The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-23
GERMANY

LONDON, Nov. 2a-No confrma-
a Rotterdam report that one Of Ger
many's new dreadnoughts struck a
pine In the Baltic last Friday and
went to the bottom. The Daily Mails
Rotterdam correspondent reported
that all members OF the crew but thir-
ty-three were saved.
Three 10000 ton dreadnauofts, the
largest fighting ships In the German
navy, were under construction when
the war broke out, two at kieI and
the other at the DanzIa ship yards.
Two Of them were to have been com.
pieted early In 1915, but the building
was rushed because Of the war ard It
was understood that at least one Of
them was ready for service. Aside
from these vessels, the newest Ger
man dreadnaught ls the Ersatz Weis-
senburg OF 25,500 tons, completed in
July OF this year.
ELEVEN MILLION SOLDIERS,
[By Carl w. Alderman, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, (vla SayvtIIe wIreie.s>
Nov. 23.-Beaten by the Turks. a
British force 10000 strong, was
thrown back from Bagdad, Il was
learned today, in a fight which,
though It occurred several weeks aao,
has just been reported here In detail,
The British troops, Including Cana
dian, Australian and Indian contin.
gents had made a successful march
from Egypt and were within less than
ten miles Of Bagdad, threatening an
important railway terminal on which
the Gernnanlc allies were dependlna
for operation OF an offensive later
against the British In Egypt by way
Of Suez.
The Turks, however. were not
caught mapping, but succeeded, after
severe engagements In driving the
British about thirty miles back from
saedad, insurlng the city's safety.
The 6agdad campaign, foiled thus.
Is believed In German military circles
to have been part Of a gigantic cam
palgn by the allies, jncludinq a Rus
Sian march across Persia.
The Russians, however, having fall
ed to accomplish their part, the Ger
man view Is that the allies are now
attempting to play what Is viewed in
Berlin. as their last card, by Iandr,a
menace German railroad communIca-
tions through Serbia and Bulgaria to
ConstantinopIe.
This plan Is based, OFFICIALS say, on
an underestimate OF the GermanIc al
Hes strength. They estimate that
eleven million Germans are now In
Uniform Or that about one citizen In
every seven Is soldier.
WILL FIGHT TO END.
[Ry Carl w. Alderman, United Pres
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, (via The Hague) Nov. 20.
-(DelayedD-The German socialists
are now determined to fight to the
end Of Iona war rather than agree
to a peace "that will bend Germany
to her knees" They have seen a new
light. They are no longer praying for
an early peace.
This was the view aiven the United
Press today by Philip scheidemann.
socialist member of the reichstag and
the only socialist candidate for the
reichsta9 presidency who came near
being elected. He outlined the posi-
tion the socialists will take when the
reichstau reconvencs on December 1s,
1.-THE German socialist rarty Is for
peace every day. said Scheidemann.
"but not for the kind Of peace desired
by Germany's enemies.
"Prcmier Asuuith has said that
peace could not be made until End
land has reached her eoal-Germanys
defeat. Premier BRAND has said that
France could not make peace until
AIsace and Lorraine are restored.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-HoIIwee has
said that Germany will not make
peace until she Is assured that Bel
gium TIi not become the political
and military vassaI Of ENGLAND.
at Is my opinion that the German