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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Prohibition Fight Endangers
Whole Legislative Program
and Sets Congress
in Uproar.
rs A TANGLED sKEN
In Addition to Wet and Dry ArgA
ment, Other Distractions Are
Thrown In Measures
Path.
[By Robert J. Bender. United Press

[By Robert ]. Bender United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The pro-
hibition fight, pending in, the senate
today, endangered the whole legisia-
tive program The Lever food con-
troll bill is blocked by the tremen-
dous confusion resulting from injec-
ton Of the sweeping dry amendment
by the house.
Threats and counter threats from
opposing factions have brought about
situation, perhaps unprecedented in
the upper branch. AS a result re-
action today set in in force against
the drastic dry measure as an ad-
junct to the food bill.
LET prohibition go through on It's
own merit, and not under the food
conrol measure" urged one dry mem.
Der today.
Letters and kilograms poured in
from all sections and from all fac
tions, the radical prohibitionists hail
ing the situation as propitious to put
across a nation wide dry bill and
the more conservative urging against
hitching prohibition to the food
measure Meantime the senate finance
committee experts are mullfng over
arguments Of experts dealing with
loss of revenue If the prohibition
amendment carries. Some emphasize
that $750,000,000 in taxes to the fed
era1 government and $3.000,000,000 or
more to individual states and cities
in license taxes and the like will be
lost through the prohibition amend
ment To which proponents reply
Eyes, but this tax money and the
billions involved in the annual busi-
ness of the breweries, dfstilleries and
saloons will thereby be diverted to
other business channels which can
be drawn on for taxes"
And again those opposed point out
that under the house amendment,
even household dainties and chill
dren's delights are threatened be-
cause vanilla, lemon and orange ex-
tracts could not be manufactured
even for flavoring, cooking, ice
cream, soda, candies and cake.
In addition to the prohibition fight.
the food bill was threatened from
another angle. There is an effort on
foot to overload the measure so it
cannot move. Senator Reed, Mis-
souri,. and numerous others say that
If food is controlled, steel, oil, cloth
from sack Of pea
nuts to farm implements-must be
Amendments designed to
accomplish this are in reserve.
Already the measure is carrying
some superannuated measures such
as the Walsh oil land leasing bill.
which has been before the senate
five years and the preferential rout
ing bill, passed by the senate some
time ago.
With this tangled skein to unravel,
the senate agriculture subcommittee
met early today to redraft the house
bill. It was hoped this committee
would be able to report out to the
fConfjnDad on nare 50
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
French Forces Capture Front
Line German Trenches in
Surprise Night
Attack.
THREE HUNDRED TAKEN
Coup Executed at Extremity Of Front
Where Five Days Of Fight
Ing Had Been
Waged.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
/ PARIS, June 26.-Suddenly assum
ing the offensive over a wide front
northwest of Hurtebise, French
forces last night captured front line
German trenches and completely at
! tanned all objectives, the war office
announced today.
ION Monday evening, following a
short period of artillery preparation
northwest of Hurtebise, the French
organized front and took all objec-
statement asserted. 1.-The first line
tured.
"The enemy surprised at the
rapidity of our attack, lost heavily.
Three hundred prisoners, including
ten officers, were captured
"The counter attacks, following an
intense bombardment Of the two
flanks on this front, were stopped by
our fire"
The French coup was executed at
one extremity Of front on which
the Germans up until Sunday had for
five days been waging tremendous
counter offensive movement. Hurte-
bise lies on the Chemin Des Danes
southeast of Laon and very close to
Craonne. The dominating positions
along this highway were taken by
the French in their great offensive
drive of April and because of the
constant menace of further French
progress which would very soon close
around Laon, the Germans have
striven desperately to recapture
them. Laon is one of the base cities
in the several times revamped Hin
denburg line and much further pro-
gress by French forces against it
would mean the Germans would have
to consider a retirement all along
the line north to the sea.
The victory today was all the more
remarkable since it came at a time
when the enemy was known to have
concentrated vast reserves in almost
the same region for the German
counter offensive.
Battle In Air.
LONDON, June 26.-Three British
naval planes fought ten Germans in
an aerial battle over Roulers, shooting
one down in flames and probably de-
stroying two others, an admiralty
statement today declared.
The British machines were patro1l-
ing the air. The Germans apparently
were starting out for raid. Notwith-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
WEDDING RING FACTORIES
ARE WORKING OVERTIME

