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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-07
WAR TAX BILL
ALMOST FINISHED
Liquor Question overshadows All
Other Sections in the Caucus
Deliberations.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.] ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. Whether
whiskey shall be taxed higher and
whether whiskey and beer shall bear
the burden of the war tax were the
questions today promising the bitter
est contest between the senate and
house on the emergency revenue legis'
lation.
"The liquor question" overshawed
the entire tax bill situation. Strong
opposition is certain in the house on
the increase in beer to $1.75 a barrel
and five cents a gallon on rectified
SPIRITS adopted by the senate demo
Gratis in caucus late last night.
When the bill was in the house
democratic leaders, after hard
fight, succeeded in exempting whiskey
from further taxation. The prohibi
tionists are also against the tax. AT
a meeting at 10 o'clock today the sen
ate democratic caucus committee
made haste to complete and report
the bill today Elimination of the
house tax Of cents per gallon on
gasoline, extension of the Spanish war
stamp taxes to patent medicines and
cosmetics, reduction of tax on bank
capital from 81 to 81 thousand and
the beer and the whiskey tax
changes, left the bill almost completed
by the caucus today.
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sIstenee at Lille.
II is very improbable that the allies
are running serious risk Of being
outfIanked at the northern end of
their battle line. The German mounted
force at Lille is said to number twen-
ty thousand, too small a diverting
power, but twenty thousand cavalry
with motor guns can be made highly
effective.
The cavalry leaders Of our civil war
who revoIutionized mounted tactics,
showed how dsconcertIns a fast NOV
ing raiding body could be to a far
greater number Of less mobile troops
held to fixed basis. The addition Of
artillery having mobility equal to
the mounted troops, has enormously
increased this power.
The Germans at Lille, therefore,
while unable to infIlct anything re-
sembIins a crushing defeat upon the
allies, can seriously interrupt the de.
veIopment Of an offensive against the
German communications and If the
allied advance line Is but thin
front, 1t may be forced back a few
miles from Arras.
No developments of offensive I'M.
portance to the Germans are proba bic
along the Belgian frontier at present.
Only a serious military bIunder by the
allies could give ouch result to their
opponents. A retreat from the Aisne
would have to be forced upon the Ger
mans before they could mass enough
Ill,
The entire strategy Of the German
general staff is aimed at preventing
the necessity for this very thing.
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rfInited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Oct. =.
Dead men and horses, heaped
up by thousands, lie putrify-
ing on the battlefield Of the
,Aisne, Col. Webb 9. Hayes, 2.
s, a., son Of former President
Hayes, declared today. Hayes,
lust back from observing the
world war, expects soon to
rive President Wilson q per
sonal message from the acting
bur0omaster Of ! Louvaine, he
dscIared after visiting the
white house.
when / left Havre on Sep
tsmber q, 9 he said today,
.the allies were fearful that
they would not be. able to
penetrate to the German line
through the mass Of purify
ING men and horses on the bat
tlefields, which unfortunately
the CONTESTANTS seem not tu
heed about burying. I don I
rec how they could pass
through these fields. The
stencil was horrible, and the
idea Of climbing over the
bodies must be revolving even
to brave soldiers.
Hayes has been on the fir
ing line; he has visited the
sacked city Of Louvain as the
guest of Germans in an ar
mored car; he has been in AK
Ia Chapelle to see the havoc
Of war there; and has seen
some Of the fighting in the his
toric Aisne struggle.
It is q sausage grinder,
he declared. con one side are
the French and allies, appar-
entity willing to sacrifice their
last man in the defense OF
france; on the other are the
Germans, seemingly prodigal
Of their millions Of men and
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DESTROYER SUNK.
RUSSIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
PETRoGRAD, Oct. 7-Praeticaliy
n, news comes from the east Prus-
sian frontier where the Russian arm
ies have been reported AZ driving the
Germans back on their first fortified
lire. Il Is stated. however, that the
Germans have again been heavily re-
inforced and that because Of this fact,
progress by the Russian forces 70 Of
necessity slow. The Russians now
hold the original German line extend
ing from Lyck to Wirba'len.
