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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09
Farms of France Have Been Devastated by War
and the Natives Fled to the City
For Safety.
CARAVANS OF REFUGEES AND WOUNDED.
Their Ruined Homes Where Two Battles
Have Been Fought.
[By William Philip slmnas, Uni
Press StAff CORRESPONDENT.

[By william Philip simns, United
Press staff corrsspondsnt.1
PARIS, Oct 10y mall 70 New
York. .)-l am Just back from the front
where tho fighting 10 actually going
on and from tho battle folds whers
French and English and German SOL
dIers have added new and lustrous
pages to history.
Il was not tho actual front which I'm
pressed mo most, the bloody fronG
whore rapid firers purrsd and Lebeis
spat and shrapnel spilled their sing
ing sprays Of death. Il was rather
tho wake Of the armies when the ~o-
men and children and crippled old
men sat and blinked and stared dax.
edIy, benumbed, not appreetatlns a.
yet the fuliness Of the eatastrophlc
tI,ino which had just passed over
them. s-s-s.sA+srs
Coming out of soIsscrs. n,st :
caravan of wounded, walking south
wards toward Chateau Th'erry and
Meaux. There were msn o. all arms
and ali the fighting aoes-msn from
Algeria, Tunls, Morocco and Senegal; !;
there were French, English and Hindu,
all with the hrst bIood-orvsted ban
daees applied to arms. heads and
limbs. hobblIng slowly down the
muddy road under q cold, soaking
drlzzle. They were the only slightly
wounded, evacuatIno the firing lines
upon thelr own legs. And they were
pitifui.
But south Of Meaux, bound north
ward to the plains Of the Marne, I
passed another caravan moro pltiful
still. 1t was a caravan OF old mon,
women, children, girls and babies
bound home after driven to Paris by
the southward sweep Of the great war.
They wore from farms, the battle
fields Of the gigantic armies and most
Of them were compelled to walk, there
being rickety carts and wagons
enough for only fe~ Of the sick, the
too old or too young to march.
One woman ! saw was barefooted.
She had trudsed her shoes on her
feet. Il wa. ralnins-thIs wac the
same day ! saw the column Of wound
ed evacusting soissons-and the roads
were deep In mud because for weeks
artillery, auto trucks, army trains and
oonvoys Of army supplies, plus the
wheels Of various other war machines
had out into them deeply. This wom-
an was pushing baby carriage In
which were two children and some
household effects. Her skirts dragged
the mud az she leaned forward, push
ina the buggy and she was despatched
to the waist. Bare headed, under the
drizzIe she struggled on, feverish
light in her eyes and twin spots glow
ing on her checks. A soaked, brownish
cape failed to keep the wet from pen
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09

early evening, was attached q
car full Of German prisoners.
Before reaching the Marne,
the engineer, who had never
before operated an engine on
the line, was given orders to
stop at q red light which he
would find. A switchman, who
misunderstood his instruc-
tions, sent the train on the
wrong track and the light
which was the stopping signal
was not seen by the engineer.
Instead, he saw ahead Of him
another red light which had
been p1Eped at = gnps IN the
bridge over the river. he ran
up to this light, and to his
horror, the bridge beams be-
gan breaking under the en-
CINE. Then the coupling broke
behind him. The engine had
reached q solid part Of the
bridge, but the other cars,
with the exception Of the rear
car. which contained the Ger
mans had piled into the river
with their load Of wounded
men.
Soldiers were summoned
from both sides Of the river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09
Six Hundred Believed to Have Perished When
Engineer Of Train Made Mistake on the
Way to Paris.
NO PUBLIC REPORT MADE OF The HORROR
The Dead Were Burned on the River Bank and
the Awful Incident Was Kept Secret By
Authorities.

