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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04

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ROME, Nov. 4.-Peace talk Is still
In tha air hero, despite denials from
The capitals OF all the belligerent
European countries.
Germany is generally credited with
having started the reports, but to-
day the Mattino asserted that repre-
Bentatives Of the entente powers will
meet Prince Won Buelow, the kaiser's
exchancellor, at Lucerne, to discuss
preliminaries looking toward ter
mination of hostilities.
This statement, given little cred
ence in diplomatic circles, followed
the persistent rumor that Monsignor
Marchetti, the pope's representative
I'm Switzerland, is canvasstng peace
propositions with Won Buelow, as well
as the statement Wednesday by the
IInformazione, of Rome, that q mem
Der of the college of cardinals Is on
hts way to Sw1tzorIand with an auto
Igraph letter from the pope to the
prince, presumably dealing with plans
for ending the war.
Count Ehrensvard, Swedish minister
lat Berae, Is most prominently men
toned among representatives OF neu-
tral nations as engaged in the effort
Ito promote peace, but it is said the
other neutral states are watching the
situation closely, ready to lend all the
aid in their power.
No definite confirmation of all these
reports Is obtainable.
Denies Starting II.
LONDON, Nov. 4.-Germany denies
having initiated peace proposals ac-
cording to an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Copenhagen today, quoting
Information from Berlin.
Germany's Terms.
WASHINGTON, Nov 4.--"When
England begins to talk peace, the war
In Europe will be near a close. Ger
many looks to England to open the
discussion and Germany's terms al
ready are formulated"
An official who has faithfully re-
fected the views OF Ambassador Won
Bernstorff since peace talk frst be-
gan, made this declaration today and
set forth Germany's peace conditions
as follows:
A heavy indemnity from the allies
70 pay Germany's war debt.
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capitals of all Belligerant European Countries
Vigorously Deny That They Have Any
Thoughts Of Ending the War.
RUMORS ARE ALL TO THE CONTRARY
Meeting in Switzerland Between Kaisers Repre-.
sentative and Emissaries From the Pope,
May be Peace Conference

Retention of Poland which will be
made an autonomous state with q
customs alliance.
Retention of strip Of Courland
and the territory now held by Ger.
is paid.
Restoration of at least part OF
Germany's colonial possessions and
probably the return Of all.
Absolute freedom Of the SEAS"
Germany will give up Belgium
which "she does not care to assimi-
late"
Evacuations of the Balkans by Rus
sia.
Complete Austro- German control
there.
The power to modernize Turkey
without interference.
These terms, 1t was set forth are
the only terms on which Germany
will consent TO make peace. Easier
terms could have been made a year
ago, the official declared. but these
terms will be supplemented by harsh.
er ones a year from now. The Ger
man empire expects the allies to pay
her war bill, he said, and will hold
LerT1LOFy HOW OCCUpleQ IL rlnhCo ohu
Russia until the bill is paid.
England, this official pointed out.
can now make pence, quit the war
and still be "even with the game
barring men killed and the debt in.
Cured. "But," he was asked, would
not peace at such a price constitute
total defeat for the allies"
"It would he said. "but it will be
greater defeat year from now.
The allies must see that they cannot
drive the Germans out Of France. The
same is true OF the situation in Rus.
sia. It simply cannot be done and
the allies are beginning to see it.
Already England Is preparing to
abandon her Dardanelles campaign.
She admits herself beaten there. Is
this not an indication that she will
soon be forced to admit the same
lack Of success in France? Her pro-
gress in France has not been greater.
generally speaking, than at the OAR
danelles.
France and Russia cannot make
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04
Lafollette Bill Becomes Law Today and is Hailed
by the Sailors as Only Shipping Law
for Their Benefit.
SHIP OWNERS HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST IT.
Collectors of Ports Have Been Told not to Hold
up Clearance of Vessels Which Have Been
Unable to Comply With Law.

