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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-09

The Indians triumph helped the
White Sox back. to first place.
Seventeen hits changed off the Sen
ator's bats as they reversed and won
behind Walter Johnson.
1t is about time for Eddie Plank
to be counted out again. He helped
whip the Yankees.
Cycotte was pounded by the Ath-
letics, but the runs wouldn't pile up.
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Cordite. the explosive used in many
of the most powerful guns, is mix
ture of nitroglycerine and gun-cotton,
with a small percentage of vasseline.
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A century ago several Americans
began the building Of submarine
boat with an idea of using it In an at
tempt to rescue Napoleon from ST.
Helena.
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Late Market Quotations

Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
Furnished by Long Commission Co
| 4O3 Main. Telephone No. 35O-35I
Hogs. 10000; cattle. 1000; sheep
10.000;, wheat. &c; corn, 1883; oats
| 200.
Clearences.
Wheat and flour. 100000; corn
$4,000; oats. none.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis, 1919 cars; Duluth. s
cars; Winnipeg, 397 cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, July 9.-Wheat-No. 3
spring, s21S.
|, Corn-No. yellow, s1.S3MA1.85;
No. 3 yellow, $1.S31a@1.841a; No. 4
yellow, No. mixed, $1.83; No. 6
yellow, $1.S2@183; No. white, S1.S5
@1.S51a; No. white, $1.S5; No. Q
mixed, s1.S3h@1.85; No. 3 mixed,
No. 4 mixed, S1.S21A@
1S3.
oats-No. white, 71@72Ac; No.
white. 70hQ72c; standard. THO
72kc.
st. Louis Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 9.-Wheat
No. red, new, $2.10; No. 2 hard, old,
$2.25@2.34.
Corn-No. 2, $1.s4@1.s41s; No. 3,
1854; No. 3 yellow, $1.S2; No. 2
white. s1.S4@1.s4k; No. 2 white,
oats-No. 2, 71Mc; No. 3, 7ohc;
standard, 54@74hc; No. 8 white, 70
@74c; No. 4 white, 701ac.
Kansas City Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
KANSAS CITY, July 9.-Wheat-
No. hard. old, s2.32@2.40; No. 3
hard, old, $235@2.40; No. 4 hard. old,
$40. @2.30; No. red, old. $2.10@ |
lis; No. red, old, s2.o5@213.
Corn-No. 2, No. yellow. No. 3 |
white, $1S0@1.81; No. 8, $3.50; No.
2 yellow. s1.S1; No. 2 white. s1.s2.
Oats-No. 2, 73@74c; No. 3. 100 |
73c; No..2 white, 75A @75Ac; No. 3 |
white. 74@75c.
Peoria Cash Grain. !
PEORIA, ILL.,, July 9.-Corn-Re- |
,eipts 81 cars; market 1Ac up. No.
white, s1.s3A; No. / yellow. No. 2
yellow, No. / mixed, No. 2 mixed,
s1.831a; No. yellow, $1.S3; No.
yellow, s1.S11a; No. 4 mixed, s1.82h.
Oats-Receipts q cars; market |
Unchanged. No. white, Tic.
Chicago Live Stock-ciose.
Furnished by Long Commission Col !
CHICAGO, July 9.-Hog receipts
$4,000; market zoe lower Top,
$3.50; mixed and butchers, s1440@
L5.75; good heavy, s14.30@15.80;
'ough heavy. s14.30@14.50; light,
Cattle receipts 10000; market
steady. Top, $500.
Sheep receipts 10000: market
steady. Tops, $11.10@ 1850.
Chicago Live Stock. Z
CHICAGO, July 9.-Hog receipts l.
5000; market slow, 10000 lower.
liked and butchers. $14.40@15.75;
,ood heavy, $15.2O@15.SO; rough
leavy, s1435@14.55: light. s14.25@
$50; pigs, $1075@14.0O. Estimated
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The pioneer plumber OF onio oss
John C. Clifford, recently de , Il
left fortune Of $50O,Ooo. ln' en-
gest part of the pile came 80
manufacturing goods plumbers 80
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Enemy at standstlIl.

