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YOU 126- NO. 116. 't
to i,"
battle front today was moderate'
some fighting north of
«i, where the French, in a snap
jnter attack, regained Hill 44
previously had been captured
Ion Armin's storm troops.
luthwest of Morlancourt the Aus
pns sturdily biffed out the Ger
wfco had previously captured a
ron.
le artillery is barking louder dur
pe past twenty-four hours In the
Morlancourt and Arraa ro-
:ountry thereabout is generously
!i
general situation is one of j°st-
for position. The Germans are
irately eager to win certain ad-
igeoua jumping off places before
American who haa served here
the beginning of the war told
ghenever I hear the drone of a mo
always look up, hoping to see a
with stars on the wings. Say,
ne why they don't come."
Will Not Stop Until End.
|HenTy Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent.]
THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
FIELD, May 15.—German news-
lit Killed in Action, Four
Iteen. Missing and Over
Fifty Wounded,
*Jj®s Leased Wire Service.]
WNpTQN, May 16.—Today's
Ust reported toy General
°ontains a total of ninety
inamee, including eight killed in
«nr dead from wounds four
*®|ofce of accident one from
(ten68'' *OQrteen missing four
£0 severely and fifty-five
.^4 slightly.
lieutenants
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jidenburg has Fresh Troop* Ready for Im
mediate Battle and is Jostling for
Positions.
fan. PMBp Stems, United Frees
Staff Correspondent]
|TH THE BRITISH AR1MIE8 IN
May 1Sj—Nearly 100 rested
... German infantry divisions
taoo men) are on the west front
1 for Immediate battle.
ndeflburg has slowly patohed up1 offensive.
dly battered war machine, which
riorted to be again in something
[running condition.
I 125 German divisions (1,500,
i») are facing the British, Bel
French and Americana In the
line. About eighty divisions
men) are in reserve. Of these
a dozen are quite fresh, not
participated in the present
-iigtu Between fifty and sixty Ger
I divisions have not fought for st
[that they must be counted as
(e troops for the
Jersey
in action
Giffin, SprihgfieML,
I t, Johnston, Bryant,
IP^tZ,
Mancb«rter,
nvatea Clint An
N.
mvicaaffier,
I M. Bovee, H&r
,H^rald Brenden, Klrk
Fas^'ur^f®1" Chandler,
iSS2?' °eor*e W. Lee,
Marvten Uildkkl. Essex,
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LOUDER THAN EVER
iany Says Next Offensive Will be Kept up
Without Stopping Until War is
V.-/ Ended.
papers arriving at the French front
via Switzerland, together with Ger
man radios picked up by the French
wireless, shows the German imperial
command is conducting a press cam
paign for the benefit of the German
people preparatory to resuming the
It is analogus to the present cam
paign which preceded the assault
March 21.
In the present campaign the Ger
man people are assured that when the
offensive is resumed it will continue
without stopping until the war is end
ed.
This, coupled with numerous other
indications along the allied front and
information from prisoners, indicates
the Germans plan a repetition of the
original offensive, hoping to separate
the- -mfcta French ami- -British"- armies
by another of Von Hatter's massed
attack*. such as was so successful at
Riga on the eastern front
This probably will be directed
against a supposed weak point in the
allied lines.
March 2
a
Detailed preparations necessary to
launch such an attack explain tue
present lull. The German staff has
been forced to work out its plans to
the minutest details, rehearse the
storm troops until they are letters per.
and material
feet and remass men
behind the line from where they can
.it 7 be rushed up during the night for a|
Likewise, Strazeele and the
nrDrlge at
tack in the morning.
jeBpit©
the fact it is established
'the Germans have lost half a million
1. it is known posi-
Bt
have another half a
in
reserve depots, with which
fll up
big smash.
•day's skies were clear and blue, effort.
foTa|inpatr°J* T"aT,LUP With the present uni
the lines, striving to drive off
lilies' planes, which were constant
taking
through to watch the en
ffvery move. The machines cir
charged and fired point-blank.
|ldiers admit the mastery of the
as never so important as now.
their fresh losses,
thus rendering possible a duplication
With the present unity of command
coupled with their defensive prepara
tions the allies are awaiting the shock
with supreme confidence.
