receipts 4,9bS.
Creamery extras, 36@S6kc; dairy
tubs, 31@36c: imitation
firsts, 23@24c.
Egg market steady. Receipts 3,252.
Nearby white fancy. 30@31c; nearby
mixed fancy, 24@26c: fresh. 26g
2614c.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Money on
call, ia percent.
Six months, 3 percent.
Mercantile paper, 8 percent.
Bar silver London, 26 15-16d.
Bar silver New York, $3.50
Demand sterling $476 5-1&.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
CITY NEWS.

Two members of Mr.. Stewards
bridge construction gang received a
ducking in the Mississippi river Sat
urday afternoon when they fell into
the water from some cribbing on
which they were working, on this side
of the river. They were rescued by
their comrades and today had COM
pletely recovered from the effects of
their cold dive. ''1ts,9'
Clyde Martin after an illness OF
one week, is back at his position at the
Hippodrome.
Miss Frances Spears for many
years in charge of the drapery depart
ment of the DuncanlSchell Furniture
Co., has accepted a position with
Morgan-Lofqutst Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
4 CLEAR COMPLEXION
Rudy Cheeks-Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
SAYS DR.. Edwards, a Well-Known
Ohio Physician

DR.. F. M. Edwards for II years treated
scores of women for liver and bowel all
ments. During these years he gave 10 ms
patients a prescription made Of a few well
known vegetable ingredients mixed with
olive OIL, naming them DR.. Edwards owe
Tablets, you will know them by their olive
color.
These tablets are wonder-workers on the
liver and bowels, which cause a Norman
action, carrying of the waste and poison
GUS matter that ones system collects. :.
If you have a palc face. sallow look, oull
eyes, plmples, coated tongue, headaches. a
~llstless, no-good feeling, all out OF sorts, IN
active bowels, you take one of Dr.. EDWARD s
Olive Tablets nightly for a time ana note
the pleasing results.
Thousands Of women as well az men,
take DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets now ana
then just to keep in the pink OF conditlon.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the success
fuI substitute for caIomel 100 and zoo
per box. All druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company, C~clu1npuas ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28

about forty yards Of English trenches
~. LI.exj-1 ~r~c,xinr.

about forty yards Of English trenches
by blasting operations.
an the Champagne, the Germans
after an efficient artillery preparation,
began an attack on both sides Of the
road from Somme to Souain. They
conquered tho Navarin farm and
French positions on both sides o
1000 yards large, capturing twenty-six
officers and 1909 men and taking nine
machine guns and ono mine tnrower.
"in the verdun district the enemy
exhausted himself In unsuccessful
attempts to torn the German posi-
tons in and around Fortress Oouau-
mont and around Hardaumont. Tx
Germans have cleared the Mouse pen
insula OF enemy forces.
"German lines have been advanced
further In the direction Of Vaeherau'
vile and Bras (four miles north OF
verdun). In the Woevre, the foot Of
Cote Lorraine was reached by an at.
tack from the east, In several places
Special dispatch from the front to-
day reported how the Germans
stormed the ridge between consen-
voye and erabant.
"German artillery began Smelling
the enemy's position at $3.50 on the
morning Of the 21st," said the dis
patch. Al five p. m, the Infantry
advanced In the central part Of the
German position toward Haumont
forest. At 8 p. m, tho position was
In German hands.
ION tho following day the Germans
proceeded by the same method, the
infantry stormino h village OF Hau
mont at five o'clock and occupying II
half an hour later.
During the night the engagement
continued. Suddenly a soldier came
crawling from the firing line and re
ported that a French captain with
sixty men wanted to surrender, but
, could not on account of artillery fire
I no artillery changed ito fire some
, what and the French surrendered
followed by others. On tie next day
the Germans held Brabant and the
surrounding positions, also cannon
. between Haumont and ~Sarnogneu,
and the village Of Samosneux ane
|. Herbe woods.
ION the oath, the Germans took
Hill No. 344 east Of S~amogneux, which
, had been the enemy's strongest poin'
to support. At sunset the Germans
took CoteIette hii.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
Deputy Marshal Crowley VIII Arms
c.. l. Dillon When He Ia
Discharged From IT.
Madison.
ON FEDERAL A
Prisoner Has 1ssn indicted In cr.,
ton Division on Charge Of
tho Mann Act
Violation.

