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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
Vital Necessity of Individual and United Effort
to be Impressed Upon People of
Country.
FIGURES TO Be GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC
Government Insurance to be Extended to Food
Plants Mines and Docks of
Nation.

and gradually to gain the upper hama.
1t would be incorrect, however, to
assume, the admiralty warns. that
losses by submarines will continue to
decrease or that production CT znerch-
ant vessels will continue to increase.
It is emphasized that the publication
at this time of real facts regarding the
u boat threat Is solely to Insure the
vigorous cooperation OF all concern
ed" in booming building while
"science is placing at our disposal
means of offense and defense of which
we have been in, need"
With both the American and Eng
llish production records for January
sadly hampered By bad weather and
other factors, the British figures today
and the forthcoming Hsqrley statement
sound an underlying note OF serious
warming to shipyard MANAGERS and
workers. The point whore production
balances losses will bo postponed to
| a dangerous extent" unless more
speed is shown all around, the British
statement warns frankly. And besides
meeting the constant losses, the deficit
OF tonnage for the past must be made
up.
Great Britain is about to Introduce
more unskilled ship labor both male
and female to meet the need for con-
stant action.
"If employers hesitate to play their
part" said the British statement, III
men anywhere down tools or go slow
for any reason, they are pre1udfcing
the vital interests Of the community"
The Hurley statement will offset
much of the over advertising OF
Americas ship building plans.
The last two quarters of 1917 show.
ed a decline in ship psses. over the
second quarter, but The figures were
higher than for any other period ex-
cept the fourth quarter OF 1916.
Allied and neutral losses IN 1915 BY
quarters We're:
First, S2O,443: second. 3So.419; third
529,4S1 fourth, 494,373
In 1916 they were:
First, 524,194: second 522 ,2S9; third
592 ,039: fourth, 1.159,34s.
In 1917 they We're:
First. 1,G19373: secord, 2,236,924;
third, ,494 .473: fourth. 1,272,S43.
No attempt was maze to furnish the
economic loss involved, but it runs in
to startling figures for it is frequently
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
Demands Bigger Slice Of
Ulrain Than Russians
Wish to Donate.
lBy Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent

IBy Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGf,AD, March 20 (night)-
Serious differences have broken out
between Austria and the Ukrainian
rada regarding the division of terri
tory, according to authoritative dis
patches from Kieff. received here to-
day. Austria has demanded a por-
ton of the province of Violin.
The Caucasian Seim governing
body) is reported to have broken off
peace negotiations with Turkey.
German forces have been repulsed
near Voroshba. On the Kharkoff
front (4OO miles northeast of Odessa
and $50 south of Moscow strong at
tacks have been made by the Uk
rainian soviet troops.
A Russian telegraph agency des-
patch from Vladiyostok describes "A
meeting in Pekin March IS, said to
have been attended by NJ. Putiloff.
NJ Guchom twar minister under
Kerensky). Admiral kolchak and
Chinese and Japanese generals.
The Japanese representative are
said 10 have declared That the en-
tire BoIshevik portion of Russia is
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
|ns Trump Card Failed Be.
cause Lenine Was Too Good
Friend Of Kaiser.

loy Robert J. Bender, United Press
staff Correspondent
U1upyrght 1918 by the United Press. ]
Nv ,,MsAs.HtINGTON, March 21.-The
U,u effort Of Leon Trotsky, former
isneVlk commissary for foreign
,aars. to launch in the Teuton ma
Na a revolution which would save
us,,s russian democracy, has just been
o,ueo :. In all its dramatic details
me United States government.
,.sy IS a story of Trotsky's trump
.ua, IN world diplomacy-which
eu because Nikolai Lenine, his
rsdoer, tipped" off his hand.
Il. 'vesky staked his all on a reyolu-
4 N Hermany. He refused to yield
Lenlne's counsel for a separate
suaer pact-abject surrender OF
ssadn rlshts-with the Teutons.
ato,n, v,ionged the meetings at Brest-
d ,aa. as he laid the Foundation for
tha pray. Lenine let him work
pa end ne sought.
h. cue German military authori-
b. tere informed of the progra M.
ane date set Tor the great effort
M usfy My 25 -Lenine did not accom-
Sss;,as srotsky to Brest-Litovsk. He
To-, results in Petrograd.
eal ~ launched broadcast his ap-
kec.ss she German people. It was
IN Its prime by the military
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
fBy Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
Staff CQrrespondentl

