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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-24
Minister Steps Upon American Soil After Being
Locked up in Brussels Since the Start
Of the European War
lE IS HAILED AS A RETURNING HERO
Declines to Talk on Cavell Case or Anything
About Official Duties Until After He
has Seen the President.

pier at 8 o'clock after laying OF quar-
antine several hours last night. Whit
lock refused to discuss any questions
touching upon his position as diplo-
matte representative Of the United
-~~.es, but disposed Of the rumors
that he was not to return to Belgium
by stating that all arrangements had
been made for him to sail again for
europe December %.
On leaving the Ryndam, Whitlock
Ritz Car ton hotel, where they prob
ably will remain over Thanksgiving.
The minister will then first go to
make report to Presi-
dent Wilson and afterwards go to
Cleveland to visit his mother and to
his home In Toledo.
Whitlock was greeted at quarantine
~ Mayor-e1ect Chas. M. Melroy, OF
Toledo, Marshall Sheppey, personal
friend, and delegation OF half doz-
en- Toledoans. The minister was in
the best of spirits and 1t was evident
that the sea voyage, though exceeding
ly rough. had done him a world OF
good. Mrs. Whitlock says the minister
was very Ill for six weeks prior to
their departure from Belgium. He was
nervous and over-wrouGht. They were
on the Ryndam for fifteen days. The
liner was due Sunday.
The Ryndam was badly battered by
storms which were encountered dur
ing the trip, but the blows did not
prevent Whitlock from appearing on
deck daily.
Mrs. Whitlock was met at the pier
by her mother. Mrs. G. R. Brainard
of Spring field, Illinois. The minister's
wife carried under her arm Meiky, a
Pekinese spaniel. presented her by
friends in Belgium. A score of news
paper men and photographers swarm
ed about Whitlock and Mrs. Whit
lock on the liner and at the pier.
When ,,nitlock and his wife left
Brussels to board the Ryndam. it was
the frst time they had been on a
train since the outbreak OF the war.
eve had not left Brussels at all
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GE ERMANY

rJJnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
BERLIN, (via London) Nov PA
little ground was gained by the Rus
SLAMS in the latest fighting north Of
IIIuxt, but the Germans regained 1t BY
a counter attack, the war office stated
today.
A Russian assault at Berser1uende,
southeast Of Riga was repuIsed, the
statement said, and In the Czartorisk
reojon, far to the southwark three
Russian attacks were beaten back by
General Won Linsingen.
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THE FINAL BATTLE.
CONTINUED on page ~
RUSSIA

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AMSTERDAM, Nov. 24.-Conttnued
progress toward Teheran by the Rus
Sian troops operating In Persia is ad-
mitted today by the Cologne Gazette.
The German, Austrian and Turkish
ministers are said TO have left the
shas,'s capital, evidently believing 1t
must soon fall Into the Invaders
hands. The American minister at Te-
heran has taken charge Of the Ger
man legation.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
| NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Brand Whit
)pck, minister to Belgium, and Mrs.
Whitlock arrived on quarantine early
pday aboard the Holland-American
)iner Ryndam and exchanged messages
by wireless with friends waiting 10
Feet them in New York.
| The Ryndam was due to dock at
ioboken early In the day. Waiting at
he Holland-American pier was a
delegation from Toledo and many per-
onal friends Of the American minis
er in New York.
4 expect to go first to Washington =
Whitlock told persons who greeted
BIN aboard the Ryndam. Then I shall
% to Cleveland to see my mother,
hen to Toledo and then back to New
lork to spend few days before re-
Ining to Europe. IS
Z am feling fine, but I think the
lttle rest over here will do me good. 2
Marshall Sheppey. Toledo mer-
hant was the first to get RESPONSE
numerous wireless messages flung at
ne Ryndam as she nosed her way into
No harbor. Sheppey sent several mes
ages inquiring about the former To-
edo mayors health and early recefv-
n the following answer: Well, love,
npatientiy awaiting morning."
A few persons aboard the Ryndai1
sho knew Whitlock before he took the
dplomatic post at Brussels, said he
nosed tired and sadly in need of rest,
espite his protestation that he was
good health.
Among other passengers aboard the
cndam was Sir Herbert Tree, the
nsish actor who Is enroute to Cali
mia. The Ryndam brought 1872 first
cass, 200 second class and 1863
fserage passengers
Back on American Soil.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.--Brand Whit.
0cx, minister to Belgium, who spent
nonths In the midst OF the European
sar zone, is back on American soil to.
ky,
The Holland-American liner Ryn.
sm with the minister and Mrs. Whit.
ecS aboard, docked at her Hoboken
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therefore, according to the president
"are fit to be socially boycotted."
viii Expose Boyd.

