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W went on higher up the river than
last time. ana finally anchored. W
the after 6 inch guns crew Were senur-
ing the stern anchor two she's fe',
one on either side. within eight feet q
the side and drencned the qu~arterdecl.
1t was u very critical time, II she hit
us we were probably fnished-and she
came as near as possible without ar-
tually touching.
I'VE had no sooner anchored AMI
laid the guns thar the ~aerop'luc
~sigrallel she was ready to $40. Oar
hrst four salvos, at about one minute
interval, were all signallcd as 'bid not
observe fall OF shot We came down
400. then another 400, and more To the
left. The next Was spotted as 200
yards over and about 200 TO the right.
Tho next $50 short and 100 TO the
left. The necessary orders were sent
TO the guns, and at the seventh Salyu
we hit with one and We're just over with
the other. We hit eight times in the
next twelve shots! 1t vas frightfully
exciting.
THE Koenigsherg was now firing s1l-
vos OF three only. The aerOplane Sig
nailed all hits were forNard-So We
came a little left to get her amidships.
The machine suddenly signalled Am hit ::
coming down send "A boat And there
she was. about half way between MS and
the Koenigsberg, planning down. rs they
fell they continued to signal our shots,
for We Of course kept on firing The
aeroplane fell in the water about one
hundred yards from the Merscy and
turned a somersault one man was
thrown clear, but the other had n strug-
gle TO get free. Finally both got away
and were swimming for ten minutes be
fore the Mersey's motOrbOat reached
them. beating ours by a short head. They
were uninjured and as merry as crickets.
W kept en- firing steadily the whole
time, as W. knew we were hitting about
one salvo "A minute. The k~ocnigshcrE was
now firing two guns within II minutes
of our opening fire | noticed and logged
II down that she was firing two.
"ln n short time there was a big eX-
plosion from the direction of the kOcnigs-
berg, and from then on she was never
free from smoke, sometimes more. some
times ess-at one moment hclchinE out
CloIos OF black smoke, then yellow, with
dGn explosions from time to time, We
kept ~ firing regularly ourselves. one
salVo to the minute, or perhaps two sal
VOC In three minutes, but the gun LAYERS
were told to keep cool and make sure Of
their aim. There was one o cN-
plosinn which shot up twice rs high as
the koenigsberg's masts, and the result
ing smoke was visible even from our
deck. The men sent up a huge cheer.
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Doubt Ills story.

They also a nit that he may have
been u prisoner IN Germany a'd u11i ne
may have escaped. as ne sad he did
bat they doub' u. as the dates Of his
escape and sui ,queu' movements do
not agree with their findings.
In any of the places above l!steI save
tie criminal investigation branch OF
Scotland Yard the mention Of prays
name is the signal FOR a bomb1rdment
% language that IL not only warlike n
highly cNplJs We bu; might even sat
isfy opponents ~ the gospel OF fright
fulncss.
SrS readers Will recall the story ~
Charles 49, Pray. Ou July II he APP
peared at the american Relief Committee
headquarters and told the marvellous
story Of his tsr1ue. lie was OufNttrd win
clothes anl Shoes and shirts, given
money and sent TO a lodging mouse IN
BERNARD street. Here he registered as
charles g. Pray e American nation
atty. born ON June II. 1874, at Rollins
ford. y H. occupation. maohinist last
residence. Iosseu. Germany.
The special branch u' scotland Yard
had him soon ln tow r them AMI 10
the higher officials ~ the intelligence
department OF the War One" he told
his moving story. v moved even som"
~ the TOUCHES; immovahle men iu the
Yard to brush their eyes and surrep-
tit ously dig into their pockets and slip
the suffering American some change 10
hem him along
superintendent ~ the Special Branch
Quinn - the most unconditional - men.
lie is as hard az nails and believes Moth
ing until IL Is proved up to the hilt, and
even then T., scopticaL Even ne believed
in Pray.
THE T. obtained rray's story trs'
from these officials. then from Pray. and
was assured that ot its verify there
was no doubt.
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TELLS OF BURNING
OF THE K%OENIGSBERG
British Officer Describes Ger
man Raiders Destruction
in African River.
BEATEN BY RIVER CRAFT
Special Correspondence,fo TINS srN.

