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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
{ BY Carl D. Groat, United Press Stair
Correspondent.

By Carl D. GrOat, UnIte0 FTebS SSaAA
Correspondent
WEMAR, June 18-Germany fears
the consequences Of rejecting the re-
vised peace treaty. This attitude was
apparent in government circles here
today.
Opposition to the pact has not
aLated one whit following receipt OF
official summarization of the revised
terms from Versailles by telephone
and telegraph. But the prospect OF
allied invasion, an economic blockade.
tolshevism and food shortage was
obviously the dominating influence
here.
Astonishment and anger at what is
regarded as utter disregard of the
German counter proposals were voiced
cn all sides. No government official
could be found who looked upon the
concessions as sufficient. The ten
dency now is to criticize America fol
the situation Germany now finds her
self in, rather than Great Britain on
France.
The general sentiment was ex-
pressed however, that 1t will be signed
by the present government. One an-
thority declared 1t was doubtful even
IL Foreign Minister Brockdorff-Rant-
zau will return to Versailles. especial
" in view Of the demonstration Dy
French civilians there as the German
delegation was about to entrain for
Weimar. The stonfng of the delegates,
with the consequent injury to frau
Dornbusch and Herr Myers, is re-
s,arded as a breach of all diplomatic
amenities. 1t was suggested that II
Cermany's decision is averse, Secre-
tary Won Haniel in Versailles would
70 merely instructed to report this
fact.
But if the present government cam
not see it's way clear to sign, there
appears to be no question that an
"erstate" Substitute government
will be quickly organized. with the in
dependent socialists dominating. Such
a government would unquestionably
accept the terms, with the support o.
the bulk of the German commoners.
The cabinet met Informally at noon
today to discuss the new summarize
tior, but no decision was reached as
far as could be determined. Brock
6orff- -RantZau and his retinue were
expected to reach here at midnight
and Brockdorff was scheduled to go
before the cabinet tomorrow morning.
IT is dubtfu1 if the national assembly
will discuss the terms formally before
Friday. .e
Germany has until seven o'clock
Monday evening to consider her
answer, ami 1t was apparent today
that she would make full use Of this
period.
Cabinet Discusses Reply.
TBy Carl d. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WETMlkR, June 17.-(night)-The
German cabinet discussed the allies
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
WILSON SAYS DISREGARD
~ ORDERS FROM ENGLAND

move was asid to have aroused feel
ing, since the supreme economic
council-which has charge of block
ade operations-is said not to have
been consulted.
Through modification of the Ger
man blockade the allies have been
sending food into Germany for some
time. Much OF this food was shipped
from the United States in American
ships.
The above dispatch is the first in'
timation received in this country that
Great Britain had undertaken to re-
establish a complete blockade. It was
understood that re-establishment OF
the blockade in the event Germany
refused to sign the peace treaty
would be directed by the supreme
economic council, in which the prin-
cipal associated powers are repre-
sented
Adinkerke is a Belgian town near
the F'rauco-Belgian border, ten miles
east of Dunkirk.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
Die. and Szecho-Slovaks Will Join Allies in
Throwing Iron Ring Around Germany
if She Spurns Peace.
||AS|ON FROM THREE SIDES PLANNED
arshal Foch Could Pour Over Million Men
Into Hun Territory While Battleships
Shut Seacoast Tight.
Henry Wood, United Press Staff

Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent
IARIS, June 1S-The Poles and
|cho-Sloyaks will join the allies IN
bwing an iron ring around Ger
by, in case she chooses war rather
d peace, according to authoritative
|rmation obtained today.
larshal Foch's plans in the event
the Germans refuse to sign the
|ty, provide for rapid contraction OF
ring, with the consequent over
hing of Germany from three sides.
Poles would advance from the
|, the Czecho-Slovaks from the
Ii, and nearly million French,
hsh, Belgians and Americans from
kwest, while on the north the Rri-
| fleet would bottle up Germany's
& and complete here economic
lessness.
be greatest pressure would, OF
fse, be exerted by the allied arm
now stretched along the German
)tier, from Holland to Switzerland.
|bsed to the combined forces OF
Lallies, the Poles and Czecho-
1aks. the Germans could muster no
p than half million men, in the
ion Of French military authorities.
e than half Of these are now con-
Fated against the Poles. Other
nents are distributed throughout
nany, at points where political dis
Rnces are likely. A maneuvering
\ Of scarcely 100000 men, under
eral Lutwitz, is now concentrated
entral Germany. 1t is this force
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which would have to bear the brunt
OF meeting an allied advance from the
west.
Without airplanes and with made
quate artillery and transportation
facilities, German resistance appar-
CT tly would be only nominal. Foch's
program, however, provides for inva-
sion on the basis of Germany's maxi
mum military effort.
While occupation Of Berlin would
be one objective-should it be neces-
cary for the allies to advance that far
before the Germans capitulate-the
allied military authorities admit that
seizure OF the capital would be i'm
rcrtant only through it's moral ef-
feet The main detectives OF the
allies, 1t is learned from reliable
sources, are:
First.-Occupation of those produc-
tive interests most vital to Germany's
existence.
Second.-Complete severance Of the
country from west to east.
Third.-Utter crushing OF Germany
from all four sides, as described
above.
The principal work OF the Polish
ana Czecho-Slovak armies would be
occupation of Upper Silesia with its
important coal mines.
The opinion prevails among allied
military men that these combined
measures would leave Germany no
other course than to sign the treaty
and that quickly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
= Snort and Snappy Items
|nlch Make News Wire
| Sparkle.

ea Press Leased Wire Service. !
NA kas., June 1S.-Make
of n 9. D., rival of III. c. l..
iove OF Mr.. Paythebills. Un-
sas eFs here report the "flu" ex-
Isrd @ supplies. sending prices
Three Life Terms.
LOUIS, June 1s.-Frederick G.
H. must live three lives-else
ma ~ 70 serve three life terms
4 uef Just imposed on him?
Rubber Horseshoes.
HahoMA CITY, Okla. June
en,,s sresfter erring members of
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ronce department. horses here
wear rubber shoes.
7s1,.s twenty Cents Each.
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|ut "a sn Ala, last night. He
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
WILSON
VISITING
BELGIUM.
President in Brussels Today on
Visit to Nation Which Ne
Tended Civilizatic
Barriers.
MESSAGE TO PEOPLE
AxIous to Nee az Albert, Cardinal
Meroieg irgomsster Max
and Other World
Heroes

I United Press Leased Wire Service.
BRUSSELS, June 1S-President
Wilson today delivered the following
to the Belgian people:
Il am happy at the opportunity to
visit a nation which defended the BAR
riers of civilization under the most
crushing difficulties. l strongly de-
sire to meet King Albert, Cardinal
Mercier, Burgomaster Max and Cen
eral Leman and to see the damage to
the country whose only fault Is abso-
lutte loyalty to It's conception of ma,
tional honor and fidelity to its
pledges"
Left Paris Last Night
PARIS, June 18-President and
Mrs. Wilson left for Brussels at l0:3O
last night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
WOULD SET
WORLD ON FIRE
Rejection Of League Of Nations by
United States, Pictured as
Most Terrible World
Menace.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, June 18.-Rejec-
ton of the league Of nations by the
United States will set every other
great nation in the world to devising
means for the wholesale destruction
of nations" and would be an unpar-
donable crime against future genera
tions," Senator McCumber, North
Dakota, asserted today, in speech
before the senate.
McCumber, chief republican propo-
nent of the league declared that in
his twenty years service in the sem
ate he has known but one instru-
ment whose terms were so wilfully
misinterpreted and SO grossly mis-
represented" as those of the league
covenant.
He charged foes. of the league with
twisting the language of the coven-
ant to fit their own ideas.
OF the Knox resolution McCumber
said:
"The senator from Pennsylvania In
his resolution asserts that some pro-
visions of this league in effect vio-
late the constitution, from which /
infer he means that such provision
was never contemplated in the consti-
tuition or that it Is contrary to the
spirit and purpose of that instru-
ment. l feel quite certain that the
senator will never go on record as
declaring that an agreement made by
this country with another country or
with other countries whereby upon
the happening Of contingency
agreed upon by all the nations shall
act together to effectuate the pur-
poses of agreement would be viola
tive Of any provisions of the consti-
tuition.
"And / say candidly that you may
defeat this treaty, this league of
nations; you may scatter abroad
criticisms that are unjust or base
less; you may appeal to "a national
tpride, and to the selfish side Of our
natures and thereby destroy at this
time the hope that has been in Tia
heart of every thinking. feeling loss
ing human being for centuries thag
the time would come when the sanis
law which governs the rights of igr
dividuals would be applied TO shiesd
the lives of nations. But as s,Nrel,
as this is done and the world aSuffers
another such calamity, dsepgsr than
the hatred Of the enemy WIFI be the
hatred toward the statesms&n of the
world who have failed IN Ethis great
opportunity to 1eague together to
shield poor, innocent huTAlan beines
from such suffering and4 calamiti.s
as have been visited upaSn them be
cause there is no law to check :
great powerful nation from crimina
aggression.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
Regard Allied Reply as Utter Disregard of
Counter Proposals, With Plenty of Crit;-
cism for Americas Part.
BUT AFRAID NOT TO SIGN TREATY
Answer Must be Made by Seven O'clock Mon
day Evening, When War Will Probably
Come to Official End.