tuSEclOEo, dCcCEuluS 10 Inc pT6SluSu~
"are fit to be socially boycotted."
VIII Expose Bey-Ed.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Captain
Boy-Ed's connection with the plans
that converted New York into verit-
able German naval base at the out
break of the war, was to be further
revealed today, with the trial Of four
Hamburg American officials for fling
false manifests.
The defense having refused to con-
cede Boy-Ed's participation, the gov
ernment's attorneys today promised
to Introduce It with corroborating the
statements Of Gustav B. Kulenkampf.
who swore that Boy-Ed directed the
disbursement of fund Of S75O,O00
used for sending out supplies to Ger
man cruisers from "A ARertcanFpo ports
The government hopes to show that
Boy-Ed knew where each German
cruiser might be found and directed
the movements of the supply ships.
Fifty witnesses have been Summon
ed by the government, but 1t Is pos,
sible all of them may not be required
to testify. Important admissions by
the defense has materially shortened
the case and the government will not
be forced to prove that ships charter
ed by the Hamburg-American line ac-
tually supplied German commerce
raiders from American ports.
What Hexamer Said.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. 24.-Dr.
C. J. Hexamer, Philadelphia, presi-
dent of the German-American socie-
ties of America, in a statement .
the United Press today denied re
ports published In Chicago morning
papers that he had wished curse
on Theodore Roosevelt and President
Wilson In his address before mass
meeting of 1000 German-Americans
of Milwaukee Monday night. held in
celebration of the tenth anniversary
of the founding of the Wisconsin so
ciety.
DR.. Hexamer gave a free transla'
ton of that part Of the address to
which the papers referred as follows:
Damned be those who would Instlli
racial hatred into the hearts OF the
people Of the United States
II had no intention Of referring to
Wilson, Roosevelt or anyone else In
particular" he said. Although / criti-
cized the policies Of both Wilson and
Roosevelt, no one could honestly
make that translation of my re
marks"
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Captain Boyd, German Naval Attache, Aus
trian Consul General Won Nuber ard 9th
ers are Entanged in the Meshes.
NEW YORK AS GERMAN NAVAL BASE
Trial of Hamburg American Line Officials is Ex-
pected to Bring Out Number of Rather
Sensational Bits of Evidence.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The net
frightened today around AustroGer-
man officials and other sides involved
in recent conspiracy charges. Evi-
dence in the case Of Hamburg.Amerf-
can line officials at New Yorh directly
duplicating Captain Boy-Ed, German
naval attache, was regarded as only
the first Of sensational disclosures.
Immediate recall of Captain Boy-Ed
will not be asked, 1t was stated
authoritatively. The government is
awaiting conclusion OF other investi-
Ed, but Captain Won Papen, military
attache, Austrian Consul General Won
Nuber and others. The charges that
Boyd spent $750.000 through a
dummy" in New York, were said to
be but a minor hint of future develop
ments. - - y gt> s 7fssS-sss s.
Boy-Ed, maintaining headquarters
at New York, seldom visited the en-
bassy here after the war broke out.
He Is regarded in the diplomatic
corps as one of the most skilled, pol
ished and best informed Of the Ger
man staff and when here was the
right hand" Of Ambassador Won
Bernstorff.
Germans and Wilson.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. e4.-Ger-
Americans Of Milwaukee we're
today discussing the criticism OF the
Wilson administration made by DIR. G.
J. Hexamer, Philadelphia, president
Of the National German societies, IN
speaking at the celebration OF the
tenth anniversary Of the founding OF
the Wisconsin society.
DR.. Hexamer's declaration that we
have never had $50 miserable, weak
kneed, contemplate an administra-
ton as the present" was loudly ap-
plauded by the large majority OF his
1000 hearers.
Among other things, the speaker
stated that the German-Americans
do not wish to establish politlcai
party: that they consider the position
an honor and that the GermansAmeri-
can will have sense enough to kno"
how to vote when the time comes.
The German Herald, the leading Ger
man paper, In commenting on Dr.
Hexamer's address. said this morn
ing: "If Wilson carries out his ldea on
calling the roll Of naturalized Amerl,
can citizens, then those who ATTENDED
the meeting last night will be ciassed
with the goats instead Of the sheep
for they do not share Mr.. wilson's
conception of American Ideals anu
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Ball KAAS..>|

