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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
German cefizI S.-n-

BERLIN, Via Loadoal April IL
British forces ara suffering Lav
losses On the -este-l front and p-e
EmtEs-y successes are balanced bT
counter thr-sts q German t-oo5s.
roisy's Official statement declared
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
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LONDON. Ag-L I2-S-1E58E-g
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s-zeEy IND toE-s Il the zcs- Witty
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s1E-gS pressure 10 bear On the
sides Of tksss -edE@ 10 Swesl the
foe cut OF tie intervening ground
Il was against both q these Eedgss
also thai German -oops we're being
thrown II constant cou-sr attacks
The Germans apparently realized The
danger IN tie wedge and Sweeping
arm tactics Eo~ under way By Field
Marshal HEgs forces
One source Of great pride n Eng
land tcdsy IN the Tremendous sac-
cesses SO far achieved in the drive,
~as the extraordinary perfection OF
British communication and supply
services Front dispatches agreed
zha- despite unprecedented SHOWS,
high winds and bitter cold weather.
the troops evea in the sections OF
their most speedy advance, had not
out-distanced the supply transport
No army IN the history OF wars has
IrE -
ton IL its fighting as the British
army has been expending in the big
offensive General Hais's nen are
literally blasting their way forward
Every battle front report agrees on
the utter havoc created By the con
cenrzted British FIRE Dis
patches today indicated the Germans
were desperately draining other sec
ttoas of the line in nassing reserves
To oppose further advances by the
British.
Germany Admits Less.
BERLIN. (vfa Lcu6on} Ap-n IL
After frequent fruttlsss assaults By
the enemy. golehy IVES lost 20 rs"
said today's Official report
South OF the Scerpe The enemy
thrust strongly against Us
British attacks on Why and near
Fauporx ware rsp1lsed," the war o. /
fee said.
Tn battle AZ B1Ilacourt, the susuy's /
preliminary success was balanced By !
q counter thrust As result Of an
engagement AZ Es-gcoU (Esrgi- Z
court 70 the east Of Peronoe more than i
lo1 prisoners and FIVE machine guns
were brought hack"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12

The river viii rise Al the rate o. oCs
or two te-ths dzy from Davenport
70 WARSAW for several days
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Pred 20 Great Sa--fs

LONDON, Ap-I 1Z-Tne -ztes-
battle Of the var Is coming so17-
Germany has her reserves -ezdT ard
x about 10 t1TI her full forces
against the allied line On the west
err front. according ID General =
B Maurice. director OF military
operations, in Fl Interview today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Todays Wa Map.

by Pe-ry A-1oid- United Press For
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NEW YORK, Ag-I 12-Ge-e-zI
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
THE WEATHER.

~ s. DEPARTMENT Of Agriculture.
Weather Burseu1
River Bulletin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
WARNING OF q
BOAT IN PACIFIC

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The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
NJ ADOO DECLARES
ALLLOAN NEEDED
800, 100000 Very Low.
est Amount to Garry Gov
eminent, He SAYS.

The administration will not be satisfied
with less than the 81, 500 OO0, 900 asked of
Congress. This figure is absolutely the
lowest that will carry the expenses Of the
government, according to Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo. who returned to
Washington last night from his trip in
support Of the liberty loan bond issue.
According to Mr.. McAdoo, the country
realizes the great financial burdens i'm
posed upon the nation by its participation
in the war, and people in all sections are
reconciled to the prospect OF paying ad-
ditional war taxes.
The Secretary emphasized his belief
that nothing could be more unsound and
unsafe than to attempt to finance the war
almost wholly by bond issues, and indi-
Gated that any attempts on the part of
Congress to pare down the amounts asked
for will be vigorously opposed. That the
imposition of even further taxes may be
asked within the near future was indi-
Gated by the tenor of Mr.. McAdoo's state
ments. In discussing his tour, Secretary
McAdoo said:
II spoke specifically of the necessity of
raising not less than s., 500 600, 900 in new
taxes, and the response of every audience
was instantaneous and gratifying. While
everyone wants the new taxes to be
equitably distributed, there is a willing
ness-in fact. eagerness-to make the
necessary sacrifices to strengthen the
governments finances and to support to
the utmost the gallant men who are
going to the front There is no objection
on the part of the great mass of the
people to the proposal to raise 81, 800, 900 900
by taxation. I found some opposition to
the amount on the part of a few small
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
ANTI-DRAFT TALK
PUT Under BAN
Department of Justice Threat
ems Arrest for Conscrip-
ton Agitators.

