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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
Governor Haber of German Colonial Office
Says There is No Use in Prussians
Arguing Over Allied Terms.
BIG -FOUR COMPLETING ANSWER
Semi Official Note States Reply to Counter
Proposals Has Been Formulated and is
to be Delivered Tomorrow.
[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent

[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
BERLIN. June 11-Governor Hab-
err of the German colonial office, just
back from assisting the peace dele
CATION In Versailles. declared today
his personal view is that the treaty
should be signed regardless OF the
allies reply to the counter proposals.
II believe it Is doubtful II the pres
ent government could sign the
treaty without fairly strong modifl-
cation, If it wants to remain in office,
Haber announced. But 1t ought to
sign anyway as the entente is ready
to send It's forces into Germany.
"The question OF signing or not
signing is UP to the government, but
the Versailles group has made no
recommendation one way or the
other. Personally believe the cabi'
net should take the responsibility IN.
stead of passing 1t on to the national
assembly"
American Title In Danger.
[By Lowell, Mellett. United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, June 12-America's title TO
ipterned German ships appeared TO-DAY
to be somewhat endangered.
Complications in the shipping ques-
ton. which appeared easily solvable
six weeks ago, are tying up the final
award to America. These disputes
involve France, Italy, japan and
Brazil.
Italy apparently is providing the
chief obstacle, though without fur-
nishing any reason. Signatures OF the
British and French were obtained sew
eral weeks ago to an agreement for
the ships seized in her ports. Italy
also announced her readiness to sign,
hut when it came to affixing her sig
nature she always held off on some
Or etext or another, without denying
the propriety of Americas position.
France signed the agreement, con-
tir gent on being allowed to buy
number Of German ships interned IN
Brazil. But Brazil asked all cash for
the ships, while France wanted to pay
part cash and part in securities. Japan
is Withholding her assent until ar
rangements are made for her to oD-
tain a certain amount of tonnage from
America, which is expected to be
easily arranged Great Britain mean
while Is standing on the agreement,
despite the protest Of British COM
mercial interests.
Portugal is now presenting claims
for a part of the German navy as re-
paration for her naval losses. The
general understanding Is that Portu-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
lELEGRAPHIC- TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR

building corporation will launch Its
thirteenth ship at the Hartman yards
here this Friday, June IL.
Drop In Beef.
CHICAGO, June 12-Prediction OF
a drop of several coppers in beef was
made here today. Police Chief Gar
rity ordered his men to exercise daily
to take off surplus fat.
Bio Blowout Planned.
CHICAGO, June 12-Department OF
Justice authorities today were tipped
off to blowout" planned for next
week. The T. N. T. club here, re-
turned soldiers. is to hold its first
dance.
Can Defend Herself.
PORTLAND, Ore, June 12-Mrs.
Spitznagle, suing for divorce because
Edward blackened her eyes, was re-
fused freedom, the court telling her
she is husky enough to return home
and color her spouse's optics.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12

gals losses were limited to few mine.
sweepers. but her claims include light
cruisers, destroyers and various other
craft
Turk Has Arrived.
VAUCRESSON, France, June IA
Foreign Minister Damar Cerid, Of
Turkey, accompanied by his secre-
taries, arrived here from Toulon at
midnight He was greeted by French,
Italian and British representatives.
The remainder of the Turkish peace
delegation will arrive later.
Reply ls Completed.
PARIS, June IA semi-off1cial
French note stated today that the
allies reply to the German counter
proposals has already been formu-
! lated and viii be- transmitted to
Foreign Minister Brockdorff- -Rantzau
tomorrow.
From the same source 1t was learn
ed that an announcement may be ex.
pected soon that the big four have
definitely decided to refuse rcogni-
ton of Admiral Kolchak's Russian
government
Entangled In Discussion.
by Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
oARIS, June 12-The big four aS-
parently are entangled In discussions
and disagreements such as have I'M
mediately preceded conclusion OF
every important subject taken up since
the beginning of the peace conference.
The situation Is especially rem1niscent
OF the closing days Of forming the Ger
man treaty.
Following Premier Clemenceau's re-
lection of the revised plan for admit
ting Germany to the league Of nations
which is understood to have spectfieo
a date not far distant, the big four are
trying to reach a compromise.
Biq Four Completing Reply.
PARIS, June 12-The big four and
allied experts were expected to COM
plete the league Of nations and armies
of occupation sections Of the reply to
the German counter proposals today.
There seemed to be but slight possi-
bility of the reply being finished on
schedule time tomorrow.
At yesterdays session the big four
de cided that the future of Silesta
should be determined by plebisoite
and the coal output of that region
should be divided between the Poles
and Germans.
The big four also heard the report
(Coutinued on page 81
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
NOW HE WILL
NOT BE HANGED
Three Minutes After Jury Found Him
Guilty Of Murder, He Leaps
from Window to
Death.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, June 12.-Three
minutes after Robert Cook had heard
jury pronounce him guilty OF ma,
der in the first degree and sentenced
him to death, here last night, his bat
tered body was picked up from the
courthouse yard. He had jumped from
window on the third floor while be-
ing taken back to jail.
Cook was convicted of the murder
of Cecil Nesbit, Of Davenport, and
Mrs Ida Woods last April.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
AoMe ,q., Short and Snappy Items
winch Make News Wire
Sparkle.

