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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
Fire Which Started in Library Building From
Crossed Wires, Reduced Twelve Busi-
ness Firms to a Mass of Ashes.
in THE VERY HEART OF THE BIG CITY
Seven Firemen Injured, One of Whom May Die
During Assault on the Conflagration Which
Was An All Night Job.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 2S.-One
business block bounded by Seventh,
Wabash. Eighth and ST. Peter streets,
is in ruins, seven firemen are wound
ed and of them, one may die, and
damage estimated at 100000 early to-
day was done by a fire that is still
burning The scene Of the fire is the
most prominent business district Of
ST. Paul.
Fire started at nine o'clock last
night in the st. Paul library building
which is in the block mentioned. 1t
spread rapidly. Within half an hour
every fire department in st, Paul and
Minneapolis, that could be spared
without endangering the remainder of
the cities, was on the job. Thou
sands of, persons -congregated.
Attempts early today to blame the
fire on spontaneous combustion from
rubbish left in the basement of the
library building failed. 1t was stated
that crossed wires were most liable to
be the cause.
Firemen established fire zone
that extended for three blocks on
either side of the burning block.
Stocks Of goods on Seventh street
from ST. Peter to Minnesota street,
and on Wabash street from Eighth to
Fifth street are believed to have been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
What the War Moves Mean
Bv J. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
aqer of the United Press.

landing at the north Of the Gallipoli
peninsula which Is the nearest point
for operations against Constantinople,
they have landed at Enos, fifty miles
further west, on the gulf of Saros,
which is the nearest coastal center
for a drive on Adrianople.
The Turks, therefore, are now fac
ing two separate offensive movements
by the allies without knowing which
is destined to be the prime offensive
or in fact whether both are not of
major Importance. The Turks may
have 100000 troops available for oper-
ations in European Turkey and the
Gallfpoli peninsula. It is doubtful
whether this force is evenly divided.
The objective of the allies therefore
Is probably to hold in check the
larger of the Turkish armies by defen-
sive tactics while advancing against
the waah3r division.
Indications suggest that the Turks
at present have concentrated a very
strong force at the Gallipoli landings.
Constantinople contributes to this be-
lief by declaring the Fnanch and Brit
ish have been driven back to their
transports along the Gallipoli shore.
While at the same time, 1t seems to
be a fact that the Turks ara being
forced inland at Enos. The extreme
reticence of the French and British
governments in announcing details or
the Constantinople campaign makes
deductions tentative, but 1t Is prob.
able that if either of the two often
sives now being organized is blind.
that one is the Gallipoli advance.
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rTTnited Press Leased Wire SerVlce.l
NEW YORK, April 2S.-11 a. M
The allied army which has landed
on the Gallipoli peninsula to play
part in the new Constantinope cam
Daign. is facing the most strongly pro-
tected area of the earth's surface. The
Ions, narrow neck of land between the
Aegean and the Dardanelles, offers
little room for maneuvers by an at
tackjng force. in constant danger of
haing forced to retreat toward the bor-
dering waters. Forts, batteries and
trenches cover a large part Of the
peninsula while fortunately situated
hills add to the strength Of the de-
fensa. If the Anglo-French army were
to subdue Gallipoli, the feat would go
down in history as one Of the greatest
military accomplishments OF all time
It is impossible in fact that this is the
primary object Of Sir Ian Hamiltons
command. Rather the allies strategy
probably has as its objective the sep
aration of Turkish armies protecting
Constantinople, and the Gallipoli oper-
ations are being directed primarily for
this purpose.
The Moslems have two centers Of
defense in European Turkey-Adrian-
ople and Constantinople. If the al
lies were to land troops along one part
onlv of the Turkish coast, both the
ConstantinCpIe and the Adr1anople
forces could be consolidated and the
Turks would know exactly where TO
find the strength Of their foe But
the allies have not done this. Beside
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28

injured by smoke from the IRE and
from fire engines. A crowd in the
Gaiety theatre left orderly during the
last show The fire early today was
said to be under control, but it is still
burning. Other than smoke damage.
it Is thought that the loss will be
confined to one business block.
Capt. Enoch Melander of engine
company No. 9, was hit and probably
fatally injured when an automobile
carrying additional firemen, crashed
into corps of firemen while working
Six other firemen were overcome or
slightly injured by nozzles or minor
accidents. None but Melander are
seriously hurt.
Twelve business firms were In
ruins as the result of the fire.
Later estimates placed the fire loss
at s42S,500. The total Of firemen in
jured has been brought up to sixteen.
A Series of Fires.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 2S.-Seven-
teen firemen were injured and prop
erty damage estimated at s435, 700 was
done in series OF fires that swept
st. Paul during the night and today.
The biggest fire originated in the
st. Paul public library. 1t RACED all
night, destroying business block in
the heart of the business district.
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Continued on page ~
RUSSIA