The campaign In Galleia has again
been retarded by heavy rains which
have made the movement Of trans
ports a desperate task. The southern
GaIlcian army continues to make pro-
aress along the foot hills Of the Car
pathians.
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A NARROW ESCAPE.

ICnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
PARIS, Oct. THE Norwegian
minister to France narrowly escaped
death on a visit to the battle front.
He was given special permission to
view a part Of the battle line and pro-
ceeded In his auto TO the designated
point. Not being able to see as we'll
as he wanted to he left his car on the
top Of ridge and proceeded nearer
to the firing line on foot. While he
was thus engaged the Germans got
the range Of the ridge and sheiled it,
demolishino the auto and killing the
chauffeur.
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Germans Say the City of Antwerp Must Surely
Fall Within Few Days Result of
Bombardment.
OUTER FORTS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED
England Fears to Let the Truth Be Known in
Egypt and Searches All Travellers For
Letters.

!, lHy Karl s. Won Wlegand, United
Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN Oct. 7-(Via wire
less through 'Sayville, L. I. to
the United Press That the
capture of Antwerp is certain
within a few days at the most
was the announcement made
by the general staff today. It
was stated that two additional
forts, those Of Kessel and Bro
chem, have surrendered to the
Germans. Bombardment with
the big siege guns proved too
much for the garrison and aft
er tn walls Of tho forts had
been battered almost to pow
der, the garrisons surrendered
It is stated that the bonn
bardment of the inner ring OF
the forts is being pushed at
every point and that already
noticeable Impressions have
been made. The general staff
is confident that the Belgian
resistance cannot be maintain
ed much longer.
So far as the situation in
France is concerned, the gen
eral staff states that the Ger
mans are enjoying uninter-
rupted success on the right
and are gradually driving the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-07
.r;.ld Of Aisne is So Uttered With Purifying
corn.es That Il Seems An Impossibility to
Ever Get Through It.
|BELG|UM IS TRAGIC PART OF WAR
c.,o,.l Have. Has Returned From the European
Slaughter House and Describes It as Great
Sausage Grinder.

money and throwing man att
er man into the war
Hayes predicted q two
years war.
There can be but one out
come, but it will be a long
time ending,' = he said. Eng
land won't begin to fight real
" until spring.
"What about the alleged
atrocities in Belgium he
was asked.
"Well war is hell. That's
about the only answer ! can
give you. The real tragic
part of the whole war IS Bel
gium. It's people are wonder
full folk clean, decent, re-
spectacle. What this nation
should do is to concentrate its
efforts to aiding the women
and children Of Belgium. This
help for hospitals is not 50
much needed, but the fate Of
these people is really pa
thetic.
The colonel declared peace
talk at this time is useless.
"We must keep hands of
at this point, - he declared.
"We can do no good. We will
merely stir up trouble for our
selves.
Asked for a description of
what he saw along the battle
line, Hayes declared: "The
battle front these days is far
different from what it used to
be. There are few men to be
seen and practically no guns.
All are concealed. Shrapnel
flies through the air and
bursts. That is the scene most
|of the time. In the hand to
hand fighting, bayonets are
used much by the French
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United Press Leased Wire Service.J
ENGuAND-The lack Of news from
he front continues 70 cause apprehe n
s'on, despite every effort OF the n''''-
tary experts to reassure. Grave fea's
are entertained for Antwerp wh'en
can hardly hold out indefinitely.
FRANcE-The general fighting cor
sinues with no Indications OF defl-
mite outcome for some time to come.
on the right, the French continue 70
srive the Germans back from the
Meuse, but there 10 little change N
We situation on the left.
BELGIUM Antwerp burgomaster
Ne warned The popuiace OF an I'M
tsnoina bombardment and non COM
sssants continue 20 flee the city.
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The War at a Glance
Summarized by John Edwin Nevin, United
Press Staff Correspondent

RUSSIA-The general war situation
is described as unchanged.
