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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
THE DAILY GATE CITY AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CITY NEWS.

July has a deficiency In rainfall
Of III inches for the first half OF the
month.
Don't wait until next ironing day
to have that electric iron fixed Can
BLACK 1923. Satisfaction guaranteed
Walls and ceiling of the weather
Ibureau office on the third floor OF the
federal building are receiving a coat
of paint.
"A marriage license was issued
Tuesday to Paul lobe, age 81 and Sa'
Won j Ryan, age 10. Miss Ryan lives
! in Winchester, Mo.
| Leslie Logan Bever instead OF
Leslie Logan Bence was one OF the
physically fit men passed by the e1'
aminers for military service, Monday
--keckuk camp NJ. W. n, NJ o..
/ will hold its regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present.
Many secretaries, who must be
| from 81 to so years old, are needed
for overseas *. C. work. Applications
may be obtained from the state sec
rotary at Cedar Rapids.
Regular meeting of keokuE aerie
No. 6s3, F. o. E., tonight at Eagles
hall, 407 Blondeau street, at O'Clock.
Chas A. Noakes. secretary.
Mrs. L. ]. Vandiver. Of Canton
Mo-, was slightly injured when she
| fell down flight of stairs in the
| home of Mrs. G.. A. Hills several days
ago, a Canton news item reports
Mrs. Vandiver tripped and was
! bruised and her head was cut
-Elbert R. Musser, son Of w. 81
Musser. 1924 Park street, has enlisted
| in the navy as an apprentice seaman
| Musser entered service in St Loui:
and left that city Saturday night fol
California to enter training at Mare
| Island.
The q. S. navy is stin open te
| men registered in the draft, provided
they obtain a written release from
their draft boards. One man In every
three becomes petty officer. The
lowest pay in the navy is equivalen
| to 500 a month in civil life. 1nfor
nation and free transportation will
he supplied at the U. s. navy recruit
| ing station. Seventh and Chestnu
streets, st. Louis, Mo.
R G. Mason, Of Kfrksville, Mo-
| in a letter to this paper, says h
City gives him the best war news
July 16 Mr.. Mason celebrated hi
| seventy-first birthday. Suggestin;
| the necessity of thrift to win tn
war, he remarks that September
| 1870, he made his first deposit in tn
Keokuk Savings bank. Mr.. Masol
| thinks 1t important to teach the chill
| dren thrift When Mr.. Mason wen
to Kirksville he became deposito
| in the savings bank of that placi
and has been a continuous customer
He was also a director of a bank OF
ganized in 1872 at Brownsville, Pa
which Is stin in business.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
ARREST OILERS
IN DIES MONIES
Work or Fight Order Is Being En-
forced by Capital City Police
Force-Four Men Arc
Gathered In.

DIES MONIES, Ia. July 1s.-Four
arrests were made under the work
or fight" order by city police
A. wickensheld, recent arrival
from Alliance, Neh-, was found wash
ing dishes in a restaurant
It was Des Moines' first arrest OF
a man found working in = nousssen-
tiai occupation
Horton BerEstsE1- Arthur Tally
and Fred Roud-szl ware found Loaf
ing about the streets and POO, halls.
All were tDsd oFs- 20 the secret
service for mves-iEz-C-
I'VE have -lsl several parties
TO get essential Jobs II oacs" c. c.
Jackson, crtss Ct polcS Bid yss-sr-
day.
IF one EEhx 5oS1at Efsce, o.
tenders viii De picked - and TIMED
over to the proper zz-1o-zt5ss-
I'VE have not 5eez die q iozang
on the io5. Z! -a EzTs ngTuc-
tons TO make arrests Wherever 2
man is foz11 Eo-Et1z q = lob the
government LIS 6s1sd zs pcasssen-
tiaL-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
TO TAKE OVER
WIRE SYSTEMS
President Wilson to Act Today or To-
morrow and Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson to be
Boss.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-President
Wilson will take over the nations wire
systens today or tomorrow. it Is learn
ed zuthoritatively-
Official announcement is expected
to reveal that Postmaster General
Bzrieson will be in charge and will
name 2 wire administrator, repoprtped
20 be David J. Lewis, Maryland. form
er CONGRESSMAN and an authority on
wire control
TIE president win issue an execu-
tive order in taking control. Whether
he win take advantage of the full pow
era authorized in the wire control leg
tstatfon. direction Of the telegraph,
telephone. radio and cable systems,
was not disclosed. An radio lines are
already under government control.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
ITALIANS ARE,
STILL WINNING
cavalry CHASING Austrians Out Of Al.
banis, Capturing Prisoners
and Much

