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prejudices against Russia n Grea.
Britain more pronounced-to speak
English in any or place
of public resort in Stockholm to-day
Is to invite INSULT Is only OF late
that a readiness has bee shown to
AXE up arms in behalf of Germany.
There are a number OF causes for
this departure In Sweden's policy
which 1t la be timely and interest
ing briefly to explain.
In the first place II Is worth while
noting that the steps for the mohili-
zation OF the Swedish army followed
| almost Immediately after h return
of Queen Victoria to Stockholm. She
is q German Princess, only sister OF
the reigning Grandduke of Baden. y
granddaughter Of old Emperor WIZ
lam and a FIRST COUSIN and childhood
playmate Of the present Kaiser, to
whom she is deeply attached and
whom she greatly admires. She is
intensely Teutonic in all her sympa-
thies and disapproved to such an eX-
tent OF Sweden's proclamation OF neu-
trality last fall and of the purpose
of the meeting OF her consort with
the Kings of Denmark and of Nor
WY at Nalino last Autumn mat she
y, .,,ce left for Berlin in anger so
.s IN Leave NO ono IN doubt as TO
n nature NJ her views. She spent
~. uir,.r and all the early summer
in Germany. mostly with her mother
a. u,,any,oa cr.nIduchess Of BADEN,
~, xarIr,h, and narrowly ESCAPED
nair, Li,,.5 nm the occasion of the
n,ron,h acron,ane attack upon her
hr,, h,r,s ~c,ni,o, In the first DAYS of
,,,, u,h.n ber bedroom which she
had ,eyt I'm, n few minutes before,
m,as ,onn,e,.ly wrecked by one of
,ho ho,nh. 1ro,ncd nm the roval pal
oca JmmedIately afterward she pro-
ces1ed 10 STAY with the Kaiserin at
Rsrlin where her arrival, was made
,ho ncc, sion M n popular demonstra-
ton and ovation. which she acknowl-
adgod NV n declaration that all her
bart and drawers were for Germany
IT, ,ho present war
During her stay at Berlin she is
known TO have had a number of con
f~erenccs with the Chancellor Of the
E.mpire, with Foreign Minister vor
lapow. and of course with the Kaiser
and as a result OF these she is under
stood to have taken back with hel
TO stockholm certain specific offers anf
pledges on the part Of Germany II
return for Sweden's assistance an'
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speech of August 8, which IL was Of
the utmost advantage To Great Brit
ain TO be communicated to foreign
nations-froEi reaching Sweden. The
result OF this has been that the Swedes
have derived all their news about the
wal exclusively from Germany. which,
as she has lone in the ease of other
countrio'. has colored every bit of
nform. don in n manner calculated
To suit her political purposes.
The Swedes have heard only of Ger
man successes and Victories. nothing
of any German. Austrian or Turkish
defeats. nothing of Germany's tarhar-
Gus methods of warfare. In fact the
Swedes have been led to believe that
the use of poisoned gas and of Jets
Of liquid fire have beer employed not
by the Germans and Austrians hut
solely by the British, the French ami
the Russians.
Then. too, there is Sven lledin, the
famous Swedish explorer of centrai
Asia. Sven Hedin brought back from
his central Asia exploration an IN
tense animosity against the Russians
owing to the obstacles which he be-
lieved they had placed in the way of
his scientific Investigations. Already
before the war he commenced a cru
sade against Russia throughout his
native land with "A view To assisting
King Gustav in his efforts to secure
an increase of the army and Of arma-
ments.
Emperor William was quick to take
advantage of the opportunity thus Of
fe. ed. ON the outbreak of hostilitirs
he invited Sven iIcdin to become his
guest mt his headquarters, over
whelmed him with courtesies and at
tentions and arranged that he shoGil
be accorded the most e%Xtravagant and
exceptional favors by all the com
manding Generals, with the object. as
he declared, hat sven Hcdin might
furnish to his countrymcn and to the
world NJ large, with all the authority
of his name and fame. IAN entirely
impartial account" of what he had
seen and of German military opera
lions.
The result has been that Sven
IIedin's pen has been entirely at
the service of Germany since la i
September. Moreover, all the time
that he could spare from the German
front has been devoted to delivering
fiery speeches throughout the length
and breadth of Sweden where he Is
regarded as n national hero-against
Russia, against England and France,
INC in favor of Germany.
