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NEWS COMES SLOWLY.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-cutting Of
the cables leaves the United States
without any direct means Of communi-
cation with Germany. Messages can
be routed via other nations, on the
other hand, subject to long delays,
but the Germany Cable company de-
cided not to accept any business what
ever. English cables are still work
ing, although censorship is slowing up
all message several hours.
The last message received from
Karl n. vonWeigand, United Press
staff correspondent, In Berlin, was
transmitted about midnight. The
cable company said il was one Of the
last messages to be received.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
They Work on a Prohtsharinq Basis

They Work on Profit Sharing Basis.
1t is a well known fact that EN-.
ployes who have a financial interest
in business other than their weekly
pay envelopes take greater pains with
their work and are more careful and
conscientious about everything they
do.
The Proctor Gamble company,
the manufacturers of Ivory soap, did
not forget this when they decided
that Ivory soap should be as fine a
soap as could be produced For many
years their factories have been CON
Quoted on the profit-sharing plan,
every employee from the humblest to
the highest, getting his share of the
profits from Ivory soap and the many
other products of this company.
The result is. every worker in the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

In the Eho5e matter seems TO be that
the normal present oar 10y Is ns1ur-
ally inst as decent as the bog OF any
other generation. and ii he goes wrong
IN greater numbers Ii il Oecauss so
cial conditions for which he is not re-
sponsiole give hin the slant toward
vice and crime Cities owe II 10 ins
boys to improve these conditions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
AMBASSADOR DEPARTS

LONDON, Aug. 5.-German Ambas-
sacor LicnnowsIy departed from Lon
don at noon today under an escort Of
British troops. He called at the for
eign office at 10 O'Clock, received his
passports and arranged for Ambas-
sador Page to take over the archives
of the embassy. Soon after England
declared war upon Germany, the am
bassadcr was requested to call at 10
O'Clock for his passports.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
JACK JOHNSON.

PARIS, Aug. SACK Johnson,
French citizen, wants to emulate the
example Of his rival for fistic honors,
Georges Carpenter, and join the
French army. Johnson 10 not yet
full fiedced French citizen, although
he has taken out preliminary citizen
ship papers, and is therefore not re-
guired to answer the call to the col
ors. johnson has already offered to
the government his six automobiles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Hey there, What Is George Fred
Williams doing in the tense eastern
situation2 Harvesting the war dogs,
We warrant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
THOUGHT FOR TODAY.

Dogt thou intend a kindness to thy
loved one? DO IT gtraightway before
thy future comes, destroying thy op-
ortunity.-Carlyle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Why not bring home the boys from
Vera Cruz? They have no right there
except as belligerents, and they are
not belligerents
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Old Dock Osler says that nearly
everybody is afflicted with tuberculo
sis. Dock will never be called the
little Sunshine"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Mime. Caiilauz has been acquitted
but her reputation ought TO be sen;
to the dry cleaners.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Argentina VIII make hit by hay-
ing q side. OF that cheap beef among
the exhibits at the Panama-Pacifc ex-
position.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

IL Attorney General McRsynol6s
E7arries Miss Lucy BurIss0n, will he
wear his New Haven su.t2
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

When did the Mexican people elect
General Carranza president of the re-
public? We are just bit curious to
know.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Camden, y. j.. now has tveiv'
play grounds for school children, hav
ing Just added three.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Awful heat reported bark in Wash
ington: Wonder what the vested il
tsrests are doing about itz
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
ourRuRsT OF ENTHUSIASM.

PARIS, Aug. 5.-Announcement OF
the victory of the French feet over
the Germans in the Mediterranean
was made public, and was signal for
outbursfs Of wild enthusiasm and for
demonstrations throughout the day.
Coming Immediately after the success
Of the French over the German
UhIsnds on Monday, news Of the vic
tory was accepted as a happy omen.
The admiralty is endeavorins to set
particulars Of the battle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Pottsviils, Pa, has 2 citizen, JOHN
Eckert by name, who weighs 9ss
pounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
ALLEGED SLAYER
GIVES SELF UP
Supposed Murderer Of Jesse Ferguson
Surren6ers TO Oticers at Can
sor-RetUrnsc to Quincy.

