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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
LOCAL BoATsWILL
COMPETE AT QUINCY
scary William Entered In Three
Events a Quincy Regatta
Hold Races This Afternoon.

scary William, Al, Ruddick's boat,
is entered in three events in the mot.
orboat races to be held-at Quincy this
afternoon in the thirG annual regatta
OF the Power Boat club of that city.
The local boat will compete in the
four cylinder class. ten mile race, the
free-for-all ten mile race. and the
bang and go back race. The entry
list IS quite large ssone although
most OF the boats are from Quincy
Admiral Charles P. Hanley OF Musca.
tine, head of the Mississippi Valley
Power Boat association has entered
his craft, Ethel v. ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
HUNGRY, WORKOUT
MOB OF AUSTRIANS
Continued from page IL

wounded and the fact that
they are being sent through
and not kept in the field hos
pitfalls in Belgium is regarded
here as indicating the SUI
preme moment in the great
battle is near at hand.
As an indication of how
great the losses must be, it is
stated by eye witnesses who
have reached here that
eighteen long trains with as
many cars as an engine could
draw, passed through AK La
Chappelle in five hours yes
terday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
HAMILTON, Ont, Sept. 26.-Staff
Sergeant James Lindsay. 18th Went
worth regiment, got many recruit
to his majesty's forces today. His
example Of patriotism drew them. For
today, Sergeant Lindsay who Is far
too old himself to go to the front,
received word that five of his sons
had been killed, fighting for the union
jack at Mons and one was wounded.
The last named, Peter, wrote his faith
er:
Keep up recruiting for the nth,
Dad: wei! need the Canadian boys
on the firing line.'
Lindsay comes OF lighting stock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
Two policemen Shot.

IN Z L.
limited Press Leased Wire Sarvicel
ST. PAUL. Mimi. Sept. 26.-Police
Sergeant Hans AAmold was instantly
killed by shot fired tonight by a
suspected bandit. Sergeant Aamod
and Patrolman Frank Kline answered
. call to the saloon OF Fred Ramlow
where 1t was reported two men were
attempting to hold up the place. The
officers reached the saloon rs twv
men were coming out. Ono of them
fred, killing Aamold.
Just before midnight Frank Weel.
ander, motorcycle policeman, was
called to the home OF Paul Lofquist
by telephone. reporting an attempt
being made to rob his home. When
he arrived alone he was shot from
the dark. He Is seriously injured.
The assailant Of both police is BE-.
lieved to be the same.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
The unwrItten Law.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO. Sept. 26.-Basing her De
tense on the unwritten law, Mrs
Nellie Biggs today recited her version
of the events which led her to shoo'
and kill William w. Willis. an III
nois Central railroad conductor ano
friend and lodge brother Of her nus
band.
willis, she alleged, poisoned ne,
mind against her husband by tellines
her that her husband was intimats
other women. Then the railroad con
ductor followed her home one night
she said. and in the absence OF he'
husband, attacked her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
philippine independence.

pUu'pPUe INDEPENDENCE
limited Press Leased Wire Service,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s. = BY
adopting late today a special rule for
the consideration Of the Philippine I'M
dependence bill. the house enlarged
the administrations legislative pro-
gram and further reduced hopes Of
an early adjournment Of the present
session.
In making privileged the Philippine
Independence bill upon which debate
will begin Monday. the house SIDE
tracked the radium conservation billI
Chairman Foster, Of the mines conn
mittee, indicated that the radium Dill
might 90 over for the session.
Opposing the Philippine bill rule To-
day. republicans contended that y
was unwise while q great war RACES
in Europe to discuss conditions in the
far east.
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terms than the earlier statements OF
tho afternoon.
"The German attack along the en-
tire front has everywhere been re-
pulsed said the statement. The
French are steadily gaining ground
on the left and are continuing their
movement We are also making
slow but certain gains In the Wcsvrs
district while the situation on the
heights Of the Mouse, 10 still u
changed"
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EhANO6
CONTINUED from page IL

