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Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold To Che good you can possibly derive from them Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by f J. mercury and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu- inc It is taken internally and made in Toledo Ohio by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tes- timonialg free, -
 Sold by Druggists. Price i'c per bottle.
 Take Haua Family PlIa ilr -onatipauon.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22
CAN'T FIND DANDRUFF

Every bit of dandrutT disappears after one or two applications of Dan derine rubbed well into the scalp with the finger tips Get 25-cent bottle of Danderine at any drug store and save your hair. After few ap- plicatious you cant find a particle of dandrun or any falling hair and the scalp will never itch
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22

It is expected in Wall street that some of the large national banks of New York will be subpoeuaed 10 tes- tify in the case of the Riggs National Bank against Comptroller Williams and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo at Washington
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22
"SINGBAD, THE SAILOR" MAKES HIS DEBUT AT ORPHEUM TONIGHTj GREAT SHOW II IS
 EXPECTED WILL BE GIVEN BY THE MOOSE

Tonight is the night of hand situations will make his the Orpheum
 aNeea lions Is a perhaps all the uu like the character of oG by a O femin
 night "sngtad has good promoters this
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22

Two chains of bucket shops operat- ing 20 offices throughout New Eng land. New York. Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been forced out of business by the New York Stock EN- changes crusade, aided by ,he sharp advance in stocks.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22
For Your Moneys Worth
 Go to Stewart Furniture Company

for the best of everything in Furniture or Oynx Ware, Stoves, Rsnges and Sewing Machines. Cash or easy pr; ments.
 Masonic Block, Main St.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22

Miss Jane Addams of Chicago has just left for The Hague, where she will preside at the Wome2's Peace Conference. The conference is 70 be held under the auspices of Holland women who are working for peace, and win be attended by women from the neutral nations.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22

The American Car x Foundry co., which recently secured a S18OOO0O shrapnell contract. is negotiating for another $2.OOO.O00 contract
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22

The British torpedo boat destroyer Renard, ran up the straits of Darda- nClles Tuesday for over ten miles penetrating further than any other British ship.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22

SCRATCH PADS bc aud l0c 10. Review office. s>s
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-22
Raise The Money

by what ever means you can and buy some property at Bisbee. It's the ideal place for a happy home with choice surroundings This property is situated in the most desirable resi- dential section of Bisbee It is heal thy and convenient, and possesses ev- cry thing to make it a pleasant loca- ti0n.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01
Suggestion Was Made That it
be Tried on Mr.. Wilson
and Secretary of
War.
HIGHER UPS PROPOSAL
Dr.. Ritter, Inventor Of the Stuff, ID
Said to Have Told the Story,
While Under
Arrest.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 1.-An at
tempt on the life Of President Wilson
and Secretary of War Garrison was
proposed with liquid fire, according to
information alleged to have been OBJ
tanned by County Prosecutor Cyrus
Locher, from e. w. Ritter, chemist
under arrest here, it was learned this
afternoon. A court stenographer's rec
ord purporting to be that taken while
Locher was examining Ritter, stated
chat the plan was suggested by two
men, high in official life.
DR.. Ritter (or RettegD. held on a
fraudulent check charge. denied he
had made such statement to Locher.
Charles DeWoody, special agent Of
the department of justice who has
been trailing litter for year, swore
to warrant served on the chemist.
DeWoody has been investigating
bomb plots.
Ritter admits he invented the orig
inal liquid fire."
This is part. OF the statement Lo-
cher is alleged to have secured from
Ritter: {
two men, high in eticial life, came
to me and proposed that my liquid
fire be used to sprinkle on President
Wilson and Secretary Of War Garri-
son.
".No. NOT! / exclaimed. .rhat would
be terrible / would never do it.
"'Wel, said the two men, let us
not talk about it,"
This question was then asked Rit-
ter:
why wasn't it proposed to shoot
the president %
'The men said shooting would
mean arrest. With liquid fire. So
you shoot it from rubber ball upon
a persons clothes and 60 away. In
few minutes, poof! The liquid fre
flames"
This alleged record was ordered by
DeWoody, who is to forward it to
Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01
BALKANS

