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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-01
OLD SETTLERS
ARE TO MEET
Session of Van Buren, County Society
Will Be Held at keosauqua,
Iowa, Wednesday,
August Is.

The fortieth annual meeting of the
Van Buren, county Old Settlers So
ciety will be held at Keosauqua,
Iowa. Wednesday, August Is, accord
ing to an, announcement received by
The Gate City from the president Of
the organization.
The speakers are Hon. w. E.
Mason of Chicago, ILL.,, now member
at large of the lower house of con-
gress at washington, D. c. Hon. D.
D. Proper, now Of Omaha, Nebr., gen
eral agent for the National Baptist
association Of the United States, and
the Rev. Hankins, stationed at Mil
ton, Iowa.
The two former speakers were
born and raised in Van Buren,
county.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-01
PERSONALS

Mrs. VIM. Dooley will leave In the
morning for a visit at Des Moines
and Oskaloosa.
Miss Fannie Walsh of Cincinnati.
Ohio, is visiting her cousin Mrs.
Anna Martin.
Miss Mamie Clark of Chicago has
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-01

been visiting at the home Q, . .
Geo. Greenslaugh, Ills oon''
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry a. Hills
returning to their home IN on
payne, III. Mr.. Hills was III 'n 80.
OF the Long Commission comp'N
Office here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-27
FAMOUS OLD WARSH|P
RUNS AGROUND IN FOG
Cruiser Olympia, Dewey's Flagship
at Battle of Manila, in Dam
gerouS Position.
OTHER VESSELS STANDING By
Crew Is Taken OFF, and She Is in
Danger of Breaking Up-Had
Been Carrying Colors of Coast
Patrol Fleet.
lRy Associated Press.l-


BLOCK ISLAND. r. l., June o6.-The
United States cruiser Olympia. Admiral
Dewey's flagship at the battle of Ma
nila. ran aground In the fog off Block
Island early to-day. The cruiser was
reported in bad position, with con-
siderable water in her hold.
Chief Machinist's Mate William NJ.
Babb lost his life when he was struck
on the head by a falling hatch. No
other fatalities were reported.
Warships and wreckine vessels were
standing by the ship tonight The sea
that. as a precautionary measure. a
part OF the crew had been taken off
The Olympia put out yesterday for
target practice. and it is supposed she
struck during the thick fog which
stretched far out from shore Details
of her exact position could not be
learned here.
The Olympia was recently assigned
as the flagship of the coast patrol feet
of the second naval district Imme-
diately after she flashed out word of
her mishap members of the patrol fleet
went to her assistance. but il was
found that the famous old warship
was in no immediate danger of break
ing up.
Chief Machinist's Mate Babb was
killed as he was coming up on deck.
His next of kin Is his mother. Mrs
Sarah Babb. who lives at Reading. Pa.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-27
SHIP RESTS EASILY
IN SHOAL WATER
tBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, June o6.-Reports 70
the Navy Department to-njeh, indi-
Gated that while the Olympia was seri-
ously damaged by grounding, she was
resting easily in shoal water and in no
further danger.
The department announced the acci-
dent in this statements:
Monday r. M.-U. S. s. Olympia
struck south of Cerberus shoal buoy,
in Block Island Sound Port engine
and fire rooms flooded After ship
listed ten degrees, Ship then was in
shoal water for observation. and is now
resting easily in four and one-ha IL
fathoms on edge of shoaI"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-27
CAPTURE Of LENS
ALMOST COMPLETE
Canadians Slowly, but Surely,
Encircling Coal Center
Held by Germans.
BRITISH ARE ON AGGRESSIVE
Haig Believed to Be Paving Way
for New Thrusts Against
Hindenburg.
tBy Associated Press. J

