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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
Fear Further Violence.

IUn:teu PTeSs Leased Wire Service
: GLOBE, Ariz., July 3.-Fearing fur
ther violence as the result of series
Of strike outbreaks which eliminated
early today when 200 l. w. VS.
halted passenger train near Miami
to search for strike breakers, officials
today redoubled precautionary meas
ures in the strike district.
I. w. w. leaders had heard strike
breakers were being brought in. Sta
toned at Miami, where the strike
breakers were supposed to be going,
were 800 more l. w. WIS, waiting to
refuse the workmen permission to de-
train. However, none was found.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
Anarchists Arrested.

limited Press Leased Wire Service1
PETROGRAD, July 3.-Sixty an
archists who have been utilizing the
home of General Dunovo as their
headquarters, were arrested by cos
sacks in sharp bit of fighting early
today. Several bombs were thrown,
but there were no casualties. One
anarchist, a man named Asin, said to
have lived in New York for several
years, committed suicide at the height
Of the fight
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

hHed Press Leased Wire Service. ]
EAsT ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, July 3.-The
rose today on a city fire swept
running with blood.
bne hundred negroes were believed
ID and more than 500 seriously In.
ed as tho result Of ono of the
st race riots In the history Of the
untry, followed tho murder of De-
live Sergeant Coppedge yesterday.
The city was under martial law to-
and the soldiers were believed
have the situation In hand.
Property loss from fires, which
Ire started simultaneously in a doz-
sections Of the city shortly after
o'clock last night, was estimated at
|5ooO00.
4 believe the worst ls over" Col.
0. Trip, personal representative
cotefnor LoWden, In command Of.
eight companies Of illinois nation
guard patroIIing tho city, told the
hited Press at an early hour today.
he mob seems to have spent Itself.
|ghting has dwindied to desuitory
flng In different parts OF the city
% most Of the fires have burned
|tr
|oNLY TWO WHITES KILLED.
|only two white men, Detective
(rgeant coppedge, who was killed
negro mob at I o'clock Monday
prnlng, and William keyser, a hard
are merchant, are known dead,
'ugh a score are badly wounded in
|spitaIs.
The riotlng was at It's height be-
zen 8 o'clock and midnight. A
slsec Press correspondent counted
bodies of seven negroes lying In
streets within a block Of the In
sections Of the towns main busl-
IS thoroughfares at 7:3O o'clock.
'ot'er negro, beaten Into insensi-
ny, was hanged to a post half
'ck from the corner. while a squad
twenty-five militiamen looked on
pessIy.
The mob at 8 o'clock numbered
'ut 10000 persons, authorities es-
'ated. The city was virtually un
martial law, after the frantic
as from Mayor Mollman, whose life
several times threatened. A few
'u.es after 8 o'clock, two new
npanies Of militia from Shelby
and Effingham arrived. The
were met at the station by mo.
vans and hurried to the district.
s.pIng from vans they deployed
s.arred up the street In wide
There was a crisp order.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
THE WEATHER.

lU. s. Department Of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.1
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night, probably becoming unsettled
Wednesday; rising temperature Wed
nesday.
For Iowa: Fair tonight, probably
becoming unsettled Wednesday; ris-
ing temperature Wednesday and
north and west portions tonight.
For Missouri: Partly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday, probably oe'
coming unsettled by Wednesday
night; warmer northwest portion to-
night and north portion Wednesday
Weather Conditions.
There have been scattered light
rains in portions Of the southern and
eastern states, and the weather is
generally fair in all sections this
River Bulletin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
Woman Aviator Killed.

IUnited Press Leased wire SerVlce.I
WACO, Texas, July Closing con
troll of her aeroplane two hundred
feet in the air, Miss Hettie Nixon,
twenty-five year old woman aviator,
was killed near Marlin, Texas, today
while making practice flight. Her
machine struck telegraph pole The
girl was pinned beneath the machine,
her right leg broken in two places.
one arm broken, and her throat cut.
She died an hour later.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
Chinese !;
PLAK,IlNC.|< +
CIVIL AR
Five Million Dollars to be
Raised in America to Put
Country Back in Re-
public Rank.
BOY EMPEROR ON THRONE
Two Thousand Troops Guard the Pal
ACC Where New Ruler Sits,
While Plotting
Goes On.

