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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
THE GATE clTYs WAR NEWS.

i. c. Tabor, editor of the Donnell-
son Review, in a business letter to
The Daily Gate City, takes occasion
to request that his paper be forward
ed to him at Woodmen, Colorado,
and says:
Il want to hear the Lee county
news while out there and know of no
better place to get it. I don't feel ex-
actly like throwing any bouquets, but
actually, when ] pick up the two
keokuk papers at night and spread
out the first page for war news, l am
led to believe that the chap who first
said that comparisons were odious"
knew what he was talking about.
read the same news in The Gate City
of Friday night as we got in the
morning papers the next morning"
This opinion and compliment of
The Gate City service coming as it
does from a newspaper man, is en-
dorsed by about twenty-five thous-
and other people who are reading the
paper.
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FORT MADISON is
CAPTURED BY BUGS
Lights are Turned Off in Effort to
Drive Out Invaders Of Up
River City.

Fort Madison Democrat: Item: one
months bug campaign, 500.
The above is part OF the expense
account Of the city of Fort Madison
for the past month Hordes OF Nor
mon flies and other denizens of the
air besieged the Fort for days and in
spite of the defense of the city in
the way of flushing sewers and scat.
tering bug destroyer about the parks,
the attackers have finally gained the
day. Sunday night the electric lights
were such an attraction to the invad-
ers that the less fearless were reluc-
tant about venturing on the streets,
much less crossing the street under
an electric light.
At the instance OF Mayor Brown
the electric lights went off at 900 D.
M, it being thought that all church
goers had reached home at that time
Owing to confusion of orders the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
BEGIN TO HARVEST
GRAPES IN COUNTY
Crop This Year 10 Called an Average
One by Most Of Experts in
Vicinity.

Work will begin soon on the har-
vesting of the immense grape crop
from the vineyard OF Baxter and
Kuithen near this city, says the Fort
Madison Gem City. A disquisition was
made recently on the progress of this
work, the methods by which it is
handled and the size of the crop for
this year. The only large vineyard on
this side Of the river within a radius
OF sixty miles is located half mile
west of Ivanfoe Park. It is owned
by c. J. Baxter and Emil Kuithan and
comprises plot OF thirty acres. The
above men are interested in other
vineyards across the river and have
much general experience in the bust
ness they are operating. Their plant
at this place is in charge Of Cecil
Baxter.
Most all Of the grapes are Of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
PERSONALS.

Misses Margaret and Mamie Larkins
of Peoria, H., are visiting with their
aunt Mrs. Louis Goodwin, 626 South
Seventh street.
Mrs. Tony Filker has returned to
her home in Quincy after few days
visit with her mother Mrs. Barbara
Bode. lilo Palean street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Thomas of 624
South Seventh street will leave Thurs
day for an extended trip to st. Louis,
st. Joseph, Mo-, and the east They
expect to be gone for about three
weeks. Mr.. Thomas is connected with
the Duncan-Schell Co., of this city.
Miss Retta Nolan of Boone and
formerly of this city is visiting here
with friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
An lndefensib!e Bill,

Chicago Tribune: MIR. Louis Bran.
deis cannot be accused of being un-
duly favorable 10 the railroads. Yet
in his brief as special counsel for the
interstate commerce commission in
the rate case just determined he is
constrained to ADMIT 'it seems clear
that the railway mail service is at
present unremunerative to the car
rierS."
II it is clear how is the postmaster
generals bill reducing the remunera.
ton (the Moon bilD to be justified?
1t is true under criticism this measure
has been amended so that the com
pensation is not cut. even below the
second unremunerative rate. But that
able as dishonest.
The whole circumstances surround
ing this proc eeding are offensive to
American fair play and of unsavory
odor. There is no public benefit in
allowing the postoff1ce department. to
make a showing of economy by cheat.
ing the carriers. 1t is true the car.
riers are corporations and the oh.
iect OF disfavor in some quarters,
partly deserved and partly und'eserv-
ed Nevertheless they represent the
investment of hundreds of thousands
Americans and have clear right to
he paid for what they do. The mail
service virtually is forced on them
and it Is necessary public service
which may rightsully be required of
them. But they should be paid for it
and paid fully. There is no excuse
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