reply to the counter proposals In q
conference this afternoon lasting for
several hours. At the conclusion OF
the session the official spokesman
made the following statement to the
United Press: -.
"The inclination certainly is all
against signing the treaty. Absolute
Iy the only deterrent to such course
is consideration of whether the fate
Of Germany would be worse through
refusing to sign than through sign
Ing"
Foreign Minister ,Brookdorff Rant
Eau arrived here from Versailles early
today. He refused to make any COM
ment on the allies reply to the Ger
man counter proposals.
Government troops reached the city
during the night, APPARENTLY to guard
against possible coup d'etat.
Bring Kaiser to Trial.
[By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, July 18.-Second only to
tho question as to whether the Ger
mans Will sign the peace treaty IN
tho minds Of French people today,
was the subject OF bringing Wilhelm
Hohenzollern to trial.
Even should the former kaiser
evade the ordeal of facing an inter
national tribunal, the Germans---f
they accept the revised terms-must
formally acknowledge his liability to
ianswer for the high crime against
civilization.
Renewal of the likelihood of actual
prosecution of Wilhelm was indicated
by the statement in the allies reply
to the German counter proposals
that they are prepared to submit
final list Of "those who must be
handed over to justice within one
month after the signing of peace"
While It is learned from authorfta-
tive sources that the Americans so
far have not submitted the names OF
ANY persons responsible for violations
of the laws or practices OF war, the
European allies are understood to
have long lists in the making.
Hostile Demonstrations.
LONDON, June 18.-An Fxchangs
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
today reported that hostile demon
strations against allied representa-
tives occurred in Frankfort-on-Main,
Monday night and Tuesday. Shots
were fired at the Hotel Carlton,
Headquarters of the allied mission,
the dispatch said. Government troops
dispersed the mob with machine gun
fire. French army officials threat-
ened to lombard the city If French
citizens were moIested.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
WE'D HER
FROM SUICIDE
Lett Note Which was Found by
EDoetor Who Rushed to the
River in Nick of
Time.

fed Press Leased Wire Service. ]
oNE, Iowa, June 1S.-Miss Jes-
frlsWold, Boone county demon
Ron agent, attempted to end her
tne waters of the Des Moines
a.e Tuesday afternoon, after
aI left note in Eleanor Moore
'a,, notifying the authorities
her body could be found.
a, q. Deering, who found the
susaed to the river and found
$ouns woman struggling in the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18

water. She was In commissions when
brought ashore. She was placed in
a straight jacket.
The woman will probably live.
While bathing in pool here, last
winter, Miss Griswold struck her
head on railing. Since then she
has not been mentally responsible, it
SIS said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
Special Meeting In Colorado.

