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The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
GENERAL FORECAST

The Northwest disturbance of "wednesday
night has moved east SOutheastward with great
rspidity and it is central tonight over Lower
Michigan with rapidly rising pressure to the
northWestWard. Storm warnings were ordered
THURSDAY afternoon for the Upper Lakes and
THURSDAY evening for the Lower Lakes and
the Atlantic Coast from Norfolk to Boston.
There were general SHOWS in Upper Michigan
and local SHOWS over the remainder Of the Lake
Regiod. Northern New York and Northern New
England. There Is also another disturbance on
tht North Pacific Coast attended by light rains
while elsewhere the weather WAS fair.
1t is colder in New England much colder 70
the Northwest. although the temperature is stifl
above the seasonal sTtrage. and much warmer
in the Southern Upper Lake Region, the Ohio
and Middle Mississippi valleys and Tennessee
1t Is also somewhat warmer in the South while
in the extreme West temperatures changed but
little.
There will be snow Friday in the Lake Re
gion and rain or snow in Eastern New York
Northern New Jersey and Pennsylvania extend
ing By Friday night into New England, and
followed by generally fair weather SATURDAY
To the southsard fair weather will prevail Fri
day and Saturday.
II WI be colder Friday in the Lake Region
and the Lower Ohio Valley and colder Sat
urday in the Atlantic States as far south as
Northern Georgia and in Tennessee and the
north portions Of the East Gulf States.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
SEEK DIVISIONS
IN THIRD. ARMY
Pershing Fails to Reveal
Organizations Pushing
Across Border. a.

While the War Department has not
been advised by Gen. Pershing Of the
particular troops of the Third Army
known as the army OF occupation. the
probabilities are from various reports
received unofficially that II is made
up of the First, Second, Third. Fourth,
Fifth. Sixth. Forty-second. Twenty
sixth. Thirty-second and Forty-fifth
divisions.
There Is also no official statement
as to how long these troops. aggregat-
ing about 10000, will be needed in
Europe but it is certain that the War
Department has a program which has
provided so far for the return home
of all but thirty divisions or about
900. 900 men.
May Increase Numbers.
OF the latter number it may be in
creased suddenly and in great volume
depending on the outlook at the Peace
Congress. It may be one of the ar
rangements of the Congress that
either allied troops or allied and Unit
ed States troops shall remain in the
areas set forth in the armistice for a
certain number OF months. It is the
uncertainty as to emergency needs
tiidl ACCOUNTS OulCeES Say, lOE tn6
lack of a general announcement
covering all phases OF the return Of
troops to the United States 1t may
happen any day. for instance that the
Forty-second, the Rainbow Division.
and the Twenty-sixth, the New Eng
land Division. may get orders to come
home and so on with other compon-
ents of the army of occupation. Each
of these divisions is complete as to in
fantry, machine gun, artillery, trench
mortar. field signal, ambulance and
hospital units. The engineer regi-
ments are attached as follows: First
Division First Regiment: Second Di-
vision; Second Regiment; Third Di-
VISION, Sixth Regiment; Fourth Di-
vision, Fourth Regiment; Sixth Dl-
vision. Seventh Regiment; Forty-sec-
ond Division, 117th Regiment; ,Twen-
ty-sixth Division. 101st Regiment;
Thirty-second Division. 107th Regi-
ment
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
Labor Board Will Act
On Joint Cases Only

Hereafter the National War Labor
Board will act only in such cases as
are jointly submitted to it for arbi-
tration. it was announced yesterday.
All complaints filed after Decem-
Der 5, setting forth industrial con-
trOversies. will be referred first to
the Labor Department for action by
its mediation and conciliation bureau
Failing settlement in such cases the
Secretary of Labor will refer to the
War Labor Board only the cases in
which both parties voluntarily sub
nit the issues to the Jurisdiction of
the War Labor Board and agree to
abide by its decision. All cases now
before the board will be handled as
they have been in the past.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
S7O0,O00,OO0 CALLED IN
BY u. S. TREASURY
Maturity to Coincide with Third In
stallment Of Fourth Loan.

