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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18
THE WEATHER.
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IL. S. Department Of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night; Saturday increasing cloudiness
and slowly rising temperature, prob
ably followed by snow.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday; probably snow Satur-
day extreme west portion; not quite
SO cold tonight and east and south
portions Saturday.
For Missouri: Fair and not quite
SO cold tonight; Saturday increasing
cloudiness with slowly rising temper
allure probably followed by snow west
portion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18
FIRST DAY
OF IDLENESS
fC,,.;,ra3 frnp, uara l

ship yards and munitions were in
Guided
Yesterday. under pressure of bureau
chiefs and industrial firms, modifica-
ton was sought and granted TO Baker
and Daniels.
Garfield planned to put the order in
to effect AT midnight yesterday, there
by not giving the country any time TO
prepare. Newspaper men counselled
him not to do this and he waited. This
move was characterized in many quar-
ters as an attempt to put something
over ahead OF the criticism which
was destined to come. Last night ad-
chiefs began taking the
public fully into the situation and IN
this wise they hoped criticism would be
stilled and that the nation would ac-
cept the burdens of the order patriot
ically.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18

over ahead of the criticism which
was destined to come. Last night adj
ministration chiefs began taking the
public fully into the situation and IN
this wise they hoped criticism would be
stilled and that the nation would ac-
1 cept the burdens of the order patriot'
L ically.
President Behind Garfield.
II WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-President
Wilson stands squarely behind Fuel
/ Administrators Garfield in enforce
ment of his unprecedented industrial
suspension order effective today east
/ of the Mississippi.
!, Il may be stated. officially, that the
president will not revoke the order
| and feels that within three weeks,
| the people of the country will accept
lit as having been vitality necessary.
/ That the move has created AN III
fortunate situation" is admitted but
that things will assume an entirely
different aspect soon" is predicted
The administration bases its hope for
this on the following:
Ships loaded with supplies tied up
in American harbors will be on the
move.
Loaded coal cars stalled along
tracks while great fuel needs suf-
fered at many points, win be delivered
to their destination.
Freight congestion at all terminals
and ports will be smashed.
The way will be cleared for indus
tries, after the period of suspension
order has passed, to resume normal
operation with assurance of nearly
normal delivery henceforth-
That this may prove true is ad-
mitted by all, but the violent opposi-
ton comes against the manner of ac-
complishing these things.
Leaders in congress-many of them
strong administration supporters
and government officials declare Gar
field sought the path of least resist
ancer and avoided a business-like
plan.
They insist that an order could
have been issued providing that coal
be withheld from industries until
ships had been provided with bunker
coal. BY this system, firms having
coal could continue and a considerable
portion of those now shut down
would have been able to go on.
DR. Garfield today personally took
charge of the problem of coaling the
ships at tidewater and radical steps
are already under way. it was stated.
A group OF men has been selected to
put into effect steps to be announced
later.
The shipping situation must be re-
lieved first and "at all costs the fuel
today declared.
Ships have been held in port for
sixty days because of inability to fill
their bunkers. Coal is lying all along
the Atlantic seaboard from Mobile to
Boston, twenty-five and thirty miles
back Of the ports, unable to get
through the wall of congested freight
1t the terminals"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18

to shut off the steam if they peddle
cocktails and such.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18
Weather Conditions.

The area of high pressure from the
mountain region has moved rapidly to
the gulf coast, and the weather con.
tinues cold from the Mississippi val
ley eastward, with the lowest tenn
peratures in the upper Mississippi
valley, and freezing temperature ex-
tending to New Orleans.
In the mountain and plateau regions
the temperature is rising slowly, with
scattered light snow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18
Detroit Closed up.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 1S.-With
few exceptions Detroi: industries
affected by the Garfield five-day clos
ing order are shut down today. Some
were In operation for few hours
to clean up production under way,
but they will fail in line. The dis
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18

