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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14

biggest plungers Of his day. and the
hacker Of John L. Sullivan; Bob Yer
non, well known as q stakeholder; AL
Palzer and Soldier Johnny" Shaw.
Baseball.
Baseball will miss three men who
were closely identified with the game
and who ever worked to elevate the
standard-Tim Murnane, dean of all
baseball writer's; William G. Weart,
sporting editor of the Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph and secretary of
the Baseball Writer'S association, and
w. c. Temple, who really originated
the worlds series by Offering the
! Temple cup number Of years ago.
! Lawn Tennis and Golf.
DR.. James Dwight, called the father
Of lawn tennis, was the chief loss to
this sport, while hundreds of golfers
mourn the death Of Willie Smith. open
champion of the United States in 1893
and counted the most graceful player
in the professional ranks.
Track Athletics.
Track and field athletics did not es
cape either Everett Jansen Wendell
of Harvard was the friend of all bows
He devoted his life to philantropit
work, and amateur athletics was his
chief hobby. He was the first Ameri
can college athlete to run 100 yards il
10 fiat.
Wrestling.
The list winds up with Frank Gotch
: the retired heavyweight champion
! wrestler of the world and a man O
, marvellous skill on the mat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14
There's Just one thing to do.

II your skin seems ablaze with the
fiery burning and itching of Eczema,
real and lasting relief can only
come from treatment that goes below
the surface-that reaches down to
the very source Of the trouble. So
called skim diseases come from dis
ordered condition of the blood, and
the proper treatment is through the
blood.
Search far and near. and you can
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14
Hendricks Can Use 'Em.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. IA
President McGillis is willing to take
the word of Jack Hendrick, manager
of the st. Louis Cards, and accept
the offer OF $500 for Bronkie and
Reilly. Hendricks said he could use
these men in the st. Louis lineup.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14
Caddock to Defend Title.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. IA
Wladeck Zbyszko, who recently won
the New York wrestling tournament,
will try to get the championship crown
from Earl Caddock, in a match here
February s. In a telegram today Jack
Curley, of New York. accepted the To-
cal promoters terms for the tussle.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14
Howard Ehmke Joined Navy

Howard Ehmke Joined Navy.
United Press Leased Wire Service.l
DETROIT. Mich, Jan. IA severe
setback to Detroit's 1918 baseball
championship aspirations is contained
in despatch from Los Angeles an
nouncing that Pitcher Howard Ehmke
has joined the navy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14
Deem Snow Saved CITY

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. IA
Fire of unknown origin late last
night destroyed the Hakins building
in the wholesale business district. A
loss OF 100000 resulted. Fire brands
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14
Ice RACING Postponed.

! EVS FtuS'''8 V-SosF~S'"I0s
United Press Leased Wire Service.l
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 14.-Open-
ing of Cleveland's two weeks Of har-
ness racing on ice was postponed to-
day until tomorrow because Of the Sc
we're cold weather which has held up
shipment Of horses.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14

An Illinois court has decided that
a husbands talking in his sleep does
not constitute cause for divorce
Depends a good deal, doesn't 1t, upon
what he says in his sleep?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14
SPORTS

clubs and the Cleveland and st.
Louis teams were merged.
He accepted something like l5o
consecutive chances without fault.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14
WALLACE LEAOS IN
YEARS IF SERVICE
He Holds the Record of Coming Back
TO Big League After an Absence
Of Many Years in Other
Fields.
HE IS ACTIVE AT 4s
Bobby played With the Browns for
Fourteen Years-Now He Has
Signed With Cardinals
for 1915

