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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
Presidential Nominations.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-The
president today sent to the senate
the following nominations.
To be United States attorneys;
Claude R.. Porter, of Centervolle'
southern district of Iowa; John E:
Green, Jr., OF Houston, southern dis
trict Of Texas: William M. Ray, OF
Salt Lake City, district Of Utah;
Francis A. Garrecht, OF Spokane,
eastern district Of Washington.
To be U. s. marshals: Charles T.
Walton, Of Los Angeles, southern dis
trict Of Calf; Nicholas r. Reed, OF
Ottumwa, southern district Of Iowa;
Henry NJ. Cox. Of West Liberty. east
ern district Of Kentucky; John @.
Newell, Of Oklahoma City, western
district of Oklahoma; James S. Magee
Of Scranton, middle district Of Penn
sylvania Aqufla Nebeker of Salt Lake
City, district Of Utah; James b. Nc.
Govern Of Spokane, eastern district
of Washington; John M. Boyle, Of Ia,
coma, western district of Washington
Clarence E. Smith. of Parkersburg,
northern district Of West Virginia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
IF JAPAN
GOES INTO
SIBERIA
Could Send 100000 Troops
Within Two Weeks and
Follow This With
100000 More.
A CRITICAL SITUATION
Not Known Whether America Would
Sanction Movement to
Protect Supplies
In Russia.
A CRITICAL SITUATION

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-f Amer
lea sanctions the movement, Japan
can have 100000 troops in Siberia
within two weeks to protect allied
interests and supplies. Shortly there
after 100000 more men would be
available for service, it was stated
on high authority today.
simultaneously it was emphasized
that Japan will not act without the
approval Of the allies and the United
States. With Great Britain, France,
Belgium and Italy all waiting with
interest and announcement from Sec
retary Of State Lansing as to what
will be the attitude of this govern
ment toward Japan's proposal. the
state department was silent today.
It is known that informal inquiries
are going on between the govern
ments concerned.
Persons in close touch with tho
Diplomatic movements Of the entente
allies here are inclined to believe
that the allies have not had their
eyes closed to the Siberian situation
and that plans are already complete
for Japan to hurl her forces across
the Chinese sea and into Siberia to
meet an emergency that is expected
to rise wholly as a result OF the re-
sumption Of the war against the Rus
slams by Germany.
japan has twenty divisions In her
regular army with a peace strength
Of ten thousand to division. The
war strength is approximately $4,000
! and Of these 250,000 regulars 1t Is
| believed that fifty thousand are at
Kiao-Chau now.
| A substantial force Is stationed In
| Corea and in the event Of Siberian
drive these troops will be used as a
nucleus of an expeditionary army.
Corea is only eighty-one hours from
Japan by boat and a mobilization
there of Japanese troops could be
effected without trouble or great de-
lay, military men point out.
It is estimated that Japan has
| GOO. 900 reserves subject to first call
| to the colors Rumors have been
current of their mobilization, but the
reports have never been verified.
These reserves have had military
training under the universal service
system of Japan and could be under
arms, If they have not already been
called, in few weeks.
Japan'S maximum military strengln
is not known, but it is believed she
could mobilize a combatant force of
Asiatic service of 100000. The
supply problem would not be diff
cult, authorities assert. Corea would
be used as the main base for the
Japanese forces. Munitions and food
could be shipped across to Corea in
three or four days.
Additional bases could be establish
ed in northern Manchurfa and China
could be, relied upon for food and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
Hindenburg Reported to Have Ordered Opera
tons Halted at One Point Along
Invading Line.
GUERILLA WARFARE BY THE CITIZENS
Petrograd is War-like and Determined With
People Eager to Volunteer and
Resist Teutons.
by Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent.l

