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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
What Speaker Champ Clark
Will Say Tomorrow is
the Important
Question.
MAY ATTACK WILSON
Campaign Managers Of Mis-,
sourian Are Deciding
What Plan to Fol
low Out.

[By Bond P. Geddes, stan correspon'
dent OF the United Press.]
WASHINGTON, March 80. - An
armistice against actual conflict was
in tacit force in congress today in
the campaign for repeal Of the Pana-
ma tolls exemption for American yes
sells. IT was preliminary to the climax
late tomorrow npon passage of the
sims repeal resolution.
Speaker Champ Clark's speech in
opposition was the strategic play up.
vi, which the whole situation hung
Whether he would confne his re.
marks to economics or assail the pres
ident's policy was question.
After having declared war upon the
speaker and after having decided tax
ing the initiative in attacking him for
alleged party treachery," the admin
istration forces changed front today.
They decided to let the speaker de-
eide whether 1t shall be an open con-
fiict between himself and the presi-
dent. II there is to be an open
break, the administration supporters
propose that the speaker shall bear
Fl II Clark bitterly attacks the presi-
dent. the latter's followers In the
house were prepared to retaliate. The
speaker will make the final "opposi-
ton speech against the repeal late
tomorrow. II he decides upon open
attack upon the president, Represen-
tative Sherley or Representative
Adamson were expected to fire
oroadside In return.
Clark had evidently not made I'D
lis mind upon his course today. He
vas In counsel with his presidential
campaign managers, former Senators
dubois Of Idaho. and Frank r. Petit
rev of South Dakota. Senator Stone |
II Missouri, floor manager for Clark
t Baltimore is with the president in
he tolls fight. I
Pr1vates" in the tolls battle occu-
led the center Of the stage today in
he house. The minor actors, new
lembers. spoke their pieces, most of
le leaders having made their
peeches Friday and Saturday or hold .
lg them in reserve for the climax to- -.
orrow. y
Representative Doremus Of Michi- =
IN, chairman of the democratic con.
essional committee, was scheduled TO y
eak today, however, in an effort TO h
ench the fires OF party strife while >,
III opposing repeal
In the senate today, tolls repeaI n,
so claimed attention. Lewis OF I'LL q,
Is proposed' the president be given u,
thorlty to promulgate or SUSPEND \:
IS charges at any time The house
ms to remain in session after the
ner bell rings this evening and r.
y meet at II O'Clock tomorrow in
effort to conclude speech making
1 reach the final roll call before dc
ournment tomorrow. Dozens Of ad
moers today were under leave to ga
nt privilege, some being give l, 2. tol
minutes and extending" their re- in
ks In the congressional record adj
orces supporting the presidents
to repeal the Pana.,. tolls er- VIII
tlons frightened today ATTEMPTS Wi
zeal or minimize the opposition of wa
aker Clark were marked through. "O1
the seven hours Of debate in the ina
,e.
le closing antirepeal speech NJ
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
Members Of Train Grew Who
Fell Into Hands of the
Rebels, Are Muir.
dered.
EoRREON HANGING ON
ki]la Finds it No Easy Task to
Take the City in
Bloody En-
counter.

