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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-23
ONE AMERICAN
WAS ON BOARD
iAll Of the Passengers on Torpedoed
Japanese Steamer were
Taken OF.

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! LONDON, Dec. 23.A-Nearly 800 pas
sengers and crew OF the Japanese
| liner Yasaka Maru, sunk by sub
marine in the Mediterranean. were
lrescued by a French warship and
landed at Port Said yesterday. accord
! ing to dispatches received here today
Among them was one American. 1t is
fstated
The agents Of the line reported the
steamer was torpedoed without warn
|hg. She remained afloat about an
hour, they said, enabling passengers
i and crew to take to the boats.
This is one Of the few instances
10 which passenger liner has been
torpedoed without warning in which
all of those aboard were saved.
The Yasaka Maru was a vessel OF
|S7S9 tons. More than fifty women
and dozen children were among the
passengers, according to reports to
the agents here. There. was no con-
fusion when the passengers and
crew began to take the life boats.
reports stated, and the transfer to
the French warship was also made
without mishap.
. I'D T. s.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-23
'SCANDINAVIANS PUNCTURED
TIRE OF FORD'S PEACE CART

peace prize Certain newspapers ex-
pressed the, view that he might be e
warded for his good intentions, re-
gardless of any accomplishments.
Norwegian peace delegates did not
accompany the party on its trip to
Stockholm today. Ford's secretary.
Louis P. Lochner, said they objected
to a separate announcement of their
names It was therefore decided to
publish no lists of neutral peace dele
gates until delegations have been OBJ
tanned from all the European neutrals.
One of the highest Norwegian Of
ficials, member OF the cabinet, told
American correspondents the time
was not ripe for peace efforts ana
that any sort Of a conference, official
or unofficial. may work harm at this
time.
He asserted that Nine. Schwimmer,
who proposed the peace cruise to the
Ford commission, visited him twice
la st spring, but he told her on both
occa sions that the peace movement
was useless then. He gave her ne1th-
err letters, nor assurances that she
would have Norway's support, the cab
met officer said. Even should Pres1-
dent Wilson ask Norway to join IN
neace proposals. no steps would be
taken until after conference with
denmark and Sweden, the three coun-
tries having decided to act as a unit
in any peace movement Judge ben
B. Lindsey Of Denver. Is remaining
with the peace party 1t was learned
today, under an agreement by Foro
who compensates him for sscfihcing
Z lecture tour
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-23
Federal Grand Jury Makes Two Charges
Against Paul koenig, Hamburg -Ameri-
can Line Policeman.
MIL have HEARING AFTER CHRISTMAS
Authorities Think They Now Have All of the
Head Men in Prof. German Plot
Rounded Up.

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4 NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Paul koenig.
|thief OF the Hamburg-American police
|sad declared to be the brains" OF
|the teutonic conspiracies, was indicted
10y the federal grand fury here this
afternoon on charges growing out OF
|the alleged plot to blow up the Wei
Hand canal.
Richard r. Lyendecker and Edmund
Justice charged with complicity in the
|ieutonic activities 4 were also In
|dicted. Two indictments were also re-
turned against Koenig. One charges
him with attempting a military expe.
|dtion against a friendly power in the
plot to destroy the canal. The other
makes the same charge In connection
with the mission on which he Is al
legged to have sent Justice and Fred.
.etick Metzler to Quebec. There. the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-23
BAL. kAHS

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BERLIN, (via wireless to SayviIle,
L. I.) Dec. 23.-euigarians shore bat
teries drove off four Russian torpedo
boats which attacked a Bulgarian
torpedo boat in the Black sea, ac-
cordIna to Sofia dispatches today.
The Bulgarian torpedo boat was
unharmed, It was stated.
1.-THE above report undoubtedly re-
fers to the same action off Varna
that led to reports that the Russians
had occupied the Bulgarian port.l
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Indictment charges, they were to spy
upon British transports in an effort
to determine the number OF Canadian
troops being sent to Europe and if
possible. destroy ships and property.
Lyendecker was indicted on the Wei
land charge only, and Justice is
charge only with the mission OF
which he is said to have been sent to
Quebec. Metzler who was Koenis's 8
secretary, has made confession and
was not indicted.
The indictments were returned be-
fore Federal Judge Mayer The de-
PENDANTS will not be given hearing
until after the Christmas recess Of
court. At the same time a ruling will
be made on Max Breitung's motion.
for separate trial on the indict-
ments growing out of the alleged ac-
tivities Of Lieutenant" Robert Fay
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Guards Against Grip.

