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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
PEOPLE IN RIOTS
WITH NEUTRALS IN MAJORITY

speeches, scores of professions start
ed with thousands Of Argentines fill
ing the principal streets. For throa
hours they paraded up and down.
orderly enough except when the pro-
war enthusiasts made sudden sallies.
The neutrality advocates, however.
apparently outnumbered the war en-
thusiasts.
The demonstration convinced me-"
said Jorge Mitre, editor of La Nacion,
today, that the neutral adherenIs
heavily outweigh the war element"
AS if in support OF this neutrality
plan, La Nacion today editorially
observed:
THE sinking of the Argentine
steamship Monte Protegido resulted
from general rule. 1t was not IN
tended. as an offense of aggression
against Argentine
Continuing, the newspaper decriei
war and urged that Argentine go no
further than a break in relations with
Germany at the utmost,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
Germany is Throwing Every
Available Soldier Into the
Face of British
Bullets.
FRIGHTFUL SLAUGHTER
Reckless ProdIgallty for Human Life
In the Effort to Stop Breach
Blasted Out Of Wo-
tan Line.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
LONDON, April 25.-More than
three thousand prisoners taken since
Mondays resumption Of the British
drive and further advances, despite
bitter opposition from the Germans,
were reported in Field Marshal
Haigs report today.
Early this morning in fighting
along the front between the Cojeul
and the Scarpe, we further progressed
and secured our gains,' he said. Our
prisoners SINCE Monday are now
1929, including Sc officers.
"At night, east of Havrincourt
wood, we captured Bilhem, northeast
Of Trescault".
Germany was today throwing every
aVaila BILE man within reach into the
breach which British troops have
hacked on the northernmost pivot Of
the Wotan line. On a front of nearly
nine miles today from Oppy to around
Croisilles the fighting was raging
with ferocity unparalleled since the
days Of the opening of the war, when
allied troops beat back the Germans
III their rush toward Paris
Once again the Germans are using
great masses of men, poured with
reckless prodigality for human life
into the rents where the stubborn
British advance has peneteated. Brit
ish artillery directed against these
massed infantry troops literally tore
them to pieces, but in many places
along the line the number of men
hurled by the German commanders
was so great that their pursuit liter
ally forced them beyond the barrage
fire. Then would come hand-tohand
fighting Of the bitterest sort.
1t was in struggles OF this inten-
sity today that the British were still
pushing forward, inch by inch and
yard by yard. Although the enemy
has known approximately the general
location of the British offensive, the
complete mastery of the air obtained,
by Haigs flyers has prevented the
German commanders from spying out
various moves Of his bringing up
troops. and the British smashes
therefore are still more or less sur
prise attacks. Forty German aero
planes were brought down yesterdayS
Haig's night report announced
On the French front the fighting
was for the most part confined to ar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
PROPAGANDA BUSY
ON NEWLY FREED RUSSIANS

ports emanating from certain German
sources.
Reports from Petrograd today
traced the demonstration against the
American embassy directly to Ger
man propaganda work. Nikolao Le-
nine, a Russian radical, for some time
exiled in Switzerland, recently re-
turned through Germany. He swayed
street gathering to a high pitch Of
frenzy by declaring America was the
foe Of socialists, having executed the
socialist Mooney in San Francisco.
The crowd numbered off to the Ameri-
can embassy.
Police hurriedly dispatched a strong
guard there, with instructions to
shoot if the mob tried to enter the
embassy. Ambassador Francis was
said to be entertaining at dinner He
armed himself and awaited the
crowd Meanwhile police officials ad-
dressed the mob and convinced them
that German agents were dissemina-
tors OF this false information as to
Americas position. The crowd there
upon dispezsed-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
AMERICAN ARMY
ALREADY THERE
Ten Thousand Men Are Fight
ing With Allies, Most of
Them Wearing Canadi- :
an Uniforms.
MAY JOIN TOGETHER
Scheme to Form Army Division Of
These Men, With stars and
Stripes Floating In
Front Of Line.
MAY JOIN TOGETHER
[By J. W. Pegler. United Press staff
Correspondent

