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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON. Nov. 1o.-The British
steamship Clan MaeaIIIster, was sunk
today BY German submarIne.
Tho Clan .Maeallieter wac vessel
of -A1sa5. teRA OWNED by cayxsr. Irvine.
and Company, o. glasgow.
Torpedo Boat Stranded.
LONDON, Nov. 1o.-The British
torpedo boat Louis 10 stranded on tho
eastern Mediterranean coast, q total
wreck, the admiralty announced to.
day. The crew was saved.
SANK TWO U BOATS.
MADRID, Nov. 1o.-1ritlsh cruisers
sank two German submarines of
Gibraltar today. reports received hero
declared.
NEW WAR CREDIT.
LONDON, Nov. 10.-Prompt passage
10 expected of the 10000 600 pound
sterling (about two billion doIiars)
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What the War Moves Mean
BY J. w. I. Mason, Former European Man
ager Of the United Press

,.i y an outbreak among the natives
-, 80 really threatened in India, 1t is
rs"'iy rsy'ucaiiy certain that Great Britain
Nv. "uula 10 obtain troops from Japan to
;s.,. sus uown the rebellion. The transpur-
so,S, sa,,on OF large body OF Japanese
,er.as e,u.ers could not be concealed. No
n.r's lsn. have been circulated that
Of ftsa th Is sending an army to any part
the globe.
no..,a, mni,e Mohemadens in India might
is.suy i1S,oly be stirred to revolt by the
Con..eo ,e OF the allies campaign against
tbsr tbusurs,antinople, yet it is probable
suee. es are far more impressed by the
Mssnnssoi Mess OF the Anglo.Indian force in
by bystvhpotamia. th The impending capture
ho,anee .ae British Of Bagdad, one of the
ter. S. = OF Mohemaden spiritual cen.
lndi, - ,,,. undoubtedly being circulated in
sm,., Wlth large effect. The Mesopat.
nns, sn and Bagdad expedition IL the
rs' turs !, successful &C British military ven.
5, t,S Vi =, .ne war. 1t is being directed
Is rssnl ,ss indian Office and India officiaIly
ssditias ditisponsiole for its success. Ths
joser.ol ,.on leaders win have hard work
Tie IoMlns Iuais this fact in the minds OF
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SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Nov.
1o.-Fire destroyed Number four
machine shop Of the Bethlehem Steel
company today, entailing a heavy
loss. In this building are manufac
tured guns of various calibres.
Munitions for allies and machinery
worth several million dollars In the
building was badly damaged. Fire
started in what is known as the boring
mill section and spread with such
rapidity the entire fire fighting force
of the steel works and departments
from four neighboring boroughs vera
called out. Only the skeleton IF the
big building is standing.
When the fire started, 800 guns
were in the building, $50 of which
were ready for shipment Some OF
these were for England and her allies
and others for this government. The
shop was recently rebuilt and equip
ped at cost of $3,000,o00. There
we're also about 1000 machines of
different kinds in the building.
From workmen it was learned the
fire started among oils near the en-
trance to the plant. There is no rea-
son to believe the fire was of incen-
diary origin, officials said.
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y BOAT TAKES 500 INNOCENT LIVES
BALKANS

