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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Potatoes Rottina.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, June Federal agents
discovered fifteen carloads of pc
tatoes rotting on sidetrack at Seat
onville, H., Hinton G. Clabaugh. spec
iaI Investigator for the department OF
Justice said today. He would not
divulge who owned the potatoes. nor
on what railroad they were found,
but intimated that further investiga-
ton and probably criminal action
would follow.
The discovery was made while the
government was investigating the
continued shut down of a coal mine
near Seatonville.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04

40c; firsts. 391kc; dairy extra
381ac; dairy f1rsts, 36@S7kc
Eggs-Ordinary firsts, 3IAas
firsts. 33A@34Ac.
Cheese-Twins. 23k@24c; u
Americas, 241s@25c.
Potatoes-Receipts: Old, 9
new, 55 cars. Fancy westerns
Obs; Minnesotas and Wiscor|
S2.85@3.00; new potatoes, n
'3.45 per bushel.
Live poultry-Fowls, 201ac; d
14@ 16c; geese, 12@14c; 81
chickens, 3o@37c; turkeys, 49,
New York Produce.
NEW YORK. June 4.-Four 7
ket dull, unsettled.
Pork market quiet. Mess, s4la|
Lard market dull. Middle I
spot, $21.70@21.S0,
Sugar, raw, market steady. Ced
fugal test, $5.S3@5.95; Muscarads
test, $5.0S@5.20.
Sugar, refined. market steady.
loaf. 5000; crushed, sS.75; powda
s7.65@S.70; graduated, s7.5O@Sa
Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, 1915
Tallow market quiet. City,
country. nominal. Special, 1Shc'
Hay market steady. No. !, sll
LIS; No. 8, s0990c; clover, "
$1.05.
Dressed poultry market dull.
keys. 1886; chickens, 23a'
fowls, 17@25c; ducks, 15G22c
Live poultry market weak. &c
15c; ducks, 18@26c; fowls, 2Sq
turkeys, $4,000; ROSTERS. lie; cf
ems, broilers, 35@42c.
Cheese market steady. State :
common to special, 2S924c;
skins, 615@19c.
Butter market dull. Receipts 7
Creamery extras, 411sc; dairy
35@41c; imitation creamery first'
@37c.
Egg market quiet. Receipts 10
Nearby white fancy, 500 4oc; ne
mixed fancy. 36@36lzc; fresh,
35c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
LAST WEEK
OF CAMPAIGN
Only Eleven more Days to Wind up
Subscription for Two Bill
lion Dollar Liberty
Loan.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, June 4.-With only
eleven business days remaining in
which to book the two billion dollar
liberty loan complete, America be-
gan its intensive week campaign to-
day.
Cities corporations, factories. in.
surance companies and multi-million
aires are doing their share said
liberty loan committeeman here TO-
day, but the farmer and the rank
and file of the public are apathetic.
Every one who has $50 must buy
this week or the loan is failure
Two big mass meetings and a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Bacon Joins Army.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Robert
Bacon, former ambassador to France,
was today commissioned a major in
the uuartermaster generals corps.
Former Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson was named a major in the
Judge advocate generals department
Frederick L. Heidekoper, author
and preparedness advocate was com
mis- sioned major in the adtutant gen
erals reserve corps.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Late Market Quotations

