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FIRE. DESTROYS STATION

Merrill, May 18.-The Illinois Cen
trail depot was struck by lightning
early yesterday morning. The result
ing fro destroyed the building.
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SU]N!iNY(SLOPES
y ETHEL HJESTON ga~
.,a.4Ao, Of R>4dence. Of tie a,eona&e
R>.olenoe Saxs 50. 9
CHAPTER III. (Continued)

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radiant Carol awaited him. In the
ruffly white dress, with It's baby blue
ribbons, and with a wide band Of the
same color in her hair, and tiny curls
clustering about her pink ears, she
was a very infant of minister's wife
David took her in his arms appre-
ciauvely. you little baby he said
adoringly, you look younger every
day. Will you ever grow up? A min
listers wife! You look more like a
little girls baby DOLL
Carol giggled and rumpled up his
hair. When she took her place at the
table she artfully snuggled low in her
chair, peeping roguishly at him from
behind the wedding-present coffee urn.
David" she began, as soon as he
finished the blessing, 1--WE been think
ing all day Of what you said about Mrs.
Waldemar and I've been ashamed Of
myself. / really have avoided her.
She is so old, and clever, and am
such q goose, and people said things
about her, and-but after last night l
was ashamed. So today went to see
her, all alone by myself, without q gun
or anything to protect me-"
David laughed, nodding at her ap-
provingly. Good for you, Carol.
he cried in appreciation. That was
fine. How did you get along?"
Gust grand. And isn't she interest
ing? And so kind. I believe she likes
me. She kept me q long time and
made me a cup Of tea, and begged me
to come again. She nearly hypnotized
me, l am really infatuated with her.
Oh. weehad a lovely time. She is diff
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
AUSTRIA HAS
INTERNAL PAINS
Germany's Ally Suffers From
Growing Demand by People
for Peace With
America.
SOCIALISTS KEEP BUSY
Dissention Not Strong Enough Yet to
Result in Breaking off
Alliance With
Kaiser.
SOCIALISTS KEEP BUSY
IBy Carl D. Groat, United Press Stan
CORRESPONDENT

lBy Carr y. Groat, united fleSS oIaA
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Austria's
internal situation grows constantly
more desperate, according to adv1ces
reaching here today.
The socialists, the Czechs and the
Slays are becoming bolder IN their
desire and demands and there Is
growing feeling among the populace
that Austria should cast off the ties
that bind her to the Germans.
That the emperor, however, Is In
clined to curb the insurgents, Is
manifest from his reported threats
| TO dissolve the richrath and put into
effect an iron handed rule II the
provisional budget is not supported.
The socialist demand for opening
peace negotiations with the United
States is by far the strongest step
the liberals have taken and there Is
in the whole situation an element or
revolution.
This though, is as yet not sutf1-
GENTLY mature to indicate that the
government, with its Berlin allance
will be unable to control it.
Dissatisfaction with the German
annexationist policy, with the Teuton
advance into Russia and with tne
Ukraine settlement, are the lmmedl-
ate causes for the present demands
for peace, though the more funda-
mental cause Is an increasingly seri-
ous economic situation and general
! discomfort over continuing 10 1eeo
! men to the cannons.
| The problem offers Germany one
| of the serious hindrances her pro-
gram has encountered, In the we"
of many international experts mere.
While the kaiser and the emperor
will doubtless continue to Keep the
recalcitrants in line for some tlme,
their growing boldness and 1nslstence
means that the Teuton plans Will
hecome more beset with troubles.
The German military leaders are
therefore blowing into Russia as
fast as possible so that they can pre-
cont new victories to their people
20 still the growing clamors for
neace. Reports here indicate that
both the German and Austrian Hber-
ola however, are less content than
ayer before to be fed on victory
such as the German invasion of de,
fenseless Russia.
| THE Austrian socialists demands
are likely to inuflence Count Ger
nin's expected answer to PRESIDENT
wilson. Czernin has already reflect
ed the pressure under which Austria
| Ia abors and that this new sign OF In
! +ernaI distress doubtless will make
rim even more conciliatory than be
fore, 1t is felt here. Peace negot1a
tions, though, cannot mater1alize un
lass Austria definitely casts aside her
alliance with the military masters OF
Germany.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
All Objections Removed by De
bate and Clear Track
Is Ahead.