lBy Joseph shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, Feb. 27.-night)-
The Austrians have refused to ad-
| vance against the Russians in Vol
hynia, according to dispatches from
Zhitomir.
The German and Austrian COM
manders, fearing refusal of the Aus
TRANS to fight, have concentrated
zoo, 900 German troops IN the Dubno
district.
Reports of growing disobedience on
the part of German troops have been
received from Orsha.
Field Marshal Hihdenhurs, now 1t
| Dvinsk, has ordered the operations IN
the Orsha district halted
| German troops have been ordered
| to cease their advance against Pskon,
according to a telephone dispatch
from Novo-Eelic to Luga, but the pat
tie to retake Pskoff from the Russians
apparently continues.
| The Germans are moving large
army from Polatsk. Germans occu-
pying Reval were heavily bombed
/ from Nargen island by the Russians.
Men and women OF the cities, VII
lagos and farms In the Pskof district
are reported to be aiming tor guerilla
warfare in the rear of the invaders.
| This fighting already has begun at
, many points.
| Petrograd has undergone a remark
! able metamorphosis. The city Is op-
timistic, war-like, determined.
| One hundred thousand workmen en-
listed in the revolutionary army yes
terday, Sixty thousand have been
sent to the front.
The Smo1ny institute has lost its
tragic aspect A constant stream OF
| teering to dig trenches. They are
! eager to go to the front.
The streets are lively and the
gloomy pessimists of the Nevsky pros
pekt have disappeared. Bright red
flags are seen everywhere.
The bourgeoisie no longer express a
| hone to be rescued" by the Germans.
| TDubno Is In Volhynia province,
only thirty miles from the Galician
| border. Zhitomir Is the capital OF the
province.
| Polatsk is 325 miles south Of Petro.
grad. Orsha is fifty miles southeast
of Polatsk. Luga Is 100 miles south
Of Petrograd.1
| Moral Influence as Weapon.
| TBy ]. w. r. Mason, Written for the
/ United Press
| NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Revolutfon-
ary Russia's resistance to the Ger
man armies is beginning to stimu-
late new unrest against the kaiser's
militarists in Germany and Austria
Hungary.
The denunciation of the German
governments Russian policy by the
reichstag socialist leader, Scheide-
mann, and the refusal Of Austria
Hungary to participate in the Rus
sian adventure, strongly indicate that
the Russian revolutionary infection 1s
again demonstrating it's vitality In
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
JUDGES CAN BLOCK WORK
OF FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS

In an open letter to the commission
today, Heney pointed out writ OF
error by Judge Baker against gov
ernment search warrant had delayed
examination of damaging papers
from the private vaults Of Henry
Veeder, Swift and Company attorney.
AN attorney, or even q mult1-mtl-
lionaire accused of felony has no
more rights than hobo or an l. w.
w." Heney said. The law draws
no disttncting between the silk hat
anarchist and the red shirt anar-
chist.''
Heney's letter was forwarded to the
senate together with letter from
the commission suggesting such con-
gressional action as is deemed
proper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
HARDING WILL
BE 4 CANDIDATE
Governor Of Iowa Announces
Formally That His Name
Is to Be on June Primary
Ticket.
STANDS ON HIS RECORD
Calls Attention to Work Of Past Term
In Asking That He Be
Retained In
Office.
STANDS ON HIS RECORD

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 2s.-W. L.
Harding announced formally today
that he would be a candidate for re.
election in the primaries next June.
Governor Harding in his announce
ment says it is up to the public to de-
eide whether he has administered the
duties Of his Office properly.
He then reviewed his work as chief
executive Of the state and announced
that he had devoted most of his time
to the activities Of the commonwealth
in it's share Of war work.
His campaign will be conducted on
the platform to be made some time
In June.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
TAKES CHARGE
OF SEVERAL FACTORIES