{ United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BERLIN, Dec. t.-Teutonic and
Bulgarian troops are across the Ser
bian frontier today, pursuing tho flee
ma Serbs southward through the Al
ba1ian mountains. The Serbs are
making no further organized resist
ance. Small bands Of desperate men
descend on the pursuing forces at
every opportunity. The country Is 50
broken that opportunities FOR am
bushes are numerous. In this way de-
tached parties OF the Invading troops
have had many bloody engagements.
BuIgarlans are most numerous In
this pursuit. Every effort Is made to
hold them in compact body az pre-
caution against the loss Of stragglers
by the Serb auerillas. In the noun
tains, however, some breaking Of the
ranks ID Inevitable. It has cost the
5uIgars heavily. The Serbs seldom
try to take prisoners, but when they
have the advantage. slaughter the In
vaders Flercllessiy. The purpose Of
the pursuit through Albania is to pre-
vent the Serbs from joining the south
ern army. It Is hoped to scatter then,
30 completely that few will accomplish
this.
The Austrfans are pushing their
Invasion. Though they
are across the frontier in some places,
the invasion has not progressed far
yet. The weather Is 80 bad that It is
expected to move slowly. The Mon
tenegrins are fighting as desperately
as the Scribe They are in the field to
the last boy and old man strong
enough to hold a gun. Women are
also reported In the ranks, as was the
case In Serbia.
The Bulgars have been In full oc-
cupation Of Prisrend for three days.
II Is their base Of operations against
the Serbs In Albania. Whether they
have yet entered Monastir is not
known hero certainly. Latest official
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01
Christmas Shopping Will be
Done Early and Often This Year

crop is the greatest in years. Reopen
ing of all coal mines in central anil
southern Illinois has something to do
also with this early evidence of pros
perity.
Will Break Records.
CHICAGO, Dec. AL local rec.
ords for Christmas shopping will be
broken with large margins to spare
this year, according to the managers
and proprietors OF eight of Chicago's
greatest department stores. Early
Christmas shopping, they all said,
never has been more brisk-every-
body seems to have lots of money
and confidence that they will get
more by the way they spend it. The
apartment store men said conditions
here are criterion of conditions
throughout the middle west. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01
OBSERVED ALL THE LAWS
IN CLEARING HIS SHIPS

jury late tomorrow.
Assistant United States Attorney
Wood made an unsuccessful effort to
day to have brought into court the
agreement between the Hamburg
American line and the German gov
ernment by which the former was to
supply German commerce raiders with
coal and provisions. Wood asked that
all evidence regarding the agreement
be stricken from the record unless
the document itself was produced.
This agreement has not been pro-
duced," said attorney for the defense.
'Tt would make interesting reading for
England, Russia and France. 1t is in
the German embassy at Washington
where it belongs
Judge Howe held against Wood, but
he ruled that evidence regarding
cablegram received by the Hamburg
American on the day war was declar-
ed be stricken out, unless the cable
gram was produced. The defense re-
fused to do this, stating that its pro-
duction in open court would reveal
secret German code.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01
Oscar II Will Sail on Saturday, Bearing Dele
gates to Conference of Neutrals to be
Held at The Hague.
OUT OF THE TRENCHES BY CHRISTMAS
World Situation Exists in Which international
Forces Must Come to the Rescue to Save
Europe from Destruction.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. In a lengthy
cablegram addressed to Pope Bene
dict, Henry Ford has outlined in def
mite form the manner In which he
hopes to end the war and bring the
boys out OF the trenches" Ford's
peace headquarters today made public
copy of the cable message.
From the gathering Of peace dele
gates, carried to The Hague by his
peace ship Oscar II. Ford plans to have
selected other delegates to sit in an
international peace congress in some
neutral capital. This congress Is to
formulate definite peace proposals
and present them to the belligerent
nations.
For this undertaking, Most Holy
Father, we bespeak your good will
and cooperation" Ford cabled the
pope. r-' a's'se ~ ...-s '3 u = s -ss
No reply has been received thus far
Ford's cabled message to the pontif
follows:
"Realizing the high and holy inter.
est which you as supreme pontiff OF
the church have taken in ending the
carnage, may I announce to you the
peace mission on which We are ap-
preaching Europe?
'B'elieving that world situation in
which international forces must Co
operate exists, we have planned q
conference Of neutrals to adopt means
Of action for ending the most fright
full war in history. For fifteen months
the people OF the world have waited
for their governments to act, have
waited for their governm ents to bring
Europe out Of unspeakable agony and
suffering and to prevent Europe's de-
struction.
Meanwhile millions OF nen on the
battlehelds are dead. Humanity owes
1t to the millions more who are led
like cattle to the shamb1es to prevent
the slaughter.
IF the christianity Of our boasted
twentieth century civilization stands
for principles the Great Prince OF
Peace enun nciated, this can be accom-
plished.
There is no nation that has not
declared 1t does not want this war
We believe there is no nation that
does not at heart ardently long for
peace. But warning nations cannot
find 1t. Neutral nations must ar
range the way.
I'VE therefore plan a mediating
Men and women from
America who believe in the ideal of
disarmament are sail
ing in the peace ship oscar II, Scan
line, leaving
New York December 4.
They will proceed to Christiana
where Norway's valiant sons and
will join the crusade. In
the ships company will
be reinforced by the choicest of
Sweden's people. The crusade will
go to Copenhagen, proceeding to The
Hague, where we hope to meet dele
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01
Only One Mans Body Could be Identified, the
Others Being Torn Into Shreds and
Little Bits Of Human Flesh.
SIX Of The INJURED LIKELY TO DE
Warnings had Been Posted for Men to Quit
Work in Powder Plant by January PRO
German Agents Thought Responsible.

