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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

Of LYNCH|NG
Government Asks For Particu-
lars Regarding Hanging OF
I. w. w. Leader to
Bridge.
REWARD Is OFFERED
Huge Demonstration to be Held by
Organization Whom LlttIe's
Funeral Takes
Place.
REWARD IS OFFERED

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BUTTE, Mont. Ag. Federal,
county. state and city authorities be-
gan investigation Of the murder OF
Frank Little, l. W. w. leader, today,
without a tangible clew to work upon.
A telegram from Attorney General
Gregory, requesting District Attorney
B. K. Wheeler that all the facts in the
case be sent to Washington, was re.
ceived early today. Secretary Wilson,
of the department of labor, has also
asked Mark Donoughue, president OF
the Montana Federation of Labor for
complete facts, promising thorough
Investigation. States Attorney Gener-
al Ford has arrived to act for Cover
nor Stewart and the county commits
sioners are being urged to offer a re-
ward OF $1,000 to supplement the
81 900 reward already offered by the
city. A telegram from the I. w. w,
refugees in camp at Columbus, N. M,
pledging their support If men are
wanted to avenge Ldttle's death was
also received.
Frank Little was murdered by gun
men. They didn't give him chance
to dress or get his crutches," said a
sign posted on the I. w. w. hall today
Plans are being made for a huge l.
w. W. demonstration when Little's
funeral is held.
Attorney VIM. Sullivan, legal rep
resentative Of Butte I. w. w. miners
union, today declared that at least two
of the men who participated In the
lynching of Frank Little are known
He said their identity was discovered
through threats made against Little
before he was hanged.
| Complaint that they have received
the "3-7-77" warning OF the Montana
vigilantes was made today by several
other members of the local Nv. w
union.
A number Of kilograms we're ex
changed during the morning between
! federal officials here and various de
partments at Washington, but the ma
tura Of these communications were no
revealed.
| A warm controversy between Off
cials and Sullivan developed this
afternoon when the latter refused tt
diyulge the names of the men ne
claimed were implicated in the lynch
ing.
Sullivan declared that he will no
give any information to the authori
ties until his investigation Is com
Melted and all evidence secured.
further examination of Little
body today disclosed that he hal
been struck over the head, presum
ablv before he was hung, so that h.
probably was unconscious when h
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
MINERS DEMAND BEER
OR REFUSE TO WORK

refusal to nullify the bone dry" law.
When the law went into effect. the
miners sent a monster petition to the
governor demanding that their per
sonal liberties" be not infringed upon.
They asked to be allowed to have
beer in their homes for family con-
sumption.
Capper ignored the petition. but
yesterday sent letter to Howat ex-
planning his inability to interfere
with the workings of the law. Be
fore the mass meeting yesterday,
the miners paraded Franklin carry
ing banners demanding beer or no
coal. A resolution was adopted re-
questing the federal government to
take action to lower the cost OF Hv-
ing. Governor Capper was asked to
20 to Washington in the interests OF
miners.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Bavonet Practice on Straw
Dummies, Engaged by
Men After Seeing How
it is Done.
THE ODOR OF PEACH PIE;
General Uses His Cane to Show Hov
the Tonnmies Weld Their
Bayonets In
Battle.
JBy J. w. Pegler, United Press stan
Correspondent

