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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-01
BELGIUM
TBy William Phil p Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent.1

TBy William Philip Simms, United
Press staff Correspondent
PARIS, March 1s.-(6y mail to
New York liking Albert Of Belgium,
10 singing the praises Of Sir John
French, the English commander In
chief. -.....
In the darkest days Of all the dark
days OF the ReIeians' military career,
General French gave the king Of tho
Belgians a bit Of advIce-which real
ly was rather on the form Of an order
that saved the Belgian army.
II happened last November when
the Germans drove the BeIgians back
on the User. The BeIeians had fought
with wild desperation, but they finally
oave way. Many of them were drown
ed In the User.
The Belgian army was all but dis
persed. Its remnants were scattered
and many Of the soldiers retreated as
far south as DunkIrk. Tho king Of
the Belgians motored over to General
French's headquarters with the news.
He tried to tell the story OF what the
Germans had done to the Belgian
army.
"Rut | want to know, your majesty" g."
suggested French In effect, what the
6eigians did to the Germans
The king explained tho battle a.
best he could, carefully answering the
question Of the English leader az to
what effect the Belgian fighting SEEM
ed to have on the Germans. The king
was discouraged. With his army brok-
en- UP, it seemed to him that the Ger
mans had only to continue their ad-
vance In order to take the last re-
manning inch Of Belgian soil.
But General French kept to the
theme of what the Belgtans had done
to the Germans. At last he said:
"Your majesty. Collect your army
again and go back to the User. From
what you have told me | am led to
believe that the Germans have suffer
ed SO greatly that they will not be
able to attack you again or try to
continue their advance for at least
two weeks.
The king did as General French had
advised him. Within ten days he had
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TIME IS NOW RIPE FOR
SUGGESTION FROM AMERICA

tlon TO the European powers to DIS
cuss terms Of peace.
I learned this story today from
source whose reliability cannot be
questioned. The name Of the diplo-
mats who presented the request to
the American ambassador, for obvious
reasons, cannot be revealed at this
time.
The Italian paper GiornaIi o. italia
has hinted at the same thing Men
close to the American ambassador
raid today that the same persons who
conferred with Page probably inspired
the publication in the newspaper with
the oh iect Of feeling out the senti-
mont in Europe through newspaper
comment
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BALKANS

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CETTINJE, Montenegro, April H.
For the third time Austrian air mon
have attempted the lives Of King Mich
oias and members Of the royal family.
An Austrian hydroplane flew over the
city today, dropping two bombs near
the royal palace. The bombs exp!od-
ed without doing any damage.
In other parts Of Cettinje five bombs
were dropped. Four civilians were in
jured.
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sweeping northward for big attack
on Neuvo Laredo The town is alarnt-
ed, inasmuch as it has no artillery and
is now practically deserted by troops.
Villa Is Prohfbitlonist.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas, April L.
Mexico like England, may go dry.
General Villa wants it thus, and de-
clares emphatically that he will make
1t strictly prohibition territory when
peace comes--if he has any say in
the matter.
In statement Villa declares drinle
makes fools of men and that he has
had soldiers executed for drunkenness
and saloonmen for selling them liquor.
Carranzistas Retreated.
LAREDO, Texas, April Car
ranzista troops were forced to retreat
to Lampazos after battle with VIII
lista advance guards at Candida yes
terday, according to official reports
received here. A battle is again ex.
pected at Iampazos between 5000
Yillistas and 1000 Carranzistas.
Matamoros 10 Quiet. !;
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April L.
Matamoros was entirely quiet this
forenoon, following desultory fighting
over night. Cold weather is somewhat
hamperilg operations though the
waiting game appears to be the result
Of desire to have artillery rein
forcements here before the real
struggle is staged.
A flying machine Of the Villista
forces arrived in the Las Cruciaz
camp today, crippled by an attempt
to alight three miles distant last
night.
Carranzistas, too, are awaiting the
arrival Of flier, which was expected
during the early afternoon.
Another Ship Is Sent.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-The navy
department today ordered the Ameri-
can cruiser Olympia from Key West
to reinforce Admiral Caperton's squad
ron on the Mexican east coast.
Officials would give no reason for
the order, but it was understood the
east coast situation was far from sat
isfactory and it was deemed advis-
able to have another light draft
cruiser available.
With the prospective addition. it
was explained that Caperton could
concentrate his battleships at Vera
Cruz and hold the Des Moines at Pro-
greso.
The money to pay for the 100000
fCopffnued On nago 2O
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European Politicians Tell Am
bassador Page to Bring up
Peace Talk Soon.

