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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Canadians Earn New Honors
Today in Storming Advance
on Mile Front, South Of
Vimy Ridge.
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING
British Forces Are Blasting Path
Through German Line Of Steel
Pointing Toward
Berlin.
IBy William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent.

PfGSS SCdu
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFIELD. April 12.-Canadians r
new honors today in a storming ad-
vance on q mile front south of the
Vimy ridge.
Dashing forward i~mpetuously, they
stormed and took nearly a mile OF Ger
man trenches running south from the
German commandments house near the
Harbus wood.
1t was along this line of defense
that the German forces have been
clinging desperately since the hrst
! sweep forward of the Canadians clear
ed the top OF the Vimy ridge.
Headquarters reports today showed
eleven more German guns captured
between Crosilles and Roeux.
It was over ground inches deep ia
snow and slush, in cold. wet weather
that the British and Germans battled
man to man today-with the best man
steadily winning.
Our advance still continued. Stiff.
ening resistance all along the line
from Lens to st. Quentin showed that
the Teutons were desperately striving
to stop the ~encroaching ave Of the
British advance.
For the first time, practically, since
the German armies swept forward in
the early days of the war 1t was man
to man fghting-with only temper
ary earthwork defenses sheltering the
two sides-that is being enacted now
Without the customary defense
works, minus the deliberately con-
structed Notifications behind which
they have fought for more than two
years, the Germans appeared dazed IN
the new open warfare. They were bat
Ting desperately along the whole line
todav-but their fighting lacked CO.
ordinated effort.
1t failed to stop the British. Haigs
forces. long drilled in ope warfare.
and not habituated to inactive trench
fighting, despite their long vigil there,
were plainly superior IN this style or
fighting. Moreover they were backed
by perfectly organized transport ser
vice and supply trains.
The British artillery superiority
was also marked today.
German craftsmanship was ex-
tremely bad.
Desperate fighting was In progress
today over the eastern slopes OF
Vimy ridge. In the face Of violent
resistance. British forces swarmed
over a German ent~renchment be-
tween the Cojeul river and Neuville
Continued on page 81
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Premier Lloyd-G George Statutes
United States as New Foe
to Prussianism.

IBy Ed. L. Keen. United Press Staff
Correspondent.
LONDON, April 1T can see
peace coming now-not a peace
which is the mere beginning of an
other war-but real peace" was the
salutation which Premier Lloyd.
George sent to America today. 1t
was part of a feeling tribute which
England's prime minister paid to
the United States in a tumuitously
administrative meeting today of the
American Luncheon club. Scores OF
British notables were there and
Am erican Ambassador Page pre-
sided.
81 am the first minister in behalf
of Britain to salute America as one
Of our comrades in arms LloyC
George declared. Tn glad of y
I'm proud of it I'm glad not mercy
! because Of the stupendous resource:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
MILLIONS OF FLAGS SOLD
SINCE u. S., ENTERED WAR

the heaviest dealers in the national
emblems in this country.
Ten days before the declaration OF
the flag rush started saio
smith today. I've sent half a million
Flags of ali kinds out of this store
alone. Our branch stores sold a mil:
lion more. Other big dealers IN flaes
disposed Of all they had and swamp
ed the manufacturers with rush or
derS.
section of the country. When the
war declaration came. more and more
were demanded. / don't know what
was done with them all. There were
enough sold TO decorate most or tne
houses in the United States and leave
enough over for the Philippines ana
Hawaii.
THE flag rush is by no means ended
Hundreds Of a.. untitled orders are
waiting"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Sneaking Submarines Seeking
Opportunity of "Bravely"
Attacking Unarmed
Steamers.
FROM MEXICAN PORT
Every Vessel Given Danger Signal
to be on Lookout for These
German Sharks Of
Terror.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.-That
L boats are operating or are about
to operate in the Pacific, was the
warning flashed to all vessels at sea
today by the naval radio stations on
the Pacific coast, following the re-
.ceipt of a warning to hat effect from
the navy department at Washington,
This message, sent out by Captain
W. w. Gilmer ofWse twelfth naval
district, reused San Franclscans to
the new menace as they have never
been reused since the European war
began.
ITO all steamship companies:
The following message received
from the navy department IS here
with quoted for your information:
Get in touch at the earliest
possible moment with captains
and masters Of all merchant YES
sells operating in you district.
especially off the coast and at
sea, and urge upon them tae
necessity Of keeping a very
bright lookout for German sub
marines and Of reporting same
Immediately by radio TO the
nearest radio station. Urge upon
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
REJOICE THAT AMERICA
HAS ENTERED THE WAR

