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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-16
Left Behind Alone and Unpro-
tected When the Men
Marched Off to War.

I[By William G. Shepherd, United
Press Staff Correspondent
SALCNIKA, Dec. ia million
Serbian girls and women are facing
intense suffering and possible death
through lack Of food and clothing, or
q worse fate at the hands Of rowing
bands Of Comitadjin, not yet entirely
suppressed by the invading armies.
Well clothed, well fed soldiers Of
the allies suffered intensely from the
cold in southern Serbia. What is hap
penins to the girls and women left
behind by the retreating Serbian army
the world can only guess.
The Serbian government ordered all
men and boys to leave the villages
and join the army in the retreat
through the Albanian mountains. Co.
incidentally the women and girls were
ordered to remain and care for the vii
lages.
In other countries the women said
goodbye to their men and saw them
so to war. But the Serbian heroines
said goodbye to their men and then
waited for the war to come to them
with all its horrors and outrages
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ITALY !

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
kOME, Dec. 16.-The aged King
Peter Of Serbia who was forced to
flee through the Albanian mountains
to escape capture by the 6ulgarians,
Will arrive In Italy within few days
from Scutari.
The royal villa at Caserta has be-
placed at his disposal by King )
tor Emanuel, it was learned
Preparations are also being ms
receive the Montenegrfn royal ~
ily in case the Austrians succeed in
overrunnlno Montenegro.
The Italian queen is the daughter
Of kina Nicholas Of Montenegro.
RELIEF FOR sERBiANs.
PARIS, Dec. 16.-That italian
troops and war supplies have been
slanded in Albania and are moving to
the relief OF the Serbian armies is
Indicated In dispatch from Rome
today admitting the destruction OF
the italian destroyer Intrepido and
the transport Reumberto by drifting
mines In the AdrIatic. Only forty
three lives were lost, it was stated.
In making public these facts, ital-
Ian officials declared their losses to
be comparatively light in view Of the
fact that ship loads OF men and ma
teriai have reached their destina-
tions unharmed. Excepting the sink
inc Of the two ships mentioned, the
Austrians have been successful only
in their attacks on small merchant
vessels carrying supplies to the Al
banian coast, It was stated.
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GERMANY

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BERLIN, Dec. IS. (via wireless to
Gayviiie.)-The Austro-German colony
In saIonika Is preparing TO depart, &C
eordina TO dispatches received here to
day. sSs' s.s.s ~ s ssl -, I
Tho city 10 In virtual state Of Siege
Of Berlin newspapers
reported today that the population u
panicky, fearing violence at the hands
Of the AngIo-French troops and Serb.
ian refugees. They also declared that
body Of French troops at Salonika
mutlnied, refusing to work In the
trenches.
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ENGL land

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servtce.l
LONDON, Dec. 16.-Sir Douglas
Haig's appointment as commander In
chief Of the British forces In France
and Belgium will be followed by
other radical changes in the higher
commands of the army, It was limited
today.
Commanders who have been held
responsible for the failure Of the
British offensive at loos In Septem-
ber are to be transferred to less I'M
portant posts. There will be no vio-
lent shakeup that might affect the ad-
ministratlon Of army affairs, but a
gradual replacing Of field comman-
ders before the expected spring Of
fensive.
Appointment Of the "hero of Mons"
to supreme command Of the British
forces on the western front was en-
Enthusiastically applauded by the pub
Iio today. Credited with the dashing
initiative, the new commander In
chief strikes the man In the street
as type Of leader who may be ex-
pected to upset the traditions Of
trench warfare by brilliant stroke
that may turn the tide Of Victory to
the allies. Some OF his friends oven
expressed the fear today that the
public, remembering Sir Douglas
HaIg's exploits at Mons, might ex-
pect too much Of the commander.
Mingled with the expressions OF
approval Of the selection Of a new
commander In France, were words Of
regret over the recall Of Sir John
French, who becomes commander In
chief Of the armies In tho united
Kingdom and has been created vls-
count by King George.
The change In leadership OCCASION
ed no surprise. The wave OF criti-
cism that first beat about Lord Kit
cnener turned against General French
after the British failed to make any
considerable gains In the allies often
sive In September. II was realized
that General French was about to, be
suppIanted, but to the last he retain.
ed the friendship Of the public, II
not their confidence.
GREEK SHIPS RELEASED.
| LONDON, Dec. 16.-Rclease Of the
fGreck steamers Kate ard Saint
DImlcos, which have been detained Al
Malta by the British authorities since
November 20, was reported In dis
patches received here today. The two
vessels were enroute from New York
to Greek ports.
PRESUMABLY the release of the yes
sells was ordered because the British
government has lifted the order by
which Greek vessels were detained, as
one element of the pressure brought
upon Greece by the allies.l
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But Little Loot Was Secured
According to the Re-
ports Of Officials.

