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Meade County news., 1915-05-13
BLAME WOMAN ON THE BOARD
The Summary Removal of Dean Skill
ton Resented BY the University
Students and Faculty.

The summary removal of Dean C.
S. Skilton, as head of the School OF
Fine Arts at the University of Kan
sas, has brought an open conflict be-
tween the board of administration and
the university. The students are out
spoken in their criticism of the board
and faculty, members are displeased
with the action.
The board is composed of three per
sons appointed by the governor II
has control of the states higher edu'
cational institutions.
1t is asserted that the removal OF
Dean Skilton was in no sense due to
his incompetency, but to the personal
feelings of Mrs. Cora G. Lewis, mem.
ber of the board, who attended re-
cital by Dean Skilton in Chanute last
winter. When asked about the recital,
Dean Skilton said:
81 was not at all in condition to play
in Chanute, and realize now that |
made a mistake in appearing, but |
did not want to disappoint the audi
ence which was waiting for me, so |
went ahead and played, despite my
better judgment"
Mrs. Lewis was not pleased with the
recital. Shortly afterward the mat
ter of Dean Skiltons dismissal was
taken up with Chancellor Strong, who
opposed it, it is said
Aged oIathe Woman Dies.-Mrs.
George White, who had been a resi-
dent of Olathe and Johnson county
since 1856, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. William Noland in Den
yer, recently. She was 70 years old.
X x x
Ottawa Shows Its Best.-Ottawa pa.
raded and marked time before Prof.
d. A. Ellsworth and Miss Lima e.
Bresette, the model town judges, in
the second class cities contest of Kan
sas the other day. May day festivi.
ties were held in the Washington and
Lincoln ward schools, where about
1000 children took part. In the after
noon 400 college students and children
from the Eugene Field and Hawthorn
schools gave a May festival on the
college campus. The judges were
taken on an inspection tour of the in
dustrial and social conditions of the
city throughout the morning.
X
Wed Sixty Years.-Mr. and Mrs. w
w. Foster celebrated their siXtieth
wedding anniversary at Kincaid re
Gently. They were married in Lima
Ohio. They have one son and one
daughter living. seven grandchildren
and one great grandchild. They still
keep house and do all their own work
Augusta Gets a Glass Factory.-Be
cause of superior gas supply the Poncs
City Glass Factory, employing 20O mer
at Ponca City, Ok, will be removed
within few weeks to Augusta.
x X X
Circuit Rider Dead.-The Rev. Jas
W. Blundon, a retired Methods
preacher and circuit rider in the
Salina district in the Cos, is dead. HI
was SO years old. He retired only {
few years ago. He served four year!
in the Civil War.
X 4
Atchison orpheum Falls ln.-Th'
entire front and part of the roof of the
new orpheum Theater at Atchisor
collapsed the other night. The thea
ter, the finest in the state, was com
pleted late last fall. The seating ca
pacity is about two thousand.
Meade County news., 1915-05-13

Circuit Rider Dead.-The Rev. Jas.
W. Blundon, a retired Methodist
preacher and a circuit rider in the
Salina district in the Cos, is dead. He
was SO years old. He retired only a
few years ago. He served four years
in the Civil War.
Meade County news., 1915-05-13

Boy Dead in Fire.-Bernard Hettick,
II years old, of Ottawa, was burned
to death and the Hettick residence
was destroyed with loss of $4,000
when the boy poured kerosene in a
stove in which he thought there was
no fire. He was son of Jesse Het-
tick.
Meade County news., 1915-05-13

Bridge Into RiVer.-The steel frame
work of a new $4,000 bridge across the
Marais Des Cygnes River, five miles
west of Ottawa, was swept into twenty
feet of water following a heavy rain.
Meade County news., 1915-05-13

Two entire stationed
island Philadelphia
their
their fellow Halle
WoodcocR
they enlisted the condition they would
privilege to their country
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
NEAR BEER BILL
WAS KNOCKED OUT
Iowa House Turned Down Measure
Suggesting That ereweries
Could Run.

