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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD NOT
FAVORED BY M'ADOO

McAdoo urged that the committee
report the pending railroad bill as
written, with the provision that gov
ernment control shall continue until
congress shall otherwise order.
McAdoo's statement that he doe,
not believe in government ownership
was in answer to question by Sen
ator Watson, Indiana, an outspoken
foe Of government ownership
"Mr. Secretary. do you believe III
government ownership" asked Wax
son.
Il do not" replied McAdoo. But
I believe it will be impossible to
return to competitive conditions as
they were before the government
stepped in There will have to be
greater measure of government con
troll and regulation henceforth. than
we have had in the past.
And If you now limit the period
Of control, you may make impos-
sible new legislation to meet situa-
tons that may rlse?"
1--WE must use our best foresight
To throw the roads back to private
control with Competition destroyed
and with one line carrying business
at the expense of another would be
grave mistake"
"Do you think the power to fix
rates should be taken from the inter
state commerce commission and the
various state commissions. asked
Senator kellogg.
When the president is operating
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
herman Program Of Ship
Burning Guarded Against
BY Added Protection.

l.nlled Press Leased Wire Servicel
VIEW YORK, Jan. 21.--New York's
lnes OF shore line were under a, re-
niorced guard today, following ru-
niors tnat plans we're being made by
.imans and an anti-British element
" Degin reign of terror by fire to-
n,oow olIow night. Ship plants, docks,
p. LISTS ana warehouses were watched
stuiiy. ha,s So many ships have been
e.u taa through lack of fuel that an at
Ss.s ox on them would cause enormous
: Additional PRECAUTIONS.
+,c,a1 naN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.-Addi-
To Tonal precautions to guard the san
aancasco wan and Oakland water fronts
,na e.e aken today following the break
ths tbs out u OF sudden mysterious fire on
suuo uv steam schooner Wahkeena. whose
adpe per structure burned to the waters
inc ise as she lay in her slip this morn.
com;n. ile was regarded as significant.
ba.i bng as it did Immediately on the
era. s or Information received In fed
ensn, no circles Of a widespread Mot Inv
tarsy ty agents to wage q campaign az
'''1oz on Pacific coast water = fronts. Z d
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
RUSHING
COAL 70
S[ABOARD
National Railroad is Fighting
Elements Today in Effort
to Clear up Freight
Blockade
lis HEATLEss HOLIDAY
Five Day Period Of Suspension Ends
Tomorrow Night and May
Be Followed by
Another.
IS HEATLEss HOLIDAY

TBy Robert T. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan; 21-Amer.
ica,s first ''heatless holiday found
the national railroad fighting zero
weather, SHOWS and freight jams to
reach the seaboard with coal.
Business-except food and drug
stores. shiyered behind closed doors
and great industries continued idle
through their fourth day OF suspeEs
sion. to facilitate coal shipments. BY
special reuueat of Fuel Administration
Garfield last night. department stores
and retail establishments throughout
the east today not only are not burn
ing coal, but they are closed. Ele-
vators in office buildings are sup
posed to run only for those exempted.
But despite the general close-down
Of business, the government is hay
Ing violent fight to keep coal NOV
Ing. At both northern and southern
ports, loading of vessels is continu-
ing on a twenty-four hour schedule
It Is now believed certain that.
drastic measures to continue coal
movements after. the present FIVE day
suspension order ends, tomorrow
night, will have to be invoked.
OhC1alS state, tudC pIlOrlty OIuSlS
now In effect will be continued after
tomorrow, unless there is a marked
rise in temperature throughout the
east, making transportation easier.
This would mean that after tomor
row night only such industries as
have coal on hand could operate
aside from the vital war works now
exempted from Garfeld's regulations
Pressure is being brought to bear
on Director General McAdoo to de-
clare an embargo on shipment of all
non-essential freight until the tracks
and seaboard are cleared. 1t is stated
that with rails jammed by delayed
freight shipments, coal traffic to
ports and consumers and movement
of "empties" back to the mines will
continue blocked. despite the close
down of business and trade
Garfield said today he expected the
next forty-eight hours to show the
real results Of his recent orders
Both Garfield and McAdoo are hop
u
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
RUSSIAN CRISIS
REACHES CLIMAX
Counter Revolution With Cam
paign of Terror, Predicted
to Follow Dissolution
Of Assembly.
sOVIETs ARE IN CONTROL
Leaine Says Only Way to Win Is by
Civil War and He Is
Willing to Have
sovIETs ARE IN CONTROL
4LBy Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent

| IBy Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, Jan. 21.-The crisis
between the Bolsheviki and the con-
servative liberals was at hand today.
! Dissolution of the constituent assem-
bly,, affected by the Trotsky-Lenine
government, has brought to a climax
violent opposition of the social revofu-
tionary party.
The Boisheviki leaders today freely
predicted that their enemies are now
preparing campaign of terror. They
named former Minister Savinkon with
$50 men as leading this counter revol-
utionary movement.
Bloodshed was narrowly averted in
the closing of the constituent assem-
bly,. The last few minutes Of the meet
ing were dramatic in their intensity
Armed sailors poured.into the hall and
were arrayed in groups In the aisles.
Their commander demanded that
Czernoff. then presiding. quit the plat.
form and members of the right parties
left the hall. Chernoff flatly refused.
A heated argument ensued. Witnesses
today insisted 1t was only Intervention
OF the Bolshevih delegates themselves.
that saved their political opponents
AlOAu F1OAchSo dI IAC AnAuS OA Iu0 ooA-
sheviki troops.
The final act Of the assembly was
the formal proclamation OF Russia rs
a democratic republic. The speech Of
former Minister Tzereteln was dramat-
ic. He was constantly interrupted and
often with violent abuse. His conclud-
ing peroration was pathetic appeal to
all that the revolution be permitted
to bear fruit Of formation of gov
ernment which would show solid
front of all classes on revolutionary
democracy. The Bolsheviki and social
revolutionaries Of the left together
with others who favor a pan-Russian
workmen and peasants congress to
take the place Of the constituent as
sembly, were working hard today to
achieve this sort of law giving body
The soviets completely control the sit.
uation and will undoubtedly carry
through their program complete
What happened to the constituent
assembly, simply represents the strug-
gle now going on everywhere" said
the Bolsheviki minister of agriculture
NJ Kalegyeff, in an interview of the
United Press today.
THE right parties cannot remain
along and exercise power in the const-
tuent assembly-for the people do not
recognize them The people are be-
hind the soviets. Should the parties
of the right challenge the authority
and power of the soviets-it simply
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
PLENTY 0E HEAT
|. IN CONGRESS HALL
War and Politics Speech by
Senator Stone Will Warm
up Everybody in
Washington.
SPIRITED DEBATI N G
Opposition to War Cabinet Idea and
censure Of Fuel Administers
tIon Are Events for
the Week.
SPIRITED DEBA TT N G
[By l.. C. Martin, United Press Stair
Correspondent

[By l.. C. Martin, United Press Stair
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Spir1ted
fights on the proposed war cabinet
bill and threatened discussion by
Senator Stone, OF war and politics"
dispelled any likelihood OF heatless
sessions in congress this week.
The battle destined to swirl about
the war cabinet of three, was to open
today with Introduction Of Senator
Chamberlain's bill for creation OF the
body.
Senator Stones delayed, speech
aimed at playing politics" and Col
onel Roosevelt's proposed visit here
promised to add fuel to the fire. With
President Wilson and Secretary OF
War Baker opposed to the cabinet
idea, to say nothing about central
ized war munitions purchase plan,
there was doubt of congressional
ability to put the ideas across.
Some democrats are hopeful that
President Wilson may be induced 70
change his view and to agree 20
more OF non-partisan control OF
government and more Capitalization
on munitions. The whole question,
however, appears to turn upon the
wish OF the many in the white house.
Colonel Roosevelt's proposed pres
ence In the city at this time Is re-
garded as particularly significant
| His open attacks against the admin
istration make 1t practically certain
| that he will exercise the influence OF
his personality in the Forthcoming
political storm.
Senator Stones speech will serve
as a challenge to the republicans
who have waited their chance to air
their feelings about the conduct OF
the war. They plan to discuss Sec
! retary Of War Baker, Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield and others, while
probably attacking the powers con
ferred on the administration IN mat.
! tiers of coal. food and railroads.
The democrats propose to charge
! the republicans with making cam
| paisn material for the next elections
In addition to heated discussion ex.
| pected on the floor. fuel was slated
to draw fire in committees.
| McAdoo before the interstate com
merce committee was to be question.
ed as Just how ne was connected
with the Garfield order. Also the
committee wants to know Whetnef
| this fourth day Of the SUSPENSION
period has shown improved condl
tions on the railroads.
| To prevent crossing OF wires py
committee members, they nave
agreed to- let each member pursue his
| line of questioning to conclusion
before Interruptions sidetrack tne
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
Country Is oldering With
Blaze Of Opposition to Mill
& tarist Germany, is Re
port Received.
ErruAT1oN IS CRITICAL
Kaiser Is Doing Utmost to Patch up
difficulties and Keep HE Ally
obedIent and
Active.

