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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
Hanging in Balance Between
Return Of Czarism or Be
ing Ruled by the
Mob.
VIRTUALLY OUT OF WAR
Some Regiments Have Actually Made
Peace With Germany, Not
Realizing Their
Danger.
CBy VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Cnrresnnndent

| SSo
Staff Correspondent
PFTROGRAD. June S.-Russia Is
hanging in the balance between
czarism and mobism. America and
the allies must face the facts square
| ly.
| Under present conditions Russia
will not fight.
Conditions may change. There is
a possibility that order may come out
Of the governmental chaos. There
is nothing today to indicate It's ap-
proach No man strong enough to
control has yet grasped the Russian
helm. Minister of War Kerensky,
on whom hope has centered, is, de-
spite i'll health, working day and
night. But even his speeches and
interviews have within the past
week sounded a note OF pess.m.sm.
A meeting of bankers and business
men today crystalized the first re-
action against mob rule. Five hun
dred conservative men, unallied, with
the autocratic regime were there.
Admittance was by card only. The
meeting was held In the offices of a
bank. Several there were titled.
The sense Of the meeting was voiced
by a speaker in the declaration, 1--WE
were formerly mastered by czarism;
now 1t is mobism that masters u.s."
None but a dictator can now re-
store discipline and stir the Russian
troops into a renewed offensive. No
man has yet dared assume the power
The workmen's and soldiers council
absolutely dominates the situation.
President Tscheidze with his col
leagues are the collective masters OF
Russia. They openly declare the
present war is ''imperialistic." All
attempts to convert them to the idea
that Russia must fight German auto
cracy to retain the new democracy
here, have failed
They will oppose Russia's fighting
participation until what they term
the "allies' imperialistic' aims are
abandoned. They insist that publica-
ton of the allies peace aims free
from im3erialfstic demands, would
bring immediate peace. They furn-
ish no explanation for their BELIEF
that Germany will abandon her own
imperialistiG aims. !
Minister Of War Kerensky's health !
is very bad The magnitude Of his |
task is plainly wearing down hrs
fl lighting force. \ recent speech be,l
fore the workmen's and soldiers |
council on his return from the front, |
betrayed this fact. i
'It is very difficult to make the |
army strong" he said, because it Is |
tired and sinister elements are WORK
ing there. Some regiments have act
ually made peace with Germany. / /
hope the soldiers and sailors will |
prove that democracy can sacrifice
itself to iron discipline.
81 regret that at some places where
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
CLARK IS FROM
FIGHTING FAMILY
First American Gunner to
Sink U Boat, Has Been in
the Navy Thirteen
Years.
WIFE KNEW HE WOULD
Father and Brothers Were Sailors
and Also Few Of His
Cousins, Uncles,
Etc.
WIFE KNEW HE WOULD
[By George Martin, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT

[By George Martin, United Press Stat
Correspondent
NEW YORK, June S.-The plump
pretty, black haired, brown eyed lit
tie wife Of Gun Captain VIM. ]. Clark
Of the Silver Shells gun crew, sinkel
of U boat and the first American
publicly commended and mentioned
for promotion since the beginning Of
the war, Is in sthe midst Of moving in
to the new cottage at Jamaica he
bought her just before he went away.
CARRIED in a boarding house dress
sleeves rolled up and standing In the
midst of domestic turmoil of her new
sitting room with canary bird In one
hand and a SO awking parrot In the
other, little did Mrs. Clark suspect
that her husband was a hero.
First she was frightened He was q
strange man. No news from Will for
more than a month. Something had
happened. Upon being reassured that
her visitor was merely United Press
man with good news, she was so de-
lighted she had to drop the parrot and
have wee bit Of surreptitious cry
in one corner of her apron.
"Oh, I'm so glad" she said. Just
so glad. But I'm not surprised. He
told me before he left he thought may
be he'd do 1t"
The little woman proudly directed a
pudgy forefinger to the picture Of a
tall, square jawed, level eyed, young
fellow in a naval uniform, framed on
the wall.
That's the first picture that went
up" she said. That's him, taken the
day he enlised as an apprentice sea-
man when he was II.
Hes thirty now. And he's even
better looking than he was then. He
lived in Peabody, Mass, and he Joined
in Boston"
At this point in popped Mrs. Clark's
Mrs. True. an ample and smil-
ing middle aged women, who had been
around the corner Of the din
ing room door.
Were all navy folks on both sides"
she said, happily. And always have
been. All Wills folks and all my folks
are fighters. Wills worked awful hard
to get up from the rams and he de-
serves all he gets.
"My husband and my brothers all
belonged to the navy and Wills father
md his brothers did; and there's cous-
Ms and uncles and what not in botn
antilles that belong.
my two boys, Johnnie and Charlie,
uSt came of age and joined two
months ago. They're at Portsmouth
low."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
RACOON HAS GONE WILD,
THREATENING MANY FAMILI les