by J. w. Pegler, United Press stan
Correspondent
NSA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY
"ESA Aug. with the memory
w. of their own commander IN
chief personally showing EN- now IL
was done with cane, Pershlng
samnies went at bayonet practice
today with an irresistible vim. :.
Every man in camp "speeded up
Very few there were who did not
hear the generals reiterated phrases
during Yesterdays day-long inspec-
tion-"hurry up! More snap!"-and
did not heed them today.
Major General Pershing frequent
ly voiced open criticism OF un'
soldierly bearing OF those in his
ranks. The fact that French officials
were inspecting with him did not
make him hesitate to single out In
diyiduals for rebuke. On one occa-
sion he waited to see sergeant put
squad through the present, the port
and right shoulder arms and then
took matters into his own hands
sharply admonishing some OF the
sammies for inattention and gum
chewing. He called dozen from
the ranks OF another sloppy drllllng
detachment to make them stand at
attention for five minutes.
Not even some officers escaped crit
| icism.
In the facsimile trenches Of the
training camp the general demonstrat
ed with his cane just how the Brit
/ ish tommy thrusts to kill and wen'
through all the Jabs. even showing
how to pry a bayonet loose from
fallen opponent.
| He also watched the strenuous
training of rockies as they charged
straw stuffed eflgies representing thu
enemy.
Pershing found the billets of hi
troops in a dozen different towns II
generally spick and span condition
and once he remarked apparentl!
hungrily over the appetizing odor o
peach pie.
It was learned number of Amer
lean officers recently witnessed tn
fashion in which enemy aeroplane
were driven off by arches" and wer
much impressed thereby. In cam
the sammies are disdainful of raiders
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Only Fifty-five Members Came
Out of First Battle With
out Wound Of Any
Sort.
TALKS WITH INJURED
All Intend to Return and Fight as
Soon as They Arc Re-
leased From
Hospitals
TBy VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent


Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, Aug. 2.-Only fifty
five of the whole battalion Of women
in Russia's Legion Of Death came
through their first battle unscathed,
hut the wounded az we'll as those
who escaped are going back to the
front.
Nine. Botchkneva, commander OF
the Legion of Death, suffering from
shell shock in a hospital near here,
proudly told the heroic story OF her
units fighting and today made TINS
statement. Half a dozen other wound
! ed girls in the same hospital gave
instant confederation.
1--WE have fought with men and
with women" Commander Botch.
kneya declared, land one Is as good
as the other, If he or she loves the
fatherland.
any girls had been divided before
the battle. One half remained unit
under my command and the other
half was distributed in small detach
ments of six or ten to various com
| NAMES. These small units were tc
act as ammunitions carriers only
NV half was an active fighting force
| I led them into the charge myself.
"Out of all our legion just f1fty-five
of the girls were un1njured.
| why should women anywhere II
the world be surprised at our fight
ing?" interjected Evodkia Minen
koyia, formerly a stewardess in the
transatlantic steamship service, who
spoke good English.
'I knew American women pretty
we'll. If they knew the facts l would
MT be surprised to see them do the
same thing"
asked all of the wounded girls tt
ten me exactly why they fought.
RUSSIA needed me. so I quit higt
school" promptly responded prett!
Mary Golubieva, IS.
Because my husband is also II
the army" said Mrs. Anna Konova
Iowa.
! my husband was killed in f1ghtinI
early in the war and l joined t.
|
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Great Number Claiming Ex-
emption, is Causing Much
Concern to the
Government.
GIVE CAREFUL SCRUTINY
Those Who brow First Lottery Num-
bers Arc Being Called
Before Local
RoardA
I.rUntted Press Leased Wfre 9efvfoe1
WASHINGTON. Aug. a.

.rUntted Press Leased wire aervtoe1
-, WASHINGTON Aug. A.
EaAA. The government Is prepAr.
"KsS3 ing to fight claims for ex-
emption from the draft
Concerned at the great number OF
those attempting to avoid service, the
provost marshal generals Office today
announced that exemptions In asrt
cultural and other Industries win be
carefully scrutinfzed.
f., AS a direct slap at marriage slack
ers," the government will automatic
ally appeal from every exemption on
the ground Of dependency,
| The purpose of the appeals iS to OBJ
tain nationwide uniformity in exemp-
ton rulings, which is regarded as
| otherwise impossible from 1857 local
| boards.
| All registrants are invited by Cen
! eral Crowder to report any improper
exemptions.
Discussing Industrial exemptions.
General Crowder said district boards
we're "powerless to relieve cases in
which private loss and hardship rath-
er than a national necessity" are at
stake.
"Otherwise another man would be
asked to offer his life in order that
this mans material benefit be served"
! said Crowder.
The problem of e1empting men In
AGRICULTURAL and other industries.
Crowder said, must be solved with
1.-The success of the nations military
operations in mind as the dominant
object"
AS conservation OF certain indus
tries is necessary to military success.
Crowder declared, the question Of
| individual case" becomes two fold.
lis the industry in question
necessary to the maintenance OF the
military establishment or the effec-
tive operation Of the military forces
or the maintenance of the national In
terest during the emergency?
"2.-Does the person by or In re-
spect to whom the discharge is
claimed occupy such status IN re-
spect of such a necessary industry.
that his place could not be filled by
another without direct, substantial,
material loss and detriment to the
ADEQUATE and effective operation OF
the particular enterprise?'
Five Out Of ~.
NEW YORK, Aug. Out of the
first III men examined up to today by
the Arst two New York exemption
boards to start work, only Ave were
found willing to fight and physically
| fit
Aliens Under Draft.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-The Illinois
Stats Zeftung today editorially COM
mended CONGRESSES proposal to include
| oil
cIarIns MANY Austro-Hungarian sub
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Worhnen in Bone Dry State
Parade With Banners
Asking for Drink.

