davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
American soldier has made good In
France"
Secretary of War Baker brought
that message back to the country TO-
day, in press interview in which he
declared "the big thing for America
to do Is support the war, financially
in sentiment, in belief and in courage
The American soldier. he declared
is healthful and happy, eager for the
fight and anxious only to stick on the
job until it is done.
While refusing to comment on the
present drive, Baker pointed out that
the armies in France are filled with
the most tremendous spirit" while the
civil population are "quite deter
mined and confident"
Guarded in all his comments. the
secretary indulged mainly in generaH
! ties. He refused to reveal what plans
he has in view as a result Of his per-
sonal inspection of the great west
front.
"The impression one gets from
France" he said, is one OF tremend'
GUS, earnest, confident enthusiasm.
"The whole spirit is one Of almost
inspired-and certainly fnspiring-de-
termination Any one who goes
there must have an increasing sense
of admiration for the magnitude and
speed with which we have gone about
our task of building communication
lines and structures OF various KINDS,
in organizing the task as the whole.
"France is beehive full OF the
most energetic people who know no
hours and no limitations on their la
bors. The condition Of our soldiers IN
France is thing am glad to tell.
"Our boys are well, physically
strong and robust, and we'll in every
other way. Their behavior is good and
their relations with the British and
French cordial and sympathetic.
"They give you the sense of meeting
buoyant, well human beings and their
wholesomeness is perfectly splendid.
"All who have seen service at the
front want more.
"The American soldier has made
good in France Allied critics uni
formly praise the endurance and sol
dierly qualities of Americans. The
only sad Americans in France are
those who fear they may have to come
home before the job is done. They
want to come home when 1t is over,
but it makes them gloomy If any one
suggests that man with speclai
knowledge needed here must return
The soldiers received with very
great enthusiasm" the news that they
we're going to the front.
The secretary said lie could hear
over the telephone some Of this cheer.
ing when the word came. Baker said
the trip had shown him much as 10 Co
operation between the army and the
department.
The nation, he added. mt st sup
port and invigorate" the men over
there and must do everything possible
TO make the aid substantial by buying
Liberty bonds and otherwise.
! The secretary was to see president
Wilson this afternoon.
! Medals for Aviators.
! WITH THE AMERICAN ARMl lt's
! IN FRANCE, April 16.- (evenins)-A
French general will present the crol'
de guerre Wednesday to douglas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17
ROT SHFVTK CANNON FIRED
ON CHINESE RAILWAY STATION

>. delivered an ultima tum to Chinese
authorities, demanding the delivery
1r the Cossack leader, Seminoff, and
The disarming of his force, according
TO a dispatch TO the Kokusai received
here from Peking today
When the Chinese refused to turn
Seminoff over. the Bolshevik. saw
the dispatch. bombarded a railway
station on the Manchurian border.
The shells, however. fell short.
The Bclshevik are concentrating
forces near Vladivostok.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17
Secretary of War Baker Brings This Message
Back to This Country After Visit to
Europe.
HAPPY, HEALTHY AND EAGER FOR FIGHT
Wounded Samnies in Hospitals Beg Nurses
to Let Them Out and Get Another
Whack at Enemy.

