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Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06
$4,000 CASUALTIES.
German Figures On French Losses Are
Astounding.

Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, L. I.
Tho Hamburger Nachrichten has
published what purports to be an
authentic list of French losses in the
first six months Of the war. The pa
per says this list was compiled by the
French Ministry of War, and that it
was not intended for publication as
yet. 1t gives the number of dead as
25O,000 and the wounded 100000, of
whom 100000 are described as slightly
hurt. In addition, 100000 men have
been reported missing.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06
ALABAMA BARS CHILD LABOR.

Stringent Law Passed In State Used
As Horrible Example.
Montgomery. Ala.-Governor Hen
derson signed the Child Labor bill,
said to be the most stringent measure
for protection of working children that
has ever been passed by a Legislature
in any State. 1t prohibits employment
of children under IA in any gainful
occupation after October 1. 1915. EN-.
ployment OF children under Is is pro
hibited.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06
LANoHoRNE TO QUIT BERLIN.
Military Attaehe To American En-.
bassy Recalled.

WITtdTy HItdCUG TO HnGTIcan En-.
bassy Recalled.
Berlin. via London.-Major George
T. Lang orne, military attache at the
American Embassy, has been recalled
to Washington for duty with the Gen
eral Staff, and was received by the
Emperor Monday with a farewell audi
ence Lieut-Col. Joseph E. Kuhn, one
Of the American army off GERS who
Rave been observing the war at the
German front, will act as military at
tache until the arrival of Major Lang
horne's successor.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06
SWISS WANT AMERICAN LOAN.
Negotiations For sis, 800 600 Reported
In Progress.

Berne, Switzerland, via Paris
There is excellent authority for the
statement that negotiations are going
on between the Swiss Government and
representatives of American banks
concerning a Swiss loan in the United
States. The sum mentioned is 49,
100000 francs ($15.6OO,OO0) and the
rate of interest about per cent.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06

>The steamship Dacia left Galveston
for Rotterdam on January 81 with
11,000 bales Of cotton to be transhipped
to Bremen. 1t was fully expected at
that time that the ship would be seized
on her way to Rotterdam as Great
Britain questioned the validity of the
recent transfer of the Dacia from Ger
man to American registry. The Dacia
touched at Norfolk on February IL and
then proceeded on her way.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06
TURKISH MINISTER'S in DANGER.

Attempt Made To Assassinate Two In
constantinople.
Paris.-The Temps prints dispatcN
from Sofia saying that news has been
received there from Constantinople
that an unsuccessful attempt was
made to assassinate Enver Pasha,
Turkish Minister of War. and Talaat
Bey, Turkish Minister of the Interior
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06
WAR IN MOVING PICTURES.
But Films VIII Be Used Only For In
struetlon Of Army.

Vienna.-Moving pictures taken at
the battle fronts are being collected
and shown before generals and staff
officers of the Austrian and Hungarian
armies. The Austrian War Ministry
has set apart quarters in the building
housing the ordinary war archives for
the films. These later will form a
part of the curriculum Of the War
Academy.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06
1,os5, 900 ALLIES PRISONERS.
rs Per Cent. Held In Germany, the
Remainder In Austria.

Frankford-on-the-Main. Germany, via
London. = The Frankfurter Zeitung
estimates that the prisoners of war in
Germany and Austria now number l..
O35,OOO. This number, it says. is di
vided as follows: Russians, $4,000;
French, $4,000; Serbians. $4,000; Bel
gians, $4,000; British. 10000 About
rs per cent of the total is held by Ger
many.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06

Signs of an early spring are every
where apparent in HagerstOwn. On
the lawn of Howard p Hartman, Pros
pect Place, row of crocuses thrust
their spikes through the ground and
unfolded their flowers yesterday fully
three weeks ahead of time. Pussy
willows are fuzzed up in their early
spring coats and robins are hopping
about. Flocks of blackbirds were
seen today and several spring snakes
have already been killed.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06
EMBARGO PUT ON
ALL SHIPMENTS
Blockade Retaliation for Under
seas War on Ships.
DRIVEN TO IT, ALLIES SAY
Blockade VIII Be Carried Out With
out Harm To Neutral Ships
Or Neutral Or Non
combatant LiVesAa