of men set to work Strengthening
the leyee.
Thousands Of sand bags and tim
bers were placed at the base Of the
levee as supports Thursday night
and many charges of dynamite set
off at the mouth of the cut of in
order to release pressure.
At one point on the south tn, en-
bankment has almost eaten away.
IL the water breaks through at the
point. the adjacent bottoms will be
flooded an dseventy-five families made
homeless,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
TWO NOT REGISTERED.
BROUGHT BEFORE COMMISSIONER

at Centerville for refusal to register.
Two of the twenty-five brought here
yesterday, registered last night and
Were released. The others will be
sentenced late today when score OF
other aliens arrested at Centeryille
arrive here.
With two exceptions, forty of the
arrested men are Italians, one an
Austrian and the other an American
who was arrested near Jerome.
They refused to register on advice
of counsel they told Enoch.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
Proposals for Peace.
[By VIM. G.. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent7

PETROGRAD, June S.-Formal
proposals for a separate peace have
been instituted by the Austrian Gen
eral Rohr. He authorized delega-
ton from each Austrian division on
the front to enter the Russian lines
and propose such a compact, it was
reported here today. simultaneously
news was received Of delegation
Of Austrians, including two generals,
who were in Kisheneff, urging a con-
ference with the workmen's and sol
diers' council. They were accom-
panied by delegation of Russian
soldiers. Orders were issued for their
arrest.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
THE WEATHER.

Ine river Will rise slowly from DaV-
export to Warsaw during the next
forty eight hours, change will prob
ably not exceed f1ve-tenths of foot.
Weather Conditions.
There have been light showers in
the Missouri valley and heavy rain at
Nashville, Tenn.
The temperature has changed little
in any district, and in the plateau re-
gion it is partly cloudy and somewhat
warmer this morning.
Local Observations.
June Bar. Their wind w'thr
Z p. M. .29.SO 73 SW Clear
s a. M. 1882 66 SW Clear
Mean temperature Sc; highest "A;
lowest, 81; lowest last night 5S.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
No Hope for an Allied Victory
This Year, But War May
Go on for Three
Years.
MUST FACE COLD FACTS
United skates Should Realizes Size Of
.he Job Put up to Her In
Landing Knockout
Blow.
rBy ]. P. Yoder, United Press Staff
Correspondent

| BY d. r. 1Oucl, oAlICu AVSS NCctl
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 81
N Hope OF an allied victory II
SS 1917, has gone, according
W. to best informed govern
ment officials. The frank admission
was made today that American plan.
are being predicated upon the prob
ability of at least three years o.
war. Conceit has given way to con
ception of the size of the job tina
has been put up to the United State;
the landing Of the knockout blow
! to German militarism.
The frank admission Of the fore
most British authorities made within
the past few days that the entire
T. plans OF the allies offensive have
been completely upset by the Russian
tu2heaval, has given Washington a
jolt
In some quarters it has developed
the most intense pessimism. In 9TH
ers, especially among some members
Of the council Of national defense,
there is feeling of relief that de.
ception has given way to frankness
and that the American nation has at
last been permitted to face the cold
fact that the success or failure Of the
allied cause is squarely up to the
United States.
Among number Of the strongest
men in Washington-some members
or the government and other busi-
ness men giving their time and serv-
ices to winning the war-the feeling
Is strong that public opinion in the
united States has been chlorQformed
ana facts withheld, knowledge OF
winch must become general before
successful mobilization Of the entire
resources can be accomplished. The
leellng is developing that the i'm
portance of American military par
lcipation alone has been over en-
phasized.
;. The big lesson taught by Europe,
II is said, is that war is no longer
made by armies; it is made by en-
lre nations; 1t is made by the CO.
forces Of capital and la
ool, agriculture and industry, each
sacrliicing private gain, individual
anu personal advantage with the
"iilHsneSS that the military
its blood and its lives.
It is no longer a secret that as an
'nenslve factor Russia has collap-
'ea, Is out of the military plans for
year at least, more probably for
Sood; 1 Nothing but the rise of a
ausslan Napoleon or the establish
~ vent OF dictatorship can save the
.'av situation. Neither Is a likely
,;n. France has passed the
:, ,.sh point of her efficiency and can
g s counted on to do nothing more
,.aa ,.,a, mold her own. England, while
,inl on the upgrade from a military
,iirSie2lnt, ,ies has almost reached her
1,sa vs. point and economically, is on
ne down-grade.
wanting as seems probable, that
a;.L -. ..mLany Is in equally serious straits,
sither : an, side has the reserve strength
=, uenver a knockout. Id the opin
~ oi French and British military
Nperts' the final victory achieving
(COntfnued on paRo 9N
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
Contracts Let.
Austrians Arrested.

