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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
CRACKED
LIKE AN
EGG SHELL
Doctors Skull Shattered, But
Skin Was Not Broken,
When He Was
Murdered.
TORN BITS OF PAPER
When. PIeeed Together, Name Of sus-
pect Is Revealed and Arrest
Sought by the
POLICE.
TORN BITS OF PAPER

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 9.-Expect
ing nom entarily the arrest Of mys
terious visitor from Chicago, the po
lice today asserted that the murder
Of DR.. Harry Lorenzo Chaplin, Cleve.
land physician, author and globe trot.
ter would soon be explained.
DR.. Chaplin, As, known as the blind
doctor, was found dying in third
floor room Of the Colonial hotel. His
skull had been shattered like an egg
shell though the skin was not broken.
Hotel employees and guests had
heard angry words apparently over
some business deal. Bits of torn
paper scattered over the room when
pieced together supplied the name Of
the man searched for-the same name
as the one assigned to that room by
the hotel clerk.
The author had not been robbed. On
his person was jewelry and money,
worth $1,5OO.
DR.. Chaplin had lived with Mrs
Chaplin at the Hollenden hotel for a
number of years. Yesterday he told
her he had business appointment at
the Colonial Mrs. Chaplin was left
more than $1,0O0,o0O by her former
husband.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
NEWSPAPERS
COMMENT ON AGREEMENT

the recognition by America Of Jap
ans special interests in China. Gam.
erica's action is most satisfactory to
the Japanese people says the jill
Shimpo ''It cements the friendship
between our two nations, clearing
away all misconceptions of the past.
Declaring that the agreement in
dicates recognition of Japan's grow
ing position in China, which China,
Great Britain and France have al
ready recognized" the Asahi adds
that 'It is imperative that an under
standing be reached also regarding
Using Tao"
The Nichi Nichi believes the agree
ment Shows Americas increased in
terest and activity in the orient and
brings China within the sphere OF
American responsibility"
High officials of the Japanese gov
ernment express qualification at the
frank and sincere spirit in which
Secretary Lansing carried on the ne,
gotiations with Yiscount Ishil.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
ussia is Back Again Where
She Was Last March
When Czar Was
'OverthroWn.
kRENsKY HAS ESCAPED
st q Trouble Probably Raised by
German Plotting Through
LenIne and
Trotsky.
By Ed L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent.

By Ed L. Keen, United Press staff
Correspondent
LONnON, Nov. 9-Russia is back
kain where she was last March.
Bolsheviki fanatics, extreme radicals
no burn at once to make the world
brotherhood, who are set against all
ars, who believe in uttermost dem
fracy, today seemed to control all
etrograd, the capital.
Premier Kerensky, and what re-
aims Of the machinery of the provis-
nal government, apparently still has
hpport Ve the remainder OF Russia.
The Situation was regarded here az
UciselN parallel to the first few days
flowing fEe first revolution by which
e car was upset. Then 1t was
voh, Mlliukoff and other liberals who
fst seiEed the outward symbols Of
pvernment in Petrograd, while the
d regime still clung to the power in
be other parts OF Russia.
The danger, az London saw 1t today
as that Lenine Trotsky and his fell
bw fanatics Of the Bolsheviki would
able to extend their control be-
ond Petrograd and sway Russia's
Feat peasant population, ignorant of
be utoptian ideals Of the Bolsheviki
) their side.
herensky was reported to have es-
eped the rebels in Petrograd.
He was reported seen enroute to
foscow. 1t was believed here that
L would name that city the capital
md there endeavor to consolidate all
Eussia against the usurping group at
Petrograd.
The Observation-Disclosures cable
lgency announced that the foreign
Minister, Tereschenko, Minister Of
commerce. Konovaloff, Minister -of
public Relief Kishlsin, Minister of
ustice Maliantovitch and Minister Of
ne Interior Nikitin, had all been ar
ested by the new revolutionary gov
rning council at Petrograd. Other
aoyisional government officials were
etained.
Nicholai Lenine, radical fanatic,
nose energies have always been re-
arded here as directed from Berlin.
nrmly seated in power at Petrograd
the new revolution. Leon Trot-
y, his co-partner in the coup by
men the Bolsheviki overthrew con-
Iol In the capital, has likewise come
aoer previous suspicion as dominated
the Germans.
because OF this, the fear Is felt here
lat IN pursuance Of their crazy
meme OF restoring peace to the whole
orid-or. possibly in pursuance OF
ans OF the German officials who hold
enihe, Trotsky and others In their
.wer-the Bolsheviki would open the
ay TO Petrograd to a German fleet
u German reinforcements to their
!, IN London 1t was regarded as prac-
ally certain that Trotsky and Le-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
'DRAF TED
MEN WILL
GET BLANK
QUESTIONABLE to be Sent Out
Before Christmas, With
Seven Days to An,
swer Same.
DETERMINES THE ORDER
Five Glasses In Which Nine Million
Registered Citizens Arc
to be Given
Places.
DETERMINES THE ORDER
[By George Martin, United Pres
Staff CORRESPONDENT