When G. L. Dillon. an inmate .,
the penitentiary at Fort Madison re-.
ceives his discharge tonight at mid.
night, he will find D. c. CROWLEY
deputy United States marshal, wait.
ing to take him to Creston, WHERE
he Is under Indictment by the federal
court there. Marshal Crowley letr
this afternoon for Fort Madison
where he will await the discharge Of
the prisoner for whom he holds a
warrant.
Dillon was indicted by a grand jury
in the Creston division on a chares
of violation Of the Mann white slave
traffic act. Officers here have no
further particulars on the case, aside
from the fact that Dillon is wanted
at Creston.
The Indictment against Dillon wa,
returned in 1918. He is said to have
been serving time following convic
ton on a charge of adultery. The
federal authorities were notified thai
his term expired tonight at midnight
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cial circles in view of the fact that
German officials have heretofore
maintained. according to all Berlin
dispatches that the law under which
merchantmen yer permitted to be
armed ia obsolete and could no longer
be recognized in warfare.
All reports from Berlin have indi-
Gated that Germany took the position
that neutrals could not expect the
kaiser's navy to be bound by a law
enacted at a time when p%rivateers
roamed the seas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
COMMITTEE MEETS
Session Of Body Held This Afternoon
for Purpose of ~Perfeeting
Organization.

A meeting Of the committee that
has charge of the organization Of the
Keokuk Automobile club, met at the
Industrial association offices late this
afternoon for the purpose of drafting
a constitution, formulating bylaws and
naming the committee of ten that is
to solicit membership in the new
organization. The committee that met
today was composed of M. E. Justice,
secretary and treasurer; T. A. Craig,
president: Frank Grfey, Stephen
Irwin and Beverly Hobbs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
u BOAT CAMPAIGN
BUT FEW HOURS OFF
Continued from page l..

ing ships" Exactly what German Of
ticials mean by this expression is not
clear. 1t is possible, however, that
Germany, while expressing a willing
ress to fulfill her pledge not to sink
passenger liners in practice. insists
upon the correctness of the principle
that all armed merchantmen must be
regarded as ships of war. This reser-
walton, too, might sav Germany from
embarrassment should a Jealous sub
marine commander torpedo an armed
iiner.l
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
Cattle receipts $4,000; market
steady; top $3.50.
Sheep receipts $4,000; market
strong; top $3.50. Lambs, top $11.35.

Sheep receipts $4,000; market
strong: top $3.50. Lambs, top $11.35.
St. Louis Live stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2S.-Cattle
receipts $500; market 10c higher
Texas receipts $50; native beef steers,
$7.5O@9.50; yearling steers and heif.
ers. SS.50@9.50; cows, $5.O0@7.25;
stockers and feeders, s5.50@7.75:
calves, $6.00911.00; Texas steers,
s5.25@s.oo; COWS and heifers, $4,000
600.
Hog receipts $500; market 15c
higher. Mixed and butchers, $500
S:S5; good to heavy, $S.759S.S5;
rough, $S.0O9s.25; light, SS.554S.75;
bulk, sS.55@S.SO; pigs, s6.25@S.1O.
Sheep receipts $500; market steady
Ewes, S6.50@S.10; lambs, $9.001
11.40; wethers, $s.0O@1O.O0.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 2S.-Cattle re-
ceipts 10000; market steady, 10c
higher. Steers, s6.25@9.OO; cows and
heifers, s4.50@8.60; stockers and
feeders, s6.250s.35; calves. $4,000
loo.
Hog receipts 1000; market 100
15c higher. Bulk, $s.10@8.4o; heavy.
8 .3OQS.50; medium, SS.15@8.40;
light, s8.00@s.3O.
Sheep receipts $4,000; market
steady. Lambs, s10.5O@11.O0; ewes,
S7.O0@7.S0; wethers. $o.50910.25.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Feb. 2S.-Cattle receipts
$500; market strong, 10c higher.
Steers, $7.00@S.50; COWS and heifers,
S4.25@7.25; stockers and feeders.
s7.40@7.65; calves, s7.25@9.75; bulls
and stays, S5.0O@6.5O.
Hog receipts 5000: market 5@10c
higher. Bulk, sS.15@S.35; top sS.45.
Sheep receipts 10000; ma1.iet
steady. 10c lower. Yearlings, S9.259
9.75j wethers. $7.25@S.00: lambs,
s10.75@11.00; ewes, s7.4y@S.00.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-Butter-Extras
33ac; extra firsts, 32@32kc; frsts,
28031c; seconds. 25@aSA
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A. DIRECTORS MAY
e T. NEXT FRIDAY
Tentative Date Set by President N
&. Justlce-No Word From
National Commission Vet.

