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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
TO RESIST ATTACK
ON WHITE FLOUR
MiIlers of the United States Or
ganize in the Defense Of their
Product.

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. Within
sixty days the corporation planned
by the millers of the United States
to resist the attack on white flour
made on the part of various cereal
food manufacturers will be organized
in Minneapolis. Representatives
from every millers' organization in
the United States will be present.
Forty thousand has been raised. The
first thing to be done will be to name
counsel to begin legal action to dis.
continue the articles appearing in
newspapers and magazines declaring
harm done humanity by eating bread
made of white flour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
Democrats Declare That Republicans
Are Trying to Raise a Fund Of
Million and Quarter to
Close Campaign.
THAT'S LOTS OF MONEY
Republicans Deny Charge in, Every
acknowledgements Organ This
Week Has no Attack
on the Standard.


CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Republican
press bureau today issued statement
saying the American federationists'
current issue, edited by Gompers, con
tains seven advertisements of com
panies subsidiary to the Standard.
There is no word OF attack in the
whole issue, the statement says,
against the Standard. Democrats de-
clare the republicans are trying to
raise fund of million two hundred
and fifty thousand to be spent at the
rate of twenty-five thousand daily in
Indiana, Ohio and New York, during
the last ten days of the campaign.
The republicans say the charge is
false in every particular.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
THAW WILL GO
TO PITTSBURG
Testimony to be Given in Bankruptcy
Proceedings May Take Thaw
to His Old Home.

NEW YORK. Oct. 16.-1t was an
nounced here last night that Harry x.
Thaw might go to Pittsburg next Sun
day morning or soon thereafter, to
testify in connection with bankruptcy
proceedings now pending against him
in that city This information was
given out after conference between
the superintendent of the Matteawan
hospital and the states legal repre-
sentatives 1t is also stated that
Thaws representatives have prom
ised not to put any obstacle in the
way Of having Thaw returned to New
York In case he appears in Pittsburg
This was the main contention against
having the prisoner taken there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
RERGESELL CREW
BELIEVED DEAD
Lieutenants Toertsch and Hummel
Thought to Have Drowned in
the North Sea.

YARMOUTH, Oct. 17.-The deaths
of Lieutenants Toertsch and Hummel.
of the crew of the German balloon
Hergesell, is practically assured to-
day by the arrival of the Norwegian
steamship Naddod which brought the
Herpesell balloon found floating haif
debated one hundred miles west OF
Heligoland. There was no trace OF
the aeronauts. Is is possible they
were rescued by some boat but 1t is
considered unlikely
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
TOOK HIS LIFE .
BEFORE LARGE CROWD
Arnold Luetgert, Of EIgin, ILL.,, Shoots
Himself in Public Park Before
Many Witnesses.

CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Arnold Luet-
gers hTother of Adolph, tae famous
sausage murderer" is dead today at
Elgin, after shooting himself through
the brain. He went to the Lagoon park
at Elgin and there taking place
where he could be seen by all the peo-
pie there, fired three shots into the air
to attract attention, then fired at his
head He died without regaininG con-
sciousness. He was wealthy real
estate man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
American BattIeship Fleet Rides out
Dangerous Gale Off North
Coast Of Island Of Luzon,
PHILIPPINES.
SHIPS WE'RE DAMAGED
One Man Drowned and Number OF Life
Boats Swept Away-FIeet Ex-
pected to Reach Yoko-
hona Sunday.

TOXIC, Oct. 17.-The delay of the
American battleship fleet arriving at
Yokchoma was due to tremendous
storm off the north coast of the Island
of Luzon. Philippines.
The storm began the morning of Oc-
tober 10 and continued until the after
noon of the 18th.
One man was drown-.' ari some
damage resulted to the fleet.
These details were communicated tc
Toxic by wireless telegraph from the
battleship Connecticut through the
special courtesy of the japanese gov
ernment.
The feet will arrive at Yokohama
Sunday morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
SPECIAL MESSENGER
TOOK WRONG TRAIN
Has Several Thousand Applications
to be Filed in Land Lottery at
Dallas, Tex.

