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The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
FEAR PoTTER'S FIELD.
In Talk Before U. 5. Clerks, Raker
Says This Saps Life.


More men and women are struggling
today to provide that they shall not be
buried in Potter's field than for any other
thing" declared Representative Raker. Of
California; in an address Tuesday night
before mass meeting of government
clerks from several departments at the
Home Club for the discussion Of the
civil service pension question.
Worry as to what's going to become Of
US is sapping our vitality every day"
Representative Raker continued. 'T have
found from experience that salary is the
hardest thing in the world to keep hold
Of. And yet the United States govern
ment continues to dismiss its employees
without pensions as soon as they grow
old in the service"
Senator Sterling, OF South Dakota;
Thomas F. Flaherty, representing the
postal clerks, and DR.. Llewellen Jordan,
secretary Of the Civil Service Retirement
Association, favored the contributory PEN
sion plan.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
Steamer Lost with Thirty.six.

Ia Rochelle, France, Jan. 6-The
French steamer Kabylie has foundered
at sea with loss of thirty-six lives
Only the mate was saved. The KabyIie
was sailing from Morocco to France
when she was lost.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
Urges Prohibition FOR idaho.

Boise. Idaho. Jan. e.-AslSing for the
enactment of a prohibition law to take
effect January /. 1916. the same date that
Oregon and Washington become dry. Gov.
Alexander delivered his first message TO
the Idaho legislature yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
Suggestions from the Cook.

To make individual chicken pies line
gem pans with pastry. leaving crust
enough to fold over a tablespoonful of
rich chicken hash, and bake in a quick
oven.
Turnips should always be cut into
small pieces before cooking
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
Fritizi schetf Jumps to .MOvies.

ST. Louis. Jan. 6.-Fritzi Scheff, CONT
opera prima donna, who refused to go
on when the play in which she had been
appearing. THE Pretty Mrs. Smith,"
opened here. announces that she had quit
the stage for good to become a moving
picture star.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

A great number of short railways are
in the course of construction in Spain.
These will act as feeders to the main
lines.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Every Russian soldier engaged agains!
the Austrians or the Germans carries on
his person an ikon or sacred picture
which is supposed TO guard him against
the bullets of the enemy.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

There is a new fad for decorating the
back of corsage with artificial flowers.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

This dish OF meat is too good for
any but anglers, or very honest men,
IZAAK WALTON
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
STILL At WORK
ON THE PROTESTS
President Wilson is Concoct-
ing Notes to Japan, China,
England, France and
Other Places.
IS MOVING SLOWLY
Por $ lean Affair 10 Not Ii Execu.
s e's Hands, Being Straight
ened Out by War
Y Department.
by John Edwin Nevin, United Press
STAFF Cnrresnondent

BY John Edwin Nevin, United Press
Staff Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, March 23.-No re
ply has been received yet, President
Wilson explained to callers today. to
the American inquiry addressed to
Japan on the Chinese situation. This
note, the president said, was designed
to develop just what japan actually
had in mind in connection with her
negotiations with China.
! Original demands had been changed
and rechanged several times, the pre.'-
friend of both parties, decided to know
just what the situation is.
/ The entire subject, he asserted, was
enc for diplomatic exchanges and un-
til the Japanese reply had been is-
fceived, there was nothing further that
! this government could do. The mat
| ter is in "the air" he stated and the
questions addressed to the Japanese
government could not be made public
at this time.
| Toxic reports that this govern
ments inquiries related entirely to
minor matters, the president explain
ed were incorrect. The questions at
! issue are vital, he said.
| The president is still working on the
reply to the British order in council.
He prepared the text himself after
conferences with Counsellor LANSING,
of the state department. 1t has been
necessary to proceed slowly on this
istate document because Of the many
involved questions presented and alsc
\ because in many instances the gov
ernment had no precedents to guide
1T. The president said he was hope
! full it would be completed soon.
| There will be no reply to the Ger
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