limited Press Leased Wire Service1
DES MONIES, Iowa. April s.
honor" system by which convicts in
Iowa penitentiaries may be able to
support their families while serving
sentences, may be established. The
house committee on appropriations
TODAY recommended a measure pro-
viding for wide departure from the
present method Of treatment OF con-
victs by which contract labor will be
abolished after January 1, 1915 and
convicts will be permitted to work TO-
outside concerns at regular wages.
paying only the cost of their mainten-
ance in prison. The bill also provides
that convicts can be employed on
state work and public work in gen
eral and that portions of their wages
are to be sent to their families or de-
posted in savings banks. Prisoners
classed as TRUSTEES will be given
credit fer ten days sentence every
month when 80 employed.
The drys in the house today killed
by vote of 65 to "a the bill to permit
breweries to run for six months after
January 1, manufacturing near beer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
FRANCE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
AMSTERDAM, April "a German
aviator bombarded a hospital at
Ber0ues, five miles south of Dunkirk,
France, kiliino two Red Cross attend
ants, and woundina third, according
to dispatches received here today. A
British soldier and several others near
the hospital were injured.
Returning to the German lines the
German was fired upon and brought
down near seenvoordie. Both the
aviator and his observer were killed.
AN IMPORTANT BATTLE.
[By William Philip simms, United
Press Staff correspondent.l
PARIS, April s.-French guns are
again raining shells at long range up
on st. Mihiel, while great battle ia
raging north and south Of the German
salient. Paris is filled with rumors OF
most important Developments, but the
war office today withheld almost all
news Of the fighting.
1--WE have maintained all gains be-
tween the Meuse and the MoselIe with
some further progress" was the sub.
stance Of this afternoons commun.
Ique.
Dispatches received here indicate
that most serious efforts against the
German wedge are being made east OF
st. MihieA and northwest OF Pont-A.
Mousson. In the latter region the
objective Of ths French 10 the rail.
road that forms practically the only
effective means Of transporting sup.
plies 70 the Garnnana hoIdIno the i'm
oortant st. Mihiei wedge.
A rainy spell that interfefed with
operations near the seaeoast has pass
cd away. Violent cannonading all
along the line from Rheims to the sea
coast was reported In unofficial dis.
patches to Paris this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08

[By John Edwin Nevin, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 8.-The anti.
liquor forces expect to capture the
democratic national committee immed.
lately after the next democratic con-
vention. Secretary Of State Bryan's
declaration that all national commit
teemen should be anti-liquor men. was
accepted in political circles today as
the opening gun in the vets and the
drys battle for the national democracy.
Dry advocates freely claimed that
President Wilson will be compelled to
take a positive position on this ques
tion as soon as congress reconvenes
|if not smoked out" sooner
The president has refused tAss 4fa.
to discuss the liquor question. At fhs
white house today 1t was said he
would not comment on the letter Brv-
an sent to L. w. Remington, of the
Iowa state committee, declaring that
whoever is chosen successor to Judge
Martin j. Wade as Iowa national COM
mitteeman should be an anti-liquor
man. 1t was stated, however, that
there was no reason to believe the
president should have changed his
mind since writing the governor CT
New Jersey in answer to request to
define his position on the local option
question; that he considered the liquor
problem moral question which
should be decided for each community
as it thought best: declining to admit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
EhGl AND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
LONDON, April s.-The admiralty
today issued an official statement re-
gardlng the torpedoins Of the liner
FaIaba, with the loss Of 112 lives, to
refute the statement issued by the
German embassy at Washington.
The admiralty denied that the Fal.
aba carried any guns. It was stated
that the five minutes Intervening be-
tween the submarines warning signal
and the explosion Of the torpedo was
insufficient to permit the passengers
and crew to escape. Furthermore, 1t
was stated, the submarines command
er shot the torpedo at short range,
knowing that great loss Of life must
result. tr
The statement praised the conduct
of the FaIaba's crew and passengers
and eaid there was no delay In getting
out the boats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
What the War Moves Mean
By J. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
aGer of the United Press