NORFOLK JUNCTION. Neb. Oct.
IA special messenger carryin,s, late
applications to be filed in the Trip
county land lottery at Dallas. s. d., in
advertently boarded train headed for
Sioux City and the error was not dis
covered until one station out. The
train was stopped and he rushed to
Norfolk and boarded an engine which
is rushing for Dallas, which is loo
miles. He insult reach there at 4:3o
this afternoon or several thousand
land seekrs' applications will be unac-
cepted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
THE NEBRASKA ACADEMY
Military Academy at Lincoln Burned
to Ground Today, $f5o,ooo Loss
-25 Buildings Burn at
Shirley Ind.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 1.-THE Ne
braska military academy which is To-
Gated four miles from here was burn
ed to the ground today, the loss will
be $4,000 Sixty-five of the students
escaped but lost their personal effects.
The fire was caused by defective
fiue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
WAR is FEARED
IN THE BALKANS
Bio Powers Willing to Wait Action Of
Conference But PopuIace Can
not be Controlled.

LONDON, Oct 1.-THE war danger
in the Balkans. according to the diplo-
matte circle feeling, arises from lack
of restraint among the populace of the
smaller Balkan states. The big pow
ers. are willing to await the action of
the conference but Bulgaria, Servia
and Montenegro, it is feared, will COM
NIT some overt act, starting hostil-
tiles. ..l.,..il...i.lai..a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
SERVIAN MOB
WAS HOSTILE
Attempted to Lynch Correspondent for
Vienna Paper and Attack Many
Austrian Residents.

BELGRADE, Oct. IA servian
mob today attempted to lynch local
correspondent of a Vienna paper and
attacked a number of Austrian resi-
dents. The police rescued the CORE
spondent after he was nearly killed
Austrian refp -es are in the embassy
Others armed the. .sa.ves and barri
caded their home.. Clashes are re
ported in many parts of the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
CAN'T IDENTIFY
THE STRANGER
CLERK Who Sold Rope Which strangIed
Mrs. Fannie Thompson Not
Sure of raymond"

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. T.-Walter
Buchtrup, a grocers clerk, who sold
the rope to Raymond with which Mrs.
Fannie Thompson was strangled, to.
day declared he could not identify Lu-
man G. Mann as Raymond" The dia.
monds taken from the woman the
night she was murdered, have been
found in a local pawn shop. The po
lice are trying to identify the man who
pawned them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
SEVERAL INJURED
IN COLLISION
Between Steamer Cottage City and
an Unknown Lumber Schooner
Cottage City Crippled.

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 17-Several
persons were killed in collision be-
tween the steamer Cottage City and
an unknown lumber schooner. VIM.
Jones, purser of Cottage City was
knocked unconscious He fell over.
board but was rescued. A panic fol.
lowed the collision. The Cottage City
was badly crippled, the whole upper
worke being torn away.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
New York Stock.

NEW YORK. Oct. 17.-Trading was
influenced by the fresh political dis
turbances in the Balkans and London
was selling heavily in the first half
hour. Nearly everything traded in
showed a loss of about one point
Government bonds unchanged. 9th
er bonds irregular.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
viii Reach Toxic Sunday.

TOXIC Oct IA wireless from
sperrv today said the fleet would ar
rive at Yokohama Sunday morning. 1t
was DELAYED hv storms Every effort
viii be made to have the fleet remain
at Toxic Sunday. instead OF Saturday
as was originally planned on account
of the entertainment program which
will he sadlv disarranged by the cur
tailment of one day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
TWO CFWT FAPE RATE
TO BE SUSPENDED
Old Three Cents Per Mile Rate viii
Go in Force in Arkansas Be-
ginning Monday.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Oct. 17.-Be'
ginning Monday, the two-cent rate on
the railroads, will be suspended, and
the old three-cent rate re-established
me five trunk lines recently secured
Injunction against the railroad COM
mission, from enforcing the two-cent
rate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
Shirley Still BURNING.

SHIRLEY, Ind, Oct. 17.-Twenty.
five buildings were destroyed by fire
here this morning. Two are dead. The
town has no fire protection. Most Of
the houses that were destroyed are
residences The fire is still burning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
Haines Brothers Indicted.

NEW YORK, Oct 17.-District At
torney DARN, just before the grand
jury was called this morning. stated
the Hains brothers had been indicted
for killing w. e. Annis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
naurhertu Rondsmen Released.

PEORIA. H., Oct. 17.-The bonds
men of N. C. Daugherty. former super
intendent of schools, now serving
term in the penitentiary for stealing
five hundred thousand school funds.
have been released from responsibility
for the loss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
KLEIN INDICTED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Stabbed Man Fatally in Ejecting Him
From Soldiers Train En- Route
to Springfield.

