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Went on Trial Today on the Charge of Conspiring
to Escape From the Asylum Where He
Had Been For Five Years.
SANITY ISSUE WILL Be FEATURE
Rumors of Disclosure Of a "Higher up" Go-be-
tween and the Promise Of Sensational
Testimony at Present Trial

Thaw was and Is sane, or else he cam
not be convicted of conspiracy"
On the other hand, the state insista
1t has only to prove that ThaW was
sane enough to be responsible for his
part in the conspiracy.
Scores Of witnesses were ready to
testify that Thaw is sane If the court
permits injection Of that issue. An
other avenue of defense is that con-
spiracy to aid the escape OF a lunattcs
is not statutory crime.
Thaw himself may take the stand,
his counsel intimated today, both to
defend the conspiracy charge and to
refute the insanity theory Seats
were reserved in court for his mother
i Mrs. VIM. Thaw and his lsrofh ~ 30
s.4it q 81 Is
On trial with Thaw as cocoon nspira-
tors were the five alleged principals
in the automobile getaway, Gentle
man Roger" Thompson, the chauf-
feur: "Big Dick" Butler, Thomas
Flood, Michael O'Keefe and Eugene
Duffy.
Quick work in securing the jury
from two hundred talesman special
ly summoned, was expected today.
Habeas corpus suit is regarded as
certain to follow the present proceed
ings regardless Of the outcome as to
Thaw. If convicted, Thaw's lawyers
will fight, by habeas corpus. any at
tempt to return him to Matteawan,
seeking Jury trial as to bis sanity.
If acquitted, the same procedure
will be adopted to insure Thaw's
complete freedom.
The penalty on the conspiracy
charge is one years imprisonment
and $500 fine.
Thaw's gray haired mother arrived
here an hour before court convened
and with Thaw's brother, took seats
In the front row reserved for the Thaw
family. She appeared anxious for the
trial to begin. Thaw's sister, Mrs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
T FRANC
Iev Henry Wood, United Press staff
Correspondent.

corresponding
PARIS. March "a bloody engage
mont in the vosses mountaino Of
Reichackerhopf, IN which French chas-
seurs were vctors over the Germans,
was described In official dispatches
from the front today. Further progress
in the Champagne fighting was also
claimed.
The Germans swept forward in an
impetuous charge against Reichacker-
hcpf, driving the French before them
and obtaining footing on the out
skirts of the town. The chasseurs re-
formed and counter-attacked. For sew
oral hours the battle was waged near
the border of the village with bayonets
and cIubbed rifles. The Germans were
finally driven off. Their losses were
described as "e~tremeiy heavy"
Between Perthes and Beasejour and
northwest of Souan in the Champagne
rec;on the French drive against the
German lines continues with success
full results. In the last tWenty-four
hours French gains in this region rep
resent about 400 yards. Many prison
ers, including several officers, have
been taken.
Soldiers of the German crown prince
captured in the fighting north Of Yer
dun admitted that the French artillery
fire has had deadly results. A shell
from a French gun disabled one of the
German az centimeters. killing four
eermans who were serving the big
run, and woundine seven.
The French have made progress In
Lorraine to point north of Badon-
viIler. In upper AIsace. the Germans
attacked = railway station south Of
Burnhaupt, but were dispersed.
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Refuse TO Testify

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
LOUISIANA, Mo, March Sired
wilkins, who was with Colonel Alien
NJ Walker, former mayor Of Lou.si-
ana and member of Governor Majors
staff last Tuesday when it was first
announced that Walker had been shot,
TODAY declined to testify at the in
quest into Walkers death. An ante
mortem statement by Walker declared
he had been shot by wilkins. Mrs.
Diana wilkins, wife of Fred Wilkins
did not appear at the inquest. though
summoned and her attorney al
nounced that she would refuse to tes-
tify. Circumstances surrounding the
Ihootin9 caused today's investigation.
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EHGL AND

