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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03

German wire entanglements were
buried Down below l could see tiny
figures of men--Franch and British
infantry-frantically digging 1t
everywhere far in advance of their
detectives.
"Stretcher bearers could be picked
out, crawling back with bandaged
wounded A German Albatross Obi
plane) could be- seen half buried IN
the muck. Further back, scurrying
from shell hole to shell hole, the
gray of German infantry could be dis
cerned. The enemy fought desper-
ately, but ineffectively, yielding
steadily.
Hundreds Of spans, bridged the
stagnant trickle, called the User
canal, and over these bridges sour
ried men and supplies
Il could see artillery hurrying to
advanced positions. Pack mules
carrying machine guns, more 1nfan-
try, vans Of munitions struggled for
ward.
over all this dark scene Of car
mage lowered black skies, pouring an
unceasing torrent of rain. The roar
of guns was indescribable. The
l.anic explosions punctuated the con-
tinuous fury of sound The storm in
creased in fury with the intensity Of
the combat below"
Rain Holds Up Drive.
[By Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Continuation OF
the rain still held up the Franco
- L., 10 nd f0dnU Eial6
Marshal Haigs only report of fight
ing in this section dealt with repulse
of enemy counter attacks northwest
of Warneton.
10 the south, however, Haig re-
counted an enemy success In a slight
footho1d obtained by the Germans
around Infantry Hill, east of Monchy
LIE Preux.
A German raid southeast of Queant,
south of the British line, was re-
pulsed.
Flanders 10 ouaumlre.
by William Philip Simms. United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Aug. 3.-Al Flanders
was quagmire today. The battle
field was lost in fog. Water seeped
down from the skies and seeped up
from the soaked ground. Even the
guns seemed engulfed in mud. Their
fire was noticeably less violent than
on Tuesday.
British officers and men are united
in high praise of American surgical
units now operating on the battle
field. Each is composed Of sur
geon, an anaesthestist. nurse and
an orderly. A number have been
working constantly under fire. All
carry regulation gas masks.
Some major operations have been
performed by these units while the
surgeon, patient, nurse and attend
ants all wore these fantastic gas
masks.
His Sword Recovered.
IBy William G. Shepherd. United
Press STAFF Correspondent;
PETROGRAD, Aug. S.-Admiral
Kolchack got his sword back today
the same sword he threw over
board at Sebastopol rather than turn
it over to mutinous sailors.
ine sailors, themselves now thor
oughly repentant, succeeded by use
of divers in Receiving the weapon and
sent a delegation to Perograd to re-
turn it to Kolchack.
At the time of the mutiny. which
was ouelled by persuasion OF Rear
Admiral Glennon Of the American
navy, Admiral Kolchack was ordered
to surrender. He declared that when
he was forced to capitulate at Port
Arthur, the Japanese had insisted he
keep his sword and that he proposed
not to sully the blade by surrender.
Then he flung it overheard.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03
the Scaron cadets of Notre Dame
university"
peolded Not to Enter Army.

Decided Not to Enter Army.
BANGOR, Maine, Aug 3.-The ex-
amining board of this draft district
received the following letter from a
man notified to appear:
Thanking you for your favor ask
ing me to report for examination,
wish to say that after careful consid-
Grafton, have decided not to enter
the national army at this time"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
Chicago Cash Grain.


CHICAGO, Aug. -Wheat-No. 2
red, $255; No. red, $3.50; No. 8
hard, s2.55@2.65.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, s2.35h@
2.361s; No yellow, s2.351a@2
No. yellow. s235; No. 6 yellow,
s2.341a; No. white, $2.43; No. 8
white, s241h@ 2.42; No. mixed,
s235@2.36; No. 8 mixed, s235k; No.
mixed, 1926; No. 6 mixed, s234k.
Oats-No. white. S1@S4Ac; No.
white, 78@S1&c; standard, $3.50
S5c.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-Corn-Mar-
ket &c higher. No. 2 yellow, $3.50
233k; No. 5 yellow, s2.321a; No. 2
mixed, s2.331s; No. 8 mixed, s233.
Oats-Market &c higher. No. 8
white, ice.
Chicago Live. stock.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Hog receipts
10000; market strong, SC higher.
Mixed and butchers, S1460@1630;
good heavy. s15.50@16.3J; rough
heavy, s1445@14.70; light, s147o@
1920: pigs, s11.50@1425 Estimated
receipts tomorrow, 10000.
= Cattle receipts $500; market
steady, weak. Beeves, s7.500140o;
cows and heifers, s4.30@11.6O; stock
ers and feeders, s5.7509.00; calves,
sS5O9130O.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady, strong. Native, s7:500l0.6o;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03
Municipal cannery.

