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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-10
would be completed in the spring OF

would be completed in the spring OF
1918.
information OF this sort, not borne
out by the facts has been injurious
| and its constant dissemination the
| committee regards as misleading ana
detrimental to our cause"
Declaring that the production OF
combat planes has thus far been
subs tantial failure and constitutes
most serious disappointment In our
war preparations" the report said:
1--WE had no design of our own;
neither did we adopt any one OF the
European designs until months a1ter
we entered the war. Much time was
consumed in discussion as to types.
Innumerable changes in designs and
specifications of types finally decided
upon have cost further delay. In all
five types have at one time or another
been adopted. Two of them have
been abandoned after the expenditure
of much time and money.
..The three remaining types still left
on our program are now in the course
Of manufacture. OF these the largest
and most powerful is the Handley-
Page heavy bombing machine, de-
signed to carry as many as six men
eight machine guns and heavy load
of bombs, and to be driven by two
liberty motors.
"The history Of the negotiations for
the adoption and manufacture OF this
plane afford a remarkable illustration
of procrastination and indecisiOn too
long to recite. Suffice 1t to say that
the designs and specifications Of this
plane which had been used with
marked success by the British and
placed in production by that govern
ment we're offered to our officials as
early as May, 1917. The testimony be-
fore your committee shows that the
signal corps finally decided on the
manufacture Of a number Of sets OF
parts of this machine about January
/, 1915"
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lin the region of gard-En-Santerre
| (where the British and French lines
converge five miles south OF the Som
me. at Corbie) we finally retained the
village and the cemetery.
| West Of Castel and in the region OF
Suzoy Tin the neighborhood of Mo
reuiD German attacks Were sanguin'
arily defeated"
Bloody Hand to Hand Fighting.
by VIM. Philip Simms. United Press
Staff Correspondent
| WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, April 1O.--F'rom the La
base canal to southwark of Armen-
there's there was terrific fighting
throughout last night. Today on the
left sector, there was momentarily no
infantry fighting, but the artilleries
were mutually blazing away in full
chorus
Tuesday afternoon and night there
was bloody hand-to-hand fighting
around Armetieres and on the high
ground about Givenchy and Bethune.
which was the immediate German OBJ
jective The enemy attacks failed in
both places.
Ten fresh divisions 100000 mem
Of the best Bavarian troops were
hurled repeatedly against the British
on the high ground arsund Givenchy
last night. Twice they captured the
town, and twice the British flung
them back In the pitch black dark
ness-wieldfng bayonets. clubs and
fists, until the remnants Of the Ger
man stormers retired beaten.
At the bridgehead OF the Lys near
Bac st. Maur which the Germans held,
there was similar fighting.
At shutdown the enemy pressed us
back to LaCroix-Du-Back Zone mile
north Of the river) but the British
attacked heavily and drove
them back.
A big concentration Of the German
guns was freely used in the forward
and back areas as probable prepare
ton for German attacks between Ar
mentieres and Messines. There are no
details regarding this activity.
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st, Louis Hay Market.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 9.-Ha!1
The market continues to rule es]
and barley steady on timothy q
clover-mixed, under liberal offerlns]
the shipping requirements WI
quite liberal and local inquiry a.
showed some improvement, but "
did not seem to stimulate marReu7|
values in the least, as fresh arrnJ
were fully equal to the amount y
posed Of. Prairie, clover and aiia,j
Of all grades were a drug on y
market today; local feeding requl|
ments well supplied, and no outNaa
movement; the mills that have VIZ,
recently bought the better grades
alfalfa are alss out Of the MARI.
Sales: Glover Mixed car comlu'
at SIG reconsigned, 1 car common, =
$19, car No. 2 heavy mixed az =
car No. light mixed at $2S, :. =
good do do at $3.50, car gooo y
1 light mixed at 500; also l car 20
No. 2 light mixed at $23 ana 20
threshed timothy at SIS; timotn!
cars good threshed at SIG, | cai
do at SIT. car common NO .
$18, car common headed at 20
cars headed at $40. 5 cars headeu :,
S21 in part reconsigned, 1 car heau'
at $22, / car timothy Tin part thfe,
ed) at $40, car No. at SCI. %
No. 3 at S22, Nos. and 6 stana"
at s24, 2 cars standard at s24.Sv'
cars No. 2 and standard at SEo,
cars standard at $26, 2 cars orailia
No. at S26. 5 cars No. at ~
cars good No. l at SIS; prallie>>
car common Iowa at $40, car =
2 western at S12, l car good W.
Kansas at SIS; alfalfa car No
at SIT. Another liberal inflow lou
(about lis cars as reported by y
road manifests). of which ae: zee
were not available for pubiica.,so,
SO cars reported late on east siue
west side inspections incomplete
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Late Market Quotations

