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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23

Mrs. J. w. Fields, who has been
in st. Paul at the bedside Of her sick
daughter, Marguerite, brought her
home last week and the daughter is
convalescing. r. .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23
NOTICE TO REDEEM FROM TAX
RI. SALE,

To C. A. Knutson, Jr., the person IN
whose name the real estate de.
scribed below is taxed: 4.
You are hereby notified that at q
regular tax sale held in and for Polk
county, Iowa, on December 2, A. y.
1907, the following described real es-s
tate, towit: Lots eighty-two and
eighty-three (s2 and 83), Charter Oak
addition, which is now in and form forr "
ing a part of the city Of Des Moines,
Iowa, was sold to H. D. Bellamy Tor
the payment Of the taxes for the year
1906, thereon, and certificate Of pur-
chase was duly issued to him BY the
treasurer of said Polk county, Iowa,
therefor, which certificate is now
lawfully held and owned BY ". H'
Meredith. -z'g + III
That the time for redemption from
said sale will expire ana deed for
said lot will be issued to him BY the
treasurer of said Polk county, Iowa.
unless redemption from said sale PC
made within ninety days from the
completed service Of this notice.
Dated this 22nd day of April, 1915.
+ 4 RI w. H. Meredith.
BY J. G. Meredith, His Agent and A.. At 4
t0,.nnv -. ~ 5gN}..s * 3t Il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23

Mrs. L. j. Shelton and her sister,
Mr.. Huling, will leave next week for
an extended visit with her relatives
in Kansas City, Mo-, and other towns.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23

Mr.. T. w. Wilson of 1L54 Fifth
street mas returned to his post Of
duty in the train service Of the G. G..
w .Ry. Co., after an illness of one
week.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23

Mrs. A. J. Thompson of Oralabor
underwent an operation Thursday,
April 22, at the Iowa Methodist hos
pital.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23
ChaInberlain's Cough Remedy

From a small beginning the sals
and use Of this remedy has extendes
to all parts Of the United States ans
to many foreign countries. Whss
you have need Of such remedy givs
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a trias
and You will understand why it has
become so popular for coughs, colus
and Group. Obtainable everywhere.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23

Mr.. w. H. Humburd Of 1047 Fifth
street has been confined to his home
all week with a recurrence Of his
former illness.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23

THOMPSON HOTEL GUESTS.
C. P. Simmons, Lawrence, Kans.;;
John Stevenson, city; w. Gilbert, Lo-
villa, Iowa; ]. D. Stephenson, Tuske-
gee, Institute. -a.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23
SCANDIA, IOWA.

Here we are again, q peautlltu''3 ll''
Sunday morning and blessed with our
regular services. At II 9. m. Rev. ~ !.
E. Roberts, minister, delivered 9
wonderful sermon from Eph. 9: ~. ~
Subject, '.The Christians Equip
ment,a which was enjoyed BY oil, our
Sunday school is still increasing ln
membership. We have with US Bro.
IS. s. Sullivan Of Oralabor, who has has
been visiting friends at this place.
He had preached for US for three !,
nights, also preached for our pastor
on Sunday night. His stay IN our 'iF
community has been enjoyed and We
hope to have him with US again 70
the near future. !.
Deacon G. Z Martin Of this place
has recently moved 70 Des Molnes. 9 4
Bro. Martin has been engaged ~ the
mining industry for forty years, De-5 et'5
ing now sixty years Of age he was !!
forced "a leave the mines on account
lof in health. We hope for his speedy
recovery. sSs
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23

Jesse Graves, who is employed in
the county treasurer's Office as a spe-
cial deputy, spent Sunday in Omaha,
Nebr.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23

Remember when you want to buy
your groceries 60 or call up the Pub
lie Grocery Co., Walnut 1881. They
sasil a xe svu s,s,oz and goo1 serL
vicn E5ss7G 5s saS E5E
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-23

