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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
MEXICAN RAID
is INVESTIGATED
Said to Have Been Inspired by Pro
4 Germans and Also to Have Been
Made by Carranzista
Soldiers.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.I
I MARIA, Texas, Dec. 2S.-A military
Investigation to determine the political
Significance of the recent bandit raids
of the Brite and Fitzgerald ranches
was today under way, directed by Col.
George T. Langhorne, military COM
mander of the Big Bend district.
I Rumors that the raids were the re-
teult of pro-German Vaccinations and
another story to the effect that the
raiders were Carranzista troops, were
current along the border today. The
arrival of Captain Sprinkle, command.
ing the cavalry patrol which pursued
the raiders into Mexico, with valuable
documents which he j. said to have
collected from the bodies of the eigh-
teen bandits slain during the fighting
at the Brite ranch, and during the pur-
suit by American troops, will furnish
definite information to Colonel Lang
horne.
Military headquarters early today
declined to fix responsibility for the
raid, lacking definite facts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
NEW YEAR POEM
BY DR.. NEWCOMB
"A caouded Christmas" Is Title Of
Verse Written by
+ Pastor to His
1 People,

A Clouded Christmas. is the title
of the New Years poem written by
the Rev. DR.. Ezra Butler Newcomb.
and which he has sent to his parish
toner's. The verse follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28

meeting was held in his ONCE yes,er-
day.
Within the next two weeks al me
boxers who have volunteered their sex
vices in this cause will be invited 30
a meeting for which the use OF the nait
of the Friars' Club has been onereo-
There they will be assigned TO me
various training camps. Already more
than sfty have offered their services
Among them are Benny Leonard,
Johnny Dundee, Paekey Mcfarland:
Johnny Kilbane, Nike Gibbons, Ted
Lewis. Joe Choynski, Tommy Ryan,
Abe Atteu and Freddy Welsh.
Corbett and Selby will start things
by enlistiuc the motion picture men
and posing for string OF films whieh
will be shown in the camps as the FRS:
lesson. Then The instructors IN each
camp will taken on a class of thirty
men each When these groups OF
thirty have become proficient each Of
them will get an instructors diploma
and start q class OF mis- own.
MANY of the movements in boxing
are similar 20 those used in bayones
charges said Or. Raycroft. For this
reason the government, feels that the
very best way 20 school the soldiers
in bayonet drills IS 20 teach them the
tricks OF boxing. Therefore the COM
mittee was formed 70 have full super
vision over the instruction OF soldiers
in boxing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Governor, Mayor and Other
Officials to Review
10000 Troops
Big Feast for Soldiers
22d Engineers Will Go to
Spartanburg After the
Parade

Practically all arrangements were
completed yesterday for the "send-of
parade which will take pace next
Thursday. There will be between
10000 and 10000 men and officers IN
the line Of march. 1t is estimated that
the parade will take from three TO four
hours % pass a given point.
The parade will be reviewed By Gov
e-nor Whitman. Mayor Mitchell and
number Of state and city officials from
a stand in front Of me Union League
Club. Mayor Mitchell yesterday ad-
dressed a letter 70 all the heads Of city
departments, requesting them 70 give
permission so far as possible 20 all
city employees. relatives Of men IN the
regiments, 20 review the parade.
The soldiers. who viii march from
10th Street and Fifth Avenue. down
Fifth Avenue 20 Washington Square,
will form IN lines along 10th, lilth,
18TH end 18th streets, East and
West. and march from the side streets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28

command Of Captain Frank Narney' OF
Lynchburg. The boys are real SCUM
erners. and every one Of them speaks
with a drswi, which will be II contrast
to the brogue OF the men Of the SIXTY
ninth.
Virginia Unit sGs Strong
The Virginia unit comprises two
companies Of $50 men each and elgn,
officers. They had been stationed az
Old Point Comfort. The Soutnerners
are tented far on the edge Of the camp
beyond the big white tops thrown up
by the 7. VI. c. A. Major shannon and
Colonel Wood. regular army ofhcerss'
will take over the Virginia command
They will be known a. the HIN mead
quarters troops and military police.
An automobile, picture machine arc
an organ arrived in camp to-day TOT
Father Francis Patrick Duffy, chaplain
of the 165th. They comprise the chap
lain's outfit the state Is providing eacn
guard unit. Private Thomas u Nelly.
the Irish barytone who has charge OF
the choir which is % stag nlgn mass
on board the ship that will carry the
old 69th 20 France. has fifteen boys
with fine voices 20 begin work with
He will start rehearsa.s next week.
A squad Of buglers began their course
OF instruction to-day. and Colonel Hine
ordered that thev be taekn 10 the patcn
of woods on the edge Of the camp,
where their blarinss would be heard
only family
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Old Hartman Clubhouse
May Be Opened to the 69th

