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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Germany Now Denies 1t.

AMSTERDAM, Feb 13.-German
dispatches declared today it is semi
officially denied that an ultimatum
was issued to Rumania demanding
conclusion of peace with the central
powers "within twenty-four hours"
On the contrary, it was stated, Field
Marshal Mackensen is negotiating for
continuation of the armistice.
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.
Especial to The Gate City.l
DIES MONIES, Feb. 13.-Elizabeth
Mitchell, administrative, VS.. Swan
wood Coal company, Polk, d. c.
affirmed
Cummings Sand and Gravel Co. VS..
M. and ST L. company Cerro Gordo
D. c., affirmed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
900 GGO Men Added.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Feb. 13.-Eight hundred
and twenty thousand men were added
to the British army in 1917 while
1870 900 men and 100000 women were
assigned to essential war work, Chan
cellor of the Exechequer Bonar Law
announced in the house of commons
this afternoon.
The chancellor said Great Britain
now had thirty percent more guns
and twice as many airplanes as in
1916 and had built 100000 tons of
the amount built in
1915
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Fell With AeropIane.

limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.J
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 10
Lieutenant Peyton G. March, Jr., to.
day was not expected to recover
from fractured skull and injurie.
suffered in his 1000 foot fall in an
aeroplane yesterday. He had only
been commissioner a few hours be-
fore the accident. Mrs. John Mil
liken, of Washington. d. c., Sis
ter, was enroute here today to his
bedside. Lieutenant March is the
son Of Major General Peyton G.
March, who is to become chief OF
at aft
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Each Has Opportunity.
White Rats and Guinea Pics.

VlELE, Iowa. Feb. 13.-George Nc.
herman, who lives west of here, is
not in Uncle Sans fighting forces.
pat he's doing his bit nevertheless.
Mckernan is furnishing the govern
ment with white rats and guinea
pigs which are being used at the
camp Dodge base hospital for medic
al research purposes.
he has been raising the pigs and
nice FOR years and recently sent
scores of the animals to the govern
ment station at Camp Dodge. The
ofncers at the hospital said the ami
mails were perfect specimens and ask.
ed Mckernan to send as many as
possible.
me young man is now working
aard and expects to send in another
crate OF pigs and mice in a few days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Mavor Under Arrest.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 13.-Eleven
men Of Fayetteville. Texas, including
Mayor ". G. Langlotz, were held in
the county jail here today. Six are
charged with disloyal attacks on the
government and five with violation OF
the CONSUMPTION law and espionage.
With the prisoners, the officers
brought a German flag which it was
asserted had been flying over the Ger
mania club at Fayetteville
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Aviator Killed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
JENNINGS, La, Feb. 13.-While at
tempting to land in an airplane here,
Lieutenant Egbert Mexican was killed
and Lieutenant Charles M. Cummings
seriously injured. Both were from
the Gerstroner aviation field, near
Lake Charles.
The two aviators circled over the
city for several minutes and were
observed by large crowd.
McKean's home was at Santa
Anna, Calf
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Violation Is CHARGED.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Feb. 13.-Information
was lodged today against the Morn
ing Post and Colonel Repington, its
chief military critic, charging viola
ton Of the defense of the realm act.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Bonar
Law announced in the house of COM
mons that both Repington and the
Morning Post would be prosecuted
for publishing information concern
ing the work of the inter-allied coun-
Gil at Versailles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
FIau for Speaker Clark.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Services. I
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia silk
service flag with blue star in honor
of his son was presented to Speaker
Clark today by the women OF Cleve-
land, Ohio, through Representative
Emerson.
Our flag is most dear in the hearts
of all Of u.s." said the speaker, and
it is the prayer of 11O,000,000 people
that it will never be lowered In the
dust"
The entire house rose and cheered
the speaker and his son.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Denounces Removal of Attorney.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Feb. 13.-A. c..
Townly president Of the national non.
partisan league today denounced the
alleged forcible removal of Attorney
James Manahan from Lacktield, where
he was engaged in court defending q
member fthe organization. Townly
charged there is plot to stamp out
the farmers league.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Unanimous Election.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 13.-Will H.
Hays, Indiana, was unanimously
elected chairman of the republican
national committee this afternoon
No other name was placed before the
committee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
War SAVINGS Stamps.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The
American behind the fighting lines
not only has billions for Liberty
loans, Red Cross and other war re-
lief, but is pouring his loose change
literally into war savings stamps.
The fund has passed the S50,000,0O0
mark and is now averaging S11 ,00O,-
600 week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Predicts Failure.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.i
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Kellogg, Minnesota, today predicted
failure of government control of rail
roads in a speech to the senate on
the railroad control bill. Kellogg de-
clared taking over the roads was not
necessary.
All that was necessary was for
congress to authorize the president
to appoint director who should have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Serious Situation.