'VS,,ed Ms,s Press Leased Wire Service. /,
chor,s c;., ;tohh, June 12-Two dozen
suit y, 1,r niis witnesses decorated the
accussd virginia Fissinger, dancer, who
punch,u ADELAIDE Hughes, dancer. OF
'ND'ning her on the nose.
Nnu apple Pie on Course.
Course ofah, June 12-The first
hobo ,o, at J. Fades How's new
and ,uo uohege consisted OF economies
BR,srDDe Defy Triple Hoodoo.
t,pla b.oL. ba.. Pa. June 12-Defyins a
0ooo' the Merchants Ship
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
Two Jurors Needed,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
MINEOLA, L. l., June 1.-TWO
jurors were needed for DR.. wilkins
murder trial when his trial opened
today. A special panel Of thirty-five
was on hand.
Dr. Wilkins, retired physician Of
Long Beach, N. Y, is accused of
having killed his wife by beating
her over the head with hammer.
He declares three burglars killed the
woman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
Railroad Deficiency Bill.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The
senate appropriation committee to-
day favorably reported the s75O,000,-
600 railroad deficiency bill in the
same form as passed by the house
Efforts will be made to get tbs bill
passed at once,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12

=, Telegraph Service Of The
no;,r 1ns -cI Gate City and Constitu-
pa,l1 I:aa 1Democrat is received over
anr au own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12

CONTINUED ON page 81
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
Service Greatly Improved.

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12

THE WEATHER
Partly Cloudy. Continued
Warm. Local temp. 7 p. M,
81; a M, 72.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11
American Engineers
Are Now Locating the
Graves OF Countryrnen

Abe American engineers are now
locating the graves of the American
dead so that there will be no trou-
BILE in later finding these graves in
case it is decided to send the bodies
of American dead back to the United
States.
This information is contained in
letter which has been received
from Sergeant C. H. Poore, of
brownsville, Ga, who is one of the
members of the Twenty-ninth engi-
neers, company G, now locating the
American graves.
In his letter Sergeant Poore writes
that the splendid service that was
given overseas by Y. M. G. A. dur
ing the war is being maintained and
even increased during these days of
peace and that the soldiers need
the "Y'' more now than they did
while hostilities were on.
at gets mighty dull over here
with nothing going on" writes
Poore, "and for this reason the Y.
NJ. c. A. is given an opportunity to
help. And the "Y" does help in many
different ways, especially os far as
amusement and entertainment are
concerned"
This Thomasville boy writes that
he expects to return to the United
States in about six enthusiastically
sooner.
Fine clothes do not make the wom-
an, but they sometimes break the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11
FIFTY MURDERED WOMEN TRAMPLED
INTO ONE GRAVE. ESTHONIANS REPORT

