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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
Situation Looks Better Today Than at Any
Time Since Germans Began Their
Mad Rush.
PEOPLE FORCED KAISER TO ACT
Entrance of American Troops in Struggle
Depends Upon What Plans Have
Been Made.

government would
make every effort to dxtve 1t peace
as quickly as possible.
Commenting on this information,
the dispatch continues:
"These facts threw curious light
m the internal situation Of the CEN
trail powers. They help explain why
Germany without regard for risks
and losses wanted at all costs to
reach a decision When the allies
stop the offensive. - they will. the
central empires who have killed on
hundreds OF thousands OF men. VIII
face accrued difficulties"
with an Austro-Gorma offensive
against Italy still possible. tne
Iatlians are hurrying preparzatipuh q q
meet it. said Rome diplomatic ad-
! vices today. italy Is confident % 20
the west front and ~ to any new
drive against her, said the messages
which added: ~,
1.-THE offensive against Italy mas
been postponed, but not abandoned
It Is necessary to prepare the spi.N
of our nation for the great ira.
which is impending. The Austrian
offensive will find both army ano
country equally prepared.
Use Of American Troops.
IRv w II Mason, Written for the
United Press.]
! NEW YORK, March 30.-General
Foch's decision whether or not to use
American troops in large numbers IN
the present combat, will probably de-
mend on the magnitude Of the counter
assault that Is planned against the
Germans.
II the allies decide to attempt to
bring the war to an end by oyerWnelm
| ing the German armies III western
France. then every possible source OF
strength must be thrown into the pat
| tIe and General Pershing's full force
will participate. .,.,
Rut IL a counter offensive with
strictly limited objecttves Is conslaer
ed the visest course at this time, Gen-
eral Foch may think 1t unadvisapie 70
use the American army for the pres
| ent
The American troops now in France
and those fast arriving are the nnest
offensive fighters left IN the "oriu'
This is true not because they are
! Americans. but because America IL
| the onlv great power left whose frst
| classes of picked men have not suher-
ed the casualties of nearly four years
fghting. If the allies major offensive
In answer to the present Gerfnau
| thrust is not to be delivered lmmeul-
atelv. General Foch may desire 10
keen the Americans for the principal
role at a later date
A major American offensive toward
tba Rhine. for instance. instead OF III
western France. might not only carry
tho war into Germany. but at the same
time compel Won Hindenburg to short
on his western line by apandohlhs
1npch, IL not all, of the territory he mas
inst won. Such retirement uhae.
threat of an American invasion OIL
| Lc.S.4in.,cd on mage -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
rBy Carl D. Groat, United Press Stan
CorresponOent

rBy Carl d. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Ap-
pointment of the brilliant French
General Foch to supreme allied COM
mand, was hailed here today as one
of the most vitality important steps
taken in the war.
COMPLYING as it does with the
American desire for unif1cation OF
command and action. the choice OF
Foch was doubly welcome.
In his new post, Foch can dispose
OF troops as he sees At. There Will
he no clashing of commands. no
working at cross purposes and no
isolated expenditure of man power
which could be better In a un1ned
effort.
President Wilson and American
military men have long urged that
unified control was absolutely essen
tial II the allied.American force were
10 be used to the maximum advan-
tape against the German autocratic,
unified control.
President Wilson and American
military men have long urged that
unified control was absolutely essen
tial if the allied-American force were
TO be used to the maximum adVan
tapa against the German autocratlC,
unified control.
The terrible struggle along the
west front drove home that IDEA ano
forced the appointment, according to
military men today.
General Pershing's offer OF Amer1'
can men and resources is without
ident Wilson's view, Pershing VIII
co.operate to the last degree with the
new leader. And it is likely that
Focb has already taken partial ad
vantage of the offer and will quickly
make use of it more fully.
Though the strategically important
citv of Amiens is still menaced by
German maneuvers, American mill
tarv men felt that the situation to
day is more promising than for sew
eral days They banked heavily on
the French counter moves in the
Montdidier region and relied on the
new unified control to dispose OF the
vast allied reserve advantageousiy.
While American estimates have
placed the British reserve at Soo.ooV
other estimates today went as high
as one nllIllOu H!ch
New nroof that the drive was
forced by internal economic ano
political pressure In the central en-
nires came today in despatch to
an embassy saying:
"Interventfon had been attempted
on the part Of the social democra,
DEPUTIES of Austria. who declared
that il was impossible for the work
men to endure another dimunitlon OF
the potato and fat ration.
They added that no measure Woulc
be effective and that the proletarla'
saw but the one way OF remedylne
things, in other words, an immediate
and general peace.
The proter Won Slider could onl!
promise some vague and partia
amelorations and affirm that tn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
TROOPS ARE ON DUTY
TO PREVENT STRIKE RIOTS

