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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26
MOONLIGHT

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Ames, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Page visited
friends at Ramona Sunday.
P. P. Bert's three oldest children
from Dallas. Texas, are visiting
friends here.
Mrs. Jess Brandt is reported to
be III.
Miss Cora Page and Miss Tena
Bert, who have been attending
school at Emporia. returned home
Thursday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26
HERE AND THERE

Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Blaesi left
last week for Nebraska to visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Coffenberger
spent Sunday with Guy Mastin's at
Carlton.
Walter Picking's visited Earl Wit
wer's sunday
The Leila Wauket club will meet
with Eunice Heiens Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Picking
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26
KEYSTONE

Daniel Carbiania went to Hutch
inson on business Saturday.
Mrs. John Young returned to her
home in Wakefield Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCosh and
twins spent Sunday at p. p. Botz's.
Will Mustard. who has been quite
i'll is improved at this writing
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26

For sale, so roads new 40-inch
Ajax stock wire; also new stretcher,
six rolls of Rubberoid 2 sacks aga
tite. Also so acre farm near Indus
try. Mrs Buycken, 504 S. w. 4th
ST.. Abilene witt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26
Piano Tuning

If your piano needs tuning you
should leave orders at Broughton' S
music store, Abilene. Phone pa
am here the year round.
levitt CLARENCE A. GISH.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26
For Sale

A desirable residence property.
Z. C. Snare, 1903 N. Buckeye, Abb
gene. 19W4t'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26

Indiana silo, 80 feet slaves, 1S
#. diameter. Inquire of j. NJ. Gar
yer, Abilene. Kan 5w4td4t*
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26

Strayed, therefore, s months old
bull calf from my pasture. Reward
for information. II. L. Phillip, Ma
yarre. 26w2t*
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26

Lulu Leffingwell and Miriam Pick
ing spent Thursday at Lindsborg.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26
Bred sows For Sale

have on hand some fine bred
sows and gifts. Harvey Eshelman,
Enterprise, Phone Donegal
26w2t*
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
PLANNED WAR ON AMERICA
If ALLIES WE'RE BEATEN

to show Germany's war plans on the
United States was brought here by
James Gerard, on his return from
Germany, where he served as Amert'
can ambassador.
Gerard himself has frequently said
the Teutons had their eyes on this
country ami Lord Robert Cecil
claimed to have proof OF this.
Vast amounts Of data showing the
net Of intrigue woven about America by
the kaiser's agents, are fled away In
the state department., including the
clumsy attempt of Foreign Secretary
zimmerman to persuade a union OF
Mexico and Japan against this coun
try. This and other autocratid
dreams showed the trend OF the Ger
man mind. They also afford Prest,
dent Wilson the opportunity he will
soon take of showing why Amertca
can not deal on friendly terms with
Germany as long as the kaiser reigna
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
THREE BRUTAL MURDERS
CHARGED TO NEGRO

Smith is charged with the MUIR
ders of Mrs. C. l.. Nethaway. 40, wife
of a Florence real estate man, who
was found Sunday night assaulted
and slashed to death with a bowie
knife. Her clothing had been torn
off her hands bound with an under
skirt and there was a gaping wound
in her throat His other alleged VIC
tim here was Mrs. Christina Ander-
son, "A, Of Omaha, who was hacked
to death by a fiend while she slept
late Saturday night.
The police also believe Smith is
the man who brutally. murdered L.
year-old Alta Braun, at LeMars,
Iowa, last Monday LeMars ponce
have been seeking a negro who had
been in the employ Of the Yankee
Robinson circus. and Smith has ad-
mitted he had been a cook with the
circus.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
British. French and Italian Forces Continue
Their Fierce Drives Against Teuton
Armies.
FRENCH MAKE ADVANCE OF NEARLY NILE
Italy Has Gained Ninety Square Miles in Week
and Taken Close to $4,000
Prisoners.