department officials today were pre-
pairing to protect foreigners in Tam.
pico, anticipating that fighting will
soon reach there.
Tampico's foreign population num-
bers 1909, including $500 Americans
The state department is also con
sidering its next move in Yucatan.
Although Carranza has raised the
ban on exports from Progreso, there
IS no certainty that such conditions
will continue The natives are de-
clared to be ready for revolt, while
vfllistas are reported operating in
the state.
Yucatan Captured.
LOS ANGELES. Calf, March 2S.-
With the capture today OF Marida,
capital of Yucatan, Carranzfstas now
control the entire state, announced
Mexican Consul Adolfo CarriHo here
today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, March %
Through General Palafax, the Mexico
City Villista authorities today formal
" apologized to the Brazilian minis
ter who Is acting for the United
States in the Mexican capital, for the
murder there Of John B. McManus.
American. according to state depart
ment advices.
The minister was assured that Nc
Ma1us' family would be indemnified
and that the indemnity would be
designated by the United States. AS
surances were given that the murder
ers would be punished.
Th., dispatch did not state, how
ever, whether or not the culprits had
been arrested. Nevertheless it was
believed the apology and promises
would close the incident
Tampico Is Trembling.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-State
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
What the War Moves Mean
BY J. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
a9er of the United Press.

Is now released for any use which the
Russian general staff desires.
This splendid reinforcement be
comes available at moment when
Austro-tIungary is being harrassel
by threats of Italian belligerency and
when the campaign in the Carpath
ians is deadlocked because OF an
equality of resisting POWER.
A rapid conveyance of the Prz
emysl investing army. would PROB
ably succeed if properly led in over
coming the Austro-German Carpath
ian resistance.
But there is evidence which mdst
be intensely disappointing to Paris
and London governments, that Russia
is hesitating. The attraction of in
yesting Cracow is making itself fe''
in Petrograd with the ultimate object
OF trying to penetrate into Silesia u
the Przemysl victors move across
Galicia to Cracow, they will camp II
front of that fortress for severai
months, in all probability and DC
lost for field service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
The Flat Iron Crime is Told by Man Who Admits
He Crept Into Little Home at Night
and Killed Family.
WOMAN TELLS STORY OF AXE MURDERS
Monmouth Tragedy is Confessed by Negro Won
an and Other Axe Murders Are Being
Investigated Over Again.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
INDIANAPOLIS, March 23.-Vernle
Lewis, who confessed to the fiat iron
murder in Terre Haute and brought
here to escape almost certain mob
violence there, was safely held in the
county jail today in the custody OF
Sheriff Coffin.
| Lewis said in his confession that
he loved Mrs. Will Balding and that
his fear she would move away with
her family, prompted him to creep In
to her home at night and crush the
life out of the mother and her chill
dren. The mother and three children
died. Clifford, IL, and Irene. 3, are
unconscious after week. Their
skulls also were crushed, and they
probably will die.
Tho murderer Is undersized and hrs
! face that of man mentally weaK,
but detectives who traced him down,
say he is neither insane or a drug
victim. He frequently had visite1
Mrs. Balding at night while her nus
!! band was away, but the authorities
will not at this time make plain the
iextent OF their relations.
/ 81 tore the carpet OF the window
which had been put there because
there was no glass in the window.
Lewis said. "Got in the kitchen and
got two irons OFF the kitchen stove
Mrs. Balding was awake when | came
lin. l went to her bed and struck he.
several times on the head with the
| iron. I don't know how many times
Il hit her. Next l hit Irene on the
head. don't remember whether |
hit the oaby or not. (The infant
skull was crushed and 1t d1ed) |
then went into the front room to the
davenport and hit Celeste. When !
went to hit Clifford, he woke up and
said something. I don't know what
he said. Then 1 found Thomas an1
hit him. I then went to the kitchen
where I washed my hands in pan
or water Then went home. did
not tell any one of my crtme-not
soul. I didn't think any one would
find out that 1 did it"
Blood spots on his suspenders and
conflicting story led to the confes
sion
When Lewis was seen today, be
gave a new reason for his deed. He
said he met with an accident in the
mine five months ago, in which the
back of his head was crushed.
"Since then my head has hurt and
often / have wanted to kill some
one," he said.
II crept into the house that night
Just to see Mrs. Balding and didn t
want to hurt any one, but when I got
! in there my head began hurting and
when saw the fiat irons the idea sud
denly came the kill the whole family.
and 1 did it,
An examination Of his head show
ed it had been crushed in the back ms
described. Today's statement gave ad'
ditional confirmation Of the relation
! ship between Lewis and Mrs. Bald
ing.
| The Axe Mans Wife.
| MONMOUTH, H., March 23.-Be-
| fore Lovey Mitchell, John Knight,
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CONTINUED on page 81
ENGL AND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, March 23.-The admir-
atty today confirmed the report that
the small Whitby steamer Concord
was torpedoed in the channel yester-
day. The vessel Is still afIoat and
will be towed into port, it was stated.
Her crew of twenty-five men were
rescued.
NEED AMMUNITION.
PARIS, March 23.-Ammunition Is
the great need Of all the armies in
the war. General French, British
commander. was quoted as saying
this in an Interview published here
today.
at is rough war; said General
French, "but the problem 1t sets Is
comparatively simple ammunition,
more ammunition, always more am
nunition. But ! have a feeling that
the Germans now need ammunition
more than we do. For some time they
have been more sparins Of their
Shells"
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II Al. | !
[Bv Alice Rohe, United Press Stair
CORRESPONDENT


