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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-10
ENGLAND'S REPLY TO GERMANY
BAL. kANS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ATHENS, Dec. 10.-The allies con.
tinue their retreat toward tho Greek
frontier. Salonika dispatches today
reported the retirement OF the French
forces from Demirkapu and declared
the belief Is growing that the expedi.
tionary forces may evacuate Serbian
territory entirely. The Bulgarian ad.
vance guard is reported to have reach.
ed the Greek border. Is
The Bulgars have changed their
tactics. Instead of using sharp night
attacks they are now hammering at
the Anelo-French forces on the en-
tire front, forcing the allies to give
way before sheer weight Of numbers
and superiority In metal.
Tho British are now bearing the
brunt of the fighting. Massed Bul.
garian divisions are assailing the
British front near VaIandovo. Their
plan evidently is to batter In the
British line near the Greek frontier,
the entire exPeditionary force. The
extremely cold weather strongly faV-
ors the success of the Bulgarian oper-
ations. Tho troops under General Sar-
rail have suffered intensely from tho
cold. The Bulgariane, accustomed to
fighting among the hills in tho dead
Of winter, find the weather to their
liking. .....-
Not more than 5000 Serbian reeu-
Iars are now believed to remain on
Serbian soil, exclusive Of those re-
ported to have Joined the expedition
ary arms. Having captured Ochrida
and Struea, the BuIsars are sweep
Ing tho remnants Of King Peters
army westward across the Albanian
frontier.
ESCAPED SAFELY.
ATHENS, Dec. 1o.-After undergo.
Ing severe hardships on the trail
from Nish to Monastlr, the Serbian
prime minister M. Pashitch, and forty
Serbian deputies have arrived at Sa-
lonika. They set out today for Athens.
SHORTAGE OF COAL.
ATHENS, Dec. 1o.-A shorsage Of
coal In Greece is threatening to Gauss
| tho suspension Of navigation and ,oi
railway traffic. 1t was announced to-
day that the government has appealed
to England for relief.
TIT is possible that England, in
bringing pressure to bear upon King
Constantine, has withheld shipments
of coal to Greek ports. The Greek
authorities in such contingency
might naturally counter by notifying
England that they were unable to op'
crate the railways needed by the al
lies for troop movements because OF
| the shortage Of coal.1
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LIVED IN THE CELLAR
WITH COW AS COMPANION

Mrs. Anastasla Korchipitz, OF Sar-
nok. near Czernowitz, will join her
husband near Wilmington, Del. She
told how she had lived three weeks in
the cellar Of her home with the family
COW. which she had driven into the
cellar just before the Russians enter
ed the town. She said she lived on
milk and potatoes, while the town
changed hands nine times, at last
selling to COW to an Austrian officer
for passage to America.
Ms. Glein of Detroit, said she saw
an Austrian officer kill her grand
mother with his sword in Russian
roland. The women, she said, suffer
ed terribly from hunger and exposura
when the Austrians razed whole vii
lages to clear the range for ther
guns. A majority Of the refugees ars
! Belgtans.
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T RANCE

1United Press Leased Wire Service.]
PARIS, Dec. 1o.-Presldsnt Poin-
care today received In audience Sir
Edward Grey, British forsion minis
ter and Lord Kitchener, who came to
Paris yesterday to attend sessions OF
the allied war council. The British
afterward were guests
at luncheon with members OF the
French cabinet.
GERMANS REPULsED.
PARIS, Dec. 1o.--ln a grenade COM
bat Yesterday German troops were re-
pulsed beyond the crest south OF st.
souplet, said an official communIque
this afternoon, dealing with the
Champagne fighting.
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AUSTRIA