yellow, s1.5o11.62; No. yellow,
s135@1.45; No. white. s1s1; No. 4
white, s1.65@1.70; No. 5 white, 81 30
Clio; No. 6 white, $140@150; No.
mixed, s1.70; No. 4 mixed, $3.50;
No. 5 mixed. s1.45; No. 6 mixed,
s1.35@1.40.
Oats-No. 3 white, 92A@93kc;
No. white. 91AQ92Ac; standard,
92A @93hc.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,, April 10.-Corn-
Market unchanged No. s white.
s1.51: No. 8 yellow, s1631I65; No.
A yellow, s16o; No. 5 yellow. s157;
No. 6 yellow, SI4SQI51; No. mixed
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PRODUCTION
OF AIRCRAFT
Present Progress is Too Slow and
Recommendation is Made
for Change in the
system.
by L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent.l

by L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 10.-Charg'
ing that government officials have
misrepresented progress of the avia-
ton program" and "misled the pub
lic,'' the senate military affairs com.
mittee today demanded the aircraft
production be taken out of the hands
of the signal corps. and given to "one
executive officer appointed by the
president and responsible to him."
The committee, through Senator
Chamberlain. its chairman. today filed
with the senate a report on its recent
searching investigation of the whole
aviation program. Its recommends
tons in brief are:
Take aircraft production out Of the
hands Of the signal corps and give
it to one man.
Surround this man with "a corps
of the best air craft engineers, both
European and American"
Get an immediate supply of the
best types of European aircraft and
engines. while we are developing our
own.
Encourage aircraft invention and
development
Make a broad plan and policy for
the future.
Concerning the Liberty motor, the
committee said:
"It is not designed for and cannot
be used in the swift, single-seated
flying machine. A few of the motors
are being flown in appropriate ma
chimes. The reports as recited to the
committee indicate that with the lat
est changes the motor will be salts
factory for the character Of work ex-
pected of It and that 1t bids fair to
hold it's own with foreign motors of
similar power, weight and purpose.
For the campaign of 1919 the Liberty
motor must undoubtedly be further
improved in order to keep up with
the evolution constantly going on
along the front.
Steps are being taken in the de-
signing of a geared drive in order
that the usefulness OF the motor may
be further extended and further i'm
proved as attained. twenty-five
thousand five hundred liberty motors
have been ordered; 122 have been
for the army and 142 for
the navy. Four have been shipped
overseas. Some of those already de-
the defects ascertained during the last
few weeks.
The production of Liberty motors
to date is of course, gravely disap
pointing. These show that experts
highest reputation and experience
have since last July repeatedly warned
the officials OF our government that
the perfecting of newly designed mo-
tor must inevitably involve many
months of painstaking experiment ac-
by many set-backs and dis
appointments. In spite of the unani-
nous testimony of motor experts
along this line, the government Off
cfals having the manufacture of the
Liberty motor In charge have made
the mistake OF leading the public and
the allied nations to the belief that
many thousands Of these motors
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GERMANS CANNOT
CAPTURE PARIS
CONTINUED from page IL

