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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-28
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE
EAGL AND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Sept. 20. 10y Dispatches
from stockholm today reported heavy
firing on the southern coast OF sWed-
en- early yesterday. II was stated that
the, foo was 90 dense, incoming skip
pres could not sec what was occur
ring, but It Was believed German war
ships were engaged with British SUD
marines attempting 70 enter the
Baltic.
HOLDING THEIR OWN.
s(ey Ed 1. Keen, United Press star
Correspondents.
LONDON, Sept. 2e.-siiaht addition
ai progress along the French front
was recorded In this afternoons OF.
ficial Paris communique dealing with
the great AnoIo-French offensivc, but
there is evidence that the Germans
have recovered from the first blows
and are now holding their own at
most sectors Of the battle front.
The French communIque was brlef.
It reported aaIns In both tho Artois
and the char,pagne region, but laid
stress upon the strength Of the Ger
man positions now being attacked in
the Champagne. thersby giving warn
Ina that no crushing defeat OF the
teutons must be expected.
Early this afternoon, neither ths
British nor the German war onies
ofsIcIal statements on the last twenty.
four hours fighting In France and
Flanders had bssn made public. What
occurred last night In the violent bat
tllna on the 1ritlsh frort 10 not defsn'
ltely known. .
Military critics here. however, 90
not expect any smashlne gains through
German llnss such ~ were reported
on the first day Of the British attack.
They believe that the British on
slauahts are directed largely for the
purpose 81 drawing OIL German re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-28
Will Retrace the Path Of Peace,
Which They Trod Fifty Years Ago

but wearers OF the blue would be per-
mitted to march tomorrow. Confeder-
ate veterans of whom there are few
here, will have no place in line, the
management declaring the pageant Is
exclusively for the G. A. r. members.
Even affiliated organizations will not
participate.
Tonight President Wilson will for
mally welcome the veterans to the
capital. 1t is expected that he will
parallel the spectacle of peace here
with that of Europe's war.
"Dog watches of naval veterans
were an interesting feature of today's
ceremonies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-28

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service
ARDMORE, Okla, Sept. 70
The death list resulting
from the explosion Of 9 car
load Of gasoline In the Santa
BE railway yards here late
yesterday was raised to forty
koday when Ave Of the injured
sied in local hospitals. Search
ers are still digging In the
tuins Of q pool hall for six
bodies supposed to b buried
here. Seven bodies were re-
overed from thAt place last
hight. The known injured
till is estimated at 200, al
though it is believed there
ire scores Of persons with
ninor injuries whose cases
lave not been reported.
Caused by Spark
ARDMORE. Okla. Sept, zs.-A
park from workman's hammer cost
he lives Of forty persons, seri-
usly injured 200 others. and caused
property damage of 100000 here
yesterday afternoon.
Two workmen were repairing . tank
pr in the Santa Fe railway yards.
he car contained $50 barrels OF gaso-
me. One OF the workmcn struck the
pr blow with a hammer. A spark
esultei and ignited the fumes from
ic explosion. followed by many les
er ones.
The Ardmore railway station, used
Pintly by the Santa Fe, Frisco and
ock Island lines. was demolished.
he Rock Island freight shed and
rores of other buildings were set
ire by the flying liquid. The flames
pread rapidly until nearly all OF Main
rect appeared to be furnace. The
All OF smoke created, prevented ef.
ctive rescue work Many Of the
res were not controlled until late
st night.
The city was under martial law to-
" Scores Of workers are digging
smouldering ruins for bodies and
scuing those imprisoned in wrecked
piidings, Thirty-flve bodies had been
covered early today. The hospitals
ere filled with injured and private
pmes were caring for scores. Physi-
ans ans from Wilson and Mariette were
ding,
MANY Of the dead and injured were
moved to their homes by members
their families and It was impos-
PIE early today to make an accurate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-28
GERMANY
IBy Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
STAFF Correspondent.l