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PETRoGRAD, April 2s.-That the
Austro-German forces have again been
defeated with loss Of 5000 In killed
and wounded and several prisoners In
the territory between stryj and Mar
moras lin the GaIician-BukoWina re-
aion) Is asserted at the war office.
Severe fighting has been in progress
at a number Of points on the Carpa-
THAN front since Monday night when
the Austrians tried surprise attack
AGAINST a position held by two Rus
sian regiments. TIE attack was sue
cessful and the regiments lost before
reinforcements arrived and a counter
attack was begun. This was in the
vicinity Of Uszok pass and the Rus
isans later pushed their entire front
forward, matter OF some three kilo-
meterS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
Independent Harvester Co.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, April 2S-F'ederal Judge
Lands today fixed bonds at $4,000 for
tr., officials of the Independent Har-
yester company. who were indicted
yesterday on charges of violating the
postal laws in the use of mails for al
legged fraud.
During incumbency in Office of the
officials named in the indictments, the
government charges that the capital
stock of the company was increased
from $1,000, 600 to $4,000, 900. OF the
latt5- amount the government charges
s7.G0O,0O In 10000 shares OF prefer
red machinery discount stock was
disposed of, chiefly to farmers. al
prices ranging from 800 to S12o a
share.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
Offensive in Western Theatre of War has Passed
Into the Hands of the Allies Who are
Retaking Lost Territory.
FIGHTING WITH GAS WAS A FAILURE
Belgians Feigned Stupefication Until Enemy
Drew Near and Then Cut Them to
Pieces With Machine Guns

YUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, April 28.-The offensive
in France aud Belgium has passed
into the hands OF the allies. Advices
from half dozen points today indi-
cate that despite the strength of the
German line 1t is wavering under re-
peated assaults at certain points. The
weight OF the Belgian-French-B British
combined forces in northern France
Is being thrown against the elbow in
the German new line around ST. Julian
which 1t is believed Sir John French
has determined must be recaptured.
The Germans have not been able to
do more than dig themselves into
their. new positions, their sappers
/ having been unable to construct per-
manent entanglements and military
experts at the war ofice declare that
It will be possible to retake all OF the
lost territory without too enormous a
loss Of life.
The fighting a:ong the northern line
continued last night, according to the
reports received here. 1t is essential
for the morale OF the fresh troops
engaged that the German rush be
discounted and fresh troops have
been thrown into the line while the
regiments that bore the brunt OF the
initial assaults are being held in re-
serve
Advices from the Belgian headquar-
ters today say that last night the Ger
mans distributed great quantity of
their asphyxiating gas along the line
held by the Belgians and attempted
an advance. The Belgians lay close
to the ground, each man with his nos
trils stuffed with cotton with which
all troops on the front line now have
been supplied and waited When the
Germans, believing the enemy uncon-
scions,, charged in massed formation,
their lines were literally cut to pieces
by machine gun fire and finally broke
and fell back In utmost disorder. The
German losses were enormous. 1t Is
stated that at certain points the dead
lay piled on each other like freshly
cut firewood.
Although the northern end Of the
French battle line attracts most at
tention because OF the spectacular ma
ture OF the fighting, officials are
watching closely the territory be-
TWEEN the Meuse and the Moselle and
IN upper Alsace where serious fight
ing is known again to be in progress.
General Joffre has let it be known
that he hoped to have his real offen-
sive well under way by May l.. This
date is only th.%e days OF and OH
cials expect soon to get word OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28

/ new battle on a titanic scale.
Advices from the Gallipoli PENN
sula, where the allied troops under
, General Sir Ian Hamilton are slowly
pushing their way along both sides of
the Dardanesses to cooperate with
. the fleet in the attempt on Constan-
tinopls say that the fighting continues.
The territory over which the troops
are moving is of the most difiuclt
character, comprising hills and val
leys within which are scores of
masked defenses so thoroughly con-
cealed that the airmen cannot pick
them up and the first knowledge that
they exist comes when the troops are
fired on. The task here will be a
sharp one, but the war Office and ad.
miralty agree that 1t is being well
carried out. RE
The German Death Gas.
[By VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent
copyrighted, 1915, by the Unitel
Press.l
copyrighted in Great Britain.]
FIELD HEADQUARTERS BRITISH
ARMY, NORTHERN FRANCE, April
.27. (Via London April 2S.)-The Ge..
mans are now employing new meth
cd of hurting their poisonous gas. It
Is by means of shells from their sev-
enteen inch guns, one of which fell
just outside of Poperinghe tonight.
AS details of the action of the gas
utilized by the Germans in their at
tacks are received, high officials unite
in characteriZing the use of vapor as
complete violation Of all rules Of civil
lied warfare Some victims taken to
hospitals have died after thirty or
forty hours of quick pneumonia. All
of the victims suffer greatly from pain
in their throats and their lungs, AMI
respiration some times runs as higl
as fifty minute In the vain gasping
for breath.
Doctors in attendance on the suf
ferers declare that the Germans might
as well utilize bombs filled with
diptheric, enteric or cholera germs.
Only those who were strong enough
physically to struggle out of the gas
eous zone reached the hospitals. Many
were left in the trenches and
are undoubtedly dead. The early re-
ports that the gas only stupifed ami
did not kill, are now declared to have
been too optimistic. The gas seems
either to kill swiftly for those over
come and unable to leave the zone, or
horribly for those who struggle away
only to be taken to hospitals with
what seems like pneumonia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
ALLIES CLAIM MORE PROGRESS
RANCE