Oampbeli, of Caifos1ia, and. AlsA
Winslov. Of Chicago. VINO brought
down two German al10ianes ever the
American aero field Sunday. This
was the first time allied Avtators had
downed enemy planes SEa0<ly on their
home grounds.
Campbell. who vas 1A6mber OF the
Harvard class OF 1877, y ths son OF
the observatory director 1t Mount
Hamilton, aid won a reputation at
football He got under = German
aviator, shooting upward. and ignited
the German plane. which fell in
flames.
Winsiow Is tWonty<wo years old.
He maneuvered sbove his German ad-
versary four mfnRAss and half after
leaving card game
II was very much fussed when !
landed and didn't know what to do"
Wsnslow admitted "N4ally i gave.
Fritz cigaret ead asksd him If he
was hurt. He said no. and went up
in my plane again 10 hide my excite
ment."
Hitchcock b pvssonss.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Thomas
Hitchcock, New YORK, American flier,
is a prisoner Of war. 1t Saarbrucken.
the Spanish embassy In Berlin ~
ported today to tho Ameracan legation
at Berne. Hitchcock was marked mAs-
sing some time ago.
Medals For Two AodatorA.
WITH AMERICAN ARMIES N
FRANCE, April 16-(night-Two
American patrols crossed No Mans
Land, northwest Of Toul this morning.
and cleared out German machine gun
positions. They found the enemy
gone.
Americans wounded IN last weeks
battle are begging their nurses to let
them out for another whack at the
enemy.
The weather is damp and cold and
the ground Is muddy.
Allies Want Motors.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE allies
have contracted for all Liberty mo-
tors produced in excess OF American
needs. it became known today. Air
plane experts said the allies regard It
as efficient. as evidenced by their
anxiety to get the surplus which can
be produced after quantity production
is attained
The Liberty motor has been tuned
I'D to 45O hors epower as against the
original plans for $50 and now engl-
neers are experimenting to make
further increase.
incidentally American factories are
making some Of the Rolls-Royce, sun
beam and other foreign engines used
in aviation.
Motor truck production is being
slowed down to give shipbuildins
more steel, but sufficient of these
transports-ifty per cent of them
Am American-made-are now at the west
ern front.
View of War Experts.
TBv Carl D. Groat, United Press Staft
Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, April Tins
british forces in Flanders may be
nearing their battle of the Marne
! AS experts looked over the crlucai
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17
arshal Haig's Report Today Tell of Severe
Losses Suffered by Determined Teu-
ton Army.
|N|NG SHELLS upon ADVANCING ENEMY
|ter Being Forced Out of Meteren, British
Troops Regain Position by Counter
Attack.

thrust
Meesines ridge has partially exposed YPre the south
night
&see 70 Meteren, eight miles the
'front.'
drive n
generally
Paschendale Of
places Zebe Hoope zonnbeke
Sund
troop. have been forced to retire from positions on the
reported This Indicates the
tightening Of the British lines for the defense Of Ypres Itself
center Of
the boodest fighting the y h regarded doubtful that
will attempt frontal attack. 5s
attack
British rein
lwse Wytschaete Meteren.
= Hazebrouct
official
Greek and British
Ia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17
The Soma of America.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
ROCK ISLAND. Ill. April IL
protect us by thy might, great
but the Grim Reaper did not permit
Mrs. H. J. Erbsl, Davenport, Iowa, to
complete America which she had a
few moments previous expressed a
desire to sing. She died with the song
on her lips, Just ninety minutes before
her five-year old daughter had died,
both deaths the result Of burns re
ceiyed In q kerosene explosion
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17
q German Money to Spread
Propaganda in France Dur
ing Year 1917.

p.nq, eu Press Leased Wire Service1
o, April 17.-Bolo Pasha, con
M ~ Vi nigh treason. was executed
court yard at Vincennes today.
s,s as confident of reprieve until
Hday evening.
execution probably took
oelore a firing squad. as tfa:
oe method understood to have
commended by the tribunal
Eaich he yas tried
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17

tends westward into the British linc
in the lower half of the S.
II the British hold fast to Ypres
the German front cannot be straight
ened. ANY time General Fcch con-
cIudes the situation is critical, he
can strike the German Nieppe salient
with his reserves and doubtless bend
it back. But, to do this now, while
HindenburC is so ferociously Staying
his own men, Is probably not General
Foch's plan.
Hindenburg must be given all pos
sible freedom first. for self destrue'
.ion.
Successful Counter Attack.
LONDON, April 17.-srtish troops
have recaptured Meteren, Field Mar
shall Hais announced today.
ain the neIshbo-hood Of Wytschsete
yesterday evening we successfully
counter attacked" Hais said.
an Meteren the situation also was
restored. The village Is ours.
"south of the Somme, hostile artlI'
Iery fire increased considerably this
morning"
advancing enemy parties were
caught under our fire east OF YPres
Yesterday afternoon, at our old posi-
tlons, and were destroyed
"At BaIlieuI, a body Of German IA.
fantry In close formation was caugns
under our fire at close range and SUI
fered heavy casualties. We also took
a few prisoners
"The enemy endeavored to deveiop
an attack east Of Robecq yes,eroay
afternoon after a bomeardment, ou'
the advance was broken rp."
"Repeated hostile attacks north Of
BaiIIeuI yesterday afternoon and eve
Continued on Gage z.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17
u,,, M. Bel, Resigns.

