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The evening leader., 1918-09-16
$4,000 Negro Registrants Are
to Entrain September 25-27

Washington, Sept. I6.-A draft call
for 10000 negro registrants from 33
states, qualified for general military
service, and ordered to entrain for
camps September 25 to 27, was issued
today by Marshal General Crowder.
The evening leader., 1918-09-16

Paris, Sept. 16.-The Austrian pro-
posal for a conference of belligerents
was not much of a surprise in Paris
ian political circles, where it is con-
sidesed to be a consequence of the re-
cent military successes of the allies.
1ha general impression is that the
new peace offensive cannot be fruitful.
The evening leader., 1918-09-16
SQUEAL
FINDS NO ECHO !!
London Indignant; Paris Sees
it as a Result of the
Allied Victories

London, Sept. 16.-Austria's invita-
tior to the belligerents to meet in in
formal peace discussions was indig-
manly rejected by London morning
new spapers. The note is seen by
commentators as a German trick.
The evening leader., 1918-09-16
Town Of Vailly
Taken by French

Paris, Sept. 16.-The town of Vailly.
on the north bank of the Aisne. eass
of SCISSORS, has been captured by the
French, it is officially announced.
The French have continued their
progress between the Disc and the
Aisne rivers and have captured Mont
des Singes.
The evening leader., 1918-09-16
SECRETARY BAKER IN LONDON

London, Sept. 16.-Secretary of
War Newton I. Baker has arrived in
London from Paris.
The evening leader., 1918-09-16
FIRST IN THE LOCAL FIELD

All the local, county, and state
news-that is news-whiIe it is
news. Boosting TarpOn Springs.
Wide-awake, Truthful, Unafraid
The evening leader., 1918-09-16

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
Jury Tamperina Charges.

CHICAGO, April 9.-Attorney Frank
X. Nebeker, special prosecutor, will
seek indictment of several /. w. w.
and socialists for jury tampering, he
announced today. The federal grand
jury meets tomorrow.
The alleged tampering resulted in
discharge of the first venire called for
the trial OF III l. w. w. leaders
charged with sedition. after the triaf
had progressed one week at a govern
ment expense Of $4,000.
Nebeker said he would present evi-
dence against l.. c. Russell and A. L.
Carpenter. alleged leaders in the cate
chising of veniremen. Carpenter, ac-
cording to Nebeker. is now under fed
eral Indictment in Idaho charged with
The !. W. W. trial will be reopened
Monday.
Judge Landis, has called special
renire OF 100. Government officials
are taking every precaution TO prevent
defense Investigators approaching the
new Jurors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

Z pendous propaganda offensive against
! France, Great Britain and the United
States is now going on. Its object is
! the splitting up of the countries and
creating bad blood while persuading
] German troops that Great Britain and
@France are on the brink of collapse
and that America is total failure as
war power.
There is abundant proof that Ger
many is playing the most desperate
game, while all scruples flung to the
winds, not hesftating to use any
means-physical or moral--to win.
Prisoners naive admissions, cap
tured documents, hand bills sent in
! balloons and items in German news
papers circulated among the German
troops prove it is to be powerfully
organized.
A band Of field propagandists told
/ German troops that the German Often
sive scared the United States witless;
that panic was rampant in America,
which had utterly failed to fulfill it's
war promises and that the few Ameri-
cans at the front were such poor SOL
diers the French and British wouldn't
trust them.
Even the Portuguese, Belgians and
coloniels are allowed to fight separ-
ately, but the Americans are too in
el6cient to fight alone" read the state
ment scattered broadcast, in the hope
of creating bad feeling and preventing
/ Americas immediate cooperation.
J Similarly, alleged statements OF
British officers criticizing the French
and of the latter criticizing the British
were strewn everywhere in the at
tempt to create friction.
! German prisoners admit they were
told the offensive means Immediate
peace because the French and British
are demoralized and their govern
! ments tottering; that the allies are al
ready licked. and that Americas
knees are knocking.
Colossal Anglo-French losses. cap
ture of booty causing "dearth of allied
ammunition" and the bombardment or
Paris are all a part of this terrinc
scheme to boost German spirits ana
depress the allies.
Great Activity.
LONDON. April 9.-German artll-
Ierv showed great activity over wide
front early today, Field Marshal Hais
reported.
Prom the LaBasse canal (seven
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
Treasury Officials Confident of Success, but
Guard Against Over-O Optimism by
Withholding Statement.
SUNDAY, APRIL q FOR CHURCH BOOST
Early Over-subscription May Result In EasleI
Income and War Tax Payments BY
the People.