Soap-box orators and curb-stone agita-
tors, who don't believe the youth OF the
country should register IN accordance
with the provisions OF the war BILL ap-
proved, May IS, have at last come with
In the official notice Of Attorney Cen
eral Gregory. The Department of Jus
tice Is aroused and even IL a man but
thinks It within the boundaries Of con-
science to avade registration. he had
better keep his thoughts TO himself. Of
fcers and agents OF the department
throughout the ountry have been instruct
ed to watch rigidly for any such infrac-
tions Of the law, either in spirit or in
letter
There Is no doubt that propa aganda de-
signed to discourage registration has been
studiously circulated throughout the ma
tion. No one seems exactly to know who
is behind it-whether secret friends OF
the foreign enemy or those sincere fol-
lowers of Speaker Clark, who declared
on the floor OF the House that "conscrip-
ton was undemocratic." The indisputa-
BILE fate remains that there are many
persons who oppose hte war bill, and
in opposing 1t, have advised with more
or less frankness that its terms be ig-
nored or evaded entirely.
Violation of Law.
Attorney General Gregory issued a
statements in which he said that his at
tention had just been called to the prop
aganda against registration" and declar-
ing that such action was plain violation
OF the law" The Department of Justice,
said the statement, is prepared to prose-
cute promptly any person guilty of such
conduct
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
SAILORS ARE ARRESTED
IN RIOT over WOMAN
Reserves Are Called to QueIl Disorder
After Alleged Insult.


Philadelphia. Pa, May H.-Eight sail
ors and reservists and a civilian were to-
day held in $500 bail each by Magistrate
Baker charged with melting to riot, as
sault and battery and malicious mischief.
The men were arrested as a result OF a
riot last night at Point Breeze Park, The
police report that the riot started when
a park guard tried to protect a woman
from annoying attentions of a sailor
alleged to be intoxicated.
1t took reserves more than an hour to
break up the crowd and clear them ont
of the park. 1t is alleged that LIQUOR had
been sold to men in uniform by saloons
near the park. Some of the proprietors
of the saloons have resorted to Strategy"
to evade the war regulations, II Is da-
clared. 1t rs said that when men in unI.
form desire a drink they are ushered into
a side room, given a linen duster 10
cover their uniform, and are then serva5
Jonas White was the park guard who
came to the wonan's assistance. Wben
he grabbed a sailor tweuty-fye others
came to their comrades rescue Whi,s
fired his pistol in the air to summon atd
Rockies also came to the sailors. az
~ q general scriumnage resulted.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
TWIN CYCLONES
CLAIM 100 DEAD
Nine Illinois Towns in the
Stricken Distict-Sn
Hundred Injured.

CBy the InternattoBal NevrH Servtee.0
Chicago, May 25.-More than 100 per-
sons were crushed to dsstia In the twin
cyclones that went rushing across ths
State OF Illinois late saturday afternoon
and then spent their force In Western M
diana
Wire communication with the str4oIsn
districts was Being slowly restored -
nigst
Large gangs OF rescue workers are scm
digging in the ruins at Charleston snd
Mattoon in the belief that more bodisa
may be found. Many farming commuui-
ties directly in the path Of the storm
have not been heard from and st leaae
score Of 800 injured victims are repore-
ed dying tonight The death nsc nay
reach I25
Property Damage S2.oco.oeo.
Early estimates place the property dam
age at approximately S1.oooO0o
State militia. scores Of Red Cross wo-So-
ers and hundreds OF physicians rescbsd
Nation and Charleston early tocay and
set about the work OF rescue.
For many hours a single telegraph v4rs
was the sole means Of communication
reaching out from the city OF Mattoon.
II was comma ndeered by the State Al
thoiues and railways for urgent buss-
ness, and only nIeager news dispatches
were transmitted.
At Charleston. county seat Of Coles
County and a city OF 800 inhabitants.
the cyclone took a terrible toll IN dead
and injured. Thirty-fve bodies had been
recovered tonight. twenty-five injured
were under treatment and L5Oo persons
were homeless.
Chsrleston's entire business section n
a mass Of ruins Both railroad stations,
two hotels. four large grain elevators
and all the public utility plants were
razed TO the ground. The city is not un-
der martial law. but a company OF Ma
uonal Guandsmen is patrolling the
streets
The storm played many weird pranks
at Charleston. A two-and-a-half story
brick building on the outskirts OF the
town. housing a Earaee and blacksmith
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
Meeting FOR PEACE
DEVELOPS into RIOT