REVAL, Esthonia.-Stories of so
bodies buried in one grave, five of
them women, skulls crushed by the
Bolsheviki, the victims bayonet-
pierced and mutilated, the remains
stamped down by the heavy boots of
the red guard, are being told to Es-
thonian authorities.
The Esthonians have cleared por-
ton of their territory Of the red
terror. They have begun to gather
official reports Of the ruthlessness of
the invaders. And the stories they
are told rival any before related in
four years of warfare.
The grave of so bodies was the
largest Of a number around Wesen-
berg which were opened in the
search for evidence. The story of
the murders was told by A. Mum
strum, who escaped from his Boil
shevik guards.
"Fifty-six of us were led to the
place of execution" he tesitf1es. THE
grave was already dug, a long
trench. Half of the victims, includ-
ing six women, were lined up at the
side of the trench. The women were
to be shot first. One tried to es-
cape. Red guards shot her and she
sank to the ground wounded. They
dragged her by the feet to the grave,
shot her again and showed her in.
Then they stamped on her body until
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11

Intimate stories of well-known
commanders of the Eighty-second d1-
vision and. incidentally, the story Of
how a Tennessee mountaineer, a
chine gun nest out of commission
with his rifle and won the D. S. c.,
are given in the April issue of the
Worlds Work.
The story, by Joseph Cummings
Chase, the well-knoWn artist and
writer, is headed Corporal York,
General Pershing, and Others" and
eral Pershing, Major General George
B. Duncan, Brigadier General Pres
ton Brown and others.
The story of the conscientious
objector" developed when Mr.. Chase
painted General Duncan.
General Duncan" he says, has a
large face and head, and he has
figure to carry them. In every re-
spect he suggests a powerful man,
mentally and physically, while the
Celtic usefulness of his eyes and
the large, mobile mouth together
give him the look of captivating
whimsy. General Duncan has tenn
permanent and any subject of con-
versation appeals to him. At our
sitting he was much interested in
the exploit of corporal from the
Tennessee mountains"
General Duncan told the story as
follows:
His exploit is the most remark
able L have heard of in the Whole
war. Pretty good, too, for con-
scientious objector.
Ills full name is Alvin C. York.
He is a tall, raW-boned mountaineer.
with a red face and red hair, and
he is probably about twenty-eight
years of age. He is a drafted man
and belongs to the Three Hundred
and Twenty eighth infantry.
Converted to War
He got religion previous to the
war ana aitnough ne had toted
and was an expert squirrel shot, he
now had a fixed conviction that it
was wrong to kill However, he did
not resist the draft, and in fact, he
became a very excellent corporal.
His captain took an interest in the
boy, and spent the major part of one
summer night arguing with his con-
scientious objector. using scriptural
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11
STATES SOCIALIST PARTY
ISSPTIT ON BOL .SHEVISM

can aims for the achievement of a
proletarian revolution in the United
States. Among their publications
which have started the past year are
Revolutionary Age, the Glass Strug-
gle.
Socialist local branches over the
country are ablaZe with talk about
tactics and whether the Communists
are the true interpreters of the IA
Their of international Socialism, Karl
Marx.
Election Is on in Socialist Ranks
Socialist party members are now
voting on national committee mem
bers and international delegates, Vic
tor Berger. while waiting the day he
must so to Leavenworth to begin
serving a 20-year sentence for viola
tion of the espionage act, is under
fierce attack by the Communist So
cialists, whose official organ says
Berger's election and the DONNA
ton of the party by men of his prin-
ciples would exclude the American
Socialist party from the new inter-
rationale being organized under
leadership of the Russian BolSheViks
"A vote FOR Berger is a vote of
plying contempt for our Bolshevik
and Spartacan comrades" says the
Communist. "A vote for Berger is
a vote approving his repeated and
Uncalled-for condemnation of the I.
w. W., condemnation perSistentlY Of
fered to prove Berger's own eminent
respectability. A vote for Berger is
vote for the international of Ger
man majority Socialism"
Declare Berger in Alliance With
Ebert
An array of evidence and argu-
ment is then produced to show that
Berger is in league with the Ebert
Scheidemann group in Germany and
is opposed to the American group
corresponding to the followers of
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxem-
burg in Germany.
The reds are calling for ma
tional convention to be held this
spring. The yellows say the con-
vention would cost too much, throw
the party in debt, and can just as
we'll be held next year when presi-
Dental candidates are to be named
In argument against the convention,
wrote the national executive COM
mittee letter containing this re-
markable confession:
I'm view of the hysteria created
by the war fans, [ doubt whether
we at the present possess the proper
judicial balance to weigh the world
situation in the light of calm DELHI
Grafton and formulate a practical
policy and program of action. I am
not sure that we are sufficiently de-
void of the passions and prejudice
requisite to thoughtfully consider
the world problems. There is ten
dency in the party that, if uncheck-
ed, will head us toward the same
costly experience of ultra-imposs1-
bilism and anarchism from which
the Socialist movement has several
times suffered in years gone by"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11