Special Correspondence,fo TINS srN.
LONDON. Sept. 5.-The Times prints a
personal letter written by an officer OF
The Royal Navy Nolur:cer Reserve on
the Severn. one OF the two river mont
tors which destroyed tho German
cruiser Koenigsberg in the Rufiji River,
German East Africa. last July, describ-
ing the fight.
The KoenigsberE, n protected cruiser
of 3.34S tone and carrying ten Al inch
guns, did much damage to British ON.
merce in the Indian Ocean after the be-
ginning of the war. She defeated the
British cruiser Pegasus In September,
but the British cruiser Chatham got on
her trail and the Koenis sberg too re-
fuge six miles mp the Ruff. Two
river monitors. severn and Mersey.
which had been used on the Belgian
coast. were sent to put the Koenigsberg
out OF action.
The officers letter. written on July 10.
follows:
"we have at last finished the most
important Trims we came all the way
OuN hNA' i'As '' - N'
Koenigsberg: she Is now lying mp the
River Ruff. a useless wreck-burned
out.
1.-THE Severn and Mersey had a month
hard at 1t fxing up in Tirenc Bay. The
men worked from sunrise to sunset ana
had one afternoon free only during the
whole time. The last fsw days We're
IL. ~ ...-.r.,-.
We anchored off shore and fired at a
target the other side OF the island. The
aeroplane told us where the shots fell
and we corrected the aim til the target
was hit.
Hit Her Six Times ON First Trial.
TUESDAY. July 6, was the day OF the
frst attempt. We were at our stations
from S:45 a. VI. III 4a45 L. VI. and
several hours OF that were under fire.
The engine room people were not re
lieved the whole time and they We're
down there the whole time in a tempera-
ture of l32-l35! II was hot VI in the
Top. but Child's play TO the engine room.
I'VE hit the kuenigsberg SIX times a.
least and / believe set her on fire-that
was early In the day. Then We lost the
target ana i doubt whether We MT htr
again, though we tried all day til I
o'clock. The KoenigsDerE was dropping
salvoes of -four very close indeed.
After two or three days work tight
eniug up the ship We finally left about
9 o'clock on sunday, July II.
1--WE lief; the Mersey AZ the place
wncrc We anchored last time in the
hope that she would draw the koenig--
berg's fire and leave us "A free hand.
The Koenigsberg, however, fired one
salvo ut her and then for the rest of
the day concentrated on us. She was
plugging us for seventeen minutes be-
fore We could return her ire, The
salvos of -four We're dropping closer
than ever If possible. and afterTurd
almost every man in the ship found Il
bit of German shell on board as a
souvenir. They were everywhere-on
the decks. round the engine room but
not a soul was even scratched.
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Raider Finally SiIrnced.

"F'or some time now we had no reply
from the KOenipsh rig, A - .53 ! fancy
she fired from one gun, but was not
certain, She certainly did not fire after
ward. As our guns were getting hot
we increased the range, AS when hot the
shots are apt to fall short, I'm columns
Of smoke, black, white and yellow, and
occasional duh reports rewarded us, hut
we were making no mistake and kept
nj II.
"Another %aeroplane turned up and we
now ~signalled the Mersey 10 pass on up
Ire stream ana open fire nearer. she
gave US a great cheer AS she passed.
1--WE raised u topmast ana had a
look at the Kocnigsberg. She was a fire
sight. one mast was leaning over, the
other was broker at the maintpp and
smoke was pouring Out of the mas, AZ
out of a chimney, The tunnels were
rome and she was a mass ~ smoke and
flame from end 20 ed, We mad done
al the firing tina, had destroyed her"
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showed Real skill.

