The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-09
GERMAN
LINE IS
NERVOUS
e x tens i've Movements OBJ
served by Aerial Scouts,
Shows Expectation
of Attack.
USING CLOUDS OF SMOKE
Generators Used to Hide Big Guns
Whenever an Enemy Air
ship is Seen
Above.
USING CLOUDS OF SMOKE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Aug. 9.-Extensive move
ments behind the German lines, re-
ported by aerial observers today, were
believed to indicate growing nervous
ness on the part Of the enemy as the
days pass without general resump-
ton of the Flanders offensive.
Quick thrusts are being made at the
German lines along the entire front by
both British and French forces. Field
Marshal Haig, having established a
reputation for mixing his blows,
there is the greatest speculation re-
garding where the next big push will
come.
Having impressed upon the Russian
people the necessity Of stern, die
tatorial administration in new proc
lamation Premier Kerensky is or
ganizing his new government today.
With this administrative work dispos-
ed of, It would bring no surprise in
London to hear that Kerensky has
again left for the front to inspire the
Russian troops.
Latest war office reports stated
that the Slav soldiers are fighting
with the greatest bravery on the Ga
lician front. Continued progress is
reported in the offensive launched
against the German lines, and in the
region of Kimpolung, where the Ger
mans are attacking, good order is be-
ing maintained, despite reyerses met
Shield Guns With Smoke.
[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
AFIELD, Aug. 9.-Great masses Of
smoke hang over the German lines
today as the French and the enemy
exchange blows along various sec
tions of the front.
Unable to wrest from the French
the mastery of the air, and thus pre-
vent French aviators from flying over
the German lines, the enemy Is now
taking recourse on larger scale
than ever before to smoke clouds
which conceal the location of their
guns.
The moment French aviator ap-
pears over the German lines, huge
clouds of smoke Immediately rise
and are continued until the aviator
disappears. The Germans first began
using smoke clouds to mask their
batteries on the Flanders front. They
soon brought it into general use.
A smoke generator has now been
developed by the Germans and is
part lof the equipment of every bat
terry. The smoke generators are
known as ''nebeltoepfe" among the
Germans Orders found on recently
cautured Germans show that they
are placed at least ESQ meters from
a battery in the direction from which
the wind is blowing and at intervals
of eight meters apart. Emplacements
are prepared around each battery so
that the generators can be charged
rapidly with any shifts in the wind.
Important Conference.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. Cone Of the
most important conferences in
months has been called by the kaiser
at grand headquarters.
Chancellor Michaelis has left Berlin
for headquarters in response to a
summons from the kaiser, reports re-
cefved here today stated.
Participating in the conference will
be military, governmental and diplo-
matio leaders of the empire.
Those attending furnish one OF the
most imposing arrays of German lead
ers that have come together since the
outbreak of the war.
In the conference with the kaiser
Will be: the crown prince; Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg. chief of staff:
Quartermaster General Ludendorff,
Hindenburg's right hand man; Chan
cellor Michaelis; DR.. Kuhlmann, the
new foreign secretary; Vice Chancel-
lor and Minister of Interior Helffer-
ich and DIR. Won Stumm, permanent
secretary OF the foreign office.
In view Of the recent changes in