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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
Self Appointed Detective Force
Guarding President Viii
son at Summer Resort.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MAGNOLIA, Mass, Aug. IL
Twelve hundred persons are hunting
German spies here today in an effort
to help fifteen United States secret
service men guard President Wilson.
The size of the spy catching force cor
responds exactly with the villages
population, 600 residents and 600
, summer visitors. The spy catchers
are self appointed detectives.
The big hunt began at breakfast
time when it became generally known
President Wilson has been resting
here since Thursday.
II have suspected that man with
the upturned mustache and the Tor:
eign accent for several days" said
the man at the breakfast table. He
lived eight years in Berlin.
! yesterday he spoke about the presl
dent being here and tried to get me
to talk about him. You mark my
words, that man is a spy looking foi
! information"
The man from Buffalo who had beer
telling how breakfast food is manu-
factured, remarked:
There might be something in H.
and passed it along to the man slttns
next to him. who told it to his wife
Sha told IL to friend ON the Terann
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17

Tunited Press Leased Wire SerVlce.]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17-Desp'te
tho opinion Of high military officials
here that the war must be won en-
tireIy on the western front, others, In
cIudinu European military mon and
Diplomats, are still hopeful today that
America and the allies will attack tho
central powers from other sides.
Announcement recently. by Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy Rooseve'e
that more American troops would be
sent to italy, gave hope to SERBIAN, !,
Greek and Italian representatives tnat
the United States would hammer at
Germany's rear Just as hard as along
the western front. Chief OF STAR
March. however, followed this testl
mony before tho senate military ar
fairs committee that the war must be
won almost entirely OF, the western
front and intlmated that offensives In
Russia, the Balkans or Palestine were
impractical.
Opinion as to the wisdom Of these
policies Is strongly divided here as II
has been in England, France and even
&c rmany, where Hindenburg is lead
ina "easterner."
General March supported by the gen.
era staff has announced tnae rne
United States Will adopt Napo'e on's
strategy of striking the enemy hard
est at his strongest point. President
Wilson is believed to have been won
over to this view for the time being
Serbian and Italian Representatives
here believed that Germany could DC
more quickly and completely defeated
bv blow in the Balkans which wou'c
detach Bulgaria and Turkey from the
central powers.
Austria, under heavy pressure
would soon crumbie, 1t ls believed
leaving Germany with exposed TANKS
! Constitution of the eastern front II
Russia would also be part OF this
general plan, 1t Is said.
Advocates Of the eastern front STRAIT
cav say that to fight Germany alone
on the western front Is to Ignore the
political aspirations OF Germany In th'
east.
In this vast undeveIoped region o
rich resources, Germany expects to Sc
her claws. She would be willing Z
Give I'd all the western allies as'
alono the French frontier, includin!
Belgium, 1t is believed, II she wer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
TWELVE HUNDRED WATCH
FOR SLICK GERMAN SPIES

while the two were knitting socks fol
the soldiers. So the story was whis
pered about the village through the
summer cottages and in the hotel lob
by. Everybody knew the man with
the upturned mustache and the for
eign accent was being watched and
everybody watched him. Then every
body took to watching everybody else
The college professor from Cleveland
and the broker from Syracuse trailed
all the way from the railway station
man with black sun glasses and whis
kers who arrived on the noon train
Their suspicious were conceded to ba
groundless, however, when the black
spectacled one erected a stand to sell
American flags and buttons on thu
street corner
A short man with black hair and
eyes and an observant manner, ao
tracted unusual attention until q
friend greeted him as Mr.. Murphy
He proved to be Joseph Murphy, In
charge of secret service men guarding
the president,
Meanwhile President Wilson whoss
nresence here caused the epidemic OF
suspicion. motors about the country
side almost unrecognized. Few sum
mer residents or villagers have seeS
him.
Boston failed to recognize IT'S ma
tionaI executive when he motoree
through that city last night
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson
naval aide and personal physician Il
the president, said today the vacation
is doing the president an immenst
amount of good and that he is IL es
lcellent health
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
Nav Stop Street Cars.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 17-War
work at Ford's Eagle" plant and
other factories doing government
work was seriously jeopardized by
the announcement today that street
car service may be discontinued over
the entire city. A few cars already
have been taken off.
The car company insists their &C
ton is necessary as result OF the
Inadequate receipts, caused by the
city's decision in preventing the rails.
ing of fares to six cents. The move
is regarded as a step to force the
government to take over the lines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
America and Allies by Attacking Central
Powers From Other Sides Than Western
Front Could do Damage.
STRIKE HARDEST AT STRONGEST POINT
Austria Would Soon Crumble if Heavy Pres
sure was Forced Through Italy and
Thus Weaken Germans.