Another thing which has contrib
uted very powerfully to embitter the
Swedes against Great Britain and her
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King Gustav.
~ r.

CWEDEN is. on the W Of casting
in her lot with Germany and
~ her allies. and those that have
been led by their absorbing in
teiest in the international c%onfiagra-
ton now in progress to concentrate
their attention during the past fort
night upon Bulgaria. Rumania and
Greece, VIII Sc neutrality Is wavering
in the ba .ance, would do well TO turn
tl.eir gaze during the mex ten doys
" on Stockholm.
So overwhelming has been the de.
mand by Sweden for American produce
ard wares Of every description during
tie last twelve months, imports from
the United States having increased
nearly tenfold. that people here cannot
rtnain Indifferent to the adoption OF
a policy by King Gustav's Govern
ment which will have the effect Of
virtually closing lis umeror ports to
the trade Of this country. For as
soon as ever Sweden casts tho die
she will necessarily become subjected
to the same blockade that Great
Br'ta!! and the Powers associated
~ " ihft NftdbllSii'u o5Lsii' 49,
many, Austria and Turkey.
II AZ doubts remained as to the
o~e.i!cose intentions Of Sweden they
should be set AT rest by the news tina,
snce the beginning OF the mont she
mas been busily engaged in mobi.iz-
IN" her army. lrasmuch as 1t 10 being
h'assed in the northern portion OF the
Klnsdom, along the Muscovite border
Inc, 1t is manifest that these move.
mehts OF troops, as we'll as all sorts OF
'ther warlike preparations on the par
OF the Stockholm Government. are
aimed at Russia. The latter cannot
lut view this new departure OF
sweden as an unfriendly act, and ever
as a distinct ~prpvocation and down
reht menace, calling for quick anC
vigorous response. For the Swedish
army IS nc longer a negligible guam
tly, or 10 be despiscd from a mi.itar.
point Of view. During the last eigh
leen months, and more especially since
last September, its numbers, thanks
10 the untiring efforts OF KingGustav
nave been swelled to owe 900, 900 men
trained to "A high state of efficiency
hew'y armed and equipped, as well a
literally furnished with the very hes
that the Krupps are able TO provide IL
the way OF field artillery and heav.
c.nnanCe.
, This means that Russia is Obliged
: as rap.dly as possible. to despatch
force Of several hundred thousan'
men 10 Finland to resist any attemp
OF a Swedish invasion. Until a fort
night g the Grandduchy had bee
almost denuded Of troops For al
though in times OF peace the Finn
have usually manifested their pro
hounced d~istaste for Muscovite meth
DDS Of government. yet from the YER
moment that the Czar-their Gram
Duke-has found himself at war wit
any foreign power they have becom
ms best and most loyal so~ldiers--soi
t1ers upon whose bravery and splen
"a devotion the Russian crown ma
Always been able ia rely.
Y SWedes are aware Of this. BL
msT also recall that for hundreds q
= wears Finland was n Swedish province
mat the Firms owe to Sweden thei
conversion to Christianity. their civil
'M''"n and their rights OF self-gov
eminent, bestowed upon them by Kin
Hhs,aNus Adolphus. They hope an
anticipate that these ties OF creed an
historical associations. coupled wit
'Ne dissatisfaction aroused by Musco
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A TEN-DOLLAR PHANTASY


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BY Frank FiIson
Childe strobe out of the Casino at
Monte Carlo exHltantly, conscious
that thousand eyes were watching
him with envy. Two hours before he
had entered with so francs in his
pocket, the only money he possessed
in the world. He had broken the
bank-he had made 100000 francs,
or $4,000 in American money. He
had achieved a record, for he had
thrice backed winning numbers in a
single sitting.
He had never had more than $500
in his life. He planned his future as
he strobe through the palm gardens.
He would leave Monte Carlo the fol-
lowing morning. He would go home,
buy an estate, settle down, marry
perhaps
Pardon, MONSIEUR
The figure lurched against him
drunkenly. AS Childe stepped aside
another man sprang at him from the
shrubbery. He struck clumsily, how
ever. Childe's fist shot out. The
man, struck squarely upon the jaw,
collapsed upon the ground. His COM
panion took to his heels. ChiIde, with
a hasty glance at the PROSTATE ruff
fianfan, made his way hastily back
to his hotel little place run by a
scoundrely Levantine, but the best
that Childe had been able to afford.
