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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
United Press
War Summary
/ .64eth day of tho war.

1,549th day Of tho war.
Italian front-The British and
Italians are across the Piase on q
front Of thirty miles and have ad
ivanced eight miles east OF the river
| They are within seven miles OF Wit
torio, the principal Austrian supply
and communication base on the Vene
tian plains.
American troops have crossed the
river, prepared to aid in the drive
The italians, French and British are
advancing slowly on the twenty mile
battle front extending westward from
the Piave.
1t is officially announced that 25,-
600 Austrian prisoners and 200 guns
have been taken.
Balkan front-ActuaI invasion OF
Hungarian territory is now but mat,
ter of a few days or hours. Allied
troops are within twenty miles of the
Hunaaian border at three different
points In Sebia. The Serbs have
pressed northward to within forty
miles Of Belgrade. Juao-Slavs and
Albanian troops are menacing the
Austrians' rear In Montenegro and
northern Albania.
From Holland to Vaienciennes-
Normal artillery and patroiIing ae-
tivity.
From Vaienciennes to Laon-The
French made additional progress be-
tween the Disc and the Serre.
From Laon to Verdun-Freneh and
American troops penetrated deeply
into the German lines northwest of
Rethel. The Frnech are on the out
~; o< Pnrcien
From Verdun to SwitzerIand-Two
German raids were frustrated on the
Lorraine font.
Austria-Hungary-A state Of siege
has been proclaimed in Budapest and
German troops are being rushed
there to restore order. Austrian
monarchiaI troops are opposing both
the republicans and Count karoiyps
adherents, who have declared Hun.
GARY an independent state. The
czecho-SIovaks have established a
national council in Prague, capital OF
and Berlin.
While Austria-Huneary, torn by in
ternal dIssension is frantica'iy
seeking peace, the allies are batter
nCF dTtIllCS W Dihs w e'S
front and rapidly approaching Hun
qarian territory at several points in
the Balkans.
The Italian front offensive is rapid
Iy assuming the proportions OF ar
utter rout. The British and Italians
are across the Piave on forty mile
front from west of Vaidobbiadene tc
the Treviso-Oderzo railway. They
have advanced about eight miles be
yond the river on this front, captur
inq more than a hundred villages
including the important railway cen
ter of ConeaIiano. More than 15,oot
prisoners have officially been
counted.
American troops, comprising ohle
units, are across the Piave, ready te
participate In the advance.
King Victor Emanuel passed ovei
the river at the head Of regiment
of bersagIeri. He is reported te
have been cheered by Austrian pris
oners.
The allies are within seven rifles
of Vittorio, the principal Austrian
supply base for the whole Venetian
plains region.
In the Grappa district the italians
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, the rear areas last night, the Aus
trian war Office announced.
"On the Piave, although the en-
tente forces did not succeed in break
ing through, toward evening we de-
cided to Withdraw in the most strong
| ly attached sectors to the rear of our
lines" the statement said. "The
movement was carried out during the
night
"ln Albania our rear guards have
evacuated Alessio."
Use Red Cross Wagons.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-That the
Germans have not abandoned tactics
they employed when they overran
Belgium and France in the early
days of the war and when they vio-
lated every clause OF The Hague
| convention is evidenced by the latest
British official report received here
today by the British bureau of infor-
nation.
Advancing troops Of the British
fifth army, under General Birdwood.
the famous Anzac leader. according
to the report, recently captured Red
Cross wagons loaded to the tops
with ammunition. This capture. 1t
| was pointed out, was made at the
time the German high command was
protesting sincerity In Its plea for an
armistice.
Prisoners Now Number rs 900.
PARIS, Oct. 30.-Q2:30 p. ny
The Italians have taken $4,000 pr1s-
oners and more than 200 guns in
their present offensive. 1t was off,
cially announced today.
| Penetrating Deeply.
IBy John DeGandt, United Press
Staff Correspondent
| PARIS, Oct 30.-Q2:45 p. m.)-
French and American troops. attack
/ ins northwest of Rethel. have pene-
trated deeply into the German posi-.
| tions at many points. reaching the
support lines, which were almost
empty of defenders.
General Guillaumat's pressure in
this region Is being accentuated
along the Hannogne road, In the
neighborhood Of st. Fergeux, where
violent enemy counter attacks were
repulsed.
| The French are at the outskirts Of
Chateau Porcien, reaching the juno
ton of Rethel-Sevigny-L'Abbaye
roads.
| General Pershins's Report
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 30-Eighteen
enemy planes were shot down Tues
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30

