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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04
NOTICE TO COAL DEALERS

Sealed bids will be received at the
office Of the county auditor on OF be-
fore 10 o'clock a m, Tuesday, May IA,
1913. for the furnishing Of Springfield
lump coal to be delivered at the fol-
lowing places and in the following
amounts, towit:
$50 tons on track at county home.
100 tons at court house in Fort
Madison
$50 tons at Court house in Keokuk.
The board of supervisors reserves
the right to reject any or all bids
G. 7. HULL,
County Auditor.
BY MARGARET NJ. HULL.
Deputy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04
CITY NEWS.

People were liberal with cast-off
clothing for the Good Fellows sale
held Friday in room nine of the Ii
brary building. The proceeds are used
for a shoe fund or penny lunches.
-Keokuk lodge No. Is, l. o. o. F.
meets regularly every Monday night.
at o'clock G.. E. Mackie, NJ G.: F.
M. Pugh. recording secretary. Work
in second degree.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04
MOOSE BEACH EoR SALE

Sealed bids will be considered nv
the trustees of Moose lodge for the
buildings, suits and all paraphenalia
of Moose beach. Bids must be in nv
noon, Tuesday, May Z. Right to re-
ject any or all bids. Address George
s. Ferguson, care Moose Lodge, Keo-
kUk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04

Governor Holcomb OF Connecticut
has by proclamation abolished teach
ing OF German in the elementary and
private schools of the state after July
L Action il in accord with public
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the office Of county super
visor. term commencing 1919. subject
to the pleasure OF the republican vot-
tiers OF the county at the June pri-
maries.
A. r. CRUIKSHANK.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04

New York World: Prince Lich-
nowsky is to be tried less because
he let out secret than because it
vas che truth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04

sentiment and accomplishes by one
stroke reform delayed by local dis
putes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04
ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ heerby announce myself ca.ndi-
date for the office Of county auditor,
subject to the pleasure Of the republi-
can voters of Lee county at the June
prim aries.
ROBERT A. GARDNER
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04

The conditions the solely
higher Of materials The above chart shows this clearly
OIL coke coal.
oil in 1914
rs gallon of 81 gallon
AS win 49, 900 gallons of oil this this the
Coke IN 1914 about 81. in
$1,000 per increase of 200 per
will IL 90 1913
in the cost of making of $88O0.00
coal in 1913 costs us
81 increase O
will 900
in of S.,
These three items alone have the making gas
follows:
Increased cost S6,65OOO
Increased cost of coke $4,000
Increased cost of coal
Total increase S16,8OOOO
hese
cost US
day than it did in = - =
hese increases the of materials
turing gas 40 per thousand cubic feet
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04

by systematic reforestation lava
constantly increasing its teak for
esas; "hich now cover more than l.
4eo,ooo cIes, despite the great
amount OF timber cut every year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-04

Railway principally due to
stantly decreasing traffic Look at the chart
During the 1918 collected in fares street
$870835 During the 1917 collected only $671O88O
$19974.75 less
During the 1913 $50 81 to operate
1917 SCI O39O4 By
able to keep down to almost
small a figure 1913.
1913 the balance after deductng operating
$26 a. For the 1917
the months of this the
Balance" has beee Deficit.
table the operating (ncu
and balance the first months of each from
1913 1913.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-05

Uondon Times Copyright by Public Ledger COZ
decisions OF Importance
concluded
session Marshal foh
explained Of and talking for an
The reached relate 10
the subjects
aliesp eliminar in Paris
xtradit
dcn1nit compensation from Germany
md allan
particularly with reference 70 Poland
s,,.n Serbia, Czecho-sloVcne
and also he peace conference
ruistce extended
The preliminary Wilson will begin
Monda
All decision consultation with the
printed here recordnE 'ne
and also the pn-
interest," o4'
inc
discussions me
overwhelming welcome IN England ana
express this pn' Oh
april last when America 70 eagerly re-
doubled her the allies are sun 'S'o Il"
tho minds Of the
here by Americans IN
political Developments as
that the views Expressed
Taslagton as tho ""s"s q
mon therefore, here that Americas internal 'S-
glad "econe
Americas officials Indeed all hHHE welcomed In spirit OF
+s toward the realization policies
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-05
At TACK WILSON
FOR FAILURE To
DISCLOSE VIEWS
SENATOR KELLOGG
IN NOTABLE SPEECH
Favors Formation of League
of Nations for Mainten- ):
ance of Peace. :.

q WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-Crcation Of
league OF nations 10 MAINTAIN peace
not a super-govcrnmcnt 10 dominate ana
Interfere with nations internal analrs:
but a worlds tribunal for arbitration Of
disputes with cnlightenep
public opinion 4 large factor in entorc-
ing its decrces-was advocated by SEN
aror Kellogg. of Minnesota. Repuollcan'
in an address today in the senate.
The course of his remarks Senator
kellog expressed what he characterized
as the lack Of disposition 0f Presidcht
Wilson 10 deal more frankly with the
views on problems coming before the
peace conference.
pointing out that n league of nations
10 stop all wars had been lavorite
licists and statesmen for 1000 years.
Senator Kellogg said that its failure 10
date need not bc discouraging. and that
public sentiment has advanced until in:
ternalional alliance for maintenance or
peace may now be considered feasible.
II believe the time has come. he
said. ito try To establish a league 70
prevent war and to enforce peace "nic1
may not be entirely preventative. pui
hacked by world public sentiment vii!
have a tremendous influence toWaro
maintaining just and equitable relations
between nations and preventing the nor
rors Of war. -..
ticablc | might say impossible. scheme
that ! believe rests in the brain of tho
dreamer and the womb OF the far distant
future. No league of nations can s'uc-
coed unless II is originated in and sue-
t1incd BY an honest public sentiment OF
the people involved and unless the goV-
ernmcnts joining in such league are re-
sponsivc as the people. The condition
exist today, to greater extent tnah
ever before"
Regarding President Wilson's views on
peace uucstions Seuatnr Kellogg said:
~ deplore what seems - hn thc diS-
position OF the president not to take tho
American people into his confidence. 'ea-
pecally that body of the suprnirc lcsiS-
iative power OF the nation. the co-crdl,,
nate trcaty-maNns body. thes United
States senate. So far as' possible We
should know his views upon the dini,
cult problems which must be settiod
in Paris. I would have tho world IN
formed as 10 the progress OF the ncgo-
tjations and the principal issues m
volved from time to time between na
tions surrounding the COUNCIL taDlc: IL
is only in this way that healthy pup
lie sentiment can bc expected and
pencc arrived at which shall meet thr
Judgment of the civilized world"
Turning to concrete plans for league
(Continued on Page Ten.)
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Il carmot too strongly endorse III:
appeal made today by Chairman II. T.
Dawson of the Rcd Cross War Council
said Cecil ~ Robinson, president "I IN"
Wheeling chapter Of til" urSaiIl"at!pl
TO The lntclhgrnccr last night.
''Wr have 1S.0un members on thH Tn!iS
OF the Wheeling CHAPTER. he added. and
We hope IN the approaching campaign I"
increase THIS number to %'.n0n. The
work Of the local CHAPTER is well known
to III" general public. r1rticuiarlF its
war time activities, IN which IN" women
of this community have shown th"lt
patriotism in Il manner that certainty
entities thcN to the rnthuSlastic com
mcndation Of one aud all Eut not alon"
ia war work + il' Red Cross of value
10 our people, TaE. the one instance -
the establishment of an emergency hos
pital in Benwood TWO weeks ago last
Sunday. On that day l received Ben
woods cry Of distress over The teie-
phone. The Influenza epidemic had the
mill town in its grasp: scores or VIC
tins were without the least attention
Within twenty-four hours VIC had the
emergency hospital in operation with
Red Cross nurses in attendance. toSeth-
er with dictician and. other attendants.
An average of twenty-five patients nave
been taken caro- OF up to the present
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-05
ROYAL WELCOME.
FOR 5000 'YANKS
Lapland and Minnekahda Ar
rive With Soldiers from
England.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-More than FIVE
thousand American soldiers arriving
here today from England on the trans
ports Lapland and MinDekahda shared
as q part Of their homecoming reception
the tremendous ovation given President
Wilson as he sailed for France on tho
George Washington, TO help seal their
victory at the peace table.
The Lapland. bearing moro than 200"
officers and ruen most OF thcm aria'"rS
cans N JuI ea Ca @+aacrSf5s 49,
was about to sail. The Minnekahd;l
which came in short time later. with
3,o3s men aboard. passed the George
Washington in the narrows. On each
occasion. cheers for the president. and
cheers for the soldiers were blended rs
the ships passed.
Tho demonstration which attended
the arrival Of the Lapland and tho DC
parture Of the George washington had
just begun to die away when the MIN
nekahda hove in sight, but it's appear
ance stirred the crowds gathered on the
shores and the water craft whistles into
another tumultuouS greeting.
AS the Minnekahda ncared her pier.
she passed a ferryboat transporting tho
soldiers from the La pland to Long ISL
for Camp Mills. and the cheering OF the
soldiers broke out afresh.
Both troop ships vera met Mt their
piers by Red Cross workers who distrib-
utcd refreshments and cigarettes TO the
mon.
As was the case when the Mnuretania
arrived, relatives Of the returning men
were not permitted to greet them at the
pier. The soldiers were lined up for
roll call before they were marched to
the waiting ferries.
Secretary OF War Baker. who had
come to New York to witness the Pres
tdcnt's departure. visited the Larland
as the troops were being debarked and
spent two hours chatting with the men
The British ensign over the stern OF
the Minnekahda was flying at half mast
in tribute to Walter l.. Hart. Of Maia-
koff. Texas. member OF the 18th
construction company who died OF
pneumonia during the voyage. Lieut.
James McIlwee. Of Denver, died OF
pneumonia on board the I,apland as that
transport was crossing the Atlantic.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-05
kON7A ADMITS
HIS SPLOT F|NG5
Had Relationships With Won
Bernstorff, Denberg
and Albert.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. DEC. 4-AlnX-
ander konta Of NHw York. named by
Alien Property Custodian Palmer AS an
agent IN negotiations through which the
German government sought 10 puE
newspapers in this country before the
United States entered the war. ADMITTED
10 the Senate committee today that he
had communicated with DR.. bernard
Dornbcrg, German propaEandist on the
subject OF the purchase Of New York
naEspapar. The committee is 'nNCSti-
eating the brewers activities and Ger
man propaganda.
konta said he wrote tc Or. Drrlnerg
OH the subject. and that he was inspired
bSEsn desire 20 help the kaisur's repre-
sentative carry out his plans TO get
Publicity Tor Germany TO GET q. nsws-
paper TINT would BE hostile to prohibi-
tion. and TO earn a commission.
II desired TO aid DR.. pernbcrg tn get
the paper in order that he would have
all opportunity to lay before the Amer
ican people"
German propaganda interrupted
Senator Nelson Of Minnesota. He
wanted the paper. not for hlInStll' Out
for the German government. and he vas
German agent. Isn't TINT true
'lle must have been. "Gfepl:td konta'
Was Not DtsloynL
Tho witness, who stolItly denied nc
ever had been<disloyal 70 America, also
said he had written in 1915 Ia Dr. Helm
nerich +. Albert. then an attachc or the
German embassy here, and well known
as propagandist. regarding al offer
Of 81 600 TO be peid to any persons who
could prove thet miSstatemcniS were
made in the German general stnlt daily
official war announcements. konta SAID
his offer WAS never nhdc.
Other testimony before the committee
, today was that Count Won B"rnStnrft,
the former German AMBASSADOR. had WIS.,
lifted the office OF tho American ASSocia-
lion of Foreign Language Newspapers
, in New York in March,. 1915 and that
| Immediately afterwards nm advertising
| campaign to prevent the manufacturc OF
n:uni ions in this country for the ALLIES
| WAS started.
Louis y. Hammcrling, president OF
/ the association. which had S"bO.GG0 FOR
the advertising campaign. testified yes
| tcrday that nc did not know Won Bern
storT. IT also WAS in cNldrnc" today
! that Hammerling had directed that Cap.
tnlns Boy-Ed and Won Papcn, naval and
military attaches nj the German en-
bassy, be called on the telephone for
him.
| Paid to Keep Quiet.
| The witness Offering this testimony
was Arthur Gabrycl. former vice rr"si'
| dent OF the association. Eabryc! sad IL
| was the general belief among Poles that
Hamrnerling %aS in the pay nt the Aug
! trIan government. and that when. he IN
! formed HammcrlinG Of this fact the lat
ter called him in and told him 10 Kecf
! (Continued on Page Ten.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-05
R||S|NESS MEN EXPECTED To
SEND DELEGATION To PARIS

