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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
CAPITOL DOOR
BROKEN OPEN
Entrance to Naval Committee
Room Pried Open With Iron
Bar, by Spy During
the Night.
NOTHING WORTH WHILE
Navy Secrets Are Not Kept There so
Thief Failed to Gain Anything
by Breaking Into
Room.
WORTH WHILE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, April 49, - The
door Of the senate naval affairs COM
mittee in the capitol building was
"jimmied" during the night. Early
today the door was found standing
open. Police believe the Job was
the work Of spies seeking information
Of naval plans. An investigation is
under way. The force of guards about
the capitol was questioned. AS far
as could be ascertained nothing was
missing from the room.
The door had been splintered and
pried open with an iron instrum ent.
The marks of the instrument were
plain.
Senator Swanson, acting chairman
of the committee, said as far as he
could learn, nothing had been taken.
Evidently some one thought there
were valuable plans or Information i'll
the room" he said. "As matter OF
fact, there is seldom anything Of a
confidential nature in the committee
room.'
The capitol police were notified at
once and began a search of the build
ing to find the means Of entrance.
During the night the building is heav-
lily guarded and sentries are posted
at different points Of the capitol
grounds.
Early in the investigation, the po-
lice announced they believed it was
done by some one hidden in the
building.
For months. no one has been per
mitted to enter the building after
nightfall without countersgned
pass, unless one of the houses was
sitting, when visitors were admitted
to the galleries. Neither house was
in session last night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
Kansas Leads All.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 19.-
The youth Of Kansas and northwest
ern Missouri proved their patriotism
today when naval recruiting figures
showed the Kansas City station lead.
ing the country. Late yesterday this
station won premier honors for new
men enlisted in the United States
navy By breaking all records tof
a single days enlistment, the Ka-.
sas City district enrolled 1O1 men
yesterday and was the first city in
the nation to furnish the number OF
men asked for by the navy depart.
ment in it's call for recruits March
81 Yesterdays total brought the
aggregate enlistment for this district
to SOL one more than the specified
number.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
Censorship During War Will
Not be as Strict as it Has
Been in Other
Countries.
FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
New Man on the Job is Doing Little
Fighting Himself, to Abolish
the Red Tape
Secrecy.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, April 19. - The
United States has already established
one war precedent. Its war censor
has made up with newspapermen.
Three days after taking hold of the
Job George Creel, in the position OF
censor, the most unenviable job in the
gift Of the president, has Washington s
400 -skeptics all on
last Monday-rooting for him to a
man. He has turned the trick by
making it apparent that he intends to
add to Noah Webster's definition of a
censor.
Instead of figuring on means Of sup
pressing news, Cresl is putting in
eighteen hours a day devising means
of promoting it.
The first presumption was that his
new job would align him in fight
with the reporters. Before he had
been on the job fortyeight hours, he
was lined up with the reporters in
their siege Of the citadel of silence.
the state department, commanded by
Corporal" Lansing. He was also
working in cooperation with Secretary
Daniels who believes In publicity, but
has been hampered by navy depart
ment red tape and with Secretary
Baker, who to date, has been at least
unfortunate in his reputation for his
relationship with the reporters.
The new censor, who made a repu-
tation for himself in the middle west
as fighting reporter, before he came
east to become star magazine writer
has very definite idea on the errors
OF the British censorship. Creel has
told the reporters that while the army
and navy is fighting for the democracy
Of the world, he intends to fight for a
little of the same in the state, war and
navy buildings at Washington.
AS Secretary lansing has already
committed himself to a policy of the
public-be-damned in the matter Of pub
licity, there is a feeling that the first
real war reporting" may fall to the
lot Of the reporters covering the state
department.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
President Wilson Will Stand
For No Compromise and
Urges Congress to
Pass Measure.
To BE NO VOLUNTEERS
Blast From the White House to Jar
Congress Into Action, 10 Ex-
pected to Occur
Soon.

