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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Important Session Begins Next
Week When Many War
Measures VIII be
Considered.
ES BUSY
Women Who Want Ballot VIII Wage
Drive on Congress From
start to
Finish.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Adminis-
tration leaders held their first confer
ence here today to plan work for con-
gress which convenes next Monday.
On President Wilson's message de-
pends the shaping Of program in
which speculation already has listed
possible war declarations against Ger
many's allies, higher taxes on war
profits and more billions for army,
navy and the allies.
Suffrage and prohibition amend
ments, criticism Of loans to Russia
and much political jockeying with
next November's congressional cleo
tions In mind are also being mooted.
Democratic leaders in both houses
stated today congress would follow
the presidents lead and take up first
any bills he regards as war emerg-
ency. Suffrage bills will be consider
ed only after war measures are con-
sidered. Mrs. Gait and other suffra-
gists, forming the vanguard Of thous-
ands who will attend the national
American Woman Suffrage convention,
opening Dec. 12, are already here, how
ever, to wage a drive on congress.
Indications today were for a pro-
suffrage fight and demanding a bigger
part in war leadership for congress.
A congressional war expenditure COM
mittee if again sought by members, is
expected to draw administration fire.
Departme entail reports now being pre-
pared for publication shortly after
congress convened, will add to the leg
islative grist The justice depart
ment's efforts to combat alien enemies
and spies will be aided by new laws.
The food administration may ask
wider powers to reach retailers di-
rectly.
Railroad legislation looms up as one
of the subjects President Wilson may
treat in his first message or subse-
ouent addresses to congress. The
broSherhoods' demands for general
wage increases to be submitted to the
railroads by December 10 will reach a
critical stage thirty days later when
the railways time for answering ex
pires. This delay enables the presi
dent to mature his plans for final ad
justment
A federal wage adjustment law is
a possibility
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Mernal Machine Being Ex-
amined in Room When it
Went Off With Roar.


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!, ~. .1WAUKEE, Wis, Nov. 26.-Out
slity ia,ty or more Italians arrested in
slssse sle Italy" following Saturday
G'a.s bomb explosion, one is held
|h,o,.su suspect and it was declared that
a. auon has been obtained as to
making Of the bomb.
|hinrsssen persons were killed and two
ae,, oy the bomb--a device timed
fradnaui,.W which ate through the casing
Tba releasing the explosive.
|perat,, partment of justice is &C
Ea.ng Evsra with the police.
h,s,ary agency agrees the bomb was
,n ed Nhs. Tor the little east side Ital
|coIl,.na,rch. presided over by Father
ocs who has aided the police to
n san u,ack hand and anarchist plots
~ - o.erai Years. Father Guilinia
1e INTO seclusion and may not
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
NINE POLICEMEN KILLED
BY EXPLOSION OF BOMB

even appear at the trial OF the Bay
view anarchists ON Wednesday. a
number of persons who participated
in the riots in the suburb, September
9, in which two detectives were shot,
are in Jail.
There is some difference Of opin'
ion as to the time the bomb was
taken from the church to the station
Apparently the bomb had been IN
the station only few minutes be
fore the explosion. Lieutenant FLOOD
however, said it was there two hours
before.
Joseph Bernecki, Italian detectiye
Of Chicago. and Sergeant M. NILS
homb expert, of that city, are aiding
the local police and the departmenl,, !,
of Justice in efforts to clear up al
details of the explosion.
Just what happened in the squa.
room where nine policemen were XII
cd together with woman bystanael
and one of the italian boys who car.
riefl the bomb to the station, VIII oe
told by the two wounded 2oiicemen
in the emergency hospital.
Nothing has been found of the pody
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Most Vital Plans of War to be
Discussed in the Plan
For Intensifi-
cation.
AMERICA IN COUNCIL
European Nations Impressed by the
Energy and Resourcefuineas
of the United States
Delegates.
IBy Ed L. Keen, United Press Stan
CorraSnondent