was resumed under police protection
today. Operation of a few cars late
yesterday resulted in riot in which
police cracked mems heads and ar
rested twelve persons.
Eleven others also were held for
the grand jury. Federal Mediator
Patrick Gill hoped to effect settle
ment of the labor troubles at a con
ference this afternoon with twenty
eight representative business men
Several international union represen'
tatives came here today to aid in ad
justing the situation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
F00D QUESTION
MOST SERIOUS
Wheat Problem Presents the
Roughest Road Food Has
Travelled Since Start
of the War.
SACRIFICE IS ASKED
Flenty Of Meat Just Now and Lid is
Of on This for the
Next Thirty
Days.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, March 30-Amer-
lea today hit the toughest food road
thus far travelled in the war.
The titanic task Of supplying Eng
land, France and Italy with sufficient
cereals to maintain the morale of the
troops and people has reached the
point where the American table is
forced to make the greatest sacrifice
of it's history.
Individuals are limited to pound
and half Of wheat a week and hotel
men are pledged not to serve wheat
flour in any form until the next
harvest There will be plenty of
meat, however. to make up for the
wheat bread lack, meatless days
having been abandoned for thirty
days.
Corn is called upon to fill the wheat
gap for the time. Beginning tomorrow
corn shipments to Europe stop for two
lmonths-the terminating season
Thousands of bushels will thus be
made available for home consumption
and tonnage and wheat will be releas
ed for Europe. 1t is estimated that
twenty million bushels of wheat will
be shipped across during April.
| Despite the fact that twice the ton
mage is necessary for the haul from
Buenos Aires to Liverpool, $50 1000, ,O0t
! bushels of Argentine wheat Will hs
poured into the allied bread bin, be
sides the supply necessary for Cuba
! Argentine wheat. however, can't bring
relief in Europe for two months anC
in the interim America must carry
! the load.
! Food administration officials are
! particularly concerned over the sit
uation in Italy. Facing the probabiii
! soon. Italy is now getting less thar
ouirements. Denciency in transporta
of machinery have cut production
there in all directions.
| But pending the next harvest
which holds out great hope, the coun
try appears willing to undergo sharI
curtailment in bread supply, accordin!
to official reports here.
/ The residents of Grimes county
Texas. for instance, have pledge'
themselves to give up every bushel o
wheat within the county limits 10
war needs. Similar action is expecte'
elsewhere.
Meantime, to facilitate the use O
Substitutes, corn milling equipment
Erapidly being introduced and aireau
!possibIe production OF corn meal an
corn flour has increased twenty pc
cent Measures for limiting milers
and jobbers' profits are expected sooi
Next wear it is estimated, corn wi
release Sfty million hrfhels of Whea
for war needs. Already with the lin
tied grinding machinery available te
million bushels of wheat have Dee
saved by substituting corn.
Increased planting by farmers give
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
EIGHT HOUR
DAY ORDERED
Two Hundred Thousand En-
ployes in Packing Houses to
Be Given Increase
in Wages.
AWARD MADE TODAY
Packers. Say II viii. coet Them MT
lions Of Dollars to Meet
the Change in
Operations.
AWARD MADE TODAY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
CHICAGO, March 30.-The basic
eight hour day was ordered in the ma
tons packing industry by Federal
Judge Samuel Alschuler's award In
the packing arbitration today.
Wage increases ranging from AZ
cents an hour to employees receiving
thirty cents and under an hour at
present and ranging down to 31a cents
per hour to employees being paid over
forty cents per hour, were also granted
The eight hour day goes into effect
May 5, 1918, and the wage advances
are retroactive, effective as of Janu-
ary IA, 1918.
The award which effects about 200,-
900 employees throughout the United
States in ninety per cent of the pack
ing houses Of the country. was re-
garded as a sweeping victory for the
workers.
Payment for overtime work, for
which at present employees receive no
extra compensation was increased on
the following basis:
Double time for Sundays and holi-
days, time and one-fourth for the
first two hours over the basic eight
hours on week days and time and one
half for all time after ten hours work
Between January IA and May five
overtime pay was fixed at the rate OF
! time and a half after ten hours on
week days and double time for Sun
days.
Equal pay for male and female en-
pIoyes doing the same class of work
was ordered in the award.
! The employees demand for a weekly
! guaranteed minimum of forty hours
was granted.
( Upon the induction of the basic
eight-hour day, Arbitrator Alschulel
stated 'the hourly wage rate shall be
treadjusted so that the compensation
for full eight hour work Gay shall
be equal to the pay for a full ten hour
day heretofore and piece work rates
shall be proportionate!y readjusted 1r
accordance with the same principle.
Judge Alschuler set April Is as the
date by which retroactive increase
should be paid employees.
Packers announced that the aware
would cost the employers S75,o0O,po
this year.
The present average annual wage o
s825 for employees in packing house!
was declared by Arbitrator Alschule1
"inadeuuate for the ordinary needs o
the average workingman's family II
the cities involved. Referring 10 hv
ing budgets presented in teshmon!
and which ranged around s1.4oo, Judg'
Alschuler declined TO prescribe IN de
tail the living standard.
There is no question. he declared
about the packers ability to pay tn
increases granted from their profits
The advances represent only a frac
ton of cent per pound increase II
the cost of producing meat, accord
ing to testimony.
While the award gave the empioye!
only about one-thfrd OF their demand
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30