L United Press Leased Wire Servicel
SAN FRANCISCO, July "A war
chest Of approximately $5,000,000 is to
be raised by Chinese throughout the
world for the purpose of overthrowing
the Manchu dynasty in China and re-
storing the republic of China. it was
announced today at republican head
quarters in Chinatown here.
Editors and other leading support
ers of the republic declare their plans
are already under way and that the
collection of the war fund will begin
among the American Chinese at
once. Republican leaders do not be-
ieve that President LII Yuan Hung
has announced his allegiance to
Hsuan Tung, the new boy emperor
and has accepted a dukedom. Chinese
Nationalist league officials assert that
they received cables today stating
that Ii Yuan Hung had called meet
ing of his advisers and to them had
declared his intention to stand by. the
republic and his Willingness to die, If
necessary for the cause Of democracy.
Before Daylight
PICKING, July 3.-The ceremony
whereby the boy emperor of China,
Hsuan Tung,. re-ascended the throne,
took place before dawn, after General
Chang Hsun, the new dictator of
China, had coerced President Ii
Yuan Hung into resigning his office
as head of the government. Formal
announcement of the restoration of
the Manchu dynasty was made in an
imperial proclamation.
Fearing that the unrest evident in
the city may soon cause trouble, Gen
eral Chang Hsun has placed 1000 Of
the troops of his army on guard.
In proclamation setting forth the
purposes of his reign, Emperor Hsuan
Tung declared he proposes to estab-
lish a constitutional monarchy and
call parliament together as soon as
practicable for the government Of the
country. No member of the imperial
family will participate in politics, the
said and the new gov,
ernment will observe all foreign
Political offenders will be
granted a full pardon. Hsu Shi Chang
will head the privy council which will
include among others Wang Shi Chen
and General Chang Hsun.
General Chang Shun today officially
notified Baron Hayasha, the Japanese
that the boy emperor
had taken control of the government.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
American Troops Arrive in the
City to Take Part in Big
Parade Tomorrow.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
PARIS, July 3.-A battalion Of
American troops arrived in Paris
early today at the Care Du Quai-
D'Austerlitz. Only moderate crowd
gave them an enthusiastic greeting,
Parisians not being advised of the
arrangeme ents for their arrival
The battalion is the one which is
to parade in tomorrow's celebration
by Paris Of Independence day.
At the American Camp.
[By w. S. Forrest, United Press Staff
Correspondent
A FRENCH PORT, July 2.-De-
layed.) )-Envied Of all their comrades,
a certain battalion of General Perish
ing's sammies were putting an extra
finish shine on their guns and bayo-
nets and an added brushing to their
uniforms today as they prepared for
a friendly invasion of Paris They
were to be the center of the French
capitals celebration of the glorious
Fourth.
But those left behind took 1T
philosophically and got busy at once
arranging baseball games and field
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
MUST Be ON GUARD ON EVERY SIDE
Russia is Now Fighting for World Democracy,
Not an Army Merely Doing Bidding
of a Monarch.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
PETROGRAD, July 3-Six thousand
three hundred prisoners, tWenty-one
guns and, six machine guns, with more
ground gained, was the result OF the
continued Russian offensive announc-
ed today by the war office.
"In the direction of Zolochev there
was a successful continuance of our
offensive the statement said.
Russia's offensive today forced the
enemy back across the Little StryPa
river Qn Galicia), penetrated three
lines of enemy trencnes and took
$500 additional prisoners.
The war office announcement indi-
Gated sweeping gains everywhere, in
Guiding the occupation Of Presovce
and the village and heights SOUTH
west Of zborov and Kordshiduv.
"The enemy retired across the
Little strypa," the official statement
concluded.
The sixty-three hundred prisoners
were all taken yesterday and are in
addition to the ten thousand cap
tured in the first twenty-four hours of
General Brusiloff's drive. In addi-
ton, today's statement reported 1900
Teutons taken southeast Of Brzezany
on Sunday. A number OF mine throw
ers were in the booty captured around
Zolochev.
The two cities mentioned, Brzezany
and Zolohev, are in the same sector
in which Brusiloff made his initial
drive. A continuance of offensive
here was taken to mean enemy
lines have been epnetrated and the
enemy flanked in several places.
Official dispatches declared that the
count of prisoners is still incomplete
and will undoubtedly 90 higher than
the 1900 SO far accounted for.
First American Killed.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July s.
Thomas Winch Barrett, q, Cleve-
land. Was the first American fighting
man to be killed in action in France
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin
Barrett. have today telegram from
the war department stating that he
was killed in France.
Barrett was in France only about
a month. He was a member of the
First Aeronautical detachment He
was second to volunteer in his divi-
sion at Pensacola when a call for 100
was issued for service over seas.
Barrett and a French officer were
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
Civil War Inevitable. =