General Pershins's Report
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Eighteen
enemy planes were shot down Tues
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30

The Telegraph Service Of The
naily Gate City and Constitu-
t;on-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30

THE WEATHER
Fair Thursday and Friday.
Local temp. p. m, SO; Z a. M,
SO.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Germany Writes Again
Thai She Has Reformed
Another Note Received, Unsolicited and Unexpe
That People are Now in Control

Iedw Wire
delivered
s
t nnake the gove o
it
new
of Germany
politically reformed
forms" ,1t
regarded minute effort persuade the president that
the
bew the German
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30

The French are at the outskirts Of
Chateau Porcien, reaching the juno
ton of Rethel-Sevigny-L'Abbaye
roads.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
SHARE DANGERS
WITH SOLDIERS

ut Is strange that although we have
only about one woman worker to every
hundred men workers, not single
" man had been killed up to the
time left France, whereas Hun shells
had killed two Of our women workers,
Miss Crandell and Miss Winona Mar
tin.
I'm certain woods the shells were
dropping so thickly that the French
commander ordered our men to aban-
don their huts. AS the order was not
received until evening, n ~ man Of
my acquaintance decided not TO leave
until next morning rs he wished to
take his stuff. Next morning he was
approaching the hut when French
officer stopped him to exchange fare
wells. This took little more than a
minute, and the Red Triangle worker
started on his way when n shell ex-
plOded on the path near the hut at the
point where he would have been had
he not been detained.
Close Calls Every Day.
"Some 'Y' workers are having hair
breadth escapes every day. not every
man every day, but each in his time
with a regularity to justify saying
some men every day. Eight OF our
men with the Canadians have been
killed, and we cannot expect to escape
unscathed. They work from six
o'clock in the morning until eleven
O'Clock Mt night, seven days a week,
with week off every three months
and many never take their week off.
On one occasion Of which I know the
workers were up at three O'Clock in
the morning with hot coffee to warm
the French soldiers coming in after
a three-mile wade through mud and
rain. Those Poilus appreciated that.
Many of our workers slept on the
ground In zero weather this winter,
with nothing but a blanket between
them and the frozen earth, and with
no shelter but hut made often of
green lumber which warped, letting
in icy blasts. A test for q real man.
II went forward toward the
trenches to meet the American sol
diers coming back after their baptism
Of fire at Chemin des Danes and they
were all eagerness for more. The
Germans had sent picked troops
against them, their strongest men in
brand new equipment, to impress the
Americans that Germany had an
abundance of everything. material
and robust men. Quite contrast to
the ill-equipped emaciated men the
French had taken prisoners. The
Americans gave such good account Of
themselves in this fight that the
French could not praise them enough"
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
Tell Neutral Nations How Church
and House Are De-
strOyed.
IS MEANT AS A WARNING
Circular Reeites Amount of Booty
Seized In France and Belgium,
and Mistreatment of English
Prisoners of War.

washington. = Teutonic frightful-
ness as practiced in France and Bel
GUM has been made the subject of
German warning to neutral nations of
the fate which they may expect If
they take up arms against the central
powers.
III there are any still thinking of
siding with the allies let them take
waSning from the fate of Others" says
the warning. 1t is in the form of
cfrcniar, which recites the amount of
bOOty seized In France and Belgium,
the number of churches damaged and
destroyed. the money wrung from the
stricken inhabitants and finally the
deliberate mistreatment of English
prisoners Of war.
German propagandists have flooded
Spain with this document printed in
Spanish. and copies have come into
the possession of the state depart
ment Having established its German
origin the department made public
this translation:
'Besides an untold amount of war
material captured on the battlefield
the Germans have taken possession Of
fncalculable booty in France and Bel
GUM, including:
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
MiIltarist Logic.

