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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-26
Will Be Directed to Re
turn Home as America
Has Firmly
Requested.
IL LEAVE ON TUESDAY
? Papen, German Military
Attache, is Going to
Pay Visit to
Mexico.

P.ed Press Leased Wire Service. !
AshlNGTON, Sept. 25.- Com.
friendly and satisfactory nc.
senee In this governments request
austrian Ambassador Dumba,s re.
VIII be given by Austria Hungary
assurance, from Austrian sources
oeiore the state department to.
.nougn informal. it was officially
~ mat the department had infor.
Un 70 this effect. 1t was reported
felf. oassaoor Dumoa
A,Ent ys word was expected hourly
ssienna, officially notifying the
department. OF Dumba's recall
.he Austrian government
not recall its envoy on merely
OF absence to make an expja.
-, was reliably reported tonight
- stated that Dumba.s recalj
not be qualified, but that q
Jssnce to a vacation. It vas
ne would be ~directeds 70 =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-26
WILL MAKE LAST APPEAL
To ROCKEFELLER IN EFFORT
TO GAIN RECOGNITION

his auto skidded and slid dangerously
on the mountain road. Water was
washing over a bridge near Florence.
but the train crossed in safety.
Officers OF the united miners here
tonight were not optimistic over their
chance Of winning union recognition
from young Rockefeller. They Will
tell him If the conference is arranged
that his present "peternahsttc' sys-
tenn of mo discrimination" is in prac-
tice, blacklist against union miners.
Where formerly there were three
thousand union men in southern Golo-
RADIO coal fields, today there are less
than dozen. Affidavits will be sub
mitted to Rockefeller, citing that his
officials have refused union men en-
ployment On various fiimsy pretenses.
If Rockefeller is willing, the unions
will debate the union
and open shop with him.
'If Mr.. Rockefeller was sincere
when he said his company did not
care whether their employees were
union men or not said the commit.
tees statement, then these employees
will be permitted to Join the organ,
lization Of their choice" The present
method of electing grievance COM
mittee was "foisted' upon the men.
said the unions committee. If Rookie
feller argues that the plan is working
satisfactorily. the committee viii
point out that demands for higher
wages or shorter hours are not co.,
cred under the new system
In view of the expected failure OF
the conference to change the fixed
open shop policy OF the Rockefeller
interests, the resolutions passed at
the convention of the Colorado Fed
Grafton of Labor yesterday demanding
government ownership of coal mines
are considered significant. Efforts to
prosecute Rockefeller in connection
with the deaths on the union side
during the strike have not made much
progress>
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-26
boek on Broadway Tumbled in, Carrying Two
Automobile. and Number Of People, Down
Thirty Feet Into the Ground.
IREET CAR MISSED BY HAIRS BREADTH
lcond Cave-in Of the Week Injured Number
Of Pedestrians, But no Lives Were Re-
ported Lost by the Crash.