1 United Press Leased Wire Service.l
ATHENS, Nov. 1o.-The French re-
captured the southern Serbian town
o. veies from the 1uigarIans today,
reports stated here today.
A message from the front reported
continued fighting At Babun Pass
northeast Of PrIlep. Il was believed
here this was In connection With Ser
operations to clear
that psrt Of serbia completely Of suI-
parlans. The latter were badly de-
feated In Rabuna pass district sever
al days ago and their main body re-
treated to the eastward.
British troops, moving TO reinforce
the French - veles, have captured
the Bulgar positions In the Dolran
district eight miles north OF the
Grcko-serbIan frontier at the point
whore II 10 crossed by the railway and
eIahteen south OF the southwestern
Bulgarian town Of etrumnltza.
VeIos, on the Nlsh-Salonika railroad,
10 fffty-t1ve miles northwest from the
point where the railroad crosses the
Greko.Serblan frontier.
IL was to lts vicinity that the
Franco-Brltleh forces drove the eu'-
aars after the latter's defeat q "a
buna pass In the Prilep region. Il has
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UNITED Press leased Wire service.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-It is highly
improbable that serious insurrec.
ton has broken out in India, and that
Lord Kitohener's real reason for leav-
ing England is to proceed to the far
east and save Britain's great depend
ency from revolutionists.
There is prevalent always more or
less revolutionary spirit In India, and
unquestionably, German agents have
been trying to incite the people to
sedition since the beginning Of the
war. But, despite the stringency OF
the Indian censo-ship, 1t would be
impossible to keep secret the facts OF
the important revolutionary move
Iments. II such were occurring. India
Iis in communication by trading ships
with the rest OF the world, and even
lie no other methods Of obtaining
news were obtainable. traders, In all
probability could be relied upon to re-
veal seditious activities. Theirs are
Hindu revolutionary committees out
side India also who almost certainly
hear Of insurrectionist outbreak and
would joyously circulate the details. :
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Other American representatives in
the Bhishinden were: Post Wheeler.
first secretary of the American en-
bassy, and Mrs. Wheeler (Hallie Err
mine Rives): Colonel James Irons,
military attache, and Mrs. Irons, and
Lieutenant Commander Horne, naval
attache, and Mrs Horne.
The throne stood in the exact CEN
ter OF the room. In the courtyard
huttered long rows OF banners, bear
ing inscriptions in japanese. There
were curious groups Of men in an
tique garb. standing by brocade bags
filled with swords, bags OF arrows,
sets of spears, shields and other weap-
ons. The guards we're guarded by
warriors who carried long two handled
swords and bows and arrows. The
princes stood by the steps Of the
throne. The prime minister, Count
Okuma. who, because OF his age. did
not risk appearance at the morning
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Ceremony Of Barbaric Splendor
at Coronation of Emperor

ceremonies, was a conspicuous figure
at the afternoon coronation.
The emperor entered from the rear
When he had seated himself on the
throne, gentlemen In waiting drew
aside the curtain and his majesty
rose, holding in his hand the shaku
or white wooden baton which fills the
place of the scepter. The whole gath
ering then saluted, by that act recog-
mixing that Yoshihito reigned on the
throne Of his ancestors
His majesty read an imperial re-
script announcing his accession and
determination to govern Justly, and
the prime minister read short re.
ply. Then the aged Count Okuma
walked back to the courtyard and led
the crowd in three 1usty "banzais''
for the emperor.
The curtains were drawn again and
the glittering chowd began leaving
the hall. The coronation was over.
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RANCE
[ BY VIM. Philip sImms, United Press
Staff Correspondent.

staff Correspondence
PARIS, Nov. 1o.-"AiI this talk Of
peace 10 misplaced"
This statement was made by French
Premier ArIsttde BRAND today. He
addressed a group Of American cor
respondents to whom he had granted
the first audience Of the kind ever ae-
corded by French cabinet ofnclai.
lt was gathering very similar to
President Wilson's Tuesday receptions
Of the correspondents In Washington.
Tho American newspapermen were
allowed to ask whatever questions
they chose and the premier answered
40 many as possible.
"You may rest assured" no con-
tinued, "that Il 10 not the French who
start these peace rumors. Until our
soldiers, fighting and dying out yon-
der In tho trenches, have won decIs-
I've victories, we shall not talk peace
In Paris"
Such was the French prime minis
tors answer to . query concerning
the authenticity Of Spanish, Swiss,
Greek and American peace hints, suo-
eeations and rumors.
The Balkan problem he would not
discuss, since military operations by
the aIliee are just budding there.
After several other questions had
passed Unanswered, BRAND explained:
'tPerhaps later shall be able to
talk moro freely. The governments II
Of the opinion now that this 10 not a
time for words. II 10 time for ae-
tlon."
The premier promised to use his
personal Influence with officials Of the
censor bureau In tho Interest Of tho
promptest possible transmission Of
ne~s dispatches 20 America.
To another suggestion, he replied
he would confer with General Joffre
with View 70 securing ~ many per
mlts ~ he could for American cores
pondents 70 vlslt the fighting front,
adding that he realized the newspaper
Representative stories were better
than official communicates.
"France has nothing to hide from
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
KYOTO, Nov. 10.-Amid ceremonies
of barbaric splendor, Emperor Yoshi-
hito this afternoon formally ascended
the throne in the presence OF leading
people Of Japan and the representa-
tives OF the foreign nations.
In the forenoon, the emperor robed
in pure white. worshfpped his ances-
tors At the sacred shrine and inform
ed them Of his accession. The secu-
lar part Of the coronation was held
this afternoon. In the shishinden. or
large throne room, the throne had
been erected under q gorgeous can
opy OF red, black and gold. The throne
room. was entirely oopen along the
front and the foreign snvoys were
placed on q veranda facing to the east.
Ambassador and Mrs. Guthrie, who
were present .st this forenoon's cere.
monies, attended the secular service
this afternoon.
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,..r.n Liner Ancona, With Over Five Hundred
Souls on Board, Sent to the Bottom
While Enroute to America.
MANY WOUNDED AMONG THE SURVIVORS
About 800 Persons, Mostly Innocent Women and
Children, With Possibly Some Americans,
Perished When Ship Went Down

