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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15
Railroad Men Say They Will
Quit Work Unless Guar
anteed Eight Hour
Day Demand.
PUBLIC NOT ALARMEn
Prospect Of Nation Being Drawn tneo
War, Makes Negotiations Ex-
tremely Interesting
Just Now.

r1rnited Press Leased Wire Sefvice. j.
NEW YORK, March 15.-No hope
of a compromise on a threat OF tha
railway brotherhoods to plunge the
nation into a gigantic railway strike
was expressed by either side as lne
conference committee OF raliWay
managers and representatives OF the
broth erhoods went into conlerenca
here over the eight hour day demand
today.
Zach side, declaring the gravity OF
national issues makes 1t imperative
that its contentious be settled. issued
a statement announcing that there
could be no retreating from the po-
sitions already outlined.
The probability Of the nation pc.
ing 4drawnssiato-sSkar within g snors
| time is being used as an argumene
In sunnort OF the contentious Of each
camp.
The railway managers declare thas
with war such menace, the men
shouId be content to await supreme
court decision on the Adamson law.
w. G, Lee, speaking for the brotn'
erhoods, said;
This country is in danger OF war.
We may go to war next week, next
month. any time soon. II America
goes to war. the men know that, as
3atriotic citizens. they must then
stick at their posts. They all know
that if we go to war it may be years
before they get the eight hour day.
Therefore we are going TO get tho
eight hour day before we go to war,
Each side went into today's meet
ing accusing the other of being un-
patriotic.
This city. and in fact the nation az
large, apparently refuses to take tna
threat of a strike seriously. The cry
of wolf last October developed no
wolf. and the public evidently ex'
poets something to step between 10
and disaster at this time. The wnole
matter. however, seems to rest now
with President Wilson. Certainly, ID
each camp holds to declarations, the
strike will be called to begin at
D. m. Saturday. Everyone connected
with the situation expects the presl-
dent to act and act promptly when
the time arrives.
Daniel Willard, president OF the
Baltimore and. Ohio, and Hale Holden.
chairman of the national conferences
committee who were with the 2resi'
dent last August at the strike CONFER
ences are in the city and could pa
summoned to Washington on very
short notice.
The conference, set for IL O'Clock.
was delayed by separate preliminary
meetings by both sides.
The railway men talked over de-
tails behind closed doors at the ter
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15
COTTON CROP
PROSPECT / ; IA
% Q
sS
Abnormal Weather @ 5s ms
and Scarcity of Lab &c i
Affect Sprin :
Planting.
iNEED MORE woRKMEN
Conditions Point to Higher Prices
Than the Peak Prioe Of 1875
Per Pound Last
Year.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Ab-
normal weather conditions and a
scarcity of cotton and all other crops
according to information obtained by
the United Press today at the depart
ment OF agriculture. In previous
years the first planting has begun In
the extreme southern belt about
March 10, but on account OF heavy
freeze In that zone, planters have
been delayed in starting their work
This unusual condition prevails all
through the south, and the delay In
planting is certain to be the same in
all the cotton zones, according to de-
partment officials.
Information has reached the de-
partment that labor is scarcer than
at any former planting season. The
price of labor has advanced from 1C
to rs percent and is hard to get al
any price.
The shortage Of labor according tc
the department, is being felt not only
in the cotton growing states. but
also in the great grain states in the
west.
It Was hinteds BY one department
ohicial that the department Of labor
may be asked to take hand in the
situation and help provide the neces
sary labor This move is prompted
by the action Of the Canadian govern
ment in sending agents into this coun-
try to hire men to work on the
Canadian farms. rs.
The departments report On the
average wage Of the male farm
laborer with board at present time
is $2325 per month. while 1t is $32.83
without board.
Those conditions are certain to
result in small crops with attendant
high prices" said department off,
cial today.
He predicted that cotton might
even go higher than the peak price
of 1876 per pound, reached last year.
One important factor in the fore
cast Of a high price for cotton Is
the action of the federal shipping
board in its endeavor to construct a
large American fleet of wooden sea
jitneys to take care Of our CON-
merce.
Last year vast stores of cotton
were tied up for the lack of bottoms
to transport it. If the shipping board
is able to carry out its present plan,
this fleet of 5000 to 1000 ton wood
motor boats will be in service by the
time the cotton crop is ready for the
market and many of the boats can
be used to handle the cotton exports.
The department reports that the
cold weather in the south, especially
in Florida, Texas and southern Cali
fornia has partially destroyed the
early crop Of vegetables.
This early vegetable crop, depart
ment officials say. will be from three
to four weeks later than usual. The
weather at the points mentioned
reached a temperature of "a degrees
above zero ,r eight degrees below
freezing point. ...-
kilograms received by the depart
ment state that potatoes were frozen
in the ground and are probably dam.
aged fifty percent by the freeze.
The lettuce crop was aim ost totally
destroyed.
Watermelons, cantaIoupes and all
other tender vegetables in southern
California were killed.
In many cases replanting OF the
crops has been made.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15
Hotel Guests Fled.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service1
LOS ANGELES, Calf, March Is.
Eight hundred guests Of the exclu.
sive Rosslyn hotel, fled into the
streets thinly clad early today as a
result of a fire discovered in the old
er part of the establishment The
basement of the hotel and some OF tho
business houses In the hotel block
were damaged. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
Y. X. Lee, a Korean, was injured by
jumping from the third floor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15
aIds Are Too HIoh,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Dis-
satisfaction with recent bids offered
by American ship builders for naval
vessels has virtually caused the navy
department to decide to construct
four Of it's five new battle cruisers on
a cost basis, plus a ten per cent
profit, to the private builders.
The fifth cruiser will be construct
ed in government yard, according
u present plans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15
Sensational Disclosures.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, March 15.-Startline
disclosures regarding the operations
in this country of Albert A. Sander
and Karl w. Wunnenberg. were ex
pected to be made this afternoon by
George Vaux Bacon on his appear
ance before the federal grand jury
here. Bacons original statements
here are said to have been sensa'
tional. proof for which was found in
the fact that bail for Sander and
Wunnenberg was increased from s5,.
600 to $4,000 each.
Bacon Is one of several men sent
abroad and said to have worked as
newspapermen to learn English mill
tary secrets.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15

