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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-25
Liberty Motors are Success.

/ PARIS, Sept. 25.-Llberty motors,
/ placed in American built planes,
which are manned by American ava
| tors, have completely vindlcated
! themselves. They have cleared them
selves from the cloud of doubt raised
months ago in the United States. In
| the battle during which the St. Mihiel
salient was captured, fleets of Amerl-
can airplanes, used for the first time
| in large numbers. proved huge sue
/ cess. All airplane experts, not only
| those attached to the American forces,
but also those with the French and
| British, are most enthusiastic over
the results attained by motors. planes
and pilots.
| John D. Ryan, head of the Ameri-
can aircraft board, has returned to
Paris after watching the American
] airplanes in action His impression.
after seeing the work and talking to
pilots and allied experts may be
summed UP as follows:
! That there is no such engine power
| or lightness in the allied or German
armies; that there is no other engine
/ for which there is such a demand.
| Every official and every officer,
knowing the result at ST. Mihiel is
most pleased with the prospects for
/ the future.
( American pilots have given won
derful account of themselves.
| Ryan, is continuing his inspection
of training camps and British and
French manufacturing plants study
/ ing he movements of airplane supply
to advanced areas.
! Colonel Arthur Woods, former po-
| lice commissioner of New York, has
joined the Ryan party.
/ One Thousand Prisoners.
/, LONDON, Sept 25.-British troops
made further progress west and north
west of St Quentin yesterday evening
and last night, Field Marshal Haig
reported today At the same time they
repulsed several counter-attacks In
| that region A total of 1000 prisoners
was taken during the day.
/ I'VE made further progress yester-
day evening and last night in the
neighborhood of Selincy and Gricourt,"
the statement said.
| During the course Of the day S OPP
erations, the enemy made several coun-
| ter attacks. Two Of them were de-
livered In great strength north Of Grf
court. Both of these were repulsed.
III one CdSS Two Cohipdiico " li1
! Second battalion of the Royal Sus-
sex regiment met the attacking en-
envy with the bayonet, inflicting heavy
casualties and capturing a number OF
prisoners.
! 'In the evening the enemy again at
tackled at Gricourt. AT first some pro-
f.! gress was made but an immediate
counter attack completely restored the
situation We took forty prisoners,
making a total of 1000 together with
| a large number OF machine guns cap.
/ tured in our operations yesterday
northwest of ST Quentin.
/ Gas result of a successful minor op-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-25
River Bulletin.

The river VIII fall Slightly from
Muscatine to Warsaw during the next
forty-eight hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-25
Pneumonia Causes Most Deaths, But
No Other One Disease is the
Cause of Many FATAL
ties This Year.
WANING
TUBERCULOSIS
No Deaths This Year from Any Epi-
demic Disease, Which Proves
General Sanitary Con-
dition is Excellent.

The death rate for the city this
year shows slight increase over
that of 1917. Two hundred and
thirty-two deaths were reported from
January 1 to September l this year.
against 216 for the same period OF
time during 1917.
Nineteen bodies have been brought
to Keokuk during 1918, while thirty
eight was the record for the similar
time in 1917 In both years January
was the month when the largest
number Of deaths was reported.
A further glimpse at statistics re-
veals pneumonia and its different
phases responsible for the majority
OF the deaths which have occurred
in Keokuk during the past two
years. People have died of great
variety of diseases. With the ex-
ception of the pneumonia cases, no
two people hardly have died with
the same trouble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-25
Local Observations.

Mean temperature zoTd, 90.
Highest, IS.
Lowest, SO.
Lowest last night, 55.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-25

the advance of an area of high pres
sure from the northern mountain
region.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-25
The General conditlon.