Guards Against Grip.
Don't kiss infected persons-or any
one If you yourself are infected
Avoid the careless cougher. the
careless sneezer and tha careless
splitter.
Don't work or live in stuffy, over
heated, ill.ventilated offices or homes.
Sleep out doors if possible; talks
outdoor exercise but avoid chilling.
Don't wear flannels; the same
weight the year round Is Dest.
Avoid the common towel and drink
ing cup and all articles used by In
fected persons.
Isolate grip patients.
Don't rely on patent medicines. Get
q doctor.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 23.-"Out
of bed by Christmas was the slogan
of nearly twenty thousand Milwaukee
ans today, who are suffering Ironl
the grip. The epidemic. however. Ia
on the decline, DR.. George Z. HUH
land, city health commissioners an
nounced.
"This has been the worst grippe
epidemic which Milwaukee has ex'
perienced in years" said the health
Commissioner. During the last two
weeks, nearly forty per cent OF the
school children have missed classes
at various times There are but rev
families which have not had at least
one case. -
DR.. Ruhland warned against over
eating during the holiday season, az
IT will make q person susceptible 10
the disease.
3. Grip Medicine Costs More.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 23.-Asplrln
and rhinitis, commonly used IN com
hating that grip germ, nave IN
creased in price one-third on account
Of the war and the northwest mas
thousands of grip cases. This was the
only bit of near Christmas cheer the
state health department could let
loose today. Physicians explalneI
that a few days of real cold weather
40 to 40 degrees below-wouid put
an ayerlas sting uuietus on pfefsers pa
riIlus the bug medical men founa
suiltv of starting the grip epidemic
that has as victims one out or eVei'
five school children in the twin
cities.
Half the West Sneezlns.
CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-With Mflwau-
kee facing a kissless Christmas anu
half of the rest OF the mlooie w.
sneezing too much to enjoy kisalht,
any way, physicians today Warheu
SEVERAL million sufferers that the e.,
demic Of grip and Influenza s"eepin9
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Hospital Fire wa. sensati ionaI.

4H00pttaIE FIre was SenSaGoHAI.
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MUSCATINE, Iowa, Deg. 2S.-With
patients, four of whom are still in q
critical condition, being cared for at
Hershy hospital, Hotel Muscatkle and
I1otel Grand. Muscatine was recover
ing today from the shock Of the most
sensational blaze in the history OF the
city. The fire spread with such rapid
ity that patients were carried shrek
ing and moaning to private houses as
every doctor in the city was rushed to
the scene to care for them.
Doctors ]. L. Klein and A. j. Weav-
er, owners OF the hospital, announced
this morning that it would be imme-
diately rebuilt.
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T RANCE

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PARIS. Dec. 23--czar Nicholas Of
Russia has been decorated with the
French war cross, it was announced
here today. General Paul Pau, one
armed French commander, who 's
now at the Russian front. conferred
the decoration.
BIRD MEN LOST.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-More than
1,1oo French aviatoss have met death
in air battles or have been captured
by the Germans, since the beginning
of the war, according to three Ameri-
can birdmen, members Of the .for7'0',
Iecion who arrived from the French
front aboard the liner Rotterdam to-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-23
sernhardt Is Improving.

ANDERNOS, France. Dec. %
Madame Sarah Bernhardt's physicians
admitted today that the famous ac-
tress has been seriously i'll, but de-
clared she is improving rapidly, con
sidering her age. She will remain at
her villa here until completely re-
covered
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-23
Enund cuiltx of Murder.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Dec. %.
The district court jury at Glenwood.
irving Francesca Guidice, for the
murder of Howard Jones here.
brought in a aaverdict Of guilty and
fixed his punishment at Imprisonment
for life. He was found guilty at the
first trial, but the supreme court
found errors and ordered new trial
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-23
ENGLAND


