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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
STORM|NG
ATTACKS
BY ITALY.
Three Attempts Made on West
eun Slope of Mountain
Against Austrian
Troops.
LOSSES WERE HEAVY
Teuton War Reports Say the On
slaughts Against Them
Were Not Very
Successful.
LOSSES WERE HEAVY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
VIENNA, Jan. TX. (Via Berlin and
London )-Three stsorming attacks by
the enemy on the western slope OF
Monte Pertica. broke down in Aus
trian artillerying and machine gun
ming, with heavy losses to the attack
ers, today's official statement assert
ed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
Rumble of Bio Guns,

CAMP DODGE, Iowa, Jan. 16.-The
rumble of heavy artillery fire today
gave hint that the artillerymen were
receiving their first instructions in
barrage fire. The heavy gunners
were working on firing probleAs this
morning and later today actual firing
at targets with three inch pieces was
begun.
While no record of hits was made,
officers in charge announced the praC-
tice was progressing more than sat
isfactorily.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
German Official Report.

BERLIN. Jan. 16. (Via London. >
South of e1onte Secca, the Italians
repeated their unsuccessful attacks,
today's official statement asserted,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
German Labeled Bomb
Found Near ButtLeship
Was Within Fe,v Feet Of One &C Biggest Naval Boats
While Under Repai Fat Drydock


16.-A
the United States sfps
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
THREAT Of
WAR WITH
RUMAN|A
Russia Tells Former Ally That
Relations Will be Broken
Unless Prisoners Are
Released.
IN TWENTY-FoUR HOURS
Rupture Between TWO Countries Is
Likely to Como After
Weeks Of
Strain.
IN TwENTY-FoUR HOURS

GUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
PETROGRAD, Jan. 16.-War on
Rumania unless that little nation
within twenty-four hours releases
Russian officers held by her, was
threatened in an ultimatum served
by the Bolsheviki government today
The exact number Of Russian army
officers who were recently arrested
by Rumanian authorities, Is not
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
Nothing Of Interest.

LONDON, Jan. 16-Field Marshal
Haig had nothing of interest to re-
port from the British front today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
Rumanlan Released.

.PFTROGRAD, Jan. 16.-Release or
M Diamandis, Rumanian minister, ar
rested by the Bolsheviki and ordered
confined In the SITS Peter and Paul
fortress. was ordered by Nicholas Len
inc TODAY. His action followed receipt
of formal protest by the entire Petro-
erad automatic corps who held
mo in the American embassy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16

StDle WITHIN CWeuLy-lOuI NouiS' WhA
result in our considering relations
ruptured and in taking the most
energetic military measures"
[Relations between Russia and Ru-
mania have been growing increas-
ingly tense during the last few
weeks. Apparently the break started
when the Russian general peace
fanaticism swept over all the north
ern fronts. The Rumanians, elected
from nine-tenths of their little ma
ton, wanted to keep fighting the
invader to the bitter end, but they
were literally forced into Joining in
the armistice since Russian troops
on either side Of their armies re-
fused to fight.
Recently the Rumanan minister to
Petrograd, M. Diamandis, was ar
rested by the Bolshevih leaders.
Today's United Press dispatches said
he was only released from close
confinement in the fortress OF Sts-
Peter and Paul after formal joint rep
reservations by the entire diplomatic
corps.]
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Willard Has Resigned.

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16

The Russian ultimatum declared:
1--WE are informed that Ruman1ans
surrounded and disarmed the 194th
and 49th Russian regiments and ar
rested q committee of the l95th
regiment, also visiting Austrian Off
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THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy. Continued cold.
Local temp p. m. 13; Z a. m.
s.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16