[By Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
Staff Correspondent.l
BERLIN, (vIa Tho Haoue), Sept. 2e.
The first rush Of the Analo-F rench
troops In the west has been met and
stopped. Tho second rush, It was
promised here today, will be dealt
with even moro effectively.
There 10 every confidence that what
WAS planned az great offensive move
ment will crumbIe into mere trench
warfare before tho end Of the preeene
week. In spite Of tho check admlnis-
tered by the Germans In the fighting
Of Sunday night and early yesterday,
the allies are expected TO return the
attack. The opinion prevails here that
the onslauohts against the German po-
sitIons will last for at least week,
unless disaster like that experienced
by the British at Neuve chapeIIe haIts
the operations.
Since their first days assauits,
neither the British nor the French
have dented the German line. The
success attained by the allies In the
first few hours Of fighting was due
solely to their long artillery prepare
tIon, according to reports reaching
here. Several weeks shell fire had
man trenches and II was considered
useless 70 defend them at heavy cost
Of life. For that reason the Germans
fell back II the Champagne and re-
leased their Grip on . narrow trench
front at Loos.
In the second days fighting no such
easy task confronted the French In
fanty. Their artillery had not blown
In the second line trenches and from
behind these works the Germans main
tained themselves without yielding
ground.
In the north, the British were halted
before they reached the wire entanole-
mentsy thrown back by hot Hre and
then pursusd to their own trenches.
" 10 oN,claliy declared that the enemy
made no further gains on any sector
,of sfhs front from Arras north y the
sea.
ATTACK WAS FAILURE.
BERLIN, Sept. 26 (via wireless to
eayvIlle, 1. i.)-The general attack
by Anclo-French treops on the west
ern front 10 already considered fail
ure BY military critics here. II 10 not
believed possible that the allies can
break through the German front
ALL ATTACKS REPULsED.
BERLIN, sept 2e. (vIa wireless to
London. )-AIl Anglo.French attacks
OF yesterday and last night ware re-
pulsed with heavy losses, the war Of
flee stated In an officiaI bulletin this
afternoon. The enemy continues
violent attacks At every sector, but
has been unable to pierce the Ger
man front. The French suffered very
heavy losses In heavy attacks against
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AUSTRIA

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Sept. 28.-The Exchanges
TeIeqraph's Athens correspondent
wired today that Il has been learned
positively at Athens that the Austro-
Germans plan to begin their Invasion
Of Serbia within fortnight.
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FRANCE
~ william philip eImns, United
presa stan Corroopondent.

I6y William Phliip SIsnms, OHHcu
Press stam Corrsspondsnt.l
PARIS, Sept. 2s.-The greatest
battle :, the year on the western
front - .Ins waged today with even
more ious attacks than character
lxee : te beginning Of the Anglo
Fr = onslaught.
u : Hnp staggered the kalsers arm
Y 3 With one mighty smash, the aiiies
=. " back and reformed for another
9 ow. That explained the apparent
Aaekentng Of the offensive indicates
In yesterday afternoon's comFnuntque.
The second stroke was made last night
With artillery eannonadtn0 and imam
Try leapinn 90 The attack.
Dispatches received here during the
nlaht said the Germans were yielding
ground yard by yard In the Cham
.paane, lighting braveIy, but going
down before massed charges Of French
bayoneto. The enemy has made sevs
srai attempts 70 stem the advance BY
f.oodIno the area before their trenches
with clouds Of asphyxlatIng gases.
hiah winds sWspt the vapors away -
they loft the German trenches. Tho
ehaiky hilis Of the Champagne region
are throwing up crest white elouds o.
dust under the constant hammersng o.
Frenoh and German shells. Dead ana
wounded are being mantlsd BY snow
white powder, sptotehed with ersn'-
son.
The Germans under General Won
Fabeek are battling desperately In the
|Champaone 70 save the eAxaneourt-
Arncnne railway toward which the
Analo-French armies have been NOV
lna since early Saturday. All the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-28
Main Street Became Roaring Furnace and Forty
- More Lives Were Lost When Ard
more was Set Ablaze.
|BG TANK CAR Of OIL EXPLODED
Ho.n;tal. are Filled With Wounded Citizens
While Workmen Search the Ruins for
Bodies Of Other Victims.