field said He sa4d. h0wSv0r. Ehat
leniency will bs shown In cases OF
violation of tho law until ship owners
have had time to meet tn conditions,
Great Pieoe Of Lsqlsls3ior.
MADISON, Wis., Nov. l-Ths
seamen's law IL a measure to set the
seamen FREQ from 1egalized slavery,
improve the conditions under which
they are compelled to work and raise
their standards Of efficiency in the
service. Despite the calumnous at
tack that has been made on this meas
ure by the allied shipping interests
and q number of large daily papers.
the people Of this country arc begin
ming to see that It In ono of the great
est pieces Of public welfare legisla-
tion written upon tho statute books OF
the nation"
This was tho statement made By
Senator Robert M. IAFOllette at his
Madison office In an interview on his
seemen's law which goes into effect
today.
Opposition to It IL wholly selfish.
declared the senator, and mean to
fight on until there ID - complete q
measure Of safety at SEA ~ u hu.
manly possible to establish"
In Effect Tod1y.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4--with sea-
men hailing It rs tho only shipping
law which recognizes them as human
beings and with ship owners contend
ing that it will not better working
conditions, but simply drive American
ships from the sea, the Lafo1lette sea-
mems act went into effect today, so
far as American ships are concerned.
Foreign nations stfll have four months
to revise their customs to meet tho
laws demands.
For the past several days, examins-
tfons have been held in all important
American ports. These examinations
inquire into the ability of each sea-
man to understand orders, to man .
life boat. and to show himself gem
orally an liable seaman"
From a number of ports have come
complaints that because OF tho sever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04
The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolutions
ary Neighbors of the South.

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DOUGLAS, Ariz., Nov. 4-Villa, the
guerilla leader, had today replaced
Villa, the general who was once all
powerful in Mexico. r
Leaving behind just enough troops
to keep a watcnful eye on the Car
rama garrison in Aqua Pieta, Villa
had led his tattered main army east
to conducting irregular warfare in
other sections where the forces OF
recognized government were still
weak The west coast of Mexico was
said to be his next objective.
The battle field Of Aqua Prieta,
lacross from Douglas, was quiet last
night. After retiring yesterday and
then returning long enough to receive
a curt personal warning from Major
General Frederick Funston not to let
any more shots come across the In
ternationa1 boundary into the United
States, Villa again retreated.
The discussion of Funston's report
ed request for permission to invade
Mexico, II necessary for Douglas pro-
lection. was superfiuous. Villa was
not expected to reattack Aqua Prieta
until he had reprovisioned his men.
In fact, he had General Gales, Car
ranzista commander, guessing. AS in
guerilla warfare, Villas next appear.
ance could not be forecasted.
| A revised, official list of casualties
in Douglas during the battle Of Aqua
Prieta showed one American soldier
killed and another American wounded
! villa retired after losing 7s dead and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04

several times that number wounded.
having inflicted losses to the garrison
estimated at twenty-five killed and
seventy-five wounded.
Murdered by Villa.
Ell PASo, Texas, Nov. 4.-The
bodies OF two American Mormon col
ontsts, shot down by General Villas
own hand, were brought today into
Casas Grandes, Chihuahua.
Villa had impressed the Americans
and their teams into service at Casas
Grandes several days ago to haul his
ammunition when he began his march
on Aqua Prteta. When the Americans
reached Ojitos Pass, Sonora, they ask
ed for their release from service.
Villas reply was cold bloodedly to
shoot them down point blank.
A friend loaded their bodies on
wagon and brought them back across
the Chihuahua desert to their fam
lilies. One of the Americans has been
identified as a member Of the Taylor
family.
TickIish and Exciting.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Referee-
ing the war in Mexico has proved
ticklish and exciting work. General
Funston, after spending two days
practically under fire, today told tha
war department the story of the bat
tie which may have settled the fate
of Mexico.
villa has withdrawn from the at
l
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04
THE WEAT THEIR.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Friday. Slightly cooler to-
night.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Friday.
Slightly cooler east portion tonight.
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Friday. Slightly cooler north portion
tonight.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and Fri
day. Slightly cooler north and CEN
trail portions tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04
Spontaneous Combustion.