pie. No American shipping can be sue
cessful or enlist private capital to-day.
as shipping is now operated.E SpeaSng
on private ownership OF industries. Mr.
Schwab said.
The real development OF any great
enterprise depends on the individual mi
tiatIve of the American business man.
I do not believe we will ever get the full
economical development. of any great
branch Of American industry that is not
developed under private enterprise anu
BY private capital"
Taking up the question OF labor, MT
Schwah said:
II am one Of the men who believe In
tn, fairness Of American labor. l am
one Of the men who believe that the only
foundation upon which anything can
permanently rest is the economic use of
everything, whether it be labor, mater
ial manufacture or what not. ANY
foundation OF organized labor or capital
tha, is on a false basis must fail. We
started in some 20 years ago on basis
Of exploitatEons that many people called
trusts and there were many such con-
Germs organized that had as their prime
motive the artificial idea OF either re-
stricting production or increasing the
selling price. You have seen them. one
after the other. fail and fade away. That
was on a wrong basis. Our % congress res,
realized il. and rightly ana justly tooH
steps to correct it.
what has been true Of capital will
be equally true of labor and therefore
the education OF the American laborinS
man must be to have him realize that
his permanency and success and the sue
cess of the nation will depend upon
labor conditions and capital conditions
that are founded on economic principles
first OF all.
II am not opposed to organized labor
I believe that labor should organize ir
individual plants or amongst them
selves for the better negotiation OF labor
and the protection Of their own rights
but the organization and control Of labo,
in individual plants and manufactures
to my mind. ought 10 be made represen
tatiye of the people in those plants who
know the conditions
In the years gone by. I seriously
doubt many times if labor has received
its fair share OF the prosperity OF this
! great country. We as manufacturers
have got To open our eyes 10 wider
vision Of the present and tn" futur'
with reference to our workmcn. We
(Coatinued on Page Ten-)
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WASHINGTON. y. g. Dec. - Gem
.1 rnhn 7. PershinSs account Of his
s,rwartlshtp of the American eNpsdition-
.,,,. forces was gwen 10 the public to-
,ay nv Secretary Baker. 1t is IN the
Tnr,r OF. preliminary report 10 the sec
rc,ary. covering operations up TO 80
yeu,ber 20. after the German ''''HpS"'
Il closes with these words from 'hE
Leader OF the great American ''"': III
France. expressing his te:llhs 'oF '"'Se
who served under him.
"I nav the supreme tribute TO our Of
t,,r and soldiers Of the limo. Nhfn
think nf their hcrnisH. their patience
undc; hardShips. their unfiinch'nS spirit
Of offensive action. | am hiIeu Win
emotion which | am unable /" eApresS.
Their drcd* at> Immortal. and they nave
earned the eternal gratitude "i our
country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-05
BRITAIN READY TO YIELD GREATLY TO THE AMERlClAAN
VIEWPOINT TN THE COMING WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE
Robinson Joins in Ringing Appeal For
The Red Cross Membership Campaign

