The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
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OF right and justice. These aims
necessarily mean we must repress
all brutal. aggressive instincts of
domination which Germany mani
tests"
France Is Satisfied.
PARIS, July 23.-France approves
Z the way in which it's governmental
and military chiefs are conducting
the war. The fact that the senate in
secret session had formally and
unanimously voted confidence in the
Ribot ministry, was announced today.
The upper chamber took occasion
again to thank the French armies
and those of Frances allies and
specifically approved the govern
ments declaration of its plans for
general conduct of the war. Hope
was expressed that all propaganda
against the discipline and security of
the nation had stopped.
Prior to the vote, former Premier
Glenn enceau was vigorously cheered
when he bitterly assailed pacifists.
Premier Ribot today announced his
appreciation of the vote Of conf
dence.
Il will now be able to govern with
a stronger hand" he asserted.
Il rejoice in the senate,s support"
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Forced to Renounee.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-'The
rsichstag majority parties have
forced the German government to de-
clare remuneration Of annexations
and indemnities," says the Dutch |
newspaper Nieuwecourant, according |
to dispatches received at the state
department
Awarded War Cross.
PARIS, July 80. R. McCouray
of Madison, Wis, and B. K. Neftel, |
Larchmont, N. Y. members of the /
American ambulance, were awarded |
the war cross today for bravery in
the field. Neftel was recently
wounded.
Canadians Make Raid.
by William Philip Simms, United
Press STAFF Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, July 23.-Wearing gas
masks and moving like spectres in
the night, Canadian troops early this
morning penetrated the German lines
to depth of five hundred yards on I
a seven hundred yard front east of |
Avion. 1t was spectacular local |
attack Of the kind with which British |
forces have been keeping the boche
nervous for the past few weeks.
Up to four o'clock this morning,
sixty German prisoners had been
m fad nf ha h11y, IN he
by the Canadians. The toll of enemy
dead and wounded must have been |
many times this.
The Canadians stormed their way |
through the by-ways of a brick field. |
1t was tough going for the Germans |
fought desperately. but they could |
not stem the Maple Leaf boys fury. !
The battle extended farther and
farther back until 1t swarmed over
an embankment. Beyond, the Ger
mans stopped to reform their lines
and prepare for a counter attack.
The breathing space gave the Cana
dians time to blow up innumerable
dugouts with which the slope was
honeycombed. There wasn't time
enough to call the Germans out of
these caves and make them prison
ers, because the enemy beyond was
starting the attack. So most of them
persisted in storms of grenades hurl- |
ed down the dugouts.
Slam Declares War.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Siam de- !
clared war against Germany and Aus |
tria about o'clock Sunday morning, |
the state department was officially ad- |
vised today. Enemy subjects are be. |
ing 1nterned as are all German ships |
and the German and Austrian lega-
lions are projected by special guards, |
according to reports from the Amer
asan legation at Bangkok.
Extensive Raids.
:, LONDON. July 23.-Extensive raid
ing operations were reported by Field |
Marshal Haig today.
South OF Avion a successful local |
operation last night reached all OBJ |
3ectives.. Many prisoners were taken, |
ffty-one having been brought in when |
the British commanders report was
fled. The raiders suffered little loss. /
South OF Havrencourt and in the |
nefghborhood of Bullecourt and Hol-
lebeke, we raided the enemy and
took additional prisoners" the state |
ment said. "Dugouts were bombed |
southeast Of Loos and in the neighbor-
hood of Lombartzyde hostile raiders
were repulsed."
Lafayette EscadriIle.
PARIS. July 23.-The LAFAYETTE
escadrille changed it's quarters TODAY
to a station where the American air
fighters from now on will do flying