HEMPSTEAD. y. Y, Aug. 27.-"Itn
hundreds Of soldiers wandering about
the streets here nightly from Camp
Mills, yainly seeking means Of smuse-
nent after the movies are filed up.
there is or Prospect Street one Of the
finest clubhouses in the country, WIFE
gymnasium and swimming pool, lying
absolutely idle Steps will probably Dc
taken % obtain It's use for the soldiers
while they are here. This IS -he Har-
riman Club, erected as memorial 70
the late z. r. Hartman.
Mr.. Hartman spent big part o. M,
boyhood here. his father being az tha-
time rector OF the historic St AIMS
Church. The memorial was erected
on q lot adjoining the rectory a
working girls club occupied = Tor
q time. but there seems TO have been
shortage Of endowment, and some OF
the girls claimed there was too much
patronizing and too much red tape m
connection with the club, and the CLUB
came 70 an end. Since then the club
house. with its magnificent equipment,
has been kept in order, but remained
untenanted II would be q boon 70 the
soldiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Graduation at West Point
152 Cadets, Class of 'lS, to
Get Commissions Thursday

WEST POINT, Aug. 27.-One hun
dred and ffty-two cadets Of the class
Of ~ will be graduated at the MIL
tary Academy Thursday morning.
This is the second time within I'VE
months that West Point has sent out a
class Of newly made officers 20 the
army. The class of II graduated IN
April. Under ordinary circumstances
the 1918 class was not due 70 De grad
uated until next June. but orders were
received last May, authorizing the pre-
mature graduation Of the class and the
date was set for August 30.
The review, graduation parade and
graduation ball. all scheduled for
"Wednesday afternoon and evening, VIII
precede the graduation ceremonies
which are set for 1880 o'clock Thurs
day morning.
Newton y. Baker, Secretary Of War
will make the graduation address. Ma
Tor General Hugh L. Scott. Chief or
staff. is expected TO De present. Inc
newly made officers will enjoy a brief
furlough before joining their respec-
tive commands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Pugilists to Teach
Art of Boxing to
Soldiers in Camp
Corbett, Kid Mccoy, Benny
Leonard and Others
Will Help

No effort will be spared 20 make the
new army clear-headed, hard-hsted,
cat-footed outfit Of fighters and in fur
the-ance OF this plan some OF the best
known pugilists in the country are to
act as instructors, il was announced
yesterday. James J. Corbett, former
heavyweight champion Of the world,
was named as chairman Of the War
Department Committee on Athletic In
struction.
His associates include Sergeant Nor
man SeIby whose alert ring methods
endeared him 70 fight fans not so many
years ago when he was Kid Mccoy TO
the world; Professor Mike Donovan Of
the New York Athletic Club; Professor
Richard Neiligan, Of Amherst College,
and Robert Edgren, sports writer. Dr..
Joseph +. Raycroft, OF Princeton, a
member Of the Commission on Train
ing Camp Activities, is an ex-oticio
member of the committee and the first
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Aircraft Cost
Cut in Half
Production in Great Num-
bers Results in Saving
for Government

WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.-Manufa"t-
ure Of aircraft in great numbers under
the aircraft production board, it was
learned to-day, has reduced the cost
of airplanes one-half. with the posi-
bility that the cost price to the gov
eminent eventually will be about one
third Of the normal cost Of the ma
chimes before the plans Of the board
were carried out.
In addition it was stated that salts
factory progress was being made with
construction. insuring continuous
supply of the machines and PROMPT
delivery Of the fighting types early
next year.
The statement was made in conucc-
tion with published reports regarding
airplane contracts made by the arms
and navy between September, 1915, an
May. 1917, tending 70 show that the
government was compelled 70 pay eX-
orbitant prices. Compared with prices
now prevailing, il was stated, the cost
Of arplanes during that period an
peared excessive. but the limited nat
ure of the airplane industry al the
time made the output more costly.
Thousands Of machines are being or
dered now where a score were sought
before.
Both Secretary Baker and Secretary
Daniels indicated that published &C
counts Of airplane contracts made dur
ing the period nentioned would be re-
ferred 20 the proper officials for ex-
PLANTATION. No charges Of wrongdoIng
by government officials are involved.
Secretary Baker pointed out, and the
purchasing officers may be able 20
make clear items indicating that the
airplane manufacturers deliberately
were forcing up prices.
IL was stated that considerable
trouble in regard 20 the cost Of repair
parts was encountered for d time and
that orders were refused to some con-
Gems because Of this That situation
now has been cleared up, however, and
repair parts, Of which an enormous
number are required, are being OBJ
tanned at reasonable prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Misses Lansing Go to Front