TINTED Press Leased Wire servtcel
LONDON, Nov. 10.-About
three hundred persons, mostly
women and children, with pos
,ibly several Americans among
them, perished when 9 subma-
rine flying the Austrian flag,
,helled and sunk the Italian
liner Ancona off Bizerta, Tunis
according to Lloyd's today.
OF the ships company Of
$50 az passengers and Q
rsw q 100 only 270 are dsA-
nitely accounted for as saved,
and Of these, many are wound
ed. u
Following swiftly on the
news Of the Ancona g destruc-
ton, came the report from
Madrid, that two German sub
marines had been sunk by Eng
hsh war ships In the Mediter-
rsnean near the Gibraltar
strait.
Whether or not the tor
pedoed liner was attacked
without warning, or was sunk
while attempting TO escape, is
not certainly known.
From the fact, however, that
. RoAe message says the sub
marine fired 100 shots at the
big passenger craft, it is sur
missed that the later was the
case.
The. survivors were landed
at Bizerta, Cape Bon and Fer
ryville on the African coast.
many were so badly wounded
that they were transferred to
hospitals at once. They sui
Tered it is supposed, during
!ne shelling Of the Ancona and
" flying fragments, when the
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Four Vegas Divide 81 800.

I UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, Nov. 1O.-T,le
Farmers bank at Matherville, near
here, was entered by four yeggmen
early this morning, who wrecked the
safe with four explosions and secured
81 800 in cash and escaped The four
men were seen leaving the bank and
going in the direction of Rock Island.
Police of the tri-cities and neighboring
towns and the sheriffs Of neighboring
counties are searching for the safe
blowers today, having been furnished
with a description. The interior OF
the bank was badly wrecked.
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Bethlehem STEEL PLANT
HAS ACCIDENTAL BLAZE
Million Dollar Fire in Gun Making Factory Io-
day is One Not Laid at the Door of
Consprators Spies.
SHORT CIRCUIT SPARK INTO OIL
SPARK
Machine Shop Contained Several Cannon Being
Made for England and Also Some for
the United States.
Loss Of a Million.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Nov.
10.-That the loss, caused by the fire
which destroyed No. machine shop
of the Bethlehem Steel company,
early this morning, will total mil
lion dollars and probably more, was
believed this afternoon,
Officials of the company would not
make any statement as to the exact
loss.
The building, in which 2,1o0 men
were employed, was used for the
manufacture of guns for this govern
ment and England.
The fire was caused by an explo-
sion following the short circuiting Of
electric wires. spark from which
ignfted pit Of oil.
The building was completely de-
stroyed.
Caused by Short Circuit.
NEW YORK, Nov 10--A short cir
cult Of electric wires which set fire
to oil in one of the smaller boring
mills, caused the fire at the plant OF
the Bethlehem Steel company, South
Bethlehem. Pa, Vice President A. D.
Mixsell stated today.
The north and east wings OF No. 4
machine shop, four story brick and
steel building. were badly damaged,
Mixsell said. but he declared It was
impossible at this time to estimate
the loss.
Temporary power lines were erect
ed. he said. and all departments OF
the plant are running as usual.
"The machine shop in which the
fire occurred was equipped with part
Of the smaller machine tools used in
ordnance work." he said. while the
loss IS serious, the company will take
quick steps to rebuild the burned
plant"
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PULLED HIS HEAD OFF
WHEN MAN WAS HANGED

