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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
WAR BUSINESS
| MOVING RAPIDLY
From Now on Uncle Sam Will
Be More Energetic in
Getting Ready for
Fighting
RED TAPE IS UNTANGLED
Congress Clearing Way for Revef1us
Measures After Oisposing Of
Food and Aviation
Bills.
RED TAPE rs UNTANGLED
LBy Carl D. Groat. United Press Stan
Correspondent

lBy Carl u. GTOat, United Pro1e StAA
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 7S.-
dE While the Russian situation
@ again presents gloomy out.
look, America this week Is
finally getting down to the heart OF
her war business. Conditions In Rus
sia have emphasized the necessity for
greater speed in war preparations
here.
The food and aviation bills go onto
to present plans.
Plans for calling up drafted men for
examination are nearly completed.
A second group Of national guards
men will be ordered out Wednesday
for training.
Differences over ship construction,
in the Denman-Goethals row, will be
settled by President Wilson.
Congress is clearing the way for
revenue measures.
There is still much tangling Of red
tape, delay, haggling and much grab
bing after the war dollar. But more
rapid progress from now on, was Off
cially predicted.
The Russian situation is far from
encouraging, though authorities here
are stalking much on the ability of
Premier Kerensky to save Russia
from military impotence and internal
chaos.
One point of delay in Americas Pro-
gram lies in the national guard sys-
item. Many Of the units called out will
not see camps for weeks yet, due to
delay in construction work. caused.
army men charge, by political inter
ference with camp selection plans.
Over and above all other consider
lations, however, stands the boat
peril. It worries officials. It puts an
"iT'' in every plan for troops or supply
shipments 1t even puts a question
mark on the ultimate outcome Of the
struggle, many officials admit
Hence, this must be overcome.
Either American inventive genius
must succeed in it's present endeavors
there must be more defense ships; or,
many officials urge, there must be an
enormous air, sea and land attack
Iagainst Germany's naval bases-a
plugging up Of the rat holes.
With the aviation bill all but sign
ed, there is prospect that such an at
tack can be launched later.
Meantime the government proposes
to go ahead converting civilians into
soldiers, ready to pour them into the
west front in the hope that sufficient
pressure will at least dishearten the
Germans or actually smash their lines.
Captain White Resigns.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Captain
j. B. White, Kansas City,. member
of the United States shipping board
has rendered his resignation to Presi
,'dent Wilson. 1t will be accepted
White constituted the odd man on
the board of directors which gave
Denman the balance of power in
! meetings covering the respective
iGoethals and Denman ship building
! proposals.
In appointing Whites successor
president Wilson will have the oppor
tunity Of bringing to a head action
on the building program.
/ White has been lined up with Den
man and Theodore Brent with the
board majority, while John A. Donald
| and, R. B. Stevens have espouseG
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Railroad Revenues.

7rJJnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. July 23.-Railway
operating revenues for all United
states railroads for May 1917,
amounted to $345,733,079, an increase
'of over s44.0O0,0O0 over May, 1916.
Operating expenses for May. 1917.
totalled s238,682,S79, compared with
s197 ,410,t91 the previous May.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Lumber Mill DESTROYED.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
BEMIDJI, Mimi, July 23.-De-
struction Of Crookston mill flumber
one, one of the largest lumber mills
In the northwest, resulted In the
arrest of six alleged I. w. w. mem
bers today. Investigators for the
state public safety commission are
on the scene. Loss was 100000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Food Bill Arguments.

