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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
3 medical carts.
"a machine-gun carts.

3 medical carts.
"a machine-gun carts.
so riding horses.
s riding mules.
332 draft mules.
2 motorcycles with side cars.
1 motor car.
AZ bicycles.
New fighting equipment for each
regiment, in addition to he usual
rifles. %bayonets, pistols. etc., includes
4S0 trench knives Cforty to each com
pany), 1872 automatic rifles (sixteen
to each company and three one
FOUNDER cannon manned by the one
FOUNDER cannon platoon OF the regi-
mental headquarters company.
Each regimenta1 headquarters com
pany IS made up of seven officers and
294 men, as follows:
One headquarters platoon (ninety-
three officers and mem including one
staff section (thirty-six officers and
mem, in orderlies section 0wenty-
nine mem, one band section twenty
eight mem.
One signal platoon (seventy-seven
officers and mem including one tele-
phone section (ifty-one men), one
section with headquarters (ten mem.
one section with three battalions (six-
teen officers and men).
One sappers' and bombers'' platoon
(forty-three officers and mem includ-
ing one section sappers (nine mem
for digging and special work, one sec
ton bombers (thirty-four officers and
mem.
One pioneer platoon (~ffty-1ve Off
n - opl rnayN for anptnQnr- work .a4s
One one-pounder cannon platoon
(t~hirty-three officers and men).
To put into effect this new organi-
cation for overseas service consider
able Encouragement of units formed
on the old plan is, of course. neces-
sary. AS soon as possible. a statement
will be made outlining the new organi-
cation of units in the national guard.
Changes in Infantry Divisions.
The organization of infantry diyi-
sions, made public by the committee
on public information, on August z,
has since That date undergone impor-
tant changes. The following sum
mary of the organization of an infan-
try division completes the general
OF organization OF the United
States army for service In Europe.
The figures are the total officers and
for each entry. Each infantry
division comprises:
1 division headquarters 1880. 164
1 machine-gun battalion or 4
companies ........ ...-..... 3
2 infantry brigades, each COM
posed of 2 infantry regiments
and / machine-gun battalion
of 3 companies .16,420-
/ field artillery brigade COM
posed of 8 field artillery regi-
ments and / trench-mortar
battery ............ ........ 5,0ss
/ field signal battalion ........ 262
/ regiment of engineers $1,000. 1856
/ train headquarters and mill
tcry police 1880. ......... 331
/ ammunition train ........... 962
i supply train 472
1 engineer train ......a.. 81
/ sanitary train composed OF A
field hospital companies and
EE 49,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININF,
Tablets. Druggists refund money Ii
1t fails to cure. e. w. GROVES
signature is on each box. 30c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
THE WEATHER.
- sT5aySyYNHg

~. S. Department Of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.
For Keokuk and vicinity: General
ly fair tonight and Thursday; slowly
rising temperature.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday; slightly warmer to-
night.
For Illinois and Missouri: Gener-
ally fair tonight and Thursday; slow
ly rising temperature.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26

Only One "B7OMO QUININE"
To get the genuine, call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for signature of E.. w. GROVE. Cures
a Cold in One Day. 30c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
Machine Gun Company.

mdGnHne Sun
The machine-gun company has six
officers and 172 men. 1t consists Of
the headquarters (three officers and
twenty-one mem, three platoons
leach with n officer and forty-six
mem, and a train (thirteen mem. Its
armament is twelve machine guns of
heavy type and four spare guns.
The transportation equipment of
the regiment is:
% combat wagons.
16 rolling kitchens
% baggage and ration wagons.
16 ration carts.
Is water carts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26

The Lewis gun, the invention of
Isaac Lewis of the United States
army, is capable Of firing 700 rounds
per minute.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Dec. 26-Commission
house buying today sen oats up IS
to ia cents over Mondays closing
prices.
December oats opened "A lower at
1871, but later gained rs. January
opened Is higher at 78A. and con-
tinued at hal figure. May opened
Is up and subsequently gained l to
1912.
Corn prices were a shade higher
in sympathy with oats. December
opened late at s1.27%, up u, and re-
manned unchanged. January opened
at SLIPS, up Is, later gaining the
same fraction. May opened un-
changed and later gained Is 10
$1.24s.
Provisions wer steady despite a
higher hog market.
DAILY RANGE or PRICES.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
Plausible Explanation.