UNITED Press Leased W, Ssrvice] 5
PARIS, Nov. 24.-Ths 2 isarlans
have been defeated ever :. ire In the
extreme south Of sert Ss.nd are In
retreat at all points, "a Serb Off
clal statement recelv~ iere today.
A. far north as veIes, the Buigars
are reported falling back upon lstlp
and veIea itself 10 said to be In lmni-
nent danger Of recapture from them.
AUsTRlANs ADVANCING.
VIENNA, NOV. "a. (vIa Berlin and
London.)-The Austrians are only
three and three-quarters miles from
Mitrovitza today, according to late re-
ports from field headquarters In Serbia
to the war office.
At this point the invaders Will en-
counter .he Serbs main northern force.
They have been driving In the Serb
outposts for several days. The Aus
trian troops are operating In the lbar
valley where they have occupied
Priepolje.
Driving the Montenegrlns to the
southwark, the Austrian forces on the
upper Drlna have gained the kozora
mountain ridge.
GREEK ATTITUDE.
ATHENS, Nov. 24.-The Greek at
titude toward the allies troops In the
Balkans, was the subject of further
discussion Tuesday between the en-
tente ministers and the Athens for
elan office, Il 10 admitted In official
circles today.
The diplomats made fresh rcpresen-
tations with a view to determining
lust what course Greece will pursue
In any contingency. No definite agree
ment appears to have been reached,
but the general Impression is that
progress is being made. There Is as
yet no sign Of any step toward demo-
biiization.
kina onstantine Is understood to
consider that not enough Of the allies
are yet In the near east to prevent
Serbia from being completely van
quished soon and while the Bulgars
have given assurances they have no
desluns on Greek Macedonia, he
thinks It would be dangerous for the
Greeks not to be prepared to resist
aggression.
THE FINAL BATTLE.
LONDON, Nov. 24.-The teutonlc
allies are face to face with the Serbs
northern army today.
The final fight evidently 10 at hand.
Official news from Vienna tells Of
the Austrians' capture Of Mftrovitza.
The Berlin foreign office announces
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THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather with rain tonight or
Thursday. Warmer tonight Colder
Thursday. Fresh to strong shifting
winds.
For Iowa: Increasing cloudiness with
rain tonight or Thursday. Warmer
east and central portions tonight.
Colder Thursday Fresh to strong shift
ing winds.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
with rain tonight or Thursday. Warm
er east portion tonight. Colder Thurs
day. Fresh to strong southerly wind s.
Weather Conditions.
The pressure Is low In the plains
states this morning, with storm CEN
ter Of marked intensity in Colorado
Warmer weather prevailed on the
eastern slope of the Rockies yesterday,
and it Is somewhat warmer on the
storms front from the Missouri river
to the eastern states
There has been light rain On the
Pacific slope, but no precipitation in
front Of the storm center as yet
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FRANCE

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Nov. 24.-Mining operations
are being pushed vigorously by the
French In the Araonne region with ia
vorabie results, todays official COM
munlque reports.
One German post was completely
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River Bulletin.

The river VIII continue TO rise TOM
Davenport to Keoku< until Saturday;
further rise will depend on rains.
Local Conditions.
Nov. Bar.Ther. Wind. Weather.
% I'd. m. 30. OF 46 SW Pt Cidy
"a Z a. m. =. 29.SS 81 5 Cldy
Maan fernnaratllre Nov %. Al.
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--Read the Daily Cats City. Ten
cents per week.
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Highest, 40.
Lowest, 33.
Lowest last night, 36.
FRED z. GOSEW1SCH,
Observer.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-26
PLANS new ALLENTOWN.