United Press Leased Wire Service1
PITTSBURGH, Kansas, Aug. =
temporarily at least the strike thu
threatened to tie up the southeastern
Kansas coal field has been averted.
complying with the advice given
ny their president, Alexander Howat,
three thousand miners at Franklin,
near here, returned to work today.
me men an Iaid down their tools
Yesterday to attend mass meeting
70 decide what action should be
taken in view of Governor Capper's
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Insurrection Liable to Occur IN
District Where Preacher
Was Arrested.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 3
United States deputies and speciai
federal officers left here hurr1edly Tor
Ilowden this morning to put down a
near instruction by Germans IN that
district. It was reported that 6. mob
had threatened to lynch an attorney
last night who aided in the arrest OF
Rev. John Reichart on treason charges
When Reichart was arrested Tues
day night the federal agents took MIN
to the office Of Attorney Dan McGill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
IN IOWA TOWN
STIRRED UP BY GERMANS

vary. The attorney aided in question:
ing the minister which angered the
pro-German population of Lowden.
According to reports here today.
mob was formed last night and but for
the intervention of cooler citizens, 1t
is feared McGillvary would have been
attacked.
The reports said that while the sit
uation was quiet, there were indica-
lions of serious trouble at any time.
The anti-German element has ANNOUNCE
ed itself tired of the stunts of the
proGermans. Several arrests are ex-
pected when the government agents
arrive at Lowden.
The party will also stop at Clarence,
where trouble was reported last night
between pro and anti-German forces.
Reichart was arrested after he
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Allied Drive in Flanders Hats
Until Sun Can Dry up Hun
dreds Of Acres Of
Ooxe.
RAIN HAS NOW ABATED
i, Eayette Escadrllle Of American
Aviators Has Achieved Com
plete Mastery of the
Air.

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LONDON, Aug. Assumption OF
the allied drive In Flanders waited on
hot sun today. Movement OF mass
es of men in the bottomless mud was
| impossible. Transfer OF artillery to
places nearer the advanced line. for
d future barrage fire could not be &C.
Z complished over the ooze. Until some
Of the mud from nearly thirty-six
+ hours solid rain dries UP, the drive
] is apparently halted.
In the meantime, however, the allies
have been withstanding fierce counter
attacks delivered by the Germans de-
$ spite the condition OF No Mans Land.
| The fighting has been literally from
| hummock to hummock. The most vio-
/ lent of these counter blows was struck
i by the Germans around the villages of
St. Julien and Westhoek on some OF
/ the higher ground of the battle sec
/ ton. In both places the British were
forced temporarily to yield some Of
! their gains. Westhoek was recaptured
1 by the Germans. Early this morning
the enemy also struck heIcely JUS. 70
the north of St. Julien along the ridge.
Fighting continued there for hours
Will neituST sue awe W gain CoA1piCIo
mastery.
The rain abated somewhat during
last night and the artillery prepare
ton for further advance opened.
Mastery Of the AR.
PARIS. Aug. 2.-Complete allied
mastery of the air has been achieved
on that section Of the front where the
lafayette escadrille OF American air
fighters is located. Dispatches from
the squadron's headquarters today de-
clared on Monday the star fliers OF
the lafayette corps including Cap
tain Thenault. Lieutenant Thaw, Lieu
tenant Lufberry and Sergeants Rock
well, Parsons and Willis, had flown a
distance of twenty miles behind the
German lines without ever sighting
an enemy plane. Most Of their recon
noissance was over German aviation
fields, but the enemy declined to
fight.
! am thirsting for a good old-fash-
Toned fight" complained one LaFay-
cite flyer in message received here
today.
American Schooner Sunk.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-Stnking Of the
american schooner John Hays Ham
mond by gun fire Of German subma-
rlne was announced by the admiralty
today. The crew were saved.
Lloyd's does not list any schooner
BY this name.
German War Council.
4 AMSTERDAM. Aug. 2.-Presumably
because Of the great allied drive in
flanders, Kaiser Wilhelm today sum-
moned special meeting Of Germany's
war council in Brussels.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
SWEATING EAST
STILL SUFFERS
Sitting Heat Wave Has Hung
Over New York Since Sun
day, Killing Many
People.
LITTLE RELIEF IN SIGHT
Yesterday's High Mark Closely
Pressed Today and People
Are sIeeploo In
ParleA
LITTLE RELIEF IN SIGHT