He did not like the idea of spending
another night there, but no matter.
In the morning he would be gone. As
suring himself that his winnings were
intact, he entered, assembled the stairs
and flung himself down on his bed,
fully dressed.
An hour later he was aroused by
knocking at the door. He thrust his
head out cautiously. The landlord
and two gendarmes stood in the pas
sage.
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''You are under arerst"
A pair of revolvers simultaneously
covered him. Childe. shrugged his
shoulders.
''As you WISH" he said indifferently.
What is the charger"
"The sergeant will explain that,
monsieur"
Accompanied by the men, Childe
descended the stairs, crossed the de-
serted road, and, after many turns,
found himself outside a disreputable
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station house. Inside was an official
at desk, yawning.
''This is the murderer" announced
one of the gendarmes.
"What?" cried Childe.
You are accused of the murder of
a citizen of Monaco in the Palm Gar
dens," explained the sergeant. "If
you have any valuables you will hand
them over and receive an acknowI-
edgement,"
But the fellow attacked me-"
Childe began.
Doubtless monster will convince
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-08
What the War Moves Mean
by }. w. +. Mason, Former European Man
aqer of the United Press.

but also to keep the allies from using
Greek territory as a base for military
operations NJ. Venizelos, however
has seemingly not given way on the
point and Constantine has had to Sc
Iect as M. Zaimis' successor a states
man known to hold views OF extreme
Ibenevolence toward the quadruple
entente.
M SItou1oudis as the new head Of the
Greek government Will doubtless favor
the allies in every way at his disposal
short OF actually sending Greece into
the conflict NJ. Skouloudis has always
been especially friendly toward Great
Britain and it Is not conceivable that
he would suddenly change the prin
ciples on which his reputation as a
statesman has been based
While M. Skouloudis remains pre-.
m!er there is every reason to believe
the allies can proceed with the Balkan
campaign. certain that there will be
no sudden alteration in Greece's at
titude.
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BAL kAAS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
SOFIA (via Berlin and London)
Nov. s-"The Serbians are retreatins
along our whole 'front.'" reported tho
Bulgarian war office today.
I'VE are pursuing them and arc In
direct touch with the Germans ad-
ancing from the north.
1--WE are following the retreatIng
enemy also near PriIep and krvolak
and on the Strumltza front, we have
repuIsed the Angio-Freneh offensive"
[All accounts from Greek and al
lied sources are that the Bulgars were
overwhelmingly defeated near Prilep
and Krivolak.l
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING.
BERLIN, Nov. 8. (via Tuckerton
wireless. .)-Attacking the BuIgarians
on BuIgar soil south Of StrunnItza, an
Anglo-Freneh force was repuIsed with
heavy losses today.
The fighting was hand to hand for a
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Representative Kitchin Will not Support it, But
Admits That he Will Probably be
ON the Minority Side
WAS NOT CONVINCED AT CONFERENCE
Two Training Camps to be Established for Those
who Wish Some Experience on Board
Ship of War.

to Seth Lowe. Of New York, made pub
lie today, President Wilson states
that his attitude on national defense
may we'll be priefed in biblical quo
tation, the second, third, fourth, fifth
and sixth verses Of chapter 3S from
Ezekiel.
His letter follows:
Thank you very warmly for your
generous letter OF November 5 and
for your courtesy in letting me see
copy of your remarks on the merchant
marine question.
IL am particularly gratifled that
you should so fully concur in the po-
sition took In my speech at the Man
, haitian club. There is q quotation from
Ezekiel which I have had very much
| in my mind recently in connection
with those important matters. 1t is
the second. third, fourth, fifth anc
sixth verses Of chapter 80:
"'Son of man, speak to the children
OF thy people, and say unto them, when
| | bring the sword upon land, il the
people of the land take man OF
their coasts and set for their watch
man:
| "If. when he seeth the sword come
upon the land, he bloweth trumpet
and warn the people.
"'Then whosoever heareth the
sound of the trumpet and taketh not
warning; If the sword come and take
him away, his blood shall be upon his
own head.
"'He heard the sound OF the trum-
pet and took not warning, his blood
shall be upon him; but he that taketh
warning, shall deliver his soul.
"But IL the watchman seeth tho
sword come and blow not the trumpet
and the people be not warned; II the
sword come, and take any person from
among them, he is taken away in his
own iniquity; but his blood will re-
uuire at the watchman's hand.