fighting has Il been possible TO check
the rushes. But even though the Ger
mans have been driven backward, At
no point az yet have the French been
able 70 break through their line al
though here this 10 believed certain to
come soon. Every available soldier
that can be spared from the army
defense Of Paris has been sent to re-
Inforce the line at this point.
IN the triangle Of the Aisne-oiss
there has been little fighting today.
The oermans are 80 strongly en-
4renched in their quarry positions
that Il 10 impossible to eisIodge them
bv . frontal attack and while the
main British forces are held In front
% prevent sudden dash, ~ took
place early Friday, the British and
French batteries are pouring shrap-
mel and explosive shells into their
trenches. From scissors to east OF
Rheims this state Of affairs prevails.
on the French right, the most sig
rificant admission 10 that At last the
Germans have been able to cross the
Meuse near st. Michel.
The oficiaI report ~ issued here
declared that they had been driven
back and then the pontoons destroy
cd with great loss following this gain.
hut there are unofFicial reports here
that this movement was not complete
" successful and that the Germans
actually are west Of the Meuse, IN the
yerdun-TouI territory. The forts at
Iverdvn, Treyon and o. Michel are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
Colorado Coal strike.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Sery


WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-President
Wilson tonight vas In . position to
force his determination that Colorado
coal operators must yield to his three
year truce plan for settling the big
Colorado strike. Letters from all the
operators, plus the verbal reply OF
President Welborn OF the Colorauu
Fuel and Iron company, were before
him. The only thing lacking is Wei
born's final answer The letters re-
ceived today, we're virtual reflections
Wilson has made It evident that re
will not take mo" for reply. That
he will take the drastic step Of re-
moving the federal troops. or forcing
some kind OF government control OF
the mines Is believed in reliable
circles, should the operators fall to-
fall into line soon.
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GERMANY
CONTINUED from page ~

burg $4,000 az partial compensation
for the damage resulting from the
violation Of It's neutrality. Il has
also promised to respect the integrity
Of the grand duehy and to make full
compensation for all damage.
SINK ALL PRIZES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-The
state department. has learned unoff-
cialiy that the German admiralty
has given orders to it, men OF war
that no merchantmen Of its enemies
are 70 be taken az prizes, but are to
be sunk Immediately.
Sucl, drastic action 10 necessary,
Germany explains, because its ports to
which the prizes could be taken are
60 few and ar apart that the value
Of the prizes would not justify time
and effort II would take to get them
to port. In this connection, II was
learned tonight that carrying out OF
this policy has already resulted in the
sending to the bottom Of several
American eareoes carried In British
ships. Several British ships have
been sunk along the Brazilian coast.
The state department will make
Representations to Germany for the
payment Of American damage claims
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
SIEGE OF ANTWERP,

ANTWERP, Sept. 26.-Bel-
gian aviators report that the
Germans are moving enormous
siege guns toward Antwerp.
They are so heavy, it is stated
that they require twenty-six
tractor engines to move them.
Mindful of former experiences
when the dykes were opened
and the low country flooded,
the Germans are moving these
guns only across the high
ground and have not sent
them into the canalized coun-
cry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27

"As an instance, We have heard Or
the Montenegrin claims that tney
have taken seraIevo, tho capital OF
Bosnia. Well, ! have wireless d.
rect from Vienna tonight that states
positively that not only has the eos-
MIA capital not been captured by our
enemies, but. ttere. 10 not single
servtan or Montenesrin soldier
anywhere near that city"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
VIGOROUS PROTEST.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s- The
Toxic foreign office tonight made Wig
orous objection to the statement at.
tackina Japanese troops, ascribed to
an American missionary at Lai chau.
"it 10 matter to be greatly regret
ted" said . cabiegram to the military
attaehe Of the embassy here, shat
such dcfamatory news should have
circulation"
The statements attacked were saio
TO be voiced by Charles A. Leonard.
missionary Of the American South
Baptist mission at Lai Chau, through
which the Jaapnese expedItIonary
free enroute to kiao chau, passed.
because Of the heaviest rains In
sixty years, the Japanese army had
q, requisItion food and fuel" the
cable declares, ''aII Of which was am
civ compensated for"
/ The authorities desire TO deny mos.
emphatieaiIy the accusation that Chi.
nese women Were moIested by the
Japanese In any way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
ORDERED TO HOLD OUT.