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
MEXICO CITY, March 3O.-How
We members Of the crew of Nation
b railway train were tortured and
HE'D and three terribly injured by
ebels was told today In report in
be hands OF railway oficials. The
eport was sent In by Denial NJ.
dier, the only survivor OF the train
rev. He said one of his comrades
Fas killed by a rebel oncer who fsh-'
d his victim with the butt of a
life and then dropped huge stones
pom his head.
Our freight train was between Ell
leo and Ell Sobre. reported Mier.
Suddenly we ran into battle be-
ween rebels and federals. Federals
ere being whipped. They stopped
he train, climbed onto It and made a
brit of the cars. They fought until
very one OF the federals was either
filed or wounded. Then the rebels
nrrounded us. We tried to get away,
pmping on the train and running up
creek.
"Pena, brakeman; Ortis. fire-
a. sand- -es-vrls ~ ullal naSaBf,
II along the bed OF the creek until
yertaken by two rebels. They took
up the bank where there were
nany rebels. They had federal
prisoner and one OF the rebels said
10 us: Here's how we kill federal
bficers.
"He shot twice at the federal at q
distance Of eighteen feet >nd missed.
Then he swore. walked up to hmm
and shot him through the forehead.
killing him. He turned to us and
said. 'As for you fellows, won't
waste ammunition on you.' With that
be hit Pena with the butt OF a rife
md Pena fell stunned and bleeding
10 the ground. When Pena fell the
rebel picked up q big rock and drop
ped 1t on Pena's head. When he saw
Pena was not dead he called for other
rocks and his men brought him three
more. He dropped these on Pena
until his head was mashed nat
Telling Oris he would give him
'only little bullet he shot him
through the forehead.
Then he said to me: I've go'
some work for you to do before
kill you. I want you to get on thai
engine and start it. Wen Kill you II
the engine cab as you go by
There was very little steam IN th'
engine, but / climbed on and pulled
the throttle. They began shooting a
me, but I got out Of the cab on tn
other side Of the engine and huns
from the side Of the water tank.
knew the engine could MT go very fa'
SO after riding half mile l let g
and fell to the tracks, rolling on Int
a cut. remembered passenge
train was due In about an hour an
saw the freight had stopped mile u
the track. After crawling benin
F the bank for some distances. | ran u
| the track as hard as l could for a
most an hour. tagged the passer
ger train and they took me aooar
and back to Ell Monte.
"I am the only survivor OF Tn
crew. Pena and Oris we-e the oni
men saw killed but the feder'
soldiers told me later ms they ma
found the bodies of all the rest an
had buried them"
The rebels have a special hatred Il
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
cIaima Self DefenL

CHICAGO, March 3qEn"
o,Donnell, slayer Of Petebe no
fisherman, life saver, of 9 10
Shore, surrendered to the d 1ce 20
TODAY and announced thathe "o
plead self defense in shfms
North Shore hero In ca Sat",
night The inquest was oe
late today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
DR.. Mary Walker Objected TO
Arthur Because He Used
Tobacco.

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON. March 3d. Dr.
Mary Walker. she of the trousers anu
SILK hat. might have been the nrss
lacy OF the land but she would not
take the heart and hand Of Colonel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
Weather Conditions.

A trough of low pressure extends
from the lower lake region to the
gulf this morning, which is attended
by rain and thundershowers IN the
districts east OF the Mississippi, and
another depression in the extreme
northwestern states. extending south
ward over the Pacific slope, is caus-
ing warmer weather in the northern
mountain region, and unsettled wealth
er. with showers throughout the west
and conditions indicate unsettled
weather and probably rain, with
slight change in temperature, for this
section tonight and Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unsettled
weather tonight and Tuesday, Win
probably rain Not much change III
Temperature. Moderate winds.
For Illinois, Iowa and Missouri: un-
settled weather tonight and Tuesday
with probably rain. Not much chanse
IN temperature. Moderate winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
Mrs. Hubbell Seriously Burned
When Entire Room Burst
Into Flame.

United Press Leased Wire Service j.,
, DIES MONIES. Iowa, March go
MIS-, r Q. Hubbell, AZ, daughter-in-
law Of F. NJ. Hubbell, richest man in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30

River above low water OF 1864, Al
Change in "a hours, rise %
Mean temperature 29th, 81.
Lowest temperature, As.
Highest temperature. 81.
Lowest temperature last night. Al
FRED z. GOSEWIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
Daily River Bulletin.

River Forecast.
The river will rise steadily from
Davenport to Keokuk for several
days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30

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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08

English and American that
priests have been shot and hayonetted,
by German soldiers. while attending the:
wounded in Belgium. are to be con
sidcred as absolutely without founda-
ton.
1T is also declared that the English
newspaper correspondents overlook the
fact nat a large portion Of the Ger.
man army is Roman Catholic.
"A manifesto signed by Harnack.
Bode, Behring, Hauptmann. Elingcr,
S~undermann, Hoentgen, Fulda, Diess
mann. Humperdinck, Libcrmaun. Man
eel, List, Thoma, Wundt and other
prominent savauts II artists in.
dignantly protests against what is
termed unceasing lies about the pre-
tended ~barbarous warfare OF the Ger
mans
The leader Of the American govern
meut commission. sent to Germany on.
board the cruiser. Tennessee. to pre-
pare for the return of American tourists,
has addressed a letter to Franz Won.
Mendelsohn and the Gcrman-American
relief committee, highly praising the
German nation in arms and thanking
them for innumerable proofs of kind.
ness"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08