Distribution Of the supplies will be
left in the hands of the war indus
tries board. which will act on all re-
quests for the war and navy depart
ments.
The government today also moved
tn take over a number of manufac-
turing plants in the east needed for
rifle and arms manufacture. The
communicating orders were sent out
owing to a difference of legal opinion
In the war department as to whether
the presidents communicating pow
ersp under the present law technically
end at midnight tonight. Until TINS
knot is united, the government is tax
ing no chances on supplies and plants
needed immediately.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28

the central empires. Henceforth the
Hindenburg clique must pay close at
tention to the moral power OF the
Bolsheviki as well as to their mill
tary position.
The drive against Petrograd may
even be halted because Of distrust
among the Hohenzollern leaders OF
the effect upon the Germans and the
Austro-H Hungarian peoples Of further
ruthlessness against the Russian
revolutionaries. The Bolsheviki have
counted upon the moral force behind
their policy of unlimited democracy,
as their most potent weapon. 1T
would he an indication of reckless
ness such as Won Hindenburg has
not previously shown for him 70
ignore the possibility of the Boil
shevih being ultimately right in this
respect.
The situation in Russia has now
reached the stage where moral
strategy" by the Russians must be
taken into consideration by the Ger
mans. This is something new IN
warfare But so, were the great Ger
man siege guns that demolished the
old Notifications early in the Har
and led to trench fighting. The moral
element was left out of account by
the Germans at Brest-Litovsk with
results highly unsatisfactory to Ger
man diplomacy. The existing cold
ness between Berlin and Vienna Dip
lomats may be dated from the Brest-
Litovsk differences. The German ms
cannot afford to run chances like this
often Won Hindenburg, therefore.
must now prepare for the new inter
nf influence.
An idea can penetrate further than
a bullet
Japanese Intervention.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.--Japanese
Intervention or joint action in Siberia
appeared today to await only Ameri.
can approval.
High military authorities today ex-
pressed the belief that the United
States is not in a position to join
Japan in military expedition to
save the war munitions in eastern
Siberia or to recognize officially any
such expedition by Japan alone. They
pointed out that the United States
and the allies are criticizing Ger
many for sending military expedi-
ton against Russia on the excuse
that it Is to save life and property.
The Japanese government, they
said, is negotiating the delicate situ-
alton through the state department
and the foreign offices of the other
allied governments in her effort to
obtain sanction for her proposed ex-
pedition. The military authorities
said that there are many millions OF
dollars worth of munitions at and
near Vladivostok and along the east
ern end Of the trans-Siberian railroad.
These, for the most part, came from
japan, they said, the only American
made munitions being railroad sup
plies, shipped before the abdication
! Of the cZar.
British and French diplomats indi-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
bf Sixty Men in Hospitals, Two Have Fight
ing Chance While Others are on
Way to Health.
AMMY TELLS STORY OF ATTACK
brit of Retaliation Everywhere and Camou-
Aaged Trench is to be Pounded to
Pieces by American Guns.

| didn't get our signal for barrage," "
the private continued. st might at
least have headed off the second gas
attack. Our wires, being cut, how
ever. prevented this. There was no
time to send up rocket until the hell
Of the attack. When the barrage did
come, 1t was a pippin. but It was too
late.
There was neither noise nor con-
fusion in the trenches, despite the
| fact that such stuff was new to every.
1 Ifbody there. The only noise was a
wild scream from the man who ran
| from the dugout. I will never forget
that scream.
my tin hat saved me. It has a
bad dent in 1t where a shell fras-
ment struck"
There is spirit of retaliation
everywhere The front line trench,
from which the gas attack came.
was definitely located yesterday,
also a cleverly camouflaged trench
where there are other minewerfers
bedng erected. The artillery has ad-
vised pounding them with heavy artil-
1ery Thursday.
Poor visibility, due to mist and
rain, prevented any great artillery fire
(! Wednesday. American guns are still
laboring under handicap, owing to
lack of sufficient observation. There
are no American aeroplanes here and
the number the French have supplied
| is inadequate. Four German planes
flew leisurely over an important vii
| lage Tuesday, made observations at
their leisure and then went away De-
fore French planes arose to give
chase. German planes continually
fly across the American lines.
The United Press later learned the
finish OF the private's story regarding
the man running down the trench de-
lirius with pain and suffocadon.
He ran barefooted through the COM
municating trenches across fields and
roads to a village more than mile
away. There he dropped unconscious.
He is believed to be among the dead:
The official casualties announced
are the same as the United Press fg>
ures Wednesday. One additional gas
victim was brought in late Wednes-
day.
But two Of those in the hospital VIII
probably die They have only hsnt-
inp chance. The others are expected
to recover.
An Idaho private was the only one
able TO talk. His case was slight, but
his story was interrupted repeatedly
by heavy coughing, which passed as
he said "dopey-land."
Successful Raid.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-At Greenland
hin north of the Scarpe, British
troops in a successful raid during the
night captured twelve Germans ana
a machine gun, Field Marshal Haig
reported today. .,,,
british raiders in Fouthulst forest
brought back twelve prisoners anu
three machine guns.
The enemy's artillery was actlVe
near Havrincourt wood and south OF
the scarpe. During the early part
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
b Fred s. Ferguson, United Pres.

