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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-25
LITTLE pI(K;UPj
+ OF SPORT
How is your amateur standing to-

How is your amateur standing to-
day?
Yale has two fencing teams as well
as freshman squad.
Washington I'd. CO. billiard room
keepers have formed an association.
The minor leagues will not open
their ball parks at all if the players go
on strike.
AS one writer has very ably said
The Haughton system was successful
at Yale this year.
If wrestlers were not permitted to
wrestle they could hire themselves out
as human corkscrews.
Frank Moran intends to be one Of
the busiest heavyweights this winter.
Busy looking for dough.
Vean Gregg, the veteran southpaw Of
the Boston Red Sox, would like to be
traded to some other club.
We've gotta hand Willard credit. He
made the elephants in the circus turn
green with envy at his size.
The New York National league club
is going to build new grand stand at
its training park in Marlin.
One advantage Jack Dillon will have
in owning a cafe is that he will have
a chance to meet all the fighters.
Connie Mack really ought to take his
players to a training camp in Mexico,
where pepper is the national dish.
The Mobile Southern league club
announces the sale Of Pitcher Tiller
Pug) Cavet to the Nashville club.
Larney Lfchtenstein says AID VOL
CAST engaged in 80 fights last year.
Ho, hum It seemed like lot more.
Many a winter wonder will go home
next spring all tanned and bronzed
from his trip to a big league training
camp.
President Weeghman of the Chicago
Cubs says it is positively decided that
the team will do It's training at Pasa-
dena, Cal.
One could name several major
league clubs that might benefit from a
visit to the island of Jamaica, where
ginger is cultivated.
Rumor has it that George Gibson,
former catcher for the Pittsburgh Pr
rates, is being negotiated with to man.
age the Toronto International league
team next year.
Bob Fitzsimmons remarks, peevily.
that If he had got anything like as
much for his victories as present-day
ring stars get for their defeats he
would be living on the street called
Easy.
The Giants have always caused a
lot of comment with their new uni
forms each year. but the announce
ment that the New Workers were to |
wear violet next year has caused
regular riot of publicity.
Liversedge. the worlds record holder |
for throwing the javelin and all-around |
weight tosser, is playing guard on the |
University of California team. Liver.
sedge weighs 90 pounds and stands
six feet four inches in height.
The Outing club, Dartmouth's unique |
winter sports organization, has $50 |
members. Snow-shoeing, skiing, TO |
bogganning and skating are the
sports INDUCED in on the 20 miles
stretch between Hanover and Sky Line
farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-25

Connie Mack really ought to take his
players to a training camp in Mexico,
where pepper is the national dish.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-25

One advantage Jack Dillon will have
in owning a cafe is that he will have
a chance to meet all the fighters.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-25

Yale has two fencing teams as well
as freshman squad.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-25

The Mobile Southern league club
announces the sale Of Pitcher Tiller
Pug) Cavet to the Nashville club.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-25
j. c. HAZLETT,
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You

Notary Public, Hennepin Co.
My commission expires August %, 1914.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-25

Larney Lichtenstein says AID VOL
CAST engaged in 80 fights last year.
Ho, hum! It seemed like lot more.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-25

The Outing club, Dartmouth's unique
winter sports organization, has $50
members. Snow-shoeing, skiing, TO
bogganning and skating are the
znorts INDUCED in on the 20 miles
stretch between Hanover and Sky Line
farm.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29