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! UNITED Press Leased Wire Servlce.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-Represen-
tative Kitchin. house floor leader,
after an hours talk with President
Wilson today, said he would not sup
port the administration naval pro-
gram.
When Kitchin entered the white
house for the conference he said:
II am going to be shown"
For more than an hour the presl-
dent apparently attempted to show
him, but failed. When the committee
leader came out of the white house
he said:
II had very pleasant conversation
with the president and all that can
say is that 1 regret very much that
! will be unable to support his naval
program"
Kitchin said the army phase OF the
program had not been discussed He
intimated he would center his fire
upon naval increases only.
Kitchin will not attempt to make
an acrimonious fight upon the defense
program He said today that he would
merely tell on the floor of the house
why he could not stand behind the
president on the naval increase.
IT think I can say" he said. that
I will be Of the minority. I am very
sorry indeed, that I do not feel that l
can get on the other side"
Kitchin suggested that the people
Of his North Carolina district are op-
posed to increases in the navy, but
he also said that as a former member
of the naval appropriations commit
tee. he felt he could not support the
measure at this time.
Citizen Sailors.
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Within
month, the navy department an
nounced today, plans will be COM
pleted for the training Of citizens for
naval duty. The establishment Of two
citizens training camps is proposed.
One will be located on Narragansett
Bay and the other on the great lakes,
probably at Chicago. These plans are
conditional on sufficient public inter-
est. The first group Of citizen sailors
probably will be brought to camp
early next spring.
The department has not decided
whether the naval training station at
Chicago can be used for training
citizenry naval reserve. Actual trip
practice for the citizen sailors is also
desired by the department. A small
gunboat may be sent to the great
lakes for the naval militia.
The department is also considering
rules for the enlistment OF motor
boat owners as a reserve corps.
Whether possession of high speed
boats shall be one of the require
ments is being discussed. The naval
advisory board favored exclusion OF
motor boats having less than forty
knot speed, but less rigorous require
ments are favored by navy officials.
Bible Quotation.
WASHINGTON. Nov. SIN letter
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nited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Nov. s.-The Greek
oinet crisis has ended for the mo.
Fnt In a compromise, and with king
nstantine largely the victor for the
rd time over M. venizelos. The
Ter has not chosen to carry his
ucisms to their logical extreme and
yer denouncing Constantine as un
endiy to democracy, M. venizelo=
declined to appeal to Greek dem.
aoy to take sides between himself
the king.
lhis is the measure of Constan.
es success. The Athenian ruler
Kept his country out of the wal
ce again and has done SO without
sing into NJ. Venizelos' hands by
soiving parliament. But. to &C
npiish his major purpose, Constan-
mas had to abandon his second
desire. 1t has been unquestion
the kings aim not only to pre-
Greece from entering the war
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GERM ANY

rUnited Press Leased Wire Servtce.l
BERLIN, (via London) Nov. g.
Germans, pushing southwark from
Varvarin In central Serbia and Bull
aarians, advancing northward from
Nish had Joined forced today.
From Germany's standpoint, this
completed the Serbian campaign. Off
claI advices from Sofia which an
nounced the German-Buigarian juno
tIon, did not say when II was effected.
It established direct railroad commun.
ication between Berlin and CONSTANT
nopic, however.
All that remains for Germany to do
now is to provide for the railroads
defense against the allies, military
men said. II Is recognized that the
line will soon be heavily attacked by
the British and French and by the
shattered Serbian forces from the
south.
eesIdes the Ansio-French landing at
SaIonika, It 10 expected that the al
lied troops will be debarklng ehortly
" they are not already ashore, at
Kavaia and Dedehagateh and that
the Germanie armies must look for
drives against the railroad all the way
through Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey
Ia $50 mile line.
In northern Serbia, tho Germans
have already been scattering along
the western side Of the road defens-
I've force, which has been digging It
self In.
BY the timc the allies can launch
their attack, It Is believed these posi-
tions will be practically impresnabIe.
The BuIsariane are understood to have
made their dispositions for resisting
a possible Russian attack or move
ment by the Roumanlans, should the
latter Join the allies, behind defens-
i've works along the south side of the
Danube. Small trouble IL locked for
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ENGLISH BLOCKADE UNRECOGNIZED
Action, Instead Of Words,
is Expected Now From England

we're and one Of the messages he sent
to Berlin was declared to have amount
ed, In everything but form, to an ulti-
lmatum. With England. it was assert
ed that he merely argues, giving no
intimation of the course he will adopt
in case he Is disregarded or meets
with British refusal to comply with
his wfshes-rather than demands.