lBy J. w. Pegler, United Press Stan
! Correspondent
! LONDON. April 25.-America may
not have to await the raising anG
training of an expeditionary army ir
the United States to put the stars
and stripes in action on the battle
| fields of France.
! Colonel Bullock of The Canadian
army, a Chicago clergyman, and later
lecturer before the New York school
board, was working today-with the
aid of influential Americans-on a
scheme to transfer all Americans
now fighting with the allied armies
into one American fighting unit
Bullock explained his plan to the
United Press today. He expects
very shortly to invite Americans
and British imperial forces to com
American uniform and carrying the
American flag.
Bullock said he had interested a
number of American and British Off
GERS in the project and they would
aid in obtaining congressional action
in Washington, permitting lifting of
the legal barriers. Practically all
fighting Americans are enthusiastic
cally eager for the plan and Colonel
Bullock said he anticipated the Brit
ish, French and Canadian officials
would facilitate its operation.
He estimated today that ten thou
sand Americans could be raised-all
trained in the warfare now in vogue
on the western front.
From these Bullock would have
Americans named officers and non
CONS and would train civilians now
employed in England and France for
com mission in special camps.
From Dean Inge of ST. Paul's, Col
onel Bullock today obtained sanction
formally to deposit there colors of
the American legion organized in
Canada, but later dissolved because
the United States at that time OBJ
jected to use of the name Of the
United States in connection with a
unit fighting for another nation.
The new American legion will use
the colors They consist Of Grim
son standard with the gold motto,
For God and Right with the crest
of the family of George Washington
and the maple leaf embroidered
thereon. Another flag is the stars
and stripes. bordered with gold The
first banner was presented to the
former American legion by American
women residing in Winnipeg. To-
ronto Americans gave the latter.
The ceremony of depositing the
colors in st. Paul's is being planned
by Colonel Bullock and others as a
great celebration. Ambassador Page
said today he considered such a
move a great honor and that he
would attend Many American legion
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
Irrational Conference Now
Being Held in Washington,
is of Tremendous
Importance.
IL CRADLE OF LIBERTY
bIaration Of Principles Looked Upon
Much as Declaration Of Inde-
pendence Was Looked
Upon.
! George Marlin, United Press
Sfaff Cnrrarnandanfl

George Martin, United Press
Staff Correspondent
TAsHINGTON, April 25.-wash.
ton became the capital of the
nd war today. With the arrival
the French mission, headed by
mer Premier Viviani and Marshal
fre scheduled to reach here at
bn, representatives of the greatest
nocracies of the world met on
nmon ground to devise means of
tying on their fight against Prus-
autocracy.
Fhe big outstanding question is,
America send an army to the
ptle front at once?
Ihe French desire it.
The British are non-committal, but
innate that the United States can
more for the allies Just now with
hey and food. The Washington
hinistratfon -inclines to the i'm
I'd British view. 1t is possible this
hit will be settled by big immedi-
loans to France and England,
rcentration on the production and
pplying of food to the allies, and
dispatch Of railroad, telephone,
egraph and other technical experts
bm America to supplement those of
b allies at the front.
The food and financial questions
(e practically settled in their broad
fplication, awaiting only the official
fproval of the French, English and
merican war commission heads
Members Of the French mission are
: rnIItn 10 Joe h ~ 0f fo1o1, P,,oV
ampton Roads aboard the presiden-
al yacht Mayflower. They will be
yet at the navy yard here by Secre-
by Lansing and representatives Of
army and navy. High honors will
accorded the French representa-
hes, and with all formalities dis
osed of today, conferences in which
Be men representing every fighting
source of the three nations will
Frticipate will get under way to-
borrow.
superficial survey Of the American
Evolutionary force question probably
PHI be made at brief meeting be-
[Feen President Wilson, Viviana and
ecretary Balfour today.
In this quiet, broad boulevard city
the Potomac, surrounded by the
tlls and dales over which the first
feat battles for a nations freedom
fere fought more than a. century
20, the representatives OF the great
st peoples of the earth will be gath
Fed for the next three weeks.
Europe, according to the impress
Fion given by the British war com
eissioners already here, looks upon
ne declaration Of principles being
ESolved by the international con-
Prees beginning today, much as the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
NOT ENTANGL|NG
UNITED STATES
France and Great Britain do
Not Seek Alliance
Except to Win
War.
BALFOUR'S STATEMENT
British Foreign Secretary Thinks
America VIII Stay to Finish
and be Great
Factor.
BALFOUR's STATEMENT