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LONDON, Dec. 1O.-The Exchange
TeIears ph's Geneva correspondent
wired today that he has learned from
reliable sources that Hungary Is re-
solved to make peace without the con-
sent of either Austria or Germany.
"Great demonstrations In favor OF
peace are occurring throughout Hur-
aary," the correspondent reported.
ONE THOUSAND PRISONERS.
VIENNA, Dec. 10. (Via 6erlin.)--
and Serbian bands con-
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held to strict accountability for his
act.
It 10 understood to be this govern.
ment's idea that owing to the rela-
tionship between Germany and Aus
tria 1t was not necessary to handle 1
uinx a. in tho case with Germany,
but rather to handle It with the un- !
derstanding that Vienna was familiar /
with this country's attitude and that 1
negotiation had been picked MP where
they were left of with Germany.
No moro delays such as have been
negotiated in tho Lusitania case will
be tolerated.
According to state department ON
cfals, the Ancona note not only sets
forth every demand Of the last Lusi-
tania document. but exceeds It in do
manding punishment OF the submar
rine commander.
Austria is asked for reparaticn for
danA1SsyA0A give sNssurances as to
future conduct. disavow the sinking
and punish the commanders.
The circumstances OF tho Ancona
sinking, state department officials e1-
plain, Indicate that not only was little
attention paid to the safety Of pas
ssngers taken from ths vessel and
placed in open boats. but there was
an indication that much OF the she'll
ing of the Ancona was unnecessary
and exceeded the demands Of the situ-
alton
Woman 10 Arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.-Mrs.
Margaret w. Cornell, admittedly in the
employ Of C. C. Crowley. the German
consuls detective. was under arrest
today, in connection with munition
plots. Crowley and Baron Wilhelm
VonBrtncken were scheduled for a
preliminary hearing today before tho
United States commissioner here, on
charges OF conspiring to interfere with
munition shipments to the allies.
Mrs. Cornell related how she de.
fed Federal District Attorney Preston
at a third degree session. He
threatened to have her indicted. she
SAID. when she refused to tell what she
knew Of Crowley. The woman Is fifty
wears old. She was stylishly dressed
and bedecked with diamonds when ar.
rested. She was released on bail.
outbursts Of Bopp.
| WASHINGTON, DEC lV-AtnouSn
the state department has no official
knowledge of the outburst OF German
Consul Bopp at San Francisco against
the governments policy IN the Crow
ley conspiracy case, they admitted
considerable irritation after reading
newspaper reports today.
Germany and Austria fall to realize
the great difference between con-
spiracy to disrupt and destroy Amer
ican industry and commerce and the
violation Of an anti-enlistment law,
lone official said. "The former offense
lis a direct slap in the face OF the U.
s.. the latter merely involves In
minor degree our neutrality toward
nelligerents."
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In Three Weeks the Town
Changed Hands Nine Times
During the War.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Fnroute to
new homes in Chicago and middle
western farms, four hundred women
and children, refugees from the war
swept countries Of Europe, expect 10
be released from Ellis Island TO-DAY.
They are in charge Of Father John
Deville. of Chicago. The party ar
rived from Rotterdam with tales OIL
horror and suffering in the war zones
Of Belgium, Russian Poland. Galicia
and the Balkan states.
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GERMANY
[By Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
Staff Correspondent

