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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
German People, After Reading
English Premier's Speech,
Decide to Keep Up
the War.
MAY CHANGE IDEAS
Before Hearing Of President Wilson's
Peace Plans, Empire Had De-
cided Battle Must
Continue.
by Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
Staff Correspondents

[By Carl w Ackerman, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Dec. 21.-The German pub
lie is determined to carry on the war,
in view of Premier Lloyd-George' s
speech. Utterance of the British
prime minister have been examined
alike by the humblest citizen and the
highest official-from the grand head
quarters to Pottsdam. The general
public verdict is the same. The otfl-
cial viewpoint will not be made known
in all probability until receipt of the
official text of the allies reply. Even
the socialist leader, DR.. Scheidemann,
declares if Lloyd-George expects Ger
many to publish her peace conditions
as the next step, he will be disap-
pointed. Scheidemann also remarks
incidentally that Imperial Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg followed the
socialists ideas in making the proffer.
Theodore Wolff writing in the Tage-
blatt says: premier Lloyd-George re-
iects overtures of peace by asking
Germany's terms, knowing no bellis-
erent can publish its terms"
1.-THE above story was written, or
course, before publication of Presi-
dent Wilson's peace suggestions
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
SANTA CLAUS OF FREEPORT
HAS $500 PACKAGES READY

husy this week wrapping up the
eift packages, which are to be given
ont next Monday morning.
Ascher expects to give at least $500
oifta TO the kiddies of Freeport, and
Il will be the twenty-seventh Christ
mas on which he has been santa
Crons to them. Some Of the boys
and girls whom he remembered wnen
they were little youngsters, now SEND
their children to the big contractors
Office on Christmas morning Tor
fybr;stmas box. Ascher though not
very wealthy, has given away for
t,ra 70 the little folks of his home
TOWN AT Christmas. He considers IL
money well spent, and declares ne
Will not abandon the custom as long
as he lives.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
GREATEST PEACE SOCIETY
WOULD BE LARGE AKIN I

a system of universal military service.
Under our present volunteer service,
everybody outside the regular army
and national guard expects the other
feIIow 70 go when there is danger.
The average man thinks there will be
plenty Of men of venturesome spirit
10 I'LL up the army. With this ldea IN
mind II has been regarded we could
raise n million men between sun up
snd sun down if the country required.
Rut this does not prevent men of jim
on Drocli9ities from demanding we
r,,sh into war without Just cause.'
ATevers holds in common with mil
itarv men that if this nation hopes for
, a world guarantee of peace, it must
contrfhute a larger military share to
the guarantee than it can now offer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Miners Elect President.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 21---J. =:
Lewis. of Boone, Iowa, was elected
president of district 13 (1owa and part
Of Missouri United Mine Workers OF
America, according to returns avail
able today. Lewis succeeds l.. w.
Rogers. Joe II. Morris, Of Des Motnes
was elected vice president and John
Cav Abba. secretary treasurer sam
uel Ballantyne was CHOSEN lh'eA ha-
tiOnaI board member
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
clifford Thorne's Resignation.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 21.-Gov-
ernor Clarke expected to receive Ciif.
ford Thorne's resignation today and
the appointment of new railway
commissioner was to follow shortly:
Attorney General Cosson today stated
he was not candidate for the office.
charles Webster, of Fayette county,
dwight Lewis, secretary of the COM
mission and Senator Joe Allen are can
didateS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Second Hand Lowa Railway
Will Go to War Zone
Thirty Three Miles Track Three Engines and Ten Car
VIII be Packed and snt to French Lines at Once

1up - ~ srnce
2-$ esecond
RI
The three
tire
yersag showedad dedlos of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Secretary Of State Lansing
Says Conditions Have Be-
come More Serious
Than Ever.
BACK OF PEACE NOTE
Disturbing Remarks Follow Sending
Of Message by President
to All Warning
Nations.
fBy Robert ]. Bender, United Press