Local Observations.
Jan. Bar Their. Wind Weather.
II p. N. 80. 30 .05 s W Clear
1S Z a. N. :. 80. Of 3 W Clear
Precipitation, trace.
River stage, at a. m, l foot, 4
tenths
Mean temperature, Jan. II, s.
Highest, IA.
Lowest, 2.
Lowest last night, 3.
FRED T. GOSEWISCH.
Observer.
Subscribe for The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Twenty-
three more steel plants in the country
have been added to the list of indus
tries exempted under the Garfield or
der. it was officially learned this af-
ternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18

sion is shameful" said Senator Smith.
THE senate should rise and clip the
wings of those exercising authority 1t
was never intended they should use,
beg some united action that this blow
may not fall
Senator Smith, Georgia. presented
letter he got today from Garfield stat
ing the order does not apply to plants
operating by hydro-electric power.
Smith said he hoped the suggestion
in the letter will be literally carried
out. | wish also to hope that If the
fuel administrator does not respond
to the senate's request, he at least will
modify his order TO prevent great un-
necessary loss it will otherwise bring
about,
Smith presented telegram from
Atlanta citizens predicting great
wave OF crime if the order is not
amended.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18

Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 18.-Cattle
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
Americans Feast on
Edibles Lett Behind
by German Forces

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF
OCCUPATION, Nov 3O.-"Liberty
cabbage made in Germany, and
there still known as sauer kraut, has
been served at many American army
messes during the week, five carloads
of the tasty edible having been left
behind by the withdrawing German
army.
The Americans. on entering Arlon,
Belgium, last week. found a we'll
stocked supply depot which the Ger
mans had left intact. owing to the
confusion Of the retirement and lack
of transportation.
Five freight cars were loaded with
barrels of picked cabbage, each bar
rel weighing 500 pounds 1t is now
being distributed among the messes
Of the various divisions
In addition to the liberty cabbage"
the Americans also took possession of
several carloads of potatoes. many
tons of turnips and other perishables.
These also were distributed and aided
many mess sergeants in serving
Thanksgiving dinners to the Ameri-
can troops.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
GENERAL buNDY
TO MAKE STOP
IN RICHMOND
ON SUNDAY
Indiana Hero Who Saved
Paris Will be in City Sunday
Morning on Way to New
castle.
TO Be GIVEN WELCOME

Major General Omar Bundy,
commander of the second Ameri-
can division, which is given the
full credit for saving Paris from
capture and possible destruction
by the Germans last June, is to
be the guest of the city of Rich
mond for a short time tomorrow
Sunday morning.
General Bundy left Washing
ton this afternoon for a visit to
Newcastle, his former home.
He will reach Richmond over the
Pennsylvania lines either at
9:15 or at 1910 tomorrow morn
ing, the committee not being
able to ascertain definitely which
of the two eastern trains he
would be on.
Hurried plans were made today to
accord the Hoosier General and one
of the wars leading military figures
the honor he deserves from the City
of Richmond, which will be the first
stop in his native state
May Make Address.
The city band will be at the station
and the Richmond company of the
state militia will be on duty as guard
of honor to the distinguished visitor.
The following committee has been
named to formally receive General
Bundy: Mayor Zimmerman, Hon. w.
d. Foulke, Henry U. Johnson, Howard
Dill, president of the commercial club
and Will w. Keller. chairman of the
county council of defense. Mr.. Foulke
will deliver the address of welcome.
1t is expected that General Bundy
will speak briefly following his well
come and plans will be made to ac-
commodate a large crowd of people.
General Bundy probably will be at
the station from thirty to fifty min
utes awaiting train to Newcastle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
Suit Charging Reflection
on Wilson Is Dismissed