nsy Alice Rohe, United Press staff
Correspondent
ROME, April 1.-Ambassador Page
mas been urged by number Of promi-
nent persons In International politics
20 inform The United States that the
s'ns % nesw ripe for formal sussss
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United Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Reports
that General Huerta had left Cadtz,
Spain, for an unknown destination,
coupled with the story that he plan
ned q new insurrection In Mexico.
greatly interested administration Of
ficials today. The state department
was without confirmation, but 1t hea
known for some time that Huerta
was dissatisfied with the quiet life
and that certain Spanish flnancters
are anxious to back a revolution that
would protect their imperiled Mexican
interests The Spanish ambassador
conferred with Secretary Bryan and
Counsellor Lansing late yesterday, but
officials today declined to say whether
Huerta's plans were under discussion.
Charges that before abandoning
Mexico City, General Carranza and
his cabinet looted the treasury, came
in for hot denial by the Carranzista
junta today
War department advices indicate
that the Villista attack upon Mata-
moros has been deferred, pending vii
las return from Torreon, where, his
agency hero says, he has gone to plan
1 CdulISdd5H dSdluSt IlS ,SdLi dh1AtnI
! in northern Sonora. The agency add
ed that the initial attack on Mata-
moros was premature and that the
officer responsible will be removed
from his command. Siege operations
will now be attempted.
Still Waiting.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April L.
With United States military officials
| watching their every move Villista
and Carranzista troops at Matamoros
, appeared today to be still awaiting a
| more favorable moment for renewing
! their, struggle.
Villista artillery reinforcements
| should be ready for the assault at al
most any moment, and while reports
conficted, 1t was generally believed
that the stage is now set for the cru
cial test about Sunday. Supposed
firing from the American side into
Matamoros which a few days ago
mystif1ed Secretary of State Bryan,
has been found by General Funston
to have been an isolated attack Of a
few ViIlista troops, entrenched in a
! bend Of the river and directing their
fire so that it appeared to come from
| this side.
Battle at Lampazos.
LAREDO, Texas, April 1.-After a
reported battle at Lampazos, seventy
miles southwark. Villista and Car
ranzista forces were said today to be
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F RANCE .

rBy VIM. Philip Simns, United Press
staff Correspondent
PARIS, April 1.-BeIgian aviators
delivered a concerted attack upon
important German positions a. few
mile. east of Dixmude, according to
dispatches received here today.
The Bekians hurled several bombs
upon a German aviation camp at
Handzaeme, seven miles from Dix
nude. It is believed they did consid'
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ENGLAND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW HAVEN, England, April H.
Suspected Of being supply ship for
German submarines, the big Dutch
cargo boat LodewIik Van Nassau was
captured near Brighton today by two
British torpedo boats and brought In.
to this port. Her cargo was found to
consist largely Of oils and a thorough
investigation has been ordered.
The captain of the Dutch steamer
ignored two signals to stop, according
to the torpedo boat commanders. He
finally hove to when the destroyers
threatened to open fire. A boarding
party discovered that part Of the
steamers crew were Germans and also
reported that her captain was unable
to produce any papers. The steamers :
nsme was painted on both sides In
large five foot letters.
The Lodewijk Van Nassau Is owned
by the Royal West Indies company Of
Amsterdam and 10 vessel Of $3.50
tons. The British admiralty ls taking
considerable significance in her cap.
ture because Of reports that neutral
ships wore supplying ell and food to
the German submarines operating
around the British coast.
SUNK BY SUBMARINE.
DOVER, England, April 1.-THE
French steamer Emma, DunkaIk, Ire
land to Bordeaux, was torpedoed In
the English channel on Wednesday, II
was learned today. A British destroy
er today brought two survivors and
the body Of two members Of her crew
to Dover. Seventeen other members
Of the Emma's crew are missing.
The two survivors had been In the
water for two hours when they were
picked up. They were taken to hos
pitaI upon their arrival here.
The two survivors Of the Emma de-
cIared that a German submarine tor
pedoed the steamer without warning
"Wednesday afternoon. The vessel sank
almost Immediately and the subma-
rine made off, leaving the crew strug-
Cling In the water.
Two French steamers named the
Emma are listed in shipping records.
One is 1,617 ton vessel from Havre.
The other is a 252 ton steamer from
BouIosne.
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Six Convicts Escaped.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. j.
BISMARCK, N D., April six
honor men in the North Dakota state
penitentiary sawed their way through
the bars and escaped early today. All
men were in for long terms. Jack
Andrews, one of the sextette, has
record of one previous escape.
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OFFICIAL REPORT.