fBy Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
v WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-Platnly
\ limiting that there Is danger of the
United States being drawn into the
var, Secretary OF State Lansing today
said this was the real reason behind
President Wilson'S message to the
! belligerents.
The situation of the United States
as a neutral Is rapidly becoming In
tolerable, he said Therefore, the
PRESIDENT has demanded a showdown
"Our rights have been invaded
and the situation is becoming SO
M intblerabIe thar It cannot go on
long.
More and more our rights are
invaded by the belligerents on
both sides SO that the situation is
becoming increasingly critical.
mean by that, that we are draw
Ing nearer to the verge OF war,
Z and therefore are entitled to
know what each belligerent seeks
In order that we can regulate our
conduct In the future.
1T was our material interests
that were considered when We
said that the situation might be-
come intolerable. We have pros
pered by the war, but our rights
have been invaded"
lansing emphasized positively that
the German peace proposal and the
Lloyd-George speech had nothing to
do with the dispatch Of the Wilson
note except possibly to delay sending
It.
On this point he authorized the
quotation as follows.
NO nation has been sounded on
this matter and we did not know
In advance what Lloyd-George,
would say. And there was no con-
sideration OF German overtures or
the speech of Lloyd George in con-
nection with formation Of this
note
"The only thing the German
oyertures did, was possibly to de-
lay the note a few days.
1t was not finally decided to
send this until Monday. (The/
note was sent Monday night
and Tuesday morning.) The diff
ficulty that faced the president
was that the note might be con-
strued as movement for peace,
and in aid OF the German over
lures. He specifically denies
that that was factor in the COM
munication itself"
Previous to authorizing the above
quoted statement, Lansing had talked
more freely than usual and IN the
same tenor.
L had been suggested to him that
the United States really was in no
position to stop the war unless the
belligerents themselves desired to
end it; to this he limited that II the
United States were to enter the war
Y would turn the scale definitely ana
he emphasized that there was a reel
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Steamer cut in Two.

T,Jnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
MARSEILLES, Dec. 21.-An Italian
steamer was cut entirely in twain by
collision with the French cruiser
Ernest Renan, according to dispatch
es received from Toulon today. Fif-
teen perished on the, steamer, the 9TH
er 115 aboard the Italian vessel being
rescued by the French warship. The
accident occurred Wednesday night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Contractor With Warm Spot
in Heart for Children, is on
Job Every Year.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
Ff,EEPORT, H.. Dec. G1.-The high
cost Of living isn't going to prevent
William Ascher from playing Santa
Siaus to the poor children of Freeport
this year. With ton and a hall or
candy. and proportionately large sup
plies of oranges and an immense
store OF toys purchased weeks ago.
6anta Ascher and his aids have been
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Three Years In Prison.

United Press Leased Wire Service
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec. 21.-
Henry Clay Arbuttle, 10 year old dye
making wizard, was today sentenced
to three years in the Green Bay state
reforrnatory. Arbuttle was charged
with the theft of several thousand
dollars worth OF platinum and chemi-
calls from his employers. He was
arrested in New York.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
MESSAGE Condemned.

TORONTO, Ont, Dec. 21.-Presi-
dent wilson's message to belligerents
was condemned by such Canadian Of
ficials as would discuss it and by the
dominion press today.
Hon. G. H. Ferguson characterized
the note as "gratuitous" and "1nop'
perfume" Hon. F. G. McDiarmid pre-
dicted the message would be strong
ly resented.
Under the heading President Will
son starts his knitting the Morning
World interprets the peace move as
merely safeguarding the interests OF
the United States, which feels that
the allies, in ending the war, will
make far reaching trade deals among
themselves, barring out neutral ma
tions who do not play part in main
tanning the liberties OF the world.
The Star "resents interference by
outsiders" but points out that wilson
"may have been bringing great pres
sure to bear on the German govern
mEnt' "
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Couple of Million Trained Men
as Most Influential Organ1-
cation Possible.