rrnited Press Leased Wire Service
WILMINGTON, Del. Dec. Ia
ao1ble guard was placed today about
au the mills Of the Dupont Powder
ronpany. while state and federal Off
cals joined in an Investigation OF the
explosion in the upper Hagley yard
which killed thfrty-one persons and
injured many more.
Warned that other explosions may
! occur, the management made every
effort today to prevent q recurrence
Of the disaster
Since August 1914, eight mysterious
explosions have occurred in Dupont
plants. Thirty-eight persons have
been killed and nearly a hundred In.
tured
A warning to worlrmen to quit the
Dupont mills by January 1, has been
hrkcd on trees ana fenceA near the
yards and even within the yards OF
he company it was learned today.
Physicians said early today that Elk
VI the injured in yesterdays explo-
sion, probably will die.
Identification OF the bodies seems
impossible today. or the twenty-six
men in the packing house when the
POWDER exploded, not enough OF any
Of them were left for Identification
With the exception of Allan A. Thax-
Ter, foreman, OF Portland, Maine.
huge crater where the powder
packing house once stood, scores OF
shattered windows and the fnangled
bodies Of the victims, are all off,
Gals have to view today in making
their Investigation.
Inquiries are said to have been re-
ceived from tho French and British
Embassies In Washington as to the
possible cause of the explosion, but
officials are unable 10 give satisfac-
lory reply as yet. Heads of the COM
pany say they had not noticed warn
mgs to workmen posted about the
Plant, but in view of persistent re-
ports to this effect from other
sources, police today worked on the
neory that the explosion may have
Deen caused by pro-German agents.
IN connection with the reported
warnings to German and Austrian en-
noyes to quit work by January 1, it
said that the company has refused
y employ Germans or Austrians in
rs plants for some time. The gem
slai opinion among powder mill work
men today is that the explosion was
caused by some outside agent. mas.
much as there generally is nothing to
house, 80 p''nine
While the investigation was still in
p.osress, fire in a blenuing mill OF the
DDupont company works at Carney's
rrolst N. j.. did slight dam age today.
No one was hurt.
uniy twelve Of the. thirty known
asad had been identified today, Iden.
~ Sasatlon was made, in most Instances
tattoo marks or bits OF clothins.
IL, = general funeral service viii be
selo from the Hagley community
aouse for all the victims.
+ I, Knows Nothing Of Plots.
a. sLEvELAND, Ohio, Dec. 1.-Tr.
aso@erich w. Ritter won Rettaghel.
,,.l X, ana self styled son of an Aus.
H. is,sa count who is held IN $4,000 bail
A., A. alleged default on $50 cneck, to.
,ng Say stoutly maintained he knew moth
e oi munitions plots.
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cations from Switzerland and Spain.
From among the gathering will be se-
lected delegates to sit in an interna-
tional conference in one OF the neu-
trail capitals, to formulate terms OF
peace and present them to the bellt-
gerent governments.
For this undertaking. Most Holy
Father we bespeak your good will
and cooperation"
Plans Are Completes.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. His plans
for the sailing of the peace ship
Oscar II practically complete, Henry
Ford will leave Detroit at p. m. to-
day for New York. Ford's son, Edsel,
and Mrs. Ford probably will accomp.
any him on the peace cruise.
Preparing Peace Ark.
NEW u oRKy Dec 1.-THE hnal
touches were being added today to ar
rangements for the sailing OF Henry
Ford's peace ship, Oscar II Saturday
ITO get the boys out Of the trenches
on Christmas day
Ford himself with wife and son,
will arrive in New York tom
and hold final conferences with his
lieutenants William ]. Bryan is ex-
pected to come here from Miami, Fla.
Friday to cooperate In any way pos
sible In the peace mission to Europe.
He will not sail on the peace ship.
however.
The Oscar II was undergoing radi-
cal interior changes today, to make It
more suitable as an ark OF peace.
Every book that breathed militarism
was unceremoniously yanked from the
liners library. Willy Pogany, Vien-
nese painter, set at work redecoratirg
the ship with instructions to keep
Mars out Of the scenery.
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tcontinued on page s,
GERMANY
ray Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
Staff Correspondent.


