The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-02
AVALANCHE TO CRUSH
PRUSSIANISM
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perhaps greater uIOfdl anu pOfitlcdi
significance. 1t seals the bond Of a
brother in the common cause OF CIV
/ iliZation and re-emphaiZes the pTin-
cipIe Of coordination"
! The Chronicle: THE decision
speaks volumes for the practical
vision and answering sense SO real
/ ity Characteristic of President Wilson
and his government. The United
! States fine spirit throughout the
crisis has done the utmost in encour-
aging and morally supporting the
allies"
suIsarians Not Participating.
WASHINGTON. April 2.-Investi-
cation by the American government
las revealed that no Bu1garians are
participating In the west front battle
according to Information reaching the
state department today.
Consul General Murphy at Sofia
cabled under date of March u that
careful Investigation showed BuIgAri-
ans were only on the Macedonian front
and 1t Is assumed his information
came direct from the Bulgarian gov
eminent.
This indicates the United States
will not now alter it's position Of not
declaring war on Bulgaria
American Power Speeding Up.
I WASHINGTON. April 2.-American
trade is being stripped to the bone to
provide tonnage for speeding troops
abroad.
Shipment OF n6n-essentials IS being
SO curtailed, it is estimated, that much
additional shipping is being obtained
! from unexpected quarters.
Already troop transport has been
materially increased over earlier
months of this year.
Substantial national army and ma
tional guard achievements of Gener-
al Pershing's army will be on the fir
| ing line before the hottest summer
weather sets In, it is declared.
America is responding steadily to
! the call of France and Britain for
more troops ALI arms of the war
government are cooperating to keep
the transport lines unbroken, during
the great western front crisis.
The announcement in London that
! United States troops would be bri-
gaded with allied units, officers here
| said, will not affect most Of the forces
now in France.
Pershing's men for the most part
part in the great battle, it is stated.
II the fighting reaches the point.
however, where it will be necessary
to use every available man, military
men here say the plan announced by
London no doubt will be adopted. By
that method the newer units moving
to France can assume a role before
undergoing long period Of training
over there.
American officers here said almost
any American division could be
thrown into the fight without much
further training and give as good an
account Of itself as the raw British
units did at the first Ypres battle.
But we must consider that the
commanders Of units must learn
great deal more than the men, they
added
consequently it would be an ad-
vantage to have our new units brigad.
ed with French or British SO that our
commanding officers could accompany
the allied commanders of brigades as
observers, thus learning valuable les
sons In the handling of troops In large
masses"
Americans on List.
OTTAWA, Ont, April 2.-The fol-
lowing Americans are mentioned in
today's Canadian casualty list:
Prisoner of war repatriated&-
c. ]. Bell, Moorhead, Mimi.
Wounded
c. F. Chuck, San Diego. Calf
Gassed:-
e. B. Sin,inson, Red Lake Falls.
MINI.