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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
OLD GRIST MILL
TO RUN AGAIN
Meek Building at Bonaparte Leased
by Cresap and Henry and /.
Will Be Put in
Operation.

BONAPARTE, Feb. 13.-Dan Gre
sap and Sam Henry have leased the
old Meek grist mill here and are get
ting the same ready for the opening
of a feed mill They will get their
power from the large gasoline engine
which used to furnish the power for
the clothing factory. This engine has
been changed so it now burns kero-
sene. Messrs. Cresap and Henry ex-
pect to do all kinds Of feed grinding
and will put in a Midget Touring
mill like the one in the mill at Don
nelson and will make flour II condl-
lions warrant same. This Will be
great convenience to the farmers In
this vicinity as they have to drive
long way to mill since mills are
SO scarce in this county. This mill
will also bring some business TO
Bonaparte which has been going else
where since this mill has been closed.
Walter Burns of Sac City. Iowa,
is visiting here with his son w. L.
Burns and family.
The Baptist Sunday school Will
give a patriotic program at the
church on Friday evening, February
%, in honor of George Washington's
birthday. The program will consist
OF songs anu TeduiASS SultduiC lol
the occasion. The Ladies Aid So
ciety of the church will furnish patri-
otto refreshments, which they will
donate and all the proceeds Will be
given to the Red Cross.
| The county eighth grade examina.
! ton for February will be given in
Bonaparte on February 20 and 21
/ The pupils in parts of four different
townships will write their examina-
lions here.
Harry Noske returned a few days
ago from Davenport where he has
been employed for the past several
weeks.
Miss Chaminade Blackboard who is
a student at the state university al
Iowa City, has been visiting at her
home here during the past few days
I The sophomore girls Of the Bona
parte high school will present little
class play for class program Thurs
day morning. These class programs
are to be given each Thursday morn
ing in the future.
Earle Hawk who has been living
on the Robt. Perkins farm down the
river east of town for the past year
has rented the Tully farm in Harris
burg township, and he and his family
are living there.
Rev. Koenig, Sunday school special
list of the Iowa presbytery, preached
at the Presbyterian church last Sun
day. both morning and evening.
Miss Barrett, superintendent of thu
| Bonaparte schools, entertained he
, assistant teachers at six o'clocl
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Omaha Live Stock.

E OMAHA, Feb. 13.-Cattle receipts
s.4Oo; market strong, 10@15c higher.
Steers. s7.75@12.O0; cows and heif-
ers, $6.25Q1O1O: stockers and feed
ers, s6.5O@10Oo; calves. $s.25@
1925: bulls and stays. $7.00@10.O0,
Hog receipts 14,700; market active,
zoe higher. Bulk, $15.45@15:65; top,
$3.50.
Sheep receipts $500; market
steady, stronger Yearlings, $11.50@
500: wethers, s11OO@13.00; lambs,
s1550@16.5O; ewes, $11.00@12.25.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13.-Cattle
receipts $500; market strong. Texas
receipts 90; native beef steers, $4,000
|13.5O; yearling steers and heifers,
$7.OO@13.5O; cows. $500 @ l-5o;
stockers and feeders, $4,000 1850;
calves, s6.0O@16.OO; cows and heifers.
s6Oo@nO.0O.
Hog receipts $4,000; market 2o@25c
higher. Mixed and butchers, $15.s5@
1915; good to heavy, $16.00@16.1b:
rough, $14.5O@1475; light, s15.S0@
1910; pigs. s12.oo@15.oo; bulk, sl5.sS
@16.10.
Sheep receipts 200; market steady;
ewes, s1O.50@12.O0; lambs, $14.009
|1775; Gamers and choppers, $4,000
900; wethers, $11.5o@13.35.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Butter-Ex-
tras. 4sc; firsts. 4s1sc; dairy extras.
46@4sc; dairy firsts, 4sk@45kc.
Eggs-Ordinary firsts, 5o@51c;
firsts, 52A @53c.
cheese1Twins, 24@251kc; Young
Americas, 28@2Shc.
Potatoes 20 cars; all
grades. S2.O0@215 per cwt.
Live poultry-Fowls, 21c: ducks,
2s@3Oc; geese, 19@22kc; spring
chickens, soc; turkeys, Csc.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Flour mar
ket quiet, firm.
Pork market dull. Mess. $1,000
Lard market quiet Middle west
spot, $25.S0@25.90.
Sugar, raw, market steady. Centri-
fugal test, s60.05.
Sugar, refined, market steady. Cut
loaf, $685.; crushed, $50; powdered
ST so; granulated, $7.45.
Coffee Rio No. on spot. Sc.
Tallow market steady. City, 16&c;
city 17Ac.
Hay market firmer. No. 1, $1,000
200; No. 3, $160@1.75; clover. s1.45
| @1.s5.
Dressed poultry market firm. Tur
keys, 24@3Sc; chickens, 25@35c:
fowls, 22@33c; ducks. Long Island
29c.
Live poultry market firm. Geese
35c; ducks. Csc; fowls, SEC; turkeys
35c; ROSTERS, 27c; chickens. 35c.
! Cheese market steady. State milk
common to special, 23h@26kc;
skins, common to specials. s@201sc.
| Butter market quiet. Receipts s,
EAT. Creamery extras. 511sc; dairy
tubs. 43@51c; held in storage. 44Q
47c. o
Egg market firm. Receipts 1883
Nearby white fancy, $4,000; nearby
mixed fancy, 56@6sc: fresh, 56h @5sc
Horse and Mule Market
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Feb. 12.-Horses-
A good, active trade, with prices un
changed. Many orders for southern
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Ahead Of Schedule.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-n nS,sdA
Hog Island ship yard, near ar and i
phia, is ahead Of its sche .ra soTe1
ships contracted for by the 5ceot|
ment will be delivered on UNA d,rectcd
J. Baldwin, chairman or tne uoi SD
of the American-Internatonnaa,. e cod
building company told the senate :"
merce committee today, Low, todd
The first keel was aid c. cow rars y
be said Twelve Of the fly " oomuls
completed and forty will DC ,dditios1
ed by the end Of Marcn: :, the the ID
Reels are to be laid as fast as 'H'
is received, he asserted. - ,,s ysr]
Baldwin said that even II .,s pres|
cost the government Twice WIS eoo nj il vcd1
mary estimate of s21,ooo'o OV' " costA
get ships from that yard az a. aversd
but 81 more per ton than tne yards 4
cost of ships built in private sscriic1
said that economy had peen
for speed at Hog Island.
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Rad Cross Prepared.
Try United Press. J