tuberculosis is evidently at a
minimum in the city. 1t is named
in but very few cases as the cause
of anyone's death.
Twenty to twenty-five years ago
pneumonia was almost unknown in
Keokuk, and tuberculosis was as
common as colds, almost.
The absence Of epidemic deaths
here speaks volumes for the sani-
tary condition of the city. Pneumonia
is a. cold weather germ disease, air
borne in its contagion, and thus far
not eradicable by the science of pre-
ventive medicine.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
SEYDLER RETAINS
POST HE RESIGNED
Austrian Emperor Reserves
Decision on Collective Cab
met Resignation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. June o3.-The Aus.
trian cabinet met today and decided
on collective resignation. according
to advices received here from Vienna
Position of Emperor.
AMSTERDAM, June 24.-Emperor
Charles, says a Vienna dispatch, has
reserved his decision regarding the
resignation of the Austrian cabinet
In the meantime he intrusts Premier
Won seydler with the further direc-
tion Of affairs. The emperor's letter
to DR.. Won Seydler says:
"As 1t is my intention, while firmly
adhering to the confident relations OF
the parties which hitherto have al
ways stood up Internationally for the
interests of the state, to first ex-
anime all the possibilities as to how
an arrangement of public ar irs
could be assured. 1 reserve dee sion
respecting the request of resignation
and meanwhile intrust you with the
further direction of affairs"
Emperor Charles, Vienna dispatch
to the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin says
undoubtedly will refuse to accept the
resignation of the Won Seydler cabi-
HCl, WHICH, 1SIldli dS COUS
ed. except probably for the Polish
minister, Herr Won Twardowski, who
will retire. 1t is problematical. how
ever. whether Minister Won Weiser
and Minister of Agriculture Trenca
will be able to reconcile their differ
ences and work in harmony until ar-
tumn.
Partition of Galicia.
Discussing events which led up
to the resignation of the Austrian
cabinet a Vienna dispatch to the
Vossische Zeitung of Berlin says that
Baron Burian. the Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister. took the position
that he was unable to make decla-
ration against the cession of east
Galicia as the Poles demanded, be-
cause it was a purely internal affair.
Premier Won Seydler was ready to
declare that the partition of Galicia
should come only by constitutional
methods-namely. a two-thirds ma
tority in the reichsrat. The Poles.
however, demanded an express decla-
ration that partition was out of the
question. and also demanded a bind
ing promise from the German parties
regarding an Austro-Polish solution.
In discussing the crisis in the Hun
garian government Budapest news
papers, says the Lokal Anzeiger of
Berlin, mention, Count Tisza. presum-
ably as successor to Premier We
kerle
Evening star., 1918-06-24
FIGHT LABOR SPLIT
AS BRITISH MENACE
Eight Men, Representatives
of Workers in Government,
Ask for Unity.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June pa manifesto, is
sued by eight labor members of the
British government, according to some
of the morning newspapers. is con-
nected with threats of serious split
in the labor party, due, some papers
say. to efforts of a pacifist group to
embarrass the government in the
prosecution of the war.
(The manifesto was signed by
George N. Barnes, minister without
portfolio in the war cabinet; John
Hodge, minister of pensions; G.. H.
Roberts. minister of. labor; William
Brace. parliamentary under secretary
for home affairs; John r. Clynes, par
liamentary secretary to the food min
istry; Stephen Walsh, parliamentary
secretary to the local government
board: George ]. Wardle, parliamentary
secretary to the board Of trade, and
James Parker).
Charge "Incessant Sniping."
The labor leaders say their position
has been rendered difficult by "inces-
SAINT sniping on the part of anti-na.
tional factionists who have assumed
the right to speak for labor and who
are trying to divide the nation into
warning political sections" They
therefore, say they desire to utter a
word of warning because upon the
people OF this country depends very
largely the future freedom OF the
world" The manifesto continues:
'It manifestly Is of supreme i'm
portance that national unity be main
tanned. Even the appearance of weak
ness would leave a most disastrous
effect on our allies. 1t is more than
ever necessary to set our faces firmly
against disintegrating influences and
to renew our resolve to be faithfnRto
our trust and loyal to those who have
suffered for US on land and sea-"
Move to End Political Truce.
The manifesto seems called forth by
the determination of the labor execu-
tive to move at a conference fixed for
Wednesday that the political truce OBJ
served by the consent Of all parties
since the beginning Of the war be ter
minated. If this is indorsed by the
conference. whenever and wherever
an election occurs an official labor
candidate will oppose candidate
representing the other parties to the
truce and the position of the labor
ministers would become impossible.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
EVENING STAR GOLF
TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK
Open to Woman Golfers of District.
Thursday and Friday at
Country Club.

The Evening Star trophy tourna-
trict will be held on the course of the
Columbia Country Club Thursday and
Friday of this week. This event is
open to all women of the District re-
gardless of club affiliations. non-resi-
dents only being barred. and will con-
sist of thirty-six holes handicap medal
play, eighteen holes to be played each
day. starting at 10 o'clock in the
morning. Contestants will be permit
ted to pair themselves. Entries close
Wednesday evening at o'clock with
the secretary of the District of Co
lumbia Golf Association.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
MEATLEss WEEKS LIKELY.
DR.. Muller, Berlin Official, Reports
Increased Rations Impossible.

