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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11
Co.,
me t1osdites II o'clock morning, ParASim
Kaiser Abdicates
Dream of World Power Over

UNITED Press Leased ServiceJ
LONDON, Nov 1o-(ertisn Wireless
less received In London
1.-THE German imperial chancellor
sued the following
1.-The kaiser and decided the throne.
1.-THE imperial chancellor question
connected by
prince f
the setting up Of regency have settled
For the regency he Intends Deputy
periai
the establishment Of law providing for the immediate PRONUNCIATION
general suffrage
bly, which will settle finally
German nation Of those peoples
coming within :
"'Berlin, November g.,
"'The imperial chanoelor,-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11
Ar woIn Gets the Point.

Philadelphia Public Ledger: Theo-
dore Wolff complains that the peace
which the president proposes is
peace placing Germany at the mercy
of her opponents" Precisely. That
is the only peace the allies cen make
with a nation which has made war
n Germany has made It
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11
Wondering When the :Messen.
ger Of the Germans Would
Return with the Answer
to the Terms.
GERMANY IN A TURMOIL
Efforts Reirg Made to Form Real
Government Out of the Chaotic
Conditions Of Riotins and
Crcss Purposes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
day was day Of waiting for
emissaries awaited the return of their
messenger to Spa, and all nations
watched the overthrow Of the German
imperial government and the estab-
lishment of another government
which claimed to be securely in
power. And all the time Germany
and acts of contempt for the kaiser's
authority that would have been In
conceivable year ago.
The following historic paragraph
from the wireless sent from Nauen
and made public Sunday by the state
department records the actual down
fall Of the German imperial govern
ment:
"NAUEN, Nov AT noon Social
lists Ebert and Sch eidemann went In
military automobile accompanied by
troops to the chancellor and declared
that they were decided to take the
government in their hands"
Ebert's Appeal to People.
Frederick Ebert, the new German
chancellor, issued an appeal to gov
eminent functionaries as follows:
THE new government has taken
over power, in order to preserve the
people from civil war and famine.
Help me, therefore, until am re-
placed"
Kaiser Must Leave Germany.
The socialists will demand that the
kaiser and the whole Hohenzollern
family leave Germany, Amsterdam
said.
At Cologne the kaiser's statue was
smeared with mud, silk hat jammed
over it's helmet, an umbrella placed
under its arm, and the insert pt!on,
"Why doesn: he go?" paS'ted on a
placard hung around it's neck.
A delegation Of revoltinb sailors
conferred at great length with mem
bers Of the naval ministry at Berlin,
as well as members Of the majority
parties, it was learned at Copenhagen.
Doctor Haase, socialist member OF
the reichstag, was said to has the
situation at Hamburg well under con-
troll.
A General Strike.
The German Nauen wireless said a
Voermaerts extra published the fol-
lowing call for general strike:
"Workmen and soldiers council OF
Berlin have determined upon a gen
eral strike. All works are at a stand
still. The necessary provisioning of
the population will be maintained A
large part of the garrison has placed
itself in organized bodies of troons
with machine guns and rifles a the
disnosition Of workmen's and soldiers
council. The movement Is dire te in
common by the social democratic rar-
ty of Germany ard by the indepe ndant
democratic party.
Workmen and soldiers: Take care
for maintenance Of quiet and order!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11

Ohio State Journal: The 4
peace we want is one whe
don't have to tell any Of the
tories that they mustn't she
boats.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11
ITEMS OF
WORLD WAR
Occurrences Scattered over the War
Zone, Each q Part Of the
Stupendous Whole In
History.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Nov. 11.-Sailors of the
German navy mutinied when the feet
was ordered out TO fight the British
two weeks ago. in the telief OF Sir
EIic Codes, first lord of the odmiral-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11

ty.
Speaking at the lord mayors n
quet, Geddes said:
The German navy, l am as I
WINGED as I am standing here to I'll
was ordered out for great tatt1
fortnight ago and the men would
come out"
The British fleet this year mas
stroyed more than one hundred
man seacraft, he said.
The Gceben Again.
LONDON, Nov. 11.-(British Adj
atty Wireless london newsra al
state that the German battle cra
Goeben is in Turkish hands and
be informed in Turkish port with
rest Of the Turkish fleet.
British Casualties for the Weel
LONDON, Nov. 10-British ca
ties published In official lists
week totalled 30,24s. They wer{
vided as follows:
Officers killed. 400; wounded,
missing. 4S: total 1.52S.
Hen killed, 6,21S; wounded, 81
missing, 942: total. 2S,710.
Total: killed 6.61S; wounded
610; missing, 1000. Grand total
o4S
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11
Food Situation Serious.