BE ATTEMPTED BY ALL THE
MALIGN INFLUENCES TO
WHICH THE GERMAN GOV
EMINENT HAS OF LATE
ACCUSTOMED THE WORLD.
Can pecae be based upon a res
titution of it's power or upon any
word of honor it could pledge in
treaty of settlement and ae-
commodation7
Responsible statesmen must
now everywhere see, IT they
never saw before, that no peace
can rest securely upon political
or economic restrictions meant
to benefit some nations and
cripple or embarrass others, upon
indicative action Of any sort, or
any kind of revenge or delIber-
ate injury. The American people
have suffered intolerable wrongs
at the hands of the Imperial
German government, but desire
no reprisaI upon the German
people, who have themselves suf-
fered all things in this war,
which they did not choose. They
believe that peace should rest
upon the rights of peoples, not
the rights of governments-the
rights Of peoples great or small,
weak or powerful-their EQUAL
right to freedom and security
and seIf-government and to
participation upon fair terms in
the economic opportunities in the
worId-THE GERMAN PEOPLE,
OF COURSE, INCLUDED, IF
THEY WILL ACCEPT EQUAL
ITY AND NOT SEEK DoMI-
NATION.
The test, therefore, of every
plan of peace Is this: 1t is based
upon the faith of all the peoples
involved or merely upon the word
of an ambitious and intriguing
government, on the one hand, and
of group of free peoples, on
the other? This is test which
does to the root of the matter;
and it Is the test which must be
applied.
The purposes Of the United
States in this war are known to
the whole worId-to every people
to whom the truth has been per-
mitted to come. They do not
need to be stated again. We seek
no material advantage of any
kind. We believe that intoier-
able wrongs done In this war by
the furious and brutal power of
the imperial German government
ought to be repaired, but not at
the expense of the sovereignty Of
any peopIe-rather a vindication
of the sovereignty, both Of those
that are weak and those that are
strong. PUNITIVE DAMAGES,
THE DISBURSEMENT OF
EMPIRES, THE ESTABLISH
MENT OF SELFISH AND Ex-
elusive ECONOMIC LEAGUES,
WE DEEM INExPEDiENT AND
IN THE END WORSE THAN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
HAVE YOU A BOOK
FOR A SOLDIER?

Look here folks, you peo-
pie who have only to walk
a few blocks to the library
and get any number OF
books, and read any number
of good magazines, do you
realize what it would mean
to take that privilege away?
You'd be lonesome, wouldn't
you?
Well, your soldier boys in
cantonments and camps are
just as book hungry as you.
Send your books and
magazines to the Keokuk
public library at once. The
librarians will see that they
get to a book hungry soldier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
THEM
FOR GERMANS
Crowd Of Yankee Tars Charged Rus
sian Sailors and Routed
Them With Real
Bullets.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Aug. ga squad of
fifty Yankee jack tars are under
their officers displeasure today-all
because they went over the top
after some supposed Germans The
"top" in this case was water front
fence and the Germans" comprised
a crowd of Russian sailors.
When the Americans approached
the Slavs the latter mistook them for
Germans because they manned a
seized German ship and proceeded to
defend the fence against them. Their
Russian war cries were mistaken by
the Yanks for German yells. Charge
the Germans" beloved the Ameri-
cans. Shots rang out In the night:
Thirty police joined the fracas. The
Americans swarmed over the fence
and put the Russians to rout. Later
the Russian and United States Off
GERS exchanged apologies and ten
Slavs went to the hospital. Five
were arrested.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
lew Emancipation Proclalna-
ton is One Description OF
Message to Pope.

Omitted Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Ed1toriai
Friters throughout the country, IN
ommenting on President Wilson's
eply to the pope today dwelt espe-
Tally on the declaration that Amer
fa and the allies cannot accept the
Sord of an autocracy whose record Is
ne of broken treaties and promises.
dany deduced the president appear
hg in a new light-as spokesman for
he forces Of democracy.
"A new emancipation proclamation
emancipation for the German people
themselves, If they will accept 1t, no
|ess than for the peoples that are
Plready crushed or menaced by ruth
less military power" declared the
New York World.
The New York Herald said: The
President has answered from the
Ereat heart of the American people.
II is an answer to the pope and as
well to all advocates of Prussian
beace--in this country or any other
New York Times: "The president
bffers peace to the German people,
but none to men who would accept
The offer with lie in their mouths
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
PEOPLES Council of America
Not Wanted in Minneapolis
by State Officials.

