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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-01

guess work, but from the fact
that the delay in transmission
of news from the continent is
now so great that practically
no real information is permit
ted to come through, it is
argued they contemplate 2
new offensive move. Some re-
ports suggest the British have
landed another large force IN
Belgium and that they are
contemplating an offensive
movement in cooperation with
the Belgians which will ba
|a;msd atl the German com.
|Yl67lt ffollS nj y l11biy ny
to flank the German right
wing in French territory.
From several sources, the
report that German communi-
cations were breaking down
and that there was scarcity Of
ratioas at the front have
reached London. None Is com
pletely confirmed, but because
of the rapid advance Of the
Germans it is certain their
commissariat must be tested
to the very limit.
Meanwhile the operations in
the east are reported to be
working out exactly as they
were planned. It is stated
-
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BAL kANS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Sept. LA Turko'
Bulgarian agreement to further the in
terests Of the two countries was fore.
shadowed this afternoon In the fol-
lowing statement by the Turkish am.
bassador:
"Regardino rumors Of the reforma-
tion Of the Balkan alliances against
Turkey, il 10 absolutely false. AZ prov.
ing this, have information that q
Turko- Bulgarian commission has been
formed just before the War broke out
to consider means Of furthering the
Interests which the two countries hold
60 largely In common. Since then
several meetings have been held in
which both the Turkish and the Bull
garian members delivered earnest ad-
dresses commenting upon the COM
munity Of interest between the two
countries and necessity Of following
common policy. And what 10 more
significant 10 that the s.mI-offcial Bull
garian Newspaper Poiitica states that
the object Of the commission enjoyes
the sympathy Of all OFFICIAL circles In
Bulgaria and speaks Of the common
origin OF the two people as further
bond between them. This very re-
.narkabIe statement means that Bull
garia which was included and which
included herself 50 far amongst Sia-
vonic people on account Of the acei-
dent Of her slav language, to date
discIairs connection with the SIav
family and procIairns herself sister
nation Of Turkey, which in reality
she TO-"
This statement was regarded in Of.
fetal circles here today as indicating
that II Turkey and Bulgaria form an
alliance, It will probably give them
the balance Of power In the Balkan
states. -
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I RANCE

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
PARIS, Sept. 1.-stubbornIy holding
the line from near Rheims to Ia Fore
which guards the valleys Of the Disc
ana Aisnsx rivers, the combined
French and British armies again 70.
day felt the whole weight OF the Ger
man assault. Four German armles-
those Of Grand Duke AIbrecht and
Generals Won klug, Won 1usio~, and
Won Haussn are pounding It the
French left flank, which has contlnusd
TO erumpis sysr since the frontier VA
crossed by the German hosts.
These are the armies that havs
been assigned TO beseae Paris but %
far they have been unable TO infilet !
decisive defeat on the allied columns.
The latter, intact, are following the
defensive plan and az they slowly re-
tire from position to position, care
fully selected In advance. are infilet-
Ing enormous damage on The enemy.
In the esntre, the army, o. the Ger
man crown prince has psnstrated
France through Luxsmbura and the
gap Of Treves" and the general
battle" admitted IN the ofsielA reports
e taking place in the Mezieres Hocro'
region and along the Meuee g Yer
don. Up % the present y - ins'ssed
here all attempts Of Germans to re-
bridge the Mouse have failed. They
have now brought up heavy artillery
and are smelling the entire line OF
French sntrenchments that cover tina
Msuse from Sedan to the south.
Tho French army IN Lorraine con-
tinued today 20 act on the offensive.
They have showed the 0ermans back
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BELGIUM

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Sept. 1.-Ant~erp dis
patches TO the Daily Mail assert that
movement of German troops out OF
Belgium apparently to oppose further
advance Of Russian forces, has be-
come very marked. 1t is reported
that the Germans In their northeriy
movement have evacuated many
cities.
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(ermans Fighting Today as Never Before to
Break Through the Lines and Sweep
Into Paris.
HINTS Of STARTLING news TO CONE SOON
Kaiser May Have to Abandon Campaign and
Rush All Troops Back Home TO
Guard Berlin.
II Z keen, United Press staff