fBy Fred 8. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE March 2O.-For the first
time in history, a secretary of war
reviewed American troops on foreign
soil.
Secretary Baker, General Pershing
and the staff generals stood on the
brow Of great plateau and saw the
regiments OF the first division,
fresh from the trenches, march past.
"Tin-hatted'' laden with field equip
ment, the Sammies swung by with a
new confidence and vigor. Men from
those ranks were the first to give
their lives in Americas struggle
against autocracy They withstood
German raids, gas attacks and hard
ships.
Their swing, stride and confident
bearing Indicated they felt: Review
ing Is all right, but our game is moro
than parading now
1t was new chapter in American
history. AS the cOlors were passing
momentarily through the low hanging
Siouusy il6utlHS up u plCLuIS IudI Will
be surpassed only by the review of
americans as victors.
Pershing, briefly addressing the Of
dcers said he was proud of their
showing in the trenches, which augur
ed well for the future. The review
ing field was heavy with mud and
motor cars were unable to surmount
the plateau. Baker, Pershing and the
others trudged muddy uphill mile.
The troops were drawn up. waiting.
The bands struck up circus march.
The parade Of the first American sol
oleTs to enter the trenches in France
was at first invisible behind a dip in
tne plateau, the music giving warning
q their approach. Then the ''tin hats"
shoulders and rythmically moving
bodies of the companies in front ap-
peared From the mules hauling the
Iolilng kitchens to the officers, every
uing was in fighting trim. Line /,
ailer line passed, saluting the secre-
'ary OF war with precision and snap. |
mascot dogs scanlpered Between |
he lines. Wagons became mired deep
~ tne mud, but the drivers by super
auman effort maintained their even |
place in the line.
u was an exhibition marking the |
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
AUSTRIA'S GREEDY ACTION
RESULTS IN MORE TROUBLE

demanding allied occupation of ST.
IBERIA, AS far west as Irkutsk, promis-
ing to supply the necessary forces.
The Japanese stated. according to
the despatch, that America would
receive the Ussurisk region railway;
China, the east Chinese railway and
Japan the Amur region as far as
lrkutsk A special Russian govern
ment for the occupied region was
discussed. NJ. Chorvatt, director of
the east Chinese railway, was offered
the premiership.
Members of the old duma are re-
discuss the situation.
MysteriousIy Murdered.
PETROGRAD, March 21.-Three Of
the peoples commissaries entrusted
with organization of red guard
navy. have been mysteriously muir
dered, it was learned here today.
Wild Scenes in Reiehstag.
ZURICH. March 21.-Wild scenes
in the German reichstag on Tuesday
are described by the Munich Zeitung,
copies of which were received here
today
Independent socialist members. res
senting the vice presidents contra
dictions OF Doctor Ledebour's uritt
cisius of the Russian peace treaty
rushed toward the chair. shouting
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
BATTLE
IS FOUGHT
ON OCEAN
Two Enemy Destroyers and
Two Torpedo Boats Believed
to Have Been
Sunk.
3OMBARDING DUNKIRK
Land Fighting Continues With British
Raids Resulting in Several
Prisoners Being
Captured.
8oMBARDING DUNKIRK

LONDON, March 21-Two enemy
ldestroyers and two torpedo boats are
believed to have been sunk in action
Off Dunkirk, the British admiralty an
nounced today
The German warships were bonn.
harding Dunkirk this morning when
they were attacked by French and
British naval forces.
No allied vessels were sunk. al
though a British destroyer was dam
aged.
1t was brought safely into harbor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
DUTCH SHIPPING
HAS BEEN SEIZED
One Million Tons Added to
American Allied Fleet
by Taking Holland
Boats.
NAVAL CREWS ON BOARD
Some Ships Taken Last Evening and
!, Forty More This Morning
After the Presidents
Proclamation.
NAVAL CREWS ON BOARD