Chicago Estimates for TommoW.
| Furnished by Long Commission Co.,
| 403 Main Telephone No. 35O-351. ]
Hogs, 1900; cattle. 5000; sheep,
5000; wheat, 61, corn, $40; oats, 1871.
clearances.
Wheat and flour, Ills. 900; corn.
III 900; oats, Sal 900.
Northwest Wheat Receipts. {
Minneapolis. POT cars; Duluth, %
cars; Winnipeg, holiday.
Chicago Cash Grain. ii.
CHICAGO, June 4.-Wheat-No. 3
red. $2.75@2.76; No. 2 hard, Npa ,
hard, $2.75; No. spring. $2.79.
Conn 2 yellow, $1.62@1.65;
No. 8 yellow, $1.61h@1.63; No. 5
yellow, s1.64; No. yellow, $1.61;
No. white, $1.6201.65A; No. 8
white, $1.63@1.65; No. 8 white, $1.61:
No. mixed. $1.62@165; No. 3 mixed
s162@1.641s; No. 6 mixed, $1.61@
1.62A.
oats-No. white, 63A @64Ac;
No. white, 62A@63Ac; standard.
St. Louis Cash, Grant.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 4.-Wheat-
No. 2 red, new. $2.s3@2.s5; No. 3
red, new, $3.50; No. 2 hard, old,
s2S4@2.ss
Corn-No. 2. s1.62; No. 3, No. 3
yellow, $l61k.
oats-No. 2, 641kc; No. 3. 631sc;
standard, &c; No. 8 white, 65@66c;
No. white, 635s @64kc.
Kansas City Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
KANSAS CITY, June 4.--Wheat-
No. 2 hard. old, $2.76@2S2; No. 8
hard, old. s2.77@2.78: No. 4 hard, old
s2.74@2.76; No. 2 red, old, $3.50
2.73; No. 8 red. old. s2.6o@2.7O.
Corn-No. 2, S156@1.5S; No. 3,
s1.57: No. 2 yellow. S1.57@1.5S; No.
3 yellow, s1.56@1.57; No. white,
$1.57@1.5s; No. white, $157@
1.57h.
Oats-No. 2, 64@65c; No. 8. $50
64c; No. 2 white. 66c; No. 3 white,
651sc.
Chicago Live Stock-cIose.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
CHICAGO, June 4.-Hog receipts
fSyoVOs maj net olOW Wcdh u DC
lower. Top, s16.05; mixed and butch
ers, s15.30@15.95; good heavy, s15.25
@16.o5; rough heavy. 1852 @15.40
light, s14.85@15.S5.
Cattle receipts 10000; market 10c
lower. Top. 1880.
Sheep receipts $4,000; market ESQ
soc lower. Top, s1270@17.25.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, June 4.-Hog receipts
41,0o0; market steady, shade lower.
Mixed and butchers, $685. a 1900:
good heavy, s15.50@16.o5; rough
heavy. s15.30@15.45; light, s14.s5@
1886: pigs. s10.50@1475; estimated
receipts tomorrow, 10000.
Cattle receipts 10000; market
|steady, 1Oc lower. Beeves, $3.50
1850; cows and heifers. 5000 10;
stockers and feeders, S73561O.50;
calves. s9.50@14.0D.
Sheep receipts 10000: market weak
I10@25c lower Native, $9.75@12.5 so;
western, $10.25112.70; lambs, s10T5
@14.50; western, $ll.0O@14.S0;
springs, s12.50@17.25.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Died at los Years.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, June 4.-Pat-
rick Corbley, 1O5 years old, Cedar
Falls famous old man, is dead here
today. He died last night. Corbley,
who had never been i'll day, celebrat-
ed his 105th birthday on last st. Pet
rick's day. He came to the United
States from Ireland more than eighty
years ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Albanian principally.

limited Press Leased Wire Servo
ROME, June 4.-Recognition as'
independent principally was
corded to Albania by formal proc
nation of the Italian goVernms
The government announced the my
pendent government OF Albania Wo'
be under. Italy's protection
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
. 80 o. . . . . . . . . .

lery and penetrated our advanced line
at some points," the statement said.
with the prompt assistance of rein.
forcements, they were everywhere
driven back from our positions with
severe loss"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
German Official Report.