for the government trying to extort
service below cost. There is no rea-
son why the roads should not be al
lowed as fair a profit on this service
as on any other.
The findings of the federal commits
sion on railroad mail pay should be
made the basis Of mail pay, not the
political advantage or bureaucratic
opinion Of the postofice department.
The Moon bill is discreditable to the
administration and should be shelved
on behalf of measure based on prin-
ciples of honest dealing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
Remarkable Cure o, py..nterv.

Il was attacked with dysentery
about July 18th, and used the Doctors
medicine and other remedies with no
relief. only getting worse all the time.
was unable to do anything and my
weight dropped from 145 to 1875
pounds. suffered for about two
months when I was advised to use
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. used two bottles
OF 1t and it gave me permanent re-
lief" writes B. w. Hill Of Snow Hill,
N. c. For sale by all dealers.-Adver-
tisement.
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lights came back on at midnight,
though they were supposed to have
been kept off all night.
The mayor acted according to in
structions from the city council At
the request of many citizens permits
sion has been given to turn off the
lights whenever the bugs threaten.
With no lights there are no bugs,
some philosopher figuring that the
moon being the only luminous attrac-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
How the Trouble starts.

Constipation is the cause OF man
ailments and disorders that make ihe
miserable. Take chamberlain
lets. keep your bowels regular an a.
vcu viii avoid these diseases ~,
sale NV ali Observation-Disclosures
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

Rev. David NJ. Steele, rector of the
Church of st. Luke and the Epiphany
of Philadelphia, advocates base ball,
tennis and other games on Sunday as
a recreation, under certain conditions
He gives reasons for his willingness
to indulge in such sports on the Sab
hath and explains the venture which
has been adopted by the church of
which he is rector.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
WAR
BULLETINS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serivce.]
PARIS, Aug. 11.-Fighting is prac-
ticaIIy continuous along the front Of
the French army moving northward
through AIsace. 1t is admitted that
the losses on both sides are heavy. All
information concerning casualties is
withheld.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

Herbert NJ. Johnson of Indianapolis
has been designated by the United
States to act Independently of the
American collector OF customs to
conserve the finances of San Domingo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

Governor Goldsborough of Maryland
saved Harry l.. Levine, a Baltimore
merchant, from drowning while bath
ing at Ocean City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

The city auditor finds Denver is
spending 100000 more year under
the commission government than I'M
der mayor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

President Wilson has been urged by
Senator Pomerene to name Sully
Jaynes, a negro lawyer Of Springfield
Ohio, to be recorder of deeds for the
District Of Columbia
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

Percy A. Rockefeller was elected a
member of the New York Stock ex-
change, succeeding his father.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

Brigadier General Camille C. Carr,
U. S. N, retired, a veteran of the
civil war and an old Indian fighter,
died in Chicago, aged 70 years
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

DR.. BRUCE 1. GlLFiILAN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office, 6211 Main street, over
Winger Bros. store. Bell phone 100.
Black.
Residence, BIT North Fourth street
Bell phone 12S0-ReA
Hours-10-12 .. M; - p. M; -
p. M Sunday by appointment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
CITY NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs Dan Harrington OF
PA Exchange street, announce the
birth of baby boy, August 6.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

A turtle caught at Spring Valley, N.
Y, bears letters carved by Alfred Tai
man, fifty-one years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

PHYSICIAN,
DR.. w. p. SHERLOCK,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office, Is North Fifth stree: in ths
Howell building.
Office Hours-10 to II a. M. to
p. M; evenings, to 8: Sundays.
II to l p. m. United States civil ser.
vice examiner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