limited Press Leased Wire service.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The most
influential peace society this nation
could organize would he 2,oNo, ,o0o to
3 OO0 .000 young men under universal
n,i1itarr service Secretary Geo Hew-
III Nevers of the Army league declar'
ed today.
.eThe strongest Influence for honor
ah,e ueace." he continued, would De
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
INDIGNANT At
PEACE MESSAGE
Note Does Not Please Higher
Ups Of England, According
to Private Information
Sent Here.
NOT BEEN PUBLISHED
British and French Censor Thought to
be Holding Back News Of VIII
sons Mote From
the Public.
mot BEEN PUBLISHED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Dec. 21.-President VIII
sons message to the belligerents had
not been released for publication mere
at four o'clock this afternoon. The
note has been received at the foreign
office, but its contents remain undis-
closed.
lit is apparent from the above dis
patch that .he British censor has
held up all press dispatches from the
United States regarding the message.
The United Press cabled the note
last night to it's clients In both Lon
don and Paris. Up to an early hour
this afternoon, however, no word or
acknowledgement had been received
from Paris. Cables from both France
and England were silent so far as
comment on the note was convened.
Obviously no comment, official or
otherwise, will be available in Lon
don until the message is released by
the censor]
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Married Cohan's Wife.

rITnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Dec. 21-Claude Ora
bame.White. one of England's first
aviators and well known in the Unit.
ed States, today was married to Ethel
Lew. divorced wife of George M
Cohan.
Grahame-white is now in the royal
flying CORDS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Town Goes Frantic.

limited Press Leased Wire service
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. Zl.-L'allaS
and adjacent cities went 1ranllc ~
dav when the Lone Star Gas 20 an
nounced that all the natural gas sup
plv was failing, owing to low press u'V,
and probably would give out enIlLeiy
by noon. The temperature IS oeio"
freezing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Intense indlunatlon.

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-PrivAte mes
sages received here today stated that
men high in British government
councils had openly expressed the
most intense Indignation at the &C
ton of President Wilson In address
ing his peace message to the belliger-
ents. This attitude may be respon-
sible for the action Of the British
government in refusing to permit the
publication of the Wilson message In
London today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
PEPPER|NG AWAY
DAY AND NIGHT
European War Shows no Sign
of Let Up While Capitals
Are Talking About
Peace Prospects.
WAR MOVES OF TODAY
Four German AeropIanes Brought
Down on somme Front Where
Aerial Activity Was
~ Great.
WAR MOVES OF TODAY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS, Dec. 21.-Lieutenant Nun
gesser brought down his twenty-first
aeroplane today-climbing up stead
lily to the record held by France $
other star airman, NSub-keutenant
Cuynemer. The announcement was
made in connection with the days
official statement which detailed
aerial activity over most of the west
ern front.
In one air brush, one of the French
aeroplanes coIlided with an enemy
machine, it was pursuing and both
fell. On Wednesday the statement
said the French aviation squadron
bombarded railway stations at Anlzy,
Brieulles Sur Meuse, Charlev1lle,
Mezures and Nesles.
On the Struma front in the Magda
sector. there was intermittent artil-
lery firing. growing violent in the
region of Hill 1850.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Continue to Advance.

Cardinal Gibbons, now IN MS
eightv-third year, has jus: completed
. six-volume series of "reminiscences,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Simultaneous Reply From En-
tente Nations, Expected to
be Sent to Germany by
End of Week.
MANY CONFER ES
England Has Awakened to ActuaIitie.
of War Since LIoyd-George's
Speech and Many Changes
Are Made.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Dec. 21.-England and
her allies will probably answer Ger
many's peace note within the next
forty-eight hours. The identical re-
plies of the entente nations will be
dispatched at the same time-that is
simultaneously handed to the diplo-
matte Representatives Of neutral pow
eFs whose offices were requested by
Germany to effect delivery.
Expectation that the allies answer
would be ready by Saturday, was
based on knowledge that day by day
conferences have been held on the
text of the reply ever since dispatches
week ago made public the terms Of
the German general proffer and that
England also had been exchanging
views with her allies on the form the
reply was to take.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
Four Planes Brought Down.


PARIS. Dec. 21-Four German
aeroplanes were brought down on the
Somme front, today's official state
ment asserted Otherwise there was
a lull in fighting.
On the Salonika front the state
ment reported snow and rain.
Torpedoed by Submarine.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21.-The Suff-
rem, French .hattleship, reported as
lost in a French official statement, De
cember 8, was torpedoed by German
submarine, Berlin statement re
ceived here today asserted. The un-
dersea boat sank the warship on NO
yember 26 off the Portuguese coast,
and the entire crew of 71S men was
lost.
Continue to Advance.
SOFIA. Dec 21.-Continued ad-
vance of Bulgarian troops in the Dob
rudia region is reported in today's Of
fetal statement.
THE population of Badadge warm
ly welcomed our troops the state
ment said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21
The Awakening.