Suppose a man came up and IN
yited you to bet hun that there Ism |
a PLAYER in the National league today
who was there when Honus Wagner
broke in, twenty-oue years ago.
would you take him.
There is. Bobby Wallace. who re-
Gently signed with the Cardinals Tor
1918. was a National league veteran
when Wagner broke in.
Wagner first joined the LoulsVllle
team in the fell of 1897. Two years
before that Wallace began his major
league career as pitcher for the
Cleveland club Wagner, of course.
holds the National league record for
continuous service. He has served
twenty-one seasons. Wallace has
played twenty-three years, though
he umpired one season and spent
the early part of the past campaign
as a minor league manager.
Wallace holds one record that PROB
ably never will be duplicated He is
the only athlete that ever left big
league team and rejoined it sixteen
years later as an active player!
The last time his services were
sought by the St. Louis National
league club the services of court
were solicited That was in 1902,
when the Cardinal club sought an in
junction to restrain Wallace from
playing with the St Louis Browns.
AS member of the Browns, Wal
lace lasted nearly fourteen years, and
in 1911 acted as manager. In 1915
he announced his retirement and be
came an American league umpire.
Last, season he returned to the Browns
as utility irfielder.
MANAGED Wichita Club.
Being made free agent last WIN
ter. the Scot signed with the Wichita
club of the Western league as man
ager and third baseman, but quit
Branch Hickey, who played with
Wallace on the Browns and later be
came connected with the club in a
business way, and now president oil
the Cardinals, made place for the
veteran.
And that was how Bobby Wallace
came back to the Cardinals after an
absence of sixteen years. He was
fortysthree years old on November 4
Wagner was born February "a, 1874
and is therefore, little more thar
seven months older than Wallace.
Wallace no longer possesses the
batting ability that enabled him Il
hit around 800 against the bes
pitching year after year, and he /:
not fast on the bases, but he car
still cover lots of ground at shor
and his arm is as strong and accur
ate apparently as it was dozen year
ago.
Wallace joined the Cleveland team
in 1895, as pitcher. Two, year
later-his career as a pitcher not be
ing highly successful-he replacet
.sChippy' McGarr as Cleveland's thirt
l1aseman. Later he developed as
shortstop and was star when tn
National league was shrunk to eigh
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14

were blown for blocks by a high
wind, and only the deep snow saved
the city from a score Of fires.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14

surety bond OF the German American
State bank OF Fort Madison. Iowa, In
the amount OF S60,0UU00, and order
ed the same filed.
In the matter OF the vacation Of the
so-called Hartley Road, a petition hav-
ing been filed and the matter coming
on for hearing, the petitioners ana
remonstrants being represented by
their attorneys, the Board. upon re-
quest OF Weber and SteNurr. attorneys
for the parties opposing the vacation Of
the said road, continued the hearing of
Wednesday, December 18th, 1917, at
10 o'clock a. m.
The minutes of the session OF De-
cember Srd were read and on motion
approved, whereupon the Board ad-
journed to meet Wednesday, December
18TH, 1917, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Wednesday, December 10, 1917.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment All members present.
On motion the board passed reso-
luton in the matter of the Green
Bay leyee and drainage district No.
2 that an extra sum Of $45O.00 shall
be paid over and above contract
price to the General Electric COM
pany for delivery of the motors and
transformers for the pump house on
or before April /, 1918.
The minutes Of the session OF De-
cember II, 1917, We're read and on
motion approved, whereupon the
board adjourned to Wednesday, De-
cemher 2s,. 1917, at 9 o'clock a. m.
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Wrestling.

The list winds up with Frank Gotch.
the retired heavyweight champion
wrestler of the world and a man of
marvellous skill on the mat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14

Wednesday, December 26, 1917.
Board met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment All members present.
On motion the following claims
were allowed, Supervisor Hosier vot-
ing aye, Supervisor Maxwell voting
ave and Supervisor DeRosear voting
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New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Senators Saw
Suffrage Will
Win Thursday

WASHINGTON, June 24-After. a
conference with President Wilson at
the White House late to-day, delega-
tion of Senator'S supporting the House
resolution for submission to the states
of Federal suffrage constitutional
amendment, predicted that the resolu-
tion would be passed by the Senate
next Thursday. They said the Presi-
dent was Every enthusiastic" in his
support of the amendment.
The President is understood to have
reiterated his belief that the suffrage
resolution is an important war meas
ure and vital in its effects both in
this country and abroad. The adop-
ton Of the resolution, the President
is said to have told the Senators, will
prove striking demonstration Of the
democracy existing in the United
States.
Members of the delegation said the
President feels it would be difficult
for peoples Of some foreign nations to
understand rejection of an equal fran
chise proposal in view of The often
expressed democratic war aims of this
country.
"The President is in the fight to
win," said Senator Ransdell, of Loui-
siana, after the conference which the
delegation sought in preparation for
the vote on the resolution scheduled
for Thursday.
The Democratic National Congress
sional Committee at meeting tonight
adopted unanimously a resolution urg-
ing the passage of the suffrage amend
ment blythe Senate.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Gen. Diaz Reports
10000 Prisoners
And Great Booty