PEklN, Sept. 26.-It 10 reported
kere that the American consul at
b.iao Chau who elected to remain In
the city when Il was biockaded by
Japanese, has been trying to per
s1ade the German governor to sur
render on humanitarian grounds. The
governor, however, has declined be-
cause he was ordered by the kaiser
10 hold out while German soldier
remained alive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
GERMANS REPULSED

PARIS, Sept. 26.-The positive dec.
iaration that the German attack in
force had everywhere been repuIsed
along the entire line Of battle was
made tonight. General GaIIieni. in
making public the official report is.
sued at Bordeaux at 1910 tonioht
and telesraphed here, stated that the
situation Generally showed improve.
ment. He declared that the around
gained by the Germans in their raid
Of Friday on the French left. has al,
been recovered and that the French
still held the heights Of the Mouse
and are repuIsine every attempt by
the Germans to gain foothoId on the
west bank of the river.
The official declaration from Dor.
dsaux was couehed in more conf;den.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
kAlsER,a SON SICK.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, Sept. 26.-A News Asenel
despatch from Amsterdam Gays tha'
Prince Oscar, the kaIser's fifth son
has been compelled to enter nos
pltal because Of bleeding valve Y
his heart. AZ q result it 10 stated n]
will Be no longer bs able - Partie'pa']
In tho war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
May Open This Week.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-The
Marconi Wireless Telegraph COM
pany's station at slasconsett, Mass,
closed yesterday by order OF Presi-
dent Wilson, may reopen and be plac-
ed in operation by the navy depart
ment early next week, 1t was learned
tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27

He has seen service with the British
army all over the world and seveal
times has been wounded. His sons
all members OF the Northumberland
fusiliers were: James, sergeant
major; John, Hugh and Henry, color
sergeants: Thomas. sergeant, all kill
ed, and Peter, private.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
THE WEATHER

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-weather
forecast:
Missouri: Fair Sunday and Mon
day; not much change in temperature.
Illinois: Fair Sunday aud Monday.
Iowa: Fair Sunday and probably
Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
AiRMEN ARE BUSY.

ANTWERP, Sept. 2e.-Determlned
attempts by German alrmsn to create
a reign Of terror In Antwerp through
the use Of bombs have been frustra-
ted by the Belgian alrmen. One Ger.
man today few over Duffel, suburb,
and dropped two bombs In an attempt
to destroy the arsenal. Both bombs
fell into the water and did not ex-
plode. Later another .airman In =
Taube flew toward the city, but was
driven away by shrapnei and rife fire
before he even passed the outer ring
Of forts. It 10 considered certain that
these two aerial reconnoisances are
for the purpose Of determining Wheth-
er the city shall be besieged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
sLOUFEDs OUTFIT,
LOSE ONE; TIE OTHER
Darkness Halls Second Game In sew
snth inning with the Score
Tied Up, I to 4.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
BALTIMORE, Sept 26.-The Slou-
feds were slightly outhit and lost the
first half Of this afternoons double
decker. Darkness halted the second
game at the end Of the seventh with
the score tie. The scores:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27

Weih sien - outside both the orig
hal and later allotted zone being only
t~enty-one miles south o. the gulf OF
Pechi II. The protest will be repeat
ed to Toxic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27

st. Louis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9 ,
Baltimore 5 10 2
Batteries-Davenport and Keupper
and Chairman; Bailey, Suggs and
Jacklitsch.
Umpires and Koeckel.
Second game
ST. Louis 1 o
Baltimore .................. 5 0
Batteries -Groome and Hartley;
Ba1ity and Kerr.
i umpires-Anderson and Goeckel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
BELaIUM

tions with strong army, they would
at III times be subjected to the dan
Ger Of Aerial attack and would also
be unable TO conceal any strategic
moves from the eyes OF British and
Belgian avlators who. could use the
city ~ base.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
RED SoX LOSE PAIR;
FLAGS HOPES FLICKER
Double Defeat by Browns Puts Amer
lean League Runncr-Ups
Out Of Race.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service /
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept 26.-Pen-
nant hopes of Boston Red Sox prac-
tcal1y f1ickered out this afternoon
when the Browns handed the Carl
gan's a double beating, while the Ath-
letics were trimming the White Sox.
The second game was called at the
end of the sixth on account OF dark
ness. The scores:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
AUSTRIA
CONTINUED from page l.,