BY Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, (via Amsterdam) Dec. 10.
Tho German press today voiced
practically unanimous approval Of
Chancellor Won Bethmann.Holiwe
statements on peace before the reich
stag yesterday.
The same endorsement came from
business men, professional men and
men of all classes In Berlin. They
agreed that the chancellor made an
admirable statement Of Germany's po-
sitIon and that he showed conclusive
Iy that responsibility for tho continu-
ance of the war must rest with or
many's enemies.
The kreuz Zeltung and eoeSen
Zeltung commented:
"The chancellor has said what all
good Germans have thought"
The LokaI Anzeiger declared that
the world must now realize that Ger
many fights not to conquer but for her
own protection and added:
"The chancellor expressed clearly
the desires of Germany, peaccabIe
now as before the war. He notified
the world that Germany 10 willing for
peace-the sooner tho bette II It
brings what we absolutely want"
The Vossische zeitune laid particular
stress on Bethmann.HoIIweo' atate-
ments that the longer the war lasts
the greater will be the securities for
the future that Germany will demand.
while the chanceIIor's epeech Just
now ls the overehadowlng soplc OF
discussion It 10 fact that officials
and the Berlin public are almost 40
much Interested In the attae< mode
by President Wilson In his message
to congress on certain foreign born
citizens of the United States. II 10
accepted here that they were directed
at German-Amerlcans and Austro-
Americans. German officials profess
to be unable to understand the pres!-
dents viewpoint. One admiralty off,
clai told me today that he could not
help believing that Washington Was
unfriendIy to Germany.
KAISER ON A TRIP.
| AMSTERDAM, Dec. 10.-kaisei
Wilhelm will visit Brussels Sunday
remaining for three days. Berlin ad
| Vices today said he plans to visit ths
battle field Of Waterloo.
.& SOCIALISTS SATISFIED
! [By Carl w. Ackerman, United Pres'
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN (via Amsterdam) Dec. 10
Socialist members Of the reichsta!
! decided on the party caucus toda,
that tho reply Of Chancellor Won Beth
mann HoiIweg to peace queries was
entirely satisfactory. They voted thai
there was therefore no reason foI
hostility toward the government
"whose enemies have boon continual
iy stating that 1t favored annexation
This resolution, il Is understood
passed the caucus by large major
| ity, few radicals, Including Dr.. Lleh
necht dissenting
1900 PRISONERS.
BERLIN, Dec. 10. Via wlreIeao &
sayvIIe. e.)-capture Of 800 prisoner
by the teutonio forces under Genera
koevess, was reported by the war OF
fice this afternoon. Bulgarian troop
south Of Strumnltza have takon tel
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HOPEWEIL., Va, Dec. 1O.-The war
homb town of Hopewell IL today only
powder plant In q corn field. Tho
Impont mills and q few scattering
residences are all that remain un-
scathed by last nights fire. A dense
vavering pillar of smoke from the
enoldering embers. forms > funeral
'pTe today.
Rebuilding plans are actively be-
run. While little OF the loss, esti-
rated between $75O;O00 and $1,500OO0
VAS covered by insurance, Hopewe1
citizens started to build better and
this time, permanent city.
Five militia companies from Rich
|nond and Petersburg patrol the
burned area. The town is under mar
'tal law. The powder plant suspended
operations to aid in the relief and
leconstruction work.
Temporary shacks ana tents were
reared to care for the destitute popu-
lace. A large part of the city's 30c
700 inhabitants have sought tempor-
| ary refuge in Petersburg. City Point
and nearby hamlets.
An unusually cold wave added to
/ the suffering Of the refugees and
citizens relief committee was hur-
Iliedly organized today with Majoc
Bowles in command. While the NIL
hta prevented looting, many men
stood their own guard with rifles
| and revolvers over piles OF personal
effects saved from the flames. One
negro looter was lynched.
The sixty acres of the fire swept
zone was today nothing but black
piles of smoldering debris. The Du-
pont and Richmond fire companies
continued pouring streams Of water
al morning to prevent sparks from
being flung upon the powder plant.
Great stores OF gun cotton in the
warehouse were under heavy guard.
Elevators Burned.
ERIE, Pa. Dec. 1o.-Fire broke out
early today in the elevators Of the
Anchor line on the water front here,
destroying two sections of the com
Sration elevators. The lowest esti.
natest Of the loss Is half a million
collars to $S50,000. The cause is un.
nown. About half million bushels
q Canadian grain said to be destined
lor the allies were destroyed. Ru-
Mors OF incendiartsm are being circu
nted, but no basis for them has yet
been found.
Reports Of Disorder.
PETERSBURG. Va, Dec. lore.
p0ru OF disorder at HONEYWELL have
reached here by courier, following the
allure today Of wire communication
slln the stricken powder city. The
ieports say two persons have been
Aned and one negro lynched.
me negro was hanged to a tele'
Uaph pole stump. it was said. Sew.
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AMSTERDAM, Dec 1o.-The Brit
Ish in Mesopotam have halted their
retreat from Bagdad and are making
a successful stand at kut El Anaara,
an official statement from Constanttn-
opIe Indicated today.
The Turkish war Office reported sev-
eraI attacks by British troops, but de-
clared all were repuIsed, tho British
suffering heavy Losses.
"in tho suIva Bay region at GALL
poll. our artillery scattered attacking
troops and drove enony transports on
tho shoals Of kimikliman Bay" the
statement added.
ITALIANS CRUSHED.
coNSTANTiNOPLE Dec. 10. (Vls
Berlin wireTess.) We!i organized
ITripolltans and natives from the hint
erland Of TrIpoii have revo'ted and
inflicted a crushing defeat on the
Italian troops, according to lnforma
tion reaching here today. The ltai
ysns lost 5000 In dead and wounded
II was stated. The native trihesmer
arc now within ono and one-half hours
march Of the city Of TripoIi Itself.
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1900 PRISONERS.