UNITED Press Leased Wire SerV'eu ~.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3-To care lot ~,
plus vegetables from the home sIto
dens of Chicago, a new cannery ~
be established in the loop, II pians, te
Chicago women carry. Veseds
markets are glutted. The procee1
will be donated to the Red cross.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03
SILENT PROTEST
OVER LYNCHING
Continued from page H.

dence connects the /. w. w. agitators
with these fires and indicated that in
many cases German agents inspired
the agitators. Phosphorus had been
concealed in many hay stacks. thus
firing the fields.
How far the government has gone
in this inquiry into the l. w. w. agi-
tation In the northwest was not dis
closed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03

years prison sentence and $4,000
fine. -
Moore, together with prominent To-
cal business men today urged Attorney
General Havner to begin proceedings
against those arrested yesterday i'm
mediately.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03
DISLOYAL, IOWANS
ARE LOCKED UP
from page IL

our loyal fellow citizens are placed
because of their German origin or at
filiation.
II am sure they need no further as
surance from me Of my confidence In
their entire integrity and loyalty OF
the great body of our citizens Of Ger
man blood You know that not once
but many times in my public ad-
dresses, I have expressed this conf
Jdence. I do not like to make another
occasion to express it simply be-
cause it would seem to indicate on
my part a doubt as to whether the.
country had believed my previous as
surances to be sincere. May I not
very respectfully suggest that It
would be easy to make use of the
passages I have referred to from my
former addresses to do something.
hope not little, to offset the evil in
f1uences that are at work.
State Should Prosecute.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. g.
The state of Iowa should prosecute the
proGermans taken into custody at
Lowden and Clarence yesterday in the
opinion Of e. r. Moore. lieutenant gov
ernor of Iowa He said the state
could act under the law passed by the
last legislature which made treason
able utterances punishable by twenty
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03
Weather Forecast.

Weather Forecast.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Saturday; warmer Saturday.
For Iowa: Fair tonight; warmer
north and extreme west portion; Sat
urday fair and warmer.
For Missouri Fair tonight and
Saturday; warmer extreme northwest
portion tonight and extreme north por-
ton Saturday.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and Satur-
day; warmer Saturday north portion
Weather Conditions.
The hot wave has moderated from
the central valleys eastward, and the
is again rising in the
and plateau regions, with
depression in Montana this morning.
There have been scattered showers
in portions of Texas, western Kansas,
and Iowa, in the eastern
states and on the central gulf, which
were generally light.
Local observations.
Aug. Bar Their. Wind W'th'r.
2 Z D. m. ...3O.07 80 NV PtCdy
8 7 a. m. 5000 70 N PtCdy
Mean Temperature End, n; highest.
90; lowest, "a; lowest last night, u.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03
Grain Review,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. Aug. 3.-The influence
of light rains over the corn belt was
offset by an absence of outside in
terest in the market today and grains
were firm.
December corn opened n up at
$118A and declined Is May opened
" higher at s1.16 and later was un-
changed.
September wheat opened 8 lower
at 1925 and advanced 81.
September oats was up N at 60A
and declined Il. December opened
unchanged at 81 and declined II.
Provisions were generally higher
on an active and strong hog market.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03
Lumber Mills Hard Hit.

