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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-30
Urgent Recommendations Made to Administration for Troops To Engage
 on the Fronts.
SEND ON EVERY SHIP
Troops Mobi|ized on the Mexican Border Are Wanted To Be Sent
 Immediately
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, April 30. = It will be only a few days before the United States militia units now mo- bilized in this country, are on their way to the European front and 1t will be less than six weeks before they are actually embattled with the Germans on the European front, if the allies urgent recommenda- tions to the American government meet with the approval of the ad- ministration.
 This became known today. The allies want the American troops in hatchss q seNmsa Aunl1sa. ta n at once to Europe, aboard every ship which sails.
 This will obviate the necessity for a concentration of enormous masses of men in one place and crip- bling of the food and intuition ships to carry them.
 The allies want the mobilizcd Ma tional Guard units, which were at the border. They efel these men were equipped by their border work to go at once to the western front and train with the big guns. It developed today that both Eng land and France have need of Amer ica's food and money at once, but avoided asking for great numbers of troops for fear of affecting the countries and President Wilson's conscription bill in Congress.
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BERLIN. April 30.-The British at tack along front 19 miles today failed for the third time. according to a statement of the war office to- night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-30

LONDON, April 30. - Documents ca aptured today from the Germans by the British in France indicate that the Germans are running short Of large gun shells of all types.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12
Sometimes think, after all, folks is a
good deal alike inside, and what makes good
in one place will in another Emerson
Hough.
A MIGRATORY FORTUNE.

Along with her boarded millions the late
Hetty Green left very pretty legal tange,
which is now consuming considerable time and
money of the governments of four states. New
York state is fighting to prove that Mrs. Green
was a resident of New Yrok. New Jersey, Mas
Bachusetts and Vermont dispute the claim.
Mrs. Green conducted business operations in
New York. When tax assessors were pressing
she hid in New Jersey. She was born and edu-
Gated in Massachusetts,; she was buried in Yer
mont.
Had Mrs. Green been man her legal resi-
dence would have been the state where she was
a registered voter; although Mrs. Green, as a
man, might conceivably have forfeited the vot-
ing privilege for the sake of lodging taxes
The problem of the legal residence of the
worlds greatest woman fnancier" is battling
Some six million dollars in taxes on the one.
hundred and-seventy -milllion-dollar estate be.
ing involved in the dispute, the fight may be a
long one. In the meantime, Mrs. Green 8 chief
heir, her son, is harrassed with the plans for a
-million-dollar yacht.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12
DAYLIGHT SAVING FOR HENS.

Even the humble hen doesn It escape the mod
ern scheme of daylight saving She, too, finds
efficiency experts tampering with her natural
schedule. In the hens case, though, it's the
saving of daylight energy rather than of day
light itself. The original experiment of laying
by electric light was eastern idea, but prac-
teal application is being made now on the Pa
riic coast; and it is said to have been proved
that by deceiving the hen with artificial light
she lays as well in winter as in summer.
An artificial dawn is produced in the hen
merry some three or four hours before the sun
rises, and the hen, faithful creature, arises and
goes about her business. Her single track
mind forgets the winter weather outside the
door; she sees only the light and she can no
more resist its summons than her human sister
can resist the telephone. We are not informed
that the plan includes a tapering off Of the
short winter twilight by means of an electric
sunlight, but presumably that is part Of the
new system. The object is to give the hen more
time, and thus break up her winter formula of
all sleep and no lay.
The thing sounds reasonable enough. 1t
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12
THE NEWs-AT ALL ODDS.