NdtIONdT VonfhfIeSICn YeC
The meeting Of the Central asso'
citation directors for the purpose OF
acting on Keokuk's withdrawal from
the league and filling the vacant
berth, will probably be held OF Friday
of this week in Cedar Rapids, Presi
dent M. Il. Justice announced today
No decision has been made yet by the
National commission in the Rock Is
land controversy, but the body will
meet some time this week to conside.
the matter, It is said.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
n WEATHER.

TU. 8. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau
For Keokuk and vicinity: Snow to-
night, Snow or rain Tuesday, warmer.
For Iowa: Snow and slightly warm
er tonight Tuesday snow or rain and
warmer.
For Missouri: Rain, south; snow or
rain north portion tonight and Tues
day. Slowly rising temperature.
For Illinois,: Snow or rain tonight
and Tuesday. Slowly rising tempera-
ture.
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Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.,
403 Main. Telephone No. 1901
Hogs, 10000; cattle, 5000; sheep,
1900; wheat, 54s; corn, 1913; oats,
$50.
Liverpool Close.
Wheat, az lower; corn, unchanged.
c%Iearances.
Wheat and flour, 1,759,000; corn,
423, 600; oats, 100000.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis, 1,O40 cars; Duluth, 81
cars; Winnipeg, 556 ars
Chicago Cash Grain. is.
CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-Wheat-No. 2
red, S1.131h OLA; No. 8 red. s1.O1@
1.11nc; No. 2 hard, S1.09k @1.12%:
No. 3 hard, s1.O61A @1.10M; Nc. 8
spring, s1.101a.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. 75kc; No. 4
yellow, 6sA @7Oc; No. 5 yellow, $50
671kc; No. 6 yellow, 60@64c; No. 4
white, 68A @69kc; No. 5 white, SAG
661ac; No. 6 white, 5S@60c; Nc. 2
mixed, 72% 973Ac; No. 3 mixed, IOA
@73Ac; No. 4 mixed. 64@69hc; No.
5 mixed. 63h @67c; No. 6 mixed, Do
@6Oc.
Oats-No. 8 white, 4o@41Ac; No. 4
43Ac.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, H., Feb. 28.-Corn-Mar-
ket 2h@ lower. no. 4 yellow,
66@67hc; No. 5 yellow, 61962Mc;
No. 5 mixed, Gle; No. 6 mixed, STA
0oSc.
Oats-No. 3 white, 4oc; No. 4 white
St. Louis Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Co,
4O3 Main. Telephone No. 1901
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 2S.-Wheat-
No. 2 red, new, S1.171s; No. 3 red,
new. s1.11@1.13h; No. 2 hard, old,
Corn-No. 2, TIC; No. 3, roc; No.
3 yellow, 73bc; No. 2 white, 72hc;
No. 8 white, 69B@7oc; No. 4 white.
65 @70c.
Oats-No. 2, 421hc; No. 3, 4o@41c;
No. 3 white, 43@43kc; No. 4 white,
Al 942c.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Hog receipts
$4,000; market strong, sc higher.
Mixed and butchers, sS.350S.75; good
heavy, sS.55@S.T0; rough heavy, $3.50
.@S.45; light, $S.15@S.70; pigs, $1,000
100.
Cattle receipts $4,000: market
steady, 10c higher. Beeves, $1,000
go; cows and heifers, s3.30@S.30;
stockers and feeders, S5.7O17.75; Tex
ans, $6.7507.60: calves. sS.50@11.25;
westerns, S6.900S.25.
Sheep receipts 10000; market
steady. Native, sS.O0@S4O; western,
,sS.00@S.5O; lambs, s9.25@11.OO; west
ern, S7.50@11.25.
Chicago Live Stock-CIose.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.
403 Main. Telephone No. 1901
CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-Hog receipts
$1,000; market active. Mixed and
butchers. SS.35@S.75; good heavy,
s8.300S.s0; rough heavy, sS.30@8.45;
light, SS.15QS.70.
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Cruel and Inhuman.

Des Moines Tribune: "Was Lincoln
our greatest PRESIDENT queries the
Boston Globe. Someone is always
trying to irritate Mr.. Roosevelt.
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Happy Day!

TNpPy Ody8
Omaha WorldIIerald: Soon the
birds will come north and the baseball
| players will go south.
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An Imposing Example.
Alden Times: If you don't believe
in advertising look at Theodore
Roosevelt. He Is its finished product.
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KEOKUK EIECTRICS
TRIM HAMILTON
Local Squad Wins Our in Fast Game
Played In Y. M. C.. A. Gym
naslum Saturday Night.

