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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-13
L Hrrr4 20 Hean.n. .

New York Evening Port The 75~
mile gun, with q t~ajsctorT stSatssrl
miles high. may be fnteD5eG ~ a
strong hint q, Colt that mare fg0Eae-
dlate results are desired q: PoZtcan-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-13
six Billions fer New Big Guns.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-the war
department today asked congress for
an appropriation OF approximately
six billion dollars for heavy ordnance.
This is in addition to the esti-
mates of $4,000 100000 placed be
fore the house military committee by
Secretary Baker last week The big
ordnance estimate was placed before
the house appropriation committee
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-13

the home OF Mrs. John K1epfer !.
Blondeau street Miss Grace -
of Kahoka, was guest from on,
the city.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Recital Program.

Recital Program.
Bach, Handel. Cadman and Tchat
rwsH are composers whose num-
bers viii be featured in the recftai
which will be given Tuesday night
May ii, by Miss Ignore Rich. soprano
in the First Baptist church MISS
Rich win be assisted by Eugene E.
Carter, violirfst
The public Is cordially invited to
attend this concert A silver offer
ing 10 be used for French war orph-
ans, will be taken at the door
The program follows:
My Heart Ever Faithful, Bach;
Know That Ny Rsdeemer Liveth
CMessiah), Handel; With Verdure
Clad (Creatfon), Haydn; Miss Rich
Air for the G string. Bach; Gavotte,
Bach: Mr.. Carter.
Come. Thou Lovely May, Chuck;
Farewell, Franz; H7lsh'd the Song OF
the Nightingale. Gretchamnotf; Miss
Rich
Serenade. Drgo; Spanish Dance,
Granados -Kretsier; Mr. Carter.
The Land OF the SHbfue. Cadnan;
He Truly Loved Me So, Tchafkowsky
Somewhere tn France, Hartmann;
Miss Rich
| Battle Hymn Of the Republic, Miss
ich.-Adyerttsement
Enid Bennett Tonight; Clara kfmbafl
Young Tomorrow.
The Grand has splendid week OF
photoplays. Tonight the attractive
Paramount star whom Thos. h mce
directs so capably. appears IN The
Keys OF the Righteous" strong, very
interesting drama On the same pro
gram. Mack Sennett presents another
laugh ptppfn, Are Mattresses Safe ?"
In which are featured Slim Summer
vile, Ben Turpin and Louise Fazen
da-
Keys of the Rghteous- starts with
the wholesome picturesque life of a
girl in the Wisconsin woods, who for
her mothers sake makes q great sac
rifice for her worthless and derelict
father Romance and tense human
interest i'll the play full Of contrast
and relieved with frequent laughs
Clara Nmbau Young has the play
Of her career IN Shirley Kaye" TO
appear at the Grand tomorrow. The
smart stage play which successfully
starred Elsie Ferguson, makes z
wider field on the screen for Miss
Young 4 tale Of America today,
htgh-born society and e1quistteiy
gowned women The story Is OF the
breezy, resourcefM girl whose OWE
cieverness outwits her fathers bust
ness enemies by capturing the admi-
ration of one and the heart Of the 9th
er.-Adverttsemeut
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-13

Grain Review.
limited Press Leased Wire Servfce.l
CHICAGO, May 13.-There was
scattered selling at the opening OF
the board Of trade here today. The
resultant slight depression was over
come when shorts began buying A
lower hog market affected provisions
which were generally down
May corn opened late and I'M
changed at 1z7S and continued at
that price. July corn was down on
opening at 1421a, later advancing
one cent
May oats opened at u down q,
subsequently advancing tx June
oats was unchanged at the opening.
10 and later gained one cent July
oats opened at IS. down u, but later
gained IA.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-13
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO. Ill, May 13.-Corn-No-
. yellow. s16s91-7o; No. 3 yellow.
s1.576I.6 SO: No. yellow, sL3afG
Las; No. yellow. s1.30; No. s yel=
low. s1.0011-20; No. white. $40;
No white, s1.soI1. 90; No. wEite,
81 5oG1 50: No. white, s1-25TL30;
No s white. s1.00ni25; No. mixed.
$3.50: No. mixed, s1.35: No. S
mixed. 81 .0Sd1.10.
Oats-No. 3 white. 7517s1zc; No.
I white. 741s 67514c; standard, T5A
GTsAc
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA. H., May 13.-Corn-Mar-
ket. SC higher. &c lower: No. white,
$50: No 6 white, $500 Lao: No.
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Has Club Today.
The C. l. club was entertained this
afternoon by Mrs. freeman Dunn, at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-13

MI. and Mrs. John W. Waite, 1878
Orleans avenue, enbHtdned few
friends on Saturday evening in honor
OF Ben j. Farnum, who will leave on
Tuesday for Jefferson barracks 70
enter military service.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
SMALLPOX STILL SPREADS
None Should Neglect Obvious Precau-
tions of Protection Which May BE
Secured by Vaccination.