Won Quasi used several fresh divis
ions.
The weather was misty and the
sky overcast throughout the day
The ground is very muddy. owing to
the rains.
Hindenburg. foiled in his attempt
against Arras, Vimy and Notre-Dame-
Lorette. perhaps hopes to flank the
British positions from the north.
British Take $50 Prisoners.
LONDON, April 10-Heavy fight
ing continued north of the LaBassee
canal yesterday evening and last
night, Field Marshal Haig reported
today.
The British are holding desperate
ly along the Lys and Lave rivers. A
counter attack on the southern flank
resulted in the recapture of Givenchy
by the British.
Fighting continued north Of the
LaBassee canal yesterday evening
and last night the statement said
I'VE are holding the line on the
rivers Lave and Lys and are heavily
engaging the enemy ON the crossings
at Estaires and BAG st. Maur.
'On the southern flank, Givenchy
was recaptured in a successful count
er attack. We took $50 prisoners
here.
East and north OF Armentieres, as
far as the YpresComines canal there
was a heavy hostile BON bardment
early this morning, with fighting on
the southern portion Of this front.
''On the British front south of the
Somme, there was local fighting"
Field Marshal Haig reported. THE
situation is unchanged"
French Take Some Prisoners.
PARIS, April 1O.-"Great mutual ar
tiIIery fighting" along a wide front
held by French and American troops,
from south Of Verdun to east of st.
Mihiel. was reported by the French
war office today.
"Along the left bank of the Mouse.
In the Apremont forest and in the re-
gion of Flirey, there was great mu-
tual artillery fighting" the communi-
que said.
(The Meuse flows northward
through ST. Mihiel and Verdun. 1t is
on this sector that American troops
took over additional trenches to re-
lease French forces for the battle in
Picardy. Apremont is five miles
southeast of st. Mihiel. Flirey is
fourteen miles east Of st. Mihiel. Both
OF these places are in that portion of
the line officially referred to as the
"Toul sector.D
Northwest of Rheims (in the Che
min Des Danes sector, where Ameri-
can forces are fghting), our success
full raid resulted in some prisoners.
Northeast OF Mont Renaud we
took some prisoners.
after a number of German attacks
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s,,ooest SUGAR Substitute.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-A sweet
gum-like product from palm juice
used in some portions of Central and
South America, has been suggested
here as substitute for sugar. Elk.
perts are of the opinion that it would
be a little difficult to bring 1t up to
the grade Of cane or beet sugar, how
ever. They claim that if the sugar
shortage gets serious. the product VIII
be Investigated thoroughly.
Negotiations for a sugar credit OF
500, coo, 900 have just been com
pleted for Cuban planters and worked
out under the direction of the Inter
national Sugar committee. Cuba's
crop is estimated at 3,25O.oOo tons
The committee has secured contracts
for 100000 tons and options on the
balance of the crop.
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| Sheep receipts 100; market steady
Ewes. s12.O0Q1o.00; lambs, s14.00@
1000; Gamers and choppers, $6.50g
$50: wethers. $13.O0@14.00.
Chicago Produce.
| CHICAGO. April 10.--Butter-Ex
tras, 401ac: creamery standards, 1914
@39Ac: dairy extras, 37@39c; dairy
firsts. 33@35c.
Eggs-ordinary ffsts, 30A Q31hc;
firsts. 32Q32hc.
Cheese-Twins, 22@22Ac; Young
Americas, pm @23c.
Potatoes-Receipts 13 cars; Wis
consins and Minnesotas. 90c9$11O;
fancy westerns. yl.00@1.2O per cwt.
Live poultry Ducks, 30@31c;
geese, 25@30c; ROSTERS. Bic; tur-
keys, 25Q31c.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, April 1O.-F1our mar
ket quiet, firm.
Pork market steady. Mess, $500.
Lard market firm. Middle west
spot, $26.20@26.3O.
Sugar, raw. market steady. Centrifu-
gal test, $60.05.
Sugar. refined. market steady. Cut
loaf. $895; crushed, $50; powdered.
$3.50; granulated, S7.45
Coffee Rio No. z on spot, 9Mc.
Tallow market steady City Tic:
special, 17hc.
Hay market firm. No. 1, $1.50@1. so:
No. 8, $1.00@1.20; clover, 90c@$1.40.
Dressed poultry market quiet. Tur-
keys. 25@3sc; chickens, 25@36cs
fowls, 29@35c.
Live poultry market firm Geese,
35c; ducks, 35c; turkeys, 35c; roost-
ers, 35c.
Cheese market quiet. State milk
common to special. 16@25kc; skins,
common to specials, 4619kc.
Butter market firmer. Receipts g.
672. Creamery extras, 41hc; dairy
tubs. 34@411c; creamery held on
storage $4,000.
Egg market steady. Receipts 32,974.
Nearby white fancy, $4,000; nearby
mixed fancy, 33@35Ac; fresh, 32h
@3Sc.
Horse and Mule Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 9.-Horses-
The market was practically un.
changed from a week ago and there
was good demand for eastern
chunks, wagon horses, drafters and
good heavy farm mares, all of which
sold at good prices. Good quality
southern offerings sold at steady
prices, but the lower grades were
hard to get action on and were
weak
Heavy draft. extra $500 55
Eastern chunks ......... S50185
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Grain Review.