He had no additional details FROM
the Lens or St. Quentin sectors where
heavy fighting was reported In lase
nights official statement.
Protected by Smoke Clouds.
[By George Martin. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug 27.-Thou-
sands Of smoke producers to pro-
tect American troop, food and muni-
ttons ships from submarines are being
turned out today by a government
contractor In Delaware.
on and after October 1 no ship
Of any description may sail from an
American port unless equipped with
them. On that date. too, all vessels
must be painted by system Of camou-
fage worked out by the naval con-
sulting board. Details Of these sys-
TENS are government war secrets
"Tf / told how It was done.' said
Admiral Rousseau Of the naval con-
suIting board today, "the Germans
would know what to look for"
The smoke screens win be used
only as last resort Twelve smoke
boxes will be on every vessels deck.
In6r6 also WAA U0 OAO Au6o, eAASAoAA
practically invisible smoke funnel
Should one of the kaiser's u boats
detect the spirit-like trappings of one
Of these American ghosts OF the sea.
the smoke funnel will be started and
the smoke boxes dumped overheard
The action Of the sea water on ona
of the ingenious combinations Of
chemicals will throw off great clouds
or and fha shin
can slip away Once used, however,
the smoke boxes are worn out. The
smoke funnel costs about $125 and
the smoke boxes $25 each.
The government hopes to save
thousands OF tons Of shipping by
these precautions and has also stfptt-
lated that after October 1 every ship
sailing must be protected with guns
manned by a naval gun crew and
must use smokeless coal while traveh
ing through the submarine zone.
Todayes War Map.
With his reply to Pope Benedtcta
peace plea tmmiDant, President Wif
son today seized the occasion Of tha
meeting of a Russian conference az
Moscow to cable to the new democ-
racy rlrm aSsufdH ttiaS ~ -
was IN the war to achieve demoo'
racy's triumph. He assured Russia
Of "every moral and material assist
ence IN the common cause"
OF corelatfye interest was the state
departments approval OF reports that
the United states government was IN
possession OF documents or data
showing that Germany's plan was to
attack the United States after she
had disposed OF France IN the great
war
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels In
(Couttnued on page D.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
Police Had Hard Work Keep
ing Posse Of Farmers From
Lynching Him.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service!
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 27.-Chargeo
with three of the most. brutal muir
ders in police annals, Charles smith,
q Vicksburg, Miss. negro, was taken
from a freight train at Blair, Neor,
early this morning. Only wild rlde
In the police mobile saved the
negro from lynching by posse OF
300 angry farmers who chased tne
police car almost to the city 70
escape the mob the police car had
to make seventy-five miles an hour
at times over the country ROADS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
DR|F TING /
TOWARj
PAGhn|SN
Shoal Ahead Of United States,
Says Catholic Morals
Committee Re-
port.
DIVORCES AND MOVIES
Society Shows Startling Decline, JUS
tlce no Longer Rules, and
Virtue ls Do
cadent

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 27.-
Paganism, with all its accompanying
vices, is the shoal towards which the
United States is rapidly drafting, ac-
cording to the report of the morals
committee of the convention Of the
American Confederation of Catholic
societies presented this afternoon.
Society, the report reads, shows a
startling decline. Justice no longer
rules. The family life of the nation
is endangered, virtue, public and pri-
vate is decadent.
A largely contributing factor in
this paganizing Of the nation Is di-
vorce, says the report. ut has been
recently estimated that up to the
present more than a million divorces
have been granted In this country,
and the expected number for the cur
ernt year will be greatly in excess of
one hundred thousand. 1t would be
wholly useless to devote any cons1d-
Grafton to the viciousness Of this evil
and what 1t means morally to the ma
tnon"
To combat this the committee rec
ommends: Enactment OF state laws
recurring notices Of impending mar
riage to be posted several days be-
fore Issuance of license; abolition of
common law marriage wherever rec
ognized; and finally in states where
only absolute divorces are granted.
provisions for legal separation be
made.
Modern pictorial reviews and the
movies also come in for their share
of condemnation.
"One Of the most serious assaults
upon the.morality of the country to-
day is manifested in indecent Illus
trations in some publications and
filthy stories in debauching maga-
zines" says the report. 1t is an es-
tablfshed fact that high percentage
of photo play production deals with
crime. There is the fact that OF the
25,OO0,OOO daily attendance at picture
shows from twenty-five to fifty per
cent of the attendance is made UP OF
children. There is the fact that juven-
lie court records show linking or
offenders with screen productions.
"The photo play is today corrupt
or of Juvenile morals. Yet the max
ers of our laws are 50 busy with ma
terialists and personalities that time
cannot be found to provide greater
moral protection for the young from
thts morally corroding source Of evil.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
Senate to Decide This Week Whether Rich or
Poor Shall Pay the
Bills.
TAX WAR PROFITS CERTAIN PERCENT
Japan Ally of English Speaking Nations,
Offers Ships for Both
Oceans.