Chicago, May IA riot broke out in
a peace meeting in Grant Park this aft
ernoon resulting in the arrest of eight
speakers who had denounced President
Wilson. The crowd was composed of
persons unable to gain admittance to a
meeting in the Auditorium Theater,
where 1000 persons demanded that the
government set forth the terms on which
1t will make peace with Germany
The Grant Park peace meeting was
peaceful until George Roop, q speaker.
abused President Wilson Then sailors,
soldiers and civilians Joined in a general
fight with a large number Of Germans
and pacihsts in the crowd, and Police
Capt. LAWN sent in a riot call A SQUAD
of detectives and thirty Federal agents
who had been scattered through the
crowd Joined the riot squad and quickly
dispersed the crowd. Soldiers dragged
several from the crowd. They were
booked on charges Of disorderly conduct
and then turned over to the Federal
authorities.
Jennie stein. a Russian salesclerk, was
among those arrested. A Russian tailor,
whose name Is withheld by government
agents Is alleged to have started the
riot
Scores Of prominent paclfists and
Socialists attended the meeting In the
auditorium, among them Miss Jane
Adams. the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones,
ones Of the Ford peace voyagers, and
Dean Robert NJ. Lovett, of the University
Of Chicago. who was chairman Of the
meeting.
There was no criticism of the admins
tration at the Auditorium meeting for
embarking IN the war, but the crowd
cheered speakers who said that II this
War-i Is a peoples war the people must
know upon what terms II will be stopped.
While Seymour Stedman. a Socialist, was
speaking, red flags and handkerchiefs
were waved from the galleries and boxes.
Mention OF Elihu Roots name in con-
nection with reference to the Russian
mission was greeted by Kisses.
I'VE are told that we are fighting for
democracy. said Stedman. But do we
mean democracy for India, for Ireland
and for other nations oppressed by the
British empire? Let Us make that one
Of the terms Of peace
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
Hold Service for Genet,
Aviator Killed IN War

New York, May T-MemoriaI services
were held for Edmund Charles Clinton
Genet, the first American aviator killed
In the war, today at the All Saints
Church. Brtarcliff. Genet's family and
many Of his relatives were among the
throng crowding the church. The Stars
and stripes outside the church were at
half mast, and the inside of the edifce
was draped with American and French
hags.
Genet was % years old and was buried
at Ham, Franz
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
ITALY REVIEWS
FEALTY PLEDGE
Prince, at Mount Vernon
Tomb, Declares for
Finish Fight.

Before the tomb of Washington, Italy
yesterday renewed her pledge to fight
until the end.
Carrying reverently to the American
shrine at Mount Vernon a bronze wreath
such as Rome once placed upon her
heroes graves, Ferdinando, Prince of
Udine, paid the simple tribute of an al
lied people.
'In the name of my august cousin,
The King Of Italy" he said, as the
wreath OF oak leaves and laurel, crown
ed by the star of Savoy, was placed with
In the tomb, IT wish solemnly to de-
clare, m this place sacred to the American
nation, that we shall never lay down
our arms until our liberty, and the lib
critics Of the people who are suffering
with US, shall be rendered safe against
all surprises and all violence, and, at
the same time, affirm once more that
our victory must be that of progress and
Of justice"
Under a cloudless sky the Italian mis-
sion made the pilgrimage to Washington's 5
tomb as guests Of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels on the Presidential yacht May
flower. They were accompanied by men,
bers and ladies Of the Cabinet. represen-
tatives Of the army and navy and the
Portuguese and Cuban ministers. The
event was one of dignity and simplicity,
as a token of Italy's reverence for the
American national hero and her friend
ship for the United States.
The wreath, cast IN bronze by the Kings
order in Rome, was brought across the
sea to ind its final resting place beside
those Of France and Britain at the foot
Of the grave. Up the steep walk to the
tomb it was carried by special platoon
from the warship which brought Italy, 3
envoy to America.
Secretary Daniels described the solem-
nifty Of the pilgrimage in presenting
Prince Udine. After the Prince had
spoken, GuglIelmo Marconi, wireless
wizard" wearing the uniform of lieut.
enant commander in the italian navy, ex-
pressed again the thought which Italy
would bring to the consciousness of
America,-the thought Of fellowship.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
Mother TAKES Three
WITH HER To Death
Poverty and Sickness Made Life Stus-
gle Too Great.

