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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Americans Push Forward 400 Yards and Then
Dig in Securely at New Lines
Formed.
ALMOST ALL CHASED AWAY
British Successful Raid Which Kills Many Ger
mans and Captures Half Hun
dred Prisoners.
[By Lowell Me1ett, United Press
Staff COrresponfient

lBy Lowell Meilett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
MARINE, June 24.-(4:20 p. m.)-
The Americans in Belleau wood to-
day drove forward 400 yards, des-
pite fierce resistance. They inflicted
severe losses on the enemy, captured
number Of machine guns and then
dug themselves securely into their
new lines. Only little fringe of the
wod now remains In the hands of
the Boche.
Despite their ideal defensive poa-
tion. the Germans suffered heavily.
The American losses were not dis
Irrop0rtionate to- their gains. The
Germans heavily bmbarded Chat
eau-Thierry with gas shells today.
The enemy is constantly increasing
it's defense in this region, improving
trenches and establishing barbed
entanglements and machine gun nest.
Machine Gun Nests.
[By LEVEL Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
MARINE, June 24.--The Americans
are still engaged in driving isolated
German detachments out Of the
northern edge OF Belleau wood,
where the enemy is clinging to a few
cleverly concealed machine gun
nests.
/ visited these American units
yesterday. The rocky uneven ground
is covered with dense underground
and small trees. The trees are
mangled and the ground torn by
shell explosions.
Hundreds of former Boche dugouts
are now occupied by Americans,
whose advance left a trail of cap
tured material The Americans also
lost some of their own. The latter in
c1udes not only war articles, but
great numbers of empty cigarette
tobacco and hardtack cases, trinkets
and treasured photogra phs.
Occasionly there is a grave. Atop
the fresh earth of one there was a
soldiers helmet and bunch Of red
poppies. These flowers have been the
regiments insignia since an officer
wore bunch into the fight and was
isolated in shell hole for two days
with the dew from poppies as his
only water.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

United Press Leased Wire Serv1ce-l
ROME, June 24.-The italians have
fossed the Psave In pursuit Of the
eeing Austrians.
Numerous squads Of our bombers
ave crossed the river, where our ar
liery and aircraft are hammering the
nemy.
Considerable bodies Of our troops
ave reached the old Piave lines in
eree sectors and are harassing the re-
rina enemy.
| Patriotic demonstrations were stag
d throughout italy today. Flags were
loWn, professions held and cheering
crowds paraded the streets, singing
|he national anthem.
CUTTING THEM TO PIECES.
ROME, June 24.-The Austrian re-
kreat across the Piave continues on
khe whole forty-mtle front from Mon
keiIo TO the sea.
The Italians are closely pursuing
the enemy, cutting them to pieces. !.
Infantry, cavalry, afrpianes and
light artillery ano cooperating In de-
featino the Austrians' attempted rear
guard actions. Great numbers Of the
enemy have been wiped out and an
Of huge hauis OF prison
ers is expected hourly.
All the Italian guns lost on thss
front last week are reported to have
been recapt1red. Nine Austrian d.
visions (1Oe, 600 men) have been COM
|pleteiy ans.fhiiated. Fifteen others
have been worn out in the San Oona
Piave region, where entire regiments
have been destroyed.
Tho total Austrian losses In tho
|frive are now estimated at more than
100000. The ftaiian losses in killed,
Wounded and captured are only 4or
|ooo, according to a senai-off1clai state
|ment
Infantry and cavalry forces have
|crossed tho flooded river In the re
|gion Of capo SiIe, Il wzs semi-offi-
|ciaily stated today.
The western bank Of the river has
been practically cleared Of the Aus
|trians. MonteIBo has been entirely
|retaken. Only few points on the
right bank from Zenson southward TO
the sea are now occupied by the
enemy. The Italians have taken
thousands Of additional prisoners
Great quantities Of material have
been abandoned.
The reports Indicate that General
Diax seized the psychological moment
for renewed and vigorous counter
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Not Present at Coroner's In
quest, But Reported to be
Under Arrest at
Kalamazoo.
WERE FIVE WARNINGS
Fiaqman of circus Train Set Three
Terps1oes and Used
TWO Lighted
Fusea

