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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-19
ENGLAND


LONDON, Nov. 1s.-Wlth snow,
sieet and cold now prevailing In
Flanders, rheumatism and pneumonia
are claiming more victims than bull
lets, especially in the German ranks.
The terrible grip Of the elements Is
upon both the allied and the German
armies. skilIful cunningpin the min
Ing Of trenches and sudden night
commandments have largely taken the
place Of open attacks. Each day that
goes by with the Germans still in the
wet, storm swept trenches in the low
lands Is regarded as a gain for the
allies here, but the effect Of the fight
ing under such terrible weather con-
ditIons is almost as trying upon the
British and French as upon the Ger
mans. With the advent Of snow, the
suffering among all comhatants has
become intense. German prisoners
have declared it has gone especially
hard with unframed ievies of youth
full volunteers now In their ranks.
Many German charge is made in
sheer desperation from the cold. It is
only by the dashes into the open,
though in the face of fire, that sends
scores to death, that the men were
able to get warm.
Field hospitals of the allies as we'll
as of the Germans are swamped with
exhausted, paraIyzed, rheumatic suf-
ferers from freezing nights in the
trenches. Water stands knee deep In
the trenches. Desperate efforts have
been made to drain these defenses but
always there is fresh flood Of rain.
The Germans not only suffer from the
rain but from fresh foundations when
dikes are opened. Hands of men be-
come 90 henumbed with cold they are
scarcely able to hold their rifles.
Every effort is made 70 keep them
supplied with warm food, but under
existing conditions this ls difficult In
the German ranks, days have Soma
times passed during which some Of
the men have been unable to obtain
their portion Of hot soup from the
travelling stoves.
Aeroplane scouts have been forced
to remain idle, owing 20 high WINGS
and the rain and snow. This has made
artillery fighting uncertain owing to
the difficuIty Of getting the range. A
large force Of Germans was annlhi-
lated In one position when dummy"
battery which had been thinly screen
ed in a patch Of woods was replaced
by real guns. The dummy" battery
had been reported by the German
scouts. When rising waters made 1t
necessary for Command Of Germans
to move, however, and they made for
the woods, their ranks were raked by
a terrific fire from the supposed
dummy" guns. There is now the
greatest danger through the battle
zone from mined roads and trenches.
With both the allies and the Germans
duo deep in the earth on the high
ground and floundering in nnire and
water, In the lowlands, every trick OF
strategy and cunning Is being employ
ed for the advantage.
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GERMANY