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service]
NEW YORK, Aug. with nearly
$50 persons already dead and 800
prostrations reported in the sitting
heat wave that has hung over New
York since Sunday, the local weather
bureau declared today there is little
relief yet In sight.
The temperature at $3.50 today was
eighty, lower than yesterdays 500 a,
m. mark, but the forecaster expressed
the belief that yesterdays highest
mark viii be pressed closely today.
Mayor Mitchell has ordered the
city's parks thrown open to the suf-
fering thousands, AS q result Cen
trail parks grass was dotted last
night with sleeping forms. Coney
Island and other nearby beaches
were crowded First aid stations
have been opened in the subway sta
tons.
Although the temperature at :,
q. m. was S8, SIX degrees lower than
yesterday at the same hour, the
humidity was up IA degrees. A maxi
mum heat OF 95 today is expected.
Nine deaths and eighteen add.-
tional prostrations were reported
from midnight to ten o'clock today.
So great was the rush of men,
women and children about free Ice
an milk stations today that extra
police were put on duty. Whenever
a sick infant was found In the tene-
ments the policeman gave the mother
a card emitting her to free milk and
ice.
Three More Deaths,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Three
more deaths and dozen prostra-
tons ushered in the capitals fourth
day of excessive heat. Temperatures
today ranged slightly lower.
Fans arc Scarce.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-Electric
fans are in the same class with coal
in New York now.
The hot weather dispensed has
made fans SO scarce one can hardly
be purchased since the heat wave
struck. Firms have declined to guar
antee deliveries Of orders.
Seven arc Dead.
BOSTON, Aug. 2.-Seven dead and
more than sixty prostrations In
greater Boston is the past twenty.
four hours record OF the intense heat
and humidity here. Today was an
other of killing heat.
seventy-seven Dead.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2.-The
mercury was at IS at 8 a. m. The
death totals the second day is
seventy-seven.
Seventeen Deaths.
BALTIMORE, Aug. with tenn
perature at o'clock of 80 degrees,
deaths from heat since Monday total
seventeen.
No Hope Held Out.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.--No perma-
nent relief from the heat wave which
has cost hundreds Of lives In the east
ern states, was forecast by the govern
ment weather bureau today.
THE temperature in eastern dis
tricts will fall slightly today and Fri
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Second Liberty ,an
LauncF1 November IS
Three Billion Dollars Asked This Time From Patriotic
People of the United States
- q - -