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LONDON, Dec. 23-Brftish casual
ties at the Dardanelles to December
II total 1921, Under Secretary for
War Harold Tenant announced In
commons this afternoon.
TOMMY'S PLUM PUDDING.
[ BY Wilbur s. Forrest, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 23.-Having taxed
John Bulls postoffce workers to tho
utmost, ""Tommy's" 100000 pound
Christmas pudding Is on its way to-
day. In half dozen war zones, the
British army, collectively known as
i"Tommy," will on Christmas day put
teeth into EngIand's traditional yuIe-
tide concoction, "ye oIde plume pud-
ding" II single Tommy fails of his
Christmas cheer this year, the post
has been spent to see that he is we'll
nourshed on merrie Xmas.
Early today naval vessel, "the
pudding special crossed the channel
for Franco Special trains this after
noon were hurryina the cargo toward
the British base. Tomorrow, tons OF
pudding and Christmas gifts will leave
via automobile trucks for the trenches.
T,vo weeks ago a big cargo boat crept
out of the Thames, bound for the OAR
daneiIes, carrying thousands Of tons
of pudding, each one neatly packed in
Ia strong tin box. The manufacturer
suggested that after the pudding is
extracted, the tin can be filled with
explosives and made into a hand
grenade. This will be England's
Christmas present to the un-christian
Turk.
Other steamers. all carefully timed,
are carrying the pudding to the gard
len Of Eden" where the Mesopotamian
forces are fighting, to Africa, to India
to tho Balkans and to the British war
shios wherever stationed.
Various organizations helped by the
newspapers, raised many thousands OF
dollars which was spent exclusively
In seeing that "Tommy' gets his pud-
ding.
FORCE OF 100000.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-eritish forces,
including Colonials, In the field, when
LII Iasf ninht noeS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-23
AUSTRIANS REPuLSED.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 23.-Austrian
troops clad in white uniforms to af-
ford conceaIment in the snow, made
an unsuccessful attempt to capture
Russian works near Suczacz, In Cali
eia, the war Office reported today The
advance was detected by Russian
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-23
i ITALY

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ROME, Dec. 23.--Two allies subn1a-
rines have captured an Austrian sub
marine and are towing it to Malta, ac-
cordins to dispatches received here to-
day.
Malta dispatches to Paris yester-
day asserted that an Austrian subma'
pine had been destroyed ny two al
lied torpedo boats. If the Rome ve-.
sion is correct, this is the first time
in history that submarine has been
captured by vessels Of the same
type.l
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RUSSIA

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LONDON, Dec. 23-Petroarad dis
patches today apparently disposed Of
tho Athens report that Russian troops
captured the Bulgarian port Of varna,
after warships had wrecked tho prIn-
icipaI buildings.
sued Bulgarian torpedo boat into
varna bay" said the dispatches from
Petrograd. "They were forced to
withdraw by the Bulgarian shore bat
terles."
|, It was generally believed In military
circles that the encounter between
the Russian ships and the varna forts
gave rise to the reports that large
squadron had appeared off the Bulgar
Ian coast and that troops had been
landed.
A Eureharest dispatch today also
reported the bombardment Of varna
by Russian warshps, but made no
mention Of any troops landing. A
Russian fleet Of forty vessels, ineIud-
ing large number of mine sweepers,
crept in close to the Varna forts un-
der cover of a heavy fog, It was re-
ported, and bonbarded Varna with
heavy guns. The squadron then with
drew for few hours, returning in the
afternoon to resume tho lombard
ment.
At the same time two Russian gun
boats sheIied the Bulgarian frontier
near -.krenc.
Despite these reports the Daily
News printed an Athens dispatch to-
day under date Of "Wednesday, report
ing that the Russians began landing
troops at Varna on Monday.
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DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN KEOKUK
is till tim to
et
w all # hi more
eg
tragedy
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Read The Gate City Want Column
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FORCE OF 100000.
LONDON, Dec 23.-sritish forces,
including CoIonials, In the field, when
the army bill passed last night goes
into effect, will total more than A.
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SANK TWO TURKS.