bited Press Leased wire serv1cel.
NEW YORK. Sept. 25.-
|arly a whole block Of
|oadway, in the heart Of the
Rhite light" district sudden
| collapsed tonight over a
Ftion Of the new subway IN
bcess Of construction.
Two automobiles and 9 mum
! Of pedestrians were hurled
b tho thirty foot pit that
ldenly yawned between
irty-eighth and Thirt "
kth streets. !
Early reports to the police
d that about half q dozen
Fsons were injured, but that
kre were no fatalities.
was New York's second cave-in
THE week. On Wednesday more
b a block OF Seventh avenue over
>ortion of the new subway. went
IN with deafenlng roer. carly
| with 1t a loaded street car and
bhing out the lives Of seven per-
5. Scores OF persons were In
ID.
similar disaster was averted to-
ht by the presence OF mind Of .
orman. A Broadway car. heavily
fn with theatre goers, was speed
northward from Herald square,
|nd for the Forty-second street
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Servfce.1 ]
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Formal an
|nouncement of the conclusion OF the
Anglo-French half billion dollar loan
negotiations, will be made Monday or
Tuesday. This statement was made
tonight by banker who attended two
important conferences today with the
|allies' financial delegates at which pre-
liminaries OF the loan were practically
completed. u
|. Following two hour session this
afternoon between the foreign agents
and J. p. Morgan, Henry P. Dawson
and Thomas W. Lamont of the Nor
gan firm, at the Biltmore, the Morgan
partners held secret meeting at the
Morgan library, which ended at six
o'clock this evening At the latter
lconferonce. 81 10 understood the com
mittee OF American bankers which
wifi formally sign the underwritfns
agreement was selected.
A financier whose institution will
take leading part in the floating of
the loan, discussed negotiations with
the United Press tonight. He also
confirmed the statement that official
announcement will be issued the first
of the week.
Regarding the foreign agents work
here this banker said Lord Reading
and his associates came here with
the idea OF obtaining picture Of the
situation in order that they might be
able to define proposition that would
,be acceptable to the American inves-
tor and the banking interests Of the
country. This required conferences
with many men, not only bankers, but
other business men.
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TURKEY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ATHENS, Sept. 25.-The third resI-
ment Of the twentieth division Of the
Turkish army has mutinied, the SOL
diers fleeing to the mountains, accord
ing to MyteIene dispatches tonight.
The division was stationed at Tches-
me, forty miles southwest Of Smyrna.
Because Of fear Of further mutinies,
the Myteiene dispatches said the d.
vision had been broken and the troops
have been ordered to Gaiiipoli penin-
suIa,
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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
BERLIN, (via wireless to London),
Sept. 25.-BritIsh troops have begun
a violent offensive movement In the re-
aion around Ypres. An official state.
ment from the war Office tonight re-
ported that the British are attacking
on a five mile front. II Is believed
here that these attacks may Indicate
the beginning Of another serious at
tempt to smash through the German
lines.
The northern wing Of the British
forces attacked in force between the
Ypres-Routers and Ypres-comInez rail-
way.
The enemy's troops charged the
German trenches in the face Of a
heavy fire, broke through the wire en-
tanqlements and engaged the defend
ers In hand-to-hand combat. In a
short bloody struggle the British were
repulsed. There are evidences that
the British are about to attack In khe
region east Of Ypres.
Other British forces attacked near
ArmentIeres. North Of the la Bassee-
Bethune canal, Isolated British attacks
were beaten off.
The French at the same time threw,
bodies Of infantry against German po-
sitions around the Souchez cemetery
and against German trenches near
Neuvilie. In the Argonne region, the
French retreated, leaving largo num-
bers Of dead.
STlFFEN THs DEFENSE.
BERLIN (via wireless to London)
Sept. PA general stiffening Of the
Russian defense on practically every
section Of the battle 'front.' was ndi-
Gated by tonight's official statement
from the war office.
The Russians are continuing their
strong attacks southeast Of Riga,
around Lennewaden, though Won Hin
denburg has repuIsed all ssiav At
tacks. on the Wischew line
the siavs are stuhborniy resisting
the Germans attempts to advance.
5 AN. ATTACK FROM SEA.
AMSTERDAM, S9pt. ~ sf=fve 5iarse
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Formal Announcement is to be Made This Week
That the Great Financial Deal Has
Been Brought to Close.
]. P. MORGAN ACTED AS THE ENGINEER
Actual Cash Will Remain in New York Banks
and be Paid Out For Commodities
by England and France.

But the picture has been obtained
and the commission now sees clearly
just what Is necessary to bring the
foreign exchange situation back to
normal.
1T Is now known that half bill
lion dollars Will be sufficient to ac-
complish this object. This sum will
be deposited hero to the account OF
the allies, to be expended solely for
the purchase Of commodities.
'It has been definitely decided that
Russia will not share in this loan.
"To make the loan more attractive
to American investors. conversion
privilege will be attached to the pro-
posed ave year fve percent note, per-
mitting the holder to transform them
into ffteen or twenty year Joint
|Frauco-Britiah government bonds at
around AZ percent. Members Of the
commission conndeptly befie~e that
after the war. Great Rf1tain's credit
will be on four percent basis which
will mako these bonds worth about
ITO in the opep market
The hnancier quoted, explained That
according to the present arrange
ments, the initial notes will be given
to the guarantors, or underwriters, at
around 973a, and will be issued to the
Individual investors at 80 percent,
which will net them something over
five percent.
The Anglo-French commissioners
left the city tonight to spend Sunday
with friends out Of town. While 1t
was not officially admitted the COM
mission intends sailing for home next
Saturday, 1t is believed that is their
present plan.
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when business was slack.
letter found in Miss Helms ef-
fects, written during her absence by
Willhide, told Of his love-
Il wish you would come back soon, .
he wrote. II have been SO lonesome
II did not realize, when you left. that
4 would miss you so.''
The girl told her friends she was
frightened at the declaration. She
changed her room when she return.
ed. Wfllhide found her there and
proposed marriage.
You are too DID," she answered
Il want to marry younger man."
Willhfde returned this afternoon
Without announcing himself he went
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-26

