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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18
Railroad Men Report Seeing Eighteen Corpses
Along Twenty Mile Stretch Of Track and
Water Higher Than Flood of 1900.
TOWN OF LA PORTE WAS DESTROYED
Hundreds Of Houses in Houston Were Unroofed
and Property Damage There is Estimat-
ed at Five Million Dollars.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
GAINESVILLE, Texas. Aug. 1s.-The
crew of Santa re work train reach
ing here from Texas City Junction at
11:45 a. NJ, reports the track torn up
and that they were unable to proceed
farther They say they found eighteen
from GAINESVILLE.
Several business signs from Market
street Galveston, were found scat.
tered all the way from Hitchcock to
Texas City Junction. they said. The
farther inland than in 1900, when Gal
weston was nearly wiped off the map.
Ten Houses Blown Down.
AUSTIN. Texas, Aug. 1S.--Reports
received here from Houston newspa-
pers states that ten houses were
blown down in Bellaire, a suburb.
Two persons were killed. a carpen-
ter whose barn fell on him and a
workman who became entangled IN i
live wire.
Red Brook, small town near
Houston, on the bar, was practically
anihHinted. Texas City also suffered
heavy damage and Is in need OF food
supplies. A boat load of provisions
has been sent there from Houston.
Fear is Growing.
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 1S.-With
twenty-seven already reported dead
in the Texas storm, fear grew here
this afternoon that establishment
of communications with Galveston
will develop a disheartening story OF
the latest visitation Of storm and gale
to the island city.
News filtering into Dallas this aft
ernoon from points near Galveston
that were hard hit by the terrific
blow, caused pessimism to take the
place of hope held earlier in the day
that the great Galveston sea wall had
frustrated the storm.
All reports tended to show that
Galveston had suffered heavily. Re-
ports were that the wind had con
tinued until last night and that at
that time water was from four to five
feet deep in the streets near the wa.
ter front. and that the causeway to
the mainland had been broken.
Reported loss Of life at points near
Galveston reached a total OF at least
twenty-seven early this afternoon.
Eighteen were reported dead, at
Whitecock. twenty miles from Calves
ton; one known dead at Houston;
two known dead at Bellaire and six
dead at Morgan's Point.
Property damage, it was believed
here, would exceed that caused by
the terrible storm Of 1900. The wa
ter was reported much farther inland
than in 1900. There was evidence,
too, that the wind was as terrific as
that which swept Galveston, fifteen
years ago. Business signs from down
town sections were found scattered
twenty miles inland
The entire wire system from Dal-
las south, was prostrated and only 4
few cities are in intermittent COM
munication over shaky wires. In
many sections, railroad communica-
ton is suspended.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18
EAGL lI;1)

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Aug. 18.-The Norwegian
steamers Mineral and Romulus have
been sunk by German submarines.
Dispatches received here today said
their crews were rescued.
FOUR STEAMERS SUNK.
LONDON, Aug. 1s.-Four steamers,
three Of them neutral vessels, have
been sunk by German submarines In
the last twenty-four hours. Tho crews
OF all were saved. j
Dispatches this afternoon added the
2,702 ton British steamer Bonny and
the Spanish steamer isIdore to the
list Of the U boat victims.
ANOTHER AIR RAID.
LONDON, Aug. 1s.-Zeppelin air.
ships again raided the English east
coast last night, killing ten persons
and woundina thirty-slx. The admir-.
atty statement said the Zeppel'ns
escaped.
This 1. the third air raid by zep-
peiins on the east coast within eight
days and the seventeenth air invasion
Of England since the war began. A
total Of eighty-f1ve persons have been
killed by bombs dropped from German
air craft over England and 267 per-
sons have been Injured.
On the night Of August 9 Zeppellns
raIded east coast towns, killing four
teen persons and woundlng fourteen.
One Of the Zeppellns, the admiralty
reported, was destroyed by English
and French fiiers near Ostend.
Last Thursday night, zeppelins again
bor,barded the coast counties, killing
six persons and wounding twenty
three.
Thi. afternoons official statement,
like those issued following previous
air attacks, contained no informa-
tlon Of localities raided.
The official statement said the "east
|eountriea'' were raided. This was TAX.
Ien to mean that Kent and Essex, tyffis
directly east Of London, IN which the
eastern suburbs of London are located,
were visited by tho Zeppeiins.
one Of the raiding dirlgibles is be-
EIieved to have been hit and damaged
by anti-air craft guns stationed along
the coast. The bombs damaged sew
eraI buildings, Including church.
"Zeppeiins visited the eastern coun-
ties last night and dropped bombs"
said the admiralty statement. "our
,anti-air craft guns were in action and
Il 10 believed one Zeppelin was hit.
Due to the difficult atmospheric condl-
tions, the keppelins escaped.
"Some houses and other buildings,
Including church, wore damaged. The
dead include seven men, two women
and one child. The injured were fit
teen mon, eighteen women and three
children. All the victims were CIV
Hans"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18
VIII be Rushed.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 1s.-Buy-
ers for big department stores, return
ing from the east today said that gar
ment manufacturers would be rushed
to complete supply demanded by
the retailers, who have abandoned
wartime caution and are buying on
the theory Of winter prosperity.
Cleveland is the second city in the
United States in the manufacture Of
women's ready to wear garments.
Benjamin Schlesinger. president OF
the international Cloak and Suit Max
ers' union, was due here today to lead
the local garment workers in fight
Tor higher waEe&
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18
The War i'm Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

