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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-07-19
B'NAI BIRTH EXCURSION TO NET
ABOUT $500 FOR WAR RELIEF.

The annual River Excursion of the
B'nai Birth took place last Sunday
afternoon, on the Steamer Red Wing
and Barge, a crowd of about six hun
dred fifty enjoying the scenery along
the Mississippi Banks. Heavy rains
commencing late in the afternoon, how
ever, played havoc with the schedule eft
athletic events arranged, especially for
the entertainment of the soldiers and
sailors, of whom there were about fifty,
guests of the lodge. AS result of the
affair, about three hundred dollars will
be added to the War Relief fund.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
SERVICE D
is BEING WORN
Iowa Guardsmen Who Served on Mexi
can Border Between 1911 and
1917 Get
Them.

Iowa national guardsmen who served
on the Mexican border last year, at
the time the state troops were mo.
bilized there, Will be eligible for the
l"Mexican service badge" authorized
by the war department. The badge
also will be given to each officer and
man who took part in the Vera Cruz
expedition either afloat or ashore;
those who were in the punitive expe-
dition headed by General Pershing,
and the smaller movements across the
border since the return OF that force
and those who served as members of
the patrol between April, 1911, and
February. 1917.
In the general order which has been
issued by the chief of staff for the in
formation of men in the service, one
interesting provision is that which
makes eligible for this decoration
those soldiers who served in proximity
to an engagement between Mexicans
which resulted in casualties among
their own company, troop Or detach-
ment, which brings practically all the
state guardsmen in line for the privi-
lege of wearing this special decora-
ton.
one and one-quarter inches in diane
ter. On the diverse side Is a repro
duction Of the Mexican yucca" plant
in bloom against a background Of
mountains. In the upper half are the
words Mexican Service" and in the
lower half "1911-1917." The badge is
to he suspended from a brass bar by
a silken ribbon composed Of a green
stripe, a band of yellow, a band Of
blue, and second green stripe, the
whole RIBBON being one and three
eighths inches wide and three-eighths
of an inch long
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
He is Said to Have Been Seeking Ad-
mission to Some of the
Local Plants
Recently.
EMPLOYEES WATCH HIM
In One Place He is Prevented From
Entering the Works by the
Employees Who Give
Alarm.

Who is the ma dressed in dark
clothes who is demanding admission
to some of the Keokuk factories, es-
pecially those in which war supplies
are known to be in the process OF
manufacture?
This Is the question which is bother
ing some of the heads Of the plants in
keokuk if the stories of the strange
%visitations of this unknown man, told
by their employees are true.
The man attempted to get into one
of the factories the other day. His
actions aroused the suspicious Of the
employees and they kept him out of the
factory until the head of the factory
arrived. 1t was learned from other
sources that the man has been inquir-
ing around about certain plants here,
and that he has been seeking admis-
sion to some of these.
While there are only a few plants
here actually making war orders, it
would not be a hard matter to get into
some of the other plants, especially
those where food products are being
made and to put poison or glass into
the product. 1t is Of course probable
that the mans course is an innocent
one. and that the people are so excit-
ed over everything that has the slight
est thread for a plot in 1t that they are
exaggerating the mans actions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
NOT FILL
SUGAR
Candy Manufacturers Will Not Re.
ceive Increase in Their
Supplies, 1t is An