suit. There are few families in vien-
ma who have not lost some member
and while wearing mourning is pro-
hibited, there are manifestations Of
grief that cannot be checked. One Of
these was = procession Of orphaned
children which had q sorroWful ef-
feet.
Following the frank admission that
Asiatic cholera Of the true type Rad
been discovered among the wounded
ir the field hospital, came the first
statement tonight that 1t was beIiev-
ed the disease was now under control.
No cases have been reported from
the front other than the first few In
a Hungarian regiment. 1t 10 believed
that the cases were sporadic and that
the crave danger Of an epidemic has
passed.
The war office announces that oper-
atoms against the servians 10 not be-
ina pushed with vigor. AZ result OF
their recent defeats II 10 stated Of
fIciaIIy the morale Of the Servian
army is very bad. Troops have little
heart in their work and have to be
constantly pressed by their officers to
keep them on the firing line. Advices
from PoIa and Triest say the Anglo
French fleet Is still bombarding Cat
taro and various points on tbs Daima-
tan coast but that they have been
unable to do any real damage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
Local Observations.

Sept. BarTher. Wind Weather.
26 a. m. ;. 30.37 4S NE Clear
&c Z p. m. :. 1925 65 s Clear
River above low water OF 1864, 6
feet, tenths.
Mean temperature, 50.
Highest temperature, II.
Lowest temperature, 4s.
Lowest temperature Friday night,
Al.
FRED z. GosEwIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
SILLY INVENTIONS.

MANCHESTER, NJ. H., sept. 30
Ambassador Dubm, Of Austria, to-
nioht characterized az SILLY tnven-
tion'so reports Of Russian victories
in Gaiacia and Servian victories N
Bosnia.
"rhey are utterly foolish" he said.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
JAPAN

CONTINUED from page l.,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-27
KENYON WILL
PUSH HIS BILL
Says if it Had Been in Force,
Frisco Officials Might
Now be Wea1ing
Stripes,

runited ~ Leased Wire service.l
WAsH ION, Jan. Had my
bill noy ndfng before the senate
interst r commerce commission,
been y at the time Of the looting
of ty ..isco railway as set forth in
the s ,rt to the snate yesterday, a
nv = of men would now be facing
II in the penitentiary, If they were
hSs. already wearing stripes said
Senator Kenyon this afternoon In
commenting on the report OF the In
terstate commerce commission The
Kenyon bill, which the senator de-
clared this afternoon he will now
push with renewed vigor, since he
said the report in regard to the
Frisco has shown it to be so neces
sary. contains provisions that ne
stocks or bonds may be sold by any
Interstate railroad without the ap
proval of the Interstate commerce.
commission and no other lines what
ever may be acquired without sucf
permission, whether they are compel
ing lines or not.
It also provides penitentiary sen
tsnce as penalty for any official o
a road making a profit out OF an,
transaction in which the road may b.
involved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-27
FRIGHTFUL SUICIDE OF GIRL
WHO WAS WITHOUT FRIENDS