Mr.. end Mrs. G. N. Montague of
Scandia were in the city on business
during the week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07
What the War Moves Mean
By j. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
aeer of the United Press.

the war loan. Lord Haldane told Eng
land she will be a poorer country
after war and would be deprived of
many commercial advantages. LORD
Loreburn, Haldane's predecessor as
lord chancellor declared Europe was
heading straight for bankruptcy.
No other triumvfrate OF British
statesmen possess keener judgment
than these three. In war time it is
necessary to suggest compromise pro-
posals seriously. The first requisit Is
to convince the country at large that
compromise is necessary to prevent
future losses. The effect of Lords st.
Aldyn's. Haldane's and Loreburn's as
pect of war must be to stimulate vic
tory is too costly prize even II 1t
can be won. Not only must this sus-
picfon grow in England. but also in
Germany. The Germans are approach
ing financial distress as inevitably as
are the allies. .Germany's war expen-
f]itures have not been as high as Eng
lands. but proportionately to the
wealth OF the two nations the di6er-
euce il not great. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service!
NEW YORK, July It'll a. nj
British craftsmanship Is approaching
the point where it may begin to ques
stion openly whether an indefinite con
ltinuation of the war is worth the cost
of the conflict. This query must De
put sooner or later as preliminary
to peace, unless decisive victory be
comes probable Victory, however,
for either, eide is growing fainter and
feinter. and the governing class OF
England is giving evidence of realiz.
ing this fact.
The first open indication of growing
suspicion as to whether the. war is
worth it's price, is apparent In the
British hunse of lords. Three OF Eng.
lands elder statesmen have united in
the upper house to warn the country
of the financial dangers which are
threatening Great Britain's future eco
nomic post IN the world. Lord st.
sAldyn, former chancellor Of exche-
quer. pointed ant yesterday the severe
4prdep thrown on posterity through
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON, July THAT the
navy department sent wireless mes
sages to the steamships Philadelphia
and Saxonia, warning them that
Frank Holt had declared ship which
sailed from New York, July 3 would
be sunk July Z, was confirmed today.
1t was stated that the department
expected the warning would be picked
up by any other boats which sailed
the same day.
The first wireless messages were
sent Tuesday night and the stations
continued to send further flashes
throughout the night.
The warning letter was one he
wrote his wife and was forwarded to
the state department by Joseph u.
Cockrell, Of Dallas. The letter fol-
lows:
| THE steamer leaving New York for
Liverpool on July 3, should sink on
1.-THE seventh, God willing. ] think 1t
1 is the Philadelphia or Saxonia but am
not quite sure, as according to sche-
dule these two left on the third.'S
Holt had written on the margin of
his letter, opposite the warning mes
sage: tear this off until this hap
pened."
1t is believed he left out the word
has" before the word happened =
This letter Mrs Holt Immediately
turned over to the Texas authorities
who Instantly telegraphed to Wash
ington. AS soon as the message was
received, it was transmitted to Super
intendent Pullman of the Washington
police. He asked the navy depart
ment to get its wireless into play.
Pullman also communicated with Po-
lice Commissioner Woods OF New
York who Immediately started a
search of all vessels in the harbor for
bombs which Holt might have plant
ed.
The navy wireless station at Ar
lington is not tuned to communicate
either with the Philadelphia or the
Saxonia so the commercial wireless
was requisitioned and the sea was at
once swept with warnings.
1t was stated that the authorities
have no means of knowing whether or
not either ship was reached, but they
believed the calls were received by
them. .9E
The New York police we're also ask
ed to do every thing possible to de-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07
The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