Correspondent
ROME, March 23.-The Austrian de.
feat at PrzemysI was given prominent
display today by the semi-off'ciaI al
news organs Of the government, with
supplementary comment to the effect
that the Austro-German offensive in
the carpathians apparently has been
broken.
The newspapers, for the most part,
carefully avoided linking the Austrian
reverses with the critical Austro-ltai-
Ian situation, evidently at the govern
ment's suggestion. The police dis
persed a cheering crowd that gather
ed near the Russian embassy late last
night.
Considerable significance was at
tached today to Premier Salandre's
declaration at the ediournment or
parliament last night. Several dep
uties objected to adjouUrnment un-
til May g. They asked for a shorter
recess on the ground that the cham
ber should be in session during the
present crisis in order to be in posi-
tion to control the governments for
eign policy.
Replying, the prime minister as
serted that the government needed
freedom Of actior at this time with.
out parliamentary lnterferenee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

, now in the Joliet pen, and his wife
Mrs. Annie Knight, all negroes, are
sent to trial for the murder Of VIM.
F. Dawson and his wife and thirteen
year old daughter here three years ago.
officials will allow time for authori-
ties of Blue Island. ILL.,, Colorado
Springs and Columbia, Mo-, to Ques-
ton the trio. At all Of these places
there have been mysterious murders.
In each instance the method OF slay-
ing has been like that employed IN
the wiping out OF the Dawson family.
ia ,hatchet was welded to crush out
the lives Of the victims.
Feeling against Mitchell, brought
from st. Louis yesterday, and against
the knight woman, who Is said to
have confessed to the Dawson muir
ders, ran SO high today, that Police
Chief Morrison decided to keep the
prisoners at Galesburg indefinitely.
Mrs. knight, the police said today,
told them how she stood watch out
side the Dawson home while Mitchell
and her husband killed the family
| with a hatchet for revenge.
| Mrs. knights Story.
PEORIA, H., March 23.---State-
ments tending definitely to connect
..Lovey" Mitchell and John knight.
negroes, with the murder of w E.
Dawson, his wife and daughter, at
Monmouth, H., have been obtained
from Annie knight, wife Of one OF the
suspects, according to the Peoria po-
lice. It was said today by detectives
here that the Monmouth police wish.
ed to hide the facts for fear that acts
- y3o1anca v,orld he attemDte,i
against the prisoners.
Mrs. Knight, who was brought
here for safe keeping late yesterday.
told newspaper men today that gos-
SIP had connected her name with the
Dawson's and that Mitchell also had
grudge against Dawson because he
had been ordered away from the
church at which Dawson was sexton.
She also said Dawson and his wife,
although white. attended a negro
church and were at this church until
nine o'clock on the night Of the mur.
der.
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uMlted Press Leased Wire Service.j
NEW YORK, March %. I'll a. MI
me iall of Przemysl may have an
.anportant effect on an early end Of
ne war, or the gain for the allied
ause may equally be frittered away
y incompetent Slav leadership. The
= 'ua.ion now confronting the allies
= admirable for the delivery of a
fowerful Offensive in the direction II
Daospest, but 1t will be in accord with
s'lous Russian strategy II the de-
e 20 accomplish too many things
s.e once would test the sudden ad.
ssa,utage ss,ua now resting In Grand Duke
sSnolas' hands. Three or four Rus
~ sssn army corps must have comprised
~. INVESTING force about Przemysl.
n n 81 act that the Austrian garrison
Ss OooV made no efforts to cut its
so freedom. Is did the Beigians
E'ssaa.sMsrpt, dsmonstrates the iarse
.oI!ky o. Slavs. An army be.
sss Z - ae' "a and $50, 900 strong, fu.l
"a - - atfer Winning one Of the
1fetorieS of the war
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
|,ur Footed Friends Of the Soldiers in the
Trenches, Were All Sentenced to Death
When Collie Was Caught Carrying Messages.
|EN HATED TO PART WITH THEIR PETS
|he Little Old Woman Who Sold Cider by Day
and Signaled to the Germans at Night
Through Her Shutters.

the men. But the collie liked Dcmi-
ellie best. We found out afterwards
that Demielle used to save his food,
and even go hungry himself in order
to keep himself high in the collie's
good will. How Demielle ever train
ed the dog to go to the German
trenches from ours we were never
able to figure out, but we FIRST sus-
pected Demielle when we saw him
lift the dog to the edge Of our trench
and send him on his way by throw
ing stone towards the German lines
which were only $50 feet distant.
When the dog came back that night
q sentry caught him and searched
him. Under his collar was a map
which Demielle had drawn, with a
note written in German, "We don't
understand this map. Can't you make
1t plainer?" The sentry put the note
back in place and let the dog go to
Demielle's submerged hut. Two men
were standing near Demielle's cellar
when the dog entered. Demielle put
his finger under the dogs collar, Sc.
cured the note and began to read II
when the men jumped on him. Deml-
ellie was very cool about 1t, but he
knew that his end had come. He was
taken away and sentenced to death
by d court martial. Luckily the firing
squad was not chosen from among
the men In our trench. The officers
paraded him before us as an example.
He kept his head high, and seemed
satisfied with what he had done for
his country. They took him some
where to die. Next day We were
afraid to perform several executions
that were harder for some men, l
think, than shooting their old trench
mate would have been.
"Kill all Of the dogs in your
trenches" ran the new command.
|, / think some of the men who had
made pets of stray dogs, wept the
night the order came. One fellow I
know slept with his dog that night.
We could not kill the dogs in cold
blood; we were acquainted with them,
Just as we were with each other.
They had been the bright spots in
our muddy drab lives. NANCY and
dirty as they were, We were little
cleaner; when there wasn't a smile
left on our faces, during the rainy or
extra dangerous days there was Il
ways a sparkle in the eyes Of the
trench dogs and they were always
ready to play.
But we had to kill them. A Portu-
guees who loved a little white fox
terrier, discovered the easiest way
He threw stone out Of the trench:
the little fellow went after 1t and
Just as he was picking it up in his
mouth, about dozen of our rifles
blazed at him and over he went We
made believe to ourselves that we
had been shooting at the Germans
and that "Poopoo" had been killed by
accident. So our six dog friends went
into. eternity that day, laying them
selves down among the bodies of the
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RUSSIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
PETROGRAD, March 23.-HaIf a
million Russian troops inspired by tho
news OF the fall Of Przemysl are press.
ing forward In gigantic forward
movement all along the Carpathlans,
according to war office dispatches to-
day. From Dukia pass region to tho
borders of Roumania, the Siavs ara
driving southwark In a mighty sweep
toward the plains Of Hungary and tho
crown land Of BukowIna.
General Seliwanofrs besiesing army
Of 10000 men began entering
PrzemysI early today. Tentative terms
of surrender were agreed upon late
yesterday at conference between
General kusmanek, the Austrian com
mander Of the fortress city and Sell
wanoff. Tho war office has not mado
the terms public, but Il IL certain that
General kusmanek and the remnants
of his disease ridden garrison will be
acssrded full honors Of war.
Red Cross nurses attached to the
Russian army proceeded the victori-
Gus sIavs into Przemysl. Several hos
rital units entered the city Yesterday
and began administering to Austrians.
hCSS VSsC wOAHOC0 III Iu0 IooI OVoI
perate sorties Of the garrison and had
been tumbled into hospitals with scar
cely any medical attention. The con-
Though the garrison had an adequate
food supply until only few weeks
ago, the Austrians were suffering for
lack Of heavy clothing. The uniforms
they wore when the siege was begun
To- 4~k -. Ia Ia
few days, all kinds of animals had
the garrison would have faced starva-
tion within forty-eight hours.
A dispatch to the war office today
said the inner forts of Przemysl had
been partly destroyed by the Auc'
trians before General kusmanek ran
up the white flag. The Austrians,
however, lacked sufficient explosives
to level the forts and the damage can
be repaired within few weeks. A
Russian force Of probably 10000 will
be left to garrison the city.
Public buildings and private homea
in PrzemysI suffered but little fror,
the bombardment. The Russian gur
fire was accurately aimed and none
of the city's .andmarks suffered.
What disposition will be made ot
the Russian army that investes
PrxemysI was subject for much
speculation today. There were re-
ports that the Russian troops woule
be sent against the fortress Of era
cow; that they would move southward
to aid In the invasion Of Hungary and
that they would be hurried to the
southeast to march into BukowIna.
Despite heavy snow storms, the
Russians are making progress be.
tween the Dukla and Lupkow passes.
Another Russian force has pierced
the Russian border, north Of Tilsit
and now occupies the German town OF
Lausaroen.
AUSTRIANS IN MUTiNY.
PETROGRAD, March 23.-Mutlny
broke out In the starving garrison at
PrzemysI and General kuzmanek sur
rendered to the Russians to prevent
-
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Phil RAIDER, written for the
United Press.1

~ Phil RAIDER, written for the
United Press.]
ropyright 1915 by the United Press.1
LONDON, March There was =
tle old woman OF French nationals
whose shot-riddled little cottage
as about a mile behind our trenches.
he had a huge supply Of cider, and
hen one Of us got money, and q
hance. we would sneak through the
enches back to her little house
mock on the shattered window until
be opened it and handed out big
np full Of apple Juice.
INV good old husband" as she de-
eribed him, was killed in the cottage
German bullet. We buried the
ody for her and asked her why she
dn't move.
.No! MOI" she exclaimed. This rs
Is home and If / die anywhere, | ole
ere"
One night we saw three little flick
is OF light come from chink Of the
huttered window. On q hill far away,
the German lines, we saw tiny
ght blink three times. For three
tights we watched the sparkling chiak
the window blind. We didn't want
believe she Was . spy, because II
be we're taken away, we would miss
tir cider. But, at last, we had to
1t. We caught her one night in the
ICED and our officers sent her away,
don't know where. She had sold
er country for German gold.
Hers was only one instance of the
horoughness OF the German spy sys.
I'm.
One day we found telephone wire
|unning through the beet fields from
Pie German trenches to a point far
behind our lines. 1t ended at q pop
pr tree where German spy hidden
+ the branches had been phoning the
(nemy all the details OF our move
hents.
But Demielle was the spy OF all
lpies He lived with US in our
|renches. He shot at the Germans
lnd cursed them as we did. But all
me time he was sending messages to
|hem and when he was caught In the
let he kept his silence like man.
pur officers took charge Of him and
Pe disappeared-executed we heard.
In those early days of war, when
|oreigners in Paris were forming a
|oreign legion, Demielle, a splendid
o,oking man with beard that gave
pim distinguished appearance and
manner that was the essence of
courtesy, got his name into the list
md Was accepted. He had money in
quantities and before we
leparted from Paris to the front, he
ave parties right and left to little
sroups of comrades. His profession
vas that of an engineer of sugar
making machine and he knew every
men OF sugar beet country in which
'ur regiment was finally stationed.
y was collie dog that proved the
lnooing Of Demielle, a fine long hair
e animal which OF all the stray
logs which made their homes in the
fenches had the most friends among
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Eir. ne St. paul.

[United Press Leased Wire serv1ce.l
ST, PAUL, MIMI, March 23.-F1re
originating in the basement OF the
Essex building early today for sever
al hours threatened the entire loop
district of st. Paul. Ffyemen assist
ed by two hudred students OF the
Nichols Expert school, business col
lege had the flames under control at
nine O'Clock.
Starting in an elevator shaft. the
flames climbed the shaft and burst
forth on neighboring buildings. when
It struck stock of chemicals on the
first .loor. Firemen near at hand sue
cessfully copet with the explosion
Smoke and water damage to nearby
buildings and the damage to the Es-
sex building is estimated at 800,
900.
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