LONDON, Aug. fin an official
statement issued today by the British
government press bureau, it Is stated
that two German cavalry divisions are
operating in the neiqhborhood of Ton
sres, Belgium. It is stated that the
Germans are now cntrenching along
the lire Of the river Aisne and that a
large force of German troops Are en-.
tering Belgium by way Of the luxen7-
burg frontier.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

ton the bugs make for 1t and iea''
the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

dispatches to the United Press
yesterday from Paris and st. Peters.
burg in discussing this movement said
that the force comprised more than
100000 Russian troops with every
branch of the service represented. It
was because of this movement by Rus
STA that Austria withdrew her army
which was attacking the Servians.l
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11

neutral,
and n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
KING VISITS SOLDIERS.


LONDON, Aug. fixing George
and Queen Mary to-day visited the
British concentration camp at Alder
shot. Their arrival was marked by
enthusiastic demonstrations by SOL
diers gathered there. The king, it is
stated, was visibIy impressed with the
advanced state Of preparation indi-
Gated by the troops in the field.
SIX CARS OF soNERS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 11.-it is
announced that six carloads of Ger
man prisoners Of war are enroute
through Wilma. The war office makes
no expIa nation of where they were
taken.
Wilma is 100 miles east of the Ger
man frontier in Poland, on the direct
route Of the railway from Warsaw to
st. Petersburg.
AUsTRiANs DEFEATED.
NlSH, servia, Aug. i1.-The war
Office announces that the combined
servian and Montenesrin armies arc
rapidly pushing forward through Bos
MIA. They have defeated the Aus
TRANS with very heavy losses every.
where that they encountered them and
have taken possession Of number Of
towns. The Rosnians are reported as
rising in behalf of the invaders whom
they are welcoming with open arms
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
DEFEND THE KAISER
Berlin Editors Maintain That
Emperor StrOve for Peace
to the Last.

BERLIN, via Copenhagen and London,
Aug. 22.-Much space is given In the
German papers received here to the COR
respondence exchanged by Emperor
william, King George. the Car and
Prince Henry Of Prussia just preceding
the beginning OF hostilties. These COM
munications were published for the
first time yesterday. End in the view
OF the German editors, show conclu-
slvely that Germany was for peace
with France and Russia and did her
utmost up TO the last minute to main
tain peace.
All that Germany wanted from
France was guarantee of her neutral-
ity. the papers say. but England re-
fused to help Germany in obtaining that
guarantee. The comment reasons from
this that It was England primarily who
caused the war between France and
Germany.
Ambassador Gerard has issued a state-
ment to the German press denying re-
ports that Americans have been III
treated in Germany. A few were ar
rested In the early days, of the war, he
says, but were speedily freed. He adds
that such incidents are almost unavoid-
able in big war and continues:
Americans In Germany enjoy az
great security as they do in America.
The populace Is extremely courteous and
| the Government has made great efforts
to place special trains at the disposal OF
Americans, even during the time Of
| mobilization. The banks are very con-
sderate in paying checks and letters OF
| credit"
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interview with a dragon Lieutenant
who has just arrived in Paris. He said:
81 was sent early on August 8 to re-
connoitre toward Longuyon. where there
had been an engagement on August 7.
l found no Germans there. visited
a dozen French wounded In the hospital
One of them said to me: II you get
wounded pretend to be dead or a Ger
man will finish you or Thinking that
this might be the hallucination Of q
dying man l disregarded the advice.
AT IL o'clock we met a superior num-
Der OF the enemy and charged them.
fell wounded in the shoulder and my
orderly fell at my feet On recovering
consciousness | called for help. A Ger
man approached and on seeing that
was an officer summoned his Major,
whose name, afterwards learned. was
Schaifenberg. He passed behind me,
took my revolver and shot point blank
at my stomach. He stole my field
glasses and ESQ francs (s50) in gold.
MY orderly was also robbed, but
escaped being finished of by shamming
death. He told me the details after
wards"
The Lieutenant finally got a cart on
which he was conveyed to Longuyon
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At one small hamlet the railway sta
ton had been destroyed and n line of
trucks, almost shot to pieces and many
OF them stained with blood, showed the
rough barricade where the French had
made a stand. The roof had been shot
away from small restaurant near the
station. the windows smashed and fur
niture broken up. but the proprietor was
serving customers as II nothing had
happened.
"Outside this station" the correspond
ent says, there was n large common
grave in which both French and Ger
man soldiers had been buried together
In their uniforms. A large mound
marked the site and here. too, the VII
layers had placed roughly hewn crosses"
The correspondent quotes an Alsatian
peasant. who remembered the war of
1870. Speaking OF some OF the recent
engagements this man said:
THE bravery on both sides was amaz-
Ing; the effects of the artillery was ter
rife: the shells burst and where you
had seen a body OF soldiers you saw
only corpses or number OF figures
writhing on the ground. torn and mu-
tllated by fragments of shells. Those
who escaped unhurt scattered quickly.
but soon regained their composure and
took up their position on the fighting
lines as If nothing had happened.
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OSTEND REFUGEES IN LONDON.
500 Arrive After Flight Before Adj
yancing Germans.
Special cable D,spdtch TO Tux Sun