Tsy William q. Shepherd, United
press staff Correspondents
PARIS, Sept % (By mail to
New York When q train
carrying wounded and Ger
man prisoners from Meaux to
Paris plunged through a
weakened bridge across the
Marne on September 20, there
is every reason to believe that
nearly six hundred wounded
men were drowned.
The utmost secrecy has sur
rounded the affair. Nothing
more awful has happened in
the European war than thil
accident. / have been able
I'd obtain the following main
facts:
The train consisted OF
4 L e.
eighteen cars, each carrying
fifty wounded men. Many OF
these men had lain on battle,
fields. without attention OF
any sort from one to two
days, and were congratuulat-
Ing themselves on the fact
that they had been rescued
and were on the way back to
the comfortable big hospitals
in Paris.
On the rear Of the train, as
it departed from Meaux in the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09
signing Omnibus sIIl.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Plans were
made today for considerable ceremony
attending the signing by President
Wilson OF the Clayton omnibus anti
trust bill, which was sent to the white
house today following approval Of the
conferees report last night by the
house by a vote OF 224 to "a. Twen-
ty-two republicans and six progress
sives voted for the bill. Federal
Judge Clayton of Alabama, author Of
the bill may come here to see the
president afiix his name to the bill.
Clayton will probably get one Of the
pens used IN signing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09
SIEGE OF ANTWERP Is CONTINUED
ENGLAND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Oct. 9.-Since the begin
ming Of tho war, British airmen have
flown $1,000 miles-a distance greater
than four times the circuit Of the earth
to a picturesque sye,Wit-
moss story Of the campaign made pub.
lie by the OFFICIAL press bureau today.
The "Review" Of the allied opera.
tions covers the last week In Septem-
Der and up to October 2.
Aon September 3o," the report says,
''one Of our airmen succeeded In drop
ping nine bombs on tho Germans. po-
sitIons opposite the French lott CEN
ter. Some Of these bombs dropped on
rolling stock, held by the enemy near
Laon.
"The mileage Of our alrmen slnce
the beginning Of the war has been
eonservatlvely estimated at $1,000
mIIes-an average Of 1000 miles daily.
The total Of time spent In the air by
our aviators will reach 1,4o0 hours.
''some Of the enemy's trenches
have been found empty At night, but
this 10 not Significant, as our advance
has frequently disclosed that the Ger
mans evacuate such trenches to pre-
vent their comrades At the rear from
firing on them, under the mistaken
Impression that they are the enemy.
zone Of our battalion commanders
criticizes the enemy's Infantry az fol-
lows:
"'The German offieers are skilled
in leading their troops forward under
cover and In closed bodies, but once
the troops are depIoyed in open order,
destroying direct leadership Office, tho
men In the ranks von't face heavy
fire. Their supports either waver
when the front line 10 checked. or
crowd forward huddlins tesether, los
ing their open formation and forming
a magnificent target for our ,nre. A.
an illustration, in one attack which
w sustained over fairly open ground,
made by force about equal 70 ourl,
we lost only ten killed and sixty
wounded, while over 4co Of the enemy
surrendered after fifty had been kill
ed
Fighting behind entertainments at
the start, the Germans endeavor to
gain ground by advancing at dusk or
dawn and then digging themselves In,
hoping eventually to get near enough
to carry our trenches In one rush.
They have never suceeeded In doing
this.
"'On tho whole their night attacks
have been half hearted"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09
The War at a Glance
Summarized by John Edwin Nevin, United
Press Staff Correspondent

check by Austro-German forces.
FRANCE-Proionsati Of fighting
line continuing Fighting fiercest at
Camp De Romain. Forces pressing
forward forcing retreats at several
points by Germans.
BELGiUM-With capital moved 20
ostend, King Albert has removed from
Antwerp most Of the massed Belgian
forces, leaving only suffieient men to
garrison forts and man the guns. King
near Holland frontier. Antwerp still
holding out with morale Of the Bel.
aian troops good and every indication
the city can hold out indefinitely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service
RUSSiA-center advancing toward
Berlin from Warsaw approaching
Thorn. PrzemysI reported to have
fallen. .....- s.
ENGLAND-Britieh forces victori.
Gus in fierce fighting around Lille.
Press bureau statement emphasizes
wonderful value Of British air scout
ina and holds German infantry inef-
fectIve In open order formation.
GERMANY-Ant~erp's fall expect
ed nomentariiy;, outer forts under
domination Of siege guns. Aussian
army In oalieia and Poland held In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09
investigation Postponed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service j
WASHINGTON, Osct. 9.-Postpone-
ment OF the proposed investigation Of
senatorial primary expenditures in IL
1inois and Pennsylvania until after
election at least was decided upon to-
day by the senate elections commit
tee. Chairman Kern said it was i'm
possible to secure senators to conduct
the proposed probe before election.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09
BELGIUM

