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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-19
Social Revolutionary Faction are Organizing
Resistance Against Teutons in South
of Country.
MINORITY REPORT TO PAN SOVIET
German Forces Occupy Three More Towns
and Continue March Through Help
less Nation.

Russian tntefoets The CHIEF 0o0oegn
OF all the allies at this moment should
be the rescue of Russian democracy
from Germany's clutches. II America
were to show reluctance toward Rus
sia's overtures. it is highly probable
the Russians would turn to the Ger
mans for assistance.
The previous diplomatic blunders
committed during the war. serious as
they have been, would be meignif1cant
compared to this catastrophe. The
diplomacy exercised At Washington is
rapidly assuming world leadership be-
cause it is guided e1olueively By demo
cratic ideals and tmparsona1 Justice.
The belief OF tho Russians that Ger
many understands tho BolShevik bet
ter than do the allies must be revers-.
ed by the United States IL It is to be
reversed at all.
The cnance TO do uns u now pre-
scented. Russia must not be SLOWED
to become indebted TO Germany for
freedom from possible menace In Si-s
IBERIA. The high mission OF the Unit,
ed States In the war Is to serve the
cause OF democracy exclusively.
America alone is able to look at in
ternational problems uncolored by
centuries Of Europeon diplomatic pre-
tudices. More and more is it becom-
ing apparent that America alone Gan
rescue Russian democracy at this
time.
Greatly Exaggerated.
LONDON Mar. 19.-The casualties
in the clash between Japanese volun-
teers and Russian maxtmalists al
Blagovetchenk in Siberia. were great
ly overstated In first reports, accord
ing to an Exchange Telegraph dis
match from Tien Tstn, dated Sunday.
and received here today.
Initial reports said $50 Japanese
were killed. The Tien Tsin dispatcn
said one Japanese was killed anu
two wounded.
The situation in vladivotok was
said to have improved
Francis in Volooda.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 19.-Ambas-
sador Francis was still at Vologda on
Sunday, state department cablegTams
said today. Butler Wright, embassy
attache, had started for Hardin, but
Francis gave no indication of moving
eastward himself
say 3tIieS 6iuhoeFeo.
LBy Joseph Shaplen. United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, March 1S,-(Night)
-Rumors persist that the Bolshevlkl
are seeking an agreement with the
United States to prevent Japanese
invasion OF Asiatic Russia.
The Russian press critically dis-
cusses President Wilson's message TO
the pan-soviet congress with the
statement of NJ. Pichon. French
foreign minister and others, regard
ing the allied necessity for saving
Russia.
The sum total of the criticism is
that Germany has sized up Russia
better than the allies. Both sought
to utilize the Russian revolution for
their ends, the press charges. The
Germans first discerned the Boil
fToDtsurad on mage Sl
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-19
[By Joseph Shap1en, United Press
STAFF Correspondent1