sure she would be given a clean sweep
In Russia and the Balkans. But to per.
nit thia would be fatal to the allies
aims In the war, 1t Is held.
Military men faVorins concentration
of efforts on the western front say that
allied forces cannot be divided. So
lono as Germany Is undefeatcd In
France and not pushed back to the
Rhine she will continue to be nen-
ace and victory will not be complete,
Other military critics, however, de-
clare that by throwing forces or, the
exposed eastern frontiers, Germany
would be forced to weaken her west.
ern front to get men for defense and
that In addition the allies would he
favored by steadily increasing forces
augmented by @nations in the various
neishbo rhoods of Germany on the cast
who fear her victory.
Need $1,000 Nurses.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA force
of fifty thousand women necessary to
care for all sick and wounded Ameri,
can soldiers, must be raised by July
/. next, Surgeon General Gorgas an,
nounced today.
Women with husbands fighting In
France are permitted under new rules
to become hospital assistants. Single
women over 35 are eligible also. Gen-
eral Gorgas has arranged to increase
the supply of nurses, by system OF
training which will ultimately make
women entering as hospital assist,
ants graduate nurses.
High school educations or equiva,
lent, are essential, 1t is stated,
Women will be put into nursing work
in convalescent hospitals both here
and in France.
Conference Postponed.
PARIS, Aug 17.-According to q
report from Geneva to the Echo De
Paris, the conference between Ameri'
can and German representatives IN
Switzerland to discuss the condition
of prisoners of war has been post
poned.
American Aviators Killed.
PARIS, Aug. 17.-Sergeant VIM.
lMcKerness, of Wallingford, Conn, a
member of the Lafayette escadrille,
CONTINUED on page 81
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Digging New Trenches in Effort to Stop Their
Retreat and Make Stand Against
Advancing Allies.
CONTINUED PROGRESS IS REPORTED
French Troops Within Mile of Both Roye and
Lassigny Where Teutons are Preparing
to Evacuate.

rBy John DeGandt, United Press Staff
correspondent.l
PARIS, Aug. 17.-(9:55 a. m.)--
French troops are within mile Of
both Roye and Lassigny.
Camp De Car, mile west Of Roye
has been captured, while the Midian
trench and Plessis De Roye, less than
mile southwest of Lassigny have
been occupied. A number of prison
ers and a great quantity of material
we're taken. The enemy Is reported
10 be preparing for evacuation Of the
ye-Lassigny-Noyon salient. German
mother "HIndenbur0 llne."
PRYiHG HUNS LOOSE.
10y Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent
PARIS, Aug. 17.-Aimost yard by
yard the French and British are pry-
Ing their way between five vital
points In the Germans Picardy line,
rendering the enemy's hold on GER
tain places more and moro precari-
sus.
At the extreme southern corner OF
the battle front, the French already
have showed General Won Boehm over
the edge Of the Important Lassigny
heights dominating the country for
miles around. They arc now pushing
slowly over the difficult country
southwest Of Lassieny, which Is cut
up into little hills and valleys and
are Ideal for machine gun nests.
Carefully and methodlcalIy Marshal
Foch Is tightening the crescent
shaped line around both Lassigny anc
Roye, exerting pressure on the horns
a the crescent between ChauInes ane
Roye, between Roye and Lassigny ane
In the center Of both orescents.
Meanwhile he Is aiming a thrus'
directly between Lassigny and Noyon
Further north the crescent Is les:
pronounced.
From their new positions th'
French have under their guns Butte
De Plemont, Bols Do Reserve ans
Mont Rcnaux.
They also cover Ncyon fror, th'
westward and southwestward where
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
6eventeen Killed in Action,
One Dead from Wounds
and Nineteen Missing.