Richmond, May 15.-Smallpox con-
tinues to spread in number OF the
counties of the state and the State
Department of Health again took oc-
casion today to repeat the warning
that every person who has not beeA
recently vaccinated should take that
very obvious precaution. Fortunately,
the disease has been of mild type,
but at best it is an infection with
which no one wishes to take chances.
During the month of May new cases
ne haen reported in Northampton,
King william, Wise, Charlotte, Bed
ford, Pittsylvania, Loudoun, Warwick,
Norfc:::. and Culpeper counties.
With vaccination III the reach of ali
at moderate cost or, in case ct in
digent persons, at no cost at all, there
is no reason for one to risk violent
attack of the disease such as fire.
que--.ly visits unvaccinated persons
exposed thereto.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
ACCEPTS YOKE OF KAISER.
Emperor Karl Makes Austria Vassal
State of Germany.

Washington, May 15.-Emperor
Karl, of Austria, formally put his
neck beneath the German yoke on
Saturday. The results of that days
conference between the Emperor, the
Kaiser and their staffs became known
here Yesterday. They reveal perhaps
the greatest historical development Of
three-II.l-rcrs of a century. Accord
ing to the Frankfurter Zeitung, quot
cd in diplomatic dispatches received
here yesterday afternoon, they are
fourfold:
Strengthening of the alliance; a
military union; customs union; re-
cosnition of the alliance in the nation
al laws of each country.
These terms, diplomats say, require
an c,garic union, not an alliance
They mean, to all intents and pur,
poses, one sovereignty. They are
comparable in strength for binding
the two states together to the Con.
stitution OF the United States. They
revive the old Germanic Federation
But his time Berlin will be the capital
not Vienna, as she was previous tc
1914.
Karl was forced to submit to these
hard terms because of the many kinds
of aid he requires from Germany
The question of the very existence .
the Austro- Hungarian state has beer
raised, not from without. but from
within. Karl needs the Germans t.
suppress his subject peoples. H
needs them to help fight off Italy.
According to advices received her
yesterday both kinds of aid have bee
promised. But in return Karl has ha
to agree to the complete Germaniza
tion Of his empire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
REVOLT IN RUSSIA.
Moscow Scene of Bloody Rattle BE
tween Rival Factions.

Petrcgrad, May 15.-Moscow has
been in thethroes of civil war SINCE
Saturday evening.
Reports from the ancient capital
are fragmentary. but at last accounts,
received late Monday, the city was the
scene of violent street fighting be-
tween Bolshcvikist and anarchist
forces. The latter, well organized
and amply supplied with arms and
ammunition, are carrying on deter
mined warfare against the Bolshevlkl
government.
The counter revolt which Lenlne
warned a few days ago was showing
its head, evidently has broken out IN
full flame. If it sweeps on the Ger
mans will be compelled to send forces
irto the capital district and maintain
them there for long period of polio
ing.
Washington, May 15.-Conclusive
evidence of Germany's purpose IN
Russia was received here yesterday
through diplomatic channels. The
plan to organize the vast resources
of the captured territory, and con-
vert the country into a political de-
pendency. has been set in motion. :.
Count Mirbach, German ambassador
to Moscow, revealed the scheme II
a formal note which has been deliver
ed to authorities of the existing Rus
sian government. The communication
i said to have been in the form OF al
rltimatum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
HUN HORRORS.
German Army Accused of Plunder.
Theft, EXtortion and Murder.