Secretary Lansing admitted that
physical delay in transmitting the
peace appeal to Zapata and othe-
leaders might cause an extension OF
the time allowed for responses.
Disaffection in Villas ranks is re-
ported Recent wholesale executions
are said to have been prompted bS
conspiracies against him.
General Funston reported quiet on
the border.
The gunboat sacramento delayed oy
q storm, was due to dock today, With
the Brazilian and Guatemalan minis
ters at New Orleans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18
BALKANS

[United Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON. Aug. 1s.-Ex-Premier
Venizeios has accepted the invitation
Of King Constantine to form new
Greek cabinet, according to des-
patches from Athens today. The So
called "war party leader and the
kina found themselves in accord, the
dispatches said, and Venizelos prom
ised to name the new ministry within
a few days. The new cabinet, 1t is
stated, probably will favor continu-
ance Of the policy Of neutrality, but
will be willing to participate In any
negotiations that may advance
Greece's interests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18

that Germany Is earnest In her OBJ
1ections and gladly would forego tho
privilege OF obtaining such supplies
here-if any have been obtained.
We are aware Of what is legitimate
and what Is not and we have not gone
beyond what is proper"
Germans generally declare they see
no reason to believe that the present
uproar Is likely to interfere with the
progress OF diplomatic negotiations be-
tween Germany and the United States.
In the latter regard. they are chiefly
interested, they say, In the forthcom-
ing note from the United States to
England because OF its probable bear
ing ON the German answer TO the last
Lusitania note. ''e II + ss'5s s57
The American note to Great Britain.
said man close to the inner German
diplomatic circle today, means more
than that-it means, he said. a decls.
ion In Germany as to whether the
American note shall or shall not be
answered.
THE situation Is such in Germany" !"
he declared, that Germany cannot
make reply to the United States un-
less it be shown to the German people
that this country intends to demand
emphatically that England respect the
rights of neutrals. Such an attitude
understood by the German people
and 1t is not SO understood now by
any means-would make possible a
conclusion OF the Lusitania incident.
Unless the last American note -
Germany can be answered under such
circumstances, / do not believe it
will be answered at ALL No good can
come of further exchange OF acrimon
ious notes. So
Il do not believe that the prepara-
tion OF the German reply will be TAX
en- up until the note to England has
been sent. If England gets the sort OF
note we think is due her, am con-
fdent that President Wilson's hopes of
mediatfng between England and Ger
many to the good purpose OF freeing
the seas Of unfair domination and un-
fair warfare will begin to be real
lied
National Marine League.
CHICAGO, Aug 1s.-The National
Marine League is the name OF an or
ganization being formed today by q
group of middle western millionaires
for the purpose Of establishing mer-
chant navy.
James B. Forgan. president Of the
First National bank, Chicago; Samuel
Insul, electric magnate: Eames Mac
Veagh, wholesale grocer; Fred Vogel,
If. Milwaukee tanner; William Lfv-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18
Pio Iron Rates Lowered.