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, March a. The
British embassy today announced that
cargoes of cotton consigned to Ger
man or Austrian ports shall no longer
be permitted to proceed by the Brit
ish patrolline fleet. In statement
dealinc with the cotton situation, the
embassy says that cargoes Of cotton
consjoned to neutral ports can 60 for
ward under certain restrictions. But
in effect the embassy, In its statement,
places cotton, heretofore not inter
fered with, in the contraeand class
This is the first official declaration
supporting Ensland's blockade decla-
ration and It is expected that it will
form the basis for the first concrete
protest by the United States.
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Thaws Nine Year Battle fer Freedom.
JUNE 25, 1906.-Shot and killed
Stanford White.
FEB. APRIL -, 1so7.-First
trial: disagreement.
JAN. 26-FEB. /, 190S.-Second
trial: acquitted Of murder on grounds
of insanity.
FEB. 1. 1905 -committed to Matte
avian.
AUG. II, 1s13.E Escaped from Matte
avian.
AUG. 10, 191S.-Arrested at Coati-
cook, Canada.
SEPT. 10. 1s13.-Deported to New
Hampshire. sy. y.
DEC. 81, 1914.--Supreme. court ruled
| he must be delivered foJis
state. je ,S
ARCH 8, 1915.--Trial on conrspi-
acy charges begun in New York.
IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, March S.-With his
nemesis, VIM Travers Jerome. absent
and his defense mystery, Harry K.
Thaw today went on trial before jus
tice Page of the supreme court Grim
inal branch on the charge of conspir-
ing to escape August II, 1913, from
Matteawan asylum. Conclusion OF
the trial within week was predicted
by both sides.
Win or lose, Thaw will never return
to Matteawan, his counsel confidently
declared today They and the prosecu-
tion promise sensational testimony
Rumors of disclosure of a higher up
who was the go-between in Thaw's
escape were also rife.
Thaw's sanity promised to be the
issue upon which the big fight Will
come The state promised strenu-
ously to object to having this issue
dragged in. Thaw's battery of law
yers, headed by John B. Stanchheld,
former candidate for governor. de-
clared that the defense will force the
prosecution to prove for all time thar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors Of the South.

there is real shortage Of food and
that the "anti-Gringo" leaders are do
ing their best to start an anti-foreign
demonstration. The business men
and bankers Of the Mexican capital.
the minister reports, have arranged
to protect themselves should Obregon
make good his threat and leave the
capital.
The ambassador reported on the
action of the diplomatic corps at its
meeting on Saturday, but the depart
ment had withheld this portion of his
comment.
Reports of the A. B. c., powers en-
phatically deny that they have sits-
gested an international expedition, to
the state department. They very
frankly say that they do not believe
their governments would favor any
such procedure which would be very
expensive. The representatives OF
European nations equally as frankly
say that even though the United
States would permit such an expedi-
,tion-prohibited by the Monroe doc
trine - the international situation
abroad would not permit it.
Advices received here today say
that Villa is considering changing his
plans and moving against Mexico City
| in the near future. Should he do so,
I the situation would be relieved as If
successful, the route from the United
States border to the Mexican carital
would be opened and food stuffs could
! be rushed through. Villa already has
invited the diplomatic corps to join
him at Guadalajara, but they have
declined the invitation.
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MOST Of THEM 70 ENTER.

1. y {.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-Because
Of the almost universal belief here
that Italy and most Of the Balkan
states will enter the European war In
a very short time, the administration
has veiIed all its pending NEGOTIATIONS
in secrecy. Secretary OF State Bry-
an refuses to disclose the text OF the
messages TO England and France ask
ing them to tell how they intend to
shut off German commerce. This
was because II is'believed the matter
will involve protracted negotiations
and every precaution is to be taken
to prevent premature publicity from
embarrassing both sides.
Unofficial state department. advices
said the British-French plans provide
for constantinopie,s investment by
the end Of this month.
Il ls expected that Turk o-Gernan
forces wifi not attempt to defend the
city, but If defeated at the last line
Of forts, will evacuate. It is believed
here, however, that tie eminence Of
the Turkish capitals capture will
force Greece into the war and that
italy and the remaining Balkan states
will have to follow for self protection.
That this will shorten the war, is
the belief Of officials in touch with
the situation. Because it will arouse
resentment In Germany and Austria,
the United States Is doing its best to
secure an understanding with Eng
land and France regarding American
trade which will absolutely demon
strate this governments dislnterest-
ed neutrality. This Is said to be the
chief reason for the governments
new policy Of complete reticence.
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Ex-Su.tan Abdul Hamid Of Turkey, Who Was
Ousted From His Throne, is Free and
Planning Big Coup.
MAY HEAD A new PEACE PARTY
interesting Developments in the War are Elk.
pected to Follow if the News of Old
Sultan's Escape Proves True.

the government sue for peace to save
Islam's capital from the christians.
The reported re-entrance Of the sick
man OF Europe" into the capital,
heading a peace party, may be an act
in carefully staged plans of the old
Turks to regain control Of the gov
ernment.
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comoensaticn.