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
GHENT (Via Ostend) Oct.
With great scars torn in
her rows Of beautiful build
ings, a constant cannonade
both from the German siege
guns and bombs dropped from
aircraft, Antwerp still holds
out. A Belgian officer arriv-
ing here today said that yes
terday at 10 o'clock in the
morning, the first Of the Ger
man shells began striking the
great cathedral, one OF the
most beautiful gothic struc-
lures extant. The German
siege howitxers' aim is deadly
in its effect on the inner forts,
he said. The attacking forces
are using their smaller artil-
lery for bombardment Of the
city, reserving the great AZ
centimeter guns for reduction
Of the forts.
Already Antwerp is SCARED
and blackened, this officer as
serted. Yesterday forenoon a
Zeppelin dropped a bomb on
the law courts. The airship
was subjected to a terrific fire
of projectiles and is believed
to have been hit, although it
returned safely to the German
lines. The burgomaster Of
Antwerp sent word here to-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09
RANCE

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
PARIS, Oct. 9.-Ths allied lines are
pressing slowly forward. Fierce ut
ing, almost continuous In cbA :ter,
continues on the southwest gle OF
the line, where the German under
Generals Won Boehn anSAS on k'uck
turns sharply northwar
This and the stat, 1T that all
along the battle fro the situation
continues satisfactory was the sub.
stance Of General GslIIenl's informa.
tion az announced to the press today.
Continuous fighting apparently 10 con-
fined to the two wings. The French
forces are endeavoring by a concerted
move to pierce the German line above
Camp Des Remains. 5s5
on the west the line extends almost
to the Holland frontier. IL cavalry out
posts are included.
500 O'CLOCK STATEMENT.
PARIS, Oct. s.-No change In the
general situation was offsciaIly an
nounced In the three o'clock COM
muniqus issusd at Bordeaux and teis-
nsaphed here this aftsrnoon. II was
Stated that the disposition Of troops
remains aImost without change. Cav
airy fighting continues on the left and
in the Woever region IN artillery duel
10 In progress.
Tho text Of the communlque was az
follows:
"In general the sltuatIon 10 without
change.
"on the left, cavalry forces on both
sides are In continuous attack north
Of Lille. The line Of battle extends
from Lens 70 Arras TO Bray, to chaui-
mes, Roye and Lasslgny.
Engagements Of minor Importance
are occurring on the center,
"In the Woevre region an artillery
conflict 10 in progress along the entire
f-ont. The situation 10 unchanged In
the vosges and Alsace. 5
In Bosnia, advance 81 AAo- Montene.
arln troops continues forces now bs.
Ing within attacking distance"
SUCCESS FOR THE ALLIES.
I1y Vim. Philip simms, United Press
STAR correspondent.l
{. PARIS, Oct. s.-1elief that the
pendulum Of success IN the battle Of
the Aisne 10 now swinging forward
favorably to the allies, was universal
here today. The war Office commun.
iaue was most Iaconic. Il showed DO
sitIons In tho center Of the long
drawn battle line practically unchang-
ed. But Il carried confirmation Of the
reports that the allies are now able
to hold this lire In the center, and at
the same time have sufficient forces
vigorously to assault both the Ger
man wings.
A retrosrade movement, erump-
ling In Of the lines at either end would
mean retreat by the center. Military
experts here are confident that this
10 Impending. Pressing back Of Ger.
man forces In the neighborhood Of
verdun 10 regarded az practically
significant. The French artillery 10
proving Itself more than match for
the German guns In this connection.
Cavalry recoinnaisance In force On the
far western end Of the line has re-
suited In severe losses inflicted on the
German cavalry lines north Of Lille.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09
I'VE will fght to the last.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
GHENT, Oct. 9. (via ostend.)-
Antwerp still wlthstands assault. All
night long the German bombardment
Of the encireiins forts continued.
Specially mounted guns, apparently
assigned to the work, drop an oceas-
ionaI she'll into the city itself, the
range having been accurately obtained
by scores Of German aircraft
Refugees who are arriving here say
that the mass Of Belgian troops here
tofore concentrated In the city has
been removed. King Albert does not
desire to bottle up the remaining first
line forces and has left tho city, Il 10
reported, leaving only a sufficient
number completely to man the forts.
The king left Antwerp at the head
Of his troops, It 10 reported here. The
censor does not permit transmission
Of the section In which the Belgian
troops are being concentrated but Il 10
reported unofflciaiiy that King Albert
and his staff have arrived at Zelzaele,
a Belgian town on the Holland front
Ter, near sas Van Gent, twenty-five
miles west Of Antwerp.
German air craft are constantly how
ering over Antwerp and the lombard
ment Of the city from the air . CON
tinuous. score or more Of fires
have been started by these aerial
bombs, many Of which are filled with
petrol which lgnites whom illuminate
Is set Off by contact. The Antwerp
fire department, manned by voIun-
teers, has been in continuous service
for two days. Some part Of the city
Is burning always.
THE SIEGE OF ANTWERP.
LONDON, Oct. e.-optimistic belief
that Antwerp's splendid resistance
would continue despite the terrific as
sauIt on her forts, was unanimous
among military experta today. The
Antwerp forts have 2 tremendous ad-
vantage over the attacking forces in
that every inch Of the territory with
in sweep Of the Belgian guns has been
plotted and the ranges accurately
mapped out. The Germans nuet at
tack in tremendous force % az liter.
ally to smother the 1eIgians. while
the defenses require only . sufficient
number Of men to man the guns. No
eorties are now being attempted by
the RelgIans and the Germans are ap-
parrntIy satisfied for the present TO
enveIop the forts in hail Of artillery
eheIls Of every description from the
great az centImeter siege guns down
to the quick firers. The morale Of
the Belgian troops Is reported excel
lent. They are confident Of withstand
ina attack indefinitely.
News Agency dispatches today say
that . big force Of Germans who at
tempted to pierce the allied line south
Of Antwerp were deeoyed Into an IN
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THE WEATHER