WATERFOWL, n. Y, Aug 27.-Miss
Emma S. Lansing and Miss Katharine
T. Lansing, sisters Of Robert Lansing,
Secretary Of State, will leave Wednes-
day for France, TO engage in Red Cross
work on railroad lines near the West
eru front trenches
The Red Cross has called for volun-
tccrs for this work. The Misses Lam
sing expect 20 be away SIX months.
They will 90 with unit Of ten women
bound for Paris.
One Of the requirements Of the posi-
ton is that the volunteer be able 10
speak French.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Paris Hotel, Headquarters
Of Pershing, Private House

The hotel Of the Rue Dc Narenh9'
which il General Pershing's headquar-
+ers in Paris. is a French hotel that
;s rriyate house. II belongs 90
Ogden Mills. who cabled 20 a friend
irstructirg him 20 put IL wholly A.
General Pershins's disposal. The No.
= Of the Rue de Varennc Is also known
as the Hotel de Moutebcllo, having
been the property of Marshal Lannes
Of Nortebello, Marengo and saragosaa
fame. Il had until lately been the dom
icile OF the Princess GortchaKot This
lady let the greater portion of the vast
house. and contented herself with the
entresol, where she held cosmopolitan
salon. The Argonaut.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Bible Bans Destruction
Of Fruit Trees In War

The Spectator" has discovered mat
the destruction Of fruit bearing trees,
in he way shown recently BY the Ger
mans in France, is inadmissiole as al"
ae. Of war and was condemned, 10
Scripture, 5000 years ago. It proves
is point By quoting from Deuteronomy
II: when thou shalt besjege a city
a long time, in making war against IL
to take it, thou shalt not destroy me
trees thereof by forcing an ak against
them. for thou mavest eat Of them,
and thou shalt not cut them down for
the tree Of the field is mans life 70
employ them IN the siege: only he
trees which thou knowest that they be
not trees for meat. thou shalt destroy
and cut them down. Christian Science
Monitor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28

into Fifth Avenue as their organiza-
tons are called 70 fgl, IN. The men
are ordered 70 march with blanket
rolls and packs and rides, with fixed
bayorets. Il will depend on the wealth
er and each individual commander
whether the men will be allowed 70
discard their blouses and march m
their shirts.
Units in the Parade
Major Edward Olmsted yesterday
announced that the various organiza-
tons would march as follows:
Platoon Of police. Major General
Organ and his staff. Division Head
quarters. the 22d Engineers, the %
and Sd regiments Of the Sd Infantry
Brigade. the It'll. 18th and l4th regl-
rents Of the 5th Infantry Brigade,
the lst, 23d and fist regiments OF the
I'd Infantry, the Coas. Artillery Corps
comprising the sth, 9th and 18th Coast
Defence commands. detachment Of
Field Artillery brigsdes made up Of the
brigade headquarters company, the "a
battery Of the I'd Field Artillery, the
lst New York Cavalry, squadron A and
machine gun troop: Signal Battalion
divisibn train. headquarters train.
military and ammunition tram IN
twelve companies, the engineers tram.
and the sanitary train, consisting OF
the Sd Ambulance Company, and the
lst. %. Sd end 4th field hospitals.
The 22d Engineers is the only or
gaaization which so far has received
marching orders. The engineers will
entrain for Spartanburg Immediately
on leaving the parade.
Dinner 10 Soldiers
The supplies for the feast 20 lie
given the National Guard regiments
tomorrow night were assembled late
Yesterday in the 9th Coast Defence
armory, in Fourteenth Street. The
supplies Will be redistributed to-day 20
the various -srmories, parks and mill
tarv posts where the various organiZa-
tions are located.
The material for the banquet con-
sists Of 10000 pounds OF turkey, 10000
pounds OF potatoes, 5000 cantaloupes,
b .0c0 loaves OF bread. 25,00J bricks Of
ice cream. l25.U00 pieces Of chewing
gum. 500 900 mint loZenges. $4,000 ears
of corn. 5000 pounds OF cheese, $4,000
bottles of mineral water, $4,000 bot
ties 81 ginger ale, 300 pounds II
coffee, $4,000 packages OF crackers,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Give Up Sleeve for Flag
Women to Wear Less to Save
Cloth for Soldiers