By John H. Hearley, United Rress
Staff Correspondent
ROME, Jan. 21.-Greatly stirred by
President Wilson's democratic outline
4 war aims, Austria-Hnugary is
mouldering with a blaze of opposi-
lion to militarist Germany, according
D report to the vatican.
| It described the situation in the
bual monarchy as most critical for
HE military combine.
President Wilson's speech to con.
ress, Il was asserted. has given 9
tefnarkxble impulse to democratic
beace ideas In the whole nation.
jirievous differences have developed
between Emperor Carl and the pan
German leaders.
The kaiser, 1t was declared. is try.
lhg to smooth out these disagree.
hents by supporting Foreign Minis.
Ber Won Kuehlmann against Won
Buelow, who is hated In Austria.
rhe Courier De Italia, vatican organ,
declared positively today.
We are facing true Austrian an.
houncement against Hoffman, Won
Buelow and German imperialism"
Evidence Of Austro-Hungary bitter.
fess against junker annexationist
plans, is accumulaing in scores OF
reports seeping across the Austrian
Swiss border and being received
pere. Austrian newspapers do not
pesitate to violently attack General
Hofmann or Private Won Buelow
himself for imperialistic plans and
Tor their acQuiescence in schemes OF
German junkers. Strikes are spread
ing throughout the dual monarchy
fue not only to demand for food but
Pf the peoples opposition to continu
eFnce OF the war, purely to satifsy
Fne military and junker cliques.
Crying for Peace.
ZURICH, Jan. 21.--AI Austria.
hungary is crying out for peace.
Reports today show general
etrikes. declared Friday, spreading
throughout the nation. Leaders OF
ne movement are preventing VIC
|ence everywhere. They have issued
manifesto demanding assurances
tnat the peace negotiations not be
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
Roosevelt Denounced by Sena-
tor Stone in Speech Which
Was Steaming on the
Edges.
D1sLoYAL UTrERANcEs
Address Aimed at Any and All Repub-
Iicans Who Are Making
Politics Out Of the
War. -,....e.

