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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
VICTORY WAS FINALLY WON
AFTER KILLING EVERY ENEMY

The enemy managed at "a terrible cost,
to regain part Of it.
But to the west, one British post
stood adamant. On it beat wave after
wave Of attack The last and most
violent caught full in the face the
tremendous fire Of the defenders ma
chine guns, halted, wavered, and lit
orally melted into heaps of dead and
twisted shapes. The British held the
line.
The same sort of fighting was In
progress at a score of places on the
British front today. but it had abated
just a trifle from the ferocity of the
night attacks. There has been no
time for the most part to bury the
dead. The Germans, particularly have
been too occupied IN reinforcing their
bleeding divisions and in trying to
launch counter attacks, to take care
Of their now useless fragments. Every
where they Uttered the fields today.
Despite these tremendous counter
attacks which the enemy, prodlgal Of
its men, is hurting all along the line.
the British are holding their most inn
portant gains. The fighting today for
the most part Is along the Scarpe. The
enemy Is losing not only In thousands
by counter attacks, but everywhere
the deadly accuracy of the British ar
tillery is adding to the toll.
Cold wintry weather, with lowering
clouds. lessened the air fighting from
the tremendous scale on which the
warfare of the skies had been waged
during the past few days OF clear,
sunshiny weather.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
ROOT NAMED
AS CHAIRMAN
Former Secretary Of State Named as
Head Of american Commits
sion Which VIII go
to Russia.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, April 26.-Elihu
Root, former secretary Of state, today
accepted the craftsmanship of the
American commission which Is going
to Russia.
Root conferred with President Will
son today for an hour as to the pur-
poses of the commission and then
talked with Secretary Lansing. He
would not discuss in any way the
commissions p1ans-in fact would say
nothing whatever as to his connection
with it, preferring to let Secretary
Lansing make any announcements to
the public.
The full personnel of the commits
sion which in addition to Root is to
include railroad experts, financial
authorities and two or three other
prominent representatives OF Amer
ica's business and scientific life,
will be announced very soon.
Realizing that the need of immed-
lately exerting assistance OF all kinds
to the Russian government, it is the
purpose of the president to send the
commission abroad as quickly as the
business affairs of the members can
be settled.
However, the same secrecy as to
details of leaving and route will De
maintained as was practlced concern
ing the French and British commits
sions sent here.
Roots selection and his acceptance
was taken as a final signal of COM
plete American political unity for the
war, Root having been one of the
presidents political critics and Roo5e-
velt's former premier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
Battlefield Uttered With Dead
as Great Struggle Grows
More Intense.
by VIM Philip Simnfs, United Press
Staff Correspondent J.

[By VIM. Philip Simms, United Press
Staff Correspondent J.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFTEI.D, April 26.-One single British
post, defending just a part Of Guile
mont farm, emerged victorious today
from one of the fiercest fought Of the
countless scattered actions, marking
a day replete with bitter fighting-by
killing off every man of their German
assailants.
1t was over a field carpeted with
German dead, around Guillemont.
Here during the night the British
had battered forward to take the
farm and> a stretch of front two thou
sand yards east of Lempire, Hill 140,
to the north, had fallen into British
hands, after a swaying, desperate
battle.
Hardly had the Tommies started to
dig themselves in on this hard won
ground when the Teutonic counter at
tack came in binding force. The en-
emy's guns dug great burial holes for
the thousands of their dead-but it
likewise by sheer intensity, gave the
advancing Germans a brief foothold
! AL over the farm the battle ragged
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
MAY HAVE HIT
GERMAN u BOAT
Story Told by Captain of the
American Armed Liner, OF
Scoring Perfect
Bulls Eye.
PERIsCOPE IN PIECES
Expressed Until Official
Confirmation Of Report Of
MonsoIia's Good
Work.
PER1scoPE IN PIECES