in Mexico City. reported conditions
there as "pitiful."
The Carranzistas declared today
that O'Connor has been misinformed
and said reports of hundreds of per.
sons dying daily of starvation are
false. Reports received here today in.
dicated that Villa is pushing his cam
paign hard and has been victorious at
Monterey. Villa, it is believed, is at
tempting to score decisive victory
that will force Carranza to agree to
a compromise
Big Battle Impending.
LAREDO, Texas, July One of
the fercest battles of the northern
Mexico revolution is impending in the
Monterey section Train service on
the csnstitutionalist lines Between
Neuvo Laredo and Mentensy has been
suspended while trains Garry big
troop reinforcements to d Tncbiiization
point south of Monterey There Gen.
ersl Trevino is assembling large
Carranzista forca to meet the Vii.
listas now advancing northward on
Monterey.
Villas army is said to contain ten
thousand men, while the Carranzistas
are expected to have an equal mum.
Der when all srainforcements arrive
These are going forward from several
points, including both Tampico and
Nuero Laredo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07

1United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LAREDO, Texas, July EARLY re-
ports indicated today that the Carran-
Vista onslaught against Paredon con.
ttnues. though with heavy losses.
Semi ofIicial figures today show both
sides have lost heavily. The Carranza
dead number fully 500, while the dead
and wounded on both sides are placed
at 2,000 -
ViIIistas Defeated.
GALVESTON,sT Texas, July 7--VerA
Cruz official advices to the ,Carranza
consul today reported an overwhelm-
ing defeat Of VilIistas IN an attack on
.. epic CITY. Several hundred Villistas
were recoTted killed villa. the mes
sage said. had sentenced General Juan
Medina to death for failing to take
Guadalajara.
Red Cross Interference.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-lntarfer-
ence by Mexican officials with Ameri-
can Red Cross agents may yet force
President Wilson's hand IN Mexico.
Red Cross officials here today declar-
ed they intended to lay the facts re.
garding Mexican interference with
their relief work before the president.
TIE conflict between the Red Cross
workers and the Mexican officers was
emphasized today in statement from
the Carranza agency.
Charles O'Connor, Red Cross agent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07

What Holt Has Done in Five Days.
Attempted to blow up the United
States capitol.
Tried to kill the biggest financier in
the country.
Solved one OF the country's big mur
der mysteries.
Placed trunk full Of dynamite aboard
transatlantic liner with time clock
arrangement to blow 1t up.
Ended his own life.
IIInited Press Leased Wire Service
MINEOLA, L. l., July lit seeme1
unlikely today that the mystery sur
rounding Frank Holt, The assailant OF
j. p. Morgan and confessed dynamiter
OF the capitol at Washington, would
ever be cleared up.
Holt's suicide in the Jail here last
night has stopped, temporarily at
least, all efforts to identify him az
Erich Muenter. the long sought Har
ward professor, who murdered his
wife. Holt's leap OF twenty feet to
the stone tagging beneath his cell tier
mutiliated his head, making 1t very
improbable that old friends of Muen-
tes now on their way here, can identity
the peace fanatic and the wife mur-
derer as the same man.
Hollis suicide came with the dis
covery of one of the most important
clues in the case-the finding of :,
cottage near Hicksville, where Holt
had lived apparently for weeks AMI
constructed the bomb that partly
wrecked the capitol and practiced
shooting at target for the Morgan at
tack
From the Long Island cottage the
detectives traced Hoit's. black trunk
to warehouse in East ,Thirty-eig nth
street in which enough explosives to
wreck several blocks were found.
In the Long Island cottage were
found much paraphernalia that showed
Holt had experimental for weeks with
his combustibles. Burnt matches,
corks and acid stains and fuses galore
were found. Inspector Eagen of the
bureau of combustibles, said today
that Holt must have been a student OF
bomb making for years, and that his
equipment was the most thorough he
had ever seen. Holt's nefghbors who
knew him there as ''Totten," told the
police today he had been there several
weeks.
Coroner Walter r. Jones, of Nassau
COUNTY, who held an autopsy over
Holts body early this morning, stated
today that Holt must have jumped
thirty feet. The coroner's report
shows that Holt died from cerebral
hemorrhage, induced by fractured
skull.
The entire skull from just above
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07
Made Dive Head First to Stone Flagging Beneath
His Cell Tier and Died Instantly
When Skull Was Crushed.
UNRAVEuNG THE PAST OF THIS MANIAC
Was an Expert on Making Bombs and May Have
Placed One on Steamer Which Left
New York Few Days Ago.