The slow. but sure. cncirclcmcnt Of
Lens. the important coal center held
by tho Germans in the Department OF
Pas-de-Calais. is in process OF con-
summation by the Canadians. Having
already during the present week cap
tured important vantage points west
and southwest OF the town. a fresh
smash at the German lines has been
rewarded by the occupation Of the viii
lase Of La Coulotte, situated mile to
the south.
With the British forces virtually
enveloping the town. except on the
east, the Germans already have ceased
the mining Of coal in the immediate e
dicating that they realize that their
tenure Of the position is short-lived.
HEAVY ARTILLERY DUELs
IN PROGRESS At MANY POINTS
Although the British War ONCE,
aside from the operations around Lens,
reports no activity by Field Marshal
Haig's men rising in importance above
minor patrol sorties. the Berlin War
ONCE asserts that heavy artillery
duels are in progress at various points
in which enormous quantities OF am
munition are being used. Reading be-
tween the lines OF the German report.
IT is apparent the British are the ag-
gressors. and 1t is possible that Cen
eral Haig is paving the way for a
series Of new thrusts against the Ger
man lines.
The infantry activity In the region
between Scissors and Rheims has given
way entirely TO artillery duels in the
sector of Moulin dc Lafaux and a con
tinuation by the Germans OF the slow
demolition OF Rheims with gunhre.
Monday night saw engagement of
considerable proportions northwest OF
the Hurteb!sc farm. where the French
captured German hrst-line trenches
and took more than 300 prisoners. Ber-
lin. In admitting the gain by the
French tempers the German Crown
Princes loss somewhat by the asser-
tion that in counterattacks his army
rccaptured the greater portion OF the
lost terrain.
AuSTRIASS HAVE; TAKEN
INITIATIVE FROM ITALIAN
The Austr!ans have taken the initia :
tive from the Italians in tho Asiago
plateau sector OF the Austro-Italian
theater. Their objective is Monte
Ortigara. but the Italians are valiantly
holding them back. and, according TO
the latest Rome communication. have
inflicted heavy casualties on them. The
battle was still in progress when the
communication was forwarded
Although no big engagement has yet
developed. lively fighting continues be-
tween the Russians and Austro-Ger
man forces south of Lutsk. In Volhynia
and between the Stripa and Dnicster
Rivers in Galicia. Nothing has come
through from either Petrograd or Ber-
lin or Vienna to show the extent OF
these operations.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-27
ITALIAN MISSION RETURNS
A Agnin I'm Washington, After Trip
Through South, Middle West
md New England,
tBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. June 26.-The Italian
mission. headed by the Prince of
Udine. returned to Washington to-day,
after its long trip through the South.
Middle West and New England Sew
eral days will he spent here complct-
ing some of the negotiations inter-
rupted by the trip.
The Italians are very nearly and the
Belgian mission is quite through with
the work which brought them to this
country. Both have been invited to
take. and are seriously considering,
long tours, possibly as far as the Pa
cifiG Coast.
Baron Moncheur. head of the Bel
CLANS. !. will address the House to-
morrow He was received by the
Senate last week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-27
FIGHTING FOR LENS
LIKE WOLF IN CORNER
fRy Associated Press.]

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. June .6.-Realizins his
danger. the German commander is
fighting for Lens like a wolf in
corner. Lens gone means that a large
sector will have to be abandoned. So.
inside salient somewhat resembling
the shape OF dogs head, the Germans
are hanging on. apparently determined
to hold until the last hope Is gone.
The Canadians took La Coulotte this
morning at o'clock. their patrols
pushing on eastern slope of hill IS.
The Germans have extended the
foods with water from the River
Souchez until the plain between Avion
and Lens is we'll covered. The mill
city on the western fringe OF Lens has
been razed by order OF the German
higher command, so that the machine
guns may have a clean sweep at the
British as they approach. Lens itself
is mass of ruins. The walls still
stand. but the city is roofless. making
airplane photographs resemble d
birds-eye view of Pompeii. Whole
rows of houses have been leveled so
that the field guns may obtain wider
ranges.
The entire city has been converted
into German fortress, in which each
ruined house is machine-gun en-
placement. and every cellar and sub
cellar a refuge.
For weeks the British refrained from
Smelling Lens, but the Germans, talk
ing advantage of the sentiment stay
ing the hands of the English brought
their guns into the town, raZed the
houses about the gun pits and then
blazed away safely. Recently. there
fore the British guns have trained
their sights on the gun positions hid
den in the mining capitar The Ger
man losses in the Lens salient are
heavy, and new drafts are constantly
1n1 Drtt
had been promised peace definitely by
September,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-27
Got an Auto to Sell?