Air Bald Repulsed.
PARIS, May 16.—An attempted Ger
man air raid on PariS last ^ght was
repulsed after enemy planes had pene
trated to the outskirts, it was official
ly
Enounced today. The attack
curred about ten o'clock. Only a few
bombs were dropped.
Artilleries pounding Away.
L/ONDON, May 16.—Allied and Ger
man artilleries are pounding each
other in various sectors along practi-
(Continued on page J.)
•DAY'S CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS NINETY-ONE NAMES
Died of wounds:
Lieutenant ,Carl O. I^seqiiisU
Evans ton. III. Corporal Ohariea Mv
Swiggan, New York Privates Clyde
W. Boiling, Winston-Salem. N.
William H. TJribodeau, South Paris,
Maine.
•Died of disease:
Sergeant Frank Igoe, 3Mca«o,
Wagoner Clifford a Elston, Geneva,
N. Y. Privates Ertest Campbel,
Hingham. Maes. Clellie M. Single
ton, Babanks, Ky.
tried of accW«nt:
Private John J. Leighton, Phna
delphia.
Died at other causes:
Private Emanuel G. Williams, Mor
ristown, N. J.
Wounded severely:
Corporal Lester McCarthy, St.
Louis, Mo. Privates Baxter Hayes
Anderson, S. C. Barl Mathews, Tulsa,
Okta. Salvatore Ranataaxo. DeUa,
Canton Set, Sicilia, Italy.
Wounded slightly:
Captain Etrl V. Morrow, 1435 Bel
mont street, Portland. Ore. Lieuten
ants Lester S. MacGregor, Rndlay,
Ohio Winfrey G. Nathan, Kansas
Cky, Mo. Harry Felty, Granite City,
ni Leonard J. GosneU, Youngstown,
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WEEK END REST
FOR PRESIDENT
Mr. Wilson Leaves Washing
ton Tomorrow to Visit in
New York and to Talk V.--i
Red Gross.
SPEAK SATURDAY NIGHT
Both Sides in Senate Fight Over the
Committee on Conduct of
Are Explaining
Today.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHING-TON, May 16.—President
Wilson is going to take a week end
rest from war work—and boom the
Red Cross drive. __
He will leave for New York tomor
row to visit with friends there. On
Saturday aflternoon lie will review
a Red Cross parade and Saturday
night formally open the Red Cross
drive at the metropolis.
The president will remain in New
York until Sunday night, seizing the
opportunity to have a conference
with Colonel House.
The president is working on nis
address today, but will not write it,
according to present plans. It is ex
pected that he will take the oppor
tunity offered to point out anew the
latest evidences of Teuton politics in
the Russian invasion and the confer
ence of the kaiser's. Just closed, to
insure a Mlttel-Europa.
Against War Tax Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—Post
master General Burleson today has
lined up with opponents of a revenue
bill at this session erf congress.
President Wilson is understood to
be neutral in the controversy between
Secretary McAxloo and congress over
consideration of revenue legislation
at this 6esskra.
ai)c fflttili) r#iite Cita
Anb Con6titutton-30tmocniL
3 KEOKUK, IOWA,? ^THURSDAY, MAT 16, 1918
[By
Both Sides Explaining. mns,
[By C. Martin. United Press Staff interpretation here.
Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May IS.—Both
Bides in the fight between the senate
and President Wilson over the pro
posal to create a committee on the
conduct of the war, were 'backing
down and explaining today.
The military affairs committee ex
plained it never intended to interfere
with the conduct of the war that it
merely purposed to keep in closest
touch with war department activities
and to proffer whatever aid it could
in preventing blunders and failures
like the air craft and ordnance
fiascoes.
