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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
ALL GUN CREW
MADE ESCAPE
Armed American Liner Tor
pedoed at Night in Heavy
Sea by German
Submarine.
TWENTY-EIGHT MISSING
First Life Boat Smashed At Once and
Eleven PerIshed, While the
Third eoat 10 Not
TWENTY-EIGHT MISSING

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
PARIS, April 3.-Twenty-e eight of
the crew Of, the armed American
liner Aztec we're still unaccounted
for today and hope was fast being
abandoned for their safety Because
the Aztec was torpedoed at night and
when a heavy sea was running, 1t Is
not believed any additional lffe-boats
survived the bad weather. Nineteen
Of those aboard the vessel the first
armed American merchantmen to fall
victim to German submarine were
picked up by French patrol boat.
Official reports today said the
Aztec had no warning of the attack
The torpedo struck the ship squarely
amidships, infiicting vital wound
and Immediately putting the wireless
out Of commission. Lifeboats were
Immediately cast off, but one Of these
was smashed at once. Eleven are
believed thus to have perished. An
other boat was picked up. "A third
is missing. Lieutenant Fuller Gresham
and twelve blue jackets, the gun
crew aboard the Aztec, were all
saved. according to first reports here.
Twenty-eisht Missing.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Twenty-
eight persons are still missing from
the torpedoed American steamer
Aztec, according to a dispatch from
Ambassador Sharp in the state de-
partment today.
One boat has been picked up with
nineteen survivors, who were landed
at Brest yesterday afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
RUE AMERICAN MOTHER -
GIVES BOY TO NAVY

for several weeks" said the mother.
II would not stand in his way. My
country is on the verge of war and
needs men. / am a woman. l give
my son. l cannot give more"
When the son followed the recruit
ing officer 10 be examined, the mother
sat with folded hands until his re-
turn. She walked behind the little
squad OF recruits to the ferry build
ing and there, with the stars and
stripes tapping in the breeze from
a trim little navy launch, mother and
son kissed one another good bye.
There were no tears in her eyes
as her boy, smilingly waving his hand.
was borne away in the launch to the
naval training station at Goat island.
Not until she had re-entered the
ferry building, out of sight of the
launch did she break down in food
of tears.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
Extracts From Presidents Message
Asking For War Against Germany

We are now about to accept the
gauge of battle with this natural foe
to liberty and shall, if necessary,
spend the whole force of the nation
to check and nuIIify its Prstensions
and it's power. We arc glad, now
that we see the facts with no veil Of
false pretense about them, to fight
thus for the ultimate peace of the
world and for the liberation of its
peoples the German peoples included;
for the rights Of nations great and
small and the privilege Of men every
where to choose their way Of life and
OF obedience. The world must be
safe for democracy. Its peace must
be landed upon the trusted founda-
tions Of political liberation
We have no selfish ends to serve.
We desire no conquest, no dominion.
We seek no indemnities for our.
selves, no material compensation for
the sacrifices we shall freely make.
We are but one Of the champions OF
the rights Of mankind. We shall be
satisfied when those rights have been
as secure as the faith and the free
dom of the nation can make them.
If there should be disIoyaty, it will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
COMMENT FROM
OTHER NATIONS
England Liked President Viii
sons Address and Says it
Sounds Death Kneu
of the Kaiser.
CALLED EPOCH MAKING
South America interested, But Not
Enthused, Fearing They May
be Drawn Into the
War.
CALLED EPOCH MAKING

United Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
LONDON, April 3.-"The death
knell Of Hohenzollernism" was the
outstanding feature which the London
afternoon press today drew from
President Wilson's address. The Ev-
enfng News carried seven column
headline proclaiming in bold type
United States Declares War on Ho-
Ihenzollernism'' All evening news
papers printed the speech in full.
1T is an epoch-making message"
said the Evening News, "redounding
not only to President Wilson's person
al credit and honor, bat to the credit
and honor Of the American people. 1t
is the death knell of Hohenzollern-
ism and all such dark, murderous ,ty-
ranies. II the German people are not
stirred to the depths by the presi-
dents appeal in the name Of liberty
and civilization, then indeed they are
beyond all human hope"
THE speech was one worthy Of the
occasion" declared the Evening Star.
Every Englishman will now hold
President Wilson in higher estimation.
It Is more than a mere declaration OF
war; it sounds the knell Of autocracy
|and Of any form Of government which
makes possible secret diplomatic un.
derstanding and intrigues with all
their mischievous results"
A number of the British newspapers
point out President Wilson's clear dis
tinction between the German govern
ment and the German people.
The Pail Mall Gazette emphasized
this particularly and concluded:
"The vital essence of the speech
was the declaration of fullest war
measures and the most complete CO.
operation with the entente. We have
much satisfaction in being Joined by
a nation carrying so much Of our own
blood, in crusade more than worthy
of its best traditions and Of ours"
1.-THE presidents stirring words
should remove all hope on the enemy's
part and all fear on the part Of the
allies that America will pursue the
war in half hearted fashion" said the
Westminster Gazette "The message
is an immense access of strength and
encouragement to us in good fight
THE German government has done
a mad thing in forcing the United
States into war when it could have
had peace for the asking-merely by
giving I'D unlimited submarine war
"Germany's very madness is the best
indication of her utter desperation"
In the strain Of this tremendous
struggle" said the Globe. some Of
us wondered why the decision was
SO long delayed. But we should have
remembered it was necessary that
the president be certain that the
whole nation was behind him. 1t is
no light thing to change the deeply
ingrained sentiment against entang-
ling alliances German statesmen
have affected to scorn the entry OF
the United States into the war as
,seglible. We may now safely leave
tho,n to learn of their mistake. Mean
time we are content to stand shoul-
der to shoulder with the land Of the
free in the worlds greatest battle
for freedom"
Brief Extracts.
LONDON, April S.-President Will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
Germans Set Fire to St. Quen-
tin Which They Are Forced
to Abandon, and Re-
treat Again
DESTRUCTION IN PATE
British Forces Arc DeNdlu1 Htnde1-
burg's "Master Stroke" Line
UntN Il 10 Nsa1 yt
ahAtte1n0.

limited Press Leased Wire Servtcs-l
LONDON, April s.-Germans ap-
parently realized today that st. Quen-
tin was doomed to fall. Battle front
dispatches detailing Field Marshal
Haigs tremendous thrust on tho
town, told of the smoke Of nres seen
over the village and of other prepara-
tions indicating the Teutons were
following the same tactics Of destruc-
tfon observed In their western front
retreat. But It was conceded the
Germans would offer tenacious re-
sistance rather than mere abandon
ment Of the position.
Military experts today figured the
British forces within two miles OF
the city and on ground extremely
fl vorable for further progress. From
now on the fighting to the town will
be down hill.
German long range gums, Of heavy
calibre, wero IN action today.
Violent Artillery Flre.
PARIS, April 3.-Except for vto-
lent artillery fire in the Champagne.
the official statement today did not
detail any important actions on the
western front.
Todays War Map.
[By Perry Arnold, United Press For
eign Editor.I
NEW York. April S.-British
forces thrust their northern envelop-
ing movement around St. Quentin
still further forward today. United
Press dispatches from the front In
dicated the taking OF Maisseny. fvo
miles northwest Of St. Quentin, but
only bare three miles distant from
the main road from that CITY to
Cambrat The British therefore have
established themselves where they
seriously menace the communities
tions between Cambrai, supposedly the
main center of the Hindenburg line,
and St. Quentin. as well as Laferes
still further south.
The French statement detailed no
important activity.
Petrograd's official report detailed
violent German assaults upon the
northeastern front. which Russian
troops repulsed, apparently in heavy
fighting.
German troops still occupy all Of
Belgium, except q strip approximate
ly twelve miles wide and forty miles
long. they hold zizagging line en-.
bracing French land from beyond
Lille to Lens to Cambria, ST. Quentin,
Laon and few miles before Rheims
along to sweep around Verdun;
then back to around ST. Mihfel; ug
again to beyond Pont-A-Mousson,
thence very close to the French
border down to near Mt. Donon. Be
low St Die the line runs on German
territory in Alsace.
Another Town Taken.
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFIELD, April 3.-The British for
ward movement around St. Quentin
(Coutfnued on mage p
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
CHEWING GUM HABIT
HAS HOLD ON BRITISH

will Undoubtedly have taken a firm
hold on Europe.
While trudging across the country
recently abandoned by the Germans
and now being organized by the ad-
vancing Tommies. in the middle OF
vast miles of all the awful muck
which goes to make . modern battle
field, the one object which more often
than any other greeted my eyes. was
the oblong wrapper of a stick Of chew
ing gum and the letters, among 9th
ers "U s. A"
Canadians brought the idea to Eng.
land and France and other soldiers
approaching the habit as sort of
nerve Calmer, especially where smok.
ing is taboo, were quick to follow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
THREE
MILLION
SOLDIERS
United States Army of That
Number or More, Will
Probably be Raised
at Once.
-. 80. ..-..----sl
NAVY OF 10000 MEN
/
Groups Of Half Million Men to be Re-
erulted al Fast as Officers
Can Get Them Into
Shape.
NAVY OF 10000 MEN

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON. April 3.-Three
million to five million men will prob
ably be raised for Americas armies.
At least one cabinet member wants
three million as minimum; army
men recommend up to five million.
The process will be to get them. In
groups-of 100000, as
RAPIDLY as they can be Differed.
Chairman Chamberlain Of the
senate military committee, says the
increments can be obtained at an
annual expense Of s156,000,0o0 each.
The general staff. however, estimates
a far higher amount.
The navy may be raised to 150. 900
men, as against a present authorized
war strength Of $1,000.
Prepare For Three Years.
WASHINGTON. April 3.-War Sec
retary Baker and his advisory COM
mission of the council of national de-
fense are today discussing:
War plans on basis Of three years
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
was Brave and fearless
Until He Was Gone
Then She Wept.

M NV Press Leased Wire Service. ]
nv. nv FRANCISCO, April 3.-"My
s,.r needs my boy and my coun-
snail have him"
,,tas sophie burk walked into the
states navy recruiting station
Saa s;u and stood by the side of
henb nteen S, year old son. John
ny mn, as he signed the paper
H. aue him a seaman in Uncle
btbs. navy Without a culver the
k,jca gave her only son to the
we Of the nation.
nas been thinking of enlistinK
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
y Today Following sug-
restion of President That
America Help Crush
Prussianism.
TED ON TOMORROW
4 show the World That United
states is Ready for War
and viii stick to the
Finish.
! Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent,1

Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondence
vAsHlN GTON, April 3.-Paeifism,
the person of Senator LaFollette,
Of the "wIiful twelve" today
etuaIIy blocked action upon the
If resolution" in congress until
borrow.
through a parliamentary maneuver
emandins the regular order-he
ted senate action on the resoIu-
i. Heated words followed, in
ich Senator Martin, floor leader,
nted out the tremendous conse-
ences' behind the resolution and
Folete retorted, objecting to being
etured."
Martin declared the resolution
ss 90 through before anything else
In view Of LaFoIIette's demand
the regular order Of business,
sed an adjournment until tomor-
he house committee expecting
sage Of the senate amended war
rlution today had postponed ac-
until tomorrow, expecting to
fy the senate action.
VIII Do Wilson'S Bidding.
Carl D. Groat. United Press Staff
Correspondent
gASHINGTON, April 3.-The war
gress will do President Wilson's
ding and give him whatever he
hes for fighting Germany.
Congress leaders announced this
ay and the. senate foreign affairs
fmittee gave concrete evidence of
spirit by quickly reporting out a
resolution" That measure turn
over to Wilson the fullest mill
E power of the United States and
fdged all the other resources OF
nation.
he house foreign committee could
act at once in the absence of
appointment of republican mem
but the house this afternoon
fd the republican choice for that
nmittee and then that group got
m to business. The house COM
ltee planned to report out a war
oiution'' savorably in quick time.
Intended to show the world that
United States is ready for war
determined to prosecute it to
last trench.
republican house m embers. especial
minority Leader Mann, talked of
KING on having pay as you go
"a war paid for chiefly by this
efation. But the democratic ma
ny said that idea, voiced by Will
would be speeded. Bonds will
70 be provided for present ex-
lses' 1t was thought, but hereafter
country itself must pay largely
me burden of war.
neavy tax on excess profits and
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
VOICE OF NATION
IS ECHO|NG TODAY
President Wilson'S Spee b
. Commented on by Newspa-
pers of Country Very
Favorably.
EXPRESS PEOPLES WILL
Only Criticism Comes From Some OF
the German Papers. But They
Arc Not All That ,.,
Way.
EXPRESS PEOPLES WILL

limited Press Leased Wire Service.i
NEW YORK, April 3.-From east,
west. north and south, newspa1ers
are today practically one in acclaim.
ing the war message of Presloent
Wilson to congress as an ntterahoe
that Will find tremendous response
from every American.
The New York Sun, perhaps tne
bitterest critic the administration mas
known, finds in 1t "the voice OK tho
nation" and says that for the llrm.
ness. resolution and self-respect OF ~
much of the previous indecision coula
be forgiven. The expression OF
"President Wilson has voiced the
unanimous will Of the American peo-
ple," REQUIRED again and again IN the
editorials in slightly altered form.
Some were:
"The United States rallies to the
call" "The right thinking people OF
our United States Of Freedom are
with the president to man. Ihe
words of the president ring true to
every test" ut is for each OF US
now to manfully play his part IN the
great cause to which our country mas
become committed"
Many Of the papers express com.
plete confidence that congress VIII
at once respond to the wishes Of the
president. enabling this country 10
be of tremendous aid to the allies:
The Toronto OOntario) Globe says:
"The natural foe to liberty has now
arrayed against him the entire Eng
lish speaking world
From St. Louis Papers.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 3.-St.
Louis German dailies today express
ed different views on the message OF
President Wilson to congress last
night.
The Westliche-Post, after holding
some hope because no action was
taken against Germany's allies, SAID:
The German-Americans have no
need to give assurance of their 10y
atty. They always have shown them
selves as true citizens Of this coun-
try, cognizant of their duty; they
have helped build and maintain this
country with their blood.
1--WE are with the president now.
The Amerika, on the other hand
criticizes severely the presidents
demands on congress and says VIII
sons message infiames the country.
In conclusion the editorial says:
incidentally, there appears in the
address not a single sentence which
in any way throws any light on the
practical side Of the question. In
stead. the president brings forward
things which are calculated to heat
the BRAIN
New York German Papers.
. NEW YORK, April 3.-In Prest-
dent Wilson's war message to con-
gress the New York German Herald
today saw a suggestion which may
result in a governmental change in
Germany from monarchy to republic.
The Herald says:
"rn respect to Mr.. Wilson's decla-
ration that the war Is not aimed at
the German people, we think he has
a lurking suspicion that they would
quickly cast off their kings and
princes If they saw a strong demo-
cratic power ready to shield them
against their enemies while they put
their house in order. Many Of them
(the Germans) would prefer a repub-
lican form of government but feel,
(ronfiprod op Dapo
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03

There have been frequent ana
persistent rumors lately that Tue
Teutonic powers We're preparing 10
make another bid for peace. Inc
nearest official of these reports came
from Count CZernin, foreign minister
CT Austro-Hungary, who recently de-
clared the central powers desire Tor
peace was still open to acceptance
Continental newspapers have con
tinued to lay stress on the minister >
statements as indicating likeNhood
of the central powers making further
concessions in their peace talk. Wen
ua newspapers regarded Czernin $
speech as a plain proffer OF peace.
The Lokal Anzieger story TO-DAY
comes at the same time that an i'm
portant conference is being held at
the German headquarters. Ostensioly
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
Negroes Under v Tshington
First An1ericar5| in Trenches
CoLored Spanish War Veterv SKIS Permission Form
Regiment in London Take eld Against Germany

Press Leased
AprI3
Washington doorkeepe
general has his Washington asked ons een
il
a
Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
Central Powers Will Announce
Once More That They Are
Anxious to Quit
War.
MOST WILLING
Persistent Rumors and Recent Re-
marks Lead to the Belief
That Teutonic Militancy
IL Weary.

TUnited Press Leased Wire service
AMSTERDAM, April 3.-The cen
trail powers are planningJa new peace
offer, the Berlin Lokal Anzieger stal'
ed this afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
Soldiers Caught it From the
Canadians and American
Wax is Popular.
BY VIM. Phillip Simms United Press
staff Correspondent

FRANCE. March Is. (by maiD-
Chewing gum has taken the entire
British expedit ionary force in its
elastic embrace and when the big
war Is over one more Americanism
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The Telegraph Service Of The
naily Gate City and Constitu-
.;on-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
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Rain and colder. Local temp
u p. m. 40; Z a. m. A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
FOOTBALL RESULTS

At Philadelphia: Pennsylvania. 1si
Michigan. 0.
At New York: Columbia. 0, wes-
leyan, 6.
AT Hobokens Stevens. O; New York
university. 6.
At Manchester: Dartmouth, 0:
Tufts, 27.
At Ithaca: Cornell, 8; Fordhan, 81.
At Williamtowni williams, 40: Am
herst. o.
At West Point, Army. so. Leba-
non. 0.
At Annapolis: Navy. 30, villa
nova, 3.
At Pittsburg: Ptttshurs. 81: carns-
gle Tech. 0.
At rairmount. w. VAT Washing
ton and Jefferson. o:-west Virginia, Z.
At Syracuse: Syracuse, At; Col
gate, I.
At Harrisburg, Gettysburg, o:
BuckneIi. 9.
At Exeter: Andover, o; H.xater, 8.
AT Columbus: Ohio state. IL: Ilft-
nois. o.
At Minneapolis: Minnesota, 80;
Chicago, 0.
At Evanston: Iowa, IL: Northwest
ern, 2s.
At Lawrence: Kansas. o. Me-
pTASAa, Ia.
At st. Louis: Missouri. 10: Wash
ington, 3.
At Cincinnati: Camp Sheridan. o;
Camp Sherman, 10.
At Cleveland: Heidelberg, 10; West
ern Reserve. 0.
At Nashville: Auburn. 81: Wander
biit. Z.
At Augusta: Camp Hancock. IL;
Charleston Navy Yard. z.
AT Cambridge: Harvard freshrn en-.
o; Yale freshmen, ~.
AT Atlanta: Tech, es; Carlisle. o.
At New Brunswick: Rutgers. AZ:
League Island marines, 0.
At Boston: Camp Devena, O., Camp
sDix. ~.
At Chattanooga: Sswanee, O; Cen
trail of Kentucky, 81.
At Spartanburg. s. c.: wofford, 20:
South Carolina. D. So
At New Haven: Yale informal. Z:
Trinity. 0.
At Newport: Naval reserve, ID:
Harvard Informal, 0.
At Durham; New Hampshire state.
81; Worcester Poly. o.
AT Rockford, Ill: Navy, 8: Army,
8 draining camp).
AT Lafayette: Perdue. 80; Wa
bash. D.
AT Lexingtons Alabama, IT; KEN
lucky, 0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
lCUSE BURTFsS
COLGATE EDOIH)O

(acuse, ~ Y. Nov. I7,-Syracuss
n the Colgate hoodoo BY a 81 to
r. tfsts afternoon winning at the
|ttsue the New York collegiate
|pionshlp. Syracuse drew first
4 Rarsha carrying the ball over
IL first play after replacing Ma
Colgate scored as the quarter
Rrawing to close, Webster In
Pttng forward pass and racing
(1ve yards for a touchdown.
the second period Colga.e
hit the bali to the thirty-efght
|line but an attempted field goal
lilo was blocked. Syracuse re-
a its second touchdown three
les after the second half began.
h went around left end for sew
b yards. Soon afterwards Brown
lover for touchdown again, cir
fright end this time.
khe fourth period Syracuse made
hal score when Brown went
gh center for twenty-five Yards.
IL bis third touchdown.