IBy Ed L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent
| LONDON. Nov. 26.-The most vital
week of the war began today. On
the outcome of events in the next
| seven days may depend whether the
allies shall triumph before the spring
of 1919 or the war drag further
along.
| This week marks the first really
nracti6al determined effort at gen
eral unification, coordination ana IN
tensification of allied war making TO
I cope with Gerrlanys advantages or
geographical location and super-cen-
| tralized control.
| The new inter-allied conference viii
l,inaugurate this effort. President VIII
sons wise counsel, expressed through
his delegates. Col. e. M. House ana
Cen Tasker H. Bliss, is regarded by
officials as likely to be Of the utmost
value in the preliminary work toward
linking the allies into one vast war
machine.
The American mission has had
far reaching effect on allied plans.
Both British and French officials have
been profoundly impressed with the
energy. the far sightedness, the COM
nlete unselhshness Of Americas part
In the war as evidenced by these
commissioners. Their work mas
served to emphasize to remarkable
degree the weighty part the united
states is henceforth to play not only
in the actual warning, but In the
councils of the allied powers. The
voice of America, both in the inter
allied conference and in the Paris
supreme war council meeting, VIII
be powerful one.
The initial meetings OF the allied
representatives will be for discussion
of military matters.
First of all, there will be a criti-
cal merciless examination or the
weak spots in the allied war ma
chine. There will be the most minute
search for waste. Unnecessary ana
wasteful effort, overlapping and inter
ference are to be eliminated.
Secondly, some plans for the future
conduct OF the war on the basis OF
a single front. The ideal sought is
n delicately balanced piece OF ma
chinerv. capable of most rapid exc
cution of all co.ordinated plans wh1ch
NAV be dictated by changing condl-
tions.
Later as part of the war
mo, s,1res" of the allies will come
Americas potent urging of re-state-
ment Of war aims.
The collapse Of the Russian BOZ.
sheviki armistice plan, indications OF
a return to reason throughout that
stricken country, great progress IN
the second POLITICAL offensive" in
Germany-al combine to make
Americas stand for such inter-allted
statement Of war aims military
measure" of the utmost Importance.
saIk on War Aims.
rBv Carl D. Groat. United Press Stair
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-That
Fngland and France are baking at
making a revised statement OF war
aims and at publishing any secret
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-When
Harry Renton. dining in an Italian
restaurant, sprang to his feet and
sang "die wacht am Rhein" he brought
down the house-one chair at time.
when they dug Harry out of the
wreckaoa of chairs and tables and
the shell holes caused by a barrage
fire of spaghetti, fruit and salt shak-
ers. he was seriously injured. To cele.
brate the victory, Italian diners sang
Garibalds hymn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
MRS, De SAULLES
bARES HER SOUL
On Witness Stand in Murder
Trial. Tells Story of Her
Life and of the
Tragedy.
BIG CROWD IN COURT
Told tho jury Why and How She
Killed Her Divorced Hus-
band In His
Homo.
BIG CROWD IN COURT
LBy Hugh Baillie. United Press Staff
| CorrespOndent.l

lby f1ugn bdlllle, united fTeSS totsiAi
Correspondent
MINEOLA, L. l., Nov. 26.-Bianca
De Saulles faced the supreme ordeal
of, her tragic life today when she
went on the witness stand to bare her
soul, to tell the jury why and how
she killed her divorced husband, John
l.. DeSaulles, wealthy club man and
Yale athlete.
The little Chilean woman planned
to reveal everything. from the day
she met the dashing young American
at the races in Vina Del Mar, Chile
until she shot him at his country
home at Roslyn, L. L., when he re
fused to give up their little boy.
District Attorney Weeks was ready
for bitter fight against some of this
testimony. He Is preparing for q
gruelling cross examination.
II will not spare Mrs. De Saulles.'
said Weeks.
, Another flght was ID sight over ths
intention OF Defense Counsel Uter
hart to read to the jury all testimony
taken In the De Saulles divorce case
Before coming to court today Mrs
De Saulles put in her orders for a
full Thanksgiving dinner for every
one Of the seventy-five prisoners In
Nassau county Jail.
big crowd was In court, many
men behind the spectators railing be-
ing in khaki-soldiers from Camp
Mills and the Mineola aviation camp
near by.
Mrs De Saulles spent Sunday in
bed, resting for today's nerve wrack-
n
was very weak and that she might
collapse on the stand.
A capacity crowd that included
many society women was IN the
court room when Mrs. DeSaulles
took the witness stand. Mrs. Regi-
nald Vanderbilt was among the spec
tators. The pretty defendant bowed
to the jury and smiled when she
entered the room.
Attorney Uterhart, her counsel,
opened the questioning OF Mrs. De-
Saulles.
She replied in a low. soft voice.
with slight accent. She looked
like school girl. answering ques-
tions in class.
She began by describing her meet
ing with DeSaulles in February 1911.
He wanted to marry me- she
lisped.
And then she told of her marriage
to the ex-Yale football star in Paris.
"That picture of me-, she SAID,
twas taken the day before our we'd
ding"
she told how DeSaulles continually
dem anded money Of her after their
marriage. DeSaulles, she said,
bought her a revolver for her pro
lection while he was away on
political campaign.
Uterhart produced revolver ana
handed it to Mrs DeSaulles for iden-
tification. She refused to take It,
shuddered, and turned away.
Mrs. DeSaulles then described her
husbands neglect of her in South
Bethlehem after their child was
born.
He was home only for week-ends,
she said. at wasn't very nice"
In Washington she said, her nus
band showed her a picture or an
actress with "love to Jack" Inscribed
on it.
Uterhart read the jury letter Mrs.
DeSaulles wrote her husband from
South Bethlehem.
'T feel so lonely now, Precious
she wrote. 81 don't know what 10
do, Take care Of yourself, Darling,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
SAFE BLOWERS HAUL
WAS VERY GREAT ONE