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
BERLIN, Nov. 10. (via the Hague.)
Gains have been made by the Ger
mans west Of st. Quentin and Roye, it
is declared here today in an official
statement. Floods continue to hannp-
er operations on the northern front.
But positions are being strengthened
from Ypres to Arras. New big guns
have arrived at the front, it is stated.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I
Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. 19.-The
army of General Francisco villa. con-
tinues to sweep through the state OF
Guanatejo, Mexico, almost without
opposition. Troops are gathering In
that state for rapid dash against
Mexico City itself, according to ad-
vices early today.
A brigade under command OF Gen.
eral Eugenio Aguirre Benavides. oc-
cupied the capital of Guanate1o during
the night There was no fight as the
defenders fed eastward when the
Vlllistas approached.
This movement gives Villas army
practically all OF western Guanatejo'
He is mobilizing forces for series OF
swift operations east and southeast.
Provisional President Eulalio Gut.
ierrez has reached Leon from Aguas
Calientes and Villa last night went to
the former city for conference. Ar
rangements are being made to trans
fer the provisional capital from Aguas
Calientes to the south. Gutierrez
this afternoon will return to the con-
vention city to discuss the matter
with the peace delegates. There Is
little doubt battle of large proper
ticns Is imminent east Of 1rapuato. 1t
will come when villa starts against
the national capital. Carranza has
mobilized a formidable force between
Irapo and Queretaro to resist this ad-
vance but SO far the outposts of the
armies have not clashed.
Villas veterans of the long CAM
paign against Huerta are confident
that Carranza's opposition will not be
serious. Carranzista leaders are show
ing an inclination not to fight, they
say. This is evidenced by the action
Of General Elizondo, CarranZa COM
mander at Leon. who surrendered his
command of 1000. The troops did not
want any more warfare. Friends of
General Villa express belief that Gen
erel Alvaro Obr@gon is ambitious to
dominate the affairs Of Mexico. His
action in proclaiming himself chief
of military forces Of Mexico City has
caused Villa to believe Obregon as
well as Carranza has been eliminated.
Today Villa issued an order barring
American newspapers from his dis.
trict
Mexican officials at Juarez who are
favorable to Villa today declared they
had no confirmation of the report Civ.
en- out by Carranzista leader in Ell
Paso that villa has made Gutierrez,
his cabinet and delegates to the peace
convention, prisoners.
No Peace Prospects.
VERA CRUZ. Nov. 19-For the first
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[By VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
STAR Correspondent.
MUNICH, Nov. 1.-(By messenger
to London.) n.)-Austria has its sunken
road like Waterloo. The Honved cav
airy Of Vienna butchered itself Octo-
ber 8 In hollow, in charging over
Unknown ground when they piled In a
ditch. Ali the horrors Of the charge
at Waterloo were repeated. Under
hoofs Of on coming horses, the dying
mon writhed and tried in vain to es-
cape being crushed into the great,
bloody mould. Within ten minutes
what had been Vienna's proudest cav
airy regiment was only gigantic
mass OF mixed man and horse flesh.
The officer who ordered the charge
killed himself.
The sunken road tragedy at Water.
loo forms part OF Victor Hugo's fam.
Gus description of the battle in Les
Miserables, The French cavalry,
$500 strong, had thundered past Ma
poleon in review, to charge the Eng
lish lines. Suddenly Dubois brigade,
on the right, came to the brink Of the
sunken road Of Ohain which formed a
concealed ravine twelve feet deep be-
tween the French and English posi-
tions. Hugo's description then pro-
ceeds: Horses and riders rolled there
pell-mell, grinding each other, form
ing but one mass of flesh in this gulf;
when the trench was full Of living
men, the rest marched over them and
passed on"
Two thousand horses and 800 men,
according to tradition, were buried in
the sunken road of Ohain.
"stanny's' Mother Found.
McKEESPORT, Pa, Nov. 19.-Mrs
Sophia Napora, Of 623 White street
McKeesport. believes that "Stanny
stainislaws."' Austria's boy hero. is he,
son. "Stanny," II you remember, is
the eleven year old boy who won the
Iron cross from Emperor Franz Josef
for watering" 500 Austrian soldiers
under fire. When William G.. Shep
herd, United Press staff correspond
ent, found "Stanny'' in Vienna hos
pital with a jagged wound In his
chest, the boy asked Shepherd to find
HIS parents who came to America
three years ago and left him with the
"old neighbor woman Of Saybusch
Zywiec."
Miss Wilma Humananasky OF Sew
enth avenue, read the Shepherd story
in the Daily News. A girl employed
by Miss Humanansky said she was
Stanny's sister, and that their moth.
er lived at the White street address
Mrs Napora, the girls mother, ex.
planned that she had married a sec
ond time since she left her son at a
village on the outskirts of Przemysl
Saybusch Zywiec is suburb of Prz.
emysI. "Stanislaws,'' according to
Mrs Napora, is a given name. Her
"Stanny's" full name is "Stanislaws
Sopeski." "Stanny" told Shepherd he
ran away from the home of the "old
neighbor woman" Mrs. NaDora said
she recently received a letter from
the woman with whom she left he,
son. saying her "Stanny" had run
away.
The facts in Mrs. Napora's s story will
be forwarded to Shepherd at Vienna
through the state department, and II
'Stanny' the hero, proves to be Mrs
Napora's son, she will take steps to
have him brought to America.
I
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AUSTRIA

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
[By VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
STAR Correspondent.
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TURKE: !

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
ONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 1e. (via
eerIin.)-Turkish trooPs have occu
pied kaIatuInasl, seventy-five miles
beyond the Egyptian frortier, an Of
fetal statement today claims.
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Evening star., 1914-08-20
Births Reported.