limited Press Leased Wire Service i
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. "
The Peoples Council will hold lts
national convention for discussion OF
peace terms despite Governor Burns
ouist's proclamation barring the or
ganization from holding its scheduled
meeting here beginning Saturday, ac
cording to leaders OF the council to
day.
Confronted with the governor
ban. Louis P. Lochner, executive sec
retarv of the council, today declared
the convention would be held though
not in Minnesota.
Governor Burnquist forbade tht
council meeting anywhere in Mime
sofa. The governors action was
taken when Sheriff Langum told th'
governor he believed that with pub
| lie feeling at high tension, the meet
ing could not be held without some
thing happening.
| Delegates are beginning to arrlV'
| today and many others are on thei
way from distant points.
Failure on the part of Mayor Thom
as Van Lear, socialist, or Chief o
| Police Harthill to enforce the COVER
nor's order will result in their sus
! pension, it was stated at the capltol
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
||LHELM's PROMISE, SCRAP OF PAPER
title Must Go on Until Empire Realizes
World is Not Safe With Autocrat
in Power.

strikes both at post bellum trade wars
considered by the Paris conference
OF allies-and at proposed Austro-Ger-
man trade conquests.
Clearly and Enthusiastically the presi-
dent reiterates that the United States
| seeks no ACKNOWLEDGMENT for herself;
that she hopes only for the rightsof
free peoples to dwell without the
menace of German 'tbig Berthas" at
their DOORS
| He scorned the thought that Ger
many-with the kaiser controlling
could write a peace pact that would be
other than scrap of paper" and sug-
gested that Immediately Germany
would plot to cheat Russia of her now
born freedom.
His program of no punitive indemni-
| ties will strike responsive chord in
Russian hearts, while If the thought
reaches the general German popula-
tion, 1t will tend to show their thinkers
that Americas aims are altruistic and
that they have real way out.
Military men went to the task of
war preparation with fresh fed zeal
today. They argued that with Ger
man casualties now totalling three
million or more and with economic
strain increasing constantly the force
Of the allies, augmented next year by
America, must bring the inevitable up
heaval which the United States antici-
| pates.
| Another million casualties will
force the Germans into line and make
them abandon kaiserism," said one -ex-
pert today. a..
Some of the optimistic believe Ger
many will begin to see the light by
winter and that Wilson'S plea will then
be needed. Others say It may take a
year or two-that is, until Americas
| full strength is felt-before the Ger
mans sense the program they must
follow to get peace.
The pope, it is believed, is done with
peace attempts for some time. His
| thought was that one nation could not
impose upon another form of gov
ernment control. President Wilson
has pushed this thought forcibly. His
friends explain that this Is not an in
reference with German rights; 1t 1s
protection Of world rights upon
which kaiserism has infringed.
While all the allies will an
swer. it is believed here that their re-
plies for the most part will consist IN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
EDITORIAL COMMENT
ON PRESIDENTS REPLY

New York Sun: "The next scrap
of paper must be endorsed
Washingtun Post: THE United
States, through President Wilson,
notifies Germany that the war will
90 on until evidence is given to the
world by defeat or inner reform, that
Germany is no longer maniac but
peaceable neighbor.'
St. Louis GlobeDem ocrt: THE
only reply that intelligence, justice
and patriotism as well as mercy,
could make at this time"
Memphis Commercial-Appeal ut
Is a notice to absolutism and to royal
privilege that their day In govern
mental affairs of the world Is soon
to end"
Boston Post: 1.-The president shows
In his most crystalline and effective
fashion how futile and evanescent
anv peace would be backed only by
the puny faith of the Hohenzollerns.'
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times: THE an
nouncement opens the door to peace
surely, but the next move must come
from the German people
Providence Journal: "ln spirit and
language the moral elevation of the
reply is not$to be challenged"
Springfield (Mass.) Republican:
"perhaps the deepest significance OF
the note lies in it's appeal to the
neonIes of the central empires to as
sert themselves"
Minneapolis Tribune: HOW can II
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Aug. 29-Even 1taly's
great offensive paused momentarlly
today, making the breathing space
in the series Of simultaneous French,
British and Italian drives complete:
The Italian forces have advanced
so rapidly that heavy artillery has
been unable to keep pace with the IN
fantry. The Bainsizza plateau nov
is virtually the center OF the lsonzo
fighting Austrian forces were re-
ported to be preparing for stand
there with heavy reinforcements at
hand to repel further advance or
Cadorna's troops.
In this contingency the italian war
command must move up its artillery
over the rocky heights Of the Monte
S.nto chain to prepare for further
blasting out of the enemy.
Fighting Is still continuing on
heavy scale south of Bainsizza as
the Italian troops drive on toward
Trieste.
On the British front there was
fighting at half dozen spots, but
apparently no concerted resumption
of Haig's offensive. Paris dispatches
indicated the same was true on the
French front, an artillery duel being
the main fighting activity reported.
OF the German drive on Riga no
fresh word has been received.
Back Down to Argentine.
[By Charles P. Stewart, United Press
Staff Correspondent.
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 29.-Ger-
many surrendered to Argentina pre-
cisely the same principles as to neu-
trails rights in the submarine zone
that she refused to relinquish to the
United States.
This was the outstanding comment
today in both official and public cir
cles over Germany's complete back
down in her latest note, received
last night It was regarded as highly
significant of a change Of front from
the ruthless submarine policy which
ranged the United States and Brazil
with the allies.
The steps in "Germany's backdown'
were shown in a foreign office state
ment here.
Argentina sent two notes protest
ing against sinking of her vessels
and demanding damages and prom
ises, before Germany answered. Th'u
Berlin suggested that Argentina re-
frain from sending her ships into the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
RUSSIAN TROOPS CONTINUE TO DESERT
Germany's Back-down to Argentine May be
Ruse and May Show Change of
Front.