peated his proposal.
81 can't live without you," he was
heard to say.
Il shall never marry you; and that
is final" the girl replied
"Then we shall die together.
shouted Willhide
There were two shots, and Mrs
Wendt, the landlady. ran to the room
to find both on the floor. The girl
died as she was being taken to a
hospital W1llhide died few hours
later.
Willhide was said by the police
to have been known in north side -
sorts an gambler and ex-book maker.
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III ally

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ROME, Sept. 25.-Appointment OF a
new minister Of marine to succeed
Admiral ViaIe probably will be an
nounced next week. Premier Salan-
dra nominaIIy has assumed the port
folio, pending the appointment Of a
new minister. No reasons for viaie's
resignation were sivon in Official
circles tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-26
NEW YORK'S WOBBLY FOUNDATION
BAL LKAAS

! UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
SOFIA, Sept. 25. (via Berlin wire
less. 1.-The bulgarian government to-
night authorized the official statement
that mobilization Of the Bulgarian
armies will not necessarily be follow
ed by Bulgar.a's entrance Into tho
war.
Bulgaria has not entered Into am
agreement with Austria and Germany
for the use Of her armies In balkan
campaign, It was said at the foreign
office. on the contrary negotiations
with the allies, az well az with tho
central empires continue, It was said.
but threatening moves by other Bal
kan nations made It imperative for
Bulgaria TO mobilize her troops to pre-
vent violation Of her neutrality.
The official statement did not IndI-
cate what nation Bulgaria feared was
about to threaten her Interests, but
declared that "armed neutrality had
been decided upon ~ the best policy
with which to meet changing political
and military situations.
"The entrance Of Bulgaria into q
state Of armed neutrality, 10 explained
by reason Of the changes shortly to
be made In the political and military
situation" said tho official state
ment. Bulgaria has no hostile In
itentions, but 10 firmly resolved to safe.
guard its interests and Independence
Iif necessary by force Of arms.
ION account Of the movement Of
troops by Its neighbors, Bulgaria ls
forced to declare armed neutrality.
negotiations with both groups Of bel
EliGerent powers, In the meantime, con-
Itinue."
REsERvisTs POUR IN.
! ATHENS, Sept. 25.-The British
minister received remarkable ova-
tion this morning when he notored to
the foreign Office for conference
with Premier venixeios, Immediately
after the latter returned from an aud
Ience with King Constantine.
| "A crowd gathered around hIs auto
imohHe and ctecred frartte@tty. The
ilnInlster waved his hand In response
to the demonstration.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-27

tl-. s-g.aae began his business ca
rasr Jul mercantile lines in Rock is
land. grr- 5. 1870. and had been IN
business II Rock Island continuously
for - years. Tbe small store which
He opened 0u that date has developed
into ONE of the largest deuartmeur
stores tu -his community. occupying
two stores and extending from Third
avenue through to Second. lIr Me
Gable began iH business in g. small
Store 4a Sixteenth street and Second
avenue. then known as Buffalo and
Illinois streets The store was but a
small establishment, with only a few
departments. Associated with Mr.. Nc
Gable was his brother J w. NcCabe
who later located i'm Des M0ines. j.
ar. 1TaCaha retired from the retail bus
mess over 25 years ago About the
same time that he engaged in business
here Mfr. NcCabe opened a store in
Davenport, and in later years his i'm
farasrs were extended to q number Of
UIa- aud at one time his chain Of
stores included one in Chicago.
The growth of the McCabe store
has been steady. From the original To-
cation Il was moved TO the east side
If the Mitchell & Lynde block. now
lhe State bank building Then Mr. Nc
Ga5e acquired the GAYLORD block on
Second avenue between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets. which is now
she Second avenue store. In 1900 it
became necessary to extend the. quar-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-27