Down in old st. Joe dieting squad
Is trying to cut under Chicago's 80
cent grub-fest The limit of high 1iv-
ing for St. Joe's prize feeders II 19
cents a day-a regular bargain-coun-
ter rate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15
At VERY GATES
OF bAPAUME
British Troops Meeting Fierce
Resistance as They Are
About to Enter the
City Today.
RETREAT IS STIFFENING
Germans Holding Their Ground Des.
perateIy While Battle 10 Fought
In Downpour Of
Rain.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
LONDON, March Is. British
troops are making their advance to
the very gates Of Bapaume in the face
of binding downpour of rain and
sea of mud. Today military experts
estimated they must be fighting be-
fore the last line German defenses OF
the city. Field Marshal Haig's re-
port last night placed them within a
few hundred yards Of these positions.
after further advance on front, OF
approximately one and half miles
imm ediately west OF the city.
Dispatches from the front insisted
the German retirement was stiffen1ng
and that for the most part what was
started as pursuit by the British has
now developed into a British offen-
sive, the enemy only leaving his posi-
tions under the terrific score OF Brit
ish guns instead Of voluntarily evacu-
ating, as has been the rule recently.
French Cabinet Crisis.
PARIS, March 15.-Resignation of
Minister of War Lyautey today.
brought to head the cabinet crisis
which has been impending for the
last few weeks.
Premier BRAND was expected to
announce reorganization OF the per-
sonnel of the ministry today. His
friends hoped he would in this way
avoid fall of the entire ministry
which has been forecast since re-
ported count early in the week was
cited by the opposition showing
BRAND could not command a vote OF
confidence in the senate and cham
Der of deputies.
Lyautey rendered his resignation at
the close Of stormy meeting In the
chamber late yesterday. The opposi-
ton members refused to permit him
to speak in defense of criticism and
he withdrew.
italians Take Town.
ROME, March 15.-Occupation Of
Bucamez, Tripoli, by Italian forces was
announced today.
New War Minister.
PARIS, March 15.-Admiral Lacaze,
now minister of marine. will temper
arily succeed Lyautey as minister or
war. it was announced today.
Pressing the Turks.
PETROGRAD, March 15.-Russian
troops in the Caucasus are pressing
the Turks vigorously toward Banu, to-
days official report asserted. ker-
manshah was captured after a two
DAYS battle and the Russians are IN
hot pursuit of the retreating Turkish
forces.
Very Active Arti'Ierylne.
PARIS. March 15.-"Very active ar
i;;;eryine in the region Vi Maisons
ChampaSne was reported in today's
official statement.
The war office also reported that the
Fren ch took many prisoners in a
raid on German lines in the region or
VaptS during the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15
chInamen Eiaht Duel.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-
Chinese tongmen invaded the down
town district early today when two
gunmen attacked an unidentified Chin
ese in the Stockton street tunnel
Fifteen shots were exchanged, but no
Aody was hit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15

