The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-27
NORTHCLIFFE
GIVES ADDRESS
Tells Bankers Convention That Vic.
tory In War VIII Como
When All Pull
Together.

tory In War VIII Como
When All Pull
Together.
rUnited Press Leased Wire Service]
ATLANTIC CITY. n. J., Sept 81
Warning vehemently against 'the
dream of speedy peace" Lord North
cliffe made a burning appeal to the
American Bankers association in con-
vention here this afternoon. for a
pull together" spirit.
THAT is our MOTTO" he said, "eYery
man, every woman putting their very
souls into the war. The Hun must be
crushed. The evil thing he has
reared must be driven out of our lives
and the way to do it is with steel in
the battlefield and with silver bullets
in the worlds marts, Let US get the
people to understand this vital fact
and victory is assured.
Eve find d remarkable unanimfty
Of thought and purpose between the
kaiser, the junkers and the mass of
the people. We find the food situa-
ton In Germany and Austria distinct
ly better than 1t was a year ago. The
capture Of supplies in Rumania. no
less than the extension Of culuVable
areas throughout the lands Of the CEN
trail powers, has relieved the tension
in cereals and garden produce.
"At the front the defense being
easier and the loss less, the Huns
have lost The initiative. but they are
also outstanding their resources. Dig
ging in requires less effort than dig
ging out and that is what our men
have to do now. Financially, Ger
many lives in circle, and she can
go on a long time yet spending her
own money among her own people
Northcliffe solernn1y warned that
thrift in every household and every
business was essential to win the
war.
"It is money that makes the wheels
go round" he added.
'Tn this matter we row the same
boat and should pull together with
your most capable secretary Of the
treasury acting as the stroke. have
complete and unbounded faith in the
American people. I am sure they
realize that any sign Of unwillingness
to bear the monetary burden of this
war will be regarded quite as serious
as the loss of big battle in France,
they will give Of their resources free
~ ana unSLluLeuly.
Discussing the business which he
said he knew the best-the newspaper
busin ess-Northcliffe declared that
'tat least one-third Of the paper used
in America daily is wasted" and he
pleaded for greater thrift. He pointed
to curtailments in newspapers In Eng
land and held up as pathetic but
splendid example OF Frances patriot
e. - {h1% ,ny-c In
Paris were now reduced to a single
sheet.
The British high commissioner vio-
IentIy assaulted Prussian interigue
and "poison" throughout the world.
mo place was too remote, no cause
too absurd, to escape this mesh," he
declared.
Dollar Day, Saturday, Sept. 81
Heavy German Fire.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Sept. 27.-very heavy
German Smelling this afternoon had
apparently forced the British to re-
tire slightly in the area of Hill No.
20, Immediately north Of zonnebeke.
The zonnebeke railway station, in
is again in German
hands.
However, outside the town and
northeastward, the major portion of
the advances remain in control of the
British.
Further counter attacks late today
won the Germans minor local posts
n the region Of Winzig farm and
Vtale house, but British troops in de-
)erate fighting wrested back some OF
hese points.
The same violent combat brought
-elief today to the detachment of Ar
yyle and Sutherland highlanders who
lad been cut off twenty-four hours
rom their lines and who despite the |
act that they were without water, |
God or additional supplies, neverthe-
ess refused to surrender and kept |
he Germans at bay.
Dollar Day, Saturday, Sept. 90 |
Daily Stock Letter.
United Press Leased Wire Service1 |
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Trading in |
,ecurities was further restrained in |
odays session of the stock market by |
What looked like the practical pegging |
If call money rates at six per cent. |
Renewals were made at that rate, and |
t. is regarded as entirely probable that |
10Th time and call rates will remain ,
Ugh for the time being in view Of the |
imminent offering of the second Lib
,rty loan. Funds are readily offered |
n response to a somewhat insistent |
lemand because they are not Sailabie
or the moment. There have been |
leavy Withdrawals here this week by |
'ut Of town institutions, incidental to
payments on the s40O,OO0,00O govern
nent treasury certificates. This |
ituatiOn in the money market brought |
bout q selling movement Of moder-
tie proportions in the stock market
md at the same time served to pre-
,ail upon brokers to advise clients
lot to buy.
Dollar Day, Saturday, Sept. %
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Money on
all, 6 percent.
Six months, percent.
Mercantile paper, So percent
Bar silver London, 511ad.
Bar silver New York, S1.07@109.