Pray WAS then taken back 20 The War
once. Various experts .p ordnance lis.
tened to him FOR hours, taking down
In shorthand his ~to.ios of OF cool 4
motor car guns rs ne the motor engine
as a circulating pump. the portable
krupp powder factory, the constituents
with which Germans W'r. able 20 make
powder on the battlefield, and their
simple lcyic = for instantly rcCharging
ard using OIL cartridges.
Not only did Pray describe these
things bu; ne drew them to scale, and
of his drafting ability there is not thn
slightest doubt. All admit he IS a mar
Vel in that respect. and h Is low adj
mitted to hc a marvel IN other respects.
uch a man mus, not I've lost to the
Ministry OF Munitions, was the dctcp-
miuatiou OF the War Once, 50 20 the
Ministry Of Munitions he was sent.
Meanwhile the American Embassy
got holl 81 Pray and one Of the military
attaches had stenpgraphcrs working
overtime taking down his stories of Ger
man inventions. while Pray drew Won
derfully convincing diagrams and seal
plans.
The Ministry OF Munitions was irving
II get Pray from the embassy and the
embassy was trying to keep him from
tho Ministry of Munitions. There was
a friendly rivalry for his remarkable
knowledge.
This went on for a fortnight, when an
American correspondent paid 500 TO
Pray for the story h. had already
given THE SIN for nothing Two Eng
liSh newspapers published his story. ono
in particular paying him well and pub
lshlng MS picture. II was the picture
and the system OF national registration
4 that. hra,,uh, about, lI...-.
WINGED the criminal Investigation branch
that Pray and Curran are one and the
Gamc,
Early In July n complaint was made
to scotland Yard Of "A man named Ed
ward T, Curran who had Inserted an ad-
vertlsement for young girls To- pose AS
models. Two Young girls answered and
were told that Curran was cmploved nj
the London Hippodrome To paint a new
drop curtain. His manner becoming IA
miliar, the girls left and reported the
matter to their parents. who I'm turn
reported II To Scotland Yard.
Record Traced.
Curran was traced Ia a London rotel
OF the poorer sort and his registration
card gave the particulars that he was
born In Toronto, Canada. June II. 1874.
and that his last residence was Man
chester.
At Manchester papers were found to
reconstruct turran's movements and IL
was found that he had been engaged
rs an extra hand on the steamship
Cassandra, leaving Newport News on
April II, and was discharged at Glas-
COW ON April 26. From Glasgow he went
to Rirkenhead and bought some tools
from the Merscy Motor mpa He
next showed up at Manchester ON May
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THE ate is recent photographic the Americans at the front sent by TIL SUNS correspondent
L with the Legion In the photograph denh is seen hYg pCGtps The potatoes ard bread
were apphed ~ french arnhymenf rom. their Ol ruHns
The Second Regiment of the Foreign Legion which Includes the American contingent sb n
pken up and its members distributed: nmg varousre regular French regiments of their own choice
The men shown the photograph therefore are now scattered along the line with different regiment"
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POLICE OF LONDON
WANT HERO PRAY
Man Who Told Of Escaping
From Germany Called
an ImpOstOr.
SAID TO BE f. +. CURRAN
Special correspondence TO Tnr sr>.