whether the peace conference would
have ratified the Istrian seizure, and
even IL it had, Italy would be con-
tinually threatened thereafter, by al
Austrian war Of revenge.
While Austrian prestige suffers
through the cession of the mountain
Gus and interior Trentino, no perman-
ent and irreparable injury is done to
the dual monarchy such as would fol-
low the loss of her northern Adriatfc
seaboard. Hence by clinchins her
future control of Istria, Austria has
come well out of the bargaining.
BY making terms with Austria and
Germany now. Italy may lose an op-
portunity to extend her influence II
Asia Minor If the Italians were to
enter the war with the allies, the
Roman government might be able to
obtain not only the Trentino by force
of arms, but also a definitely recoGnil-
ed sphere of influence in Smyrna
province, where Italy's Asia Minor in
terests center. But the frightful tolls
which are being exacted by the pres
ent war would probably make the
cost to Italy more than Mmyrna
srnere of influence is worth.
The value Of peace was never more
apparent to neutral countries than 1t
is now and If Italy in reality has OBJ
tanned the Trentino while continuing
to enjoy the advantages Of peace,
Roman craftsmanship will have gained
one of the most notable diplomats
victories of the century. The prestige
thus won by her state craft Will ela-
vate Italy to higher place In Europ-
can councils than the peninsula king
dom has ever possessed In the past.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
BELGIUM |
[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent.]


Correspondent
PARIS, March 26. (6y mail to New
York. )--When the allies within few
weeks, begin their long expected Of
fensIve movement in northern France,
the Belgian army will be as strong
numerically as 1t was when it first
marched out last August, to stay the
German onslaught. King Albert has
taiven formal assurances to that effect
to both France and England.
than fulfilled its promises to France
and England last August, King Albert
is not content that his army shall
stand by and see others drive the Ger.
mans from Belgium. The doughty
ruler 10 insisting that every Belgian
available for military service play his
part.
To make up for the heavy losses, OF
last fall, King Albert on February Is
called to arms every unmarried male
citizen between 1s and 25 years OF
age. It was his intention that these
be whipped into shape in France and
made ready for the spring offensive.
The response to his appeal was most
general. But the king has just diseov.
cred that few BeIsians tried TO
evade Il and he has taken measures to
deal with tnom. The call to arms
having applied only to unmarried
young men, . number sought to evade
eonscription by rushing to annex
brides. The king issued supple.
mentary decree, calling to arms all
BeIgians between 18 and 25 who were
not married on November ~, 1914.
There was another class, unmarried
men between Is and 80, that showed
no great desire to enlist. From now
on, these will be ciassed az undesir-
able citizens. They will be refused
passports out Of Belgian territory and
refused provisions az refugees. The
king believes eventually all will join
the army to escape starvation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
Wild Reports That Netherlands May Enter the
War, are Sent Out From a Number
Of Sources Today.
MAss|NG SOLDIERS ALONG THE BORDER
Dutch Regular Army Of $50, 900 Men is Said to
be Fully Armed and Prepared For Any
thing Which May Come up.

today that Holland has requested
Germany for . full explanation Of the
recent seizure OF Dutch boats bound
for England, with food cargoes. The
Netherlands government is awaiting
an answer to this note and while
some irritation exists, private advices
dfscredit today's reports that public
opinion In Holland is becoming in
famed.
Contradictory rumors regarding the
Austro-Italian situation were received
here today. The report that Austria
finally had decided to cede Trentino
to Italy in return for Italian neutral
ty, was revived. On the other hand,
British papers printed a dispatch pur-
porting to come from the Italian from
tier, asserting that the Italian fleet
was being concentrated toward the
Adrfatic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
DUTCH MAY BE DRAWN INTO WAR
GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
BERLIN, (via wireless to London),
April e.-Renewing their fierce on
sIaughts between the Meuse and Mo-
selie, the French are leaving great
gions, according to dispatches from
the front today.
An OFFICIAL statement from the war
Office this afternoon described the
French losses az enormous" The
war office added that the enemy's as
saults are continuing without the
slightest success"
At seven different points between
st. MIhieI, Etain and Pont-A-Mousson,
the French are attacking savaseIy.
They are spending lives reckIessly In
smashes against the German fortIfica-
tions north Of St. Mihiel, prepared
months ago and almost unconquerable
except by heavy artillery.
Despite the loss o. two battalions
In the Combres heights fighting, the
enemy has renewed the offensive at
this point and 10 sacrificing more SOL
diers In head-Ione rushes up the hills.
In the ALLY forest, west Of the Apre-
mont woods, north Of FIirey and In lie
Pretre woods the most desperate on
gaeements are going on.
A French aviator who had just
come from Paris and was forced to
descend within the German lines, re.
ported that the French losses In the
Champagne fighting few weeks ago,
have been kept secret by the French
war office. The people, he said, had
been led to believe that the French
won important victories.
The war office announced today
complete IuII in the fighting along the
eastern battle front.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
ITALY
BY William G. Shepherd, United
Dr>>. S%aA Correanondent