rBy L. C. Martin, United Press stan
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The rall-
road control bill, under which the
government will manage the national
raiload for the rest of the war, was
To pass the senate today.
Faced by violent opposition, mass
ed administration forces, after ex'
tended debate, had swept the meas
IRE past all blockades. Passage pTao'
tically unamended, seemed certain.
Test votes on amendments lats
Yesterday revealed permanently gov
ernment ownership still had but d
minority in the upper body.
Final test of the administration
strength was to come today on at
tempted amendments to take from
President Wilson's hands the pro
posed power of rate fixing. This Is
sue. too. appeared likely to split
majority ranks. With the minority
solidly for leaving this power wiz
the interstate commerce commission
and several high administration lead
ers. including probably Senator:
Reed, Hitchcock and others support
J ing them, this vital revision was be
ueved possibility.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
lew AMERICA Is FORGED
IN FIERCE FIRES OF WAR

1--WE are not, and never have been,
a nation of cowards." he said.
America will not and cannot look
backward"
He echoed former President Taft's
warning Of yesterday against "whis-
pering traitors" in America who would
lower the peoples morale. Tafts
declaration in favor Of short shrift
by a firing squad for those extremist
followers of the Potsdam gang who
may be led to burn American muni'
ton plants or give information to the
enemy was cheered by the delegates
Discussing vital issues after the
war, DIR. Wilbur stated:
"The war will dispose Of the alco'
fol question and bring woman sur
frags.
Labor must be looked on from
fresh points of view.
again we must bring back the pos
sibility of widespread, early marriage
by our youth or the power OF the fam.
ily In our society will be largely lost.
To give up the study of German al
the present time "is to play the os
trich," said DR.. Wilbur. "To bring UP
our children to look upon the German
as the previous generation did upon
the Apache Indian will interfere with
the need we have of studying our en-
emy which is the first move IN De
fense."
Some form OF national service for
ali was urged by Wilbur. The edu
cational system should include mill
tary training for large percentage
and adequate physical training for all
he advocated minister of education
in the cabinet
An international federation for en-
forcing peace was approved by VIII
bur to be ready for turmoil and ex
nIosions'' among the ''surging down
trodden millions of India, China ane
Africa. L
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
Pngress of National Service
Takes Several Raps at
Prussianism.

nlted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO. Feb. 22.-America must
=, VIII not fail her pledge to fight
~ democratic victory is won.
determination was voiced by
asers before the congress Of ma
M service today, who delivered a
ihc Indictment of Germany's
n mes against International law.
u,eI M Justice John B. Winslow, OF
Wisconsin supreme court, warned
e. Prussian victory would make
ate elinan DEPENDENCY of the United
.s,a a.es and practically the entire
facing this, the most tremendous
ne,se to human liberty In his
~ ne declared. I'VE have made our
Hoe' ' the only choice possible to a
4, ,i"h !" OF free men and we must not
an.o ~ Aay Lyman Wilbur, president OF
ord university told the 1,50O Ma
aa. security league delegates in
~ .oheress that the fierce hot fires
,,'"r are now forging a new Ameri.
nerica has been raised soft and
r;n W harden" he said. I'VE are suf-
s from our prosperity and now
~. having to force the ugly, hard
hn VI the war. Six months from
Ira we VIII be a changed nation"
90 a'.ce Winslow, voicing the same
kss " lay aside luxury and soft
|,rn, su long as this great contest for
maa,ny Iy RACES" thanked God that
nsrica.s prosperity had not buried
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
RAILROAD CONTROL BILL
UNDER SENATE VOTE TODAY