AUSTRIA-The war Office declares
that the Austrians are now on the
offensive in GaIicia and have driven
the Russians back from their pona-
lee river positions.
GERMANY-The war office declares
that only the prompt arrival OF Brit.
ish and French reinforcements saved
the allied left wing from serious dis
aster. Generals Won eoehn and Won
Kjuck are reported as driving the al
lie. hack. on the German left, French
successes are admitted In the region
Of ST. Miziei, It being stated that the
German troops have been withdrawn
from that section for use elsewhere.
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What the War Moves Mean
By J. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
aeer of the United Press.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-G1 a. m.)-
The critical position In which the
German western battle front will find
itself If the allies succeed In massins
troops heavily along the Belgian bor-
der, 10 indicated by the appearance Of
a strong German mounted corps at
Lille and the continued violence Of
Won kIuck's attack along the Oise.
Both have the same objective-to In
terrupt the AngIo-French northern
concentration and prevent It's use for
a movement eastward to cut the Ger
man communications.
The German cavalry at Lille Is un-
doubtedIy accompanied by motor car
artillery, This device, newly created
by the Germans, permits heavy guns
to keep pace with quick moving
mounted troops for the first time in
warfare. BY turning Ioose the guns
before the cavalry advances enmasse,
the offensive power Of the horses is
greatly increased. These tactics,
which, It is surmised, were first used
effectively by Won kIuck during his
advance on Paris, have probably ap-
peared again, at the same spot on the
France-Beieian frontier border that
saw their original employment.
The Germans, who have never
shown special genius for cavalry
strategy, have overcome their nat
uraI handicap in part at least by at
tschinq the highly mobile artillery to
their mounted corps. The degree Of
efficiency shown in co-ordinating these
two opposite arms Of the service will
mark the effectiveness Of German re-
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AUSTR RIA

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
VIENNA, Oct. 7.-it 10 officially an
nounced that tho Russians invading
Galtcia In an attempt to resiege the
Craco~ Qualifications have been driven
back from tho line Of the Donajec
river BY the reinforced Austrian arm
les. The Austrians have retaken No
win sandeo (Neu sandec) on the
southern GaIieIan railway line Just
east OF the Donajec river and are stIi
In possession Of Tarnow. The Rue
slams have made several assaults "
force on the Austrian positions In tht
vicinity Of Tarnow but In every In
stance Il 10 stated they have been re
pulsed.
The battIe-llne In Galicla now ex
tends from the vlstula river Just
north Of ecxoucn along the line o.
railroad that parallels the Donajee
connecting the northern and southern
Gaiician lines. The Russians have at
tempted 20 advance with two entire
armies along the northern and south
ern lines, but they have been defeat
cd In every attempt they have made
to break through the Austrian front
Tho AustrIans are now on the often
sIve and will endeavor decislvely Il
defeat the Russians and thus raise
the siege Of Przemysl.
The Russians will soon be In dan
ger Of a flank attack as the German
Invasion Of Russian Poland from the
neighborhood Of 9endzin 10 continuing
[The above despatch received from
Vienna today by way Of Rome fatty
contradicted the Russian claims thai
they had occupied Tarnow and were
about to cross the Donajec river fol
the purpose Of isolating Cracow.]
. . . H a b.
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French back. The fighting Is
|of the most bitter character,
but at several points, the OFF,
cial reports say, the resistance
of the allies has noticeably
decreased in force.
A big battle is expected to
develop soon on the eastern
front where the Germans are
everywhere declared to be on
the defensive.
PORTUGAL NOT FEARED.
BERLIN, Oct. 7.-(Via'
wireless through Sayville, L..
II. to the United Press The
official press bureau Of Ger
many has issued the follow
ing: German newspapers, in
commenting on the possibil-
'ity Of q declaration Of war by
Portugal against Germany,
emphasize that the decision in
the present war will not hinge
on the holding or losing Of the
German colonies in Africa.