London, May 15.-The Russian gov
crnrent has wirelesscd a protest to
the German foreign office against ter
rIble outragos which It says have been
committed on the population CT White
Russia by the German invading troops.
Russian demands the appointment Of
a Russo-German commission to in
vestigate the outragcs.
German detachments, the protest
asserts, have carried cut Pogroms.
tortures and executions of innocent
Russian civilians, have burned whole
villages and plundered whole districts.
Polish lcgions in the invading army
seized ali money, stopped al business
&:d fred and plunderel to THEN
hearts content. Peasants have been
forced to give up their horses and
cattle to the landlord, the majority Of
whom are Polish officers.
When the peasants were unable to
pay the levies Of gold imposed upon
them by the invaders, their villages
were. set on fire and hundreds were
killed by Uhlans. Villages with Jew
ish population suffered especially.
Persons suspected as Bolsheviki were
shot. Similar TERRORISM was indulged
in by the Germal.3 at Minsk.
The White Guards in Finland equal
ly outraged the civilian population, cs-
pecially at Viborg, the statement
says.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
Will Remain In Session.

Indications are strong today that
Congress will have to remain in Wash
incton all through the summer, and
will have to thresh out the problem OF
passing a new and comprehensive
revenue bill.
Congressman had been pining and
signing to get back to their homes
and fix up the political fences in prep
aration for the summer primaries and
The fall elections. 1t is too early to
saw definitely that it will have to dis
nose of a revenue measure first, but
there is growing evidence that it will
find it necessary to do SO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
CASES IN CIRCUIT COURT
Various Proceedings Disposed of Dur.
ing the Session Held in This City
Before Judge ]. B. T. Thornton.

Circuit court reconvened in this city
this morning, Judge ]. B. 7. Thornton
presiding. Following is report Of
the business transacted:
Thomas NJ. Watson, colored, Of
Alexandria county, was admitted tc
pracrice in the courts of this city.
The following DEGREES were entered:
NJ. V. lAgnew, Administrative, eta, VS.
the Marine Railway & Coal Company
Inc. Recommitted to G. Washington
Lewis for report.
Alexandria National bank VS.. J.
Reeca Cation, committee of Geo. I.
Cation, ct. ais. Referred to G. Wash
ing ION Lewis for report
George d. Fry vs. Ara E. Fry; Lau-
rel NJ. B. Dodsworth VS.. Harold P.
Dodsworth; Alice May Matthews vs..
Charles f. Matthews. Final DEGREES
for divorce upon the grounds of de-
sertion.
Susan G. w. Spencer VS.. John Blair
Spencer. Final decree FOR divorce
upon statutory grounds and complain
Mn; awarded the care and custody of
ne children.
Court adjourned for the term.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
NEVILLE ISLAND PICKED
Great Government Ordnance Plant to
Be Built Near Pittsburgh.

Washington, May 15.-Neville Is
land, in the Ohio river near Pittsburgh,
was selected yesterday by the War
Department as the site for the great
government ordnance plant to be built
and operated in the interior. Work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
The Neville Island plant will be the
largest in the world, surprising even
that of the Krupps in Germany. 1t
will be built and operated by the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation at the So
licitation of the government. Heavy
artillery and proiectiles in great quan,
titles will be made under the super
vision of the Steel Corporation, which
will detail experts from its organize.
ton to build the plant.
A committee of ten experts of the
Steel Corporation wilF have immedi,
ate charge of the work. The cost OF
building the plant will be in the neigh
borhood of S5O,0O0,0O0, possibly more
Officers of the Steel Corporation viii
work in conjunction with the War De,
partment and will receive no com
pensation for their services.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
Forces Leave Aalands.

Stockholm. May l5.-The Germans
will evacuate the Aaland Islands on
May %, it was announced today
Swedish forces will be withdrawn at
the same time.
The islands which were lost to Rus
sia by Sweden in 1909, have popula-
tion of more than $4,000, most OF
which is Swedish. Several months
ago Swedish forces were landed there
because of atrocities committed
against the inhabitants by Russian
soldiers. Some time later the Ger
mans also landed a force on the IS
lands. r
1t is probable the islands will be-
come part of the republic Of Finland
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
$500 MEN CALLED.
900 District Boys Start For Fort Og-
leth0rpe May 20.