TUnited Press Leased Wire ServiceJ
HAMMOND, Ind, June A.-The
whereabouts OF Engineer Aonzo Sar-
geant Of the troop equipment train
that tore through a Hagenbeck-Wal-
lace circus train at Ivanhoe. Indiana,
early Saturday, killing and injuring
scores OF circus people, was mys-
tery, to the county authorities here
when the coroner's inquG opened to-
day.
sargeant was reported to be under
arrest at Kalamazoo, Mich, but Cor
oner II. G, Greene had not been noti-
ffed, Greene declared be would hle
charges against Sargeant and fnsu-
tute exraditions proceedings to bring
him to the inquest If necessary. Fire
man Gustav Klause Of teh equipment
train, gave himself up to the authorf
ties today and testified at the IN
quest. The police would permit no
one to question K1ause before he was
taken before the .coroner's Jury. Ru-
mors were current that Kause was
alone in the engine cab when the acci-
dent occurred.
Oscar Tim, flagman Of the circus
train. was the first witness to testify
at the inquest Tim swore that when
the circus train stopped at Ivanhos
he ran 200 feet to the rear and placed
~stop" torpedo. He then ran back
another 100 feet and placed two othei
torpedoes on the rail The equip-
ment train, he said, was two miles
back when the circus train stopped
After placing the torpedoes, Tim de-
'clared he ran at top speed toward the
oncoming equipment train, placed
lighted fuse beside the track, and
lighter second which he hurled at
the engine cab as the train roared
past. The train was running at rate
of about twenty-five miles an hour. he
testified, and could have been stopped
in $50 feet
r. W. johnson, conductor Of the CIR
Gus train, corroborated Tfnns testi-
mony. Kause then was called to the
stand.
/, Another check Of bodies In Ham
mond and Gary morgues by Coronei
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

Witnessed the burial of Captain
II. A. Darsche. Chicago, who was
killed by a shell. A Catholic priest
conducted the service.
II wood life is bad for the Amert
cans, 1t is worse for the Germans.
A captured letter written by Hun
on Friday says:
"Our canteens have not come up.
The Americans are bombarding the
villages Is kilometers (between nine
and ten miles) behind the front. We
are in one corner of the wood. The
Americans eare In the other. They
rush US without warning, SO we must
shoot at every noise.
.We4 lie here day and night Wes
have no blankets and nearly freeze
every night. The food is miserable
Submarine Figures.
AMSTERDAM, June 12.-German
submarines sank total of $4,000
tons of shipping during May, accord
ing to an official statement issued
in Berlin.
The statement also said that in
addition to the losses announced for
April $4,000 tons were taken into al
| lied ports, badly damaged.
According to allied statements, the
total tonnage lost during April was
3O5 900, about half Of what the Ger
mans claimed. No allied announce
ment has been made of the total for
May.
Fifty Prisoners Taken.
| LONDON, June 24.-Successful op-
erations in Flanders and at other
points on the British front were re-
ported by Field Marshal Haig today.
MANY Germans were killed and
fifty prisoners taken in successful
minor enterprise south of Meteren
last night" the statement said.
Casualties were inflicted and pris-
oners captured in night raids and
patrol encounters elsewhere on the
front"
Chaplain Killed.
[By Frank J. Tylor, United Press
Staff Correspondents
WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE, June 24.-Chaplain Wal
ter F. bankers, of Worcester, Mass,
(Coutfn11ed on mage 2.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Outspoken Germans Are Say.
ing Campaign is Failure
As Army has Not Made
Good.
ANOTHER VIENNA RIOT
Strikers Csy ~Oosxn N'fta Gesmany!''
and Are Dispersed In
M1rcf, to the
Embassy.

[By William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, June 24.-Ideal fighting
weather that is almost unpreceden4.
ed continues on the west front. yet
there is nothing more serious than
the continuous jostling for position
There is nothing more to delay
Hindenburg's next thrust in the west
The Austrian offensive, scheduled
to fill In the pause OF the Franco-Brit
ish front, was expected to serve as
IA hearteper. but It was Precisely the
reverse.
While on a recent visit to Paris ]
was told by certain parsonage from
Switzerland that German public opin-
lin is beciming exasperated at Hin
denburgs delay. Plain spoken Ger
mans are calling the campaign fail
ure, he said, pointing out the army
has failed to reach any of the prom
ised vital points.
A desperate attempt to redeem the
German fall-down is expected shortly.
German soldiers formerly held priso-
ner In Russia have arrived on the
west front Others are being rapidly
brought in, following br1ef leave.
Lower Meat Ration.
COPENHAGEN, June 24-Under
Secretary Of State Muller has in
formed the reichstag food committee
that lower meat ration for Germany
probably will be necessary, it was
learned here today.
With Grain Of Salt.
[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Stan
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Fearing a
demoralizing rout Of her ally, Germany
is rushing reinforcements to Italy,
army men were informed today.
With the Austrians in disorganized
retreat across the flooded Piave and
harressed by the Italians, French and
British, such aid is the only thing
that will prevent an Austrian dis
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS SIXTY-TWO NAMES
Wounded severely:


Sergt. o. C. johnson. DEBORAH,
Iowa; Corporals c. c. Castor, Ira,
Iowa.; c. Turner, HAMBURG Ark.
Privates G. Allen, Kent, Ohio; A. An
derson, Eldridge, N. D.; L. 7. Ball,
Cleburne, Texas; P. E. eagle, Clinton,
KY; ]. A. Cleary, Scranton, Pa; M.
A. Cunningham, Cincinnati, Ohio; E.
Deppiessee, Fernwood, Miss; M. B.
Duham, Blue Mountain Miss; ]. II.
Ensley, Ainsworth, Neb.; M. Farley,
Wallins Creek, KY: J. j: Green
Cleveland, Ohio: w. D. Hammer,
Pottsville, Pa; I. G. Hoffman, Berne,
Pa; o. r. Huber. West Hope, N. D.;
J. Kaczmarcik, Hegewisch, ILL.,; b.
i IIangeland, Berg, N D.; o. Martin,
Ralston, wy: ]. Mullen, Cincinnati,
Ohio: R. w. Prout, Newport, KY; w.
Reid Jr., Eldorado, Ill; A d. San
der. yincennes, Ind; M. Siefert, Mil
waukee; H Swanson, Janesville. nl.;
G. Swanson, Chicago; P. Tomas, Ches-
ter. Pa; s. Wioncek, Flushing, Ohio.
wounded degree undetermined):
private C. w. Anderson, San Fran
cisco.
On Canadian List.
OTTAWA, Ont, June 24.-The fof
lowing Americans appear IN TO-DAY 5
Canadian casualty list.
Presumed to have died:
P. Christensen, Woodland, WASH
Gassed: .s.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
FESSES TO DESIRE, THE
WIDEST PUBLICITY FOR
IT'S WAR PROPAGANDA,
HAS REDUCED IT'S FOR
MER COMMON RATE OF
HALF A CENT A POUND TO
A QUARTER OF A CENT.

It is the contention of the
postmaster general and Of
some members Of congress that
the second-class material has
been carried by the govern
ment cat a loss";; that the
present legislation is intended
to turn some part of that loss
into gain. AS a matter of fact,
as has repeatedly been shown,
the government itself stands
no loss at all in the carrying Of
second class material. Even if
there were a government loss,
the amount Of the outlay would
represent the cost of a govern
ment service to the people, and
not a profit = newspapers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
TEUT0N TROOPS ARE IN FULL FLIGHT
United Press
War Summary

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service !
1,40nd day Of the war; 96th day OF
the big Offensive.
italian front: The greatest military
oefeat suffered by Austria In thr>es
appears to be In the making.
Semi-official reports indic7 - Al
the retreat across the Piav oe.
come an utter rout. Bouth te S tary
and political effects OF thk 3 .men,
are expected to be more - aching
than In earlier retreat S Galieis
and Serbia when AUST % ID and re
serves were plentiful IE1>
Italian cavalry a. tantry has
crossed the Piave cspo SHE re.
sIon at the point the Austrians
made their gre 4dvance In this
drive. Only AZ AUSTRIAN detach.
pents remain oH.e west bank be,
tween that point and Zenson, five
miles Do the north. The Important
MontelIo crest which at one time was
aInsost wholly In the hands Of the en-.
emy, has been entirely reclaimed.
Tho<ssands of Austrians are being
slain IN their psecipttate flight Other
thousssds probably are being eaptur.
ed. Enormous quantities Of materials
are being. abandoned. The italians
have recovered an the guns they lost
In the Initial stages Of the Austrian
drive.
Emperor Kari, who evidently had
returned to Vienna because Of the po
lfttcai and economic situation, 10 re.
ported to have hurried back to the
front yesterday.
Picardy front: The allies took pris
oners and inflicted casualties In raids
and patrol encounters.
Flanders front: Fifty German pris
oners were taken by the British nea'
Meteren.
Marine front: Italian troope south
msn attack IN sharp fighting.
| The Americana today advanced
their Hines 400 yards In Deileau wood
inYieting severe tosse. 4er the Ca
maT1s.
oise front: A German raid wa.
frustrated near Antheuii.
Lorraine front: All American SEQ
tors were q0tet.
Woevre and vosses regions: There
was active artillery ftghting last night
Austria-Hunsary: Strike demonstra
tions continued Saturday in Vienna
Crowds again attempted TO storm the
German embassy. The police dispers
ed them.
Emperor Karl refused to accept the
resignation Of the Austrian cabinet
The Hungarian ministry Is reported
to have resigned.
italy and Austria.
by J. W. r. Mason, United Press War
Expert.1
NFW YORK, June 24.-Italy has
wrested the offensive from the Austro-
Hungarians. How far the initiative
can be pressed depends on the condi.
ton of the heavily flooded Pfave river
The Austro-Hungarian troops, on the
western bank of the river were cut on
from their bases OF supply by the i'm
possibility Of transporting materials
across the torrential stream. Italy
may encounter similar difficulties in
following up the present drive against
the invaders. If the Piave suddenly
returns to its normal sluggfshness, the
retreat OF the Hapsourg armies may
then be turned into disastrous rout,
that might force the Austro-Hungar'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Ereat Numbers Of Enemy Have Been Wiped
Out During Flight on Forty Mile
Front.
liter ROUT OF ONE TEU7ON ARMY
AUSTRIA Loss Has Been Over zoo, 900 Men in
Drive Which Has Been Broken
Up.