dings expected to accompany draft OF
Americas first six hundred thous-
and"
An excursion today among the
purple trays, Maiden lane, the great
est jewelry manufacturing center in
the world, revealed this. The fac
tories are working over time to keep
pace with the demand There has
been no indication of shortage in
the regular crop of June weddings,
but thousands of youths between
the ages of 81 and 80 inclusive" are
waiting for the draft to take or leave
them, so they may either marry and
go to war or marry and take chance
on the second draft.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
CONFESSED CRIME
TO HIS PRIEST
Cocchi Told Story to italian
Father just Before
Fleeing From
America.
TELL IT TO GRAND JURY
Police Accused o. Shielding Criminal
and Attempting 70 s,detraok
Any Invssa-
CATION.
TELL IT TO GRAND JURY

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, June 26-The Rutf
Cruger murder mystery took a new
turn today with the summoning be
fore the grand jury of Father Casper
Moretto, Italian priest, who early
this morning admitted to the authori
ties that Alfredo Cocchi confessed tc
him just before he escaped to Italy.
Three other significant facts came
to light in the various probes of po
lice laxity and the mystery itself.
District Attorney Swan announced
that he expected to have definite evt
dence today that the police made 8
determined effort "to shield Cocch
and sidetrack the investigation"
Miss Helen Cruger. twenty year old
sister of the murdered high school
girl, told Commissioner Wallstein she
called at Chief Detective Inspector
Faurot's office shortly after her sis.
ter disappeared and asked without
result, that Faurot's office do some
thing to help find Ruth Cruger. Fau-
rot for his part claimed to have an
| important statement concerning the
white slave ring from Miss Cath
crime LaRue, a friend Of Mrs. Grace
Humiston, the woman who found
Ruth Cruger's body.
The trail to Father Moretto was
opened by Bologna reports to local
authorities, declaring Cocchi told the
court there that he stayed at a
priests house in Charlton street for
two days before he returned to Italy:
The Waukesha Triangle.
WAUKESHA, Wis, June 26-The
2ublic's appetite for expected sensa-
tional details Of the eternal triangle"
which resulted in the death Of one
woman and serious injury of another
last week, may not be satisfied for
several months.
This was indicated today when Dis
trict Attorney Tuller announced the
trial of Miss Grace Lusk, the high
Mrs. David Roberts and wounded
herself, may not be called before De-
cember.
Tuller intimated that none of the
details of Miss Lusk's alleged rela-
tions with Dr. David Roberts previous
to the shooting would be revealed at
the coroner's inquest tomorrow after
noon. The inquest, 1t Is expected,
will be limited to showing that Mrs.
Roberts came to her death through
bullet wounds inflicted by revolver
in the hands Of Miss Lusk This, 1t
was said, was all that was necessary
to be shown. at this time.
At the municipal hospital where
Miss Lusk is suffering from two bull
let wounds, it was announced that she
is practically out of danger
Makes Conflicting Statements.
ROME, June 26.-Bologna authori-
ties today gathering every possible
Git of evidence Of Alfredo Cocchi's
past life, do not believe that part
of his confession that Ruth Cruger
died in fall during the scuffle in
Cocchi's shop on 127th street, New
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

