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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Demand May be Made for Re-I
moval of Secretary Of War
Baker as Result Of
Probe.
COALITION cAB1NE 7
Congressional Military AffaIss cosAi
snlttee Continues 0ulxE ct Cro00e :
Behind Cloeed
Doors.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Demand
for a coalition cabinet and big sup
ply division-stripped Of red tape
was in sight in congress today.
Sentiment for such shifts in the
present war mill crystalized as q re-
suit of General Croziers amazing
revelations OF Americas unprepared-
ness for war, particularly IN ord
nance.
Proponents OF the supply division
ideas said Crozier's evidence OF how
webs of red tape clogged the war
wheels proved the need for centrai-i
ization of supply and for ehmina tioH J, .
OF the unending routine, Oh's, uc
bates and delays.
The demand for a coalition cabinet
has been heard since the start OF
the war
Despite efforts to keep politics In
the background, congressman admit
ted partisanship is rearing Its head.
They asserted that President Wilson
can obtain the highest efficiency ana
at the same time the greatest CO.
operation only through coalition
cabinet.
"Let no one take either Of these
movements lightly" warned a sena-
tor whose efforts in behall on unity
in the war have been Of the highest
order. There's no need to take
gloomy view Of the situation; );
| many of lis are thankful that we are
finding out early how things are go
ing: and we refuse to be pess1mistic
| until the administration refuses to
! listen to reason"
While the military affairs com.
mittee continued its quizzing OF
Crozier behind closed doors, indica-
tions we're that the whole question:
of government expenditures and con-
duct of war would be opened in the
senate by consideration to consider
available unexpended balance OF the
presidents $1O0,OOO,000 emergency
war fund.
Criticism Of the Creel censorship ls
almost certain Senator Borah de-
clared this censorship is in great
measure responsible for conditions
as revealed by Crozier.
When the committee finishes with
Crozier, Major General Sharpe, mead
Of the quartermaster corps; Benedict
Crowen, assistant secretary OF war.
|
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Fmany's Much Advertised
West Front Drive is Pre-
liminary to Peace
Offensive.
) sooTH HER PEOPLE
Ileer Seeks to End War Before the
United States 10 Ready to
Strike Her Mighty
Blow.

BY Lowell Mellett, United Press
STAFF Correspondent
LONDON, Dec t14.-Germany's much
dvertised forthcoming west front
hive Is her first preliminary to an
ther peace offensive:
She hopes to achieve dent some
there on the Franco-British line. She
rants to claim "invincibility" Of her
Military forces to the German people
D steel them to the overwhelming sac
d6ces which must come when America
throws her strength in the battle line.
She wants to buck up Austria Hungary
"a Snnter sacrifices against that day.
SAINTS to accelerate growth 81 Of
aeihst and peace without victory
nhment In allied nations. Above all,
y wants the war to end before
lnerica's millions OF men and Of war
ichines can be arrayed against her
"a overwhelmingly turn the tide to
certain German defeat.
| This Is the view Of observers here.
is based on well defined develop
hents of recent weeks in Germany.
HE kaiser and his military chiefs can
zaford to sacrifice the thousands OF
Inldiers who must be thrown to slaugh
hi In a west front offensive, in the
|uew here of Germany's desperation.
A tremendous increase in German
peace propaganda has been noted re
|sently.
Germany today is at the summit Of
her strength. With every hour from
bow on it oozes away. At home, Chan
ellor Hertling has apparently cement
Ia political ruptures. On the seas
E speeding up methods, Germany's
mbmarines are still taking q heavy
oll of allied shipping. In the field
Germany claims major credit for the
|stategy Of the recent successful drive
into Italy and a great many German!
|tnops participated there.
Russia has been definitely put out 81
ne war-more than counter balancing
turkeys utter collapse. Through
severly exerted, but nevertheless, re
lntless pressure, Germany is extort
hg food and metal supplies from hei
leutral neighbors.
The kaiser is at the zenith of his
Bower. To save his autocracy, he mus
nov in this amount of strength. try tt
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
BUNGALOW CRIME
IS MYSTERIOUS
Federal Authorities Take In
terest in Murder Which IS
Thought to Have Spy
Possibilities.
A.
HUSBAND THREATENED
German Worked for Government and
Wife Was Slain In Her Homo
BY Unknown
PartIea
HUSBAND THREATENED