the eyes to the base, was broken and
crushed" said Coroner Jones. ''His
death was practically instantaneous q
The coroner received the story OF
Holt's death from Jerry O'Ryan, Holt's
special guard
Il was sitting at the. door of his
cell about 1O:45," said O'Ryan,
"and apparently, Holt was asleep. |
heard a funny noise down at the far
end of the cell tier. l went down tc
investigate and just as reached the
far end heard crash. ran back.
Holt's body was lying on the tagging
below. He was dead when Dr. Cleg-
horn, the jail phyhician, reached him
a few minutes later"
At late hour this morning, Coroner
Jones was holding the body at the
county morgue and said he had re
|cefved no requests from Hollis friends
or relatives for the body. 1t would be
held two days, he said, and II unciaim
ed at that time 1t would be buried IN
the county burial plot.
It was learned today that a detec-
tive who had been placed in Holt's
cell, had secured additional informa-
ton about Holt's early life Holt
told the. officer that he was born in
"a little town on the outskirts of Mil
walIkee and was educated in Ber-
lin. His father, he said, was born in
America and his mother came from
Germany.
Efforts of the police today center
ed largely in seeking for Holt's ac-
completes. They think Holts work
was too colossal for him to have
done alone and that belief is strength
ened by the discovery that the bomb
that partly wrecked police headqnar-
tiers is very similar to that used by
Holt in Washington
Bomb on Steamer.
NEW YORK, July THAT Frank
Holt hid bomb on steamship now
bound from here to England, was
feared by the authorities here today.
Before his attack on ]. P. Morgan ne
sent a letter to the authorities. saying
a vessel which sailed from New York
July would be blown up July Z.
Much secrecy was observed concern
ing the letter, but it was known tn,
authorities here and secret service Of
ficials in Washington were informed
concerning it.
Whether or not It was an empty one,
police had no way Of knowing. 1t is
known wireless warnings had been
flashed to sea from government sta
tions but officials were so reticent this
was hardly conclusive Four steamers
sailed from New York Saturday. July
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07
ITALY

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, July 7-Great gaps have
been torn In the field defenses sur
rounding Goritz by the incessant
pounding Of Italian shells. Official
dispatches today reported that the
bombardment Of the last four days
has damaged the Austrian works at
the Isonzo bridge head.
King Victor Emanuel, near the fir.
inq line on the Italian left, witnessed
the capture Of Crosis peak, near Seiz,
by bersaglieri, who took 700 prisoners.
The king scaled a small plateau, ac
companied by an escort Of cavalry Of
ficers and watched the struggle from
distance Of only few hundred
yards. When the enemy was finally
driven from the summit, the king
crossed to the ranks Of his victorious
troops and congratulated them.
A general attack on Goritz from all
sides was begun early yesterday. In
the region Of PLAYA. bersaglieri are as.
sailing the Austrian trenches with
great fury, attempting to break
through and attack the fortress from
the north. italian guns on the PLAYA
heights dominate the country south to
Gortz and have dispersed several
bodies Of enemy ,reinforcements and
ammunition trains. Bombardment Of
the Goritz bridge head Is the heavies.
artillery action along the Isonzo since
the war began.
PRINCE LIKES FLYING.
t[By Alice Robe, United Press STAFF
Correspondent
ROME, July 7.-The sixteen yea'
old Prince Amcdeo, whose father
Duke D'Aosta is first cousin to the
king, and John lansing calIan, young
American aviator, have become close
friends, through the princes interest
in flying.
Naval officers who escorted Prince
Amedeo on trip Of inspection to ar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07
Professor Holt Planted Dynamite Bomb, Timed
to Explode Today on One of the Steam
ers Leaving on July g.
t PROBABLY WAS ON THE SAX0N|A
Man Who Took His Life in Jail on Second At
tempt, Holds the Record as Most
Destructive Fanatic.