I. S. Treasury certificates OF in
debtedness. dated September 3. 191S
and maturing January 2. 1919 have
been called for redemption The
Treasury announcement says that
interest on all OF these certificates
will cease on December 19.
officials stated that the redemption
of these certificates was moved for
ward in order to make their matur-
ing coincide with the third Install
ment payment on the fourth liberty
loan. About $500. 100000 worth OF
these certificates were sold by the
Treasury.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
TRANSPORTATION ASSURED.
Passage Home for Discharged War
Workers Certain.

Backed by both Senator Martin.
chairman of the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee, and Chairman
Sherley OF the House Appropriations
Committee. legislation providing for
free transportation for war work.
ers discharged by the government
from their emergency positions is
now practically assured.
Disposal of this matter is likely
before Congress begins its holiday
recess.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
Orders Personnel Men Held.

Orders against discharging officers
and enlisted men of personnel out
fits were issued by the War. Depart
ment yesterday.
When the services of such men are
completed at one camp they will be
transferred to a staff at another.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia and Maryland: Partly
cloudy and warmer Friday. Saturday fair, cold
er south and southwest winds becoming fresh
and shifting TO northwest Friday night.
Virginia: Clear in south. partly cloudy in
north portion Friday. warmer. Saturday fair
colder; south and southwest winds becoming
fresh to strong the coast.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Midnight, 3s a. m. s.; a. m, 81; a m,
5; a. m, -; 10 a. m, q; IL noon, .; D.
m. %; p. m. 40; D. m, .; p. m, g: 10
p. m. B. Highest, Al lowest, a.
Relative humidity-s a. m. 81 2 .. m. a;
D. m, s; rainfall % p. m. to p. m.l, o.;
hours Of sunshine, 81; per cent Of possible sun
shine S.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
Ambulance Thief Kills Sell.

Turin. Italy, Dec. 5.-Antonio Di
Barbieri. who stole an American Red
Cross automobile, committed suicide
in the jail-here today.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
DEPARTURES

Accumulated excess Of temperature since jan
uary l. 1873. lT5'; excess of Temperature since
December /. 1913 s.; accumulated deficiency Of
precipitation since January !, 1913. ass; def
cheney Of precipitation since December !, 1913
oR
Temprature same date last year-Highest, Is;
lowest 8
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
CARMEN In BAY STATE
GET 10 PER CENT RAISE
Forty-one Cents an Hour to Be
Motormen and Conductors.

An increase in wages of approx
imately 10 per cent yesterday was
awarded employees OF the Bay State
Street Railway Company by the
War Labor Board. The award is
retroactive to October %.
Conductors and motormen had
been getting 40h cents per hour.
The new scale is Al cents for the
first three months; 43 cents for the
next nine months, and 4b cents
thereafter.
Other employees were granted an
increase of the same percentage as
the award to the motormen and
conductors.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06

rhs Mnn's store Official Weather
Report-PartIy cloudy and warmer.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-06

Horse breeders in the Basses Pyre-
nees took up subscription to buy
champion Anglo-Arab horse for Mar
shall Foch.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

Pauline Frederick, "Doug" Fairbanks.
Pauline Frederick has the greatest
drama of her career in Mrs. Danes
Defense" at the Grand tonight and
Wednesday. Doug" Fairbanks has
the best picture in many long day
in "a Modern Musketeer," at the
Grand, of course, On Thursday. Be-
cause the Grand IS having just one
great picture after another, every day
is why you are meeting the crowds
there.
AS q play, Mrs. Danes Defense"
created furore in New York. A mod
ern society drama, in which the star
wears some stunning gowns, it is ad-
mirably suited to her talents. Paul
inc Frederick is admittedly the great
est emotional artistic on the screen
and "Mrs. Danes Defense" seems es-
pecially to give opportunity for her
superb acting. The story Is of wo-
man who, ambitious and fighting her
way to social success, hides behind
the identity OF another. She is maav
to pay for her duplicity, through 9th
er women's Observation-Disclosures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
BENToNSPoRT.
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After few days Of spring weather,
we have change to snow and sleet.
But most all disappeared now.
Curt Bradford has bought the Arm
strong property in Vernon. Ira Pick
ard moved to the Harve Murphy
home in Vernon.
Byron McCollem and Cass Limeing
attended Mrs. Robert Agnew's fun
eral in Keosauqua last week.
f. G.. Heminger has delivered his
hay which was baled some time ago.
Oliver Sargent was in town last
week. He has been on the sick list
for some time.
w. NJ. Erwin of Des Moines was call
ing on friends last week in this 10.
locality, this being his former home,
Del Robinson and wife are spending
a few days at Mrs. Robinson's pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bradford.
Sam Elliott will soon move on the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
Late Market Quotations