United Press Leased Wire Service.I
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE war
department today announced ninety
casualties from the west front divided
as follows:
Killed in action, II.
Died Of wounds, 1.
Died Of accident and other causes
2.
Wounded severely, 81.
Wounded degree undetermined, ~
Missing in action, 10.
The list follows:
Killed In Action. \
Lieutenant
B. l. Rice, Sparta, Wis.
Sergeants-
A j. Ortman, Columbus, Ohio
B. G. Scoch, Selinsgroye, Pa
Corporals--
J. W. Armstrong. Jonesboro, Tern-
h. S. Mulligan, New York.
Wagoners-
J. R. Massey, Princeton, N. G.
Y. E. Scott, Hutchins. Kans-
Priyates-
NJ. Burrows, Volga, s. d.
H. G. Cooperrider. Pearidge, ARK.
&C. e. Cummings, North Hanover
Mass.
Z. Densley, Riverton, Utah.
B. z. Gunnell, Arlington, N. j.
.. Hopeland. E1eva, Wis.
J. Mead, Sandusky, Wis.
X R Ramsey. Boston Mass
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
PRYING HUNS L00S FROM THEIR F00THoLD
United Press
War Summary

1,475th day Of the war; s1st day
st the counter offensive.
Picardy front: French troops have
reached Camp De Sar, mile west
Of Roye, and PIessier De Roye Par,
less than a mile southwest Of Las
signy. Fall OF both Roye and Las
siany appears imminent, with oonse-
auent abandonment Of the whole
Roye-Lassigny-Noyon salient
The British progressed north OF
the Roye road and along the Ancre,
north Of Albert.
Flanders front: British patrols ad-
vanced again In the Vieux-Rerquin
and Merris sectors. German artii-
iery was active along the northern
portion of the salient.
Aisne-vesIe front: Opposing artil-
leries engaged In terrific duel along
the vesle yesterday. The back areas
Of both armies were bombed by air.
men. the Americans damaging sew
eraI bridges across the AIsne over
which the Germans were bringing
up ammunition.
TouI front: In series OF air bat
ties, yesterday, American avitors
brouaht down three German planes.
Champagne front: A German raid
Rheims, was repuised last night
Russian northern front: The Bo'-
shevlki claimed to have driven an
allied expedltionary force farther
toward Omega.
Russian southern front: Soviet
forces, according to Bolsheviki re-
port, have surrounded detachment
Of Czecho-Slovaks at kazan, on the
volaa, and are bombarding the city.
Further south, soviet and Cossaek
forces arc battling along the Don
river.
Russia: The Germans are rumored
to have seized kronstadt, the hus-
sian naval base near Petrograd. The
RoIsheviki are reported to have exc
cuted 236 officers Imprisoned there
because Of alleged revolutionary sym
| pathies.
/ Norway: The Norwegian govern
I ment protested to Germany ayatns'
the torpedoing and sinking OF the
| Norwegian steamer Somerstad Of
| Fire Island on August II.
| Switzerland: The German-American
conference for discussing prisoners
is reported to have been postponed
at Germany's request.
| Germany: A discussion is reported
to be under way at general headquar
ters regarding the advisaoility OF one
| supreme command for all the cen
traI powers fronts.
| Evacuation of the Roye-Lassi9ny
Noyon salient on the Picardy battle
front, appears imminent.
French troops have penetrated te
within a mile Of Roye and Lassisny
and are pushing northeastward to
ward Noyon along the Oise valley
Capture of the dominating Lassigny
heights has given the French contro
of all this territory and al! three
towns are practically untenab!e.
Further north the British have
made additional gains along the
Ancre, above Albert and between
Roye and the Somn1e. In Flanders
British patrols continue to seize Ger
man positions around Vieux-BerGuir
and Merris and another enemy retire
j ment on the western edge OF the
salient seems probable.
Reports from Russia, received
through Boishevik sources declar'
czecho-slovak forces have been sur
rounded In kazan, on the Volsa ant
that the city Is being bombarded. II
southern Russia a violent battle Il
; raaina between Soviet and Cossaci
, forces. The BoIshevik claim to b.
: still driving the allies back towar'
Omega In northern Russia.
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for Il seems but matter Of time be-
fore the Germans will be forced to
evacuate Lassigny-the second Of the
buIwarks of the present line to 90.
Further Progress.
LONDON, Aug. 17.-Further pro
gress on the western front was re-
ported by Field Marshal Haig today.
British troops also advanced again on
the western edge Of the Flanders
salient.
"The pressure of our troops north
Of Roae and north of the Ancre con-
tinued," the statement said. Pro
gress was made in both sectors.
'In the neighborhood of Vieux-Ber~
quoin our patrols engaged IN sharp
fighting yesterday and there were
further encounters during the night
Our troops progress in this sector and
in the neighborhood OF Merris. A few
prisoners were taken. Hostile artfl-
Iiery showed considerable activity
near Mount Rouge and also Scherpen-
berg and in the vicinity of 1illebeke
lake"
At Gates OF Roye.
Tgy John De Gandt, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Aug. 17.-(four p. m.)-The
French are at the gates Of Roye. They
have occupied the advance defenses OF
the town southwark Of the Avre river
They have also occupied the junction
of the Montdidier-Estrees St Denis
roads. -,
ST. Mard has been taken after tne
fiercest fighting from house to house
The Germans had formidable defenses
at this place.
Beyond Loges wood. the Germans
were pushed back behind the hoye
Iassigny road.
| Continued Progress.
| PARIS. Aug. 17.-Continued pro
press between Roye and Lasslgh!
was reported by the war office To-Day
! the French reaching the eastern DOT
ders Of Loges wood.
Great artillery fighting occurred
west of Roye.
"West of Roye there was grea
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
Demand Wage Increase.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. IA
general increase in wages of from
ten tn twenty per cent for coal
miners will be demanded at the
meeting next Friday in Washington
of all district presidents Of the
United Mine Workers of America, 1t
was believed today. Frank j. Hayes,
national president, after conferring
with Fuel Administrator Harry Gar
field issued the call for the meet
ing. Elimination of bonuses which
are being paid in certain mines and
a general Increase in the scale will
be discussed at the session.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
One Fourth Executed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 17.-Of a thou
sand officers imprisoned at Kronstadt
because of counter revolutionary ten
dencies, 236 have been executed, a
Moscow despatch stated today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS NINETY NAMES
n. 7. Swearingen, Kansas City, Mo.
P. Tsiotras, Indiana Harbor, lnd-
Wounded Severely.