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 3.-Logging
camps and lumber mills in the Pa.
cific northwest are hard hit by the
activities of I. w. w. agitators.
In the Grays Harbor district only
eight of twenty-five mills are oper-
ating. The men are striking for an
eight hour day Mill men there deny
their strike Is in any way connected
with the /. w. W., but camps which
supply these mills have been organ
lied by the agitators.
Practically every county in Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho has sworn
in scores of armed civilian deputies.
Patrols are maintained in some Of
the wheat districts where threats
have been made to burn grain fields.
Construction of several wooden
ships at Grays Harbor has been halt
ed by strikes.
Strike Backbone Broken.
BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 3.-The back
bone of the miners strike, fostered
by the l. W. w., in the Butte district.
was broken today.
The miners flocked back to work in
such numbers that it will be neces
sary to resume night shifts at the
larger mines either tonight or Satur
day.
What officers believe was another
would7be lynching party late last
night failed to get Joe Shannon, a
strike leader. A mysterious car with
lights extinguished and with five
men aboard, was observed in Shan
mons neighborhood. Deputy sheriffs
rushed to the scene and the automo-
bile dashed away.
Shannon's initials were on the
warning card pinned on the body OF
Frank H. Little, national executive
board member. lynched Wednesday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03
THE WEATHER.
u. s. Department OF Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.]
River Bulletin.

The river viii continue failing from
Davenport to Warsaw until there are
heavy rains.
The Keota news., 1917-04-20
COLORADO CROP REPORT
WHEAT AVERAGE or STATE
ADovE THAT OF NATION.
Report Shows ss Per Cent Of Normal,
Compared With e3.% Per Cent
for United States.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-A summary Of the April
crop report for the state Of COLORADO
and for the United States, - com
piled by the bureau Of crop estimatea
(and transmitted through the wealth
er bureau). United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. IL ~ follows:
Wheat.
State-Condition April this year
S5 per cent Of the normal; ten-yoal
average condition figures for April l.
% per cent
United States-Condition April
this year. 6s.4 per cent; ten-year aver
age April l condition. 86.2 per cent.
Rye.
State-Condition April this year
SO per cent: ten-year average April
condition, 81 per cent.
United States-Condition April
this year. So per cent: tsn-year aver
age April / condition. 500 per cent.
Hogs.
State-Losse0 from disease past
year. 2.S per cent: ten-year average
3 per cent.
United States-Losses from disease
past year. 4.s7 per cent: ten-year av
erage. 6.7s per cent.
Cattle.
state-Losses from disease pas'
year. Is per cent: ten-year average
10 per cent. Losses from exposure
past year. 10 per cent: ten.year aver
age. rs per cent.
United States-Losses from disease
past year. 1874 per cent; ten.year ~
erage. 2 per cent. Losses from Ok
posure past year. Las per cent; ten
year average. LA per cent.
sheep.
State-Losses from disease pas
year, 1.6 per cent: ten-year average
~ per cont. Losses from exposure
past year. 3 per cent: ten.year aver
age, IS per cent.
United States-Losses from disease
past year. 2.17 per cent; teu.year av
erage. 2.45 per cent. Losses from sx
posure past year. 3.1s per cent; tan
year average. 3.06 per cent.
Horses and Mules.
6tats-Losses from disease past
year. 1.5 per cent: ten-year average
10 per cent.
United 9tates-Losses from disease
past year. 1.6o per cent: ten-year ~
erage. 1874 per cent.
PrIcoo.
The first price given below IL thu
average on April / this year. and thu
second the average on April 1 las
year.
state-Wheat, $1.e2 and 80 cents pei
bushel. Corn. $1.04 and 81 cents. Oats
73 cents and IS cents. Potatoes, $50!
and 80 cents. Hay, 314.20 and 9.6(
per ton. Eggs. Is cents and 1S cent?
Per dozen.
United States-Wheat, $50 and
98.6 cents per bushel. Corn. $1.13 and
70.3 cents. Oats. Sc cents and I,
cent. Potatoes. 32.36 and 97.6 cents
Hay, 313.05 and $11.7s per ton. Cot
ton, IS cents and 11.6 per cents pei
pound. Eggs, 26 cents and 17.9 PEI
dozen.
The Keota news., 1917-04-20

College Offered 70 War Department.
Greeley.-Use Of the buildings. lab
oratories and grounds Of the STATE
Teachers' College have been offere<
the United States government In cass
war Is declared and they are needed.
The Keota news., 1917-04-20
Probably Needed Il.
II say, miss, where's the barH