That being SO, they say the
presence of a few thousand
Portuguese soldiers on tho
fighting line in Europe is Of
no material consequence.
According to the Berlin
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JAPAN

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-FormaI 40
suranees are expected soon both from
Japan and Great Britain, her ally
state department officials indicatee
today, that Japan does not intend per
manently to hold the Marshall Islands
German possessions In the South Sea
seized by Japan.
Administration heads insist tina,
unpIeasant complications from the
seizure Of the islands are most i'm
probable.
OFFICIALS pointed out today that the
Japan seizure does not actually vio
late Japan's pledge to conffne her war
activities to the far east. This as.
surance from Japan has proviso-
except to protect Japanese shipping.
Uuder this exception Japan 10 acting,
according to informal representation
received from Toxic. The official
opinion is thai Great Britain would de-
mand (even If Japan should refuse
voluntarily reIinquishment Of the Mar
shall Islands.
WRECK THREE GERMAN SHIPS.
TOXIC, Oct. 7.-Reports reaching
here say the German unprotected
cruiser Cormoran and two German
qunboats have been 30 badly dam.
aged by. the Japanese shell fire at
Klao Chau that they had to ba
beached to prevent their sinking. The
Japanese and British warships con.
tinue their bombardment Of the kiao
Chau positions and have caused great
damage to the forts at the harbor en-
trance.
The cormoran IL light cruiser
$50 feet long. She was built In 1892.
She carried eight four-inch guns and
five one FOUNDERS. The gunboats In
kIao Chau harbor were small river
craft and Of no particular value.
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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servtce.]
BERLIN, (via The Hague), Oct. Z.
The war Office declares that 40 a
result Of the cooperation between the
armies Of Generals Won eoehn ana
Won kiuck, the French have been com
PEELED to retreat for considerable dis
tancss along the German right. IN
addition they are declared to have
been compelled to withdraw large
forces from their center to retnforce
their left wing In order to avert q
disaster. The ofstciaI report declares
that the German offensive on the
western end Of the battle line 10 con-
stantIy Increasing In its intensity ana
that the French are being driven back
and enveIoped.
Regarding the operations on the
left, Il 10 stated that troops have been
withdrawn from points In the neigh.
borhood Of st. Miziei because OF the
necessity Of their being used at GER
tain other points Of tho battle line.
These positions have been reoceupied
by the French troops sent out from
TouI and Nancy.
The centre holds fast with the
French making no attempt to assault
the strongly fortified German POSI-
tIons.
The operations against Antwerp are
beIno pushed and additional heavy ar.
tiIIery is now being placed in position
at various points whore they can be
Of great service. The inner ring Of
the Antwerp forts 10 now being vigor-
ousIy bombarded.
In the eastern theatre Of war, the
Russians have been thrown back with
heavy losses In an attempt to cross
the east Prussian frontier toward
Lyek. Generally speaking the situa'
tIon In the east 10 unchanged.
DESTROYER SUNK.
THE HAGUE, Oct. 7-it 10 an.
! nouneed that German destroyer has
| beer, SUNK either " Z MINIS or = Tor
pedo In the North sea at point, the
location Of which 10 withheld. All OF
the crew were saved by Z German
cruiser.
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900. 900 DEAD 50 FAR.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
4 ROME, Oct. --Advices from ser-
lin received here today, place the
number Of German casuaities to date
at 100000.
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Evening star., 1914-07-21
LEGAL NOTICES.
FREDERICK 4. FENNING and
SPENCER GORDON. Attorneys.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF Columbia. Carolina L. Rixford. lunatir
by Washington Loan and Trust Company. cor
poration. committee of her estate and next
W. keane. John e.. Holden. trustee; William
Reginald Lewis, trustee: Ada.yn $. Holde1. Au-
gustus t. Holden. trustee: Matte W. Hand. de-
PENDANTS No. :I2,;a1. EIuity-Tac ,iect of this
suit Is 10 set aside and cancel a certain deed Of
trust dated March J. 1914 and recorded MARCH,
81. 1914. at Liber :6s3 foil" $40. Of th. land
records Of the District "f CoCmail. wIcrcby
Lillian W. Keanc convc5e ed to Augustus T.