KANKAKEE. Oct. 17-Joseph Klein
of Chicago, member of the Illinois Ma
tional Guard, indicted for the murder
of Earl Nelson here, was arraigned to-
day. He filed a petition for change
of venue. Klein stabbed and kill Mel
son, while ejecting him from the sol
diers' train, when en- route to Spring.
field.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
TUCKER WILL RETIRE
FROM THE ARMY
In Case He Receivers, the coIoneps
Friends Believe He Will Re-
sign His Commission.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct 17.-Col.
w. NJ. Tucker will probably retire
from the army after his dismissal
from the hospital here, say his army
friends. 1t is generally believed he
will recover, and will then be allowed
to resign, or be retired as unfit for
active service. His condition is still
critical.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
London Markets Have slumped.

LONDON, Oct. 17.-Stock exchanges
IN various parts of Europe today re.
feet the pessimistic outlook of sue
cess in the Balkan conference. Lon-
con markets have slumped steadily
since it was certain the program had
been rejected by Austria and Bull
garia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
Lifeboats Swept Away.

During the storm the Virginia, New
Jersey and Wisconsin each lost life
boats, and the foretopmast of the
Kearsarge was carried away, but re-
pairs we're soon effected.
William Fuller, gnnner's mate, was
washed overheard from the Rhode Is
land and drowned
A. GLADDEN.. seaman, was washed
overheard from the Minnesota but
rescued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
Stories Of SUFFERING.

ALPENA, Oct. 17.-Refugees from
.ne burned districts are coming in.
iney tell stories OF great suffering. Jer-
Ennis. a station agent, one of the
survivors,, says: II was on the cab
y an engine. We ran between the
vans OF fire. Suddenly the engine
'ell the rails and stopped. I don't
eaiow how | got out OF the cab but |
.ah pack to a Gondola car and pulled
W Vile and baby out. Just then the
,,aaihg hemlocks fell on the train.
une Gondola was like furnace. and
:, muse inside must have diel instantly
" neat was intense. Our hands and
aces We're blistering, we ran towards q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
!, .,,.. Raging in Several Counties In
horthern Michlsans Many Towns
Being Surrounded, or Al
ready Destroyed.
Death LIST WILL GROW
e,.hop Williams Reaches chehoysan
in Safety and Gives DescrIp-
ton o. the Horrors Of the
Fire District.

DETROIT. Oct. 17.-Fires are rag
,ng at Cheboygan. Pressure Isle and
l,nena counties, according to advices
,oday nd from northern Michigan. Alpe-
"a city is again menaced. Cheboy-
ean is surrounded by fire on three
s,des. The flames are sweeping great
,raas hourly and railroad communica-
cation is practically suspended. Re-
lief trains from Cheboygan, late last
night were forced to return. Many
small towns are cut off from commu-
nication and it is feared has been
DESTROYED. 1t is feared the list Of
dead will be increased when these
towns are heard from.
Bishop Williams Safe.
DETROIT, Oct. 17.-Bishop Will
Iams, yesterday reported in the fire
district, ia today safe in Cheboygan.
Whole Country Fire Trap.
CHEBOYGAN. Mich, Oct. 17.-Bish-
ou Williams statement for the United
Press today said: Il arrived last night
after being fire-bound at Hagensville,
near Metz. / narrowly escaped after
being caught in Metz, In the fire de-
siroying the town. We fought fire all
night Thursday and all day Friday.
The survivors were exhausted but no
one was seriously injured. This whole
country is afire. A steady southwest
g,le has been blowing fnr three days
and people are constantly watching
their homes. Reports that people are
perishing in remote districts are con-
tinually coming. The whole country
IS a great fire trap Nowhere is there
adequate fire protection. Stringent
statutes must be secured requiring
lumbermen to clear the forests oi
debris of cuttings, which are now left
In the woods. Mills must be required
to provide adequate protection. We
must have officials who will vigorous
ly enforce the laws. Unless we .ui
our greedy careless ways we will have
many horrors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
Made Eleven Speeches in Tennessee
Friday and Was Given a Hearty
Reception at Each and Every
Stopping Place.
LAY ASIDE pREJug%cE
Material 'ntere.ts Of the South De.
pendent Upon Repp' ;an Sue
cess-Issues Of Campaign
Discussed Thoroughly.