goal passed, the country
started to roll up an over
subscription In the Red
Cross war fund. At noon
uns at headquarters here showed
btal Of $101, 100000 with kilograms
hing in from all sections Of the
nty promising more. although the
hpaign ended officially last night.
idanta. despite its $4,000. 900 loss
ts recently. promised $3.50, 900 for
Red Cross. Baltimore, which
~ S424,000 In fourteen minutes
rday. is expected to pledge near
nillion more.
Ireland, Ohio. which started to
e, 900 and today reported
1t576. wired I'VE are still going"
ns race with the Ohio metropolis,
NO led Cleveland today by q
h {l53, 900,
ev York, with $8e, 200, 900 reported
, was certain 1t would raise its
q Of 100000
Louis, in a race with Cincinnati,
suced $1.902,624 against the Ohio
rs 81, 400, 900.
oetroit has nearly doubled its orig
quota Of s1,500,000 and Buffalo is
the s2,O00,0o0 mark. nearly $780,
above its original allotme ent.
.0s Angeles led all Pacific coast
es with $SS6,S44. San Francisco
1oVed with $746.600 and will try to
81 Its quota of s1,O00,O0O.
minneapolis, with $75O,OOO, accord
% reports here, tops st. PauPs
noaor cities with more than al1ot-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
|LABOR|NC MEMS
FRIEND At COURT
Representatives to be on Ap-
pellate Exemption Boards
That sift Out Reg
istered Men.
NAMES ARE SUBMITTED
Local Boards All Selected Today With
the Exception Of Three
Of the States Of
Nation.
NAMES ARE SUBMITTED
[By Webb Miller. United Press Staff
Correspondent
= WASHINGTON June 26

I =
Correspondent
=. WASHINGTON, June 26.
| - The laboring man Of the
ES@ nation will have a friend
~ at court on the appellate
exemption boards that sift out the
men for Americas armies, 1t was
learned today.
On each of the district boards that
tional reasons. there will be one rep
resentative Of the laboring man-in
most cases recognized leader Of
organized labor in the community.
In response to urgent appeals from
national labor men, the war depart
ment today decided to give organized
labor representation on each of the
higher tribunals.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation Of Labor and a
member Of the labor committee Of
the advisory board of the council of
national defense, has submitted list
Of nominations Of prominent local
labor leaders to the appellate tribun-
ais The list contains the name Of
several acceptable men In each fed
eral judicial district. Other leaders
Of labor have sent their suggestions.
With the exception of Maryland,
Tennessee and Wisconsin. the per-
sonnel Of the local exemption boards
of the entire country was today COM
plete. kilograms to the governors
carried the final draft Of the lower
boards.
The names of members of local ex-
emption boards of the following
states were announced today:
Washington, West Virginia, Utah,
Georgia, Kentucky. Mississippi, Min
nesota, Nevada, Montana, Nebraska,
New Jersey, New Mexico. North Car
olina, North Dakota, Ohio. Oklahoma.
Colorado, South Carolina, South Da-
kota, Texas. Tennessee, Connecticut,
Illinois, New York, with New York
city missing; Pennsylvania, with
Philadelphia missing
Claims for Exemption.
FARGO, N. D., June 26.-Following
a glance at the registration cards for
the state of North Dakota, Dakotans
are hitting right around 300 in the
manufacture of exemption excuses.
"Blood makes me SICK" have plant
ed war garden" "am the only
barber in town. "once discharged
from the Salvation army" "am a
vegetarian" and scores Of others are
used.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
AMERICAS
MESSAGE
TO FRANCE
Grizzled Veterans Told Ia
Hold On Until United
States Troops
Arrive.
FOR THE FINAL VICTORY
Interesting Smoker In Parls Base-
ment Before $50 Men Returned
to the Trenches to
Fight.
FOR THE FINAL VICTORY
[By w. s. Forrest. United Press Staff
CorreSpondenf

Correspondent
~ PARIS, June 26.-Fou
49, hundred and fifty o
E@ Frances grizzled veterans
bore to the front trenche!
today Major General Pershing's frs
message direct to the poilus. 1t was
delivered to them thruogh Captain E
N. Margetts, Pershing's aid. at {
night which for overflowing en-
thusiasm has seldom been equalled
in Paris. The $50 were preparing tc
return to the trenches.
During the day they had each re-
ceived tuck bag made by Ameri
can women; had attended luncheon
where some Of Frances most. famous
stage stars entertained them and at
night met in great room In the
basement for what in America would
be called a smoker"
In the smoke filled room Captain
Margetts and Major Churchill of the
American headquarters staff came
amid cheers that reverberated up
into the great railway station. Mar
getts mounted the stage held up his
hand to still the audience, then in
slow, careful French, said:
Comrades: General Pershtng re-
grets it is impossible for him to be
with you. He has detailed me to
represent him.
II bring you good news from Amer
lea. I tell you America is with you.
She admires you for the wonderful
things you have done in these last
three years. We come to fight with
you: to put the common enemy out
of France You must hold on until
the American army is ready. If you
do, we'll surely crush the boches and
the final victory will be ours"
Message to Russia.
PTTROGRAD, June EFF every
allied government and every allied
people turns itself fully over to the
business Of making war, victory will
come by 1918, in the opinion Of Elihu
Root, chairman of the American mis-
sion. He made the prediction at
Moscow, where the Americans were
being entertained today, in the course
OF an interview with newspaper cor
americans accept all interpreta-
tions of Russia's formulas of peace
without annexauons and without con-
but we feel profoundly
that the German empire In a most
and Infamous form has
-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Railway Ellea Appcal.