[By Joseph Shap1en, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, March 1S.-Russian
off cials, including former BolshevlR
and social revolutionary commissaries
who opposed ratification OF the Brest'
Ltovsk peace terms, are organizing
resistance against the Germans In the
south
In the south Is accepted as m can
ing in the Odessa and Nikolayeff re-
gior where the Germans have seized
or are about to seize vast stores OF
grain reported to be there.)
The officials include M. Steinberg.
M Algasoff, M. Schneider, M. Trut'
ovsky, NJ. Kalegayem and M. Karel1n.
social revolutionaries Of the left who
resigned from the ministry after the
ratification vote at Moscow, together
with M. Dibenko and other dfssen
tents.
Fifty dissenting Bofsheviki, have
adopted minority report to, the pan
soviet peace ratification. It reads:
international capitalism is ad,
vancing with the Germans from the
west. With the Japanese from the
east And with the Anglo-r rench from
the north.
with unified interests, the pan,
soviet congress should order mobil-
ization of Russia's defenders, arming
the peasants and workmen."
Russian officials today denied they
had agreed TO German cooperation IN
control of the country. They said the
cooperation applies only TO Petrograd
where a small commission of Germans
is expected to be gradually expanded.
A dozen Romanoffs (of which family
the former car is rnembeT) have
been exiled to the remote interior, fol
lowing hearing on charges OF sus-
pected "anti-revolutionism." ALI We're
disinteested regarding their fate and
"broke," including the Grand Duke
Nicholas Michaelovitsch, the hiStor-
ian.
Foreign Minister Chicherin officially
notified the central executive COM
mittee Of the ratification OF the peace
treaty. He said the war had cost
Russia fifty-one billion rubles (S2G,-
2G5 coo ,000),
America is Patient.
[By J. w. T. Mason, Written for the
United Press.l
NEW YORK, March 19.-Ameri cas-
policy Of patience and democratic un-
derstanding in dealing with the Rus
sian revolutionists Is already justified
by the new movem ent in Petroerad to
seek an agreement with the United
States concerning Japan.
This is the first evidence the Boil
sheviki have given Of trustfulness to-
ward any foreign nation. 1t may be
the beginning OF the end of Russia s.
present isolation..s The peril which the
Russians believe would exist for them
through Japanese invasion Of ST.
IBERIA is forcing the Bolsheviki to real
ize the need fer immediate action.
It is only through action that Rus
sia's neurathenic condition can be
overcome. The United States Is now
being placed in position where it can
play the doctor
The opportunity to reach an under
standing with the Bolsheviki concern
ing Siberoa should be accepted wheth'
er or not there is any real danger OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-19
Commended for GaIIantry.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-
Charles J. Jones, oiler on the u. S.
S. Machias. was commended for gal
liant action today by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels. Jones jumped over
board at the risk of his own life and
rescued British sailor from a near
by vessel. JoneG home is Sandiego,
Calf.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-19
Per Capita Of s4.3e Shows Peo-
pie Out There Are
Boosting Sale.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON. Mar. 19.-Nebraska
stood well into tie lead today in per
CAPITA purchases Of war savings
stamps, the treasury announced Each
man, woman and child in the state
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-19
Amendments Offered.

WASHINGTON. Mar. 19.-Amend-
ments making material changes in the
war finance corporation bill, two OF
which were framed by President VIII
son, were offered during the closinA
hours of the general debate on the
measure in the house today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-19
Daylight Saving Bill
Has Become @ LaU
On March 81 at 2 a. n,., Euer,s .ock in United Sta
Must be Moved For!sssgd One Hour


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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-19

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The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
HARLEM OIL CAPSULES
If YOUR BACK ACHES

Don't ignore the little pains and
aches" especially backaches. They
may be little now but there is no tell
ing how soon a dangerous or fatal dis
ease Of which they are the forerun-
Rers may show itself. Go after the
cause of that backache at once, or you
may find yourself in the grip of an in
durable disease.
Do not delay a minute. Go to your
druggist and insist on his supplying
you with a box of GOLD MEDAL
Harlem OIL Capsules. In "a hours
you will feel renewed health and vigor.
After you have cured yourself, con-
tinue 10 take one or two Capsules
each day so as to keep in first-class
condition. and ward of the danger of
future attacks. Money refunded il
they do not help you. Ask for the
original imported GOLD MEDAL
brand. and thus be sure of getting the
genuine.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
SHE GOT COMPOSERS MIXED
Queen Victoria's Error Must Have
Caused Mascagni to Pass an IN
comfortable Few Minutes.

Sometimes when great parsonage
essays musical criticism embarrassing
errors arise. Once Queen Victoria
invited Mascigni, the composer OF
"Cavalleria Rusticana," to play for her
at Windsor castle. When the musician
was at the piano her majesty said:
81 am passionately fond Of one of
the numbers of your opera"
Mascagni played the Intermezzo.
NO" said the queen. that is not the
melody / mean"
Mascagni played the Prelude.
That's not il, either"
Mascagni played the dramatic Duet.
The queen became almost impatient.
I'll help you to remember it," she
said, and hummed a few measures.
With increasing CONSERVATION Mas
cagni listened as the queen sang the
Prologue to Leoncavallo's l Pagiacci
lie Gaulois. in telling the story. does
not say whether the musician informed
the queen that she had made a mis-
take.-YOuths Companion.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
JOY for ArcheoIoqIsts.

was at Carchemish on the day the
greatest Hittite find ever unearthed
was revealed to the eye of man for
the first time in three thousand years.
When the enthusiastic laborers had
carefully uncovered the precious dole
rite Slab, and the overseer bending
over ii like some near-sighted Silas
Mariner caressing his gold, had dis
covered that it bore the longest Hittite
inscription ever found, ten shots from
a big Colt revolver, fired as back
sheesh to the stone, echoed and re-
echoed across the Euphrates and
workmen and directors knew that a
big find had been made.
Pandemonium was let loose. Labor
ers came running from all directions
to share in the joy of discovery. l also
shared in that joy. l shouted con-
CALCULATIONS to Khalil, the giant pick
man.
Praise be to God 7" / cried. He
grinned so l could see all his teeth,
and answered, Gods blessing return
TO you christian Herald.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