Senator Cummins will make anoth'
er effort to have adopted his amend.
lnent providing a committee of five
TO manage the roads after the war.
II was decisively defeated yestedaY
because it was viewed as committing
the government to a policy OF perm
anent railroad control and eventually
government ownership.
Senator Simmons announced today
he hoped to get senate consideration
for the war finance corporation ON
Monday This measure is expected
to pass without any serious fight.
It will not be so easy, however,
for Senator Gore 10 get the senate
rules amended to permit him to pro-
pose his increase in the 1918 wheat
price from 50 to $3.50 bushel as an
amendment to the agriculture appro-
priation bill. Gore has given no.
tice Of his attempt to amend the
rules. If he fails in that, it will
greatly delay consideration Of the
wheat price increase proposal.
Vote of 46 to 25.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga deter
mined effort to curtail President VIII
sons power TO set aside laws ham
pering free control of the railroads,
under federal management, was de-
feated in the senate today. BY a
vote of 46 to 25, the senate rejected
Hitchcock's amendment to the rail,
way bill providing that the president
must have congressional authority for
| all orders affecting railway control
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
FOOD SITUATION
VERY SERIOUS
Next Sixty Days Will Be Most
Critical in Our Food His
tory, Director Hoover
Says.
DELIVERIES ARE SHORT
Lamb and Mutton May Be Eaten on
MeatIess Days Until April
IS, Is New
Order.
DELIVERIES ARE SHORT

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.] ]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Lamb
and mutton may be eaten on meat
less" days until April Is. The food
administration, in making this an
nouncement today, indicated cleraly
that there is no chance now for lift
ing the "ban on beef and pork" how
ever.
Since November 1, the food ad-
ministration declares, Americas beef
exports to the allies have amounted
to less than five percent Of the total
cattle slaughtered. The per capita
consumption of beef and pork during
1917 increased over that Of pre-wa..'
years.
Beef and pork must be left off the
menu on meatless days indefinitely,
it is indicated. Rations in Europe,
the food administration explains,
have been reduced to approximately
one pound Of meat per capita week
or less than thirty percent Of the
American consumption.
European rations today are $50
low as to tend to diminish the morale
and resistance of the allies" Hoover
declared.
The situation in mutton, and lamb
Is different, however, he explains, and
in those states in which this western
product Is available, lamb and NUT
ton can be eaten on the meatless
days for a time.
Throwing aside the secrecy which
for weeks has covered a rapidly de-
veloping world food crisis, Hoover
laid bare the alarming seriousness OF
the situation. Breakdown of trans
portation, especially railroads, was
| blamed by Hoover. Food deliveries
! are short Corn and potatoes are
rotting. Some districts are virtually
on the verge of famine because Of
| exhausted food reserves.
Hoovers' startling revelations
known here confidentially for some
time, are intended, it is Believed, tc
spur on the railroads, thei ships ant
! the American public to get behint
! the food administration and pust
! through the food that will win thu
war. In some quarters it was be
| lieved Hoover also was aiming a
congress in an effort to stop proposed
! legislation to increase the price o
wheat, which 1t is claimed woult
completely upset the food program.
The situation characterized b.
Hoover as the most serious in his
| tory, Is briefly as follows, according
| to Hoover's statement.
The next sixty days will be th'
most critical In our food history
BY February 90 we will be shor
AZ, 100000 bushels in cereals promised
to the allies.
This deficiency is due solely t,
railway congestion
Laws of supply and demand sus
pended by interrupted flow of distri
button.
Food reserves in large CONSUMING
areas approaching exhaustion.
Movement of food over the nation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
Washington Cut a Tree All
Right, but Used a Saw and
It Was Not a Cherry
Tree.
HIS FATHERS DIARY
Wac Minded to Whip His Son, but He
Was Truthful and Thus
Escaped the
Whaling.