"Milltarism,' said British Delegate
Appleton at the recent trade union
congress in New York, "militarism and
war can't be defeated logically, and
the man who tells you that the world
couldn't get along without standing
armies reminds me Of the lecturer who
said:
Ladies and gents, the world could
never get along without water for II
we had no water, how could we learn
to swim-and If nobody could swim,
ladies ANA gents, just think how many
of us would be drowned :"
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
SPRAY FOR POWDER MlLDEW
Applications Of LIme-Sulphur Effective
Remedy for Serious Fungous
Diseases.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AEriculturel

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Powdery mildew, the most serious
fungous disease occurring on apples
In the irrigated orchards Of the North
west and sometimes causing consider
able damage in semiarid regions far
ther east and south, can be controlled
by thorough spraying. Lime-sulphur
diluted 1 to so is the spray to use.
A serious attack Of this mildew Of
ten results in crop reduction the fol-
lowing year OF more than SO per cent,
and it also causes a dwarffng and a
russeting Of the fruit which greatly
reduces its market value.
The first application Of the spray
should be made when the cluster buds
have separated but before blossoms
have opened; the second when most Of
the blossoms have fallen and before
the calyx has closed. In the second
application the lime-sulphur should be
combined with the arsenate Of lead
used for codling moth. 1t has been
thoroughly demonstrated that there
are no harmful effects from such
combination Of sprays and 1t is great
saving OF time to make the two treat
ments In one application.
The treatment just described usually
IS sufficient to hold the disease in
check, but in case Of severe infection
another spray may be necessary three
or four weeks after the calyx spray
and possibly still others at intervals
Of four weeks. In these later appll-
cations lime-sulphur cannot be used In
these regions of intense sunlight with
out severe spray injury. Bordeaux Is
unsatisfactory as substitute, for In
the almost entire absence of summer
rainfall 1t remains as heavy coating
on the fruit and prevents 1t from col
oring properly. Experiments have
shown that ammoniacal copper carbon
ate is a satisfactory substitute for lime
sulphur in these later applications,
completing the control OF the disease
without harmful effects.
Powdery mildew attacks the buds,
twlgs, foliage. fruit and sometimes the
blossoms of the apple. The affected
leaves become somewhat curled and
narrowed and have whitlsh felt-liie
appearance. The twig growth Is
checked and in some cases the twigs
are killed. Fruit bud formation Is
partially prevented and such buds as
form ace OF low vitality.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
Y. M. c. A. Workers Are Almost
Constantly Under Fire
in France.
MANY HAlRBNEADTH ESCAPES
Moments Delay Saves Red Triangle
Man From Death by ShelI-Ex-
periences That Are Test
for Real Man.

ingtOn.-Bursting shells are
everyday, everyhour experiences In
the lives Of all soldiers and Y. NJ. c.
A. workers anywhere within 20 miles
Of the BOche guns. DR.. George Louis
Meylan, who has just returned from
France where he was engaged in rec
reatiOn work for the Y. NJ. G. A.,
threw some strong light on the con-
ditons under which all persons back
Of the trenches live-and die. He had
been asked to tell some specific in
stances of "Y" workers under fire in
first-line trenches.
"Those over here who have not been
in the war zone must forget their old
time ideas Of warfare and it's dan
gers" said Doctor Meylan. Forget
this old idea of open fighting, with
troops battling across plain the size
Of a large athletic field. Modern ar
tillery shoots for miles and is always
shooting. Every person within 20
miles of the trenches is under fire
practically all OF the time, yet the re-
ports do not call this battle. The
reports announce The artillery was
active and that means shells any
where five to twenty-five miles back
of the trenches.
EARLY in April the Germans made
night raids and their airplanes were
active in bombing. Two of my or
ganizers were visiting camps eight or
ten miles back of the front-line
trenches. The Germans kept up the
bOmbardment for three days during
which time those ~ men were dodg-
ing shells constantly.
'On the second day they were in a
Foyer de Soldat-one of the soldiers
recreation huts provided by the French
with 'Y' men in charge-when, within
five minutes two shells struck, one
few yards away, the other hitting the
hut. The ~ men were thrown down
by the concussion. 1t seemed a
miracle they were not hit, for soldiers
were killed and wounded all around
them.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
REF0REST BARE HlLLSlDES
Scarcity of Timber Moves Mninu
Companies in Pennsylvania to
Take Action.