/ The Telegraph Service of The
nailv Gate City and Constitu
t;on.Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-29

ing iI the squared circle to the Spa
 during the coming season. All bouts,
 it is announced W.ll be held on the
 stage cl the Auditorium theatre. New seating arrangements win be perfect.
 ed for ;hat portion of the theatre. the
 seats to be placed in a half circle around Che stage and elevated so a5
 to make them typical rlngside seats.
 The first bong of the season will
 bc held or W ednesday night, January
 $. at which tme Jimmy Curtis of New Orleans and Jack Douglas If St. ouis will step over the ten round route Hc,h hogs have performed be- fore in Hot springs but have never met each other in the Spa, Curtis
 had two memorable engagements in
 this city. one with the Zulu Kid and
 tbc other with Bobby Hughes. while
 ] iglla has met some ol tho bes.
 boys of his weight in the country. 10th Cir.js and D3dsias are expected in tbe Spa Wednesday They will work at different hours in the sym. nasium oi tho Buckstalf bath house BausaacE is also in receipt of 3 ip,.er from Jack Dillon The doosier according to his communication to Che local promoter has not been feeling well lately and intends to come tc
 the Spa for a course of baths at th, conclusion of which he would like g match with so good man in th'. city, Dllion anticipates that by th, time he has recuperated tae neigh ci the season will be on anl pros poets good for 9 big house.
 T anticipate that when tho boy get back from army duty that the hcN 1 Ing game will receive a big boost l aid narnsAack. for the manly ar. was big feature in the training oi | the soldiers There will be a lot of good and clever boys develop as q result of that experience Many o the best in the game entered thC urmy either as soldiers or boXins in suuctors. and lock fer 8 bic roviya
 of t.e sport throcehout the country,
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-29

Keep your eggs now and put then up in Egg Prcserver. One pint WI Keep thirty dozen eggs. soc per pint soc per quart. sehneck Drug co Phone No e. a-5-t
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-29

WANTED-Boy as carrier Oaklawr Route Apply Sentinel-Record office this afternoon at o'clock.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-29

The Eastman koaak Department o. sorrels prns Company established fol 30 many years is now the largeal ir ihn annfh l At nr nrnfeaaia.-al pho.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
NOn-ESsenfials

IT. N. Carver. In The Eue7,ino POST
If l really wanted to accomplish such
disloyal purpose as to keep men out
of the war industries I should spend
as much money as l could for non
essentials, and l should advise every
one else to do the same. l should pub
lish articles advising against too much
economy, and should do all in my
power to get people to spend their
money for non-essentials. should ad-
vertse non-essentials in as alluring
ferns as l could invent. Every dollar
which is spent for these things will
hire some one to make and sell them,
and the more these things are bought
the more man-power will be hired to
stay in the non-essential and out of
the essential industries.
! am not believer in mob violence,
but if there is any one who deserves
to be mobbed it is not these poor sim
pletons who make ineffective speeches
against working in the war industries,
though they are bad enough; it is
rather those respectable people, some
of them in positions Of high authority,
who still persist in advising people
that they must continue spending their
money freely for things which they do
not need in order that business may
not be disarranged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Hercules Powder Assets Less

Total assets of the Hercules Powder
Company were reduced during 1917 to
about the extent of the Anglo French
bonds distributed to stockholders last
March. In regard to new financing, R.
H. Durham, president. said that no ad-
ditional issues of capital are now in
prospect, "as, in the opinion of the
directors, the company is sufficiently
supplied with working capital to carry
through the enlarged volume of bust
ness that probably will continue until
the end Of the war. There is some
thing over ss,Oooo0o,- or about s125 a
share, now invested in working capital
which will be required while the in
creased military business continues,
after which this sum will be available
either for distribution to the common
stock holders or to enable the company
to extend its business through the pc
Rod Of readjustment that must neces-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Silver Legislation Drags

The silver trade is still waiting for
the government to put through it's spe-
cial legislation which will Ak the price
and provide $150,0000oO worth of the
metal through the safe Of that amount
Of silver dollars now held back of out
standing silver certificates. So many
different interests are concerned in
the proposed legislation that it is like
ly much time will elapse before the
bill is completed and enacted into a
law. Silver mining interests are hold
ing out for high price-around a
dollar an ounce. The British govern
ment, on the other hand, wants a lower
figure. In the meantime the silver
market is dull, with only small
amount Of business doing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
National Conduit
Report Shows Thin
Margin of Profit
Surplus From Nine Months
Operations Amounts to
$21.O45