$26. 9o@27.O0.
Sugar Raw. dull, Centrifuga, a..
s60.O5; refined, steady; cut ,es.
1895; crushed. $50; powaa .oa
$3.50; granulated, $7.45. "uered
Coffee-Rio No. on SPOT su.
Tallow-Steady; city, l6be. S
ial. tic. 'p''
Iay-Steady, No. 1, $1,000, a.
No. 8. $1.50@1.75: clover, 81 .4oa riI y
Dressed poultry Quiet; turkev." 90
@3Sc; chickens. Esq Sac; fowls s.s
35c; ducks, l.. l., 31c; live poul,'e
firm; geese. 8O@S5c; ducks NY ~
fowls, 36c; turkeys, 259Ssc roo,t Tow
22@ 3Oc; stays, 25c,
Cheese-Easy; state milk comm.
to special. 18@26Mc; skins comm n,O
to specials, S@197hc.
Butter - Firm; receipts, Ysln
creamery extras, 48c, dairy tub.
@47c; creamery held ON storage
@4s1hc,
Eggs Steady; receipts, s,42s. ~.
by white fancy, 41@43c; nearby nj.
ed fancy, 35@s6c: fresh, a4h9s7o
St Louis Produce.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March 4.-pou,,
Springs, soc; turkeys. 2sc: duel.
3O1sc; geese. 1890.
Butter-Creamery. 4so; eggs, ssc
st. Louis Hay and Straw.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. March 4.-Hay-
OF IS cars received. % were timothrI
s prairie. 2 clover and 6 alfaf,
Timothy and clover mixed ruled ouis]
and steady; offerings were light AMI
inquiry limited. Prairie confirms
draggy and weak on ordinary AMI
common (Nebraska and Iowa) stock
good Kansas growth is sparingI,
offered and in limited request !,
steady prices. Glover in fair Request
light supply and steady. Alfalfa
draggy and weak: current modent
inflow is proving more than ampl
for present requirements and valus
are barely steady. Sales: Timothy
S29 to $33; alfalfa, s2S to $3.50; ht
Saturday. $27 to $3.50.
Straw-Steady, in free request
Sales: One car rye at $1O5O per Ton
this side track and cars wheat d
$1,000 each side track.
Stock Market Notes.
limited Press Leased Wire Servlcel
NEW YORK, Mar. 5.-Active trad |
Ting shot the stock market up fras
tionally at the opening today. U. 81
Steel opened up n at soy; Baldwt
Locomotive up 5s at TIN; America
Can up rs at 1878; Marine preferred
up u at 97A. and General Motors
3s at 122A.
Steeis and shipping shares were d
strong demand during the second
hour. u. 8. Steel advanced to 81, III
q; Mexican Petroleum touched 81
up /.
The trend continued upward in thi
early afternoon. u. s. Steel was ID
a full point at 91A. General Mota|
sagged and then shot to a new higl
for the day at 1854, up 8 points NJ
dustriai Alcohol gained 3ls to 122h.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
WOMAh's BACK
The Advice Of This Keokuk Woman i.
of Certain Value.