TIJntted Press Leased Wire Servfce.]
LONDON, April 26.-Whether the
American armed liner Mongolia sunk
a German submarine April ID, rested
today upon belief Of her captain and
navy lieutenant in charge OF her gun
crew that from a point a thousand
yards distant, they had seen pieces OF
the u boats periscope fly into the
air and afterwards observed oil on the
surface Of the water.
Considerable skept1cdsn1 was mani.
tested here today as to the ability OF
observers to detect such hit at
this distance. Instances are rare, 1t
was said, when it could be establish
ed that single shot, fired at a tar-
get the small size of submarine
perisco2e, registered a hit
The story told by Captain Rice and
confirmed by the navy lieutenant to-
day. however, aroused enthusiasm
among members Of the American
colony here and the frankly express
ed hope in British naval circles that
the shot had found Judgment as the
two Americans believed.
British naval officers have had vast
admiration for the excellence OF the
guns with which the American liners
are armed and they have great re-
spect for American craftsmanship
Therefore they We're pulling for some
official confirmation Of the Mongolias
report.
Made No Report.
NEW YORK, April 26.-The Inter-
national Mercantile Marine today had
received no report of the sinking of
submarine by it's freighter Mon
golia. The Mongolia's commander
formally cabIed his safe arrival with
out hint of an unusual incident on
the voyage.
Possibly True.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-State
and navy department officials today
declined to comment regarding
message from the London embassy,
said to have circumstantiaI1y report
ed the American freighter Mongolia's
supposed sinking of a German q
boat.
They took the position that they
could not comment on a case where
as great doubt exists as in this case.
This is similar to the British system
where submarines are not listed as
destroyed unless proof Is available.
Officials expressed the personal De-
lief that the destruction of the sub
marine was possibly true"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
Policeman Murdered.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
MINNEAPOLIS Mimi, April 90
Bloodstains on the rear seat of the
auto in which Patrolman George
Connery was kidnapped Tuesday, led
police to believe today he had been
the victim of daring murder
Connery arrested : two men for
speeding here Tuesday afternoon. He
got into the car and ordered them 20
drive to the police station and has
not been heard of since.
The car, believed to have been
stolen, from Miss Mary Lisance, Of
Lacrosse, Wis, was found in st. Paul,
late yesterday License tags and
other Identification marks had been
removed. A blood spattered crank
lay on the floor of the car. The
wheels were covered with mud and
grass, leading the police to believe
Connery had been driven to lonely
spot and murdered.
Police believe the men were Grim.
inals who feared discovery and mur-
dered Connery rather than risk identl-
fication.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
government Probe Finds That
Reports of Shortage Are
Misleading and Poor
Suffer.
|soME OF THE REASONS
war Has Little to do With Potatoes,
Eggs and Onions, But They
Go Up just the
Same.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
/ WASHINGTON, April 26.-Resulti
Of the first congressionally authorized
and paid for price probe as result
ot recent soaring prices throughout
the nation, were reported today.
The probe was conducted in the
nations capital. Some sensational
disclosures were laid before congress
lin the report, which says that sim
I liar conditions undoubtedly hold IL
| other cities OF the country.
Conditions unearthed here also may
| Be taken as criterion of what the
federal trade commission may find IL
liz nation wide Investigation.
The probers found:
That reports Of food shortage
Wefe misleading."
That prices In many cities
are unusually high"
That the poor "have been CON-.
PEELED to resort TO strictest econ
omy to provide food"
That the sale Of ordinary cuts
Of meats appear to have been
discontinued.
That consumers are exhibiting
more frugaIity than ever before,
the falling off In garbage collec-
tons proves this.
That shipments of foodstuffs
were abnormaIIy held UP and the
food supply therefore abnormal
" depleted.
That the element Of specuIa-
tlon In food products has been
one Of the potent factors in on
ormous Increases In prices.
That shipments Of foods to bel
lserent countries have not affect
ed prices Of potatoes, eggs and
onions, but that prices on these
commodities scared with prices
Of other foods.
That the food situation here Is
merely a part of the food situa-
ton OF the rest of the country,
The probers reported that Increased
value Of farm land. agricultural In
s!ruments, cost OF distribution and
method Of living undoubted
y mas some effect on price increases
!. suburban life," the report said
lor instance calls for longer hauls OF
ueivery. On the other hand, apart
ment house life calls for frequent
small quantity sales with correspond
,ng increase in frequency of deliver
.es The delicatessen serves as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
SCHOONER SUNK )
BY SUBMA' 81:
| Sc
So.
American Ship Shelle3 e sGer-
man U Boat, Will : Sw
Were Maln
Escape.
ALL WERE RESCUED
Small Wooden Vessel Sent to Bottom
by Gun Fire, Being At
tackled Without
Warning.
ALL WERE RESCUED