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Gowns Of one
sleeve will be in fashion this fall. This
was the word az the opening OF the
Fashion ART League Of America at the
Auditorium Hote. to-day.
"Woo,ens must be conserved" read
the announcement. "0ur soldiers must
have warm CLONES. so women must be
content with just about nail cne amount
OF cloth in their attire. Their coats
are TO be shorter. skirts narrower.
lapels 90 be only lines. and not patch
pocket will De seen.
Evening gowns will be full OF rib
hons Gowns with one sleeve will be
fashionable. and the silhouette will be
IN vogue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
So Ca--pond-ntl

,,.7TsBI-RG. Aug. 2L.-Fo- FIVE
=, ,hs otHsers' training camp here
~, xxi- with khAki-elad figures
.--rins 20 and no; has been alive
=, .bs individual activities Of three
.,,r..nd men. Yet 4, WIS not until
- hi, evening that the camp was
.azaliy born
ONLY 4 few besides the eAndl dates
.A,,rves Witnessed that birth For
=. Ar,. trrns tbs students saw one IN
IT, 10. as psrspirng, rather r7clcn-
-, tgurss. Juggling equipment to
h.-.eks but as long. silent lines Of
..lsts-s And then presently tney
,,oh,d straight before them and say
- .heir own eyes the reason that
a., w,-e there, and felt TIE SOL o.
,bs camp spring into being n tneiF
80 IRIS afternoon the band Of the
- Tgald ARTILLERY began a concert az
.,-,.r Of the parade grounds ABOUT
a. musicians a hundred Of the candi-
.s.. s1rauled. A little later the voice
- ne bugle called them awHy-to eAt'
a Trey tnoaghL
Parade for First Time
Then from behind one Of ne BAR
-..ts there came a long, undu-atlng
~ AZ brown. heading out across tne
- OF the parade ground For the
- tine men OF the second camp
-, usrading u company formation
a .s-ord and q third followed, march
re silently and a little uncertainty
Iad then many more
P-ess-t.y they vheelsd, forming
.h-ee sides Of a SQUARE, and stood
s-Hv az a<rsntion. There were men
~ al PROFESSIONS and elassss IN those
,;ls-t brown fles-reg ll2r army non
.onA- with the inimitAbly Jaunty
80 Of the protest. oual soldier, law
a., physicians. engineers, Million
,i-es- clerks and stenogr8phers- mere
vs- zen with white hair among Vhen,
I'D q f-v whose boards eontrasted
..-nnrely With the clean, youthui cut
~ their uniforms For the hrsr TINE
tbsr rs-e al gathered together here
o. TIE parade ground above nam
pl.iu From al o. the New tngiahu
.-1-ps ayd New York they had come oD
tbeir pilgrimage- Many had maoe
si--p- sacrifices 20 make the coming
,,xs;ble- And fer What? And present
= tbev received their answer The
1u was slipping down toward the
Is,-ondaek E:lls The slopinS rays
r.Sckp-ed the green Of the grass, and
Sruurnr gunburnr faces into sharp re
i..y sSsirsr the dun-colCred wall OF
rctiorless men
Ou- over Champaign the dusk came
,-.spirr. A pushcsrt- wheeling through
th- carp, screeched in the silence
n. shadovs Of the houses on the
sac-rs' line stretched ont toward
where the ranks stood in a deePlnG
srz-ys glow.
Cali Raised for -Coiors
rnrn- from far away, came the r1ng-
hx dissonAucs OF buSiers, calling
-rolcrs-"
-Ten.hunl" the officers shouted. The
r,.s stifFened as the bandn1aster OF the
ix+ EieId Artillery raised his baton.
.Oh szy. can you see BY the dawn
early light -;
what 30 proudly we hailed n the l"'-
lights last cleaning
Dow, the al. white staff something
ane creeping. something scarlet ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Big Brother Movement
Hit by War Enlistment

If you have an hour or two 20 spare
each week. the Big Brother Movement,
with headquarters at 200 Fifth Avenue,
will be glad to make good use Of them.
Rowland G. Shelson. secretary, has
sent out a call for volunteers % aid m
carrying on the work Of the organlza-
ton.
Since the beginning of the war. Mr..
Sheldon states. the older men OF the
citv have necessarily been buster than
ever before and much Of the good that
has been done in the past by the Big
Brothers" threatens now 20 be unGone
unless recruits come forward imme-
diately.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Lack of Labor May Cut
Kansas Wheat Acreage