I'D Want Ads Reach People
Win Money to Buy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-27
SEVERAL MORE POSITIONS
NEAR LENS CAPTURED
tBy Associated Press

BY Associated Press.l
BRITISH II l. a DQUA TIERS IN
FRANCE. June 96.-The British are
closing in about Lens. After the cap
ture on Sunday OF fosse and enemy
trenches west from the hill and from
the lines Immediately south of the
Souchez River. several new. positions
have been occupied In this region
nearer Lens. Patrols are advancing
across the plains in an easterly direc-
ton. Thus the great mining center Is
being slowly encircled. For weeks Lens
has not been exploited economically
by the Germans, and now 1t is directly
menaced by the military.
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CREW ABANDONS
WARSHIP on ORDERS
TBy Associated Press

BY ASsoClateu Press.
NEWPORT. r. l.. June 26-The
crew of the cruiser Olympia. which
went aground off Block Island to-day
abandoned the ship on orders and were
brought to the naval station here to-
day. Other warships were standing by
her She was reported to be badly
damaged.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-27
Country Is Making Slow Response
to Wilson'S Call for Volunteers
IBy A..ociated pre,s.l

[By AsHocated Press.l
WASHINGTON, June :6.-Responscs to President
wilson. procI calling
for the regular during the week
coming slowly. Only 1,45l me obtained yeser-
day from n parts of the country. While the figures
nenrIy doubled the for daily recruiting
week. officials were much concerned the absence
OF a branch of the service certain
first to fac the Germans In France. hoped
ms recruiting proceeds md with the
campaign newspapers. of the country conduct
daily total will be s,vclied 1000
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
PRESIDENT STILL TRIES
TO GET CENSORSHIP

washington, d. c., May 23.-Presi-
dent Wilson today renewed his Ell
forts to put an enforced newspaper
censorship section into the espionage
bill. Senators Overman, Fletcher and
Nelson, the senate conferees on the
bill, were called to the White House
early today and urged by the presi-
dent to agree to a censorship section
which the senate once has rejected.
At a brief session the conferees
were unable to agree, even to the ex-
tent of considering a compromise sec
ton, and adjourned until Friday.
FOOD LEGISLATION
HAS RIGHT OF WAY
Washington, May 23.-Food legisla-
ton was placed in a favored position
in the senate today by unanimous con-
sent for immediate consideration of
the first bill which deals with stimu-
lating production. The bill became the
unfinished business, giving it a privi-
legged parliamentary status.
Continuous right of way for the first
administration food bill, providing for
stimulation of production OF food
stuffs, was sought today when it was
brought before the senate. While 1t
is being considered by the senate the
house will take UP the second admins
tration measure, dealing with control
of food and other necessaries intro
duced yesterday by Representative
Lever of South Carolina.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
ONE MAN TO BUY
MILLION yEAR
FOR AMERICA
AND HER ALLIES
Tremendous Purchasing
Power to Be Vested
In Individual
TRAINED EXPERTS
TO ADVISE HIM

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Washington, May 23.-Plans for an
allied purchasing board are being
drawn, to include purchases for the
American army and navy estimated
approximately at $1,000, 0OO,0 0 for the
first year of a The plan as tenta-
lively outlined would place a purchas-
ing power of approximately $4,000
90 a year / nthe hands of a single
commission.
Indications are that this tremen-
dous purchasing power will be vested
in n man who will have under his
command an army of trained experts
familiar with all American markets.
The program has progressed to a. stage
where officials have in mind the man
for the place. AN the allies will be in
cluded i nthe scope of the commission
under the present plan. including ia
pan. The international agreement to
make the program effective has not
yet been concluded but probably will
be ready for the signatures of the
various Ambassadors within a short
time.
The legislation may be sought to
vest the commission with powers not
conferred by present laws so as to
make the expenditure of Americas
wal bill 100 percent efficient.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
CLEVER MANEUVERING OVERCOMES
FORMIDABLE ENEMY FORTIFICATIONs
Allies Hold Heights From Which They Are Able
to View all Teuton Movements and Harass
Desperate Foe Whose Possession Of Great
Rheims Plain Is Made Highly Precarious
(By Leased Wire to New Mexican)