were bound and imprisoned in a va9lt
all night by safe blowers who iast
night blew the safe in the Higbee
Company department store here II
was discovered today.
Thousands Of dollars worth OF furs
and leather goods also were taKeh'
according to the police,
Two Of the watchmen We're mana,
cuffed together. The robbers worked
on the safe an hour before they got 1T
open. No arrests have been made,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Resisted Bandits.

rIrnited Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-Abraham Mey-
ers. a junk dealer, was shot, and fatal-
" wounded shortly before noon today
when he resisted four motor bandits
who held up south side saloon. The
bandits escaped after robbing Mey-
ers and five other men Of $700.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
nownex to Scalp Lewis.

limited Press Leased Wire Servo
CHICAGO, Nov. 26-Bryan Down
the Columbus. Ohio, welter wy
has been matched with Ted
title holder for twelve roune
in the formers city, Decembt
They Will weigh LAG pounds
o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
7luo Little Childrezy{ Burned
To Death 81 Barn Fire
Charred Bodies Rolled Out of Fnes Feet OF Parents
Who Were Unable to Rescue Them

United Press Leased Wire esnwcs
5,
noon
the denronedo at toft their parents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
|NNI5i81Tn
nn EEu H
WM III All IA
lEHWA NEHsE Th
EIGHT HUNDRED TAKEN

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LONDON, Nov. 26.--General Pet
ain backed up Field Marshal Haig to
day
While Germany was desperately
combing her lines for rein forcements
to stem the tide Of the British ad-
vance on CamDrai, France struck
sharp, sudden blow out OF Verdun.
First and second lines OF enemy de,
Tense positions and eight hundred
prisoners captured were the net re-
suits of fhis highly localized attack
over ] fiUnt Of more than two miles.
& The ground taken was In highly
Important sector OF the enemy lines
between Samogneaux, north of Hill
sH. Strong fighting was reported In
! progress today.
Along the British front, Byng's war
machine was still forcing the fighting
around Cambria
Spurred by Hindenburg's demands
that the all-important high ground
| around Bourbon be ret9ken at all
costs, Crown Prince Rupprecht was
violently counter attacking the Brit
lsh advanced lines there.
Positions have been taken and re.
taken. held and lost half a dozen
times around here--but the British
nip on the Bourbon wood itself was
unshaken. The less important vii
Rse of Bourbon was half German and
bali British, with desperate fighting
Fogressing over it's ruins.
Field Marshal Haig reported today
That since utter failure of German at
acks at midday yesterday around
Soarlon, the enemy had not repeated
he assault there.
Offers Peace to Japan.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 26,-Germany
PES again attempted to detach Japan
aom the allies and again been re
used, according to word reaching
aefe today. 1t was reported the Ger
mans offered Kiao Chao to Japan
saa announced their willingness tc
ascuss the future Of occupied islands
e me Pacific as the price of Japan's
Flfement from the war.
cambral Is webbing.
10y William Philip Simms. United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
me FIELD, Nov. 26.-The sixth day
General Byng's great drive today
Hs Cambrai and Queant both
nuuOoling from the great crack In the
alulaenburg lines and the everlasting
altering of the British troops.
lne Crown Prince Rupprecht's gar.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
CARS DAUGHTER
IS COMING HERE
Rumor That Grand Duchess
Tatinia is on Her Way,
After Escape From
Tobolsk.
VAUDEVILLE AFTER HER
wife o. Amsrican eanksr to Meet Her
at tho Dock and Accom-,
pany Her to New
York.
VAUDEVILLE AFTER HER