The following letter has been mail
ed from the office of the Iowa food
administration to candy manufac-
turers Of the state:
Candy manufacturers will not re
ceive an increase in their supplies
Of sugar until the supplies of the
country are largely increased, accord
ing to announcement Of the United
States food administration today.
Some confusion has arisen over a
recent statement advising that allow
ances to confectioners would be in
creased from SO to 80 percent Of their
normal supplies.
"This increase is not to become
effective until ample sugar supplies
are available, probably within a few
weeks, and then will only last just
so long as manufacturers show CO.
operation with the food administra-
ton in absolute reduction of sugar
content Of products and not forcing
their manufactured articles. The
sugar divisions reason for the state
ment was pressure of manufacturers
to know if they should make whole
sale reductions in staff and conse-
quent hardships on a large class of
workers.
1T may be necessary eventually to
reduce below eighty percent, but if SO,
we wish to do so gradually SO as to
cause the least amount Of suffering
possible.
ANY misconception Of refiners or
z distributing committees on this
point will be rectifed by wire, at
81. F. DEEMS,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Fritz is Locked Up.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Fritz Won
Pills, before America entered the
war press agent for DR.. Constantine
It. Dumba, the Austro- Hungarian am
bassador and since America entered
the war has called himself Baron
Frederick De Pills, was arrested by
secret service agents and trans
ferred to the internment prison on Ell
lis island.
Pills is the first Austrian OF
prominence to be informed since con-
gress declared war on the dual mon
archy.
Recently Won Pills. it was said to-
day, travelled considerably in the
south and on these tours he is said
to have been Swallowed by agents OF
the secret service. He is said to
have listed certain enemy aliens EN-
ployed in munition plants
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04

Subscribe for The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Lamar to Resume Relations.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 1.-THE rage
blatt printed a despatch from Tok'o
that Japan had decided to resume
fullest diplomatic relations with
Russia"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
government is awake to the duplicity

government is awake to the duplicity
and self-interest of the Germans
Whether or not Russia can fight again
within months cannot be foreseen.
These facts stand in strong relief
today out of a maze of almost hyster
ical Bolsheviki anger at the full record
of German Vaccinations and attempts
to deceive the Russian people. Publ.
cation of the proceedings at Brest'
Litovsk, with interviews with the Rus.
sian delegates, spread over all the
newspapers during the past few days,
has brought home to the Russian peo-
pie Germany's sinister duplicity in all
the 1rmistice and peace negotiations.
No peace is possible in the German
view without Germany's virtual annex
alton of L%ithunia, Poland, Courland
and Esthonia.
That part of the armistice between
Germany and Russia relating to troop
movements expires January ~ Ode
cember 80 Russian style). What is to
happen then is something 10 Russian
will prophesy. Thousands of Russian
troops have been withdrawn from
eleven fronts; the transport system
has been allowed to melt away; the
whole military system is disorganiZed.
Soldiers delegates in Hetrograd in
sist hat the army cannot be expected
to fight under present utter disorgan-
~ization and decentralization.
Foreign Minister Trotsky today for
warded a formal note to Persia Offering
In accordance with the armistice be-
tween Russia and the central powers,
to %evacuate Russian troops from Per
sian soil, on condition that Turkey do
1iIYnuyiSn with. ,>aOarl fN lIyCcior tor
ritory held by her.
1t was reported today that former
Premier Kerensky was preparing a
formal record of his services in the
revolution for presentation to the con-
stituent assembly, presumably as the
first move in his campaign for rehabil-
.itation.
The newspaper Novayazhezn edit.
ORALLY demanded today to know
whether the Bolsheviki intend to re-
new the a at a time when the
army is without officers and the whole
offensive and defensive plan is in a
chaotic mass-some soldiers deserted.
others withdrawn to fight at inner
fronts, munitions plants liQuidated,
advancing on the front and ear"
Ukranian independence.
PETROGRAD. Jan. 4.-Decision to
acknowledge the independence Of
Ukrania was reached by the commits
saries council today.
PRESUMABLY the council of COM
missaries-that is a meeting OF the
various executives which the Bolshe-
Wiki named to administer various cities
and states Of Russia-represents the
viii Of the Bolsheviki government it.
self.
The decision to acknowledge Ukran-
las independence is virtually victory
for Cossack rebels. The Korniloff-
Keledine revolt, however, did not orig
mate in Ukrania. but when that sec
ton Of Russia made it's bid for separ-
ate entity, it joined forces with the
Cossack.
Ukrania is the so called white Rus
STA" comprising sections Of the old
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
OPINION
OF RUSSIANS
Continued from page IL

ments." the editorial asserted, ut is
now understood that defacto recog-
milton at least may be given the Boil
sheviki government"
The Chronicles correspondent
writes: "Circum stances obviously
have changed of late as a result Of
the Bolsheviki discovery of German
duplicity. The German method has
been to give with n hand and
take with the other. Now that the
Russian government is aware of this.
anything may happen. Three alter
natives present themselves-the Boil
sheviki or the Germans will give
way or there will be a rupture. The
first is hardly likely in view of the
declarations of Trotsky. The second
is possible because the Germans are
masters of specious compromise, but
the third. seems most probable. We
may witness a revival of the war
If not actively, at least a defensive
war, requiring Germany to keep a
considerable force on h front and
at least preventing those commercial
exchanges which Germany hopes"
THE alternative of accepting a
German is to fight" said the
Times leader today. Unfortunately,
lie ARMY 10 dlllO0I u -. L.H. ..
The News Petrograd correspondent
today cabled it was reliably reported
that there were two distinct tenden-
cies apparent among the German
delegates to the Brest-Litovsk on
ference. One group, under Dr.. Hoff-
man, led the annexationists, and
Kuehlmann and CZernin headed the
moderates. There were frequent dis
putes, he asserted, each time the
matter being referred to Berlin.
Czernin and Kuehlman, the despatch
asserted, were always upheld.
Dispatches from Germany via Am
sterdam today stated that the cen
trail powers delegates are all return
ing to Brest-Litovsk and coupled
with this information the report that
new and more moderate terms were
to be offered the Russians. Just
what these new concessions" were
to be, was not indicated. The dele
gates, it was said, included Foreign
Minister Kuhlemann, Count Czerntn
and the full Bulgarian and Turkish
delegation.
Prior to the meeting of the Russian
constituent assembly, it was general
ly agreed here that it would be i'm
possible for England to grant formal
recognition to the Lenine-Trotsky
government, or to acknowledge M.
Litvinoff as that governments am
bassador in London.
Meanwhile, it was admitted that
the present situation necessitates un-
official dealings with the Bolsheviki,
which in the absence of British Am
bassador Buchanan, will be done
through some : commissioner holding
the confidence of the Russian Of
ficials. Sir George Lee, charge
d'affairs Of the British embassy in
Petrograd, is o. attending to the
embassy routine and will SO continue.
An allied statement of democratic
purposes and policies in the war is
shortly to be forwarded to Russia, II
was stated today. This statement, it
was understood, is satisfactory in it's
form and professions to the British
llaborites, who presented their desires
in this direction to the government.
during the formal conference between
officials and laborites on the question
of man-power.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Borrows $4O,0 900, 900.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servlce.J
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The Amerf-
can Telephone and Telegraph com
pany has sold $4,000, 900 one-year c
percent notes to a banking syndicate.
it was announced today. Part of tbs
proceeds, to the amount of $18,o00.-
900, will be used to meet maturing
obligations of subsidiary companies.
but the balance will provide cash for
the war need Improvement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Polish kingdom. A movement for in
dependence has been in progress there
for more than three months.1
Mvsterious ExpIosion

"ySSS'iSSo @~PiSS'~'
PETROGRAD, Jan. 4.-Eleven hun"
dred air plane machine guns and a
quantity of ammunition were destroy
ed and approximately twenty persons
were killed as the result of a myster-
ious fire and explosion Wednesday in
a military depot in the Gutuyevsky
basin in Petrograd.
Advices from Kieve report that the
Ukranian government has Sent an I'LL
timatum to the Bolsheviki, demanding
that they withdraw their troops from
Little Russia within t~wenty-four hours
and state whether they consider them.
selves at war OF at peace with Ukran.
ia. Shipments of sugar and grain to
northern Russia has been cut off.
A small party Of delegates from the
Ukraine, elected to the constituent as
sembly, arrived at Petrograd and de-
jmanded an answer from the council Of
peoples commissaries as to when the
constituent assembly would ope
A conference of all parties except
the B%olsheviki, from which the mem
bers of the social re~volutionists with
drew, decided that the constituent as
sembly should be open upons the ar
rival in Petrograd Of one third of the
membership.
The Germans are reported to have
transferred 300, 900 civilian Poles and
Lithunians forcibly to Germany.
England, France and the United
| States have asked Of the Bolsheviki
authorities what disposition will be
made of the foreign property in the
banks when the banks have become
entirely nationalized.
The Moscow branch of the National
City bank of New York. which for sew
eral days escaped the general order
for the contiscation OF all banks there,
was seized by the Bolsheviki Saturday
might. H. J. Dreher, the manager, vas
not arrested.
The Petrograd branch of the Nation
al City bank, which was seized by the
Bilsheviki a week ago., expects to ar
range to take care of the financial
needs of American residents in a few
days. The currency shortage in Rus
STA is becoming increasingly serious.
Assembly Opens January 1s.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 4.-Opening Of
the constituent assembly was fixed
for January IS If a quorum of 400
members is then present in Petro-
| grad. according to formal announce
ment today.
Center Party Of Germany.
AMSTERDAM. Ian. 4.-Proceed-
ings OF the main reichstag committees
sessions at Berlin, reaching here to-
day. showed that the center party is
supporting Germany's contentious that
Poland. Lithunia and Courland are
separate entities of Russia"
The German governments position
as to non-withdrawal of troops from
these sections, which Is the main
stumbling block to Russia's acceptance
OF the general terms of peace, is there
fore presumably supported by a ma
jority in the main committee.
Support Of the Russian contention
that tha FREQ will Of citizeno in terri
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Fire DESTROYS Hotel,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y. Jan. A.
The International hotel was destroy
ed By fire yesterday and the Inter-
nations; theatre adjoining was dam
aged. Loss estimated at $3.50, 900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
German ChancelIor's Silence.
by j. w. Il. Mason, Written for thu