limited Press Lea sed Wire Service
ZURICH, Feb. 13.-"The serious
ness of the internal situation in Aus
tria must be borne in mind,'' the Ber-
liner Tageblatt declares in copies re-
ceived here today.
Government is no longer possible
since the Czechs, Jugo-Slavs and
Poles form an important majority
against which the German parties are
powerless."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

Except in the case of men wholly
incapicated it is regarded as prob
able that German prisoners will i'm
mediately be re-mustered into the
army. In a military way Germany will
get all the best of this exchange, as
her men will again become soldiers
while Russia's withdrawal from the
war means the Russian prisoners will
follow civil pursuits
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Corpse Blocks Traffic.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-South side
elevated train traffic was blocked
for more than an hour today when
an unidentified man leaped in front
of an express train and was killed.
1t was necessary to call wrecking
crew to remove the body. There was
card in his clothes bearing the
name of James Keenan,.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Upham as Treasurer.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 13.-Fred w.
Upham of Chicago, was elected treas
urer of the republican national com
mittee to succeed Cornelius Bliss of
New York.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Judue upholds Boards.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Feb. 13-Federal Judge
Lands today upheld draft exemption
boards in denying men married since
May is, the privilege Of deferred
classification because of the wife's de-
tendency. The petition of Paysoff
Tinkoff, drafted at Camp Grant,
Rockford, H., for habeas corpus
writ was denied.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

St. Louis Produce.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Feb. 12.-Poultry
except hens, csc.
Butter-Creamery, SOC.
Eggs-iSc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
CAMP DODGE men
HEAVILY INSURED
Than one-half Of One Per Gent
i the Soldiers in ssth Division
Fail to Take Out
Policies.
NEGRO TROOPS BUYING
a.. Alabama Unit is Only Nine Short
Of Having Everybody
Armed With
Policy.

Less than one-half of / per cent of
Tho soldiers at Camp Dodge have
failed to take advantage of the gov
eminent insurance plan in the cam
naign to insure as large proper
tion of the men as possible. All men
who enlisted or were selected prior
to October 10 must have their pol
iehes written by tonight, or they will
not be permitted to take out protec'
ton under the law
total of 1859 policies had been
written at Camp Dodge when the
last weekly report was made Satur-
day, this including only men now in
camp. A large sum Of insurance
has been written at the local camp
for men who are no longer stationed
there,
Getting EN- All.
TabuIation of this report shows
that only ia men were uninsured at
that time, and Captain Paul Nor.
rissey, divisional insurance officer,
has lined up several of the delin-
quents since that time.
Captain Morrissey has received
special compliment from the war in
surance bureau at Washington be-
cause of his work in organizing the
local campaign, Camp Dodge having
the higher per centage of insured
men of any camp in the country
A large proportion of the units
are 100 per cent insured. The Three
Hundred Sixty-sixth infantry, a unit
made up for the most part of negro
troops firm Alabama, has taken out
s21,436,000 worth of insurance, only
nine men OF the enlisted strength of
5,S43 men having failed to take out
policies at the last report It's of.
fcers are confident that it will come
out 100 per cent perfect by tonight.
The negro soldiers have taken out
policies for a slightly smaller aver
age figure than the white units, but
most of the men have taken at least
$4,000 in insurance and others have
taken the $4,000 limit.
Each Has Opportunity.
Those who have not taken out poi.
icies and who do not desire to do SO
have been required to sign state
ment to the effect that they have
mad the insurance proposition ex.
planned to them. but do not wish to
insure. Conscientious grounds is
the chief cause Of failure to take
out insurance. Several religious sects
represented at camp do not believe
IN life insurance
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

were notified that officers from Den
yer were coming here for Mrs. J. V.
Rose, chorus girl, who virtually gave
herself up to testify in $4,000 rob-
berry case in Colorado. Mrs. Rose is
said to have been a witness to the
robbery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
pestroxers Speeding West.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
COPENHAGEN, Feb. ia num-
Der Of large destroyers, supposedly
German. passed Mandal, speeding
westward, it was reported here to-
day. Many submarines have been
seen in that vicinity in the last few
days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

authority to see that the railways
were operated as a unit in order to
facilitate as far as possible, prosecu
|tion Of the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Once Is ENOUGH.

washington Post: Reading an ac-
couht OF soldier who has deserted
twice, one is impressed by the fact
lhat 1t never occurs in the German
army that number of times.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
Exchanue of Prisoners.

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BERNIE, Feb. 13.-Exchange OF
Russian and German prisoners has
begun, according to Berlin dispatches
received here today.
One thousand German prisoner
have arrived in Warsaw, enroute to
Berlin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

Mandal is the southernmost town
in Norway and is located on the Skag.
gerak.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
State Of Sjeue Proclaimed.