SPECIAL fOrrcsBOhdeh'e 10 luz S'N.
LoNpoN. Sept. 5.-people who wish n
friendly reception are warned not to
mention the name Of Charles H.. Pray.
the Escaped american prisoner from
Germany,''in the following places The
Intelligence department. Of the War Of
flee. ordnance department OF the War
Office. special branch II scotland
Yard. American Relief Committee,
American Consulate. American Em-
bassy (and particularly the Military
Attaches onicrD. various English news
paper offices. the offices of the London
correspondents OF american newspapers.
This is only a partial list. 1t coulI
also include several good hearted chart
table private persons who have taken
Pray TO their hearts and Shove. ed him
" tn hospitality and money.
1t IL permissible. however, to mention
his name in the criminal investigation
branch ot Scotland Yard, where II VIII
he grcctt with huge churkles, and Pray
will Toe designated as the man who has
fooled London.
In the criminal investing ~ branch
YOU viii be told that Pray b. a RAM
fraud. tina, his name may he Pray bu'
is also Edward +. turran, and that
while he may he an American he also
LAYS convincing claim to being a cana
dian born In Toronto.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10

Dixon and G. KeIles left Monoay
attend the grand session OF the ~ ~.
national Order of Twelve, which cur
yenes at Mason City, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
TIBET WILL BE
LECTURE SUBJECT
Rev. Vim. NJ. Baker VIII Tell About
Religion and Customs in coun-
try Called "Roof Of World"

An illustrated lecture on Tibet will
be given by w. NJ. Baker at the First
Christian church Wednesday evening
at s o'clock. The lecture will be H.
Illustrated with about sixty stereopti-
con slides showing the customs OF
the people. The temples of worship,
the homes and modes of travel will
be seen in that country called the
'roof OF the world"
The pastor will explain the re-
ligions and forms OF worship Of that
land; and will show some Of the
work Of the gospel through the conse-
Grated services Of the missionaries.
This country was among the last
to open its doors to the gospel.
There will be no charge for admis.
sion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
CITY NEWS.

"A party OF nine junior members
Of the Y. NJ. C. A. with three leaders.
left this morning for the association
camp for ten days outing.
Regular meeting OF Morning Star
lodge No. s, knights OF Pythias. at
X p. hall, Tuesday at S p. m. Visit
ing knight. invited. r. S. Ulrich. G.
C.; J. A Burgess. X. Of r. & 8.
II. G. Reeves Is seriously Ill at
Omaha, Neb., where he Is visiting.
and fears for his recovery arc enter
tanned. Mr.. Reeves is eighty-one years
old. His condition is such that the
doctors fear that it is not possible
now to bring him home.
Regular meeting Loyal Order OF
Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704. tonight
ut 8 o'clock. in Moose hall. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. John q.
Stadler, dictator. Ed. 8. Lotion. sec
rotary.
-Keokuk railroad employees who
know George Carter. OF Quincy, q
switchman in the employ OF the c..
B. & O., will regret to learn that he
had his right arm 50 badly mashed
that 1t had to be amputated later.
when he fell from the top OF q car
in the Burlington yards at 2:30 Mon
day morning.
Chief OF Police Kenney was mo-
titled today Of the theft OF two more
automobiles from nearby cities. One
theft was made in Ottumwa yester-
day afternoon at / O'Clock. The car
stolen was FIVE passenger runabout
From Omaha 1t was reported thst a
new Ford had been stolen on Satur-
day at that city Reports OF thefts
come to the police department from
all over tie country and In large
numbers.
Quincy Herald: The steamer ST.
Paul was here yesterday on the up
trip from st. Louis to st. Paul. The
steamer G. w. Hill returned this
morning from Keokuk, where it car
ried large crowd to Fort Madison
and back. The larger number on the
boat were taken from the Wabash ex-
cursion from Decatur to Keokuk by
way Of Springfield, Jacksonville and
Bluffs. Keokuk also contributed %
the crowd on the Hill.
Saturday. was the ninety-third an
niversary of the birth Of Daniel
Sweeney. who is probably the Oldest
citizen Of Des Moines county, says
the Burlington Gazette. Mr.. Sweeney
Is making his home at Mercy hospital
and enjoys perfect heath for one who
has heard the clock OF time toll out
SO many years. He hopes to make a
trip to Keokuk in the near future
and inspect the wonderful dam. Many
years ago he believed that such an
undertaking was possible.
The steamer Keokuk has an un-
usually large crowd from Quincy on
the family excursion trip to Keoku,
and return Sunday, says the Quincy
Herald The boat when 1t left here at
$500 o'clock yesterday morning had on
board 175 passengers. Twenty-one
came aboard at Lagrange, Canton and
Warsaw, making total OF 19G when
the boat landed at Keokuk. The sun
shine and warm weather we're re-
sponsible for the large attendance, 1t
lis said. The Keokuk has had nun
Der of large crowds on sunny days this
year, but there has been SO much wet
weather that the attendance has prob
ably not been up to the average.
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CITY NEWS.