TINTED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ROME, July italian cavalry
continues to harras the Austrlans IN
Albania. It was reported IN despaRches
from Italian Headquarters To-Day. A
small village near the coast was en-
tirely cleared of the enemy ny cavai-
-, eonadron. operating alone. A num-
- - nrisonere were taken and great
1,,,s,,i.fee of material captured.
THE southern edge OF the town was
defended by machine guns and few
s,.Id e1,us. Cavalry rushed on into the
toyn There they all dismounted and
fought from house to house, the Aus
rains using machine guns and grenad-
es The whole stan Of the Italian
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
ONLY IOWA
DID HER BIT
Seventh Federal Reserve District Fail
ed to Meet its Quota on Fourth
Liberty Loan
Issue

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, July 17.-The seventh
federal reserve district failed TO take
its second quota of Indebtedness car
tifcatss, according to figures made
public today. Books closed last night.
Banks in the district took $3.50, 900
worth OF the certificates issued in an
Iteration of the fourth Liberty loan.
The quota was sos, 900, 900. Iowa
sIone exceeded her allotment
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

squadron was killed, but the others
captured the Austrian commander and
his staff. The remnants of the enemy
fled northward, leaving the streets
Uttered with dead and wounded.
An entire trainload Of baggage was
captured and a number of prisoners
taken. Among the latter four yiennese
cafe mattresses who were included in
the retinue of the Austrian staff.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
NOTICE TO CITY SUBSCRIBERS

NOTICE 70 CITY 5LSSCHISERS.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
PED TAG SALE lowrH.

New ralEl IN r-zsw geor
gette, s4s5 U5 Za--y fan models Il
every 6sp- q - yer cent less than
next al vzt1s1 YoEsoT the crowds.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
PED TAG SALE Lowtrz

SIX suits, SIS to $40; silk skirts.
IS mp; silk coats. s13 to $40; cloth
suits, coats. SO to SIS; silk dresses,
s13. SIS ~; wash dresses, S5.98 up;
ub skirts, s1.eS UP.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
GERMANS FLOUT IDOLS
Kaiser. Hindenburg, ludendorff
and Crown Prince Unpopular.
Riots in Inter den Linden as Military
Leaders Arrive 10 Consult
on Peace.

London. Germany as the populace
learns Of her military reverses ana the
critical situation in which her armies
have been placed by the constantly
growing victories OF the allies, Is turn
ing against her military leaders. ran
Germanism no longer is the popular
creed. and the Kaiser, Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, General LudendorH,
the first quartermaster general, ana
the Grown Prince no longer are popu-
lar heroes Of the war.
Even when Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg is in Berlin, giving his advice
on the military situation In drawing up
the reply to the peace answer or Pres
ident Wilson, there have been RIOTS,
with armed clashes between Socialists
and military police. To show lhelr
growing hatred of the military lead
ers placards attacking these leaders
have been posted throughout Germany,
and from dispatches received here no
one takes the trouble to tear them
down.
A demonstration by the German In.
dependent Socialists in Inter den LIN
den, Berlin, is reported by the Cologne
volkszeiiung. The crowd sang the
"Marseilaise
The police, adds the newspaper, pre-.
vented the demonstrators from reach.
ing the imperial palace. There was a
clash, in which some of the crowd were
slightly injured by the police sabers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
FLANDERS COAST FREE
Allies Add Bruges, Zeebrugge and
Turcoing to Bag.
British Line Pushed Five Miles East
OF Douai as Huns Continue
Retreat

Paris. The Belgian coast has been
entirely cleared of the enemy.
Allied troops, pushing rapidly east
ward, have occupied Zeebrugge and
Bruges, and King Albert's forces have
broken the German grip on the North
Sea. The foe continues his wide re-
treat along the whole northern line.
The French have taken Thielt and
advanced beyond the town more than
a mile toward the famous city Of
Client.
On the right of the Flanders front,
British forces have taken the impor'
tant manufacturing cities of Tourcoing
and Roubaix, northeast of Lille, and
pushed further east. Cavalry units
are pursuing the enemy in attempts to
entrap parts of his disordered army.
Heavy fighting southeast of Cambria
followed the new Anglo-American
thrust, In cooperation with French
forces on the right Under terrific
pressure the enemy in this area has
begun new retirement and Is re.
treating rapidly. German rearguards
are doggedly resisting the steady al
lied advance The allies are five miles
east Of Douai.
Four thousand prisoners and many
guns were taken early In Haig's thrust,
the British War Office announced.
East of st. Quentin the French
stormed forward three miles along the
Disc. Andigny Wood, sixteen villages
and more than 800 prisoners were
captured,
On the Champagne front the Amerl-
cans and French have struggled for
ward slowly despite the foes counter
attacks. In sharp fighting the French
have thrown fresh forces across the
Aisne on three mile front, near
yo,lziers, and strengthened their grip
on the west end of the Kriemhllde line
at Grandpre Several hundred prison
ers were taken
In surprise attack west OF the
Meuse Pershing's men advanced nearly
mile beyond Romagne and captured
the village of Bantheville without ar
tillery preparation. One thousand adj
ditional prisoners have been taken by
the Americans in their steady progress
across the German positions north OF
tho ArpOnne
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
ADlVOSTOk