Plausible Explanation.
Omaha World-H Herald: 1t is plain
now that one reason why there has
been a scarcity of sugar here and
there is that somebody has beer
eating it. ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
ambulance companies
Artillery Ratio Incr.aoed

N't'hcTy MAKO ~tncrsa6ed
n new organization increases M
ratio OF artillery and machine.rnn
strength to infantry. In place of tha
old division of three brigades with
three infantry regiments in each arc
two brigades with two infantry rep,.
ments In each. But in the new a.. i,
n old organization, there are thraa
regiments of field artillery in each d.
vision, making the ratio of artilIery
to infantry regiments three 10 fon,
In place Of three to nine. A trench
mortar battery, added to the artiI.
lery brigade, and a one-pounder pla.
Don attached to each infantry regi.
ment headquarters company, adds to
the gun strength of the division.
M~achinelGun Strength.
A division now includes a total q,
fourteen machine-gun companies
Each of the Jour infantry regiments
has one each Of the two brigades has
a machfne-gun battalion Of three com
panies; and the division has a ma.
chine-gun battalion of four companies.
This gives each division a mobile ma.
chine-gun strength of ten companies.
which can be used as special needs
require, while each regiment still has
It's machine-gun equipment in
n of its component companies. And
in addition, there are forty-eight sec
tions of auto-riflemen, each section
carrying four light machine guns (au-
tomato rifles), one section in each Of
the four platoons making Up each
rifle company.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
War Department Has Completed Draft
Of Makeup Of Regiments Which
VIII Fight the
Kaiser.
IS CHANGED
Regiment viii Have Maximum
/. Strength Of 1903 Officers and 1852
Men-After European
Pattern.

The following statement completely
outlines the new army organization
for overseas service:
At maximum strength an infantry
regiment will comprise 103 officers
and 1862 men. 1t will be made UP as
follows:
Officers
and
men
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
Weather Conditions.

Cold weather continues from the
Mississippi river eastward with the
crest Of the field Of high pressure in
the lake region. A depression has
formed on the northwestern coast,
which is attended by rising tempera-
ture In the mountain and plain
states, rain OF the Pacific slope. and
scattered snow along the northern
boundary east of the Rockies.
Local Observations.
Dec. Bar. Their. Wind. Weather.
IS 7 p. m. =. 30.71 90 NE Clear
26 Z a. m. 3O.6S Is NE Clear
Mean temperature, Dec. 25, 20.
Highest, "a.
Lowest, Is.
Lowest last night. 10.
FRED u. GOSEWISCH,
! Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26

ASNS
| headquarters and headquar-
tefs company ............. 800
3 battalions of 4 rifle companies
each ........... 3,O7s
l supply company ........... 140
1 machine-gun company ........ IT'S
l medical detachment .......... sc
1855
Each rifle company has a strength
of ESQ men and six officers. 1t is com
posed of a company headquarters
1.-TWO officers and eighteen mem and
four p%latoons. Each platoon includes:
Officers
and
men
l headquarters $685.. ............. 2
l. section bombers and rifle grena-
Q sections riflemen, IL each ......24
l section auto riflemen q guns). II
SO
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
Germany's Statement,

BERLIN (vta London) Dec. 26.-
Violent enemy counter attacks in the
neighborhood Of Coldelrose and at
neighboring heights broke down with
heavy losses to the attacking forces,
today's German official statement
said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
Cut Out Red Tape.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The SEN
ate military affairs committee today
told Secretary of Wal Baker to cut
out red tape and supply every man
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
Fail to Hold Gains.

ROME. Dec. 26.-Recapture o.
ground from the Teutons at Coldel-
roso and Monte valbella, but failure
to hold the gains in the face of
counter attacks, was reported In to-
days official statement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26

F---@
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The FEEDER,
al trade commission investigation of
the alleged meat trust will be resum-
ed in Boston at a hearing at two
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon, it was an
nounced here today.
AT the same time it was announced
that Swift n Co, had opened their
books to commission investigators,
following the threat to take the mat
ter into court.
Boston has been revealed as one Of
the financial centers from which a gil
gantic food monopoly was evolved.
Hearings are expected to go further in
to the deals by which Chicago and
Kansas City stock yards came under
Of the Chicago packers.
Hearings will be held in New York
City later. it was stated. Financial
operations of the trust have been
shown to have extended also to Wall
street.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
DISCHARGE PROMISED
AFTER WAR IS ENDED