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Gen-
eral Diaz, the italian commander.
cabled from Rome tonight the fol-
lowing message to the Italian EN-
bassy:
Yesterday we obtained great
victory. Owing to the extreme
pressure Of our troops and tbs con-
tinuous fire of the artillery and air
planes, the enemy, after having
desperately clung for eight days, at
the cost Of appalling losses, to the
right bank of the Piave, on the
night Of the 23d began to retreat
to the left bank under our terrific
fire.
"The retreat continued during the
entire day, protected by strong ma
chine gun contingents and rearguard
units, which, after opposing obsti-
nate resistance, were succesxfullv
overpowered by the impetus Of our
troops, which enveloped Montello and
swept over on the entire Piave line.
with the exception of 4 short section
at Musile. where the fight continues
"Thus fer 10000 prisoners have
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Pershis,gs Position
Improved Northwest
OF Chateau Thierry

WASHINGTON. June. 24.-Further
Improvement Of American positions
northwest Of Chateau Thierry is noted
in General Pershing's communique for
yesterday. received to-day at the War
Department. Artillery activity and the
repulse Of an enemy raid in the vosges
also are reported.
The communique follows:
"Section Ain spite of opposition,
we again improved our positions north
west Of Chateau Thierry. In this region
the artillery Of both sides continue.
active. In the vosges, where patrollinc
has been very active, raid attemntsd
by the enemy was repulsed.
Section b.-There is nothing to re-
port In this section"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Our Men Win
Last Strip of
.Belleau Wood
Americans Complete Con-
quest of German Strong
hold on Mar1,e Front
by The Associated Psess)

iff-rt NOy 4 nc associated Prc$S)
WITH THE AMERICAN
FORCES ON THE MARINE. June
24.-American troops on the Marne
front last night captured the north
western part of Belleau Wood. The
Americans cleared this strategic DO
.sition of all Germans, captured some
prisoners and took five machine
guns.
The Americans are now in COM
plete possession Of the woods. The
attack was begun with a heavy bar
rage, after which the Americans
went over almost Immediately and
smoked out the Germans, whose DO
sitions were regarded as almost i'm
pregnable. One machine gun found
IN tree was operated by pulley.
The action lasted only half an
hour. 1t is taken to further testify
to the thoroughness of American
methods and Of the determination of
the Americans to succeed in any un-
dertaking assigned to them. The
whole affair was brilliantly conceived
and brilliantly carried out.
American troops, who have been in
the front line east of St. Die, in the
Vosges, since the first week of June,
had an encounter last night with
Germans who raided the trenches.
Two Americans are missing.
The Germans also carried out a
raid in the Baccarat sector, and some
Of the Americans are missing.
The enemy's activities in the Toul
sector have been confined to heavy
shelling, in retaliation for a lively
bombardment of his back areas.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Germany Rushes
Troops to Ally
Many Detachments of
Enemy Face Envelop-
ment; Vienna Ad-
nnits Retreat

The Austrian retreat along the
Piave has been turned into a dis
aster.
The Italians have crossed the stream
on the heels of the disorderly mob
OF the enemy at many points.
General Diaz, Italian commander in
chief, announced last night that
10000 Austrians had been taken
captive, an appalling number"
had been killed and a vast amount
of booty had fallen into his hands
Diaz's men now hold the further
bank OF the river for twenty miles.
The enemy is nowhere southwest
OF the river except on tiny strip
at Musiie, at the head Of the
Piave Delta.
Ihe Germans are reported hurrvine
relntorcements from France, bur
military opinion is they will ar
rive too late to prevent a complete
disaster. The Italians are press
ing their attacks with tremendous
vigor and encountering only slight
resistance from the discouraged
foe.
Detachments of Austrians still along
the river bank are in danger OF
development by Italians who have
crossed above or below them.
The formidable "hogback" of Mon
telio has been completely cleared
OF the invaders and the Italians
have established bridgehead at
Falze, to the north, and Nerves.,
to the northeast. Other bridge
heads have been fortified at Ponte
di Piave, further down the stream.
and Capo Sile, on the Old Piave
near the sea. Behind these bridge
heads great forces of Italians are
pouring over the Piave.
The famous Italian cavalry, trained
especially in fording rivers, has
crossed the middle Piave at many
points, and is driving toward the
line Of Conegliano-O Oderzo, q front
of twelve miles.
In their hasty retreat the Austrians
were forced to leave behind mucn
priced bread, canned meat. pre-
serves and blankets, besides all the
artillery they had taken from the
Italians and great numbers of
their own light pieces.
The Austrian government Yesterday
broke the bad news to it's people
by saying the retirement was or
dered four days before and car
ried out unobserved by the Allies.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Retreat Becomes General:
Peace Riots Sweep Vienna
Pave Almost Dry
When Teutons Fled