BERLIN, April I. (via wireless to
SayvilIe, L. I.)-During the month Of
March, the German army in Poland
took $500 Russian prisoners, nine
cannon and sixty-one machine guns,
tho war office announced this after
noon.
No important engagements have oc-
Cured north of the vistuIa in the last
twenty-four hours, the war office an
nounced, but south of the Vistula the
SIavs have delivered a series Of al
tacks. One body Of, the enemy at
tempted to cross the Rawka by night
attack southeast Of Skiernievice, but
was repuised. At the same time 9TH
er Russian battaiions dsitvered unsuc:
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Somewhat Different.

Somewhat Different.
Ct Iouis Globe-Democrat: Mr..
Clark does not seem to be so eager
to annex Mexico as he was TO put
Canada under the stars and stripes.
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germany
by Car: W. Ackerm7 8 United Press
Staff CORES, 1ent.

[By Car: w. Aekerm7 8 United Press
Staff Cores dent.1
BERLIN, April l.. .sa The Hasuel
Tho Germans arr abiding Zeppelins
much faster than gland is building
ships. There is every reason to be-
Iieve that enmasse aerial attacks up
on fortified cities of the enemy Will
be made before long.
ZeppeIIns and taubes'Hy over Berlin
at all hours Of the day. They soar
out Of the capital on long trips. Their
destination Of course cannot be re-
veaIed, but there 10 every indication
here that these wonderful craft are
far more successful for military pur-
poses than Americans ever have
dreamed. All day yesterday Yep
pelIns and taubes in great air fotilIas
over Berlin while crowds
thronged gazing upward with admira-
tion and shouting: beautiful"
I stood in front Of the American
ambassy and watched a great yep
peIin, the Hansa, cruise back and
forth with the greatest ease, despite a
heavy wind that amounted almost to
a gale. Her crew could be seen plain
Iy: her armament was hidden from
sight. Across her nose was great
black cross, cross that may strike
terror to the heart Of the enemy In
some future air attack; German
flag tralied from her stern. A taube
followed Iazily In the rear.
The Hansa 10 the last word in f1gne-
inn monsters Of the air. And she is
the seventh | have seen completed
and sent on her trial flight within A
short space of time.
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Now U. S. Marshal Installed.
BOSTON, April John j. Mitchell
TODAY took Office as U. S. marshal,
succeeding C. Guy Murchie.
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England is Very Close to Prohibition Today and
Germany May Close up the Saloons
Until Peace is Restored.
RUSSIANS PUT MONEY IN THE BANK
Trade Union Officials of Great Britain Promise
Government to Give Support to the
Dry Order if it is Issued.

the kings suggestion. The Glasgow
tea rooms were crowded
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c. F. SKIRVIN.


c. F. Sk1RNIN,
Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 1st day of April, 1915.
WARREN w. WARWICK.
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(My commission expires July 4, 1915D
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Battle at Lampazos.
LAREDO, Texas, April AFTER a
reported battle at Lampazos, seventy
miles southwark. Villista and Car
ranzista forces were said today to be
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Villa Is Prohibitlonist.