IBy George MdTLlu, OulIeu Cos
Staff Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The draft
QUESTIONABLE which will determine
the class and order Of service of Am,
erica's remaining nine million regis.
tered men will be mailed soon. The
! men will get their momentous list
of questions before they get their
Christmas presents. Each registrant
will have seven days to answer. On
the basis of his verified replies, he
will be placed in one of five classes.
the fifth being the last group called.
The five classifications have been
revised since the tentative draft was
published. Among the radical depart
ures from the original plan Is the
placing of all married men in the
mon belligerent" class. 1t is plan
ned that only those men whose fam
lilies and dependents are fully pro-
vided for even If the man is killed,
will be put into fighting units. Cen
eral Crowder plans to ask congress
to draft all men who have reached the
age of 21 since the conscription law
became effective. It is estimated
5OO,000 men have passed this age
since then.
General Crowder himself does not
know exactly when the second draft
will be made Probably 1t will be
some time during the spring.
Congressional permission is not
necessary for the second draft.
The contents of the draft question
naire will not be made public until
the men receive them through the
mail or shortly before that.
The questions, 1t is known however,
will probe intimately into the person
al affairs of each mans life.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
STUPIDITY OF GERMANS
AND AMERICAN ALERTNESS

United States custom inspectors
nabbed them.
The two Germans had mistaken
two United States officials for COW,
boys, had waved to them and upon
being questioned as to what they
wanted said:
I'VE are German prisoners who
escaped from Fort Mcpherson. We
are trying to get across to Mexico
and from there will return to Ser
many"
Berg and Loescher are today under
military guard at Fort Mcintosh
near here. 1t is expected they will
be returned Immediately to Fort Nc
Pherson.
1--WE lost our usual caution be
cause the inspectors were not in uni
forms and we thought they were COW
boys" the arrested men explained.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
viii Wed French Dancer

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CAMP McARTHUR, WACO. Texas
Nov. 9.-Private Victor A. Martin
Ann Arbor, Mich, Of the 126th United
States infantry stationed here, receiv
ed his discharge today on account OF
physical disability and will leave for
Los Angeles tomorrow to wed Count
ess Adrienne De Coriche, noted
French beauty and dancer.
Countess De Coriche was q dane
ing partner OF Pavlowa, the Russian
dancer. She is a first cousin tc
Count Boni DeCastellane
Martin has served as an ambulance
driver in the British army. He prob
ably will return to France and enlisl
In the French army.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
Manv Miners Quit Work

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Nov 9.-Many an.
thracite miners are stopping work as
a result in delay at arriving at wage
increase in the joint conference here,
according to miners reports today.
Instead Of agreement last night as
delegates predicted, differences arose
over the terms Of the new wage
scale. making settlement unlikely
for several days
Safe Robbers Big Haul.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CONCORD, Mich, Nov. 9.--Cutting
all wire communications leading out
Of town. a band Of robbers blew the
safe of the Farmers State bank early
today and made away with $4,000 in
gold and currency.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
SEPARATE PEACE
NOT So EASY
Russian Maximalists Might
Want it, But Will Find it
Hard Thing to
Negotiate.
SITUATION NOT GRAVE
Not as Black az Painted In Some
Quarters, According to Diff
ouIties Standing
In Way.
SITUATION NOT GRAVE
Thy J. w. r. Mason, Written for the
+! United PreSS.1

