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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
HAM AND BACON
HIGHER THAN KITE
Hoover Fear of World Meat
Famine is Not Overesti-
mated Prediction for
Future.
DANGER rs REAL ONE
Prices Now Are High With Tendency
to 90 Still Higher as
the Scarcity
Continues.
DANGER rs REAL ONE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Pork chops
soon will be fifty cents a pound re-
tail. Ham and bacon will be even
higher.
Meat generally is going up.
[ Herbert Hoover's fear Of a world s
meat famine is not over-estimated.
These were the conclusions drawn
for the United Press today Dy Robert
Miller, president of the Chicago Re-
tail Grocers' association, from Hoov-
er's meat report.
Danger Of a meat famine has been
known to Chicago retail dealers for
some time, Miller said.
There is but one remedy" he
continued. Uncle Sam must devise
some regulation that will make it
more profitable for the farmer TO
feed his grain to cattle than to sell
it. AS long as the farmer can get 81
for corn on a quick sale, he is not
going to feed it to cattle and wait
for the same profit.
"Shrinkage In the supply of corn
fed cattle and good beef becomes
more alarming. daily"
The rapid rise in wholesale hog
prices is boosting the retail price OF
pork, proportionately, retailers de-
clare Pork loin that sold for 80
cents Saturday. today was 351a cents.
A so cent advance in hogs on the
hoof over last weeks. prices was
blamed for this.
The Wholesale price Of hogs August
was six dollars higher than year
ago and twice as high as on August
l, 1914. Hogs today were nearly 81
higher than August l this year, sell
ing close to $40 hundred pounds.
Bacon that retailed for 80 to 35
cents last week, today was 35 to 40
cents a pound. Ham was selling at
45 cents today on a corresponding
RISE
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21

night continually light. It was as
though a million lightning flashesi
blended into one cataclysmic shock.
The artillery gave light enough for
the French artillery to advance with
every pock mark of No Mans Lana
visible. The Germans Drought into,
action giant $50 millimeter (fifteen.
inch) shrapnel shells. High in the.
air they exploded with a great OUT
burst Of flames and their brilliance
outshone even the flaming red OF
the countless other flashes. After
each one Of the these dazzling bursts
the whole air seemed filled with long
dragon shaped tails, puncturing the
blackest sort of smoke-the explod-
ing shrapnel bits.
The French had taken the German
first lines In an amazingly short
time after leaping over the 2arapets.
The Germans sent out hurry calls
and massed great reserves, but in
vain.
Later special stosstruppen units
(picked storming troops) We're as
sembled for counter attacks-several
at Beaumont alone.
In all the hell of fire in the air,
one picture stood out vividly. 1t was
an attack made by German air
plane on a French observation "sau-
sage" balloon. The French observer
leaped out Of his basket but his para
chute caught on the edge, leaving
him suspended hundreds of feet over
earth. The German flyer darted back
and deluged the air with hail OF
machine gun bullets as French sol
diers down below pulled frantically
to bring the sausage down. When
the balloon was finally brought back
to earth, the observer was disen-
ngled-abs olutely unharmed.
Prisoners who poured back behind
the lines in a steady stream today,
were authority for the statement
that an average of a hundred Ger
mans deserted each day during the
weeks fearfulIy concentrated French
artillery preparation for the attack.
They described the effect of the
French shells as nerve shattering.
Germans in the front line trench
were half crazed from the inferno
Of noise and death around them
Scores crawled away from their posi-
tions rather than face the French
bayonets after such an artillery
pounding.
Not only was there the greatest
concentration of artillery in the wars
history at Nerdun, but an unprece-
dented use OF gas by the Germans in
their efforts to stem the French at
tack. Enormous quantities of the
newest and deadliest German gases
were released both throughout the
French artillery preparation and the
actual infantry attacks.
The enemy even attempted sort
of gas barrage and special gas fields
in efforts to wither the advancing
wave of the French troops.
They also rushed up fresh divisions
from far to the rear and flung these
prod1gally into the battle.
The German concentration of ar
tillery massed to combat the enor-
nous number of French field pieces
(Co,+iDuaS on Dupa 21
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21