The lines on the hands are not
caused by folding, but by the action or
the brain. This is IS proved by the
fact that paralysis removes the lines
from the hands.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15
ARRESTED IN
STATE HOUSE
Man Charged With Inspiring
Anonymous Campaign
Against Bill in Iowa
Legislature.
Is INDICTABLE OFFENSE
Johnston Road Bill Bobs Up Again,
But II Has Boon Revised to
Meet House
obJeetlona.
IS INDICTABLE OFFENsE

UNITED Press Leased Wire service
DIES MONIES, March 1b-Charged
with inspiring an anonymous cam
paign against the bill which would
place telephone companies under the
state railway commission, l.. w.
Stanton, said to be an automatic tele-
phone promoter from Davenport, was
arrested in the state house TO-DAY. he
is charged with violating the anony-
NOUS political advertising law, an In
dictable offense. Attorney General
Havner said information would De
filed against Stanton Immediately.
Representative P J. Klinker, author
of the law Stanton Is claimed to nave
broken, personally collared stanton
and took him to Havner's office. Un'
signed literature opposing the tele-
phone bill fell into Klinker's hands
and he had the boys distributing the
pamphlets lead him to their employ
er, Stanton.
His attacks on the proposed law ad'
vised the legislators to protect the
people by eliminating the clause
which will give the telephone trust
an absolute monopoly. inserting q
clause that will enforce taiK1ne
connection between all phone com
|
revision Of rates downward as well as
upward.
Road Bill Reintrodueed.
DES MONIES, Iowa, March 10
The main part Of the Johnston road
bill, revised to meet conditions result
ing from the bills defeat In the
house Saturday, was reintroduced IN
tho sepate today nv Senator Chase,
senate leader OF the Pitt faction.
The Chase bill would make the
state highway commission consist OF
an engineer. appointed for six year
term. and the dean OF the eng1neerlns
colleges at the state university ana
AT Ames. The bill would remove the
office Of the commission from Ames
TO Des Moines and would pay the en-
eineer $4,000 yearly, an increase OF
$500 over the present salary. me
nowers of the present highway COM
mission are not changed In the Chase
bill.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15
verv Active ArtiIIeryina.

PARIS, March livery active ar
tiiierying in the region ot III sons
Champagne was reported in todays
official statement
The war office also reported that the
Eren ch took many prisoners IN a
raid on German lines In the region OF
MoI,Iins Sousettos Vents during the
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-15
THE WEATHER

Rain or snow. Warmer. Local
temp p. m. SO; Z a. m. %.
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
LOCAL WILLARD MAN HAS TO BE DETECTIVE