rope, the head was severed from the
body as cleanly as though by sword.
Blood spurted in all directions and
formed pools upon the floor. Several
spectators tainted. Death was in
stantaneous.
Meyers was convicted of the muir
der Of A. w. Montague, superintendent
Of terminals for the Texas and Paci-
,fc railroad in this city last January.
He shot Montague because he believed
the latter responsible for the loss OF
his job, as switchman. He was given
a speedy trial and sentenced to be
hanged in July. Just as he was be-
ing prepared for the execution, the
court of criminal appeals granted him
a hearing on his sanity. A commits
sion pronounced him sane last month
and he was re-sentenced.
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BELGIUM


rUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1o.--Because
Of his efforts In behalf Of Edith Ca
veil, the British nurse executed by
the Germans at Brussels, on demand
Of the German government, Counsellor
G. DeLevai, Of the American legation
at Brussels has been forced to leave
Belgium, the state department an
nounced today.
II was announced that Counsellor
De Levai has not been dismissed, but
that his retirement from Belgium was
Insisted upon by the German govern
ment He Is Belgian and has been
engaged al legal advisor Of tie lesa.
ton for two years.
The German government advised
American Minister Whitlock that De
Levai was person nongrata because OF
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The Dead Body Fell Into Pit,
But Head Dangled From
the Moose.

[United Press Leased Wire Service
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 10.-C.
A. Meyers. hanged at 11:40 today for
murder, was decapitated when the
trap was sprung. His body dropped
into the pit, while his head dangled
grewsomely before the gaze of horri-
fed witnesses.
Meyers went to the scaffold at
11:30. The trap was sprung ten min
utes later The body dropped twelve
feet. When it reached the end of the
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NEW YORK. Nov. 1o.-Bethle-

NEW YORK, Nov. 1o.-Bethle-
hem Steel, the star OF the war
stocks, felt the effect OF the mil
lion dollar fire this afternoon when
It dropped to $500 share. loss
Of $35 q share from the previous
stock exchange closing quotation.
On July 80, 1914. when the war
started, Bethlehem was quoted q.
$50. October 22 Of this year, 1t
set a record high price Of $500
share.
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OLD SOLDIER Is
CALLED BY DEATH
Fort Madison Veteran In Soldiers
Home at MarshaIItown, Died
Suddenly.
rSpecial to The Gate City.1

Byron Church Davis, sixty line, tt:
Madison veteran, In the Soldiers
home, died suddenly this morning Of
heart disease. He served in Co. G.,
147th Illinois infantry He is sur
vived by his widow. member OF the
home, and daughter, Mrs. Bessie
Schoetig of Fort Madison. The body
will be taken to Fort Madison tomor-
row for burial.
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viii be Warm Debate.

UNITED Press Leased Wire servicel
SAN FRANCISCO, .Tov. 1O.-The
routine of the American Federation
of Labor convention here today prom
ised to be interrupted by heated de-
bate over the expulsion of L. p.
Straub, leader of the stereotypers
sympathetic walk-out in Chicago at
the time a number of union pressmen
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Only 27O Saved.

LONDON, Nov 10.-Only 2T0 have
been reported saved thus far from
the torpedoed Italian liner Ancona,
Rome dispatch this Afternoon stated.
This seemed to dispose of earlier re-
ports which totalled 466.
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went on strike there. The Chicago
labor federation defended Straub as
am ardent laborite deserving COM
mendation rather than censure and Is
prepared to carry the fight to the
floor of the convention.
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RUSSIANS REPULsED.
Success In Balkans.