In all the strange adventures OF the press IN
these days of news and no news, of rumor and
of censorship, the account OF the struggles OF
the press men of Belgium is the strangest. Ofh-
cially, no Belgian newspaper exists, but actual
1 " there are round dozen or more OF news
sheets, published and circulated secretly and
living through all the furious attempts OF the
Germans to suppress Belgian opinion and
blanket Belgian intelligence.
LIE Temps of Paris gives a sketch OF this
persistent Belgian journalism and relates at
length the marvellous history OF Llbre Beige,
newspaper that has existed for more than two
years in the face of German hunt for its edl-
tors and its quarters Libre Beige appears
from nowhere, falls into Belgian hands as
though from the skies and even in the remotest
villages the Belgian people are kept IN touch
with the news Of the day at home and abroad
Where the machinery is hidden, where the pa
per stock is obtained, how the little sheet is
delivered to its subscribers, no one knows
except the secret managers of the enterprise,
and they are unseen and unknown by their
benefciaries
No mail enters or leaves Belgium and none
is circulated within Belgium except at the oil
rection Of the ever-watchful enemy. Yet
these saucy Belgian newspapers, even pre-
senting the forbidden cartoons of a noted artist,
live and defy the most oppressive system OF
suppression ever devised. The Belgians aren' t
being fooled. They know what the world IS
doing and saying and what the enemy is
plotting.
Thus the printing press, even in its hour OF
darkest travail, is faithful; and thus the in
domitable spirit of the news man labors against
great odds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12
ToDAY,s BIT OF VERSE
HYMN REFoRE ACTION.

HYMN BEFORE ACTION.
The earth is full Of anger,
The seas are dark with wrath;
The Nations in their harness
Go up against our PATH
Ere yet we loose the legions-
Ere yet we draw the blade,
Jehovah OF the Thunders,
Lord God Of Battles, aid!
High lust and froward bearing,
Proud heart, reberlious brow
Deaf ear and soul uncaring,
We seek Thy mercy now:
The sinner that foreswore Thee,
The fool that passed Thee by,
Our times are known before Thee
Lord, grant US strength 10 die!
From panic, pride and terror.
Revenge that knows no rein
Light haste and lawless error,
Protect us yet again
Cloak Thou our undeservng;
Make firm the shuddering breath,
In silence and answering
To taste Thy lesser death!
Fen now their vanguard gathers,
Fen now we face the fray
As Thou didst help our fathers,
Help Thou our hosts today.
Fulfilled of signs and wonders,
In life, in death made clear
Jehovah OF the Thunders,
Lord God Of Battles, hear!
-Ruiyard Kipling
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12
KENYON STATES HIS POSITION

ate sheet should contain the names
OF those who signed with reserva-
tions as to amendments. Before
this was done the paper was taken
to other senators for signature.
and In the hurry and confusion the
matter slipped by and gave no
further attention thereto. am
not in the habit, In any event, OF
signing papers stating how l will
9 vote on any proposition, for no one
can tell what the condition OF the
bill will be when brought to final
vote.
L did not understand that the
question Of signing that paper-was
a test of whether a man was q
patriot or q traitor. esq
II the bill concerning which
the controversy ragged in its final
form had contained either the
Stone, Cummins or McCum, Der
amendment. should have been
glad to vote for it. If the house
Z bill had been the one before US for
final passage. as it seemed prob
able, would have voted for 1t. II,
however, the bill in its final form
gave to the president the power
/. to protect with our army and
navy boats carrying munitions OF
war to belligerents, and to protect
the alleged rights of Americans
riding on the boats OF belligerent
nations, should have hesitated to
vote for it. If under those condi-
lions however, the question should
have finally resolved itself into
giving the president that power.
with others. or giving him abso-
lutely no power, I should have
voted for the bill, trusting In his
Judgment not to use arms or the
army and navy for the purposes
suggested.
/ refuse, and will In the future
refuse, to be party to sending our
nation to war to protect munttton
makers in their unholy business OF
pilling up tremendous dividends
by selling and shipping their weap-
ons OF destruction to foreign pow
ers now engaged in war; and
shall further refuse to aid In send
ing this nation to war to protect
the alleged right of Americans rid
ing on boats OF belligerent powers.
II war comes, the munition
makers will not do the fighting.
Congress will not do 1t. The peO-
pie of this country-the boys from
the farms, the shops, the stores.
the banks, the places OF trade
will do all the fighting and all the
dying.
/ propose, Mr.. President. in
every way can. to back the pres
ident at this time OF national
crisis. / have never knowingly
put an obstacle, in his pathway.
and will not. He has a hard task.
A few more days debate on the
bill and 1t would have passed the
senate in some form. The critt-
cism is not all on the senate. 1t
has not yet reached the point
where legitimate debate on bills
should be an indication OF disloy-
atty 70 the country. l listened to
most OF the debate on this bill. It
seemed to me Legitimate discus
sion OF a most important measure.
The president did not come to
congress until the last week OF the
session to ask for this authority.
Had he come before there would
have been ample time to discuss
and pass suitable measure.
did not rise, however, to dis
cuss these various matters. but
simply to brand as false any state
ment. coming care not from
where, that was in any way a
part Of or had any hand In any
filibuster or any effort to block q
vote on the bill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12