Washington. July 23-An effort by
Senator Trammel, Florida, to have the
food CONTROL bill brought back from
conference for reconsideration of the
81 bushel minimum price on wheat,
was defeated in the senate today, 81
toS.
Trammel declared retention Of the
50 wheat provision would mean con-
sumers would have to pay from $12 to
SIS a barrel for flour.
"The consumers are paying more
now than they ought to-" he said.
Presumably the purpose Of the food
bill was to cut prices. That purpose
is defeated by the senate's 50 wheat
amendment"
Chamberlain motion to table re-
consideration prevailed.
Congressional conferees today be-
gan the final drive to draft food con-
troll bill. Arguments are expected to
continue for at least a week-Satur-
day being the earliest day set by op-
timistic congressman for disposition
Of the measure by the conferees. At
ter that the two houses must vote on
the conference report.
The Smoot liquor communicating
resolution, the food administration
board substituted by the senate for
the house one-man (Hoover) admins
.Iration and perhaps the senate's
amendment appointing a joint con-
gressional committee on war expendi'
lures are expected to furnish the prln
ciple point of contention.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Iunped From Brooklyn Bridge.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.I
NEW YORK, July 23.-John Cas-
etti, AZ. was able to sit up in his bed
today and tell how it feels to jump
from the Brooklyn bridge. However,
he refused to tell why he made the
lump from street car crossing the
bridge, barely missing tug when he
struck the water.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Sunday Pleasure Seekers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
NEW YORK, July %. Eight
drowned, two killed in an automo
bile wreck, one injured by jumping
from Brooklyn bridge. thirty-five hurt
by a runaway horse at Coney Island
was New York's casualty list today
the result Of Sundays pleasure seek
Ijng.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
-.FiIipinos in Camp.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PERMANENT CAMP OF THE
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY ARMY
IN FRANCE, July 22.-(delayed)-
Fflipinos are doing their bit" with the
American sammies.
All mess attendants here are from
the islands" except one lone negro.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Inv Of Troops and Pac1fist
organizations, Permit
Teutons to Advance
Unhindered.
[Ns OF WAR ARE LOST
Ina in Petrosrad Has Spent ls-
,elf and Governments Spy
Hunt ls Ener-
getie.

ted Press Leased Wire Service.j
bNDON, July 23.-Russia's grav-
crisis was being reached today.
ftection in the army, abetted by
list organizations Of suspicious
German inclinations and open
nv of troops, was permitting
onic troops to advance unhind-
At home, the same pacifist
ents were conspiring to oppose
government.
emier Kerensky has left for the
according to Petrograd dis
hes, alive to the imperative nee
" Of making the mutinous sol
reform their ranks and fight to
the invading Teutons. The
rnment has issued a powerful
al to the people. appealing for
and declaring '1the fateful hour
struck"
rman troops are now already
blished in the suburbs OF Tarno-
and all the ground gained by
eral Korniloff's offensive has
lost. Moreover. the steady re-
Of Russian mutineers on other
Of the Galician front threatens
established Russian positions.
be kaiser left Berlin for the
ern front to stimulate his troops
fenewed activity. Berlin claims
Today detailed yielding under
sure" of the whole Sereth line.
retreat Of the Russians over a
Of thirty odd miles was an
heed.
Lynched in Street.
ETROGRAD, July 23.-Three oc-
lnts of an automobile, a soldier.
ilor and a civilian, were lynched
he streets after they had fired
into a group OF officers and
ters in front Of the peoples pal
today.
score were wounded by the shots.
sarming Of the so-called Red
fds continued today. Some ma
guns and 1900 rifles have al
been taken from them.
dmiral Verderefslzy, commanding
Baltic fleet, was arrested on a
zee Of communicating secret
fmment telegram to a committee
fis sailors.
RictInq 10 Ended.
William g. Shepherd, United
Press Staff Correspondent.]
srROGRAD, July %. delayed,
London, July 23.)-Rioting in
,ograd has spent itself out In
" sporadic demonstrations. The
street clash reported was early
Erday morning in the neighbor-
OF the Bourse. There anarch-
turned machine guns at newly
Fing troops.
re- governments spy hunt was
lnuing vigorously today. Evi-
70 was obtained showing that
ame Bumenson, identified as one
(le principal German agents in
|sa. had an account of one mil
marks (about $230,O00) in Rus
banks, recently, replenished with
million marks ($25O.000) weekly.
|ns June she spent 100000 rubles
~ 5,000) In propaganda work.
foastadt, center OF the mutineer-
sailors, Is entirely cut off from
world. From an officer just re.
+eu, II was learned today that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
FIRES
ARE RAGING
Much Valuable Timber Has
Been Destroyed and Several
Summer Homes Are
Threatened.
SWEEP MANY SECTIONS
Three Mon Missing and Thought to
Have Lost Their Lives Ia
Battle With
Flamee.
SWEEP MANY SECTIONS