Many a woman's back has many
aches and pains.
Outlines 'tis the kidneys fault.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills are
80 effective.
Many Keokuk women know this.
Read what one has to say about it:
Mrs. T. A. Wilson, ZIG 18th St,
gays: 81 had rheumatic pains in my
BACK and limbs and my arms and fin
gers felt so numb, could hardly
move them. / also had lumbago My
kidneys were not acting properly and
n had headaches and dizzy spells l
finally got Doan's Kidney Pills at En-
zeIhardt q Co.'S Drug store and in n
sborf time, they relieved me. | con
,fnsed 10 uge them and about eight
b1zes cured me of all of rheumatic
Wins and kidney complaint"
price soc at all dealers. Don't sim.
My ask for kidney remedy-get
f5t,an's Yidney Pills-the same that
Mrs BiIgon had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
xsgrs., Buffalo. n. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05

John CASTOR farm south of town.
NJ. F. Hornbaker made business
trip to Ames, Iowa, last week.
Miss Hazel Horntnker has th4
measles, but this Is the only new cas-
OF measles for quite a while. 1t \
hoped this will be the last.
The people in this vicinity werd
shocked to hear OF VIM. Stemple q
Bonaparte getting SO badly hurt lag
week, but at this time he Is getting
along as well as can be expected. u
was cleaning out the old wood workn
the old Meek mill. He went to thro'|
out a timber from the second stoal
and a bolt wss In the timber aa7
caught in his clothes and TOOK nl
with it. He had a narrow escape
Some sneak has been poisonifi
dogs lately in Vernon. Better be carr
full, as dogs are taxable property an
putting out poison is risky as some
thing besides dogs may get II.
Byron McCollem and wife spat
Sunday at the Marion Cochran nome
w. NJ. West and wife spent ie'|
days at Douds-Leando recently
VIM. Gillespie and wife spent h
day at Curtis Bradfords nome st
week.
Miss Carrie Walters will 90
Ames, Iowa this week for the summit
Sugar camps are being opeusr|
Seems like all that have camps vi
open them. 1t will help out on y
sugar scarcity. u
Joe Marriott has moved on
Grant Burnett place south of FernuA|
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
KEOkUK BOYS
"OKER THERE"

Is your boy in France?
If he is, will you send his name
and army address to The Gate City,
so that other Keokuk boys oyer
there" can get in touch with him, or
can write him?
Here is the list to date:
Harold H. Hanson, P. H. M. 3, First
replacement battalion, U. S. marine
medical department A. E. F.
Harold Reed Wright, Ninety-fourth
aero squadron, A. q. F.
Lloyd q. Wright Ninety-fourth aero
squadron, A. E. F.
Corporal Raymond Bossler, COM
pany L, 16Sth infantry, Eighty-fourth
brigade, Forty-second division A. q.
F.
Private Oscar K1apprott, Supply Co.
-16sth infantry, A. e. r.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05