[By Robert j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The ad
ministration is determined that poll
tics shall not defeat the conscription
army bill, which army men say Is
absolutely vital to the safety of the
nation.
The president will stand for no
compromise. He favors the Chamber
lain bill which provides seiectiys
draft without modification and will
fight for the passage of that measure.
1t Is his purpose to get the bill
through the senate, then put the is.
sue squarely before the house. 1t ap-
pears inevitable now that the bill will
be thrown into conference before
1nH action Is taken on it. The house
VIII vote on its bill, which includes a
tolunteer feature next Monday. By
The terms of the measure, the presi-
dent would be authorized to call for
five hundred thousand volunteers and
II that fails, to resort to selective
drafting; or If the president desired
he could put the draft system into ef
. feet Immediately and issue no call
for volunteers. This plan shifts the
whole responsibility for any conscrip-
ton onto the president.
The senate may reach a vote on It's
| bill which is only slightly changed
| from the one the president wants,
before tomorrow night and the
administration feels no doubt as 10
| its passage into the upper house.
While respecting the individual
viewpoints of those who oppose Sc
lective draft, President Wilson is un-
derstood to feel that this is not an
opportune time for prolonged discus
sion of details when it is vitally es-
sential to the welfare of the nation to
raise an army at once. For that reas-
on it appears likely there may soon
be something in the nature Of blast
from the white house to jar congress
into action.
The president is expected to resort
to his usual method of putting up 10
the country the question Of support
on measures on which he and some
members of congress differ.
Nothing is contemplated along the
lines OF his "wilful twelve" excoria,
ton, but when he speaks it will be
to let the country know that those re-
sponsible for delay on the army bill
are jeapordizing the safety Of the
country
With completion Of work on the
army bill in sight, the emergency
war program is nearing its end and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
Marshall Field VIII Enlist.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, April 19.-Marshall
Field III arrived today from New
York to enlist as a private in the
Third Illinois cavalry, national
guard Tonight he will be sworn in
as Private Field, Headquarters COM
pany.
'1 feel that I am only repaying
my country for what she has done
for me by enlisitng,' he said. every
body my age should do something
either naval or military, at this
time"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
Ger1many's Soldiers Are Reach
ing Panic Stage as Great
Drive Sweeps
Onward.
RETREAT IN DISORDER
Fearful Losses In Hopeless Counter
Attacks and Fury of Artillery
Fire is Demorallzina
to Troops.

| TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS, April 19.-Germanys SOL
diers are reaching the panic stage
as the great drive of the Franco
British forces sweeps onward with
it's ghastly toll OF Teuton dead.
A week ago first evidence of
breakdown in the morale OF the Ger
man defenders was observed and re-
ported by British commanders in the
drive around Lens.
Today with General Nivelle's
French forces in some places more
than five miles behind the German
lines in the Soisson-Rheins sector.
official statements told of German
retreat In great disorder, of aban-
I donment Of big quantities of sup
plies, Of something akin to terror
among the Germans heretofore held
i stolid by the iron discipline of the
militarist system.
The tremendous number of prisont
ers captured by the French drive
also attests Decentralization of the
enemy, due to their fearful losses not
alone in the fury Of the French artil-l
lery fire and the dash Of the troops
themselves, but in the slaughter the
German commanders forced on their
own men by forlorn hope counter
attacks
BY night it is expected the total
German prisoners will reach 100000.
Nearly hundred guns have all
ready been taken.
The French were still driving
north Of the Aisne toward Laon to-
day, In the meanwhile consolidating
their gains Of yesterday-the most
important since the great drive
started. For the first time since the
battle of the Marne, the German in
yaders have been driven north OF
the Atsne river. Not a German sol-
der remains in French territory to
the south.
Success Everywhere.
rBy w. S. Forrest, United Press Staff
Correspondent
PARIS, April 10. - Everywhere
success" was the epitome OF todays
official statement, detailing the con-
tinued sweep forward Of General
Nivelles armies.
The great German defensive posi-
tions dominating Nauroy and Moron
vil1iers were captured in this sweep
east of Rheims. Smashing blows
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
Half Million in Three States
Have Armed and Are
Ready to Attack
Government.
SUPPLIED WITH CANNON
Uprising Has Occupation Of Uruguay
as One Object, With Chile
Nitrate Fields Also
Coveted.

[By Charles P. Stewart, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BUENOS AIRES, April 19.-Bra
zirs great German population in al
least three states has revolted.
Dispatches from Montevideo (Uru
guay) today asserted the Teutons
we're well armed-even with some
artillery-and plentifully supplied.
Brazirs censorship was down tight
on any details.
The rebellion apparently centerec
in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande
Parena and Santa Catharina. The
German population-male and female
in this section has been estimated
at five hundred thousand.
Uruguayan dispatches today de
clared the Germans had already at
tempted to dynamite the railway
bridge at Santa Maria.
The government of Rio Grande
province was said to be concentrat'
ing it's strongest and most loyal
troops to oppose the rebels at Porto
Allegro. In the meantime the Uru'
guyan government is massing its
troops on the frontier, fearing the
Germans may invade Uruguay.
officials were quoted in the Monti-
video dispatches as asserting their
belief they will be able to withstand
all raids The Brazilian Germans
were known to have been preparing
to move against Uruguay. Their pref
erence was for occupation Of Chile
which country Is rich in nitrates
and therefore desirable in war-but
Chile was too great distance from
their base.
Brazil has a strict censorship in
force now and it was impossible to
obtain complete verification of the
revolt or Of what steps the Brazilian
government has taken to quell it.
From the very start of Brazil's
crisis with Germany, the greatest
apprehension had been expressed as
to the course which the republics s
very large German population would
adopt More than ten days ago dis
patches said that under cover Of
needing troops to avert an outbreak
in an old boundary dispute between
two Brazilian states, the government
had despatched very strong forces
to the states where the Germans
were most numerous.
Every ship Damaged.
BUENOS AIRES, April 19--Every
one of the interned German steam
ships taken into custody" by the Ar.
gentine government yesterday was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
Newspapers of Germany
Admit Def lt Possible
One Says No Need of Concealing s. nth That Victory
Impossible and People Sho,fsy Not be Deceived