BERLIN, (via London) July o.
'1n fresh battles near Stanislau
(Galicia), we were pressed back be-
tween Coezow and Zagwozde toward
Lrarnylah," today's official statement
asserted. There the Intervention OF
German reserves brought the enemy
to a standstill.
More than $50 French prisoners
were taken in a German attack and
German raids along the Chemin Des
Danes, the statement asserted in re
porting the west front activities.
South of -Paigny and Filain we
captured and held French trenches"
the war office said. ION the Laon-
Scissors road we penetrated French
trenches and returned an accordance
with orders. The enemy suffered
heavily and we took over $50 prison
ers."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-09

him with assault to do great bodily
injury and his bond fixed at $3.50. He
gave bond for his release.
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Des Mofnes Tribune: China will
not be ready for democracy until it
learns to tuck its shirt into it's trous-
sra !;
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RUSSIAN DRIVE
ON LEMBERG
Continued from page IL

ten days ago and were made by a
lprodigious expenditure of ammunition
and great masses OF troops. 1t was
the Germans most powerful offensive
against the French since the Verdun
attacks. The enemy forced relin-
quishment of a small section of
trenches by the French.
Successful Raid.
LONDON, July 9.-Carrying out Of
a successful raid southeast of Hargi-
court by the British forces and re-
pulse Of an attempt at raid by the
Germans southeast Of Loos was re-
ported by Field Marshal Haig today.
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Central Association
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
La Crosse /: Mason City 0.
Cedar Rapids 2; Waterloo /.
Marshalltown sc; Clinton IA.
Charles City 6; Fort Dodge, 8.
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CHINESE MONARCHY
COLLAPSED
CONTINUED from page u

been cut, whether by the monarch.
lists or republicans is not known. The
fact that the republicans have let 1t
be known they are preparing to lay
siege to Picking, is interpreted here
TO mean that Chang Hsun suffered d
defeat at Lang Fang and is retiring
towards the capital Tuan Chi Jul
has issued manifesto announcing
the siege and declaring that the lives
and property o. persons Of all nation
aitties in the city will be protected
from molestation
Ii Yuan Hung, president of the re.
public, Is expected to re-estaslish the
republic in all it's branches, with
headquarters at Shanghai.
Democracy Re-estabIIshed
WASHINGTON, July "A democ-
racy has been re esta blished In China,
according to state department dis
patches today.
After a week of skirmishing, dur
ing which Hsuan Tung, the young en-
peror, was set up at the head Of a
monarchy, official reports today indi-
Gated the Manchu emperor had been
driven out and the former vice presi-
dent Keng Kue Chang, established as
president of a new provisional gov
eminent at Marking.
Dispatches stated the democracy
was restored July z.
At the state department 1t was said
all foreigners were probably safe.
Both sides offered guarantees Of their
safety. All legation guards of British,
French and American troops reached
Picking
Communication with Picking is in
terrupted and few official dispatches
are reaching the United States.
Republican troops are reported con-
verging toward Picking, to drive out
the Manchu forces now in possession.
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receips tomorrow, 10000.
Cattle receipts 10000; market
steady. Beeves, ss.4O@lS.sO; COWS
and heifers. $5.4O@11.9o; stockers
and feeders. s6.30@9.5o: calves. $1,000
@14.75.
Sheep receipts 10000; market
1885; western, $s.25@11.1O; lambs
$1O00@16.50; western. s1O.50@16.60.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, July 9.-Cattle receipts
$9.75@13.25; cows and heifers, $500
$50; calves, $1O.00@13.50; bulls and
stays, s5.50@10.00.
Hog receipts s.4oo; market zoe
lower. Bulk. $14.70@15.00; top.
$3.50.
Sheep receipts 5000; market weak,
10c lower. Yearlings, s10.OO@12.00;
wethers, $9.00@10.o0; lambs. $4,000
1900; ewes, $S.00@8.75.
st Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, July 9.-Cattle
receipts $500; market steady. Texas
receipts 5Qo, natlVe DeeI steers $7.oOV
1885, yearling steers and heifers,
$3.50 @13.75; cows, $6.0O@10.00;
stockers and feeders, $6.OO@9.50;
calves, $6.O0@11O0; Texas steers,
s5.50@9.50; cows and heifers. 1880
900.
Hog receipts 1880: market 1o@15c
lower. Mixed and butchers, $15.15@
1890; good to heavy, S15.40@15.e0;
rough, S14.40@14.90; light, s1515@,
1875: pigs, $10O0@14.50; bulk, $15.35
@15.S5.
Sheep receipts 1900; market
Clipped ewes. $9.50@9.S5;
Gamers. $5,00@5.50; spring lambs,
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, July 9.-Cattle re-
cespts l,600;a market steady. 10c
higher. Steers, $6.75@13.40; cows
and heifers. $5.75@12.75; stockers
and feeders, s6.5o@10.5o; calves,
S7.0O@13.75.
Hog receipts 10000; market 800
zoe lower Bulk, $14.9o@15.60; heavy
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Holland Is Starving,