The funeral services OF W1iham De
Hart will be held from the residence
sunday afternoon at 2:30 p. M. Rev
Body, officiating. Burial at MOSS
Ridge cemetery.
The funeral services Of Chas. w.
Taylor will he held from the residence
| on West Main street. Sunday after.
noon at 400 o'clock. Rev. ]. NJ. Jones
oficiating. Burial at Moss Ridge.
Frank Unglaub has been checked
| in as the permanent freight agent AZ
Jacksonville, and G. r. Hughett OF
IMeredosia will be installed as agent
at Carthage. Mr.. Hughett IL the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Hughett OF
this city, and formerly resided ~
Bentley. Carthage friends VIII be
glad to welcome Mr.. and mrs.
Hughett to this city. - well % the
lady's mother Mrs. Ambrose Burner
who has been spending the winter
with her daughter.
| Harry and Gail Link returned wed.
lnesday after visit with their aunt
Mrs. G. B. Shepherd, in Burlington.
Harry will soon return to Chicago 70
arrange some business matters AND
will then come back to Carthage and
rem ain here with Gail until school
closes. He is now in the employ OF
E. A. Tucker.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. n. Powell OF Car
thage, were recent visitors at the Dig
exhibit Of southern California pro
ducts maintained free to the pubic
/, Ia the Los Angeles chamber OF com
merce. They also attended the lee
lures, moving pictures and concert
that are part Of the daily program.
The exhibit is the largest OF any IN
the country maintained by CONNER
ciai organization. Before returning
home, Mr.. and Mrs. Powell expect to
visit several Of the many other places
| of interest in southern California.
Mrs. o. J. Hall fell in her room one
| day the past week and painfully IN
jured her arm.
Miss Ethel Coats Of Effingham. who
| has been visiting at the home Of her
uncle, Leslie Moesch, was married
Saturday afternoon to Earl B. Living
ston OF bingham, by Judge p. W.
Durham. The young couple were ac-
| companied by ]. A. Kern, Mrs. Sophia
Kern, Daniel Hamman and Emmertt
| Gnann.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Moore have
moved from the farm near Joetta and
are occupying the VIM. Rucker rest
dence on Locust street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. s. Chapman and
Mrs. L. B. Clark narrowly escaped
death Thursday last when the Ford
driven by Mr. Chapman in which they
were returning home from Carthage.
tuned turtle and pinned them all
underneath Mr.. Chapman was driv-
ing at rapid rate and in trying to
avoid a rut. the sudden lurch threw
the car completely over. Mr.. Chap
man managed to crawl out. but was
powerless to get the women out.
While he was struggling. with the
problem, VIM. Burgner and w. o.
Kunkel came along and soon extri-
Gated the women. Mrs. Clark had
her head bent forward and her face
buried on her chest and she was al
most suffocated. Her neck was badly
strained and che was badly bruised.
but no bones broken. and her other
bruises with her frail state of health
has quite Frustrated her. Their many
friends are thankful that they Jared no
worse.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12
CARTHAGE, ILL, MARCH II.