United Press Leased Wire Service-l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-The in
terstate commerce commission today:
Reduced carload pig iron rates from
Alabama and Tennessee to Chicago
from s435 to 81 per ton, effective
September 20. 1915.
Ruled that shipper need not state
what he is shipping unless asked by
the carrier; but that if he seeks to
get a lower rate by misrepresentation
after being asked, he is amenable to
punishment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18
IURkE !

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service j.
LONDON, Aug. 1s.-Britist rein
forcements landed on the shores or
SuvIa bay, have gained 500 yards IN
general assault on the Turkish Daroa-
neIIes defenses, General Ian Hamilton
reported to the war OFFICE today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18
RUSSIA

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
PETRoGRAD, Aug. 1s.-The GER
mans have begun violent assault
upon tho fortress of kovno. The war
Office admitted today that the enemy
has captured tone small fort" and
declared that desperate fighting con-
tinues.
German Siege artillery Of all call
Der and Austrian howitzers have been
pounding at the western and south
western forts Of kovno since early
Monday. The Russian guns are rnak-
Ing an energetic reply and have
slicnced several OF the enemy's bat
teries. The artillery battle is the
most furious since the fighting before
Przemysi weeks ago.
The Teutons have lost heavily In
n,assed assaults. Great gaps were
torn In the ranks Of General Won
Eichhorn's army when tho Germans
threw themselves In close formation
on tho positions facing kovno from
the southwest. The enemy was ex-
posed to the cross fire OF Russian
works on either side. The captured
fort and the German troops holding It
are being heavily shelled by the river
.fortlfieatIons.
The northern forts Of Novo Geore-
iewsk are belng heavily bombarded,
the war Office reported, the Germans
having brought up new and heavier
siege pieces.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18
SUBMARINES IN RAID.

PETRoGRAD, Aug. 16.- Russian
submarines have Joined the Black sea
fleet roidinp Turkish commerce. An
off1ciAi statement today reported the
sinking Of Turkish steamer. coal
laden, along the Asia Minor coast
east Of constantinopie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-18
[ BY Carl w. Alderman, United Press
staff Correspondent.l

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-27

Studebaker plant painted. The idea was
conceived by G. l.. Williams, advertis
ing manager of the Studebaker Cor
poration. 1t took the faithful and per-
severing efforts of two New York
painters, Grant Wright and Harry f.
Byrnes, a whole month to depict on
canvas the spirit of industry that is
personified in the Studebaker factories.
One can form an idea of the quality of
detail that exists in the picture when
one realizes that something over 15,-
900 windows show in the scene. To
aid the lighting arrangement ii was
necessary to Opaque the back of the
picture. carefully avoiding the outlines
of each window, so that the lights
might shine through undimmed.
The lighting arrangements are as
novel as the picture is a faithful BIRDS
eye view of the twelve factories COM
prising the plants at Detroit and South
Bend. A wonderful illusion is gained
by means OF a specially RECONSTRUCTED
machine called fiasher-dimmer. de-
velopment of the machine that pro-
duces the best stage lighting effects.
In two minutes the spectator at the
exhibit sees the plant as it is every
hour of the twenty-four-and all by
means of the lighting arrangements.
First the plant is seen at dawn The
gray light turns to the yellowish- white
glare of the sunlight and the factories
appear in great activity. The sunlight
moderates as afternoon comes taking
a warmer crimson tone and as the sun
sets the factories flash on their artf-
fetal lights. Soon through $4,000 win
dows the lights shine out on the late
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-27
.B[UVDER HERE CAUSES
TROUBLE At READING
Volunteers Had Everything Ready
For Tabernacle Raising, but
Only Seats Arrive
BIG FEED IS CALLED OFF
Dad Schaeffer, Boss Carpenter,
Way Up in the Air; Is Now
Headed This Way
BIG FEED IS CALLED OFF
Shc.ial 10 TIE Telesrahh