States. will take uD aaroo sAoe Of
the third Liberty tna1-
A. Mitchell Palmer, alan enemy
property custodian. today instructed
all directors Of such uupsrttn either
to invest available surpluA funds in
bonds, or declare Immediate divi-
denda 10 be put 10 such use
Blow a 0eru>aa Morale.
RlAIE1GH, n. O., April a-Twenty
million Americans buying three or
four times the minimum Liberty loan
bond quota would deliver smashing
blow at German morale. Secretary
AIcAdoo declared today.
He warned against over-confidence
and urged full speed ahead.
let us not stop when we have
reached our quota" the secretary
said. Let us so forward and make
tho subscription three or four times
as great il it Is possible to do it. And
let us at the same time make the
number OF subscribers to these bonds
three times as great - 1t was before.
There is no answer that will carry
such discouragemen TO the eiOEnies
of America and of civilization as that
20, 600 900 American cftizens had sub
scribed for Liberty loans. We can
get the 2OOO0.0O0 subscribers IL we
stay in the fight and make up our
minds to do IT. II we do this 1t will
mean that the loan will be widely
distributed, that It will not drain the
resources Of the country and 1t VIII
mean In addition that we shall not
have $4,000. .O00,O 900 but a great deal
more to help our gallant men In this
supreme test OF all times for tho I'D
erty Of the world"
Idle Silver Dollars.
WASHINGTON, April 9.--Idle sill
yer dollars reposing in treasury vaults
may soon be put TO work
At the request of Secretary McAdoo,
Senator Pittman today introduced
bill to allow the transfer of bar silver
in the settlement of foreign trade bal
ances. To do this. bushels of silver
dollars would be melted up-some-
thing never done before by the gov
ernment.
The bill proposes that $25O,O0o,oOo
in silver dollars be converted into bar
metal. Silver certificates now secured
by this sum would be simultaneously
withdrawn from circulation.
The war has made gold conserva-
ton of first Importance and McAdco
wants to save now what the country
has and make trade payments in sill
YER
All silver melted into bars would be
replaced as silver comes INTO the
market Extra issues OF FEDERAL re-
serve notes in small denominations
would fill the void in circulating eur
rency. The bill fixes the marker
price the government would pay lot
silver at Sl a fine ounce.
A sufficient silver is brought in to
re-coin dollars to replace those melted
I'm and the corresponding certificates
ore again nut out. the substitute fed
1cnnAinnnd on nara .
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, April 9.--An earl,
over-subscription OF the third Liberty
loan may result in easier income anC
war tax payments. The final 0 4
of treasury officials on pending legis
lation making provision for payment
Of war taxes by installments, de
pends upon the response to the loar
appeal, it is stated authoritatively
here today.
The governments financial needs
will average about $33,000,oOO day
including loans to the allied powers
Secretary McAdoo has taken the
stand that payment Of war taxes
should not be divided because O.
pressing requirements But there II
reason to believe, should the losn
ego over the top" early, he will CON
sent to the passage OF such legisla'
ton, 1t was said
Telegrams and letters have been
pouring into the Offices of Secretary
McAdoo and Commissioner Roper, OF
the bureau of internal revenue, ask
ing an extension Of time for federal
tax paying The date now fixed is
June 10. Congressional bills con
template dividing the payment into
two or more installments.
The complaint of many persons Is
that if they are forced to pay the
entire tax at once, they will be
forced to cut down their bond pur-
chase. Other messages state in
MANY cases it will be necessary TOR
the tax payer to borrow money with
which to meet the tax burden. Divls-
ion Of payment, they argue, would
permit the banks from which such
borrowing will be done, to absorb the
amount of bonds.
Reports received here indicate the
war taxes will amount to s5OO,UOO,0OO
above the early estimate OF S4,o00,-
600 900. If this should prove true,
the financial needs of the nation
could be satisfied with a partial pay
ment of war taxes, coming as they
do Immediately after the close of the
third loan has been placed, one OF
If If was declared that none of the al
lied governments had entered the
second wear of the great war with
such start in tax receipts, but the
Droblem of distributing the burden
is demanding immediate considers
ton
Many cities are claiming the hon
or of having won the Liberty loan
honor flag first This flag is award
ed to each comm unity reaching or
passing its quota.
The nonor flag cannot be soid
commercially, though the government
has been advised some manufacturers
were commercialidng il.
The clergy on April q Will ana the the
campaign, making special Liberty
'0SR Whife dHe'nSHs. ofIicials IRE confident the
nation will meet the loan, the treas
urv is guarding against over-optim-
ism by Withholding for few days
anv statement of amounts obtained.
German Money Invested.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-German
properties taken over by the unltea
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