i'iUnited Press Leased Wire Service,
/ WASHINGTON, March 2l.-One
million tons of Dutch shipping is to
! day beneath allied flags ready to swell
Ia depleted merchant marine in wal
against Germany.
This significant addition to the
| iAmerican-allied fleets was accom-
| plished over night after Hollands an
swer to proposals for an agreement
had proven impossible Of acceptance
In the case of the seventy-seven
ships in American harbors, the presi'
Dental proclamation was the means
whereby they We're taken over by the
navy. With the proclamation. went a
statement from the president indicat-
ing clearly that Holland-twist the
devil and the deep sea--had un-
dorbtedly been hampered as to an
agreement by the threats of Ger
many.
He showed how the Dutch govern
m ~pt under temporary agreement
for using Dutch ships in Belgium and
Swiss relief work had been unable to
fulfill her part, evidently because Of
the Teuton threats to torpedo ships
leaving Holland.
With the ships actually in posses
sion of the United States and the al
lies, little time will be lost in putting
them in the transatlantic transport
service.
American naval crews were at
once available for manning them as
the bureau of operations and naviga-
ton had planned this matter careful
Iy in advance.
Actual seizure was accomplished
r,sn 1uS Sf
far as reports here show, no difficult
ty was encountered.
The Dutch will be paid for the ships
under the terms of International law.
In making his statement as to seiz-
ure. the president pointed out fully
that Holland had acted under the
shadow of the hampering German in
fluence and emphasized that this gov
ernment is entirely friendly to The
Netherlands. She will get food sup
plies, as originally proposed, and the
Nieuwe Amsterdam will be permitted
to return to Holland because of an
agreement recently made for such re-
turn.
Requisitionlng of the ships at this
portant blow at Germany, aiding as it
does in the American speeding up of
supplies and troops to France.
Forty More Taken.
NEW YORK. March 21.-Two hun
dred members of the naval reserve
and 100 customs inspectors today
boarded government craft in New
York harbor, We're taken out to Dutch
ships lying at different piers and an
chorages and the business of trans
ferring forty more shirs TO the
mercantile marine was be
gun.
Tie men were in charge of naval
the entire work of taking
over the Dutch ships being in charge
of the navy department..
Ships were lying at Bayonne, n j.:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
MARCH 23-
Liberty Bonds at 1854.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, March 21.-During
the heaviest hour of trading in bonds
on the New York stock exchange since
April %. 1915, second Liberty loan
bonds today reached a high point OF
1854 in the first half hour OF trad
ing. This made an advance of II,
points in two days. Eastern banks
heavily in the buying
of the government bonds. Trading in
Liberty loan fours from 10 O'Clock to
11:3O O'Clock totaled $3.50, 600.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21

PARIS, March 21-Intense unceas-
ing German bombardment along the
northeast and southeast sectors of the
French front, and in the Champagne
region, early today, was reported by
the French war Office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
|LENROOT STILL
LEADS THOMPSON
Unofficial Returns From Wis
consin Primary Election
Show Little
Change.
PROBABLY IS DECIDED
Figures Show La FoIette's Man to be
Bringing up the Rear In
the Race for the
Nomination.
PROBABLY IS DECIDED

United Press Leased Wire Service]
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March 21.-Un-
official returns complete from TWEEN
ty-two counties and practically com
rlete from the remainder of the state,
showed today that Representative r.
vine L. Lenroot was maintaining his
lead over .Nmes Thompson for the
republican senatorial nomination.
The vote when the count was re-
sumed today stood:
Lenroot 6S,532; Thompson 66,206.
Further gains for joseph Davies.
democratic nominee brought his total
at the same time to 54,173. Charles
Mccarthy whom he defeated had
counted 1892.
Victor Berger. socialist had polled
36,645
Leaders OF both republican factions
expected little change would be made
in the relative standing of their candi-
dates by the latter tabulations. Len
root at Marinette, Wis. denied today
that he had authorized a statement
that he would withdraw in favor of
Davis if he is nominated He said
that he was making every prepara-
ton to fight for the senatorship.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
Heavy Bombardment.