CONTINUED on page ~
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Ousted Dictator, Who Insulted the American
Flag, is Reported on His Way From Spain
to Start New Revolution.
THE BIG BATTLE HAS NOT COMMENCED.
Another United States Warship Has Been Sent
to Mexican Waters While the Trou-
bic is so Serious

sweeping northward for a big attack
on Neuvo Laredo. The town is alarnr-
ed, inasmuch as it has no artillery and
Is now practically deserted by troops.
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The Washington times., 1915-04-26
STACK HOLDS TEAM
WITHOUT A B|NGLE
MayfIower HurIer Goes Through
Six.Inning Game, flaming
Ten-0ther Gossip.

Smoke" Stacks pitching for the
Mayflower baseball team was the best
of the amateur baseball teams in
yesterday's clashes on the various
diamonds In and around the city. The
Navy finger worked for but six
innings against the Mersold A. c..
but was untouched by the opposition,
which failed to connect with his Of
ferines.
Stack famed ten batters in his stay
on the mound. His team mates got
seventeen hits behind him and drove
across fourteen runs. None OF the
other sandlotters accomplished d
Stacks feat yesterday.
The Clarendon nine got a setback
team. taking the Virginians down by
an to score. More than 900 fans
took look at the battle.
feat OF the Lincoln A. c. team, de-
feating the clubmen in the second
game lost by them this season. Hen
derson for the winners was in fine
form and held the hard hitting Lin
coin team to five hits.
The Alexandria Cardinals defeated
q team called the Southwest Stars,
composed OF many amateur players in
and around the city. Alexandria got
the long end of an to score.
Rex a. c. was no match for the
Alexandria White Sox team and lost
an to count. Quagle for the win
ners famed eight batters.
Strayers keeps up its winning gait
and defeated the Fort Washington
team by 4 to ! yesterday. Strayers
will play games this week with the
high school teams.
The scores OF yesterdays battles
follow:
Potomacs. IA: Engineers, O.
Trinity. jr.. l6; S. w. Giants, 5.
Regents, IL. Congress Heights. s.
Empire A. c., 10; Virginia A. c.. 3.
Capital City. %; Advocates. l2.
White Sox. s; Rex A. c.. l..
Bureau. 8; Clarendon. Z.
Mayfower. IA; Mergold A. c., I.
Hillbrook. 8; Lincoln. !.
Jecto. Z. Brookland. 2.
Jetco. IL; Cleveland. I.
Strayers. 4; Fort Washington, I.
Cardinals. s; 8. w. Stars, 6.
The Washington times., 1915-04-26
GEORGETOWN TAKES
TRIP THROUGH NORTH
Blue and Gray Meets Yale,
Tufts, Boston College, and
West Point.

Georgetown will get ready in the next
Two days for it's hardest baseball trip
or the season. On Wednesday the team,
plays Yale at New Haven. meets Bos-
ton College. in Boston. Thursday;
plays Tufts, at Medford. Mass. Friday,
and battles the Army at West Point on
Saturday.
victories over Yale. Harvard and
frinceton have put the Blue and GRAY
players IN fine fettle. Tufts is 'recog-
nized as having one Of the strongest
coiiege mines in the country. The team
easily easily deefated Georgetown here last
meek and the Blue and Gray is anxious
NO games will be played on tn.
VARSITY feld until Washington and Lee
ZONES ZONES here May ID, when Notre
The Washington times., 1915-04-26
Cubs and Reds Play
Fifteen Innings to Tie

CINCINNATI, April 26.-The Cubs
and Reds played a fifteen inning tie
yesterday afternoon, the final count
being four apiece when the game was
called on account of darkness. The
locals made all their runs in the sixth.
when Cheney went wrong. A pass.
couple of stolen bases and three
singles sandwichei in did the work.
The Cubs previously had worked over
thSee tallies when. with Douglass
pitching, Fisher walked and scored on
singles by Schultz and Zimmerman.
After that it was scoreless duel be-
tween Douglass and Standridge. The
score: RH.E.
Chicago. 100 200 01O 900 000-4 10 2
Cin'ati =. . 900 004 900 900 000-4 II 2
Batteries-Cheney, Standridge and
Bresnahan: Benton. Dale, Ames.
Douglas and Wingo. Game called;
darkness.
The Washington times., 1915-04-26
Olympic Club Wins
Ocean-to-Ocean Bowling