The National Conduit and Cable
Company in the nine months ended
December 81, 1917, according to a re-
port for that period issued yesterday,
+ saved only s1,231,6s4 in operating
profits from the net sales of s2O,31s,-
$50; manufacturing costs and admin
istrative expenses consumed s19,OS6S55.
There was set aside S263,1s2 as a re-
serve for payment of excess profits and
income taxes, while $15,591 was written
off as representing the loss On the COM
pany's investment in Liberty bonds.
Presumably the bonds were sold in the
open market, as the balance sheet
shows no record of such holdings. De-
auctions, less discount on bonds pur-
chased for sinking fund purposes, were
S625,5T3, leaving a surplus of S692,539
from the nine months operations.
Further deductions, which included
certain charges incurred before the re-
organization of the company last April,
amounted to Sill ,494, leaving a ball
ance for dividends amounting to S521.-
CAS-. Dividends paid consumed 100000,
leaving final surplus of only 1,045.
On December 81 the company had cash
on hand of $1,430,647.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Relevant Comment
Great Northern Ore Dividend

Directors Of the Great Northern Iron
Ore Properties yesterday declared a
dividend Of 81 share on the 100000
outstanding shares of stock. Inasmuch
as similar declaration was made six
months ago, the question whether it
might be the intention of the board to
place the stock definitely on 50 an
nual basis was Immediately raised. The
full dividends paid in 1917 amounted to
$3.50 share; in 1915 $1.25 share
was paid, and in the period from 1911
to 1915 the rate was so cents. The
disbursement to stockholders last year
was the largest with the exception of
1910. The dividend declared yesterday
is payable March Is to stockholders of
record on February 20. Great North
ern Ore stock advanced to 29A follow
ing the action of the directors. The
closing price was 20, net gain of l II
Y,Oi0tC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Dividends Declared

American Power Light Company,-Rep-
ular quarterly dividend of per cent on the
common stock, payable March l to stock of
record February 10.
Boston & Albany Enthusiastically dvi-
tend OF per cent, payable March 80 to
stock Of record February %.
Chestnut Hill Railroad Company.-Regular
quarterly dividend of y per cent, payable
March to stock Of record February 20.
Cudahy Packing Company.-Regular quar-
stock. payable March Is to stock of record
March 5.
Philadelphia, Germantown & Norristown
road.-Quarterly dividend of per cent
payable March to stock of record February
Great Northern Iron Ore Company.-Divi-
dend of 81 per share payable March Is to
stock Of record February 29.
Southwestern Power & Light Company
Regular quarterly dividend of q per cent on
the preferred stock, payable March to stock
OF record February 19.
United Drug Company.-Regular quarterly
dividend of IA per cent on the common
March is.
United Eastern Mining Company.-Divi-
dend of cents per share. payable February
Smart Woods. Ltd.-Reguar quarterly
dividend of Ia per cent. payable April to
stock of record March %.
Cincinnati. New Orleans & Texas Pacific
Railway Company.-Regular quarterly diyi-
dend of "a per cent the preferred stock
payable March l to stock of record February
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Cotton Goods Trade
by The Associated Press