Do you feel tired and "worn-out?'
Are you nervous and irritable? Don't
sleep well at night? Have dragged
out" unrested feeling when you get
up in the morning? Dizzy spellsf Bill
ious? Bad taste in the mouth, back
ache, pain or soreness in the loins,
and abdomen Severe distress when
urinating, bloody, cloudy urine or sed-
iment7 All these indicate gravel or
stone in the bladder. or that the poi
sonous microbes, which are always in
your system, have attacked your kid
neys.
You should use GOLD MEDAL
Harlem Oil Capsules Immediately
The oil soaks gently into the walls
and lining of the kidneys, and the lit
tie poisonous animal germs, which are
causing the Inflammation, are imme-
diately attacked and chased out OF
your system without inconvenience OF
pain.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
PUT 1T SQUARELY UP TO DAD
Young Son Of Famous Member Of "Vig-
ilantes" Frankly Considered His
Father a Stacker.

Ellis Parker Butler, the author, who
lives at Flushing, and is devoting his
energy to aiding in the successful
prosecution of the war. does not bear
an enviable reputation for patriotism
in his own household. Mr.. Butler has
been writing for the Thrift and War
stamps campaign.
Mr.. Butler is the father of twin
sons of tender age. Several nights
ago he returned home tired after a
days work for the Red Cross and
took his seat at the head of the table.
After they had finished their dinner,
the twins produced their Thrift stamps
and started to count them.
dad, look at all the stamps have,
said one of the youngsters. II have
200. Look at brothers pile; he has
more than l."
Mr.. Butler nodded approvingly to
Mrs. Butler and they both smiled.
There was silence for a minute, then
one of the twins looked up and ex-
claimed: dad, why don't you do some
thing patrioticT
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Hs Could All Rinht.

"The sounds of battle are something
terrifying" roarded the lecturer. "Can
YOU imagine the screaming of the
shells. the roaring of the cannons, the
yells OF the men, the rattle Of the
rifles and machine guns?"
"Yes, sir, think can" said the
meek little man in the front row, who
thought the question was meant for
him. 1--WE got three singers, two from
bone players, eight pianos, fourteen
talking machines, violinist and a
cornetist in our block, all trying ia
get back ia practice"
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Editor Finally Turned.

"And this" said the alleged old sol
der, Fostering a long-suffering editor
who was an old soldier, sis where the
Arabs were massed in front of u.s.
"Here"-pointing to another place on
a dirty pocket MAPS where our di-
vision was drawn up in zareba.
'We deployed in this direction, and
our left wing was attacked by the
enemy on this knoll. Just at this point
l was wounded on the left shoulder
and a hundred yards further on l got
my right arm shattered by a piece OF
one of our own shells, and"
But interrupted the bored editor
where did you get your brains blown
outT'-London Tit-Bits.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

Forma!dehyde, az sold commercially
by honest dealers. is clear, strong
smelling liquid which contains from
80 to 40 per cent of formaldehyde gas.
Ii usually carries from TO 10 per cent
of wood alcohol to prevent the forma-
ton of paraformaldehyde This sub
stance is the whitish, jellylike, or the
limy precipitate which is apt 10 be
found in old solutions, especially those
which have been kept cold. Fresh
formaldehyde. preferably in sealed
bottles and of guaranteed strength, is
To be advised.
FOrmaldehyde as a gas has marked
affinity for water. II cannot be driven
out of the solution by boiling. Dilute
solutions become slightly stronger on
standing exposed to evaporation.
Formaldehyde when sprayed or
sprinkled upon grain airs very slowly
not at all if the weather is cold and
wet Airing should be done under
warm conditions, preferably in the
open where quick drying of wet grain
can take place.
Planting, If done Immediately after
the grain has been covered for the cor
rect time, can take the place of airing.
The damp soil is greedy for fOrmalde-
hyde and will take it up, removing
all chance of danger. In North Dakota
farmers wet the grain heavily with
dilute formaldehyde and then plant
Immediately. using force-feed drills.
This treatment is given in the fields
and due allowance for the swollen
condition is made.
As formaldehyde is diluted with wa
ter its tOxicity TO wheat increases, so
that at one part of formaldehyde TO
ten parts of water the solution is very
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Limit in snobbery.