Special cable Dsspdtch 10 The Sun
LONDON, Aug 22.-Four special trains
came into Charing Cross station this
evening damned with 500 panic stricken
Belgians The majority were women and
children All left Ostend this morning.
The passengers brought terrible stories
OF German atrocities. but all OF the tales
were hearsay and many of them probably
arose from the great panic at Ostend,
where It was expected that the Germans
would arrive a few hours after the
refugees left. The railroad companies put
on extra steamers and trains to bring
away the frantic people.
I. A. Bromwell. an American business
man who Is interested in Belgian mills.
was among those who arrived from Os-
tend. He started from Brussels yesterday
and reached Ostend last night He be-
came infected with the general partcky
feeling especially as he had $4,000 In
gold and 100000 In negotiable securities
in his possession. Late last night the
head of his firm. former Belgian Minister
of War, arrived at Ostend and endesvored
to calm the panic. He said he believes the
Germans will not go TO Ostend. where they
could he bombarded. but will proceed to-
ward Lille Mr.. Cromwell said he saw no
sign OF a German advance on Ostend.
The stories told BY other passengers
were valueless on account of the hys-
terical condition Of the tellers.
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FRENCH DESCRIBE STORMJNG
OF THE VOSGES STRONCHOLDS

ward saales, and opening finally to
Strassburg.
THE difficulties came from the steep
ness Of the slopes on the French side
and from the narrowness and wooded
conditions of the SUBMITS. which made
1t difficult for the artillery to support the
infantry.
'The Germans were strongly installed
along the submits. We had to move
up from along the bases OF the noun
tains over felled trees, barbed wire
mazes and trenches. We had the same
difficulty In holding the ground as IN
taking II on account Of the heavy ar
tillery behind the field Notifications
constructed by the enemy in tho valleys
on the Alsatlan slope We could not
establish our artillery OH the narrow
submits and thus had much trouble In
getting our troops down to the plain
under fire from the German field works
Thus we had to move along the sum-
mits toward Urbeis and Saales passes
When this was once accomplished we
could bring up our artillery on the flank
Of the Germans and get after their field
works from the rear That operation,
which was very cnergetlcally conducted,
cost us heavily. The artillery passed
Urbeis Pass easily to-day. with our
troops In possession of the right OF way
toward Colmar.
mo further insistence Is necessary
on the importance OF the series Of OPP
erations which allowed us to descend
from the Vosges into the valleys and
up to the Alsatian plain. It Is note
worthy that the storming OF the vosges
at Ballon d'Alsace and Honeck was ac-
complshed with small forces Of men
from a battalion Of chasseurs and a regi-
ment Of infantry. who lost only twenty
men. The Germans lost 100 men.
In the centre Vosges we had from q
regiment to brigade. Before we
finished at Bonhomme and Ste. Marie
aux Mines passes we lost 900 dead and
wounded. but the enemy lost Ave or six
times that many. Throughout our
troops showed the supplencss needed
for mountain work. We captured heavy
and field artillery and also one flag.
| We have been fully successful along that
whole front"
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Priest shot as Spy.