Holden and William Il. Lewis - trustees. to
secure Matte W. Hand the following. Described
property in the county Of Washington District of
Columbia. to-wit: Lot numbered twenty-scven
,2I, in Martin J.. Cottwals' sudi, iSon of Il Ger
tain lot in block numbered fourteen IA, in
''BitDning,iae. per plat recorded in Book
46. page -. In the Office of the surveyor for the
said District. subject TO the lJ-foVt building
striction line shown upon said plat. ais, the
certain parcel described As follows by mctes
and bounds: Commencing the northeast
Of said lot numbered twenty seven t21t.
thence west so feet. thence south at right
angles seven "a feet, thence east six o, feet
three 49, inches, thence nor;heasteriy 10 place of
beginning. subject right way of the south
three t3l feet of said parcel described above Icy
metes and bounds. which includes the premises
known as - Seaton place ne, and I" compel
the said Lillian W. keane l" convey 10
the plaintiff all her interest in said property.
On motion of the plaintin, il is this 21>t day Of
MATTE w HAND, cause her appearance to be
entered herein hefose the fortictil day.
elusive Of sundays and legal holidays occurring
after the day of the frst publication of this or
as in case of default: Provided. a copy of this
order he published week for three sue
cesive weeks in the Washington Law Reporter
and The Evening star before said day tseal.,
J. r. YOUNG. Clerk. BY F. W SMITH. Asst.
Clerk jy2l ~ aui
Evening star., 1914-07-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Furry as to Bogus Check" Is
Cleared Up.
lNFANTRYMEN OFF TO CAMP
Forty-Two Members of Alexandria
Company to Join Troops at
Gordonsville.
lNFANTRYMEN OFF TO CAMP

Special Correspondence of The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 21.-The fur
ry caused in this city yesterday by the
report that supposed bogus check man
was operating hero has been cleared up.
1T happened in this way: II. H. Rich
mond of Fairfax county, Saturday last.
after making purchases amounting to
$50 of the Lozano Dry Goods Com
pany. presented a check for so on the
Citizens National Bank, obtained the
change and left the store. L. L. Finks.
an employe of the store, at once carried
the check to the bank. directly across
the street He was informed by one of
the attaches of the bank that no such
party had an account there. Mr.. Finks
then made a report of the matter to the
police.
Officials of the bank afterward discov-
cred that Mr.. Richmond has an account
at that institution, and the check was
obtained from Mr.. Fink and Immediately
paid, and the police were also notified of
its payment. Mr.. Richmond, it is stated
only recently opened an account at that
bank. the check in this case being No. 3:
Mr.. Richmond lives near Seminary Hill,
where he recently purchased a handsome
Evening star., 1914-07-21
CHARLES W. CLAGETvr, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF TIE DISTRICT OF Co
hlmbia, holding Probate Court Estate of
John ONalley. dcccasr!. No. 2UJJ6. admins
tratiou docket 49.-App!icaton having been made
lerein for Probate Of the last VIII and te>ta-
meDt of said deceased, and for letters tesla
mentaYy on SAID estate. by William j. Mooney
and Charles W. to"kSy. st is ordered this
18th day Of July. A.D. 1914. that tn. unknown n
ncxtofkin ami the unknown heirs law "f
said John OMail,y and all Others concerned.
appear In said court on Monday. the "ith day
or August, AID 1911. at ten o clock an, IL
show cause why such application should n"t be
granted Let notice hcseof bc published in tie
Washington Law RcioIt"-' AMI Tie Evening
Star in each Of thee successive w.ea>
before the return day herein mr..iipuc, IN" iirsi
publfca tion To bc not less than .i-ty days be-
fore said return day. seal TiitIS. II. An
IEi;SDN, Justice. Attsst. JAMES TANNER,
Register or Wills for thu District of Columbia
Clerk of the Probate Court. jyli.l.s