/ store an aggregate Of 10000 square
feet of floor space.
/ To consistent and persistent adver-
sing 1Ir. 1cCabe credited much of his
! remarkable business success He had
rom the beginning of his career been
wise user Of printers ink. In the
. department store field he was counted
one OF the keenest men i'm the coun-
try Though much OF the detail of
the store management had fallen to
. the young men associated with Mr.
IcCabe he was still in active charge
and directed the policy of the store
till his death
Company is Formed,
L. $. McCabe & Co. was incorpor-
ated under the state laws of Illinois
March IS, 1899, and the large building
On Third avenue was erected the fol-
lowing year. AT the time the company
was incorporated the following officers
we're chosen. President. T. s. Me
Cabe; vice president, William NJ. Reck:
secretary, G. NJ Loosely, and treas
urer, Warren TT. Bech. AIr. Loosely
resigned in March 1904 and was sue
eeeded by W. r. zimmerman. who
holds that position at the present
time
In 1870 when AIr. 1IeCabe launched
his business career in Rock Island. he
opened a store i'm Davenport ana at
different times had had stores in Mus
Jatine 0rtumwa Burlington, Des
N0iues, Ottawa and Chicago. his place
Of business in the latter city being
close TO where the present retail store
of Carson Pirie, Scott * Co, now
stands.
Besides his extensive operations in
mercantile lines. Mr.. McCabe was
prominently identified with many Of
the largest banking Institutions and
other projects ia this city At the
time of his death he was president
of the Colonial Hotel comapuy. which /
built and owns the Colonial hotel at
the corner Of Eighteenth street and !
Third avenue. He was also president :
Of the Rock Island Safety Deposit j
company, which built and owns the /
Safety building at Eighteenth /
street and Third avenue. He
was 81 director and one of the or
eanizars Of the Central Trust & Saw
ings bank and q stakeholder i'll that
and also in the State bank.
Large Property Holder.
Mr.. McCabe was one Of the largest
holders in Rock Island He
was sole owner Of the Colonial hotel
and lots adjoining to the west on
Third avenue owner of the Third ave
aue building. now occupied by the L,
:. NcCabe & Co, and property on
Observation-Disclosures street, Six
zenith street and Twentv-drst street.
IS well as his handsome residence on
nth avenue, which he purchased
rom Mrs Telitha a. Munro several
ears ago The home is one Of the
nest in the tri-cities and beautifully
ituated. In addition, Mr.. McCabe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-27

Al professor in an OH Pennsylvania
college was conducting review in
Latin. or sleepy looking youth he
asked tae question. What consuuc-
ton is that al the ton OF page 122"
T don't know, was the prompt re-
ply.
Why Hot2" Numbered the professor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-27

Perkius-pid you see N0rgan's new
machine
jenkins Not i'm time-Smart Set
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-27
Shoots at Mexican.

Saturday night Mexican, whose
name the police did not secure. ap-
peared at the Griggsby home. Griggs-
by questioned him. ana suspicious that
his wife had been meeting him, Sc
cured the same revolver and chased
the Mexican, sending a rain OF lead
after him. As far as is known the
Mexican was not hit
The latter incident caused greater
excitement than that OF the morning.
and the police were called. Chief Nil
Ter. Detective Cox ana 0mcer Kinney
went to the GTiggsbE home ana arrest
ed everybody in the house Mr.. and
Mrs. Griggsby, Lueiaa Davis. Lucille
Burton. William Dunbar, Bertha Dun
bar and Bud Little were taken into
custody, hut the latter five we're re-
leased today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-27

owned farm lands in Rock Island and
Warren counties, H. Scott county
Iowa. and Lincoln county, Ne0
Mr. McCabe was united in MARRIAGE
TO Miss Marian 81. Rack. daughter OF
Rev. and Mrs. H. Reck. in this city
Aug 30. 1855
Left to mourn his passing is his wife
and also three daughters. Dorothy Clay.
who teaches school at Br5okheId. Pa.
and Miss Marguerite Baxter and Miss
Anna Marion al home one sister. Miss
Nancy Jane NcCabe, Of Des N0iues-
two nieces. Miss Olivia and Miss Mar
garat HcCabe. daughter of the late
J. ". NeCahe. and three nephews.
Fordyce H. and Wesley n. &cEabe,
sons Of Fl. B. McCabe. aud Burl55 ri.
Wilson. all of this city.
Funeral Wednesday.
Funeral services viii be conducted
Wednesday morning at 1920 al The
Broadway Presbyterian church. An
effort viii be made to secure Rev W.
S. Marquis. former pastor of the
church, now 81 Chicago. to oHciate.
Rev. James Edgar Wilson VIII assist
at the services. Tnterment viii be in
ChippiaHnock cemetery. The family
requests that no flowers be sent.
In memortam of the passing Of Mr..
IeCabe the doors of l.. S. McC8be &
Co. did not open this morning. and
She store viii remain closed until
-TI7IrsrIa-. zs.r4-r- svt--
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EN- +
CContinued tror page Ii