Those who have enlisted in the reg
ular army since war has been de-
clared and those who join from now
on will receive their discharge at the
end of hostilities, according to a new
railing just issued by the War De-
partment.
Fred A. Murphy, in charge of the
lccal recruiting office at 532 Main
street. is in receipt of the following
telegram this morning from Washing
ten:
ut is the policy of the War Depart
me mt to discharge from service at the
Termination of the emergency all men
VINO have enlisted in the regular ar
my since the declaration of war OF
those who enlist now. This policy also
applies to the National Guard"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
MILLION AND HALF FOR
APPROPRIATIONS UP
(By United Press)

Sacramento, April 13.-Further ap-
preparations decided upon by the leg
isiature are:
. For improving Marshall monument
grounds in Ell Dorado county, $500;
for publishing constitutional amend
ments, 100000; for fighting forest
fires in the San Gabriel mountains,
$4,000; for Southern California State
Hospital, $15O,OOO; for purchase of
lard, Stockton State Hospital, $780,
900; for cottages at Stockton hospi-
tai, $4,000; for kitchen and bakery
at Stockton hospital, $4,000; repairs,
same hospital, $SO0O; for trades
building, Whittier school, 100000; for
repairs at Whittier school, $4,000;
for trades building and gymnasium at
California School for Girls, $4,000;
fo, cottages, same school, $4,000; for
printing school text books, $15O,OOO;
fer improvements at Napa state hos
pital, laundry, power house, elevators
ard sewer, total of $1,000; for state
railroad commission, $200,00O; for re-
wiring of San Quentin prison, $32,-
500; for Los Angeles exposition sup
port, $4,000; for Los Angeles nor
NAL school grounds, $4,000; Home
fol Feeble Minded, Southern Califor-
ria, $25O,OOO; for agricultural pavll-
iol. at state fair grounds, 100000;
raise in state librarians salary to
SIS 900; criminal Identification bureau,
$4,000; raise in insurance commits
sioner's salary from $4,000 to $4,000
a year.
Practically all the above appropri-
ations were recommended in the bud
Get of the State Board of Control.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
TO TAKE over
RAILROADS
IN WAR
AdamsOn Prepares Bill En-.
powering President to
Use Public Utilities.
(By United PressJ

Washington, April 13-Congress-
man Adamson has introduced a bill
empowering the president to seiz ethe
railroads, telephone and telegraph
companies in time of war and draft
their employees for military service,
and providing heavy fines for inter-
ference with the mails and interstate
commerce while the nation is engaged
in war.
Majority Leader Kitchin hasbrought
the $1,000, 100000 war bond bill to the
House floor and discussion will be
unlimited. 1t is believed that it will
pass and go to the Senate by tomor-
row night.
Representative Gardner, Republican
member from Massachusetts, urged
Congress to give President Wilson his
army bill and a congressional "rub-
Ter stamp to meet the demands of
the president.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
LAND PROMOTER
IS GIVEN HIS
QU|ETUS
State Lands Amounting to
225,000 Acres will Be Dis
tributed to Purchasers.

Fred w. Lake of Oakland Cal, a
public land manipulation, has at last
received his quietus, according to a
copy of the complete text of the de-
cison of First Assistant Secretary
Vcgelsang of the Department of the
Interior dismissing the protest filed
by Lake against the transfer to pur-
chasers under the stand of lands ag-
gregating about 225,OOO acres, which
has just been received by the office
OF the Surveyor General.
Lake, endeavoring upon technicali-
ties to defeat the state purchaser,
filed in the state courts hundreds of
actions in mandate directed against
the surveyor general and carried the
matter to Washington in the form
of a protest, which is finally dis
missed in Vogelsang's decision. This
decision is a clean-crt denial of all
of the technical legal grounds upon
which Lakes innumerable suits and
protests are based. Surveyor General
kingsbury and Attorney General
Webb have united in fighting Lake
vigorously in the courts and before
the Department of TIE Interior for
more than ten years past.
The decision concludes by directing
the Commissioner of the General Land
Office to proceed with the adjudica-
tion of all pending California state
lieu selections. The states purchas--
ers will ultimately receive patent
from the state to the lands which
have been involved in this long stand
ing controversy.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
.CANTU TO AID
IN PROTECTING
WATER SUPPLY
OF THE VALLEY
Informs Irrigation Board
He Will Assist in Polio
ing Various Works.
COUNTY GRATEFUL
FOR PAST EFFORT
Irrigation Board Sends a
Note to the Governor Re-
garding Present Needs.