BERLIN, (via Amsterdam and Lon.
don) Dec. IA split threatens the
socialist ranks In the reichstag.
Exciting caucuses are being held.
A weeks recess Of the reichstas Is
likely. In this time the socialist lead.
ers hope to get the factions together.
They recognize that It will be difficult.
One group is insistent on a govern
ment statement Of the peace terms
Germany will accept. The other be-
lieves this would be confession Ct
weakness. There ls also difference
Of opinion over government food reeu-
iation. One side Is satisfied with Eres-
ent methods. The other considers
them ineffective.
The recess also will give time for
the Greek attitude toward the Balkan
situation to develop. Government lead
ers are confident Greece will remain
neutral, but are not certain how BIC
nevolent" this neutrality will be to,
ward the allies. Reichstag action will
depend on this.
officers OF the crown princes army
in the Argonne, from which ] have
lust returned are little concerned,
however, over either the Greek or the
Roumanian situation. Their hopes are
centered on their western offenslye's
success.
Berlin officialdom reflects this con-
fidenee concerning the Balkans.
There is even less worry concerning
Roumania than over Greece. 1t Is
pointed out that the former country is
surrounded on three sides by the Hun
garans, the Austro-Gernans In Ser
bia and the Bulgarians.
REGARDLESS Of Greek or Rouma niap
developments, It Is declared the Ger.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01

and throughout this territory. Heavy
yields in practically all the staple
crops raised in this section have
brought prosperity which will be re-
fected in practically ali lines of trade
Merchants are expecting a brisk
Christmas trade, though as usual, it
will not be done very early.
An early Rush.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec IAN
early rush of Christmas shopping and
crowded stores is more a result Of ex-
cellent business conditions and loss
ening up of money than to the "do
your Christmas shopping early" cam
paign waged by the newspapers, ac
cording to local merchants
Farmers deny reports that middle
summer storm destroyed an immense
amount Of grain and contend that the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01
Buenz Denies That He Tried
to Evade Any of the Gus
toms Regulations.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK. Dec. DIR. Karl
Buenz, American managing director of
the Neutrality-suspicious. lines, testified
in his own defense today that he had
directed scrupulous observance of all
American laws in clearing vessels
from American ports to furnish sup
plies to German warships.
Buenz denied that to evade customs
house authorities he directed the sup
ply ships to state false destination in
their clearance papers.
1--WE wanted our ships to 90 to their
stated destinations even If they were
emptied of their cargoes by warshtps
met at sea-" said Buenz.
The case probably will, reach the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01