PARIS, Nov. 10 (12:10 p. m. J.
food situation in Berlin and othe
ters of population in Germany
riouslv compr. missed, owing to In
ant disturbances in railway
according TO a dispatch from
today to Information.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11
lrmistice Signed by Germans at Five O'clock,
Hostilities to Cease at Eleven O'clock,
Thus Ending War.
|LL|ED TERMS ARE ACCEPTED BY HUNS
Nation Shall Not Lift up Sword Against
Nation, Neither Shall They Learn War
Any More

1By Robert J. Bender, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL. - Germany has
urrendered to the terms of Foch.
The greatest war of history was virtually
nded at five o'clock a. M, Monday, when Ger
han plenipotentiaries signed the United States
tllied armistice terms, according to an official
dispatch to the state department made public
lonight.
Hostilities cease at eleven o'clock today
Paris time).
The terms Of the arm istice will not be made
public tonight.
The above informant on was the only news
fhe department will make public before it opens
et the regular hour this forenoon-about 9 or
P:3O a. M
The announcement of the signing was made
by Philip Patchin, information chief and assist
ant to Secretary of State Lansing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11
Allied Prisoners Released

LONGON. Nov. 11.-All allied
oners quartered at Atx-Lo-Chd
have been released. it was repoI
the Central News. Aix-De-~h3
is fifteen miles east OF Maa{
Just across the Dutch border {
many.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11

STOCKHOLM. Nov. 11.-Steps
been taken to dernoholie the 81
navy, 1t is officially announced
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11
Confusion Worse COMPOUNDED.

The king of Wuertemburg abdi-
Gated, according to word received at
Amsterdam The stock exchange at
Berlin closed.
The garrison at Frankfort has Join
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11

"NAUEN, Nov. AT noon Social
lists Ebert and Scheidemann went in
automobile accompanied by
troops to the chancellor and declared
that they were decided to take the
government in their hands"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
STATE COTTON SEED
PRODUCERS ORGANIZE
TERRELL MAN WAS ELECTED
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. THE
STATE MEETING OCT. 10Th.

A large number of Georgia farm
ers, meeting in the office of j. j.
Brown, commissioner of agriculture,
organized the Georgia Cotton Seed
Producers Association.
Counties represented at the meet
ing were Barlow, Henry, Paulding,
Clayton. Newton, Terrell. Morgan
and others. Organization was per-
fected by electing the following Off
GERS:
Emerson George, Morgan county,
president; James D. Weaver, Terrell
county, vice president; L. W. Jar
man, Newton county, second vice
president; NJ. L. Johnson, Barlow
county, third vice president; H. 7.
Shaw, Morgan county, secretary and
treasurer.
The new association has called a
statewide meeting to be held in the
hall of the house of representatives
on October 20, when the entire COM
pick cotton seed situation will be
threshed out.
The organization expresses its pur-
pose to cooperate with the govern
mental agencies in the handling of
the cotton seed situation, and to pro-
tect the industry from profiteering
and boarding"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
FARMERS ARE HAULING
THEIR COTTON AT NIGHT
Common to See Wagons Waiting at
Gin Before People Go to Bed.