slunited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
~ KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 16-
Aree bandits early today held up
nMansas City Southern passenger train
~ l, one mile south of Eagleton,
lk. They forced the enginemen to
ue1ach two baggage and one mail
al. dynamtted the Wells Fargo Ex-
reSs company safe and robbed the
Inc robbers secured little of value
s;e om the express car except four
Sl, sS.nes, according to the Kansas City
ssuulhern headquarters. Four regis
-. ,e,eo letters Of unknown value were
'aaen =, from the mail car.
mn ne passengers were not molested.
Az tnree oandiate crawled over the ten
= al shortly after the train had pass
Easieton at $3.50 a. M, and Gov
s'eu =, the engineer and fireman.
!. ne two baggage cars and one mail
- were detached and the engineer
s,s sueled to pull ahead short distance
S.re Snere the safe was dynamited. badly
, sra aaglng the combination baggage
- express cat. After rfainE the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-16

united Press Leased Wire Service j
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 16.-Austria
fails to meet the American demand
for prompt disayowal Of the sinking
Of the Italian liner Ancona, in her
reply to the American note.
Vienna dispatches today said the
Austrian reply was delivered to
American Ambassador Pen1ield yes
terday 1t contains request for
more time and f1rtner negotiations.
Austria, according to reports cur
rent in Vienna makes no reply to the
American demand that the COM
mander Of the, submarine that sanl
the Ancona be punished. There is
every reason to believe, Vienna dis
patches asserted. that Austria will
never consent to this step.
| The tone OF the note is concilia-
tory, however Austria expresses a
Il desire to exchange. views with. the
United States with the idea Of arrfv.
ing at an amicable settlement
The Austrian government expresses
regret that American lives were lost
through the sinking of the Ancona
I and suggests that the question Of
1 financial reparation can be easily
settled after an agreement has been
reached en- the principal points at
ISSUE
The Austrian government suggests,
according to Vienna dispatches, that
the American government state more
clearly its reasons for questioning the
act of the submarine com mander.
In view Of the firmness with which
the American government voiced its
demands for disayowal and punish
ment Of the submarine commander,
the Austrian government suggests
that Washington must be in posses
\ sion Of the actual facts regarding the
sinking of the Ancona. 1t requests
the United States to lay these facts
before the Au.trian foreign Office in
new note.
Austria assures the United States
mat she will accept any evidence Of
Tered in a judicial spirit, but that the
iacts now in Austria's possession do
not warrant the conclusions arrived
~ by the American government.
81
viii Send Another Demand.
Il WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Another
md more peremptory demand for dis
seVowal of the Ancona sinking was un-
'Ner consideration today. Prelimin-
stry outlines of Austria's reply to the
american note reported by Ambas-
mdor Penfield, were pronounced
sevasive and unsatisfactory.
IN this governments second note,
Austria is to be curtly informed that
immediate compliance with the Amer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-16
THREE KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Binding Snowstorm Caused Driver tc
Miss Road and Plunge Into
Creek,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
STERLING, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-Twc
women and one man were killed and
three others seriously injured last
night when an automobile driven by
William Gantzert, Nelson, ILL.,, farmer
plunged into HollInan's creek, two and
a half mills east OF here, and turned
turtle.
A binding snowstorm caused Cant
zert to lose his way. =
The dead:
ARTHUR PLAUTZ, 21, Sterling.
MISS GRACE RUSSELL, 21, Ster
ling.
MRS. WILLIAM GANTZERT, Mel
son.
The injured: VIM. Gantzert, E
Johnson, farm hand, Dixon. Walter
Smith, Nelson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-16
THREE BANDITS HELD UP TRAIN,
ROBBING MAIL AND EXPRESS