By Fred 8. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
RANCE, Feb. 27.-(delayed)-The
(st detailed story OF the German gas
tack which killed five American sol
ers and sent sixty-one to the hos.
lal, was told to the United Press to.
" by Private e. I. Hado, who was
lightly gassed while trying to save
companion.
sThe stun has a funny effect even
It doesn't get you, so II ramble
bull set me right, won't your he be.
ia.
4 feel terribly dopey and want to
eep all the time but, anyhow here's
bat happened:
@The Boche showed us all day he
ID our range down fine. He dropped
ells first in the front, then In the
ar trenches. We felt that possibly
bmething was coming off.
Tt was raining and the trenches
ere mighty wet. Then 1t stopped
ID the moon came out. In the early
rt Of the night 1t was quiet. Be-
Feen one and two o'clock a listening
pst heard suspicious activity in the
eman trenches and passed along
e alarm. Everybody at the post sig
elled for barrage. but the wires
ere cut,
Then there was terrific blast and
flash across No Mans Land. / was
the post commanders dugout. A
bell landed within Ten feet and ex.
oded. splintering the door.
Gas and high explosives poured In
the trench. The cry OF 'gasi'
Fose as everybody grabbed their
asks.
One man in our dugout couldn't get
mask on. can't recall his name
pw He fell to the floor in a sort OF
! got my mask ON quickly. Then
wrestled with him trying to put his
ASK on. In the tussle my mask slip
and l got a little.
Inc other man was clean crazy
III pain. I was unable to hold him
ID he dashed out Of the dugout. The
st saw Of him he was running
PNn the trench"
hado stopped, coughed violently
passed his hand before his face.
hen he asked:
Where was when l left off?"
you were telling about the man
inning dSwn the trench"
oh yes, but that is all I know about
m Before / had chance to do
ytning the Boche cut loose with an
ner patch OF gas. It got some who
caped the first.
Ihen came the German barrage.
was plain hell. It lasted nearly two
urs. They poured everything on us,
om a the front to the rear.
everybody stuck in the dugouts.
aler ! came out of the dugout and |
tess | took off my mask too quick.
no gas had not cleared and--here
Our boys behaved fine, though.
nere wasn't sign Of flinching. The
AZ ume It viii be our turn to get
II was tough that our artillery
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
Leaped Into River.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Feb. 2S.-Ef-
forts to recover the body Of man be-
lieved to be John Brinck, Omaha,
Neb.. who committed suicide late yes
terday by jumping from bridge into
the Missouri river, had not been sue
cessful early today.
A suitcase containing papers pur
porting to show that John Brinck
GIG North Sixteenth street, Omaha
an enemy alien, had made false state
ments ip registering as an enemy
alien, which the man threw into the
rive before he jumped, was recover
ed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
WILL TRY TO
BEND AUSTRIA
President Wilson to Make New
Attempt to Increase Dis
content With German
Junker Rule.
PROMISE WAS BROKEN
Kaiser Told Austria War Would Be
Oyer In Nine Months and
-SpoiIs MOULD Be
Divided.
PROMISE WAS BROKEN
IBy Carl D. Groat, United Press Sta11
,f,orvo s1s0ndent