fighting near Warsaw, was an attempt
to take aWrsaW and thence move
southwark to outflank the Russian
army which having occupied Galicia
is now marching through Buhowina
INTO hungary. 1t is declared here that
this intent has been made impossible
by the bad condition Of the roads. The
navy German artillery sank into the
roadWays and could not so on. Nor has
the German attempt to take the often
sINe at CIacow thus far been produc-
i've. The reported presence of En-
peror William in East Prussia and the
departure Of Emperor Nicholas for the
front IS taken here to emphasize the
tremendous Importance of the impcnd-
ing battle. which ma be the biggest
conflict of the war up to the present
time in either the western or the east
ern arenas. Three million men it is es-
timated in P~etrograd, will be engaged.
Russians believe that if the German
Austrian army is defeated at Cracow
the war will be virtually over. Granted
this defeat they declare there viii then.
be sufficient forces left to stem tibet
Russian invasion Of Silesia, and thence
to Breslau and Berlin, as we'll as the
Russian advances throug Cracow to.
Vienna n through Pennsylvania to-
Budapest.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08

Lon,,on. Oct. others has been a
desperate battle between the Germans
ard the Russians at Augustowo, on
the Nienan river. The Russians claim
to have won a great victory. The Ger
mans, according to the official state
nent issued at Berlin. declare that
victory rests with them,
According to the Petrograd dispatch,
the battle started when the Germans
Were attempting to cross the Nieman
river. They repulsed the Germans
We'll g&,0G0 losses, it is claimed, then
crossed The liver on the enemy's pom
toeAs and pursued them, infiicting fur
ther losses.
The German statement a Y that the
punishment inflicted on the enemy oc-
CURED near Augustowo upon corps
comprising the left wing of the Rus
sian army, on crossing the Nieman
river thus indicating that the Rus
Sla?S did cross the river instead of
the liaTmans.
The German statement Y
Near -AuguStOWo, the Third Siber-
IAN and parts Of the Twenty-second
Russian army corps. composing the
LEFT wing of the Russian army. on
crossing tie Niemcn river, We're de-
featad after a furious battle lasting
" days. More than 1000 unwounded
Russians We're made prisoners and a
large quantity of guns and machine
guns were captured"
Now or Defensive?
A. ,Hc eastern theater of war the
Gern2ans would appear, according to
EnEil=h observers. to ne contemplating
q PERIOD OF defense before undertaking
the offensive. They are busily engaged
between Thorn. in East Prussia, and
Galicla, III i~ntrenching themselves
against the Russian hosts. gathering
on The other side of the frontier. 1t is
calculated that there are no fewer than
4,0QJ,aoo men fighting in this eastern
arena II q repetition of the long and
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
RUMAN|ANS MUST
REMAIN NEUTRAL
Turks and Bulqarians Threaten
to Attack King Charles
Empire If Russian Fac
ton Seeks War.

Berlin (yia ~SaSyiile) Oct. 6.-The
Rumanlan crown prince has been
strongly rebul5ed for his Russopllile
agitations. The leaders Of the Ru-
lnanlan parties have declared them
selves in favor of continuing the
neutral policy of the Rumanian
government,
A manifesto issued by the Ru-
inanlan socialist party assumes
that the neutrality of the country
will be preserved. condemns the
Russophile propaganda in certain
newspapers and emphasizes the
dangerous position Ct Russia
London. oct. 6.-In the Balkans, the
mutual j~ealousies of the small states.
which used to threaten the peace Of
Europe, are now conspiring to pre-
serve what is left of it-for ZACH is
afraid to cast its lot with either side.
for fear of an attack from its neigbbor.
Rome Cvia London). oct. 6.-Bulgaria
and Turkey, according to a Vienna dis
patch to the Giornale D'Italia, nave
concluded an agreement whereby they
viii attack Runania, if Rumania
abondons her neutrality.
me agreement provides for large ter
Iltorial acquisitions for Bulgaria and
turkey at the expense of Rumania and
SCrVia.
Austria is massing troops. continues
the dispatch. on the Rumanian from
tier,
London. oct. 5-The Rome CORE
spondent Of the Exchange Telegram
company has sent the following mes
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
INHuMANE TREATMENT
or C0NVICTS DECRIED
LoclZstep and Perpetual Silence
Make Not Cure Criminals,
Assertion.

