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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
BELGIUM REJECTS
PEACE PROPOSAL
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must keep on fighting until the mo-
ment when the enemy can understand
there is to be no compromise between
crime and right.
II have heard it said that peace
cannot be brought about by a mill
tary decision. That was not what Ter
many said when she let loose the war
with all its horrors. therefore, let
1t be as Germany has wliied ana as
Germany has done.
I'VE only seek peace so 1nat iu-
ture generations may be spared the
denominations of the past.
"Forward, then, to the liberation OF
reople from the last fury OF foul
force! Forward to victory! The whole
Of France and all of thinking human
lty are with you!"
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Edward Stegeman, Milwaukee, Wis.
Fount H. Thedford, Bardley, Mo.
Anton Tomek, Jr., Pierce, Neb.
Oscar E. Turner, Emberton, Ky.

Fount H. Thedford, Bardley, MO-
Anton Tomek, Jr., Pierce, Neb.
Oscar E. Turner, Emberton, Ky.
On Canadian List.
OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 18.--The fol-
lowing Americans are mentioned in
The latest casualty lists:
Killed in Action.
X. S. Kemp, Sanidego, Calf.
Wounded.
A. G.. Ellis, Fort Madison, Iowa.
T. L. Kemp, Sandiego. Calf.
H. vincton, Dubuque, Iowa.
o. Bell, Loveland, Colo.
L. G. Cline, st. Bernard, Calf.
p. E. Budnick, Chicago.
W. G. Gerrie, Los Angeles, Calf.
e. L. Crockatt. Spokane, Washn.
r. H. Eaton, Chula Vista, Calf.
d. H. Jones, Chicago.
J. e. Jacobs, Melvin, Iowa.
H. C. Herly, Bellingham, Washn.
F. w. McCallum. Chicago.
e. 'Lilliaman, Moline, Ill.
G. Bowman, Hammond, Ill. Va
s. vunich, Bingham Canyon, Utah.
>. d. " AioJ NSht 1850
A. Hendry, Chicago.
s. H. Rollins. Coleman, Calf.
A. Gordon, Chicago.
J. R. A. Lee, Portland, Ore.
w. H. Ackland, Chicago.
Z. A. aIcKim, Outlook, Mont
H. F. Sprague., Greybull, Wyo.
L. A. Mcintyre. San Francisco.
T. Durnin, Britt, Iowa.
J. G.. Denzem, Portland, Ore.
A. Drummond, Pasadena, Calf.
V. M. Campbell, Eureka, Calf.
G.. Matthew's Chicago.
Gassed.
ID. A. Stewart. Los Angeles, Calf.
W. J. Curl, Chicago.
Died OF Wounds.
J. Thistle, Lomita, Calf.
l.. E. Perkins, Fraser, Idaho.
/. l.. Shriver, Pennington, Iowa.
BoIshevik Troops Take Town.
/ United Press Leased Wire Service.
PEKIN, Sept. 13.-Bolshevik troop:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
Now Deny peace Offer.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 18.-Compet-
emit German official circles declare
they have no knowledge Of any
special peace proposal to Belgium, a
Berlin dispatch said today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
Gompers on Peace.

LONDON, Sept 1s.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, presenting the pro-
posals of that organization at the in
ter-allied labor conference today, said
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
public vote on self determination IN
Alsace Lorraine
Aareed BY Both Sides.