The following births have been re-
ported to the health department dur.
Ing the past twenty-four hours:
Littleton W. and Margaret 8. Walker
boy.
Walter p. and Sallie Wright, boy.
Carl H. and Lucy Soper. girl.
John d. and Catherine c. Stuwe, girl
Harry D. and Amelia r. Poole, girl
Claude E. and Mary B. ODonnoghue
boy.
George and Minna B. Mack. boy.
Paul and Martha E. Matthews, girl
Charles N. and Ethel Murray, girl.
Walter L. and Mary L. Lacy, boy.
James and Mary L. Jenkins. boy.
Charles and Ethel Hyder, boy.
Joseph w. and Roberta Hall. girl.
Edwin and Flossie Fisher. girl.
Thomas T. and Mary Dove, boy.
Smith and Virginia Compton. girl
Edward and Alice Bailey. boy.
Joseph A. and Ada M Burkart. boy.
George H. and Nessie Atchison. girl
Nobutaro and Haru Kawashima, girl
Uriah and Blanche Wallis, boy.
Joseph B. and Maud Veney, girl.
Eddie and Emily Taylor. boy.
Evening star., 1914-08-20
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported to the health department during
the past twenty-four hours:
Gustav Krebs, 81 years, United States
Soldiers Home Hospital
George ]. Cost, 81 years. 2907 o street
northwest
Charles Federline, SO years, George
town Hospital.
John Mortimer, So years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Harry c. Bother. II years, Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane
Isabelle Collins, 81 years, 1900 Euclid
street northwest
Georgia, N. Goldsmith, 40 years, 1890
Rhode Island avenue northwest.
Edwin r. Marden, 45 years, 1912 18th
street.
Christian wienecke, 20 months, AreaE
1867 E street northeast.
Sadie Armstead, II years, Freedmen's
Hospital
George w. Webb. 1 year. 1143 18th
street northeast.
Robert Wilson, SO years, 1920 Swami
street northwest.
Richard O'Nea1, IS years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Rose Stewart, 80 years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Washington Fantroy, SO years, 12s
Massachusetts, avenue northeast
Annie Cooper, 81 years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
Edna Carroll, 9 years, 413 e street
northeast. 4
street court
Evening star., 1914-08-20
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued tc
the following:
Milton r. Crandall and Ada Estella
Printy.
Joseph W. Frenzel and Viola e
Guthridge, both Of Fairfax, Va.
Frederick A. Schultz and Addie Lena
Mann.
William W. Stewart and Sadie Hill.
Henry ]. Hazel and Florence Ger.
trude Welch.
Grover c. Jenkins and Lydia c. Cole
man, both of Great Falls, Va.
Domenico Rinaldi and Wilhelmins
Morfesy.
Henry Turner and Evelina Monroe.
Arthur A. Garner and Agnes Young.
Benjamin F. Frazier and Ruth L
Ellis.
Howard F. Besecker and Evelyn ]
Harris. both OF Richmond. Va.
Fenwick L. Lyons and Margaret N
Russell. both Of Annapolis. Md.
Evening star., 1914-08-20
IMPORTS DECREASE HEAVILY.
Lack Of Ships Causes Big Falling Of
at New York.

NEW YORK. August 2D-Custom-
house reports made public yesterday
show that imports since the beginning of
the European war have decreased i'm
mensely. Imports for the week of July
IS were more than three million dollars
above the figures for the week of Au-
gust 8. the last to be compiled. It was
said that complete reports for August
would show heavy falling of in i'm
ports. but increases are expected in
September. when more ships are re-
leased for commerce.
A sharp falling off of imports be-
tween the weeks Of July IS and August
Is is shown in ten aof twelve com
modities. Whisky and champagne
alone advanced.
Sugar. woolen goods. beef. silks. pre-
cious stones. automobiles, machinery,
photo films, beer and still wines were
the commodities that showed large de-
creases. all due to the lack Of ships.
Evening star., 1914-08-20
RIFLE COMPETITION DATES.
War Department Announcement En-
braces Contest at SeaRirt.

The War Department has announced
the dates upon which the national divi-
sional rife competitions will be held.
Divisional competition "A" with Brig.
Gen. Bird W. Spencer in charge. at Sea.
girt. N. J.. will begin September 3: COM
petition 3D." with MAJ Gen. ]. Clifford
r. Foster. in charge. at Jacksonville.
Fla. will begin October 16. while COM
petition 3D." under Brig. Gen. Charles I.
Martin. will begin October 8, at Fort
Riley, Kans. The time selected for COM
petition "E," under Brig. Gen. William
E. FINER. at Portland. Ore, has been
tentatively set for September 2.
The department has set no date for
divisional &C. 1t has arranged. however.
for the states coming within that divi-
sion to participate In the nearest adjoin-
ing division. The division competitions
take the places OF the usual annual gen.
eral competitions.
Evening star., 1914-08-20
GERMAN SHIPS AVAILABLE.
Five at Philadelphia Can Be Bought
or Registered Under u, S,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. August 20
Five German steamships now in Phil
adelphia will. according to the state
ments of German consular officials, be
available for immediate purchase OF
for American registry II the proposed
new legislation at Washington is
passed.
The steamers are the Brandenburg,
Rhaetia. Prinz Oskar. Pennon and
Ems. all Of which have been at this
port for two weeks or more.
They have an aggregate tonnage OF
$4,000 tons and, according to officials
Of the German consulate, arc operated
by companies having a large pSppor.
tion of American capitalization,
Evening star., 1914-08-20