Summary Of Note.
The United States in It's latest note
to Great Britain defines its altitude
and makes its demands in the follow
ing extracts summarizing the situa-
ton:
The United States government feels
that it cannot reasonably be expected
to advise its citizens to seek redress
before tribunals which are in Its opin-
ion unauthorized by the unrestricted
application OF international law to
grant reparation, nor to refrain from
presenting their claims directly to the
British government through diplo-
matte channels.
It is incumbent upon the United
States government to give the British
government notice that the blockade.
which they claim to have Instituted
under the order in council of March
II, cannot be recognized as legal
blockade by the United States.
Referring to seizures, "on suspi-
cion," of cargoes consigned to neutral
countries, Great Britain cannot ex-
pect the United States to submit to
such manifest injustice or to permit
the rights of its citizens to be SO seri-
ously impaired"
ID;f tote N
the curtailment of its neutral rights
by these measures (all British prac-
tices complained of which are admit
tedly retaliatory and therefore illegal,
in conception and in nature and in
tended to punish the enemies of Great
Britain for alleged illegalities on their
part.
The government Of the United
! States desires therefore to Impress
most earnestly upon his majesty's gov
ernment that 1t must insist that the
relations between it and his majesty's s
government be governed, not by pol
fey Of expediency, but by those estab-
lished rules Of international conduct
upon which Great Britain in the past
has held the United States to account
when the latter nation was a belliger-
ent engaged In a struggle for national
existence.
This task of championing the integ-
rity of neutral rights, against the law
less conduct of belligerents arising out
Of the bitterness of the great conflict
which Is now wasting the countries
Of Europe, the United States unhesi-
tatingly assumes To the accomplish
ment OF that task 1t will devote it's
energies, exercising always that i'm
partiality which from the outbreak OF
the war it has sought to exercise in
it's relations with the warning nations.
The United States cannot with COM
placency suffer further subordination
Of its rights and interests to the plea
that the exceptional geographical
position of the enemies of Great Brit
ain require or Justify oppressive and
illegal practices
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The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

runited Press Leased Wire Servicel
DOUGLAS. AriZ., Nov. S.-Quiet
along the Mexican border early today
threatened to be broken by tho NO
gales, Sonora, Villista garrison revolt
ing to Carranza. The mutiny would
take on tremendous importance II
General Villa, enroute to Cananea to
levy more tribute on the gold mining
companies there, should suddenly
change his plans and go to Nogales.
General Obregon, Carranzista COM
mander in chief, now at Aqua Prieta
across the border from here de-
MED the rumors of split with
the head of the defacto govern
u,ent. Oregon also disavowed re-
ports that he wished to join hands
with Villa.
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New Cabinet Shows Signs of Collapse Shortly
After it had Been Built by Constantine,
Who Wishes to Escape War.
PRESSURE ON BOTH SIDES IS STRONG
bituation is Highly Critical With Prospects That
Greece Will Soon be in the Struggle, or
the King Will be in Danger.

Gounaris, minister of the interior
(hold-oyer).
Theotokis, minister of national econ
lomy "a new post created for Theot
okis, who was formerly minister OF
public Instruction..
Yanatkis, minister of war (hold
'oyer).
Countouriotis, minister of marine
thold-over).
Dragoumis, minister Of finance
(hold-over).
Important Meeting.
ATHENS, Nov. S.-War or revolt.
ton may depend on a meeting OF ex-
Premier Venizelos with his followers,
in progress here today.
The conference was called to con
slider the war party's attitude toward
the new cabinet under Premier
Skouloudis. King Constantine's sup
porters are hopeful that 1t will be de-
cided to give the ministry trial, but
this is far from certain.
The kings action in creating what
he considers compromise ministry.
was not as open defiance OF the war
majority in parliament as would have
been a dissolution Of the law making
body. It was entirely different, how
ever from what the war party wanted,
which is Greek participation, on Ser
bias side, In the struggle between
the Serbs and Bulgars.
II the Venizelos group decides to re
1ect the new ministry, an alarming
crisis will be precipitated.