lethorpe May 20.
Two draft calls a@gregatIng ST.
600 men were issued by Provost
Marshal Gen. Crowder last night.
Only white men are included IL the
calls. They are to be sent to recruit
mcnt depots. whence they vii! be
drawn upon to fill vacancies in Units
already organized.
Local boards are instructed to IN
duct under these calls only such reg
istrants as are qualified for genera!
military service.
The movement of the first portion
Of these men, 25,S00. will begin on
May 20 ani be completed May "a
The second $4,000 vii! entrain on
May 90, and the Increment to camps
is scheduled to be completed June =
With these calls, the aggregate
nuropnr of draft men ordered into
m::if.ry service during the month OF
May is approximately 100000.
The June quota, it was said at the
War Department today, is not expect
ed tc be quite as large as the May
movements
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
GERMAN PLANS FAIL
Reichstag Member Says Losses Are
100000. But Still Hopes to Reach
Coast.

o,UUU,UUU. but Stlii hopes 10 hcdCi'
Coast.
London, May 15.-German artillery
began a bombardment this morning
at points between the Somme and the
-Ancre, and on the northern portion of
the. Flanders front, Field Marshal
Haig reported.
Southwest Of Morlancourt and
north of KENNEL, the enemy's artil-
lery fire increased this morning. the
statement said.
"An attempted raid was repulsed
1orth of Lens last night.
eve carried out x ! ccessful raid
east of Robecq.
There was hostile cannonading
last night in the Somme and Ancre
,:alIeys, north of Bethune, and in the
Eisppe forest sector"
New York, May 10. = The Berlin
correspondent of the Politiken states
ynat prominent German politician in
IN interview said the offensive on the
western front had not turned out as
expected, says a Copenhagen cable
dispatch.
Too many lives had been lost, and
Hindenburg therefore was stopped, but
re still believed the German army
would succeed in making its way to
he Sorth coast From there the Ger
man cannon would be able to blockade
The channel and reach the south coast
If England.
This probably would make it easier
to bring about an armistice and peace
negotiations, in which Germany would
not aim at conquests. Then the war
would be over.
The politician Their stated that Ger
many did not want anything but the
.eturn of ner colonies and supremacy
in Madagascar. He meant that an
armistice would take place this sum-
mss.
Copenhagen, May 15.-ln an inter
view in the Politiken member of the
.;c:chstag, who requested that his
name be not used, said:
"We have lost, including killed,
wounded, and prisoners, 100000 men.
DO you think that we intend to make
foolish claims and send our children
through another four years of war?
Moreover, we shall have enough to do
turing the age of man to control the
new Russian countries and secure their
mercantile and industrial influence.
Responsible German politicians only
demand that the western powers shall !
rive back our colonies"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
OVERNAN BILL PASSED
Sweeping Majority Clothes President

With Powers to Reorganize.
The House yesterday Afternoon
passed the Overman bill, clothing the
President with wide powers for a re.
organization of the government fol
war purposes. The measure. which
has passed the Senate, will now go tx
the President for his signature.
The vote was 295 to ?. Not a single
change was made in the measure from,
the form in which it passed the Upper
Branch of Congress.
Here are the main provisions of the
l;'l:
authorizes the President TO consoli-
date or co-nldinate any executive or
administrative commissiqrs, bureaus,
offices n agencies Of the government.
Permits the transfer of duties and
functions and personnel Of one office
or bureau to anarher.
Enables the President to use money
appropriated for one office to any
other ollie to which the functions of
the former may have been transferr-
ed.
The only restrictions placed upon
this new power are:
1t is limited TO matters related
to the conduct Of the war.
2-Changes made under the Law
will continue in force SIX months after
the war.
3-No bureaus or offices may be
aEoli.,ned without report to Con-
grc%s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
At Richmond and Surprise Tonight

Sessue Hayakawa, the famous Jap
anese motion picture star, will be seen
in his latest Paramount photoplay,
nThe White Mans Law" at the Rich
mond tonight.
"Flirting With DEATH" to be pre-
sentsd at the Surprise Theater to,
night, is a sensational comedy-drama
renlete with thrilling events and made
interesting through an engaging plot
and an agreeable love-story. Herbert
Rawlinson and Brownie Vernon will
be stars of this newest Bluebird pho
toplay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
Notice.