London.-If the combined fleets of
Great Britain and France can prevent
1t, no commodities of any kind, ex-
cept those now on the seas, shall
henceforth until the conclusion of the
war reach or leave the shores of Ger
many. 4.
This is England's answer to Ger
many's submarine blockade, and it is
to be effective forthwith.
Premier Asquith, reading from a
prepared statement, made this an
nouncement in the House of Commons
at a session which will be historic.
Studiously avoiding the terms
BLOCKADE" and 'contraband" - for
these words occur nowhere in the pre-
pared statement-the Premier explain
ed that after this day the Allies con-
sidered themselves justified in at
tempting, and would attempt, Ito de-
tain and take into port ships carrying
goods of presumed enemy destination,
ownership or origin"
Asks NeutraIs To Be Patient.
The Premier emphasized, however,
that vessels and cargoes SO seized
were not necessarily liable to confisca-
ton, and begged the patience of neu-
tral countries in the face of step
through which they were likely to suf"
fer Re added that in making such a
step the Allies had done so in self-de.
tense.
I'VE are quite prepared" he went
on. Ito submit to the arbitrament of
neutral opinion, and still more to the
verdict of impartial history, that in
the circumstances in which we have
been placed we have been moderate;
we have been restrained; we have
abstained from things that we were
provoked and tempted to do, and we
have adopted a policy which COM
mends itself to reason, to common
sense and to justice"
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06

Rev F. N. Faulkner, of the Delmar
Methodist Episcopal Church, has or
ganized a young mems club to be
known as the Methodist Brotherhood
The following officers were elected
Louis Hastings, president; Deolia
Fleetwood. vice-president; Merrill Mel
son, secretary: Paul Nichols. assistant
secretary, and William Williams,
treasurer.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06

The lord lieutenant Of Ireland re-
ceives an annual salary oS $10O,OOO.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06

Chile has 5000 miles of telephone
operated by an English company.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06
PRESIDENT THEoDoR ABDIcATEs
Haitian Executive Takes Refuge On
Dutch Steamer.

Observation-Disclosures Theodor has
abdicated his Office Of President of
Haiti and, taken refuge on the Dutch
steamer Frederik Hendrix in the har.
Dor at Port au Prince. After touch.
ing at one of the southern Haitian
ports the steamer win proceed to
Curacao.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06
CRUISER
SEXES THE DACIA.
American Steamer With Cotton
Taken to BreSt.
ALLIES TO STOP ALL SHIPS
Allies Reply To the Submarine War
Instituted BY Germany - Even
cargoes To Neutral Countries
To Be Held Up..

Paris (via London).-A French
cruiser has arrested the American
steamer Dacia in the channel and
taken her to Brest This announce
ment is officially made.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06

William T. Cooper was elected a di-
rector in the Peninsula Rapid Transit
Company at the regular directors
meeting in Delmar and was also
chosen as treasurer of the company.
This company operates a number Of
motor vehicles on the peninsula for
the purpose of transporting pas
sengers.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06

Efforts are being made by the Hur-
lock business men to secure a new
depot. The present structure, which
is used jointly by the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore, Chesapeake and At
lantic Railroad Companies, has been
in use for number of years and is
not adequate
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-06

After treating a patient at his home,
at Lewistown, Dr. T. E. r. Miller,
Frederick county physician, was
seized with a heart attack and died
before medical attention could be
secured. DR. Miller was 70 years of
age and followed his profession for
about so years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28

shop In Jefferson parish near New
Orleans, late today. '"i "
fllLy prisoners were caught. A
wagon ioaa OF parphernalia was taken
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28
ARMY WINS FROM
NAVY, 4 TO 0
More Than Forty Thousand Fans
Turned Out In Drlzzlins Rain
to See Annual Clash at
New York.
OLIPHANT WAS STAR
Big Army Right Half Made Both
Toucbdowns, Kicked Both Goals
and otherwise Distinguished
Himself.