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Anothel
change in the German chancellor
ship is likely to follow the present
dispute between the militarists ano
the socialists within the central EN-
pires over the Brest-Litoysk peace
terms.
! Count Won Hertling's lame has
scarcely been mentioned in connec
ton with the peace negotiations,
Whatever the influence of the Ger
man chancellor has been, it has not
been that of open leadership.
Count Won Hertling's silence may
indeed, mean thai he has no hope OF
! the present negotiations with Russia
succeeding in a way advantageous to
Germany and for that reason he is
holding aloof.
But Whatever his reasons, the new
chancellor has failed at a critical
moment to show open qualities of in.
dependence and of democratic com
mand. Unless Count Won Hertling
comes forward with a bold measure
of his own. there "a be no doubt
but that his prestige will be serious
ly damaged.
What democratic leadership exists
at all among the central powers at
the present time has passed to Count
Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian for
eign minister. 1t was he who an
nounced the mo ~annexations and no
indemnities' peace basis al Brest-
Litovsk, which was later changed by
the German militarists into an i'm
perialistic pronouncement. Count
Van Hertling. being a south German
Catholic. may naturally be consider.
ed as sympathetic toward the polit-
ical ideals of Austria.
1t is quite probable. in fact, that
Count Won Hertling is a supporter Of
the Austro4Hungarian formula and
opposes the demands of the German
militarists. His peculiar silence at
this critical time lends itself to that
Interpretation. But if such is the
S he has allowed himself to be
cowed by the crown prince, linden
burg and pan-German influences.
Count Won Hertling. long reputed
to be the wisest statesman in Ger
many, is now at the critical point Of
his career. He cannot keep silent
much longer and see any Of his in
fluence remain.
Conference in Deadlock.
Jan. 4.-lue COLI
terence here in Petrograd between
German and Russian delegates, con
sidering the future of war prisoners
on both sides, developed a deadlock
today. The Russian conferees de-
manded the right to Unrestricted
communication with socialists in the
central powers. The German dele.
gates declared they were not author,
lied to consent. The Russians there.
upon withdrew, pending receipt Of
further instructions from the soviet.
German DupIicity Revealed.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 4.-RuSsia re-
pudiates a German-contrived peace.
The Jour parleurs at Brest-Litovsk APP
parentIy are ended. The Bolsheyiki
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Continued in Copenhaaen.