PENNYAN, N. Y, Feb. 22-1t was
, not a cherry tree at all and George
didn't hack it down with a brand-new
hatchet, either. The proof was
brought out and held up to public gaze
here today by Ormond L. Moore, OF
Bluff Point, who has what he says is
the journal of Augustine Washington,
father of George Washington.
The entry referring to the incident
is dated March /, 1879 and reads:
IA fine day and warm. This a. m.
I found my best young plum tree
spoiled with a saw. I thought it was
some vagabond, spoke of it at noon.
My son, George, owned the deed. First
1 was excited and minded to whip him,
but did not. He was truthful and re-
pentent. He cut 1t with my small
hand saw"
So there. 1t was a plum tree and
the incident was pulled off by means
Of saw.
Washington Day Speech.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The al
lies must beware "a patched up, bas-
tard peace" French Ambassador JUS
serand declared here today in a
George Washington anniversary ad-
dress to Sons and Daughters Of the
American revolution.
! Washington, he said, had never
wavered, never thought of such a
peace.
"The ends Of Justice" the ambassa'
dor said. will spring up from the
blood soaked trenches of Europe.
France and America must go on to-
gether, sowing the seeds Of better
days. We shall SOW through the night
until the rising in the east Of the sun
of lasting peace.
"The words Of the American officer
at the tomb of LaFayette-'at the
time Of our peril, France came to oul
rescue. We have not forgotten La
Fayette. here we are'-will ever re
main historical" the envoy said.
At almost the same time, Jusseranc
recalled, similar words were pro
nounced at Mount Vernon by French
Minister of Justice Viviani and Mar
shal Joffre.
The envoy lauded President Wilson
t-"Washington' successor'-for his
decisive. prophetic words on the war
/ THE fight is one. As we shall nc
more desert than Washington did
even at his most perilous hour, the re
suit is certain. The work must be
done so that it may not have to b'
done again. In this we are all Of us
as one with you, whose enthusiasm
valour, resourcefulness, inex1austibl'
generosity brings us such cheer ant
icom1oTt"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
erman Troops Wish to Avoid Real Battle in
Their Invasion of Almost Defense
less Land.
[sS|ANS ARE IN D|S0RDERED RETREAT
emand Made That Petrograd Surrender and
Thirty Year Trade Treaty be Signed
at Once.

democratic insurrect1on. A little OF
German rule seems certain to exact
a violent reaction from the nation
that has just overthrown czarism.
Since last Tuesday, when the Unit.
ed Press correspondent in Petrograd
first announced that the Russian gov.
ernment had determined to resist q
new German invasion, there have
been many rumOrs from other
sources declaring the contrary.
The continued preparations for the
defense of Petrograd and other mill
tary movements further effected. con
firm the fact that the United Pr
correspondent properly described the
situation at the outset. The RUSSIA
government is preparing to fight, ap
parently, as soon as the proper or
ganization Is completed.
Was to Save Country.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-The people,
commissaries (Bolshevih ministry
issued a proclamation declaring they
agreed to peace with the centra
powers, with enormous concessions
to save the country from final ex
haustion and the revolution from
ruin, according to dispatches receiv
ed today. dated Thursday.
The commissaries said they accept
ed the conditions until the German
revolution changes them"
The German government Is nc'
fastening its reply, the ministry
pointed out, because 1t Is evidently
aiming to seize as many important
positions as possible.
The commissaries declared they
are firmly convinced the German
workers will rise against any attempt
to stifle the Russian revolution
",rhe soviets and army organizations
should devote all their efforts to re
creating the army" the proclama
ton concluded. ;.
Another dispatch to the News sale
It was Foreign Minister Trotsky's
vote for peace which decided the tie
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
We arc Not Winning.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22-"At the
present time Germany is winning the
war" declared President John Grier
Hibben Of Princeton university. be-
fore the American institute OF min
ing engineers.
1--WE are not winning the war and
we might as we'll confess 1t. We
must mobilize the intelligence Of the
country and especially scientific in
telliEence. This Is q war In which
scientific knowledge must turn the
balance"
Germans Tate pr&sonsss.
LONDON, Feb. 21.--A large enemy
party raided two posts In the neigh.
borhood Of the Ypres-Rollers railway
early last night, taking few Britfsh
prisoners, Field Marshal Haig report.
ed. An attempted raid on Belgian
positions near Merckcm was repulSed
BY artillery and machine guns.
American Artillery.
TBy Fred S. Ferguson. United Press
STAFF Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY in
FRANCE, Feb. 21.-(Delayed.) 80
Heavy exchange of artillery fire con
tinued today on tne AueIlCdA ihone'
In a brisk fight this afternoon,
American guns pounded German posi-
tions, doing considerable damage be
hind the enemy lines as we'll as de-
stroying wire entanglements.
American airplane observers work
ing In conjunction with the artillery
did excellent work. The infantry Is
doing it's usual patroiling without
any encounters.
Rain last night transformed the
American sector into a huge mud
puddle.
Line Is Long Ono.
IBv Williarm Philip Simms, Uniteo
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Feb. 22.--The British
line on the west front today extends
from the vicinity Of the North sea
TO the neighborhood Of the o1se
river.
General Haig's forces thus extend.
ed their holdings through taking over
a considerable sector held by the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22