BY The Associated PreSS1
Government purchases of cotton
goods continue to exercise dominant
influence on a strong rising market.
Civilian purchasers are finding it in
creasingly difficult to obtain goods and
producers are insisting that anything
like a normal output is impossible I'M
der present fuel and other conditions.
Efforts to move merchandise have been
more earnest this week, and they have
been aided by more favorable weather
conditions.
The government is negotiating for
$50 100000 yards of bandage cloths, for
which it has decided to pay II cents
pound, to selected Fall River mills,
and it is expected this will be the first
of many moves to put industry and
prices under strcter war control.
Other purchases or inquiries have in
cluded several million yards of denims,
twils for MILDLY blouses and wide
sheetings. The jobbing trade is more
active and retailers report improved
trade with the milder weather. Print
cloths are higher, fine combed yarn
goods have been advanced sharply and
Inquiries for many staple goods are
steady. Yarns and knit goods are firm,
with trade less active than is noted on
cloths.
Quotations on staple cotton goods are
as follows: Print cloths. 28-inch 64x
Gas, 1874 cents; 64x60s, 1872 cents;
3812 inch 64x64s, 1871 to IA cents;
brown sheetings, Southern standards,
211a to % cents; denims, 2.20 Southern
indigo, 321a cents; tickings, 8-ounce,
37iz cents; standard prints, 1917 cents;
staple ginghams, 1879 cents; dress
ginghams. 221a to Is cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Interior Banks
Withdraw Funds
From New York
Preparations to Buy Treas
ury Certificates Cause Re-
serves Here to Fall

Preparations made by banks through
out the country to meet the forthcom-
Ing issues Of United States Treasury
certificates of Indebtedness, which are
expected to approximate 100000, 900
by the time the third Liberty Loan is
offered. were largely responsible for
the reduction of $6O,O54,OOO reported
yesterday in the surplus reserves of
the New York Clearing House institu-
tions. This reduced the surplus of
the local banks to $29,251 200, the
smallest with one exception since the
establishment Of the Federal Reserve
Bank system. On September last
tho surplus stood at s12,307 900. Dur
ing the week of December Is it stood
as high as $150,00O,0O0.
Banks in the interior of the country
withdrew funds heavily from this CEN
trc last week, presumably in order to
be in position to meet present and
future certificate issues. This was in
dicated by decrease Of $98,O0o,0oo in
deposits. The local banks met these
demands principally by transfers
against their reserves in the Federal
Reserve Bank, which decreased $7O,-
100000.
In spite Of the heavy subscriptions
Of the local banks to the current offer
ing Of certificates of Indebtedness the
loan account increased only $6,143,000,
indicating that the banks were able to
curtail their investments in other di-
rections.
United States government deposits
with New York banks at the close of
the week aggregated $359,478,0 900, a
decrease of $50,272.O0O compared with
the preceding week.
The weekly statement of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of New York dis
closed decrease of about 81 100000
in bills discounted and bought, this
item amounting to 1892, 135, 300 at the
end of the week. The gold settlement
funds increased from $9O,s20,OO0 to
$1O7,790,000. Federal Reserve notes
outstanding increased 100000 to a
total of $470,379,030.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Political and military developments
abroad have not been reflected in an
important way in the foreign exchange
market during the past week. Fresh
peace discussions have been without
apparent effect on day-to day rates.
OF greater interest to dealers was
President Wilson's proclamation plac-
ing all the foreign trade of the country
under control by license. This is ex-
pcted in time to have an important eff
feet on exchange rates on neutral coun-
tries. With imports, as is likely, reduced
mainly to essentials, the demand for
exchange is expected to fall of Ia many
cases. Whatever happens. IL h likely
that the scope of the exchange sA-ks.
will be lessened and dealings thereby
considerably reduced. 1t is thought
probable that the premium on some of
the neutral exchanges will disappear
as imports from those countries fall
away.
The principal development in the ex-
change market itself during the week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Current Opinion
"The Right Way to Lend"