Qufrcy Journal: Henry Naples, al
legged slayer Of Jesse Ferguson, for
whom the officers Of Adams county,
III. and netgEhoring counties in Mis-
souri have been searching during the
last six weeks. this morning al 5
O'clock. gave himself up 10 Marshal
Ward Of Canton. and AT ii O'Clock ar
rived in Quincy. I'm charge of Sheriff
Joseph Lappg. who brought him from
Canton. in Constable Il. C. Steriiags
automobile.
The supposed murderer was taken
before Justice Of the Peace z. J. Bon
nsy. and his case was continued IN
til August IL. at 10 O'Clock 2. n,
during which time it is expected ne
win secure an attorney TO defend him
Met Brother.
While en- route to Quincy this
morning. as the party passed through
West Quincy. he met his brother,
Thomas Naples. who farms in that
vic.nity. He will arrange for an at
.orney to represent the man, though
who the attorney viii be is not known
now. Naples said this morning that
he has not the slightest tcsa who
will defend him
When asked If he is the MIN that
Sheriff Lips and his posse chased
through the woods and river bottoms
in the vicinity OF Warsaw. several
weeks ago, Naples said emphatically
no, that he was not near the river.
but was farther back in the country
Sheriff Lipps himself declared, upon
his return home from the original
trip. that he did not believe he was
on the track of the murderer.
Naples appeared quite clean when
taken. He was smooth shaver, wore
a clean blue shirt, blue trousers. Rock
ford sox and pair Of heavy 2low
shoes
In Justice Bonney's court ne was
met by Ed Potter and number OF
other former residents of Meyer, all
of whom shook hands with the man
as Potter said. $50 long, Henry; II
we never see you again"
Naples kept stiff upper lip and
answered the farewell by smiling into
the faces of his visitors. He was re-
turned to the county jail, where he
was placed in a cell There he Wal
be kept. until next "Wednesday morn
ing, when his trial viii be held.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Richmond, Va, fs annexing suburbs
containing sixteen square miles OF
land and 1900 persons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Philadelphia operates 11G play.
grounds for children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
BOAT REPORTED SUNK.

LONDON, Aug. Especial dis
patches from Copenhagen today de-
clare that German torpedo boat is
reported to have blown up and sunk
in the Baltic sea two miles from Gee-
ger. The entire crew Of thirty is re-
ported to have been drowned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
Give EreeIv

Give what you have. To someone
1t may be better than you dare to
th:nk--LoDgfellow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

President Wilson's stomach Is bet
ter since he threw Up that Jones nom-
iaation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Philadelphia is to have new
theatre at Thirty-eighth and Chestnut
streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Between the pe6agogues and the
Gemsgogu there Il lot Of trouble
in this country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Brooklyn, " T. tar values are this
year boosted 81. BOO poo over those Of
last year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Baltimore has class OF $50 boys
learning to swim.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Men and brethren, before We begin
the campaign for the various nomins-
tong let ms take straw vote.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Philadelphia wtf put glass case
around the Grant cabin in FsErmoulE
park
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
APACHE LoorERs

PARIS, Aug. 5.-Apache hooters in
Paris will be shot down. This is the
military warning today following an
outbreak Of footing during the night.
Shops and stores were broken open
before troops swept down on the
Apaches and arrested 45o. All will be
courtmartiaIcd
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Columbus, o., street railway threat
rms to raise It's rate of fare
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

baltimore Is this year paving sew
enty miles Of streets
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Jamaica, where Huerta is, is the
place where the rum comes from.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Kansas City compels the placing of
all bllboards ten feet back from lot
lines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
CABLE is CUT.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5-The German
Cable companys cables to Germany
have been cut. Announcement was
made today that the company cannot
reach Azores station which IL the
first landing line. The British cruiser
Berwick, one of the feet Of British
vessels off the North American coast
is especially equipped for cable lay
ing and repairing and the assumption
here is that she may have cut the
German Iine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

New York had 1929 cases of petit
larceny on court calendars last year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

Chicagoans this year pay taxes on
$4,000, 498 worth Of personal proper
fy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05

considered certain where they will be
needed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
TODAY'S WAR
BULLETINS

PARIS, Aug 5-The German army
is advancing through tire gap between
Tout and Epinai- Constant fighting
has been in progress all along TIE
frontier Fer the last twelve hours.
Beth sides have lest heavily and the
French wounded are arriving at Nam
cy. the mobilization headquarters for
that district IL is stated that the
German army numbers more than
100000 men and comprises all classes
of troops The fighting to date has
been mostly An artillery duel. The
Germans are entrenching as they ad-
vance but 50 far the French are said
10 have more than held tSeir own.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
AVIATOR SHOT.

VIENNA, Aun. s.-Austrian sharp
shooters today winged Russian aero
plane scouting over Lemberg. The
pilot Of the machine was struck. He
lost control of the aeropIane and fell
nearly SEQ feet, killing the aviator
and an officer who was PASSENGER.
Lenr5erg is the capital of the Aus
TRAN province of GaIieia and is not
far from the Russian border.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
UNITED STATES MAIL.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Postnast
er General BurIeson today cancelled
transatlantic mail contracts will,
British steamers, leaving the United
States. Holland and Sweden are the
only nations carrying United States
mails. The service, he said, is slow
but certain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
IAPAN.s POSITION.

