The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-28
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be a great factor either in prolong
ing or shortening the war.
AS allied pressure is exerted more
and more on the iron ring or the
Teuton powers, officials here today
saw the first sign OF weakening III
the enemy camp. Russia appears TO
he returning strong from the Moscow
conference. The Italians In Iheli
drive against Austria have created
near-panic in the ranks OF their Zoe.
italian army men here have claim
ed for weeks that the royal road 10
victory and peace lay through Aus
tria.
Money, munitions and supplies
were lacking at first, but these have
gradually been granted and with In
creased amounts promised, the ltal'
ians have begun their great drive.
Assisting the Italians are internal
disturbances in Austria, revolutions
in a number of her smaller states
and suffering from lack Of food.
But while these signs are good
ones, officials here say, President
Wilson's next peace words will con-
stitute new climax in the war.
Refusal to accept peace now will
increase the bitterness among the
Teuton peoples if he can convince
them Americas is not war of con-
quest Otherwise, it will serve only
to consolidate them more firmly
about their rulers-and the war will
go on indefinitely, they say
To Fix Copper Prices.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Copper
prices will be fixed by President Viii
son within a week.
Eugene Meyer, Jr., New York City
Banker, is slated to be director of
copper. zinc and lead" serving I'M
der B. M. Baruch.
The copper price fixed is expected
to be around twenty cents pound.
Fraudulent Enllstments.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Between
twenty-five and forty men who sought
service in France with Pershing's
forces have been returned to this
country, because of fraudulent en-
listment, extreme youth or other dis.
qualifications which the men failed
to mention in their enlistment blanks.
Fourteen cases of mumps, reported
among them, are thought by war de-
partment officials today to have de-
yeloped on the homeward voyage.
First Five Per Cent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The first
five per cent of Americas national
army will comprise men of previous
military training, cooks and others
schooled in camp organization work.
No negroes will be included.
This unit which begins entrainlns
September 5 will be selected from
those making UP the individual quota
in each district. Each district board,
however, have been warned to see
that no man subject for call in the
first draft be sent to camp.
Drafted men all over the country
are urging that they be allowed to
go in the first five per cent.
No Postage Increase.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The SEN
ate today by vote of 80 to 20 struck
from the war revenue bill the provis-
ion for an increase in letter postage
from two cents to three cents.
This marks another victory for the
forces contending against imposition
of heavier taxes on the people. About
$50 100000 revenue to have been rails
ed annually through the postal in
crease must be made up elsewhere.
Senator Weeks, Massachusetts,, at
tackled increased postal rates on news
papers and magazines and profit tax
On publications.
From the standpoint, of equity and
| JUSTICE" said Weeks, "the publishers
Of the country may well say a plague
on all your house.
Every one, from the president
down, who has had anything to do
with revenue Legislation, has reiter-
ated that taxes should be SO levied
that they would not materially dam
age any enterprise. This legislation
would damage a great industry and
therefore it should not be passed"