mail car, the robbers ordered the en-
gineer to go ahead at slow speed with
the front section of the train. The
balance of the crew was left with the
passenger cars.
The engineer stopped at Caron and
reported the hold-up by telephone and
posse was at once organized.
Whether the bandits made their get
away on horse back or in automobiles
is not known.
Another Account Of Robbery.
MENA, Ark, Dec. 16.-Kansas City
Southern passenger train No. l, south
bound, was held up and robbed by two
masked men near Eagleton, Ark,
early today. The engineer and fire.
man were forced to uncouple the ex-
press and mail cars and run two miles
further south, leaving six coaches in
the darkness on the mountainside.
While one bandit guarded the train
crew, the other blew the express safe
with nitroglycerine. me safe was
demolished and it's contents SO badly
scattered that the robbers made no
attempt to gather up the loot.
Mail clerks barred their car, but
were compelled to open 1t under
threats of death for the engineer and
fireman. Four registered packages of
mail were taken. The bandits es-
caped in the darkness and are be-
lieved to have. had horses concealed
near by.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-16
INVITES GRANGE
TO MEET IN CITY
Delegates to Ottumwa Meeting Re
ceIve Invitation from keo-
kuk Last N'Jht.

The Iowa State Grange association
has been invited to come to Keokuk
for the meeting next year. The tele-
gram from w. c. Pickard. who is at
tending the convention and who
stated that Keokuk may get the 1916
meeting. which was received yester-
day started negotiations. The invita-
ton to come to Keokuk has been for
warded to the Grange delegates by
the Industrial association. 1t is un-
derstood that 500 delegates will at
tend the meeting, If it comes here.
The sessions are being held at the
present time in Ottumwa.
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Il)RkE !

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ONSTANTINOPLE, (via Berlin
wIreiess) Dec. 16.-Turkish artillery
sank a British monitor In the Tigris
and forced another to flee, said an
official statement from the war office
today, dealing with the Mesopotamian
operations. Turkish troops stormed
and captured houses held by the Brit
ish at the outskirts Of Kut-ElAmara,
the British base.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-16
First Note has Been Drawn Up, Expressing Re
gret That American Lives Were Lost
When Ancona was Torpedoed.
SENDS REQUEST FOR MORE EVIDENCE
Tone Of Note is Concilia iatory, but it is not What
was Asked for When Original Demand
was Put on Gable.

| lean demands is insisted upon. Furth-
fer reasons for demanding the disavow-
al are not likely to be given. The
Austrian admiralty's report admitting
the Ancona was deliberately sunk
while passengers were still aboard and
also shelled while they were disem-
barking will again be cited as suf.
! ticient evidence in itself sustaining
this governments position.
Austria's reported reference to the
Arabic incident, regarding loss Of i'm
munity by vessels trying to escape,
was declared today to be evasive. This
government does not regard the cases
parallel.
Continued attack upon the Ancona
after she ceased fleeing, differentiated
| the Incidents.
Austria's agreement to make repara.
ltion was not regarded as an important
iconcessfon. Vienna Is tn be given to
understand that with the facts admit
ted to the admiralty, the play for moro
time to make a final reply is regarded
as temporizing.
Think Il Satisfactory.
GENEVA, Dec. 16.-Austrian Off
cials believe the Austrian reply to
| the American note will be sattsfac-
| tory to Washington and will result In
further exchanges and a settlement
of the Ancona controversy, according
to Vienna dispatches today. The sub
stance of the reply was not given.
Direct Answer Wanted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Austria
must directly comply or refuse in
every respect to the demands of the
United States in the Ancona case.
With reports indicating the Austro-
Hungarian government is playing for
time and asking for details the Amer
Ifcan government may nossess regard
ing the attack on the liner, IN reply
handed Ambassador Penfield, this at
titude of the administration was out
lined in detail today by an official who
has advised Secretary Lansing on ev-
cry step taken in the case. It was also
pointed out in diplomatic circles that
the United States has a precedent
point If necessary in refusing to give
further reasons for the demands made
upon the Austrian government.
RI Austria regards her course with
regard to Serbia which brought about
the European war, as justified, then
Vienna cannot insist that the, United
States furnish details on which its
demands for disavowal, reparation and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-16
OH Strike In Schuyler.