oo PRODUCTION rod Of a 1919 wheat crop of ss7.-
0O0, 1000 bushels was forecast today by the
United States bureau of crop estimates
This yield was indicated by the average
condition of the winter wheat on April
1, which was 90.s per cent of normal
against 1873 a year ago, 63.4O two years
years.
The production forecast is an increase
of 27S, 551, 600 bushels over the estimated
production of last year of 55S, 449 900 bush
els; The crop two years ago was 412, DOL
Winter wheat showed an increase in con-
d1t1on from December 1, 1915, of 1.2 points,
as compared with an average decline in the
past ten years of SO points.
The average condition of rye on April l
was 90.6 per cent of normal, against s5.S
one year ago. $50 two years ago, and $50
the past ten-year average.
The rye crop forecast as 101 900, 600 bush
els compared with 50, 103, 900 last year and
the average crop for five years of A, 547 900
bushels.
An official statement by the crop report
ing board follows:
THE condition of winter wheat in the
United States April l is the highest of rec
ord and on hte largest acreage ever planted
in this country. The condition improved
during the winter--an unusual occurrence
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11
Tennessean s Deed W|as Most
Remarkable Exploit Of Mar

quotations as the main part of his
arguments. The result was that
York was converted to war and de-
cided to fight.
"Soon after, he was sent out with
a combat group in charge of the SER
geant. They came under the fire OF
a Hun machine gun nest, and the
sergeant in command and all the
party were killed outright, except
Corporal York and five men.
Corporal York assumed command,
charged the machine gun nest and
captured it and took several prison
ers. The party then proceeded and
again came under machine gun fire.
The corporal, men and prisoners
fattened themselves on the ground,
the corporal yelling to his f1Ve men
to cover tn prisoners. York unllm-
bered his weapon, and, in his old
time manner as a squirrel hunter,
aimed his rife fire at the enemy
machine gunners.
"a Shots, "a Huns
az asked him afterward how many
shots he had fired. and he SAID
about twenty-four times This vas
the encounter we found that TWEEN
ty-four dead Boches were his bag.
In fact. the fight only ended when
the officer in charge of the German
machine guns offered to stop the
machine gun f1re IL YORK "ou1o sup
his rifle fire.
'The enemy surrendered, Corporal
York and his men marched to bat
talon headquarters 1872 prisoners,
including four officers. Another re-
markable fact is that Corporal York
delivered his prisoners to the near
est battalion headquaFters, which
was not his own, and that at his
own headquarters he made no men,
ton of the affair. 1t was only by
accident that the story came to his
own commander from the adjacent
battalion some time later These
facts were then verified and for this
action York received the Distin-
guished Service Cross, and has been
recommended for the Medal %
Honor"
Mr.. Chase tells of meeting CIR,
poraI York.
81 asked him if he u&7' 4sN4=H~>~
he says.
"No,' he answered e1ewly, ZSkh
his southern drawl; II was always
kind of a mommer's boy"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11
Greatest Winter Wheat Crop
In the History of the Nation