st. Paul, Mimi, oct. determination
from prisons of the lccl step and the
silent system was advocated by y. J.
G.. Wells. warden of the Kentucky state
penitentiary in an address on Prison
Discipline today before the American
Prison association. which is holding its
annual convention here. The honor
system music and flowers and 4
prison library were urged as invaluable
aids in maintaining discipline. If the
state through her officials fails to pro-
vide all those agencies which are rea-
sonably calculated to inspire, encourage
and ennoble. Mr.. Wells declared, lit
must happen that the first offender,
the occasional or accidental criminal,
will on account of his environment, be
made worse instead of better"
Prisoners should have the right to see
the warden daily, MI. Wells said.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08

arduops siege battles, which have beer
sue a feature OF the struggle in
france, seems a certainty.
The Russians continue to push east
ward on CraCow, evidently with the
nope of getting thence to Breslau and
theY so on stretching out their tenta-
cles southwark toward Budapest. Cos
sacks are vel in on the plains of Hun
gary. even Budapest admits that they
have crossed the river Thesis, which
was regarded as one of the main OBJ
StacleS TO their progress. BY getting
across the railroad at Szigeth, they Sc
cured the second line, leading to the
hungarian capital. They had already
seized the Observation-Disclosures line al
Unghvar.
Denial BY Germany.
The Austrians on the other hand
claim further victories against their
smaller enemy invading Bosnia, but
they are silent on the subject of Sara
jeVo, which, according to Servian and
M"ontenegrln statements, is
by their allied armies.
On the other hand the German Of
fetal statement denies that the Rus
SLAMS are progressing. The statement
says;
The situation throughout h en-
tire theater of war becomes daily more
favorable to German arms.
The Austro-Hungarian commander
in chief, Archduke Frederick, and the
heir presumptive to the Austro-
Hungarian throne, Archduke Charles
Francis, have inspected the greater
part {. the Austrian northern army
and expressed themselves well salts
fed with the splendid warlike spirit
among the troops.
THE Russian troops which crossed
the C~arpathians and entered the dis
trict of NIarmaros have been repulsed
and driven Jack in disorder in the di,
rection Of the Galician frontier"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
FORCES
EN- Route TO FRONT
Berlin Says England Has De-
manded That Her Ally Fur
nish TrocDs.

Berlin, jvia Sayville>. oct. G-Tha
force Of native troops from british In
dia, which recently lan6ed at MarseilIes,
has left that port for the northward.
British ships have arrived at Lisbon
IA are probably destined to transport
Portuguese troops. Portugal's coop
GRAFTON in the war is imminent. the mo-
bilizatiGn of the Portuguese forces, it is
believed, having been ordered or the
demand Of the British government
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08

Antwerp, Belgium Nia London)
oct. b.-Accordlng to official an
nouncenlent made here today the
situation Of the fortified positions
around Antwerp remains today
without change.
Berlin, (via wireless to SayvtlIe.
L. L. Oct. 6.-An official report
from the German army headquar-
ters says that in the siege Of
Antwerp the forts of Lierre. Wael-
hem and Koningshoyckt ana the
intermediate redoubts. with 80
guns. have becn taken. Thus a
breach has been made in the outer
circle of forts"
The report adds: Rendering an
attack on the inner circle of forts
and the town itself possible
London. oct 6.-The Antwerp cor
respondent of the daily telegram teIe-
graphing regarding the fighting around
Antwerp, under date of Saturday SAYS:
The Germans continue their efforts
to capture Antwerp. They are in a
desperate hurry to accomplish il
pounding away increasingly with their
artillery at forts Wallhem and Wavro-
St. GATHERINGS and flinging their in
fantry forward in frantic efforts tc
break through.
Their losses have been enormous
''t- ~ 'Niil'Ni2 Nilt'tI bit estimated
as high as 5000 during the present
movement.
"Fhe Beigians adopted a clever ruse
at Waelhcm. After tho bombardment
had lasted several hours. the fort
ceased to reply. ~whereupon the Ger
man staff thinking j fort out Of ac-
ton. oTdered the infantry to Close
formation The Belgian glfnnerg
waited until they could see the whites
of their eye and then opened a muir
cdrous fire.
Thus far the forts in the outer
ring of the Antwerp d~cfenses havc
suffered little harm from the German
bcmbardmcnt. The German big guns
are not being worked by regular sol
dier@. but by nen in citizens clothing
who wear only an arnlet to indicate
their military occupation. UndoubtedIv
these men are employees of the Krupn
factory, hastily summoned to replace
the losses among the regular gun lay
crs. The heaviest German guns are 10
Gated north of VilOrde who're founda-
tions Of reinforced concrete have beer
prepared.
The German shells have practically
wiped ont most Of the little villages ana
hamlets in the outer circles of thu
Antwerp d~cfcusos. The Germans sim
hold Malines, although at a heavy cost.
as The town is subject to a constant
bonbardment from the Antwerp forts. i"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
PREPARES THUNDER FOR
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS

Washington, Oct. 5.-Pressdcnt VIII
son today began work on letter he
win sena to Majority Leader Under
wood Of the House, indorsing for re-
lection democratic members oil the
House and pratsinS their work during
the present congress.
I'he president plans to make the let
ter one OF his chief campaign docu~
men and VITA tcIl Of the achievement
Of the democra majority OF the E0usa
Iii supporting s administrator,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
BELGlANS MAKING BOLD
STAND DESPITE SilEEEpInC

London, oct. Sit now Gems Ger
tain that the forests in the outer rim
of the Antwerp d~afensea are still oc-
cupied by the defenders, but these ml!sl
have suffered greatly. The desperate
Efforts on the part Of the Germans, to
vance lines rest, have been repulscG.
Along this lire one OF the great Ger
man siege guns is said to have been
lost in . swami.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
GETS COPY OF TREATY

washington, oct. Count Won
Earastorff. the German ambassador.
called at The state department today.
and conferred with Secretary Bryan
for half an hour. when ne left. the
ambassador carried copies Of the new
peace treaties between tie United
states and Great Britain. France,
Russia, China and nearly a score Of
other countries, Such q treaty was
proposed to Germany some time ago.
The ambassador declined 10 discuss his
call.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08

AMERICANS DO NOT CARE
TO LEAVE GERMAN HON ES

LONDON. Get. 5, 2:57 p. M.
; julius Lay, the American consul
; general at Berlin, has advised
the United States embassy at
: London that he finds difficulty
} in p~ersuading Americans that it
is advisable to leave Germany
; as they prefer to remain. About
10 Americans on an average ar
, range daily nov through the
american relief committee to
Berlin. the London committee
= has each day only about twenty
applicants for assistance. Most
; OF thcse are from Germany.
>&&J
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
GERMANS DENY TALES
OF WAR ON PRIESTS
Say Many Soldiers Are Of Cath
ole Religion-Denounce
''Other Liars"

Berlin. (via Savville} oct, 5-An Of
fetal statement says.
"A~ccordinE 10 a statement made py
his eminence Cardinal Bettinger, the
highest Roman Catholic authority IN
Bavaria, the statements appearing IN
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
GE8HANS DENY REvERSES OF AUSTRIAN ALLIES

Budapest, However, Confirms Statement That Muscoyites Are
0VerrunninQ H~unqary4000,0oo Men Engaged In East
ern Arena and Long, ArdLous Campaign Is Anticipated
Great Military Machine of Emperor Nicholas Movinu Slowly
Because of Lack OF Transport Facilities.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
And GERMANY BOTH
CLAIM VICTORY At U|EMAN
RIVER; DEFENSIVE TACTICS
TO Be ADOPTED BY KAISER

Petroqrad and Berlin Dispatches Disagree AS to Outcome of
5afte OF AuqustoWo-Reports Indicate. However, Cars
sffay crossed Stream on Enenny's Pontoons After Driving
sack invaders and That Terrific Fighting Fonowed-Rus-
SLAMS MaSsinc For Siege of Cracow.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08

Mrs. J. G. Crawford, wife OF the as
sistant curator of the National Muse
UNI in Washington is known as the
"hitterfy EXPERT" OF the United States.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
Much IS at Stake for Both
Sides IN Impending Campaign

Perrograd, oct. Emperor
Nicholas, commander in chief of
the Russian armies, has arrived
at the headquarters of the active
army, This information is given
out today from general headquar-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08

Rome. (via Paris). oct. "a dispatah
from ConstantipopIe says:
The ShcGiva is practically a nris-
omer Of the sultan. who has ordered
aim to not leave the city without the
permission of the sultan