TAYLORVILLE, ILL.,, Nov. 4.-Spon.
taneous combustion in a slack pile near
the Illinois Midland railway shops
here early this afternoon started a
fire which results in destruction of
the railroads round house shops and
Offices.
The loss will amount to approx
mately 100000. It is covered by In
suranro.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04
GERMANY |

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BERLIN, (via Londonz-S !ov. A.
Tho kaiser, Gear FerdiEar /: and tho
suItan have exchanged sratuIatory
kilograms concerning re-estab-
lishment Of direct CO EunicatIon be-
tween Germany and tE> near east, ac-
cordino to the Frankfurter Zeitung
today. The kaiser was quoted as re-
ferrine to the establishment as Of far
reaching historic importance.
SLOW ADVANCE IN RUSSIA.
VIENNA, Nov. 4. (Vla Berlin and
on.)-GeneraI Won LInsIneen's
German forces have broken into the
Russians' main front west of Czartor-
ysk, In voIhynia, district adjoining
Galicia on the northeast and at the
southern extremity Of the Leaiser's line
In Russia, according to an official
statement today.
The capture Of only 665 prisoners
and three maxlms was claimed, but
the gain was deemed important mas
much az 1t marks the progress of a
German offensive aimed at czartorysk,
which the Russians reported they had
checked.
Between the Austrians and Russians,
on the Stripa river, fighting still pro-
gressed today. The enemy was repuis-
ed In an attack north Of Buczacz, sew
enty miles southeast Of Lemberg.
The capture Of the village of Ziem.
kowice, for which the teutonlc forces
have been fighting hard In the Rus
sian war zone, was announced.
A fierce struggle, It was stated, is
~k IS 1H Ia
the Vicinity Of Blelsof
CLUMSY ATTEMPTS.
BERLIN, Nov. q, Via Tuckerton
wireless. .)-"cIumsy attempts by our
enemies to raise their own spirits and
convince themselves that Germany is
weary Of war;" was the Nord Deutsche
AIIgemeine's Characterization today OF
reports that Germany has Initiated a
peace movement.
... TRENCHES CAPTURED.
BERLIN, (via London) Nov. g.
Capture Of more than 500 yards Of
French trenches in the fighting north
Of Massiees, In the eastern Champagne
region was announced by the war Of
flee this afternoon.
TWenty-el9ht ffehcnSneH, ihSiouiH9
a major, were captured and the rest
Of the trench occupants were killed,
It was stated.
LINE IS REoccuPIED.
BERLIN, (via London) Nov. A.
The Germans under Marshal Won Hin
denburs In the Dvinsk district have
reoccupled the twelve mile line from
which It was officially admitted Wed
nesday the Russians had forced them
to retreat, and re-occupicd Mlkulishki,
the war office announced today.
Between Dvinaburg and Gar
bunowka, fighting was reported still
in progress between HIndenburs's
forces and the Russians The cars
troops made repeated attacks, but
were repuIsed with heavy losses.
AssauItinu General Won Linsinoen's
section Of the eastern line, the Rus
slams took the village Of kuchocka
VIOLA. but were elected directly after
ward.
Endeavorinq to recover lost posi-
tions west Of Czartorysk, they lost
1,122 prisoners.
Near Siemikowce. General Bothmer
captured 5000 Russians.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04
Weather Conditions,

With an area Of moderately high
pressure in the Dakotas, it is cooler
in the plains states this morning, and
below freezing at Bismarck, while the
maximum reached so yesterday at
some stations in the lower Missouri
valley.
While the weather is generally fair
in all sections this morning, there is
more or less cloudness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04
EXPECT GREEK ENTRANCE.