! The Civic league met in called
sion at the home of Miss David
Monday evening to discuss plans
the future. Rev. DR.. J. A. Schaad
st. Paul. was present and addra
the ladies. DR.. Schaad was Y. n
A. secretary in three large cities
fore he went into the priesthood
in his ministry has done some a
tive institutional work. He was It'd
fore well informed along the lines
which the league is interested
his talk was SO inspirational
members present felt a great rem
of enthusiasm for the work. AND
his suggestions for possible activtd
was the use of the school buldm
for community center work, and 4
inauguration OF juvenile motion
ture shows for educational rwpca
The legislative committee is plannl
lawn and garden contests tor
pupils OF the grades. Their armour
ment will be made later.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Brooks Of
Carthage, departed last week
their new home near Monroe
Mo. They traded their farm
for one near Monroe City.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Webb who
been spending the winter with
Webb's mother, Mrs. d. c. Ban
departed Monday evening for
home in Fairmo cunt, Sask, Canaa
Or Fl. d. Hoover and Rev
Sundberg returned the last o.
week from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ra
ford and Chicago. where they
been In the interest of the new
mitory.
Mrs. C.. A. Evans and daugs
Frances, visited last week at tne =
Evans home. going to Ferris sa
day evening to visit Mrs. Evans
ents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. DAVIS.
Mrs. Roy Fletcher was caliea
Hannibal. Mo-. last week by ns
ness of her daughter-in-laW
Charles Fletcher.
Leslie M. Kimmel departed
evening for Chicago, to take
ton in the wholesale department
Marshall Field & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Main VIM y
been visiting their daughter
Eugene Stats in Griggsviiie' is
ed home last week.
Miss Grace Grifiths OF ColusA
ed last week with her sister
Harold Hendricks.
Mrs. Milo Mcmillan Of Yves.
spent Saturday with Mr.. anu
Curtis Simmons. -. M
Mrs. J. w. Worrell, daugnte. q
Fern of Chill, and son DR.. J. y
rell of Chicago, who have oeen
ing relatives at Monmouth,
Saturday to visit their daush'e'
sister Mrs. e. S. Coombs' !,
DR.. s. J. K. Hartman was dins
Madison last evening, a.lehu
meeting OF the knight Templaiss,,
degree of Knighthood was e0n
upon his SON Clifford. M
Mrs. J. Johansen and daugn.esl
Mary, visited last week VIII. rn,rss
lady's sister Mrs. A. M. haS'N
in Burlington. c.,.snurs
Mrs. Carl Peterson OF Gaie nDsnts
visiting her uncle s. W.
who is quite Ill. called
Mrs. C. M. McCollom was cav W. d
Des Moines. Iowa. SATURDAY; = n,ii
illness of her sister Miss EiIa We i
Malcolm McCollom is visiting ~ N
ter Mrs. A. M. Rasmussen -
lington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12

may amount to abuse Of poor dumb creatures,
but we need the eggs, and we can't afford to
be too scrupulous; besides, whatever imposl-
ton is practiced upon the hen will be balanced
by the middleman IS imposition upon the Gus
toner It's pretty even proposition. Eventu-
ally, no doubt, there will be an iron-clad eight
hour law for hens. but until the question gets
into the United States congress the consumer
will accept fresh eggs, and no questions asked
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12

circle excetp where a square IS
marked. The fact is that 1t shouldn't
be necessary to be Greek scholar
to vote an Iowa ballot"
It is necessary, however. to have a
good memory TO keep track of the
frequent changes in the election
methods in Iowa. The short ballot
and the circle are certainly desirable
wherever ballots are, used, but the
voting machine beats them all.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12

,,ress" in order to insert 8 p .esIy
late news. It seems thaI AID b
cav passed that the rival .rnourt
state eve stop the press TO ann M,
that someone had died, oe.a
lost money. been arrested, e'c.
This sort of thing finails .st nd
the nerves of the editor MS ,ss II
toned, so he inserted on The
page OF his sheet one DAY
lowing: - anuouBl
1--WE stop the press to an nar1
that there is no news Oh stoupl
importance to justify US III s''
the press. Giddap.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12