AMSTERDAM. Sept. S.-The Ger
man press, throwing off its first Off
cial restraint, is now openly aomltung
that the Austrian peace note was Ohe
result of lengthy Austro-German ne
got1atiOns.
The Buda Pest correspondent OF the
Berlin Tagblatt says the step was
agreed upon by Baron Burian, the Aus.
tro-Hungarian foreign minister ana
Admiral Won Hintze, the German for
eign secretary. during the latter's VS.
il to Vienna.
Germany Needs More Defeats.
ROME, Sept 18.-The vatican
chancellory had not received the Aus
trian note to the pope up to late
hour las. night. 1t was considered pas
sitle that the message was sent di
r, city to thu rope, not PASSING
through tn chdcoe:lo ".
1--WE hope that the enterte's power
to Austria will be prompt, precise and
effective" the Corrier Delta Sera said
They know what is behind the act
ion OF Vienna. Let them respond i'm.
mediately. Delays are too dangerous
None Of the moral objects which
the central empires propose can be
achieved" said the Seclo: "The enc
my will have to sustain more defeats
before their peace program ap
proaches that of the entente sufficient
" to make possible the opening of ne
eotiations," declared the Perseyer
ANA.
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st. Louis Hay Market.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17.-Hay-
days receipts Of 62 cars included q
timothy. 16 clover mixed, II cloye:
and / prairie. Market for timothy
and clover mixed ruled strong undei
a good demand and light offerings,
business restricted somewhat by rain
Clover in demand and very firm; n
ceipts small Not enough prairie O
alfalfa coming In to determine et
tent Of demand or actual values
Sales: One car No. / part light clio
yer mixed at s32 and part timothl
at s34. Clover mixed-No. 2, | car a
SGT, at $3.50, 3 cars medium Il
heavy mixed at $29; No. 1, car lgh
mixed at s31. Timothy car thresh
ed at $25. car of stained at s2S
No. 2, cars at $50, 2 at sS1, a
s32; standard. cars at $3.50; No
/. cars at S34, at s34.50, 3 at sSi
Clover-No. 1, car at s26.50. a
SGT, l at s2s.
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the delegation is unprecedented anu
openminded, but that it is bound by
the principles expressed in the PRO
posals.
The following he said are the essen
tial fundamental principles for
peace treaty:
A league of free peoples; no politi-
! cal, economic OF discriminatory re-
strictions, no indemnities or reprisals
for indicative or injurious purposes,
but to right manifest wrongs; recog-
milton OF the welfare of the people
affected.
The American Federation of Labor
delegation submitted the following
proposals to the conference:
That the conference is unqualifiedly
determined to assist the allies in
ing the central powers armies from
the invaded nations. Thus 1t Is deter
mined to oppose the central powers
armies so long as they are under con-
troll of the autocratic governments;
that it endorses President Wilson's
! fourteen points: that the workers
should officially be represented on
leach belligerent delegation at the
peace conference and that 1t favors
world labor conference to be held SIM
iultaneOuSly.
@. l.. Bane, American delegate pre-
sided at the morning session.
| He said he hoped the conference
would be able to arrive at unanimous
conclusions regarding war aims which
! he said were so clear that neither
friends nor enemies should misunder-
stand them.
| Teutons are Excited.
! ZURICH, Sept. 1S.-Vienna news
papers are greatly excited over Brit
ish and American press comment on
the Austrian peace proposal. 1t is
rumored that Foreign Minister Burian
will resign.
A Berlin dispatch declared that the
same excitement is evident in politi-
cal circles and that the position of
| Chancellor Won Hertling and Foreign
Minister Won Hintze appears critical.
The resignation Of Hungarian Pre-
mfer Wekerle also Is imminent, &C
cording to Budapest advices-
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Next Thrust at Enemy.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Recog-
milton of the Jugo-Slavs in Austria
will be President Wilson's next thrust
at the enemy, according to diplo-
matte officials here today.
Outright recognition of the indie
pendence of over six million Jugo-
Slavs in Austria-Hungary will follow
the blunt dismissal of the Austr' IN
attempt to entice the allies into
secret peace conference, authorities
predicted. Jugo-Slavs in the United
States, formerly Austrian subjects,
have shown their loyalty to the allies
again by defeating an alleged Aus
trian socialist coalition which at
tempted to get control of the con-
vention Of the national Croatian so
ciety now meeting in Chicago. At
the request of Secretary of State
Lansing, officials began work on their
brief, setting forth the grounds on
which they will ask recognition. Mill
tary aid to the allies as we'll as
political organization looking toward
independence are the grounds on
which the Jugo-Slavs will present
their case to the allies.
In the reorganiZed Serbian army
which has made advances in Mace
donna this week, are thirty thousand
Jugo-Slavs formerly Austrian sub
jects, representatives here say.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
Another German Offer.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 1S.-Ger-
many is willing to withdraw from
foreign soil during peace congress,
if France will withdraw from Alsace
the Politiken quotes a high German
official as saying.
The German official, however, de-
clared it was impossible to allow a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18

BoIshevik Troops Take Town.
United Press Leased Wire Service
PEKIN, Sept. 13.-Bolshevik troops
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
Rive and Barley.