by OhIICN ro.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is: rsI
Pullman coaches, specially fitted WI, VI.
Chemicals and manned by stall LID |
skilled surgeons and physicians ms Fe nit
tary camp in the United states ,ainsd b )
fighting epidemics are malI I. mos Al
the American Red Cross II ~
nounced today. :. s+ratel
These cars are stationed at San an
ic points with bacterloio =, for il
chemists in attendance reau ot ott
slant. dispatch at the QUIZ. 1Tuits
s Serious soldiers p Eight highly shil J
medical specialists in epidena .sss Z /
assigned to each car Hun aase .,
lives would be saved in .b case sas
dangerous epidemic BY thes'
medical authorities believe
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Chicago Cash Grain.

SnlCdSO Sdol dIdlH.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1s.--corn-No.
yellow. s1.5o@1-s2: No. yellow,
sl.35@1.55; No. 6 yellow, s1.25@1.4o;
No. 4 white, s1.6s@1.75; No. 5 white,
S1.23@156; No. 6 white, s1.35@163;
No. 4 mixed, s145. @1.6s; No. mixed,
$1.30@1.4O; No. mixed, s1.25@1.37.
Oats-No. white, S5@S6Ac; No.
a white, 841a@S5Ac; standard, S51a
@S71a.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL, Feb. 13.-Corn-Mar-
ket 2@7c higher. No. 1 yellow,
s1.4O; No. 6 yellow, $1.35@1.3s; No.
5 mixed, s1.40.
oats-Market 1@1Ac higher. No.
p white, 861ac; No. white, S55s q
S5Ac; standard, SEC.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13-Hog receipts
| % 600; market strong. 10000 high.
err. Mixed and butchers, $4,000
1850; good heavy, $15.S5@16.25;
rough heavy, S15.50@15.65; light,
t$15.5O616.20; pigs, s12.25@14.S5.
/ Cattle receipts 5000; market strong
1Oc higher. Beeves. sS.40@ 1880;
COWS and heifers, s6.30@11.60; stock,
ers and feeders, S725@10.3O; calves,
| $S.50@14.00.
Sheep receipts 1000; market strong
native, s9.75@12.65; western, 10000
1920; lambs, $13.75@16.S5; western
s14.0G@17OO; ewes, $9.50@12.S0.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 13.-Cattle
receipts 10000; market steady,
strong. Steers s7.50@13.50; cows
and heifers, s6.75@11.50; stockers
and feeders, s7.5O@12.00; calves,
s725@13.50.
Hog receipts 1900; market
strong, 1Oc higher. Bulk. $15.50@
1885; heavy. s15.6o@15.s0; medium
s15.50@15.85: light, s15.45@15.S5.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady. Lambs, s16.00@16.90; ewes
s11.25@1275; wethers, s850@15.s5.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Man Who Came Back"