that your great nation can render to
sucCor the alliance, but | rejoice as
a democrat that the advent OF
the United States gives the final
stamp and seal to the character OF
the conflict.
we rejoice that America has
won the right to be at the peace
conference table when the terms are
fixed.
at would have been a tragedy to
mankind if America had not won
the right to be at the peace confer
ence table, with all the influence
and power she has nov obtained"
THE kaiser promised that Prussia
would be a democracy after the
war, the prime minister observed.
w~himsically at another j~uncture. Il
think the kaiser is right.
The United States have a noble
tradition that they have eve been
engaged in war except for liberty
the prime minister continued.
This is the greatest struggle for
liberty Oh which they have ever en-
barked.
Americas entrance means some
! thing more than waging of an effec-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
WOODEN BRIDGE
ACROSS OCEAN
United States Plans to Station
One Ship Every Single Mile
Clear Across the
Atlantic.
EACH ARMED WITH GUNS
To Smash Germany's U Boat Blockade
by Means Of Three Thousand
Small Fighting
Vessels.
EACH ARMED WITH GUNS
by Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT.

[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April ITO
smash Germany's U boat blockade,
the United States will virtually
bridge the Atlantic.
Plans for the construction OF three
thousand small wooden boats-the
most tremendous - merchant ship
building program ever undertaken
have been completed and approve1
by the president. The boats will be
used to transport food and supplies
TO entente ports.
This is Americas answer to Lloyd
Georges appeal:
"The ultimate success of the al
lied cause depends, in my judgment,
on our solving the tonnage difficult
ties with which we are confronted.
The government shipping board
has sent out a call for 10000 lum-
bermen and wood workers to begin
the task at once.
Congress has authorized s5o,o00.000
to start the program and will be
asked for 100000. 900 more. The
first thousand ships are to be COM
pleted within eighteen months and
Immediately thereafter two more
thousand will be ordered. Each YES
sci will be Of three thousand tons,
with a speed of ten knots.
1t is the purpose to d them in
such fashion that they will consti-
tute a veritable pontoon bridge
across the sea-one boat every three
miles. The tremendous number is
expected to exhaust the most valiant
efforts Of U boat commanders to cut
off supplies from England and
France.
Work on ways for the ships has
already begun at Jacksonville, Fla,
Beaumont, Texas, and a half dozen
other points.
President Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor has prom
ised all cooperation in supplying
labor. Complete mobilization of in
dustry in putting the scheme
through has been announced. Each
ship is to be manned by a trained
gun crew and equipped with anti
submarine guns and wireless
Commencing November I. three
ships a day will sail into service.
The plan. which President Wilson
and the shipping board believe Will
overwhelm Prussia's scavenger boats
and break the back OF the blockade,
provides the following:
One thousand 5000 o. wooden
ships to be turned out within one year,
beginning November 1. 1917.
Standardization of design so far as
practicable, to expedite constructor
Construction of two thousand more
in the second year of the war II the
submarine blockade still remains ell
fective. This would place a ship e
mile from the United States to Eng
land.
The ships to cost about $500 600
each. complete-one half the cost or
a steel ship Of the same tonnage.
ships to have n normal speed OF ten
Knots. with extra size engines to de-
yelop sixteen knots on emergency 10
escape attack. -.
Ships to be built by private ship
Yards under contract for their u
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Germany Hint e at Peace
Before First Shot is Fired
Starts Negotiations in Effort to Avoid Clash With the
United States