tsy J. w. T. Mason, written for the
United .,ress.l
NEW YORK, April 9-von Hinden
burg's slaughter Of German man pow
er 70 gain 4 slight addition Of territory
In the Ailette river sector, is addition
a evidence that he feels his position
major attack by General Foch. After
being near to Amiens, IL is highly sig
nficant that the Germans have sus
pended operations In that direction
for the purpose Of engaging In new
attack back to the southern ent Of the
old Hindenbura lire. The kaiser has
net consented for nothing to such q
divergence Of Germany's offensive
power,
General Foch unquestionabIy has
succeeded, for the time being in dis
tracing Hindenburg's attention from
Amiens. He has done this at the point
farthest away from Amiens along the
original starting line Of the drive to.
wards the great French railway cen
ter. This is 4 strategic accomplish.
ment Of high rank. The German op.
erations along the AiIette are about
fifty miles southeast Of Amiens. Hin.
denburg has not voluntarily turned
MS attention so far to the rear OF
Amiens.
An emergency Of some sort has not
only arisen there, but persists. Gen.
eral Foch may have engaged In sue
ee'sfuI camoufIaae, or he may have
threatened a serious offensive toward
me central German supply station at
lafere.
Since the latter has not yet devei-
ssped, Il ls probable that General Foch
mas created his diversion by means OF
Z felnt The effect has been to COM
pei Hlndenbura 70 keep up his killing
o. Germans, but at a point along the
'rom that has the least danger for the
allies.
Further small gains Of territory by
nihdenburg In the Aiiette district can
wel' be afforded by General Foch "
Me penalty Of German casualties Is
u'ly paid. It Is through the total
|Serman death toll wherever collected,
mat the allies will win the war. The
Ai'ette operations are helping the con-
'''ct to this conclusion.
l., Anything to Win.
tny William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, April Simultaneous with
|undenburg's offensive, the most stu
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
T ONG RANGE GUN LOCATED
AND IS BEING BOMBARDED

today French artillery and aviators
are bombarding il continuously.
ICrepy -En-Laonnis is a village of
| 500 population. Seyenty-tiye miles
northeast of Paris II is located Just
east of the eastern fringe Of the ST.
Gobain forest 1t is eight miles
southeast OF LaFere five miles north
west Of Laon. twelve miles due east
of Chauny and seven and bali
miles north and east of Anizy-Le-
Chateau. the nearest point in he
battle line.
The village j. noted as the placs
-yhsre Charles V and Francis con
cluded peace in 1874
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
Won Hindenburg Plans Blow at British Line in
Effort to Break Through or Weaken
Defense.
FRENCH FORCED TO RETIRE TWO MILES
Overwhelming Odds Caused Retreat, but
Enemy Suffers Heavy Losses in Making
Slight Gain.

