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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20

ingham made this announcement, will
be in front of the British and Ameri-
can officials today. Officially, today
meeting is to match up, coordinate
and consolidate all details of Amer
ica's war work. The American mem
bers Of the mission have individually
been comforting with various British
officials on the special problems with
which they are separately charged.
The ground work has therefore been
gone over. Today's meeting was to
rearrange all that has been develop.
ed in these preliminary meetings to
smooth out the whole plan of CO..
operation into perfect system Of
the highest efficiency.
The conference assembled at II 30,
Lord Reading, recently back from a
special mission to the United States,
presided.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
BOARDS
TO GO SLOW
Provost Marshal Sends Out Letter
Scoring Those Who
Pad Expense Ac-
count.

A circular letter was received by
local exemption boards from the Of
flee of Provost Marshal General
Crowder. in which complaint is mad /,
that several local boards throughout
the country have been making ex-
cessive charges for their work. 1t is
urged that the boards use discretion
in making these claims, as those
which are thought to be too great wilt
be investigated.
When the exemption boards were
first established, appropriations were
made by congress allowing the mem
bers of the boards 81 per day for
their work. Shortly after the appro-
priations were established, it became
matter of pride among the majority
of the boards to donate their services
to the government in this capacity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
Women Judges Advocated

United Press Leased Wire Service !
NEW YORK, Nov. 2O-woma an
judges for children's courts. for night
courts and for courts of domestic re-.
iations were advocated TODAY bv Miss
Helen T. Mccormick, New York's first
woman prosecuting attorney.
Miss Mccormick has been annofn+e,
assistant district attorney Of Kines
county. ss
Many women would make more Of.
hcient judges than men who arc sew
ing now" Miss Mccormick said
There is a great need OF WOMEN
Judges in children's courts and nen
talniy there should be women as we'll
as men on the benches in the nieht
courts" Tue nisht
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
Arrests Ane Exnee+.a

[ United Press Leased Wira s.
DENVER, Colo, Nov On DE- eaIe.
I, se aouay awaiting orders from the
rasta s.I aIlorney's office to make ar.
oner's jury which last nigbt ret,, COT,
verdict that Mrs. Margaret Maan neu
shn .' mer ueath as the result of a gun
o. mounu, and that one Ed Allison
Ginar;et' nsloie and also that J. w.
o @,nslron and Edgar H. Watson are ac-
Mrs Manning's dead bodv w,s
found in Gingrich's Office bare , Vas
So nu n,soa. Allison is a deputy sher.
tect' him when the woman +e1au, pro.
him she was coming TO SOC hi,,a
Watson ia Gingrich's offica man. anu
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
uralna Aeceptanee.

Urging Acceptance.
In fact many OF the business men OF
the city and others have been urging
the city council to establish com
| fort station. and they are thinking
! strongly Of doing so. They are in
| hopes that the matter will be def
nitely decided between now and the
holidays.
The law under which comfort sta
lions may be established went into eff
feet last July 4. 1t provides that cities
having more than one thousand popu-
lation and less than twenty-five thous-
and may have one station, and a tax
of one-half mill may be levied for its
maintenance. Such station is to be
managed by commission Of three,
one Of which must be women. Com
mission is appointed by the mayor.
Comfort station must have room for
men and a room for women, both OF
which must be supplied with toilets
and lavatories which must be kept in
A sanitary condition. The commission
must serve without compensation.
About two months ago the merch-
ants Of Keokuk took UP the subject OF
comfort stations. The new law was
discussed, and committee with E. F.
Renaud as chairman was appointed
to look into the matter. That COM
mittee reported last week at the meet
ing of the Retailers league. One or
two tentative sites were suggested,
among them property on North Fourth
street, also owned by Mr. Diver. It
was felt then that the Fourth and
Main street place would be an excel
lent one, and Mr.. Divers offer at this
time will be of immense Importance
to the merchants
Comfort stations have been estab-
lished In many cities in this vicinity
by the communities or by the individ-
ual organizations, so important are
they in the facilities for taking care
Of the out Of town shoppers and visit
ors. Keokuk has been sadly in need
Of something Of this sort for years.
There has been no really central
place for men and women and the lack
Of facility Of this sort was COM
mented on at some length by the COM
mittee on trade conditions which re-
ported last week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
SCORE OF AFRICANS
ARE DROWNED
CONTINUED from page ~