BERLIN, tV1a LOndon) June 4.
Capture of $50 prisoners and thirty
machine guns in two sections OF the
French line, was announced in today
official statement.
Eat Winterberg. near Craonne," the
war office said, $50 French soldiers
and fifteen machine guns were cap
tured. Northwest Of Braye, 100 were
prisonered with fifteen machine guns.
Around LaBasse canal and the
Scarpe, English advances were re-
pulsed everywhere. including those at
Hulluch, Lens. Monchy and Cher
isy.'
Victory and Defeat.
by William Philip Simms, United
-. Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, June 4.-Canadian troops
were back today In the same breaches
they occupied last Friday, after VIC
tory and defeat around Avion.
The Prussians, Sunday afternoon,
retook the electric light station east
of Avion in a mad fury of attack that
totally disregarded losses inflicted up
on them. They thus undid all the
work which the Canadians had &C
mplished Saturday in obtaining con-
troll of that spot.
Throughout Sunday the enemy kept
up a terrific bombardment along the
front of 1900 yards ofiwhich the Can
adams had made their advance. The
fire was so intense that late Sunday
it was decided to withdraw the Brit
ish forces to their previous positions.
At the moment when this plan was
being carried out, the Prussians
launched their attack. Despite the
British barrage, reinforced by strong
machine gun fire which the Canadians
kept pouring into the advancing ranks
the enemy kept coming on in waves.
A hand to hand struggle ensued. The
British slipped backward in their with
drawaL stopping at the line of
trenches they had occupied on Friday.
So perfect was this British with
drawal that the Canadians took 112
prisoners with them-ninety of them
being unwounded.
The German victory in this local.
lied fight was made possible largely
by the flat topography, of the country.
Around south Of Lens there are no
covering ridges. Saturday the Canad-
ians had taken the electric light sta
ton and brick yard. The ruins of
these buildings and of scattered brick
houses were the only screens avail
able.
In their artillery preparation the
Canadians had levelled the German
trenches around there and destroyed
even the small cover Of the ruins.
Therefore when the German attack
came. the Canadians had to defend
themselves in what was practically an
open field.
British artillery was active at a
number Of points on the front today.
The prolonged inactivity of infantry
is broken, however. only by such local
engagements as that by which the
Canadians pushed forward Saturday
Such tactics by the British army
chiefs have apparently set the Ger
mans nerves on edge. Their com
muniques keep warning the home
folks that British offensive may be
expected-and their troops opposite
the British are easily excited, firing
nervously at the slightest sign Of
movement
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04

Minneapolis is one of The very y 81, orss
cities which planned and CAREY IRE,
liberty loan campaign. Inc ,. aJd
of publicity, public push and ln ". and
ual hustle did effective team wois scors
In six days run the subscriptio LATED
close to 100000, the amount aiio''
10 the busting big Twin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Advertising ak.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The sen.
ate finance committee today tenta,
lively agreed to impose two per cent
advertising tax on all newspapers and
periodicals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04

booster speech by Secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo sstarted the cam
paign here today.
The two billion dollars must be
subscribed by June 10.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
THE WEATHER,
~. s. Department OF Agriculture,
Weather Bureau
River Bulletin

The river will rise slowly from Dav-
export to Warsaw during the next "a
hours, becoming stationary Tuesday,
unless the rainfall should be heavy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
VICTORIES FOR
KAISER ADMITTED
CONTINUED from page l..

cite escadri1le, under Lieutenant VII
liam Thaw, OF Pittsburgh. in place OF
Lieutenant Delaage, who recently
was killed in action.
Lieutenant Maison-Rouge with Prl-
vate Andrew G. Campbell, OF chicago,
succeeded in downing German plane
over the enemy's lines. 1t was Camp
bells first flight as fighting aviator
Sergeant Willis Haviland. Of Min
neapolis, left a front hospital today
on a leave Of absence for GONZALES
ence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
EoorhoId is Gained.

PARIS, June 4-Strong German at
tacks northwest of Froidmont farm
last night gained the enemy a foot
hold on advanced elements OF the
French positions, the war office state
ment said today.
Northwest of Froidmont farm at II
p. M the enemy attacked and obtain
ed a foothold on several of our ad-
vanced elements" the statement said.
"On the plateaus Of Vauclerc and
California. the enemy did not renew
his attacks last night, but bambarded
our positions.
TN the Champagne, east of Teton
mount, We carried out a successful
raid.
The enemy yesterday made an air
raid on Dunkirk and Nancy, killing
several civilians"
Night Bomb Attack,
LONDON, June Good results"
were obtained from a bombing attack
carried out over the dock and canal at
Bruges last night, the admiralty an
nounced today.
Take Position Back
LONDON, June 4.-British forces
wrested back from the Germans early
: today the lone British post which Sun
day mornings enemy attack had gain
ed for them southeast OF Chericy.
Field Marshal Haig reported the re-
capture in his report today and a fur
Their British advance into the enemy
trenches to the east Of Vermelles
The post southeast Of Cherisy men
toned yesterday as remaining in the
enemy's hands, was reCaptured during
the night" the statement said South
west Of LaBasse and in the neighbor-
hood of Neuve Chappelle hostile raids
were repulsed.
East Of Vermelles we entered the
enemy's trenches"
LCherisy is on the Sensee river
close to the main highway between
Arras and Cambria and about seven
miles from ATras.
LaBasse is seven miles north OF
Lens and Neuve Chappelle four miles
further to the north.
Vermelles lies nearly midway be
tween Lens and LaBasse.l
On Italian Front.
ROME, June 4.-Fierce fighting
broke out again today on the Carso
front after two days Of inactivity. The
official statement reported a strong
Austrian attack.
"On the western slopes of San
Marco, the enemy completely destroy
I'D onr new line of defense with artil-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Weather Conditions.
Local Observations.
One Of the Useful Arts

Washington Star: Peeling a potato
used to be humble employment Nov
it is an art.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Ronney Doesn't Like Dogs.