ryA mr E. Manu. United Press Staff Correspondent .
COPENHAGEN, April 12-Appaenhy positive repotswere received here today that
he German foreign office was madng overurest to the United States. It was understood
these negoiaiu sought peace between the w nations
No further details were available hee
Official circles manMstedth the most intense interest in the report
It Is understood that Secretary Of State Lansing has already received overtures
unofficial edhies. The proposition as reported hereis for the United States
government to send Cd /. N. House to The Hague for a eIet unofficial conference"
Germany's terms were not specified in the reports hee, but was hnted there should
be n change in her position as outlined ~ the Germany embassy in Washington early IN
At that time Germany limited that the queston oin indemnity for Belgium would
not be an nsurmomtable obstacle to peace but plainly insisted m areturn othe status quo
before the war ndudin gretun of Ill fhr colonies or arrangements Of nbehgerents'
cloni possessions.
Tho r tat that tint said Emperor Carl Of urmHunar would act as spokesman Tor eI @%.
Germany has frequently tu out undndap peace feAes' in tho past In ddH0n t" the OFFICIAL prone"
Tho Importance II the present peace erWrs-H they are In prgreS-"ouo oe"o e"ey o" N"@
oe nnoWedby Genny1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Public Demands That Nation
Get Into the Fight and Help
in Job Of Crushing
Prussianism.
RIOTS I STAGED
uouaes of German-Born Residents A.
lacked by Mobs, While Speakers
In Parks, lnfIame
People.
[By H. B.. Robertson, United Press
CnrresnQndent.l

[By H. B. Robertson, United Press
Correspondent
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 12.-Seri.
GUS outbreaks in Sac Paulo marked
the continued public insistence on
war with Germany today. The pro-
ponents of war attacked houses OF
German-born residents OF Sac Paulo
and reserves of police were called
out. Reports received here early to.
day asserted a number OF citizens
had been killed and wounded In re-
sisting the guards.
A break with Austria was momen,
tarily expected today. German Min
lister Paolis and his staff, with all
German consuls will be transported
to Christiania on the steamer Rio De
Janeiro leaving here April IL. accord
ing to formal announcement today.
A number of high sources were
authority for the statement today
that before the Germans departure,
Brazil's rupture of diplomatic rela-
tons would be extended to include
Germany's foremost ally. The Bra
lillian populace is crying war with an
i~nsistence that the government Will
apparently be able to Withstand only
temporarily. ~Inf1amatory speakers
draw enormous crowds in the vari-
GUS parks and on the city streets;
patriotism it at a high pitch.
Saw German Raider.
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 12.-The
steamer Garonne, arriving today, re-
ported sighting a German raider
southbound off Montevideo.
Argentine Ship Sunk.
BUENOS AIRES, April H.
Rumors of raiders and submarines
we're revived today in the report of
the sinking of an Argentine sailing
vessel off the Brazilian coast. Re-
ports received here did not specify
the vessels name or whether she
was sunk in a wreck, by a raider.
Or by a submarine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Star Spangled Banner Market
Booming as it Never
Did Before.

tunted Press Leased Wire Service.l
ohlCAGO, April 1.-THE Star
epansled Banner market is booming.
flag stocks of many big wholesale
muses. are cleaned out, the manu-
.acturers are overwhelmed with or,
1efs and with the patriotic spirit In.
.,.easing. the nation faces an actual
lag famine.
sinas is the opinion today of l. T.
=, u, Il who handles the flag business
'4oeT Brothers. known as among
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Not Ready for Peace.

Not Ready TOT Peacc.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
state department declared today it had
received no peace enthusiastically
or otherwise-from Germany and had
no reason to believe any were enroute.
1t added that this government is not
ready for n such overtures and the
department left the inference that the
administration view is against a sep
arate peace.
House Knows Nothing About II.
NEW YORK. April 12.-When Col.
e. NJ. House was informed by the
United Press today Of the Copenhagen
report of German peace overtures to
America, he said:
Il know nothing of any formal or Of
fetal action along that line. As for
any peace suggestions, that may have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
List Of Enemy Securities.