ST. Louis Globe-Democrat: The
American may miss his trip to Eu-
rope this summer, hut by waiting for
another year he will have some fresh
ruins to visit.
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BALKANS

limited Press Leased WIfa Service1
ATHENS, March 3.-The early par
ticipation Of Greece in the war on the
side Of the allies was regarded as a
certainty here today.
Every roar from the guns Of the
allied fleet at the Dardaneiies has its
echo in fresh war demonstration on
the part Of the Athens popuiace.
Public opinion is overwhelmingly
behind former Premier yenizeIos,
since his resignation Saturday night.
II Is not believed Zaimis, the new pre-.
mier, will be able to form cabinet
strong enough to maintain Greece's
neutrality, In the face Of growing
demand for war.
News that the allied fleet Is making
a determined attempt against Smyrna
inspired new declarations for war
from the Athens newspapers today.
They asserted that by joinina hands
with the allies at this time and invad-
ina Turkey, Greece may achieve her
ambitions and gain possession OF
Smyrna at the close of the war.
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w.rr,na TO carranza

WASHINGTON, March S.-~Secre-
tarv Bryan's latest word to Carranza
will make him sit up and take no
tice," said the British ambassador, sir
cecil Spring-Rice, on leaving the state
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Read The Gate City Want column.
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enacted mans sense of responsibility
will he developed, and in consequence
tend to n material reduction of such
cases. If my assumption he correct,
then surely the outcome we hope for
would benefit rather than hurt the
cause of matrimony.
My stand Is this: No child should
no forced to live below the minimum
that is necessary for the development
of a sound body and a clean mind.
Physically and mentally. 30 far as
decent environment can help, they
should not he pinched by poverty.
For their W sakes. yes, and for the
sake # society at large. 1t is a matter
of prime concern that as many of the
members Of the commonwealth as
possible should give of the fulness of
their strength and abilities.
'Of course the problem Of tho child
cannot he solved without dealing at
the same time with many other social
questions, such. for instance. as in
chriety. unemployment and needy and
overworked mothcrs-in short. the
whole gamut Of poverty and its re-
flcxcs. Therefore the question of the
child will he solved only In uplifting
the lower classes to human conditions
Of associate life. This means consid-
Grafton Of their economic, ethical and
social needs"
What Is your opinion NJ woman's
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probable y ai'jon after tho present
War?'
Equal suffrage is bound to come.
We have It now In Denmark, or. at
east. shah have n after the 18th Of
June. ana uuUueNtlOnahlN other
t'ios viii follow suit. Women have
shown amply what they can do. and
II is battling with the inevitable to try
10 keep them longer out Of Al equal
share In political life In England he
war has had y fortunate effect upon
the oVor2'd'nus militants. II has
halted the excessive swinging Of The
suffrage pendulum, and in time the
Hritlsh people viii reali2r what their
women really are in tho hour Of ma
tioual need and repay them with the
recognition, politically, which should
he II. h
In Germany. ON the ,ther hand.
women ar" not mentally so mature.
and this explains why they have not
vet sufficiently impressed woman's
cause upon the PUBLIC. lust the same.
they viii r, hcl in season and Germany
is not likely to forget what women
ar" duing to-day 10 make II possible
for the empire, well nigh isolated. to
fight :" CALAMITY and pcrsistontly
against desperate odds.
We ONE in Denmark arc not the
first to secure fun civil rights, Fin
land led in this matter of equal sui,
fragc in Europe nine years goo, then
followed Norway a year later. n In
laoN the municipal vote was given to
women in my country, Now, after
seven years of additional agitation and
effort, We ar" to stand ON n par with
the men Of Denmark.
I'VE have" been hampercd in ecur-
ing M rivil privileges by reason NJ
the cd ord + of affairs. Some years
ago the three Scandinavian countries
agreed upo n joint commission to
discuss the question If the rights ~
married women and to amend the cX-
iSting laws. Strange as il may seem.
no ono originally wcrr elected to
membership in this body; hut after
seeing the weakness If suCh an organ
lzation and approaching the need of
woman'S viewpoint and advice the
membership of the commission has of
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HAIR ON FACE
NECK AND ARMS
WHAT CAUSES II