American soldier was killed early
Monday morning in a fight between
patrols In No Mans land.
No details were received here to.
day.
Up until the encounter reported to.
day, American patrols doing night
scouting in front of the trenches had
found German patrols disinclined to
offer battle during the last few days
Night accommodating is an import
ant part of front line duty
AS soon as it becomes dark troops
on both sides go over the top to re-
pair barbed wire entanglements
build up shal1y entertainments and to
spy on the enemy
In No Mans Land.
by ]. W. Pegler, United Press Staff
Correspondent
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR-
TIERS, FRANCE, Nov. 20.--From
dark until dawn on several nights
recently American patrols have crept
out over No Mans land and lain
close to German barbed wire en-
tanglements, itching for fight with
German accommodating detachments.
AS result not single German
has managed to get anywhere near
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
Looking up Absentees.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 2O-Federal
and state authorities were on the Job
today rounding up 440 men selected
for military service, who failed to APP
pear in the third increment leaving
the city for Camp Custer yesterday.
Draft district number six, the
largest district in the United States.
had q quota of 345. OF these $50
We're absent and unaccounted for"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
Coke Prices Fixed.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Sc,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-Base
prices on the by-product coke. f. o. b.,
point of production. were fixed by
the fuel administration today as fol
lows:
Run of oven Sc a ton; selected
quality, ST; crushed over one inch,
$3.50. The prices are effective dat
ing from yesterday and continue until
January 1 or until superseded by fur
Their orders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
How Men Learn

Cedar Rapids Republican: The
TACT that j. Ham Lewis of Illinois, y
now going about making patriotic
speeches shows that men learn by
going about among the people. Lew
Is was not exactly of that mind while
he was in Washington
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20

ever, that the governor will wait I'M
til the next regular session of the
legislature before asking for the
eradication of the board Of equaliza-
ton, If he has anything like that in
mind.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20

The three related the same version Oh
the affair which they told police
that the women committed suicide
at the inquest.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20

lTashkent is in Asiatic Russia and
Is the capital of the general govern
ment of Russian Turkestan. It Is one
Of the Oldest cities in central Asia
and has a population OF 156,414, Of
which 25,000 are Russians.
The above Is the first word indicat-
ing the spread Of the Balshevikt move
ment to Asia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
FIVE HUNDRED
MORE KILLED
Russian Revolution Extends Beyond
Petrosrad, While Coalition Gov
eminent 10 De-
layed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PETROGRAD, Nov. 19.-9 p. m. (de.
layed)-Five hundred casualties in
fighting around Tashkent. were re
ported IN dispatches received here to.
day. Details were lacking.
Negotiations by the Bolshev1ki with
the socialists, looking to formation OF
a coalition government, continued to-
day, but on all sides 1t was conceded
chances Of an agreement were slight.
In the meanwhile the city is orderly
and appears almost normal.
The Lenine-Trotsky combination has
been perceptibly weakened by resigna-
ton OF five Of its ministers as well as
the demand by the peoples commits
sary-under Bolshevfh control-for
fifteen million roubles (about $780,
0o0) from the state bank. The bank
fatty refused the demand; closed it's
doors and threw strong private guard
about the building.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
COMFORT STATION SITE IS
. OFFERED CITY BY ]. B. DIVER

not be doubted, and that the mer
chants will be glad to have such a sta.
ton can be stated with emphasis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
Conference is Held.

by Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Nov. 20.-In the same
room and at the same table where,
one hundred and thirty-four years
ago, England formally announced he.
recognition of American independ
ence, notable assemblage of Amer.
lean and British officials met today
planning the worlds Independence.
The American mission, headed BIZ
Colonel e. M. House, represented tho
United States today Their British
conferers included Prime Minister
Lloyd-George, Lord Miner, Sir Ed
ward Carson, General SHUTS, Lord
Curzon, Lord Chief Justice Reading
and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Andrew Bonar Law. The occasion
was Americas first formal confer
ence with England for war to make
the world safe for democracy.
The meeting was held in Downing
street, the official residence of Eng
lands premier. The conferers met
in the cabinet room where time has
wrought but few changes since the
day when England's premier Lord
announced his kings ac-
ceptance of Americas independence.
Attaches today insisted exactly the
same table over which Lord Rock
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20

--lsead Gate CITY want ads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
BOUNDING UP
ENEMY ALIENS

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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
Iinnnr Ordered Destroyed

GIRDWOOD. Dee. 24. - Following the accident ol John Lander on the Kern Creek bridge las, night. which is said to have been caused by the man being intoxicated United States Deputy Marshal Tickuor this morn ing made the rounds and destroyed an liquor found in the camp. The de- putty issued orders today prohibiting booze in the camp for the remainder of the holidays and he will siege and des Toy al' liquor that is sent here from uy direction or source.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
BIDS PUT IN TO TAKE MAIL
 TO FLAT CITY
Tenders Are Also Submitted for the Seward and Hope ROute-POst Office Department Has Not
 Made Any Awards

Bids have been filed with the post office department at Washington for carrying the mall between Seward and Iditarod next winter by Sport Smith, who asks $4O,OOO for the service, A.. A. Shonbeck, who wants $2S,965, and George w. Adams, whose figure is S28,24O. The bids are made on a ba- sis of carrying six hundred pounds of mail per week between the two ter minals.
 The government has also received bids for carrying mail twice a month between Seward and Hope. Two bids were submitted for this contract, Fer in and Haukins each bidding S12OO.
 The government so far has made no awards on any of the bids, accord ing to advices received in Seward.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
OBSERVERS OF GERMAN ARMY
 IN THE J. s.

ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 24. Two deserters from the German army al- rived here today, stowaways on a Bel gian Relief steamer. The two es- capped on the Russian front and hid aboard a ship for five days. Later they escaped and hid on another steamer and finally stowawayed on the Belgian Relief steamer. When found today they were nearly famished ba stated that they had been accustomed to being hungry in the German army They state that when they escaped the soldiers of Germany, then on the Russian front were receiving rations only once a day.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
CAMP PAIGN FOR RED CROSS TO
 COME TO END

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. - The Red Cross drive for Membership is showing that some divisions have ex- ceeded their quotas and others are nearing them on the last day of the campaign. Oregon is now twenty eight thousand over the number re- 0uested and the state of Washington is 5000 under Secretary of State Lansing this afternoon issued a state ment urging the people to join and subscribe their bits before tonight.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
POERLMAN IS NOW IN ARMY
 GOING ABROAD

Max Poehlmn, formerly in the en- gineer department of the Alaskan En- guecring Commission and a brother of Otto Poehman, of the Seward Drug company, is now in the United States Army and will shortly leave for France.
 Yesterday Otto Poehlmau received the following cablegram:
 "Fort Mcdowell, Cal, Enlisted En- cineer Corps, going to Fort Meade, Maryland tventy-fourth. Max"
 The 24th is today and the young man leaves California today for the east and will shortly embark for over sea duty.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
HOT COAL AND
 OIL MIX AND
 FIRE RESULTS

Joe Howard, the messenger, at tempted to get a better fire yester- day forenoon by pouring oil on hot coals in the stove in his abode. The oil and the hot coals came together in a spectacular manner, flames shot around the room, ignited the clothing of the messenger and then the fire bell rang. Joe put the blaze out be- fore the department arrived { The thumb on Joe's right hand was badly burned during the disturbance and the wall paper on the room was badly scorched in places.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
MAN FALLS FROM BRIDGE--LIQUOR IS
 SAID ID BE CAUSE

