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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-28
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WOMEN'S LIST.

List Of unclaimed letters In the Burling-
ton postoffice Cor the week ending March
l6, 1918:
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holds the above record We have adopted the distinctive
trade mark for your protection.
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secordingy We have beea selling our corn for nearly
- years ana we know before we ship that Il win orow
Il given z fair chance. Some Of our customers have
SAID that viii grow II planted In mud puddle Our
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year you want to look out for Western ~
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W.
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This Is hardly believable. Keeping seven W
cows for whole year on the product Of sses:
one acre goes long way In reducing the 80
cost OF milk. On one acre OF land IN the ~
State Of Michigan, Rcss' Eureka CnsJafe ~ /
Corn produced In one year, 70 tons and 800 Rssl
lbs. OF the best quality Of sweet ensilage. sa'ss
Figuring at the rate Of 80 lbs per day, this
would be sufficient to feed seven cows for one n
with enough left over Tor 26i feeds. That acre =
our 5000 In gold for the heaviest yield.
Every bag Of Ross Curska Com bears cur tn
mark: q man holding stalk Of corn. Don't buy q
corn OF any dealer simply because he calls It Eur(
corn There are several varieties that ere being o
under the name Of Eureka which are not Ross' Csss
and therefore not the genuine product VII
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Had ONLY EIGHT MINUTES
TO SAVE'THEIR LIVES

made possible the rescue of five off,
GERS and thirty-nine men of the crew
of seven officers and 103 men. De-
struction of the radio apparatus and
the electric power cut off means of
signalling aid except with two small
guns from which two signal shots
were fired.
Immediately after the ship was
torpedoed and it was realized she
would sink, all efforts were directed
toward launching RATS and obtaining
life belts and boats for the men who
had jumped overheard.
Eight minutes after being struck,
the destroyer sank, stern first.
About fifteen minutes later the
submarine came to the surface and
picked up two Of the crew and then
submerged again.
Lieutenant commander Bagley,
who jumped overheard, as the ship
sank, was picked up by the motor
lorry. At his order the men searched
the water for those who still were
on top.
Ten of the men we're recommended
for commentator by Commander
Bagley for their heroic work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
SUFFRAGE BATTLE
IN FULL SWING
House Passes Amendment 274
to 1856 and Senate Now
Has it Under Con-
sideration.
ALL CLAIMING CREDIT
Pickets and Anti Pickets, Democrats
and Republicans Say They
Are Responsible for
Victory.
[By l.. C. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent

[By L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL The
battle Of the nations women for full
suffrage swung into the senate to-
day. Fresh from complete victory
in the house last night, where suf-
frage amendment to the constitution
won by vote of 274 to 1876. leaders
today were demanding immediate ac-
ton in the upper branch.
With President Wilson's influence,
the psychological effect of the house
victory and the growing strength of
the movement throughout the coun-
try, suffragists predict close but
winning vote in the senate. They
admit, however, the certainty of a
hard fight. A poll of the senate re-
Gently showed suffrage lacked eleven
votes to get two-thirds. March IA.
1914, the last time a vote actually
was taken it was beaten. But war
has come upon the United States
since 1914, and with it many changes.
The appeal Of the women for suf-
frage as a war measure and as q
reward for working side by side with
the men in the struggle, is having
its effect 1t has been sponsored by
President Wilson and members Of
his cabinet.
mot for a minute would we con-
cede that this congress would lag
behind the parliaments Of Europe in
making democratic history" Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, president Of
the National American Women's Suf-
frage association, said today. 1T is
with supreme confidence, therefore
hot fyYr f0 ho nd
expect passage Of the amednment
by that body within a very short
time"
The house resolution was reported
in the senate today and senate
suffrage resolution is now on the
calendar A conference was planned
today at which decision will be
reached on when to push the amend
women's vote in states already suf-
frage and the inevitableness of their
eventually getting what they want is
the note behind their confidence In
the senate outcome. Mrs. Maude
Wood Park, leaderSof the congress
sional forces, today said it was grip
ping" how the men of both parties
suddenly and with "facile grace"
responded to the suffrage appeal and
secured to each party some of the
advantages bound to acrue to those
through whose votes the amendment
was passed.
One hundred and sixty-five republi-
cans voted for the amendment and
1O4 democrats. Miscellaneous votes
added five more. making the total
274.
their fight to have the amendment
ratified by the states They are GER
tain of thirty-six states, Mrs. Gait
said today, and included New York.
"We expect that most of the 1918
legislatures-there are only few In
session this year-will dispose Of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
herman Made Peace Cannot be
Swallowed and Plans Are
Made to Enter War
Again.
|RoTEcTING PETRoGRAD
.s,4al IN Fever Of War Preparations
and All OFFICERS Are Ordered
to Return to Their
Posts.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
PETROGRAD, Jan. 11.-Russia will
81 agree to peace devised by Ger
an imperialists; she will fight ito
he bitter end and rely on the great
lain people Of the central powers to
Sc up and aid in international
eace.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Trotsky
declared in a speech at Brest-
ltoysk In the first OF the renewed
eace meetings. according to dis
ktche1o ofrom that place today.
Aasto back up his vigorous words,
etrograd was In fever OF war
separations today.
Russia has no intention OF suing
b mercy" Trotsky declared. IF the
hperialists refuse to listen to the
DICE Of the people.
b not speak, Russia will fight to the
liter end-not SO much from the
tsnches as In an uprising of the
eople to interpose barricades at
very step against their oppressors.
Trotsky insisted upon transfer of
be peace negotiations to Stockholm.
Nkholai Lenine re-echOed his fell
IN Bolsheviki's sentiments as to
ussia's determination to fight for an
dequate peace, in an interview given
1t prior to his departure. presum-
ply for Stockholm, today.
\ fear we must halt our demob-
zation and prepare for war;" he
clared. "If Germany will not ac-
pt our conditions we shall declare
Evolutionary war. We will not
Iee to shameful peace"
Here In Petrograd today there was
sudden display OF great energy at
pe ministry of war Offices, where 1t
as admitted the BolsheviN were
eeking to reorganize the transport
supplies, in view OF the possibility
war continuing. The first step in
mobilization of non-essential army
alts already undertaken in part, was
Epected to lessen the pressure per-
fptibly on the transport of army sup
les.
Defense plans for Petrograd itself
being drawn UP. Guns are being
llited from the northern front.
nsign Krylenko, commander in chief
tne army, ordered all OF his Of
GERS to return to posts at the front,
nlcn they held prior to the Boil
feyiki revolution.
Negotiations Suspended.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 11.--Russc-
rman peace negotiations at Brest-
lovsk have been suspended, accord
70 dispatches received here to-
after the German delegates had
CONTINUED on mage 2l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Blizzard is Marching Across
Country Today, With Fall
ing Temperature and
Much Snow.
Is FINE FOR THE CROPS
Entire Northern Part Of tho Country
Buried In Snow Drifts With
Below Zero
Weather.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The winters
biggest storm was continuing its
march across the country today, ac-
companied by heavy snowfall and
low temperatures that caused intense
suffering and heavy damage.
At the same time the snow will
add millions of dollars to the value
Of the winter and spring wheat and
oats crops.
Its influence was felt over the en-.
tire country from the Rockies to the
Appalachians and the snow area ex-
tended from the Missouri valley
eastward to the Alleghenies and from
Lake Superior southwark to the gulf
Of Mexico.
Six inches of snow fell last night
and today in northern Texas and
Oklahoma and nine inches in Kan
sas. Snow fell In Galveston and a
temperature of 22 was reported Ii
Corpus Christi. Practically the en-.
tire northern part of the country will
have received several inches by to
night. A temperature OF ten degrees
below zero was reported in Kansas.
At Omaha 1t was twenty below. The
coldest spots in the United States
were at Devils Lake, N. D., and
Valentine, Neb., where 1t was thirty
two below. In the Canadian north,
west the mercury dropped to forty
below.
By nightfall, the entire wheat and
oats belt of the country will have
been blanketed by snow. Grain eT
perts said today that not only would
this form protective covering and
provide moisture for winter wheat,
but would soften the ground to- an
ideal condition for spring wheat and
oats planting.
Railroad and local traffic in the
southwest was seriously hampered by
the heavy snow today. Fuel and
food shortage will follow in the wake
of the transportation tie up, it is
feared. In west Texas thousands OF
cattle may be unable to withstand
the blizzard.
Clear Down Into Mexico.
Ell PASO, Texas, Jan. 11.-The
snow storm and blizzard which T.;
sweeping over the southwest extends
far into northern Mexico, and uIi
precedented low temperatures. com
bined with scarcity of food and fue
are causing the deaths of scores OF
Mexicans in Chihuahua and other
border states, according TO reports
reaching here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
REFUSAL
70 AGREE
70 Terms ;
Germany Expected to Turn
Deaf Ear to Presidents
Suggestions for World
Peace.
WOULD RATHER FIGHT
Spring and Summer offensive to be
Tried In Final Effort to
Prove Might Is
Right.
WOULD RATHER FIGHT
cBy Carl D. Groat. United Press Staff
Correspondent