BRISTOL, Tenn, Oct. 17-Judge
Taft's keynote for Tennessee and the
south was struck by the candidate at
Chattanooga yesterday. Throughout
the day, which was spent traversing
the state, he followed the same line
e argument and met with the same
hearty response.
With verbal amplifications Taft EN-.
phasized this argument:
with the material interests of the
south dependent upon the continuance
OF republican policies, with nothing
but an historic tradition demanding it's
people to vote the democratic ticket
praying, meanwhile, for the success of
republicanism-with the southern de-
mocracy nothing but tail to the
northern democracy's kite, then why
not now take the first political cold
plunge, go politically where the ma
terial interests of the country demand,
and vote the republican ticket"
Make, Eleven Stops.
So great was the demand for the
candidate that his itinerary of four
stops in the state was increased to
eleven.
In his Chattanooga speech Taft
spok, of the loyalty of the south to the
union during the Spanish war, naming
several prominent southerners who
served in the army in Cuba and the
Philippines. also those who later were
prominent in shaping the government
o. the Philippines, including General
Wright of Tennessee, who was COVER
nor-general there.
/ Taft paid his respects to Bryan and
discussed various issues of the cam
paign.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
Smoke Closures the Sun.

sAULT STE MARIE. Oct. 17-At
noon the clouds of smoke were SO
aeavy over the upper Michigan penin-
suia 1t was impossible to see the sun.
y is growing darker momently. The
soVernment boat Aspen, which went
% the rescue Of point Iroauois resi-
ueits, mas not yet returned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17

Three Towns Threatened.
ALPlNA, Oct. 17.-Messages from
7Iaylord says Gaylord and Elmira are
surrounded by the flames and Wander
Dit Is threatened.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17
Worse Than Yesterday.

SAULT SIT MARIE, Mich, Oc. II.
Fires are sweeping the country
about here for distance of twenty
i've miles. A telephone message from
Pickford says that fires between there
and Detours are SO fierce that 1t is
impossible to get to the after town.
Gangs of men are fighting the flames.
Indications along the lake shore show
mat the fires today ere worse than
those of yesterday. The smoke is so
dense over the water that navigation
Is practically suspended.
legrande is Doomed.
oNAWAY, Mich, Oct. 17.-The mid
night telephone operator reported Le-
srande doomed, and the inhabitants
are moving out. He said it would be
Inc last message until he reached a
pace OF safety. 1t is presumed they
are making for the burned plains. two
miles north. Grace Harbor communi-
cation is cut off. The wind Is driving
'ae fire rapidly in that direction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-17

Continued on Page S.)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-27
VOTES FOR CLUBS OF TEN.

Offer of i
Until inclusive 1000 will be given in
ions
the of
a il
months The 1000 will be added for sub
If
if
onei m will be and S
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extra
bscrpu ton
in
and4
of
the of i a
the
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will be given addition to the regular votes allowed Hence
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After
be
Please rom oil
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-27
Attention called the value of the big offered and the with which the highest
vote


of the prizes OF 5000 beautiful $500 automobile
be
joyabe be
the votes
and
the
WHEN THE POLLS CLOSE.
he
in
who
the nner on the results.
SPECIAL PRIZES NEXT SATURDAY
that special
be
OF o
VOTING SCHEDULE REDUCES
possible
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-27
SECOND GREEK IS INJURED
Frank Pete Hurt in Accident Similar
to That Which Killed
Compatriot.

Braving the superstitious fear inner
ent in the racial blood. Frank Pete. a
Greek, yesterday morning accepted the
situation made vacant Sunday by the
accident to and death of his compatriot,
John Benardos, at Garfield, only to fall
victim within a few hours to the very
accident that cost Benardos his life
Pete was more fortunate, surviving
with the loss of his left leg.
BenardoS was employed at the Gar
field smelter, his work requiring him TO
aid in the moving and switching of cars
on the sidetrack. On Sunday morning
he fell off a moving car, directly in
front of the wheels, and received such
injuries that he died within ten minutes
after being placed in St. Marks hos
pital.
Frank Pete, who is 80 years old. was
given the vacant job yesterday morn
ing, and in a strikingly similar acct
dent was thrown from the top of a
moving car and run over He was
brought to st. Marks hospital, where
he underwent an operation resulting in
the amputation of his left leg above the
knee
John BenardOs, the Greek who died
Sunday from injuries received by being
run over by a freight car, was buried
yesterday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-27
CITY COUNCIL DOINGS
IN CONCISE FORM