II say, miss. where's the BARI"
"What kind Of barr" Queried the
waitress in return, and as icily as she
could.
"Why. a liquor bar. Of course" he
drawled. "What sort of bar did
you suppose l meant?"
"Well," she said, and her eyebrows
arched slightly, II didn't know, but I
thought you might mean bar Of
SOAP"
The Keota news., 1917-04-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

-
Western Newspaper Unioa News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Nay l7-3e-convention Colorado Sun
Day School Association At Colorado
,ass si.s,-car...,.. Eaa..vor Con-
Aug. 1-National Convention OF Afri-
can Race q Dsnysr:
'.ss s,d a7-ss-coiorado state Fair at Ps'
Elisabeth 10 to have q cheese fac
tory.
Husky men Of Fowler are organiz-
Ing . home guard.
Colorado Federation Of Women's
Clubs urges governor to veto dry law.
Mexican miners moving from Boul.
der toward Mexican border 10 report.
Farm lands in the vicinity Of Limon
have been selling in largo blocks re-
Gently.
New independent telephone COM
pany being organised in Morgan
county.
Footballs In the town of Yuma were
wiped out by . majority vote Of the
people.
Grand Junction has published . call
for payment Of bonds Of that city to-
falling @1s.ss0.
Governor Guntsr recommends plant
ing seeds - well - trees on Arbor
day. April 30th.
New school house to be built to 70.
place the one burned in January at
Grand Junction.
A tree aviation school in Denver
would make Colorado one Of the great
centers Of usefulness In the matter Of
war preparation.
The city Of Ouray has issued = call
for bonds numbered to 10 Of the
rounding bonds Of the city Of Ouray.
totsling 5000.
The Denver jewish Congress has
passed . resolution pIedging the 10y
atty. and service Of III members to
President Wilson and the nation.
Convention ca1ed at Boulder ia
take preliminary action toward com
mission form Of government. which
was adopted 1t the city election.
Commemorating the 143nd anniveE.
sary Of the firing Of the first shots
In the American evolution, the Sons
Of the Rsvolutien In Denver will ~.
semble.
United Mine Workers Of America
viii hold mass meeting at Ludlow
on Sunday, Aprl -. when several
prominent labor leaders will be On
the program.
That portion of Colorado City
known - the South Side," seems dis.
posed stiu to resist annexation and re
sort to legal aid to exist - an inde-
pendent town.
The governors ways and means
committee continues to receive scores
Of letters from over the state asking
help to get seed and tractors to aid
the big crop drive.
The investment of Denver estates
aggregating many million dollars. fol
the purchase Of part Of the 100000.
600 American war loan, 10 proposed by
County Judge Ira C. RotAgerber oi
Denver.
Current dividend Of the VindicatoI
Consolidated IL 3 per cent. the usual
amount, which mGns $43.0 900 for tn
quarter, $4,000 thus far in 1917. q
grand total Of $aez160o or AZ pei
cent On face valus.
A talexram. pledgin1 the support oi
The Keota news., 1917-04-20

Eaton Nurse on Way 70 Front.
Eaton.-Miss Janet I. Kay. sister o,
W. d. Kay of Eaton. 10 the first Weld
county girl to offer her services.to the
government In case Of war. She 10 on
her way to France with ssventy.fivs
Canadian nurses.
The Keota news., 1917-04-20

THE Right Note.
II haven't been home for two days
Got into poker game"
"Your wife will fx yOu."
II nope this note will pacify her."
r II haven't much confidence In
notes."
II have in this one. It is twenty
dollar note"
The Keota news., 1917-04-20
n Nsvspap.r u.sea News Service.
coMIN0 EVENTS.

Western Newspaper Uaioa News Service
COMING EVENTS.
Nay 17.1o-Convontion Colorado Sun.
Day School Association At Colorado
0pelA90.
Tune 1l-i3-christiaa Endsavor Con-
vontloa At 0alida.
AuG. 1-NationAl Convention OF Afri-
can Race At Denver.
Sept; 17-31-Colorado state Fair at Pu-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
WARN CONSUMERS 'OF NEW ENGLAND
 TO BUY COAL NOW
Advice Given by Chairman of New England Coal
 Committee.