CAMDEN, H., Dec. l6-Oil was
struck on the Sweeney farm. in Beun-
evista township, seven miles east OF
Camden, Schuyler county, Monday
|evening.
Gas came in such force that the
well contents we're blown high in the
air
Oil is trickling down the rivulets,
all around the site of the well.
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Works said s50,00OO0O a year could
be spent by the government SO advant.
ageously on this army that really cit
would cost nothing" He would pay
the men with tracts from the public
lands which they improved.
Because the greater part Of the
reclamation work of the country natur-
ally falls in the western states, and
because the greater danger Of invasion
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-16
Second Heavy sieet storm.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-The second
heavy sleet storm Of the week today
had paralyzed already crippled wire
facilities in central Illinois. Wire
companies reported considerable dam
age as far west as Sioux City. Snow
and rain today, with colder weather
tomorrow, was in store for the CEN
trail states, the weather bureau an
nounced.
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Government Exhibits.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service J
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The SEN
ate this afternoon unanimously adopt
ed Senatoar Marines resolution pro-
viding that all government exhibits at
San Francisco exposition desired by
the San Diego exposition should be
transported to the latter city imme-
diately.
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BAL kAAS

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At ASs, Dec. 16.-SaIonika is
beir sformed into an almost I'M
pr = fortress by the allies, In
2 .tion Of an Austro-German or
s .'lan attack.
. eat gangs Of Greek Iaborers,
>'kins side by side with soldiers Of
',e allies are digging row after row
of earthworks. Engineers are busy
day and night, mapping gun ranges.
Angic-French artillery Is being sta
toned on all the heights command.
ing the approach to the city and tho
railway line leading north from sa-
lonika is heavily mined.
Neither General earralI nor the An
glo-French displomatic representa-
tives here has any doubts that Teu-
tonic or Bulgarian forces will invade
Though large bodies Of French
troops have fallen back In the direc-
tion of SaIonika, the British continue
to hold the position north Of kilindir,
within artillery range Of the Bulsars
across the border near Lake Doiran.
Three transport loads Of reinforce
ments mbarked at SaIonika yes
terday. At the same time large sup
piles Of heavy guns and other war
material were put ashore. Excepting
small force, the Greek troops have
evacuated Salonika, leaving the city
at the disposal of the expedltionary
forces.
Despite the belief prevalent at Sa-
Ionika, Greek military authorities
doubt that the Germans will make a
serious attempt to sweep General
sarraii into the sea. The Greek
newspapers declare unanimously that
not single Bulgarian soldier will be
allowed on Greek soil. They also as
sert that under the protection Of their
no difficulty In beating back all hos
tile attacks. They believe the Ger
mans realize that such an attempt
would be hopeless.
CROSSED THE FRONTIER.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 16.-Uncon.
firmed reports that Buigafian cavalry
has crossed the Greek frontier, west
i4of GiesveA, hsre! today from
Saionika.
+ BLOODY STRUGGLE.
sALoNIkA, Dec. 16.-The bioodIesi
struggles Of France and Flanders did
not eclipse the slaughter In southern
Serbia when the Bulgarians delivered
their attacks upon the allied 'front.'
the first English officers reaching here
from the front, declared today.
1.-THE BuIgars attacked in seven
dense waves on two hundred meter
front on the sector where ! was iocat.
ed" said one officer.
ION the first day they swept VI
back. On the second day the French
brought up lot Of their murderous
i75's. They cut down the advancing
bulgarian lines like scythe.
"After that, they didn't bother US
much, except with their artillery. We
'crossed the border with no more
CLOSE fighting."
RoUMANlA STAYS OUT.
ZURICH, Dec. 16.-Retreat Of the
allies from Serbia has killed all pros.
poets that Roumania will enter the
war AGAINST the Austro- Germans, ac-
cording to Bucharest dispatches to-
day.
On the contrary, M. MarghiIeman,
leader Of the conservatives, in an
audience with the king, suggested
that the time is now ripe for Rou-
mania to join the central empires and
Invade Russian Bessarabia. These
dispatches suggested that Russian con.
centration along the Rounnanian Dor.
der was for the purpose Of meeting a
possible Roumanian invasion, rather
than for an invasion Of Bulgaria.
The Bucharest newspapers are de.
Continued on page ~
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Strong on Publicity.