tx ~ Knen llnlAaA preas a&aSi
sspondsnt.l
LONDON Sept. 1 Concen-
lfrating ~ Of their enormous
lenergies along the French left
and center. the German army
Nas today fighting with re-
doabled energy in another at
itel1pt 10 crush completely the
|allied armies. An empty siege
|of Paris, It is admitted, would
lbe little Of 9 triumph unless
tho allied armies were COM
iplete1y crushed.
is now certadq = that g eyeSy q y
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and Is known d6
have located the aSi
at {the censox ]
ed the town.
the troops is sxcsile
King Albert constantly
spires them with his pre-
Every precaution has
taken to prevent q Ger
raid on the city. Great ses
lights have been mounted
the fortiflcations farth
away from the city and
constantly comb the
throughout tho nights sinf
for zeppelins. n ordsr
there shall be no assistl
given the Germans shl
they attempt another
from the air, every light ia.
city is ordered extinguia
at a certain hour. Househ!
ers needing lights after
hour are required to get
cial permits and also Il
curtain their windows that
rays cannot penetrate the
side. The civic guards uss
lights although all carry q
trio torches for emergency
Up in the towers Of the cal
dral and on the roofs Of
tallest buildings, trained q
lerymen with the guns q
designed for the ]
pose, mount guard. It IS
tain that the next ZeppeHI
attempt a raid over Antw
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-01
GUARANTEE WAR TAX.

LONDON, Sept. THE correspon
dent of the Express at The Hague
wires that Ernest SoIvay, Baron En,.
pain, Baron Lambert and NJ. Waroque,
Beigian miIIionaires, have guaranteed
the payment Of the war tax Of $4o,.
600, ,ooo levied on Brussels by Ger
many. The correspondent adds that
they made this guarantee at the urs.
ent request Of .Burgomeister Max who
was convinced that II the tax were
not guaranteed, Brussels would have
been destroyed.
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PROTEST COMMISSIONERS.

LONDON, Sept. THE high COM
missioners named by Belgium to pro.
ceed to England and then to the Unit
ed States to protest against the al
legged atrocities Of the Germans in
Belgium were received by King George
at Buckingham palace today. The
king expressed his sympathy with the
object of their visit and hope that
their publication to the world Of the
sufferings Of Belgium at the hands Of
the Germans would result in uni-
versaI protest against the inhuman
methods put into force by the kaiser's
troops. Afterward the commissioner rs
were received by Sir Edward Grey In
the foreign Office.
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[NGL AND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service j
LONDON, sept. 1.-stories Of the
fiahtlnu from an English viewpoint
now reaching London, ali contain
the same informatlon: that the Ger
mans always outnumbered the Brit
ish, but the English lines have held
under the most extreme pressure. The
Express prints story Of the battle OF
Mons related by one Of the wounded
landed on Monday. The British met
the hrst German attack In tho open,
although supported BY artillery. The
Germans kept moving forward In the
face Of an artillery fuslilade that
moved them down by entire eompan-
les and their efforts were aided by
the German cavalry who tried time
after time 20 break through the lines.
I'VE were finally asaslled by ma
chine gums" continued the soldier,
"and In self defense we were ordersd
TO prepare to charge. On the word
Of command we rushed forward yell
Ing. The German line broke ~ we
neared their ranks and we fired az
we ran, shooting them In the backs.
The FEW left were quickly bayonetted.
"ecme Of our artillery reserved
their fire when the attack was renew
ed and the Germans believing our
guns silenced, charged In mass for
nation. When they were almost up
to the muzzIes Of the canon, they
were turned loose and the attacking
party almost wiped out. The remain
der were easily picked OF by the
British rifles.
cEMsORSHIP
LONDON, So Lin order II pos.
sibic 10 overcoNse she many complaints
made against ts9 British system Of
censorship, the government today d.
rected the creation OF = chief censor
ship bureau. ne 10 thought that this
will obyiate the conditions hitherto
oempiained ct.
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Will Make One Supreme Attempt to Clear
Country Of the Invading Troops Of
. the Kaiser.
EXPECT t. STRIKE HARD AND SUDlI
Part of German Force Has Been Rushed Z
Leaving the Odds More Equal
For Clash.

Leased Wire servicel and Is known d64
ANTWERP (Via The have located the aSf
Hapual Sept The Belgian at ftha censorS
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-04-25
OREGON OFFICIAL
VISITS PIOCHE

IL. w. Rand, the Portland mining
man. arrived in the city last Sunday
accompanied by S. b. Vincent. state
mine inspector of Oregon, the latter
having come tc make an inspection
Of the Virginia-Louise. California.
Phoebe and Oregon. Phoebe. This was
MI. Vincents first trip to the dis
trict and he went away exceeding gly
well pleased with what he saw He
declared that he had heard a great
deal about the camp and had been
anxious to visit here for sometime
Mr.. Vincent. through the courtesy CT
Sup't Quirk of the Prince Con, had
The opportunity to go down into the
Prince mine and was amazed at the
enormity of the orebodies exposed
.heSe
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-04-25