STOCKHOLM. Jan. 4.-Bolshev1ki
Minister Vorkhovsky declared today
the Russo-central powers peace nego-
tiations would probably De continued
at Copenhagen, in case, as reported,
they are TO be transferred from
Brest-Litovsk to neutral soil.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04

tory occupied by German troops can
not be expressed because Of this mill
tary occupation was given by an UNI
named socialist at the meeting.
An unnamed center party leader was
quoted in the Berlin dispatches as de-
claring his approval Of the govern
ment's attitude.
Our aim," he said, must be lasting
peace with Russia and prevention OF
future war.
Constitutional bodies are now eX
listing in Poland, Lithunia, and Cour-
land, validly established to express the
peoples WILL
Count Hertling. German chancellor,
announced to the main committee or
the beginning Of the meeting that the
government desired suggestions from
the peoples representatives as to the
peace negotiations.
Baron Won Dem Bussche, foreign un,
der secretary, in a formal speech de-
clared:
The negotiations are naturally dlfn-
cult. They are conducted by a coal
ition on the one hand and by a single
power on the other.
.The public has been informed OF
the course of the proceedings 10 a
greater extent than usual. In conse-
uuence of this kind of public reporting.
the entente allies namely England,
France and other enemies of Germany
/ have been enabled to impede the nego-
tiations.
The first development was in the
! announcement of Russia's six points
to which a general reply is planned.
This also became known through the
press"
Continuing, the under secretary re-
| ounte in full the original Russian de-
mands and the various negotiations
| which nave already been made through
Petrograd dispatches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-20

elect are: President. r, r. Somers:
vice president John Goodfellow; Sec
rotary. III. b. Brock; treasurer. Alfred
Burroughs.
The public meeting at which action
was taken was held on Thursday even
Ing ut the Grinnell Savings Bank and
followed the presentation OF letter of
approval from Chairman Heath. OF the
federal reserve bank Of Chicago. This
act Of incorporation does not mean that
any attempt will be made at the I'M
mediate building of the hospital.
The capitalization of the association
lis to be $4,000, the value of Individual
shares being $40. The entire block on
the west belonging to l.. G. c. Pierce
has been bought for the site for the
proposed hospital. Application has
been made TO the state board of health
for the establishment of nurses
training school here and Mrs. H. W.
Spaulding, vice chairman of the Iowa
division OF the womcn's council, Is
heading the local movement for inter-
esting young women in taking up me
nurses training. Others on the COM
mittcc for this especial purpose are:
Misses Nora Barnes. Edna Lyon ana
Mary Chamberlain. Mrs. w. :. Hend-
rixson. Mrs. Eugene Hcnely and MIS-
T. NJ kearncy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-20
Reinbeck News Briefs.

Special to Times Republlcan.
Reinbeck. Iowa. April 2o,-Arthur
Innes. son of Mr.. land Mrs. H.
G. lines, died last Sunday of pneu-
monia in the base hospital at Camp
Logan. Houston. Tex. Funeral ser
vices were held at the r. 9. !iHo5
home in Grant at 80 o'clock and at
Amity church at 2:30 Friday after
noon.
The marriage of Miss Anna McCur-
DIV, of Akron, and Bert Garwood of this
place, was celebrated in Waterloo
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Garwood is
employed as operator at the Great
Western depot.
Rev. A. NJ. Campbell. who has been
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
here for the past several years. closed
his work last Sunday and left Monday
for his new pastorate in st. Louis. His
family moved there a few weeks ago.
lola, daughter of Mont Hoag. north-
east of town, is seriously i'll with an
acute attack of Bright's disease.
William Gasser. assistant cashier at
the Savings Bank, went to Chicago
Thursday with the expectation of en-
listing in the navy.
There was some excitement at the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-20

Martin Tschirgi home when their little
son Donald was discovered In a cistern
OF water about six feet deep. Mr..
Tschirgi telephoned for two doctors
and after about thirty minutes work
they had the little fellow resuscitated.
Donald was missed at supper time on
Saturday evening and 4 search was
Immediately instituted. but he evident
~ hid just fallen In.
Louis Davis, son of Ben Davis, n lad
about IA years OF age, presented "a
check for $23 in jayment of small
purchase OF clothing mt the Claussen
& Tschirgi store Tuesday. The check
was taken and was supposed To have
been written by the boys father. but
later MIR. Davis was interviewed and
stated that he had not given the boy
a check 4 search was Immediately
started for the lad and he was caught
at the Wesley Stewart farm and
brought back to town, where the money
was returned to tho firm OF clothicrs.