No part of an automobile shows more quickly the effect of abuse than the storage battery, and each particul ar form of abuse has its definite sign accordin gto MT. Rogers, the local Will lard service man, at Lowell.
 "We men in the automobile busi ness," says MT. Rogers, near a great deal about guarantees being abused but battery men are never bothered with that kind of thing.
 i've don't have to be wizards to discover when a guarantee is being overstepped for the battery tells it's own story.
 "A man comes into us with a bat tery which he says is practically new and which he thinks he has given the best of attention, but he says it will not hold the charge. He forthwith demands a new battery.
 we take his battery down and find perhaps that the upper half of the plates is covered with white sulphate and that there is sharp line of dem arcation between the upper and lower halves.
 'The battery has told us the whole story. The owner might have thought that he was treating it carefully when he did not use it to run the automobile or when he was practising economy of current in starting and lighting. But he has never filled it with distilled water. The water in the battery has evaporated; only the lower half of the plates had been exposed to the action of the electrolyte. The capacity of the battery naturally has been cut in two and the upper half of the plates has been ruined. No wonder that it wouldn't hold the charge.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
COPPER QUEEN WINS HARD HITTING GAME
 IN THE AFTERNOON

In fast game. featured by hard hit. ting on both sides, the Copper Queen team yesterday afternoon won from the Junction-Briggs aggregation, Is to 10. Woods and Snyder copped off in dividual honors during the contests the former catching a long drive b. Vasha in the ninth that brought the crowd to its feet cheering, and Snyder getting his share of applause with an artistic one-handed catch.
 Harris pitched the entire game for the c. e., with Bert Whalen on the receiving end. For the J.-B., Delmas- so heaved the first four innings, until relieved by Kilillay, with Spar wield. ing the big mitt.
 The Junction-Briggs and Cole Tigers will play at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at Warren Park. Both teams are sui fering from recent defeats and will try to win today in order to creep up a little further in the percentage col umn.
 The Copper Queen team will 50 to Douglas today and play the Eleventh infantry crowd, which it defeated last Sunday and intends to defeat again to- day. Harris and Hardness will be on the mound for the Queen and Shaw will heave for the Eleventh
 Tho ccora of xactardav,c oo ma.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
CULINARY ARTIST IS
 SLATED FOR 9ISBEE
 IN THE NEAk,FUTURE
Mrs. Edna Evans, Denonstrat- or And Lecturer, Appears
 Here May 2S To June 2, Before Economics Depart ment of 2Oth Century Club.

Taking as her theme the efficiency and economy in cooking Mrs. Edna Evans. prominent expert in the cul- mary art, will conduct a series of demonstration lectures in Bisbee dur ing the week of May 2S to Juhe ?. The lectures and demonstrations will be made under the auspices of the Home Economies Department of the Twentieth Century club and will be given at the Womens club house on Quality Hill.
 Mrs. Evans has been a lecturer and demonstrator in her own partic- ular line for years and has been es- pecially occupied with her work at various points on the Pacific Coast. Some time ago she completed her tLird annual demonstration and show for the Fl Paso Herald, in Fl Paso. Her ability and the worth of her work has become impressed in Fl Paso and is remarkably well at tended.
 Tn bringing Mrs. Evans to the War ren District for her demonstrations and lectures, the Twentieth Century club has accomplished work which the Economies Department of that organization started some months ago. The women in the club are es-
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
PENNSYLVANIA ATHLETE
 IS WRESTLING CHAMPION
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ATLANTIC CITY, x. J., May 12.- Dexter Very, all-American and in 1911 and 1912, of Pennsylvania state and one of the best wrestlers during his collegiate career won the light heavy weight championships at the-A. A. [ wrestling tournament here tonight Carl Kunert, Indiana Y. M. C. A. was his opponent in both finals. Kunert was tossed in four minutes and A seconds in the light-heavy weight event The heavyweight match was won on decision.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
TWENTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ID
 BE GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Commencement Week Here Will Start Next Sunday Af- ternoon With Baccalaureate Sermon By Rev. Fry.