Grain Review.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Sci 7:ce.
CHICAGO, April 10.-Rumors Of
heavy export demand for grain Loost.
ed prices on the exchange here today
April oats Opened unchanged at
S9A, and subsequently gained =.
May oats opened at S6A, was IN.
changed. but later gained e.
May corn opened at 18TH, the same
as yesterdays CLOSE, and later was
is higher.
Provisions were higher.
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO, Ill, April 10
Open. High. Low. Close.
CORN
May =. 1.27A 1.271z 1.27A i-a7A
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CONSUMPTION
FOR FRESHMEN
Continued fror: page L.

cf age and her proposal to copscrip
1rishmen.
President Wilson cleared the way
by side-tracfing the idea Of a Dolitica
offensive against Austria and by de
claring that hereafter unstinted force
will be Americas role. Lloyd-George
authorities pointed out, staked his
political career and ran the risk o,
serious rebellion in Ireland in forcing
the CONSUMPTION issue.
Only really grave need for men
would force these steps.
The shelving Of General Cough,
leader of the beaten Fifth British
army, plus appointment of General
superseding the Versailles council
plan-revealed untold features Of the
western battle. Britain and France
have been through the fire and close
to a fatal conflagration, according to
military men.
Something went wrong with the
Fifth army. they say. And Lloyd
George himself pointed out that only
part OF the story Of that western hell
has been told to date. Enough now
is revealed, however. to convince
military authorities here that Eng
land and France have drawn heavily
on reserves to halt the Germans be-
fore Amiens.
America will play vast part in
the coming days. Her troop ship
ment schedule is geared high and
she will have a surprising represent
alton on the west line in the next
three or four months.
This addition with Britain's new
men, is counted on definitely to check
German ambitions.
The situation in England and Ire
land, aside from the question OF
furnishing Americans more rapidly,
offers embarrassing problems for AM
erican statesmen. The alien draft
treaty. while not now mentioning
ireland, is so framed that when con-
scription is enforced in Ireland, 1t
can be used against Irishmen here.
The general belief here is that
conscription in Ireland will stick and
that in time the agitation against 1t
will subside. America will probably
take no steps to draft Irishmen until
this quieter stage is reached.
Calls 1t Insane Blunder.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10.-T. p.
OConnor, Irish leader, and former
member of parliament, regards Pre-
mier Lloyd-George's proposal for con-
scription in Ireland as an insane
blunder."
A cablegram was dispatched by
O'Connor today to John Dillon, NJ. p,
declaring CONSUMPTION would "encour-
age our bitterest enemies in this coun-
try"
OiConnor's message to Dillon fol-
lows:
Must at once record solemn warn
ing against consumption in Ireland. 1t
will paralyze friends and encourage
bitterest enemies in this country. This
insane blunder would again render
futile best efforts Of Irish leaders
everywhere.
(Signed) 1T. p. OCONNOR."
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Weather Forecast.