BERLIN, Dec. 10. Via wlreleao to
sayvlIIe.)-Capture Of 1900 prisoners
by tho teutonio forces under General
koevess, was reported by the war Of
fice this afternoon. Bulgarian troops
south Of strumnltza have taken ten
cannon from tho English.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-04
WoMAN's CLUB MUSICALE.
Nevin Quartet Entertained Good Sized
Audience III Baptist Church.

The annual musicale of the Brattle
boro Woman : club was given in the
FIRST Baptist church last evening be-
icre good sized audience The pro-
gram was rendered by the Nevin quar-
tet, consisting OF Ernest Page. tenor:
Ms. Luthera Strattou. soprano; Miss
Florence Hersom. contralto; and VII
liam Arkwell, baritone, Miss Ruth Gar.
land, reader ana accompanist. Mis-.
lzetta Stewart Of Brattleboro also as
slstiug as accCmpanist
The musical program was rather toe
heavy for the audience, which account
ed for the lack of spontaneous ap,
plausc, but the numbers were rendered
with excellent taste and with the dis
play Cf highly artistic ana musiciapIy
temperaments. The pure and bell-Ik.
quality of Mrs. Stratton 5 and Miss
Hersom : Nloces was especially noticea.
bic, and Miss Garland 4 thorough mas
.tery Of her art and her delightful man.
ner We're very pleasing.
In the first part was quartet Sc
lection from Rigoletto. solo bv Miss
Hersom, dnet by Miss Hersom and
Mr.. Page and two readings bv Mis-
Garland, all of which were encore1
The second part was devoted TO a scnp
cycle BY Cadman, entitled Morning O.
the Year, which offered ample oppor
tunity for sclo and quartet work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-04
SENATE STILL FIGHTING.
Looks Like Administration Defeat on
Ship Purchase Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1. - Reinforce
ments for both sides III the senate fight
over the administration ship bill arrived
today, but apparently did not change the
situation. The lines on vote ON Senator
Clark's motion to recommit the bill with
out instruction, which would kill it for
the session. were estimated by leaders on
both sides to be 50 close that Vice Presi-
dent Marshall probably would cast the de-
Gliding vote. Democratic leaders, fearing
defeat as the lines lay, determined to pre,
vent vote today. Senator Stone said it
was conceded that the Democratic absen-
tees could not be paired and that the op-
ponents of the bill could defeat the mo-
ton to recommit with instructions by ma
iority Of one or two. Republican leaders
insisted that not more than two Plogres
sivc Republicans would vote with the ad.
ministration Democrats
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-04

.of their regular wages, dependent wild
oWS without dependent children receive
d death benefit of 80 per cent. with
one or two dependent children so per
cent, and with three or fonr dependent
chlldren % % per cent OF the regular
wage. There is a waiting period OF
two weeks and for accident the work
man receives nothing but medical costs
1or the first two weeks. The law does
not apply to farm hands or house ser.
wants
The act is based on the theory that
an employer of labor should pay for
the expense Of accidents to his en-
pioyes Just as he would expect to re-
palr defects or breaka2c in his mach
merry or equipment and the act is
framed after several hearings before
employers and employees throughout the
state The additional cost to the en-
ptoAeF would be taken into cenSidera-
ton IN fixing the price of his product,
III tins way the employer loses moth
ing and as schedule of benefits is De.
fernIned upon the emplovc know lust
what indemnity he viii receive, avoids
the cost Of litigation ana probably re-
celVes more money in the end
Other bills introduced are II o34 hy
Mr. Eddy of Moulton, eivin. authority
to tAe' commissioner of agriculture to
take possession Of all samples of
ereameries, cheese products. cts. and
II 23', by the same member, providing
Tor school endowment forests; AR.
Moore OF Ludlow, relating to the pay
OF the official reporters and II PA. also
by Mr.. Moore, providing for the pay
OF the clerk and assistant clerks of the
house. The amounts in the last two
bills are left blank for the committee
on state and court expenses to GIL III.
Mr.. Pierce of Rochester has an act to
provide for the conservation of flood
waters, commission of three 10 be
appointed by the governor. to receive
no compensation, bnt to get actual ex-
penses and $1,000 per wear for clerical
assistance. The principal duty Of the
commission will be the Investigation
and location of storage reservoirs. Mr..
Leonard of Andover has an act to pre-
vent the pollution Of the waters of
tins state by sawdust, slabs. etc,
dumped into streams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-04
FUNERAL OF FRED w. REED.
Largely Attended This Afternoon in
Brothers. S Apartments. o..