TOXIC, Aug. 5.-Japan Will respect
her treaty obligations with Great
Britain. The cabinet today announc-
ed that while an attitude Of strict
neutrality is to be observed for the
present, should England become in
voIved so that Japan's aid would be
necessary in answer to the treaty,
that aid will be extended.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
FLEET BOTTLED UP.

Russian Black sea fleet is bottled up
and will be unable to participate in
the war. The Turkish government
issued an official declaration today
announcing that the Bosphorus has
been closed to warships of all nations
and that amy attempt to force a pass
age will be repuIsed. Russia will be
the only nation to suffer as her
Black sea fleet is thus rendered in
operative.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
ENGLISH WAR SPIRIT.

LONDON, Aug. 5.-volunteers are
f,ockina to army headquarters. The
war spirit has spread everywhere.
1t is announced the war office will ac-
ccpt all offers Of troops from tho
colonies but no arrangements are
made for transporting them until It 10
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
DEMAND ON ITALY.

ROME, Aug. Germany has now
demanded that italy live up to her
treaty obligations. The German am
bassador today formally notified the
foreign Office that Germany had been
attacked by France and England and
it expected the aid pledged in the
treaty. The cabinet Immediately met
to consider the appeal but it is ex-
pected Italy will continue to try to
maintain her neutrality.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
GERMAN AMBASSADOR.

LONDON, Aug. 5-The German
ambassador will return home on a
British cruiser. This was officially
announced today. There are no steam
ers available and he will be trans
ported to his home country 90 a war
ship after arrangements have been
made SO that It will not be attacked
by the Germans enroute. It is also
stated that he will not leave until to-
morrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
BATTLE IN NORTH SEA.

LONDON, Aug. 5.-a naval battle
between German and British wsSships
is reported in the North sea off Hull.
Aevces from that city say firing has
been heard since daybreak- II is be-
Ii>ved the battle is between German
scout ships as the main column Of the
German war fleet is still reported
close to the German naval base at
the mouth of the EIhe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
JOINED AUSTRIA.

ATHENS, Aug. 5--Tf1e t"o Rus
sian army corps which have been sta
toned at Odessa for the purpose OF
watching Rounsnia have been order
ed to join the attacking Austrian
army. This was made possible by
Roumania declaring her neutrality
today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-05
HOLLAND VIOLATED.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. Germany
has Violated Holland in an attempt
to rush troops across to aid in the i'm
vasion Of Belgium. Fierce fighting is
In progress, the Dutch troops falling
back slowly before heavy German
advance. The losses on both sides
are heavy.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-05-14

books will be useless the inventor Of
it could become rich in the publishing
business.
That the governments printing bill
is too large must be admitted. The
practice Of permitting members to
extend their remarks in the Record"
has been long criticised. But no ei-
lectual check on it has been devised.
There are 435 representatives and 90
senators, each Of whom imagines that
his speeches are matters Of great i'm
portance. None would be willing to
turn them over TO select committee
to edit them. Nor does a senator or
representative feed disposed TO insult
the judgement OF a colleague who in
siSts that there will be a great public
demand for a particular document he
wishes published by the government.
This particular bit Of extravaganza is
an easy target for criticism, but efforts
to reform the abuse will be vain. The
Globe Democrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-05-14
David Smithson.

David Smithson was born in what
vas Warren county, Tennessee, on the
18th day Of May, 1925, where he
lived during his boyhood, and enlisted
for the Mexican war from Smithyille,
DeKalb county, Tennessee, in Com
pany + Of the Third Regiment u. S.
Volunteer Infantry, under Captain
Monroe Savage.
His company went by boat down
the Tennessee river, the Ohio and the
Mississippi to New Orleans, and thence
across the Gulf Of Mexico TO Vera Cruz,
whence they went to Mexico City with
General Scott. Mr.. Smithson was very
sick with typhoid fever and lost all his
hair. He finally recovered and went
forward and took part in the engage
ments before Mexico City.
The face Of the country between
Vera Cruz and Mexico City is very
rough, being composed Of wide val
leys, deep streams and high mountains.
Mexico City itself is situated in a very
mountainous country and was then and
is yet guarded by one Of the strongest
iortresses on the western hemisphere,
the castle Of Chapultepec, which has
been for several years the residence Of
the ruler Of that country. Gen. Scott's
army was in danger Of aunihilation at
place known as the Black Pass (Cero
Gordo), where the Mexicans had pre-
pared an ambuscade with the hope Of
wiping out the entire army Of invasion.
Continued on Page D.
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University Offers New Summer Course S