submarine zone. Argestina, replying.
refused on the ground that such
action was Incompatible with her
demands"
Germany's final note, the foreign
office announced satisfied Argen-
tina's claims in all their terms ana
without any restrictions
The phraseology Of the note itself
on this point Is as follows:
THE imperial German government
willingly ackn owledges the dictates
of international law and will endeavor
to observe them. The naval forces
of the German empire have received
orders and instructions in agreement
with this viewpoint.
In some circles today, however,
the suspicion was expressed that
Germany was deliberately backing
down in order to complicate Afgen-
tina's situation with the allies ano
the United States.
Russian Troops Desert.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 29.-Russian
troops continue to desert the FIRING
line in great bodies.
The war office declared today that
one whole division in the region OF
Muntcheliu had thus fled in disorder,
permitting the enemy to advance.
This retreat permitted the Teu-
tons to advance throughout the day
and at night to penetrate Russian
positions in the region of Varnitza.
canada's Military Service Bill.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 29.-Canada's
military service bill is law today,
having been signed by the Duke or
Devonshire governor general.
The bill will be assented to In the
senate today by the acting deputy
governor general, Justice Duff.
When regulations and tribunals are
completed in two or three weeks d
proclamation will be issued ordering
those of the class subject to cali,
single men between 90 and "a years
of age to report at points in their
several districts which will be deslg-
mated in the proclamation. Provision
is also made for suppression OF pub
lications that may be convicted or
publishing articles which have for
their object the incitement Of those
subject to the military act to refuse
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
Carl D. Groat. United Press staff
CORRESPONDENT

Carl D. Groat, United Press Stan
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Peace
is upon the decision Of the German
ple-not upon their ruler. The
Ice door is swung wide, but the Teu
must come through it without
ser Wilhelm as their leader.
Else they must be pounded and
reed until sheer steel convinces
m that the kaiser's militaristic yoke
Impossible, either for themselves or
the safety OF the world.
This epitomizes today President VIII.
Is answer to the pope's proffer.
bably in the hands of the pontiff,
rejection OF peace at his time
nds out In diplomatic annals as one
the most virile state papers of this
r. Yet 1t is tempered with another
ect offer to Germany to get peace by
irning kaiserism with its horrors
insincerity. The president realiz.
that 1t is no mean task to get the
ought into the German peoples
hds, though the germ OF democracy
already been sown there-nourish-
by suffering.
Germany will doubtless withhold the
Usage from her press, but it will
vertheless reach the nation by aero.
ane couriers to limited degree.
feparation for this distribution is
Pw under way.
Senators and diplomats hailed Presi.
Fnt Wilson'S message enthusiastical.
|. All agreed he could do no less tnan
burn the pope's proposals based on re-
hrn to the status quo-and it's posi-
flities of letting Germany repair for
mother outrage against the world
Diplomats-particularly the Russian
-pointed out that the answer is vir-
tally Russfa's programme forcible
no punitive indemnities !;
Tee development of all nations. and
D economic war after the war. This
bought is destined to hearten Russia,
gain the support Of parties through
Ut the world who oppose conquest
nd to correspond to some pacifist pro-
rams.
Even more important, insofar as
eace prospects are concerned, Is the
that the president de-
res no dism emberment Of empires;
lat this is not war to crush Ger
any as nation; but rather to put
er on an equal plane with other ma
Wilhelm's dreams OF
orld DONNA ton.
Incidentally the presidents message e
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
Ecrest Fires Checked.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. j
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 29.-While
forest fires generally throughout
Washington and Oregon were being
checked today, the great fires in
western Montana and the Idaho pan
handle are uncontrolled.
The timber burns like paper. Mon
tana's supply of fire fighters has
been exhausted, and recruits will be
rushed from Washington and Idaho
II is estimated five thouasnd men are
fighting fires in Montana.
The situation in Washington and
Oregon is much improved Fire.
near Newport. Washington, and in
Baker and Hood River counties in
Oregon, this morning were reported
beyond control, but elsewhere the
men on the fire lines have checked
the fires.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
Use for Seized Booze.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. %
Thousands of gallons of alcohol and
whiskey seized in raids here since
Iowa went dry will go to the medical
department of the army, it was an
nounced today. The liquor has been
ordered shipped to the supply depot
at ST Louis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29

