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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
WONDERFUL
RAILROAD CHANGE
Revolution in Methods is Being
Worked Out Which Has
Never Been Dreamed
of Before.
A SWEEPING h4,ASARGO
Means Probable Death to Some Of
tho Nations Industries as
Long as the War
Lasts.
A SWEEPING l.4,ASARGo

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. ga revo-
luton In American railroad methods
Is being worked out today to relieve
war transportation congestion. Pool
ing of railway interests and equip
ment to "the most radical and revo-
lutionary extent ever dreamed Of" 1t
was officially stated, Is shortly to be
announced
The plans do not contemplate total
elimination Of passenger service on
any line, but further curtailment in
the number and luxury" of such
trains is certain.
An embargo on carrying of non-war
products is not within the railroads
own powers. But their recommends
tions that brewery products, candy.
jewelry and about 500 other non.
essentials should not be transported
ahead Of war materials have found
favor with the government priority
board.
Details OF the railways voluntary
war regulations were withheld while
the railroads war board here and
meetings OF railway executives in 9th
er cities were going over the final
scheme today. It was officially stat
ed in general terms to be a vast
pooling of trackage, equipment, term
inals and service for the common
good Of the government and the war.
whether 1t is for the good Of the in.
dividual lines or not"
The governments permission for
this virtual disregard for antitrust
ficulty, according to railway officials.
Yyr tn, hn o~t fo fn
declare where and which factories
shall be served by the railroads. In
effect, this would enable the carriers
to control movement of non-essentials
and would be life and death power
for many business concerns.
One Of the first steps taken under
this arrangement would be to force
new munition factories not to locate
in the already congested district east
of the Mississippi and north Of the
Ohio-Potomac line.
The war industries board which
priority powers is already taking
steps to utilize present machine plants
for munitions work instead Of en-
coura ging new factories.
The reorganization of the autono-
bile industry for war work is part
of the boards plans.
Forecasting an early decision on
the question of non-essential trans
portation, an official of Judge Lovett's
priority department today said:
"Why shouldn't we put non-war
commodities in class behind essen
tials to life and the WARP The rail-
roads simply can't handle everything
at the present time with the tremend-
GUS increase in war demands and the
the war has given certain
lines Of industry. Therefore we will
have to cut down on carrying I'M
necessary commodities"
A final decision on the revolu-
tionary pooling changes is expected
from the railroads war board by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
German Submarine Crelu
Capt lred BY Americans
Forty Men Taken Ser Treacherously Opening values
Of DisessSe Y Boat and Sinking it

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damage
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
WILL BACK RUSSIANS
If THEY WILL FIGHT

ious for peace. will be willing to lay
aside the negotiations and fight for
world democracy.
The United States stands ready to
back any stable Russian government
if it does not make separate peace
with Germany, authorities told the
United Press today.
Some officials believe Lenine's and
Trotsky's statements that if uni
versal peace cannot be obtained, no
separate peace will be concluded with
Germany and that the nation will then
fight on. In such event the United
States stands ready to aid the Rus
sian government be it "Bolsheviki' or
some other faction
The United States government VIII
go very slowly and carefully in deal
ing with the Bolsheviki overtures for
an armistice and universal peace, the
state department declared today.
At the same time department off.
cials stated that the Russian peace
maneuvers could not be considered
as other than serious" and that the
general Russian situation is very
confusing"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
GLORY OF RESURRECTION
IN EYES OF PEASANTS

to foot, tired, bereft Of all save what
they carried or dragged. the process
sion was at once column of misery
and of joy.
Women pushed baby carriages,
filed with babies and packages. Old
men and boys trundled makeshift
push carts bearing all theiy earthly
possessions. One grandfather strain
ed to roll along vehicle, the wheels
of which had done service on a Ger
man aeroplane. Young girls bent
under the load Of heavy sacks on
their tired backs. Here and there
a British tommy, one Of the count
less thousands who had perhaps
marched miles and waited hours
with his sixty-fve pounds Of equip
ment strapped on-staggered along
submerged under bundles and sacks
he was carrying for the inf1rm, the
aged, or the worn out.
one Philadelphia boy, driving an
ambulance, filed his car with boxes
and bundles and perched feeble old
men and women on them. Many OF
that miserable company, their tired
eyes cleaning feverishly, told me
they would rather be. HON eless, no
roof above them. rain soaked, bound
they knew not whither-as they were
that night-than to continue in the
comparative comfort of tie days be-
fore the resurrection, living among
those who had raped the nation.
1t was not all drab, however. Even
the most exhausted, with that In
domitable energy that is inherent In
the French peasant. and with tired
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
TO Be DIARY OF
| BREAKING HEART
Mrs. De Saulles Story to be
Told in Court Next Week
During Her Trial for
Murder.
CRUSHED LILY NOW
Defense to be. That She Was Ne
elected and. Abused Until She
Was Not Re-
sponsibIe.
CRUSHED LILY NOW
[By Hugh Baillie, United Press Staff
Correspondent

lBy Hugh Baillie, United Press Staff
Correspondent
MINEOLA, L. T., Nov. 24--Waiting
to go On the witness stand to tell her
dramatic story Of crushed romance
Saulles today was heartened by WIS.,
sake she killed her husband, John L..
DeSaulles.
The lad was brought to her room
in Mineola jail Meanwhile her attor-
neys prepared for the fight next week
to save her from the electric chair.
Forecasts of the story indicate it
will be the diary of slowly breaking
heart.
When Defense Counsel Uterhart
outlined 1t in his opening statement,
two jurors wept. The little Chilean
girl is to tell how, alone in strange
land, after rosy courtship and mar
riage, her hopes were blighted and
her spirit crushed when the man she
loved neglected her and squandered
her fortune on other women. It is be-
lieved the names q prominent per-
sons will be brought in.
The mention Of Miss Jo" Broad
way dancing favorite, has already
been made in court by Uterhart. More
about her may be heard from Mrs. De
Saulles. The Duke of Manchester,
his steam yacht and his cargo Of
Broadway's choicest beauties, will
also figure.
The greatest alienist in the country,
.Uterhart promised, will testify that
Mrs. DeSaulles was not responsible
when she killed the man. Goaded by
neglect, loneliness and abuse, suffer
Ing from pressure on the brain from a
fractured skull,-it is claimed her mind
went blank when as a last straw De
Saulles tried to retain the child, her
only JOY.
! There is great interest in the docu-
ments to be introduced by the defense.
Some of these are letters written by
Mrs. DeSaulles.
A determined effort will be made to
prove the slain man fortune hunter
who married Blanca Errazuriz for her
money and finally reduced her to the
white. frail Crushed lily" that sits in
court day after day duly apathetic for
the most part as the fight for her life
lgoes on, -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
EMBASSY BREAKS
WITH REVOLUTION
Ambassador Bakhmetieff Re-
mains at His Post, But Other
Members of the Staff !
Have Left.
BoLsHEvIKI URNED
Present Regime Not Considered Rep.
resentlng the Will Of
the Russian
People.
|BoLsHEvIKI sPURNED

fTUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The Rus
| sian embassy here broke off all alie-
glance to the Bolshevih government
| this afternoon. In a message to Sec
retary Lansing, Ambassador Bakhme-
| tteff declared that he would remain
at his post, but had authorized other
members Of the embassy staff to
leave.
/ Several attaches and Russian diplo'
| mats have resigned.
| Jean Sookine, first secretary, has
annlied for admission In the American
army.
Several members Of the embassy's
naval and military staff will offer
their services to the United States
government. Ambassador Bakhem-
tieff stated he would Gin the future
continue in not recognizing the 'Bol
shevikr or any similar government
which would break loyalty to RHs-
|sia,s allies on participation In the
war. "A
Bakhmetieff will remain to look
a Ytar the interests of Russian citizens
IN this country, he said, unless anoth-
ar legal representative recognized as
such by the United States would take
charge" !,
"A deep and active opposition OF all
sound and constructive elements IN
Rnssia is bound to arise" against the
Rolgheyiki, stated Bakhmetieff, re-
yealine in positive action the true
spirit Of loyal and national Russia
Ambassador Bakhemtteffs note to
Lansing follows:
,, envy dear Mr.. Secretary: In con-
lnection with the events that are tax
inr place at present in Russia l have
considered 1t imperative to define
clearly the attitude which the emoas-
CIV has adopted with regard to further
activities.
"F,rom the very outset of the revolt
N Petrograd, the embassy has consld-
cred the 'Bolsheviki' government as
anti national and not representative
Of the true will Of the Russian people
The embassy has therefore refused to
accept the authority and has not en-
tered into any contracts with the
group at present in power in Petro-
grad In the future will continue In
not recognizing the 'Bolshevikf or
! any similar government which would
| break loyalty to Russia's allies on par
ticipation in the~war.
"However disorganizing and dan
gerous for my country and the COM
mon allied cause mrght be the passing
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
Any Stable Government Which
Will Stay in War Can
Count on u. S.

[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staf
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Partly as
a means Of sitting Russian peace
maneuvers and inspiring that nation
to fight on, this government will be
doubly insistent that the allies unite
In a statement Of their war aims and
expose any secret war treaties, if they
exist.
With Russia moving for an armis.
tice and universal peace, the United
States proposes that the Paris wal
conference shall bring about a sho"
down. Colonel House Is bending
every effort to sway the allies to this
view point.
These aims must be such as to in
spire the Russian people. They must
J be such that the Russian. heartily anx
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
|isd Marshal Haig Reports
Wedge Sinking a Little
Deeper Into linden
burg Line.
UccEssFUL OPERATIONS
~ Ounce Of Army's Strength 10
Being Used by Germans to
Prevent Fall Of
cambraI.

Unlted Press Leased Wire Service ]
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
(nE FIELD, Nov. 24.-GeneraI Byng
Sday fought his way back to within
NO miles Of cambrai.
The Germans were hurled back
pon Fontalne Notre Dame. The
bwm Is now In flames.
The Germans are falling back upon
foyiIIe, q suburb Of cambrai proper.
Fontaine Nofre Dame Is believed
b have been evacuated entirely by
be enAn,y, 20 that 1t 10 now No
Mans Land
Desperate fighting has marked The
ontlnusd advance Of the British,
u they have pushed the nose Of the
edes driven through the Hinden-
srp line back to within two niles
the city serving as the German
spply center.
Bourbon wood, where numerous and
Hluabe observation posts had been
uabIshed by the Germans, has
Zen captured.
al Moeuvres where the British
ade further advances, field guns
nptured from the Germans were
Ened almost point blank on the re-
atns enemy. Close hand to hand
sH marked the fighting at several
ehts Ia the lines asr the British re-
sd the German counter attacks
y then moved forward In new as
ala Of them.
Further Gains.
LONDON, Nov. 24.-Further gains
found Cambrai were reported by
hkd Marshal Haig today.
he announced successful opera.
uuns' in the drive toward the city
round Bourbon wood, where after
e'sre fighting. important dominat.
y ground was carried by his troops.
Between Mouvres and Queant an
aportant spur forming !, an observa.
uan point over the Hindenburg line
4th and west was captured" Haig
|natlnued
70 the neighborhood of Bullecourt
u0ner ground was captured during
Ne night.
East Of Bourbon wood" the state
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
Teuton Forces Massing at One
Point for Desperate At
tempt to Smash
Through.
NOT so CONFIDENT NOW
Figuring on Possible Retreat, tbs
Germans Are Building Defense
Line Along Tasliannento
River.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
| WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES,
! Nov. 24-The battle upon which the
fate Of the Venetian plains may de-
pend, was developing In fury OF
concentrated fire today. between the
Brenta and Piave rivers.
Held fast everywhere along the
front by the magnificent Italian de-
tense, the German and Austrian staffs
were massing tremendous forces at
this point, evidently having picked 1T
as the key to the line.
/ Dispatches to headquarters today
.treyorted withdrawal OF forces from
| half dozen other points In the line
for despatch here where the enemy
patiently plans an overwhelming as
sault
| That the German and Austrian
staffs are by no means convinced OF
their ability to break the line and are
even fearful Of an enforced retreat
when British and French reinforce
ments shall have arrived, was indicat-
ed in reports of aviators today show
ing that the enemy is already prepar
ing a defense line along the Tag
liamento river.
The strongest sort of defenses are
being constructed here. New types
of German guns made their appear
ance in the pivotal battle between
the Brenta and Piave river They
are of large caliber and mounted on
huge motors, giving them great mobil-
ity. The guns operate In groups.
Cheering News for Italy.
ROME, Nov. 24.-Press and the
public alike were enthusiastic today
over reports that one 'of the first
steps to be taken by the American
congress after convening next month
would be declaration Of war
against Austria-Hungary, in order to
emphasize it's determination to fight
with all power against the central
empires.
"Such a step would be evidence of
Americas resolute and practical
spirit of earnestness," declared the
Giornale dItalia today.
General PIumer In Command.
LONDON, Nov. "a. = General
Plumer was today announced as com.
mander of the British forces in Italy.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir w. Marshall was
named to succeed the late General
Maude as British commander of the
Mesopotamian expeditionary forces.
Official Statement.
ROME, Nov. 24.-Failure of power
ful enemy thrusts delivered on the
2)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
Russian Soldiers Abandon Po-
sition on Front and Refuse
to Fight Any
Longer.
INTERNATIONAL P E A G E
Trotsky Says the United States En-
tered the War to Promote Her
own Financial
interests.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 24.-Russians
soldiers have already abandoned their
advanced positions against German
and Austrian troops on various parts
of the front, according to the Frank
furter Zeitung. The newspaper TO-DAY
printed dispatches from Tarnopoi'
stating that the Russians were prepar-
ing complete evacuation OF Grzymalow
and Skalat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
Thirty of the Great British
Tanks Were Shot to Pieces
During Attack on
Cambrai.
ENEMY is EXHAUSTED
Fruitless Attacks Reported on the
Western Front and Also In
italian Theatre
Of War.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BERLIN, (vla London) Nov. "a
Thirty British tanks were "shot to
pieces" in the British assault around
Cambria, today's war Office statement
declared.
The statement declared the British
were exhausting themselves in fruit
less attacks.
I'm the Cambrai area, strong
enemy attack on Inchy collapsed"
the war office asserted. "Mouvres
was stubbornly defended against
many assaults.
"On the Fontaine La Folie road
the enemy exhausted his forces in
many fruitless attacks which were
hotly contested"
Around Bourbon, Fontaine and La
,FoIie," the statement continued. "the
thrusts were Of especial force. A
wave Of tanks, with the infantry fol,
lowing, broke down before the
heroism of our troops and the de-
structive fire of our artillery.
"At Bourbon the enemy, slowly
gaining ground at the cost of heavy
sacrifices, was elected from the vii
lage and the wood.
TInchy Is two and one-half miles
due east of Queant and midway be-
tween Queant and Bourbon
On Italian Field.
BERLIN, (via London) Nov. "a
! All Italian attacks between the
Brenta and the Piave and west OF
the Piave failed, todays official state
| ment declred.
IThis is .Berlin's first admission
| that the Italians have assumed the
! initiative on the Piave line and are
launching various offensive blows tc
/ break the German grip.1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
Trotsky plan criticized.