The administration explained
through spokesmen in the senate that
the president did not put the ban on
investigation of
or war department activities in his
letter of protest to SenaWH" Martin
vesterday that the president would
no more interfere with the proper
functions of congress •flian he would
wish congresa to interfere with him
and that so far as he is concerned
the military affairs committee ought
to bo given whatever authority it
ERMANY ALMOST READY FOR ADVANCE
Before Prussianism CrMshed
•Jf*
Ex President Taft Says we Must Set
and to but one Purpose- Wa
fOnlted Press Leased "Wire Service]
yHTT.ATiieT.pnTA, Pa., May 16.—Paraphrasing President Wilson's "force to ut
most," ex-President William Howard Taft, addressing the Win-Tho-War-FoT-P«rmanent
Peace convention here today, declared that "victory with power" alone will insure perma*
a
The Hohenzollern dynasty and Prussian military hierarchy with its might makes right
doctrine, must go, Taft declared, adding that the kaiser's continuance in power was a con
tinued threat against the integrity and safety of other nations.
"Since 1914," Tift said, "no solution consistent with permanent peace has been pos
sible, except' through allied victory. The utter untmstworthinesa of the kaiser as a signa
tory to a treaty his continuance a threat to other nations.
"America is ready to see it through to the bitter end," the speaker declared, adding
that "victory witfc power" must be our cry.
live miDion men in France millions of auxiliaries and unremitting world wide public
ity America is converting all her potential strength into force, was urged by Taft.
"It will two years—perhaps three—to fulfill our plans of preparation. We must
face facts realize what is before us. We should discard unjustified optimism and set our
face stern and unbending for one purpose—war! War! War!" Taft concluded.
Germany's Mittel Etcropa Idea
Has Not Bean Abandoned
by Kaiser and His
Henchmen.
AUSTRIA IS SUBDUED
Prussian War Lords Will Force Ally
to do Their Bidding More
Lively Than
Before.
W S W "V-^
Mittel
Eurpa idea.
The thought that she has abandon
ed that scheme of running & blot of
Teuton domination across the mid- yar"
die of Europe was disproved today by
™ceSISn« Sed in
,rtnse-1
si^uflttnt
that Austria has been going through
lords wUl force her to do their d-
ding, ruthlessly, according to official"^
LUUilCOOIJi »v
ted
tel Europa.
It was definitely stated a military
convention will be signed whereby
Austria will have a stronger military
obligation than under the old treaty.
Union of Arms.
ZURICH, May IS.—Count Von Hert-
•isr
aces Stern
MESSAGE FOR
AMERICAN LABOR
Loyalty and Co-operation of
Working Men and Women
to Their Country While
at War.
DANGER IN CONFERENCE
Any Slackening of Effort in Trenches
or Factories Would Lengthen
the Days of
Battle.
[United Press I^eased Wire Service.]
I-ONDON, May 16.—Summarizing
observations of the American labor
delegation to Europe, George L.. Ber-
United Pre*s
Press liberal opportunities given
Carl D. Groat. United jrrt»o
Staff Correspondent American labor delegation to invest
WASHINGTON. May 16.^-Ger- Wte intimately the industrial condi
many, seeking to gobble up Russia, is !«ons in Great Britain make it possible
,,,, ,, ,. tn roaosnrA Atnpriran wnrkmpn nf inft
also still clinging to the old
tions in oreat Britain mane it possiDie
to
have manifested throughout four
Tlle
official diplomatic dispatches re- «°ns it.Great Britain necessary for
celved here anent tlhe recent Hoh-
t,le
epzollerp-Hapaburg^ conference at J|»»nW te^n^lns Je^than^phe,
menu for l^en S Sr2t BrtMn lid "it!
der German subjection than ever be-
... r„„, flicts have arisen, they have mainly I
I
extension of industrial opera-,
conduct of the war as against two
'worlin^S Sd
that occas]ona] industrlal con
been settled satisfactorily with very
lQsg Qf tlme
a Period of It is reasonable to expect that the
Now she and immediate future will be without any
more in un^on-^t is Geraan war jn^ugtri^
conf]icts that
Any
^T1 abridge
extent the British govern
war program
iterpretation here. The greatest danger presenting it
The session was not however, the
ge
if jn Great Britain is that which is
most harmonious that brothers in finding expression in the agitation of
arms have ever held. On the contrary, certain political and labor leaders for -i,
injection of the Saxon and Bavarian :a conference with the labor and so- lOiliuluii
kings into the meeting proved dis- dalistlc leaders of the central powers.
