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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-03
COMMISSIONERS
HEADED WEST
Continued from Page j.

fol shortly after noon. House anu
galleries commenced applaudlng long
| before they entered the champef.
When Joffre and Viviani assembled to
! Speaker Clarks rostrum to De pre-
sented, handclapping changed 10
! stamping, desk pounding and cheers.
+, yiyiani bowed in response Whlie
.Joffre responded with his now
familiar salute. Then as Joffre sat
| down, Viviani laid pair of start
| lingly yellow gloves on the speaker
desk and launched into a stirring
address Two representatives In
front who understood what he sald,
led the rest of the house in applause,
except when Viviani mentioned Pres
ident Wilson when all applauded
vociferously.
Representative Medill Mccormick,
! Illinois, volunteer interpreter to the
press gallery, furnished mirror Tor
/ Viviani's gestures as he waved his
| arms and dictated free translation
/ to a house stenographer.
| AS Viviani finished, spontaneous
cheers were renewed. Joffre arose
and saluted.
81 present to you," Clark began. A
tremendous Cne6r Interrupted Cidih
| for a couple of minutes. Then he
| finished: 1.-THE marshal Of France"
! The speaker-no linguist-care-
fully refrained from any attempt at
pronunciation. He stuck TO titles.
! Joffre saluted the house and wait
ed for order.
THANK you he said finally. "Vive
Amerique." Then he sat down.
! Speaker Clark escorted Vivfani,
Joffre and Choceprat to the front Of
the chamber, where they shook
hands with more members than have
responded to any roll call in months.
Ambassador Jusserand and officers
of the French commission were
seated in front of the speakers desk.
| The party was escorted to the cham
Der by Representatives Flood, Vir-
GINA, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee; Linthicum, Maryland;
Cooper, Wisconsin; Porter, Pennsyl-
vania, and Goodwin, Arkansas
Miss jeanette Rankin attracted
unusual attention. Marshal Joffre
shook hands with her; NJ. Viviani to
the intense pleasure Of the house
again expressed in cheers-kissed
her hand.
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three survivors of the torpedoed
American ship Rockingham, formerly
the Nebraskan.
BRITISH DRIVE
Is RESUMED
Continued from Page u

front was reported in today's official
statement. The report showed
French troops in action at such
widely distant points as south of St.
Quentin, around Rheims, at Verdun
and st. Mihiel.
"In the Chemin Des Danes region,
there was great activity in artillery
ing and patrol encounters" the
statement said. "In the Champagne,
German attacks were repulsed In the
woods west of Monts Cornillet and
Haul, our forces capturing 219 pris-
oners-the entire garrison of a block
house.
Around Verdun the French pene-
trated German trenches in the Ayau-
court wood, on the right bank of the
Mouse.
There was patrol fighting and
cannonading at several points on
the front, especially in the st. Mihiel
sector"
German Official Report.
BERLIN, (via London) May g.
British troops began a new attack ION
wide front early this morning., TO-
days official statement asserted.
1.-THE continuous artillerying of the
past few days On both banks Of the
river Scarpe was followed early this
morning by heavy drum fire. After
wards new English attacks commenc-
ed on a wide front"
Strike Blow at Daybreak.
by William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, May 3.-In the darkness
just preceding dawn today, the Brit
ish again dealt blow at the Germans
over wide front both north and south
of the Scarpe river.
| At the moment Of cabling, the i'm
preston here Is that the battle is go
| ing satisfactorily for the British. Pris-
oners are beginning to arrive and
more German guns have been taken.
Heavy fighting continues.
Since the fighting began on the 9th,
more than thirteen enemy divisions
have been exhausted on this front
alone-and yet Hindenburg is desper-
ately throwing in fresh units with
pitiless orders to hold or die.
To the north of Greenland hill and
toward Fresnoy, Cherisy and Bulle.
court reports to headquarters indi-
cate the British have gained ground.
At Gavrelle and Loos, the Prussians
are counter-attacking fercely. The
enemy is in a particular frenzy over
British possession Of these points be.
cause such hold hampers the work
of destruction Of Lens. That destruc.
ton is proceeding by day and by night.
The boches also fear for Douai and
the remaining portions of the Sieg-
fried Or Hindenburg line which has
already been partly turned at Arras.
The attack this morning began
under an indigo sky. The moon had
set, but during brief period between
the hurricane barrage fire and the at
tack itself, the stars lit up the bat.
tlefleld with blush light
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THE WEATHER.
~. S. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.l