Thy J. w. r. Mason, Written for the
United Press.1
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-There Is no
conclusive reason for believing that
the Russian Maximalists want sep
arate peace when they demand an I'M
mediate peace; nor is 1t necessary to
assume even that the MaLmilists' de-
sire for an Immediate peace means
a peace with the present imperialistic
government Of the central powers.
Indications are not lacking that the
kind of peace the Maximilists want
may be a peace with democratized
Germany and If democracy does not
arise in Germany to respond to an
immediate Russian peace proposal.
the Maxiinalists will be compelled to
continue in the war. At the present
stage Of the counter revolution In
Russia, 1t, is unwise to assume that
the MaximaIist leaders are pro-Ger-
mans, bent on strengthening the
kaiseTs nlilitaristic position In Europe
| II the Maximalists are resolved on
a separate, peace, they will find the
negotiations far more difficult than
mas been imagined. The difficulties
exist not only for the Meximalfsts.
but also for the kaiser. The kaiser
wants an annexationist peace. The
only fruitful field for. Teutonic annexa-
tions is in Russia. AS at present sug-
gested. Austria Hungary desires Po-
land, and Germany the Baltic prov
inces
II the Maximalists agree TO peace
on such basis as this, It Is impos-
sible to believe the Russian army
would consent. The Maximalists prob
ably would be driven quickly from
power. On the other hand, II Ger
many accepts a separate peace from
Russia on the ba is of a pre-war from
tiers, the kaiser must confess that
militarism has failed and that Ger
many can hope for nothing from the
war. Under this condition the spirit
of the Russian revolution might we'll
spread to Germany, perhaps even ov-
erwhelming the Hohenzollerns.
The present situation, therefore, is
not as black as in some quarters 1t
is being painted. The formula Of.
separate peace is very complex This
is probably the reason why the semi
official Cologne Gazette is warning
the German people not to build high
hopes on the Maximalist success in
Petrograd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
Serve on British Ships.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.--American
navy enlisted men are serving on
British merchantmen. This was dis
closed today by Secretary Daniels in
commencing for gallantry three who
were signal men ON board a British
ship and beached 1t after German
torpedo struck.
I The men cited for bravery were
Alfred Allard, New Bedford, Mass.
Stephen Downey, Utica, N. Y, and F.
Kenneth Gunlash, New York City
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
City Boys on Farms.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.--City bred boys
will be used to help harvest, next
years crops.
Camps to instruct members Of the
Boys Working Reserve in Farming
will be established as the first move
to enlist an army of workers for
harvesting next year, officials of that
organization decided here today.
Volunteers, unfamiliar with farm
ing, will be sent to the camps for
two weeks and then Jobs as farm
hands will be found for them.
Officials decided to start cam.
paign to enlist 2,o0Q boys between
16 and 21 years old for farm work.
ers next spring.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
suffr.uists Call on President.

United Press Leased. Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-With
New York state won to their cause,
leading suffragists called on Presi-
dent Wilson today with request
that he throw the "same determined
aid" to their natural campaign as he
did to the state effort.
Those who presented their case
were Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw and representa-
.tives Of the women Of Ohio and In
diana.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
Y wo Who Escaped From
Georgia, Captured Just as
They Reached Border.

luhited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
laredo, Texas, Nov. German
,up,uity nv. and American alertness had
ras TWO escaped German prisoners
AHp.a,n Atn Hans Berg and Lieutenant
nf iea Ie Loescher-back' in the hands
today. ss A'ii'iS auehoii'ies
s and Loescher, with ten other
men. sa,ians, escaped from the intern
Octnh camp at Fort Mcpherson, Ca,
,houer he u 20, travelled 1900 miles to
shor. mexican border and were just
~S0' 70 cross the Rio Grande when
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
HAS RETURNED
FROM PETR0GRAD
VIM. G. Shepherd, United
Press Staff Man, Thinks
Kerensky Still Has
Chance.
BoLsHEv1KI ACTIVITY
Two Classes Of Soldiers In Russia,
y Those Who Want to Fight
and Those Who
Don't.
Bo1sHEv1K1 ACTIVITY