The Olympic Club Of San Francisco.
with score of 2.942. won first place
In the annual ocean-to-oecan telegraphic
bowling contest for the Col Robert NJ.
Thompson Trophy. held last night in
various cities Of this country and Mon
treal Robert NJ. Thompson is resident
of Washington.
Twelve flve-men teams competed. each
team bowling three games. The Cleve-
land A. c.. OF Cleveland, Ohio, and the
Illinois A. c.. Of Chicago, also have won
legs on the trophy. which goes to the
team having two wins. The scores OF
the other teams were:
Illinois A. c.. Chicago. 2,s95; Cleveland
A. c.. Cleveland. 2.s30; Seattle A. c..
Seattle. 2.T6; Pittsburgh A: A.. Pitts
burgh, 2,72I; New York A. c.. New
York. 2.7l4: Montreal A. A. A. Mon
treal. 1861; Crescent A. c., Brooklyn.
2.5s6. Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, 2,5Sl;
Chicago A. A.. Chicago. 2,5ss; Multi
nomah, A. A. A., Portland, Ore, 2,54s;
Denver A. c.. Denver, 2,544.
The Washington times., 1915-04-26
International Umpires
Receive Assignments

NEW YORK, April 26.-Edward G.
Barrow. president Of the International
League, which will open its season this
week, yesterday announced his assign
ment Of umpires for the opening games
as follows:
At Richmond. Tuesday, April 81. Car
penter and Cleary; at Providence, We'd
nesday, April 2s, Har and Eckman; at
Newark, Thursday. April 30, Harrison
and Freeman; at Jersey City, Thurs
day, April 20. Mullen and Brown.
In making the announcement for the
opening games Mr.. Barrow predicted
that the International League will en-
10y q better and more prosperous sea-
son than In 1914. and said that the
prospects this year for his organization
are bright
The Washington times., 1915-04-26
Congress Heights Gets
Ready for First Game

The schedule for the Congress
Heights Baseball League has been
adopted and is in the hands OF the
printer. The games will be started
next week.
The Potomac Baseball League
grounds will be placed into good
condition during the week in prep
aration of the opening game of the
1915 season which will be played. ac-
cording to present schedule, on
May 8.
1t Is proposed by the league 10 erect
stands for the accommodation of the
spectators. These grounds are in bet
ter condition this year than before.
The outfeld has been greatly i'm
proved
The Washington times., 1915-04-26
Mob Goes After Chase
Following Fed Game

HARRISON, N. ]. April S.-Hal
Chase. of the Buffalo Federal League
team, got mixed up with some of the
local fans after the game here, and as
O. result was roughly handled. The
police came to the assistance Of the
first baseman and captured Billy quinn,
who started the trouble by jeerinG at
Chase. The Newark mob then took a
hand in the game, getting Quinn away
from a policeman and spirited him
away.
street after the defeat Of his team. when
Quinn started to banter him about the
game This was resented and in a min
ute there was a general fight on. Paddy
McGuigan, a former puglist, landed 4
couple of singing blows on Chase be-
fcre the police broke up the fight. Chase
aided q policeman in trying to capture
Quinn. out the forces Of the two were
insufficient to hold him against the
mob.
The Washington times., 1915-04-26
MANAGERSARRANGE.
MANY GAMES THIS
WEEK FOR SCHOOLS.
Tech and Western Start OFF To.
day, While Central and St.
Adams Play Tomorrow.
AGGsES GAMES ATTRACT
M. A. C. Meet Expected to Bring
Out Practically All of the
Track Teams in City.
AGGsES GAMES ATTRACT
SCHOOLBOY GAMES

Today-Western VS.. G. u. Fresh
men, Tech VS.. Strayer's B. c.
Tuesday-St. Albans VS.. Alex. H.
S., Tech. VS.. Lincoln A. c.,
Central VS.. G. U. Freshmen.
Wednesday-Central VS.. Strayer's
B. c., Business VS.. Friends, A.
N. P. VS.. G. U. Props, Conzaga
VS.. G. U. Props.
Thursday-Western VS.. st. AL
bans, A. N. P. VS.. Straycr's
B. G.
Friday-Strayer's B. c. VS.. Alex.
H. S.
Saturday-Tech VS.. Cardinal A.
c., Eastern VS.. A. N. ?, Mary
land Aggies meet.