Miss Elizabeth Meyers and Miss Mary
Many, both of Chicago, after spending a
week at Atlantic City. are visiting Miss
Katie Platt of 10th street southwest.
Evening star., 1914-08-20
APPROVES EMBASSY BILL.
Argentine Chambe of Deputies Raises
Legation at Washington,

BUENoS AIRBS. Argentina, August 20.
The Argentine chamber of deputies has
passed by fifty-eight votes against sixteen
the bill for the creation of an Argentine
embassy at Washington.
Deputy Drago protested that the Argen-
tine constitution did not authorize the
creation of permanent embassies.
The minister of foreign affairs in reply
pointed out the necessity of an Argentine
embassy at Washington and explained
that both DR.. Romulo s. Naon and Sec
retary Of State Bryan had denied the in
correct assertions that Argentina had
proposed in the first place the creation of
an embassy.
Evening star., 1914-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Coulter are spend
ing a few weeks in the Blue Ridge
mountains.
Evening star., 1914-08-20
BRITISH HERO|SM TOLD
IN STORY OF AMPA|ON
Men Fell in to Leave Cruiser, After
She Struck Mine, With En-.
tire Composure.

LONDON. August 20.-The official In
formation bureau has issued an interest
ing account Of the sinking of the British
cruiser Amphion by mine in the NORTH
sea. which was first reported last week
After describing how the Amphion and q
destroyer f1otilla had proceeded to carry
out prearranged plan Of search. the re-
port continues as follows:
"A trawler informed them that she had
seen a suspicious ship throwing things
overheard. Shortly afterward the Ger.
man mine layer Koenigfn Luise was
sighted steering east -Four destroyers
gave chase. and in about an hours time
she was rounded up and sunk.
after picking up the survivors of the
German ship the plan of search was car.
ried out without incident until half past
3 in the morning. At this hour. as. the
Amphion on her return course was neal
the scene of operations of the koenigir
Luise. her course was altered to avoid
the danger zone. This was successful
until $50 am. at which hour the Am
phion struck a mine.
Captain Rendered Insensible.
"A sheet of fame instantly engulfed the
bridge. The captain was rendered in
sensible, and he fell to the fore-and-af,
bridge As soon as he recovered con-
sciousness he ran to the engine room to
stop the engines. which were still goine
at revolutions for twenty knots. As al
the forward part of the Amphion was on
fire. it was found impossible to reach the
bridge or flood the fore magazine.
1.-The ships back appeared to be broken
and she was already settling down by the
bows. All efforts therefore were directed
to placing the wounded in places Of safety
in case of an explosion and in getting the
cruiser in tow by the stern.
by the time the destroyers had closed
in 1t was clearly time to abandon the
ship. The men fell in for this purpose
with the same composure that had
marked their behavior throughout. All
was done without hurry or confusion.
and twenty minutes after the cruiser
struck the mine the men. the officers and
lastly the captain had left the ship.
Three minutes after the captain had
left another explosion occurred. This en-
yeloped and blew up the entire fore part
of the vessel The effect of this showed
the Amphion must have struck second
mine, which exploded the fore magazine.
Debris falling from a great height struck
the rescue boats and the destroyers, and
one of the Amphion's shells burst on the
deck of one of the destroyers, killing two
Englishmen and one German prisoner"
Evening star., 1914-08-20

Miss Dorothy Fogarty is spending her
vacation at Piney Point with her father,
w. M. Fogarty
Evening star., 1914-08-20
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Star.
Everybody in Washington
who can read, reads The. Star.
Therefore. your ad Is sure to
attract the attention Of the
one for whom you are looking.
Phone classified Department.
Main 244O.
Evening star., 1914-08-20

he is a descendant Of the famous Robert
Emmet. and is related to the other well
known Emmets Of New York. No date
has been mentioned for the wedding.
Evening star., 1914-08-20

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to sit up night after night write us that they
could get NO relief until they used Warmers
Safe Asthma Remedy. but in nve minutes
time it made them breathe easy. 50 they 90
tanned restful sleep. and today they would
not be without 1t. You can get 1t from your
druggist or US upon receipt Of price, Toe post
maid. Warmers Safe Remedies Co., Dept
348, Rochester, n. Y.
Evening star., 1914-08-20
Asthma Hay Fever

The hay fever season
is at hand, and 1t may
be well for sufferers to
know that they can be
speedily relieved from
this dreaded malady by
the use of Warmers
Safe Asthma Remedy.
Prepared and prescribed
for all forms of asthma.
hay fever and stufy
colds-it soothes and re-
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Berryyille Items.