At recent meeting of the Impe-
pe1ial Irrigation District directors an
appeal was made to Governor Este
ban Cantu to lend assistance in pro-
tecting irrigation works in Lower Cal
ifornia.
The governor has replied, stating
that extra precautions will be taken
to safeguard the system. The follow
ing letter was sent to the governor:
"The Mexican company deems it un-
necessary to call your attention to the
serious condition Of international af-
fairs existing in the world today. AS
a result of this crisis, irresponsible
and ill-advised individuals may at
tempt to injure or destroy property
Used in productive enterprises. In this
icornection we desire to express our
absolute faith and confidence in your
good judgment and foresight, exem-
Ipi1fied on so many occasions in the
past, to take and protect the Alamo
channel and its structures upon which
SC many thousands of acres of land,
and so many thousands of people, both
IL Mexico and the United States, are
absolutely dependent for water"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13

Ell Centre is the terminal for Shrin-
ers today and the objective point to-
morrow will be the burning sands on
the British Mercantile ranch
near Brawley, at which place ceremo-
malls will be instituted and number
Of candidates introduced to ostrlches
end other strange things.
While the big delegation from San
Diego, consisting of the famous Al
Bahr temple band of 40 pieces and the
crack drill team, contribute much to
th. occasion, Imperial Valley Shrin-
ors have many little surprises for the
visitors.
This evening there will be splen-
did concert at the Barbara Worth ho-
tel by an orchestra and tomorrow the
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
OF
M0LASSES IS
PROFITABLE
VENTURE
Chinese Purchase Large
Amounts of Pseudo Op-
ium Made in MeXicali.

Mexicali is entering into new field
iof industry in connection with the ex-
pc, tation of molasses to Los Angeles
and other Southern California coun-
ties.
While no sugar beets or sugar cane
lis raised across the line, a process
Involving the synthetic manufacture
cf crude opium from dscolored mo-
lasses appears to be highly profit
able to those who engage in the bust
ress.
The sale of the product is confined
chiefly to Chinese and others who
find it impossible to continue life
without smoking little shop The
vigilance of the border customs Of
ficials is so keen that it is consid-
cred rather difficult to smuggle opium
from Mexico into the United States.
Smooth traffickers have discovered a
rev scheme for swindling the un-
fortunates who have money and who
are unable to exist without a certain
al cunt of "dream stuff"
Yesterday DR.. H. Ching, Chinese
kerbalist at Los Angeles, was released
after it was discovered that the 69
cans of supposed opiam contained
nothing more than molasses, a chem
ical analysis showing that tincture
of opium had been used to give the
proper order.
Custom officials declare that prac-
tically all of the opium brought from
MoXicali has turned out to be mo-
las ses, while the real article is pur-
chased in Tiajuana.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
HAVE NEGLECTED
TO;'FORWARD
NECESSARY
PAPERS
Local Farm Loan Organiza.
tons Must Deposit Organ
ization Papers at Bank.

Irving Jaquay is in receipt of a
letter from the Federal Land Bank
Of Berkeley, which was organized
March 2, in which he informed that
several loan organizations in Impe-
raj Valley have failed to forward ar
t.cles of organization to the bank,
as required by the provisions of the
Federal Farm Loan statute. Until
these papers are deposited with the
bank at Berkeley nothing can be done
in connection with making loans.
To remedy this defect in one of
tile local associations there will be a
r.eeting held at Seeley on Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, at which time
tie necessary documents will be drawn
u, and dispatched to Berkeley. Mr..
Jaquay stated this morning that he
presumed other sections of the Val
ley had neglected this matter and
that it would be a time saving if
the certificates were forwarded.
In addition, the rate of interest for
al farm loans in this section has
been fixed at per cent. A rate Of
5R per cent had been anticipated and
S ONE had become reconciled to 6 per
cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13