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, April 12.-Members
Of the New York stock exchange
we're today informed that they must
submit by two o'clock tomorrow
afternoon a memorandum of securi-
ties and monies they r holding
for alien enemies. This action was
decided upon by governors of the
exchange today and a resolution COW
ering the order adopted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Every National Guard Com
pany to Have 100 Men and
Then Perhaps Fifty
More.
ALWAYS ROOM FOR MORE
Wrong Impression Has Gotten Out
That Militia Recruiting Has
Been Called to
Halt.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Recruit-
ing Of the national guard up to 100 a
company and probably later to $50,
will continue. the war department
said today in answer to inquiries as to
whether recruiting had ceased.
The statement issued by the army
censor said:
The war department learned that
the impression exists that recruiting
for national guard organizations is not
to continue. Such an impression is
not correct and in order that it may be
removed, department commanders
have been informed that national
guard organizations may be recruited
to the maximum peace strength Of the
regular army.
That strength is 100 per company.
The guard has a very much lower
percentage strength than the regular
army and ~sixty-five was the maximum
strength allowed the guard before this
last call into the federal service. We
will probably authorize it to $50 when
We get the 100 companies filed"
At the same time the department.
said that its call for 10000 artisans
clerks, s~tenographers and the like, fol-
the quartermaster's enlisted reserve
corps is meeting with satisfactory re
Spouse. Applications for these posi-
tons can be made to the department
uuartermasters at Governors island
New York; Federal building, Chicago;
Fort Sam Houston. Texas and PIE
Plain street, San Francisco
Fourteen Patriots
VANCOUVER, Washington, April
| 12.-Fourteen boys who a away
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Handed His Passports.

United Press Leased Wire Service.J
PARIS, April 1.-THE American
minister to Bulgaria has been hand
ed his passports and has left Sofia.
according to a dispatch from the
Bulgarian capital reaching here via
Zurich, Switzerland, today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12

come to me personally. I ( can say that
these have been SO informal, SO indi
rect and so vague. that I have given
them no consideration and they can in
no way be the subject Of the Copen-
hagen report"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Austria Wants Peace.

ROME, April 12.-Austria is pres
sing Pope Benedict to move for peace
among the European belligerents. &C
cording to an authentic report in vati-
al circles today.
The Corriere Della Sera, in, mention
ing the move today declared that the
holy father is refusing to proceed now
for diplomatic reasons"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Might Be True.

Might BE ] rue.
WASHINGTON, April PIT was
pointed out today that Germany's re-
ported overtures might be of so I'm
formal" a nature that the state depart
|ment might very well claim lack OF
any official basis for such reports.
Previous peace feelers" by Germany
have always been put out in such in.
tangible shape that they have first
reached other\governments usually in
the form of mere reports without any
official character.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
Bulgaria Ready TO Quit.

LONDON, April 12.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch today from Laus'
anne asserted it was stated on semi
official authority that Bulgarian dele
gates were in Switzerland endeavor-
ing to reach a basis for a separate
peace with representatives Of the
entente.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12

CONTINUED on page ~
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Continued on page 81
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
THE WEATHER

Fair and warmer tomorrow.
Local temp p. N. SO; Z a. M
40.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-21
Why People Have Not Rushed to
Enlist.

Perhaps you have been quietly won
dering why there has not been a grea
rush on the recruiting offices, why en-
listment has been so slow In the Sep.
tenber American Magazine, a writer
says:
Il read an article the other day by
a man who expressed wonder that our
people should be so 'apa,hetic' toward
this war. He contrasted the slow.
quiet enlistment that has been taking
place this summer with the enthusias-
tic rush to the colors in '6l and in Y8
II he had lived on, here in Indiana in
stead of in New York, il he had been
as close to the heart of the people as
am, with my small-town daily, he would
not have written that article. Our
folks are not apathetic they are dead
in earnest But the difference between
today and '6l is that the boys of '6l
enlisted for three months holiday, to
do the rebels up and be home in time
for Thanksgiving dinner with the folks.
Our people have had two years OF the
most thorough going correspondence
courses in the horrors of war that the
world has ever known. There's no
glamor in the business for us. We
know that war is matter OF wet
trenches and death, and horrible SUI
fering. Every day for two years our
papers have described it to us By
George it raises my estimate of the
human race to see men go, knowing as
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-21
Daily Envy Of Neighbors.