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, April 26. = The
American schooner Percy Birdsall has
been sunk by submarine gun fire, ac-
cording to a state department an
nouncemen today. The crew was
rescued by a patrol boat soon after
the attack.
The Percy Birdsal1 was wooden
four masted schooner Of 1,128 tons,
registered at Perth Amboy, N. ]. She
was owned by J. Holmes and was
built in 1890.
Nine or ten shots we're fired, sew
en- of which struck the vessel. Most
hits were below the water line. Firing
was without warning and continued
while the crew took. to the boats.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
DRAFT BILL LAW
BY NEXT WEEK
Congress Continues Struggle
With Measure for Raising
Vast Army by Con-
scription.
R OUTING OPPOSITION
Show Down Expected by Saturday or
Monday, With Result Prob
ably as President
Desires.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 26.-Congress
continued today to struggle with the
selective draft bill for raising vast
army.
Those in support of the measure
had new confidence in It's passage. A
house poll by Representative Gard
ner indicated that much of the op-
position against the measure has
vanished and that it will pass by a
safe margin, despite Speaker Clark's $
stand against the measure.
A vote today in the house seemed
doubtful, while senators did not ex-
pect show down in the upper body
before Saturday or Monday.
It was the senate plan to ask un-
animous consent today for vote Sat
urday
AS matters now stand. the bill
should be law some time next week,
whereupon the war department will at
once start work on filling up present
gaps and registering youths for a
conscript call within two or three
months.
This poll made by Gardner was not
on the hybrid draft volunteer measure
favorably reported to the house by
Chairman Dent of the military COM
mittee, who with other opponents of
straight out draft system, want to
shift all responsibility for cons Grip
ton on to the president. The poll
was on q straight out and out coll
scription plan as recommended by
the president, the war college and the
army general staff.
Representative Macarthur Of Orc
gon was today nominated to intro
duce an amendment to the army bill
to permit Colonel Roosevelt to raise
his army Of volunteers. Several mem-
bers, among them Representative
Gardner Of Massachusetts, will speak
in favor Of the amendment.
More signs of the determined fight
to permit raising of a volunteer corps
division or brigade by Colonel Roose-
Welt developed in the house today.
Most of the proponents Of the plan
favor the selective draft for raising
an army of five hundred thousand
men but want to see a small, select
force sent to the trenches as soon as
possible.
To Vote Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The
house will act on the army bill to-
morrow. Conscription seems certain
to win. The senate will vote late
Saturday.
ne long drawn out debate on the
question OF raising 100000 men by
draft or volunteering will end to-
night. This was decided today by
unanimous consent Immediately the
house convened.
BY the agreement, the. house is to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
Third pay Of Trial.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 26-When
the hearing of the charges of attempt
ing to frame" the Thomas Mooney
bomb murder case is resumed for tho
third days session this afternoon it
will be to continue the examination
Of F. T.. Rigall, Oxman's accuser, at
the point where he stated that Assist
ant District Attorney Cunha had re-
fused to allow him to testify in tho
Mooney. case.
While athe outcome of the yOxman
hearing is awaited, the grand jury is
marking time in its investigation Of
the charges, pending the appointment
of special representative Of the at
torney generals office to examine
witnesses,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
.Rarhed Mira In ,River.

ANS STERDAM, N. Y, April ga
carload of barbed wire consigned to-
the European battle front was sub
merged in the Mohawk river today
when hot journal burned out the
axle of the car which buckled and
went over the embanlSment near here
today. The car was In fast east
bound freight. No one was injured,
Traffic was delayed for short time,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
DESTROYED by Fire,

[United Press Leased Wire Service.l
HAZLETON, Pa, April 26.-The
Palace theatre and the department
store of Clarence Sasso were de-
stroyed by fire early today. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-26
To Vote Tomorrow.