The Keokuk Electric basketball
team defeated the Hamilton ~Independ-
ents, II to Is in a fast game played IN
! the local Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium on
Saturday night. Following is the line
UP and score:
Keokuk Hamilton
Electrics. II. Independents, Is
B. Merriam UHk
Left forward.
z. Klann .......... Wilson, Mattce
Right forward.
G. Kf-chner Capt. Fulton, Williams
Center.
G. Bauer ........... johnson (Capt.)
Left guard.
F. Rickert, Sisley .......... Derkson
Right guard.
Field goals: Merriam, /; Klann, 3;
Kirchner, 8: Ulik, 1; Fulton, 1; Will
liams, 2: Derkson, l.
Free throws: Merriam. 8 o Of 4.
Ulik, 3 out Of 3; Matice, 2 out Of 3.
Referee: Brugman.
Timer: Klann.
Scorer: Garrison.
Score, end Of first half: II to 7 in
favor Of Keokuk Blectrics.
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Weather Conditions.

The eastern storm is making slow
progress off the northeastern coast.
and snow has continued from the
lakes to the coast, with slight change
in temperature.
In the upper lake region 1t Is cold.
er this morning with the temperature
zero at Marquette.
A marked depression appears in the
extreme northwest this morning. its
influence causing unsettled weather
from the Pacific coast to the central
valleys, with snow in the northern sec
tons from the Rockies to the Missis-
sippi river.
Local Observations.
Feb. Bar. Their. Wind WITH
81 Z p. m....30.19 rs NV Clear
% Z a. m....30.O1 % N CFdy
River stage, I a. m. 7 feet. 6 inches.
Change in "a hours. fall Of 6 inches.
Mean temperature, 81; highest, Is;
lowest, IA; lowest last night, 3d.
FRED u. GOSEW1SCH,
Observer.
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Late Market Quotations

Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.,
403 Main. Telephone No. 1901
Hogs, 10000; cattle, 5000; sheep,
1900; wheat, 54S; corn. 493; oats,
$50.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-21
AUSTRO-GERMANS CAPTURE
10000 MORE ROUMANIANS
Occupy Town Of Mill, Near P'oechti-
Russians Lose 10000 Men in
Carpathians.

London, Dec. IA. - Roumanis and
the Cerna river region in Serbia con-
tinue the sectors where most of the
fighting is taking place. In Wallachia
snow has checked but slightly the ad-
vance of the Central Powers against
the Roumanians and Russians. The
town of Mill, on the railway between
Ploechti and Buehu has been captured,
as also has the village of Urziceni, 20
miles southeast. Berlin announces
more than 10000 additional Rouman-
ians have been captured.
In the Carpathians and along the
Moldavian frontier the Russians are
continuing their violent attacks, but
according to Berlin, without success.
It is asserted by Berlin that the Rus
slams in the Carpathians have lost
10000 men.
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Berlin, Dec. IA. - Following is the
text of the note addressed by Germany
and her allies to the hostile govern
ments.
1.-THE most terrific war ever expert
enced in history has been raging for
the last two years and a half over a
large part Of the world-a catastrophe
which thousands of years of common
civilization was unable to prevent, and
which Injuries the most precious
achievements of humanity, but our
aims are not to shatter or annihllate
our adversaries.
'In spite of our consciousness Of our
military and economic strength and
our readiness to continue the war
(Which mas been forced upon us) I'M
til the bitter end, if necessary, at the
same time, prompted by the desire to
avoid further bloodshed and make an
end to the atrocities of war, the four
allied powers propose to enter forth.
with into peace negotiations.
Want Honor Guaranteed.
"The propositions which they bring
forward to such negotiations and
which have for their object a guaran-
tee of the existence of the honor and
liberty Of evolution for their nations
are, according to their firm belief, an
appropriate basis for the establishment
Of a lasting peace.
1.-THE four allied powers have been
obliged to take up arms to defend JUS
tice and the liberty of national evolu-
ton. The glorious deeds of our ar
mics have in no way altered their pur-
pose. We always maintained the firm
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-21
ITALY IS IN ACCORD WITH
ALLIES RESPECTING PEACE
Minister Sonnino Receives Note From
Teutonic Allies Proposing That
Negotiations Begin.

Paris, Dec 16. 49, A Havas dispatch
filed in Rome says that Foreign
Minister Sonnino, on being questioned
in the chamber of deputies replied:
1.-The Swiss minister has presented
to me a note from the German govern.
ment and it's three allies, proposing
that negotiations for peace begin.
II replied to the Swiss minister that
naturally l would have to act in &C
cord with my colleagues Of the other
Allied governments respecting the re-
ply to this note, which has been con-
certedly prepared among the four
enemy powers