Mrs. |. A. Gibbs, of Roanoke, who
has been visiting friends in town. left
this week for Berkeley Springs to yis-
it her sister, Mrs. j. 81. Siler.
Mr.. and Mrs John d. Winter are
spending some time in New York and
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Bayard Stevens and son of Hoo
sboken, N. j., are visiting Mrs. Stew
ems mother, Mrs VIM. Mcdonald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Scott, of Alex
Iandria. motored to town last week on
q visit to relatives.
Mrs. A. K. Snyder and daughter
Anna, are visiting relatives in Lynch
burg, Va,
Miss Marion Parker spent several
days in Loudoun county. Va, last week.
Mrs. G. r. Smith and Miss Clara
Smith, Of Lynchburg. are visiting Mrs.
W. z. Lewis At .Rockledge 3
Mrs. S. r. Baughman IS visiting rel
atifes ID UniontoWn, Pa.
Mr.. Joseph Moore attended The Bar
Association It Hot Springs last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Carleton and
sons John and Hugh. Of Dallas. Texas,
are visiting Mrs Minnie KerEott ii
.Llewellyn .
Miss Annie Moore has returned from
, i Yisit 70 friends ID L0ud6un CO. Va.
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County News.
Inns ioT tits ttIinn should b in rul
later thil Tuesday smuIHg.
Ransom News.


The Powhatan Brass and Iron Work.
closed Monday and Tuesday on account
Of the death of Mr. v. A. Harder, Of
New York. who was president of tn,
company. Mr. Harder had spent much
Of the summer in Long Island, but re
turned to New York on Friday last,
He died Saturday. Mr.. ]. B. Braziel
went to attend the funeral.
Miss Peuffer, a graduate Of Duns.
more's business college, Of StauntoD.
Vas will be the stenographer at the
Powhatan Works after this week.
Mr.. E E. FUR left oD Saturday for
Verona, Va. where he is visiting hit
parents and where his wife and daugh-
ters are staying.
Mr. Walter GIaize is just completing
a brick bungalow for Mr.. John Blue,
near Kearneysville. The bungalow
costs aboues4, 900. Mr.: Glaize is com
petent and conscientious.
On Tuesday Mrs. Daniel Hyatt at
.satded the funeral of her aunt. Mise
frances Bailey, near Opequon. Va.
Mrs. Geo. Howe will go to Staunton.
Va Saturday to visit relatives.
Miss Bessie Sigafoos and Mr.. Edgar
Shelton. of Brunswick. spent the week
ind with Mrs. D. H. Staubs.
Miss Irene Golladay and her visitor,
Miss Rosalie Bright. of Baltimore,
went tosIiamsyille, Md. on Tuesday.
Misses Pauline and Fay Dick have
returned from a visit to friends in
Washington City.
Mr.. Raymond Grim came up from
Brunswick on Saturday to visit his
aunt. Mrs. w. I. Gore.
Mr.. Ralph Glaize, of Washington.
spent Saturday with his grandfather,
Mr.. Edw. Glaize.
On Tuesday night the younger set
gave surprise party to Miss Eliza
beth Elliott, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John Elliott.
Mrs. O'Brien spent last week at Ba-
kerton with her daughter, Mrs. Claude
Moler. Miss Myra 0'Brien went on
Sunday to Bakerton.
On Friday last Miss Mabel Higgs
and her brother Mr.. Ben Higgs, mo-
tored to Leesburg, Va, to visit Miss
Aline Hawking.
Mrs Upton Brady, of Towson, Md, ]
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Gerard D.
Moore.
Mr.. Chas. Green has brought his
family from Martinsburg to make their
home here.
Mr.. Garland Tillett came up from
Washington and Sunday and Monday
with his parents here.
Mr.. Joseph Tharpe is considered 10
Be very III nowsi
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Death Of Victor A. Harder.

News was received here on Sunday
of the death of Victor A Harder, from
Bright's desease, at his home in Brook
lyn, N. Y. Mr.. Harder was president
Of the Powhatan Brass and Iron Works
Of this place and was well known in the
commercial and financial world until
his retirement on account Of i'll health.
q few years ago. He was born in AL
SAGE Lorraine, coming to this country
when i boy, and had lived ID Brooklyn
ever since. When quite young he was
employed by Mayor. Lane & CO., of
New York, and later came into posses
sion Of the firm. He was the founder
and head Of the Victor A. Harder
Realty and Constructions Company and
the Essex Foundry Of Newark. He
was also . Director of the Connecticut
Tobacco Corporation and several other
concerns. Mr. Harder was life mem
Der Of the Montaux Club He is sur
vived by his widow. two sons. Victor
A 1. Jr.. and George A. Harder, and
two daughters. Mrs. Sylvester !. Nc.
Namara and Mrs. Sydney S. Whelan.