Weather Forecast
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday: slightly warmer
Thursday. Heavy frost tonight.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Thurs
day, becoming unsettled west portion
Thursday; slightly warmer tonight
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Thursday; slightly warmer Thursday
and northwest portion tonight. Heavy
frost tonight
For Illinois: Fair tonight with kill
ing frost; Thursday fair and some
what warmer.
Weather Conditions.
The weather Is fair and continues
cool from the central valleys eastward,
with killing frost in the northern por-
ton. and the cool weather extends to-
the gulf.
A depression covers the mountain
region, and 1t is slightly warmer with
generally fair weather in the plateau
region, with cooler weather and rains
on the Pacific slope.
Local Observations.
April Bar. Their Wind W'th'r
9 8 p. m. ....30.56 A N Clear
10 s a. m. .30.4s 80 " Clear
Mean temperature 3s; highest At;
lowest, 20; lowest last night 30.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
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I OatS-MarRet " h1Eher NO. 3
white, 92@92Ac; No. white. 911kc:
standard, 921ac.
Chicago Live Stock
| CHICAGO, April 10.-Hog receipts
$1,000; market strong, 5@10c higher.
Mixed and butchers, s16.95@17.85:
heavy, s16.20916.5O; light, s17.150
1885; pigs. s13.00@17.OO.
Cattle receipts 5000; market
steady, strong. Beeves, S1O.35@15.s5:
cows and heifers, S7.0O@13.15; stock
ers and feeders. $S.5O@12.2O; calves,
s1O.50@1600.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady. Native. s1S.OO917.25; west
ern. s13.75@1775; lambs, $16.25@
2025; western, s16.5OQ21.o0; ewes,
s12.5001675.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, April 10.-Cattle receipts
1000; market strong ,10015e higher.
Steers, $11.00015.60; cows and heif-
ers, S7.50@1200; stockers and feed
ers. s7.00Q12.25; calves, $9.0O@13.00;
bulls and stays. $7.75@11.75.
Hog receipts 1900; market 200
3Oc higher. Bulk, s16.90@1720; top,
s1735.
Sheep receipts $500; market 800
25c higher. Yearlings, $15.25@17.0O;
wethers. $14.50016.O0; lambs, $500
@20.55; ewes, s14.50@16.00.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, April 10.-Cattle
receipts 10000; market steady,
strong. Steers. $9O0015.60; cows
and heifers, $7.75@135O; stockers
and feeders. $s.00@12T5; calves,
s8.25@1450.
Hog receipts 10000 market
strong. Bulk, s17O0@17.3O; heavy
$1700@17.25; medium, $1700@17.4O;
light, s17.00@17.30.
Sheep receipts 5000: market
strong. Lambs, $20.00@2o.75: ewes.
$3.50 a 1900; stockers and feeders,
sS.50@10.50.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS. April 1O.-Cattle
receipts 1000; market strong. active
Native beef steers. $9.75616.50; year.
ling steers and heifers, $7.00@13.5o;
cows, s6.00612O0; stockers and feed
ers, s7.50@11.75; calves. s7.75615.h.
cows and heifers, s6.00n12.5o.
Hog receipts $4,000; market SC high
er. Mixed and butchers, s17.50G
1888; good to heavy, s17O5617.
rough, s15.50@157s; light, s17.701
1880; pigs, s145o91725; bulk, s17.35
@17.80.
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Southern horses, choice. lbs
Southern horses, good. -. go
Southern horses, medium. W
Southern horses, common. 40

4 lQSS s'S
Mules-Receipts were less Y
100 head, one of the smallest y
day receipts ever experienced D
Weakness prevailed throughout,
the exception of miners and pitt
which sold about steady. The
tremely poor demand for other X
left some unsold despite the
rpnIoroto nfarfnu
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s1.55; No. mixed. $1.48.
Oats-Market n higher. No. 3
white, 92@92Ac; No. white. 911sc;
standard, 921ac.
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S. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau
River Bulletin,

The river from Davenport to Keokuk
will continue falling steadily for sew
eral days.
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Sheep receipts 100; market steady
Ewes, s12.O0@1o.O0; lambs, s14.00@
1000; Gamers and choppers, $6.50Q
$50; wethers. $13.00@14.00.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10
PHILLIES MEET
ST.L0UIS TWICE
Moranmen All Primed Up
to Clash in Double Bill
With Cards


st. Louis, No., July 10.
The Phillies arrived here yesterday all
nrimed up for their double tilt with the
Cardinals This afternoon. The one-day's
rest which the Phils were able to take
because they double up with the Reds
one afternoon gof their series in Gin
cinnati. has put Moran's folks in fine
condition, given the pitchers a much
needed lay-off, and helped the team gen.
orally.
When the Phillios went out on the field
this afternoon before the first game of
their double-header they had more pep
than they have exhibited this season
On the Phillics' last trip here they
were able to complete but one game.
Their first stand was to have been staged
on Sunday, May IL, but a heavy rain
prevented the playing of that game. The
next the Phils and Cards battled for
! ten innings. after which the contest
which stood at 3-3, had to be called on
account of another heavy shower. on
| Tuesday, May IA, the teams finally
fought to a decision, Moran having the
better of 5-4 argument.
| When the Phillies were here in May
! they were in fifth place, with a per-
centage of .450. Today, in spite of the
many predictions that they would be at
the foot of the league by July, The Phils
are in the first division, with a winning
| percentage of .4S5.
The cards have sunk lower than they
were when the Phils were here last At
that time the home club was in seventh
| place, while now they hold undisputed
possession of the cellar.