TAKINC-OUT ORE

At Amalgamated Phoebe No. Shaft
turing the past week arrangement
for handling the water which. il is
expected may soon be encountered
IN the fourteenth level have been
completed The massive bulkhead has
oeen completed, the two pumps dv-,
erhau,ed and connected up.
While installing the concrete 'oi
this bulkhead work at the face OF
the cross-cut was discontinued fC:
several shifts in order to permit tht
cement to set hard before concus
sion from blasting should come
against it, The Raymond and Ely
vein may be cut at any time now
and with It may ccme the water.
though it is net improbable that
only by drifting along the vein will
he watcr-cours be sufficiently
opened to bring the flow into the
fourteenth level.
Ore, from the tive fth level, un-
Ter the stope above the Black Ledge
Ninze, is now ing mined. A few
men ony are at work on this ore
because there is so limited space
at the cellar of the shaft where
sorting may be done, TIC do away
with this limitation, bins and sort
ng arrangements have been de
signed and are being built. On
the first class shipping Gre will be
! sorted Cut-the balance, excep
| waste, will be pilSd at a poin,
aalf way between shaft No.
and the Greenwood shaft loca
| ion from which it can be easily
picked up again for future milling
I The ore is the typical black zin'
ulphide which is responsible To-
he name BLACK Ledge ore"
,arrying small seams and kidney
# galena. There a.e gold and sill
| fer values in both minerals.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-04-25
SUFFRAGiST SPEAKS
Miss Vernon Talked to a Large Au-
dience at Caliente Sunday

CALIENTE, Nevada, April 25-Miss
Vernon, OF Washington, d. c.. not
ed suffragist, spoke to a large crowd
in the Culverwell grove Sunday even
ing She Is good talker and those
who heard her were much Interested
IN what she had to say.
Mrs. W. p. Murray has returned
mas returned from visit to Milford
aud Lyndell, Utah.
Miss Lucille Stewart has been Wis.
iting in Milford fer few days.
The Ca iente bachelors gave a
)all at Norris hall Thursday evening
Refreshments and music made the ev
ening pass all too quickly.
The Caliente butcher shop has
changed hands. Frank c. Pace is
now in charge.
Mr. Smith of Goldfeld represent
ing the Elks, was in Caliente few
days this week.
The Panaca concert chorus gav'
an entertainment Friday evening. 4
free dance followed.
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POWERS
FORMALLY NOTIFIED
SECRETARY BRYAN HOLDS CON
FERENCE WITH EMBASSADoRS
ON VERA CRUZ MATTER.
Are Given to Understand That Goods
seized at Vera Cruz VIII Not Be
confiscated, But Returned to
shippers.

Washington.-The fact that Presi-
dent Wilson had ordered Admiral
Fletcher to land marines and sailors
at Vera Cruz and seize Its custom
house, forced Secretary Bryan early
Tuesday to communicate the pan TO
the foreign powers.
IT, was represented as necessary to
forcibly stop German steamer which
was to dock at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning at Vera Cruz and which car.
ried 200 machine guns and lo,U0J,OOO
rounds OF ammunition for Huerta
AS the president had not issued for
NAL notification OF blockade, Sec
retary Bryan took the short diploma
tic cut by sending for the Washing
ton ambassadors of the countries that
are represented in Mexico City.
1t is understood the ambassadors
were given the same information that
has been transmitted abroad to Amer.
lean embassies and legations, being
especially told that the American gov.
ernment in seizing the customs house
at Vera Cruz would not attempt to
confiscate goods consigned there, but
merely would detain shipments. giving
the shippers an opportunity to recover
their property.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-04-25
PANAcA NEWS
Local Happenings of the Week Ir
the High School Town