not urge too strongly the case Of the
Osaka ship builders. who have been
making fortunes from the war.
This was the foremost development
today in an international situation
where Japan, Russia and peace
played the leading roles.
Japan. it was stated, win pass up
the questions of the open door in
China, permanent possession of the
German islands in the Pacific and
Japanese immigration to America, un.
til after the war. Whether she will
offer share Of her big trans-Pacific
tonnage for transatlantic service
depends upon allied requests.
Japan has cast her lot with the
English-speaking peoples and the
real object of the mission is to coop.
crate with Great Britain and America
now and in the FUTURE, said one OF
the mission men today.
What Americas attitude toward
the proposed proffer will be is un
known. though 1t is assumed some
ship building agreement may be
made If Japan's terms are sattsfac-
tory.
Meanwhile, the Russian situation
pictured by Kerensky at Moscow as
passing through a period Of danger
gave added signs Of 'looking up
His fghting tone and the enthusiastic
reception of his inspiring address in
creases the faith of the American Off
cials.
AS for peace, it seemed likely that
the week would develop President
Wilson's reply. Should 1t develop
that the pope has actual knowledge
of Teuton willingness to surrender
Alsace-Lorrain Trent and Trieste
and restore Belgium, the answer
might be far different than other.
wise. The reply now, however, will
be a rejection of the pope's offer
with a new declaration OF principles
that would give Germany chance
to get peace on allied terms If he
chose.
Rainbow Division MobI1lzlne.
HEMPSTEAD, L. l., Aug. 27.-Vir-
ginia's troops today led the march of
national guardsfnen from many states
into the rainbow divisions encamp-
ment here. The 149th machine gun
battalion from Lancaster, Easton and
Reading, Pa, totaling 6SS men and
thirty-five officers under Major Ouch
tin o. Reitzel. Is expected next.
The Virginia contingent consisted
of troops from Fortress Monroe.
The Maryland coast artillery, 1872
men and three officers, commanded
by Captain Robert Gill, Baltimore.
and two New jersey sanitary corps
units are expected before night. In
diana and Ohio troops are enfoute.
New Appropriation.
WASHINGTON, Aug pa new
appropriation Of at least $3.50. .O0o,Ooo
for destroyers will be asked OF con-
sress this week by Secretary Daniels.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Aug. 27.-Three great
allied drives assailed Teutonic lines
on three fronts today. British and
French troops resumed the offensive
which they started last Monday. Italy
continued her fierce drive un1nter-
ruptedly.
In a week the Italians have taken
approximately ninety square miles OF
Austrian territory, close to 26,0oo
prisoners, a vast store Of guns. muni-
tions and supplies, and inflicted stu
pendous casualties on the enemy
estimated In semi-official Rome ad-
vices at $4,000. The fighting today
was on the comparatively open Balm
sizza plateau. The rugged points Of
the mountains having been success
fully passed, Rome looked for even
more rapid progress as the troops
pressed On to Laibach.
Suddenly changing his point OF at
tack from the left bank to the right
of the Meuse, General Petain was
striking another blow at the German
defenses out of Verdun. The initial
shock carried the French fighters
nearly mile forward on a two mile
front.
On the British front Field Marshal
Haig also mixed his blows. He drove
successfully against German positions
north of st. Quentin in sector
where there has been little fighting
in two months. Powerfully fortified
German posts of the "Hindenburg
line" were stormed and taken and
the British front advanced half o
mile over q mile front.
Counter Attacks Failed.
PARIS, Aug. 27.-German counter
attacks of the most violent nature
failed early today to make the
French relinquish any Of the ground
they gained in yesterdays new offen-
sive around Verdun. The war office
reported today all such attacks
around Beaumont had been "broken
up"
I'VE not only retained our gains,
but consolidated our position" the
statement added.
On Sunday, In the sudden shift OF
General Petain's drive from the east
to the west bank of the Mouse, the
French took 1892 prisoners. the war
office asserted.
Elsewhere on the French front the
Germans were busy. The official
report told of great enemy activity
east OF Noisy and west OF Cerny in
the region of Monument and Hurte-
bise, there were a series Of attacks.
These were all by specially picked
storning troops, indicating general
determined offensive move. They
were all repulsed.
Successful Raid.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-A successful
raid east of Ooostaverne In which
few prisoners were taken was all
Field Marshal Hatg reported today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
THE GATE CITY
INDUSTRIAL NUMBER