i, .LAVONIA, Ga.-The farmers of
ms section have adopted a new style
Tor hauling cotton. Instead Of load
ing their wagons after breakfast or
IN the afternoons and driving to the
GINS, they have adopted the plan of
gong at night to large extent. This
practice is not adopted from choice,
however. Many of the gins in this
S5e:ctlon, especially those in the rural
oIstrlcts, are not running this season
ana ana the three systems in Lavonia are
therefore badly crowded.
cotton comes to Lavonia to be
gSinned from the sections all around
Talr Play, S. c., and much from Red
NH and the territory this side. The
crowded conditions caused farmers
70 start early in order to get their
LIotton ginned in time to get back
nome the following night.
II is a very common occurrence
+ mere to see cotton wagons come to
t tII"n before people go to bed. And
t ti,e hauling continues on from that
Time till day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
CROWDER LETTERS
STIR UP CONGRESS
DON'T LIKE BEING TOLD RECON-
MENDATIONS WON'T BE RE-
GARDED. SPEAK MIND.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Seething
under the congressional surface like
the pent-up forces of a volcano is the
wrath felt in a number of influential
bosoms over letters recently receiv-
ed from the office of Judge Advocate
General Enoch H. Crowder.
The extent of this suppressed an
ger in congress is merely suggested
by the correspondence between Gen.
Crowder's Office and Representative
Osborne, Of California, who had
some letters read into the record the
other day
Mr.. Osborne had recommended a
lawyer from his district to the judge
advocate generals office for a COM
mission. The congressman received a
brief reply, similar to one which has
been received in like cases by not a
few of his colleagues, to the effect
that applications must be without
influence" and will not be considered
if coming through congressional
channels. In a somewhat extended
rejoinder Representative Osborne
took issue with the policy thus an
nounced, protesting against it as "un-
necessary and irritating"
Some of the correspondence on this
subject has not been given to the
public, and incidents with lots more
of "kick" in them than in any of
the exchanges in letters have occurr-
ed in the routine of which there is no
chronicle except such as is afforded
by capitol gossip.
Southern Senator Peppery.
For instance, it has not been long
since a Southern senator who had re-
ceived one of these letters from Gen.
Crowder's office, and who is decided
ly peppery when nettled, expressed
himself on the subject at q commit
tee meeting. Gen. Crowder himself
was present, in his official capacity,
to supply information on some pend
ing legislation, but made no answer
to the senator's animadversions with
regard to congressional recommended
tons for commissions.
The grapevine WIRE carrying this
gossip relates also that the senator
remarked that the letter he had re-
ceived informing him of the undesir-
ability of political influence was sign
ed by an officer whose appointment
to a commission in the judge advo-
cate generals department this same
senator had recommended only a
short time ago.
After expressing his opinion Of the
policy indicated in the letter he had
received the irate senator, according
to the story, said that he proposed to
put an end to that sort Of thing by
having the law amended to require
confirmation by the senate of all Off
GERS commissions, of whatever status,
in the military establishment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
BANDIT HOLDS UP
BANK; GETS $4,000
MISSES $40, 100000 IN THE VAULT
WHERE HE INTENDED TO
LOCK EMPLOYEES.

YORK, PA stranger walked in
to the Farmers State Bank at Hal
lam just after banking hours and
covering the cashier, Clarence Bless
ing, with revolver, forced him to
hand over all the money in sight.
Then he backed the cashier and his
son, Philip Blessing, and Miss Eva
Fisher, bank employees, into the vault
and was about to lock them in when
the girl became hysterical and the
robber relented. He informed his
captives that if they would promise
gu s74nuEm H4u7M4 l7!nb d9sY OF
would do nothing further They
readily agreed and the fellow walk
ed away with a little over $4,000.
Apparently he left no trace.
The quietness with which it was
accomplished is the marvel Of the
police authorities here, for as late as
an hour afterward even bank direc-
tors living in the town did not know
it had occurred.
Cashier Blessing says that in the
vault was about $4,000 other cash
which the robber did not demand and
which he therefore missed.
Edward Smith, a former profess
sional baseball player, next day was
arrested at his home in Windsor
Twenty-nine hundred dollars has been
recovered.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
DOCTORS TURN DOWN
MANY OF THE DRAFTED MEN
A Large Percentage of Reflections at
the Training Capms.

The percentage of Georgia drafted
men rejected at training camps be-
cause of physical disability has run
so high that the officials of the Sc
lective service law in Georgia are
sending a special notice to the med
ical officers of local boards instruct
ing them to take more pains in their
examinations.
Up to the present time more than
II per cent. of the men sent up from
Georgia local boards have been turn
ed down at the training camps on
account of physical disabilities that
were either overlooked or deliberate
ly ignored by the medical officers in
the first instance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
IN EVERY STATE NOW
SERIOUS CONDITIONS IN ALL
ATLANTIC COAST STATES.
SPREADING RAPIDLY.