IlBy Fred 8. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. Nov. 27.-President
Wilson was strictly neutral, but he
landed with the winners this afternoon
when the Army beat the Navy in the
annual football battle of the service
schools With ollie" Oliphant, the
former Purdue star, leading the at
tack, the Army smashed through to a
II to 0 victory.
More than 10000 men and women
brayed pneumonia and cheered them
selves hoarse as the two teams fought
over soggy, slippery field, which at
intervals, was swept by drizzling
rain. Rubbing elbows with just plain
Americans, TANNED in .the Polo
grounds were dozens of generals, col
onels and what-nots of the army, adj
miraIs and near admirals from the
navy, as many cabinet officials and
under secretaries as the government
could spare without moving all Wash
! ington here for the day.
! In the first few minutes OF the first
period, things began to happen and be-
fore they stopped, Olfphant was across
the line with touchdown. Oliphan.
smashed through again and hung up
the Army's second touchdown. This
WAS in the third period. The glory
for the Army victory goes to Oliphant.
He scored both touchdowns. kicked
both goals, and when yards we're
needed after the Navy had held the
other Army backs, always 1t was
| Oliphant who smashed through the
middies' defense.
Oliphant,s second touchdown was
from the % yard line. McEwan had
intercepted forward pass and ran 1t
back thfrty-fve yards when Oliphant
was called on after other straight line
smashes had failed. The former Pur-
due boy hit hard and low, and emerg-
ed from the tangle Of forwards. Dodg-
ing and twisting, he. eluded the sec
Iondary defense Only Craig, the
Navy quarter, stood between him and
the goal. Oliphant out-footed him and
PLANTED the ball behind the posts.
The first touchdown which came al
most before the players were warmed
Gup. was scored with line plunge by
Oliphant from the three yard line.
Craig fumbled long punt from COT.
fms toe and weyand fell on 1t On the
Navy's I'VE yard line. Two line
snashes Melted a yard each and then
came Oliphant.
When "OHphant" is said, the story
of the Army attack is practically told
A few forward passes were tried py
the Vest Pointers, but with little re-
suit. Kicking honors were largely
even. but as the Navy held with con-
SIDERABLE success against the attachs
of Coffin. Ford and Mitchell. 1t fell to
Olfphant to deliver on the ground
gaining. The Navy relied on straient
football, except during the last period.
Blodgett replaced VonHeimzerg a.
left end for the middies. He IS aoo".
&c tan az the main mast OF one of the
sbins of the Atlantic heet and about
him the last efforts settled. Biodgett
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28
and he did not care to ask another to
take the risk.
OVER SEAS TRUST
STRIKES A SNAG
State Department Serves Notice That
it Will Not Permit Any
Special Privileges.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Nov 27.-Difficul-
ties which may prove insurmountable
tonight, faced the newly organized
fifty million dollar American over
seas trust.
The state department has served
notice upon both England and the
American corporation that it will not
permit any special privileges in Amer
lean export trade. Whether all Amer
lean exporters or only a select few
affiliated with the trust will receive
shipping concessions, was the pivotal
point Of negotiations now in progress.
An agent of the American corpora.
ton is now in London trying to ar
range plan of operation which will
be acceptable to the American govern
ment That the original scheme OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28
FIT. MADISON PUTS
UP USUAL STUNT
Defeated in Every Way, Papers "Aoi-
Ter" About Baird to Excuse
Their Team.

AS usual, Fort Madison il 'rholler-
ing" over the defeat of their football
team at the hands of the locals. AT
least the Fort Madison papers are
making an infantile attempt to excuse
the fact that the Red and Black
team was outplayed, by grabbing about
the officials At that, they only are
living up to expectations Referee
Baird and the other officials as well
as the local fans can find out how
popular they are by perusing the fol-
lowing from the Democrat:
The Fort Madison football team
and rooters returned to the city from
the Thanksgiving day football game
at Keokuk thoroughly satisfied that
the three touchdowns made by the
locals were sufficient to cIinch the
argument, but as such the score does
not appear, as Referee Baird on the
last two touchdowns made by Fort
Madison called penalties after the
counters had been made and thus
awarded the contest to Keokuk. The
score AZ compiled by the ofdcials aft
er the manipulations were over was
II to 6.
Mr.. Baird of Carthage, the referee
Of the contest, proved himself to be
in class with Maxwell, former secre-
tary of the Keokuk Y. M. G.. A., who
achieved for Keokuk string of VIC
tories during his sojourn in the Dam
city which Wed with that of the
Crimmins brothers. Baird, an un-
registered official, was insisted upon
by Keokuk, in the face of the pcssi-
bilfty Of securing Krull, registered
official and one who has given salts
faction wherever he off1ciated Fro..
Madison feels justly proud of the way
Keokuk was outplayed and in the
face of discouraging decisions from
the referee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28
, From AeropIane via Parachute.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON Nov. 27.-Colone1 Matt
land of the naval air service. who
demonstrated by personal experiment
today that an aviator can alisht by
parachute from an aeroplane at a
height of 10000 feet, admitted this
evening that his venture nearly cost
him his life.
He dropped like a piummet for 100
feet before the parachute opeled.
Then his hands became SO numb from
cold that before he reached the ground,
fifteen minutes later, he was almost
forced to relax his hold and fall. The
colonel said the test had to be made
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28
SPORTS

would drop back as though to punt
and from his mast-like arm would
drop the ball In the general vicinity
of where he thought team mate
would be- Some of his shots in these
ATTEMPTED forward passes were from
25 to 80 yards. When the ball reach
led the end Of Its fight, however. it
failed to meet friend. A half dozen
| OF these passes were tried but those
did not go outside and the ball was
brought back.
Though facing certain defeat the
Navy fought as hard in the last five
minutes Of play as during the first.
The middies never let up, but they
had better team on their hands On
a dry field 1t is entirely possible that
the score against them would have
been larger.
Score by quarters:
Army, 7070-14.
Navy, 10000.
Lineup and summary:
Army. Navy.
Right end
Weyland .............. Gilman
Right tackle.
Meacham Smith
Right guard.
McEWan ................. Goodste1n
Center.
.OHare hOercher
Left guard
Jones WdFu
Left tackle.
Redfeld ......... VonHeimberg
Left end.
Gerhardt Craig
Quarterback.
fOrQ laws
Left halfback.
pliphant wesphal
Right halfback.
CONN ......- 4. Mdrlln9
Fullback
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28
lack johnson, is
Recruiting Men
for English Arm,

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Nov. 27--Jack John
son, erstwhf1e king of smokes, is q
recruiting oncer, booming business
for the bally Britishers up in Glas-
Cow, Scotland.
LIP Artha, however, isn't regu-
lar recruiting officer. He's only a
volunteer.
Passengers returning home from
Scotland, piped the news about the
fighting haunts of Gotham tonight
They say johnson and his white wife
are running big white touring car
through the streets Of Glasgow, doing
publicity work for the army, and in
cidentally for his own vaudeville act
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28

--Read the Daily Gate City. Ten
cents per week.
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Ra4es are Reasonable.

limited Press Leased ware o rrsa II
WASHINGTON, Nov. % nc tods
terstate commerce commission tou4 :
held the proposed commodity rates :, )
Des Moines, Iowa, ir rom Ri
based on rates to the Mlsslss s.p,,, ii,
er. plus a mileage pro-rate lltr oa
river to Des Moines, were rs''S 81 ror,
The ruling was the result ~ col,
plants of the greater Des Moli'H'
rnitfee
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28

the. American trust would amount :.
tacit recognition of the British oaat
in council with its British censolsll.
over American commerce, is the ae]
cision OF the state department. %
inquiry from the London 1oreLsn n
flee regarding the plan of the 'russ
have England make special CONF,
sions, resulted in notice by tnis ~
eminent that it would not approve =
plan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28
Shocking.

Waterloo Times-Trihune; e.. nra5
Burton. of Ohio. candidate Ios viii
dent, tipped porter fifty cer dav o
in Sioux City the other u sscb
course iowa cant vote for sur
high handed law breaker.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-28
Notre Dame Is Winner.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 27.-About
a ton of Catholics romped all over
Rice institute here this afternoon.
The score was: Notre Dame, SIS;
Rice, 2.
the opening period. the first follow
ing As yard sprint In the second
period O'Donnell made poor pass on
an attempted punt near the visitors
goal Cofall picked up the ball be-
hind the line and was tackled by
Clark before he could carry 1t out
Cofall scored three touchdowns and
Bergman one in the third period. In
the last period, Edward and Keefe
made touchdowns. Cofall booted six
goals after touchdown and Elmer one.
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81 - "
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chdowns-OIiphant, 2.
Goals liphant, 2.
Subs-Army. line. Tully for Ney-
land; Parker for Weyand; Holmes for
Meacham: Goodman for McEwan;
Knight for O'Hare; Britton for Red
field: backfeld, Hoag for Coffin;
Mitchell for Ford.
Navy: line, B1odgett for vonHein-
berg; Jackson for Johnson; backfeld.
Miles for Craig; Orr for Miles.
Off1cials-Referee: Langford, Trim
fly.
Umpire: Murphy, Brown.
Field Judge: Evans. Williams.
Hnesman: Marshall, Harvard.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-13
FARMERS COMING IN
READY FOR DINNER
VIII Partase OF Chamber of Com
merce Hospitality Today Then
Visit Exhibits.