Strong on Publicity.
Hawarden Independent: Congress.
man T. ]. Steele's Sioux City press
bureau is liable to get into trouble
with union labor. It's working over.
time.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Congress'
opening clash on revenue legislation
was on today Passage Of the reso-
luton extending the emergeucy war
taxes through 1916 was the house pro
gram. Despite small democ.a.ic de-
fection and vigorous republican oppo-
sition. Democrat Leader Kitshin pre-
dicted enactment tate this afU,;n, On.
An all day debate, with general I'D
ministration politics dragged in fer
criticism, impended.
The senate also reconvened today
after a recess since Tuesday and
planned to pass the war tax resolu-
ton tomorrow If the war tax goes
through as per schedule, congress
proposes to recess Friday night or
Saturday at the latest, over the holi-
days until January or 4.
House republicans opposing the
! war tax extension declared democrA-
itic incompetency responsible for
war" taxes In peace times. Republi-
can Leader Mann said tarin revision
was largely to blame.
Anti-suffragists today obtained a
hearing before the house judiciary
committee. Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge,
president. and other leaders appear.
ing.
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j. Test Vote 2os to 1872.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Enact-
ment Of the resolution continuing
present war taxes through 1915 was
indicated this afternoon in the first
test vote during a sharp preliminary
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CONTINUED on page O.,
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RouMANIA Stays our.

Continued on page ~
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PRESUMABLY the release Of the ves-
sells was ordered because the British
government has lifted the order by
which Greek vessels were detained, as
one element of the pressure brought
upon Greece by the allies.l
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-13

hundred willing hands to release him.
Quest drew up the rope quickly,
warned by a roar Of anxious voices.
Then he commenced to descend, let
ting himself down hand over hand, al.
ways with one eye upon that length
of rope that swung below. Suddenly,
as he reached the second floor a lit.
tie cry from the crowd warned him
of what had happened. Tongues OF
flame curling out from the blazing
building had caught the rope, which
was being burned through not a dozen
feet away from him. He descended
q little farther and paused in mid.
air.
A shout from the crowd reached
him.
The cables! Try the cables!"
He glanced round. Seven or eight
feet away, and almost level with him,
was a double row of telegraph wires.
Almost as he saw them the rope below
him burned through and fell to the
ground. He swung a little towards
the side OF the house, pushed himself
vigorously away from it with his feet,
and at the farthest point of the out.
ward swing jumped. His hands crap
pied the telegraph wires safely. Even
in that tense moment he heard a little
sob of relief from the people below.
Hand over hand he made his way
to the nearest pole and slipped easily
to the ground. The crowd immediate
ly surged around him.
"Where is the man who came down
before me-" he asked a %bystander.
"Talking to the police in the car
over yonder," was the hoarse reply.
Say, guv'nor, you only just made
that"
Z Craig pushed his way through the
crowd to where Craig was speaking
eagerly to French. He stopped short
and stopped down. He was near
enough to hear the formers words.
"Mr. French, you saw the man come
down the ropes and swing on the ca.
bles? That was Quest, Sanford Quest,
the maj who escaped from the Tombs
prison. He can't have got away yet"
Quest drew off his coat, turned it in.
side out and replaced it swiftly. He
coolly picked up a hat someone had
lost in the crowd and pulled it over
his eyes. He passed within a few
feet of where Craig and the inspector
were talking.
"Say, boys, Sanford Quest Is in the
crowd somewhere. He's the mar who
jumped on tho cable lines. A hun.
dred dollars for his arrest!"
Quest turned reluctantly away. Men
were rushing about In all directions
for him.