The river will remain nearly sta.
tionary from Davenport to Warsaw
during the next 4S hours, unless the
rainfall should be heavy.
Weather Forecast.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Rain to-
night and probably Friday; continued
cold
For Iowa: Rain tonight and prob
ably Friday; continued cold.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
tonight and Friday; probably rain;
continued cool.
For Illinois: Rain tonight and Fri
day; continued cool.
Weather Conditions.
The weather continues cool and I'M
settled from the northern plains to
the eastern coast, and there are light
rains in the Missouri and upper Mis-
sissfppi valleys, which were heavy at
ST. Louis.
Local Observations.
May Bar. Their Wind W'th'r.
2 D. m. ..3013 81 N Cloudy
8 q. m, ...3O1O 40 e 1t Rain
Precipitation, 10.
Stage Of river at a. m, 1874.
Change in "a hours, fall i.
Mean temperature End, 40: highest,
SO; lowest, As; lowest last night, 40.
FRED z. GOSBWISCH,
Observer.
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NAME SOCIALIST
AS CHAIRMAN
CONTINUED from page ~

the whole German governmental sys-
tenn and make recommendation foE
basic changes.
Because OF the socialist agitation
for democratizing Of Germany,
Scheidemann's appointment may also
be evidence of desire for surrender
Of autocratic control by the German
leaders or at least ruse on the part
of the German autocracy to make il
appear as SUCH
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-03

pathy with wheat. May opened up
1 and subsequently advanced q to
1919. July opened up IA, later de-
clined Is to 1879. September open
ed up y and later dropped 1s to
1858.
Oats ruled higher at the opening,
but suffered losses. May opened up
"a and declined u, going to 67A
July opened up %, later dropped 70
to 643s. September opened un-
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changed and later dropped u to 551a.
Provisions ruled higher at the
start, but declined later.
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.,
403 Main. Telephone No. 35O-351. ]
Hogs, 10000; cattle, 1000; sheep,
5000; wheat, As; corn, 1920; oats, $50.
Ctearances.
Wheat and flour, $1,000; corr.
10000; oats, none.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis, 3O1 cars; Duluth, Is
cars; Winnipeg, 65S cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, May 3.-Wheat-No. 2
hard, $2.95@2.96; No. spring, 1910
@2.7S.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, s1.58@1.6OA;
No. 3 yellow, $1.57k @1.59k; No. 4
yellow. s1.56A @1.57h; No. 2 white,
s16401.65; No. white, s1.63k@
1.64; No. 3 mixed, $1.58@1.58A; No.
4 mixed, s1.571s; No. 5 mixed,
$1.57A.
Oats-No. white, 69R@71c; No.
white, 69@70c; standard, 700
Tic.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,, May 3.-Corn-Mar
ket 3@3kc higher. No. yellow
No. mixed, $1.59; No. 8 yellow, No
3 mixed, s1.58A.
Oats-Market unchanged No
white. 6S@69c; standard, CSC.
st. Louis Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long commission Co. ]
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 3.-Wheat-
No. 2 red, new, S295; No. red,
new, s2.S5@2.S7; No. 2 hard, old,
$2.9703.13.
Corn-No. 2, s1.57@1.5s; No. 3,
$1.57; No. yellow, s1.55@1.5Sk;
No. 2 white, s1.651s@1.67; No. 8
white, s1.65.
Oats-No. 2, 691zc; standard, Tic;
No 3 white, No. A white, 7O1kc.
Kansas City Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Co. ]
KANSAS CITY, May 3.-Wheat,-
No. 2 hard, olds $2.95@3OO; No. 2
hard, new, S2.96@2.97; No. red,
old, sz.95@3O5; No. red, old, $3.50
$500.
Corn-No. 2, s152h @153; No. 3,
SL51 " 91.52k; No. 2 yellow, $1.52k
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PLEDGE AT TOMB
OF WASHINGTON
CONTINUED from Page L.