| IBy VIM. g. Shepherd, United Pres.
! Staff Correspondent, who arrived
| today from Petrograd.1
NEW York, Nov. 9.-If KerenskS
succeeds in getting away from Petro
hgrad and establishing a new govern
iilment at Moscow, / firmly believe he
Twill be able to carry enough of the
army with him to keep up semb
lance Of war-and that Is the best we
can ask of Russia at this time
There will be no civil war In Rus
I sia-aside perhaps from some street
fighting in Petrograd.
There are two kinds of soldiers IL
Rissia-those who want to fight and
those who don't-and 1t Is Just as
hard to get the latter to fight the
former, as 1t Is to get them to fight
Germans.
The car mobiuzed too many men
He put twenty million men IN uni
form. The great problem facing Ker
ensky in October was how to ge,
some Of these men back to theil
homes.
Every time there II change Y
socialistic government In Petr0grad
the geographical area over which the
incoming government has control IL
reduced until now the new alleged
governme ent OF Russia which has re
placed Kerensky, is governing only
Petrograd alone.
In Russia there are vast forces at
work quietly and often in an under
ground way. But they are bringing
Russia together. AS far as the
Bolshviki are concerned, we may as
well look the facts squarely In the
face.
The average Russian soldier who
does not want to fight Is Bofshevik
not because Of theories OF social
ism, but because the Bolsheviki are
against war. If this Bolsheviki hap
pens to be peasant then he is a
double Bolsheviki and he is not only
unwilling to fight, but unwilling to
remain at the front. He wants to
return home and get his piece OF
land
Behind Lenine and Trotsky there
are undoubtedly hundreds OF thous-
ands Of Russian soldiers who Vlll
welcome any talk of peace. .,
If Ler1ine and Trotsky make sep
arate peace, it will be separate
peace for only a portion of the Rus
sian army which has been poisoned
by the Lenine doctrines.
Petrograd is very likely to fall any
how. The Germans will probably get
Helsingfors within short time and
then they will cut the Finnish rail
way which connects Russia with
Sweden. But even If we have to say
goodbye to Petrograd this does not
mean that Russia is gone.
The thing that impresses me most
on my arrival here-and particularly
in view of the latest news from Rus
sia-is that we of America will have
to carry the load. 1t will fall more
and more heavily on US.
And I am astonished after having
been in all the warning countries OF
Europe to see the freedom with which
German aliens and sympathizers In
the United States move about In
perfect liberty.
1t was the Germans who poisoned
and paralyzed Russia. The greatest
piece of diplomacy in the war was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
Finland Faces Starvation.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 9.-Finland's s
Aposition today is desperate and her
outlook hopeless. according to an ap-
peal sent President Wilson today by
Professor Wsndt. The whole nation.
he declared, approaches the winter IN
= state OF famine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
Insures Permanent Peace Be
tween Two Great Nations
Bordering on Pacific.

[By Ralph H Turner, United Press
Staff Correspondent
TOXIC, Nov. 9.--That the signing
of the agreement between Viscount
Ishii and Secretary of State Lansing
is "thc most important event yet
witnessed" in the relations between
Japan and the United States, was the
view expressed today by the news
papers of Japan, commenting on the
new pact.
"The agreement insures permanent
peace between the two great nations
bordering on the Pacific" said the
Japan Times.
The press generally emphasizes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
Suffragettes ForxIoly Fed
Take it Litx Little Lambs
White House Pickets Who used to Eat in JAIL Haze
Wholesome Food Shoved Down 7hroats

runtdP Leasw stsl
s afternoon Relatives Alice Paul notice
white househ ewoud' have to answe lei
like little
lambs"
ca see
BARBA AND
~ and
sasd ! as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
Won Hindenburg Says Pass
chendaele Must be Taken
Back by German
Troops.
SUFFERING FROM BLOW
French Troops Repulse Several Al.
tacks, Leaving Many Dead
and Wounded on tho
Field.
[By William Philip Simms, United