The funeral Of Fred W. Reed was
held this afternoon at 80 O'Clock in
the apartments of his brother, Frank
l.. Reed. in the Abbott, corner of South
Main ami Canal streets, and was large
~ attended Rev. Delmar T.. Trout.
pastor OF the Uuiversalist church. Of
hciatcd. Delegations from the Vermont
Wheel club and from Brattlcboro lodge
OF Masons attended. The store of
Houghton Simonds, where Mr.. Reed
had been employed numbcr of years.
was closed this afternoon, aud o.
J. Pratt's store. where Mr.. Reed
formerly was clerk, was closed dur
ing the funeral. The bearers were
Harry Il. Lawrence, Arthur z. Simonds,
Fred c. Clark. Iloughton Seaverns,
Louis /. Allen and Walter G. Halladav.
The body was placed in the tomb in
Morningsidc cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-04
MONTPELIER BANK
SEEKS SIS, 900
Capital Savings Institution of Mont.
pelier Charges International Trust
Co. With Conspiracy.

BOSTON, Feb. 4.-Suit for SIS. 900
by the Capital Savings Bank and Trust
company Of Montpelier, Vt, against
the lnternationa Trust company for
alleged conspiracy to dcfraud il ont of
about Sl4.0OO was entered in the su-
.perior court yesterday.
The bank on July II, 1909. loaned
the American Banking company s24.
80, through the defendant as its
agent, and received in return a note
Tor S23,O0O Of the banking company
ana bonds for S24 600 as collateral Sc
curltE. 1t returned $4,000 of the
bonds later to the defendant and re-
eelFed 2 note Of $4,000 of the town
o1 framlngham, which is uncollcctable
The bank alleges there was no such
corporation as the American BANKING
company, but il was a name assumed
Pr Charles ;. Cummings I'd, while an
undischarged bankrupt and a Iaroe
debtor 10 the defendant, to obtain cred
1t aud value from persons who had
no knowledge Of the true facts. The
defendant was a creditor Of Gum.
nlngs at the time for $4,000 it is al
legged.
It is further alleged that the defend
ant eonsPired with Cummings to obtain
part of the collateral security advanced
by falsely representing the note to be
one OF the town of Framingham
On July %, 1909. the plaintiff loan
ed S33,493.75. through defendant. TO
the banking company and received a
note Of the company for S34, 800 and
collateral for $4,000 in state bonds
and an alleged note of the town of
Framingham for $50, 900.
The plaintiff alleges the defendant
falsely represented the note was a gen
uinc note Of the town and conspired
with Cummings to secure S25.o 900 from
the bank. These birmingham notes
are said to be some OF those forged by
John b. Lombard, a town officer WIS
served ? sentence
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-04
DYNAMITER HORN
IS UNDER ARREST
After a Hearing in Vanceboro He viii
Probably Be Turned Over to Fed
eral Authorities,

. NANCEBORO, Ne, Feb. 1. - Werner
Horn, who attempted to destroy the bridge
over the St Croix river, was arrested to.
day ON a warrant issued by George Fl
Smith, local trial justice, charging him
with defaeing and injuring buildings IN
Nanceboro. The damage to the building
was caused by the shock Of the explosion.
when Horn exploded dynamite under the
bridge.
This move was made. it is understood. to
avoid possible complications in further de
tanning the dynamiter without d formal
charge having been made against him
Deputy Sheriff George W. Ross. who
made the arrest Tuesday morning. feared
personal liability and after communication
with the office Of the attorney general of
the state obtained the warrant.
Horn will be given a hearing late tins
afternoon. Possibly at that time, or at
least before long it is expected that he
will be surrendered by thc state to federal
jurisdiction and transferred to Bangor ~.
Portland for hearing before the federal
Charles II. Reid, ON the an
plcatIon OF the British government for the
eAtradltion of the prisoner to Canada.