New York, May GIN two little bare
rooms away up in a tenemen. at West
Thirty-flfrh street Mrs. Nellie COrdi to-
cay turned on the gas Jets and allied her
three children and herself The floors OF
the little rooms were cold and bare, thu
beds were rags on boards.
A year ago Mrs. CordFs husband was
strong and able TO work. The family was
happy and had plenty. Sickness CAM
the great white .DlaEue-and with the
sickness came enforced idlCness and al
though the husband tried and tried, al
ways came failure and then more sick
ness and deeper want.
Weary with the struggle the young
mother-she was only so-decided 20 end
II all. While the husband was out
searching for work she lay down be-
side her three young ones and turned on
the gas.
They were all dead when the door was
forced.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
KILLED IN FIRST FLIGHT.

Lakewood, N. J., May G.-Strapped to
the seat Of his aeroplane, in which he
was making his first flight, David NJ.
Rorer. Of Frances Mills, twelve miles
west of here. was burned to death when
he fell $50 feet with his machine into a
tree.
The aviator was a machinist and aero
plane enthusiast who had recently OBJ
tanned flying license at Mineola, N. Y.
He purchased an aeroplane and was MAX
ing test flight on his farm
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
POWER PLANT BLOWN UP.

Muskogee. Okla, May 27.-Muskogee
was shaken by a terrific explosion today.
Windows were broken all over the city.
The explosion, the police said, was at
the powder magazine of the Muskogee
vitrified brick plant at the northern out
skirts of the city where 1000 pounds Of
dynamite were stored.
Riot alarms were given by persons who
belieYed their homes were being robbed.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
PRETTY GIRLS
KISS Marines
Bevy of Virginia Beauties
Greet Retail Merchants
on Return Trip. .
fFron , et,s oo-rnond.,t ,

Colonial Beach, Va, May H.-The town
Of Nomini Ferry made itself solid with
the United States Marine Corps today.
When the Majestic. with the Marine
Corps recruiting expedition Of the Wash
ington Retail Merchants Association on
board, pulled into Nomini this afternoon
the wharf was packed. Every family in
that part of Virginia had come down to
hear the Marine Band and see the ma
rines. and maybe TO bring in a boy for
his Uncle Sammy. A band was playing.
Flags were flying. Everyone was on the
tiptoe and hurrahing.
As the Majestic crunched against the
wharf the Marine Band struck up
Dixie" and the score Of marines on
board started down the gang plank.
Smack! Smack! Smack.
The marines were being showered with
kisses! From one to fve pretty Virginia
girls hung around the neck Of every ma
rine and were seeing who could give the
most kisses, and the marines were trying
to give them all back,
Nothing like IL had ever happened in
Nomini before. and probably never will
again. The girls had Just gotten all
fused up over the stunning posters that
had been put up all over town. and when
the band started TO play and they saw
the real marines they just obeyed that
impulse.
kiss EN-. girls; kiss en-" yelled an
old farmer.
PandemonIum on Wharf.
For a minute there was pandemonium
on the wharf The Marine Band blAreo
an air. Everyone on the warf was yell
ing The men on the boat were shouting
- q haV r1ar1I oraf
ashore. The engineer ran up TO see what
the excitement was and got one look, ran
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
WASHINGTON. D. c. MONDAY MAY IS 1917
Bernhardt Quits Hospital
And Is ConyaIescinq