Congressional Record; Inc
Presid eng--The chair lays before
senate a communication, which
be raid.
The secretary read as follows
BUCK GROVE, Iowa, May 70, ".
To the United States Senate, was
ington, d. C. Honorable SITS.
YOUR respected body would care
raise a large amount of revenue
at the same time add, indirectly,
the food supply of the country wa
at the same time infiicting no Ia
ships on anyone, tax dogs. fus
tax of SIS head on all boy dogs a.
$25 on each female dog. rms Is
a high tax for q luxury, which
is. to vast majority of owners
avoid the tax hundreds OF thousanJ
of the brutes would be killed,
that is where the saving OF i"I
would come in.
Twenty million is, believe a ~
servative estimate of the NUMBER
dogs in the United States. They VI
weigh, on an average, 80 poua.l
each, perhaps more. A dog OF u
size will consume as much loou
the average human. Besides u
loss. hundreds of thousands OF shs.l
are annually slaughtered by dogs, u
at frequent intervals human llie
sacrificed. All the dogs in the "u'
are not worth one human life. q.
Pass a national law requiring =. -
all dogs be taxed, and that tle 80
having been paid, the animal s ,i.
wear a collar with a small JiAsur
bell attached, and that any dos y. -,
ming at large without the pen A'
be killed by anyone on sight
Respectfully, ,,r
A. F. BONNEY.
Mr.. Stone.-Mr. President, ! W. ~
dered why it was not proposed IN y, -
letter to use dogs for sausage :"
thus help along the general cause
conserving food. [Laughter.I -
The Vice President.-ine ~ y
municatfon will be referred " :,
committee on agriculture ana y
estry.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
MILLIONS TO
REGISTER TOMORROW
Continued from Page IL

party, declared today that the organ
ization, while opposed to conscription,
had not advised its members to re-
fuse TO register tomorrow.
1.-The socialist party is opposed 70
CONSUMPTION as unconstitutional, I'M
democratic, un-American and I'M
moral" he told the United Press.
1--WE are circulating petitions
throughout the country, urging con-
gress to amend TIC conscription law
so as to submit it to referendum OF
the people. But at no time have we
advised anyone not to register.
1--WE maintain that the United
States was founded on the principles
of liberty and in contravention of in
voluntary which we hold
is thus titutional, undemo-
cratic and un-American. We believe
it is immoral because it will throw
the youth of the country in with
crooks and criminals who have join
ed the army"
The United Press asked Germer to
outline the socialist party's attitude
regarding the draft because OF re-
ports being circulated in various
parts Of the country that the party
had advised its members not to reg
lister tomorrow.
Guardsmen Need Not Register.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Members
of national guard organizations are
not required to register for selective
service tomorrow.
Answering questions from all parts
of the country, Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder today made this feature
of the law clear.
'It makes no difference whether
the guardsmen are in the federal serv-
ice or not, they are not required I'M
der the law, to register" he said.
The law reads as follows:
Duly organized or 3 recognized
forces subject under other laws of
the United States to be called or
drafted into service, are not required
to register"
More Arrests Made.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, June 4.-Sev-
eral more arrests were made by the
police today, in their efforts to stop
of. literature urging oppo-
sition to selective CONSUMPTION. The
bag, which brought the total arrests
here to thirty-included Walter
Hodge, 81, Walter Hope, "a. and
Fred Roth, 20.
Hodge was previously arrested
with seventeen others in raid on
an anti-conscription league meeting
in socialist headquarters. He will
probably be held this time without
bail.
OF nine others arrested last night
and today, the most of them were
foreigners Lithuanians and Poles
being in the majority. Several We're
making speeches on. the south side
and distributing their pamphlets
among those who stopped to hear
them
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Fair Estimate Of Military Strength OF
the State Gives It at These Fig
ures, According to the
Compiler Of Census.
LEE TO HAVE 3,o4s MEN
Polk County With Des Moines, viii
Take the Lead In the Number
Of ElisibIes for
Service.