i estimate OF the ton. Comparatively
ifew Of the bodies recovered have been
Identified, as many are burned and
lmangled beyond recognition. Fifteen
OF the bodies are those OF negroes.
In addition to the railway station,
the buildings OF Swift and Company.
Pennington Wholesale Grocery com
1pany. Wilmington hotel, Maddin and
Company dry goods, and Dewitt Cigar
company were destroyed. The plants
/ OF the Daily Ardmorite and Statesman
twere badly damaged. Not building
on Main street escaped damage. either
. from the explosion or the dres that
followed.
List o. Desd.
The list Of dead includes. .sss
HENRY SIMS, Santa Fe fiagmAa,
burned.
MILTON TAYLOR, employe Daw-
SON Produce company. head blown on.
e. ]. COX. so, fireman, brick plant.
@. A. GOULD, so, poultry dealer,
killed while seated In wagon.
IRA WOODS, employe refinery com.
pany. working on tank car, blown to
CHARLES r. SMITH. 45. former
policeman. killed by falling wall.
M. e. ATKINS. 55, transfer man,
Killed by falling wall.
BREsTON BLASE. Santa Fe flag
REUBEN WARREN, farmer.
s. r. .wYFORD, 40. cook.
| WILLIAM GRAHAM, employe refln-
ling company. burned to death in the
DEPOT.
SAM sTALLoUP. six, killed by fail
F. n. CORNELL.
THOMAS GILKEY.
FOUR UNIDENTIFIED WHITE
MEN.
FIFTEEN UNIDENTIFIED Ne
lGROES.
HENRY HILL. burned to death in
| freight shed.
HILL. perished with him.
| MRS. ROBERTSON, killed in depot.
JOHN COLLINS, killed by falling
wall
W. ]. sTALLcUP.
MRS. CLARA DAVIDSON.
| SAMPSON CRISP
| WILLIAM DENTON.
ALRERT WRIGHT.
| JAMES HICKS.
g. n. BERGMAN.
BENJAMIN WATERS.
ALBERT WASHINGTON.
ALLEN RUBY.
| ABRAHAM BENJAMIN.
LOUIS BONNER.
TAYLOR STERRETT.
LUTHER ARNOLD.
WILLIAM METCALF.
fContinued on mage 2.o
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-28
TURKEY

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Sept. 2s.-The Mussui'
man population Of Adrianople has Eis-
en- In revolt against Adj eey, Turkish
vail Of Adrianople, according to the
Athens correspondent Of the Exehango
Telegraph who cabled today that the
vaii's two sons and two chauneurs
were killed and his wife Injured by
q mob.
The correspondent reported tnat
money Is being removed from leading
turkish banks and traneferreo 70
Asia Minor and that inhabtfants OF
villages along the sea OF Marmors
have been ordered g hold themseivea
In readiness to evaeuate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-28
AMMuNITIoN HALTED.

NMMUNJITON fNEVEOs
ATHENS, Sept. 2e.-TWo thousand
WAGONS laden with ammunition for the
Turks are massed near the Hungarian
frontier while German diplomats me-
ootiate for their passa9e through Bull
oaria and Roumaniar according to re-
ports brought here today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-28
FURTHER GAINS.

PARIS, Sept. 2s.-Despite the most
obstinate resistance the French have
made further aalns both In the Cham
payne region and around Arras, y was
ofTclally announced this afternoon,
The fighting Of the last twenty-four
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subscribers Of The Daily Gate
CITY are served the full Leased
wire Service Of the United
Press Associations.
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THE WEATHER
Temperature Unchanged
Pro b bly, unsettled. Local
temp z p. m Sc; z a. M. 55.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-10-14
POULTRY WANTED.

am in the market for poultry of all
kinds and will pay the highest market
prices for same. Bring in your poultry
Wednesday of each week. Inquire at
residence, opposite feed barn, Yale.
35- Henry L. Dinner.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-28
PER /; 3 ] s; 81 !! ! 5

-
MRS. Martha N. McCarty and dangh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth, will leave sum
day night for Burling ton, ~. J. n
Miss Frances Curtin will leave Tor
Byrn Mawr, Pa, Sunday night where
she is q pupil Of Byrn Mawr College.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Carl Vance and son,
John, arrived home from Philadelph
Saturday night. 3
Mrs. j. AFTER Fisher, of Pittsbprg, Is:
a guest Of Miss cornelia Basssl.
Miss Elise Gibson will leave Monday
for q visit with friends in the East.
Mrs. L. G. Benedum, of Webster!
Springs, is visiting her daug hter, Mrs.
i0rman Randolph, Of 461 West Main
street. ID ~
John L. Rhea, Of Flatwoods. al
former member OF the state legisla-
ture, is In the city on a business Wis
1t on his way home from Char1estonss
where he looked after business at
fairs.
g. j. Moore. OF Camden, Is u visit
tor in the city. Y az Z: SSaA8
7. 7. Flesher, Of Parkersburg. Ill
here on business visit. q
John Martini here from New, Mar
tinsville.
Mrs. W. E. starcher Is at Grafton
visiting her mother, Mrs, Anna y.
lWarder. =. 2
J. K. Anderson. OF Charleston. III
a guest at the Waldo.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-28
In the Ktgtll DTecrlon Declare
National Security League
Committees.
tsY ASSOCIATES ,sxss,.