[By William Philip Simms, United
Press staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FLANDERS, Nov. 9.-Crown Prince
Ruppricht of Bavaria today had not
yet recovered from the tremendous
punch Just administered by British
troops in the capture of Passchen-
daele. There have been no counter
attacks to date. Apparently Tues
days blow left the enemy too groggy.
From documents on captured Off
GERS, however. 1t was learned Hin
denburg has issued orders that he
must have Passcheneaele back. Com
pliance, with counter attack orders
was expected soon
Meantime Canadians are confident
ly sojourning In the village
Attacks RepuIsed.
PARIS, Nov. German attacks
against IIechaume wood, in Lorraine
and in the Arracourt sector were all
repulsed by French troops, the war
office reported today. The Lechaume
wood attack was the most violent of
the attempts, being preceded by
heavy artillery bombardment. but the
enemy here, as at other places on the
Inc, Was LuIoWH pdCh Will FSiy hco'y
losses in dead, wounded and prisoners.
French troops successfully carried
out raids in the Argonne, on the left
bank of the Meuse and in upper AL
SAGE, around the Sepois region.
Assistance for Italy.
LONDON, Nov. 9.--Arrival of Brit
lsh and French troops, gay, confident
and sure Of themselves, has had
tremendously stimulating effect on
the Italian fighters according to
dispatch today from Reuters CORES
pondent at General Cadorna's head
quarters.
Successful Raid.
LONDON, Nov. "a successful
raid carried out by British troops to
the east Of Hargicourt was all Field
Marshal Haig reported from the
British front today.
Turks are Retiring.
LONDON, Nov. 9.--Turkish troops
are retiring toward Hebron, approxi-
mately twenty-four miles south of
Jerusalem, as the British advance,
an official statement asserted today.
On italian Front.
ROME, Nov 9.-Premier Lloyd
George and other British officials
were al the Italian front today visit
ing the king of Italy and inspecting
Franco-British troops sent to rein
force General Cadornas men. Off
cial announcements today said that a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
VETS LEADING
IN OHIO COUNT
Over Thousand Votes to the
Good This Morning as Re-
turns Came Slow
" In.
CHANGES COME HOURLY
Complete Official Feturns' viii be
Necessary TO Learn tho
Final Correct
Standing.
CHANGES COME HOURLY

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 9.-Three
thousand one hundred and nine.
That's the majority the vets were
leading with early today as complete
official returns on Ohio's prohibition
election Of Tuesday were being re-
ceiyed by the secretary of state.
Complete official returns from
sixty-eight counties with complete
unofficial returns from the remaining
counties early today showed:
Dry, 518,973: wet. 522,0S2.
These figures credit the vets with
changes made as result of mis-
takes discovered in Hamilton
county.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
1.O66 In Lead Now,

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Nov. BIASED
on official returns from eighty-seven
counties, together with the unofficial
totals of Cuyahoga county, the one
remaining county to beaofficially re-
ported, the wats have majority of
1866 in Tuesdays prohibition cleo
tion.
The totals now show:
Wet, 522,90S; dry, 521,852.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
1855 at 9 O'clock.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 9.-On the
face Of best returns obtainable at
eight o'clock this morning, the vets
have majority of 1,166 votes in
Tuesdays state wide prohibition
election.
Scattering rural precincts are yet
to be heard from and the official re-
turns will change the vote materially.
A complete official count is neces-
sary to determine the result.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Saturday. Lo-
cal temp p. m. 43; z a. m. 35
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09

I! The Telegraph Service of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
t;on- Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
REGULATE RETAIL
! DEALERS IN FOOD,
3 SAYS DR.. WILEY

I'VE must control these cormoTants
that are robbine u.s."
That's the way DR.. Harvey W.
Wiley, former CHEZ of the Bureau
OF Chemistry, and pioneer in the pure
food movement, feels about the busi-
ness OF regulation Of foodstuffs In
this country.
DR.. Wiley voiced some Of his views
on. the subject OF food control at a
recent meeting Of chemists in WASH
ington. He said then that the Hoov-
er food administration was talking
too much and doing too little. He
talked more about the same matter
today, and said the regulation thus
far was inadequate.
1--WE must have regulation all along
the line, !" said DR.. Wiley. "The food
control law should be strengthened.
and there should be Federal regula-
tion OF the retaiInr. Under the pres
ent arrangement, the licensing sys-
tenn applies only to the wholesaler,
and the dealer doing a business OF
$100, 700 q year G. more. It is the
little fellow, the Drtle retailer, that
most Of US deA. with, and he must
be regulated.
ut won't do TO stop with the fix
ting OF the priees o: the farmers
wheat To fix the prices the farmer
shan receive and not provide for
general regulation u prices is un-
just. The things the farmer has to
buy have ben Increased in phice a
great deal more than the increase in
the price Of the things he has to
sell"