The Awakening.
[By J. w. Pegler, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 21.-Within forty
eight hours of Premier LlOyd-George s
first speech, England has been unpre-
cedently awakened to the actualities
of war. Revolutionary changes have
come in such rapid succession that
the public would not be surprised at
any development If national prohi-
bition on liquor was announced this
afternoon it would probably evoke
nothing more than zephyr of hos
tility.
Actual prohibition may not be so
remote, either, especially since 1t Is
reported that liquor will soon be en-
tirely banned in Scotland in order to
increase the output Of shipping-not
only by permitting more work by
ship building laborers. but by de-
creasing cargoes OF booze.
The public argues that if such a
move would augment shipping, it
would probably also increase the out
put of shells and foodstuffs in vari-
Gus ways if applied vigorously to the
entire country.
Italy is Agreeable.
ROME. Dec. 1.-Ohc1als, me
press and the people generally ap-
plaud the definition of the allies
position with regard to peace voiced
bv Premier Lloyd-George and former
Premier Asquith. 1t is asserted on
all sides that there is an entire
agreement among the allies as to the
form which the rejection OF Ger
many's proffer took and that thls
proffer has brought about such an
agreement of purpose as nothing else
could do.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21

Continued on page Sd
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21

| THE WEATHER
| Partly cloudy. Warmer. ..oea.
temp p. m. 5; Z a. N. 9 below
zero.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-21

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-03
The Issues


Mr uuFhes p dlFrlnv mmsolf ipop
sr Infn thN holr. iio had sewer hr8rd
Of Jeremiah ii. ni.eap Whom he rr.
fsiNod hum and +. committee uf riNr lbs
tho Niotel Actor lnHt NINTH This
aprme win catch no wooagoek MI
tluKhea uiea ln confession and ayotd-
nncv raFflta the plain lntlnAiion auU
implication that pisnrY uusbt nnl tn
have bern received n pLtafy was
"a more ordlnal, American cltiron m.
sirnd 40 nn extraordinary un- Nmen
ram Nhs does has helpless host 90
anoui the middle of September" pra-
tost hls own infantlno Ignorance at
thNt uWs ef tao quality and 0uddltN
and oven the uame VI thc hlustrious
apostle W celto.Nrfmanhm
uml u la mnoasihlu NOT ,o credit the
ceurt with ordinary intelligyuoe 4
FORMER msilce 80 thn sauremo court
tanunl oNcpas hts unfortunately fHund
eui mdlacrctlon by pleading tho heb,
act ula aaFumci Ignorance ana sim
pllciN nre Rstouishing II "ahuut thp
msdaie ~ September" he had never
hcAfd 81 onv ~ tho most Vnelgerus
ANA notorious 90 American Nateerltrs
what shan De- lhoueht of hla noncml
hnVwiFsire VI events his fllnrss ta ~
PRESIDENT Must the elephant be- 80
ways accompanied ry "a cnune9 lsnt
the cendldntr FOR thy vonaulshlp aafn
Without a nomcNclatur What sort vi
man Tor President h. he Who needs
HuardlAnf
The vase ~ the RepnhNcana ana
their neWincr Invites pit,. rhrs know
perfectly wen that hc cannot be- eloel-
ga without the Nutvs III the ahons In
heart who. hN g hundred organise.
uona ana continuous propagands
have heon sceklng and arc NOW setk
INK NV the clccilon ~ Mr. HUGHES. tn|
pnaish Mr. Wiiseu sor hia malntcn.
nnre ~ neutrality and Csc u0hts III
Americans. % convince Germany and
The rest ~ the world that the elections
and peiieier ~ tho i'nlteA states aro
controlled hy a. American Germans. a.
ahase The United States at the feet
81 Germany New Nofk Times
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-03
CIRCULATION BOOKS
OPEN TO ADVERTISERS