rTTnited Press Leased Wire Service.j
DES MONIES, Iowa. April 17.-Hili
NJ. Bell. for sixteen years president OF
Drake university here, resigned today.
No successor has been appointed thus
tar.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17


KANSAS CITY Mo-, April 17.-"There will be another
knows how maryland there will be another draft
must realize this ordinary It is great crusade
CLING for great principle. It will end-when win
These of the striking features today of the
ard Wood to nine Thousand persons who attended Liberty
Having returned but few weeks ago from the fghtngf
gave fresh version Of the allies situation Throughout his t.
will be long and fraught with many sacrifices in America
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17
Authorities on Manchurian
Border Refused to Turn
Over Cossack Leader.

TBy Ralph II. Turner, United Press
Staff Correspondent.
TOXIC, April l1.-Bolshevik lead-
ers on the observation-disclosures bord-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17

Continued on page ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17
THE WEATHER

Probably showers. Slightly
cooler. Local temps p. m. 81;
8 a. m. 81.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17

Continued on page %
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17

The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
toni Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17

View Of War Experts.
rpv Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April Tins
british forces in Flanders may be
nearing their battle of the Marine.
AS experts looked over the critical
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-17
Many More Liberty Loans
and Many Another Draft
Major General Wood Says This War Wsu~be Long and
Filled With Many Sacrifices for Iz,erica


s. Sty loan, and another
$other and another. You
sall the best nations stlug-
sss of Major General Leon
u an jollification here.
front, in France, General Wood
talk, he emphasized that the
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-20
BARE QUORUM PRESENT,
 CONVENTION ADJOURNS

Little Rock, Aug. 20.-For nearly two hours yesterday afternoon a faith ful minority attempted to work in the constitutional convention, and finally had to adjourn until this morning when it became apparent that they would not be able to accomplish any thing. Last Friday, 65 members agreed to say here this week and a service call was sent to twenty-three absentees, but there was just a quo rum present-5S, when the roll was called at ? p. m. It was suggested that they might proceed with ques- tions over which there should be no dispute, but this did not seem to help matters much, for they got in a tan gle on fixing the salaries of state officers. Judge Moore of Phillips in- sisted that the taxation article be taken up, but Judge Pettigrew object ed because of the small number pres ent. Mr. Partain also wanted the taxation article to go over today, and said that if it was not deferred he would break quorum. President Mehaffy pleaded with the delegates to get together and work and not act like children, but at 3:45 the question of mo quorum" was insisted upon, and the convention adjourned until this morning.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-20
ALL EL|G|BLES WILL BE CALLED
 OUT BY SPRING
America Shaping Program to Bring War to End During Next Year-Five Million is Now the Goal.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Congress prepared today to enact quickly the new man. power legislation, extending the draft age limits to IS and 45 years for the American military program which General March, chief of staff, told the House military committee should win the war in 1919.
 While the House committee began work on the bill by hearing General March, Secretary Baker and Provost Marshal General Crowder, the Senate set it's summer vacation aside in order to take up the measure Thursday. It appeared probable that the bill would be debated simultaneously in the Senate and House the last of this week and passed soon thereafter. Senate prohibition advocates agreed to temporarily lay aside the national prohibition bill and give the man. power program the right of way.
 Before the house committee, Secre- tarv Baker and his aides again urged action on the bill. discussing various phases of the enlarged program which calls for an army of nearly four million Americans in France ny June 30. 1919, with another million in training in this country.
 Predicting that the war will be won or lost on the western front, regard less of what happens elsewhere, Gen eral March told the committee that with so trained American divisions of about 45,000 men each, in France, under an American commander, vic tory ought to rest on American arms next year. Reiterating his belief that such a force could go through the German lines at will, General March went further and electrified the com mitteemen by declaring such force should bring the war to successful conclusion in 1919"
 To exert this American man-power in attaining victory, General March said. every man between Is and 45 years in class one, would be needed by next spring. Shipping facilities are assured, he added, and mainten- ance problems have been considered in the program.
 Suggestions that the five million army program would exhaust Ameri- ca's man-power were laughingly de- nied by General March, but he joined Secretary Baker in explaining that it represents Americas maximum effort for the present.
 Plans for calling new registrants under the proposal, explained by Sec
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-20