Spanish influenza now has reached
epidemic proportions in practically
every state and in only three has it
been reported as stationary with
some Improvement in the situation in
Massachusetts,. In spite of all efforts
by federal, state and local authori-
ties the disease has spread rapidly
and the death toll has been high in
most parts of the nation.
In army camps the epidemic is sub
siding, according to reports.
Reports made public by the public
health service show that outside of
Massachusetts, the epidemic is severe
throughout New England. Not a sin
gle state east of the Mississippi is
clear of the disease and in most of
the coast states from Maine to Flori-
da conditions are serious.
The number of cases reported also
is increasing in Oregon, Washington
and California, while the malady has
appeared in all mountain states and
is epidemic in most of them Min
nesota is the only west central state
reporting the disease stationary,
while influenza is epidemic in Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and IL
linois. 1t also epidemic in all the
Southern states as well as in Oklaho-
ma and Arkansas.
In war-crowded District of Column
bia the epidemic continues unabat-
ed. AS a further precautionary meas
ure the treasury and interior depart
ments issued orders that no new en-
ployees of those departments be
brought to Washington until further
notice. Similar action is expected
by other government departments
which still are in need of additional
help.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
FARMERS IMPORTING
CATTLE FROM TEXAS
MANY CARLOADS ARE BROUGHT
TO GEORGIA. GREAT STRIDES
IN FLOODED STOCK.

! SAVANNAH.-Returning from a
weeks visit over the western section
of the Central of Georgia railway
the agricultural agent of the system,
j. L. Jackson, arrived home yester-
day filled with enthusiasm over the
strides made by the introduction of
blooded cattle by farmers who have
followed up the interest in this form
of industry which the agricultural de-
partment has been preaching for sew
eral years.
Three years ago q few short horn
cattle were brought into Tallapoosa
county, Alabama. and Mr.. Jackson
suggested that a county fair be or
gained. The fair was held at Camp
Hill during the past week, and Mr..
jackson was present. The live stock
feature was prominent, and the ag-
ricultural agent had the satisfaction
of seeing some fifty head of the fin
est short horns on exhibition.
In several counties of Georgia cat
tie are being brought in from the
drouth stricken sections of Texas.
Mr.. Jackson inspected several herds,
and found that they appear remark
ably we'll considering the privations
caused by dry weather. A few farm
ers have invested in several carloads
of these cattle, which are being sold
at remarkably low figures by Texas
cattlemen, who are willing to realize
even a small amount than to lose
them altogether. A low rate on such
shipments was authorized some time
ago, as the movement is being han
died at the instance of the bureau
of animal industry
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
PEANUT LIMIT TO STAND,
IS LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT
Federal Food Administration Declines
TO Extend Warehousing Limit.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Various
peanut warehousemen have endeav-
ored, sometimes with the assistance
of congressman, to induce the fed
eral food administration to extend
the warehousing limit of sixty days
now allowed to dealers and manu-
facturers interested in the "'goober."
The food administration has ex-
planned that farmers may warehouse
their peanuts for any length of time
they desire, take warehouse receipts
and borrow thereon; but in order to
prevent speculation it has been de-
cided that the present day limit must
stand with regard to dealers. One of
the developments of the war is the
official naval recognition of the pea
nut as an important food product.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
LACK OF FUEL THREATENS
The SWEET POTATO CROP
Eastern Shore Storage Houses Re-
main Closed. Old Time Methods
Are Now Being Tried.

BRIDGEVILLE, Del.-Lack of
fuel will mean the rotting of nearly
one-half of the sweet potato crop
on the eastern shore of Maryland
unless conditions change.
At present the market is low and
the growers are leaving the potatoes
in the field.
Because of the scarcity of fuel
none of the enormous storage hous-
es. which usually take care of the
crop, will be open this year. 1t is
impossible to let the potatoes stay in
the ground much longer because of
frost. Some of the farmers are try
ing the old-fashioned way of stor-
ing by covering with pine Stats and
dirt, but most of the farmers will be
compelled to let their crop rot.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
PERSONS MAKES REPLY:
HANDS SOULE HOT One
SAYS HE COWARDLY MISSTAT-
ED MATTERS, AND CLAIMS HE
DOUBLE-CROSSED HIM.