The city coubci; last evening confirmed
the appointment of DevereauX Wilson to
be clerk OF the police court
Treasurer Gideon Snyder in compliance
with the orders of the city council. sent
in list of names of taxpayers in eXten-
sion No los. the sidewalk district in the
southeastern part of the city, to whom
rebates are due. The amount is 50. 36S le
The matter was referred to the finance
committee.
". E Holden was confirmed as special
policeman at the Rio Grande, and the
revocation of the appointment of G. H
Smith and Al Estes was sustained.
The matter of the rebate asked for by
the Salisbury Building company of taxes
for the building of a sidewalk in front of
its property on Main street. just north of
the Newhouse buildings. which has been
VeXing almost eyerv department of the
city government was finally referred to
ant. in that it will call for a legal opinion
as TO whether or not the board of pub
lie works or any other body can stop the
work of q contractor after the contract
has been awarded him
The matter of rebating the water rates
for the Brigham Young grave was con-
tinued two weeks longer
Tweive-inch pipe VIII be laid as part
of the water main system on Fifth East
between Second and Third South. The
city's portion will be $500.
Two additional telephones were granted
the city engineers department. four were
granted the fire department and one the
street supervisor Other telephone t.
quests were held up for a week
On recommendation OF the chief OF pO-
lice the resignation of Parolman James
T Tyler was accepted. The appointment
of Harold d. McMartin. who was named
TO succeed Tyler. however. was con-
firmed.
The favorable report of the street com
mittee for the improvements on Fourth
East and Seventh East which includes
paving and parking. was adopted.
z. T. Silver and Otto Smith were con-
firmed as firemen.
The puzzle about trolley poles on First
South went over for another week
An ordinance was introduced increa sing
the rate in what is known as the Sugar
House district from 10 to i cents the
hundred Another purpose OF the ordi-
nance is 10 permit the man who has been
doing the work 10 get his money.
A resolution was introduced by Hall and
adopted directing the recorder 10 COM
municate with the city auditor with a
view TO ascertaining when report of the
financial condition OF the city for the las
nine months might be expected in ac-
cordance with previous orders of the
council Another resolution ny Hall re-
quires that all bills. before being audited
and passed. shall be made TO show item
lied accounts. pounds quantity etc.
The council viii. beginning with Novem-
Der 5. meet at 80 o'clock instead Of s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-27

pioyed TO inspect the property. Some
Of us investigated the lands. so there
was no secret about il. and on the 9TH
er hand, the local papers had much to
say of it at the time.
After looking into the matter care
fully and at length. we decided that
the lands available would not WELD a
profit on the railroad construction and
development. The plan was aban-
doned. the company dissolved. about
half the sum invested was paid back
10 each of us and our prospective con-
nection with the enterprise was ended.
Not Government Land.
Not one foot or one dollars worth
of United States property was con-
cerned with II in any way. There was
no secrecy about it and no need of any
| never urged the passage of any such
bill as is referred to, and the World ar
ticle does not say that / did. What
Mr.. Burke or any one else did before
or after our investigation of the prop
osition l do not know. and if he or any,
body else attempted any bribery, il was
without the knowledge, consent or APP
prevail of myself or any of my asso-
ciates in the investigation.
My secretary acknowledged the re-
ceipt of Mr.. Burke's letter of Aug 8.
Si3AhiAE ildIHG Dis lie fldQ the right
TO do in my absence. He showed me
Mr.. Burke's letter on my return, and.
knowing there was nothing in the
transaction on my part to apologize
for, paid no more attention TO it.
The whole affair was purely a le-
Sitimate private enterprise which, as
business men, we investigated and
turned down half dozen years ago
1t may be of interest in this con-
nectfon TO say that later Burke wrote
me, saying he was being pressed TO
make statements which would be cal
culated to injure me, and asked ME to
see him i'm Chicago on a date when l
was billed to speak there. This letter
was not even acknowledged. because I
had nothing to pay or promise to pre-
vent the disclosure of any public or
private act of mine. II he has found a
market for the wares the incident must
go along with what l suppose is 10 be
expected in the last week of the cam
paign."