IBy william G. Shepherd, United
Press STAFF correspondent.1
LONDON, March 26-(By mail to
New York.)-This 10 story that is
knocking about Germany and 10
brought back to London by almost
every returning American:
The king Of italy, says the German
otory, once owned $25, ,ooo, 900 worth OF
steel stock. The emperor Of Germany
heard Of the thrifty nonarch's pur-
chase Of this stock and send word to
him that krupp's stock was better
than the American venture. The
krupp stock would pay three times
az much In dividends, said the kaiser,
40 steel.
The king Of Italy, the German
story goes took the kaisers advice
and now, II the German story is true,
hoids $25, ,0oo, 600 worth Of stock In
krupp's cannon factory,
And, conclude the Germans, II Italy
ooes to war with Germany the krupp
stock held by the king Of italy will
be cancelled, or, at least, the king OF
Italy has good reason to believe It
will be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
The War I'm Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South

afternoon, planned today to formally
ask protection from the American
military authorities here.
While no injury was inflicted, citf-
zens were alarmed lest the battles
now brewing might develop further
firing, including artillery, that would
endanger American lives and prop
erty.
Field artillery trains for the VII
listas are rapidly approaching Mata-
moros, but their progress has been
impeded at points by Carranzista de-
struction OF the railway.
The battle for possession Of Mata-
moros is expected at any noment. the
firing late yesterday was sharp, but
not extensive.
Defeat for Villa.
WASHINGTON, April 8.-A rout
by General Obregon of General Villas
army near Celaya, Mexico, was claim
ed today by the Carranzista agency
here. Villa was said to have been in
personal command of his defeated
forces.
II am Just in receipt of a COM
munication from General Obregon,'
said a message from General Carranza
to Eliseo Arredondo, his Washington
representative, advising me that tho
enemy's loss was over 1000 dead and
wounded and a large number of pris-
.oners, with arms and ammunition.
"Obregon is in pursuit of the flee
ing army"
Villa is Desperate.
BROWNSVILLE. Texas, April s.
Desperate from reverses of the past
few days. Villa has ordered General
Rodriguez that he must take Matan-
oros, across the river, at any cost.
Three Villista troop trains. carrying
eight cannon and many men, were re-
ported today at Rio Bravo, only twen-
ty-four miles from Las Rucias. Tracks
there are being repaired and the Vii.
lista garrison expects these reinforce
ments to reach Matamoros by Satur'
day morning. A battle will be fought
within twelve hours thereafter, Lead
ers said today.
The Carranzista aeroplane was TAX
en- across the river to Matamoros to-
/ day for assembling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
AUSTRIA