weak 15c lower; beeves, $S.60@14.lO;
cows and heifers, $6. 60@11. 70; soocK'
ers and feeders, $7.60@1l00; calves
S. 50@14.0O. o r,,.t
steady 10c higher; native, $lO.60W
10 *. western, s11.75@13.60; lambs,
s14 .0O@17OO; western, $14.250 l1.6o'
ewes. $40. 40@13 So
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, March 6.-Cattle
rec eipts 5000; market steady. steers.
s750m1375; cows and heifers, $nZo
m12 90. stockers and feeders, S7.z5W
1880: calves, $70O@12.50.
Hog receipts 5000; market 1o@loc
higher. Bulk, $16.40@16.70; heavy,
SIS .6O@16.75; medium. $16.50@l6'7o;
light, $16.S0016.60.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
strong. Lambs, s15.50@16.90; ewes,
s11 5o@12.5O; wethers, $s.O0Q16.O0.
st, Louis Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. March 6.-Cattle
receipts $500; market steady. Native
beef steers, ss.oO013.50; yearlins
steers and heifers, $7.00@1a.5O; cows
az Oom11.5O: stockers and feeders.
&c S' Oog10.5o: calves. $6.O0@14.0O;
COWS and heifers, $6.00@10.00.
Hog receipts 1900; market 30
higher. Mixed and butchers, s16.s5
m17.1o good to heavy, $16.90@1705;
Tough sic. 75@16.0o; light. $16.95@
~ 20: pigs, s13.O0@17.05; bulk, $3.50
Otis.
Sheen receipts $50; market STEADY.
Ewes. s12.5O@13.0O; lambs, $l4,0O@
n 40: Gamers and choppers, $6.50@
$50: wethers, s13.Oo@13.75.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, March 5.-Cattle receipts
900: market slow. 10@16c lower.
Steers, $9.OO@13.00; COWS and hell
ers, s7O0@11.OO; stockers and reed
ers, $6.50@11.50; calves, $9.ooQ1S.oo;
bulls and stays, s7.50@1o.50.
| Hog receipts 1890; market active
1o615c higher. Bulk, $16.200l6.3os
top, s16.4O.
steady. Yearlings, $11.5O@l 4.50;
wethers, s11.0O@13.00; lambs. $500
@16.75; ewes, $1100@12.25.
Chicago Produce.
! CHICAGO, March 5.-Butter-Ex
tras, 451s@46c; firsts. 45c; dairy ex'
tras. 44Ac; dairy f1rsts. 43@43hc.
| Eggs-Ordinary 1rsts, 32@34c;
| firsts, 34c.
! Cheese-Twins, 24@25hc; Young
Americas, 2s@281sc.
Potatoes-Receipts 26 cars; all
grades, $115@1.65 per cwt.
| Live poultry Ducks 28Q30c;
geese, 2O@25c; roosters. Csc; turkeys
25c.
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK, Mar. 5.-F1our, in
active, unchanged.
Pork-Firm; mess, $52.O0@b3.00.
! Iard-Quiet; middle west spot
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
Short Chapter Read

UNITED Press Leased Wire sel i,as1
CHICAGO, Mar. 5.-Tne T Ice
between A. e. DeRicqles. pe a N
Colo, live stock man, and lne ,ba1
packers, was the subject OF I'M
chapter of packers letters lnuoa a.
by Francis J. Heney at TO-DAY sonl
sion of the federal trade com ,ins wii
food probe here. In connectloa a,,vst
his charge that DeRicqles a. ,n !!
urging a packing probe when . co.
fetal national live stock asso "nd ),
in 1908 changed front, in lgll arl ~,
came the packers friend, Hehei nada
letters to indicate that j. cS;sss
Armour's Hibernia bank IN I'm nj
agreed to lend DeRicales -. saOGI oss
Armour felt safe in making tn INF
Heney declared, after reaair as-moa
the records letter in which .p;cole:
estimated the profit in D ast an
business the America live SUI sortl
loan association OF Denver a'
four per cent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05

Govern to withdraw and concentrate
on Lenroot against Thompson. The
conference adopted resolutions Con
demning the course OF LaFollette,
relative to the conduct of the war and
.censuring him for his failure to sup
port the government in this supreme
conquest.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
Nav be PARTY Split.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 5-With
two loyal" republicans seeking NOM
nation for Wisconsin's vacant SEN
atorship at the primary March 10.
leaders today feared a party split IN
the fight against James Thompson,
LaFollette candidate. The state re-
publican conference endorsed Con-
gresham Irvine l.. Lenroot, but fol-
lowers Of Francis E. McGovern re-
fused to withdraw his name from the
race.
Pressure is being brought on Nc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
Fighting In Siberia.
WAR, MEASURES
BEING BLOCKED
CONTINUED from page -