SPSS'oi 'SSt''S ~
NEW YORK. June 1S-Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, president Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage
association, announced today she mad
received a telegram from Governor
Shoup, of Colorado, saying he will call
special session of the legislature to
ratify the federal suffrage amend
ment.
Arkansas, will also have special
session, she said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
American Vessels Unloading in
German Ports to Continue
IA as Before.
TBy Lowell Mellett, United Press
Stiff Cnrresnondent

TBy Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
ADTNKERKE, Belgium, June ID
President Wilson has ordered all
American vessels unloading in Ger
man ports to disregard British orders
to cease discharging their cargoes,
it was learned today. American
naval vessels, it was said, were also
ordered to disregard a British order
for re-establshment of the blockade
of Germany.
The presidents action was under
stood to have been taken prior to
1his departure from Paris last night
Tor Brussels. News Of the British
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR
Peace Terms Not Signed.

CHICAGO, June IS. = Although
peace terms had not been signed,
Robert L. N 2. was willing to for
give. He patted dashund's head.
Snap. Iroquois hospital.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18

Drowned In River.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 1S.-Robert
Mexican, was drowned IN the
Mississippi river when he attempted
to swim from an island to the Iii
nois shore.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18

New York's tasgxpayers have com
pleted their ANNUAL swear7off and
succeeded IN srtaking quite shrink
age IN the a. SCISSORS personally total
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
Ihieves RETURN Loot.

ohdp. lloNuoiS iooPi'e@i'
Thieves Return Loot
BOWLING GREEN, o., June IS
Thieves stole suit of clothes from
DR.. e. H Mercer, but speedily re-
turned it when Mercer published a
notice that he had been wearing the
clothes while waiting on patients
with contagious diseases.
With Lace RuffIes.
Lorraine, o., June Is. Mems
swimming trunks with lace ruffles is
the latest fad in Lorraine. Cal Hoel,
returned soldier, inaugurated the
style.
Walking Around World.
DETROIT, Mich, June 1S.-Joseph
Mikule, Creation globe trotter, has
reached Detroit He has been walk
ing since 1901 to encircle the globe.
covering nearly $4,000 miles, wear
ing out many pairs of shoes.
!. Dogs Birthday Party.
, HUDSON, N. T., June 1S.-Monte
Christie received s125,000 collar on
his birthday. Monte Christie. bull
dog. had party in honor Of the
event. -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18

rbe Telegraph Service Of The
naily Gate City and Constitu-
++;on.Democrat is received over
our own leased wire. xI:l\
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CONTINUED on page e.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18

THE WEATHER
Fair Tonight and Thursday.
Local temp. Z p. M, So; a. M,
rs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18

OTTAWA, Ont, June 1S.-The 30
900 Canadian railway shopmen will
not strike today as scheduled. The
secretary of the shopmen's organiza-
tion is at Atlantic City comforting
with American labor leaders. The
walkout was postponed pending out
come OF this conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-06
REPRODUCES FEATURES
OF INDEPENDENCE DAY
Sylvan Theater Program Last
Evening Entertains Crowd of
Washington People.

Approximately 1000 persons gathered
at the Sylvan Open-air Theater on the
Monument grounds last night and saw
a repetition of part of the peace cele-
bration which was staged on 1nde-
pendence day.
The program opened with a concert
by the Marine Band and community
sing under the direction OF Hollis Edl-
son Davenny, who led the chorus OF a
thousand voices on the Capitol steps
Friday evening.
The Slavic dances. which formed part
of one of the tableaux Friday, were
interpreted by Katherine Nichols.
The tableau symbolizing the call OF
commerce, business and the profess
sions from the tasks of war to those
of peace then was staged. The pro-
gram was brought to close with
Spanish dance by Pearl Henry. Helen
Sungail and Grace Leakes.
Mrs Marie Moore Forrest, who pre-
pared and staged the entire peace
celebration Of Friday. directed the
repetition of part of the celebration.
Mrs. Forrest said she had hoped to
present all Of the tableaux last night,
but the arc lights on the Sylvan stage
were out of order and darkness COM
PEELED her to cut short the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-06
HOW THE MIND GROWS
BY H. ADDINGTON BRUCE.
Copyright, 1912