John Lander of Oscar Frauson ts company grade contractors at Mile 6a last night at S:aO o'clock. fell forty feet from the Kern Creek Bridge o the Greek be- Is is claimed that the man was under che influence of l- ouor at the time. The traps and stringers broke the fall of Lander and prehaps were responsible for saving his life. As it was, Lander's breast bone is broken; head and body is bad- Iy bruised and lacerated. The injured man is being brought to Seward for treatment at the hospi,a. and wil. ar- rive on the train tonight.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
AMERICAN IS ARRESTED BY
 BOLSHEVIKI

LONDON, Dec. "A. - The Bolshe- wiki this afternoon arrested Colonel Nohaskniotr, American Red Cross cm- bassy official at Petrograd, according 10 official adviccs received here. 1t is charged that the Colonel attempted to assist the Cossacks in the counter revolution.
 Col. Kolrasl,niofr is said to be held in solitary confinement at the Fort ress St. Peter. His apartments have been stripped by the Bolsheviki off, cials and everything taken to head quarters in an effort to prove their charge
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
Q Reroa aptttte "t"F {"
 |, NOT TOO LATE 1

Children in Seward who did not take advantage Of the liberal of
 fer to join the Red Cross last Saturday afternoon have a few hours yet to do so. Go to tAe Hotel Sexton and ask for Mir. and Mrs. Sexton. If you haven't the full price of one dollar for your membership, take what you have and you will be fixed out. This is one of the best Christmas pres ents you could receive, a member ship in the American Red Cross.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
MILITARY BALL LAST
 SATURDAY A SUCCESS

The military ball given by the Sew ard Home Guards at the A. B. hall Saturday night was in every way a success. A special squad gave an eX- hibition drill and four of the first Aid Class also administered to a wounded" soldier.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
AMERICANS ID SOON TAKE TIE
 BRUNT OF FIGHT

WASHINGTON, Dec 24. - Amei- can troops will soon form the princi- pal body of the fresh strategic re- serves on the battledelds of Europe and will bear the brunt of the fight ing. This is the statement made to- day by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker in his weekly war review.
 Secretary Baker said that he had been assured that this movement would be greatly appreciated by the British and French and undoubtedly by the enemy.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
TURKEY AND
 THE FIXINGS
 FOR SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON, Dee. 24 - The American forces in France will get Christmas turkey, cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes for the big feed to- morrow and all this will be topped off with mince pie. One million, four hundred and fifty thousand pounds of gifts sent from the United States will be distributed
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
RAILROAD MEN ARE SUMMONED
 TO CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. - Presi- dent Wilson today summoned the chiefs and the legislative agents of the four Railroad Brotherhoods at a conference to be held next Thursday It is expected that President Wilson will tell those at the conference what action he thinks is necessary to obtain more efficient transportation in the war crisis.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24

A PACIFIC PORT, Dec 2l-United States sailors well armed are today guarding the dock where the Shka
 Russian feigher is tedup None of those aboard are allowed to leave the vessel without permission ot AmeIl can authorities The Shika arrived last Friday under command of BoIshevji crew. Secret advices were re- ceved at Washington and transmitted here that there was one hundred thousand dollars aboard the vessel for the defense of the Industrial Workers of the World under trial at Chicago The armed men guarding the ship were
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
LEO GETS 4 TURKEY

Leo Margules, of the Northern, has great big won't come off smile to- day as the result of receiving a big turkey from his old friend and form CT townsman Frank Ennis, who is now at Spokane The turk arrived on the Victoria.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
MANAGER THOMPSON TO
 REMEMBER THE KIDDIES

Manager Thompson of the Empress will remember the children of Sew ard tomorrow night and all will be admitted free at the big special show he has arranged. Besides the come dies, school children will give chorals during the evening.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
EVANS AT MIDNIGHT