United Press Leased Wire Service
BERLIN. (via wireless to sayvilie)
April s.-Budapest reports received
here today told Of thrilling air bat
tie in which three Russian avlators
were dashed to pieces.
Tho three Russians attacked an
Austrian aviator who sped to height
of nearly 1000 feet. One Of the Rus
SLAMS followed while his fellows man.
euvered lower to cut Oft the Aus
TRANS descent.
A bomb from the Austrian struck
the pursuing Russian, whose areo-
plane plunged toward the ground. In
it's fall It dashed down between the
two other Russian aviators whose
planes were caught by the rush OF air
and capsized.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK. April s. I'll a. MI
reports In Paris that the Austrian EN-
peror has agreed to the transfer OF
Trentino to Italy are probably cor.
rect. Paris naturally would be inclin.
ed to disbelieve all such rumors un-
stantiated. The disadvantage to the
allies cause which would follow the
purchase by Austria Of Italy's neutral
ity is sufficiently obvious to suggest
that Paris would suppress all versions
OF negotiations unfavorable to the al
nes, as long as any good purpose
could thus be served.
The fact that the French censor has
an wed report OF the Trentino'
transfer after the war, to be tele-
graphed abroad; and the added cir
cumstance that Partisan sources of IN
ternational news vouch for the truth
OF The statement, suggest the rumors
may be correct. During the past week,
100, sudden stoppage seems to have
Deen put on news OF the Trentino bar
sam, hitherto garrously telegrapnea
broadcast from Rome. This, in itself,
might be bad sign il negotiations
mad reached a critical impasse; or a
good sign. If negotiations were reach
ing satisfactory conclusion. Paris
mciines to the latter view and Is ap-
'arently justified in doing so.
italy has sold her neutrality for
.ne Trentino, an admirable bargain
mas been struck. BY going to war
ssainst Austria and Germany. Italy
might have succeeded in obtaining
.stria with all OF Austria's principal
'eaooard ports; but Il is questionable
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
RUSSIA

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PETRoGRAD, April 8.-German re-
Inducements have temporarily halted
the Russian forward movement near
the Lupkow pass, 1t was semi-officialIy
admitted today, but the Slav forces
southeast Of Smolnik continue sue
cessfuI offensive toward the uszok
pass.
Tho Russian forces are being re-
distributed to meet the strengthened
armies Of the enemy near vidrony.
Pending the arrival of reinforcements
and heavy artillery, the troops Of the
car are maintaining themselves upon
the crest Of the mountains near lu3-
kow and easily repeIIlns all attempts
to disIodge them.
The arrival Of new German resi-
merts near Mezo Lahore was first
chronicied in dispatches received here
two days ago and officially admitted
by the war office last night. The one
nv has rassed around Mezo Lahore,
probably the largest army concentrat'
ed at any one point In the carpathiana
to defend the railway leading south
alono the Lahore valley.
Part Of the new German force ap-
parentiy came from the Vereczke pass
reaion. ontciaI dispatches have noted
a cessation OF German attacks and
siiaht advances for the Slavs In this
section In the past few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
All Aboard the Water Wagon, For Those Who
Wish to be Cassed as Good Democrats
by William Jennings Bryan.
GRAPE JUICE ON PRESIDENT
Mr. Wilson Has Been Dodging Taking Stand
on Prohibition by Saying it is Not
Political or Federal Question.

1T as political problem of the sort
to be dealt with in party platform.
1t is reported in administration cir
cles that the president couples woman
suffrage and prohibition in his mind.
1t Is declared, he said, it is for each
state to decide for itself. Willis
favoring the general principal, he does
not believe the federal government
should settle it. In the case of pro-
hibition. those closest to him believe
he likewise believes each state should
decide for itself. Drys likewise take
the stand on prohibition. Two Of his
cabinet are drys. They are Secretaries
Bryan and Daniels. The drys declare
both will stump against liquor domin-
alton In several states. Daniels today.
/ In endorsing Bryan's views, said he
lconsidered that, .like womanis SUI
ffrase,' It Is state and not a nation
al issue.
The dry's plan, as outlined here to-
day. is as follows:
"In states where the liquor interests
essay to control the democratic or
ganization, a wet and dry issue will
be raised prior to the election Of dele-
gates to the national convention.
Where the national committeeman is
elected by primary vote. an avowed
dry candidate will be nominated and
supported It's will be true especial
ly in the middle west. Where the dele
gates to the national convention elect.
efforts will be made for dry major
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
New Trade Treaty.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, April S.-Interest
IN the proposed new trade treaties be-
tween the United States and Russia
was keen again today, following Am
bassador Bakhmeteffe's conference
Wednesday night with the president.
The ambassador refused to discuss
the conference, but it was believed to
have related to either a resumption
of trade relations between the coua-
tries. or to the inspection of Siberian
prison camps.