/ United Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS, April 28.-The big French
armored cruiser Leon Gambetta, OF
1852 tons displacement, has been
torpsdoed and sunk, presumably by an
Austrian submarine, In the Adriatic
off Otranto.
1t Is not known as yet how many Of
the crew were drowned but the min
lister Of marine believes some were
saved.
The report Of the sinking of the
cruiser was contained In an official
communique made public by the min
lister of marine. It stated that the war.
ship was torpedoed on Monday night
and that details were lacking.
The Gambetta was built at Brest in
1901; was 476 feet long; had a draught
of 1853 feet and displacement Of H.,
35- tons. She carried crew of 725
men and had speed OF 20 knots. He!
armament consisted Of four rs inch;
sixteen as guns; twenty-four three.
Founders and two submerged torpedo
tubes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

at Vera Cruz, Philip E. McCleary,
American newspaper man. reported
imprisoned and sentenced by Car
ranza TO be shot, arrived here today
on the steamer City of Tampico from
Vera Cruz, He is enroute to Chicago
IN the interests of the Carranzista
press bureau.
Vera Cruz and Tamp1co refugees
reported both cities quiet, with niue
prospects of further Villista attack
on Tampico for some time, IN We"
of central Mexico operations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28

The murder occurred in Chicago's Lit
tie Italy. An hour after the crime,
Policemen Butler and Schinagle ar
rested two men not far from the scene
of the murder The police say the
men, who gave their names as Samuel
Carvallo and Frank Ingallineiro. had
blood stains on their hands and
clothes. Both protested ignorance II
the murder or the victim
Mrs. DeF'rancisco said she or her
husban never had received black hand
letters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
BRUTAL MURDER
ON THE STREETS
Mans Head Beaten With Baseball Bat
and Then Nearly Severed
With Razor.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-Three men to-
day attacked Joseph DeFrancisco,
while the latter was escorting hts
wife, nurse, to a patient. beat De
F'rancico's head to veritable pulp
with a baseball Dat, and then all but
severed the head from the body with
a razor. The woman, motionless with
horror, was unable to scream until
the three murderers dropped the bat
and the razor to the ground and fled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28

United Press Leased Wire Service
LAREDO. Texas, April 2S.-Twenty
I'VE thousand dollars is today the
price on the head OF former President
Huerta Of Mexico. Carranzista author.
tiles at Nuevo Laredo told the local
district attorney they would pay tnat
amount for the old dictaor.
Quiet at Tampico.
GALVESTON, Texas. April 2S.-
Osclaring he mad been In no trouble
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bone. in the Ashes.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
DECATUR, ILL.,. April 2s.-The mys
terry OF the disappearance OF c. 5
Guild, Of Lockport, N. Y. travelling
salesman for the jamestown Woolea
mills, who had not reported to his
nrm since the Decatur hotel fire here
week ago, was believed cleared TO-
day when bones thought to be of his
body, were found in the ruins of the
burned hotel in a spot in hallway
thirty feet from his room. He had
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28

occupied room on the second floor
near that of the one other victim OF
the fire. Guild was seventy years OF
age. and IT is believed that partly due
TO his age, he was unable to reach
the fire escape.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
Six Weeks to Harvest.

Six Weeks to Harvest.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2S.-Six
weeks more and harvest will be on
here. farmers say, The ground is
moist enough to carry the wheat to
maturity and cutting will begin early.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
Dull Times Ahead.