Rye and Barley.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-Rye-No
s1.62@162k.
S1.02.
Timothy-$7@10.
Clover-Nominal..
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27
ICE As A sWEETMEAr.

We Americans eat more ice cream and similar
frozen desserts than the people Of any other na-
ton. but the Japanese have us beaten as eaters
Of Ice. According to the tokyo Advertiser one
OF their favorite dishes is small cakes of ice
broken Into tiny pebbly pieces and eaten with
sugar and lemon. or any other mixture that they
may fancy. The commonest way of eating ice in
Japan, however. is to shave It into snowy flakes
and to swallow 1t with sweetened water into
which various appetizers, such as fruit juaee q
sweetmeats. have been thrown.
Ice cream milk and eggs shaken with Ire .nA
other kinds Of cooling beverages are sold in m
everincreasing quantity, but the old style Of est
ing raw" ice. in what the japanese call IN
korimizu fashion. is still In the greatest vogue
Youths Companion
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27

The election of the Russian duIna and the tenn
porary restoration of Finland's constitution. Yet
restored is hardly the word for that restricted.
cautious and emnently bourgeois constitution ct
1863 was resurrected into something democratic
and terrible-a popular government. based upon
full adult suffrage and proportional representation
with nm elected house. containing at its first
semblage In April 1907 80 social democrats out
OF total OF 200. And these were genuine. unconl-
promising Marxist social democrats, the outcome
OF n party which first formed In 1892 Since
then the social democratic representation of Fin
land has steadily increased at every election.
From the spring of 1907 to that of 1909 Finland
experienced two crowded years OF glorious life"
In which the country simply hummed with internal
progress and political development. The old feuds
OF Svekoman and FennOman were taken up with
renewed vigor. although the Swedish speaking
Films were now only one-ninth Of the population
and still decreasing.
We all remember how. In May, 1870 12O mem
bers Of the British parliament signed a memorial
to the duma expressing the apprehension with
which they regarded the proposal to deprive Fin
land Of her constitutional rights, while a large
number Of German, French Italian, Belgian and
Dutch deputies formed and addressed similar
memorials. But all this was In vain and by July
1910. the bill for the classification of Finland be-
came law.
1t was not Immediately and violently put into
practice. The landtdag was still assembled at In
tervas, though 1t had rather less power than
municipal council A number Of official dimissals
took place, Russians were given full Finnish
rights in Finland and the usual series Of arrests
imprisonments and exilings followed, but until
1912 the Finnish press was only internationally
censored. However. this second series of bad
years was much harder for the Films than the
period Of 1S99-19O6.
Soon after the war began Finland was practical
ly cut on from the civilized world classification
set In with full force and the most stringent CEN
sorshp Of the 9eess, OF correspondence and of all
written matter whatever was established Even
the internal business Of the country suffered great
ly, and the whole people were put under hatches"
as 1t and assuredly very short rations for
an unlimited time
One piece OF news only came through in the
early days Of the war, to the effect that the dow
ager empress of Russia had returned from Den
mark by way of Finland and had shown much
courtesy and common sense on her passage. II
was said that she had caused her personal guard
to be greatly relaxed that she had talked with
Firms everywhere and had taken pains to create
good impression. But shortly after Der return
the Firms specially and officially warned mot
to build any false hopes Of restored liberty" upon
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PAPER FAMINE IN OLD TIMES.

There was paper famine in Europe In the
seventh century. In A. D. $40 the Saracens con.
ouered Egypt. and at the same time, by order Of
omar their caliph. the renowned library at Alex
andria. consisting Of 100000 volumes was burned:
The paper supply Of the then world was derived
from the papyrus bark, a reed which grew only
in Egypt. Consequently. when the Saracens
gained possession Of the country the paper supply
was cut off, This led to the adoption Of a curious
expedient. The writing on used papyrus paper
was erased and the paper. which was thus made
available again brought into use. An old author
has suggested that probably owing to this many
valuable contributions from classic writer's, Tac-
FMS Livy and others, were lost to the world.
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rATroo,No ANCIENT CUSTOM.