At the Grand Tuesday, Feb. 10,
will be seen THE Man Who Came
Back" the play by Jules Eckert
Goodman, produced by William A.
Brady, which has recently finished
the most sensational run in contem-
porary New York stage history. For
fifty-seven weeks It held forth at the
Playhouse, giving 4S3 performances
In all. Henry Potter'-the man, has
been coming back" ever since the
play opened in New York on Septem-
Der 2, 1916.
In the company will be: William
Crowell Redfield Clarke, S. B. Ham
ilton. Harry Sleight, Henry Davies,
william Blaisdell, Dorothy Bernard,
Alice Lorraine, Alma Chester and
ers.-Advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

siveism and the democrats were In
complete control OF the situation.
Under Hays leadership the strength
of the party slowly grew until In 1905
the republicans overthrow the demo-
cratic supremacy, delivered the state
to Hughes and elected two republican
United states senators to replace two
democrats.
1t was on the strength OF that rec
ord that Hays friends relied in the
contest for national chairman.
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Calls il Good News.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Feb. 10
When Will III. Hays was informed by
the United Press this afternoon that
John r. Adams had withdrawn from
the race for craftsmanship of the re-
publican national committee practi-
cally insuring Hays election, he
said:
THAT is very good news, indeed.
There has been a good deal Of doubt
and uncertainty about the matter"
Hays promised formal statement
later.
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costumes and very exciting at many
times, for three raging battles take
place including one on the water be-
tween eighty ships. The scenes that
develop in a crescendo of voluntary
appeal between Cleopatra and
Caesar and her other victims, pre-
sent Miss Bara in a more daring I'M
personation than is customary with
actresses on the spoken stage. The
details of the picture are remarkable
and the splendors Of Egyptian and
Roman affluence are shown In many
sumptuous scenes that reveal in ex-
itravagance, made magnificent by the
beauties of ancient Roman settings,
costumes and characters. This pic
ture is said to have cost 100000 to
produce. Miss Bara wears fifty diff
ferent costumes with jewels that
match each me.-Advertisemen
"Doua" Fairbanks-Last Chance To.
| night.
Reaching for the Moon" his very
latest. liveliest light comedy, starring
the energetic Douglas Fairbanks, will
be on view at the Grand tonight for its
final showings. Capacity audiences
last night applauded his skill and dar-
ing and laughed heartily at his anus
ing, Iikeable tricks. Here's a tip, il
you weren't among those present at
| the Grand yesterday. then get your
hat, drop everything else and come
down tonight. Bring your friends and
| the Grand guarantees you good time.
| In Reaching for the Moon Doug
/ has the time Of his life. After paying
large deposits for antique furniture,
most of it Is broken in one Of the most
thrilling hand to hand fights ever stag
ed for motion picture camera. He
battles with six Italians, throws his
opponents against vases, OIL paintings,
walls. out of windows, and left sor-
ry looking throne room after he clean
ed up the gang.
The picture has some wonderfully
beautiful scenes Of the Venetian can
ais. with their picturesque buildings
and the gondolas. For variety there
are some glimpses of New York's busy
downtown streets.
The picture is one of action in every
foot-the real Fairbanks kind.
Wallace Reds new picture, proclaim.
ed his greatest Nan Of Music Noun
tain" will hold the screen at the
Grand Sunday.
cleopatra" not regular program
release, but the biggest sensation of
the Y.ar, will be shown at the Grand
tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.
large orchestra is used with the photo
drama.-Advertisem
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St. Louis Hay Market,