ITALY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
ROME, Dec. 1.-The itatlans are NJ
creasing the fury Of their attack and
tightening their lines about Goritz to-
day. The news Of the clty's fall is ex-
peeted here almost hourly.
The Austrians are making desper-
ate counter attacks, but the Italians
are beating them back invariably, IN
flictlne the heaviest losses.
salies of this kind are officially re-
ported at Urzill and Vodli.
Their result was the capture Of
several hundred Austrian prisoners, .
few machine guns and quantities OF
war material.
PEACE FEELERs.
IBy Alice Rohe, United Press stair
Correspondent.]
ROME, Dec. IA political battle
Of the subtlest kind Is seen In Italian
circles today In connection with the
presence Of Cardinal Hartmann OF
Cologne In Rome and the absence OF
Cardinal Mercler, Of Brussels, on the
eve Of the forthcoming conslstory.
Taking advantage OF the vatican's
privilege OF sending uncensored teie-
grams, Cardinal Hartmann already
Ot6PdSCHcO u UuTuuST ot "SeooHSS ~
Berlin, It was Understood today. IN
these teIegrams, he 10 believed to
have Informed the German authorities
as to the pope's attitude and the pros
poets Of action by his holiness In an
effort to end the war.
Germany, according to the Wow
taken here fully realizes the import
ance Of personal presentation Of the
German viewpoint on various war is-
sues TO the pope during the consls-
tory. Il 10 desired that the teutonIc
View toward peace and explanation Of
the German policies In Belgium, es-
peelaIiy az regards executions In that
country, be we'll presented. But there
was fear Of tho effect of reports Car
dinaI Mercier might make, diplomatic
circles here believe. Germany, there-
fore, insisted that the Belgian cardi-
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T RANCE

4 United Press Leased Wire Service ]
PARIS, Dec. 1.---French artillery
has bombarded the kaisers line VOL
emily in the vicinity OF Frise, In the
Somme region, today's official COM
munique declared.
A French aviator dropped six bombs
on the railway station at Lens. A
eecond brought German alrman
down.
In the DardaneIles, one Turkish
post was blown up and the Ottoman
forces were compelled to abandon
their position at Sap. Cold weather r
renders operations there difficult.
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The Woman is Known,

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK. Dec. Though pri-
vate detectives employed by victims,
declared today they had learned the
identity of the woman writer of a
score of poison pen" letters to
brides, federal authorities are not
ready to announce the womans name.
AS the investigation continued today
it was learned that the suicide OF
Mrs, Chas. f. Schmidt who killed her
self and young son, October 5, follow
ed the receipt of one of the letters.
Mrs. Schmidt and the boy died by
asphyxiation at the Hotel Wellington
where she went after receiving let
ter at Schohola, Penna.
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AUSTRIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1.-The en-
peror of Austria today accepted the
resignation of his ministers Of financ
the interior and commerce, according
to Vienna advices.
The three resIgnations naturally
are associated in diplomatic COM
ment, with reports that Austrian lead
ers have been discussing a separate
place for their country. A general as
sumption Is that they favored such a
step and were overruied.
The finance minister is thought
likely to have surrendered his port
folio because unable to raise money to
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II United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. Gold
weather has stimulated shopping, it is
reported in department stores here.
Few men are out of work in this city
and Milwaukee is looking for the best
Christmas in a decade.
Plenty Of Money.
DENVER, Colo, Dec. best crops
in Colorado's history and Denver
banks alone releasing over half a mil
lion dollars in Christmas clubs saw
ings, we're indications today that the
holiday shopping season would estab-
lish new record.
Expected to be Heavy.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 1.-While
Christmas shopping has hardly begun
here. it Is expected TO be heavy here
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recapture the town, the border situa-
ton here would again become acute
General Obregon has received a
rumor that General Villa was driven
insane by the Hermosilla defeat and
was wandering today somewhere in
northern Mexico, unnerved and alone.
villista prisoners are reported to have
said they had not seen their chief for
several days. His forces have scat
tered, Obregon stated. and are break
ing up into small bands.