"ThosC society leaders who go about
administering snubs and insults" the
late Barton Willing once said at the
Philadelphia club, remind me of
Greens.
Greens ran little grocery in South
Eleventh street. He was tremendously
proud % II, though it was in reality a
wretched hole. He used to stride up
and down in front of it all day with
his nose in the air and his chest pulled
out.
IAN humble hodcarrier passing
Greens one morning said affably:
allow are you, Mr.. Greens? 1t looks
as if we'd have some rain, don't itT
"'We'dT snorted Greens. 'WedT
Since when, young man, have you and
l been partnersP"
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
URGE CAUTION IN
TREATING WHEAT
NJ. A. c. Finds Concentrated
FormaIdehyde Prevents Stink
Jig Smut.
0VERD0SES ARE DANGEROUS
Method Is Perfectly Safe, Ayers
coons, II Spray Is Applied Ex-
actly as Rules Say.
ovERDOSES ARE DANGEROUS
BY DR.. G. II. cooNs,
Department Of Botany, Michigan Aeri.
cultural College.

East Lansing. Mich. With the
stress OF the war, losses To the cereal
crops from preventable smuts are de-
handing attention. AS the result of
excellent work by county agents 1t is
encouraging to note that in some coun-
lies of the state fully 80 per cent of
he oats planted this last year were
treated for smut. This unparalleled
Increase in seed treatment has come
about chiefly by simplifcation of the
method 10 be used in treatment, where
by through the use of one pint of for
maldehyde TO 30 bushels of seed
grain in u small atOmiZer a farmer can
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Three Million spansles in Flag.

A flag of extraordinary beauty, COM
posed entirely of spangles, was recent
ly displayed in Chicago store win
dow. The brilliant emblem, flashing
back the light from innumerable points,
extended almost the full width of the
panel at the back of the display area.
Three and one-half million of the tiny
metal disks, strung on threads. were
used in fashioning this fiag.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Properly Indignant.

One of our neighbors was trying
some of the late dance steps when his
two small sons toddled out on to the
floor to join in the exercise. In mock
anger he commanded:
"Get out of my way, boysl You
can't dancer
Little Melvin was much insulted, and
after a moments reflection indignant
ly exclaimed:
Daddy, l guess you fink us little
kids is just boneheads l"-E Exchange.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

"Your majesty, the enemy Is pursu.
ing our gallant forces relentlessly."
How close are they TO our splendid
troops?"
"Very close, your majesty, very
close. They are in actual contact with
our rear guards, and within three
weeks of catching up to the place
where the crown prince is"
Philadelphia is to have a hospital
for wounded negro soldiers.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
No Older Than Your Face.

Is true in most cases. Then keep your
face fair and young with Cuticura
Soap and touches of Cuticura Oint-
ment as needed. For free samples ad-
dress, "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston"
Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap
%, Ointment 25 and 50.--Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

part to 100 to 200 of water the action
is still more marked From that point
the toxicity gradually decreases. The
effect of formaldehyde diluted one
pint to 40 gallons q to 800 is slight.
provided the action is not carried on
too long.
Best to Plant Immediately.
FOrmaldehyde shows sort of Gu
mulative action on grain, either when
sprayed on the grain as concentrated
solution or when dried upon Ii as in
the wet method. 1t seems likely that
the formaldehyde is largely present
as paraforlnaldehyde and as such per-
sists on the grain, even after months
Of airing. II Is this continued action
unwise TO hold grain any length of
time after treatment.
We have looked upon formaldehyde
as gas which was hard to cOnfine and
which would air readily. We must
rather look upon IL as a compound
which readily becomes stable and
which airs slowly and then only under
WITH, uTA cODultlOuS.
Formaldehyde is "a powerful disih-
fectant. Ii seems safe 10 predict that
future experiments will lead to lessen
ing of amounts TO be used and to short.
ening of time of covering rather than
to the reverse. 1t is evident that the
above facts concerning formaldehyde
which have not previously been con-
sidered in the relation Of the chemical
to seed treatment must be borne in
mind. If such Is done seed treatment
can be given by the simple. concen.
trated method. without injury to the
wheat.
The following methods are recon-
mended for use this year, but farm
ers are cautioned that IL is necessary
to follow directions closely.
Concentrated Formaldehyde.
Apply formaldehyde, full strength,
with hand atomizer while the grain is
being shoveled over and over. Use at
the rate of one pint to so bushels, one
half pint 10 % bushels, one-fifth pint
TO 10 bushels. etc. A dose is a dose
this Is as strong as formaldehyde can
safely be used on wheat.
Cover the grain for four hours-ab-
solutely no longer. Then spread 10 air
in warm, dry place for an hour OF
two. II is unsafe to leave grain GOV.
cred or sacked overnight. Formalde-
hyde cannot be thoroughly aired out
Of grain, therefore SOW at once. Treat
no more grain than can be sown the
same day.
Dilute FormaIdehyde Method.
Sprinkle the grain until thoroughly
wet with solution made with one
pint of formaldehyde 60 40 gallons Of
water.
Cover with blankets or sacks for two
hours.
Spread thinly to dry and sow with
in II hours.
Formaldehyde treatments are neces.
sary for crop protection, hut they must
be given carefully aud with 'scrupulous
attention to directions. Either method
will give satisfaction With clean. bright
grain planted In good growing weather
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Poor Comparison.