Dull Times Ahead.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Para
graph writing is going to be just a
little bit dull in Iowa with the legis-
lature dissolved and the summer sun
growing little warmer each day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
AUSTRIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service |
VIENNA, April %. (Via Berlin and
wireless through yviIIe.)-Russiap
claims of success in their attacks on
Uszok Pass and tho Austrian positions
to the eastward are emphatically de-
MED by the general staff. The Aus
tran official report issued today COW
crinc events up to last night, says:
"On the whole front no important
developments have taken place. In
some sections there have been heavy
artillery exchanges but no troop move
merits. In the CarPatF1ans, the Rus
siana have made no attacks against
the Austro-Hunearian positions on
Uszok pass and eastward.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
WOMEN'S PEACE
CONGRESS BEGINS
Delegates Resent D - .'ation
That They Are NJ \ ng to
Bring Peace :: the
Present > r.
=
FEW ENGS> n PRESENT
FEW ENGs> II PRESENT
All German Delegates Are There, Bu
italians Do Not Attend
and Russia Is Not
Represented.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service I
THE HAGUE, April 2s-With most
of the German women, delegates in
their seats, the government having
lifted the ban originally placed on
them, the women's congress got down
to business today. ALI of the dele
gates resented the declaration that
it was peace congress-" In reality,
they said, what was hoped was to find
way to solidify the women of the
world so as to make future wars i'm
possible.
1t was agreed that in the welcoming
speeches last night in which Amer
lea, England, Germany, Holland, the
Scandinavian Federation, Austria and
Hungary were represented, the key
note of the meetings was sounded.
There was a disposition not to agree
with the impassioned plea Of Rosa
Gsnoli the Italian leader, that the
present war can be ended if the wom-
en- will only demand that the nations
get together. 1t was pointed out that
most of the Italian delegates We're alb
sent; that they believe war with Ass-
tria scannot be averted
Great regret was folt because Miss
Jane Addams was SO shaken by her
experiences on the Noordam that she
could not be present last night, but it
was stated that she fully expected to
take part in the remaining sessions of
the congress.
DR.. Anita Auspurg greatly stirred
the delegates when, speaking for Ger
many, she said the congress must be
made a success because international
feeling for humanity should be higher
than patriotism and stronger than
hatred. Miss Kate Courtney, chair
man Of the English delegation, sound
ed keynote for mutural work when
she suggested that women of all coun-
tries are sisters and feel the same
when their sons and husbands take
the field
Only the few English women who
came here specifically for the pre-
liminary conferences are on the
ground. The British government re-
fused passports for the majority OF
the selected delegates, taking the
ground that to have SO many. English
women close to an enemy's stronghold
would make an inducement for the
enemy to try and learn from them
matters which were really military
secrets.
The following revised resolutions
were being considered by the confer
ence today:
Providing for Worldwide, arbitration
for all subjects of international dis
pute.
Providing for an international po-
lice force to enforce the rulings Of
the international arbitration court.
Providing that men and women
should be equally represented in the
determination Of foreign policies and
providing that no territory should
change owners without the consent of
both the men and women inhabitants,
because the influence of the women is
the strongest factor in preventing
war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
VICTORY ANNOUNCED.

PARIS, April 2s.-The war office an
ncunced emi-officialiy today that in
yesterdays operations in the north
inside of the Belgian frontier, where
the BeIgians and French are co-oPerat-
ing, several lines Of the German
trenches were captured. The German
loss was 600 dead and 200 men and six
rapid firers captured.
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Continued on page 20
T(JRKE:Y !

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BERLIN, April %. (via wireiess)
-Advices from Constantinople de-
cIared that the attempt OF the Anglo
French troops to advance against the
Turkish positions on the peninsula OF
GaIIlpoli has failed. The enemy has
been compelled to retire to the pro-
lection of the great fleet Of warships
cruising in the gulf OF saros. In the
fighting up to the preesnt time, the
TURKISH war office says the advan.
.ag5 has entirely beer, with tho
Turkish forces and number OF Pris-
oners have been taken.
The allied fleet has failed in its at
tempt to lombard the Turkish fortifi'
cations at short range and returned
after one Of their warships had been
severely damaged by the fire Of the
land forts. Additional Turkish troops
arc being sent to the front to aid in
repuising any attack by the enemy
on the land forts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
Miss Addams, Chairman.

THE HAGUE, April 2S.-AIiss Jane
Adams, the noted Chicago woman
philanthropist and sociologist was to-
day unanimously selected as the per-
manent chairman of the wom'an's con-
gress. meeting here to devise ways
for ending the war. The election Of
Miss Addams was a tribute to the
neutrality of America and reflected
the hope that some method would be
devised by the peace congress to get
the women of the various nations to-
gether on a plan that would make
future conflicts impossible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
SANK FRENCH CRUISER.

SANK FRENCH CRUISER.
BERLIN, April 23.-(Via wireless
through SayviIle, L. i)-An Austrian
submarine torpedoed and sunk the
French armored cruiser Leon Gam
BETA. Part of the crew only have
been saved
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28
TURKS REPULsE ALLIES.

BERLIN, April %. Via wireless
through SayviIle, L. l)-Turkish reg
uIars have repuIsed four attempts on
the part Of the allies to land forces on
the Cailiroli peninsula.
It is confirmed from Constantinople
that the French Mohammedan troops
are desc rting to the Turks.