Several new departments have been
added to the work Of the summer ses.
sion given at the University Of Mis-
souri, June II to August s.
This summer the University will be
host Of the Graduate School Of Agri-
culture-a school in which teachers Of
agriculture in the agricultural colleges
Of the United States take advanced
work under expert teachers and au-
thorities in special lines. The fore
most agricultural experts Of the United
States will be present.
The courses in rural problems for
ministers will be continued this sum-
mer. Special courses are offered for
ministers in agriculture, rural sociology
and rural economics. Short courses
in bookkeeping, penmanship, steno-
graphy and typewriting are offered for
the first time this Summer. These
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-05-14
Vain Effort at Reform.

In looking about for opportunities TO
economise in governmental expend
itures one OF the members Of congress
has discovered that the printing bill Of
the nation is entirely too great. He
finds that there are stacked up at vari-
Gus places in Washington all kinds Of
useless documents for whose prepara-
tion thousands, not to say millions, OF
the peoples money was spent. He
would correct this evil at once. After
the high-sounding rhetoric Of the
Baltimoor platform on the subject Of
extravagances, it is gratifying that at
least one individual is trying % take
steps toward concrete reform. The
Baltimore platform declared in favor
OF a reduction in The number Of use
less Offices" There has as yet been
no agreement as 10 the number of
useless Offices that should be properly
retained, or perhaps there is a dispute
as to what offices are useless. So far
about the only reductions have been
the discharge Of a few employees in the
Pension Department and the wiping
out Of the Commission on Efficiency
and Economy. The Democratic Con-
gress evidently preferred 10 trust to its
own intuitive knowledge Of useless
Offices instead Of listening TO the opin-
ion Of expert investigators.
But who is 10 pass on the useless
ness Of documents2 1t is easy after
they have been printed and have lain
around for years, without any demand
for them to decide that they are use
less. But at the time they we're print
ed some senators and representatives
evidently thought they we're Of value.
Every day Congress is in session some
senator or representative requests that
certain things be placed in the Record
and requests for many thousand copies
OF particular documents are granted.
How can the senator tell that within
two or three weeks or months the
great question, which at the time alb
serbs congressional and pnblic atten-
ton, will be dead as a mackerel1
Even private publishers, who invest
their own money instead Of the
public's, make grave errors Of judg-
ment. They publish books which
they imagine will become best sell
eTs," For some unaccovntable reason
the public fails to accept the pub
fishers views, II there we're an in
iallible way 10 tell 10 advance wha
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-05-14

100000 in bonds was asked, but an
investigation by the commissions
expert engineers resulted in a report
being submitted that prompted the
commission TO permit Of a grant 10
per cent greater.
Hearing Of the company's request
was had by the commissioners here
last Thursday. 1t then was that the
experts findings were reported. The
bonds will be used in meeting the ex-
pense Of constructing the big dam and
making the improvements in south
west Missouri that gives that portion
Of the state such electrical facilities.
Some opposition to the bond issue,
apparent several months ago, dwindled
when the experts reported that the
company's property valuation was so
great. Joplin Globe.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-05-14
Give the Girls a Chance

A teacher in a rural school was try
ing TO teach a small boy how TO add,
and used the following Illustration: If
some one gave your mother one dollar,
and some one else gave her another
dollar, what would she have?" The
little fellow thought moment and ex.
claimed, Shed have a ft!' The
same might be said OF the average girl
on the farm; for what girl under twelve
years old has her own individual
spending money!
The boy is given a pig, or calf, or
colt as soon as he is large enough to
begin caring for it, or is permitted TO
work for some neighbor and earn it
for himself, and father lets him feed
it along with the other stock free Of
charge. When he is old enough 10
manage the team, he is given a plot
Of ground, and father let's him use the
team and raise a crop Of corn or pota
toes, and he soon has money Of his
own. Father knows that this is the
only way to keep him on the farm un-
til he is Of age, and competent farm
help is so hard to get he must keep
the boy at home as long as he possibly
can. But what about the girl2 Is
she given an equal show alongside her
brother1 Is not her help needed by
the busy, oyerworked mother, too?
remember when I was a girl Of
twelve my father gave me pair Of
twin lambs for my own. When they
we're sold he handed me the money
which the buyer paid for them; and a
thousand dollars would not mean as
much TO me now as that money did
then. I had cared for the lambs,
raising them on the bottle, and teach
ing them to come when their names
were called, and learned more about
the care Of sheep, because OF this
ownership, than many people who had
owned a flock Of sheep for years.
learned more about the value o.
money, too, than il it had Just beer
handed to me out Of ialhefs purse, at
it represented the value Of so mucl