LONDON, March 2l.-Heavy bonn
bardment by German artillery of the
British lines from the neighborhood
Of Venduil south OF st. Quentin to as
far as the Scarpe, was reported by
Field Marshal Haig to the war office
today The bombardment, he said
began shortly before dawn.
'Tn the neighborhood of ST Quen-
tin, we carried out a successful raid,
the statement said, taking thirteen
prisoners and three machine guns.
Southeast of Messines, there were
patrol encounters.
South of the Houthulst forest, un,
successful raids were directed against
lines. We took prisoners in each case.
'In the neighborhood of Armen-
there's the enemy attempted a raid
and was repulsed.'
Two British and three French de-
stroyers participated in the engage
ment.
IDunkirk is on the French coast.
about twenty miles west of the point
where the west front lines touch the
North sea and about thirty miles west
of Ostend, the German naval base in
Belgium.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
Germany Asking for Peace
Is Run1ored Again
Catholic Newspaper in Holland Says Semi Official Ne
gotiatio7s Haze Been Started


the entente the former displaying
am inform Information horauves tina 10 have Just
M
The quite na
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
.s-DAY-s MARCH a3-
Imposed Upon by Count.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. J
NEW YORK, March 21-ChRrles F.
DeWoody, of the department Of JUS
tice this afternoon waited expectant-
ly for Mrs Hugo Reisinger, daughter
OF the late Adolphus Busch to call and
tell him what she knows about Count
Robert De CIairmont and the other
spy suspects held here.
Mrs. Reisinger's attorney today de-
clared that she had been imposed up
on by the count The count is still
sick in bed here. Nine. Storch, the
beautiful Turk" Nine. Nix and Baron
De Beville are at Ellis island await
ing deportation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
Lenroot Appears Winner.

MADISON, Wis. March 21.-Com-
plete though unofficial returns from
all counties. compiled by the Madison
State Journal (''loyalist" republican,
indicate that Irvine l.. Lenroot has cap
tured the republicans senatorial nomi-
nation by margin of 1860 votes.
The count gives Lenroot 69,227 and
James Thompson, La Toilette candi-
date, 67,267.
Joseph Davies was nominated by the
democrats with vote of 54,449 to
1880 for Charles Mccarthy.
Victor Berger, unopposed for the
socialist nomination, received 36,92O
votes.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
Heavy sombardment.

[By VIM. Philip Simms. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, March 21.-The Germans
began a heavy bombardment at five
o'clock this morning, from d point
Just south of the Scarpe river TO the
right flank of the British armies.
south of ST Quentin. (This is a dis
tance of about fifty miles, in an air
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21
Intense Rombardment.

was brought safely into harbor.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-21

Partly cloudy. Cooler. Local
temp p. m. 67; { a. m. Sc.
The circle banner., 1918-04-19
MEN REGISTERED FOR DRAFT
MAY ENLIST IN MARINE CORPS

Billings, April 13.-Sergeant Linden,
in charge of the q. S. Marine recruit
ing station here has received word
that 10000 additional men are needed
to form new companies for overseas
service, and he is making strenuous
efforts to secure 1000 of this number.
Men between the ages Of Is and 36
years are eligible, as well as registered
and married men.
Commenting on the class of men
joining the marines now, Sergeant Lin
den said: ''More interesting than the
diversity of colleges are the diversity
IF trade and business professions of
the various recruits. They represent
the following: Farmers, miners, law
yers, druggists, medical ! students
plumbers, jewelers., civil engineers,
brakemen, teachers, lum-
pefmen, iron workers, movie operators.
musicians of all sorts, real estate and
bond salesmen, stenOgraphers, teIe-
graph and telephone operators, store
and factory managers, cartoonists and
men-in fact, the entire
gamut of American industries are rep
The circle banner., 1918-04-19
WAR DEPART MENT RESUMES
PUBLICATION CASUALTIES

Washington, April 10.-Acting upon
cabled Instructions from Secretary
Baker, the war department has re-
sumed publication of the daily lists
of casualties among the American ex-
peditionary forces. Lists which had
accumulated between April 2 and
April 8, were made public, and it
was stated officially that the casual
ties would be announced regularly
hereafter.
Four hundred and forty-seven Amer
lean soldiers We're killed or wounded
in action, died of various causes or
were captured by the enemy in the
six-day period covered in the reports
issued. The heaviest toll for a single
day since the first American soldiers
landed in France. was shown by the
list of April 5, which contained 124
names.
Specific reference is made to 81 men
having been captured by the Germans
Twenty of these previously had been
reported missing and one previously
reported dead.
A combined summary of the six re-
ports shows:
Killed in action, 1S; died of wounds,
IL; captured, 81; died of accidents, 4;
died of disease, 46; died ''cause I'M
Known 81 severely wounded, 103
slightly wounded, 241.
The circle banner., 1918-04-19
DRASTIC SEDITION BILL
IS PASSED BY SENATE
Measure Now Goes to Conference Of
Both Houses and Its Speedy
Passage 10 Predicted.