Owing to the statewide promi-
nence of the parties the public is just
now discussing with interest the SEN
sational disclosures contained in GER
tain correspondence between G. Og-
den Persons and DR.. Andrew M.
Soule, federal food administrator for
Georgia.
Mr.. Persons, who is former pres
ident of the state senate, has just
resigned as field agent for the state
food administration. He was appoint
ed by DR.. Soule, and during his cam
paign for the congressional nomina-
ton in the sixth district stated he
received no salary, but gave his ser
vices to the food administration, not
outstanding DR.. Soule offered him
$500 or $4,000" a year
This statement, subsequently de-
MED by Soule, is the basis for the
correspondence referred to. In a let
ter to a friend in Americas Persons
charges that while Soule was a
guest at his home in Forsyth on Oc-
tober &c, 1917, he was offered the
position of the state field of the food
administration, DR.. Soule saying at
the time he could not pay a salary
Of more than $4,000 or $4,000 be-
cause of the limited appropriation.
Declaring that he told Soule
on that occasion that he would ac-
cept the office only on condition that
he be allowed to serve without sal
airy or at salary of 81 a year, Per-
sons charges that D. F. McClatchy,
executive secretary of the food ad-
ministration at Atlanta, subsequent
ly that he (Persons) was a fool for
declining the salary, and that he pro-
posed to let the fact be known when
ever possible.
Persons Letter.
"Why Food Administrator Soule
should deny this truth now is beyond
my comprehension" says Persons in
his letter. II gave great deal of my
time to his assistance, using my car
and paying my own money for eX-
penses. All this was we'll known to
him. l had been his friend for several
years, repeatedly defending him
against his accusers.
at was because Representative
Taylor from my county had on Sep
TENDER 7, 1917, published a very
damaging card against him in my To-
cal paper accusing hiln of misrepre-
senting the truth that l had him in
vited to speak at our county fair hop
ing thereby he could in way Offset
this card and its effect on the minds
of my people. He knew this when
he accepted the invitation.
"He has shown himself capable of
striking a friend when he thought he
could do the most damage, and in
capable of righting a wrong graft
tously inflicted, and his circular let
ter is the most gratuitous, deliberate
and cowardly misstatement of the
truth ever published. This letter is
not confidential, and l hope that you
will exhibit it to all those to whom
you have shown Soule's letter"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
"SUFFS" STAGING SENATE
SURPRISE" ARE LOCKED UP
Police on Hand When They Tried to
Invade the Chamber.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Militants
of the national wOman's party march
ed to the capitol today, intending to
enter the senate chamber by surprise
and burn anti-suffrage speeches on
the senate floor.
Press agents for the militants an
nounced the surprise" Saturday, so
the police were on hand and prompt
ly clapped the would-be demonstra-
tors in the guard room.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
BROWN URGES FARMERS TO
MARKET COTTON GRADUALLY
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Says Decline in Price Not Justified.

DAYS Decline IN Price Not Justified.
Further warnings to Georgia farm
ers to hold their cotton and to mark
ct 1t gradually are being issued by
j. j. Brown, state commissioner Of
agriculture. Discussing recent mark
ct fluctuations Mr.. Brown declared
fhat the decline in the market was
Or, tilted by the law of supply and
SFdina that it was caused by
manlp~ ~ the operation of a
meageriy - system of
taking by the MI.
ut is their way OF King the
game" said Mr.. Brown, and we
have experienced the effect of their
system in years gone by. 1t but serves
to emphasize the wisdom of our adj
vice to the farmer some time ago to
go slow in marketing; to let the sta
pie get into the market just as grad
ually as possible"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
TAX ON BANK CHECKS
PUT IN WAR REVENUE BILL

A stamp tax of two cents on all
bank checks is provided for in an
amendment to the war revenue bill
adopted by the senate finance com
mittee which is revising the house
draft. The amendment was adopted
by a vote of eight to six. Many mem
bers, however, expressed a doubt as
to it's acceptance by the senate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
FINAL REPORT SHOWS THAT
1896, 594 REGISTERED SEP. Il

Final reports from all states show
that 12,966,504 men registered for
military service Sept. IL. This was
1877 1886 in excess of the estimate of
12,778,758 made by the office of
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
based on census figures.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
NEW PRICES FOR SHOES
IN EFFECT NOVEMBER IST

The new standard prices for shoes
as ordered by the war industries
board will be effective after Novem-
Der 1, it has been announced from
Washington. Under the maximum
prices allowed for shoes all will be
sold under three classes, one ranging
from SO to $3.50, another from So
to $3.50, and third from SO to
$1,000. =