ed independence 1t is bound to defend
1t before all the world and not only to
maintain its own independence, but
to create also independence for other
nations
eve have sworn on the grave of
Washington to fight to the end. But
not only has it been sworn on the
grave Of Washington, but also on the
graves of the amounted soldiers who
have fallen in this war"
ut has been sworn on deathbeds
Of those who have died in the hos
pitfalls OF Europe and it has been
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-03

a4@35c.
Egg market irregular. Receipts
$50. Nearby white fancy, 36@36H
nearby mixed fancy, 33h @35c; fred
1914 q 361sc.
Horse and Mule Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2.-Horsej
The southern market is weaker th,
it has been, but there is continul
good, strong demand for caste!
classes, and big horses are selli1
higher than ever. Eastern chunl
are also in strong demand and the|
Is a good outlet for the better graz
of work horses. A substantial p1
portion of the arrivals each WEI
find outlet through the French ins1t
ton, which is absorbing almost
many horses at present as the auctid
Prices are $3.50 for artillery tyP|
and $145 to $3.50 for artilleries. !
though more OF these are coming
lit Is reported that three times u
number could be used conveniently
Heavy draft, extra .$l90G2I
Eastern chunks 150@lI
Southern horses, good to
CuolCe ....... ...... lo0W
Southern horses, plain ..... 90@lI
Southern horses, common !. COG
Mules-1t is not hard to sell a mi
er or extra choice big mule for all
is worth and dealers contend pricI
are well up to those of former veal
The market offers little or no q
couragement for other types. Del
ers do not want them and coni
quently they cannot be said to mai
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sworn on the cradles Of the newly
born. 1t has been sworn by every
lover of freedom from the cradle 10
the tomb"
Ambassador Jusserand who follo"-
ed yiviani, said Americas entrance
into the war has encouraged ana
heartened France.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-03

houses buying freely and unfavorable
weather conditions reported in the
northwest, the wheat market ad-
yanced again today. May wheat
opened up 51a cents and gained l.,
going to 276. July opened up 4 cents,
later declining 1 to 224 September
opened up 3A, later losing ia to
1882.
Corn ruled higher on unfavorable
planting weather reports and in sym
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-03
Chicago Live stock.

Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO, May 3.-Hog receipts
$4,000; market slow, sc higher. Mixed
and butchers, $15.35@15.95; good
heavy, $15.65@15.90; rough heavy
$15.30@15.50; light, $14.80@15.85;
pigs, $1O.00013.90. Estimated re-
cefpts tomorrow, 10000.
Cattle receipts $500; market slow
Beeves, sS.9O@13.40; cows and heif
ers, s6.25@1115; stockers and feed
ers, s715@g85: calves, $S.OO@12.05
Sheep receipts 10000; market
steady. Native, s11.00@1325; West
ern, $114O@13.50; lambs, $4,000
1900; western, $13.75@17.65.
Chicago Live Stock-Close.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Col
CHICAGO, May 3.-Hog receipts
81, 900; market weak. Top, $1,000;
mixed and butchers, $15.35Q15.95;
good heavy, s15.30@16.0O; rough
heavy, s15.30@15.50; light. s14.s0@
1885.
Cattle receipts $500; market slow
and steady. Top, s13.45.
Sheep receipts 10000. Tops, 1880
@1765.
ST. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, May 3.-Cattle
receipts 1900; market slow, steady
Texas receipts ESQ; native beef
steers, $7.5O@13.O0; yearling steers
and heifers, SS.50@12.00; COWS, $500
Q11.00; stockers and feeders, $4,000
1915; calves. $6.00@12.00; Texas
steers, $5.50@9.50; cows and heifers,
$4.25@9.O0
Hog receipts 1880; market 1O@15c
higher. Mixed and butchers, s15.25@
1885; good to heavy. $15.s0@15.90;
rough, $14.90Q15.25: light, $4,000
1866; bulk, s15.4O@15.S0; pigs, 1915
@14.OO.
Sheep receipts 500; market $50
25o higher. Ewes, $9.50@13.OO; year
lings, $12.75@14.75 lambs, $4,000
17.40; clipped lambs, $13.00@1465.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, May 3.-Cattle re-
ceipts 1000; market steady. Steers,
s7,50012.75; cows and heifers, $3.50
@11.50; stockers and feeders, IS. 1000
Ills; calves, $S.00@13.25.
Hog receipts 10000; market SC
higher. Bulk, s15.25@15.s5; heavy,
S15.S0@15.95; medium, $15.40@15.s5;
light, s1480@15.60.
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Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady. Lambs. s14.0O017.40; ewes,
s11.00@14.0o; wethers, $7.O0V15
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@1.53k; No. yellow, s1.52@1.53;
No. 2 white, $1.63; Nc. 9 white. s1.62
Oats-No. 2, Tic; No. 3. 70@71c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-03

Chicago Seed Market.
CHICAGO. May 2.-Rye-No.
nominal.
Barley-$125@1.63.
Timothy-s5. 00@5.50.
Clover-s12.O0@17.OO.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-03
st. Louis Hay and Straw.