Read The Gate City Want column.
In a pamphlet attacking certain
citizens OF Keokuk. which for seconi
time is receiving distribution In keo-
kuk, the name OF John Ferris appears
as being a patron OF the poker rooms
of this city. Mr.. John Ferris OF 72s
south Fourteenth street, wishes Tue
cate City to state for him that he is
not the Ferris referred to and is not
a patron of poker rooms. Mr. Ferris
requests this statement in order to
remove any suspicion that he might
rest under due to the publication OF
the pamphlet and the appearance OF
his name therein
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
PERSONALS.

Quincy Journal, Aug. g: Chester
Boyer OF Keokuk, arri7ed here today
for visit of two weeks with his
brother, County Superintendent OF
Highways L. L. Boyer. and his par
erts, who reside In Liberty.
Fort Madison Democrat, Aug. o:
Misses Ruth and Esther Bueter left
this morning for Keokuk where they
will spend the week with their sister
Mrs. L. NJ Harding.
Burlington Gazette, Aug. 9: DR.. j.
N. Walker and family motored to
Keokuk yesterday.
Miss Ethel Russell has Just return
ed from a two months visit in the
east.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
FINDS STOVE BLAZING
ON RETURNING HOME
Mrs. Charles 6urrus Discovers Camp
ers' Gasoline Stove Attire
Explodeo on Lawn.

When Mrs. Charles Burrus. OF 316
Exchange street entered her home
yesterday evening shortly after six
o'clock, she found q campers gaso-
line stove in the kitchen flaming. The
woodwork. which ali gasoline stoves
OF this variety have, was also on IRE.
She became frightened and her call
for assistance was answered by one
Of the neighbors. The stove was
thrown through the window and It ex-
ploded on the rear lawn shortly aft
erwards.
The fire department received the
call at $40 o'clock, but after a run
to the place found that the house
was not endangered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
'NAUvOO READY TO
GREET RETAILERS.
Between As and so Members = the
League VIII leave This After.
noon for Dinner and Meeting
In UpRivsr Town.
FINE SUPPER PREPARED
Women's Society There Has Made
Great Preparations for ReceIv
Ing Local Business
Men.

There will be between forty-flve and
fifty members of the Keokuk Retailers
league. who will leave tonight between
s and o'clock for Nauvoo. Dinner
will be served at Nauvoo by one Of
the women's societies there, and the
retailers are assured OF q splendid
menu. Following the supper, there
will be short business meeting.
A number Of the members have
promised their cars for the trip, AMI
these will accommodate everyone who
Is going. The cars will be parked on
Main street between Third and Fourth.
and the first one Will leave tonight
about 500 o'clock or later The 9th
ers will follow at short intervals.
There were several of the members
who were uncertain this morning as
to whether they could get away. but
among those who will carry the party
In their machines will be: Jacob
Schouten. Mr.. McGroom, T. N. Con-
nor, M. E. Justice. H. G. Duncan, A. G..
Wustrow, Sam Younker. and H. M
Absolute. Some OF the other mem
bers thought they would be able t.,
brinr tbei- ears, and there was room
for everyone.
The retailers are planning to return
early this evening.
Tomorrow At Hamilton.
AS many members Of the Retailers
league as can go. are urged to make
the trip tomorrow afternoon and even
ing to the chautauqua at Hamilton.
The attraction in the afternoon viii
be DR.. Lincoln Writ, who will have
something to offer from the war fields.
In the evening, the Herons will give \
full concert. The program will be OF
considerable interest and the retailers
will make this special day at the
chautauqua, it is planned.
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CaterpiIlan.