LONDON, July 3.-Civil war In
China is inevitable unless the newly
proclaimed Emperor HsunN Tsung
again steps down from the throne.
There is no general support for the
young emperor, according to Tsin
Sein dispatches printed today by the
Morning Post. President Ii Hung
has declined to resign and turn over
state affairs to the new sovereign.
He has stated his Willingness to re-
tire in favor Of the vice president. but
this is not agreeable to General Chang
Hsun.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
EVASION OF
CENSORSHIP
General Pershing Takes up Matter of
Premature Announcement
of Arrival of
Troops

EUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
PARIS, July 3.-Major General
Pershing announced today he had
taken UP with the British government
the alleged evasion Of the American
censorship by which Reuters agency
of England, had prematurely an
'nounced arrival of American troops
in France. In addition he said he
was personally conducting a thor.
ough probe of the facts in connection
with publication of this unauthorized
news by the Associated Press in
America.
Nobody feels this outrage more
strongly than T. he said.
Premature publication of the news
1mperiled the lives of thousands who
were afloat at the time
tReuters agency serves the Asso-
ciated Press in London and its dis
patches are used by the American
agency in the United States. It was
this unauthorized dispatch which
prematurely announced in. this coun-
try the landing Of troops.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
U Boat Captured.

1000 feet while on. a practice flight.
U Boat Captured.
WASHINGTON, July 3.--One Ger
man submarine was sunk and one
captured by American and British
war vessels during the last week, ac-
cording to reports received today by
the French scientific mission here.
Members Of the mission said the re-
port came from the French admiralty
The captured u boat was taken to
British port No other details were
contained in the report.
All Allied Offensive.
LONDON, July 3.-Simultaneous
resumption of all allied offensives,
now that Russia has at last started in
to do her Bit was expected here to-
day. Petrograd dispatches detailed
no abatement in the Galician attack
today. Brusiloff's trocre, fred with
their initial success, continuing to
gain ground.
Back in the winter the allied plans
had called for a simultaneous often
sive campaign in the spring to be
waged on the western, northern Ital-
ian and Macedonian fronts. The Hin
QeuDuTg strategic reCreaL on ln6
western front hastened the British
and French attack. Then came the
Russian revolution and total inaction
Of the Russian troops Italy started
her offensive on time and in Mace
donia General Serial began diver
sion In powerful force. Germany was
busy defending her lines on ever
front except Russia. And because
she waged a clever campaign of frat
ernization and Of separate peace on
the Russian front, Germany was able
to weather the offensives.
If Russia had done her part then.
Germany might have been compelled
to relinquish great tracts for sheer
lack of men and munitions to fight
simultaneously all her attackers.
From now on military experts point
ed out today Germany cannot weaken
her Russian lines to stiffen up yield
ing sections on other fronts, as she
has done. She must guard against
penetration on every side.
But what was Of vastly greater sat
here than the mere fact
that Russia has started an offensive.
was the realization that this time it
(Cpntinued on pqgo 0l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

killed Friday when his machine fen
1000 feet while on~a practice flight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
All Allied Offensive.