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 14.-Fed-
eral investigation into the heinous
murder Of Mrs. Emma Frttzen Boyer
reached into the middle west today.
Justice department agents assign
ed to tho case from here have gone
to LaPorte, Indiana, in the hope OF
developing clues found IN correspond
ence at the Boyer bungalow shortly
after the murder.
It was said that German agents IN
other states were possibly concerned
in the crime.
LaPorte was formerly the home OF
the Beyers. Letters threatening
Boyer because OF his work for this
government at the Westinghouse
plant were postmarked LaPorte.
These have been very carefully scrut-
inized by the government detectives
working on the case.
Boyer was subjected to another all
night griliing. but at its conclusion
this morning was unshaken In hls
story. He was able to clear g. point
that had been puzzling investigators,
It was nderstOod-the probable
time of commission OF the crime.
Examination of the stomach OF Mrs.
Boyer showed absence OF food, indi-
eating that she was stabbed to death
between 10 o'clock in the morning
and noon. Experts declared that as
Boyer fixed the time they had break
fast together on Tuesday morning as
"a o'clock it must have been three
hours later that the knife was plung-
ed into her heart. The digestive
process, it was explained, requires
about three hours.
Boyer said that his wife ate very
light breakfast. This it was stated,
could make little or no difference in
fixing the time of the crime at least
three hours after the victim had par
taken of food
Who Boyer is.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 14.-The
theory that Mrs. Emma Fritzen
Boyer was murdered by German
spies in search of vengeance, was
strengthened today when Hugo
Beyer, husband Of the murdered
woman and an expert working on
American war contracts, told Allie
gheny county officials that he is the
son Of the director general of the
German imperial railways.
Boyer himself is member Of the
German nobility This, it was ex-
planned by investigators, would cause
him to be looked upon as fair vic.
tim for German revenge. Every effort
was being made to determine the
nature of the bomb that blew up the
Boyer bungalow, with view to
learning whether or not it might
have been set with the intention OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
AVIATOR FELL
IN FIRST AIR FIGHT
in the German bag. Wright returned
safely.