Hazelton, Pa.-The scarcity Of lum.
Der for mine pillars and other mine
uses has led to the creation of for.
estry department by several of the
large mining companies, one of
which has just reforested Bear Creek
watershed with 5000 white pine and
5000 Norway spruce trees.
Thirty thousand more trees are In
process Of cultivation at Hugo, Pa, In
the Panther Creek valley. When tim
ber Is ready to cut in the vicinity of
the mines troublesome waits and long
hauls will be eliminated.
More timber in the anthracite region
would stop floods, add to the water
supply, reduce the drought periods
and enable the anthracite industry to
add to its output. Many thousands of
acres are available about the mines
for reforestation.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
ANNUAL PRUNING OF TREES
Work Should Be as oevere as Neces.
sary to Induce Development
of New Wood.

Prepared by tho United States Depart
mont Of Agricultural
As the fruit OF the peach Is borne
on wood which grew the previous year,
1t is desirable TO prune each season as
soon as II is possible to determine to
what extent, if any, the fruit buds
have been damaged by freezing.
The annual pruning of peach trees
should be done, but the extent of the
pruning will be determined by the
growth made by the trees the previous
year and the extent to which the buds
have been injured by cold during the
winter.
The trees should be pruned as Sc
verely as is necessary to induce the de-
velopment Of new wood for next years
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
AT LEAST HAD ONE REQUISITE
WouId-Be Bridegroom Wouldn't Have
to Trouble Camp Authorities to
Provide the Girl.

Place-llostes house Camp Dodge
Phone ringing; This Is the Hostess
house, Mrs. Dunshee speaking.
Voice from Des Moines-I am
corporal from ---. Can you locate Il
chaplain for me?
Mrs. Dyes, | am sure / can; what
shall | tell him?
Nolce-Well, want to get married;
could | out there?
Mrs. Dyes, ! can arrange every.
thing for you, but you must have
license, and of course the girl.
Voice (wearily over the phone)-
Wen, the girl is all | have so far.
Thank you; good-by.-Y. NJ. G. A.
War-Work Bulletin.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

pound my husband wanted me to try it
took it for week and felt little bet
ter, l kept itup for three months, and
| feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. Mrs.
J. WoRrHLNE, 2S42 North Taylor St,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are so many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
Is invariably Q weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache, irritability and depression - and
soon more serious ailments develop.
It Is at suchperiods in life that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound viii
restore q normal healthy condition, as
It did to Mrs. Worthline
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
GERMANS BOAST
OF OWN CRUELTY

(biandura nOtoria), while the regime
imposed on the English prisoners by
the Germans Is one of extreme rigCE.
so that the Germans, with q small
number of prisoners, have secured a
much superior moral effect.
Besides, TO the 2,264 officers and
5l,32o soldiers, must be added the sew
eral thousand English prisoners that
have died in consequence Of disease.
scanty food and other accidents in
German concentration camps"
The figures regarding British pris-
oners, 1t is explained, refer to the total
prior to the recent drive in Picardy and
Flanders.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

1.-THE war spirit that pervades our
people from top to bottom said
Mayor Hylan at a reception in New
NOrk, 'is truly marvellous thing.
II heard the other day Of n contrac-
tor who got a vast ditch built for moth
Ing. He just let 1t be spread abroad
that the boys Of the neighborhOod could
help him dig trenchsif they wanted
to-"
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

Memphis, Tenn.-One of the best
known landmarks on the Mississippi
river is gone. A tall sycamore tree
that stood on the Arkansas shore near
Memphis, and which for more than
90 years served as mark for river pi-
lots, has been undermined by the ac-
tion of the water and fallen into the
river. Mark Twain was one of the
famed pilots who held the jackstaff of
his boat on the tree.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
No Limit.

The other morning while I was work
Ing | was Interrupted by my small son
with his regular message: Mamma.
l love You" l said: I'm glad. for
l love you. How much do You love
me?"
He heSitatcd n moment, then replied:
-"Oh, to the end of the counting "
Exchange.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07


fruitng. If 80 per cent of the fruit
buds have been killed, the pruning
should be much less severe than would
he the case had no fruit buds been
destroyed, as pruning is one Of the
means Of thinning the crop on the
trees. The pruning therefore is little
or much In proportion to the percen-
tage of fruit buds destroyed. Little
wood should be cut away If so per
cent or more of the fruit buds are de-
stroyed and one-half Of the previous
seasons growth cut away If no injury
has been suffered by the fruit buds.
All dead wood should be cut out Of
raspberry and blackberry bushes.
Grape vines should be pruned No
fear need be felt If the vines bleed pro.
fu3ely, rs no injury will be done.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
Sells Short Pants: Enlists.