LONDON, June 24.-Meatle,s weeks
for GermAny is a possibility of the
near future. DR.. August Muller, un-
dersecretary for food distribution. at
mittee Saturday. says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen,
announced that it would be imprssi-
BILE to increase the meat rations. He
said that most likely it will be neces-
sary to lower it or Introduce meatless
weeks for the whole ofGermany, or
at any rate certain parts of the popu-
lation.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
DISBURSEMENTS
WILL Be VERY LARGE
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Disbursements to the credit of stock
and bond holders in the District Of
Columbia, payable July l. will prob
ably total close to the $4,000 mark.
interest payments to the credit of de-
,,ositors in savings banks. trust COM
panies and savings departments of
national banks will bring the dis
bursements to much higher figures.
A large part of this cash will come
from local corporations, banks. ETC.,
an but much of it will come from outside
"A investments. Moreover, in the judg-
ment of bankers. a much larger part
of the distribution will be saved this
A., year than ever before.
The lesson of thrift has been alb
sorbed by tens of thousands. the
high price of travel and the exact
= ing requirements of duty will prevent
much vacationing, to the conserVa-
stion of the dollars in the banks
AS in other civic centers, invest
ments have not been especially
attempting for some time. and the pub
-lic is permitting its funds to accu-
- mulate in bank in larger degree than
ever before, and is thereby better
- .orprepared to assist the government IN
Asthe needs of the hour.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
COOL. WEATHER DUE
TO ANTtCYCL0NE
Yesterdays Temperature >oi
81 Not a Record-In June,
1897, 1t Was 43.

No, yesterdays lowest temperature
of 81 degrees did not establish new
record for this late in June in Wash
ington.
Weather-wise men at the weather
bureau admitted today in announc-
ing fair anu warmer" for tomorrow
that it was pretty cold here. all right,
but that no record was established.
June "a. 1902. the official ther-
mometer went down to 46 degrees.
There are plenty of June 1 dates when
46 degrees was registered. The low
est temperature ever recorded by the
weather bureau in the District was
43 degrees, on June 2, 1897.
Saturdays lowest was 5s degrees,
and highest rs degrees. Sundays
lowest was 81 degrees. and highest
SO degrees. Early this morning the
official minimum was SO degrees,
showing an upward trend.
Anti-Cyclone Is Blamed.
An anti-cyclone is blamed for the
little edition of winter which swept
the District, beginning Saturday
hight, causing many week end fishing
parties to end weakly.
"The immediate cause of the unsea-
sonably cool weather and northerly
winds that have prevailed over north
eastern districts" officially announced
the weather bureau, was a fall in the
barometer over New England to a low
level, which. in connection with the
eastern advance OF an antf-cyclone.
created a steep gradient for northerly
winds over the territory to the west
ward of New England.
1.-The extent and sweep of the winds
was further augmented by the preva-
lence of low barometric pressure for
the season over the Gulf of Mexico and
the entire Caribbean region"
Evening star., 1918-06-24
. $500, 900 Damage to Crops.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June "a
Damage estimated at 100000 was
done to crops in southwestern and
western Michigan by a heavy frost
which swept this region south to Fort
Wayne, Ind. yesterday morning.
Fields in the lowland sections were
destroyed in many places for the
first time In a score of years at this
stage of the growing season.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
London Stocks Strong.

LONDON, June 24.-The stock mar
ket today developed a bright and
strong tone on the Italian success
which stimulated business in gilt
edged securities at hardening prices.
oil and shipping shares. while Russian
and Mexican issues proved more at
tractive than for some time past.
Money was in better supply and dis
count rates were steady.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
STARTS MEMORIAL FUND.
Evansville Would Honor Son Who
Was First American to Fall.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, June PA ma
tional fund to erect a national me-
mortal building in honor of James
Bethal Gresham. local boy. who was
the first American soldier to fall in
France, at the Moore's Hill College.
has been started here. 1t is planned
to name a national executive commit
tee of the most prominent men from
every state to raise the fund and the
memorial building would also serve
to house relics of this war.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia. fair and somewhat
warmer tonight and tomorrow; light
variable winds.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide, 2:53 am. and 3:43
pm: high tide. S:45 am. and 9:17 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 3:2s am. and
Apt PM; high tide. $3.50 am. and
1902 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. SAB am; sun
sets, S:37 pm.
sets. S:3s pm.
Moon rises. 1855 p.m.; sets. 5:4s am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm yesterday:
Thermometer-Yes pm. Sc:
s pm, IS; IL midnight. 81. TodAy. 4
am, So: s. am, 55. Maximum. So, at
pm. yesterday; minimum, So. at t45
am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 81; minimum, 50.
Barometer-iesterda pm. 29:1S;
pm. 1852; II midnight. 29.91. To-
day, 4 am, 1884; am. S0.01.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature.
Ga: condition. IS. Dalecarlia reser-
6s; condition at
north connection, 10: condition at
south connection, %. Georgetown dis
tributing reservoir-Temperat 20:
condition at influent gatehouse. 16;
condition at effluent gatehouse, II.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. June "a.
The Potomac river was clear and
the Shenandoah slightly cloudy this
morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-06-24