| IBy William Philip SImms, United
! Press Start Correspondents
! WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, March 3O.-The first phase
Of the central powers great offensive
ls over, ! believe. That the second
! phase will begin as soon as Hinden.
burg's battered hosts can be relieved
and guns brought up, however, can
not be doubted.
| The situation was not materially
changed throughout the British line
this morning, while the Germans, ike
frightened moIes-their passage over
land checked-were digging In like
mad In places.
About midnight the enemy put
down heavy trench mortar bonn
bardment southwest of Cite st.
Aususte, near Lens.
tcite ST. Auguste Is about mile
due north Of Lens, near Hill 70 and
South Of loos.)
When a hostile party tried to ap-
proach the British lines, the British
waited until the Germans were fairly
close and then turned loose, the ma
chine guns scattering the enemy like
magic.
Southeast Of Amiens, on the high
ground between the Luce and Avre
rivers, the Germans succeeded in TAX.
lins some territory In the neighbor-
hood Of Me<ieres and Malson-Blanchs,
which they held In force against a
srtlsh counter attack, though the
british brought back prisoners from
under the very noses Of the enemy's
machine guns. At Rouex party OF
1rtish which held out long after be-
Ing cut off, was daringIy withdrawn
pt sunset.
RESUMED WITH FRESH VIOLENCE
pARIS, March 30.-"The battle was
assumed with fresh violence last
n'eht and Is progressing on a forty
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
First Phase Of Teutonic Great Offensive Is
Over With Hindenburg Badly
Battered.
SITUATION IS UNCHANGED TODAY
British Have Checked Advance While French
are Offering Most Stubborn
Resistance.
The eermane are DIGGING In.