FUTILE, NO PROPER BASIS
FOR A PEACE OF ANY KIND,
LEAST OF ALL FOR AN EN-
DURING PEACE. THAT MUST
BE BASED UPON JUSTICE
AND FAIRNESS AND THE
COMMON RIGHTS OF MAN
KIND.
We cannot take. the word of
the present rulers of Germany
as a guarantee of anything that
Is to endure, UNLESS Gx-
PLlcITLY SUPPORTED BY
SUCH CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE
OF THE WILL AND PURPOSE
OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE
THEMSELVES AS THE OTHER
PEOPLES OF THE WORLD
WOULD BE JUSTIFIED IN
ACCEPTING. Without such
guarantees, treaties of settle
mont, agreements for disarma-
ment, covenants to set up arbi-
tration in the place Of force, ter
ritorlaI adjustments, reconstitu-
tions Of small nations, II made
with the German government, no
man, no nation could now depend
on. We must await some new
evidence Of the purposes of the
great peoples Of the central
powers. God grant it may be
given soon and In way to re-
store the confidnece Of all
peoples everywhere in the faith
Of nations and the possibility OF
a covenanted peace.
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary Of State of the United
States of America.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29

Van Lear has been sympathetic to
the Peoples Council He refused TO
comment on the governors order.
Council is Aroused.
NEW YORK. Aug. 29-Efforts to
combat the action of Governor Burn
quist of Minnesota in prohibiting the
Peoples Council of America for De-
mocracy and Peace from holding it's
scheduled meeting in Minneapolis
of the organization.
The probability that the council
will seek to enjoin Burnquist from
enforcing his order, was indicated by
Miss Rebecca Shelly. financial secre-
tary, speaking in the absence OF
Louis P. Lochner, executive secre-
tary, who is now in Minneapolis.
I'VE have legal advice that the
governors order is a direct violation
of the federal constitution" said Miss
Shelly. The question is whether we
can get an injunction in time to hold
the meeting as scheduled.
THE meeting will be held else
where, if it cannot be held in Minne-
apolis." Miss Shelly added.
The executive committee of the
organization met early today to con-
slider the question.
Not Wanted in Wisconsin.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 29.-Gover-
nor E. l.. Philip is not extending any
invitation to the Peoples Council.
!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29

Queen Marie of Roumania has a
collection of scent bottles valued at
many thousands of dollars.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
Why An1eri1 :. Must Reject
Peo<. Plans at Present
Sc ~ g.
Full Text of President Wilson's Note Pope Benedict
Declining to Accept Pro4er
~ - -


goal pointed his holiness
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
GOVERNOR REFUSES TO
ALLOW PEACE MEETING

Van Lear has been sympathetic to
the Peoples Council. He refused TO
comment on the governors order.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
THE WEATHER

Fair and warmer. Local temp
- p. m. 70; z a. m. SO.
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