WASHINGTON, July 9.-Declarins
Holland is starving Chevalier Van
Rappard, Dutch minister in Washing
ton, today bespoke the grave appre-
hension of neutral nations at Amer
ica's embargo
Representatives of other countries
vitality affected by President Wilson's
proclamation shutting off food, feeds.
fuels and other necessities, declared
their actual existence is threaten
ed
I'VE are starving" Van Rappara
said today. "Our people are on ra-
tons. We will suffer most Of wars
terrible evils without being a belliger-
emit. We are forced to depend on
America for coal and on America
for grain. Ho-land is at the mercy
Of your country"
1t was the first outcry against the
drastic action forced upon President
by the war. Other neutrals
are equally apprehensiye.
Each nation has its own case
which it is Placing before Uncle Sans
.rade tribunal.
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National LEAGUE.

st. Louis at New York.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-09
National LEAGUE,
TODAY'S GAMES.

American League.
New York at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Boston at Cleveland.
Washington at Detroit.
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Games Today.

Games Today.
Waterloo at Clinton.
Marshalltown at Cedar Rapids.
Mason City at Charles City.
Fort Dodge at Lacrosse.
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chicano 1.-Two Stock.

CHICAGO. July 9.-Hog receipts
$4,000; market slow, $4,000 lower.
Mixed and butchers. $14.40@15.75;
good heavy. s15.20@15.s0; rough
heavy, s14.35@1455: light. s14.25@
1850; pigs, $10.75@14.0O. Estimated
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CAm00GAMITES MAKE FAST DRIVE:
 JACKSON PUTS UP NEW RECORD

On the run to Solomon Grant Jack son-with Fred Ayers dogs-brolle the record set by Billy Webb with burden by four minutes. This is re- markable. Billy Webb made the run in two hours and fifty three minutes and would have beaten ahat to pieces but his team had trouble passing Ralph Lbmen's feed-rustlers who are not in any hurry.
 Solomon advices this afternoon state that the big race is now in the hands of three teams-Webb, Jackson and the suffra gettes-for as such is the Stew enson-Ayer combination known by. These ladies are putting mp great race and if they don't arrive in Coun- cil without their ogs-ought to come in the money.
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international News Service.