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 12.-Hay-|
Two days arrivals of 80 cars INCLUDED
So timothy, clover mixed, Z prairie
7 clover and 16 alfalfa. Timothy and
clover mixed ruled strong at STEADY o|
soc per ton better prices; good gen.
eral demand was noted and the tw|
days increased receipts were well
cleaned up. Prairie remains steady,
scant receipts are meeting a fair DE-
mand and feeling on high grades ii
strong-easy or ordinary and comma
Glover and alfalfa are easy at urI
changed prices; offerings of clover lin
tied, while inflow of alfalfa seems
to be on the increase; demand for boh
ia limited. Sales: Glover mixed-l car
good No. 2 light mixed at sci; timothy
sample grade-part car poor thresh
ed at s21, / car threshed at s21, car
threshed at $3.50, cars threshed a
S24, cars and part car good threshed
at S25 one switched, 1 car headed at
s26: No. 81 car common at s26, car
at s27.50; No. FL car scant grade .!
S2S, / car and part car at S29, cars
and part car at s29.50, 4 cars at $50, Il
cars at $31 two delivered: standard
car at $3.50, 1 car at s32; No. IL
cars at s32, cars at $3.50 track and
delivered, 1 car at s33 delivered to this
side; prairie-sample grade-2 cars
Iowa at $23, 2 cars do at SIS; No. ,
car Kansas at S29; No. II car az
s3O-quote high No. to choice a, Al
$50. 50@31; cloyer-No. 81 car at S2s
/ car at $29: No. Ii car ordinary az
s3O-quote good No. 1 to choice at ssi
to s32@32.50; also / Car part scant no
/ clover at $50 and part No. l tlmotAy
at s32; alfalfa-No. 81 car common
native at s25: No. FL car at $50; no
1-2 cars ordinary at s32-nomlnsi
! range In extremes of quality; NO. ss'|
s25@2s, No. 2 at $3.50 @So5o, stana
ard at $31@3150, No. to cholce a
s32 to S33@33.50.
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Successful British Raid,

LONDON, Feb. 13.-British troops
conducted a successful raid southeast
OF Hargicourt last night, taking eleven
prisoners, Field Marshal Haig report
ed today.
Casualties were inflicted on the
enemy" in patrol encounters southeast
of Lens.
In the neighborhood Of Epehy and
northeast OF Ypres. there was hostile
cannonading.
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v,,,a Headed This way =.

UNITED Press Leased W 1s-FfS
ELL PASO, Texas, feg I;ts is ID
cisco Villa With 100 6a etates bOrls
Ing towards the United 9ca1 N0rrs
according acc to an American olonis ID
who arrived here from Wv
Ian. Ia Villa y,
The Mormon reporteu ChihuLs
Villa Ahumada DeGWsen
civ and Juarez Monds'
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AMERICAN
ARTILLERY
CONTINUED from page IL

Priesterwood. several French COM
panies attacked after violent firing,
the statement declared. They were
repulsed with heavy losses and some
enemy prisoners were taken.
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flying north this week. These oI =.
frequent the great lakes during u.
spring and summer, making lasa
wa VITO the Gulf of Mexico in the lal-
Hunters declare the return OF me- me-.
birds to the north is sure ~, u,
that winter is over and that mil .s,
temperatures will prevail during =
remainder Of February and MaEcA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

While watching the motion picture
cleopatra" which was created by
William Fox with Theda Bara as the
bewitching Cleopatra, and will be the
attraction at the Grand Thursday.
Friday and Saturday, the public will
find 1t gorgeous in it's settings and
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council had found peace impossible
and had decided to direct its whole
attention "energetically to the con-
tinuatfon Of the war"
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GERMAN PLANS
ARE COMPLETED
Continued from page !

by sensational developments Of
the past few weeks throughout
German Switzerland.
Labor troubles are increas
ing. Purely political menaces
have already occurred. Others
are breaking. I am told they
are all inspired by foreigners
mot belonging to allied coun-
tries.''
The latest menace came from
the radical laborites, foreign
led, in the shape of an ultima
tum to che government de-
manding the withdrawal OF
certain war measures, imme
diate release and indemnifica-
ton of deserters who are forced
to work and complete demobili-
cation of the army by May 1.
The laborites declared that
if within forty-eight hours
after the ultimatum was rati-
fled by labor unions and social
lists the terms were unheeded,
a general strike would be
called.
The best element of labor is
generally against the ultima
tum, but German agitators.
aiming at a revolution, are
busy day and night.
Meantime German troops
are gathering near the Swiss
border.
ALI true Swiss are crying a
warning, demanding:
"What is the connection be-
tween the menace of a SWISS
revolution and Hindenburg s
!offensive?"
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Grain Review.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Good buying
in the face Of large receipts today
held grain futures steady on the
market today following opening
losses.
February oats was not quoted.
March oats opened at S2A, down. vs..
and later gained Y. May oats open
ed u lower at 1875 and subsequently
gained one cent.
February corn was not quoted.
March corn opened late at 1878,
down Is, later gaining Il. May
corn opened Is lower at 125, and later
gained as.
Provisions were higher.
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 10
Open. High. Low. Close.
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Agriculture,
Department Of Az
Weather Bureau.]
Weather Forecast.