ZURICH, Feb. ia state of siege
has been proclaimed at Kieff, accord
ing to dispatches from Lemberg to-
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

Kieff in southwestern Russia, has
been fought over by the Bolsheviki
and the Cossacks for several weeks
1t was last reported in the hands OF
the Bolsheviki.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

Police Coming for Her.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 13-Police today
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
CHARTERS

% receive all the assets thereof, and distri:
hue the proceeds, if any, and IN case OF
INV vacancies BY death or otherwise OF one
~ the commissioners, such vacancy snail De
filled by the remaining commissioner
ARTICLE IX-The subscribers hereto nave
respectively written opposite theiL names y4e
amnunt of stock subscribed by them IN TINS
cornoration so that this act OF lncorpora-
ZION NAV also serve as the original SUD
scription list Of the corporation, and they
have stated their post office addresses SO
as to conform with Act No 1o/ OF us,
Thus Done and Passed at my Office IN Inc
CIV az New Orleans, State OF Louisiana, on
the day, month and year first above written;
in the presence of Joseph L. Weiss, and
Perciyal II. Stern, competent witnesses, re-
siding in this Parish, who hereunto sign theh
names with said appears and me- Notary
after reading OF the whole.
Original Signed
Names. Address, and Number OF Shares:
Ieyering Moore, 464 Walnut ST., New Or
leans, La, IS shares, preferred; 4o9 shares
lanes ]. A. Fortier, 3O4O DeSoto St, New
Orleans La One share, common
/ c. Menefee, 1919 St. Charles Ave, New
| Orleans, La, Thirty shares, preferred; thirty
| shares, common.
FELIX J. DRE1FUS;
7 the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages,
/ in and for the Parish Of Orleans, State OF
| louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
STANDARD Motors Finance Co. Inc was
| this day duly recorded in my office in Book
/ 1919. Folio T5.
| New Orleans, May =, 1913.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy. K.
true copy from the original Act
FELIX J. DREYFCS,,
May 5O.June 6-l3-2O-27-J July T.
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NOTICE OF DISSoLuIioA

State of Louisiana, Parish Of .Sn fIO7
DATION OF JAS. HAND LuhD1~
PANY, INCORPORATED.
Bv direction Of the Jas. Hand D'no1. ~
pany, incorporated, public no.'es "A -
given that all the stoekholdes !. !
oany executed a written agee: a b
10Th day of April, 1918, eonssas ~ b
dissolution OF the said CorpofauEo,L.a !, b
said written agreement vas ~ Az 81
office of the Secretary OF Sta'e u,, n
of Louisiana on the 18th day On
and that James J. Bailey, Se sGs:I s,,tsar
on said date, issued his oiiis, III v1rr
Of the filing and recording q 4. y
agreement. said certificate oeihs
lowing words and figures, towns ,.,,I
estate Of Louisiana. ]. The a1 Ts.ss1
Sec-eta-v of State, of the State o. l ~
a. 5erebv certify that ccnsert =
~ he dissolution by the s'cekI ,,rz
-. las Hand Lumber Company Ma
III ~ New Orleans, parish . ~
s a,r Nv the stockholders. undei ~ Il
Anil twentieth. 1918, was filed - Nv II .
~ NJ = ,b;s Jate the eighth day o. ~ rs,ss.
and recorded in book kee0''
Given under my signature, y 0isu {
I'll ,ba ;rnnress of my Seal |" :. ~ 1
the CITY Of Baton Rouge, 'h'
May A. D., 1918.
'Seai' JAMES .l SA i =,
Tba, las. Hand of Purvis, h.' "a BE-
NJ Davis of Purvis, Mississ,Ppxa,, ,;scsl "
Shepard. go Whitney-Centr,i .;.;,s.: -,
Bniiding. Of New Orleans, Lou'is ,su ~
bnlde-s Of said company, nav 10 2
Iinuidators OF said corpofauoana "a sHIis :
power TO settle the business "a ~
aid corporation and that me "a nd ~
tion will proceed to settle .slded r b. =.
;tS business and affairs as pfo''sss III q
Witness our signatures tais
of May. A. ID. 1918 c..,x. Isco1
las. Hand Lumber Company
Rttest: Horace Shepard, Ip,ssjrs ,
BY JAS. HAND; .,,sr So
las Hand. E. w. Davis hg isubr u
Iiouidators Of Jas. Hama
pany. incorporated. 1,v4
Nav 3O.June 6-l5-0-z-July
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AMENDMENT TO CHARTER.
TO THE CHARTER OF

AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF
VELASOUEZ FINNEY & CO., INC.
United States of America, State of Leuis-
lana, Parish Of Orleans, City OF New
Orleans.
Be Il Known. that on this twenty fourth
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
eighteen, and of the Independence OF the
United States of America, that one hundred
and forty second;
Before me, Gustave A. Llambias, a Not.
airy Public, duly commissioner, sworn and
qualified in and for the Parish Of Orleans,
and in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and Undersigned; personally
came and appeared Mr.: Manuel NJ. Eelas,
quez of the City Of New Orleans, of ful
age. who declared that at a meeting of the
Stockholders OF the VelasQuez Finney and
Company, Inc, a Corporation under the laws
of this State, incorporated By Act before
Alfred d. Danzger, notary public in this
City, on the fifth day OF October, 1917, and
recorded in the Mortgage Office for the Par
ish of Orleans (the said meeting of the said
stockholders OF said Nelasqued Finney and
Company, Inc, having been held in the
City Of New Orleans on the 18th day OF
April 1881 it was unanimously decided 10
amend the Charter Of said Company, Article
l. by changing the name Of said corporation
10 "Velasquez Company, Inc" and 1t was
also unanimously decided to amend Article
| 4, of said Charter Of said Company by in
creasng the capital stock of said corpora
/ ton to Fifteen Thousand Dollars CSl5000 0)
I divided into three hundred shares of the
par value of Fifty Dollars $4,000 each.
Duly certified copies of said Resolutions
as adopted at said meeting of stockholders
| for the amendment of the Charter Of said
corporation as aforesaid are annexed hereto
| And the said appearer, President Of
| said corporation, declares that he appears
herein. by virtue of said Resolutions, SC
that the said Amendments to the Charter oil
said Corporation may be made of record
| in accordance with law.
! Done and passed, in my office, at New
! Orleans, the day, month and year frs
| above written, in presence of Messrs. Del
valle II. Theard and Oliver C.. Blanchard
competent witnesses, who have signed with
the sppearer and me, notary, after due rad
ing.
! Original Signed
NJ, NJ. Velasquez, Delvaille H. Theard, o
GUS. A LLAMBIAS.
Not. Pub.
I, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages
IN and for the Parish of Orleans, State O.
| Louisiana. do hereby certify that the abov,
and foregoing Act of Amendment of Incor
poration Of the Velasquez Finney g. Co.
| Inc, was this day duly recorded in my OF
flee, in Book 1919, Folio 772
] New Orleans, May 10th. 1918
(SigneD EMILE J. LEONARD. D. R.
true copy:
GUS A LLAMBIAS.
May so June6-i3-0-27-July g.
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CHARTER.
OF STANDARD MOTORS FINANCE CO.,
INC.

VI SlANDARD MOlOhS flNANNE w.,
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
Be 1t Known. that on this the 18th day of
the month of May in the year of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.
Before me, Felix ]. Dreyfus, Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the City and Parish aforesaid, there
in residing, and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed
and who severally declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of the law Of
the State OF Louisiana relative to the for
nation Of corporations and more particularly
to Act 2d Of the legislative acts Of the Gen
erzl Assembly Of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1914 approved July 9, 1914, they
have covensted and agreed, and do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind them
selves, as well as such other persons as may
constitute and form corporation and body
polite in law, for the objects and purposes
and under the terms, articles and stipulations
following, to~wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of thi.
corporation shall be Standard Motors FL
nance Co. Inc, and by that corporate name,
It shall have and enjoy succession for a
period of ninety-nine (99 )years, and shall
have all the authorities generally vested in
corporations under the law and more particu-
larry authorized to contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use corporate seal: TO
make and issue bonds and notes; to borrow
| and lend money; to acquire property by
grant, gift, purchase and devise OF bequest
to sell, mortgage, pledge, lease and transfer
property in any of its forms; to employ
agents, clerks or superintendents and other
| employees as the interest of the company
may require; to make bylaws, rules and
regulations for the management of its af-
fairs, and to possess all of the powers
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CHARTERS.

Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foreoing act Of Incorporation oil Ivan
Hall Mercantile Co. Inc, was this day duly
recorded in my office, in Book l222, Folio.
New Orleans, La, June l9, 1918.
EMILE J. LEONARD, d. K.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans:
| do hereby certify mat the above ana
foregoing act of Incorporation OF the Evan
Hall Mercantile Co., lne, is a true and
correct copy of the original act OF incorPora-
ton Of said Company passed before me- on
the 18th day Of June, 1918, now extant and
on file in my Notarial achives.
In Witness Whereof l have hereunto sci
my hand and affixed my official seal oil
office, this the 18th day Of June. 1918
CHAS. F. FLETCHlNGER,
Notary Public
June 2O-H-July 4ll-ls-25
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CHARTERS

corded in my office in Book 1222, Folio
New Orleans. May 10th, 1918.
(sipned) EMILE ]. LEONARD, by. X.
/ hereby certify the above and forego-
ing to be a true and correct copy OF the
original act Of record and on file in my
office.
(SeaD 49, n.
fsigned) HENRY G. MCCALL, Not. Pub.
Nav 1880 Jun 6-13-20-2
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