Washington, April 1.-THE sedition
bill, prohibiting, under penalties of
20 years Imprisonment and $4,000
fine, language or acts of disloyalty
or obstruction of the army draft and
Liberty loans, has been passed by the
senate without record vote. 1t now
goes to conference between the house
and senate, and final enactment is ex-
pected soon.
Protracted and bitter debate marked
consideration of the measure. the pas
sage of which had been strongly urged
by administration officials to permit
the government itself to deal with dis
loyal agitators and check the growing
dangers of mob violence.
Though modified to meet the objec-
tions of senators who claimed the orig
inal draft would curb legitimate free
dom of speech. the bill retains the
broad inhibition of words or acts which
support or favor the cause of the Ger
man empire or its allies. or
oppose the cause of the United States"
1t also would punish wilful and dis
loyal, profane, scurrilous, contemptu-
Gus or abusive" language about the
American form of government, cOnsti-
tuition, military or naval forces. flag
Or uniform, and wilful utterances de-
signed to curtail production of essen
-ial war materials.
The circle banner., 1918-04-19
Sub sinkinas Are Less.

London, April 1.-THE sinking of
British merchantmen by mines or sub
marines last week reached9the next
lowest level of any week since Ger
many began her intensive submarine
campaign early in 1917. Four vessels
OF, more than 1000 tons, two of less
than 1900 tons, And two fishing boats
were sent to the bottom. The admir-
atty statement adds: Vessels unsuc-
cessfully attacked, II. including two
previously. Arrivals, 1884 sailings.
2.495. Both fishermen reported were
sunk during the week ending March 80.
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LANSING SENDS REPLY TO
DUTCH SHIPPING PROTEST
Germanys Menacing Attitude Forced
This County to Seize Ships
of The Netherlands.

Washington, April 13.-America's re-
ply to the recent statement of The
Netherlands government protesting
and denouncing the action of the Unit
ed States in taking over Dutch ships
in its ports, has been made public in
the form of memorandum BY Secre-
tary Lansing a copy Of fhich has been
sent The Netherlands legation. Point
ing out that The Netherlands govern
ment itself does not question the le-
gality of the act, Mr.. Lansing deyotes
himself to a demonstration that it was
an act of necessity resulting from Ger
many's menacing attitude which pre-
vented Holland from fulfilling her en-
gagements, and that instead of an in
justice the step results in real benefit
to the Dutch shipowners and people.
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GRAND JURY INVESTING
lYNCHING OF ENEMY ALIEN
In Beginning, Mob Merely Intended
to Tar and Feather Victim but
Had no Material.

Collinsville. Ill, April 13.-In addi-
tion to the five men already charged
with murder, the names of at least
40 other persons will be presented to
the grand jury at Edwardsville for
investigation into their alleged COM
plicity in the mob hanging of Robert
L. Praeger, German enemy alien. here
recently. According to persons present
at the inquest, testimony duplicating
that number of persons was given at
the hearing and ii is expected that in
dictments will be asked for them.
charging some with murder and others
with conspiracy and rioting.
An attache of the attorney generals
office has decided that Rievel, who is
said to have confessed that he was
the leader of the mob, will not be ex-
tended any immunity because of his
So far as can be learned none of the
evidence introduced identified the man
who actually tied the rope around
Praeger's neck. Several persons are
said to have been identified as among
those who pulled the rope.
w. Il. Trautmann, first assistant at
torney general, in a statement to news
paper men, declared that the testimony
indicated that the mob never original
ly intended to lynch Praeger and that
the decision to do so was not made un-
til they reached the place where it
occurred. 1t did show, he said. that
hey intended to tarr and feather him,
)ut such materials not being at hand
rope was substituted with tragic re.
'ults.
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DRAFT QUOTAS WILL BE
BASED ON CLASS / MEN
House Finally Sustains Senate Reso.
luton Fostered by the War
Department.

Washington, April 13-The war de-
partment's plan for basing draft quo
tas on the number of registrants in
Glass 1 instead of upon population has
been sustained in the house after an
all day fight over resolution passed
by the senate authorizing the change
Opponents of the plan championed an
amendment by Representative Shallen-
berger of Nebraska to base the quotas
on total registration and liability of
military service, which was defeated,
pa to 118