PARIS, Nov. 4.-Greek entrance In
to the war was regarded here today as
almost certain to follow the over
throw of the Zaimis cabinet, an
nounced officially in dispatches from
Athens.
II is not absolutely certain, however
EIeutherious venixeloe, whom Zai-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04
ENGLAND

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LONDON, Nov. 4.-king George
passed a somewhat disturbed night,
but was better In the morning, his
physicians announced today. He Was
able to move, they added, with less
comfort from the bruises suffered In
his recent accident in France.
SUNK BY SUBMARINE.
MIDDLES1ORO, England, Nov. A.
The British steamship Friaraate, 264
tons, has been sunk by German SUBJ
marine. Five Of the crew landed
here today.
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BELGIUM

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AMSTERDAM, Nov. Anime more
executions for espionage have taken
place at Brussels, according to the
TeIegraaf today.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-30
TeutOnic Allies Pound at Very
Gates of Capital.
Giant Hostile Aircraft Soar
Over Polish City.
RUSSIAN ARMY is IN PERIL
Kaiser and COnSOrt to Enter
Metropolis i'm State.
Stroke Menaces Allies in Vests
Lloyd George Sounds AIarum.

London, July 3O.-Warsaw,
the third city of Russia and the
goal for which the German
armies in the east have been
striving since October, is at last
in the throes of abandonment.
Germans in overwhelming num-
bers are at the gates of the Po-
lish capital and dispatches both
from the city itself and from
Petrograd, say that further re-
sistance would be unwise.
In not only France and Great
Britain, but in Russia itself, the
fall of the city is expected hour
ly, and the problem now is to
move the Russian armies intact,
threatened as they are from the
south by the Austro-Germans
and more seriously from the
north, where the German forces
are aiming at the railway from
Warsaw to Petrograd. This lat
ter menace, the British press adj
mits, is imminent and the hope
in the allied countries now is not
for the safety of Warsaw, but
for the continued cohesion of the
Russian army.
Warsaw PostoHice Moved.
The Warsaw 'posfoffice already has
been shifted to some point to the east
ward, the populace has been warned
to remain calm and presumably for
days Russian troops have been strip
ping the city of everything of military
value.
German aviators are lowering over
the city. and. according to German ar
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-30
ALIEN DlSTURBER
GOmpers Reiterates Charges of
Foreign Influence.
Calls on Workers to FrOWn
Down "ONtSide Interference"

Washington, July 30.-President
Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor today reiterated
his charge that foreign influences had
been working to make strikes in the
United States and called upon the
workingmen to discountenance any
such attempts
Mr.. Gompers made public his cor
respondence with the Central FEEDER
ated union of New York, which made
an inquiry regarding a statement at
tributed to Mr.. Gompers that Officers
of international unions had received
money to pull off strikes in Bridge
port and elsewhere in ammunition
factories"
Il never mentioned international
unions wrote Mr.. Gompers; nor did
/ use the word German; nor did
mention Bridgeport: nor did | refer
to ammunition factories. What l did
say was that authentic information
has come to me that efforts have been
made to corrupt men for the purpose
of having strikes inaugurated among
seamen and longshoremen engaged in
handling American products and man
ming ships for European ports; that
the corrupting influence was being
conducted by agents of foreign
government and that | had no doubt
the same agencies and influences
were at work elsewhere with the same
purpose in view.
I'VE should all enter protest and
froWn down any foreign interference.
no matter by what motive actuated,
particularly when that motive is ul-
terror and to the detriment of the
good name. growth and permance of
our great cause
That the effort has been made to
corrupt some of our men for such
purpose is true. but that the strikes
has been inaugurated IS untrue; and
it is untrue because the men who have
given time and service to the workers
of our country have interposed in
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-30
TO CLOSE MOVIES
Plan of State to Stop Use of
UncenSOred Films.
Less Than Half of Pictures
Shown Are Approved.