rBy Carl D. Groat. United Press stair
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Germany
will not agree now to more than the
first four or flve of President Wilson's
fourteen peace terms.
Authorities were convinced OF this
today in the light of preliminary Teu-
ron press comment on his speech to
congress. But they doubted that
Germany would dare to ignore the
worlds challenge to state her aims.
Officials gathered real hope from
the Russian problem, however, In the
light of United Press reports OF Trot-
sky's declaration that Russia will fight
rather than accept an tmperialistic
peace.
While Russian war preparations are
not regarded as sufficient to make
marked military effect, they could
have the vital effect of stopping Ger
many from converting Russia into a
supply house.
This. with the collapse of the sep
arate peace movement, would stiffen
allied morale and put the German
diplomats in a serious pred1cament
with the people at home.
Failure to accept the terms at once
would be completely IN line with ad-
vance predictions of Germany's
course. Officials have felt that she
must and would answer the Lloyd
George and Wilson speeches, meeting
them in part and trying to appear to
meet the others or at least suggesting
negotiations of them.
However. the war department is pro-
ceeding on the theory that Germany
nroposes to carry on a spring and
summer offensive in the hope of rein
forcing her political position by i'm
nortant gains on the west front. Mill
fary experts, however believe that
while for a time she may progress
there. the British and French tenac-
itv will prevent any gains from becom-
ing a. major victory.
while awaiting diplomatic develop
ments. the army and navy are COOP
Grating in Fastening troop transport
as fully as possible although there is
some prospect that Europe's need for
food will divert some troop trans
norts for supply purposes for while.
General officers, however, insist that
troops will continue to go Just as fast
as bottoms can be provided.
Crisis 10 Solved.
LONDON, Jan. live have ar
rived at a great crisis In the war,
rH.-A,-vna - u~rA oN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
estroyer Jacob Jones Sank
Soon After Being Struck
by Torpedo.

nlted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-An ex-
Pslon, series of crashes, shouted
aers' and rush to clear from the
~ marked the last moments
.ard the American destroyer Jacob
es after she was torpedoed by a
poat on December 8. A summary
lieutenant Commander David Bag
report today on the sinking Of
destroyer, !commends most high
ne men and officers for their
sacri1ce and heroic work.
ouhoering hundreds of miles off
~ the engine room and three
eoh compartments flooded, the
~ Jones settled into the sea at
'nslning n0sg at their posts until the
minute the omcers and men
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Lo1ua Won1e1, May Vote -
If Senate Passesxx
State Legislature Would Ratify Amendment g.
sen1bly Without Doubt, it is Thoug1