retary Baker provide for three class es, probably to be called in order, those between 19 and g years of age, those between 37 and 45 and those between IS and 19. Mir. Baker did not object to separate classification of Is year old youths, but he and General March said all elgibles prob- ably would be called out not later than next spring.
 The secretary told the committee that his previous statement of the de-. partment's intention to hberalize tS-p draft regulations in dealing with the older men to be made subject to call had been misconstrued. He said there was no intention to exempt married men as a class and that married men who do not support their wives or are not engaged in useful occupations will be called as they now are.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-20
SUBMARINE SUNK BY SHELLS FROM
 BRITISH TANKER
contaiu Says That After Hit, Flames Burst From Sea Wolf, Which Sank-TwO Steamers Are Sunk.

Philadelphia, Aug. 19.-A German snbmarine was sunk in running bat no with a British tank steamer last rridav about 300 miles northeast of Nantucket according to members of .bo tankers crew. The oil ship ar rived here tonight from Mexico.
 When first sighted the U-boat was 4wo miles away, according to the .ontain of the tanker, who said he immediately opened fire. Two shots from the submersible struck the Brit sb ship one of them passing through tbe boiler room and the other through tank Neither of the shells ex- aloded and did not materially damage the ship, the captain reported.
 Twenty-seven shots were fired by tbe tank ship. one or more of which her master declared scored clean hits as flames were seen bursting from the port side of the submarine, which he said sank few minutes later.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-20
WILL DEPEND ON
 RECORD OF STUDENT

Little Rock, Aug. 20.-In answer to the question, If the draft age is low cred, will boy be called out of col lege when he is 18?" the Arkansas Emergency Council on Education says
 "The answer to this question will depend largely on the record the boy has made in his college and military work. When boys draft number is reached, the War Department, acting upon the advice of the college authori- ties, will decide whether he should be called at once into service, or should be detailed to remain in college and finish his course"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-20

Boston, Aug. 19.-Captain David Evans, of the British steamer Penis tone, who was taken aboard Ger man submarine as a prisoner of war after the undersea boat sank his yes sel off Nantucket August IT. was landed here late today. With Cap tain Evans were 31 members of he crew of the Norwegian steamer San Jose, also a victim of the same submarine that destroyed the Penis tone.
 The San Jose was sunk some time today. Captain Evans, who had been kept prisoner on the submarine six days, was put into one of the San loses small boats which was picked up later by a government vessel.
 Twenty-Five other members of the San loses crew had not been ac- counted for tonight. Naval authori- ties refused to give out anything con cernng the experience of Captain Evans or the sinking of the San Jose.
 Captain Evans appeared little the worse for his adventures. He was seized by the German commander when he tried to return to his sink lng vessel for the ships papers.
 foR SALE-SiX thoroughbred Pol and CL;,.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-20
BRITISH CAPTURE
 STATION AT ROVE
 AND FRENCH GAIN
Le HameI, FreSnieres and Pim- pres Taken, With All Obiec- tives Attained-French Take 2,200 Prisoners.

London, Aug. 19, p. m.-British troops today captured the railway station at Rove, according to the latest news received this evening from the Anglo-French battle front
 The attack today by the tenth French army under General Mangin was brought to a satisfactory con clusion. All the objectives were at tained. The French entered the vil- lage of Le Hamel, north of Ribecourt which represents an advance of one mile and three quarters.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-20

FOR SALE-One Dort touring car in Al condition Apply at the Kros- cent Store. 16d4
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-20