PIERRE. s. D., Aug. 1o.-Caterpil.
lars, usually in summer garb at this
time Of the year, are appearing in ful
winter garb, throughout South Dakoto.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
The plans and specifications for the
building of the Standard -Four Tire
company are now ready for bids at the
office of said company in Masonic
temple.
C. F. LINQUIST.
superintendent
Askov American., 1915-08-26

During q sham fight which constitut.
ed part OF a certain infantry bat.
talion's training for the war q COM
pany was told OF to follow up the re-
treating enemy" For this purpose
the pursuers, who had been having
q strenuous time, had to cross q fairly
wide river, and were marched to the
nearest bridge, which was about four
miles away. Imagine their disappoint-
ment on arriving to find this notice
attached to the bridge OF the "ene-
my: This bridge Is blown up" But
the officer in command Of the pursuers
was q man OF action. and promptly
attached notice to one OF his leading
men and proceeded to march his force
across the bridge. They had almost
crossed 1t, when an umpire suddenly
appeared, frantically waving his hand
and exclaiming: "The bridge is blown
up; all these men are drowned" The
commanding officer made no reply. but
simply pointed to his notice. which
read: This company is swimming
across!"
Askov American., 1915-08-26
SEA FIGHT SPOILED FOREVER
At Least So Far % Heina FAvorlts
Theme for Artists 10
Concerned.

Truman III. Newherry's comments on
our naval equipment serve TO remind
us that fayorite theme OF the artist
--the sea battle---ts spoiled forever.
Modern vessels fight Ut from ten TO
seventeen miles. II they fight at ali.
and thrilling pictures such % Jones'.
Perry, Farragut. Nelson and Dewey
have inspired probably will not DO
painted again.
Marine warfare has become very
largely 4 matter OF hide.Ind-seek any.
way. So far has the gunmaker out
stripped the armorpiate builder that
were equally matched vessels 10 en-.
gage. = few seconds firing would 70.
duce millions OF dollars worth OF
ships to scrap-iron shamhles.
And when the skulking menace Of
the submarine is considered we can
understand how completely the ira
ditions OF sea fighting have been up.
set
!. was predicted that modern war.
fare on land would be stripped Of all
Its former aspects. but we are told OF
bayonet charges. OF trenches 40 yards
apart. OF steel helmets and even OF full
suits of armor being used, Yet on the
sea what destruction has been
wrought has been through methods
far removed from the old.fashioned
standup fight through which heroes OF
other days won their fame.
Askov American., 1915-08-26
ITALY MAKES WAR ON TURKS
King Victor Emmanuel Concentrates
Large Army to Aid Allies In
the Dardaneiies.

Rome. via London, Aug. 24.--Italy
has formally declared war on Turkey.
The Turkish ambassador called at the
foreign Office and received his pass
ports. He has left Rome.
The government issued a brief cir.
cular, addressed to Italian representa-
uves In foreign countries and explain
Ing Italy's reasons for declaring wa-
on the porte. The statement recited
Turkish acts Of hostilities against the
Italian government, the holding up of
Italian reseryists and concluded:
italy Gives Reasons.
In view OF these obvious infra ctions
OF the categorical promises made by
the Ottoman government, and follow.
Ing our ultimatum of Aug. 3, provoked
Dy the evasions of the Ottoman gov
ernment. particularly with regard to
iree departure of Italian subjects from
Asia Minor, the Italian government
mas sent instructions to the Italian am
Dassador to ConstantinopIe to commu-
nicate to the Turkish government a
declaration Of war by Italy"