vlADlVOSTOk. - General Otani
commander Of the allied forces IN 81
IBERIA, says that German power in the
east has disappeared, but that the al.
lies must remain until a stable gov
eminent and an effective Russian army
are organized
LONDON.--Field MARSHAL French,
lord lieutenant governor general of Ire
land, is In London TO submit his views
on the governments failure TO enforce
CONSUMPTION In Ireland
AMSTERDAM. - The abandonment,
by the Germans OF their aeroplane and
submarine bases makes II more diff.
cult for them . carry out raids.
COPENHAGEN. - The cxeehs are
masters in Prague, according to d Der,
lin dispatch 10 the Berllngske Tidende
Czech money is In circulation and tie
Czech flag waves over Hradschin
Castle.
BASEL.-Baron Burian, the Austri.
an premier, has resigned, according 10
Vienna newspapers
VIENNA - Emperor Charles pro-
claims steps for the organization of
Austria on federalized basis, The
scheme does not Include the union Of
Austrian Poland with "the independent
Polish state Trieste nill be treated
separately.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
PITH OF THE
w A r N E w S

American blows below Lenders ct ST.
George indicate forced retirement
OF Germans to new line OF defense,
which will put them several miles
behind the kriemhiIoe line. The ALL
American bombing raid Of German
positions resulted successfully, as all
the fiiers returned to their bases.
Germans are evaeuatins the whole Bel.
eisn ard French front from the
North sea TO the ssmbre.
Address to King Charles Of Austria
Hungary, read at the end Of sitting
Of the Hungarian lower house, de.
msncs a return Of Hunaary's sutono.
my and complete independence.
President Wilson rejects Austria's
peace plea. declaring peace is no
longer possible on the terms named
In his address OF last January, the
United States having recognized the
Czeeho. siovaes as bellieerents in the
interim. The President announces
that mere autonomy for Austria's
suppressed nationsiities is not now
enough ard that they, not he, must
DC the Judges OF what will satisfy
their aspirations
Beieians have cleared the Dutch Dor,
der, IS, GOO Germans. who were trap.
ped in FiancefS. fseins into 1ol.
land, ~nere they we're interneo.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
FLANDERS RETREAT A RoUT.
Germans Pressed Everywhere by Brit.
ish, Belqians and French.


Paris. Lille has fallen Douai has
been entered by the British. Ostend
has been occupied by naval aud land
forces The Germans are abandoning
the Belgian coast and are seeking
refuge behind the outer defenses OF
Antwerp.
The allied patrols have also entered
Bruges, and cavalry is operating on
both sides. Courtrai has been occu-
pied. and the outskirts OF Thiel, have
been reached.
The whole of the German army or
General Won Arnim Is in retreat from
the North sea TO the region OF Lille.
having been beaten back All average
OF about ten miles on a so mile front.
such are the outstanding develop
ments of the day, which marked one OF
the grentest Victories Of the allies In
the war Marshal Foch is rapidly split
ting the German armies into four
groups
In Flanders by the line OF the Lys.
after taking Courtrai, driving them to.
ward the Client canal, where the gap
through which they must pass is only
% miles wide between Client and the
Dutch frontier.
2 From Lille and Doual by the line
OF the scheldt and Valenciennes to-
ward Journal, Alost and Antwerp.
2 From the Laon region above the
Serre by the line of the railway to
Hlrson toward Chartered.
4. From the Champagne between the
Sambre and the Meuse TO the almost
I,ppassable barrier OF the Ardennes
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
NEW RULING ON soso rAxsa