Ps d
wiube
In
II
margi a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
DRIVE GERMANS
OUT OF TRENCHES
Italian Mortars Used With
Good Effect, Followed by
Deadly Machine
Gun Fire.
CONSIDERABLE LOS s e s
British and French Reports Today
Toll Of Artillery Activity
Along the Western
Front.
CONSIDERABLE Los S E s

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
ROME, Jan. 11.--Effective concen-
tration of trench mortars by Italian
troops west of Cavazoccherina, forced
the enemy to eavucate his trenches
there, according to today's official
statement The retreating Teuton
forces were caught under Italian ma
chine gun fire and suffered consider
able losses.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Won Hindenburg, Great God Of
Germany, Has Kaiser I'm
der His Thumb and
Held Fast.
POWER BEHIND THRONE
Reiehstag is Mere Debating Society
and Officials Do Whatever
War Lord orders
Them to do.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
Frederick William Vile. former
Berlin correspondent of the London
Daily Mail, is regarded as the best
informed British journalist on inside
conditions In Germany. He is ma
tive Of Indiana, went originally to
Europe as correspondent for several
American newspapers and is the au.
thor of "Men Around the Kaiser."]
jIBy Frederick VIM. Vile, written for
the United FressI
LONDON. Jan live still shrink
from facing the facts regarding Ger
many. We prefer comforting theories
to disagreeable actualities.
This is convenient. but it isn't war
Through Dutch, Swiss and Scandi-
navian channels. which serve as i'll
tiers for the alleged news Germany
would like to have the world believe
we again hear the old familiar
word "crisis''-political "crisis," food
crisis" etc.
In view Of our inclination to make
the words father to our thoughts, let
me present in tabloid the elements
personal or otherwise of these "crises''
Hindenburg is supreme dictator of
Germany. Ludendorff is the actual
generalissimo under Hindenburg
whose popularity is now so great that
practically anything can be accom-
plished by invoking it.
The kaiser has never been so much
in the hands Of the military despots
as he is today. He is emperor no
longer by divine right-but by the
grace of the great god Hindenburg.
The crown prince is thick and
thin supporter of Hindenburgism.
Chancellor Hertling is Hindenburg s
political manager.
Foreign Secretary Kuehlman is
permitted to do only what is ordered
His Brest-Litovsk tactics, far from ir
ritating Hindenburg, were dictated by
himr-and are alterable if and when
Hindenburg decides 1t" is necessary
Kuehlman will go or stay, according
to Hindenburg's pleasure. The reich
stag today is precisely what Bis
marck founded forty-seven years age
merely an imperial debating society
where the peoples representatives
ilblow off steam and can call the gov
ernment without poEce- interference
It's only vestige of power, is in the
voting of funds-which duty it has
performed dutifully.
The only untamed independent so
cialists number twenty-five out of /;
total membership Of 397 in the reich
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
COLLEGE STUDENTS STRIKE
OVER PRO GERMAN TEACHER

Itch. president Of the school Bres-
Itch was removed following charges
by students and citizens here that he
was proGerman. The student body
threatened to strike if Breslich was
not removed today.
DR.. F. G. Ream, religious work di-
rector, has been appointed acting
head. DR.. A. r. Storms, former presi-
dent of Iowa State college, is in
charge pending Ream's arriSa here.
Dr.. Breslich left for Milwaukee last
week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
NlveIIe Given Appointment.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. J
PARIS, Jan. decentralization of
General Nivelle to active participa-
ton in French army affairs was in
dicated today when his appointment
as commander of an army corps and
transfer to Algeria was announced.
General Nivelle was denoted from
commander in chief OF the French
forces following the April offensive
of last year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Army Carrier pigeons.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
CHICAGO, Jan. 11.--Army carrier
pigeons such as are being used in the
allied trenches will be shown today
and tomorrow at the Greater Chicago
poultry show, now being held at the
international ampitheatre. number
of pigeons will be released Sunday
afternoon for long overland flight
to st. Louis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Farm Loan system Saved.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE feder-
al farm loan system was saved from
disaster today when the house adopt.
ed conference report authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to buy $780,
600, 900 worth OF farm loan bonds In
the next two years. The senate has
)agreed to the report
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Bio Damage Suit.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
HALIFAX, N. S., Jan. 11.-Owners
of the steamship Mont Blanc, the
vessel which was laden with muni-
tions and which blew up in Halifax
harbor, causing the disaster here,
have begun suit against the owners of
the steamship limo for s2,000,000 dam
ages. The Imo collided with the
Mont Blanc, causing the explosion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.