ST. LOUIS. May 2.--Hay--Arrlva
Of A cars included 3g timothy
clover mixed. Prices remained steal
for timothy and clover mived. y
mand was fair for all grades, and WI
exception OF large baled hay, whlI
continues dull, full values were
tanned all along the line. Other
scriptions scarce and still salable
premium prices. Mixed at S20 ;,
sci; timothy at $40 to $3.50; alfa'
at s26 to s2S; clover at $40 to s2z
Stv-R -""rca but quiet at s.
So
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changed and later dropped u to 551a.
Provisions ruled higher at the
start, but declined later.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01
Measure for Hides.

A method for measuring the area OF
hides by means of air pressure has
been recently patented The measur-
ing instrument consists of table top
with many small holes in it, spaced at
regular intervals, mounted on a fun
mel base, through which, and through
the holes in the top, a suction fan
draws air. The hide, when placed on
the table, reduces the cross-scction Of
the air current and so produces rare
faction of the air. which in turn Gre
ates a subpressure that can be meas
ured from the combined readings of
vacuum gauge and a tachometer-
an instrument that registers the We
locity of air currents.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01
NEW STYLES FOR SOLDIERS
Businesslike Uniform Now Worn by
American Fighting Man Unlike
Bizarre Garb Of Early Days.

There is little in the businesslike,
simple uniform of the American SOL
der, which lately has become such a
familiar sight in the streets, remini-
scent Of the colorful, bizarre garb Of
the early army Of the United States.
From the time Of the revolution
airy war, or soon thereafter, the ten
dency YVES steadily toward simplicity,
but it was not until after the war
with Spain that khaki was adopted
and the easily visible blue trousers
and shirt discarded, says the Rehe-
both Sunday Herald.
Today the American soldiers uni
form is designed for comfort, serv.
iceability, protection from both
weather and discovery by the enemy
in short, for efficient service.
What some of the picturesque old
uniforms were devised for is more
than one can say-unless it was for
their picturesqueness.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR WIVES
Unfortunately, However, This Club
Has Produced No Weddings in
Five Years Life.

To fit themselves to be wives for
men whom they have not yet found,
the members of the Josephine club
are preparing to take courses. in self
control, in first aid to the injured, in
literature and gymnastic work.
The organization is composed of a
large number Of girls, all of mar
riageable age, who are in the business
world. Every member is unmarried
with the exception Of Mrs. Josephine
Coin, the founder and presiding Off
Ger of the club.
The club is five years old, and dur
ing the period there have been no
marriages of its members. The aims
Of the club are formally expressed
thus: 1.-THE social, moral and physi-
cal advancement is to be accom-
plished by means Of gymnasium work
, to be undertaken, shortly. First-aid
work is alread. being taught by Or.
\Amelia "A. Draa The self control
is being inculcated into the mem
|bers, when. necessary, in devious ways.
'sWe do not want to take a course
: lin counting until we have made our
selves efficiently acceptable to a hus-
band" one member explained. She
added that if zone of the girls gets
married she will not be put out of the
Sclub.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01
China's Income Tax.

China has an income tax fashioned,
in many particulars, after that of the
United States. 1t has but recently
gone into effect and promises to add
much to China's income, the people
responding Loyalty as they did awhile
ago to the patriotic defense fund. The
law requires that the tax must be paid
by merchants, government officials,
bankers and professional men and
specifies, Pawnbrokers, shroffs, salt
merchants and firms given special priv
ileges by the government shall pay at
every year end incomes under $1,000
excepted), per cent over $1,000; 3
per cent over 100000, 2 per cent over
$1,000,000. Clerks are required to pay
monthly" 1t is proposed later to ex-
tend a nominal tax to those having
smaller incomes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01
WARNING ON INFANT PLAGUE
Medical Scientists Place Themselves in
State of Preparedness to RepeI
Advances of Foe.