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12
I Find G in Little Folks Specially Store

Everything for the correct Quitting of childr
seventeen. Layettes Separate Articles for baby, R
Bonnets for the infant Dresses, Undermuslins, Co
characteristic of this Specially Store We can on
make this Little Folks Store their headquarters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12
Have YOU Seen Our Extensive Line Girls Ho

If not, be sure to come and look them Eve
style is displayed here Fine white lawns, plain
etc. dainty made in the seasons smartest effects
Priced from. Observation-Disclosures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12
WILLIAM L. PEABODY DIES.
Was Eighty-Six Years Old and Vet
eran Employe Of Pension Office.

William L. Peabody, eighty-six years
old. veteran employee of the pension
Office. died at his home. 2311 list street
northwest. yesterday. Funeral services
were held at the family home this
afternoon at ) O'Clock Interment is to
be at Reading. Mass.
Mr. eabody was born in Massachusetts,
April Is, 1879. Later he moved to Ne
Lraska. and April :, 1881, was appointed
special examiner in the pension office
from Omaha. In 1886 he resigned from
the service. IL 1892 he again became an
employe of the pension bureau, holding
his position until his death.
He is survived by three daughters Miss
Mabel L. Peabody, Mrs. Harris P. Gruld
and Mrs. William Hauck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12
Chesapeake Beach New Train Service

The Chesapeake Beach railway will
operate under its summer schedule to
Chesapeake Beach beginning tomorrow.
Five trains each way daily, with addi-
tional trains Saturdays and Sundays.
Commencing Sunday the steamer Dream
land will make regular tdips to the re-
sort from Baltimore.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-10-28
How to Keep Ego. Eleven Month.

How to Keep Esss Eleven Months.
One Of the oldest methods OF pre-
serving eggs IL to dip them in . bath
Of silicate Of soda. or liquid glass;
but recently the wisdom of this meth.
cd has been questioned. 1t being said
that the eggs absorb soluble silica in
snfiicient amount to make them UNIT
to be eaten.
DR.. Bartlett, An English chemist,
has been testing eggs SO preserved.
aud has proved that II the bath con-
tains free soda tho eggs absorb 1t and
their whites become like jelly. But
when . ten per cent. solution Of sill
cate Of soda be used there is none of
this absorption. After being i'm
mersed for eleven months the eggs
contain no more silica than when
fresh. They are In very much better
condition than when preserved for the
same length Of time by freezing. -
the pores Of their shells are hsr
meticslly closed.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-10-28
Rewards Of Inventors.