and prisoners as the Austrian casual
ties up to yesterday.
On the French front along the
Chemin Des Danes and north of Yer.
dun the German massed forces A.
tremendous counter blocks. Paris lis
patches characterized them as of the
most violent nature. They indicated
loss of morale in German ranks dur
ing the merciless pounding in the
British and French offensives. The
French repulsed all efforts to oust
them from recently gained positions.
The French official statement claim
ed that 5,116 unwounded German pris'
oners were taken in yesterdays great
and victorious thrust north Of Verdun.
Most Powerful Offensive.
LONDON, Aug. 81. - England
France, Italy and Belgium Joined to-
day in the most powerful concerted
offensive yet directed against Ger
many.
The west front from the Belgian
sea coast to Switzerland was one
gigantic battle, with French, British,
Belgian and Portuguese troops at
tacking.
Southwark, Italy's most formidable
offensive threw millions into a Crap
pie over front of almost hundred
miles. Field Marshal Haig's drive in
Flanders was pressing forward, while
his Canadian troops gripped tighter
around Lens.
General Petain's troops were driv-
ing fiercely out of Verdun, while
steadily increasing their pressure
along the Chemin Des Danes and in
Champagne.
Russia alone of the great allied
powers was nd participating in the
concerted assault.
Even little Rumania, through her
reorganized and revived army, was
making stubborn opposition to a
great Teutonic attempt at encroach-
ment on the fragment of Rumania left
in allied hands.
Every one of the assaulting moves
was strategically timed and co-ordin-
ated. The French offensive at Yer
dun came at time when the Ger
mans were massing effectives to op-
pose further British successes in the
Lens and Y2res sectors.
Italy's offensive came when Aus
tria, flushed with success of Teu-
tonic Vaccinations by which Russia $
troops melted away, was d1vertng
men from the Carso, Julian and
Isonzo fronts to sweep forward be-
yond Galicia.
= The Macedonian front was the
only one today in Europe from which
there was no report of an allied Of
fensive. Military experts, however,
believed General Serial would short
ly come into the great play Of arms,
timing his blow to best advantage.
German Official Report.
BERLIN, (via London) Aug. I'll
French assaults around Verdun have
failed to make any impression on the
German lines, the war office announc-
ed today.
Like the English assaults in Flan-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
Inferno of Fire Over 435 Mile Front From
Sea Coast to Swiss Frontier in Allied
Offensive.
SHELLS MAKE NIGHT AS BRIGHT AS DAY
Allies Superiority Everywhere Asserted at
Start of Three Months of Terrific
Onslaughts.
[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent

[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Aug. M.-The greatest
battle Of the world was being fought
today.
From the sea coast to the Swiss
frontier-over 435 miles-the allied
forces were fighting practically
continuous offensive.
Frances great assault at Verdun
still driving on today. completed the
chain of battles which were welded
in the forge of war into one gigantic
action of unprecedented extent and
power.
The great battle started with the
Anglo-FTench offensive In Flanders
extended to the British offensive al
Lens, thence to the French attacks
around st. Quentine. then to the
French offensives at Chemin Des
Danes, Moonvilliers and Verdun and
concluded with heavy artillery fight
ing in Lorraine and Alsace down to
Switzerland.
The western front has never seen
such an extensive battle. Nor has
the allies superiority everywhere
been SO asserted.
With three more months Of fight
ing weather this year, Germany's
hold on the western front may be-
come precarious before winter.
Perfect and co-ordinated strategy
underlies the English and French at
tacks. They have been so timed as
to convert all the fighting into one
great battle.
Once before the allies timed such
blow, but not in the force Of that
which was pushing with terrific
power today. On April 16 the French
attacked the southern pivot Of the
Hindenburg line a week after the
English attacked the northern pivot.
Today the French are attacking
the southern pivot where the German
lines hinge on their famous Meuse
retreat position.
The drive comes exactly two weeks
after the English attack in Flanders
threatened the German northern hold
on the coast.
While these two nuge offensiyes
Lens, Arras, st. Quentin, along the
Aisne and at Moronvilliers continued
with unabated intensity.
Germany made her supreme effort
in concentration of men and of artil-
lery in the 1916 assault on Verdun
No offensive had ever reached the
intensity of this one, but the French
assault Of today in the Identical sec
tor had surpassed it.
The combined French and German
artillery brought into the play Of
death is probably the greatest con-
centration of weapons for single
attack the whole war has yet seen.
During Sunday nights final artil-
lery preparation by the French, al
though it was cloudy and the French
military rules strictly forbade the
slightest glimmer Of artificial light,
l was able to leave Verdun at mid
night and proceed to an observation
point greater distance from the
city than Douamont as my way was
lighted by countless thousands OF
gun flashes. Giant artillery kept the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
Two Farmers Arrested.
Confessed to Murder.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Aug. PA man, said
to be Chas. ]. Draz, 20, walked into
the central police station today and
told the desk sergeant he had shot
his wife, himself and their baby, re-
Gently, while in their home at Fort
Slocum, N. Y. He also said he was
an army deserter.
In hotel room, where he said he
had been staying, was found a khaki
uniform and a bank book showing
$510 deposited in the Bowery Savings
bank, New York.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
AS Many More of Enemy Killed or Wounded
in Great Smash Against Teuton
Lines.
ON FRONT OF NEARLY HUNDRED MILES
Offensive Started While Austrian Airmen
Were Dropping Messages Urging
Peace Campaign.

lBy John H. Hearley. United Press
staff Correspondent
ROME, Aug. 21.-Italy's
prisoners in the greatest of all
drives her troops have made
in the world war, reached a
total of ten thousand today.
Semi-official estimate S
placed the Austrian losses in
dead and wounded at a mini
mum Of this same figure.
On the three fronts today
the Julian, Carso and Isonzo-
General Cadorna's drive was
continuing in a fierce combat
Of men and of guns that re-
sounded over nearly a hun
dred miles Of front.
Italian air men reported
desperate attempts by the en-
emy to reinforce breaches in
the line already achieved by
the attackers.
Prisoners declared hurry
calls had been sent for rein
forcements from Prussia. The
unprecedented fury Of the
Italian attack is believed to be
undermining the morale of the
Austrians.
General Cadorna's great Of
fensive started, peculiarly
enough, at the very. moment
when Austrian airmen were
carrying out a vigorous cam
paign for peace. They were
dropping thousands Of printed
messages urging Itali a n
comrades" not to fight.
British monitors joined in
the offensive today, shelling'
Austrian positions along the
Gulf of Trieste.
Today's War Map.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Germany
was enduring today the mightiest Of
fensive blows yet struck by the allies.
On every front, save the Russian
and Macedonian lines, the allies We're
on the offensive. The great 435 mile
western front was continuous bat
tle line. Italy's hundred miles of front
from the Adriatic to the Alps was in
motion. General Cadorna's troops
We're violently attacking everywhere.
Rome dispatches estimated ten thous-
and dead and wounded and ten thous-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
AMERICAN TROOPS GASSED
TO SEE HOW TT SMELLS

built gas chambers to meet various
kinds of vapors affected by the en-
emy in his attacks.
Then there were drills in the don
ming of the masks and their proper
adjustment The soldiers quickly
caught the idea and before long were
putting on the air filters in four or
five seconds.
Over the whole American camp to-
day there was another kind OF
"va2or," a nice soothing pleasant
smelling one. 1t was the smoke from
thousands of cigarettes and pipes in
which burned good American tobacco
once again. The quarteTmaster's de-
partmant announced the arrival of q
big shipment of American ''makin's'
and big run on his store followed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
Wins Fiaht Against Railroads.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The
northwestern traffic and service
bureau today won it's fight against
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul and a dozen other leading rail
roads, when Attorney Examiner
Arthur Mackly of the interstate COM
merce commission recommended can
collation. of increased total tolerance
on coal Tolerance is the allowable
margin of error between the origin
and destination weights arising from
difference in scales or errors in
weights or from absorption or evap-
Grafton of moisture in transit.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
OCTOBER is