Americanize enemy property in thus
country wide departure from the
policy pursued heretofore.
It also Is tremendously slgnlhcant
in view Of the presidents Felieo
by industrial America
to declare boycott on German
trade after peace comes. II Germany
fails to come to terms.
Sale OF the great German piers
would deprive Germany of possession
of her own landing points on Ameri-
can shores-a drastic step toward cur
tailment of German trade in the
future-with this country at least.
one to Pass, One Defeated.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-WhIle
one administration war measure TO-
day neared final action in congress, an
other was menaced by defeat.
Conferees ON the railroad control
bill announced they expected to agree
tonight. Senators Smith and Pom
creme after conferences with the presi-
dent, predicted a compromise would
quickly come on the chief point in
dispute-the rate making clause.
Indications were that neither the
house nor the senate provision would
be accepted. The house bill gives
the president sole rate making powers
while the senate bill allows him to in
itiate rates and make them immed1-
ately effective, subject to review and
revision by the interstate commerce
commission.
The war finance corporation bill
considered as vital as the railway bill,
faced sitter opposition hourly. Sec
rotary of the Treasury McAdoo plead
ed with the senate banking and cur
rency committee mot to middle the
waters" by trying to amend the bill.
In spite of his plea committee mem
bers declared they would back a SUD
stitute bill prepared by Senator Owen,
Okla. which creates a ''war finance
board" instead OF a corporation and
uses the federal reserve banking sys-
tenn more fully than the administra'
ton plan in making loans. The Owen
bill also limits the loans to S1,500, 900,
COO while the administration measure
allows $4,000 ,000, 900 Simon, in
charge of the administration meas,
IRE. who sidetracked it when threat,
ened with a filibuster by its opponents
announced today he will call 1t up this
afternoon and press for immediate
Passage.
Can conscript Labor.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Prest
dent Wilson is empowered to con
script labor and draft registrants FOL
work on farms, ship building and 9th
F! er production wherever necessary, IN
der amendments to the draft bill. re
ported favorably today by the house
committee on military affairs.
The new bill also provides that the
soldiers to be called In the next draft
viii, be called from class one in the
ouestionnaire registration and thai
| the quota from each district will be
based on the number Of men register
| ed in class one
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
Many School Children are S 4, \

Mothers who value their own Son..o. he With
welfare Of their children, should neY pa,vers fd
ont box Of Mother Grays Sw sweet s0Me 1bg
Children, for use throughout the seasVGs ocnstpr
Break up Colds, Relieve Feyc5ishhn nd stoulac.
ton, Teething Disorders, Headache 1 are THEss
Troubles. Used by mothers ior 81 VI nrug storss
ssc. Don't accept any substitute shmpY,s
address, Mother Gray Co, lie Roy, ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
CHICAGO Live stock.

service viii be restricted to actual
demands, 1t was learned authorita-
lively at the offices of the railroad
administration here today. Investi-
CATION of the traffic requirements be-
tween those gateways has disclosed
useless expenditures under competi-
tive conditions and that expense will
be eliminated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05

question which has ABSORBED rreS,-
dent Wilson and members OF MS OH
cial family for days.
decision on whether this country
will remain silent under japanese IN.
PREVENTION or will protest, or VIII
ask as a matter of form, for decia-
ration OF Intentions from Nippon
will probably be decided by the presi-
dent and the cabinet this afternoon
The United States will not support
any Japanese expedition. however
which under the surface in Washing
ton is regarded as a dangerous move
in view of the democratic ideals set
forth by the allies.
Japan has pledged herself to the
aims of the entente through her ally.
England. Any action she may find
necessary to take in solving the
tangled far eastern situation Will be
in harmony with those aims, Japanese
diplomats said today. No official word
on the Japanese-Siberian situation
was obtainable at the Japanese en-
bassy, but events of the past week
continued to prevail. 1t was suggested
that the U. S. will be duly notified II
Japan concludes that a military
movement is imperative.
It was admitted that the Bolsheyfk
steps at Vladivostok and along the
Siberian railway have aggravated the
situation and that decision In the
matter cannot be long delayed.
Fighting In Siberia.
SHANGHAI, China, March s.
Sharp fighting at Diourai, on the
trans-Siberian railway, between forces
of the Cossack, Semroff and many
well armed Bolsheyiki. was reported
in a Hardin despatch to the North
China Daily News today. The Cos
sacks are said to have withdrawn to
Sharasuh, which they are fortifying.