The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-23

!, for the Rheims cathedral sauareiy q
the doors Of the French. L 10 stated
that the Germans withdraw from the
town to SAVE IL but that the French
not only reoocupIsd Il, but posted
much Of their artillery, especially thsi'
three inch guns, there. The tower o.
the cathedral was occupied, the ON
eIaI notice says, by French general OF
floor. who from that point Of advan
taae sisnalled the range OF German
positions to 0unners In streets and
on the outskirts Of the city.
When the deadly character Of the
French artillery fire became manifess
Il was decided that these ohtcers
were In the tower and the signal mon
could be plainly seen. Therefore y
was necessary for the Germans 70
open fire on the tower and drive enc
observers from their point OF advan-
taae. That the cathedral was dam
aged 10 a matter Of deep regret to
all Germans, but II 10 insisted the nr.
ino upon Rheims became . matter o.
the most urgent military necessity
when the French themselves turned
the city Into part Of tho battle line.
The sinking Of the three British
cruisers 10 a big news feature here.
All morning papers place emPhae'e on
this victory. Il reconciles the sailors
with the policy Of repress'on which
hlah naval authorities have imposed
upon them. oniesrs and men alike
have been chafing because they were
not permitted to 90 out and nsht'
but now Il 10 believed that the men
will be satisfied II successes Of shis
character continue.
A hostile aeropIane dropped two
bombs near the Dusseldorf airshiP
hall Yesterday but did no Damage.
Special messages from the eastern
front say General Won Hindsnours
pursued the Russians until they
reached the shelter Of their fortresses
at kowno. The roads are now I'M
passlbIe. The rainy season has set
in and torrentIal ralns have made AZ
Of the territory close 70 the frontier
ouaomires. A number Of special Cor
respondents make charges that Rus
SLAMS are violating the Red Cross.
They assert that they personally saw
: Russian train Of between 40 and So
cars loaded with rifles and arnmunl-
lions but with the insignia Of the Red
Cross displayed on every car.
The noted eavarian socialist
Michael schwab has been awarded the
iron cross for bravery IN the fie'd.
He was serving In the iand~ehr.
The German press emphasizes the
IoyaI American attitude Of neutrality
in refusing to make loan to France.
At the same time the papers say tnas
90 far a. Germany u concerned there
u no need OF any war loan from
abroad At this time.
The letter Of = high ofieer on the
eavarian stair was made public by
the war Office today reciting details
Of French atrocities. The writer de-
eIares he was an eye witness to the
French systematically firing upon
Red cross ambuIanees carrying
wounded soldiers from the firing line.
Il II also stated that Z captured Ger
man ambulance corps was stoned BY
a French mob and all OF the ofheers
vaIuabies stolen.
Il i, ofFcialiy announced that IN
the battle near Lannerberg the Rus
slams had 10000 killed and $4,000
captured. The report Of the Belgian
art commission says all Of the state
ART works and monuments In liege
have been saved, the only exception
beina the library building In louvain.
THE kA!sER's SONS.
ROME, Sept. 23.-Advlees received
from Berlin say that according to the
1aeebiatt, four Of Emperor Wilhelm's
sons are In hospitals, suffering from
wounds received In action.
No details Of the reported wound
Ina have been received here, but u
was stated only a couple Of days ago
that the kaiser had been compelled
70 reprimand the crown prince for ex-
posing himself unnecessarily.
Numerous stories have been print
ed about the family Of the kaiser and
their participation In the war, but
only one authentic case, that Of
Prince JOACHIM, nov At the Imperial
palace in Berlin, 10 known here. TWO
ago London newspapers print
ed stories that both the crown
prince and Prince Adelbert had died
In hospitals in Brussels, but these re-
ports were promptly denied. To-Day
an Amsterdam paper printed . story
that Prince Adelbert had been killed
In action, but this also was DENIED.