CONTINUED on page g.,
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The Telegraph Service Of The
naily Gate City and Constitu-
.;on-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
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Probably unsettled. Warmer.
Local temp p. M. 76; Z a. m.
81.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
NAVAL BOARD
MEMBERS HERE
FOR MEETING

-e American E'eCrrocaaW.csl ~r
orene3 four.day session n
Nee Sra-'-- Wedresday afternoon
More rlan $50 delegates from a.
paris re country are in attend.
ar-e Tnr4s members ~ the fader
Won naval consulting board are
present They are. Professor Jo-eg
W Richards * Lehigh university
r- Leo facser'and and Lawrence
Adde'S. o' View York city.
a Lidbur form o-ly pres.dert
NJ the organization. OF Niagara Ciy
said much Of lie development, OF the
automobile industry Of Detroit was
due 70 processes introduced b. tha
electro-chemlcal engineers i g.
Crosby % he Detroit I'd son com
rany B. chairman ~ The convention
cooperating with r A ! Fitzger.
AID * Niagara, president OF The so
cfety Tho Detroit executive com.
mittee s. made up Of 6 L Bigelov
r g RardicN, A. D, CoTperthwait
John Cransron, J T. Dixon Y. p
.Idea@tle. r. % ffend ersor. 70. K
koer.ng. A. L Marsh. r u. schem y
r. S stewart. r r. r stephenson
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
.B0hT LOST IN
GALE;GREW SAFE
Capt. Allen. of Ford City. Ont,
Tells Thrilling Story Of Es-
cape from Steamer Case

Capt " w Allea OF Ford cry
ont master 90 Gin, steamer Case
returned 70 ms home "Wednesday
prh thrilling story of how re
tx mombess of his crew, and
woman coos escaped from The Case
TUESDAY morning after a 12how
7lru1aIe in q storm on lake Erie
The steamer left cleveland (dcu
iay n'-ht at s. O'Clock Twelve
aom- later She was caught Boa tts
nile and She bcgna 80 spring leaks
rhe crew manned the pumps Tor
hours bat tae hold filed rapidly
eater the vessel caught Are
Can't Allen directed his mate 20
bead Cor rise nearest land. wnlcn
wa. East sister island The yesss.
Ns- he1chad on ,he island a' s
o'clock Tuesday mornjng. and when
size grounded The hull broke and
aa st.rr sank 30 feet under water
Tha crRn h'- crew. ana rse
-ok M-s Nartara- Huu SON mad
tr Way afe.v o eho- n r1
a boats
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
3S BIG SHIPS
SUNK IN WEEK
L. Boat Toll Continues to Show
Alarming Pro-
portions

iaEu0N Ne -Tae br's 81
o@r alualacsmeD O. ~ num-
oi l- siEk In the week
r37 sunday inst shows Is mer-
sse ri over lsoo tons
saen nero lak Those Of less than
iraa or numbered ~ and eight
l4h.12 vessels were sent 10 The
-o-eu 5v Submarines or mines
is announcement SAYS
arrivals os all natioualties, over
ta -7lf settings $50
uN@chanlmeB INK by
uee o mines over $500
aa Including three nor previously
ree0-de. 7s under 1850 tons in
Guiding one not previously recorded.
British vessels uu-ucces sf4ily az
i Including 1850 nor previous.
corded ~
BRUSH fsling vessels SUNK 'u
c.aane TWO nor previously record
st rsht.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
SOCIETY WOMAN
GOING TO WAR

Mrs Frances BOynfon Whifer a
prominent Detroit society woman
md daughter Of The late Judge A
B0ynt0n has joined ne United
States army and viii be attached 70
fte Harper hospital base hospital
Gnt under command % Lieut.. Coil
Angus Mclean She w'il be q
teuographer and Official interpretcr
ne me unit
Nrs Written has seen service ln
France ar nurse and only return
cd from there n January She s
proficient French scholar When
he appeared before tho medical Ok.
aiming board Wednesday afternoon
she was perfectly calm and self
possessed Size was accepted AZ once
and signed Tho muster roll showing
az little concern az tho II were q
personal letter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
Y. w. {. A. OPENS
CLASSES FOR
ARMY COOKS