But last week" the correspondent
continues. "a party Of German soldiers
raided the priests house, dragged him
from his study, stood him up against
his own garden wall and shot him down
summary as a traitor and a spy. Then
the whole house was searched from top
to bottom and many books and papers
removed. after which the house itself
was set afire and destroyed with dyna-
mine. The body OF the priest was buried.
with no coffin. at the end Of his cher
ished little garden and later on his griev-
ing parishioners erected a rough wooden
cross over the grave"
Further on the correspondent came to
a small village where the inhabitants
tod him French and Germans. fighting
for ten or twelve hours a day in the
brolling sun. had successfully taken and
retaken the position. Just beyond the
village the correspondent came upon
German soldiers beating about in the
standing crops on the sides of the road
for their dead and wounded. The
wounded. they said, In many cases had
crawled into the fields to escape being
trodden on by the troops using the road
and to get protection from the sun.
Passing through other villages" he
says, I'VE saw on all sides terrible signs
OF the desolation OF war; houses burned
down, the uncut corn trodden and rem
dered useless, gardens trampled under
foot, and distress everywhere.
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armies appears to be utterly inadequate.
Most Of the wounded are picked up by
villagers"
The correspondent saw a French aero
plane from Belfort accommodating over
the German positions behind Muel-
hansen, dropping down to get a closer
view and then darting upward again to
escape the machine gun and rife fire.
The machine lowered about the German
position for an hour. sometimes as low
as 1000 feet, and was under constant
fire. 1t was not struck, however. and its
work done. returned toward Belfort.
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KAISER BUSHES TROOPS TO FIGHT FRENCH IN ALSACE

Our business i'm Barton & GueSfier Wines
and Olive Oil, Sandenan Port and Sherry
Gordon Gins ETC., etc, Is ultimately with
the American Gentleman In his home-hls
club-his hotel
We desire to publicly express our apprecia-
ton of the cooperation of the leading houses
of the country in maintaining moderate
prices to consumers during the recent panic
for supplies of imported brands.
We intend to support this policy with all
our resources, for Americans will have their
share of the burden of war.
About SO, 900 per day is refunded to Ameri-
can purchasers of Gordon Gins in duty paid
to the IT, S. Treasury (5Oc per bottle). re-
ducng other taxes by that amount.
In war time. with war insurance. higher
freights and expenses. business cannot be
carried on at peace basis, but no prices will
be extreme.
B.&G. Wines, Gordon Gins, ETC.. are coming
forward in usual quantities, and there Is no
reason why the American Gentleman cannot
procure supply for his home, his club, at his
hotel elsewhere.
e. LA MONTAGNE'S SONS
New York Chicago New Orleans
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NINE. CAuLAUX SERVES SOUP.
Most American Girls Volunteering
a. Nurses Rejected.

PARIS Aug. 22.-Mme. Caillaux. re-
Gently acquitted Of charge OF murder
for the killing OF CASTOR Calmette. editor
OF the Figaro, has taken charge of a
public soup kitchen at Manners, in the
Sarthe Department and is organizing
An ambulance corps
Most OF the many American girls who
offered TO serve az nurses have been re-
jected, some because they are not sufii-
ciently strong for the work and others
because they could not pay their own ex-
penses.
Antoine MERCER. the sculptor, and Harry
Clews (Henry Clews, Jr.? the American
artist. have given their services to the
French-American artists relief committee
The Red Cross and other relief WORK
is the only diversion of Paris now.