Expert Gives Advice and Commission
Takes Measures to Improve Town.
Energetic measures for the improve
ment Of Allentown, Pa, are being
taken by the new city planning com
mission, headed by Colonel Harry c..
Trexler. Frank Rooster Of New York
city, an expert in city planning, has
rendered a preliminary report after a
survey Of the town itself and the terri
tory embraced within the three mile
limit over which it has jurisdiction un-
der the new act Of assembly.
Mr.. Rooster finds that Allentown,
like most American towns, was started
as a village and allowed to grow with
out any scientific plan for it's develop
ment He advises the municipality to
break away from rectangular blocks
and to lay out streets according to to-
biography and the trend Of hills and
streams. He strongly advocates that
the city retain 10 per cent Of all an
nexed land for parks, public squares,
breathing places and Fairgrounds. He
thinks factories should be restricted to
a manufacturing area. =.
Trolley lines, he says, ought to be
built far out into the suburbs to permit
the erection of houses away from the
congested district. He advises law to
remove all sidewalk constructions at
once, so as to relieve the crowded con-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-26
SCHOOL GARDENS ARE
RAPIDLY INCREASING.
Properly Conducted, They Have Proved
Great Success.

School gardens are increasing by
leaps and bounds. Children show great
interest in gardening, and there seems
a natural love of flowers and plants in
almost every child.
School gardens are a great success
where properly conducted and are in
creasing at such a rapid rate that it is
difficult to keep record of their prog
ress.
California is one of the states leading
in the encouragement Of school gar
dens, and the city of Los Angeles will
devote about eighteen acres Of land in
vacant lots to school gardens. The in
terest Of the 10000 children working
In the gardens has been sufficient to en-
courage the city to devote $35, 900 to
the undertaking, employing many
teachers, with superintendent to take
charge of the work. In many schools
throughout the United States and Can
ada agriculture is now one of the regu
lar school courses.
The city Of Cleveland, o., is credited
with starting the present school garden
movement. New York city is in line,
owing to the determined energy Of a
woman, Mrs. Henry Parsons, now a
member Of the school board. Philadel
phia has special garden teachers, and
so have other cities, and the federal
government is encouraging the move
ment. j.
School gardens give the children ex
ercise in the open air at the time it is
needed. 1t is welcome relaxation
from the drudgery of ''book learning
and captures the interest. as gardening
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-26
5 BITS OF FARM WISDOM.
Observation-Disclosures

In selecting seed corn don't overlook
the fact that the stalk is the source
from whence the ear drew it's susie
nance; then study the type of stalk
that produced the ear you choose for
seed. Note that it is healthy, vigorous
and Of the proper proportions from
base to top.
Don't shed machinery haphazard.
Put it away in the order you will need
it next spring, oil and repair it, and
next seasons rush work will not catch
you mapping, as it does most farmers
at this time.
Hog wallows are still in vogue and
always will be ')ut they demand some
means of dra' lge, else they become
stagnant, germ infested places, unfit
for any living thing to come in contact
with.
Put the potatoes designed for seed
purposes in barrels or bins where they
can be kept from the light.
Doing things at the right time and
in the right way is the secret Of sue
cess. Be sure you are right.
Be thorough. It means everything
in getting results.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-26
is q practical illustration OF how things

is practical illustration OF how things
are actually done and because every
garden plot and the result of every
students work differs as greatly as
each school garden does from another
Members of school boards who are not
familiar with this work will do we'll to
obtain the facts from the boards of e<!
ucation where school gardens are in
operation. The idea Of school gardens
is growing in small communities as
we'll as large ones. Ere long perhaps
no school will be complete without one
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-26

dition Of the streets In the heart Of the
town, and advocates the removal of
the soldiers monument from Center
square because 1t is a serious obstruc-s
ton to traffic, though from the artistic
point Of view he says it should remain.
He also advocates boulevard lighting
from brackets attached to buildings, so
as to do away with all poles, and says
the supports for trolley wires should
also be attached to buildings Of the
most congested district along Hamilton
street @ 49, '- ....'.-.-. .c1rs
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-26

You can get big, fat pencil tab
let for a nickle at the Pioneer office,
and an extra big, fat ink paper COM
position book for a dime. All the
kids" will want one when. they see
'em.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-26
Community Use Of schoolhouse..