A statewide conference has been
Agricultural and Mechanical College
to study conditions and to devise a
way to mobilize all rural social
forces in Texas for united construc-
tive effort in aiding the United States
in winning the war.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES
Capital Traction. 10 at san.
Washington Railway pfd.. at 6oA:
Commercial National Bank, 10 at 1s9.
Mergenthaler, at 10TH.
Lanston Scrip, $33 at 97h.
After call:
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat 5s. $500
ut 100.
Potomac Electric Cons. IS. 81 900 at e4A
81, 600 at 941$. $1,000 at 94A, IS 900 at 81.
American Graphophone 6s, 100 at 91A.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
WALL STREET MARKET
STRONG, PRICES HIGHER

NEW YORK. June 24.-The stock
market quickly responded to the good
news from Italy and the bad news
for the enemy from Austria received
over Sunday. The street presented a
distinctively bullish appearance and
everywhere the sentiment that the
beginning Of the end was near at
hand was expressed.
Under such circumstances the stock
market gave a good account of it
self Immediately, all the metal
shares, American Locomotive. Baldwin
Locomotive. oils other than Royal
Dutch and motors making good gains
and all moving along fairly active
lines.
While there was some little cessa-
tion in the second hour and perhaps
a few unimportant recessions. the
market seemed to get its second wind
in short order and higher prices were
minority and the bulls rampant. with
every indication of a large volume Of
business being marked up for the
session.
Some Recorded Gains.
Steel common closed on Saturday
at 107h, opened at 10s and 1881 i.
eased to 107& and then set sail for
10sb. the high up to the end of the
noon hour.
Other gains were u to 4 in Car
and Foundry. 1ss in Baldwin Locomo-
tive, a point on Bethlehem b. q on
Can, ~ on Crucible Steel, 21z on Cen
eral Motors, ~ on Studebaker and a
like amount on Mercantile Marine pre-
ferred.
only leaders in the rail group for
about a point gain, while many of
the minor rails attracted some little
attention.
Many Minors Follow Leaders.
Many minor stocks in the industrial
list followed the leaders in smaller
degree. with speculative interest In
creasing materially. and with every
prospect Of a decidedly strong session
in the final hours.
Bulls were satisfied with conditions.
Money continues plentiful, tax pay
ments up to date being simply a
back to- the-bank movement, while
sentiment is so favorable to the allied
cause few bears are discernible on the
street.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
POWDER MARKET,
COTTON MARKET.
Quotations furnished by W. Il. Hfb

Wartime problems of finance will
-. be discussed by the Michigan Bank
.ers' Association, meeting in annual
convention today at Charlevoix,
Evening star., 1918-06-24
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, June 24.-Bar silver was
quoted at s9h per ounce here today,
LONDON, June 24-Bar silver, 4SNd
per ounce. Money. per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills, 3h per
cent; three-month bills, 3 9.l6 per cent.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
On the Local Exchange.

A fairly good business was transact
ed on today's session of the local
stock exchange, though most of the
stock sales were of small lots, with
ss,600 bonds, face value, changing
hands.
Capital Traction sold at siA, Rail-
way preferred at 65a4. Mersenthaler
at 1o71z and Commercial National
Bank at 1S9. Lanston scrip 971s.
Potomac Consolidated 5s furnished
the bulk of the business in bonds, at
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
IS sold at 100 and American Graphic
phone IS SIX.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Old Dutch Market.