Glasses IN cautcen and army
cooking were started in ,he y w.
C A "Wednesday morning This Is
one OF the things This organization
has undertaken 10 do n co.operat
une with the National lcaru7 for
Womsn's service invalid cros.uE.
purchasing 90 foCl are also
part ~ the course
Ths Headquarters on. rho league.
~ Witherellst. ang Madaonove
presented busy appearance Wed
nes1ay morning rs especial activ.
ifv p present Is Directed oward
getting men 10 enlist as cooks fhe
s. VI e. A undertakius 20 sive Che
necca ssrv instruction
a registration hutasu for women
Who viii enter factories and DO
mems work has been started and
number on women have signed
These women VII pea supplied 20
the factories as ,he need arises
and many az them VIII 5r taken in
before their services are needed and
taught
A fund % $1,000 has also boon
negun 20 buy eguipmen, for 'hs c7n
teen cooking cia,ses in ,he y N
& A.
Thursday nlshr classes In wire
loss teIesraptF vall le Hr.-.i
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
CHICAGO BAKERS
STILL STRIKE
Men Get Increase, Employers
Right to Choose Own
superintendent

CHICAGO MAY 3-The bakers
strike apparently was settled today
An agreemeut was reached last
night between -be Union committee
and Representatives OF the employ
ers. efte- a hours strenuous work
by federal oHlals. which vs5 ex-
recteI 20 he ratified rs members q
fhv union st meeting this morn
ing
By Tho agreement the bakers will
got the increase Of g. week trey
demanded. which w1ll aggregate
about $4,000 a week Every striker
viii 20 back 70 bis old Job without
prejudice
The employers are granted the
right OF employing non-union super.
lnrendents but agreed 70 rule
against undue speeding up" of
Workmen
The threatened strike Of The bak
cry wagon drivers st.ll remains
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
DOCTORS NEEDED
IN FRANCE NOW
Both Detroit Base Hospital
Units Expect speedy Call
to EurOpe's Battlehelds

p- a.-t % sbrrfv head og The
,,.. ,..
"e'ro't
hospital emit aa+ returned i'oD
cleveland where De- went 90 inspect
me cleveland base hospital unit
49,. h,.. ,-4.-ss q, p-qr-o
'--' p ''''
at once re 'T''' ''e- -'
tanned manv valuable idfss when
De can employ 10 -Ae organization
~ his unit
That the two Detroit base hospi-
tails VIII be 20 France 10 very
shorr time IS TIE belief or Dr saaG.
b he bases THIS on ihe statement
thar There are looeo' wounded men
on The battlenelds ol france "Ao
are without medical attention l'r
Georee " Waldeck and 1T p H.
Sha"au' both oi Detroit. ara az
tached 70 the Cleveland BASE nos
pital Unit ano lef' Detroit Nednes-
day night 70 join that organization
Accompanying IT snuFly 70
Cleveland were DIT Frank Is Walk.
err OF ne Detroit College hospital
unit d. Theodore A McIra~ Jf-
Dr Graoer capt Alex 3. Lewis ana
L J hartz
we gained lot Of Information
as result OK our TIP to 1ifVei4ha
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
TRADE BOARD TO
BAR OUTSIDERS
Chicago Body Withh0ldS Quo
tatiOns from Detroit Until
DOorman is Employed

Chicago board ~ trade quotations
have been withdrawn from the De-
troit board OF trade because the
latter maintains NO doorman 10
keep out nonmembers The Chica-
40 people believe The quotations ind
their WAY 70 bucketshops The 10
cal exchange viii promptly comply
with the wishes OF the Chicago
body. The courts have decided that
tho Chicago board Of trade has ab
solute control OF it7 own quotations
and can give The figures out or hold
them al pleasure
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
BIG INCREASE IN
POSTAL RECEIPTS

Postal receipts in April show an
increase OF $ifg92s4 as compared
with April 1916 The receipts for
ME month were S2tts422o For
April last year that totued S3e7-
.tese
Postal savings during the same
time have shown a remarkable in
crease Deposits on the last day of
April amounted 10 g. SOS. 1857. com
"arcd Win fl5Go.55o on the last
day ny Apri "a wear ago. The in
crease was S2107 .607
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
Ford ONES WIN sorderers.

Henry Ford dinsd with tbe of-
cef. ~ che Two Hundred and Forty
hr-i Canadian Scottish RorAerer ln
Halifax recently according TO a
message received IN Windsor from
William r Gregory. ~ bennington
Ford also reviewed tfn battalion.
ahich Hss recruited n Windsor
and IS Inder command m TIe1t COL
Walter r. MrGreFor brother NJ g0r
Ion McGregof MANAGING director ~
The Canadian Ford Motor company