sm
eWspaper are hopeful the
L the epesimi wereth
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
Killed In Tornado

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
SNYDER, Okla, April 19.-One
woman is dead, six persons are ser
iously injured and property loss Of
more than 100000 was occasioned
by a tornado which struck this town
and vicinity last night.
Twenty buildings were demolished
and score more damaged.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
NEW RUSSIA
MAKES PLEDGE
Stands Unswerving Against
Germany and Will Not En-
ter Separate Peace
Agreement.
LOOKING INTO FUTURE
Peace Feelers Described as Hypo-
critical and Treacherous, With
No Faith Put In
Them.
LOOKING INTO FUTURE

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PETROGRAD, April 19.-Pledge
| that Russia stands unswervins
against Germany was given, today by
Foreign Minister Milukoff in vel
coming British and French labor
delegates.
"The provisional government" he
solemnly asserted, will continue It's
part in annihilating German militar
ism, with the greatest intensity. Our
ideal is to prevent the future pos
sibility Of war
81 beg that you will announce to
your countries that free Russia Is
doubly strong"
The Russian press regards Ger
many's peace "feelers' as "hypocrit-
ical'' and "treacherous." Those two
words were those most used in edl.
torials today commenting on the
movement and the activity of Ger
man and Austrian socialists for a
separate peace with the new pro, IS.
ional government.
"Suoh overtures," the newspaper
Retch declared, Will be no more sue
cessful than the proclamations which
the Germans threw into Russian
tren ches inviting our soldiers to re
turn to their homes and share the
estates of land owners. No one in
Russia desires to strengthen liberty
with the aid of German bayonets."
Asks Socialist Statement.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Repre.
sentative Myer London, New York So
cialist in a cablegram to a friend in
the Russian duma today, urged publ
cation Of an authoritative statement
declaring Russian socialists do not
favor separate peace with Germany.
The cablegram follows:
IN. S. Tcheidse, member Of duma,
Petrograd, Russia.
"As the only socialist member Of
the American congress, hopeful that
rejuvenated Russia will be a COMPEL
ing factor for universal and lasting
peace, l respectfully urge authoritat7
i've statement correcting disquieting
rumor that Russian socialists favor
separate peace with Germany
London regards separate peace be-
tween Russia and Germany as "incon-
ceivable" even If such a peace could
be engineered by the socialists Of the
two nations. He branded the so-called
socialist conference now being agitat-
ed, as tinged with autocracy. He is
deeply suspicious Of the move. He
gives three reasons for this belief.
The first, he says, is that separate
peace between Russia and Germany
would retard the characterization Of
Europe; second, that the war cannot
ibe ended while tremendous engine
of destruction like Germany" remains:
third, Russian socialists have been fed
on French revolutionary literature and
would not leave the French to struggle
alone.
Only betrayal by Russian generals
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
Fell Dead in Capitol.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service1
WASHINGTON, April 19.-T. J. Ma
honey, a prominent attorney of Oma-
ha, Nebr., died suddenly in the cor
ridors of the capitol today. While sit
ting in the senate galleries, he be-
came i'll and was carried out. He
died within a few moments.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

Atchison Globe: A stolen kiss prob
ably is the most unsatisfactory per-
formance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
Every Ship Damaged.