BERLIN, (via London) Nov. TO-
Fresh forces Of Austro-German and
Bulgarian troops effected junction
today at VIashka, in the Serbian re-
sien along the Orient railway. They
are cooperating to put an end to suer-
lila fighting and hasten resumption
Of train operation.
Detachina forces from the army
around Nish, the Bulsars pursued the
Serbs to the southwark into the Les
kovae valley. Another body, far to
the westward, near the Montenegrin
frontier Is operating In the kosovo
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torpedo struck the ship.
Whether the under sea boat
which sank the liner was Aus
trian, as implied by her flag,
or q German vessel flying the
colors Of the allied. power, is
the subject Of much specula-
ton in British circles. Many
believed it was q German craft,
both because German q boats
are in the Mediterranean and
on account Of the coincidsnt Of
the reported sinking by British
cruisers, Of two such vessels
near Gibralter soon after the
Ancona was attacked.
Among the Ancona's pas
sengers was Prince Cassana,
the famous italian painter.
Whether he escaped il not yet
known.
Rome advices Indicated that
the loss Of life was heaviest
among the immigrants on the
boat. What proportion of the
saved are passengers and sail
orr, dispatches have not yet in
dicated.
422 Passengers.
ROME. Nov. 1o.-The fate Of 312
passengers and seamen unaccounted
for among those on the italian line
steamship Ancona, sunk by subma-
rine flying the Austrian nag late Tues
day. was still uncertain here early to-
day.
The government was making every
effort to learn FULL particulars.
1t has not yet been possible to learn
whether there were Americans among
the go survivors landed at the
French naval station OF Bizerta on the
African coast.
The figures are approximate. but
are believed to be nearly correct.
That the passengers numbered 422 Is
known definitely from the italian
lines records in Naples. The crews
full complement is 100, but whether
It included exactly that number or
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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servtce]
BERLIN (via wireless to sayvllie)
Nov. 1o-More than $5,500,00O Of tho
Immense war profits Of the krupp gun
works will be distributed for relief of
soldiers families, officials Of the com.
pany stated today.
The krupp family will take its usual
twelve per. cent.
RUSSIANS REPULsED.
BERLIN (via London) Nov. TO-
1--WE have repuIsed the Russians eV.
crywhere," the war office announced
today.
Tho Muskovite forces had been d.
rectIna fierce attacks at both the
northern and southern extremities Of
tho teutonic eastern line and engaged
In preliminary skIrmishins at the con-
ter. .....
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27o Landed.

PARIS. Nov. 1o.-orders to the
French naval authorities at Bizerta to
do everything possible to help the 270
survivors OF the torpedoed Italian
today.
aways were landed. 10 an important
French base on the Tunfsian coast.
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-15
CLARENCE IN %cANDYLANp.
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure News.
paper ~Syndicate.)

clarence was getting thin. His
cheeks. which used to be a rudy pink,
were growing pale, n his whole man
ner was listless. The fact was that
clarence was eating too much candy.
1t was all in vain that his mother
talked or punished. lust as soon as
ne was out of sight Of home, away he
would run to the little store at the COR
ner, and stuff himself with every kind
Of colored sweet.
candy, after your meals will not
harm you, my boy" said the doctor;
but II you wish to be strong when you
are a man, you NUS eat your usual
meals three times a day. If you had
to live on candy alone for a few days,
l imagine you would pretty soon find
out how badly you would feel"
Wish 1 could have nothing else for
a week" laughed the boy. TT would
be just what I would enjoy"
The doctor said no more, but as he
went away he thought how dreadful it
would be IL Clarence should ever hap
pen to be carried away to C%andyland.
He was a man who had long expert
ence. and knew of strange things talk
ing place. People wen said he knew
how to make magic, but l do not know
whether this is true or not.
AT any rate, Clarence was very mucn
worried after this talk, but he got 10
cents worth Of peanut sticks, and ate
them so fast that he forgot all about
what the doctor had said. But he
could not swallow a bit OF dinner. Yet,
after he went to bed he felt awful hum
cry. He thought of the cold lamb, the
raw tomatoes n the rolls in the pam
try, n 1t made his mouth water. II
think I will get up and sneak down to
get a lunch," he said. But when he
put his foot u of bed the floor felt
strange. 1t was no carpet at all, but
felt crumbly, just like cake.
Neither did the room seem to be in
place, for, instead Of the walls, ne
found he was looking out into q forest
of very queer trees. The trunks were
all Of brown gingerbread, for he could
see the molasses oozing out for sap.
The leaves were thick and heavy, and
seemed to be sweetmeats. just like his
mother had in her china jar.
Down below the gingerbread trees
was a wide field of buns. Very pretty
they looked, shining golden in the sun
and dotted with raisins, swaying on
slender stalks. Clarence thought this
looked very attractive, so he started
out to explore. Down the brown sugar
o a he ran, till at last he got to a
queer cottage made Of taffy. All it's
sides were polished candy, its window
frames fashioned of hard gumdrops;
the legs Of the furniture were striped
peppermint sticks, and the seats chew
ing gum.
The round tops Of the tables were
cherry pies. Big pots of charlotte
russo sat all o the room like rub