On the French Front in France, Tuesday May o.
From a staff correspondent Of the Associated Press)-
Won Hindenburg himself is understood to have been a specta-
tor of the defeat which the French inflicted on the Germans
yesterday evening on the Moranvilliers range, which resulted
in the capture of several lines Of German trenches and a num-
Der Of important observation points. The German commander
is known to have been just to the northward Of this section of
the front on Sunday.
His presence is supposed to have been connected with an
attack on the French lines which the Germans intended to
deliver on Tuesday morning. The French forestalled them,
and after demolishing German machine gun nests and other
defenses with artillery, launched an assault which was so bril-
liantly successful that more than 1000 Germans were cap
tured. At the same time the French obtained elbow room
beyond the ridge for future operations.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
TAX BILL
TO K|LL GOOSE
THAT LAID THE
GOLDEN EGGS
Too Great a Burden of
Direct Taxation,
Mann Thinks
C. 0. P. LEADER TO,
VOTE AGAINST 1T
President Still Seeks to
Get His Press Censor
ship Over

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Washington, D. c., May 23.1Re-
publican Leader Mann aroused ap.
plause of the Republicans in the last
hours Of debate on the $1,000, 0OO, 900
war revenue bill today by declaring
that he would vote against the meas
ure.
Too great an amount of money, Mr..
Mann said, would be raised by imme-
diate taxation under the bill. The
bond issues or supplementary taxes,
he declared, should raise the greater
part of the required war revenue.
"In the present time" he said,
"prices for the necessities of life are
going to be unusually high. This bill
places too great a burden Of taxation
upon the country. We had far better
continue along by raising a part of
this money by bonds and passing
other tax bills from year to year. This
bill approaches killing the goose that
lays the golden eggs. | am afraid we
are killing that goose today.
81 regret that I shall have to vote
against the bill. It raises too great
an amount of money by direct and
immediate taxes and l cannot support
such q tremendous levy at this time
Increase of second class postage
rates on advertising portions of pub
locations is proposed in an amend
ment to the war revenue bill intro
duced in the senate today by Sena-
tor Hardwick of Georgia.. 1t would
leave the present cent-a-pound rate on
news sections of publications, but in
crease that of advertising sections to
three cents a pound until July l.,
1918; six cents a pound until July l.,
1919, and eight cents a pound there
after.
Final action on the $1,000, 100000
war tax bill was imminent when the
house resumed consideration Of the
measure today. The way for a last
vote has been cleared by the action
Of the public in adopting last night
by a vote of 1913 to II the ways and
means committees new proposal for
increasing second-class mail rates
under a zone system.
The section of the war tax bill pro-
posing a tax on advertising matter
other than that contained in newspa-
pers and periodicals, was stricken out
today by the house on motion OF
Democratic Leader Kitchin.
Consideration of the war revenue
bill was completed in the house sit
ting as a committee Of the whole this
afternoon, and an agreement reached
to have separate votes from the in
come and automobile tax and second
class mail rate amendments.
BY a vote of 345 to go the Lenroot
income amendment tax already adopt
ed in the committee of the whole,
was retained. The Doremus amend
ment exempting from the 5 per cent
automobile tax the companies max
ing less than 5 per cent of their cap.
tai actually invested was eliminated
from the bill by a vote of ia to 23S.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
CIVILIANS TO AID
ARMY TO BUILD
5 CITIES FOR
MILITARY HORDE
Each Cantonment Will
Have 10000 Men and
1000 Animals
10000 RECRUITS
FOR REGULARS
(By Leased Wire to New Mexican.)

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Washington, May pa group OF
civilian experts has been assembled
by the national defense council to aid
the army in virtually building more
than 80 cities in various parts of the
country within the next two or three
months to house the National guard
and selective army divisions.
Each cantonment will have a popu-
lation close to 10000 men and 1000
animals and in addition to substantial
quarters for the troops there must be
lighting, sewer and water facilities,
roads and railway connections.
Regular army recruiting yesterday
totaled 1542 men, making 1890 al
ready recruited of the 1S3,S9S neces-
sary to raise the army to full war
strength.
Pennsylvania regained lead with
1876 men, Illinois coming second with
1856. The greatest gain vas recorded
in California with 1903 men as against
less than rs a day for many proceed
ing days.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
The War Today