WASHINGTON, April 24-Final decision vii, be reached on the con- scription bill Thursday. All opposi- ton is being swept aside and the bill is now reported as sure to pass, with very little change from it's original form. The president has expressed himself as greatly pleased with the outlook and is quoted as saying that it has been his firm conviction from the start, that those who opposed the measure need only to study the draft system. thoroughly, and they would be- come convinced that it was the only method to adopt
 There remains no doubt now, in the minds of those close to the adminis- tration, that the president has gained
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LONDON, April 24.-Von linden berg's campaagn with Petrograd as the objective is now under way and hun dreds of thousands of German troops are being transported in the direction of Riga under escort of a strong sec- tion of the German battle fleet.
 Officials here state that a great joint air and sea attack will be launch ed on the landing of these troops who will try and cut off the Russian arm ies from their Petrograd base.
 Germany will endeavor to strike and strike hard at Russia in this mon : ster spring campaign with the tnten- ton of demorallzing the Russian mill itary organization They consider Russia in a state of political unrest and figure that one decisive battle in the neighborhood of the Russian cap ital will cause the great Russian Bear to use for separate peace.
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The Camooganites kept the town awake last night rounding up their dogs and everybody else's dogs. and ten teams--each with it's fair burden hit the cool trail before old Sol got settled down to real work thls morn ing. The marshal's office had notified the city of the race and people who had real dogs tied them up in tneir houses until the teams got away.
 Oliver Weaver, Doc Kemp and Wil liam MaGuire--who never bought a pound of salmon all winter-stole out of town in the small hours-aI with the finest kind of dog teams. Asked how they got them it was the same old reply, Jus tpicked 'em up" and Doc Kemp says he has got it all over the poundmaster. At any rate al! of these fellows gathered up dogs and are burning up the trail between here and Council.
 The handicappers were req, busy last evening and did good work con sidering the disadvantages of not knowing what dogs the contestants would have. However, they had Jack son and Webb in line and they are the scratch teams in the race whilst Doc Kemp gets the limit three hours and half
 Mesdames Stevenson and Aver have T joint team that should appear in the money provided the ladies are with the team when it arrives in Council. Starting out this morning they zig gagged, pirouetted, hesitated, and then tipped over losing everything except their tempers: however. the team was stopped and the ladies determinedly again set sail and put up good time on the run to Solomon.
 Ten teams are now in the big race, and there may be eleven as Tommy Watson is stil, making up his mind If he can get his dogs to stop fight ing for a few minutes. he will hitch up and go. For extended bouts Wat sons dogs have 1t all over everything.
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which struck the Zara amidships, there was an explosion which parted the vessel in the cetner, and the few who were no deck preparing to enter boats, were thrown into the sea.
 Three sailors from the doomed ship were picked up later by large sail ing vessel, these men having secured a life raft which evidently had been torn loose by the explosion.
 They state that they are sure they saw two boats with people in them, as their raft was drifting away from the scene of disaster, but a search of many hours was made by the rescu- ing ships crew without result.
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WICkERSHAm'S PROTEST
 WILL BE HEARD MAY I5

sessions and debates our delegate has friends in that august assembly. And now that the weighty affairs of the nation have been dealt with, affairs
 Mr Wiekersham in his protest to Alr. Sulzer sets forth the unconstitu- tionality of the election law. claim ing that votes of his which were thrown out by the canvassIng board were valid. He also asserts that many soldiers at both Fort Gibbon and Eag,e voted for MT, Sulzer. Further minor irregularities are also stated in the protest
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C0nTEn0ING ARMIES NOW
 DEATnLockED;; ARRAs FRONT

be carried only by tremendous loss of life. Night attacks will be greatly resorted to for owing to the 1earness of the opposing troops artillery fire on the first :ine trenches is impossible.
 The use of gas was again attempt ed by the German troops yesterday for a short time but was discontinued owing to the variations of the pre- vailing winds.
 Haig iI his dispatches informs the war department that the drive will be carried out at all costs and the troops will resume their mighty of- fensive on this front.
 Further north on the western iron: material gains are reported and the British forces are concentrating for a further advance on the important town of Lille.
 Air men report the movements of troops and munitions from Courtrai in this direction and say the Ger mans are preparing for the awful struggle which will soon take place
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FOREIGN LOAN
 BEING ARRANGED

ary measure on the part of the presi- dent and no particular significance is attached to such action.
 The British and French commissions are expected to make certain over ures to our administration regarding these loans. The British commission having as one of its members the president of the Bank of England lends weight to this rumor. In fac. the general impression now is that the visit of both of these commissions has as much to do with arranging for the three billion loan to the allies, as for the reported assistance they are to render the United States in placing this country on war footing.
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HONE GUARDS ARE
 uoW oReAM|ztb

In answer to the call scat out by Mayor c. J. Lomen over one hundred men met ia the city hall last night to organize the Home Guards. Many of those present enrolled in this de. fence force and will get in and drill right away.
 phoned into the city today and ex- pressed their desire to join the or- ganization, whilst many who were not at las nights meeting. submitted their names to the civic head this afternoon.
 At the termination of last nights meeting the enrolled members met and selected Instructors to get them in shape unti. arrangements were made with the local military authorities.
 Every loyal and patriotic citizen should do all in his power to support this movement whether he be of mili- tary age or not. We have had lec- lures on preparedness for over two years and should now take advantage of this opportunity and thus openly express our loyalty to the president and our devotion to the country by getting in hne and doing all we can for the American nation
 
 This being the only method by which most of us can serve the na- tion we should not be slow to take advantage of the means of so doing now being placed within our reach through the instrumentality of our governor, who has so arranged mat ters that all expenses shall be forth- coming from the territorial appropria- ton.
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international News Service.