Early this morning the farmers of
the county began coming into the city
to partake of the hospitality of the
Chamber of Commerce in the high
school lunch room. At noon several
hundred were on hand TO stay for
dinner" after which they retired 10
the auditorium TO view the rood roads
exhibit by State GeOlegis Edward
Barrett. Luke Duffy, the n, e good
roads expert, will lecture et clock
and demonstrate the various kSlds OF
road material
Barrett has over two score road
models. showing every known kind Of
road material. The models are so
constructed as 10 show the various
stages in the making of a road with
accompanying descriptions. Mr.. Duffy
viii lecture on each one Of the models
which are on the stage OF the audi
torium.
After the road lecture the farmers
are invited TO visit the manufacturers
exhibit and then stay for the program
10 be given in the evening in the au-
ditOrium.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-13
STEAMSHIP LINE MUST
QUIT CANAL ZONE
Commission Notifies Southern
Pacific 1t Must Not Run Yes
sells Beyond Balboa.

WASHINGTON. Feb 13.-The in
terstate commerce commission today
notified the Southern Pacific railroad
that it will order the line to dispose
of the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany unless the railroad agrees not to
operate vessels beyond Balboa in the
Panam c; nal zone. The Southern
Pacific was allowed 90 days to amend
its petition for permission to operate
the water line under the Panama
canal act, SO as to incorporate this
pledge.
The Panama canal act forbids rail-
roads to own competing water lines
running through the canal and the
Southern Pacific company, in its petit
ton gave the impression, according
TO the commission, that it would oper-
ate a steamer service through the
canal. So the commission decided TO
ask for a positive statement that Ves-
not go farther than Balboa on the
western side of the canal zone. 1t is
the belief of the commission that 10
operate through the canal would vio-
late the law, while TO operate to
Balboa would not.
If any vessels Of this line are not
TO go through the canal that fact
should be made clear" says the rul-
ing. Upon the record as it now
stands we find that ships of the
steamship company are intended to be
operated through the Panama canal.
We are of the opinion that as to
vessels of the steamship company
which pass through the Panama canal
the commission has no power to ex-
tend the time limit within which they
may continue to be operated. If il is
made 10 appear clearly that there are
vessels which will go no farther than
Balboa, and not through the canal,
we could. as TO such vessels, extend
the time"
The commission explains that il
believes the steamship service TO be
OF advantage to the public.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-13
FIND MURDERED MAN
UNDER SEAT OF BUGGY

BALTIMORE, Md. sFeb. 13.-The
entire police force of Baltimore coun-
~ are today busily engaged ia an at
tempt to unravel the mysterious mur-
der OF a well dressed young man OF
about % years, whose body was dis
covered late last night on lonely
road, wedged tightly under the seat
OF a buggy. There was shot
through the forehead which must
have caused instant death. and a FIVE
barreled revolver. with one chamber
discharged. was under the victim
derby hat. Nothing 10 definitely es-
tabIish the mans identity has vet
been found
The police believe that the man
was slain for other purposes than
robbery and that the crime was com
.nitted in the city proper and that
efforts were made 10 dispose OF the
body in the country.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-13
ENGLISH PRESS NOT
ALARMED At US. NOTE
Declare Any FoodStuffS ConfiS-
Cate6 by Great Britain Will
Be Amply Paid For.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-English news
papers see no cause for alarm in the
recent note of the United States re-
specting the use of the United States
flag and the seizure of cargoes They
declare that no fOodstuffs must be al
lowed to reach Germany and that any
cOnfiscated from ships by Great Brit
ain will be amply paid for.
1T is common knowledge that but
for the magnificent discriminating
contributions by the United States the
great part of the Belgian population
would actually have starved to death, 8"
says the London Globe. mo food or
raw material must reach Germany
from the outside so far as we can
prevent *. The Wilhelmina is a test
case. To allow the cargo to go through
would be not merely "a deplorable eX-
hibitiOn of weakness, but a plain be-
trayal of all which we allies are
fighting for. Whether we regard the
Wilhelmina's action as a trap to en-
broil US with the United States or
merely due to the stress of conditions,
we can very we'll afford TO take the
cargo over on fairly generous terms
If that is done no friendly neutral
country can have cause to complain"