due to the favorable winter weather, par.
tcularly the absence of alternate freezing
and thawing which apepars also to have re-
suited in minimum of winter killing.
ga striking feature of the present situa-
ton is uniformly good condition in prac.
tically all important wheat producing states,
ranging from 104 in Ohio, down to 90 in
North Carolina, among the states having
100000 acres or more in crops. The low.
est figure from any state was SO in Wis.
cousin.
''Kansas with approximately 1900, 0oC
acres out of the total of 49,000,O 900 acres
shows a condition of 1O1. The present
moisture. condition throughout the country
with .unimportant local exceptions, are ex'
tremely favorable.
The condition of the crop is higher than
has Teen reported on any April L since
1882, the indicated yield of S37 ,00O, 900 bush
els is nearly double the. yearly average
production in this country for the five years
before the war. 1t is also nearly so per
cent larger than the production during the
war years 1914 to 1918. The indica ted yield
is higher in actual production than any
year with the exception of 1914 when the
yield averaged 1875 bushels per acre, on
an estimated condition Of $50 per cent
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT!
STOP DANDRUFF And
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
Hair stops falling out and
gets thick, Wavy, strong
and Beautiful

Your hair becomes light, wavy,
fluffy, abundant and appears as soft,
lustrous and beautiful as a young
girls after a "Danderine hair
cleanse" Just try this-moisten a
cloth with a little Danderine and
carefully draw it through your hair,
taking one small strand at a time.
This will cleanse the hair of dust.
dirt and excessive oil and in just a
few moments you have doubled the
beauty of your hair
Besides identifying the hair at
once, Danderine dissolves every
particle of dandruff; cleanses, puri-
fies and invigorates the scalp, for
ever stopping itching and falling
hair.
But what will please you most will
be after few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair-tine and
[downy at first-yes-but really
new hair growing all over the scalp.
If you care for pretty, soft hair and
lots of it, surely get small bottle
of Knowlton's Danderine from any
druggist or toilet counter Tor few
cents.-(AdVt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11
F ather and Son Chased
Seaman Overheard and
Left Him to Drown, Says
Indictment

Pirates used to make men walk
the plank to death in the ocean.
That Axel Hansen was chased off
the deck of the barkentine Puako
into the ocean and to his death is
charged in an indictment found by
the United States grand jury here
against Captain A. c. Petersen and
his son, Second Mate A. E. Peder-
sen, of the barketine.
This high seas murder trial is set
for an early date. Father and son
are held in the tombs.
The Puako left Victoria, B. c.,
headed for South Africa. She touch
ed Cape Town August 81, 1918.
There seamen hunted up the Ameri-
can consul and told of the story of
Hansen's death. That story result
ed in the arrest of the Pedersens,
who were brought back to the United
States under guard on a cruiser.
The indictment alleges that on
August 6 last, while on the high
seas, Captain Petersen and his son,
Adolph; set upon AXel Hansen, an
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11
WHAT WILL WE DO IF
THE TEUTONS WON'T SIGN?

PARIS, France.-What will the
allies do in case the Germans re-
fuse to sign the peace treaty?
Starve them?
Occupy all Germany with troops?
The American peace commission
doesn't seem to like either of those
alternatives.
Without giving whatever answer
they have up their sleeves the dele
gates shake their heads negatively
to these methods, which have been
noised about since rumors began
coming from Germany that the Huns
were talking rebelliously of decltn-
ing to agree to terms they consider
too harsh.
TITS unfortunate Germany wasn't
disarmed at the beginning" said
Henry White, one of the American
plenipotentiaries, regretfully, All
would be we'll now"
Obviously he was thinking of the
tremendous rise in power and the
return Of prestige of the military
clique in Germany.
It is the French who are blamed
generally for the failure of the allies
after the close of hostilities.
French Refuse to Worry
The French, however, do not seem
to be worried much over the pros
pect of the Germans not signing the
treaty. They take their cue from
Marshal Foch, who recently said:
1.-The Germans will sign anything we
lay before them"
Other great minds at the peace
table are not quite so sanguine.
"The American public, at least,
won't stand for Germany being
starved into signing" said one.
Much as they despise the Huns,
they will hardly agree that starving
is the antidote. That's my opinion
Another declared his positive be.
lief that the American people will
not stand for American troops go
ing into Berlin and the rest of Ger
many to collect indemnity money.
1.-The troops came over to crush
militarism," he said, mot to become
tax collectors"
Occupying Germany wouldn't make
the Germans sign the treaty, accord
ing to his view.
Occupation Is Costly
"If we went in we would only
break up the existing government
and then we'd have to administer II
at our own expense. That would be
sure way not to collect indemnity