TOR SALE-SiX thoroughbred Pol and Ohma pigs. Eugene Garner. If
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-20

cording to the official communication issued tonight. They also have made their way out of the Thiescourt wood and further south have captured the village of Pimprez on the Noyon- Compeigne road. Northwest of Sos- sons the village of Morsain has been captured and 2,200 Germans have been made prisoner in this region.
 The text of the communication fol- lows:
 Between the Matz and the Disc We continued to make progress during the day. Our troops, in spite of stubborn resistance by the enemy. have captured Gresnieres and reached the western outskirts of Lassigny.
 Further south we have succeeded in debouching from the Thiescourt wood
 "On our right we have conquered Pimprez and advanced up to the southern outskirts of Dreslincourt.
 ITO the north of the Aisne, com pleting our success between Carle- pont and Fontenoy, we have captured the village of Morsain.
 The number of prisoners captured in this region since yesterday has reached 2,2OO
 With the French Army in France, Aug. 19.-In brilliant local operations carried out by General Mangin's troops from the Disc river near Ribe- court southeastward to Morsain, northwest of Soissons, Saturday and Sunday, important positions were wrested from the Germans, who left 2.200 prisoners in the hands of the French.
 General Mangin now holds the line running from Morsain along the southern edge of the ravine of Audig- nicourt to Rosette heights, dominat- ing the plain of Carlepont, and thence on to Pimprez, across the Disc. This success gives the French command of the valley of the Disc as far as Mont Renaud.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28
NORTH LAKE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Aliar spent
last Friday at Camp Lewis. They
said they We're down in the trenches.
Mrs. Reed has received a letter
from her son Elmer, who is now in
the United States training camp, Pu-
get Sound. in which he says he is
we'll and likes it fine.
Mrs. Olsen's brother. Mr.. Johnson.
spent Thursday with her. He came
to bid them goodbye for he was leav-
ing with the 91st division for New
Jersey.
Orval Buck is spending a few
weeks with his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Springer.
Edwin Schinke is staying with his
grandma, Mrs. Longmire.
Melvin Hayden and a friend WIS.,
tied his home folks Monday.
Mrs. Hall and daughter Olive spent
Saturday with her daughter, Mrs.
Ralph Warner.
Mr.. j. ]. Adair took in a wagon
load of new potatoes this week.
Miss Flora Reed and Andrew Hay
deem spent Thursday and Friday OF
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28
GA 7 f..

Miss Abbie Murry Of Ford is visit
ing her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. G. Yocum.
MIR. McDaniels of Seattle was call
ing on Mr.. William Goldinger. They
went to Olympia on business Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newlun of Little
Rock and their son Corporal Jesse
Newlun of Camp Lewis were calling
on Mrs. Steve Hodges Thursday. Cor
poral Newlun expects to be sent East
soon.
Mr.. Ross Bussard drove to Oak
vile Saturday.
Mrs. William Brock and little
daughter Deanna of Aberdeen were
calling on Mrs. A. J. Gaisell Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Richardson enter
tanned Private Franklin of Camp
Lewis Sunday.
Mrs. E. p. Numelly of Poison,
Mont, is visiting her sister, Mrs. II.
Richardson.
Mrs. Clara Johnson was shopping
in Centralia Wednesday.
Mr.. Ben Bosch or ROcneSter was
calling on Mr.. William Goldmyer on
Tuesday.
The farmers are harvesting their
hay.
Rev. A. C. Selk of Shelton deliv-
cred an excellent sermon in our
church Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Richardson and
family motored over to Bremerton
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Martindale
and family motored over to Centralis
Friday.
Little Harry Gaisell is on the sicl
list.
Mrs. M. w. Brewer has been OF
the sick list.
| Mr.. James Walker is at home
farming until the 4th of July.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28

Louis Parsons is home from Car
Isle for a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Lockwood, Sam
and Dorothy Lockwood and Mr.. and
Mr.. Louis Parsons made a business
trip to Portland last week.
J. II Brasch and children and Au-
gusta Brasch spent Sunday morning
picking Sphagnum moss.
The Red Cross auxiliary gathered
several sacks of sphagnum moss and
took them TO Red Cross headquarters
in Olympia Monday. There is no
need for a shortage of moss. as this
neighborhood has some 20 acres
available This bog is the property
of Kate l.. Young of Olympia. one
of the charter members of the Olym-
pia Red Cross, and she has advised
the Fairview auxiliary to gather moss
as long as a leaf remains on the bog
or moss is needed for army work.
The auxiliary may prepare the moss
at It's regular meetings and send the
dry moss to headquarters in Olympia.