in the German bag. Wright returned
safely.
Died in France.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-Today'S
casualty list among the American ex-
peditionary forces gave five deaths
from various causes as follows:
First Lieutenant George M. Ander-
son. Alexandria, Va tubercular mel-
ingitis.
Sergeant Paul Jordan, Lavonia,
Ga injuries in motorcycle accident
Private Harold Warner, marines.
December 8, pneumonia; emergency
address not given.
Able Seaman Jan II. Braafhart, U.
S. ship Berwind, December II, pne IL
monia, emergency address not given.
Private Maurice |. Capron, coast
artillery corps, December 8, natural
! causes; sister Mrs. Bridget Riley.
! Nashwauk, Minnesota.
Who WaIcott is.
! WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Lieuten-
ant Benjamin Walcott, believed kill.
ed in his first battle in the air after
telling his German adversary, is the
twenty-one year old son of Secretary
Charles D. Walcott, of the Smithson.
ian institution here. The United
Press dispatches are the first telling
of specific engagements involving
American flyers in France, though it
had been previously announced that
|
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
To SPE Nd
CHRISTMAS
IN CAMP
All Passes and Furloughs Re-
voked at Camp Dodge for
Officers and
Men.
~ ~. ~ 60
CANNOT USE RAILROADS
Those Who Can Get Home Via Inter.
urbans or Automobiles, Will
be Allowed to
Go.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CAMP DODGE, Iowa, Dec. 14.-An
order revoking all passes and fur
loughs already issued and announc-
ing none would be issued during the
Christmas holidays, was posted here
today. The only selective soldiers
of the Eighty-eighth division who
may go to their homes are those
whose travel does not involve use of
steam roads. The order applies to
officers also.
With the posting of this order to-
day it was indicated that many per-
sons from North Dakota, Illinois and
Minnesota would come to Des Moines
to visit with their relatives during
the holidays. Many Of the Iowa boys
are going home in automobiles or via
electric interurban lines.
Indications today were that the
last increment of the first draft
would begin assembling here during
the holidays. Just what the indica-
tions are, cannot be published at this
time
Iowa Jackie Assaulted.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Pierce Murphy
%, Of Cole, Iowa, jackie from the
Great Lakes naval training station
was found outside the Northwestern
railroad station early today, beaten in
| to semi-consciousness A card with
his name and company was found in
his clothing. His skull is believed tc
/ be fractured. Police are investigating
Christmas Furloueh.
! CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-More thar
10000 jackies at the Great Lakes nava
training station will be given Christ
mas furlough, extending from Dec q
to 2S, it was announced today. Those
who have to remain at the station dur
ing this period will be granted New
| Years furlough from Dec 20 to Jan
8.
New Draft Classification.
/ WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE grea
classification of registered men which
will be tie basis for the second draft
begins throughout the United State
tomorrow
Promptly at Saturday noon the min
million remaining draftees will fin,
enlistment in army, navy and marin
corps restricted. Then one by on
their cases will be taken up and the
will be assigned to one of five classe
in the order of their liability for wa
service Thousands are enlisting tc
day. From the more than 1000 loca
boards the first questionnaires will b
mailed tomorrow. Within two month
the classification will be complete
| ready for the second call for 500, 90
men to the "Boche strafe" training
The contingents in the first draft ar
expected to move to Europe wit
spring. On, their heels raw recruit
in the second draft will tumble int
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Present Regime In Russia Ex-
changing Civilians for -Four
Thousand Russian Off
GERS Held.
|ARMusT1cE IS PUSHED
BoIsheviki Becoming Moro Ruthless
In Effort to Retain
Hold on tho
Nation.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
STOCKHOLM. Dec. 14.-The Boil
shevih are releasing all German civil
lian prisoners in exchange for four
thousand Russian officers held by
Germany, the newspaper Dagensny-
heller announced, in a Haparanda
despatch today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
|SN0W BLANKET
| COVERS THE EAST
First of Winter Today in New
York City, Brings Suffer
ing to Many
People.
BLIZZARD NOW RAGING
One of the Worst Storms In Years Is
HowIIng Along the Atlantic Coast
With Seas Running
! High.
BLIZZARD NOW RAGING

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-New York
was blanketed In its first heavy snow
of the winter today. Four to eight
inches fell during the night. 1t was es-
timated that $4,000 men we're needed
to clear the streets, but only 1900 re-
sponded to the first call for extra help.
The storm which at times assumed
the proportions of a blizzard was ac-
companied by bitter gale. Wires
were torn down, cars delayed and
barges in the harbor broke loose. Both
telephone and telegraph communica-
tion was interrupted and in Jersey City
the fire alarm system was temporarily
dead
Lodging houses were crowded. Much
damage was done to plate glass win
dows which, plastered with snow,
broke before the gusts Of wind.
Today the coal shortage, especially
in Brooklyn. became increasingly ser
ious. Much colder weather is predict
ed for tonight and many apartment
houses are without fuel. The snow
has tlisorganized coal transportation.
some yards are empty and In others
the laborers have gone on strike, re-
fusing to work on frozen dumps.
Worst storm In Years.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec. A.
A seventy-five mile an hour gale
along the coast of New Jersey early
today made the sleet and snow storm
which ragged all night, one OF the
worst In years.
The snow along this coast was mix
ed with rain. The seas ran so high
they flooded the streets in some
towns along the coast, threatening to
smash beach cottages.
No Coal for Schools.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. IL
Closing of Clevelands grammar
schools because of lack OF fuel, was
being seriously considered today by
officials.
Unless relief comes early next
! week, Superintendent S2aulding de-
clared all elementary schools will be
| closed next Friday for one month.
! Five schools were shut down today
High schools will be kept open.
2,2oo Cars Of Coal.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Dec. 14.-Sale OF
2.2OO cars Of lake-consigned coal to
Ohio industries at government prices
will be sought by Governor Cox to.
day. Release of the coal was agreed
| upon yesterday by F. c. Baird. head OF
| the lake coal shipping pool, when Cox
went over the head OF Federal Fuel
| Administrator Garfield and ordered
the seizure of all lake-consigned coal
/
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Feig11i11g to be Injured -
After Killing 1900 Is ople
Heln1sn1en OF Steamer Responsible Hk'ax Catas-
trophe, is Held By Canadian Auth les

umndP seaseW eseria1
ship Mont Blanc causing the Halifax explosion and
authorities Massachusetts, relief hospital
the hospital cared aihnentw figned
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Use Of Japanese Troops.