STOCKHOLM, Friday, Nov. %
The suit initiated by the American
legation against the Aftonbladet OF
this city in which it was charged that
the newspaper had insulted President
Wilson, has been dismissed on tech
nical grounds.
This suit was ordered brought
against the newspaper by the Swed
ish minister of justice at the request
Of Ira Nelson Morris. the American
minister at Stockholm. 1t was begun
in August. The basis for the action,
according to the complaint, was that
the newspaper had injured foreign
power and made an attempt to inter-
fere with the amicable relations exist
ing between Sweden and the United
States"
The Aftonbladet had printed a SER
les of articles regarding Americas ac-
tion in entering the war and contain
ing personal reflections upon Presi-
dent Wilson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
BRITISH ORDER IS
BESTOWED ON FOCH
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Thursday. Nov. 2s. Havas-
Following the dinner given at the
Ulysses palace tonight in honor of
King George. a reception was held at
the British embassy. During the re-
ception King George bestowed upon
Marshal Foch the Order of Merit.
Marshal Foch is the only French sol
dier holding this decoration. In be-
slowing it King George said: Il am
happy to give the highest distinction
which l can dispose to the eminent
soldier who has conducted the allied
armies to victory
The British Order of Merit was in
stituted by King Edward seventh, on
June &c, 1902. 1t is very exclusive,
but carries with it no special title or
personal precedence. The badge OF
the order consists of cross of red
and blue enamel of eight points, hav-
ing the words For Merit" in gold
letters within a laurel wreath on a
blue enamelled center. The reverse
of the badge shows the royal and
imperial cipher in gold The whole is
surmounted by the imperial crown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
Predict Closer Union
Between u. S. and Brazil
fRv Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Messages
exchanged between DR.. Amaro Caval-
can't and Secretary McAdoo upon the
formers appointment to the position
of Brazilian minister of finance were
made public today by the treasury de-
partment AS minister of finance DR..
Cavalcanti becomes president of the
Brazilian section of the international
High commission.
Secretary McAdoo in his message of
congratulations characterizes the ap-
pointment of DR.. Cavalcanti as IAN
auspicious assurances of the future ac-
tivities of the international high COM
mission looking toward closer financial
and commercial relations between Bra
zil and the United States" In reply,
Dr. Cavalcanti declares his ''only am
bition responds to the high purpose of
bringing about closer relations be-
tween the United States and Brazil"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
COMPERS TO HEAD
u. S. DELEGATES
TO LABOR MEET
International Labor Confer
ence to Give Unofficial Ad-
vice to Peace Delegates.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.--Delegates
of the American Federation of labor
to the International Labor conference
to be held at Paris while the great
peace conference is sitting were an
nounced today by the executive coun.
Gil. They are:
Samuel Gompers, president of the
federation.
Will Green, secretary-treasurer OF
the United Mine Workers. ..
John r. Alpine, president Of the
Plumbers.
James Duncan, president of the In
ternational Association of Granite
Cutters.
Frank Duffy, secretary of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
federation, said the purpose of the in
ternational conference is ito consider
and help in peace discussions and to
union federation"
The executive council of the fedora
tion, he said, would issue invitations
to the trade organizations of all ma
tions to participate and he added that
representatives from all the principal
nations were expected to attend.
Although Mr.. Morrison declined to
discuss the matter it is understood
that the conference proposes to make
it's information and views available to
the peace delegates, who may if they
see fit, consult unofficially with the
conference, or with individual delega-
tions composing it, on matters in
which labor is vitally concerned.
Out of the Paris conference labor
leaders expect will come the estab-
lishment of an international fedora
tion of labor. with subsidiaries in every
mercantile and manufacturing country
in the world, which will unite workers
OF the entire globe in the same manner
as that American Canadian workmen
are united in the American federation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
London Will Welcome
Allied Representatives
fBy Associated Press,