Wounded Severely.
Sergeant
T. NJ. Bowski, Chicago.
Privates- -,
s. s. Humphrey, Logania, Iowa
II e. Olson, Chicago.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined.
Mechanic -,
Privates-
T n Burns, Ottumwa, Iowa.
T T, ellsworth, Woodbine, Iowa
F w. Hardy, Missouri Valley, Iowa
] w. Haxby, Clarinda, Iowa
+ Larsen, Goodman, S. ID.
r Lewis, Des Moines, Iowa
G. v. NARROW, Decorah, Iowa.
II. Miller, Red Oak, Iowa.
g w. Nylander, Red Oak, Iowa
A Peach, bedford, Iowa
]. Regan, Chicago -.,-r
Missing in Action.
Privates- -, 'l@
T, Hendee. Havana, Ill
M Lipsky, Chicago.
On Canadian List
OTTAWA. Ont, Aug. 11:-Amons
Am mericans mentioned in today's cas-
ualty list are:
Wounded.
Lieutenant
G. Lewis. Omaha, Neb -,
7, Va, Ness, Santa Barbara, CAM.
D II Thomas, Kansas, U. s. a
A,dr;aa Inn1iei4 No.
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Pay Your Subscription In Advance AT Once

hmasu when
all
to see everybody
ynanw withoutde
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
1882 5,5s7 7s2
Totals
One supreme Command.