[United Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK. June 26.-The Denver
and Rio Grande railway today filed
an appeal in the United States dis
trict court here from Judgment of $685.
270,000 which 1t was ordered to pay
the Equitable Trust company as bal
ance due on the S50,000,0O0 bond is-
sue of the old Western Pacific which
the Equitable claimed the D. & R. G.
assumed when 1t absorbed that rail-
road.
The D. & r. G. claims in its mo-
ton for appeal that it paid $4,000, 900
outright for the Western Pacific, but
did not assume the bond obligation.
If the $1S,000,O0O was paid on the
bond issue underwritten by the Equit-
able, that was no concern of the D.
G R. G., that road claims
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
(HlCKEN BECOMES CHEAPER
WITH STORAGE HOUSES FULL
now the cheapest of meat meals.

now the cheapest of meat meals.
Population Of the chicken division
of Chicago storage houses has caused
sharp decline in market and live
fowls today were selling at 1917 cents
a pound. Other meat products, in the
same period. have advanced IL to 100
per cent 4O,000,000 pounds OF chick
en- is now in cold storage and must
be moved in the next three months.
This is 100000 pounds more than
the stock has been moving slo
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Agreed to Sink His Ship j
For $25,O0O Ge;n,an Money
Captain Arrested BY Federos utlorities on Charge
Conspiracy Agx14:tSsi Government

~
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Anownt
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dto at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Thousands of Marriages Are
Being Hurried Along Be-
fore Men Are Drafted.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, June 26.-Thousands
of those little fateful gold bands the
groom fumbles in his pocket and
brings forth at the altar are being
shipped all over the country from
manufacturing jewelers. here today in
anticipation Of the rush of war wed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

Erisco's Good Work.
as M FRANCISCO, June 26.-San
na..sco mas over-subscribed its al.
aent OF s1,0oo,O00 for the Red
ass vss oy approximately $4,000.
Iougn Ie,., the campaign came to an
s.a MOI ciose last night with the total
he iaos i,oss,221.S7, headquarters re.
,na ,sa open today and additional sub
'paons are coming in.
rro .nlcago's Contribution.
hn.a h.l.Aio, June 26.-Chicago con-
'a.ea .soo approximately s5,O0O,OOo to
, ,,lvv,eoo,000 Red Cross fund, it
n. announced early today.
n,o. M silotment was $4,000, 900. Final
bahs s were to be given but at a
4 A'on Oh the general committee to-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Take over North Island.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
WASHINGTON, June 26-The
house military committee today voted
to report favorably bill authorizing
the secretary of war to take over
North island, in Sandiego harbor, for
an aviation training station.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

nes asnlngton Star: A U-boat's EN-
ea ~. appears to depend in large de-
khi;ua W lts ability to dodge regular
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
"a Million Pounds More
man Usually Held While
reople Neglect to Buy.

|CETWS. rress Leased Wire Service. I
had hadoaGO, June 26.-The old fash
|srs Snlcken dihner-for several
past the mark Of affluence-ls
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

Unsettled. Cooler!s Local temp
z p. m. sc; z a. m. II.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Y Cross Campaign Ends
|vith Oversubscription and
Money Still Flow
ing In.
& OF HONOR CITIES
/ Of $1o1, 10000 At Noon Today,
With Much Moro to
Be Added
Later.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, June
26.-With the 500, 900. 900
goal passed, the country
started to roll up an over
subscription In the Red
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

rhe Telegraph Service Of The
naily Gate City and Constitu-
.;on-D democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
SAVE DADS LIFE
GET IT FOR HIM
Says it is suicide to cut corns
and tells how they lift
right out.

