The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-07
Take over lsrae SHIPS

end xiii come before 1873
Take Over Large Ships
WASHINGTON, Aug THE ship
-irg board is completing plans E4
taxing over all large merchant YES
sezs flying the American Iag.
II was officially learned today the
zuvs-nne1r viii soon rsoEaslIo1
spzce on these vessels Tor 1860 aIo
troop shipments 70 Europe. ieaFlns
operation OF the ships il TIER pres
slE owners HANDS
Charters, freight rates, cargoeS ana
movements VIII be under goFsrnrneni
control. The board i noE Compel
ing legal details for establishing :
bureau 20 handle the added tonnage
Firs. So, coo Called
WASHINGTON, Aug I,-Mooil-
fzation OF the first ss., coo men to De
called out for the national army u
September. was being planned to-day
By the gar college, the g-oFost mar
shsl general and railway t-slc ex-
Pe-
General C-owdar said il Is the
greatest problem IN Troop uznso'
ra-to. ever facing this county
II wflI be necessary, Crowde- said,
10 have the uea leave IN small
groups or The limited railroad -acll'
tiles would Be swEmped-
Twenty or thirty Per cent OF the
tsrs. svota in each district viii leaTe
JSa-weea September first and Sep
rsnbe- fifteen. about forty per cent
-iu leave in the second Increment
and the balance viii go az later
da-a p-ohsozv about October first
Whether the men viii go from
home 10 cantoamelI camps or con
csurats II some central point In each
state first viii depend Oh traffic eoa-
ditio1s-
Presider. Urges Speed.
WASHINGTON. Aug = AosiE
WILSON today urged speed upon the
federal trade commission in cstsTra-
ing costs upoa which the government
is 70 fix prices for ra~ materials
The allies are pressing for sup
plies. The president has directed
they SHAH not be gouged in EG auE-
chs-- Price fixing on coal steel
iron. coke, tin, zinc, copper, alum
fnm. lead, lumber, cement, and
petroleum awaits completion Of IN
Tssriearsoas by the commission In
reu1v 10 questions as to progress OF
the different Investigations. P-esf
dent Wilson was told the work was
going OF ra7idiy-ths copper report
would be ready n two weeks
He then went to the department
of Justice where he conferred WITH
Attorney General Gregory It is an
de-stood the question OF steel prices,
erhaustiyeiy studied by the depart
meut In its recent Investigation OF
the steel trust. vas discussed.
Pressing needs Of supplies by the
allies was evidenced In an order
transmitted by Secretary Daniel1,
through Secretary Redfisld. today,
calling upon ali ships leaving United
States ports on round trips 10 EuroT-
esa ports 20 purchase sufficient sup
plies N This country Cor Tie return
voyage 1t was stated thai The Eur-
nose OF the order was TO save war
ring countries all necsssartss pos
si5Is
Al the sane tine the us- statistic
Al dtvEsioa Of the exports council
headed By Prof l. L Young, Co-asLf
university. appointed today, began
Fo-E u determine whether foreign
firms r0w asking licenses are placing
larger orders for supplies than nee
ssGy-
TA senate continued The Only drag
- Ezr -o-E JOHN Sharp Williams
-sp2-S into -tLe aztt-Aze-ican sett~-
s-es OF : snail EouP" holding ~
action OF the fOoi bill
The cozE = tired Of this col-
z-z-c a1o1=Ess- n congress sbo-t