PANACA, Nevada, April 24--Isa-
belle Keele, returned from Caliente
Monday after visit of few days
with Marie Rec and other friends.
Lawrence Wadsworth returned from
Round Mountain, New, Thursday. he
spent the winter there teaching in
the public schools.
Eli Edwards, John Nelson, Henry
Lee and James Wadsworth went out
On a cattle roundup few days ago
VIM. Bond returned from Modena
Sunday after spending few days the
guest of relatives.
Miss Elva Phillips was down from
Phoebe last week for two or three
days, returning Thursday morning.
Lyman Woods and Mrs. Hansen of
Barclay will spend this week in Pa
naca with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ed
wards.
Isabelle Hamblin returned to her
home in Acoma Saturday, probably
for a few days visit with her par
ants and perhaps to remain all sum
mer.
Frank Wilson returned frCm Kanab
Utah, this elk where he has been
for the past two or three months.
Ben F. Wadswcrth went out tC
the Comet mine Tue sday with {
bad Of provisions.
Mrs. e. F. Ronnow has been OF
the sick list this week, but is now
recovering.
Mrs Pratt Root spent two or three
lays here this week the guest of he
grandmother, Mrs. Terry, and 9th
ar relatives.
Ray Rice returned from Calient
Sunday. He has been employed il
the railroad town for sometime.
The Sunday school local boar,
meeting was held Wednesday even
I. ing The attendance was fair an
the meeting was very interesting.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-04-25
UpHOLOS POLICY
Of The PRESIDENT
ADMINISTRATION RESOLUTION
PASSED AFTER LIVELY DEBATE
BY VOTE or ~ TO 13.
Resolution Declares United States
Disciaims Any Hostility to the
Mexican People CIR Any Purpose
to Make War Upon Them.

Washington.-,rhe ssnate at 3:21
Of 72 to 13. passed the administration
resolution which is as follows:
In view of the facts presented by
The president of the United States In
Joint session en- The 10th Of April,
1914, in regard to certain affronts and
indignities committed against the
United States in Mexico. be it
Resolved, that the president Is JUS
titled in the employment of the armed
forces of the United States to enforcs
his demands for uneQuivocal amends
Tor the affronts and indignities com
United against the United States; be
II further
Resolved, that the United States dis
claim any hostility to the Mexican
people or any purpose to make war
upon them
The resolution goes to the house for
confirmation.
The final vote came at the close oil
7 stirring all night session, marked by
bitter debate.
All of the thirteen negative votes
were cast by Republicans. Admins
tration leaders are confident that the
house will accept the substitute vir
!ually without debate.
On Monday the house passed reso
ution approving President Wilson's
purpose to use the forces of the ma
tion to obtain from General Huert;
! he fullest recognition of the honor
, and dignity of the United States Tht
vote was 337 to 81. Twenty-one Re
publicans, two Progressives and on
: Independent voted against the resolu
tion
Those who voted against the res
luton in the house were:
Democrats-George, Kindel, Sisso
Stephens of Mississippi and Withe
spoon -.
, Republicans-Ainey, Anderson, A
thony, Barthodt, Britten, Butle
t Campbell, Davis, Fordney, Frenc
= Gardner, Gillett Good, Hayes, Howe
: Johnson of Utah, Johnson OF Was
ington, Kahn, Langham, La Follett
+ Maiden Mann, MCndell, Platt, Sell
Y Steenerson, Stevens of Minnesot
: Vosted and Woods-29.
l. Progressives Of Californi
TEN ple-2.
). ependent-Kent-1.
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ADMIRAL Fletcher CAPTURES
VERA CRUZ AFTER FIERCE FIGHT

At 1890 the firing became genera
and at | o'clock the guns of the trans
port Prairie went into action
Prior to this a detachment of blue
jackets from the Utah, holding the
ground between the consulate and the
water front, opened fire with two o
their three-inch guns The first shots
from these pieces were directed
against an ancient tower which once
served as lighthouse. This was oc
cupied by Mexican sharpshooters.
Lieutenant Commander Buchanan OF
the Florida ordered that it be destroy.
ed. Five shots brought the old Ben
into JuareZ tower down.
After General Mas had been driv.
en- from his position in Central plaza
the Americans found themselves the
object of fusillade from the tops OF
houses. where small groups of sol
diers and citizens had taken up post
tions. 1t was learned only Tuesday
night that the greater part of those
engaged in this resistance were civil
lean occupation passively They OBJ
tanned guns and stationed themselve:
at points of vantage and did much to
prolong the action.
The women of the American colony
in Vera Cruz had already been plac d
aboard the chartered steamers Esper,
anza and Mexico, but the foreign col
ony, especially the American section
was greatly augmented Tuesday
| morning, when three trainloads ar,
rived from the capital Some of these
remained ashore, but many were tax.
en- aboard the steamers. So far az
can be learned, none of the refugees
was injured.
The postoffce, government tele
graph Office and the cable office were
the first buildings occupied after the
customs house. A squad of marines
was placed in charge of the cable
office. The telegraph wires were
found intact, and enough Mexican
operators We're retained to man th,
lines to Mexico City.
The four who met death in the oc
cupation of Vera Cruz were
Daniel Aloyslus Haggerty, private
marine corps, attached to battle shil
Utah, eighth company, second legi
ment, advance brigade, son of Miohae
Haggerty, l6 Harding street, Cam
bridge, Mass.
John T. Schumacher, 25 years old
cOxswain attached to battleship Flor
ida, son of Mrs. Isabelle McKinnon
t61 Harmon street, Brooklyn, n. Y.
George Poinsett, 90 years old sea
! man attached to battleship Florida
son of William p. Poinsett of Phila
deiphia.
S. Martin. Private
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PRIDE OF MExIcANs SUFFERS.
Business-like Expedition of Americans
Proves a Severe Blow.