tary of war is no better. He has
not believed IL. an army. Pacifists
like that may be all right in some
places, but they ought not to be at
the head of either the army. or the
navy. Red blood is what is wanted
in such places, lots of it, and blood
that can be stirred occasionally.
Burlington Gazette: Mr.. Cummins'
sputtering AMI futile defense of his
action will have no effect in con-
vincing people OF his utter lack OF
sincerity. Sweeping all his critics
into the liar division does not neces-
sariIy make them liars. There Is
little question but what the senior
Iowa senator has been deluged with
mail and wire criticisms during the
present week from decent Americans
disguised. with his act. Mr.. Cummins
is a dead duck" He has fooled the
people a long time-that is, some OF
the people They have penetrated his
shallow pretense Of st2tcSEsSnShip
and his veneer Of patriotism. 1t is
no disgrace to be called liar by
Senator Cummins, because ne
switches his views so often that you
can never know when he meant It.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: In all this
disgraceful exhibition the part Of
William Jennings Bryan should not
be overlooked. His former fellows
may experience sensations similar to
those of heather congregation, con-
WINGED Of the inehiciency of Jdiety
of geological origin, when the life
less model of god is taken from
the temple and battered to dust.
Bryan counseled the action taken by
the twelve There is hardly room for
doubt that he was in communication
with La Toilette, Stone and Varda-
man. He had FASTENED to Washing
ton to support the filibuster, but
when the Zimmerman note to Car
rama was revealed he deserted his
fellows and fed to Florida.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12

8. 1917 Mr.. c.. F. Mcfarland. Keo-
kuk, Iowa-Dear MI, Mcfarland:
Your letter ut hand l speak only
for myself when say that the
newspaper stories as to my posi-
ton are absolutely wrong, but the
eastern capitalistic press is not
willing to be fair. had no more
to do with any flibuster than you
did. / did not even discuss the bill
because did not want to take any
time. The president brought this
bill to the senate on Monday of the
last week of the session. 1t did
not get out of the committee until
Wednesday. 1t was bill that
could have been legitimately dis
cussed for week or ten days
stated my position on the floor
Tuesday, and enclose you copy
thereof. Everyone in the chamber
knew that / had no part in the fill
ibuster. Indeed. / tried for two
hours on Saturday night to bring
about an agreement to vote be-
tween the warning factions. /
would have voted for the house bill
and IL we were not able to amend
the senate bill; and it was ques-
ticn OF the senate bill or no power
to the president, would have vot-
ed for the senate bill, much as
should have disliked to do 80. It
gives tremendous power to one
man, and practically puts him in
position where he can easily bring
about war. i do not like to do that
with any man. The president said
that he did not need the authority
of congress to arm these boats.
Why then did he come to congress?
Criticism is not all on the senate
by any means.
/ wish you would read the state
ment which sets forth my posi-
ton just axectly as it is. am
content to be judged thereon, and,
Of course, dislike to be judged up
on false position.
Very truly yours.
w. s. KENYON.
Following is the Statement"
referred to by Senator Kenyon. 1t
was made in the Senate on March
81
Mr.. President, I am quite con-
tent to accept responsibility, criti-
oism, condemnation, or commenda-
ton for anything that may act
ually do.
read in the Star Of last evening
and several other papers, of ''the
IL members of the senate who.
blocked the vote on the ormed-neu-
trality BILL" My name is given
aronp fhon
I want to say that the statement
that / in any way was part of or
aided In fifllibuster or helped
block any vote on the bill giving
certain powers to the president is
absolutely and unqualifiedly false.
and the membership OF this body
know it. Much as I desired to dis
cuss the bill, did not take any
time even to do that. In fact, did
not occupy one minute OF the time {
of the Senate with relation to this
bill.
The plan seems to be now to in
c1ude as part of the, alleged fill
buster all those who did not sign
the paper passed around the SEN
ate. The paper was shown to me
rather hastily. glanced over 1t
and noted that several senators
had signed 1t with the reservation
that they would vote for the bill il
certain amendments were adopted.
/ signified to the party in charge
OF the paper my willingness to
sign, placing the same restrictions
as other senators had done.
1t was suggested that a separ-