The New England Liberty Loan
committee has received an answer 10
it's inquiry regarding interpretations
OF the law dealing with the iaSation
Of Liberty Loans The question was:
A trustee having single benchc-
larry holds for the beneficiary sAb,OOo
Of Second Liberty Loan Bonds AMI
Third Liberty Loan Bonds, but does
not subscribe TO any bonds OF mo
Fourth Liberty Loan The beneficiary
from his private means subscrihes for
$50 900 OF bonds Of the Fourth iAocr-
" Loan. Question Can he, on ac-
count of this subscription, claim ex-
emption from taxes on the interest
on the holdings OF $4,000 of bonds
held in the trusts
The answer, Just received. says
Assuming that the income OF the
trust is to be distributed annually or
regularly to the specific beneficiary
the exemption in respect OF the sSo,oos
OF bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan
subscribed for by such beneficiary
from HIS private means applies 10
his total holdings of Second Liberty
Loan Bonds and Third Liberty Loan
Bonds. whether owned directly or
through trustees. Consequently. X
such beneficiary owns no Second LAD
erty Loan Bonds or Third Liberty
Loan Bonds, either directly or
through trustees, other than the &Ae.-
900 in question, the income OF such
s45. 900 OF bonds held In trust is ex-
empt by reason OF the benehciarys
original subscription to such $4,000 OF
bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan
Franklin.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
NEW FREE NATION BORN.
cxecho- sIoyak Declaration Of inde
pendence Made Public.

Washington. October IL viii live n
history as the birthday OF a new ma
ton. The Szecho-Slovak state is the
new nation, and its declaration Of in
dependence. drawn up by the National
Council, was made public in Washing
ton and Paris. The provisional gov,
eminent Is vested In the National
Council. ~ which Professor Thomas
C. Masaryk. n0w under sentence OF
death In Austria, Is the chief
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
BELGIUM PREPtRlNG BILL.
Government Computing Damage Done
by Germans.

Washington. - The Belgian govern.
ment already has taken steps TO com
pute the enormous total Of the damage
done to property In Belgium by the
Germans during their occupation.
The council Of ministers adopted
measures for verifying damages to ci-
william and public property. These will
be employed as a means for determln-
ing the amount TO be demanded from
Germany.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
NEW ENGLAND NEWS
. IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of Yankeeland
TOM LAWSON FAILS TO REPORT
EXPENSES.

Thomas W Lawson Of Boston, who
has announced that he is an inde-
penoent candidate for tho United
States Senate, is declared by the Of
fee of secretary OF state TO ave
failed TO comply with the require
ments OF the corrupt practices act that
calls for statement of expenditures
by political candidates Mr.. Lawson
has made a return. in which he says;
mo expense ! did not come up for
nomination at the primaries, but was
put on the ballot for the November
election by securing 1000 signatures
of qualified voters" lnasmuch as the
law requires candidate TO max Il
return OF expenses in getting sigma
lures for nomination papers, as well
as of those of campaign for votes,
Mr.. Lawson, 1t is held, should have
made a return, assuming that he made
any expenditures whatsoever in OBJ
tanning the signatures.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
TO FEED FREED BELGIUM.
Hoover Has 2o,ooo,ooo Emergency
Ratons Ready.

Washington Arrangements for
feeding the civil population of Belgium
as rapidly as the allies take over the
territory are being made by the Bel
GUM Relief Commission.
Herbert Hoover announced that the
commission has arranged with the
British quartermaster general to issue
2O.OoO, 900 emergency rations TO the
Relgians. for which the commission
viii pay.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-24
eumoREp RADIO TO U BOATS.
Madrid Press Says Government Is In.
formed Of Action.

Paris. The German reply 10 Presi-
dent Wilson will announce an lmmeai-
ate suspension Of submarine warfare
and will offer political guarantees,
German newspapers say. The German
papers declare the new note will aban-
don the proposal for mixed commits
sion 10 discuss conditions Of an arms.
lice (which the American and German
high commands will arrange 90 the
battlefield"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-26
ID Mr.. and Mrs. -. y. TaIp"rt on Jun