Boston, July 26.-.sWe think the only safe course for New England eonsum- CTS to pursue is to buy coal on a con- siderable scale during the next 90 days, so that before the end of Octo- Der they may be sure to have on hand a liberal supply. In no other way can we be sure to keep warm and to Keep our industries going next winter, said Chairman James J. Storrow, the New England coal committee, in a state ment today for the committee, giving New England advice based on the committees thorough study of the situation existing.
 sThe committed" said MT. Storrow, has been working hard to assist in getting fuel for this section. It has been aided in doing so, as lar as hard coal is concerned, through the, coal railroads and the solid trainload move- ment. In this way anthracite eondi- tions are considerably better, but, New England is by no means out of the woods, owing to the fact that while more coal is carried by rail, less is ter tonnage and a. shortage of coal at the leading ports
 New England has never been abe to bring in coal during the winter months as fast as it could be burned. The sudden demand of the navy and other departments of the government on the soft coal supply usually open to New England has cut very heavily into the total supply. Moreover, the pressure put on industrial establish ments for war material and the acute
 -rpetitior- in labor have reduced fur lther a supply of labor at the mines
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
UNION MEN FOR
 SERVICE DN THE . DISTRICT BOARDS
Information Officially Com. municated to Bridgeport
 Central Labor Union.

Official Information that the person. nel of the district exemption boards, to be appointed throughout the United States by the president. were to have representation to organized labor. came to the Bridgeport Central Labor union from the office of the provost marshal general.
 E The local. organization wired to the department of labor on July Is, to call attention to the fact that organ ized labor had received little represen- station . in the personnel of local ex- emption boards.
 The response to the telegram, sent by direction of General Crowder. was dated July 19. It became public at the meeting of the Central Labor un- ion last night It stated:
 You are advised that only the
 local boards have as yet been ap- <f pointed by the president and these
 have nothing to do with industrial
 exemptions, jurisdiction over
 which is placed in higher district
 boards to be appointed by the
 president in each federal judicial
 district tnroughout the country. It is contemplated that organized
 labor will be given representation : on these higher boards yet to be
 appointed"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26

The announcement that Siam has declared 8 state of war with Germany on account of German intrigues in the Asiatic kingdom carries far greater significance than might at first be supposed, according to statement made by John Barrett, director of the Pan-American union and formerly United States minister to Siam. :.
 While Siam as country" he said, 'is comparatively little known in the United States, 1t ranks as important and strategic land in Asia as the Netherlands and Belgium in Europe. It is next to Japan the most progress k sive country on that continent, has a king and statesmen of unusual ability, a prosperous population of over 10,- 100000 an area equal to that of France and an agricultural wealth un- surpassed in the world.
 IT Its chief importance however in the present war crisis Is that it is practically thefrice granary or source of food supply for China and it's ac- tion may have a direct, effect upon China's attitude toward Germany. It also gives the allies now for the first time an unbroken favorable coast-line all the way from China to the Medi- terranean,. for Siam was the only neu- tral territory in the entire distance of many thousand miles, It possesses an excellent little navy adequate to pa- trol the gulf of Siam coastline of nearly 2,000 miles,
 The king of Siam is Maha Vijravudh of Vagiravudh.. He acceded to the throne in 1910, succeeding his father, Chulalongkorn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
Mental Hygiene Body Will Aid Government
 in Examining Troops

!
 The Mental Hygiene War Work Committee of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene is anxious to ob- tain the names of psychiatrists and neurologists who are willing to give part-ume service in, the examination of National Guard troops in their vie cinity. The recent decision of the War Department to examine the Ma tional Guard troops in their armories to secure at once 9 large number of examining physicians.l To meet the situation the surgeon general of the army has arranged to accept for this work qualified physicians on contract. A physician may contract for specified duty, at a specified place, for a speci- fled timei or for part-time. This lat- ter provision makes it possible for many physicians who cannot take out commissions, or who cannot give all of their time to the work for period Of months, to give part-time each week. Further information can be received from pr. Frankwood E. Williams. vfce-ehairman of the com. mittee, 50 Union Square, New York city.