The best war news of home signifi-
canoe published the other day related
to the new state of preparedness in
which our medical scientists find them
selves for the fight with infantile par
alysis and its microbes, observes the
New York World In case of "a fresh
advance by these foes of childhood in
the coming summer, the prospects for
distinct repulse are encouraging.
1T is from the research forces of the
Rockefeller institute that the bulle-
tins come Of a progressive readiness.
Not least encouraging among the.
discoveries of the doctors is the fact
that two centers of generally efficient
defense are characteristic of the body
iIslf. One of these is in the secretions
c& the nose and throat, the entrance
avenues of the microbes. The other is
in certain membranes, when intact,
surrounding the spinal cord and brain.
! A slight injury to these membranes
will let the virus in when the disease
germs have once passed the other barr
riers. How frequently the defenses
succeeded all around is shown by the
record of last summers attacks, only
1.59 cases of paralysis occurring to
every 1000 of population in this city.
This would mean about 16 cases TO
city of 10000 people.
Passing from natural preventive to
discovered remedies the doctors tell of
a better serum and of methods of adj
ministration made more effective by a
winters study and experiment. Alto
gether the research bulletins go far to
strengthen the counsel, found to be
well based even in last summers epi-
femic, against panic and nerve-racking
Ivory.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01
WAR PRISONERS DIVERSIONS
Writer Tells of Franks Which Relieve
Monotony OF Life Among Wounded
in Enemy Camps.

I shall always remember certain
afternoon when Captain Ayres, after
tying to work his three-wheeled
"pram" alone, by pushing with his
hands on the spokes of tie two side
wheels, was inspired to stand one of
his crutches between his feet and his
extended right hand, fasten his light
blanket to the top of the crutch, sail
fashion lit was very cold, windy
day.. spread out the lateen sail thus
obtained with his left arm. and SAT-
off, bathchair and all, noisily cheered
by the whole crowd of us, and, if l
remember well, by a few street urchins
who had climbed up the wall for the
occasion, writes Lieut.. +. S. in the At
lantic. More often than not he ran
himself into the trees or the grass
plots, for his front wheel was wag-
Cling desperately to right or TO left;
but he found willing hands to shove
him back into the right path, and,
after a while, new gust of wind
drove him few yards ahead, till the
same accident once more prematurely
shortened his tack Everybody roared
so much that the German doctors and
Brother Albertinus emerged from their
third-foor drawing room on the bal
cony and Joined in the general laughter
and cheering.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01
Wisdom Of the Ancients.

Three thousand five hundred year,
before Christ great teacher Of morals
lived in Egypt, and under the title OF
aThe Instructions of Ptah-Hoten'
there Is preserved wise counsel as tt
our daty one to another.
Let thy face be bright what time
thou livest, he said, according to al
exchange. He that causeth. strife
cometh himself to sorrow. 1t is 0
mans kindly acts that are remem
bered of him in the years after his
life. Quarreling in place of friendship
is a foolish thing. Exalt not thy hear,
that 1t be not brought low. He that
is just flourisheth; truth goeth in his
footsteps, and he maketh habitations
not in the dwellings of covetousness
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01

Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applicationB as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that II by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness 10 caused by an In
famed condition OF the mucous lining Of
fnfiamed you have q rugnbling sound or Inn
perfect hearing. and when It 10 entirely
closed. Deafness 10 the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tub
restored to its normal condition hearing
Will be destroyed forever Many cases OF
aeafness are caused by catsrrh. which Ia
an iRfamed condition OF the n.ue.ss SUR
faces Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thrs
the blood the mucous surfaces Of the
system
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Catarrhal DcafDofs til at cannot
be cured By Halls Catarrh \ edicine. Cir
oulars free. All Druggists. efse
y, J. CHENEY 4 CO. Toledo O.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01
Eeats of Memory.

Michelangelo had on his lips the
(greater part of the poetry of Dante
and Petrarch and Calico could repeat
most of Ariosto, Petrarch and Berai.
Justus Lipsius knew Tacitus by heart
and could repeat any passage called
k4or. Locke states that Pascal knew
she whole Of the Bible by heart. Leib-
kitz, even In old age, could repeat
hearly all the poetry of Virgil, word
for word. Saunderson knew by heart
Horace's odes, Ccero's 'Offices" and
"a large part Of JuvenaI and Persius.
Person, the great English scholar, de-
AIRED that he could repeat 'Roderick
isandon" from beginning to end.