The Industrial Edition Of
The Gate City will be issued
the latter part of this week.
Every Keok uk industry
should be represented in
this edition as it will re-
ceive extensive circulation
and be of real benefit to the
city. Copy for advertise
ments should be in not later
than tomorrow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
State Department Said TO
Have Evidence That Ger
many so Plotted.

limited Press Leased Wire SerVice.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2T.-Evidence
which made American government
officials believe Germany planned to
war on the United States after de-
feating France and England, Is IN
the hands of the administration, the
state department announced today.
The state department confirmed
Lord Robert Cecil's statement that
Germany had so plotted.
Secretary Lansing refused to be
specific as to what evidence there
was.
It is believed the evidence tending
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l

limited Press Leased Wire Sery1ce.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-
!, MtA@ Twenty billion dollars are in,
ESA volved In congressional &C
81 ton this week.
Under this staggering figure, wealth
conscriptionists are fighting to make
the rich carry the cost of the war.
Against them some of the ablest SEN
ate leaders are battling to stem the
taxes on war profits and greatly in
creased income levies.
While problems ofsstrategy were be-
Z ing worked out behind closed doors on
the senate side today, the house pre-
pared to meet tomorrow to tackle the
new $11 ,538, 100000 war credit bill,
I take up the big soldiers insurance
measure and launch the new $4,000
100000 deficiency appropriation Dill.
Two billions more are involved in
shipping and aeroplanes estimates, ex-
pected any day.
Over Sunday conferences of those
senators opposing the wealth conscrip-
tionists, developed plan to compro-
mise on a forty to forty-five per cent
tax on war profits instead Of 80 to 100
per cent tax demanded by those fight
ing wealth. This compromise Is Of
fered without the official sanction OF
the senate finance committee, but it Is
z the result OF two conferences wherein
the determined stand Of the conscrip-
tionists was the subject of solemn dis
cussion
The committee bill takes only $780,
4 900 900 by twenty-six per cent tax on
war profits. Thirty senators, led by
johnson, California, and Borah, have
MI drfr fo clio
cent They say they will not accept
any compromise at forty-five per cent.
"We may not get eighty per cent Of
war profits, but We'll get more than
forty-five per cent" said one today.
Germany took fifty per cent. We
should take at least sixty per cent and
show the kaiser we mean business
The Johnson-Borah group today
\ were armed with half a dozen amend
7 ments to the revenue bill, ranging
from eighty per cent of war profits to
sixty per cent. They also had statis.
tics to show that even an eighty per
, cent tax would not seriously disturb
business. The war profits fight prob
ably will not begin in earnest before
Wednesday, by which time the income
] battle will be over. Proposed increas-
es in second class postage and pro-
fits tax on newspapers will be thresh-
ed out first.
Japan as an Ally.
[By Carl d. Groat, United Press Staff
q Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Japan
Is willing to grant use of her ship,
yards for building bottoms to be used
either in the Atlantic or Pacific
trade.
viscount Ishii will offer these yards
In conferring with American govern
ment heads probably this week.
In return Japan will seek relaxa-
ton Of the steel embargo, but will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
Arrested on Suspicion.

limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.J
BJTTE. Mont, Aug. 27-On sus-
oicion that he was connected with
the lynchlng Of Frank Little. Charles
A. Mccarthy, Of Denver, has been
arrested and is now in the city jail,
It became known today.
Mccarthy was a prominent mem
ber of the Metal Mine Workers un-
ion, the organization Of striking
miners. The arrest was made by
private detectives.
Mccarthy Is also known as Charles
Albrechtin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
on,v Three Deaths.

rJJnited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.J
CHICAGO, Aug. T.-Three deaths
and many injuries was the Toll OF
motor accidents here in the last
twentyfour hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27

Continued on page 2.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27

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, 1917-08-27

Continued on page D.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27

Successful Raid.
LONDON, Aug PA successful
raid east of Ooostaverne IN which a
few prisoners were taken was all
Field Marshal Haig reported today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
Rainbow Division MobuIzlns.

WASHINGTON, Aug PA new
anpropriatfon Of at least $3.50 100000
for destroyers will be asked of con
aress this week by Secretary Daniels
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27

Fair and cooler. Local temp
u p. m. so; Z a. N. So.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-28
IRONTON HAS PUZZLING SKELE.
TON CASE

A girls skeleton was found on the
Jane Mccormack farm three miles be-
low Russell, KY, this morning by a
son of Thomas Snoddy, who was cut
ting weeds on the farm. The flesh
less homes were found under a large
poplar tree and there were no evil
dence Of any effort to secret the body.
From all that can be told about the
body 1t is that of girl about Is years
of age. 1t seems to have been in the
spot where 1t was found about four
months. The flesh rotted or had been
eaten away and the bones were
bleached white. The child's hair was
dark brown and her teeth were per-
feet. She wore white and blue
checked dress and No. 2 button shoes
which had been half soled. The shoes
bad been removed before the girls
death for both stockings were in one
shoe. A string of cheap white beads
held their place about the neck When
the skeleton was found the young
man reported to the Greenup county
authorities and they began an investi.
cation Immediately, but up to
o'clock today had learned nothing
that would throw any light upon the
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-28
JAPAN INCREASES SALES TO U. S.

The president Yokohama Specific Bank delivered adj
dress recently which he commented upon the pheno
men prosperity Japan and said that the for the
favorable foreign trade first export of munitions and
other classes cargo exports to America and
other causes which enumerated We lose sight the fact
that shipments America constituted the second item his list OF
causes Neither Should overlook the certainty that although
Japan friend in this and we hope friend in all in
ternaona relations yet she is commercial and industrial
peor She try hold all the she has acquired during the
war and of America to take and hold all
by honorable Japan will not conced than she must
Her increased shipments strengthened her hold
Her lower standards of and living will be
great advantage her in the awar competition Heretofore
have depended upon protective tariff shield the American pro-
disastrous competition of this kind What shall be
policy in the future?
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-28
sLACKERs

1t is an oddly interesting Stacker story that comes from Ceve
land Six hailed before the district attorney charged with
failure to register They five and
white
You ought be ashamed Of yourselves said the district
attorney Why you willing fight for the country that
tects you gives you the chance to make good vingY
Why boss protested appng coOred man in atered blue
overal 1--WE re willing all of us.!
"That s right!'' chorused the other four negroes.
Read the law then reorted the attorney, land see what
you've done by failing to register
Bos can't read' the mournful answer 1--WE never
had no schooin. We heard bout that law
care you willing to fght?
''YOu bet are, bOss!"
Then the federal attorney turned to the white prisoner who sat
scowng silently and asked him whether he willing to fight
ooh don't believe war, he mutered "Id rather go to
Jail than serve your army So he went to jail The others
joining the army.
Now ism that odd suaiOnthe iteraes to fight
when situation explained them, and the intelligent citizen
shirng The incident is solitary has been observed
with little variation again. nearly every part of the
country
What does mean! So far that white and his like arc
concerned may signify that there's something with
education AS regards the rest prove that the
of the Clover classes sound and patriotic to the