Continued on page 2.)
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CONTINUED on page 81.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-12
KNITTING MORE WOOL;
PAYING MORE FOR It

WASHINGTON, September 70,
More American women are knitting
more wool and paying more for 1t
than ever before, investigation re-
vealed today. Wives, mothers and
sweethearts of national guardsmen and
of the first $4,000 drafted boys are
turning wool into sweaters, muffers,
socks and wristlets by the ton.
Twenty-three hundred Red Cross
chapters throughout the country have
hundreds of thousands of women and
girls knitting furiously on 100000
sets of wool comfort kits for the boy
ish France and America.
That's nine million pieces of wooden
clothing, divided into one sweater
one muffler, one pair of wristlets and
one pair of socks for each kit.
The Red Cross has ordered these
ready by October LIST.
The Red Cross buys wool in enor-
nous quantities and gets it for sixty
cents a skein Civilian knitters are
paying retail prices of 70 cents a
skein. eBfore the war skein OF
knitting wool sold for from 50 to 50
cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-12
To Close lin District.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. 12.-Savan-
nah has been asked by the federal gov
ernment to abolish her restricted dis
trict as a means of keeping Uncle
Sans soldiers and sailors free from
contamination Mayor Pierpont has
announced this will be done and a
strict repression policy carried out
by the police to prevent vice of any
type. The reason for the change is
the city's proximity to Charleston, Fort
Screven and Paris Island.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-12
Murdoch His own Stenographer.

WASHINGTON, September 12.--Vic-
tor Murdoch, new federal trade com
missioner, can't get over being a news
paper man. Instead of calling a
stenographer today he ordered type
writer and pounded off his own cores
pondence. 1t was terrible shock to
the whole government system.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-12
CHAMP CLARK BUYS CORN
COB PIPES FOR SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON, D. C. September r.
When Speaker Clark bougs $500
Missouri meerschaums for his private
home regiment to take to France, he
offered $125 in payment.
"A hundred and twenty-five more
please" said the clerlS, Corn cob
pipes have gone up
"Humph!,, said Champ Clark, times
are getting effete. When l was boy
we made costless pipes out of free
cobs. The inventor of the ready mades
certainly is cleaning up"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
WARWO0D MINER
BADLY WOUNDED
IN KNIFE FRAY
MIKE KUSH SLASEED THREE
TIMES IN BACK ON RIVER
BANK NEAR DAM
John walput and Prank and John Des-
mond Jailed for CuttinE-Latters
Hand Is wounded.

Mike Eusik. Richland miner. was
seriously wounded In a four rorncred
hattie on the river bank at the Warwood
dam last night John Desmond. Frank
Do smond and John Walput. also of Rich
land. are in the Ohio county Jail CharG-
I'd with having taken part in 4 Stabbng
affair in which kusik was hurt
kusik has two ugly knit" wounds low
on his back toward tho left side and n
third higher up There is n possibility
that the latter wound may have touched
Il lung but early this morning hospital
att' ndants could not see that his Condi-
tioR was dangerous. knsik was very
weak from loss of blood.
kuSik identified III" Two n"smouds
and Walput as III" three mon who set
upon him. When taken |" the jail John
Desmond had q clean knife wound "n
one hand. The arrests were made by
Town Marshal d. A. Pool. Mayor Mont
Gomery and Constable Sutton. Of War
wood
According to the officers. tho four
men. with possibly ono or two others
come from the Ohio side in skiff and
landed just above the dam. The trouble
occurred between $50 and IN O'clock
kusik had pint Of whiskey when
found. One Of the others had quart.
The prisoners showed traces OF drink
ing heavily.
The prisoners as wrll ms the wounded
men arc Richland miners.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
1.-THE Garden Of Allah"
Is CrOwding The Court
Screen production Of Elaborate and
Spectacular Play Hero This Entire
Week.