=
CHICAGO. ILL.,. Nov. 27-The pre-
paredness program Of President Will
son was endorsed as step In! the
right direction in committee reports
on the army, the navy and the mill
tia read before a conference Of the
National Security League here today.
On each aspect Of the problem. how
ever, the committee findings were
that the administrati ion had not .indi-
Gated a desire to go far enough to
make the country safe from attack.
The proposed army increases. 1t
was pointed out, should be broadened
to provide for extensive and continu-
ohs education Of officers and for col
lection Of large reserve stocks Of
supplies OF fall kinds.
The navy plan was criticized as ex-
tending over too long a period for
completion and as making no pro-
vison for adequate personnel on
ships built, building and proposed.
The project for a Continental
army" was endorsed merely as a
FIRST step" and the suggestion was
made that all men between the ages
of 1S and 81 should be enrolled and
have military education.
Delegates were present from more
than half hundred cities when the
conference opened, the representa-
tives OF branches OF the league in
Guiding governors. former govern
ors, several city executives. educa-
tors. business men and editors.
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Annual Convention Of State
Association 10 be Held
|. at the Waldo.

Preparations have been started by
"a committee on arrangements for
the NTH annual state convention OF
the Ice Cream Manufacturers Asso-
ciation OF West Virginia. which Will
be held In this city Tuesday and
Wednesday, December 7sand s.
The committee consists Of ]. Tru-
man Swager, Of Clarksburg, chair
man; w. NJ. B. Sine, also Of Clarks-
burg. and r. Frank Brahm. or Fair
mont. Thus far the committee has
arranged to have the headquarters
of the convention. at the Waldo hotel.
in the assembly room Of which the
convention sessions viii be held. The
program is now being made up and
suggestions are being received re-
garding 1t by the committee from
members in various parts Of the state.
A sightseeing tour Of Clarksburg and
its vicinity Is to be included IN the
program. About $50 members are
expected to be here for the meeting.
The officers Of the association are
w. NJ. B. Sine, OF Clarlsburg, presi-
dent; 8. F. Haffner. OF Elkins, vice
president; g. F. Jamison, OF Hunt
ing, secretary, and Joseph u. Wilson,
OF Huntington, treasurer. i
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.EOICR0SSSEAL
Coon SALE
soon.
iWonan's Civic Club to Dis.
pose of so, 600 Here
E at Least.

Red Cross Christmas seals will be
placed on sale in this city Monday,
December 6, the day on which sales
will be opened In cities and towns
throughout the country. The Won
ans Civic Club will have charge of
the sale here with Mrs. Harry b.
Curtin heading a committee in charge
and as usual, the club expects TO
establish booth in the postofice.
The seals will also be placed on sale
in stores and other places Of bust
ness throughout the city.
The Red Cross Christmas seal sale
is conducted under the auspices OF
the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis and the entire proceeds are used
lin combating the great white
plague. State societies affiliated with
the national organization supervise
the sales in the states, while local
women's clubs and like organizations
aid the state societies with the sales
in the communities. The Woman,s
Civic Club here acts for the West
Virginia Anti ulosis League,
which is affiliated with the national
association.
This annual fund raising campaign
for the var on tuberculosis is SO ar
ranged that seventy-ive per cent of
the money raised in a community is
spent In that same community in COM
batting the disease and giving needed
assistance to It's victims in their
fights for recovery. Much good In
this respect has been accomplished
in this community in past years as a
result of money raised here through
sales of Red Cross Christmas seals.
| The Woman's Civic Club hopes to
sell at least 10000 seals In this COM
munity during this years campaign,
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PRESIDENT IS QUITE
ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
Declares One Of the Women
Who Interviewed Him in an
Effort to Get His Support
tsy Assee,A1se ..sss,