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Condem-
nation of certain doubling critics
who think France and Great Britain
have come here to inveigle the United
States into entangling alliances with
European forces" was voiced by Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Arthur J. Bal
four in a public statement here to-
day.
The British foreign secretary, on
the eve of the greatest world war
council, outlined brief declaration
OF motives and principles on behalf
Of our European allies.
There could be no rumor with
less foundation than the one I have
just outlined" he said. His fist
clenched and his jaw set, he looked
squarely into the eyes OF his listen
ers as he continued:
And were it true, there could be
no more fallacious policy.
II wish to assure the people OF this
great nation that the assistance we
are going to get from the United
States Is based on no such shallow
consideration"
i Then, turning abruptly to Amer-
cas- part in the war Balfour said:
you have been watching this
blood-stained drama from afar.
Each month the conviction in
your minds has grown that no small
or petty interests are involved.
"You realize that this Is not a
quarrel for SO many square miles Of
territory.
"You know thoroughly well that
the liberties of mankind alone are
animating the allied cause.
Therefore you have Joined in the
great conquest
1--WE know you will throw all your
forces Of invention, production and
man power into the balance.
Nothing can turn you from It,"
Taking a step nearer his auditors,
the British envyo, his tall frock-
coated, slender form tense. spoke
quietly and earnestly of his feelings
toward America and the feeling he
has sensed in America toward the
allied cause.
you will see the war through IF
there is any certainty in human af-
fairs, that is certain"
Balfour did not mention a separate
peace, but everyone who heard him
knew what he meant
mo one who has walked among
you can for one moment doubt the
full determination Of the American
people to throw themselves whole
hearted1y into the greatest conflict
ever waged," he went on "I indeed
appreciate this opportunity to say to
the American public how very deeply
we value your kindness, your enthu-
s1asm and the warmth Of your well
come. ..
''All our hearts are touched by
your outward and visible manifesto
tions Of that sympathetic emotion
whichs accompanies the assumption
Of your part in the great cause and
the insuring Of its success"
Turning to the arrival Of the
French commission, Balfour paid
tribute to the French people in gen.
aral, but particularly to the par.
Marshal JofHre played in the battle
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
Free -For-All Mix-up Between
Those Wanting War and
Those Wanting Peace.
[By Chas. P. Stewart, United Press

[By Chas. P. Stewart, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BUFNOS AIRES, April 25.-Buenos
Aires had another day of demonstra-
tions today. 1t started late at night
with free for all fights between var
ious groups of pro-war and pacif.sL
enthusiasts, in which the melees be
came so vigorous and stones and 9th
er missiles flew so fast that the
gendarmes were compelled to take a
hand. There were number Of ar.
rests, but no great damage done en-
either side.
The mix-up started with a huge
peutrality meeting. After the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
ANTI American Demonstration
IN Which Embassy at Petro-
grad Was Threatened.

united Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, April 26.-Propaganda is
n'W centering on democratic Russia
~ such an extent that in certain
suarters here today considerable ap-
p.ehension was evidenced as to the
a..ecesslty for immediate stamping out
,he influence. Reports Of an or
ssanized anti-American demonstration
Sunuay night, in which the American
.passy at Petrograd was threat
,,., ,n.u by attack Of number of so
ailst sau radicals, emphasized the dan
nv, snr Ih1s was coupled with wide
mesu d. reports of an exodus Of Rus
s,an ans from .Petrograd, induced by
ns.ist nist reports OF an approaching
s4an drive 1t tho capitaEthe re-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
.CONSCR|P1|ON
On DEFENSIVE
Opposition Trains it's Heaviest
Guns in Congress on Army
Plan Today, With Ac-
curate Aim.
CHAMP CLARK SPEAKS
Draft Bill, However, Expected to be
Pushed Through and Become
Law Early Next
Week.
CHAMP CLARK SPEAKS