LONDON, Dec. 14.-"If the west
ern allies agree, there is no reason
why Japan should not undertake to
use her arms to check the anarchist
movement in Russia-at least in the
far east" declared N. Kato, London
editor of the Osaka Mainichi, today
in an interview printed in the Chron-
icle.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Red cuards on DUTY,

PETROGRAD, Dec. 13.-(Via Lon
don, Dec. 14.)-Red guards of the
Bolsheviki fatty refused to permit
meeting of the delegates to the con-
stituent assembly even informally.
No delegates were allowed at the
meeting hall.
The former provisional government
adherents announced today the occu-
patton of Tamarovna and Kaluga and
disarming of Bolsheviki there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14

Eastern Front Armistice.
BERLIN, (via London) Dec. Ia
Negotiations are in progress for the
eastern front armistice, today's Off.
cial statement said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
kerensky Mentioned.

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 14.-Former
Premier Kerensky has accepted the
post of minister of justice in the
first Siberian cabinet, the newspaper
Politiken stated today.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Russian Shoots Self.

NuSSiou SlSSeo SCta.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 14.-General
Skalon of the Russian staff, commit
ted suicide under sensational circum-
stances today just prior to assemb.
ling of the RussiaGerman armistice
conferees, according to dispatch
from Brest Litovsk.
Full details were withheld. 1t was
stated, however, that the Russian
army commander shot himself. The
suicide apparently occurred at Ger
man army headquarters.
Ruthless Rule.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Dec. 14.-Russia is in
for a protracted civil war, in the
opinion OF Russian observers here
today.
The utter collapse of the scheme
for holding constituent assembly
reported in latest Petrograd dis
| patches, removed practically the las
hope here that the nation might worl
out Its destiny by amicable adjust
ment of the various political factions
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14

/ The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
t;on-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
THE WEATHER

Generally fair and warmer.
Local temp p. m. 2; z a. m.
2.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-03-31
JOHN W. STATION, Attorney.at-Law.
Order of Court

The Dennis Brothers Lumber Company.
corporation duly created and exist
ing under the laws of the State Of
Maryland, eX parte.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County Maryland. No. 2s05 Chan
Gerry.
The petition Of The Dennis Brothers
Lumber Company. corporation created
and existing under the laws of the State
OF Maryland, and the exhibits herewith
flied. having been read and considered.
it is this 18th day of March. nineteen
hundred and seventeen, ordered by the
Circuit Court for Worcester County.
Maryland, sitting in Equity. that all
persons Interested in the said The Den
mis- Brothers Lumber Company a cor
poration as aforesaid. be ana they are
hereby required to show cause. on or be
fore the 9TH day of April. nineteen hun
dred and seventeen, if any they have,
why the said corporation should not be
dissolved on the 10th day of April,
nineteen hundred and seventeen. pro-
vided copy of this order be published
for two successive weeks before the
"a day of April, 1911, in some news
paper published in Worcester County.
Maryland
ROBLEY ID. JONES
True Copy, Test:
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-03-31
Wilmington M. E. Conference
Pledges President Support
Adopts Stirring Resolutions Denouncing The
Course of Germany in the War and
Praises President Wilson.