! Mental growth depends on many
| factors. One of the most essential
is contact with other minds. Nobody
can grow or keep mentally strong
| who cuts himself off from intercourse
| with his fellows.
| The truth of this is strikingly
brought out by the strange story of
| Caspar Hauser.
! 1t is nearly hundred years since
F.! Caspar Hauser was found wandering
helplessly in the streets of old Nurem-
| berg. lad of sixteen or seventeen
with the undeveloped mind of a child.
| He even tottered like a child that
| had not fully mastered the art of
walking.
To all questions as to who he was
and whence he came he made no an
| swer. He seemed unable either to
| understand or to make himself un-
derstood.
On his person was found letter
/ stating that he had been turned
to care for him. The letter added
! that almost from birth the unfortu-
| nate Caspar had been he'd in solitary
| confinement, in touch with no one
! but the guardian. who now thrust
| him on the mercies of the world.
| Later. from Caspar's own lips. con-
! firmation was obtained of the almost
| incredible statements in this singular
| letter.
! For as long as he could recall he
| had been imprisoned in a little cell,
| never seeing even the face of the
| man who brought him a daily ration
| of bread and water. Also, according
| to his biographer. DR.. Won Feuerbach
I'm his cell he never heard a sound
| whether produced by a man. by an
| w anvfhin0 alSo
| never perceived any difference be-
! tween day and night, and much less
! did he ever get sight of the beauti-
| full lights in the heavens.
His mental condition during this
| dungeon life must have been that of
human being immersed from his
| infancy in profound sleep. in which
he was not conscious even Of
! dream"
But now things became different
| for Caspar. Kindly people took him
I in charge, he was given ample free
| dom of intercourse with other men
and wonderland at once his mind be-
| gan to grow.
Within less than a year the idiocy
he had displayed on his first appear
ence in Nuremberg was replaced by
really alert intelligence. He even
| became able to write an account of
his dungeon experiences. High hopes
| Cor his future were entertained.
|
in the world of men ended as mys-
teriously as it had begun. Struck
| down by an assassin whose identity
was never known. Caspar Hauser per-
ished in the home of the good pro-
fessor who had undertaken his up
| bringing.
This, of course. is an extreme in
stance of the understanding effects of
prolonged solitude. But it illustrates
| with equal force the mind-developing
Value of social intercourse. Well may
the psychologist Mercier exclaim:
ct is to the habit of living in as
| ISOLATED numbers that man owes in
good part his superior intelligence.
Surprising 1t possible for man to re-
vert to the solitary habit. he would
soon reyert to the status of the
| gorilla"
| You who wish to grow mentally
all your days mingle often and freely
! with your brother men Beware the
| life of the recluse, the hermit. 1t is
certain to mean mental contraction,
| not mental growth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-06

10000: a force of 5000 on the Rhine
and, for the time being. at least, 5000
men FOR Siberia
These total $4,000 officers and men
and do not take into consideration
the hundreds of small garrisons need
ed at home army posts. which is eS-
timated at 10000. with further adj
dition for the coast defense. War De-
partment plans approved as late as
March provided $1,000 officers and
men for the coast defenses.
The $4,000 temporary officers who
have applied for permanent commits
sions in the Regular Army must be
discharged forthwith because of the
lack of money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-06

datory the continuance of the four
new staff corps-Chemical Warfare,
Motor Transport Tank and Air Serv-
ice-none of which was provided for
in the national defense act. officers
and men must be drawn from the line
and from the regular staff personnel
to provide the necessary overhead for
these branches.
"a return to the status of 1908" was
the prediction of one officer concern
ing the effect. In that year companies
could muster only thirty-f1ve men and
regiments were frequently under the
charge of one major and one captain.
The general staff is already at work
on some program which will come
within authorized expenditures and
yet permit the retention of a skeleton
establishment which may be expanded
for war.
Plans for the organization of the
Air Service and Tank Corps looking to
further progress will have to go by
the board. it was conceded. Services
will be kept active through a head
quarters organization. with repair men
and guards at the various depots.
Primary troop requirements which
must be met include:
Garrison,s for the Philippines, Hawaii
and the Panama canal. cOnservatively
figured at $4,000 men: guard for the
southern border. now maintained at