Picture houses showing uncensored
films may be closed under a sweeping
order from the state departments if
the plan of w. d. Ross, state super
intendent of public instruction, is
adopted Ross will urge S. M. Brew
ster, attorney general, to direct the
closing of the movie house using films
which do not bear state approval The
new order will probably become ef-
fective August 5.
Members of the state board of CEN
sors estimate that a total of 1000
films are now in this state. Probably
1900 of them have beer passed by
the censors. The others are being
shown, it is urged, In violation of the
state law. By enforcing the closing
rule, it is asserted that a revenue of
$1,000 a month will be provided.
At present there are about 500 pic
ture theaters in Kansas. Several ex-
changes providing these theaters with
pictures have announced an extra
rental OF 10 cents a reel to equalize
and distribute the censorship fee. This
is an adoption of a plan suggested
by John S. Dawson while he was at
torney genera.
Recently the state movie censors
stated that they had collected S3,700
in fees since the law became opera
tive April 2. A fee of 81 is collected
to cover the censorship of each reel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-30
REID HOUSE FALLS
Financial Pyramid of Three
Railroads Topples Over.
Rock Island Company Placed
i'm Hands of Receiver.

New York, July 30.-The financial
pyramid of three railroad companies
organized by Daniel G. Reid and Will
liam H. Moore and their associates in
1902, to control the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific had virtually topplcd
over today when it was announced
that the Rock Island company had
been placed in the hands of a receiver.
The Rock Island company, which
was incorporated in New Jersey with
100000 capital stock, was hold
ing company organized to take over
control of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railway, the operating COM
pany This it did through the organ
ization of an intermediary company,
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad company.
The operating company already was
in the hands of a receiver and the
intermediary company defaulted its
bonds last year.
Chauncey G. Parker, of Newark, n
j. was yesterday appointed receiver
of the Rock Island company upon ap-
plication of John J. Quinlan. president
of the company, who alleged the
company had overdue obligations
amounting to s3S,34S, with no funds
to meet them.
The stock of the Rock Island COM
panv which once sold at $S1 a share,
has been selling recently at less than
ST. a share.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-30
HEAVY RAINS FALL
kaw Valley Is Drenched as Far
as Abilene.
Heaviest DOWnpOur Was 1884
Inches at Manhattan.

Heavy rains fell in the kaw water
shed and in other portions of the
state early today with the exception
of the extreme southeast and the
west.
This means that the kaw river will
jump to an eighteen-foot stage, or
thereabouts, by Saturday morning.
The heaviest rain occurred at Man
1.3S- Following are the amounts re-
corded at other Kaw valley stations:
Abilene, 1.34 inches; Blue Rapids, 81;
Clay Center, "a: Wamego, 2.60.
The stage of the KaW at Wamego
today was Ill, a 24-hour rise of 80
feet. This will cause a. steady rise
at Topeka tonight. The stage today
at Topeka was 12.4 feet, a 24-hour
rise of 1.3 feet The Republican
river at Clay Center has fallen slight
ly in the last twentyfour hours.
Dickinson county received partic-
ularly heavy drenching. Mud creek
wide today, the Santa Fe reported. 1t
might have been taken for the Mis-
souri, river.
Meriden received a heavy rain, ac-
cording to the Santa F'e reports, and
Burlingame and AtchisQn likewise.
There was a hard downpour at En-
terprise. The rain was light between
Dodge City and Newton
~ The thunder storm at Topeka broke
at 1909 O'Clock 1t came in fits and
starts" The first spasm lasted five
minutes and in that time -23 of an inch
of water fell. The next dash of water
was recorded between 2:10 and 2:20,
and then between 3:05 and 3:20 there
was heavy rain. The last measurable
precipitation was at $50 O'Clock.
The rain today at Topeka brought
the May, June and July precipitation
up to 2619 inches, which is a record
for a three months period in the his
tory of the local weather office
The rain this morning brought the
total for July up to 1856 inches If
there ia nc more rain this month it
VIII he the fourth Vettest July on rec
ord. The rainfall for 1915 has been
34.69 inches Up to this date in 1891
the record was 36-12.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
weather tonight and Saturday with
the possibility of thunder showers.
The stage of the kaw river at To-
peka this afternoon was 14.5 feet,
rise of 2.1 feet since morning.
The hourly readings: