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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
PEACEFUL AMERICAS FLAG Is
USED FOR MASK By BRITISH SHIP
ENGLAND J
by Ed L. Keen, United Pt sta
Correspondent.1

[1y Ed |. Keen, United P, 8 staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Feb. 6. Anott s ombin-
ed overseas, under-seas aerial
raid by Germany is INN Advices
from the German navaf>s-5ad aerial
bases tonight report great activity on
the part Of the Germans. Their great
fleet Of warships, safe under the pro-
lection Of their fortified land bases.
are reported to have steam up and all
men aboard. The big aerial hangers
are humming like beehives with activ-
ity. There is no doubt felt here that
all Of the larger submarines already
are in such positions az to be useful
when the expected emergency arises.
Officials Of both. the admiralty and
the war office admitted this tonight.
They expressed their delight and con-
fidence. Every precaution has been
taken to cope with any emergency
In their hanears along the coast. the
British aviators, their armored air
craft In readiness, wait the signal Of
the arrival of the Zeppelins. Along
the coast Of the North sea, the great
armored ships Of Admiral Sir John
JelIieoe's fleet await the signal Of the
ers which spin their spider webs In
front Of naval bases, ready to steam at
top speed to the coast with the word
that the enemy 10 out.
PatroIIing all England, their fraii
craft tossed like corks In the seething
sea, which famed to utmost violence
by heavy gales, the last few days, is
still running, are many steam traWiers
that have been pressed into service to
watch for the on-comin9 German sub
marines and sink them II possible.
England is now aroused to reaiiz-
alton Of the grave danger that i'm
pends. Across the channel, erecting
solid wallis 81 steel between which
the troop stips are moving, Is = fine
Of cruisers. bsttieshiPs and destroy
ers protecting the new army Of Lord
Kitchener which 10 being pushed to
the front for active service. II is
realized that the chief object Of the
German submarines is this fleet OF
transports, and no precautlon has been
overlooked 70 protect II.
Germany will find England prepared
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
GERMANY
BY Karl n. Won Wiegand, United
Press xr-ff Correspondent.l


BERLIN, Feb. 6. Via wireIess.)-
Important developments on the east
ern battle front are looked for within
the next few days. A success, the ma
ture of which marked the advance Of
Won kiuck's army in front of Sois-
sons, is confidently expected at gen.
eraI staff headquarters. This was in
timated tonight following the an
nouncement that the kaiser has gone
to the front via Czenstochova, and will
be at the headquarters Of General Won
Hindenbura by the time this dispatch
reaches the United States.
The forces of General Won linden
burg, heavily reinforced, continue to
gain ground slowly. but surely along
the eastern front. The claims made
by the Russian general staff of sweep
ing gains against the German forces
are squarely contradicted at headquar-
ters here. The opposite is declared to
be the case. The so called Russian
out-fanking movement from the north,
is declared to have failed Of it's pur-
pose, which was to force the retire
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service J
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Germany
declaration Of her intention to sink
British merchantmen after February
19 without necessary regard for the
lives Of passengers and crews, is the
most significant war news of the week.
That extensive damage can be IL
fiicted on British shipping by SUP
marine blockade of the British isles is
improbable
Even super-Submarines such as Ger
many probably possesses, capable of a
seven thousand mile radius Of action,
are easily demolished If they appear
too much in the open. Their maximum
CARRYING capacity is only twelve tor
pedoes and alter firing them, return
to a home base must be made for new
supplies.
Some loss is certain to be suffered
by the British merchant marine and
doubtless non -combatants will be kill
ed. but the military and economic po-
sition of England probably will not
be seriously disturbed by Germany's
new policy unless an entirely unsus-
pected type Of submarine has been
On authority of NJ Pachitch. pre-
mier Of Servia, it became known dur
ing the week that 900 Austrians
and Germans are massing for a third
invasion Of the little Slav kingdom.
The base for the new offensive is un-
derstood to be near the northeast cor
ner of Servia. The selection of this
is a strategic move of much import
ance. 1t commands the principal rail-
wav near the Roumanian border,
leading to Bucharest, and serves as
pivot on which the Austro-Germans
can turn to deliver flank and rear
attack against the Roumanians.
BY invading Servia from this direc'
ton. therefore, the Austro-Germans
can maintain a continual menace
against Roumania. Co-incidently with
appreciation of the danger of an in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
BELGIUM
[sy William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff CORRESPONDENCE

6y "lllldU1 FIut'p S'UituSs S"sSN
Press Staff Correspondence
ARMY HEADQUARTERS, in Belgium,
via Paris, Feb. 6.-The man who
saved Paris is dying IN German
prison camp. The one hope Of his last
days is that he may be exchanged 20
that when death does come, he can
meet it on the soil Of his home land,
even though that soil is only strip.
He is General Leman, governor OF
Liege, captured on August IA, last,
when Fort Loncin, in which he had
taken refuge, was demolished by the
German "black Marias." Although the
German military authorities admit It
was the heroic defense Of the ltege
fortifications that dIsarranged their
plans and permitted the massing OF
troops south to the Marne to save
Paris, they have shown him none Of
the courtesies ordinarily extended a
valiant wounded foe. Today a high
staff officer Of the Belgian army, one
of kino Albert's personal aides, show
ed me a letter from the general which
was smuggIed through the German
lines. There was no trace Of surren-
der in II.
Inc general simply reclteo MS con-
dition and expressed the hope that he
may finally be exchanged under the
proposals which are now being circu-
lated by the vatican.
"a am wounded unto DEATH" he
wrote. "The damage done to my foot
when we lost the last Of our defenses
at Lieee cannot be repaired. have
had two operations performed. The
last removed most Of the foot. Yet =
blood poisoned condition continues.
am also suffering from diabetes and
other complications which make It I'm
possible for me 20 leave my bed.
"Of course, am not despalring
THE fact that am certain 70 die does
not depress me. am = soldier: Of
Belgium. am satisfied that | have
done my duty. Vet, hear that there
is chance that the plan suggesed by
his holiness for the exchange Of worth
less among the prisoners-those SO
MANNED that they will never again be
worth anything for cannon fodder
will be carried to fruition. II SO
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
JAP AN

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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.-Jap.
anese warships today seized the Nor
weuian steamer Christian Bors, 200
miles off the coast of Japan, accord.
ino to private messages received hero
today. The ship will be placed under
a prize court at Sasebo pending furth-
er investigation Of alleged Irregular
tiles with her papers.
The v. Torkiidsen company, Of 9er-
uen, Norway, owns the Bors. which
was built in 1905. She is a vessel of
5000 tons. She sailed from Shanghai
January 81 for San Francisco, intend
inq to stop at Japanese ports enroute.
She was consigned to the Robert Boil
lar S. S. company with csP~city car
90 Of general oriental merchandise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
Orderly at Institution Admits Killing Eight OF
the Inmates Because They Were Getting
Peevish," in Four Months.
AMAZING STORY TOLD BY FREDERICK MORS
Two of the Bodies of Alleged Victims Will be
Exhumed Monday While the Coroner
Makes an Investigation

ton and three small bottles, the con-
tents Of which have not been ana
lyzed
81 regard these numerous fines as
important" said Coroner Dunn to-
night, "bec ause those who sought to
discredit Mers' story that he killed
these inmates with sleep producing
drugs, insisted that he did not have
access to the laboratory and could
not have come into possession OF any
ether or chloroform.''
Sergeant Willemse declared that the
closet in which he found the coat full
OF. cotton and the three Jars, was Sc
cnrely locked He broke down the
door. he saio' when he was told 1t had
been used by Mors.
Coroner Dunn plans to have the
bodies of two of the victims exfumed
Monday for traces of morphine and
arsenic which Mors claims to have
used. The other six, according to his
confession. h, put out Of the way
with chloroform.
More arrests in addition to the four
already made may follow the exami-
nations of bodies. Mors' confession
was in the main corroborated by tes-
timony Of Max Ring and Fritz Rey-
ebert Both told the coroner today
that they, had seen chloroform burns
around the mouths OF several persons
m,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
Text Of Warming.

AOhO.
Text Of Warning.
BERLIN, Feb 6.--(via wireless to
h the United Press through Sayville, L..
sI.)-The complete text of the Ger
imam memorandum concerning the re-
taliatory measures to be taken
against England as made public here
tonight places responsibility for ths
measure. on. England. It is as fol
lows:
Since the beginning OF the present
war, Great Britain has carried m q
mercantile war against <sernany In n
way that deiies all Of the principles
/, of international law. It is true the
British government has announced IN
number OF DEGREES the declaration
of london concerning naval warfare
is binding on her naval forces, but In
reality she has renounced the declara-
ton in most Of its particulars. Al
Though her own delegates to the Lon
don conference on naval warfare had
realized its conclusions as valid to In
lternational law, the British govern
ment has put a number of articles In
+! the list of contraband which are not
at most or are only indirectly useful
for military purposes and therefore,
according to tie London declaration,
as we'll as to the universally recog-
/, nized rules of international warfare
law, may not be designated as contra
band. Inasmuch as she has declared
subject to seizure all articles OF con-
| traband, intended for Germany with
/ ont reference to the harbor In which
they be unloaded or to hostile or
peaceful use to which they are to be
put, she does not hesitate to violate
/ the London declaration as her naval
| forces have seized on neutral ships,
German property that was not contra
band, in violation of her own DEGREES.
"She has further, through her naval
forces, taken from neutral ships,
numerous Germans liable to military
| service and has made OF them pr1s-
oners of war Finally, she has de-
clared the entire North sea to be an
area OF war, and if she has not made
| impossible the passage OF neutral
shipping through the sea between
Scotland and Norway. she has rem
dered it SO difficult and so dangerous
| that she has to certain extent eff
! fected a blockade of neutral coasts
and neutral ports This is in viola
ton of international law. These
measures have the obvious purpose
through the Illegal paralyzation of
neutral commerce, not only to strike
at the German military strength. but
also at the economic life of Germany
and finally through starvation, doom
| the entire population of Germany to
destruction
The neutral powers have generally
acoriesced in the steps taken by the
British government or at least they
have not succeeded in inducing the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
Continued on page ~
FRANCE
Isy Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondents.


PARIS, Feb 6.-Plans for joint ac-
tion in the field for the conduct OF the
war we're completed at a luncheon az
tho palace today. As the guests OF
President Poincare there were present
David Lloyd George, British ehancel-
lor Of exechequer; the Russian state
finance consuIer Bark; French minis
ter Of finance Ribot; the English am
bassador; Premier Ren Vivianl; For
eiqn Minister Theophil Del casse
Lord Cuniiffe, president Of the Bank
Of ENGLAND; director Of the Russian
customs ChateIaine, and number OF
minor officials.
As a result Of the conference which
followed the luncheon, it was indi-
Gated that the allies will be able to
manage not alone their own finances
bur also those Of certain other nations
which are expected later on to be
down in the war. While details arc
withheld, 1t was admitted afterward
that in general the war expenditures
will be pooled and loans will be float
cd in such neutral countries az have
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07

fI,nited press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Ger
man foreign office is sending to the
United states, through Ambassador
Gerard in Berlin, a detailed explana-
ticn Of the German admiralty's war
zone extension proclamation, Acting
Secretary of State Lansing announced
today The statement, it is understood
will assure the United States that
every effort will be made to avoid in
jurv to American ships bound for
England, but 1t is explained IN the
Proclamation that .sin view cf misuse
d neutral flags. adopted by the Brit
kh government and of the hazards of
naval warfare, neutral vessels can
not always be prevented from suffer
ing from attacks intended for enemy
ships
On account of delay in translating,
coding and transmitting the explana-
ton, 1t probably will be several days
before the state department will be
able officially to announce the text.
The concern with which Great
Britain regards the decree. was mani
tested tonight when British Ambas-
sador Spring-Rice called at the state
department to obtain for his govern
ment exact information. He was fur
nished with the substance of the de-
cree. After long conference with
Acting Secretary of State Lansing,
he left the department, declining to
discuss the situation.
While officials were considering
the advisability of protest to Ger
y~Nc I'll, ~ ~ \
visited the state department to urge
demand upon Great Britain for sat
isfactory explanation of her inten-
ton regarding American copper ship
ments to neutral countries which the
British authorities have been dee lin
ing for months at Gibraltar and north
Scotland ports.
Inc senator wanted the cases TAX
en- to the prize courts or the ship
ments allowed to proceed
lne Official text of the German i'd
nliraity order received at the state
department late today, follows:
Waters around Great Britain. in
Guiding the whole OF the English
channel, are declared hereby to be in
Guided within the zone Of war and aft
er the eighteenth inst, all enemy mer-
cilant vessels encountered In these
waters will be destroyed, even II it
may not be possible always to save
their crews and passengers.
Within this war zone, neutral yes.
sels are exposed to danger. In view
oi the misuse of neutral flags. ordered
oy the government OF Great Britain
on tle 3lst ultimo, and of the hazards
VI naval warfare. neutral vessels can
=. n't always be prevented from suffer
ing from attacks Intended for enemy
4, ne routes of navigation around
he north of Shetland Islands in the
eastern part OF the North sea and inIa
strip thirty miles wide on the Dutch
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
Mysterious Shooting.

limited Press Leased Vile Seryice.l
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 6.-W.
r. Smith and Mrs. Alice Childs were
dying tonight, following a mysterious
shooting scrape in house at 21o9
North Maine street. tenated by both
families. The woman told County At
torney Spootz that she was tricked
into firing all the cartridges in her
pistol and then was shot by Smith
who afterward shot himself.
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RUSSIA

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PETRoGRAD, Feb. 6. Russian
troops Captured the village Of Vitko-
vitz in east Prussia, today, after one
of the mosF sanguinary conflicts In
the eastern theatre Of war. Capture
Of the position was announced In the
Russian official stateme mt tonight Des-
perate fighting against large German
force which occupied the town, won it
for the cars forces, only after re-
peatsd attacks had been made. The
losses are admittedly heavy.
Vitkovitz commanded large sec
ticn of territory on the left bank Of
Bzura and its capture is considered
most important, the war office an
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
airy Neighbors Of the South.

capital the diplomats have been sun
tected to various indignities and tina
unless conditions changed within q
few days, many of them would leave
Mexico. .
The defeat of the Carranz1stas oy
yiIlistas at villadama was reported 70
the state department tonight, Specla'
Agent Silliman wired that serious un-
rest prevails In the capital
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07

limited Press Leased Wire Service. !
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-Acting up
On strong plea from Spanish Ambas
sador Riano. the state department DE-
eiaed tonight to use its good influences
with Carranza to obtain better treat
City.
=, me ambassador told the department
hat since Carranza reoccupied the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
THE WEATHER.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Weather
forecast:
For Iowa: Fair Sunday and Monday.
For Illinois and Missouri, Fair Sun
day and Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
Local Observations.

Feb Bar. Their Wind Win T
6 a m.-2996 19 NV Cl'dy
6 I D. m.-3O.17 "a w Clear
Precipitation in "a hours. trace.
River stage. ZOO a. M. 81 feet.
Change in past "a hours, rise 4.
Mean temperature, 21.
Highest temperature, 26.
Lowest temperature, L.
Lowest temperature FRIDAY night.
19. FRED 2. GOSEWISCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
AMERICAN
FLAG USED
JACK PULLED
DOWN WHEN DANGER
WAS NEAR.

UNITED Press Leased Wire cervice.l
LONDON, Feb. 6.-Passen-
gers from the giant Cunarder,
Luisitania, arriving here o.
day, told Of how the ship
steamed full speed across the
Irish sea, flying the American
flag. They said the ships Off
GERS frankly admitted their
purpose in hauling down the
union jack of England and sub
stituting the stars and stripes,
was to protect Americans on
board from possible German
submarine attack.
The Lusitania flew the Brit
ish flag all the way over until
she reached Queenstown. Then,
on the last lap of her voyage,
to Liverpool, she ran up the
American ensign and proceed
ed full speed TO port. Then
the American flag was furled
and the British colors flung out
as the liner entered the Mer-
sey.
A British law passed in 1894 Is be-
lieved to cover a contingency such az
the Lusitania faced today. The law,
entitled the British merchant ship
ping act" contains the following para
graph: "lf person uses the British
flag and assumes the British national
charter on board a ship, owned in
whole or in part by persons unquaIi-
fled to own British chip for the pur.
pose Of making the ship appear to be
British, the ship shall be subject to
forfeiture under this act, unless the
assumption has been made for the
purpose Of escaping capture by the
enemy or by foreign ship Of war In
the exercise Of a belligerent right"
Official Attention.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Gin the
face Of German complaints that the
British have been doing tine very thing
told Of in the cable despatch from
London regarding the Lusitania flying
the American flag, tonight's news was
received seriously among attaches Of
the state department. That the Incl
dent will receive official attention Is
scarcely to be doubted.
John e. Osborn, first assistant sec.
retary Of state. was greatly interested
In the news, which he said had not
reached the department through Off
cial channels. He declined, however,
to discuss the question Of whether re-
ported conduct Of the Lusitania's Off.
GERS. would constitute breach Of In
ternationaI law,
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-07
Cermany's Blockade Of England Has Been Given
Publicity and Ships Can Prevent Trouble
by Taking Other Courses.
al THE BLAME PLACED ON ENGLAND
Great Britain Charged With Having Been the
First to Violate the international Law BY
Her Actions on the Seas.

coast are not open to the danger
zone.
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-08
Fiqhf For Child And Estate of
TheIma Parker Begun With
Charges Against II. q. Smart
AWARD OF CONTRACT
i TO CONSTRUCT POST AT
KAMEHAMEHA HELD UP

Although bids for the permanent
post at Fort Kamehameha, including
barracks and officers quarters, were
opened more than a week ago, no
award of contract has been made as
yet ,".-. -.7. "
The Honolulu Planning Mill was low
bidder on the entire work, aggregat-
ing about $219,000, and while the bid
on barrack building is well within the
estimate, the figures on officers quar-
ters are above the government esti-
mates in the case of every proposal.
1t will probably be necessary to do
away with some of the accessories in
order to get the entire job within the
figure, and it may even be necessary
to re-advertise. Hi: r..
Another government contract that is
to come up soon is the construction
of the water system for Kamehameha.
The water will be impounded on the
Fort Shafter reservation, and carried
about seven miles of pipe to
the Pearl Harbor post. Bids for the
pipe line and pump houses will be
opened at the Office of the constructing
quartermaster January IA, at IL a. m.
The bid on pumping machinery will
not be opened until January 20. The
entire work will cost in the neighbor-
hood of 100000. T. ~. .>.~ =. 4
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-08
NEW APPEAL Is MADE :
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
WAR RELIEF FUND

A renewed appeal for funds for Eu-
orpean war relief was made today in
a letter to the Star-Bulletin from w.
r. Castle, chairman of the war relief
committee, following a meeting Of the
committee. "A dollar will feed five
persons for day, or one person for
five days, and the number of those
who need our assistance is in the mil
lions" says Mr.. Castle. +: I ~
The committee has decided that it
will resume its campaign with re-
newed activity. 4
The present financial standing of
the committee varies little from what
was last reported. The total amount
received by. the committee, including
the Chamber of Commerce fund, was
$53,774.25, CT which $43, 1886 was spe-
cifcally for Belgian relief. The COM
mittee also forwarded 4S boxes con.
tanning five tons of material ready for
immediate use.