NhStUokfoUal IN0WS ooTVtCe.
 LONDON. April 24.-On the Arras front yesterday considerable fighting of most bloody order took place and the losses on both sides were exceed ingly heavy.
 Fled Marshal Haig reports strong endorsements of German troops having arrived on this front equipped w1th thousands of machine guns. The rife fire of yesterday he states to be the most intense since the commence meat of this great offensive by the Franco British forces.
 The dispatch further states that enormous losses were sustained by both sides without any gains being made. The German forces have now Eesorted greatly to machine gun fire and large detachments armed with rapid fire guns have forced their way into the first line trenches.
 The front line positions of the con- tending armies at this point are with in close range of each other and will
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international News Service.

WASHINGTON, April 24-Champ Clark declared most emphatically this afternoon, that congress will not pass the selective conscription bill He stated that he thinks that volunteer system will prove sufficient, and that he has made a careful canvass of the members, and as a result is fully convinced that the conscription bill is doomed to defeat. He states also the public is an erroneous one, as the public will find when the bill is put to the final vote, and the majority lines up against it.
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FACTORY OR FIGHTING LINE?
 'H0BsONS" CHOICE ID STRIKERS

CTS vii. again be held to decide what action is to be taken in the matter.
 From the same source comes the startling announcement that the work ing classes will not fall in hne with the views of their chancellor and se- we're internal complications will result throughout Germany.
 A certain time has been specified in which the strikers must return to the factories. This was not determined, however. it is stated here that all workers who have not accepted the
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The following teams and burdens are in the race. Webb (Afrs. AIeGuire), Jackson (Alrs. Sheldon), Mcclure (Nrs. Downng), Burgh (Mrs. Bmgh). Mrs. Stevenson (Mrs. Ayer), Lomen (Mrs. McCloy and Miss Ashcroft), Kemp (Mrs. kemp), Weaver (AGrs. Vincent and Mrs. WeaveD, Garrod (NIrs. Gib- ney).
 Al teams are resting up th1s af- teraoon and will leave for the Coun- cil drive at midnight tonight.
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Pacific Ne~s Service.

JUNEAU, April 24.-As delegate to congress from the territory of Alas ka charels F. Salzer occupies his seat in the house of representatives today. His right 10 that office-contested by Delegate WIckersham-will be de- clded by the house on May l5.
 On March 20 Judge Jennings issupd an order to the canvassiag board to issue the certificate of election of Mir Sulzer and shortly after he left the territory for Washington and arrived there in time to take his seat in the house for the special session of con- gress. Throughout a, these stormy
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-24
tn+ernatienai News Service.

COPENHAGEN, April 2.--A re- port reaches here that the ship Zara has been submarined with great loss of life the torpedo having been fired in their berths.
 The attacking submarine gave no warning, but did come up close enough to ascertain the identity of the ship, and then backed off, the captain of the Zara knowing what to expect imme- diately ordered all on deck, but ii was too late.
 The submarine after reaching a dis tance of 200 yards launched a torpedo,
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HAVE CHOICE OF FACTORY OR FIGHTING LINE
GERMAN SUBMARINES
 SINK THREE VESSELS

GHR1STIANIA, April Torpedo d by German submarines the Nor wegian ships Skiold and Piye were de- stroyed today.
 Accroding to the report that reached here the crews of both vessels were saved as in each instance the subma- rines were sighted in time to get tho small boats ready before the attack came.
 It is contained in the report that the picked up but by what vessels or their destination has not been learned.
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When the case goes before the elec- tion committee in the house 1t may be hung up indefinitely for MT. Sulzer states that he cam prove hundreds of fraudulent and illegal votes were ob- tained by NIr. Wiekersham. MT. Sul- ger announces that he will ask the election committee for tme to show the proof positive in this mtater.
 One thing sure is that MT. Wicker sham wiH live up to hIs reputation as fighter and will make things live ly in the house if he ever takes the floor.