PETROGRAD, June S.-Two Aus.
trian generals, with ten other officers
and fifteen privates, escorted by
Russian soldiers appeared in Kishen-
eff today to urge conference on
peace with the local committee of
the workmen's and soldiers council.
The provisional government here or.
dered their immediate arrest and de-
livery in Petrograd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
Three Aeroplanes Downed.

LONDON, June S.-Three enemy
areoplanes were downed by British
admiralty seaplanes around Dixmude,
an official statement said today.
The British flyers attacked two
northeast of Dixmude and downed
both out of control. A single British
pilot sent third whirling down in
the northeastern part of the city it,
self.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
All Attacks RepuIsed,

BERLIN, June 8. (Via London. y
English attacks around ;Tpres and
Ploegsteert wood following days Of
destructive fire, were repulsed," de-
clared the war office today
Southeast of Ypres I've were also
successful on the southern wing of
the battle field
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
Most Important Point.

LONDON, June S.-"The position
we captured yesterday was one of the
enemy's most important strongholds
on the western 'front.'" Field Marshal
Haig reported today.
He did not add any new details of
the fighting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
Two Released, But Others Will
Be Sentenced to Prison for
Term of One Year.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
OTTUMWA, Iowa, June S.-United
States Commissioner Enoch today con-
tinued the hearing Of aliens arrested
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
Greater Crops This Year
Than Harvested Last Season
Government Estimate Shows eat OATS Barley and
Rye to be Above s. s Figures


of
the bureau o O the uv-f
otal Of Last
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
Population OF eo.ooo.

WASHINGTON, June 8.--The city
of San Salvador had a population Of
1854 at The last census. 1t is sit
uated on q small stream which flows
into the Pacific ocean and was found
ed in 1926, being only three miles dis
tant from the volcano Of the same
name. The city contains a national
university. the national palace, ca
thedral, national library, botanical
gardens and is center of the indigo
trade.
San Salvador was greatly damaged
by earthquakes in 1854, 1872 and 1879.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
army OF Men at Work With
Sandbags and Dynamite to
Strengthen Levee.

nre .eu Press Leased Wire Servicel
r.,a ns MONIES, Iowa June 8.-The
ers ra.e OF the Raccoon river here
To-. sun raging above the flood
80 tnis morning and new army
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08

[Pereyaslav is city in southern
Russia, $50 miles west of Poltava
and near the Dneiper. It's population
Is about 15,000.]
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
One District Rebels.