Daily Envy OF Neighbor.
And her work, almost completed to-
day is the daily envy of her neighbor,
a source OF endless wonder to scornfl
man and monument to her pluck and
persistence
1t IS a iivc-room house, with bath
sleeping porch and veranda. topping on,
| oi the prc,tlcst hills of hlly Highwood
And the carpenter lady, Mrs. Frank
smith, wife OF Highwood policeman
mother OF family and a grandmother
has built herself house complete from
cellar to furniture since the spring OF
lolS-wth only $40 expenses for hired
labor.
Mrs. Smith asked help of no archi-
teci, but drew the bungalow plans en-
trely "by herself"
Studied Points In Others.
i looked around she said, and
studied the points which seemed best
IN other houses read catalogues
OF the modern homes. and decided
wanted everything of the best And
since | would do it myself ! could af
ford to have what | wanted" and she
did.
On the highest peak of the loveliest
hill in Highwood, five acres of timber
land were purchased two years ago.
and in the middle, tiny shack was
built. There Mr. and Mrs. Smith lived.
surrounded by giant oaks. cutting them
down one by one, to make a clearing
for the new home.
Then Mrs. Smith gathered courage.
a pair of overalls and shovel, and
set about to dig a cellar Her only
help was that OF her horse which hauled
away the dirt.
Floor, walls and ceiling followed in
time built and cemented-"and | never
made big mistakes, either" said Mrs.
Smith, whose father and three brothers
were carpenters.
Knew How to Do II.
The laying out of my house. tho
building, planning and making seemed
to come easy had never ccmen,ed
before, but knew how to do it.
And when the cellar was finished
my husband and ! started the floors,
the same as any carpenter. A contractor
in St Paul said did better work than
most men," and Mrs. Smith smiled.
Cold weather found the framework
and shinglng completed and lath and
plaster work under way when the little
carpentress moved back to the little
shack. But she stayed only four months
and returned to build long before the
robins.
In 1916 the house grew rapidly. With
'a'hng and plastering finished. the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-21
Enjoying Himself.

You say Henpcck is enjoying him.
self now his wife's out Of town."
Yes; he had her make scvera'
phonograph records of her voice be.
fore she went away"
Lord | shouldn't think he'd en-
Joy hearing her talk all the while She,
at Brighton
HE doesn't hear her talk; he start,
the phonograph going then he inter.
rupts and talks louder than il does
then he kicks over the table. tumbles
the chairs around, and finally goes
out and slams the door behind him. =
Chicago Herald.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-21

porches, windows, cupboards, and kitch
en- followed, so that with the end o
last summer a heating plant was in
stalled and the family moved in
After that Mrs. Smiths spare time
"tatting" consisted OF faShionng closet,
and laying hardwood flooring, finish
ing the house.
Expenses Mount Up.
But even when one builds themselves
Mrs Smith complains, expenses mount
up. The material alone, she points out
cost 2OO0-"and then there was tha!
$40 for shingling the roof peak and
ridge pole. | was afraid of high places
and my husband said a hospital bill
would cost more than carpentry, so we
hired a man"
With the house completed, Mrs.
Smith decided that she wanted a new
library table She's making it herself
Il don't expect to build any more
houses" she said with happy smile
OF satisfaction,
But il ! ever want a job again, III
start making furniture"
-
Mr.. and Mrs Simkins had "expecta-
tons from their rich old uncle Rob
ert, so when he came to them on a few
days visit they prepared to do all they
could to make good impression and
commenced by meeting him at the sta
tion.
On their way home in the trolley car
they encouraged their only child, also
named Robert, to sit on the old gentle
mans knee, or, as much of it as was
available.
Prevently the small boy slipped from
his perch and sidled over to his mother.
y don't fink ! want 10 sit on uncle's