! attacks along the whole rver line
when the Austrians had only two
bridges of any size. The others had
been swept away by the flooded
waters, leaving the enemy det7ch-
n1ents on the west bank short Of food
and munitions and without means OF
obtaining reinforcements.
The retreat will leave the Ans
trians In worse position, both mill
tariiy and politically, than before they
! started their drive a week ago yes
terc,ay. If they yield all the ground
they captured they will have to lace
their enormous losses In man power
without any concrete objective hav-
have a serious effect on the arny's
morale but viii add to the already
serious depression at homo.
There is considerable specuiation
as to the effect the retreat on the
Piave will have on the pending
renewal OF the Austrian drive south
ward from the mountain area It has
been known for several days that the
enemy had massed heavy forces in
the mountains preparatory to an
other effort to reach the Venetian
plains. Whether the Piave defeat
viii hasten this drive as diversion
or will cause its Indefinite postpone
mont Is prob1ematicai.
British troops, In surprise attack
south of Asiago, penetrated the Aus
trian lines, killing more than 100 and
bringing back 81 prisoners.
Ten enemy machines were brought
down, bringing their total OF aerial
Ioeses during the drive to ninetyffve
airplanes and six observation bal
| looms
The allies have lost eleven planes
Cavalry Crosses River.
ROME, June 24-Italian cavalry
has crossed the middle Piave, In ad-
dition to the bridging of the lower
river, and is chasing the fleeing Aus
trfans along the east bank, 1t was an
nouced today.
Two thousand Austrians were cap
tured at MonteIlo last night
$4,000 Austrian Prisoners.
| WASHINGTON, June 24-Counter
attacking in the face of German re-
serves, the Italians have broken
through the Austrian line at Celia
Rella and are threatening the retreat
of the enemy after crossing the PiaVe,
|
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The Telegraph Service of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
ton Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
WEAK KIDNEYS MEAN
NJ. "A WEAK BODY

those stifened joints, that backachs, rheu-
%.ts n1.Is lq%bsso 9.t sestie. f :on::
effective remedy for all diseases of tho
bladder. kidney, liver. stomach and allied
organs.
GOLD MEDAL Harlem on Capsules
cleanse the Kidneys and purity the blood.
They frequently ward oh attacks Of the
dangerous and fatal diseases of the kid.
neys. They have beneficial effect, and
often completely. cure the diseases Of tho
bodily organs, dlied with the bladder and
Kidneys.
If you are troubled with soreness across
the loins or with simple" aches and pains
in the back take warning, It may be the
preliminary Indications of some dreadful
nalady which can be wsrded Of or cured
Il taken in time. So ~
Go to your druggist today sd - = box
Of COLD MEDAL Haarlem OIL Capsules.
Money refunded Il they DO not help you.,
Three sizes. GOLD MEDAL ara the pure,
orixinai imported Harlem Oh Capsules.
Accept No SubstituteS.-Ady.
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
BELGIUM WILL STAND FIRM
consuI vermeren Declares His coun-
try Never Will Consider Peace
Offers From Germany.