PETROGRAD, June 8.-Complete
autonomy has been proclaimed by
the Pereyeslav district, according to
word received here today. Inhabi-
tants there have refused to furnish
supplies, even for troops at the front
and have sent their own representa-
tives to meet with troops.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
COCKTAILS FIRES
TWO D|STURBERS
Differences in Ship Building
Corporation, Come to Head
With Dismissals
Handed Out.
RUMBLINGs OF TROUBLE
Controversy Over Whether to Build
Fleet Of Supply Carriers Of
Wood or Of
steel.
RUMBL1NGs OF TROUBLE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. June 8.-The diff
ferences among the men who are to
build the American ships to keep
the allies supplied, came to a head
suddenly today when General Goeth-
ais relieved OF their duties F. A.
Eustfs, assistant general manager OF
the United States emergency fleet
corporation, and F. H. Clark, consult
ing engineer of the corporation.
Goethals' action followed rumblings
Of trouble as to building Of the mer-
chant fleet that have been heard for
some weeks, the dispute being over
wooden and steel vessels.
The first real sign of serious diff
ferences came when Goethals, at a
dinner in New York, declared the
ships to be built should be con.
structed OF STEEL
Two days later, Chairman Denman
of the federal shipping board, issued
statement In which he deplored the
fact that Goethals had discussed
government ship building policies at
a dinner attended by steel men"
Goethals did not reply to- Den
mans statement. Last night Eustis
and Clark issued formal statements
attacking Goethals and charging him
with deliberately discarding from
100000 to 100000 tons OF wooden
shipping. of which the country is III
imperative need"
Contracts Let.
WASHINGTON. June s. The
shipping board announced today that
contracts for one hundred and sixty
wooden ships had been let within
the past ten days, 100 ships to the
Southern Pine association. and sixty
to various firms on the western
coast, with an option for forty more
at the same price.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08

1.-THE seismograph at Georgetown
university early today recorded "se-
we're" earthquake shocks, presumably
at distance Of two thousand miles
from here. The disturbance began at
5:57 last night and lasted until 9:25
The maximum tremcrs were reached
about S:07.1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08
CITY WRECKED
BY EARTHQUAKE
Section Of Business Part of
San Salvador Destroyed
by Fire, Following
Eruption.
OCCURRED LAST NIGHT
United States Minister cabIes News
Of serlous Damage Done to
Central American
Town.
OCCURRED LAST NIGHT

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, June s-A section
OF the central business part Of San
Salvador was destroyed, the American
legation building was rendered unin-
habitable, and all other city property
apparently made untenable by an
earthquake. fire and Volcano eruption
last night, according to advices from
Minister Long, to the state department
this afternoon.
Longs message, undated, apparently
was sent last night. 1t reported Sc
we're earthquakes from GAS a. m. to
8:45 when the volcano Of San Salvador
began to belch forth fire and smoke
toward Quetzaltepeque.
One final severe Shock was follow
ed by decreasing tremors.
Dry ashes fell in steady stream
over the city. Long said the fire in
the business section seemed to be un-
der control at the time his message
was sent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08

Continued on page s.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08

Cooler. Probably showers. Lo-
cal temp p. m. rs; Z q. m.
Sc.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08

The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
ton Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-10

EDITORIAL NOTE. - MtlIissn L~-
A.~nx. wke here chrsnieie- for his
swfx~s. Ceuaf Ern-t ven neitsesdsrn
ere ~fsftsrss r~v~isffoas OF the laser
@fe ef the is-psriai cerss.m cosst, has
so~s hs~n r~~eosaisea t~hrosahsss Es-
w.pe 90 the pe~@esser Of Ito iaaerne@t
secrets.
rA~ E@3fs~k @Wks's whev say. OF
kfms ~He has iatfmsss knowledge Of
sA& secret service Of C~eaffa~sf@I esua-
sss~s ame h esasia~rea By the govern
~~ms (sf Great Brft@i.D ~s authority on
~~eh na.ttsr~." Another sathsFity says
~Fsw people h.sr bees ssore closely as-
.ses.f~a vita o. ksew rnore of the
s~sowsaiss laser msesi@sry % Ger
~@@y shsa hs.7
L~Qneex srebsbiy has mere sources
II secret fnferw@fiee al hf@ eosm@aa
sAss sav contemporary 10 efvii life, sad
xer the Last sis years the British Gov
vast store Of secret 90 fermsften throssh
% specially organised department vita
wAaen LeQseaK works az q voluntary
s@~st~st.
Canms YES H~eiaxen6srm became @n la
ssm.ts Of Leos~ux several years prior
so shs estbr~@h Of the wsrl he hs. been
8vfms is refirem~af In Franee siaee
Aa3u.t. 1914, and n va. there taat Lee
&a~ax received fron the erowa p~rtsee'.
s~fe per=esai ~aaJutaat permi=.ioa 60
sake puhile these revelations Of the
kamer life of che Hokensoiierns-tbnt
shs de.ecraete. Of the world siEht
ssnas 60 kmow the real. bat heretofore
&faa~a, personalities % the two domi-
SCAT masmsber1 Of the aatecracy they are
ss~ arrayea sEsfa-t.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-10
Navy Older Than government.