The board of directors of the Old
Dutch Market. Inc, declared semi
annual dividend of per cent on pre-
ferred stock and Y per cent on COM
mon stock, payable July l, to stock
holders Of record June 25.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. June 24.-Frosts in Ohio
Michigan and Indiana gave a decided
upturn to the value of corn. Bullish
sentiment developed strongly, not
withstanding that government re-
ports said there had been no damage
to crops except in a few localities. AT
first the market showed a tendency to
ease down, owing to beneficial rains
in Kansas. Opening prices. which
varied from unchanged to q lower.
with July 1.43h to 1.43A and August
1.463s to 1.46k, were followed by an
advance all around to well above Sat
urday's finish.
Oats were relatively weak as re-
suit of hedging sales. Besides, demand
from the east was very slow. After
opening y toh7s down. with August
at 68 to 6Sk. e market underwent a
further sag d displayed but little
power to rally
Liberal receipts Of hogs weakened
provisions. Most of the trading was
Evening star., 1918-06-24

Quiet; springs, 1o.75al1.s5: winters,
10.S5a11.15: Kansas. 10.9oa11.25.
Pork-Firm; mess. 1900; family
$500: short clear. 46.00a52.00.
Lard-Firm; middle west. 24.soa25. 90.
$500.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. June "a Il pm. quo
tations) ).-Wheat-Spot No. red soft,
2.22; spot No. red winter. 2.24; re-
cipts, 2,109 bushels.
corn-Receipts, 4.7s4 bushels.
Oats-Firm standard white. S51aas6:
No. 8 white, 85z; receipts. S5,080
bushels.
Rye-Quiet; No. western export,
1872; receipts. 1924 bushels.
Hay-Easier; No. l timothy, COCOA
$3.50; No. l clover. mixed. 21.00a23.00.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. June PA somewhat
irregular opening was followed by
frmness in the cotton market today.
First prices were steady at a decline
of ! point on July, but 81 points
higher on August and 81 to 80 points
on later months. July sold up to 1851
and October to 24.s0 before the end of
the first hour, making net advances
of II to 80 points.
Futures opened steady: July, 26.45;
October. 24.80: December, 24.45; Janu-
airy. 24.31: March. 24.30.
NEW ORLEANS, June 24.-The ia
vorable war news of over Sunday
caused buying wave in cotton today.
the market feeling a considerable de-
mand as soon as trading commenced.
At the end of the first half hour of
business prices were "a to 26 points
up.
Futures opened quiet. Opening bid:
July, 27.e0;- October, 23.s7 asked; De-
cember. 23.49 asked; January. 1928
asked; March. 1926.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Bureau of markets report OF live
stock and meat trade conditions here
today:
weak on others, early trade very
light: steers. receipts very light, mar
ket fairly steady at Fridays close,
demand slow: cows, receipts very
light, market opening slow at last
weeks close, demand poor; bulls, no
offerings.
vsal-Calves selling at $26: demand
exceeds supply.
Pork-Light and medium western
dressed loins selling from s32 to $35:
demand good.
Lamb-Receipts very light and con-
sist mostly Of spring lambs: market
very strong to higher; demand good.
Mutton-Supply light, market quiet.
demand poor.
CHICAGO. June 24.-United States
Bureau of Markets: Hogs-Receipts,
81, 900 head; good hogs, steady, to &c
higher; others, lower: quality, good
bulk Of sales, 16.15al6:35; butchers.
16 26a1s.36; packing, 15.65a16.15; light.
16.35al6.45: rough, 15.25al5.5o; pigs.
1625a16.50.
cattle-Receipts. 1900 head; good
steers, steady: others strong to an
evenly higher, including yearltngs;
butchers, steady: calves. lower.
to unevenly lower: mostly, rs to soc
lower. good spring lambs, 1850.
DAIRY MARKETS.
NEW YORK. June 24.-Butter-
higher than extras. 45a46h; extras (s2
ssocs'' ssoes current rs make % No. 3. sshass' AnS
Eggs-Steady: receipts, 14.S2S cases:
fresh gathered extras. 39ha40; fresh
gathered storage packed firsts. 371ta3s;
fresh gathered regular packed extra
firsts, 37lla39: do, arsts, 35a37; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby western hem
merry white, fine to fancy, 49a62: state.
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
brown, 4ia45: gathered browns and
i Cheese-Steady; receipts, 3,091 boxes:
state. fresh specials, 23Na24: do. aver
Pouitry-Live: dull, and no prices es-
tablished. Dressed, quiet; western chick
ems. fresh. 45a50; fowls. 30a35; turkeys,
Evening star., 1918-06-24

Dividend Declared.
The Lincoln National Bank will pay
the regular semi-annual dividend of
per cent on July l to shareholders of
record June 20.