OPeefaf 10 4 re lcfgfdPH
Reading, March 27.-There was no
tabernacle raising yesterday by the
volunteers from the 80 churches on
gagged in pushing the Slough revival
campaign. Likewise there will be no
dinner in the Covenant Methodist
Episcopal Church for these same vol
unteer workers. 1t Is all because some
body blundered. and the lumber for
the tabernacle didn't reach Reading.
The blunder took place at Harris
burg. Nobody knows in Reading at
this writing just whose fault it was,
whether the shippers of the lumber
or the railroads, or whose But suf-
fee it to say that instead of a carload
of roof timbers, and other such fiXings,
along comes a carload of seats this
morning.
Then Dad" Schaeffer. who has
charge of the tabernacle building, got
up in the air and called off building
operations.
Were Anxiously Waiting
dad" Schaeffer had been watching
anNiously all day yesterday for several
carloads of lumber that he said were
on the road. He had been chasing back
and forth to the railroad Offices and
doing his utmost to get track of the
cars. Tracers had been sent out after
them, the railroad said, but it seems
the tracers never caught up with them,
or else passed 'em on the road, for the
the lumber didn't get here. And then
this morning a car of lumber came in
sight, and Schaeffer was happy for o
few minutes.
Big Time Promised.
When he found it was seats he got
peeved. He said a few things about
careless blunders and other fellows
who had something to do with the
shipping, and then he started post
haste for Harrisburg.
On his way to the station he stopped
long enough to call up Mrs. James E.
Baker. chairman of the women's work
committee, and told her to call off the
big "eats." So there will be no dinner
for hard working men at Covenant
Methodist Episcopal Church to-mor-
row, as was expected, and the cooks
can stay hcme and do their weekly
house cleaning.
But the festivities are not called off
altogether. Only postponed. Mr..
Schaeffer said that if he can get the
cars into the yard here before Satur-
day morning, there will be a big time
Saturday, and so the women folks are
getting ready for it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-27
Big Battle Pending, Says
Hupmobile Export Manager

"The allies and the Germans are pre-
parlng for the greatest struggle IN the
history of this great war. officials Of
probably take place about the middle
of April writes John L Poole, Hup-
mobile European export manager, to
the Hupp Motor Car Company from
Paris.
Mr.. Poole left for Europe in the in
terests of the Hupp Motor Car Com
pany, some time last october. and has
been in Paris ever since that time.
Conditions of the war" continues
Mr.. Poole, 'on the western front have
sides of the firing line for the past
three months, and, no doubt, will be so
until about April 10. when this big
conflict begins.
Both sides are making every pos
sible move in anticipation of this enor-
nous struggle. All past engagements
will. no doubt. look like ordinary
skirmishes when compared with this
"The French, English and Belgians
are known to be preparing for this
heard of. England will have 100000
men on the firing line by May l. The
French army will have by this time
and 100000 in reserve. These figures
are as accurate as il is possible for any
one to obtain. While not permitting
here, at the same time these facts are
hcials.
at is reported that in a few days
we will see a decided change in the
position of the French army located on
the right bank of the River Aisne, fac
ing Scissors. in the position where the
big stone quarries are located. The rea-
son for this. as rumor II as it. is on ac-
count of the fact that the Germans
are holding over 1000 French women
and children in the caves and under
ground passages as hostages.
This is very advantageous posi-
they have threatened to kill all the
women and children If these under
ground passages and caves are blown
up.
"Quite naturally. the French soldiers
do not wish to fire on people of their
own race. Therefore. the French troops
are to be replaced by the British. for
caves be captured imme-
diately.
"Ali Paris is indignant over the ac-
tions of the Germans on this matter
The French neople. however. recognize
that. while this is very deplorable ana
p terrible thing TO contemplate. never
theless these hostages will have to be
sa crificed.
"Just the other dav. Emanuel Helen,
renowned French aviator, purchased a
Model j Hupmobile for use at the
front. Helen belongs to the French
Aviator Corps, and has accom-
plished several deeds of valor in the
who captured and destroyed two Ger
man Taube monoplanes in a recent air
''Business conditions have not i'm
proved snv since the war began and
are steadily growing worse"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-27