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-New York
society and New York's vaudeville
managers were anxiously awaiting the
docking of a certain steamer at a Ger
tain Pacific port some day soon to as
certain the actuality of a thrilling
story asserting that the Grand Duchess
Tatinia of Russia had escaped from
Tobolsk. Miss Romanoff, it was as.
serted, had feigned marriage to a
court chamberlain, eluded the guards
end embarked on her way to New
York.
THE news bureau Of the Russian
postottice department" first told the
story and Ivan Narody, OF the Russian
civilian relief organization amplitied
on it., He stated the former cars
daughter was coming to New York to
dance and sing and do relief work"
Mrs. Margaret Barry Carver, an
American woman, recently in Petro-
grad, was said to be enroute to Pa
citic port to meet the duchess and es-
cort her to New York.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Nearly $4,000 Cash and For
time in Furs Taken From
Department Store.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service
CI iEvELAND, Ohio, Nov. 20
Twenty-Five to thirty thousand COL
Lars was taken and three watchmen
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

United Press.]
NEW YORK. Nox. 26-Acceptance
by the Teutons Of the Bolsheylkl gov
ernments request for an armlstlce
would result in no military dlsadvant,
age to the Russians at this tlme anu
might lead to recovery OF the olaV
fighting spirit.
1t should be apparent for sometime
that no offensive operations could be
expected from the Russian soldiers
during the continuation of the present
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Indescribably Bitter Fighting
With Armies Locked in
Death Grapple Be
tween Rivers.
MORALE rs OF THE BEST
Confidence Expressed That Austro-
German Troops VIII Meet
Ultimate OverwheIm-
Ing Defeat.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES.
Nov. 26.-The crucial battle across
the eleven mile gap between the
Brenta and the Piave rivers was
swinging in Italy's favor today.
The fighting is indescribably bitter.
The armies have been locked in a
death grapple almost continuously for
days. The Italians are not only win
ling defensively, but in the, past forty
eight hours have assumed the often
siye Their great guns have poured
an almost ceaseless rain of shells on
the German and Austrian lines.
In two weeks it IS estimated the en-
emv has lost fifty thousand men and
so far there has been no dimunition in
his attacks.
reinforcement after reinforcement
has been hurried up and flung into the
line.
One ridge In the mountainous line
changed hands three times YESTERDAY,
its rocky contour literally blasted
away by the terrific artillery nre OF
both sides.
Italian aviators fluttering close over
tho enemy's lines have performed
wonderful service III iocatlnS ooi ~ hii'
and Austrian batteries. Ihelr rang
inc has given the italian guns an op-
portunity for deadly accurate snoot-
ing. Over one position behind rloge
today Italian troops swarmed over 10
discover many of the enemies guns
blasted out of their emplacements. NO
efforts are made to disguise the fact
that the situation for Italy in the en-
emy drive is still serious, put tne
morale Of the army, officers and men is
probably the best it ever mas peen
during the war, and the utmost conn
dence is expressed of ultimate VIC
tory.
German official Report.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
RUSSIAN PEACE
DIVIDES PEOPLE
Dangerous Break in Bolsheviki
Forces Because Of Propo-
sition Made by
Lenine.
NOT A POPULAR MOVE
Nobody Consulted by Trotsky and
Lenlne, Who Are Running
Affairs Like
Dictators.
NOT A POPULAR MOVE