outlined in Il statement issued tonEnt
by Henry p. Dawson. chairman OIL the
war council.
MIR. Dawson, who was speaking TO the
1854 chapters and %2 900 members
OF the mercy organization. said 1t Is
confidently believed there need be no
fur:hcr campaigns for funds. lnstead
tho Christmas roll call for members Will
constitute the foundation of the Rca
CrosS
Since Americas entry into the war.
Mr.. Dawson said in part, "th" purpo5"
of the Rcd Cross has been primarily to
MD our army and navy In the care "t
our own mon under arms and. secondly.
to extend relief to The soldiers. sailors
and civilians of those nations which
were fighting our battles nlnnG with
their own. With the funds which hay"
been so generously contributed by ths
American people this war work of the
Red Cross will continue and br com.
pleted with all possible sympathy AMI
energy.
wherever our soldiers and sailors
may be. the Rcd Cross Will stay with
them until they are dcmobilizcd. Moth
ing which we may do will be left undonc
either for the men in the war zone. for
CONTINUED on Pago Ten)
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ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. Dec. -Four
thousand men representing Elrtual!E
,yery- branch or business and INDUSTRY III
tho country, assembled here to-day in
reconstruction congress. listened to mes
sages on rcadJuStment problems oeilF
..rcd By Secretary OF commerce Nil4iaH.
q Redfield. Charles NJ. Sch~ao, hcad OF
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation an9 a.,
t-orporation. and Harry \. "hee'er.
president of the chamber OF commerce
Of The Cnitcd states.
Mr.. Wheeler amid great applause
urged that American business Shoulo De
r4nresented at the peace: conference III
France Mr. Schwab made an appeal ior
Il great merchant marine to CAV" GN','t
10 surplus American products ana h'
clared that labor should b" pcSmitI'u 70
organize in individual plants and snare
in tho prospcrity of III" country. sec
retary Redfield said that no rash hanus
should be laid on wages: that the proper
sutrit OF trade is not excessive p:otttS
but service and that the Anl"r''a'i oHSt
ness men should taken INT" account
moral values when deaIinS "tNH "''
toners in all lands.
There is some talk hero to-n.Ent that
a committee Of american business ana
industrial men might b" sent 10 Europe
during the peace ncgota>l"nS.
Secretary Redfield frcfaccd his speech
with tho Statement that his remarks
were not to be taken as an Official an
nouncemcnt q. IT am more and more I'M
pressed" said Mr.. Rcdtield. IN reading
current discussions and rcficctinS upon
them with the truth that read1ustmenl
is very largely state OF minh-shaS II
requires not so much program OIL
fixed line Of procedure as an evolution.
While wc are discussing it the process
Of readjustment is proceeding almost
silently all about Us" He made plea
that AZ helpful hand be extended 70 tho
count1ies that suffered through poHSrs the
rutlrlessness OF the Central fo"fES;
Mr.. Schwab's appeal tor merchant
marine struck responsive chord; "A
grit nerrhane marine is eSSental so5
,hc ultimate success of the United
States, he said. and it's successful opera
ton is not for the benefit of any one
man or class Of men or any one oranch
of business. but for the good OF every
citizen OF the country.
II do NOT care" nc added. what plan
r,a.. be best FOR the operation or these
ships : so long as they are, operated
economically and SO long as the expense
OF operation is borne BY the "noic peo-
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PRESIDENT IS
SPEEDING OVER
THE ALLAN IL
END OF MILITARlSM
HIS GREAT OBJECT
Great Crowds Give the Ma
tons Chief Executive an
Enthusiastic Send-Of.