Trotsky Plan criticized.
PETROGRAD. Nov. 23.-(delayed,
via London Nov. 24-Leon Trotsky,
foreign minister for the Bolshevikl
government, prepared to make good
today on his threat to reveal all Sc
cret diplomatic correspondence in
Russian archieves. A storm of disap.
nroyal has been raised by his an
nouncement Of forthcoming publica'
tions of these confidential documents
IN Bolsheviki newspapers. The news
raper Novayazhizn denounced the
move as "the work OF lunatics which
can only bring calamit;es to Russia :
other conservative newspapers op
enly assail Trotsky's actions as con
stituting high treason.
Allied ambassadors held confer
ence today and thereafter asked theiI
respective governments for instruc
tions regarding the Bolsheviki peace
nroffers. 1t was pointed out thai
such offer violates the treaty Of Lon
don. by which all the allies pledged
to continue the war until common
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
ArmistIce Asked for.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 24.-Forma
negotiations for an armistlce have op
ened on the eastern front betweeI
the Germans and Russians, according
tn dispatches received today by thu
Socfal-kemokraten.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy. Warmer Sunday
Local temp p. m. %; Z a. N.
II.
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[Inchy Is two and one-half miles
due east of Queant and midway be-
tween Queant and Bourbon.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06
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The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06
PENA THROWS
TOMMY SCHULTZ
IN FAST MATCH

Tommy Schultz, light heavyweight
champion of the Pacific coast and
Placido Pena, champion of Ray, met in
the K. p Hall Monday night to settle
since they became acquainted when
Rocker and Schultz met here Pena
contended that if they ever met he
would be returned victor. His conten-
tions were proven Monday night when
he threw Schultz for two straight falls
employing the scissors hold both times.
The first fall came in minutes 10
seconds, while the Second fall took 5
minutes 10 seconds.
Schultz was surprised champion.
Local busybodies, the majority of them
not even showing up at the match, told
Schultz Pena was a rank amateur and
would be easy. When he met Pena
that's what he expected. Instead he
condition, trained to the minute and
as Schultz himself said a top notcher
in the wrestling game. Not bet was
made on the outside owing to the
calamity howlers starting talk on the
street about a fake match, consequent
ly the only money to change hands was
the side bet of the contestants.
fair sized crowd of wrestling fans
turned out regardless of the Knockers
were united in saying that though it
was not long drawn out match, still
they saw no stalling and the quick
sional speaks well for his future as a
wrestler.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06
KELVIN LUMBER
HAS NEW YARD

The Kelvin Lumber and Supply
company are now located in their new
yard north of the depot. large lum-
Der shed protects all lumber. In diff
ferent departments are to be found
powder and caps and all building ma
terials. A switch track from the R.
and G.. V. railroad enables car load
unloading. At the south end of the
yard is big roomy office. The lum-
Der company has everything tastefully
arranged and should be complimented
on the way in which they have added
to this new addition of Ray.