The opportunity that hundreds OF
local picture patrons have long awaited.
that Of witnessing the screen Production
of the big spectacular play. TN" Garden
of Allah" was offered yesterday whom
this wonderful plctur" opened week =
engagement al the Court III large and
well pleased audiences. Two PERFORM
unces will b. given daily this week "f
Robert Hch1us' famous novel Assisting
in the perturbation nf the novel was
Mary Anderson. on" Of the mast famous
and most beloved Of actresses during
her stag" career "Th' Garden Of Allah
- probably The most ,.ill'nratcly S:agrd
piUuu"tt Ton cy"r PRESCRIBED in Whcr.!nr
rho scenic lnHrStuE'' - indeed Eo:S".
n,is. each Him pro S"u'.i with mv"I
start ling realism. Tn" scenes. mr." lalI
IN the edge and within Tho desert. with
thousands Of Arabs. ramcls. goats, etc,
TO lend realism to tho spectacle.
Tho play in fun IS II beautiful story.
with Il Trapplst monk as the central
figure.
as a scenic production the perform
ancc is Il series Of realistic pictures Of
HE IN the desert There ar.s wonderful
views OF the Sahara shimmcrinE In the
white heat of MONDAY. glowing red and
pink under wonderful sunsets or pal"
ard sinister under tho weird spell of
the tropical night. and there are street
scenes sand storm scenes and thr dance
hall scenes In Bcni-Mnra. both wild and
intoxicating. The large orchestra work
ed in syprhrnniZation with the various
subjects of the Kitchens story. The Gar
den Of Allah" is indeed deserving Of Il
crowded house at each performance this
week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
Alleged Gamblers Trial
Continued to Saturday
Greek Who Lost Big Roll and Was
Then Jailed Secures Bond and
Returns to Bridgeport.

The bearing 1T IN" SIN alleged gam
bierS rr 1883 Market street. charged
wiz tlrnrinG Pet" ':hivclcs. KrdSrpurt
Greek. ont OF Sl.4Gn last week. that
WAS To have been nrid last rNenIng be-
fore Justice tharl"> f.. Miller. was con-
linucd HnIil - o'clock Saturday. AT the
request Of the dci' ndauis VIII" ,Ir-
CIarrd ihat several al their Witnesses
could nol be- her" until thai lime
thivtlrS. who was arrested and ini!"d
IN a waTant sworn out ny one -; tho
gr"cn-cl0lh gentry. charging him with
gambling WAS released nom iail v,.s-
Icrday afternoon on bond. thivclcS will
he given Il hearing ImiI"Gia,rIy fnilOw{
ing The trial uf III" alleged ganbIcrs.
Should they hc convicted -! having got
ten the Greek = money and irwclry by
gambling. i, will iuiumaI!caIlv prove
that thiN"IcS WAS gambling. Chivclns
Swnrc out the warrant Tor the alleged
..uIu blurS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
SECRET HISTORY
Continued From First Page.)

warnings we're brought 10 our govern
ment that if the German peace move
should not be successful. he subma-
rineS would be unleaShrd Tor a more
intense and ruthless war upon ali
commerce"
Efforts for Peace.
The pamphlet makes II clear that
the presidents appeal 10 the powers
to state their peace terms was not
made as result Of the German
threat. Mr. Wilson was already at
work upon the preparation Of. his
note when the German proposal was
received
The German reply 10 the pres-
eyasive-in accord with their tradi-
tonal preference for diplomacy be-
hind closed doors
Honest efforts on OUT part 10 es-
tablish a firm basis for good neigh
borliness with the German people
were met by their government with
bubbles. misrepresentation and
counter accusations against their
enemies abroad. And meanwhile in
this country official agents Of the
central powers-protected from GRIM
inal prosecution by diplomatic i'm
munity-conspired against our inter
nal peace. placed spies and agents
and provocateurs throughout the land
and even in high positions Of trust
in departments OF our government.
Monroe Doctrine Cited.
while expressing a cordial friend
ship for the people Of the United
States, the government Of Germany
had IT'S agents al work both in Latin
America and in Japan. They bought
or subsidized papers and supported
speakers there 10 rouse feelings Of
bitterness and diStrllst against lis in
those friendly nations. in order TO en-
broil US In war.
They were melting 10 insurrcctIOn
in Cuba. In Haiti and in Santo Domin-
go: their hostile hand Was stretched
uui to take the Danish islands, and
cvcrywhere in South America they
were abroad sowing the seeds Of dis.
sension. trying to stir lip one nation
against another and all against the
United Suites.
in their sum these various opera
lions amounted 10 direct assault mpnn
the Monroe doctrine. And evan if we
had given up our right 10 travel on
the sea, even II we had surrendered
TO German threats and abandoned our
legitimate trade in munitions The Ger
man offensive in thee new world. in
our own land and among our neigh.
hurs was becoming too serious Ia BE-
ignored.