I'D Mr.. and Mrs. -. y. Talbert on Sun
day.
Mss Dorothy Euale. wh" was attend
ju:- school in North Baltimore. o.. Is
>nru,iins scvera; days with her father
here.
Dr. and Strs. viii rrus" and son OF
Wheeling w.r" guests e Mrs. j. IL tcr-
suSu:, on Sunday.
t.h.Sta.,.. carney AMI Earl Blake are
h,rn,. FROM Nl"rgantown during thr holi-
Guy season.
\ meeting Of tn" Sunday school board
will hr held in tn" Pleasant lilli churcn
n.x, Sunday morning immediately fol-
l.,cint. rho Srrglon OF tn" sunday SCHOOL
.rh, annual election of officers viii DC
held a, his time.
Harris ,I.ydick who was in training n
Camp L.r, has returned 10 his home n
Mozart.
Miss Era,rrr Mcconnell. a teacher
in tn. Erscrly nigh school, arrived homo
lon saturday 10 spend the Christmas va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester. Dean and
daughter Minnie Of Wheeling ar" guests
y: Mr.. aud Mrs. f. c. klaG"S.
charles =. Caldahau-h and sons
Charles. Jr.. and Howard. "f li"thl"h"m'
mr.. confined 70 their HON" with "ni.
Miss Nnll:c Kittlc Of Bethany ""lI"r"
i. spending tic Christmas vacation ut
hrr homo hrr".
Misses Ruth McComhs and Edna Me-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-26
HARRY FOwADD, AFTER SERVING
FOURTEEN YEARS IN MOUNDS.
VILE STOPS IN WHEELING.
CONVICTED ON CHARGE OF BURN
ING BUILDINGS FOR PURPOSE
OF ROBBERY.
MADE A WONDERFUL EFFORT AT
ESCAPE SOME FIVE YEARS
AGO, cut FAILED.

Harry Howard. alias Kid Raymond. "
r"rnw"l after having served fourteen
years IN tn" stat" r"nlt"ntIary ~
Mnundsvili" and Two Of his intimate
friends. T.. II. cole anil nudi"y i!rynu',
Of Mineral county. took dinner together
Christmas ~ III" Hotel Winr%or. Th"y
l"fi i,t" IN The. afternoon for down
state.
Tho story Of lIrwurl'S conviction goes
back IN ~" dn:'S "r IN" great oil boom nj
:1ml,hti"lh. WrIz"l county when IN" nofr-
ulatinn included som" wild characters.
TIo wont to Smithfi"ld as II stranger and
shortly after locating there Il hotel was
burned /" the ground On" or moro nf
tn. guests losing their l!v's. Howard
was charged with having So, F'r' tn ~"
huilluE I" rnV"r up u robbery II" was
alleged ~ hav" committed. In his prtI-
ton for 4 pardon IlGwar'! stated that
il was his hrlirf jhri II" Ms made tho
victim rr attempts If certain Other
parties t" burn down n" town Cnr IN"
purpose Of securing heavy insurance
carried on snrnr. Of IN" buildings.
Howard further declares thu, hr was
defended At his ;riat ~ 4 lawyer hired
hy Ihr PARTIES he now h"li,vcs guilty
Of IN" crimes charged against him. his
attorney ha,inG advised him I" plead
guilty and refrain from talking At all tn
tn" prosecuting attorney.
on hi@ plea "r guilt 10 setting fire
To an inhabited building. Howard was
given . If s"ni-nrr. t;nv"rnnr Hat
firld in 1917 c"mmu'rh his Gont"nc" IN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-26
RELIEF PROGRAM
(Cont1n1ed from Page one)

there probably not being 10 per cent "c
the origiuHI animals lcrt.
'thv"*tlEaiion proves that industrial
aud residential destruction in Belgium
varies CRAFTY in dlI:"r"H, localities. and
with different industries.
Furnaces Destroyed.
For INSTANCES. out IF Iitty steel fur
n;uc"& in belgium. thirly-:ivc or forty
| have been deliberately destroyed hv tin.
: GrniHn:; IN their determination t. "u,.
(, tn" E"lGian steel Industry Many ~
III" t"Nill" mills haze ic"u put on; If
! commission. "Ithcr through d"l1l".rai..
destruction ami removal Of marhnr: :.
or by removal Of the copper ami hra."
parts and electric motors. SON" If tie
textile mills Of ,hr more antiGua!rd
type or equipment apparently did Nos
! appeal to the Germans. and th.y can
! b" gotten int" action IT an carly ia.
Tho Germans seem 10 hay" r4cuS..!
themselves on tn" modern "ullipmrn.
The glass industry ilas been bat
iitLl" luterfHrcd with. and The sl"r,
promise of rctrihutinu by President
Wilson seems L. have saved th. rn1l
industry except for i very few mines
although actual explosives arG wires
were laid in place for Ia" dcStrucii'.H
Of a large number "f TIA" mines. TIL
Presidents warming seems +" i;tyr c-..-
at"d Il sudden chang ~ heart
100000 French Refugees.
There arc som" ;hr"r hundred thou.
sand French refugees; IN ErIairu
driven ont Of northern France by III"
Germans They havr- been cared r-r
out "f the rncucr" stores Of tho Er!.
cianS and by tn" commission for relief
in R"lgum. They ar. however. liz
hnmins pigeons in rh";r r":."I"" Ia -