LONDON, Friday, Nov. 29.-When
Premier Clemenceau and Marshal
Foch of France, and Premier Orlando
and Foreign Minister Sonnino of Italy
arrive in London next week to attend
a meeting of allied leaders prelim-
mary to the peace conference, they
will drive from the station through
Hyde Park to give the people of Lon
don an opportunity to welcome them.
Col. E. NJ. House, one Of the United
States delegates to the conference,
was invited to attenr, but will not be
able to do so because of i'll health. He
will, however, be represented by men,
bers of his staff
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
$4,000 YANKS
DESIGNATED
BY PERSHING
FOR CONVOY
Units to Return Home Soon
Include 39th, 10Th and
87th Divisions, and Artil-
lery Troops.
CASUALTIES 262,723
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Nov. ,30.-General
Pershing has designated for early con
voy to the United States a total OF
3,451 officers and 1868 men, General
March announced today. The units
comprising these men will be made
public later.
In the list appear as entire divisions
the 39th, 10Th and 87th. The other
troops comprise artillery units and
army corps troops.
General March gave out amended
casualty reports from General Perish,
ing, giving the official total to Nov. 26
as 262,723, exclusive of prisoners. The
figures on prisoners were unintelligi
BILE in the cablegram. General March
said the total under this head prob
ably would be practically the same as
announced last Saturday.
175,OoO Home by December.
General Pershing reported the fol
lowing official casualties to Noyem.
Der 26: Killed in action, 2S,363: died
of wounds, 12,101; died of disease, 16,.
C35; died of other causes, 1880; miss
ing in action, 1920; prisoners (unin.
telligible); wounded, 189,955, divided
as follows: Severely wounded, 54, ,751 (;
undetermined, 43.168; slightly, 92.O36
The war department expects to
bring back home in the month of Dec
ember between $50 and 175,000 men,
General March said. To accomplish
this it will use in addition to army
transport and converted cargo boats
enough old battleships and cruisers to
fornish an additional carrying cap
acity for $4,000 men. Shipping ex-
perts expect to transport 100000 men
monthly when the demobilization is
under full speed.
The total number of troops already
designated for early discharge in the
United States was given as $4,000.
To date 46,37S men have been mus
tered out of the camps in this country
The schedule under which the depart
ment is working calls for the release
of an average of 1000 men per camp
per day, and General March said that
every effort would be made to main
tain the average.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
Richards Tesfifies in
Senate Coal Inquiry
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3O.--With w
J. Richards, president of the Philadel
phia and Reading Coal and Iron com
pany. as the principal witness, the
senate fuel investigating committee
continued today its inquiry into the
production and distribution of coal
President Richards was to be exam
ined especially regarding the anthra-
cite. Previous witnesses before the
committee have testified that 86 per
cent of the anthracite mines are own
ed by three companies. one of which
it was said. is the Philadelphia and
Reading company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
POLES TAKE STEPS
TO STOP DISORDER
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Thursday, NOV. Is
August Zalaeski. chairman of the Pol
ish regency council. now at Berne.
Switzerland, has sent the following
telegram to the join foreign commit
tee for the Jewish board of deputies
and the Anelo-Jewish association:
81 was greatly distressed to hear
about excesses In Galicia and have
communicated with the Polish govern
ment. l can inform you that the dis
orders had no political bearing. but
were economic in character. Polish
shopkeepers suffered equally with the
Jews. Brig. Gen. Joseph Pilsudski.
Polish military dictator, is taking all
necessary measures to prevent furth-
er disorders"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
Today's Temperature
Yesterday.

Fair tonight and Sunday, below
freezing tonight
General conditions-Weather is now
generally fair over the United States
excepting for rain and snow in the
far northwest. Temperatures are near
zero in Wyoming. Elsewhere temper
atures are normal. A storm over the
Canadian border is causing strong
southwest winds, the wind velocity at
Buffalo reaching IS miles an hour dur
ing the last storm which crossed the
central states Thursday and Friday.
Severe cold weather continues over
Alaska, where 1t is 80 below zero at
Eagle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
APPEAL FOR SUPPORT.