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Anti-
conscriptionists brought up their
strongest gunners in congress today.
Speaker Champ Clark, openly op-
posed to selective draft, was booked
| to speak in the house in an effort
to sway his following against the ad-
m1nistration measure. Majority
! Leader Kitchin, who voted against
| the war declaration, was likewise
| understood to be ready to talk
against the draft, while Representa-
tive Heflin, fiery administration ora
tor. planned an attack against those
| who are thwarting what army men
say is indispensible-the draft bill.
Some of the pro-conscriptionists
planned to read the interview OF
General Bridges, British leader.
wherein he showed that England had
learned the conscript lesson only
after passage through a sea Of
blood.
Representative Kahn, California,
republican, in charge of the selective
draft fight, predicted passage Of the
bill.
In the senate Senator Chamber
lain. chairman OF the military COM
mittee, planned to size up the senti-
ment again. Indications were that
action will not come in that body
before Saturday or Monday, though
the house probably will vote some
time tomorrow.
Chairman Dent Of the military
committee, announced when the house
convened he had reached an agree
ment with Representative Kahn, of
California, leader of the CONSUMPTION
forces, to continue general debate on
the army bill throughout tomorrow.
Representative Huddleston, Ala
bama pacifist, reused the house to
laughter and the galleries to cheers
when he charged in the opening de-
bate that big men of the country are
behind the se1ective draft because OF
its "social and Industrial aspect
'"Theo. N. Vail, Cornelius Wander
bilt, Frank A. Munsey, Herbert l..
!Satterlee, ]. P. Morgan, Frank A.
Vanderlip and Henry P. Davidson, are
for it, he said, "as is the last ant
noblest Roman of them all-Elihu
Root
Cali who are familiar with indus
trial oppression and reaction in it's
most vicious form, recognize The
men named. They and their asso-
ciates rule the nation through their
newspapers and their wealth. Humble
men crawl through their legs. To at
tack them means political death"
Laughter greeted this remark.
Cheers greeted a statement that his
speech might mean political grave
for him.
Representative Bankhead. who fol.
lowed. said he would vote for the Sc
lective draft, although 1t would be
infinitely easier to vote for the vol
unteer system.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
|n1erica's Flour
zi11st Enemy Attack
Guarding ;
AexI::
Saloons Pool Hail. md Motion Picture Houses in Ger
tain Section of City, Ordered Closeed Until War Ends

~ Wv rce
the prescribed territory In this district the flour mills which will have to
and alleged led
o
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
Two Hundred Million Dollars
Handed Over to British Am.
bassador by McAdoo
Today.
CONSIDERED SMALL SUM
Times That Amount on
Hand for tho
War.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.7
WASHINGTON. April 25.-Secre4
tary of the Treasury McAdoo, today
handed to British Ambassador Sir
Cecil SpringlRice, treasury warrant
for $500, 900, 900, Great Britain's first
participation In the $1,000, 100000
war finance fund.
Sir Cecil, on behalf of his king.
gave Secretary McAdoo his personal
receipt for the sum.
Final Details.
WASHINGTON April 25.-F'inaf
details incident to the first loan Ct
$500, 100000 under the S7,00O,000.0
war finance bill, which will go to
Great Britain, were discussed today
OF the Bank of England, British Am
bassador Sir Cecil SpringlRice. and
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
The amount Is available out of the
$3.50, 100000 of treasury certificates
just offered through the federal i ..
serve system. Secretary McAdoo ha,
asked the banks to have the proceeds
Of this issue ready by today and as
soon as the money is deposited in the
reserve, banks 1t will be available for
governm ent use. The British loan
will be made as soon as formalitles
are completed.
VIII Pay as We Go.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-How
strong the nation is to go in making
the war pay as we enter and pay
as we go" affair, will be known
shortly
The house ways and means COM
mittee began it's preliminary work to-
day raising close to $2,00000O,0 900 by
taxation
Despite strong pressure favoring a
heavy tax on swollen incomes, convic-
tion grew today that believers in old
time methods Of raising taxes on IL
quor, mail matter, checking accounts,
etc, will bitterly fight any such in
novation as paying Of most OF the
wars expense with income surfeits.
A revenue bill will be completed in
about a week. 1t will provide for
new taxes to the amount Of from ST.
600, 100000 to s1,75O,00O,O0O. A sub
Of the ways and means
committee for approval. The $1,000, ,O0O,-
pairing tax bill to present to the full
for approval. The $780,
300 war budget bill provided s5,0OO.-
100000 in bonds and s2,OOoO00,0 900
treasury certificates of Indebtedness.
Three billion bonds go to the allies.
The other two billions help pay the
first of the United States war ex-
Denses. Secretary Of the Treasury
McAdoo will have absolute charge of
he distribution of. the allies bonds.
He will also fix the denominations OF
he bonds and their time of maturity,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
Wheat Breaks All Records.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, April 25.-Wheat broke
all records when May wheat reached
s2.52 and closed at $2.51 per bushel,
the former 10A cents above yester-
days close. July and September
wheat were also sharply higher.
Corn and oats registered gains of
from Ia to cents bushel in the
various futures. Cash wheat was
sharply higher while cash corn
touched the $3.50 mark. Rye passed
the 50 mark.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
Disturbance In Reichstaq.