ROME, June 24.-"The enemy
will try to represent the retreat as
spontaneous" says semi-official
note issued this evening concern
ing the fighting on the Italian
front, 'Sbut as matter of fact
the Piave at the moment of the
retreat was almost dry, circum-
stance which enabled the enemy
to get a large part of his troops
across the stream.
IF ford had been lacking
and if he had been obliged to
count on pontoons painfully
thrown across the river under the
Italian fire, his losses would have
been still more appalling than
than they were."
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Hungry Austria
NotD Desperate, Is
ViexU in IN Capifal

WASHINGTON, June 24.--Austria ID
desperate. That isf tbs view Of the
State DEPARTMENT, based on oisacial re-
ports OF the internal situation In that
country, together with fresh military
defeat. The situation, IL was said at
the department. to-day, pictured in IN
official reports quoting the Austrian
press, is really worse than it has been
thus far represented to be.
The department officials do not share
the opinion OF those who profess to see
trickery in the Austrian and German
preas accounts Of famine, starvation,
strikes and, r!oting In Austria, dsciar.
ing that long observation and expert
snce have shown that the enemy press
understetes rather than exaxxerates
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Asserts Baker
Shields Hearst:
Resigns Post
DR.. Scherer Retires as Defence
Council Agent Rather Than
Stop Criticism of Publisher

Rather than comply with Secretary
Bakers order that all representatives
OF the Council of National Defence
shall refrain from further criticism of
the loyalty of the Hearst newspapers.
DR.. James A. B. Scherer, chief field
agent Of the state councils section of
that organization. has handed in his
resignation.
In an open letter to the Secretary
Of War explaining the reasons for his
resignation DR.. Scherer, who is presi-
dent of Throop College of Technology,
at Pasadena. CAL, and member of
the industrial service department Of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, says
that Hearst "seeks to creep under the
skirt of the Administration when an
individual assails his newspapers for
disloyalty," and adds that apparently
the skirt is uplifted to receive him"
DR.. Scherer, despite his resignation
from the Council of National Defence,
WILL remain with the Emergency Fleet
Corporation.
Gives Reasons to Baker
His letter to Mr.. Baker follows:
AN OPEN LETTER TO SECRETARY
BAKER
Hon. Newton D. Baker. Chairman Of
the Council Of National Defence:
Sir: l have this day handed Di-
rector w. 8. Clifford my resignation
as member of the Council Of Ma
tlonai Defence, state councils section.
and herewith repeat it to YOU. or,
dinari!y, this resignation would have
no-4puh4te Importance whatever: bl,t :
the extraordinary circumstances that
caused 1t seem Important enough to
call for the fullest publicity. / am
resignlng because of your policy in
warning representatives of the coun-
Gil. including myself, against freedom
OF speech in denouncing certain news
papers as inimical to the national
defence.
II began this denunciation before
joining the council. In The Japan .
ese Crisis published in April, 1915.
"a study of the California-Jap
qnestion), / wrote of the mischief :
wrought by Hearst's two California
'Examiners'-some Westerners pro-
nounce them sEczemanas! i'm endan-
ger1ng American relations with ia
pan. SO far as / now recollect, nv
i1rst public condemnation Of Hearst
policies after becoming field agent
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Federal Agents Allege
Property Was Fraudu-
lently Transferred
Owners of Three
Firms Arrested
Many Others Involved and
Further Disclosures
Are Promised