TOPEKA, Kan. Aug. 25.-Ihat the
wheat acreage to be planted in Kansas
this fall may be cut down considerably
by a shortage Of harvest hands next
summer is indicated by letters re-
ceived by the State Labor Commits
sioner The farmers arc inquiring as
20 the labor supply they can depend
upon before planting a large acreage.
The shortage OF men for farm work is
becoming more serious every day, &C
cording to C.. II. Danner, Of the State
Free Employment Bureau. Means Of
getting harvest hands for the 1918
wheat crop has been taken up with the
Federal bureau at Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Belgian Mission at West Point

WEST POINT. Aug. 27.-The mem
beers Of the Belgian war mission visited
the Military Academy to-day They
we're accorded a special review by the
corps OF cadets and escorted 20 the
principal points Of interest az the post.
The party lunched in the officers mess
and returned 20 New York at the con
cluElon Of the review.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28

$4,000 packages Of cigarettes end
$4,000 cigars.
The banquets will be followed by
vaudeville entertainments at the varl-
Gus encampments.
The dinner in honor OF the division
officers will be given tonight IN the
Biltmore Hotel. William Courtleigh.
Shepherd of the Lambs, will preside.
and the principal addresses will be
made by Major General Organ and
Mayor Mitchell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
$500 Harvard Men
Engaged in War Work

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Aug IA
catalogue compiled by the Harvard
Alumni Bulletin shows that about 5.AOO
Harvard graduates and undergraduates
are now engaged in some sort Of war
WORK Nearly every page Of The cata-
logue bears the ssterisk that desig-
mates death in action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Fort Myer Camp Opens
New Jersey Men Start Tram
ing IN Virginia

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27--"-th men
on New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
~. Di.--cr o. Columbia and Virginia,
-. ,sco1S csnp for trimming officers
a. Fo-- Nver. Virginia, began lis three
months work to-day.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 27.-Ihe sec
s-S OEice-s' Deserve training camp a.
For. BENJAMIN Harrison was opened
,o-lzy. when . 600 men arrived Tom
,cirts y Ohio, Kentucky, west VIZ
riria and Indiana 70 begin active tram
rG
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. Il
The second officers training camp at
Forr Oglethorpe opened to-day with
E.SeO candidates for officers commIs-
Siors-
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-10-10
Public N0tice

Sealed proposals will be received
until IL a. m, Oct. Is, 1917 at the
Office of the Divisional Road Commits
sion at Valdez, Alaska for the %
construction Of 20 culverts and four
bridges on the Mineral Creek Road
from the dixie at the foot of McKin-
ley Street to the townsite at Hazlet-
Vile. All material to be furnished by
the Road Commission laid down at
the place of construction. Builders
will state price per thousand feet OF
lumber used on the bridges and cul-
verts; and CD for furnishing 76
spruce or hemlock piles, each 20 feet
long.
Further information can be OBJ
tanned by applying at the Office of the
Divisional Road Commission. Valdez,
Alaska.
kit JAMES E. WILSON,
Chairman Divisional Road Commits
sion.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-10-10
Will Not be Entertained

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 10. -
Officials here regard the report from
Amsterdam that Germany is about to
make a new proposal for peace. by
the terms of which much that the al
lies have demanded will be granted.
and which, it is said, will be far more
liberal in every respect than any pro-
posal heretofore made by that gov
eminent, as nothing more than her
previous proposals have been, merely
feelers to ascertain the sentiment of
the Allies. They assert that in their
opinion the new proposal is designed
for no other purpose than to cause
Stacking off of the military prepara-
tions in the United States in the be-
lief that peace might be negotiated
without resort to arms. The officials
state, however, that the proposal will
have no such effect, and that prepare
tiOns will be rushed with all speed.
At the State Department this morn
ing President Wilson's statement was
reiterated, that there can be no hopes
of peace nor any negotiations with
the Teutons until the HohenzOllern
autocracy no longer exists in Ger
many.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-10-10
POPE BELIEVED =. =. =.
HAS INFLUENCE
Germany and Austria Give Demon
stration Of Power Of World Pre-
late-Terms Issued Soon

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10.-Telegra-
phic advices. received here this morn
ing from Berlin, state that the Tages
Zeitung, of that city, expresses the
opinion that the peace Intervention
by Pope Benedict has had strong
influence upon the governments Of
both Germany and Austria, and that
the peace proposals soon to be issued
by these governments, will give ample
demonstration of this fact. 1t Is stat
ed that the new proposal will con-
cede practically all that has been
sought by the allies, the evacuation
of Belgium, renunciation of indie M
mites. the restoration of Serbia and
Roumania, and possibly the cession
of part of Alsace-Lorraine to France
but, nothing is said concerning the
attitude of the government of Ger
many toward the demand of the al
lies that the Hohenzollerns be elm
iUated from the German government,
and it is generally conceded here that
no such move will be considered.