concerting and the official dispatches Any serious consideration regarding
showed that the German-Austrian this must naturally divert attention
murder-and-buslness-bund
had not
of
the workers from the real issue—
yet been formally created "because which is defeat of the Prussian mill
the moment did not seem opportune." tary machine. I •,„
Foundations were laid whereby the
dual economic affairs -ui oe regula-jthe trenches or the factories will pro- served notice on Germany that
"so as to realize the plan of fci.c-! tract the war. .g .-compelled to mobilize all
However, it is good to know that necessary forces" to protect herself,
the rank and file of the trades unions
iiuiuvn, Aiay xo.—v/uuui. uu nen-1 President Wilson and practically threat.
ling, the German chancellor Dr. Rich-, every organized element of our na-1 After reciting Ukrainian difficulty
aid Von Kuehlmann, the German for- tional society has made every effort and the Teuton operations in Finland
eign minister, and Herr Gratz and possible to bring an end to the world the statement added:
Hear Ruder, departmental heads of conflict. And with each proposal
the Austrian foreign office, have ar- 'made at a time when it might be said
rtved In Berlin to take up the new that Germany was on the defensive
"I" an sME*
a
»,'f»
[By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent.]
WITH THE AMERICANS IN PIC
ARDY, (May 15. (Night)—Americans
holding the Montdidier sector viewed
a docen ringed circus this morning
as air fights occurred repeatedly di
rectly over their lines.
Tihe day was ideal for aerial ob
servation, the sun beaming from a
cloudless sky, flecked with long
lines of sausage balloons.
The Boche airplapes took the air
first. As they crossed the lines
there was a hoarse barking of anti
air craft guns. Then the battle
planes dashed toward each other and
a thrilling fight was oa, high up be
tween the'lines.
From an observation post at the
front, I -counted fifteen French and
Boche planes, flashing like silver as
they wheeled in battle formation.
Soon they were mixing it, darting and
diving like swallows. Their machine
guns rattled and thin trails of smoke
from the guns streaked the, sky.
Three planes mounted to a position
high above the others, then dived
straight into the melee, their mar
chine guns spurting fire.
Two planes apparently were hit and
fell like leaves through space. But
tricking the enemy, they suddenly
righted and dashed against three
planes that had been pursuing them.
In the mixup it was impossible to
distinguish Boche from French, as
all were looping and diving in a con
fused whirl.
After fifteen minutes of fighting,
two machines separated from. the
bunch and
started a death duel on I
the side lines. One faltered, then a
streak of smoke and flames marked
ry, president of the International its path toward the ground. A nun-
Printing Pressmen's and Assistants ute later the victor burst into flames, t.bln afternoon. The ceremony took
today sent the following mes- 'ts smoke mingling with that of the
union,
sage to American workers, through vanquished as it fell
the United Press- At one time more than fifty ma
[By George Berry, Written for the chines were vi^ble over the front
and tbf alr was w,th
thc
of motors and machine guns
rress r* While the battles were on far over
head, all other fighters except anti-
a'r
termination which British workmen „_H
-j
slackening of effort, whether in ^ON" ^lay 16.—Russia
in
y^ew
THE WEATHER
OVER AMERICAN III
Sky Fights Were so Exciting That all Others
Abandoned Thefir Guns and Looked IJ
Up. v-w 1:
NEW METHOD OF JASSING USED
Artillery Pounding Roads Behind Boclie Lines
Every Night, and Cause Heavy
.Losses.
sound
exrem
a.nti-i
reassure American workmen of the J^ American machine guns Lieuts. James Meissner, of Brooklyn.
nnt a
f(red by
of Peace Treaty
Brings Notice That All
Forces Will Gather.