Colonel F. w. Coe, chairman of
the subcommittee on public de-
fense, has assured Southern Cal
ifornia that the Mexican border
line is amply protected at this
time with federal troops and that
the state has formulated plans
for a hasty augmentation of the
forces now stationed at the bor-
der.
Numerous "fliChty" stories
have been published regarding
the possibility Of attacks by
Lower California forces, but these
have been hooted by officials Of
the State Defense Committee, who
have full information pertaining
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13

to the protective measures taken.
Chairman A. H. Naftzger of
the State Council OF Defense, said
that Governor Stephens had con-
siderable anxiety about Imperial
county when the defense council
was first organized, but assur-
ances from Colonel Coe were so
positive that the possibility of
attack gave way to a feeling of
security.
Mr.. Naftzger declared that the
500 rifles, ten machine guns and
100000 rounds of ammunition
cached by Edward Doheny were
near Los Angeles and could be
available at minutes notice.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
ELECT MISS YARNELL
PRESIDENT OF W.C.T.U.

The annual convention of the lmpe-
rial County w. c. T. U. closed last
nipht an dthe following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Miss Florence Yarnell of FL
Centric; vice president, Mrs. Ira Aten;
recording secretary, Mrs. M. E. Full
Ter, Imperial; corresponding secetary
Mrs. Feda J. Webber, Calexieo; treas
uler, Mrs. Grace Rutr. Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
tBy United Press)

London, April 13.-Quickly shifting
his attack, General Haig captured ene-
My positions on a wide front extend
ing toward Cambria. Also other forts
were captured. German dugouts south
west of Loos were raided and de-
stroyed. The German raid near Ploe-
grtret was annihilated. The British
50 far have captured over 100 large
guns.
Allied prisoners who have escaped
say that the Germans are forcing non
combatants to fight for them while
awaiting the arrival of reinforcements
The French this morning captured
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
(Dy United Pl ess)

Washington, April 13.-Under the
terms of the bond issue bill President
Wilson and Secretary McAdoo are CIV
en- unrestricted power to loan the AL
lies $3,OOO,OOO, II is estimated
that the wealth of America is now
$3.50, 900, 100000, with national debt
of $25O,OOO,OOO.
A committee representing the lar
gest manufacturers of liquor in the
United States have proposed voluntary
restriction in the manufacture of whis-
ky in wartime and have agreed to
turn over stocks of alcohol to the
government.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
MEN NEEDED
AS REGULARS BY US.

Heretofore colored men were not
eligible to all branches of service in
tn. United States army, but the War
Department has just ruled that colored
r cruits will be received for cavalry
and infantry service.
The age limit has been given a
boost, so that youths of 16 and ma
ture men of 40 are accepted.
Fred A. Murphy, in charge of the
local recruiting office. stated this
morning that men were badly needed
for infantrymen and recruits in the
coast artillery. .
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
SAN DIEGO HIGHWAY
TO Be SOON REPAIRED

The Imperial Valley highway will be
repaired and put into good condition
e. once, work to be begun the first
of the week, according to information
gwen Secretary Sumption of the
Chamber of Commerce by the Board of
County Supervisors today, says the
San Diego Union. The supervisors
have found way to put the road in
good repair despite the depletion of
the road fund, by transferring money
temporarily from other available
funds, according to the information
given Mr.. Sumption. The highway to
Imperial Valley has been in deplor-
able condition for months and has
caused many complaints to the su-
peryisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
LIQUOR Manufacturers Will
Cut Down Capacity in War

Two high officers of the British
army and officers of the French avi-
alton service have been detailed to
assist in upbuilding of the American
aviation department. The War De-
rartment has appropriated $6O,OO0,OO0
for the aviation service.
The shipping board and the cabinet
are discussing ways to convert the
German ships seized into a part of the
merchant marine.
Proclamations declaring defensive
areas" of from two to ten miles around
the harbors have been issued. These
rcrts will be closed to shipping at
p'.se attacks.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-13
Labor Winner In
Assembly Battle
(By United Prsss)

Sacramento, April 1S.-The Assem-
bly defeated the compulsory mediation
bill, opponents holding that it mere
lv EMPLOYERS time to secure strike
breakers by prohibiting strikes and
lcckouts pending investigation by the
mediation board.
The Senate passed the bill regulat-
il.g the erection, occupancy and sanl-
tation of hotels.