Especial 70 The Gate C1tY.I
DES MONIES, Jan. 11.-Sievertsen
VS.. Paxton Exkman Chemical Co., eft
al. Carroll affirmed.
Frahm VS. Eggers. Crawford,
affirmed.
Haines VS.. Welker and Co.. ct al.
wattamie, reversed and re-
manded.
Potter VS.. American Printing and
Lithogra phing Co, Polk, affirmed. s
Laplant VS.. Beechley ct al, Linn,
reversed in part, affirmed in par.
Hayes VS.. Snader, Admx.. Black
Hawk, affirmed.
Cooley ct al, VS.. Main ct al,
Adams, affirmed.
Gross VS.. WalIen, Cherokee, re-
versed and remanded.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Lively Artillerying.

PARIS, Jan. 11.-Lively artillery
ing on the right bank of the Meuse
and prisoners taken by French raids
in the Argonne was all today's Of
ficial statement reported.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Attemnts Rroke Down.

Enemy attempts to penetrate our
lines yesterday morning after .artil-
lerying southeast Of Ypres, broke
down." said today's official statement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
President of School Removed
and Iowa Man is Put at
Head of Institution.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
BEREA. Ohio, Jan. IA strike of
the student body of Baldwin, allace
college was averted today with the
removal today of DR.. Arthur L. Bres-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Hostile ArtilIerxina

LONDON, Jan. l1.-Hostile artil-
lerying east of Vimy Ridge was all
Field Marshal Haig had to report to-
day
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11

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Negotiations Suspended.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 11.--Russc-
rman peace negotiations at Brest-
tovsk have been suspended, accord
70 dispatches received here to-
Y after the German delegates had
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11

Snow and colder tonight. Lo-
cal temp p. m. II; Z a. NJ. $.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11

The Telegraph Service of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
ton Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-13
BUSINESS men PLAN
To Aid GOVERNMENT
Retail Merchants Association Calls
Meeting to Discuss War Measures.

Wartime problems facing proprie-
tors of Washington department and
other stores will be discussed at the
meeting Of the Retail Merchants As
ISOLATION, Monday evening. January n.
in the Board OF Trade rooms, in the
Star Building. ~
President R. P. Andrews IL issuing
an appeal to all interested in business
to present themselves at the meeting.
especially for consideration of matters
in which they are expected by the
government to cooperate.
A committee of advertising men OF
the Retail Merchants Association will
meet at luncheon, Monday, to con-
sider a design for use in store win
dows and interiors which will have
the same import to merchandise that
the food administrator insignia has to
food.
The coal situation Will require all
of the teams during the summer that
men in that line can secure" says
President r. P. Andrews, land with
the coming draft and the necessity Of
great numbers of people to go to the
aid Of the farmer in the spring and
summer, II is of paramount impor-
tance that We should get down TO brass
tacks at once in this matter and I
look forward to the coming meeting
Of the association, to see a fulfillment
of the plans as laid down by the Ma
tional Council OF Defense"
The credit mems section Of the Re-
tail Merchants Association will hold
their first dinner meeting Of the new
year at the Sterling Hotel, Thursday
evening, January II. at $50 D. m.