rUntted Press Leased Wire Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-Forest
fires In two directions from San Fran
cisco are sweeping away enormously
valuable timber and threatening sum-
mer homes, mills and business plants
in half dozen different places, ac-
cording to telephone advtces received
here early today.
To the north. in Sonoma county.
summer resorts near Santa Rosa.
Healdsburg, Guernville and other
points were reported in serious dan
ger. The fire zone has extended dur
ing the past twenty-four hours until
the flames are sweeping along front
of more than ten miles. The flames
in this section, which were believed
to have been brought under control
Sunday morning, sprang into life
Sunday evening when stir south
east wind came up.
Guernville reported that the fire
had reached to within mile of the
Armstrong grove of redwoods and
was menacing the settlement OF
Rionido. The quick silver mines IN
Sonoma county have been closed and
all the workmen are out fighting the
flames.
South OF here valuable timber In
San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa
Cruz counties is in danger and It is
feared that If the wind continues to
rise the Big Basin redwoods will be
threatened. Reports that the Coast
Counties Gas and Electric company
plant has been destroyed have not
been confirmed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Conservation and Distribution,
Properly Carried Out, Should
Reduce Price of
Flour.
PLENTY FOR EVERYBODY
Effort Of Senator to Bring Food Con.
troll Bill Back for Reconshd-
eratIon Was
Rejected.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Ffve cent
bread should reappear IN the United
States when the full effects Of 81
wheat and conservation methods are
felt, one Of Herbert Hoover's chief
lfeutenants said today
"There is plenty of food of all kinds
for us and our allies he said. "It is
merely question of conservation and
distribution.
'The threat of co-ordinated allied
buying probably will scare the wheat
speculator out Of business and if we
can keep the price at 50 there is no le-
gitimate reason why the five cent loaf
should not be restored to the entire
United States"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Decorated His Tailor Shop
With Flags, and Red, White
and Blue Lights.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, July 23.-Of all the
men called to arms when number 25S
was drawn in the draft, j. D. vachio,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
zee Times as Many Of Them
This Year as There
We're Last Summer.

i,ea Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
asHiNGTON, July 23.-vacant
1nu home garden crops will yield
P'ooo'ooo worth Of food this sum-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Three believed Dead.

SANTA ROSA, Calf, July 23.--
Three are missing today and believed
to be dead as result Of the fires burn
| ing through Soncma county forests
last Friday. After nearly four days
, battling against the flames, the fires
are practically under control.
| All of those believed dead are from
the Guerneville section.
| l.. Bevens, an aged man, and his son,
who lived alone in a cabin near the
Mount Shasta mine have not been
| seen since Saturday morning and re-
turning fire fighters report that the
Bevens cabin has been destroyed and
their mine fire swept.
William Gray, after fighting fire
since Friday afternoon, started for his
home in Guerneville Sunday morning.
over the burned area. He has not
reached Guerneville and searchers
have found no trace of him, causing
the fear that he was trapped in sud
den flareup of the fire.
| Reports from Healdsberg and
IGuerneville. the extremeHes of the
| fire front this morning show the vol
unteer fire fighters have won their bat
| tie, back-fring, which was employed
as soon as the fire reached the open,
having been successful.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Fire in Canyon.