Steamer Admiral Evans will arrive in port at midnight, according to word received by Agent Blue. The Evans has 79 tons of general merchandise for here and 22O tons of coal. Prob ably the coal will not be discharged until the return of the steamer from Kodiak.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
DRIVE GERMANS AND AUSTRfANS
 ACROSS PIAVE

ROME, Dec. 24. -- AS a Christmas present to .he ka!scr, ghe Italians to- day drove back al German-husUo forces across the Piave. This attack occurred at Vecchi and the TeutOn forces are said to be greatly disrupt ed.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24

placed on duty following the receipt of this information From remarks made by members of the crew, the men utnied when several days out from Vladivosok Sever
 members of the crew were arrested early last evening when they attempted to make their way back aboard the vessel after having been up town and made spirited speeches before the local l. w. w. members.
 Federal officers, who made a search of the Shlka this afternoon found several hundred rifles and number of large packages containing ammunition and several sail
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
MANY ARE IN SEWARD

It is estimated that over 300 visit ors are in Seward to spend the Christ mas holiday The hotels are well fill ed and all rooms will be taken after the arrival of the train this evening.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24

Scores of dinner parties have been arranged for tomorrow and several private dancing parties have also been arranged for tomorrow evening.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI SEND BIG
 SUNTOU. S. F0RI W. W. DEFENSE

bags full of revoves hid beneath the cargo of hides which were aboard the vessel The Federal officials, seized all munitions found Several of the Russians ar rested when closely questioned nmaed that the munit- ions were either for German raider now on the Pacific ocean or for American Industrial Workers of the World Late this afternoon armed American sailors were placed at all places the Shlka and every Russian has guard over him.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24

High Mass will be celebrated at at the Catholic Church A picked choir will furnish the music.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24
PEACE WITHOUT ANNEXATION IS
 RUSSIAN TERMS

LONDON, Dec 24-Peace without annexation is the keynote of the Russian terms These terms are being dis cussed today at BresLtovsk according to reliable nfO nation received from Petrograd The Russian terms for peace have been submitted to the TeutOn representatives who have taken them under consideration The Russians propose that the Teuons must immediately evacuate all parts of Russia and renqush everything that has been seized
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24

* LET ALASKA BE OPENED NOW * At at meeting of the Pioneers, Igloo Mo- g.
 x Seward held last Saturday night, resolution was
 < unanimously adopted and was wired to Washing * ton D. c., yesterday, asking Congress to take the * lid off Alaska and open all resources, coal oil and * forestry.
 * * * * * * * * * *.k * * *k *
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-24

LONDON, Dec 24-General Antonoff, military comandant of Petrogad left today for Kev to negot fate with the UananPada forces in an effort to settle differences between them and the Boshevild Last week the Uanians defied the Boshevd forces and defeated them in a sharp battle.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-01

Anita Stewart is delightful i she is also charming when 2 dance frock.
 As an actress, Miss Stewart :: proper wearing apparel" s: The Gods were good to Miss a talent with which few are as one of Americas forernos' But with all her ability to modern fiction, had she not. l proper gown for each scene i she would have been lost in would have lived on in obscr Not every woman is endowe the stage or before the came there is ability to choose jus frock or hat which is becomi But should she be at lOAs a, select for special occasions o which garment is most bee problem can be readily solved chant who caters directly to Miss Stewart has acquired | the right kind of clothes bee. to maintain the standard set on the screen. She consulte just what she wanted. Every neat and hobby. There is nt shabby in this age, whether { Your merchant will help yo, be assisted by the one who F ard of responsibility which sisters.
 Anita Stewart, the actress b, will portray the character of Robert w. Chambers wonde: at the Orpheum Theatre ne1 ing, June 3rd.
 MORAL:-Fig leaves look W the twentieth century womal Partisan plumage is all to the shine but these kind of feath at a bargain sale. { PROPER clothes for each o, Modern "doll-rags" are sold ern merchants stand a little "The Girl Philippa" is the n story on the screen today.