It Il not always the greatest inven-
ton that brings the largest financial
rewards. Roller skates are said to
have brought their inventor $4,000, 900.
while nearly half a million was real
lied by the man who nrst devised boot
laces. The inventor Of the safety pin,
who took the idea from q reproduc-
ton Of . Pompeiian fresco. says Les
Nouvelles. made 100000. On the
other hand. Charles Bourseul, who
discovered and described the principle
of the telephone in 1855, died poor.
Michaux. the inventor of the bicycle,
ended his days in the utmost penury.
and Frederic Savage. who il credited
with the invention Of the screw pro-
peller. was imprisoned and died bank.
rupt and insane.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-10-28
OLD DOG REJoINs MASTER
FaithfuIness Of Dumb Animal Won APP
probation That Took the Form
Of Practical Assistance.

Although every one pitied him and
wanted to be kind to him and there
was not a home In the town that
would not have been glad to take him
in and keep him, Bruce. a shepherd
dog, wandered disconsolately about
the streets of an Arkansas town. He
was pining for the only master he had
ever known. For fifteen years he
had had all that a dog wants-a good
home and somebody to love continu-
ously, and now that his old master
had gone away to California he was
broken-hearted. Perhaps. too, he
grieved over his masters fallen for
tunes and the fact that he had failed
In business and had been compelled
to remove to another place. Surely 1t
faithful dog from his lifelong friend.
But kind eyes and sympathetic
hearts noted the old dog as he tramp
ed YEARLY around the town. seeking
the one who was all the world to him
and refusing to attach himself to any
other.
Touched by the dogs misery, some
one proposed that a collection be ia
ken to send Bruce to California to his
master. The suggestion met with en-
thusiastic approval. The hat was
passed and 1t required but a few min
utes to secure enough money.
One Of the old dogs friends made a
crate, furnished 1t with enough food to
last him a week, and Bruce was start.
ed on his long Journey to rejoin his
master.
And now. in the town where Bruce
lived SO long. they miss their old fav
orite; but warm glow comes over
the heart when some one remarks
about the happiness that must have
come to the faithful old fellow when
he found his master.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-10-28
CAN LEARN FROM THE PAST
Poultry Breeders Of Today Might
Profit by = Study Of Methods
Used by the Egyptians.

The announcement is made by Q
British scientist that he has discov-
cred how the ancient Egyptians incu
bated chickens to the number Of 120s
100000 year. He has found incu.
bators which he declares were used
In Egypt 5000 years ago.
The secret has been well guarded.
but It IL laid bare at last. They had
NO oil stoves or gas or electric heated
incubators. but they had ovens which
worked much better. even though they
required more constant tending. Each
oven was calculated to hold 1000
eggs. and the fuel by which u was
heated consisted Of chopped straw and
dung. but for the last ten days Of the
Matching the energy was supplied al
together BY the chickens themselves.
II IL the commonest error OF those
operating our modern incubators to
use too much heat, especially toward
the end Of the period. and now we
may learn from the old Egyptians how
not to do things as well as how TO do
them. The use Of the straw and other
light fuel shows that the Egyptians
were most careful to avoid too in.
tense heat At any stage. We thought
that We were the first to use incuba-
tors, but We are fifty centuries behind
the times.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-10-28
WANTED HUSBAND TO [,
Only Then Was He Agreeable, T
fled Wife-Sousht Divorce F:or
Her Silent Spouse.

We read of him in three place
the dispatches of the day. The
case was where a man kissed his
against her will. which made he
mad that she had him arrested
assault and battery, and the
sentenced him to thirty days in
Next case was where a woman
her husband arrested for get
drunk and abusing her. When be
the court. here is what she said:
my mans a fine man when
sober. The trouble Is he earns me
and spends 1t on liquor. The
time he's behaved himself was
he wasn't working and got no mo
1 have an income and can support
family. l wish you'd make him
work"
All right" said the Judge.
he sentenced the husband not to "
for thirty days.
The third case was a suit for
rorce, where the wife charged {
her husband would not speak to |
He would eat his meals withou
word. then sit down with a paper
read without looking at her or spe
ing to her. So 1t has been going
for long time. OF course the &C
granted the wife divorce. Hav
silent. sour husband around ia
tolerable.-Ohio State Journal.