I digging
United Press dispatch
from sirms.
did extensive the German entrsnh
hu acknowledgement Hindenoure
hat for at least the enemy is through 49, ..
may
offensive will force Foeh armies to renewal or
conclusions the oPenwhcn INC
themselves have openly stated they prefer , , =.
of fighting front arner 70
Cite mile north Of Lens opposite Loos L
bombadmnt Avon
flank Of infantry
miles to the southeast
Verdun front reported
personally
shortly drives German military otH
scale
made fronts probably would be
verdun and
Ha today Demuin and Mezieres
OF prisoNrs
which bects
Is Of actions"
Of Hndenburgs
Montddier
Montdidier
comminqu declared the
French hold firmly
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30

,kiiometer (24.s4 miles) front, from
EcmoreuiI to beyond Lasigny," the
French war office reported today.
"our troops, supported by continu-
ally arriving reserves, are offering
desperate resistance to the enemy's
powerful assaults"
Despite the bad weather, French
aviators continued their attack, the
statement said, dropping bombs
and pouring machine gun fire on the
enemy's battle front concentrations.
About $4,000 pounds Of projeeti'es
II have been thrown on the Noyon,
GuIscard and Ham regions.
Thirteen German machines have
been brought down.
Great Masses of Troops.
AMSTERDAM. March 30 The
correspondent of the Amsterdam
Handelsblad, visiting the Verdun
front. declares he saw great masses
of German troops concentrated there.
He interviewed General VonGallwitz
who said he never saw such enor-
nous stock of munitions as the Brit
ish have.
Fought to StandstiII.
[By William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, March 29.-ln the last
forty-eight hours I believe Hinders
burg's cohorts have been fought
practically to standstill.
Carefully sifted information from
widely different sources convinces
me that the German war lords battle
plans have signally miscarrfed.
The present spasmodic thrusts are
due partly to decomposition OF tne
enemy's fighting forces and read1ust
| ment of its offensive scheme.
! From prisoners it is known the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
ANTI-CONSCRIPTION MOBS
WRECK NEWSPAPER OFFICE

Chronicle Office. and set fire to the
Auditorium building, in which records
OF draft cases were kept. The records
were destroyed
About 10000 were in the crowds, out
most of these We're spectators. Tue
riotors for awhile held possession oil
the upper town.
The Ontario battalion and the
Eighth and Ninth militia regiments
we're called out After dispensing tee
mob NEST Of the soldiers returned 70
barracks where they remained sun
inct 10 call. They arc armed with nsii
cartridges.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
Uncle Sans Watch to be Set
Ahead at Stroke Of
Two, Easter
Morn.
EVERYBODY TO DO IT
Conservation Of Daylight to Permit
Better War Work and
More Home
Gardens.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
WASHINGTON, March 3o.-After
today the American nation for sew
eral months will get up an hour
earlier in the morning, to win the
war.
Conservation of daylight to permit
more time for home gardens, greater
efficiency in war work and vast saw
ing in fuel, begins at o'clock tomor.
row morning To make the feat OF
dropping an hour out OF your lie
easier. however, set your clocks for
ward an hour when you go to sleep
Tonight and then forget it until next
October. Meantime, live by your
clock as now. The American govern
ment, the great industries or the
nation, business men of all klnds,
have enthusiastically Joined in the
plan. one of the many great changes
the war has brought to Americas
routine.
| Director General McAdoo has
ordered the national railway to go
on the new clock schedule. Trains
scheduled to leave between two and
three o'clock tomorrow will be held
until three o'clock. The food garden
fans announced today they are ready
TO war on baseball magnates If the
ball games are not advanced an hour
with the clock
! "Slackers of the worst type was
the brand placed by officials mere TO-
day upon baseball magnates to take
; advantage Of the extra hour OF day.
light to reap extra dollars for their
tills."
Among things the daylight saving
hill is counted on to do are:
! Give the millions of productive
workers in the country seVera'
wears" more work by adding an
hour to each ones day.
q, Stimulate food production by pro
yfding more time for garden work
! Improve everybody's health by
reason of an extra hour out doors.
Speed up transportation and enc
congestion by giving more time foi
work in yards, warehouses and docks
Save tremendous quantities OF Goa
now used in electric lighting.
Canada to Follow Suit.
OTTAWA. Ont, March SO.-Iht
Canadian daylight saving bill CORE
spending to the measure Whlch De
comes effective in the u. s, SUNDAY
will probably be passed in about
fortnight. When the senate resumes
April s, daylight saving and movlns
the clocks forward will be the frs
importaut piece of legislation before
II
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
Crowd of Ten Thousand Hold
Possession of Town Until
Soldiers Arrive.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
oJrEBEC. Que. March 3o.--order
was maintained here today by troops
following a night Of riots. Mll'-cou.
scr;ption mobs wrecked the Office OF
the newspaper LEvenument and tue
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30

The Telegraph Service Of The |
Daily Gate City and Constitu- |
ton Democrat is received over |
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
Street Car Service Resumed
Today Under Protection
of Police.