sirls looked on, the couple fought
desperately, swaying nearer and near
er the edge of the roof Finally ths
Lucas girl broke the hold of her
friend and plunged two stories to the
roof Of the house OF the engine com
pany No. 112. With both her legs
broken, the girl dragged herself to the
edge of the fire house roof and de-
liberately dropped off, this fall being
ia half story.
While the factory girls sobbed and
scrambled, Miss Lucas again dragged
herself to the edge of the third roof
and toppled over into the street, a
lrlunge of three stories. She was
picked UP and rushed to the hospital.
Lonliness is said to have driven the
girl to attempt to end her life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-27
ARCH FIEND'S
CONFESSION
>
Killed Chinaman for So, Plant
ed Bombs for $50 and Alb
Quoted Girls for White
Slave Purposes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Jan. 2T.-Calmly tell
Ing on the witness stand OF having
been implicated in two murders, 4
score of bomb outrages and the alb
duction Of young girls for white slave
purposes, Alfred Lehman, twenty
three. amazed Judge Rosalsky and
spectators packed in the court of gen
eral sessions here today.
Lehman disclosed the operations of
one Of the most desperate "black
hand gangs the police have ever en-
countered in his story. which he told
because he believed other members
OF the gang had deserted him after 8
bomb had been planted in Lyndhurst
N. J.
Lehman was arrested with two 9TH
Iers after bomb had been exploded
in the establishment OF Klee and
Company in LyndhurBt.
| He appeared today as the principal
witness against Angelo Sylvestro. who
| is charged with having placed bomb
| in tenement in East Houston street.
He said he had taken part in score
OF bomb outrages, had burned two
! Brooklyn houses for insurance and
taken part in two murders. A Chin
ese was killed In one robbery. he
said, and he received So. Two men
with him, who did the actual killing.
Igot the same amount. he said. Leh
man said bomb explosions usually
netted the men doing the work $50
/ Lehman said Guizeppe Ferrari was
leader of the gang when he Joined it
On August 81, he said. the defendant
lSylvestro, and man known as
/ "zump," placed the bomb IN the Hous
ton street tenement adjoining NOV
ing picture theatre,
1 I'VE didn't care a rap for the dan
ger to the crowd in the theatre,
said Lehman. I'VE were there to Sc
eff the bomb and we were going to d.
. -, IS
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international Waterway.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. PA great
international waterway, large enough
to accommodate the biggest OCEAN
going ships, connecting Duluth anc
Montreal is planned by Secretary OF
State Bryan and Senator Townsend
of Michigan, according to c. A. Ma
grath, the leading Canadian member
of the international commission.
The plan would involve further
deepening of the St. Lawrence canal,
said Magrath AS to its feasibility
| am not now prepared to say"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-27
'SINCLAIR'S
LABOR VIEWS
Says the American Federation
Does Not Represent Even
a Majority Of Work
ing Men.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Declarine
that the American Federation OF
Labor does not represent even a ma
jority of the working men OF Amer
lea, Upton Sinclair writing from Shell
ley bay, Bermuda, has replied to the
letter written him several weeks ago
by Vincent Astor. Astor's letter was
in reply to the initial one from SIN
clair urging the young multimillion-
aire to aid socialism.
'You will note" said Sinclair, In
copies OF his letter that reachsd New
York, that your letter to me was
published IN full In every important
paper in the country This must
make you realize that your opin 'ons
are of interast to many millions o.,
people. 1t puts upon you a very seri-
Gus responsibility and ! am sure that
you viii pardon me for urging you to
consider carefully the arguments !
have presented by coming to Anal
conclusion"
r Rsferring to Astor's answer to his
formal appeal that the young man OF
wealth knew little OF conditions OF
his own knowledge and relied on the
opinions OF the heads OF organized
labor Sinclair said: "All nave seen
OF the argum snts and activities OF the
American Federation of Labor leads
me to think of 1t as a narrow and SCI
| fish organization OF men who use
their skin and their ability to make
1t sure to get higher pay for their
work at the expense Of unskilled men
whose labor is just as necessary ano
whose claim to living wage is just
as valid as their own.
"But can assure you that the pro
cesses OF industrial development are
/ breaking down that little urlstocracy
of skill I'd labor and forcing It to lool
4 to tile unskilled man for help"
The socialist writer referred to his
book exposing conditions In the Chi
1 cago stock yards "L.4aimed at tn,
public's heart and accidentally I hi
1t In the stomach he wrote. He wen
on to say that SO long as the publi
thought their meat was improved
4 they were satisfied. whereas recen
Investigation showed that Chfcagt
stock yard conditions were just a
| bad as when Sinclair wrote abou
them.
In conclusion Sinclair pointed ou
! that the chattel slavery in his coun
try fifty years ago was wiped on
without permanent injury to the ma
tion and justice. He SAID. 'the in
dustrial evils were bound to 60"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-27
NEGRO LYNCHED BY MOB
FOR NUMBERING BRIDEGROOM

A party In six automobiles, said to
lie from Oklahoma City, overpowered
the jailor of the county jail at Purcell,
where Dickerson had been taken for
safe keeping, took the negro nine
miles north to Noble, where they hang.
ed him and riddled his body with bull
lots.
Chafin was local manager for the
kellogg Kornflake Co. He had return
ed from his honeymoon but two weeks
ago. Dickerson shot him in anger be-
cause lie had but 81 when held up.
Dickerson was arrested Monday when
he tried to pawn Chafin's overcoat
across the street from the central po-
lice station.