~. W. T. Mason, Written for the
United Press.]
,EW YORK. Feb. 22.-Von Hin
burg continues to show great
tion In his Russian advance and
apparently determined to avoid
cling the Russian armies to fight
major campaign.
fhe explosive possibilities that CEN
about any large bloodshed on the
tern front are alone capable Of
blaining the enormous disparity
ween the German announcements
Russian guns and men captured.
3 than ten thousand Russian SOL
ks have been made prisoner of
since the present German move
ht began. while the guns captured
hber nearly 1,400.
This disproportion 10 unprecedent-
In warfare. During the recent
We against the Italians. the Teu-
captured only about double the
10 they have seized In Russia,
lie the number OF Italian prisoners
eeded two hundred thousand. The
ssians cannot retreat more precipi-
ely than did the Italians. while the
amountainous nature Of the Rus
\ lighting area makes Il possible
the Germans to move forward
ter II they want to than they did
Italy.
The reason for the essential differ
fe between the Russian and Italian
npaign Is undoubtedly Won Hin
pburgs fear OF driving the Rus
ns into a corner where they might
n and change the whole complexion
the war. This uncertainty upon
part Of the German militarists
st continue whether Petrograd is
Ptured or not, or even II a paper
pee Is signed with the Slavs. The
ssian soldiers have not yet recov-
Pa their morale. But morale is a
fntal state that may be gained in
ntaneously through a number OF
pses.
What Is now goinE on in Russia
fy De but the prelude to a new
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
Would Crush Sutherland
to Secure Water P0luer
Germans May Make DriDe in Order to Take Electrical
Plants Which They Need Badly


n
Of
although he strike
needed Beuns
ghtasd
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22

lUn1JeQ fTeSS LoAbeQ WlTc ooEVICo.l
LONDON, Feb. 22-Jericho, fam
GUS city in ancient Palestine, was
reported captured today.
TThe London war office announced
yesterday that General Allenby's g
forces were within four miles of
Jericho on Wednesday.
Joshua and his Israelites captured
Jericho from the Canaanftes, accord.
ing to the Old Testament. by march.
ing around the city with the Ark OF
the Lord once a day for six days and
ON the seventh day, encompassing the
city seven times, the priests blowing
on their trumpets. When the last
encircling march had been made. the
Israelites shouted in unison and the
walls Of the city fell In ruins. There
upon the besiegers rushed into the
city and put all the Inhabitants to
death, with the exception of Rahab,
who had hidden Joshua's messengers
from the Canaanites.1
Australian Mounted Troops.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-"Australian
mounted troops entered Jericho at
s:2O this morning, establishing them
selves on a line between Jericho and
Wadi Auja." an official dispatch from
General Allenby declared today.
Wadi Auja is small tributary of
the river Jordan, which runs about
five miles north Of Jericho.
Spanish Ship Sunk.
MADRID, Feb. 22-The Spanish
ship Mar-Caspio was shelled and
sunk by a submarine, it was an
uounced here today.
The Mar-Caspio was steel steam
er of 2,723 tons, built at New Castle
in 1899, registered at Bilboa and
owned by the Martina Del Nervion
company
Violent Artillery Firing.
PARIS, Feb. 22.-violent artillery
firing over wide front was reported
by the French war Office today. The
cannonading was particularly violent
in the regions of Pinon forest, Chev-
reux, California, Beller. Hartmanns-
weilerkopf and Butte Du Mesnil
(where American artillery is sta
toned There were no infantry &C
tions. g :. Z
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
Ancient City in Palestine Captured by General
Allenby's Forces of Expeditionary
Army.
BRITISH LINE ON WESTERN FR0|
American Artillery Pounds German Positions
and Does Considerable Damage to
Wires and Trenches.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Feb. 22.-Jericho. fam
GUS city in ancient Palestine, WAS
reported captured today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22

Though the British soldier is
known the world over as Tommy
Atkins" the name is seldom heard In
The British army itself
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22

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The Telegraph Service of The
! Daily Gate City and Constitu-
tion-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.