Seaford. March =. The NJ. T. Church
was thrcnged. today. at the opening Of
the 18th annual session Of the Whining
ton Methodist Episcopal Conference
Bishop William II. Mcdowell Of Wash
ington, d. c., presided The Lord =
supper was administered by the bishop,
assisted by the district superintendents
One hundred and twenty mem
bers responded to roll call
The Conference members stood with
bowed head when w A. Wise. the re-
tiring secretary. called the names of r.
IL. Lewis, S. NJ. Morgan. T.A.H.O'Brien
and T, +. Martindale who died during
the past year. and the gathering sang
'ln the Sweet by and BY.
The Conference put itself on record
as being not only interested in the
present world movements. which ser-
ouly affect our civilization and threaten
the safety and perpetuity Of our beloved
land. but that we are vitally concerned
in all the preparations and plans made
by President Wilson and his co-laborers
to secure and preserve the priceless
heritage of free government, which has
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-03-31
SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
Of Maryland May Be Called Il
Congress Should Declare
War Against Germany

II is very likely that Governor Har
rington will call an extra session of the
Maryland Legislature if Congress.
which meets on Monday declares war on
Germany.
Regarding the call, the Governor said
he would take no action until after
Tuesday, by which time Congress will
probably have taken its stand on the
war question If Congress declares war
a special session will be necessity to
provide money and to meet certain
other contingencies connected with the
public defense.
There is some talk that the members
Of the Legislature may agree to serve
without pay. but whether all will 80
agree il question. as it is difficult to
reach them all in advance of call if il
comes quickly. Senator Campbell, who
is president of the Senate, has sug
gested this as patriotic step, and
MANY members Of the delegation have
approved il,
Il is thought that if the special ses
sion il called il will pass bill giving
the soldiers the right to vote in the field
Just as some of the Northern States q
in regard to their men on the Mexican
border last November
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-03-31
MOB BEATS UP
TWO NEGROES
Two Negroes, Brothers, Had
Assaulted George Jones,
Road Supervisor

Fred and Jim Ward, negro
brothers, of White Road section
Of Somerset County, were ar
rested Monday by Sheriff J. Ed
ward Pruitt and committed for
the action of the grand Jury
without bail charged with assault
with intent to kill George Jones,
a State road supervisor of Marion
Station.
The alleged assault took place Mon
day on the State road between Marion
Station and Hopewell Supervisor Jones
was tabulating the number of cars pass
ing in order to ascertain the amount OF
traffic when the negroes rode up in an
open wagon and urged Jones to pur
chase quart of whiskey from them.
When Mr.. Jones refused, it is alleged.
they jnmped from their wagon and at
tackled the supervisor. One negro used
a heavy club and the other the loaded
end Of horsewhip. Mr.. Jones was
struck on the head and knocked to the
ground, the negroes saying We want
your money and wen have it or Your
life.
The negroes. after beating Mr. Jones
on the head for some time. made a hasty
search of his clothes and made off only
with some loose change They missed
his vale, containing about SIS.
Pursuit of the negroes was undertaken
Immediately and they were soon appre
hendcd Taken to Marion Station. they
were set upon by indignant citizens and
soundy thrashed Only the pleadings of
cooler heads and the prompt arrival of
Sheriff Pruitt prevented u lynchlng.
Mr. Jones. who is about 60 years old.
is in critical condition
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-03-31
Monday, April 8, 1917

from S o'clock in the morning until s
o. clock in the evening
"And no person shall lie registered
by the said Registration Officer unless
he is male citizen of the United States
who has never been convicted of any
Infamous crime either in this State or
elsewhere and unless he has resided
within the State of Maryland for one
year. and in the corporate limits of the
town of Snow Hill for six months next
preceding the election and who is above
the age Of twenty one years and shall
possess at least one Of the following
qualifications. namely:
First. IF he il the bona iide and ac-
tual owner of real or personal property
to the value of five hundred dollars or
upwards for which he has been duly
and lawfully assessed on the assess
ment books of said town; or,
Secondly IF he shall be able to read
or write any section Of the Charter, or
any of the ordinances Of said town, he
shall be entitled 10 be registered as a
voter at all municipal elections hereaf
ter held in said town; and the officer of
registration of sand town shall be the
sole judge Of eligibility Of any applicant
for registration as aforesaid
No person whose name does not ap-
pear on the registration books will be
qualified to vote in any municipal cleo
tion held in the town Of Snow Hill.
CHARLES w. CORDDRY.
Mayor of Snow Hill