Weather Bureau.1
Weather Forecast.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Unsettled
weather tonight and Thursday. Cold
er Thursday. Much colder Thursday
night.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather to-
night and Thursday; probably rain
turning to snow: colder Thursday and
west and central portion tonight; much
colder Thursday night.
For Missouri: Increasing cloudi-
ness followed by rain tonight and
Thursday probably turning to snow
west portion; colder Thursday west
and north portions; much colder by
Friday.
Weather Conditions.
The weather is generally fair from
| the Missouri valley to the lake region
| this morning. with temperature near
or slightly below the freezing point
| In the plains and mountain states
, the weather is unsettled, with a de-
preston from the northern boundary
southwark over the mountain region,
and the temperature is mild for the
season.
Local observations.
! Feb Bar. Their. Wind W'th'r,
IL Z p. m. .29.S5 ii NV Clear
13 a. m. 2992 &c SW PtCdy
River stage at a. M, 3 below low
water
| Change in river stage fall g.
Mean temperature 18th, AZ: highest,
At; lowest. sc: lowest last night. "a.
FRED y. GoSEWISCH.
Observer.
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r. prevent The Grip

Colds cause Grip-LAXATlVE bn y
MO QUININE Tablets reino INV
cause. There is only one plu .n,
Quinine." e. w. GROVES slsh''~
on box. soc,
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Torpedoed by Submarine.

MADRID, Feb. 13.-The steamer
Oferina has been torpedoed, it was
reported here today. Thirty-seven sur
vivors are said to have been towed by
the submarine and landed at the Can
airy islands.
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Six Deaths Reported.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. = Six
deaths among the American ex2edi-
tionary forces in France were report
ed in cablegram from General
Pershing today. Among the dead are.
Private Frank Green, Ferriday, La.
Sergeant Kant s. Richie, gunshot
wound. Indianapolis. Ind.
Private James s. Brumley, Fayette,
Tenn.
Private Bert Howard, railroad acct
dent Clare, Mich.
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Local Observations.
Sea euIIs FLYING North.

BLOOMINGTON. H., Feb. 13.-Sev-
eral flocks of sea gulls were observed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

fLloyds has no record of such
vessel. The dispatch did not give her
nationality
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Theda Bara In "Du Barry" at Hippo
drone TONIGHT

Life was just one beautiful dress
after another for Theda Bara when
she was making 'sDu Barry" for vii.
liam Fox There was succession of
gowns that would make the average
|woman's head swim. and the beautiful
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Italy Expects Invasion.

ROME, Feb. l3.-Premier Orlando,
addressing parliament, declared the
central powers in their recent peace
programs had affirmed nothing but
the most obstinate, irreccncilable de-
termination to carry out previously
formed plan of imperialisuc domino
ton
The premier declared Italy was
facing a dilemma. in that she is now
exposed to invasion from both land
and sea. Regarding the inter-allied
conference at Versailles. he said the
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On Swiss Frontier

[By j. w. r. Mason. Written for the
United Press.1
NEW YORK, Feb. 13-America's
rapidly growing army along the Al
sace-Lorraine border Is responsible for
Germany's heavy concentration OF
troops near the Swiss frontier describ-
ed in William Philip Simms' dispatch
to the United Press.
The Swiss governm ent recently re-
quested the United States to give as
surances that Swiss neutrality would
not be violated by General Pershing's
forces. The United States replied that
if Germany and Switzerland, as we'll,
respected the neutrality Of Swiss neu-
trality so would America This plain
intimation that the area Of hostilties
might overwhelm Switzerland has
since been followed by the increasing
dispatch OF German troops to that re-
gion. It is there that the allies front
most nearly approaches the Rhine,
which is about fifteen miles distant.
If Won Hindenburg orders an Of
fensive near the Swiss frontier. his
sole object would be to try to force
back the allies line before General
Pershing is fully prepared to strike.
Apart from this, there Is nothing that
could result from such an offensive
which would be in any way common
surate with Germany's heavy casual
ties
| It would be a risky proceeding for
Won Hindenburg to take the initiative
near the Swiss area, even to try to
safeguard the Rhine from American
occupation. Won Hindenburg is in the
junenviable position Of not knowing
definitely whether General Pershing
really intends making a drive close to
Switzerland. The American section of
the French front centers at present at
iXivray, which is one hundred fifty
miles north Of the Swiss border. If
General Pershing moves forward from
Xivray his objective will probably be
Metz and not the Rhine at all The
fall Of Metz would be brought appre-
Gladly nearer if Won Hmdenburg had
previously caused his reserves to be
slaughtered in useless offensive to
save the Rhine at point far from the
main American position.
German troops near Switzerland are
keeping the Swiss uneasy but they are
being kept far more uneasy them
selves by the secrecy which Is succes-
fully yelling General Pershing's forth
coming offensive.