United Press Leased Wire Servicel ]
l KANSAS CITY. Mo-, March 80
.auo0s were held in readiness to cope
sn further rioting in the general
oike here when street car service
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30

Fair and warmer. Local temp
= p. m. SO; Z a. m. Al.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
Good Friday Congregation
Killed BY Ger. lza11 Bomb
Shell Wrecked Paris Church an sSeuenty- fue Died,
While Ninety Others We Injured


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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-15
INTERNED YANK TRIES FLIGHT
Lieutenant Duncan Caught by Swiss
After Bold Attempt to Escape
From Camp.

Geneva.-Lieutenant Duncan, the
American aviator who, with a cOmpan-
ion, landed in the Jura Alps with his
undamaged machine a month ago and
was interned, made a bold but futile
attempt to escape from the internment
camp at Andermatt on Wednesday
night.
He made a rope with bedclothes and
slid down the wall around the bar
racks, but when he was some distance
from the ground the rope broke and
Lieutenant Duncan was badly injured.
He continued his attempt to escape,
however, and walked in the direction
of GOeschenen, along the railroad line.
His escape, however, was discovered
almost Immediately, and the alarm
was sent out by telegraph and tele-
phone.
There is long tunnel between An
dermatt and GOeschenen, and when
the aviator emerged from it he was
arrested. He was taken back to An
dermatt and the guard at the camp
was doubled.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-15
FUEL LAW HAS TEETH
Profiteering Likely to Be Improbable
In the Buckeye State.

Profiteering Likely to Be Improbable
In the Buckeye State.
The Fuel Administration for Ohio
is beginning to show that the law
under which it operates has teeth.
The Food Administration has often
forced donations to the Red Cross as
penalties for disregard of its rules,
but it will be news to some to learn
that the Fuel Administration is fol
lowing the same practice.
Only few days ago a Columbus
firm had the pleasure of turning over
an excess profit in the form Of check.
in this particular case having re-
course on the original shipper, West
Virginia firm, which had charged
more than the regulation price, to
which the Columbus firm had added
the permissible profit.
Profiteerfhg, Fuel Administration
officials declare, will not be tolerated.
Where, as in the case mentioned, the
original purchaser can not be located,
or for any reason the refund can not
be made thus, the Red Cross or some
similar organization will benefit.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-15
AIR CONTROLS HEAT
Proper Damper Regulation viii Saw
Fuel For You.

Proper Damper Regulation Will Save
Fuel For You.
In the average home only about Is
per cent of the heat value is OBJ
tanned. Tests made at the University
of Wisconsin show that it is easily
possible to obtain from 40 to so per
cent and even so per cent That
means that half the annual household
fuel bill is unnecessary and the
money paid is wasted.
Most of this saving can be accom-
plished by proper damper control.
DIR. Breckinridge of the Sheffield Sci
entific School at Yale gives an i'm
portant rule, in view Of the fuel short
age, when he says:
THE flow of air through the fuel
makes it burn. Learn to control 1t.
Try to visualize this flow OF air
through the fuel and you will easily
learn how to operate the dampers to
control it properly. The draft Of the
chimney is much diminished when,
by opening the check damper. cold
air is allowed to flow directly into
the chimney"
Try it yourself. Don't let your
money flow up the chimney. Better
put it into War Savings Stamps.
Emperor Charles AbdIeatOS.
London, Nov. 1s.-The abdicaAAl
Of Emperor Charles Of Austria - en-.
cialIy announced at Vienna.