UNITED Press Leased Wire 'Service.l ]
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Stone, Missouri, today denounced
Theodore Roosevelt on the floor Of the
senate as the most potent agent of
the kaiser and the most seditious man
of consequence In America"
In speech bristling with 'scathing
denunciation of those who are max
ing politics out Of the war; Stone de-
manded that the same rule be applied
to Rooseyelt's writings and utterances
as were applied in the case Of pri-
vate citizen Stone named, who re
peated in minor degree" what Roose-
welt had written. This man was ar
rested
Quoting. literally from Roosevelt's
published criticisms Of the Wilson ad-
ministration conduct of war, Stone
said:
The heart Of this man is aflame
with ambition and he runs amuck. On
my responsibility as senator, I
charge that since our entrance into
the war Roosevelt has been menace
and obstruction to the successful
prosecution Of the war. His chief
thought has not been to help the gov
ernment solve the mighty problems
they have to solve, but always his
chief thought has been of Roosevelt
81 inquire why Roosevelt may say
things with impunity which citizen
Of less consequence dare not even re.
peat without danger of indictment for
disloyalty?"
Stone then told how a travelling
salecman was taken from train en-
tering st. Louis last December and put
In jail because he said:
Wilson kept us out of the war? Like
hell he did It's a shame the way ouI
soldiers are being treated in the con
centration camps. They are not prop
erly clothed and the sanitary arrange
ments are" poor. Hoover's sugar plan
is a big joke. too"
This, Stone said, was only repeating
| what Roosevelt had written editorial
ly in the Kansas City Star Stone
quoted an editorial from the Toledo
News Bee and another from the Kan
sas City Post charging Roosevelt with
seeking to further his own politica
ambitions, under patriotic camou
| flage."
"Of all men, Roosevelt is most re
sponsible for what he denounced,
said Stone.
He does his work cunning1y. II
the front Of his propaganda he throws
a deceptive political camouflage.
charge that Theodore Roosevelt
Il . y ~ =.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
Hundreds Of Thousands Of
German Troops Being
Moved Forward for
Great Drive.
BELGIUM IS FILLED
West Front Premises to be Lively
Spot When Teuton Effort Is
Made to Move
Forward.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
PARIS, Jan. 21.-Several hundred
thousand German troops have been
brought into Belgium during the past
few weeks. The little kingdom has
literally been crowded with men and
munitions according to word re-
ceived here today. Dispatches from
Amsterdam report the Belgian prov
ince Of Limburg filling up with Aus
trian troops.
All the concentration is apparently
in preparation for the long advertised
west front drive.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
BL|ND|NG SNOW
SWEEPING TEXAS
Temperature Drop Of Fifty De-
grees Results in Great Suf-
fering to Cattle
on Ranges.
MEXICANs LOSE LIVES
Fffteen Miners Frozen to Death When
Caught In Avalanche Of Snow
on the Mo,sslsIn
Side.
MElx1cANs LOSE LIVES

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
Ell PASO, Texas, Jan. 21.-A blind
ing snow storm sweeping over south
western Texas today, accompanied
by fifty degree drop in temperature,
has resulted in the death of three per
sons, serious injury of two others and
intense suffering to live stock on the
cattle ranges.
w. C. Woods was killed when an
automobile in which he and two COM
panions were riding, skfdded In the
snow and overturned Sunday. Tom
Gilmore, Pullman Car Co. official,
was probably fatally injured and
Dave Stansberry seriously injured.
Blinded by driving snow. ]. e.
Swearington, 73, railway flagman.
was run down and killed by local
yard engine.
Soto Mallor, so. was found frozen to
death in his room in a rooming house.
The mercury dropped fifty degrees
In seventeen hours and early today
registered ten degrees above.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
Fifteen frozen to Death.

Ell. PASO, Texas, Jan. 21.-Caught
in an avalanche in the mountains
south of Chihuahua City, fifteen Mexi=
can miners enroute to the capital,
were frozen to death, according to
word received here today from an
American cattleman In Chihuahua.
The bodies Of the miners have been
recovered.
A large number OF Mexican poems
in the northern states are reported
dead as a result of snow storms, bliz-
yards and food famine. The death
rate resulting from storms. the worst
experienced in northern Mexico in
twenty years, is expected to be appall-
ing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21

All Iu6 concentration IS apparently
in preparation for the long advertised
west front drive
Turks Naval Battle.
LONDON, Jan. 21.-Turkey's situa-
tion in the war has become so serious
that she took the desperate chance OF
sending out the old Goeben and the
Breslau to fight British patrol vessels
on the faint hope Of returning after
sinking a couple Of good sized ships
and thus buckiag up declining Turk
ish morale.
This was the Interpretation placed
today on the Dardaneelles sea en-
gagement The Goeben, renamed the
Mfdullu, was sunk by the alert British
patrol and the Bresiau, renamed the
Yawuz Selim, was beached. Two
small monitors were all the losses in
Cured by the British.
Americans on List.
OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 21.-The fol-
lowing Americans are mentioned in to-
days Canadian casualty list issued
by the records office here:
Killed in action
A. F. Palmer. Bakersfield, Calf.
Prisoner of war
A. w. Hif1in, Chicago.
Wounded and missing
c. d. Fitzgerald, LaGrande, Ore.
Wounded
P. Jefferson, Seattle.
Night Was Quiet.
LONDON, Jan. 21.--A quiet night
with only a few patrol encounters, in
which some prisoners were taken,
was reported by Field Marshal Haig
today.
Germans Take Prisoners.
BERLIN, (via Lcsdon) Jan. 21.--
'While warding off an English attack
south of Vendhuille, we took some
prisoners todays official statement
said.
Arrested as spy.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-A man found
In the Brooklyn navy yard, dressed in
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
, Niuht Was Quiet.