Hindsnburo evidently 10 preparing
Flander Il
Hais his official
former place mile
o. 10
railway
foresta allied
mile front astride This
'Abb
miles
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
Pioneer Oil Man.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
TACOMA, Wash, April 9.-Widely
known as pioneer in the oil busi
ness in Pennsylvania. Joshua Pierce
eighty-four, prominent Tacoma citi
zen is dead here today, of neuritis
The remains Will be sent to Phila
delphia for burial
Pierce is asid to have built the
first oil pipe line in Pennsylvania and
TO have used the first electric dynamo
in one of his mills. Included among
his employees at one time was a. young
man named John d. Rockefeller. who
afterward achieved some note as an
oil magnate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
BOY IN KNEE PANTS
TIED ROPE TO LIMB
Continued on page %

ger. alleged pro-German. witnesses at
the coroner's inquest testified today
Directed by leader of the mob.
the boy climbed the death tree and
put the rope in place for the execu-
ton.
Other witnesses declared Praeger
was first jerked up without his
hands and feet tied When the mob
lowered him to bind him, he pleaded
for a chance to write his parents q
final letter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
LANDING Of JAPS
IS R|D|CULED
Entire Russian Press Con-
demns Arrival of Foreign
Soldiers in Vladi-
vostok.
SOVIET SENDS TROOPS
Protest is Made and It is Charged
That Attempt 10 Made to
Destroy Russian
Revolution.
SOVIET SENDS TROOPS

| [By Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent
| PETROGRAD, April 1.-THE entire
Russian press condemns the Japa-
nese landing In Vladivostok. charging
| it Is an attempt to destroy the Rus
sian revolution, save foreign eco
nomic interests and prevent the
spread Of the revolution to Europe.
Even the cadet papers are ridicul-
ing the announced reason for the
landing. Some surprise is expressed
regarding Englands participation.
The Bolshevik press condemns allied
acQuiescence.
The government has rushed soviet
troops IT, Vladivostok where there
were proletariat street demonstra-
tions against the burgeoisie aiding
the Japanese.
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin re-
ceived the allied representatives and
protested against the landings as a
violation of Russian sovereignty, as
sailing the assigned causes for the
landing. The delegation replied that
the landings were local.
The governments proclamation de-
clares the American government evi-
IDENTIFY did not participate in the
landing, but that the situation is
still not clear.
Intervention Is Revived.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The whole
question of Japanese Intervention in
Siberia appeared likely today to be
revived in Japan.
With Japanese marines in Vlad-
ivostok, portion of the Japanese
press is trying to stir up the inter
vention subject.
Press extracts indicate that some
of the Japanese newspapers are
stressing Siberian disorders appar-
emily as a forerunner to more def
mite demands for intervention Some
of the papers are alreay indicating
desire for Nipponese action in ST.
IBERIA now. =
Insofar as authorities can see,
however, the predominant sentiment
In Japan will remain as recently
against Intervention except in case
of extreme need The situation is
being closely watched by U. S. gov
ernment officials particularly as 1t
affects American relations with
Japan.
The American position of withhold
ing assent to such an expedition is
still in force and all indications to-
day are that this government will
not alter it's view. This does not
necessarily prevent Japanese action,
however. 1t can be taken if the
British and French agree, and it is
known that they were favorable at
the time when Americas views were
sought.
Every effort is being made both by
Japanese and American leaders to
show Russia that the landing of ma
rines at Vladivostok was protec-
tive act such as international custom
has recognized. American authorities
say that their advices show that the
step was not the forerunner of
broader Intervention.
This matter, though. is being
watched closely, especially in view
of the fact that. Japanese press con-
ment indicates a decided trend, in
some quarters, to force the issue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
Thre. Detectives Have Him