termine whether Holt had an oppor-
tunity to plant bomb on either ship,
or, II not, whether a possible confed-
crate could have done 1t for him.
When the message to Hollis wife
was received In Washington, it was
at first believed the writer was mere
ly prophesying disaster. but the mar
ginal caution to his wife to tear off
that part OF the letter is accepted as
ominous. The fact that he seemed
doubtful which ship was in danger
led the authorities to believe ne had
an accon,plice whose task was to plant
the bombs.
Police Commissioner Woods tNe-
phoned, Superintendent Pullman that
Holt had been shot by some one from
outside his cell, but later telephone
message this morning corrected the
statement although Woods admitted
that considerable muddle" was still
surrounding the whole affair.
Holt.s letter to his Wife apparently
was written after he left Washington
bfor New York late Friday night. Mrs.
Holt passed it on to the authorities
with the statement she and her father
wished the state department TO know
the facts and perhaps save the lives
of persons on board the vessel.
Probably on saxonia.
NEW YORK, July Interest in the
whereabouts of the dynamite trunk"
Frank Holt declared he placed aboard
a transatlantic liner. centered today
on the Cunard liner Saxonia, steaming
across the Atlantic in the direction ct
Liverpool
A wireless from Captain Mills, OF
the American liner, Philadelphia di.
rectly disposed Of the possibility that
the trunk was aboard his vessel Mills
messaged that every piece of baggage
was identified, following receipt OF
wireless message of warning.
The Cunard officials frankly admit
ted this afternoon that they have
heard nothing from Captain Diggle OF
the Saxonia, in response to the WARM
ing flashed him. Re
| But they were positive, they declar-
ed, that Holt's trunk OF explosives
could never have been smuggled
aboard the Saxonia. They pointed out
that the inspection of baggage at their
piers. particularly since the outbreak
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07
ENGLAND. .

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, July To-day was
Frances day in London. An organiza
ton formed by the duchess OF Somer
set sold million Of tri-coiors and
brooches in the hotels, the theatres
and all places, the proceeds to be
turned over to the French Red Cross
Special services were held In West
minister Abbey at noon. he Mar
saiIIes was sung in every elementary
school In London and played all day
in the theatres, the restaurants and
the movie houses. Premier Asquith
and Lord Curzon addressed meet
ino held in Montague House this aft
ernoon attended by Queens Mary and
Alexandra and the mother queen
Amelia of Portugal. .. {
French novelties Of all sorts were
on sale all over the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07
Worse Than Last Fourth.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, July I'm. completed
compilation of 1915 fatalities and ac-
cidents due directly to Independence
day celebrations, including Saturday.
Sunday and Monday, the Tribune to-
day announced death list of 20 and
LILO injured. The figures are for the
whole country. $139.025 fire loss. Last
year there were IL dead, $40 injured
and fire loss OF $99,545.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07
Two Thousand Per Day.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., July =
The legaliDed liquor traffic Is killing
men in the United States at the rate
of 1000 day. according to Rev. A.
w. Leonard, D. D., pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, at
Seattle. Wash, addressing delegates
TO the Anti-Saloon League Of America
convention today He added that the
LIQUOR death rate for the world Is g.
500, 900 a year.
THE liquor traffic is a greater foe
to this world than any plague or cpl
demic of which the race of man has
'It is the greatest and dead1iest foe
of man." he declared Rev. Leonard
told Of the northwest's fight against
knowledge.
liquor. Prohibition did not come sud
denly to that northwest common
wealth. he said "It came first as a
result Of years of education and sec
ond as the result of aggressive but
sane temperance legislation