October 10Th has been set
as the final date for the de-
livery of the knitted sets
asked for by Major Grayson
and M. P. Murphy, The Red
Cross commissioner for
Europe. That means that
Keokuk knitters must turn
in their work by October
9Th to allow for packing and
shipping. The response for
workers has been gratifying,
but we can still use many
more. And money too, is
still needed. Wool is ex-
pensive, but we must have
it for our men. And. any
donor can be assured he has
the gratitude of our troops
and our allies. Last year
when the Red Gross sent
gifts to the men on the bor-
der, General Perish G.
wrote: "These things bring
the soldier to remember that
the people at home are be-
hind him. You do not know
how much that is going to
mean to us who are abroad.
You do not know how much
that means to any soldier
who is over here carrying
the flag for his country
If possible this next month,
make it your bit to buy and
knit all the yarn possible; if
you cannot knit send check
for wool to Mrs. T. r. Board
or Miss Laura Alton.
KEOKUK CHAPTER,
American Red Cross.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21


- the next peace move, quiet
continued in all belligerent countries
on the subject Of the pope's proffer.
The people of this country, busy
with their daily chores, are silently
leaving to the president, solution Of
the problem.
The president himself has been too
engaged with pressing war business
to discuss the peace note with anyone.
Having directed priority shipment of
coal to the great lakes REGIONS. YES,
terday, the president today was await
ing word from the man he has asked
to become the country's fuel dictator.
Answer is expected today.
The federal trade commissions re-
port on oil production costs is ready
for the president. The steel cost re-
port completed some days ago, will be
submitted probably today.
The shipping board expected to an
nounce today contracts for standard
lied fabricated steel ships and stimuli
taneously it was learned that threat
ened ship, yard strikes will be pre-
vented by general increase in wages
from the government.
Senator La Toilette tried to jam
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
.COPPERHEADS
IN THIS STATE
Considerable kaiserites In Iowa
Points, But They Are Being
Effectively SiIenoed by
Authorities.

! UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
RADCLIFFE, Iowa, Aug. 21.-With
! Deputy States Marshal Moore and his
! deputies here, there was no display
Of kaiserism last night as had been
anticipated The government agents
were dispatched here hurriedly last
night when it was learned peace
meeting was to be held. An anti
draft speaker, who was to have made
the principal address failed to ap-
pear and the meeting broke up with
out trouble
| Moore and his assistants will re-
main in the county running down
evidence Of sedition. Reports were
there were considerable "kaiserites"
| in Iowa Falls, Eldora and other
points in the county.
| No arrests have been made thus
| far.
1t is thought Moore will continue
| his Americanism talks to suspected
anti-drafts and 'kaiserites' before
any action is taken. The. plan Of
gathering the citizens Of small towns
in the public square and outlining
what will happen to any traitor has
worked well in other counties, where
the pro-German sentiment has fallen
! off.
Two Farmers Arrested.
| CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 21.-
! Two farmers of this district are fee
on bond today awaiting action by the
! federal grand jury on traitorous
charges. John Zumbach, of Ryan, Is
held for discouraging enlistments,
while William Deltefsen is charged
with tearing down an American flag
and cursing the government at Cog
gon. Both were given a preliminary
hearing here last night and each fur.
nished his own bail.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
RAINBOW DIVISION
FLOCKING INTO CAMP

all parts of the country will be quarter
ed until it starts for France. is spring
inc into existence like magic city
coniured up with Alladin's lamp. A
week ago the four hundred acres over
which it is spreading, were pasture
lands.
Motor trench diggers, devouring the
ground at the rate of three feet a
minute. cut bitches for two miles OF
water pipes. A thousand soldiers
from the Twenty-second infantry laid
our streets, made roads and with the
aid of civilian laborers built three
hundred shower baths. Pits for the
disposaI of refuse were dug.
The vanguard of the troops now
flocking here from all parts of the
united States pitched their tents at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
Twenty Thousand American
Boys to be First Citizen
Soldiers to France.