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SAN FRANCISCO. April 9-Lfouis
Beck, the twenty-one year ola eS-
press company empioye. accused OF
stealing $4,000 in Pittsburgh. Pa.
started east today in the custody of
three detectives
Although closely questioned, Beck
s.uc;, To his story that handba e
CONTAINING about $4,000 of the stolen
money. was stolen from him while
he was buying railroad ticket In
Chicago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
German Cannon Which Has
Been Dropping Shells into
Paris is Found.

rUuited Press Leased Wire service
PARIS. April 9.-The German long
range gun which has been bomoard-
ing Paris. has been located in crepy
.Eu-Laonnois, it was announced here
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
YANKEE
GUlNERS
"a FIGHT
Drov @wo German Sub
nj : With Well Aimed
Hurricane of
Bullets.
PERISCOPE SHATTERED
PER1scoPE SHATTERED
Another American Gun Crew Fought
Until the Waves Were En-
quilting Their
Cannon.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, April 9.-In a
twenty minute running battle with
two German submarines in which
many shots were fired on both sides,
the American armed guard on the
Ell Occidente put both of the U boats
to flight. One Of the divers suffered
a demolished periscope, shot away
by the Yankee gunners. The fight
occurred February 2.
Chief Boatswain's Mate Dow Rip
ley was commended by Secretary
Daniels for bravery. Ripley's wife is
Mrs. Ethel Ripley, of 2910 street,
Sandiego. Calf.
Rescued From Sea.
AN IRISH PORT, April "a Unit
ed States destroyer rescued three of
twelve survivors of a torpedoed Brit
ish steamer Saturday afternoon after
they had drifted in an open boat for
eighteen hours. The other nine
members of the crew died Of ex-
posure.
Fought Until Sunk.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Torped-
oed by an enemy submarine, February
20. the Santa Maria, manned by an
American gun crew. fought gamely
until the sea enveloped her forward
guns, the navy department announced
today.
John Weber, chief boatswains
mate. Z, S. N, who remained on
board with the crew until the guns
were rendered useless, was commend
ed for bravery by Secretary Dan
iels. The torpedo which struck the
vessel passed under a convoy, struck
the ship in a tank and the oil ex-
ploded.
When the ship was hit, it was not
far from land" the navy statement
said. "and the captain signalled full
speed ahead, intending to beach it,
but the engines refused to work and
as the ship was sinking fast, the order
to abandon was given. The merchant
crew took to their boats and the gun
crew stood by their guns waiting
orders from their commander to leave
their stations.
THE gun crew stood by until the
forward part of the ship was well
under water when they were told to
man their boats.
They were picked up from the
ships rail by one of the conveys and
had no sooner climbed aboard than
the Santa Maria keeled to starboard
and sank.
Speaking in behalf of the gun
crew. Boatswain's Mate Weber said
that not one of them was excited or
confused and that all stood by their
stations until the last minutes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
coroner's Inquest Hears About
Lynching of Alleged Pro
r German.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
! NoLLINSV.LLE, H., April 9.--A
ry IN knee pants played leading
VIC IN the iynching Of Robert Prae-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
ton Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
Great Activity,

Great ACTIVITY.
LONDON. April 9.-German artll-
lerv showed great activity over VIDE
front early today, Field Marshal Ha1s
reported.
prom the LaBasse canal (seven
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Households Exempt.

= Columbus, O.. May 5.-Hous,-
hold consumers are exempt from
the new sugar distribution plan
announced by the Food Admins.
tratlOn today for manufacturers
using sugar.
In order to accumulate a sup
ply for use in preserving and
canning. only, the housewife
must sign a certificate giving her
total previous purchases for pre-
serving and canning and the to-
tai needs for the year. Retailers
will be supplied with these csrti-
ficates aid will turn them in to
the Food Administration on the
1st and 18th of each month.
The home Gamer who sells her
preserves will not, for the pres
ent, he considered a manufactur
er, and does not come under the
certificate plan provided for man.
ufacturers.