LONDON. Jan. 21.-A quiet night
with only few patrol encounters, in
!. which some prisoners were taken,
was reported by Field Marshal Haig
4 itpday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
e.rm,rs rake Prisoners.

BERLIN, (via Lcsdon) Jan. 21.--
"While warding off an English attack
south of vendhuille, we took some
prisoners" today's official statement
said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21

The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
t;on-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21

Snow. Colder Tuesday. Local
temp p. m. II; z a. m. IL.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-16
Society Neze2s
Fargo Branch Mast Complete
400 Garments BY October

The Fargo branch OF the Red
IFoss announced this morning that
u has received its monthly
quota Of garments and that 1000
refugee boys suits and 400 HELPLESS
ease shirts, must be completed bv Oc-
l0ber J.. An appeal is being made to
nave more sewers for this work and
TIE Officials ask that any women Of
Fargo who feel that they could start
2 new sewing auxiliary, report to
them at the Headquarters in the Eiks
BILE. 80 k''s''ssT
Two sewing auxiliaries are meeting
ct the headquarters every dav and
any one whe wishes to come there to
sew lor q few hours, either in the
morning or afternoon, would be most
cordially welcomed. It is not neees-
saFy that workers belong to anv
auxthary to avail themselves of the
opportunity to assist the chapter in
getting out the quota for the next
month.
A call has also been issued from
the headquarters, asking that the
women who took out yarn during the
vacation period, either return the
Knitted articles or the yarn by Aug
ust 20. This action is necessary, ow-
ing to the shortage Of yarn and the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-16
Pdtten Calls
On Home Folks
To SdUe CROPS

LindIey H. Pntten, state director Of
the United states employment service,
today called upon the farm labor re-
serve in ali sections OF the state 90
meet the urgent need for farm labor
by following the precedent eHtabIfRIl--
ed at Fargo.
A1r. Patten pointed out that Fargo
shocking organizations, nGEEegatinE
1000 members, have been of ineRtiul--
able value in shocking in this vicin-
ity, and recommended that other
North Dakota towns recruit sFganiEa-
lions similar 40 those OF Fargo.
"a grent number OF the transient
InbOFers have been recruited by war
industries in other states" Mr.. Patten
said, sand, although the situation has
been fniTly well taken care of, we
must still rely upon the home people
to save the crops"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-16

been busy every night since a, week
ago Thursday. Thursday night u
members Of the division, headed bY
w. =. DeForrest, foreman, assisted
In the assault on the WiecheFs
Farming company'g farm. The divis
sion has been able TO do ifg bit
through the courtesy of @. w. Fan
Co.; Geo. n. Nelson, Of the NORTH
Dakota Harness Co.: e. Croteau and
2. F. Hickman, who have driven the
workers to the various farms in their
automobiles. #hk
The Northern Produce company's
''huskies," consisting Of six men. are
open for an engagement to shock
all day Sunday. Carl Peterson H.
captain, and any farmer desiring the.
aid Of his troop may reach him by
calling 1903.
Blacks shock" troop of $50 per-
sons broke all previous records
Thursday evening by shocking 1875
acres Of wheat on the Case farm
three ard ne-half l,NiIes from Fargo.
in two hours. The trop was COM
prised Of recruits from the Equity
International bank. Bucks taxi COM
pany, Dakota Business college.
Northern Pacific freight depot, and
the J. I. Case Threshing Machine
company, besides many individual
volunteers. Trucks were donated by
the Mccormick dray line, the Berg
seth Fish company. and the Smith
dray line. The whole troop came
back to town in one lone procession
with banners flying, and the crowds
on Broadway gave them a cheer
ing demonstra ton. The same crowd
goes out again tonight to finish up
a 55-acTe field on the same farm.