The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23
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GERMANY

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l[By Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
! STAFF Correspondent
BERLIN, (via Tho Hague), Sept. e.
The admiralty has submitted to tho
foreign office, memorandum deolar
Ing positively that no German subma.
srine attacked the Allan timer Hesper-
Ian. The admiralty memorandum aug.
gests that possibly q British mfne, In
tended for the destruction Of German
~ boats seat tho HesperIan to tho
bottom of the Irish coast.
The admiralty Informed tho foreign
office, II was learned today, that the
last Of the German submarines oper-
ating In British waters on the day OF
the explosion which wrecked the Hes
lperian, has reported. No submarines
attacked any liner answering the de-
scription Of the hesperian, the admir-
laIty reported and no submarine was
| in the vicinity Of the Hespertan
when the explosion tore her side
open.
Tho submarine boat commanders
reported that they sighted scores Q.
mines floating in the Irish sea and on
the Irish coast. These mines, II was
said, apparently were streYn for the
purpose Of sinking German Y boats.
Tho admiralty memorandum 10 ur<
derstood to have been delivered by the
foreign office yesterday or the day
lprevIous. IL will probably be embod-
lied in the note to America. Il was
reported In some quarters today, that
such a note already had been deliver
ed at tho American embassy, but this
report was not confirmed either by
Foreign office OFFICIALS or by Ambas-
sador Gerard.
"In these days Of secret dipiom-
acy,' smiled the ambassador, III re-
iceIved a note on the Hesperian case.
would be unable to acknowledge IT,"
As evidence Of the desire Of the
lgovernment to bring about speedy
and complete adjustment Of German-
tAmerIcan relations, It was made
known today that the kaiser is to- re-
lceIve Ambassador Gerard upon his
ma Jesty's return from the eastern
front within . few days.
The American ambassador has not
conferred with the emperor for many
months, because the latter has been
at the front with his armies.
| Germany continues absolutely con-
fident Of the ability Of Ambassador
Eernstorff to arrive at complete un-
derstanding at Washington.
! FOUR AvIAToRs SHOT DOWN.
| BERLIN, (xIa wireless 70 London)
Sept. 23.-Four French avtators were
shot down by German troops yester-
| day In what this afternoons official
bulletin described az day Of "the
| greatest air-craft and artillery action
along the entire front"
| The French aeropIanes were shot
down while they were lowering over
the German lines, correcting the range
Of their gunners who bombarded the
German positions heavily throughout
the day.
In the Argonne, German shrapneI
evidently pierced the gasoline tank OF
one French birdman. His machine
burst Into flames and went pIunsing
| to earth north os ST. Menehould. An
other enemy's aviator was brought
down near vouziers and two In the
vicinity Of Pont-A-M ousson.
SYMPATHY FOR BULGARIA.
BERLIN, (via wireless to Tuckerton,
IN. J.), Sept. 23.-Large bodies Of Bull
sarian reservists left Berlin and other
German cities today In answer to the
mobilization summons. Vienna dis
patches reported thousands Of 6uIgar-
/ ians wore enroute to the frontier.
The German papers devoted large
share Of their space to the Balkan
situation today. They assure Bulgaria
that she has the sympathy Of the Ger
man people In her efforts to regain
Macedonia.
SYMPATHY FOR DUMBA.
BERLIN, (vis The Hasue), sept.
23.-The newspaper Kreuz Zeitung
commenting on the Archibald letters
and the request for the recall Of Am
bassador Dunba expresses sympathy
for the Austrian diplomat and adds:
! "Bernstorff and Dumba are alone In
a country strongly undermined by
| English agitation they have stayed at
the battle front which is as hard and
dangerous as Is the position Of the SOL
dIer on the firing line"
FACTORY DESTROYED.
! AMSTERDAM, Sect %. Anglo
French airmen bombarded the Ger
man submarine and military base at
Bruces Sunday and Monday night, do
Inu heavy DAMAGE. Reports reaching
| here today said a Germany factory
I>A,e deofroved