HOOD RIVER, Ore, July 23-A
close watch for fire in the canyon Of
the Columbia river, is being kept to-
day, following a blaze which yester-
day swept along the river, destroying
timber and a section of a logging
flume and threatened the city. Prac-
tically all the men from Hood River
and surrounding towns rushed to the
fire and managed to get 1t under
control
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
Terrific Explosion at Dock
Sets Fire to Ship Pier
Half Dozen Gas Main Man SIS Blown off in Grea
Blow Up Alon forth RiUer

[unneP Press rs
Pier Number 63 North
a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
NOTIFY THEM BY MALL
Boards to Tighten Up on Exenspdona
and Mon Who Claim Dependent
Relatives, Must Pno~s
[By Webb Miller. United Press Staf
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July %.

~. men to answer for physical
NJ tests will come early next
week.
General Crowder and his aides
had practically checked UP all the
draft tally sheets today; the govern
ment printing office had turned OH
thousands Of the first sheets and ex-
pected to have the remainder for
mailing tonight.
| These sheets viii be sent to all
the 4,55S districts.
! There the boards will check OF
numbers not applying to their dis
tricts and will proceed to fix the
lists for. calling two hundred percent
Of the first quota.
Men called on the first draft will
be notified by mall, but the respon-
sibility Of knowing the order OF the
call lies upon the men. hence the
officials advise that each man check
himself up in his own district.
In as much as 1t will take four
or five days to reach the farthest
district. it is doubtful If the last of
the checking can be accomplished
before early next week. However,
the first call is tentatively fixed for
that time.
Boards will tighten up ON exenlp-
tions. Men who claim to have de-
pendent relatives must prove the
dependency; their relatives must
swear to the dependency: and some
one knowing the applicant must GER
tify to the mans situation.
In Washington there will be hun
dreds of exemptions Of men engaged
in the government service Already
one room in the state, war and navy
building is filled with certificates OF
bureau chiefs for their subordfnates.
These chiefs have been informed.
however, that they must not claim
exemption for a man unless he Is
yitally needed in the conduct Of war
business.
Only Few Days to Enlist.
WASHINGTON, July 23--Adjutant
General Mccain today ordered re-
cruiting officers to refuse to enlist
drafted men for any branch of the
service after they are summoned for
physical examination by local ex-
emption boards. Telegraphic orders
in the country.
| This means that mon on the top
of the master list" have only few
days to volunteer in the branch Of
service in which they wish to serve.
The moment the names of men
called for examination are posted at
| local boards, they are shut off auto
matically from volunteering.
| Following is the telegram sent to
recruiting officers:
| after registered person has
been called for military service by
his local board and has been directed
| to appear for physical examination,
he ceases to be eligible for voluntary
| listment-McCain."
| The proofs of Nthe master list"
went to the printing Office today. Be
| fore nightfall Crowder expects to
|
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23

| The Telegraph Service Of The
/ Daily Gate City and Constitu-
ton Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
THE WEATHER

Fair and warmer. Local temp.
Z p. M, 7S; Z a. m, 81.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-15
NOTIFIES

S.c"'1 zee that the whole family
take at least three or four doses of 6
thorough, purifying system cleaning
medicine this spring. Now Is the
time. The family will be healthier,
happier and get along better If the
blood is given thorough purifying,
the stomach and bowels cleaned out,
and the germs of winter, accumulated
in the system driven away. Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea is the very
best and surest Spring Remedy to
take. Get it at once and see the diff
ference in the whole family. Their
color will be better. they'll feel fine
and be well and happy. 35c. The
best Spring tonic, laxative. purifier
J. B. Donovan.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-15

There is more Catarrh in this sec.
ton Of the country than all other dis.
eases put together, and for years 1t
was supposed to be incurable. Doc
tors prescribed local remedies and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment pronounced it incurable.
Catarrh is local disease, greatly in
f1uenced by constitutional conditions
and therefore requires constitution
al treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co..
Toledo, Ohio, is constitutional rem
edy, is taken internally and acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces Of the System. One Hundred
Dollars reward is offered for any case
that Halls Catarrh Cure fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-15

county superintendent of Jackson
county advised personal work.
Superintendent A C. Kingsford said
citizens are made too easily in this
country. He urged more stringent
laws.
c. A. Karnopp thought there was
more give and take in the city and
there should be more everywhere.
r. B. Griggs spoke of the co-opera.
ton in good road building and said
that better highways would do much
toward breaking down boundary lines.
A. S. Kingsford spoke of the coop
Grafton between the French and ma
tives when America was settled. The
English believed that the only good
Indian was dead Indian.
Other members and visitors Joined
in the formidable discussion. Miss
Julia A. Davis, member of the Sank
County training school faculty, Reeds.
burg, was present as a guest of Miss
Lillian Andrews.
The next meeting will be with Mr..
and Mrs. E. j. Battles when the sub
ject Of thrift will be discussed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-15
PEPSIN NUx IRON and
SarsapariIIa-Fine Course of Medicine.

Physicians and pharmacists have
long known the desirability and diff
ficulty of combining iron-a super
lative tonic-in blood-purifying,
appetite-giving medicine.
The combination of the iron with
Hood Is Sarsaparilla has now been
secured through the happy thought
of prescribing Peptiron Pills in con-
nection with the Sarsaparilla-ths
latter to be taken before eatings
Peptiron Pills after.
In this way the two medicines
work tremendously, giving four-fcl1
results in blood-cleansing and ~
building, in very many cases.
Peptiron Pills include pepsin /
iron,-note the name, Peptiron Pi !,
--nux vomica, manganese, OF r
tonics, digestives and laxatives.
What better course of medicil Q
can you imagine for this season i?
You get blood-purifying, appetite
giving, liver-stimulating qualities in
Hoods Sarsaparilla and great
streng h-makers in Peptiron Pills.
Buy these medicines today.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-15
0RklDC DEATH
TOLL SET AT 19:
MANY INJURED

At Newcastle, Ind, with Indiana Ma
tional guard troops patroling the
streets, the city which was swept by
a tornado late Sunday afternoon, set
tied down Monday night to another
night Of chill and darkness. Church.
es, schools, lodge rooms, public halls
and dwellings were thrown open to
the homeless.
The death roll showed nineteen
dead, three persons missing and a
score seriously injured, with hun.
dred or more suffering from minor
hurts. Two Of the injured died In hos
pitfalls during Monday.
Food Supplies Reach City
Aid in the way of food supplies and
money began to reach the city. The
food problem became serious early in
the day. Crackers sold at two cents
each and bananas at a nickel apiece
The gas supply was shut off and many
places were without means Of prepar.
ing food.
Charles w. Fairbanks, Republican
candidate for president in the last
election, contributed $1,000 for relief
work.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-15
CHANGt IN THE
ELECTION LAWS

|! County Clerk F. A. Cooper has sent
out notices calling attention to the
change in the election law as it per-
tains to the nomination of town and
village officers. The law now reads
as follows:
% The qualified electors of the
town or village may assemble in eau
Gus not less than + fifteen DAYS
prior to the day of election and on
demand Of any such elector present
they shall by ballot select such can
, didate and elect caucus committee
of three Of their number, who shall
give at least five days notice, fixing
the time and place, of the next caucus
to be held in such town or village.
The two candidates for each Office
at such caucus who receive the great
est number of votes shall be certi-
fed by the chairman and clerk of the
caucus to the town or village clerk
and the names of such candidates
shall be placed upon the official bal.
lot by the town or village clerk, un.
less the candidates receiving the Sec
ond largest number of votes shall no.
tify in writing the town or village
clerk not later than two days after
such caucus that his name be not
placed upon the ballot.
(2) Or such candidate may be NOM
mated by nomination papers signed
by electors of such town or village
equal in number to ten per cent Of
all the votes cast in such town or viii
lage for all candidates for governor
at the last preceding general election.
Such nomination papers shall conform
to the provisions of subsections (2)
and (5) Of section 5. 26 and shall be
filed in the office of the town or viii
lage clerk at least # > 4 twelve
days before the election.