Briarclin Manor, N. Y, May H.-Mme
Sarah Bernhardt arrived at Briarclifi
Lodge today. The trip was made by
motor from New York. The actress stood
II well over the door OF her room was
the French nag. She had her attendants
lift her up, and kissed the nag. Nine
Bernhardt Will convalesce here from her
recent nlnesS
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
300-Pound Woman
Falls In Coal Hole: Sticks

Philadelphia, Pa. May N.-It required
the efforts OF three policemen yesterday
to dislodge Mrs. Anna Schmidt, E3 years
old, from a coal hole into which she had
fallen. Mrs. Schmidt weighs 800 pounds
and was returning from a shopping trip
when she plunged into the open coal hole.
Her body became wedged in the opening
and when neighbors were unable to re-
lease her the police were summoned and
she was dragged to the sidewalk, where
1t was found her kneecap was broken
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
WINDS HALT LONG FLIGHT.

New York. May H.-Because OF hiEh
winds the nonstop aeroplane night or
Edward A Kelly, an American captain
Of the Royal Flying Corps. from New
York 60 Wheeling was postponed today
until next Wednesday.
The financial difficulties which prevent
ed the trip yesterday have been straight
ened out
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
SAY GERMANS SHOT WOMEN.

Paris, May 27.-A report from &C.
'neva says a Swiss newspaper prints
the report that Nine. Pfster and her
daughter were recently arrested on the
AIsatian front by Germans. The wom-
en- are said to have confessed to SNUG
Cling letters from AlsaCe to Switzer-
land and were thereupon executed at
MueIhausen. The mother was forced
to witness her daughters death, the
report saws.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
ANTI,WAR MOB RIOTS
and CHARGES POLICE
Cleveland Scene of Wild Disorder as
Registration Nears.
by the international News Ser

Cleveland. Ohio. May IA mob of
several hundred anti-war advocates,
aroused by Socialist orators, provoked
a riot on the public square here this aft
ernoon. Nearly 100 police battled with
the disturbers before subduing them.
Five men were arrested, among them
one whom Police Capt. MARITIME dropped
from the platform while he was defying
the authorities to force him to register
for army service.
The mob surged after the police with
their captives, and charged the doors OF
the police station in an effort to release
the prisoners.
A hundred feet away from the scene OF
the riot, civil war veterans induced NJ
men to sign up for enlistment
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
.DENMAN RAPS At
GOETHALS' TALK
Refers to Steel Trust Din
ner" in Deploring Wooden
Ship Speech.

william Denmsn, chairman Of the Ship
ping Board. in a formal statement last
night reproved Gen. George W. GoethAls
cussing matters Of policy in ship build
ing.
We believe that the hearings OF com
mittees Of Congress. and not a public din
ner with the head Of the steel trust.
are the places for the discussion Of mat
ters OF policy NTH regard 70 ship builo-
ing" Chairman Denman stated On
Cials here interpreted this a. a sharp
rsbuke 70 Gen. GOethaIH. who had refer
red 70 the wooden ship program a. hope
less" Mr.. Denman strongly tnttmansd
that interested groups Of capitalists bad
sought TO disturb the relations existtnS
between Gen Goethsls and members Of
the Shipping Board. Mr.. Denmans state
ment was as follows:
Claims but One Purpo.&
The Shipping Board has but one pur-
pose in its activities in WAEhhEton AZ
the present time That In 70 uss ia Ut
most endesvors and powers 20 osfest
the submarine campaign Of the 0eEunAn
empire. No person nor any iuterestso
groups OF capitalists can draw anyone OF
US into a controversy with Gen Goethals.
nor do We think that the general -
seeking IT
''If all the ships that can be bum an
the next year or eighteen months, srs
built, there would still be ned nur a
Thousand wooden ships 10 make eood n
deficit in our merchant Tonnage, sven
though the German rate Of destroctson
Is reduced to half that estzb1shsd IA
the month Of April I 90 not no~
whether a thousand wooden chips oan
be built in eighteen monthA There NaS
a hope expressed that we could. and 7
CONTINUED Oh PAGH FoUl
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
JEWs PLAN CONFERENCE.

London. May "A dispatch from CO.
penhagen says that RUSSIAN Jews there
are manning an International conference.
To thIs Il is intended to ask delegates
from only entente ec1ntrses