BUENOS AIRES, April 19.--Every
one Of the interned German steam
ships taken into custody" by the Ar
gentine government yesterday was
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THE WEATHER

Showers and cooler. Local
temp p. m. 81; Z a. No. 81.
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our own leased wire.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-03-22
GRAND DUKE MICHAEL
ACCEPTS RUSSIAN THRONE

Petrograd, March Is (via London.
March lD-The autocracy which has
held Russia in its grip since tn. be.
ginning Of history fell today. The
house of Romanoff, which has ruled
the empire for 400 years, came to an
end with the abdication of Nicholas
II, perhaps the weakest representa-
tive of his line. Tonight the death of
the little son Of the Emperor whose
abdication was included in that of his
father, was rumored.
Although apparent from the begin
ning of the revolution that the re-
moval Of the monarch was the inevi-
table end. the actual fact came as an
overwhelming surprise to the popu-
lation.
London. March II. - Grand Duke
Michael has accepted the throne of
Russia conditioned on the consent of
the Russian people, according to a
statement received here today from
the semi-ofiicial Russian news agency.
The declaration made by the Grand
Duke on his acceptance of the throne
as given out by the news agency, reads
as lOllOWS.
This heavy responsibility has come
to me at the voluntary request of nv
brother who has transferred the i'm
perlal throne to me during a period
OF warfare which is accompanied with
unprecedented popular disturbances.
Moved by the thought which is in the
minds Of the entire people that the
good of the country is paramount. |
have adopted the firm resolution TO
accept the supreme power only if this
be the will of our great people, who,
by a plebicite agreed on by the rep
resentatives in a constituent assembly
shall form n government and new fun
damental laws for the Russian state.
consequently, invoking the bene-
dlctlon of our Lord, urge all citizens
OF Russia to submit to the provisional
government established upon the in
ltiative Of the duma and invested with
fuil plenary powers, until such time,
which will follow with as little DELAY
as possible, as the constituent assem-
bly, on a basis Of universal. direct,
equal and secret suffrage, shall, by it's
decision as to the new form of govern
ment, express the will of the people "
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-03-22
TO CONSTRUCT SIXTY
SUBMARINE CHASERS

Washington, March l9.-Construc-
tion Immediately at the New York
navy yard Of sixty submarine chasers,
deliveries to begin in from sixty to
eighty days, was ordered late today by
Secretary Daniels. The boats will COS,
100000 each. Forty can be laid down
at once.
President Wilson has authorized the
navy department to spend $ll5,OO0, 900
to speed up naval construction and to
buy small auxiliary craft.
Congress at its last session author
lied the president to sanction the ex-
penditure and authorized an issue OF
bonds to raise the money. The presi.
dents decision is one Of the steps con-
sidered to meet the submarine menace
The presidents act was the first Of.
fetal recognition of national emer.
gency," He also will authorize .ba
suspension Of eight hour laws on ma.
val construction, and authorize pay.
ment of time and half for overtime
as provided by act of congress.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-03-22
SUBMARINES CONTINUE RAIDS
AND WITHOUT WARNING SINK U.
S. MERCHANTMEN ---MEN Die
PRESIDENT SETS DATE FOR EXTRA SESSION FORWARD FROM
2 ORDER
ADMITTEDLY EXISTING SINCE SUBMARINES BEGAN
WARlIkE OPERATION ON u. S. MERCHANT SHIPS

The announcement Of the depart
ment followed an hours conference be-
tween Secretary Daniels and the pres
ioent, who walked over from the White
House to the state, war and navy
building for the purpose.
Engines for the "chasers," to be
turned out by the New York plant,
will be bought from private manufac-
turers in time to have them installed
promptly upon completion of the hulls
Bids for 200 or more additional craft
of the same type, coast patrol boats" "
as they are designated, will be opened
next Wednesday. Mr.. Daniels has
called upon the entire small boat in
dustry to submit figures as to the
number that could be turned out at
high speed. He plans to monopolize
the market with government orders.
A large number of privately owned
motor craft available for the navy use
may he drawn upon at any time. Re
tired naval officers have been at work
along the entire Atlantic coast survey
ing boats for month. Contracts
have been made for their purchase
and telegraphic order will make
them government property over night.
Volunteer crews for the boats have
been enrolled among yachtmen and
others along the coasts. Commanders
of naval districts are ready to begin
patrol work with virtually no delay.
Navy officials estimate that within
four months 1000 patrols and chasers
will be ready for action. II is plan
ned to assemble the volunteers within
n few days to begin actual operations
as matter of training, pending or
ders from the president for complete
mobilization of the navy.
In this connection officials say it is
planned to establish submarine
proof patrol Off the American coast.
Since the visit of the German sub
marine U-53 to Newport last summer.
II is believed necessary to provide for
protection Of American harbors in the
event of war.
Informal negotiations will be start
ed for working agreement with Brit
ish and French patrols squadrons now
|endeavoring to i"otect ships passing
through the German submarine zone.
1t is planned to make American wa
ters safe against submarines for all
ships with the understanding that the
American ships will receive full pro-
lection in the zones from patrols of the
allies. The plan would necessitate the
interchange Of information as to the
routing Of merchant craft across the
Atlantic.