Caroline was eating a green apple,
and her mother said, 30, dearie, don't
eat that. 1t will make you sick as
dog" Caroline's reply was prompt and
logical. "Our dog is the wellest one
Of the family"
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
A preadful PosslbiIlty.

He-The government is warning peo-
pie to be economical with paper.
She-Oh, Harold, do you think they
will make us cut out our love let
tersf
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
A Message to Mothers

X/OU the real human doctors right around negohoodi
the doctors made Of flesh and blood just like the doctors with
dead Of night readily the broad daylight they ready
viii do. from their experience and their love for children
Fletcher's Castoa is nothing We asking
Of buying Fletcher's
physician will tell a
of limitations the market he particularly
the welfare of your baby.
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The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Yum Yum,

After watching some folks eating
the delightful fruit, one is inclined to
say with that distinguished statesman
whose name we forget, "Come on in
the watermelon's fine"
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

Used to II.

Here's that returned soldier boast
ing about how he was gassed in the
trenches, and IL never hurt him."
"How could it? He was a book
agent for ten years"
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Nothing Like That.

Didn't Peggy marry literary
MANI"
Dear me. no; he's a magazine
writer. Rife.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Even WIEN Ludendorrs HeIp.

The old woman who lived in shoe
boosted: "Yet the crown prince
couldn't live in a pocket" she cried.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Love STRONGER Than Duty

Duty makes us do things well, but
love makes us do them beautifully
Phillips Brooks.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
A Brlaht Pupll.

Teacher-Into what two great class
es is the human race divided?
Pupil-Motorists and pedestrians.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

in few minutes treat his grain for
planting. In this new treatment all
wetting of the grain is avoided and
after the requisite covering the grain
can be planted at once.
But while advances have been made
in the fighting of Oat smut, ii is true
that in spite of the well-knOwn eff
cheney of sprinkling wheat with dilute
formaldehyde Zone pint 10 40 gallons
Of water) TO control sinking smut,
wheat treatment in Michigan has never
been widely adopted by farmers. This
has probably come about from the de-
lay that arises in waiting for the wet
grain to dry. and In part has arisen
from occasional injuries to the stand
which have resulted from the improper
use of the treatment.
In 1916 Kent county farmers tried
treating wheat by the same concen-
trated method as has been found sue
cessful for oats. This treatment, as
they used It, was extremely success
full, the stands being good and the
control of smut excellent. Laboratory
tests in 1917 and field tests in 1918
with spring wheat have shown that the
concentrated method is safe if direc-
tons are followed. 1t is very evident
that the concentrated method presents
marked advantages as q time and la
bor saver
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

Usually it has taken a man % years
TO get rich overnight
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05
Stick Is Rloht.

You've noticed no doubt, during the
last day or two that people have an
unusual tendency to stick around.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

Illinois last year reported 22,24-
fires with insurance of S6,747, 267.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

Reading, Pa. posts a night guard
around It's city hall to prevent visits
of supposed German spies.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

New York has 5000 women enlisted
in a police reserve corps.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

New York has registered 279.56e
women voters.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

United States In 1917 consumed
33.000,OO0.O00 cigarettes.
The Yale expositor., 1918-09-05

An honest man never has TO sit up
nights wondering how much his neigh
bors know about him.