You simply say to the drug store
man, Give me a quarter of an ounce
of freezone." This will cost very little
but is sufficient to remove every hard
or soft corn from ones feet.
A few drops applied directly upon a
tender aching corn should relieve the
soreness instantly, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, can be lifted out
with the fingers without pain.
This new way to rid ones feet OF
corns was introduced by a Cincinnati
man. who says that while freezone is
sticky it dries in a moment, and seems
to simply shrivel up the corn without
inflaming or even irritating the sur
rounding tissue or skin.
Don't let father die of infection or
lockjaw from whiting at his corns,
but cut this out and make him trv If
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Immediate Relief Sought for
Charitable Institutions.
Emergency Appropriation Bill
of $4,000 Up Today.
MUST. HAVE COAL At ONCE
State Prison Miners Fail t
Produce Enough Fuel.
Shortage in Salary Fund From
Norton Sanitarium..

High cost of living is occasion for
a demand on the state legislature TOT
immediate relief for the state charlt-
able institutions Emergency appro-
priation bills before the house today
call for $4,000 for immediate use
for coal, al state charities, while FUNDS
must be appropriated at once IL EN-
ployes at the Norton tuberculosis sanl-
tarium are to draw their pay or IN
mates are to be provided with neces-
stiles of life.
Bills offered by A. c. Coolidge of
Smith county, chairman of the house
ways and means committee, came be-
fore the legislature out of their reg
ular order, but with emergency writ
ten all over every item. They will be
given the right of way and emerged
thru the house and senate that funds
may be made available to meet unpaid
accounts at various state institutions.
Coal is one of the big items for con-
sideration by the legislature. Regard
less of much press agenting, Warden
J. K. CoddingS prison crew has failed
to produce the required amount of
coal at the Lansing prison mines. APP
preparations for coal as voted by the
1915 legislature, have also been in
adequate. Both prices and demands
have gone skyward. Immediate de-
mands at the state charitable institu-
lions call for 100000 for payment of
coal bills. Coal just now is cash
even when purchased by the state of
Kansas-and coal dealers refuse to
sell and await deficiency appropria-
lions by the next legislature. So the
legislature will be urged to make $780,
900 Immediately available for payment
of the 1917 coal bills not covered by
1915 appropriations.
Norton Cries for Help.
Another demand for money-imme-
date funds. too-comes from the state
tuberculosis sanitarium at Norton. Be-
cause of the legislatures adherence to
the program of economy in 1915, there
is not enough money available to pay
! January salaries at the hospital. There
is shortage of 1000 in the salary
fund for the present month and $3.50
/ is needed for immediate repairs. The
legislature must also provide relief for
/ the Norton hospital until June 80, the
end of the fiscal year.
Chairman Coolidge will also rush
an appropriation of $4,000 needed at
once for repairs at the Winfield hos
pital for feeble minded. The legisla-
ture will be asked to grease the track
for the emergency appropriations as
conditions at several institutions de-
mand immediate action
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
FIRE HERO is DEAD
Ambrose, So, Chicago's Bravest Fire
Fighter, Won National Fame

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Robert Ambrose,
the bravest fireman in Chicago" is
dead today as a result of a paralytlc
st1 oke induced by hardships and in
Juries encountered during his twenty
seven years service. He was So and
had retired two years ago.
Ambrose staged the most thrilling
rescue in the annals of the fire de-
partment and gained national atten-
ton, during an apartment fire in 1899,
when he rescued another fireman
from a veritable furnace, dragging
him thru a burning hall and dropping
thirty feet with mis- unconscious form.
He was awarded the LANDER Tree
hero medal for the feat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
OPEN NOSTRILS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.

Count fiftyi Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your clogged nos
trils will open, the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more snuffling, hawking,
mucous discharge. dryness or head
ache; no struggling for breath at night
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply
little of this fragrant antiseptic cream
in your nostrils. 1t penetrates through
every air passage of the head, sooth-
ing and healing the swollen or inflam-
ed mucous membrane, giving you in
slant relief. Head colds and catarrh
yield like magic. Don't stay stuffed
up and miserable. Relief is sure
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