Ell Paso.-The business-like expedi-
tion with which the Americans took
Vera Cruz, the gateway to the capital
of their country. was severe blow
to the pride of the Mexicans in this
city, their detection showing plainly
in their faces.
In the offices Of the rebel junta, Of
ficials declined to accept the official
statement from Washington that the
big Mexican seaport had been exacuat-
ed, until bulletin after bulletin finally
drove the truth home.
Two hundred Mexican-Americans
who organized a military company
here year ago met Tuesday night
and voted to offer their services to
the city in case of need, and to the
national government in case OF war
with Mexico.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-04-25
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE
SOME EXTENSIVE SURVEYS

All is activity in the office of the
J. s attorney general in this city,
says the the Gazette The surveyor
General has received orders to have
the u. S. transitmen prepare fer
.ield duty. There are six of them,
and each will lead corps of sur
5eyors and assistants.
AS soCn as possible the field fore
will be organized and sent abroad
throughout the state. This means
he expenditure of a Jorge amount of
money and the employment of q
.arge staff.
The surveyor-geneIa says the ap
iropriation is ample this year, and
he demands upon his office great
er than ever before frcm homes te at
ers who have applied for the loca
,iCn of their boundary lines. A
east so men will be sent from Reno
within the next few days, ful
equipped for a hardsummer campaign
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-04-25
AMERICANS LAND
ON MEXICAN SOIL
FOUR KILLED AND TWENTY
WOUNDED IN ATTACK ON
MEXICAN PORT.
General Mas Offers Stubborn Resist
ance to Occupation and for Many
Hours There was Severe Fight
ing in the Streets.

Vera Cruz, MeEico.-This port is
In the hands of forces from the Unit
ed States warships, but the occupa
ton of the port was not accomplished
without loss Of American lives.
Four Americans, bluejackets and
marines, were killed by the fire of tae
Mexican soldiers, and twenty were
wounded The Mexican loss is not
known, but it is believed to nave been
heavy.
The water front, the customs house
and all important piers, including
these L. der the terminal works from
wh.ch extend the railroads to the cap
ital, have been occupied. All the ter
ri.Cry around the American consulate
is strongly patrolled, and detachments
he tier sections of the city.
The Mexican commander, General
Gustavo Mas offered stubborn re-
sistance and for many hours there
was fighting in the streets.
Peer Admiral Fletcher, in command
OF the United States warships, pre-
faxed his occupation of the port on
Tuesday by a demand, through the
american consul W. w. Canada, for
its surrender General Mas promptly
declined to acceda to this dem; nd
and shortly afterward ten whalebc ats
were sent eff frcm the side of the
TRANSPORT Prairie, loaded with mar ues
These heats effected a landing in he
nciglborhood Of the customs h lse
hefcre nocn, and a few minutes later
Captain Will II r. Rush of the bat
tleFhip FLORIDA, who was in command
Of the operations ashore, brought his
fag in.
Captain Rushs men had already
taken up their positions. They nlm
bered $50 bluejackets from the T or
ida, 800 marines from the Prairie ans
sivty-fve marines from the Florida
| ater these were augmented by a de
tachment from the Utah.
The coming of the American forces
was not heralded by any great ex
element, but small crowds gathered
tc watch the landing. Seen the blue
jackets and marines marched thrcug)
the street leading from the waite
front and along the railroad yards
Others proceeded to the American
consulate, while still others were de
poycd along the approaches to Ger
tral plaza in which General Maa
had concentrated his men
These maneuvers were effecte
without opposition, but suddenly Ger
eral Mas challenged the advanc
with the first shots--a volley fire
from a point three blocks from tn
marines and two blocks south of tn
main plaza. The marines replied in
mediately but the action ceased
moment There was a lull for te
minutes and then another brief e.
change from the west end of Moute
ines street, where a federal outpo:
vos stationed.