The antiquity of tattoong Is evidenced by its
almost universal employment among primitive
peoples. In New Guinea the young women are
tattooed all over their bodies their faces heinz
similarly treated after marriage
In the Solomon islands a girl is not eligible for
marriage unless she has been tattooed The Girie
Of Borneo are thus adorned from waist to knees
In most elaborate fashion; likewise their hands
feet and ankles.
In burmah, under the last king every male
was required by royal edict to be tattooed from
waist to knees; and It was customary for IT,
girls to have their tongues tattooed with charms
to attract the men.
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FAMOUS BRITISH REGIMENT.

The Coldstream guards Is a regiment OF foot
guards In the British army forming part Of the
royal household brigade. It Is one Of the oldest
regiments of the British service, dating from
1859 In that year General Monk. who. after the
death of Cromwell, took sides with the parlia-
ment and the army. organized the regiment at
Coldstream. border town Of Berwickshire. Scot
land. whence the name Of the regiment, and
marched with 1t into England. 1t has seen service
in every British campaign Of any magnitude. and
has emblazoned on it's regimental colors the
names Of many Of the most brilliant Victories Of
British arms.
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the friendly demeanor of the dowager empress
Naturally this ill-advised policy has had very
bad results At the beginning Of the war many
Firms in favor of the allies. chiefly by reason
Of their English trade connections and EngltaA
sympathies. But when Russa's most powerful
md necessary ally forbode to say one word II
favor Of reasonable treatment Of Finland. and
when the English press by its undiscrminating
praise Of all things Russian actually gave more
strength to the powers of reaction. then the Films
cannot be blamed for looking elsewhere.
Their exiles focked to Germany in great num-
bers and II is said that more than 5000 Films
further credited with making active propaganda
for their cause among the professors and students
of Finland, but 1t seems doubtful whether they
would really have found It worth while. when the
allies themselves unconsciously doing -
much TO spread pro-German sympathies there. II
but one can say more than if-Finland was
occasionally used a channel for communi-
cation between Germany and the traitorous party
Russia the allies have only themselves to blame.
However this may be. it seems pretty clear that
there were several German agencies In more than
one part of Finland trying to stir the people up
to an armed revolt
Since reactionary press at one time took
upon itself to repeat the venerable and discredited
cliches about F1nland's desire for independence
or for union with Sweden. 1t is well to say once
more that Finland's great nationalist movement
was all directed against Swedish influence and
that there not fve wiseacres In the whole
country who would dream of the possibility o1
such a union. Nor has the fercest advocate Of
Finnish freedom ever contemplated absolute In
dependence. The position Of the country and tt1
very small population wholly forbid it.
Surely this tiny nation has q magnificent futureI
II may even be possible for them, highly trained
and politically qualified as they are. 10 hurry
through the Intervening stages of their economic
development and show to Europe the working
model Of cooperative commonwealth They are
in the main Mongolans, patient, passive, secret
and unfathomable, and their kinsmen in Japan
and China have done equally marvellous things.
Yet alien from they racially. their de-
velopment is 80 western that no Englishrnan who
has spent much time in Finland has any sense Of
a race barrier. On the contrary. they seem. once
known. curiously appealing and sympathetic, this
brave ugly little people, with their high cheek
bones great foreheads and deep-set eyes.
Their literature like their landscape, Ii ex-
traordnarily varied and beautiful and there runs
through 1t n sense Of the timeess forests and the
unbounded North. 1t haunts you /; no one who has
felt the charm of Finland is really content till hs
sees the Land of Thousand Lakes again.
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n
in armsh
the to do
This Scouts Of
useful members of the community The boy scout loyal helpful friendly
be- He stands speech, clean habits
a
o Seyfried
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American man. Iheeupon the police
interested the phase of the case than the spy
Informal
Policemen curious anybody esen st. Louis
III
about It,
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27

TUT L DIUChS. III tdh1IIE tt 10 Ute
furrier's to have 1t repaired" said the
owner; its just in awful shape"
why, you only bought 1t last
week." said her chum.
yes, l know. dearie, but most
terrible thing happened to it yester-
day. 1t made me SO nervous that |
haven't stopped twitching yet
You see. l was crossing the street
near my house, and | had the coat over
my arm. Along came limousine with
an AdOnis at the wheel. at 40 miles an
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27
SUCH AN ,Movls,T,vE WOMAN.