" man should say. BLACK b
white, and II be- should lhcn say
"l3lnek Is not white. would you
place dependence Ia him, or bc
willing to accept his statements
or opinions IN regard to any mat
tori ON the other hand if ucws
paper were 10 make such dcrlaru
tons, not ~ 80 many words hul iU
substance, not once, moi twirc,
but many times. would y0n aoecpi
It's statements aa worthy ~ ere.
dcnee, or would yon merely say,
~ most men do. cannot be- ocr
tain Of that, ! read It la The Cor
pus Christi Evening Times Vi
you are open 10 conviction ynr
will enjoy reading un indictment
Of The Times by The Times d rr.
view that * altogether ,lmmlnnl
ing aud pusi belief, short of the
actual data. Il Is strange how the
written word may. livr to CONTRA
diet itself and earn ctornai dlsrc
puie.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-03

when prohibition BECAME an is
sue ond Che fight dHg deep lend
ers on Me- prohibition slio made
au open declaration 90 the effect
that tho contest was based on
principle. not politics Now
when these Same mcn urr rDn
fronicd hy defeat. in The course
OF an election thai has nothing
whatever 80 do with the liquor
question, they have ihc hardihooi
ip ntk prohihiiinnisis to support
them, Notwithstanding .,c Fact
that many prohibllloniais. most
emphatic in their stand against
liquor are lifelong Democrats
pledged 70 support The nominees
of the party aud 10 promote 49,
interests This b. not cxlrunrdi
marry Bat one THING b evident
lhr plea falls ON deaf cnrs N
would he entirely different 10
mcnhrr of The present admins
tiHllNN WIN li'llii'N iN NFNi iNNh
luirartions of the law. II lhey were
dimtory 100 the performance OF
lhrir duty hui such u charge enn
not be- urgcd lndcci. 10 there is
SOME boollegeing lt Is 90 hc eN
pccled The practice prevails m
every "dry community AMI the
ouly way % eradicate il IS 10 far
nish the proper officers with al
rect Information, in order that
they may ferret oui the inlraciors
and prosecute them according to
law Tho Caller Tor ils pnrt
stands spnaroly against the Illicit
tQunr business. ard Aall side
permanently with those men who
believe in rigorous, anromprnmis
lue enforcement There Is lc
Hsl way 90 cure "a condition TINT rs
irksnme. bat that WAY Is not 10 en.
courage laWlessne,s contrary To-
the existing form al government
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-03

And the sum is not cxorbiiant, or
contrary 10 law; on the other
hand. II was incurred according
10 the statutes, M specifically de.
mnnded by the State Another
item is mcntioncd First State
Bank. publishing delinquent rolls,
Al, $3.50. I" This amount, also, ~
correct 10 The best ~ our knowl
edge. and represents u SUM prs.
seribed by law. To gather an idea
~ what il costs 20 publish the he.
linqueni iaS lisi, members Of The
citizen = party win do well 10 in-
quirc what the Corpus Christi
Evening Times got for merely set.
ting the Duyal county list sap in
type Then, 90 pursue their invrs.
tigaiion fairly, they might inquire
what the Duyal county paper
charged for tho actual publication
at the same list To get ready 10
collect the delinquent taxes. they
say. neccseilafod no expenditure
Of over @l0.0OO. Well and good
The fortunate part b.. the lisi was
not published Ia the Corpus Chris
q Evening Times. Why. when
Clark pease had The whip baud
over there, the City paid as high
as ~ cents line for iis adyer
iiscmcnts 10 cents % line for a
service that now costs not 10 cK.
rcri 2i cents hnd. speaking
of the whip hand. who uow holds
series Of notes against the Cor
pus Christi Evening Timesf
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-03

10 the country Wide popular majority
that Mr Scott hopes 60 zee rolled 90
Tor Wilson.
TeKap will 70 fOf the Democratic
party. IN ary cnse. ~ cnurse But she
Democrats N me state will greatly
help The national showing ~ the party
BY making The majority 81 exception
ally iarRe one.
This voter owes if 10 himself f0 rp
% tbe polls and yotf whenever au
election 81 20 be- held. anyway The
Times Herald hopes that "a snff lnrso
perooniare 10 ihe qualified voters ~
she state viii be- among those present
ID the voting boxes 0n next Tuesday
Dailas Times Herald