One Supreme Command.
ZURICH, Arg. 17.-The advisati1tty
Of one supreme command on all the
central powers fronts is now being
discussed at German general head
uqarters, according to Neue Frei
PreSSe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
Break With BolsheviH is Seen
With Big Teuton Force
Thrown Into the
Country.
TO CAPTURE WHEAT CRO1
Hun Military Forces Can Garry out
kaisers Program Better
Than Diplomatic
Operations.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1T.-German
intention to break with the Bolshev-
Xxi and throw an army into Russia 10
combat the allied forces in the east
was seen by the entente diplomats IN
various developments on the east
front, reported here in official cables
today.
Withdrawal Of German Ambassador
Won Mumm from Kieve is declared to
indicate that the Germans intend to
depend upon their military forces IN
the Ukraine to carry out the elabor
ate program Of leHies ON the Wheat
crops in southern Russian.
Next In importance is the arrival
from Moscow of the Bulgarian ano
Turkish ministers to Russia. Feeling
against both Of these diplomats is sahd
to have been bad on account OF Bull
garfan and Turkish violations OF rus
sian territorial integrity and reports
were that several attempts on the
lives of both men were frustrated ny
the Bolsheviki.
The German ambassador to Russia
and his staff at Pskoff are reported
to be protected by heavy naval guards
from German warships at Riga, only
fifty miles away, and are prepared TO
flee to safety on the ships at the least
sign of an uprising.
The opinion here is that the Ger.
mans realize that the BolsheVlkl
power has waned and that the pes'
course is to prepare for re-estaolish
ment of the eastern battle line rs tai
within Russian territory as Is possible
Entente military experts are inclined
| to believe that the Germans, when the
allies demonstrate that they can qulcf
| lv prepare to make a stand on a line
from Riga southwark to Kharkoy OF
the Dneiper river to the Black sea.
This line would be shorter than the
old Russia-German battle front and j
would also protect Bulgaria from tne
| east and hold Roumania practically
under the domination Of the cenra
powers. ~,
A number OF military men hold thf
view that Germany will make spec
tacular sweep on Petrograd and als'
will seize Moscow.
| The German press is very pesa1mls
tic concerning the Bolshevii' acoro
linz. to dispatches. Berlin papers adml
itba disappointment on being unable U
Idenend on the Bolsheviki rule Wh1cl
lis declared to be in danger momentaI
lily Of collapse.
Germans Take kronstadt-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
Protest from Norway.

CUnited Press Leased Wire Servfce.1
CHRISTIANIA, Aug. 1.-THE Nor
wegian government has protested to
Germany against the torpedoing and
sinking Of the large government cargo
steamer Somerstad few days ago.
Ten members of the crew are report
ed missing.
1.-THE Somerstad, steel steamer OF
3.s75 tons, was sunk twenty-five miles
southeast Of Fire Island on the morn
ing of August IL. According to the
U. S. government report, eleven OF
her crew of thirty were saved. Cap
tain George Hansen declared the tor
pedo which sank the steamer circled
the ship bfore striking, giving rise to
the belief that Germany may have per
fected wireless controlled torpedo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
ANOTHER A|NDEKBURG LINE BEING BUILT 4
|BY GERMANS, Who ARE RACING BACKWARD

artillery fighting" the communique
said. South of the Avre. the French
continued their progress and the
eastern borders Of Loges wood were
reached.
Between the Matz and the Oise
two strong German attacks at Mono
1.-THE and Carmoye farm were repulsed
and the French positions were main
tanned.
Northwest of Rheims an enemy
raid at LaNeuvillette was unsuccess-
full"
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sixty Tons Of Bombs.


LONDON. Aug. 17.-Concentrating
their efforts on Zeebrugge, the Ger
man submarine base in Belgium.
British av1ators, working with the
navy, dropped sixty tons Of bombs
on enemy positions during the period
from August to August 15, the
British air ministry reported today
In addition to operations against
Zeebruggee, bombs also were dropped
on the Ostend docks and the airdrome
at varsannacre, where fires were OBJ
served.
The communique stated sixteen
enemy machines and one captive bal
loon were destroyed and fifteen ma
chimes driven down out of control.
Three British machines are missing.
A Zeppelin also was bagged over the
North sea and direct hit with a
bomb obtained on a German de-
stroyer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
arltIsh Casualties for Week.

LONDON. Aug. 17-British casual
ties published in official lists during
the week, totaled 1881, divided as fol
lows:
Killed. Wounded, Total Missing.
OFFICERS 1S1 537 1o5 s23
Men 1,SO1 $3.50 GIT 7.o2S
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
eerrnans Take kronstadt.

PARIS, Aug. 17.-Rumors are cur
rent in Finland that the Germans
have seized Kronstadt, the Russian
naval base in the Gulf ,of Finland
according to a dispatch received from
Stockholm.
premier Lenine and War Minister
Trotsky recently removed the soviet
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(Continued on page ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17

The Telegraph Service of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
tion- Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-17
THE WEATHER

Unsettled Probably Showers.
Local temp. s p. m, 90; 8 a. M,
73.
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for Il eeems but matter Of time be-
fore the Germans will be forced to
evacuate Lassigny-the second of the
buIwarks of the present line to 90.