The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-25
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P(x%%=;;ii NOTE
SENT soon
President Wilson Preparing
an Answer to Offer by
Pope Benedict to
End War.
;oTHER WORK PUSHED
Capitalization Of War Plans Well Es
tabfished and Everything
Moving Ahead
Speedily.
OTHER WORK PUSHED

=. WASHINGTON, aug. 20
@ President Wilson's reply to
sESA the pope's proffer will go
W. forward soon Erchange OF
views with the allies has been com
pleted.
With most of tie price fixing proc
| lens out of the way, and the burden
of the coal work on the shoulders OF
Controller Garfield, and r. S. LoKett
| the president has been able to de
vote much time to the peace note.
Congress and the country have
renewed interest in this reply, fol
lowing publication throughout the
country yesterday Of the vatican's
explanation through the United Press
Iof questioned points in his original
offer. Unsettled conditions in Ger
many and Austria are expected to
gain momentum in the president s
refusal to accept peace. on the pope's
terms, unless some one other than
the kaiser speaks for the German
people.
The centralization Of war work Is
now well established. The allied
purchasing board, formation of which
was announced some time ago by the
United Press, has been officially pro-
claimed now that all legal questions
involved in it's work have been set
tied. Bernard Baruch will head 1t
and the board will buy all copper,
steel and other supplies needed both
by this country and her allies. Ex-
perts will be called in by the board
to assist in the work. ]. Leonard
Replogle, steel magnate, will assist
Baruch in purchases of steel, pig
iron and other materials.
The Moscow conference-expected
to be historic in the records Of Rus
sias revolution-draws attention Of
the world today. This country awaits
with great confidence the outcome.
The senate fight to conscript
wealth took q new tack today in
measures designed to round up slack
er dollars" and disclose hidden
wealth.
President Wilson today ruled that
no man with real bonafide depend
should be called into the first ma
tional army.
AS marking a new milestone in the
cooperation Of organized labor and
the government to insure freedom
I'LL lIOuU1SS Ill Inc
war speeding up" came the appoint
ment of the peoples representative"
on the board of three commissioners
to adjust all disputes in ship build
ing. Although recognizing the great
Importance of the vatican amplifica-
ton on Pope Benedict's peace sug-
gestion as announced by the United
Press yesterday, officials at Wash
ington and allied diplomats there in
dicated their lack Of sympathy with
the popes plans.
Abroad, in the fighting zones,
ItaIy's offensive resulted in capture
of Monte Santo; the Canadians bat
tied ahead slightly around Lens, cap
turing German trench and the
French drove still further north OF
Hill 3O4, capturing three German
works. Berlin claimed the recap
ture of Gillemont Farm, south of
Vendhuelle, from the British and re-
pulse Of French attacks around ST
Quentin, Malancourt and Bethincourt.
German troups were within twenty
three miles of Riga.
Round Up Of Stacker Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-A round
; up or Stacker uOllaTS ana nluden
wealth began in the senate today.
Jones, New Mexico. started a fight
| to force corporations to pay sur-taxes
on undistributed profits, amounting
to, he said, $4,000, 100000. Simultane
ously provisions were launched to
stop up the loop holes through which
| tax dodgers slip, by widening the
scope of the income tax law.
Jones would subject undistrtbuted
! (Continued on page 81