. y D..
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Mrs. Phil
ip Snowden, wife Of member OF
the British Parliament, who, with
gary, interviewed President Wilson
last night to gain his support to pro-
posed conference Of neutra1s to ini-
tiate peace quoted the president to-
day as having said: "you need not
plead with me. ] am anxious, most
anxious to do all I can for peace. i
shall earnestly endeavor to unite OF
fetal and unofficial opinion to that
end"
Mrs. snowden, through the wo-
mans peace party gave out type
written statement Of the interview,
before her departure on steamship
Ryndam today for England. where
she said she was going to ask Mr..
and Mrs. George Bernard Shaw and
other prominent Englishmen and wo-
men to meet at The Hague the pacif-
lists, who sail December on Henry
Ford's peace ship, the Oscar II.
president Wilson is in absolute
sympathy with the peace idea, !" read
the statement. There is not the
slightest doubt that he wants to do
something, but he hesitates lest he
might act at the wrong time. When
I suggested that It was regrettable
that the English people had gotten
the idea America wished the war to
50 on for the sake Of the money made
out Of Il he said earnestly that It was
very Unfair to the American peo-
ME that views should have been so
presented to England. Definite an
that Henry Ford had 90
tanned accommodations-the entiSo
asst and second cabins-for his
peace party aboard the steaship
Oscar II was made tonight BY the
Observation-Disclosures line The
.Tae third cabin will be given over to
regular travellers.
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GOF!E. Turkey
Is Relissled at the Washington
Home Of Senator COTS
Genial Secretary.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Up at
the Med ermott domicile on Girsrd
street Thanksgiving there was q par
ty gathered around an appetite-sti1n-
ulating table with chestnuts and gar
nished with bedding Of shamrocks
and other greenery. Whatever its
nationality during its brief and well
fed lifetime, It was an Irish bird as
1t lay on its death-platter.
AS matter OF fact, it was q ma
tive of Harrison county and was
raised on one Of the farms Of sena-
tor Nathan Con with great care and
nursing. and was sent to Secretary
and Mrs. Gene Med ermott. and little
Miss Elizabeth, by Mrs. Goff. It was
almost as good as those Ohio coun-
ty turkeys he used to eat OCCASION
ally in his boyhood days in Wheels
ing, according to Med ermott's esti-
mate. "Of course" he said, your
modern turkeys never taste so good
as those they used to raise when we
were dirty-faced and happy kids"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-28
lVA|1lOCK DAY
VIII be Celebrated in Toledo
Upon Arrival of The Minis
ter in That City

TOLEDO. o., Nov. 27.-Two pub
lie affair Of unusual import win mark
the first week Of Minister Brand
,Whitlock's vacation at nome in TO
ledo. 4, v So 81
One will be the public reception
on the evening Of HIS arrival, about
the middle OF next week. This will
be .'Whitlock Day.
The other will be meeting and
dinner Of the Ohio commission for
the relief Of European war sufferers,
with the minister to Belgium Decem-
Der 2 at the Toledo club. !.
A demonstration at the station on
the arrival Of Minister Whitlock will
be averted in accordance with his
wishes. It was represented to the
committee that Whitlock wishes to
meet a large assemblage of people Of
his home city, but that a display at
the station and a parade will not be
appropriate to his state OF health.
Governor Frank B. Willis and Ny
ron 7. Herrick, former governor Of
Ohio. will be at the reception.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-28
DEFENSE PI AN
IS BUT A STEP

The report Of the navy committee
began with q strongly worded wish
that the league go on record as be-
lteving that the American navy
should at once be restored to the po.
sition Of second naval power wl1icn
1t held but few years ago" The
committee said this work should be
undertaken linn dtateIy." The re-
port said: b Sc. E. q
THE league believes that an. es-
sential weakness in the proposed in
crease Of our naval establishment, as
reported in the press. lies in the
failure to, provide for an adequate
increase in the personnel 4
Figures were then quoted tending
to show that the navy Is short pe-
tween sc, 900 and SIS. 900 men of the
number required to man the ships al
ready built or building. &
II was added that the proposed
Recommendation Of the secretary Of
the navy for 10000 more men was
inadequate and that there was also
a shortage Of at least two thousand
officers.
The committee endorsed the bili-
ing program $50 far as it follows the
recommendations of the general
board, !" but said that isnce no con-
gress can bind succeeding congresses,
the ships contemplated should all be
laid down at once. The conference
adopted the commissions reports.
Senator James Reed, Of Missouri,
who was DIN his way to Washing ton,
was invited to attend the meeting.
In few impromptu remarks he saio
that Congress probably would throw
into the vast basket any detailed
suggestions whic hthe league might
make. 4, & a ls;t -ts.