Chicago.-Dr. Cyrille vermeren. con-
sui for Belgium, said concerning the Of
fer Of peace made to his country by
Germany:
Belgium will never consider any
peace proposals or offers Of any kind
from Germany. Just what ,restitu-
lions Germany must make to Belgium
u up to the United States. The gov
ernment Of Belgium Is perfectly will
ing to leave It to Uncle Sam, feeling
secure that the United States viii de-
mand and obtain for the country that
Germany 20 wantonly and ruthlessly
destroyed, justice and fair play.
don't lay a great deal Of stress ON the
sincerity Of Austria-Hungary's peace
proposal a. that power IL entirely
dominated and under the influence Of
Germany. Time will tell, however"
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26

: When you're fifty, your body begins 70
ereak : little, ct tie hinges: Motion is
-as I usedste be" i q. frequent and unweE
come Thought. Certain bodily functions
upon which good health and good spirits
% much derend, arc impaired. The weak
spot isssnafally the bladder. Unpleasant
symptoms show, themselves. Painful and
annoying complications in other organs
eries. This = particularly true. with el-
dsriy people. If you only know how, this
trouble can b obviated.
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL
Harlem OH has been relieving the in
eonveniencs and pain due to advancing
femedy, and needs no introduction. It il
now put up in odorless, tasteless capsules.
These arc easier and more pleasant to take
than the oil in bottles.
Each capsule contains about one dose Of
Eve drops. Take them Just like you would
any pill, with . small swallov. of water;
They soak into the system and thrcy Oh
the poisons which arc making .you old b.
6pgO yow tina. They viii quickly relisve
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
Temperance
ls1Ofe5a
(Conductsd By the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Uuion.l
PRoHls'Tlon RsclA'Ms MAN
HOOD -

PROHIBITION RgcLAlMs MAN
HOOD. ~
The Sioux Fails Press, speaking edi-
torially ON the Immense success" Of
prohibition in South Dakota as re-
CARDS decrease Of crime and poverty
and the Increase In legitimate business
profits, notes another result which. Il
says, would be worth while even II 1t
cost all the economic disaster the pro-
liquor element 20 noisily warn the peo-
pie against. Host men" It says, '.have
had friends who were being ruined BY
booze, men Of natural talent and ur-
usual ability In their professions or
occupations who were falling. dropping
deeper and deeper into the drunkard's
low estate. men who could not. no mat
ter how hard they tried. let liquor
alone, and had begun to quit trying.
They did fool things, made spectacles
Of themselves In public and private.
and lost the esteem they once held.
Where are these unfortunates today,
and what are they, doings Every read
er Of this article can, we are sure,
point to at least one friend who has
come back, whose eye has frightened.
whose shoulders have Strengthened,
who in one short year Of freedom from
the blight Of drink has become a man
once more. Prohibition Is reclaiming
brokendown manhood"
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
THE ENEMY TO BE FEARED.

do not greatly fear an enemy that
may embark from some distant shore
to do us hurt. I do fear this liquor
foe that burrows his insidious way
deep into the vary vitals of our pow
er, that not only smites the living but
that drives his poisons into the loins
Of potential fathers and into the
wombs Of potential mothers to pre-
damn the race with the eugenic taine
Of alcohol. Give America clear minds,
clean bodies, and unspoiled souls, and
she will prove sufficient for her mo-
mentous present even as she has an
swered every question that challenged
her glorious past, and the conclusion
is inevitable that any institution that
robs the state Of these-clear minds,
clean bodies and unspoiled souls-is
an unmitigated evil and must be de-
stroyed.-Daniel A. Polling.
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
EFFICIENCY AND CONFINEMENT
IN A DRY STATE.

'The contented workman" says Mr.
Gilmore Of Louisville, KY, president
Of the National Model License league,
"h the efficient workman, and the
workman who feels he Is getting
square deal" It is a shame, he de-
clares, that free-born Americans
should be denied an occasional glass
Of beer or whisky. And the Pendle-
ton East Oregonian thus retorts:
I'VE are building ships in Oregon.
Our workmen are breaking all rec
ords in ship production. so -emcient
are they. They are neither insmcient
nor discontented. The only discon-
tented person we've seen lately was
chump who paid $12 for quart of
bootleggsrs' poison. He had q head
ache and torpid nver."
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
,eeuae. No. Mamma.

Ruth 10 just three years old. Re
Gently she has been playing with the
neighborhood children. and has learned
to use words which until then had
been foreign o;Aer vocabulary. The
other day she WA On her back porch.
The screen door came to with q bang.
tipping over the chair In which were
her playthings. Darn I" me exploded.
wrathfully. Immediately hsr mother.
who had heard the expression, came to
the porch. "Whatsdid you say. Ruthf'
she demanded.
Ruth looked up from the scattered
piaythings and smiled her most allur-
ting smile. "'Scuse me, mamma" she
returned.