NEW. YORK, Der. 4.-Bound on r
mission, the principal objects Of which
are the nbiliton of miltarism and the
attainment of a just world peace Nnoo :
row Wilson. first president oil inc OnltSu
States to visit Europe while III oil'cc'
was tonight speeding across the A'iah-
tic towards Franco. to attend the great
est international conference IN history.
On the transport George washington
onc-time German passenger liner. man
ned By q navy crew and with decK guns
ready for action. and accompanied by
MAYA, convoy. the president left New
York harbor today amid demonstra-
,ion without parellcl in the history or
the port.
,rh. president took his place on the
fIyinr bridge as the great ship moved
down the hay. River craft and ships OF
many nations dipped flags and footed
whistles and thousands Of persons oade
him godspccd in cheers and nag way
lnes from skyScrapcrs and piers.
Last Farewell.
Off quarantine. where Stntcn Island
throngs waved and shouted second
farewell, and monitors. gunboats and
artillery at Fort Hamilton Joined in
tir,nr salutes, the George Washington
met its ocean convoy-thc Superdread-
naught Pennsylvania and quintet OF
dcstroyers. With her official consort
and ten other destroycrs which 1olned
the feet for cruise to the limit OF the
American territorial waters. the George
Washington disappeared over the east
crn horizon shortly after noon.
Mr. Wilson left his native shores &c
cnrding ln persons who conferred Win
him before the George Washin1.oE
sailed. determined against militarism in
any form. Hr feels that the crushing or
Prussian militarism is part Of his plan
for the future peace Of the world these
inrorHants said.