noted is the demand on the part OF the
motor-buying public for cars equipped
with electric lights and starter. We
are selling four Saxon roadsters thus
equipped to every one without starter.
1t is evident that people want every
comfort and convenience, in cars of
low price as well as in the higher
priced machines.
The one thing that used to keep so
many people from buying automobiles
was the fact that they were too high
in first cost, too heavy in weight, and
therefore too expensive to maintain.
The coming of the dependable low -pric-
ed car, light in weight, stylish in ap-
pearance and economical in upkeep has
changed all this. 1t has removed the
ownership of motor cars from a privi-
lege of the wealthy to a pleasure for
men and women of moderate means.
And it has come to be the greatest of
all modern machines in business as
savers of time and money for statesmen
and others who have to be outdoors.
"In my opinion this well be a year
of economy in automobile buying. BY
that | mean that men and women are
going to select, as never before, the
cars which offer the biggest values for
the money. Makers of dependable. up
to-date cars that answer this demand
will be the ones who will benefit most"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-27

afternoon, and occasionally the "blow-
off" of the blast furnaces throw a red
glare over the surrounding buildings.
The whistles blow, however, conclud-
ing the days work at the plant, and
soon all lights are out, leaving the
scene in a blue darkness through which
there twinkles here and there the lam
activity Is over at the Studebaker plant
but IL takes only two minutes in the
eyes. of the visitor who watches the
illusions made by the lighting of the
picture in the Studebaker exhibit
The same spirit of American enter
prise that is responsible for the gerat
hughe reproduction that should call for
no small amount of admiration from
visitors at the EXPOSITION
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-27

Atlantic POLARLNE is the
I00-percent lubricant that
flows freely at all tempera-
lures. It's a sure cure for
pdrched cylinder chambers.
1t keeps upkeep DOWN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-27
False Pride in Buying
Motor Cars Thing of Past

Judging from the volume of our
sales since December, this year prom
ises to be n recordbreaker." says Law
renee Moore, sales director of the Saxon
Motor Company.
"Since the first of the year we have
shipped more than $500 of the new type
$3.50 Saxon roadsters. and orders are
coming in faster all the time. Sales
since March indicate that this will be
by far our biggest month. Our new
model two-passenger car with larger
body of genuine streamline type is en-
joying popularity everywhere. In spite
of greatly increased factory facilities
in our plant, we are being kept busy
every day in the week in our efforts to
keep abreast of orders. The factory
Ais working full capacity all the time.
4 "a condition such as this is a mighty
good indication that the day of false
pride over motor cars is past. They
are no longer bought on a price tag
basis, but are judged rather by the
service they render in relation to price.
People no longer hesitate to buy low
priced cars providing these cars can
give the desired service.
Another interesting tendency to be
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-27

and in his article tells how, for. $37O,
the price of good team, he was able
to make motorcycle milk cart. He
says he carries three milk cans in the
that he Is able to make his route in
half the time required by, horses.
Each evening he has to travel nine
miles to get home. This distance he
covers In just thirty minutes, while It
took him two and a half hours to
make the trip with horse. kuntz
also uses his motorcycle for hauling
supplies from town, and sometimes
even carries young pigs and calves on
the tWowheeler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-27
BIG MEET AT OKLAHOMA

Many motorcyeIists of note will help
to make the two-wheeler events in
connection with the celebration of the
twenty-sixth anniversary of the OPEN
ing of Oklahoma, the biggest affair of
the kind ever held in the Southwest.
RED" Parkhurst, Joe VOTERS, Walter
Cunningham, Ray Weishaar and AIiIt
DePew are all expected to take part
in the event. which Will take place
April 20-22. The motorcycle club of
Oklahoma City has membership of
sixty-five and is being backed by
many motorcycle enthusiasts in its
effort to make this meet big success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-27
A Wonderful Panama
Pacific Exposition Sight

"A working day at the Studebaker
automobile plaintiffs is the title OF
the immense oil painting that stands
plav at the Panama-Pacific Exposition
in San Francisco. The painting. which
is IA feet wide by 9h feet high,
weighs half a ton. and 1t was no small
task to TRANSPORT this immense piece
of work from New York-where IL was
made in the Hippodrome and Grand
the Golden Gate.
"Rut it was a still harder task, ma
tuarlly. to have the panorama of the