Commencement week at the focal High School will start one week from today, when the Baccalaureate Sermon will be delivered at 500 o'clock in the
 afternoon. The school play, the sec. ond number of commencement week
 will be presented in the High School
 auditorium the following Tuesday
 night. Class Day exercises will be
 held at SIS o'clock Wednesday eve ming and Friday evening, at the same time, the graduation exercises will be held. The principal address will be delivered by Prof. Frank c. Lockwood, of the University of Arizona.
 The officers of the senior class this year are Katherine Kinsella, presid- ent, and Roberta Sinclair, secretary and treasurer.
 The following popular young will be given diplomas at the graduation ex- ercises: Olga Naida Angius, Edwin Felts Baldwin, Alice Blanche, Frere- ton, Anna Barbara Davis, Myrtle Ew- ing, Benita Virginia Garcia, Rather AShe AiHSSid, Adi tud MChde, NlIld Alberta Marshall, Corona Faustina Mi chaels, Josiah Joseph Vivian Muirhead, George Edward Rafferty, Clarke Theodore Richardson, oRsamond Eliz- abeth Shreve, Roberta Sweet Sinclair. Wilma Groves Smith, Alfred Edward Truscott. Jessie Evelyn Wacek, Tho mas Jay Wallace, Lucille Esther Wat kins, Blanche Marie Werner, Griffith John Williams, Jr, Ethel Louise Woll- man.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
AGRICULTURAL EXPERT TO LECTURE HERE ON
 FOOD CONSERVATION
Warren District Civic League Enlists Services of County Agent In Effort To Increase Food Supply.

Under the auspices of the Warren District Civic League. A. L. Paschall. county agricultural agent, will deliver a lecture in this city during the con- ing week on Increasing the Food Sup ply, and Food Conservation" The date of the lecture will be announced as soon as it is definitely learned when MT. Paschall will be able to be here.
 Mir. Paschall was informed by Prof. E. P. Taylor, director of the univer- sity extension work, that the Warren District was deeply interested in the questions of food conservation and means of increasing the supply of foodstuffs. In recent letter to Capt.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
SECRETARY REDFIELD ASKS
 FARMERS TO RAISE FISH.
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WASHINGTON. May 12.-Secretary Redheld wants every farmer to have a pond and raise fish.
 Why shouldn't farmer raise fish as well as chickens?" asked the sec retary today, discussing means to in crease the national supply of food. In doing it's part to increase the food sup ply, the fisheries bureau has been in strumental in bringing long neglected food fish to the market at the rate of 2O.OOO,0OO pounds a year
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
w. G. Johnson MAZE BLDG.
 ASST. SECRETARY
Kentucky Horsemen
 Offer Huge Purse
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LEXINGTON, Ky, May 12.-Ninety thousand dollars are offered on the program announced today for the for ty-fifth annual meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association, October to 13. Of this amount $50,- 900 will be awarded in the stake ev- ents while the remaining S40,000 will be given in the purse events. Tho Kentucky Futurity for three year old trotters will have stake of S14,0G0.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13

John c. Green way, the agricultural agent wrote:
 q am glad to know your interest in this important matter. l am also hoping that everybody will quickly be- come interested in the subject of pro ducing more and making better use of that which is produced. l am work ing with the people along these lines and have the assistance and cOopera- tion of the director of extension and other experts, of the extension service, experiment station and college of az riculture and the U. $. Department of Agriculture. Not only are the farm CTS making preparation for a greater crop this year. which crop has already been partly planted, but the boys and girls are also being enrolled for club work, especially in the Garden Club work. Scne excellent results have al ready been noticed.
 "On account of other meetings which am scheduled to attend I will not be able to be in Bisbee before May 16. I have planned to be there on the eve ming of May Is and also for most of the day, May r. I shall be glad to assist in whatever way l can"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
 OF RUSSIA PLEDGES LOYALT'

WASHINGTON. May 12.-General support of the provisional government was voiced in the report of 43 pro visional governors, representing prac tically all European Russia, who as sembled at Petrograd May ,. accord ing to an official telegram. The tele gram showed improving conditions.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
COPPER AGE MILL TO
 BE OPERATED SOON

CHLORIDE, Ariz.. 12.-The new mill of the Copper Age will be ready for operation by June 1. The new concentrating plant will have a daily capacity of 150 tons, and while the method used has never been tried out in a mill as large as this. it is said to have been successfully .demonstrat- ed in plant at Fl Paso. Practically all the machinery for the new plant has arrived. Both the Copper Age and the Staffy plant. which is also nearing completion will handle GUS tom ore.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
FoUR-SToRY BUILDING
 IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
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NEW YORK, May 12.-A four story brick building occupied by the Brook lyn cooperative Company was de stroyed by fire early today at a loss of S25O,O00 The origin of the fire has not been determined.