by Hugh Baillie, United Press staH
Correspondent
HEMPSTEAD N. j., Aug. 21.-On a
rolling plane flanked by millionalres
estates, with army aeroplanes con
stantly maneuvering high overhead,
10000 American boys-the rainbow
diVision"--are today mobilizing for
War. They will be the first citizen sol
q ers to reach the trenches.
amp Mills, where this forty-second
vi sion of national guardsmen from
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
Afraid of President.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 21.-Max
Eastman, editor of The Masses, gave
"peace council" meeting a new
reason why President Wilson holds
the support Of congress.
"They are afraid of President Will
son. he declared, because he knows
so much history and law they don't
know how to answer him."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
To Prevent Mine Strike.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson left for Birm-
ingham, Ala, today, where he will
endeavor to prevent a statewide
strike of $4,000 coal miners. The
miners were going to stop work yes
terday when the secretary wired
them he would start south to act as
conciliator,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
Soldiers Learn How to Slip on
Masks in Four Seconds and
Become Safe.

TBy ]. w. PegIer, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPBDI-
TIONARY ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug.
21-Amerfcan troops were "gassed'
today.
1t was a purely voluntary gassing,
however, part of the battle harden
ing process. The soldiers donned
their gas masks for the first time
and were sent through regularly
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
Ask Senator Gore to Resion,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
HIGO, Okla, Aug. 21.-Arouscd
over Senator Thomas Cores attempt
to force an amendment to the ap-
preparation bill prohibiting use Of
funds in waging war outside of the
United States territory, 400 citizens
of Hugo and Choctaw county today
demanded that Gore resign. The de-
mand took the form Of a telegram
dispatched to Gore at Washington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
Hindenbura In CHARGE.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg is person
ally conducting the Austro-German
operations against the Russo-Ru-
manian troops in the drive against
Jassy in Rumania, cables received at
the Russian embassy said today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
President Wilson Has no Time
to Discuss Pope's Peace
Note With Any
One.
DETAILS ARE COMPLETE
Fuel Question About Settled and
Threatened Ship Yard
Strikes viii be
Prevented.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. I'll
GSHs While the world today look
III ed to President Wilson for
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21
THE WEATHER

Unsettled. Probably showers.
Local temp p. m. II; z a.
m. 50.
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The Telegraph Service of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
tion-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21

BERLIN, (via London) Aug. 21.-
French assaults around Verdun have
failed to make any impression on the
German lines, the war office announc-
ed today.
Like the English assaults in Flan-
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
IF SUBJECT TO DRAFT,
GET PERMIT FOR TRAVELLING

No passport is required by the State
Department to go to Canada, but per
sons subject to draft who desire 10
cross the line are often delayed while
their cases are being investigated
says the War News Digest. When
any registered person desires a pass
port, or to go to Canada, he may ap-
ply to his local board for a permit.
If ne is not likely to be called within
the period of the proposed absence, or
If the board is otherwise assured that
his absence will not result in evasion
of or interference with the execution
Of the draft law, he may obtain the
permit by giving his address while
absent and by agreeing to keep him
self informed of any call upon him
and to return Immediately upon call.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
Do Bio Jobs First

The more you ponder difficulties the
harder they seem. SO the thing is to
get them off the slate as soon as posi-
bic. You get them off by going after
them. Just cast up the work of the
day. Estimate the toll in each prob
lem. Tackle the hardest one before
you are tired. That may not be &C
eording to precedent, but it's according
to good generalship. As soon as you
get that off the list tackle the next
thing In Importance. Keep the work
going and you're bound to win vic
tories over self and the job you face.
Soon there won't be any real problems
to annoy you. It will just be a matter
OF attacking things in the best order.
You have gone a long way toward
mastery when you have learned to do
big things flrst.-Grit.