Nature docs not produce coarse. stub
born growths of supertiuou~ hair Tho,
are caused by III" unwiSe nsr Of so,allod
hair rcmoNcr~
The only way TO gam control If such
growths Is to deNitallIc them II l. i'm
possible to accomplish this result with
pHstes and rnh-on preparations, because
they only rnmov" hair from IN" surface of
the skin. De Miracle. the original liquld
dopilatorv. dovitali2rs hair by attacking
II under the skin n we'll as on the skin;
limitations of -" Miracle are aS worthless
rs pastcs and rlh-on prepa rHtlOns, because
they lack certain ingredients that DE Mira
Gle alou" contains. which civ" II the power
to rob hair of its vitality lis life sustaining
force,
Insist on the genuine De Miracle. and
you viii get the original liquid hair re-
Other are worthless limitations poo
refuse them De Miracle il sold in three
sizes. 5oc,, 500 and s. 90 bottles. The
larger sizes are the most economical for
drrmHtoiugi-t- aud larg. users Ia huN
Your dealer will not supply YOU. order
direct from Ms. The truth about the treat
mont of suprrinous hair mailed in plain
sealed onvclop" on request DE Miracle
Chemical Co, Dept NJ, PARK Av and l?ath
St, New York, Ado,
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HELENE BERG'S MESSAGE
TO THE AMERICAN WOMEN

due IN y faulty start in childhood and
the lack of a helping hand at critical
times in tho years following.
''pf course all If this sounds quite
s"Cialistic, doesn't it? Well. | am n
Socialist. and iH my heart uud ~ymut-
thies I have been such for many years.
II was not, however. until 1905 hat !
actually Joined the ranks of that party.
was moved To II then through chance.
as il were. was in London at the
time. where ! had gone to lecture on
that very wide subject the woman
question. one day AZ was walking
down Regent strect-that fashionable
and impress ve th~0roughfare, with it's
wonderful shops, big hotels. richly
dressed w0mcu and those scores of
other evidences Of luxury and riches
! met a procession of w~orkingmcn.
There were hundreds and hundreds
"f them. STABILITY dressed. somhre,
Gaunt and gray, with every stamp or
poverty and misery upon their pinchcd
and saddcncd faces. Tho contrast be-
tween those toilcrs and the tide Of
prosperous life upon the sidewalks
was absolutely appalling, Now and
then the marchCrs would stop and II
Of their number would Call out. What
do you want II from a thousand
threats would conn the answer, shrill
and monoionously. Work. work,
work. II made an impression on mo
mat I shah never forget. and wrote
Immediately to some friends in Copcn-
hagen asking that my name lee entered
on the list of the soCialistic party"
And what is the main field for YOUR
'efforts?' Helene Berg was asked.
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ing At tho same time + help the child
Accordingly N efforts toward a NOR"
Just marriage law and the broadening
Of the rights of the married woman -
ind rcCtlv a work for the child Is we'll.
And for the same reason Nomon have
taken upon themselves the problem
Of tho child born ont of wcdloCk and
are champinning it's cause, W. have
every reason to believe that when
women take Their part In political life
and the making Of laws many reforms
IN the matter of the public care "f
children VIII follow. Ny work for tho
hcttermcul of children Of this sort Is
after all what ! cherish most and what
| ho,iovc has tho deepest hearing upon
society.
After having gathered tro nocdful
material tn" Wumau'S Society ap-
pointed a committee whose duty II
~ To 20 thoroughly into the existing
laws on this subject and tentatively 10
revise them and lay the result before
the RiGsdAG in the form of "A hill seek
ing To amend the prevailing statutes.
The chief points of orr h:,I were in
substance as follows. The child born
ont of wcdlock should not from its
birth pcrforCc belong 10 the pro-
lotariat. hut it's support should he
determined by tho economic positions
Of both tho father and the mother. So
that that parent best Circumstanccd
should contribute most toward tho
Child's ma .ntcnanCc.
This hin was aid before tho Danish
department of Justice. and with this
for an inspiration a law was passed
III laos covering most of tho reforms
urged by the committee.
The passing Of this law, important
as 1t was, is only one step forward,
ana should hy no means he looked
upon as the attainment of our goal.
This law deals only with the economic
position of the child born ont of we'd
lock, We have Yet to take M the
question of such "A Child'S right to it's
fathers name ana its right 10 inherit.
~ Is already ~" case ~ Norway
Frequently ! have hocn asked whether
this attitude wou,d not; nc Il monaco
to society and detrimental or n deter
rem to matrimony. My answer is
that by the laws We seek to have
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fact Of her wOmanhoud sutiCes with
out emphasizing whether she he maid
or matron. She is enthusiastic about
much that she has already seen hare
along the chosen lines Of hor own life
work, and she frankly declares she will
he rich I'm suggestive material when
she sails back to Denmark.
When lid I first become interested
I'm politics and social problems? We'll,
il seem, To me have always hccn
concerned in these matters anyway.
SIM" was hut a mere girl Of II or
Is Years. ] began then to take IN ac-
iiv" part in work Of this sort. and
was carly associated with tho Danish
Wnman's Society,
young A. was realized that far
back tho horrors Of poverty and .he
part dostitution plays in so mann
cases Of delinquency and crime, saw
how native gifts Or talents were
wasted. owing Ia mcagrc funds or act.
nal want. II did not seem hard for mo
to hold poverty accountable for the
perverted uscS Of m ntal energies that
might so easily, with the support of
practical cnCouragemcnt, have turrcd
out for the commo veal instead Of
the personal and the public woe. lou
can soc then that ! think there are
annie grounds for the belief that dos-
titution Is n veritable social discaS p,
and a. such the best efforts of social
workers should he to eradicate this
evil in the broader Scuoe.
"bf cours" am not aTGuinG against
the cases of individual povcrtv bred
of lazincss or tho fruit Of a spendthrift
life, hut ! feel reasonably sure much
of the bitter want so often found IS
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SPORT HATS.