Steubenville. OF sold my short
pants at Newport News" writes Gil
bert E. Boycan, negro boy aged flf-
teen, from somewhere in France to his
parents here. Playing truant from
school to see some selective soldiers
depart. the boy decided to join the
army and enlisted at Wheeling, w. Va.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
Picking Experience.

First Chorus Girl-Rather IN cid
boy who took you out to supper last
night. | didn't know you cared for
this dotage business.
Second Chorus Glrl-Thc old grand.
pa you refer to may be In his dotage;
but believe me, Mamie, he does under
stand table d'hote-age-Judge.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
Dandruh and Itehlnu.

To restore dry, falling hair and get rid
of dandruff, rub Cuticura Ointment
into scalp. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For
free samples address, "Cutcura, Dept.
Y, Boston" AT druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment % and 50-Adv.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
All Complete,

Katherine was playing in her yard,
where a little calf was grazing. A
woman who was passing remarked,
"Why, Katherine, what a cute little
calf you have"
"Yes," answered Katherine, we've
got the COW to 1t in the burn"
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

SlChl must OA tno
time. / went to Q
doctor and he said
/ had nervous indi-
gestion, which ad-
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most Of
the time and he
said if ! could not
stop that, / could
not get well. 1
heard somuchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham's
o.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
The Eternal Feminine

Il asked the young lady speaker
in the debate why the logic of that
side appealed to her"
what did she say?"
"She said, Because.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

alen's Foot'Ease, the Rntisepuc powder to be
shaken into the shoes and sprinked In the foot
oath II relieves painful, swollen, smarting feet
and takes the sting out Of corns and bunions
Used by the American, British and French
troops Aliens Foot=Ease 10 q certain relief
Tor tired, aching feet Sold every ywhcre.--Adv.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

''This amount includes a fine Of 49,
000. pesetas imposed on the Alsatian
children who insist on speaking the
French language and refuses to study
the beautiful German language These
statistics are a most useful warning to
the neutral countries.
IF there are any still thinking of
siding with the allies let them take
warning from the fate Of Others"
Boast Also Of Cruelty.
1t is claimed also in this document
that more than $4,000 British have
been made prisoners, and in this con-
nection the following statement is
made:
although to these figures the Eng
lish oppose 124,sO6 German prisoners
taken by them on the western front, 1t
m1st be remembered the English treat
their prisoners with notable kindness
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

Get tiny bottle Of Freezone for a
few cents from any drug store. Keep
1t always handy to remove hard corns,
soft corns, or corns between the toes,
and the callouses, without soreness or
irritation. You just try 1t!
Freezone is the sensational discov-
cry of Cincinnati genius.-Adv.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

Or. Peery's ''Dead Shot, Ia powerful bu,
safe. One dose 10 enough to expel Worms OIL
Tapeworm, No castor oil necessary. Adv.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

Maybe the cheapest way to live is
to chew nothing but words. But we
confess it's tiresOme.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

Go TO the ant and get wisdom, young
man. and YOU may not have to visit
your uncle"
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

The anglers baited breath catches
the big fish stories.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
MAGIC! HAVE IT
ON The DRESSER
CORNs STOP HURTING THEN
LIFT OFF WITH FINGERS.

Just drop little Freezone on that
touchy corn, instantly 1t stops aching
then you lift that corn right off. No
pain at all Costs only few cents.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUSMOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pa.-'T was very weak,
always tired, my back ached. and felt
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
Need You Worry About This?

WV TVU "OTTy NUUUI HTSI
The edges ON the $50 gold pieces
wear holes in your pocket.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

'Hhese figures show a large in
cregse over those Of the campaign
against France in 1901.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07

To Remove PANT.
To remove paint from common
wooden chairs, scrub them with a
strong solution Of washing soda.
Macon beacon., 1918-06-07
"Punish Catholic Churches"

I'm Belgium, besides many art
treasures, they have cOnfiscated old
paintings valued at 100000 pesetas.
"Due to the treachery of Cardinal
Mercier and other priests, who did
their utmost to stir the priests
against the good-hearted German SOL
diers. they were forced to teach Sc
we're lesson to the Belgian and French
Catholics.