AMSTERDAM, April 25.-The new
anti government socialist party in
Germany precipitated tumultous dis
turbances in yesterdays meeting of
the reichstag. according to Berlin
dispatches today.
The Socialist Dedebours, one Of the
organizers Of the new party, charged
that the government was responsible
for the food crisis in Germany. He
demanded that the reichStag discuss
the whole situation and the govern
ment's mal-administration on We'd
nesday. Amid tempestous debate, tue
revolution was injected.
Later Berlin advices declared the
reichstag would not meet again until
May o. General Groener; chief of
the munitions department, was quotel
in another dispatch today as testify
ing before an auxiliary service COM
mission that the German authorities
were determined to suppress the
strikes, regardless of the conse-
quences" In this meeting also the
socialists charged that the strike of
munition workers at Spandau was due
to bad administration.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
Increase in NAVY.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, April %. The
house naval committee this afternoon
reported favora bly, bill urged by
Secretary Daniels to increase the
navy from $1,000 to 10000 men and
the marine corps from 17,400 to 3d.
600 man
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25

st. Joe's vacant lot gardening boost
ers have 1000 in shape for spring
planting, double the number used last
year The number of persons, young
and old, ready to dig, equals the supply
of lots.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
General Strikes Said to be Far
More Serious Than Ber-
lin Has Officially
Admitted.
POPE HEARS REPORTS
Officials Determined to Suppress
Strikes Regarduese Of the Con-
sequences Is Latest
Edict.

[By John H. Hearley, United Press
Staff Correspondent
ROME, April 25.-Pope Benedict
has been informed by papal nuncios
in Teutonic countries that the geu-
eral strikes in Germany and Austro-
Hungary closely approximate revo-
luton, according to a report in vati-
can circles today. The nuncios, it
was asserted, believed general rer
volt to back up demand for the
people for peace might develop.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
THE WEATHER

Fair and colder. Warmer
Thursday. Local temp p.
m. SO; 7 a. ~. 45.
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New Britain herald., 1917-06-11

schultz's saloon at 220 Main street. A telephone summons for aid was sent to Sergeant George J. Kelly at police .headQuarters.t the, ambulance being hurried to the scene. Removed to headquarters, Fortin's condition was found not to be serious and he was allowed to go home after brief in terva1 of recovery.
 Mrs. B. w. Hobart of Boston, Mass, and Mrs. Charles Spencer of Provi- dence are the guests of Mrs. Charles Corbin Of. Maple street.
 Mrs. T. w. Mitchell of Vine street Is visiting Dr. Charles Mitchell of New York.
 Mrs. Robert M. Dame of s4 Camp street, wife of Fire Chief Robert M. Dame is passing a weeks vacation with relatives at Ware, Mass.
 L. H. Elger of Northampton, Mass. will move to this city July ?. to accept the management of the local office of the National Biscuit company.
 Mrs. Frank J., Moran, wife of Fire Commissioner Moran, is a patient in St. Francis Hospital.