Alleged plots designed to conceal
valuable enemy properties under the
cloak of American corporations loaned
or created for the purpose have been
unearthed by A. Mitchell Palmer,
Alien Property Custodian.
Mr.. Palmer announced that through
disclosures of the Bureau Of Investiga-
tion he cook over yesterday $780, 900
worth of German property. He added
that he has obtained clews that may
uncover additional evasions running
into the millions and place a number
of Germans and German-Americans in
the grip Of the law.
The firms taken over yesterday are
Dieckerhoff, Raffoer & Co., importers
and manufacturers of notions, $50
Broadway; Rafaoer,' Erbsloh & Co.,,
cordage manufacturers. Of the same
address,, with other plants in Cuba,
and the American Storage Company. Of
Havana. ii ~ ~.
The principal owners implicated are,
Ewald K. Dieckerhoff, who has been in
this country for fifteen years, but has
never been naturalized. He lived in
823 Park Avenue. has a residence in
Greenwich, Conn, and maintains a
2,0oo-acre estate in the Catskills; Ru-
dolph Erbsloh, Of this city, who is a
native of Germany. but has been nat
uralized; William H. Erhart, also Of
this city, an American citizen, who has
one sister married to Erbsloh, and an
other sister, Clara Erhart Won Truch-
sess, who lives in Germany.
Still other owners of the concerns
taken over, but living in Germany. are
Johann Herkmann, Johann C. w.
Cn1nti1a,xed on Pnne @ CoL..xAa
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Italians Pursue Foe Across Piape:
10000 AuStriQns Taken Pris0ne
Draft Lottery Will
Be Held This Week

The order in which the draft
class Of 1918 will be called to
the colors will be determined
Thursday or Friday this week,
when second national lottery
will be held in Washington.
The procedure will correspond
to that employed year ago,
when nearly 100000 men re-
ceived their places. This year
there are only 744,865 to be
placed in order. The same bowl
will be used and capsules to the
number of registrants in the
largest district in the country.
"Details on Page y
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25

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New-York tribune., 1918-06-25

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New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Americans Attacked
In Lorraine; Berlin
Claims 10 Capfipes

BERLIN (via London). June a.
EAST Of Badonviller (Lorraine), shock
troops penetrated the Franco Amer
ican trenches and inflicted heavy
losses" said the official statement
given out to-day. "They brought back
forty prisoners"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-21
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Selling out Poultry fix
lures, Cyphers Incubators and
breeders, feeding troughs and ma.
chinery. Perfect condition. Oster-
bout. 80. Holliaer Ave. Barnum
6O16-12. s1s all.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-21

BUYER AND SELLER of new and
second hand furniture. Ice boxes,
gass toves, screens, etc. L. H. Thay-
er, 261 State. Pohne Barnum 1884,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-21
FOB SALE OR ExCHANGE

LET US exchange something you want
for something you don't want. Mil
ford Realty Co.. Room z07 Conn.
National Bank Building. Phone Bar
mum 1896. HIS EFT
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-21
CIRCULATING LIBRARY

LIBRARY = $4,000
books, fiction, history travel, educa-
ton; can exchange for few cents
each dag. Scalley, 403 State ST,
Ri all"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-21
RESTAURANT

GLOBE RESTAURANT, Ss5 Fairfield
Ave, So Cannon st. Regular dinner
or supper 25c. We, serye the best
meals in the city, also the best but
ter and coffee. Give US trial, oppo-
site Police Station. S14 *tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-21
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE-Frank Della & Son,
SGT Washington Ave. Property
bought and sold; rents collected;
Italian interpreter for all occasions.
Barnum, 1654-3. BIG
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-21
OPTICLAN

EYEGLASSES AND sPECTACLEs of
every description. Louis E. Carsten-
sen, Registered Optometrist, All
Security Building. Ills Main St
Tel Barnum 1888 A31 all'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-21
6HIRoPRACTT0 NATUREoPATHs

DR.. H. F. Pope; DR.. E. T. Wetherbe.
Chiropractic-Natur Meigs
building, Room LOT. entrance 13e
Fairfield avenue. Office hours Q to
IL g. no, 1870 to p. m, Z to p. m.
Closed Thursday and Saturday even
inEs. Bridgeport. Conn. Tel e47A
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-21
Is Words 15c - Times Classified Ads Phone 1908
TEA AND LUNCH ROOM

WAHNETA TEA ROOM. SPECIAL at.
tention given to parties and smsL1
baaQuets. Auto lunches our special
". 59S Fairfield Ave. Phone Bar
\ mum 1880. All ais