IBy Carl D. Groat, United Press Stat
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Desp1te
the manifest hopelessness OF peace
negotiations on German Chancellor
Hertling's terms, President Wilson
will make a new attempt to increase
Austrian discomfort with German
junker rule.
This was the positive conviction to
day among international authorities
on the strength of official advices IN
dtcating the stratning Of Austro-Ger
man relations. These advices said
Austria refused to send troops into
Russia, Rumania, or the Ukraine, tina,
the meeting between the Austrian and
German rulers on February % was
cool and that Germany was ready tc
strike Austria If she sought split
In the light OF such conditions. i,
10 believed President Wilson Will
continue his peace terms talk, prob
ably availing himself at the same
time OF the opportunity to show ur
the fallacies and sham in Hertling
speech.
Austria, It is known here. Is douot
full about Germany's intentions III
her eastern drive She sees herself
reaping no advantages from 1t as
Germany apparently intends to main
tain the whip hand. And, Austria If
chatting under prolongation OF the
war, especially as Germany promised
her that the war would be over In
ninety days and that Austria would
have a generous slice Of spo1ls.
In these circumstances the feeling
of Austria is constantly more bitter
but to date a split has appeared mex
to impossible because OF Austria
financial obligations to Germany.
Italy is beginning to talk OF com
plete elimination of Austria-Hungary
as essential to a secure peace. Rome
messages today said this should pe
done to avoid, the danger OF a Mlt-
telouropa On the other hand Italian
diplomats believe President wilson ls
willing that Italian aims should be
sacrificed for the sake Of separate
peace with Austria.
The feeling Of German oflcialdom
is rising against Austria as evidenced
by German press comment.
Hertling's note has done more to
stimulate a war spirit here than prob,
ah1v any other diplomatic move OF
recent months and those who have
felt peace negotiations were coming
soon now believe the only chance
lies with Austria, while many think
This chance is slim. The general
talk is for a fight which VIII drive
reason into the Teuton.
pIspIeasing Reading Matter.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2S.-"Not fol
long time have I read anything sc
distressing or 1npolittc" declared
Pbilip Scheidemann, majority social
jst leader, in reichstag speech re
garding the kaiser's Hamburg ad
dress, according to despatches recelV
ed here today.
eve energetically repudiate such
VIEWS" Scheidemann said.
The kaiser, in the address referred
70. declared that German victory
must be recognized before peace car
be effected.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
(ommandeer Order Issued To-
cay for Fear Law Expires
at Midnight.

WA ,a ts.Ies ITess Leased Wire Service.
nw,rss,ffdNGTON, Feb. 2S.-The gov.
Ienl Iars today issued communicating
ks ior all platinum supplies In
r. United States.
nra aue same time all toluol and add
AVERY needed to increase the
Sera OF this vital explosive
kols ofuered under government con
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
Tremendous Things.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2S.-The kaiser
has wired a German agricultural or
ganization that the army and navy
have achieved tremendous things
and that German swords are prepar-
ing the way tovard peace" according
to dispatches received here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
Heney Appeals to Congress for
New Law in Fight Against
Packers.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-Federal
Trade Commission Investigator
Francis J. Heney-hampered in his
probe of the packing houses by wrlts
of federal judge in Chicago-wants
congress to put it beyond the reach
of judges to block the government in
seizing necessary papers In such
cases.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
Rumors Under Ban.

rJJnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Rumors
tending to make the market uncer-
tain were placed under official ban
TODAY by the New York stock ex-
change governors.
False reports Of the sinking of
American transports are said to have
caused this action.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28

The German postal authorities are
organizing a telephone service be-
tween all the large cities and the
army frontss
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
Sentenced to be S11>,t
For Sleeping on Duty
Four American Soldiers Found Guilty in France and
to be Executed BY Pershings Orders

rUnndp easeW sre1
rconfrraa aion0 The mesaTeWt
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THE WEATHER

Fair and warmer tomorrow.
Local temp. 7 p. m, 34;7 a. m.,
"a.