rUnnd IasedW Wire
Aug
Before that time
planned winch Will over
offices the treasury omong mere
for.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
ITALY INSISTS
ON SUPPORT
Displeased at Being Unable to
Secure Needed Supplies
From America for
Pushing War.
CAN DEFEAT AUSTRIA
International Politics 0vershadow
Other Developments In tho
Great War
Today.
CAN DEFEAT AUSTRIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. a.
4A international politics creep
~ ing into the big war over
Swallowed other develop
ments here today.
Italy, insistent that the United
States declare war on Austria, and
then furnish arms and fuel for fghting
Austria, Is openly displeased at Ameri'
cas- lack Of response to either request.
Allied diplomats are comforting daily
in an effort to mollify italy, hoping in
the meantime that a bisis may be
reached for separate peace with Aus.
tria.
At the Same time. the new shipping
board announced its first real step to-
ward a merchant marine since It's re-
organization.
One hundred wooden cargo vessels
within q year was the output promised
by the southern pine industry today at.
ter meeting with the shipping board
which lasted far into the night
Admiral Capps began work on plans
laid down by General Goethals fol-
fabricating steel ships and assemb
ling them at new government yards
He will confer with steel men soon
and make the same patriotic appeal
for action which brought results from
the wood workers.
The food bill drew near final dispo.
sition when the conference report was
made to the house today by Represen.
tative Lever. A favorable vote Is ex
pected tomorrow.
Supplies are Needed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Italy Is
displeased at failure to get from her
allies, particularly America, supplies
she says are needed and which she
claims could swerve the war balance
This displeasure apparently has
caused a delicate situation. upon
which allied diplomats here are now
lahoring.
For several days past the English
French and Russian ambassadors
have consulted at length with the
Italian ENJOYS, evidently in an effort
to assuage his feelings. The Italian
viewpoint of recent days is known
to be one bordering on resentment
over the fact that her pleas for
materials and money have gone vir'
tually unheeded.
Meantime Italian propaganda Is
trying to force the United States to
war on Austria and has spread the
word that Italy could win the war
If she had coal, munitions and money
for an Austrian offensive.
Allied and American military men
say, however, that Italy's situation is
Impossible" from the military stand
point and aid now would be only q
drain on our resources. Moreover
they dispute the Italian claims that
there is sufficient shipping to handle
Italian needs If there were an incli
nation to do so.
"Italy could end the war by Christ
mas and open the way to peace
negotiations by New Years." said q
man close to the Italian embassy to
day. "The war cannot be won the
way America is fighting it, however
for it would take four million Amer
tcas to break the western front effec
lively. And by the time America
can get four million men to the front
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No Hope Held Out.

NO f1opo F1SId O0S.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-INo perma-
nent relief from the heat wave which
has cost hundreds Of lives IN the east
ern states, was forecast by the govern
ment weather bureau today.
THE temperature in eastern dis
tricts will fall slightly today and Fri
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

BALTIMORE, Aug. with a tenn
perature at o'clock of 80 degrees
deaths from heat since Monday tota
seventeen.
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THE WEATHER
Probably thundershowers to-
night. Local temp p. m. 80;
7 a. m. 50.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Aliens Under Draft.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE Illinois
Stats Zeitung today editorially COM
mended CONGRESSES proposal to include
resident aliens under the draft. de-
claring many Austro7Hungarian sub
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

German War Council.
4 AMSTERDAM. Aug. 2.-Presumably
because Of the great allied drive in
Flanders, Kaiser Wilhelm today sum-
moned special meeting Of Germany's
war council in Brussels.
In addition to the German emperor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
American Schooner sunk.

LONDON, Aug. 2.-Stnking Of the
american schooner John Hays Ham
mond by gun fire Of a German subma
rlne was announced by the admiralty
Today. The crew were saved.
Lloyd's does not list any schooner
BY this name.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2-The
mercury was at IS at a. m. The
death totals the second day Is
seventy-seven.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. a.
4A International politics creep
NJ ing into the big war over.
Swallowed other develop
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

BOSTON, Aug. 2.-Seven dead ant
more than sixty prostrations ir
greater Boston is the past twenty
four hours record Of the intense hea,
and humidity here. Today was an
other of killing heat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

| 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, 1917-08-02

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Electric
fans are in the same class with coal
in New York now.
The hot weather dispensed has
made fans so scarce one can hardly
be purchased since the heat wave
struck. Firms have declined to guar
antee deliveries Of orders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Three
more deaths and dozen prostra
lions ushered in the capitals fourth
day of excessive heat. Temperatures
today ranged slightly lower.