EVIDENCE AcCUMULATES that
General Petain is preparing for an
other offensive drive on a large
scale along the Aisne and Cham
payne fronts. On Monday the
French captured all the important
observation posts in the Moran
viIliers region in the Champagne
and last evening a similar operation
was carried out on the high ground
in the Craonne region. The vantage
ground thus won will give the
French the needed opportunity to
prepare effectively for the next
drive at the German keypoint fort
ress of Laon, the capture of which
would compel the falling back Of
the entire German line in this sec.
tor.
THE SECOND PHASE of the great
battles OF Arras, the Aisne and
Champagne has ended in the failure
of the costly German efforts to
stem the tide of victory now setting
against them. The net result Of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's
supreme effort to regain the initia-
tive has been that the British and
French have frightened their grip on
the German lines and have placed
in great peril the key positions held
by the Germans in northern France.
The customary lulI which separates
all major operations In modern var
fare has now come and the expecta-
ton is that it will be broken by a
British blow on a great scale against
the Drocourt-Q ueant line already
practically o~utflanked.
IN THE MEANTIME the usual crop
of peace rumors which marks these
lulls has made its appearance. Re-
ports from different sources tell of
offers from Austria to Russia, Ger
many to Russia and Austria and
Germany to the collective entente
powers. The latest Gernan!span-
lsh crisis has subsidized with the
receipt by Madrid Of assurances
from Berlin which Premier Pieto
announces as satisfactory. Ger
many promises to respect spain's
rights in her territorial waters but
the text of the communication is
not made public.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24

las outlined to the correspondent to.
day the operations in this region de-
veloped into a struggle for observa-
ton points," possession Of which is
absolutely indispensable for success
under present conditions of warfare.
In their forward drive ON the Moran
~villiers range the French captured all
these positions dominating the sur.
rounding territory. The heights Of
Carnillet, Blond Haut Casque and Te-
Ion and the Moranvilliers hills are
now indisputably in their possession
and from them they are able to watch
the movements of German supply col
umns and re~inforcements and thus
harass them, making precarious the
German tenure of the Rheims plains.
The system of Notifications encount-
cred by the French in their advance
was more formidable than any they
had met before that time but the
clever ~maneuvering Of their infantry
and the pile-driving of their artillery
overcame these difficulties. Thus the
French were able to register a vic
tory at a cost amounting to only one
fifth that of the Germans.
James Hazen Hyde was permitted
to make a fight owe the lines in an
airplane before the attack. Two
French fighting aeroplanes escorted
him and held off German machines
which lowered about.
Mr.. Hyde has taken, an official po-
sition with the Young Mems Christian
assocition which intends to make ar
rangements for American troops sim
liar to those which have been made
for the British behind the lines. They
are invaluable for the men when they
are resting after trench duty.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
MEXICAN SUBMARINE
PROTEST is DENIED

Mexico City, May 23.-Ernesto Gar
yea Perez, in charge of the foreign
office, denies that Mexico has made
any representations to Germany on the
submarine issue.
Senior Perez declared the Mexican
government had not authorized any
such representations. The senate
and house have passed a bill authoriz-
ing congress to appoint temporary
state governors to act until those
chosen by popular election shall take
office. President Carranza will name
three candidates in each state and
congress will select n of them.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
For Third Week U-BUatS Fail
To Make Good on Ships Sunk;
Losses Considerably Smaller

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican)
London, May 23.-The sinking Of IS
merchantmen of more than 1900 tons
is reported in the weekly shipping
statement.
Nine vessels of less than 1900 tons
and three fishing vessels also were
sunk.
For the third week In succession
the losses of British shipping from
the submarine war have been held
substantially below the large figures
which caused so much alarm last
month. The destruction of Is yes.
sells of more than 1900 tons, five Of
less than 1900 tons and three fishing
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24

The denomination by the president
of U. S. Marshal Andrew H. Hudspeth
puts an end to a fight that has been
made for his office by Cicero Stewart,
Of Carlsbad, formerly sheriff of Eddy
county; and Melton Torres, of So
zorro. Those in close touch with the
situation, however, have never doubt
ed that Mr.. Hudspeth would be reap
pointed, al his handling of the office
has entitled him to continue in charge
of 1t.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
RUSSIA Will CONTINUE
TO PURSUE WAR

Harve, May 23.-Baron Beyers, the
Belgian foreign minister today receiv-
ed a telegram from Michael Terescht.
enko, the Russian foreign minister in
which he greeted Belgium and declar-
ed:
Russia will continue this war not
for the purpose of conquest or envy
but to assure a peace guaranteeing
against new attacks"
Baron Byers in reply to the Russian
foreign minister wrote: belgium,
the victim Of a most odious aggression
and struggling for its existence, greets
with joy the assurance Russia gives
through you that she will pursue this
war until the establishment of q
peace guaranteeing against new at
Itacks." a