BERLIN, Thursday. Nov. 2S.-The
aims Of the new German democratic
party, the appeal Of which for com
rrehersior and support has been sent
10 President Wilson. were outlined to
Tho corresDondent today by Theodore
Wolff. editor-in-chief of the Berlin
Taggblatt. 1t was on Herr VOLTS in
itiative that party was formed. He
said: Our party has ben formed tc
support the republic, to further demo
cratic reforms on socialistic-eco-
ncmic basis and to furnish rallyine
point for :he middle classes and keep
them from falling into the power OF
The reactionaries. The party will ma
turally oppose Bolsheyism with all
ihe means at it's command. In other
words, we aim to win and hold the
middle classes for democracy"
Herr Wolff explained that, in keep
Ing with the party's aims. all former
vnembers Of the progressive or other
parties VINO have been active in mill
taristic and nationalistic agitations
or who, like DR.. Gustav Stresemann
national liberal member of the reich
stag, have actively advocated the sub.
marine campaign, have been fatty in.
cluded from the party if they desire
TO join, they will nevertheless, be rig
orously excluded from any participa-
tion in its leadership.
Membership Colossal.
The party's membership is already
colossal" said Herr Wolff, land
in daily. Virtually the whole progress
fn
on the extreme right, will join and
many prominent democrats who for
merly stood so far to the left that
they We're kept out Of party councils.
These include men like Hugo Pruess,
Germany's foremost authority on con-
sututional law, who is now drafting
constitution for submission to the
National Assembly. Professor Walter
Schuenlng, OF Marburg University,
Professor Gerlach, Deputy Fischbeck
and Professor Max Weber"
The Lett wing Of the national-liber-
ais is also furnishing recruits, accord
ing to Herr Wolff. These men include
Prince Scnoena&S Carolah. Dr. NJ. j.
Junck. DR.. Whiting, president of the
National Bank of BerHn and others.
The National Liberals who opposed
the reform of the Prussian franchise
or favored the submarine campaign
or annexa,ionist policies, will be ex-
cluded from leadership. Herr Wolff
declared that his party, next to the
Socialists. was by far the strongest
in the empire. 1t will favor the So
cializa,ion OF certain industries such
as mines and will demand that great
estates be divided up for settlement
on returning soldiers. 1t holds. how
ever, that private property shall not
be touched without full compensation.
A group Of Independent Social DEM
ocrats closely identified with the Spar
tacus element Of Dr. Liebknecht, has
seized control of all wireless stations
in Germany and now is transmitting
propaganda and other news, the Berlin
Tageblatt says 1t is informed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
Thousands of Prisoners
Pouring Into France
from German Camps
.sv Associated Press,

PARIS. Wednesday. Nov 27.-Fif
teen thousand soldiers, who. have been
prisoners Of war in Germany, are
pouring through Metz and an equal
number is passing through Verdun
according to Y. NJ. c. A. headquarters
here. Americans and British are be-
ing received at Verdun by the Y. M,
c. A. and are given food and tobacco,
as well as any other aid that may be
necessary.
A large number of American OFF,
GERS will enter Switzerland on Friday.
according to the Y. NJ. c. A. These
men are low being concentrated at
Villengen, Germany, for the transfer
over the Swiss frontier
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
No Restrictions on
Sale of Xh1as Candy

WASHINGTON. Nov 3o.-Sales of
Christmas Canay will not be restricted
this year either by the food admins
tration or by voluntary agreement
among ccnfectioners. The admins.
tration announced today that as the
relieved no necessity exists for con-
tinuation of the voluntary sugar con.
servation plan under which many can
dy stores have ben refusing to sell
more than one pornd at a time to a
customer II
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
BRITISH DEMAND r.,
BETTER TREATMENT
OF PRISONERS
(Pv Associated Press)

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 30.-In response
to threat by the British armistice
commissioners that hostilities would
be resumed unless the conditions un-
der which prisoners were arriving in
the allied lines was remedied, Ber-
lin telegram declares that everything
is being done by Germany to assure
the orderly return of prisoners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
BREWING OF MALTS
STOPS AT MIDNIGHT
fRy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Brewing
of beer and other malt beverages
will stop at midnight tonight through
out the United States. The special
presidential committee which recon-
mended the presidential proclamation
prohibiting brewing as a war conser-
walton measure today decided to make
no recommendation to President Will
son on suggestions that the proclama-
ton should be rescinded in view of
the armistice