![United Press Leased Wire Seryice1
PETROGRAD, Nov. 26.-Lenine's
neace proposals appeared today to
have started a dangerous break in the
structure of the Bolshev1k1 govern
| ment.
! Even the Observation-Disclosures So
Wet showed dissatisfaction with ths
offers which Lenine and Trotsy mao
fathered Deputy Kanineff, suggesoea
there be no proclamation or peace uii'
less the Germans promised not 10
withdraw their troops now on RUSSIAN
fronts for use against the allies on
other lines.
other soviet deputies openly remon-
strated that the executive committee
of the wormen's and soldiers dele
gates was not consulted by Lenine
nor Trotsky on the armistice plan.
Bitter criticism was voiced that dc
tatorial methods should have been as
sumed by such proclaimers OF the
rule OF the people rs Trotsky ana
Lenine. !.
The German refusal to negotiate Is
expected to ALLEVIATE many other Boi'
shevih supporters.
The cadet party has formally pro-
claimed that the Trotsky-Lenfne state
ments must not be regarded as rep
resentative of the will OF the people.
Word reached here today that the
monarchists are arranging meeting.
General Br1siloff and M. Dragom1roff
were said to be leading movement
for restoration of such regime
In the meantime General Krilen1o,
newly appointed commander in chief
of Rlssia's armies has been unable TO
assume his new post. General Duk,
honin. whom the Bolshevih dis
missed when he rfused to transmit
the armistice proffers, insists upon
retaining control. He served formal
notice on the Bolsheviki leaders and
Krylenko that if Krylenko appeared
at army headquarters he would be
arrested.
Band Of Outlaws.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-Char-
lacterizing the Russian Bolshev1ki as
"a band of outlaws" and predicting
wholesale designations by Russian
consular officials throughout the
United States, Artemy DeWywodzeff,
Russian consul general for the Pacl-
fic coast, announced his resignation
today.
Armistlce Would Help.
rpv 7 w IT Mason, Written for The
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
German Official Report.

BERLIN, Nov. 26.-"In local noun
tain fighting we were successful IN
maintaining our positions against
counter attacks" said today's official
statement, describing the Italian
front situation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Mrs, Carver in Denver.

DENVER, Colo, Nov. 26.-Mrs. Mar
garet Barry Carver, wife Of an Ameri-
can banker Of Petrograd, today refus-
ed to confirm report emanating from
New York that she was enroute to
San Francisco to meet Miss rTatinia
Nicolaevna Romanoff, daughter of the
ex-czar of Russia, and former grand
duchess Of Russia.
Somebody has told something they
should not" Mrs. Carver declared. Il
am expecting kilograms from New
York and until they arrive l am un-
able to make any statement whatever
regarding my mission"
Mrs. Carver appeared agitated when
the report was printed here and I'M
mediately dispatched several tele-
grams to New York She formerly
lived in Petrograd and recently came
from Russia to the United States.
Charles A. Carver, her husband, is
connected with the Russian civilian
relief association, from whose New
York headquarters the report that
Miss Romanoff was enroute to the
United States is said to have original
ed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
To Restore Romanoffs.

NEW YORK, Nov. ga plan to
restore the Romanoffs to power In
Russia is behind visit to the United
States Of Grand Duchess Tatinia
daughter of the deposed czar, accord
ing to Ivan Narody here today.
Narody is connected with the RUS
sian civilian relief society" He is
responsible for the announcement
that the daughter Of the former czar
has escaped from Tobolsk and is en-
route to this country. He declared
that the plan for re-establishing the
Romanoffs contemplated a union OF
1.-The forces of the Kerensky, the mon
archists and General Korniloff and
election Of Grand Duke Nicholas as
first president Of the United States
OF Russia
The Russian embassy in Washing
ton declares it has no knowledge ol
proposed visit of the grand
and that the organization
81 Narody has no ofiicia
Or as ttinued on page a.
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cambral Is Webbing.

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Band Of Outlaws.
ArmistIce Would Help.

TBy J. W. T. Mason, Written for The
United PreSs.1
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THE WEATHER

Rain or snow and warmer. Lo-
cal temp p. m. SO; 7 a. m.
80.
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The Telegraph Service of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
n-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
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rBy Carl D.. Groat, United Press Starr
Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-Ihat
England and France are baking at
making a revised statement OF war
aims and at publishing any secret