(Ihe "Committee of Economics')
There are two ways for us to lenc
money to our country. The right way
Is the frank ana honest way of saving
by spending less or earning more. The
other and wrong way is the at first
cheap and easy, although ultimately
costly and painful, way of lending the
government what we borrow from the
bank. Even that species of robbing
Peter to pay Paul is, of course, better
than paying POul nothing, for Paul,
l. G., the United States Treasury, must
have the cash, But it can be justified
only when unavoidable or when used as
temporary eXpedient, and the debts
So contracted are soon repaid out of
savings
II buy government securities by
ewing up the purchase of pleasure
suI.omoolie, the government can buy a
ih'iltary truck with the same money.
and the labor and capital which would
nave made the pleasure car for me
VIII make the truck for the army in
stead That is the right way.
iae wrong method is employed If I
INSIST upon buying that pleasure car
ana SO can buy the government securi
Lies only by borrowing the money at a
pahk. have sacrificed nothing out of
current money income. | have simply
increased the money income of the gov
eminent. The bank which lends me
a .ne money does so by writing down a
9eposlt" to my credit on its books,
winch deposit" I transfer to the gov
erhment. This deposit" provides pur-
eaaslng power without providing or
Trslieasing anything to be purchased
me result is that instead of labor and
capital turning from the making of
Measure cars to the making of motor
t Trucks they are called upon to make
eoth. give the government my check
- ouy the truck, but at the same time
enter the market to prevent the gov
u uani from getting it. In short. the
p po by its paper subscriptions ap-
peals generous to its government, but
sacrifice. WV '0"4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
"Public Safety Measures"

The spirit Of reform is spreading. A
few days ago members of the Curb
Market Association revived the agita-
ton to take their market indoors. so
that closer supervision of the activi-
ties of the members might be attained.
Now comes the following statement
from the Consolidated Stock Exchange:
I'm further endeavor toward insti-
tuting public safety measures the gov
erning committee Of the Consolidated
Stock Exchange has under serious con-
sideration the advisability of requiring
every branch manager and correspond
ent to become member of the ex-
change and thereby enable the ex-
change to exercise greater official iuris.
diction over their business transac.
tons Of every kind"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Loan
To Cuban Sugar
Growers Assured
Credit To Be Arranged in
Form of Rediscountable
Acceptances

Practically all of the $100,O00,OO0
loan sought by Cuban sugar growers
IN the American market to finance the
current crop has been assured, accord
ing to information obtained yesterday
at the Offices of the International Sugar
Committee, which, with committee OF
New York bankers, has been engaged
for several weeks past in working out
the details of the plan.
New York bankers and sugar refners
have subscribed s6O,oo0,000 of the
loan. The remainder has been con-
tribuSed by Boston, Chicago, Philadel-
phia and New Orleans interests. the
credit, it is understood, will be put
into operation in the form of accept
ances, which may be rediscounted at
the Federal Reserve banks.
The committee of New York bankers
which will aid in handling the opera
ton of the loan in this city is made
up of officials of the Guaranty Trust
Company, the Chase National Bank and
the National City Bank.
Financing of this years Cuban sugar
crop to supply the needs of the United
States and the Allies is part of the
food administration general pro-
gramme of distribution. The first step
was the purchase of 100000 tons of
the crop, to be shipped to the United
States and Great Britain. Shipments
up to the present time, it is under
stood, have. been paid for from ad-
vances by bankers, pending completion
of the general financial plan. Delay in
perfecting the details of this plan mas
been due to the unwillingness of bank
ers to go ahead until definite assurance
had been received from the govern
ment Shipping Board that enough ships
would he provided to carry the sugar
to it's appointed destinations.
The new Cuban sugar crop is esti-
mated at approximately 100000 tons.
1t is worth at present prices in excess
of $780, 100000. In former years con-
siderable amounts of gold have been
shipped to Cuba as part payment for
the commodity. The governments en-
barge on the expectation of gold has
prevented payments from being made
in that manner this year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Banks Respond Literally to
Secretary McAdoo's Appeal

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-Banks re-
sponded literally to the recent appeal
of Secretary McAdoo to lay aside per
cent of their resources weekly for pur-
chase of certificates of Indebtedness is
sued in anticipation of the third Lib
erty loan, according to preliminary re-
ports tonight from Federal Reserve
banks on the sale of the $500,000,0o0
block which closed yesterday. So many
subscriptions we're received that it will
be impossible to tabulate all until Mon
day or Tuesday, and consequently the
aggregate subscribed was not deter
mined.
Secretary McAdoo announced that
other issues would be announced about
every two weeks until the toal reaches
SO 5000, 100000. If this plan is followed
cclosely another block of certificates will
be offered next week.