Whereas rumors have come to me OF
persons questioning my loyalty to the
United States Government, and it is
very annoying to me, /, Charles r
Kersting, of Fairfax county va, an
American of German descent. there
fore, hereby inform the public that
am a loyal American citizen, and pre-.
fer the Free Republic of the United
States to the Autocratic government
of Germany or Prussia, and should II
be necessary am ready to fight tol
this Republic, where my nome, mos1
of my loved ones, and my property
interests are located, and I have al
ready subscribed to the Liberty loan Of
my country.
Charles F. Kersting.
114-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
Priest Let's Man Break Vow

Camp Meade, Md, May l5.-Israel
Lain, of Philadelphia, who was sem
fenced to five years at hard labor for
refusing to be operated upon, has ex-
perienced change of heart and has
now submitted to the operation at the
base hospital. He is on the road to
recovery.
Lain declined to give his consent
because he had made a VOW to his
mother before the altar of a Catholic
church never to undergo any opera
ton because the mother had lost two
daughters after operations. Lazin's
was case of hernia and involved
practically no risk.
Scores Of such operations have been
performed here, and only few men
have objected. Directors have in
every case been court-martialed after
every effort was made to convince
them that no great risk was involved
and that the operation was necessary
to enable them to perform their mill
tary duties.
Priests here in the camp said that
Lain was not sustained by them in
his stand and that he might be re-
leased from his vow in view of the
fact that it stood in his way in serv-
ing his country.
Whether the sentence will be recon
sidered is a matter still undecided.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
WILL CONSCRIPT RUSSIANS
Kaiser Would Make Vassals Of the
Muscovites.

Washington, May 15.-Germany is
seeking to augment her armies by con-
:cripting Russians of the. border lands.
And, what is just as sinister tc
world peace, she is striving to make
che rich Russian territory purely and
simply German province.
These statements represent Official
opinion here today, backed by officia!
information.
Both programs are in line with the
Teuton plan of ending the war this
year. By getting fresh men for the
army Germany hopes to make a mill
tary decision possible; but if she can.
not get the border lands to yield uT
the desired cannon fodder, she seek:
at least to dominate Russia utterly, 81
that she can later go before the work
with the insidious plea, Owe will give
up the west if we can hold what VIZ
nave IN the edSL.
Both these plans represent yer!
serious menace which the allies mus
consider, according to officials. On
said today the western military situa
ton, plus this tangled Russian prob
lem, meant that England and Franc
and the United States must drain thei
man power much further.
| Moscow is threatened. The Doche ma
overrun Ukraine, violating the Brest
Litovsk treaty indiscriminately. Ger
many is making demands that she b
permitted free hand in the presen
Russian capital, and removal of
farther east is considered. The boch
has already put the Russian navie
out of business. And he is systemai
ically stamping terror into Russia
hearts by repeating his Belgian atrc
cities in Finland, Ukraine and Russi
proper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
Sink Foe Transport.

Rome, May 15.-Italian destroyers
Sunday night sank an enemy trans
pert in the Adriatic sea near the en-
trance to Durazzo, according to an
official announcement by the admiral
ty.
The transport was conveyed by de-
stroyers, but the italian warships
managed to return undamaged. The
eremy destroyers were nit. Search
light from the land placed upon the
Italian destroyers made plain tar
gets, but the Austrian gunners failed
to score a hit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-15
CITY BUDGET $4,000

Board of Aldermen at Last Nights
Session for Coming Years Ex
penses.
According to the appropriation bill
submitted to the Board of Aldermen
last night the estimated expenses OF
the city Of Alexandria for the ensu-
ing year are placed at S227,0OO. II
was referred to the finance committee
for consideration. The amount OF
money necessary for the expenses OF
the schools of the city for the fiscal
wear was given at S47,226, of which
amount the State will pay $4,000,
leaving the sum to be paid by the city
Of s34,226.
Among the resolutions introduced
to the. Aldermen was one calling for
permission to make temporary loan
Of $4,000 to pay bills for the remain
der Of the present year. 1t was re-
ferred to the finance committee for
future action. Other resolutions
adopted called for S6,450 for city SER
vice fire truck and Si6,4O0 for i'm
provements to the streets and roads.
An ordinance was granted permit
ting the Washington-Southern Rall'
way to lay a spur track from Fayette
and Oronoco streets east to the Alex
andria Hay and Grain Company's
warehouse. A report from Deputy
Health Officer DR.. James j. Garvey
stated that certain unsanitary condl-
tions reported on April 23rd had been
given the proper attention, but that
some of the places had not been
cleaned up owing to a lack of carts
to carry away the refuse.
There was no business transacted
by the Common council for the reason
that there was not enough members
to make a quorum. They will hold a
meeting next Tuesday night.