0f
in Great Britain are not sympathetic I prest peace treaty.
toward the proposition of meeting rep-1 The full facts of the recent soviet
lywarQ uie pruiwaiuvu ui uiwwug icr n© mil iacws ui cuc a
resentatives of the opponent countries protest against German invasion of
as advocated by pacifists and certain Ukraine, received by the state de
political leaders. partment today revealed that Rnssian
Germany's violation of the
'In order to fulfill the Brest treaty
which is the legal basis for the rela
tions between Germany and Russia,
the so»et government has officially
4octerad ill ipttMn to open immed-
4
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Fair tonight and Friday. Local
temp—8 p. m. 77 8 a* m. 64.
TEN PAGES
positions during the past forty-eighl
hours. Effective American toe un
doubtedly has caused heavy losses to
the enemy.
Amerioan Aviate** Win.
[By Frank J. Taylor. United Pres«
Staff Correspondent.]
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE, May i5.—(tight)—Dur
ing a heavy German air raid this
morning, American aviators shof
down three enemy planes. They en
gaged and (trove off a number of oth
ers. There were no American losses.
The first victory, came qaickly.
Captain Kenneth Marr, of California,
spotted a Boche biplane north of
Pont-A-Mooason (on flie extreme right
of the Toul sector, twenty-tour miles'
east of St Mihlel). Having the alti
tude and sun in his favor, Marr de
scended on the Boche, firing his ma
chine gun. The German machine
crashed to the gnmnd.
A short time later, Captain David
Peterson. "Squirrel Hunting" sighted
two German fighting monoplanes
north of Toul. Peterson attacked one,
the enemy plane falling In flames.
The other attacked Peterson, who re
versed and made a partial loop, ob
taining the advantage of position and
breaking one of the German plane's
wings by machine gun fire. The en
emy machine fell 4,500 meters.
Both these encounters were behind
the German lines. L*ter, two Ameri
can airmen encountered three German
monoplanes and one biplane above
the clouds. The Americans attacked
nn
tu their machine guns stuck, then
retired.
Five American aviators were award-
ed
croix de guerre with palms.
a
field near Toul with a band
place on a field near Toul with a band
playing and aeroplanes maneuvering
overhead.
The Americans who received the
war cross were:
Captain Normal Hall, of Colfax,
lowa-
and
Uput-
a'^w-Wfvpr fhn aviators (missing: Captain Eavid Peterson and
„hot Ohio.
artillery. The I The American
war for the moment, was transferred terday is now believed to ha
entirely to the sky. shot down by a German plane hidden
The Germans attempted a new I in the clouds.
method of gassing last night, firing a
shell that burst in the air like shrap
nel. The ordinary gas shell bursts
upon contact.
American artillery pounds all the
roade and villages behind the Ger
man lines every night. There has
been great activity behind the Boche
-J
Charles W.Oiapman.
®j
of Waterloo, Iowa, both of whom are
plane
((lontinued on page 2.»
RUSSIA WILL M0B0LIZE TO
PROTECT AGAINST GERMANY
iate ne«ro*.i3».ttons with thc -Ukrainian
central rada.
"No answer, however, has come
from this government which is now
directed by Germany. The German
government, having likewise opposed
the question of a peace treaty, has in
no way given any answer to all offers
to open peace negotiations.
"instead of this the advance of
German-Ukrainian forces against Rus
ria continues."
Then followed the statement as to
mobilization.
The note demands a clear and pre
cfee answer as to whether Germany
considers the Brest treaty still in ef
fect and upon what grounds she con
tinues to send troops against the
soviet republic.
.M
&
wWchfel! yes-
New American Front.
Press
[By J. W. T. Mason. United
War hixpert]
NEW' YORK. May 16.—Creation of
a new American front in Flanders, in
Russians Leave Finland.
STOCKHOLM, May 16.—The Rus-.
sians have evacuated all of Finland.'Sr^
with the exception of Fortress 1 no.^rf *.
retreating as far as Kronstadt ac
cording to a dispatch from Helsing
fors. They also have given up the .*.
.'allway line from Valkeaszarl tof" -1
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