The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20
World Conditions Tend More
and More to This as Each
Week of Struggle
Opens.
SPAR FOR ADVANTAGE
United States Busy With Peace Talk,
Food Program, Revenue
Bill and War
Work.
United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON Aug %

'ES with all belligerent nations
sparring for advantage in re-
plying to the pope's peace offer.
1t Is felt here that IL Germany ac-
cepts the proffer. she must denounce
Michaelis' assurances of a strong
peace" and admit to her people that
hers has been a war without justifl-
cation or reward.
At the same time President Wilson
is forced to the position OF offering a
constructive response lest the Teutons
i--fearing annihilatien-hecom more
and more solidif1ed behind their gov
ernment-the very thing the presi-
dent would avoid. Both sides seem to
be waiting for the other to act. Re-
plies from all sides are expected this
week.
World conditions also tend more
and more to an early ending of the
struggle.
Having announced a shortage OF
400 ,OOO,O00 bushels Of wheat, Herbert
Hoover warned today that a meat
famine faces the world A total de-
crease Of 115,OO5,O0o meat producing
animals since the war began means
general high meat throughout the war
and probably for a long time after
ward, Hoover says. II behooves every
one to limit meat consumption he
said, because the fate Of oils, fats and
hides is involved in waning herds
War work drove ahead. In addition
to beginning the movement Of $780,
900 national guardsmen to southern
training camps, the railroads were ar
ranging schedules for the 900 trains
which will be required to move the
first unit of the draft army to canton
ment camps September s.
The president was expected to order
priority shipment Of coal to the great
lakes region today and authorize the
direction Of price and distribution of
the nations coal supply tomorrow
probably to new fuel control agency.
The shipping board is about to
launch its standardized fabricated
ship program.
In the senate, debate continued on
the revenue bin.
Rainbow Division MobiIlzes.
FEMPSTEAD, N. Y, Aug. 90
Troops from New York City, Ohio, In
diana, Wisconsin and Michigan are
due to arrive during today and to-
night at Camp Mills, training grounds
of the rainbow division" near here.
The New York contingent, composed
of the old fighting Sixty-ninth'
with men drawn from the Seventh
regiment, will get to camp this aft
ernoon A steady stream Of incom-
ing troops from all parts Of the Unit
ed States is expected this week.
First Troops Arrive.
DEMING, N. NJ, Aug. 20.-Three
companies of the Nebraska national
guard were encamped at the new
federal cantonment here today, under
command of Captain G. L. Brewster.
The detachment, including Company
| G. Of the Fourth, Company G of the
Fifth and Company e of the Sixth
regiment arrived on schedule over
the Santa Fe last night. They were
the first troops to reach here.
| The arrest of two negro porters on
the train for bootlegging was the only
| incident. They are being held by
United States Marshal Harry A
Murphy.
German Answer Tomorrow.
| AMSTERDAM, Aug. 20.-First off
| cial expression on the pope's peace
plan from any Of the belligerents may
I come tomorrow from Germany when
: the reichstag main committee meets
to discuss the general internal and
external conditions.
DR.. Michaelis, the new chancellor
is expected to deliver an important
address before the committe, but JUS
how far he will go in responding tc
the pope, is problematic. German
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