Community Use Of schoolhouses.
The remarkable increase in the use
of school buildings for community pur-
poses In districts maintaining high
school or state graded school Is shown
by the tabulation which appears be-
low. The bureau Of civic and social
center development of the extension
division Of the University of Wiscon-
sin sent out a questionable to each
Of the high school and state graded
school principals of Wisconsin during
four successive years, with the results
shown in the table: 81.
ri 1910 1872 1913 1914
II. IL. IA. L.
Number of responses. 176 Al 491 SIS
Schoolhouses used as -.
community centers.. SO 285 -384 500
Total number Of COM ~
s: munity meetings.. 80. 1866 2452 1882 0031
Neighborhood assem-
blies organized... & u III 200
Principals undertake
secretaryship ......... / 3 80 152
Schoolhouses as poll ..~.-@'
ing places........... IL 50 u 100
Principals as voting
CLERKS .................. y IL
Seating provision for
adults ................ IL u 18O 242
Young people organ
1ZeO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a 6O luz N4
SchOOlhOuseS equipped
with gymnasiums.... 0 u 81 100
Library used by COM
munity ................-. Is: ~ 2ss s7s
BY g 9 m employing
community secreta-
r1eS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Take advantage Of a want id.
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Women's Underwear
GREAT PURCHASE OF
High grade women's union
suits bought at a large discount,
to be placed on sale Saturday.
81 fine cotton suits at .79c
$1.75 mercerized suits at. .$1.@
$3.50 worsted suits at. $3.50
The styles are high neck, long
sleeve. and short sleeve, low
neck, short sleeves and sleeve
less. Sizes to 9.
Women's Hosiery
Fine quality cashmere hose,
black only ;. 1880
Extra fine quality cashmere
hosiery at soc
Silk and wool hosiery at .$1.OO
Onyx fibre silk hosiery at SOC
Black, white grey and tan colors
Onyx silk hosiery at :,
1890. 81, $3.50, So
All shades.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
FAREWELL RECEPTION

a farewell reception was given
by the members of the Bible School of
the Church of Christ Saturday evening
in honor of Charles Dutt Jr. at the
home of Dan Zinn ON Euclid Avenue.
The porch and lawn were beauti-
fully decorated with Japanese Ian
terms. While the young people played
games the older ones were royalty en-
tertained inside with music. Later in
the evening ice cream and cake were
served and the guests departed for
their homes just before the clock
chmed the hour of twelve. There were
about seventy-five people present.
Mr.. Dutt left Monday afternoon for
Lexington, Kentucky, where he will
attend college. He has been superin-
tendent of the Bible School for nearly
a year as well as being active in the
other organizations of the church. and
will be greatly missd by all who know
him.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
A NARROW ESCAPE

1t was by mere stroke of fortune
that John Chick still has the use of his
eyesight. While on his way to De-
troit Friday evening the smoker of
the Michigan Central train in which
he was riding was struck by a street
car. Mr.. Chick was thrown forward
his face striking the back of the seat
in front of him. Dirt and dust par
ticles were ground into his eyes. It
happened that though the side of the
coach was stove in he was the only
one who was at all hurt.
Officials of the road wired ahead
to a doctor at Vassar, who met the
train and accompanied Mr.. Chick to
Detroit. When they reached that city
ID. u. r. officials met him and took
him to the best eye specialist in the
city For two days he was in severe
pain, but due TO the excellent work of
the physicians his eyesight has been
preserved.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
REORGANIZATION EFFECTED
Affairs of Defunct Consolidated
Light & Power Co. Satisfactorily
Strengthened Out

Three years have elapsd since the
Consolidated Light and Power went
to the wall after brief and checkered
career. The Detroit Trust COMPANY
has had charge of the defunct com
pany's business during the interim.
Tuesday representative stockholders
and creditors met in Alma and decided
to reorganize and spend a considerable
amount of money in order that it NAV
be put on paying basis. Two years
ago these representa- petitioned
the Supreme Court of the State for
permission to sell the company. This
petition was granted last week. That
In itself is the way the affairs of this
company now stand.
The stock of the Consolidated
Light and Power Company is princi-
pally held by Detroit, Toledo and Mt.
Pleasant parties. The estate of the
late J. L. Hudson of Detroit is one of
the large holders. The receivership
has halted the company's progress
and during the past three years little
has been done along constructive
lines. However, under the present
plans with the large addition to The
workable capital, the business of the
will be greatly increased
and their lines will be extended over
a much larger territory.