The United States navy has the dis
junction Of being somewhat older than
the government itself, for nine months
before the actual Declaration Of indie
pendence congress authorized the con-
struction of two national" cruisers
ana appointed a committee to purchase
vessels TO form the nucleus Of a fleet.
Nlthin three months Of its appoint
ment this committee got together Ia
armed vessels and appointed a person
mel OF officers, among whom was the
famous old sea dog, Paul Jones. Dur
ing h war of the revolution the In
RAM navy captured as many as 500
prizes but suffered so heavily that by
the time peace was declared II had al
o ceased to exist. A ne start on
a more ambitious scale W. made In
17e4.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-10

ALETTER FROM THE CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL ADJUTANT
TO WILLIAM LEoUEUW, PossEsSoR OF THE
sEc6ETe OF EUROPE.
veneux Nsdon,
pr Moretsur-LofnEs
Ined Msrne
February 10th, 1911.
N des L~Queuxt
q W. lust finished reading tbs proof. OF 20 articles describing
my life az an omcfai "a he imperial our At POtsdam, "a ID w or
three small errors o mad A have duly corrected.
h gross m willy intrigue which ave related to you
were man n them 10 yourself fer as IA fnumnt friend OF
Lui-a, he ex-crow princess o u saxony, yu were, before the var
closey associated with mas q hos at curt whose sppe@r in
these articles.
The revelations which 4 have made. I'd which ou have ecOrded
world desires more, 4 hall he pleased to furnish % with the and
Ny service - erso sdiutsnt to the German % prfnce Ia, hap
PLY, at q end, mi 20 with IA treschery n Germany against cNI-
alto xiaringy revealed, feel. In mi retirement n compuneuoa in
EpoHins all 4 cer IA secret. of h kaiser m ais .on
with most cordial greetings from
rour sincere friend,
(sixned) ERNST Won HELTzENDoRFF.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-10
British Girl BaIks
The kaiser's Plans

II TOW completely W. have put
"a 10 sleep these very dear
cousins Of ours, the Brit
lah T. His lmperial highnass
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-07-20

year-oId boy. cIinging to the root of a
shrub 80 feet up a straight ledge OF
rock. was won by the boy, who is now
recovering from an experience that ri
walls Poe's fictiOnal terrOrs.
The boy is Hans Mierbach, and he
hung high above Il pile of jagged rocks
for four hours He was walking on
the brink of a precipice when his foot
slipped and he fell over. Twenty feet
below he caught a root and hung on.
With his handkerchief he tied his left
wrist to the root, and then wrote a
note to a boy friend, bidding him fare
well and saying that no one was re
sponsible for his predicament.
Just as he finished writing a huge
buzzard flew down upon him and start
ed to peck at his head and body. The
hungry bird inflicted deep wounds in
the boys fresh. Young Mierbach
fought the buzzard with his free hand
for over an hour. He had been tor
mented to a frenzy and was about ex-
hausted when the bird gave up the
fight.
At nightfall a searching party found
the boy and rescued him. He had
nearly lost consciousness from his ex-
perience and loss of blood.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-07-20
She'd Rather Tame Tigers Than Get
Married.

There is a story in Farm and Fire
side in which this passage occurs:
Say. Billy she had said, dropping
the black fringes over those light gray
Irish eyes, as she nervOusly polished
the counter and rearranged the plates
OF pie, you know that swell thirteen
dollar flat you was shown me over
last Sunday out to ROXbury? Well,
don't take no lease on that-not on my
account Im-I'm not thinkin' of get
Tin married as much as | was. | like
YOU fine, Bill. but l guess it's in my
blood | amt never told you, but my
mother was in the business with a cir
Gus, WOrkin' a bunch Of performin'
lions Say. she had BOnavita chased
clear under the table. The show peO-
pie that comes here to feed have been
after me this long while. They say I've
the trick with animals, and | guess
have all right, all right. They want to
put me on with a trained tiger. | was
around to the arenar again las night
after the show Rajah's getting used
to me. I've been in the cage twice al
ready. an he acted fine. I'm real sorry,
Bill But | guess marryin's too slow
foF me. I've got to have something that
takes nerve
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-07-20

DOR SALE-One Majestic Range
~ and Gas Range, both in the best
OF condition.
GEO. w. BABYLON,
july 1926 Westminster, Md.