they could get this reward They
had heard the governor during his
conversation with two state senator's
stare that the book had been given
to him as a Christmas present by eS,
Governor Dawson and that he priced
1t very highly. He did not take ser1-i
ously the statement made by the men
before the Justice of the peace at
Point Pleasant that they wanted the
book as a souvenir because the namel
of Governor Hatfield was not writ
ten in it at all. ~
This certainly must be the workI
of some of Governor Hatfeldss po-
the exaggerated and untruthfull
stories I have seen in some Of the
newspapers any other way, said,
Captain Switzer
The two men who were arrested
and taken OF the train at Point
Pleasant were nasty and mean IN
their whole demeanor. was salts
fed in my own mind that they had
stolen the governors book and told
the governor so. but i could not prove
it and he told me that ae preferred
70 let the matter drop. Later, the
young lady In the dining car learned
that the men had the book and she
pointed out the guilty one to the
governor
II was near the governor the en-
tire time and never heard him ut
he assault the men as has been re-
ported In some of the newspapers
When the time comes. will be glad
to testify to these facts because 4
would consider myself unworthy Of
manhood to see such untruthful
statements made about any citizen
without an effort on my part to cor
rect them The governor dealt with
the men firmly, bur without the
semblance of PERSONAL attack upon
them, and he certainly was more
lenient with them than would have
been under the circumstances and
their very nasty attitude, and att
tempts TO make themselves appear as
being very smart
Ex-senator c. w Cosstn. mayor
Of Point Pleasant and the justice or
the peace before whom Abbott and
Rausch were arraigned after they
had been arrested. was IN Charleston
Thursday and was asked concerning
the case He state, thatbot Abbott and
Rausch entered pleas Of guilty to the
charge OF petit larceny RauSch. in
whose possession the stolen book was
Found, was fined $50 and Abbott. his
cousin. was fined SO Magistrate
.CoSsin stated that the men had been
.onered bond and would not.haye had
to go to jail pending a trial but they
insisted on entering plea OF guilty
to the charge and he assessed upon
each Of them a nominal fine.
IN Charleston, the binging>of .
suit for false arrest by al man who has;
pleaded guilty to acharge and who
Openly confessed guilt. Is looked upon.
as merely AM effort upou the part OF
some persons antagonistfc to Govern
or HatfeTd and tie state adminfstra-
ton TO create embarrassment for the
:cnief executive. It Is openly charged
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other effort of some Of his political
enemies to make capital against him
It is Thought that later In the week
the governor may have somethdng so
saw IN regard to the suit and II he
does 1t is assured that he will not use
gloves -
> stGreen Dean the sure KIN bed
bug and roach e1termaIor is q
liquid, In squirt top cans Csc 1t Ike
a machine Oh can IN al cracks and
crevices where the bugs hide. Costs
but n quarter-at your dealers Z
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the encouragement Of certain poll
ticians who are attempting to dis
credit the chief executive.
Governor Hatfield has made. no
statement for publication SO far re-
garding the case He has condded
to his friends that he is quite anxious
TO have the matter tkreshed out IN
The courts so the people may realize.
the faISity of the stories that have
been circulated IN regard to the at
fair. He feels that It Is nothing less
than an attempt at blackmau and an
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Real Test Of Strength Is Yet
to Come in Fighting in Serbia

Berlin, Oct. 8, via London.-TeutoA-
ic troops invading Serbia have captnE-
ed the greater part of Belgrade. t.
was officially announced today.
1t also was announced that the Teu-
tonic troops were driving the Serbians
toward the south, after crossing the
Danube at four points below SedendriA.