Hub-Who is that letter from7
Wife-What do you want to know for3
Hub-There you go! "What do want tn 49,
for? declare II You aren't the most inon,es,s-
woman ever met.-Boston Transcript.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27
People Are Passiv
and Unfathomable Ye
Their Love of lnde-
pendence Promises
Bright Future@

y 1916 Emperor Alexander l oil
Russia wrote to Steinheit, then
governor general of Finland, In
the following terms: "As re-
CARDS the conditions OF Finland,
my intention has been to give
this people political existence.
so that they may not feel them
selves conquered by Russia. but
united to her for their own clear
ADVANTAGE. fharofora mt Oniy
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27
SLOW PROGRESS.

You have been trying to deceive mo for years.
Henry"
.Oh come now my dear"
..rt IL said practice makes perfect"
.What has that to do with mer
81 was just thinking that you don't succeed
.nv better now than you did when we were first
,,:.r,ed ~ ."-Birminyham Age-Herald-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27

by justice Of the peace. The Schmidt
establishment looked all right to the
police, but they put Schmidt under ar
rest.
'Ghe police were in for surprise.
AT the police station Bert stoutly main
tanned that he was all right He pro-
duced registration card. He said he
was a hungarian by birth, but a good
American and willing to do his bit.
About this time II was discovered that
though Bert might be a good American
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27

IIIIIIt 10 ItS SCOpe. uOTOOu SEyIIIeOs U
boy scout twelve years old, ran up
against something new In the way of
doing his daily good turn. He found his
mothers maid In the act Of shooting
herself.
Gordon saw his chance to do q
good turn. 1t was not only his chance
but his duty. us he saw 1t. So he
tried to tear the revolver from the
maids hand.
The revolver was discharged. The
hulJot no oood throuUh tho otdsc hodv
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27
~ Tried to Do My Duty as Boy Scout, Mother

couTH ORANGE 1.-THE Boy Scouts America pledged do
Ogoodtu DAHL
feeding hungry dog There
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Her Fur Coat and Handsome but Stingy Motorist


d on a a of
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27
Bert and Bertha Spring Surprise on the Police

suspicious of
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27


incidents together.
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27
"Come Across, Boys, for New Police FIvver

should tin
which
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27

The old car, which has seen II years
nearly 100000 miles in chasing bank
and auto bandits. been shot full Of
holes. and has been In several wrecks.
In honor Of its first owner, the
late Mayor Busse. 1t was christened
"Unser Fritz" when it was wished on
the detective bureau. Chief Mooney
said a bureau fiivver ought to have an
alias, so 1t also Is known as MARY
Ann" alias Chicago Red" alias dis
orderly Conduct"
A new engine Ruaranteed to make
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-05

Remarkable it how of the newspapers fear
Governor Hunt will dominate the office through the
next term.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-05
HER TRUE LEVEL.

female of the species who bears the of OHare has
the federal pentenary for five for saying
soldiers better than brood
sows and that any young who ens under the draft
only German fertilizer By such utteance the woman
with the who not expected to
have any spiritual ideals
The only right of the universe that which makes the
material things but expressions of spiritual realities The real
history of the the history of infusion Of ideals convic
principles into the life of and of nations The only
conception of history that there has been resess de-
vepmen progress by such infusion of spiritual forces and
that there will be state of civilization in which ideals and prn
cpes will dominate and righteousness truth, love- justice
brotherhood will all be realities in practical affairs.
Given such conception of things and make death for
ideal sublime thing just truly the Nazarene went to
death ideal the boys of American mothers going
their death for the sake of ideal which is worth than
health, comfort and fe Any other with insight into things
they will cheey her first born to die in France for
freedom and the of million years hence will be
the glory being that sacrificed his others