IT HE sport hat Is a vital part Of a
girls summer outfit. She has
many styles to choose from,
yet how often a wrong style or an
"unbecoming shape is chosen and when
worn mars the whole appearance. \
sport hat appears so constantly that
1t should he given due thought and
care.
A girl who wears nothing hut white
tho whole summe through has
selected a smart green felt sailor Of
n perfect shade and with merely a
band Of heavy grosgraln ribbon around
the Crown.
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THE OFFICIAL FLAG MEMBER.

Mrs. Amelia Fowler. formerly nj
Waltham, Mass, holds the unique po-
sition of official nag member to the
United States. When It was discov-
cred thar the collection of historic
flags stored at the Naval Academy in
Annapolis were in danger Of fallinS to
pieces because Of age and the inrotds
Of destructive insects the authorities N
charge began 10 look around for some
method or restoring and preserving
them.
one Of the authorities consulted was
the curator Of flaEs at the MassaChu-
sets state House. Following the suG-
gestion of the late Curtis Guild hr
recommended Mrs. Fowler. when Mrs.
Fowler examined the flags she de-
clared hat the host II not the only
way for restoring them was by us 10
the BaveuX tapestry method. which
was used II not originated by tho
Duchess Of burgundy more than =
thousand years ago. II was by this
method that Mrs, Fowler restored and
made practically ndcstruCtihio thu
large collection Of flags at the State
House, Boston.
When Congress appropriated sac
600 for the preservation Of the his
toric flags kept at Annapolis Mrs.
Fowler was selected to direct the
work.
In the collection ~ faCs which she
is now restoring is II that was USE
for a signal in opening fire at the bat
Tie Of LAX" Erie; another Is a British
royal standard captured at York, Can
ada. in 1Sl3; another the ensign taken
by Capt, David Porter during the war
Of 1872. and yet another is the ensign
that was hoisted in Japan by Commo-
dore Perry at the time nf his inter
view with the Japanese commissioner.
at traga.
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late had the benefit Of women assoc
ciates.
II hope that the united labors of
women the world over will bring about
better conditions, and one OF my pur-
poses in coming to America was to lee
ture upon the work done by us in
Denmark. I have learned much here
that will help me when I return home,
hut. at the same time. I feel that the
cause in the United States can he ad-
vanced by a more general understand
ing of what We have had to contend
with In Europe and how we have SUR
mounted ObstaCles.'