DIES MONIES, June A fair
estimate Of the military enrolment
In Iowa would place it at about l90,-
900 men.
When the county registration
boards report to the state provost
marshal by wire next week. their re-
ports will be checked against estt-
mates made showing what each
county probably will register, and
these estimates are based on the
census of Iowa, computed according
to insurance actuary- tables. Seven
of the counties will be divided 50
that in each case its largest city will
report separately.
They have given out in Washing
ton an estimate for Iowa, first OF
about 100000, later made more defl-
mite at 9,000," said Ora Williams.
editor Of the census. who has been
engaged in making out the estimates
and assisting in the preliminarles
from a state standpoint. This seems
to be too high an estimate, even
though it is apparent that at wash
ington they are still counting Iowa
as a state which steadily loses popu-
lation. That old hoax was exploded
long ago, but they have not heard OF
it in some places. The fact is that
IL the estimate of ten million names
to be registered for the whole United
States is approximately right then
Iowa should register about 100000
men. But even at Washington they
do not claim this.
"The population of Iowa is in fact,
as everybody knows, about 2,360,000
persons An estimate as to the num-
Der who will register will make it
about 10000, perhaps a few more or
less. But if it goes very much above
that sum 1t will surely show that
Iowa is gaining population faster
than we supposed, or that the tend
ency to go to the big cities or to the
newer states has been checked more
than we had supposed. The. total for
the state, figured out by counties.
shows 1864 This will do to check
against and affords a basis for COM
parison that will be useful next
week"
Estimates by County.
The following is the estimated
number of persons of military age
who will be registered on June 5,
based on the census of Iowa:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
IN TRAINING
FOR u. S. NAVY
Harold and Meredith AckIey Both
Pass Examinations and go
to South Carolina
for Training.

Word has been receiver
M here that Harold and Mere
1IS@ dith Ackley, both of this
- city, have passed all Of the
examinations necessary. and have left
Chicago for Port Royal. South Caro-
lima, where they will enter training
for the navy. They passed their last
examinations at Chicago Friday. and
were sent south Saturday night.
Meredith Ackley has been employ
ed with the Mississippi River Power
company and was given a send off by
his associates when he left. Harold
Ackley has been in the employee OF
the United States government here,
and his patriotism is recognized by
his fellow employees here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Weather Forecast.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather with showers and thund-
er storms tonight or Tuesday. Fresh
shifting winds.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather with
showers and thunderstorms tonight or
Tuesday; cooler northwest portion to.
night; fresh shifting winds.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
with showers and thunderstorms to-
night or Tuesday; warmer southeast
and cooler northwest portions tonight.
Fresh winds.
Weather Conditions.
Unsettled weather with showers. at
tends an advancing depression, which
lis central in southwestern Kansas
this morning.
Local Observations.
June Bar Their. Wind W'th'r
% Z p. m. ...30.11 70 S Clear
4 7 a. m. ...3O.O2 CT Sc PIT. Cdy.
Mean temperature 3rd, "a; highest
IS; lowest, 81: lowest last night. So.
FRED u. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Night Bomb Attack.

LONDON, June Good results"
were obtained from a bombing attack
carried out over the dock and canal at
Bruges last night, the admiralty an
nounced today.
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here that Harold and Mere
dith Ackley, both of this
New Britain herald., 1917-07-07
END OF KAISERISM
 BY AUGUST IS SEEN
Letter to Bavarian Soldier Predicts Revolution If War Is Con-
 tinued Next Month.

Canadian Headquarters in France. via London. July 7.-Fosse the pitt head which overlooked our outposts in Avion, disappeared on Thursday in a cloud of dust after it had been a mark for our heavy guns, but wheth- CT the disappearance was caused by our shells or the Germans themselves is not known.
 Much evidence of the lowering of German morale continues to be dis covered in captured trenches and raided houses. A remarkable letter was found recently, which had been written to a Bavarian at the front three weeks ago. The letter says:
 <"One can we'll understand that you are sick of this horrible business. I believe that the climax has been reached, for now one hears nothing but complaints. The German social democrats have announced that If q single shot Is fired in August revo- lution will follow. The situation is no longer good. They are on the track of the German kaiser, too, and if 1t lasts much longer it will be the end of Prussia. for the Prussians and the English are the masters. These two alone are carrying on the war. The others are merely in their hands"
 Canadian casualties have been very light during the past two weeks. and exceptionally so in the killed and missing classes.