PETRoGRAD, Dec. 23.-Two Tur-
kish barks, bound for Constanza with
caraoes Of benzine, were sunk by
Russian warships and their crews
captured, according to dispatches re-
ceivcd here today.
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Subscribers Of The Daily Gate
Ssty are served the full Leased
wire Service Of the United
press Associations.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01

house during the night Of Monday and
when citizens arose on Tuesday morn
ing the water supply in the city mains
had been exhausted. Such accidents
win happen and cant be helped. The
trouble was remedied as quickly as
could be and the city was supplied
with water as usual during the day
Tuesday.
The county democratic executive
committee will meet at the court house
on next Saturday at p. m. as was an
nounced in these columns at the time
Of the last meeting. The hour for
closing the entry list of candidates is
noon of tomorrow. Saturday, and there
have been no new entries since our
last paper. When the committee meets
tomorrow officers will be chosen to hold
the primary TO be held on October 80
and the plans for that election will be
completed.
The following card was received by
The Falcon last Monday from Mrs.
]. E. Boswell who was then at the
home of her sister at Jordan. Ken
lucky" II leave here today for
Chicago where ! will undergo a very
serious operation under DIR. Murphey.
Mr.. Boswell will join me at Fulton,
Kentucky tonight and my sister. Mrs.
Phelps, will make the trip with me.
hope to return home in the early spring.
Mrs. Will Luckman vent down Wed.
nesdsy to help Mr.. Boswell close the
house indefinitely.
/ The Memphis Conference Female In
stitute, located at Jackson. Tennessee,
land one of the Oldest Colleges for
Young La lies in the world, opened its
7Srd annual session, September 18th,
1915, with large enrolment of pupils.
There has been introduced as feature
of each session two educational trips;
one for the fall and one for the spring.
This session the fall trip will consist of
8 visit to the city of St. Louis, October
l2-1S.14, with group Of the students
under the guidance Of the President
and his wife.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
EIeetiOn Notiee.

By virtue Of the power vested in us
as Election Commissioners for Fsyette
county, Tennessee, we hereby call an
election to be held on October is, 1915, in
the twelfth district of said county of Fay
cite, state of Tennessee, for the purpose
of electing Justice of the Peace for
said district to fiji the unexpired term
of w. L Jewell. resigned. and hereby
rppoint the following to serve as
officers in said election: C. j. Harris
officer, j. d. Pearce, j. ]. Pulliam, C.
H. Rich. judges. W. ]. Burdison and
W. L. jewell clerks Said election to
be opened at 9 a. m. and close at a p. m.
F. B. MooRMAN, Chairman.
w. T. LoGGINs, Secretary.
w. s. LATTA.
This September II, 1915. 1913
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
Facts For Sufferers

Pain results from injury Or conges-
ton. Be itneuflgia. rheumatism, lum-
bago, neuritis, toothache, sprain, bruise
sore stiff muscles or whatever pain you
have yields to Sloan's Liniment-b brings
new fresh blood, dissolves the conges-
ton, relieves the injury, the circulation
is free and yonr pain leaves as if by
magic. The nature of It's qualities PEN
citrate Immediately to the sore spot.
Don't keep on suffering. Get bottle
Of Sloan's Eminent. Useit. 1t means
instant relief. Price 25c. and soc.
$l.00 bottle holds six times as much as
the 25c. size. 1s
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
Assist Your
: Stomach
To Get Rid Ct the Poisonous
Gases and Fermenting Food.

A good long fast VIII do this
sometimes. A trip TO the noun
tains. Tramping. Roughing II.
Yes. very good remedies.
But are you going TO avail
yourself Of either one Of these
remedies. No? Then the next
best thing is to try a bottle OF
Peruna- Take It according to d.
rections. You will have a natural
appetite. All gas and fermenta-
ton in the stomach will dis
appear.
Read what Mrs. Emma Bel,
Box 204, Fort Pierce, Florida,
says: ~ was taken suddenly
with swelling Of the stomach and
bowels, dgreaf distress. Very
painful Three doctors gave me
no relief. Could NOT eat any.
thing. Everything soured. !
was starving to death. Ibegan
taking PerHns and was soon
strong enough to do work. After
taking five bottles I can truth
fully say ! am well. ! gained
twenty bounds,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
Older But STRONGER

To be healthy at seventy, prepare at
forty, Is sound advice, because In the
strength Of middle life We too often forget
that neglected colds, or careless treat
ment Of sihiE aches and pains. simply
undermine strength and bring chronic
weakness for later years.
To be stronger when older, keep your
blood pure and rich and active with the
strength building and Understanding
properties q SCOTS Emulsion which Is q
lood, tonic and . medicine to keep yoar
klood rich, alleviate rheuuatism and
avoid sickness. 40 alcohol N Scoti's..
arsaa ssRes, nOo~a<s ~
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
When Baby Has the Group.

When mother is awakened from
sound sleep to find her child who has
gone to bed apparently in the best of
health struggling for breath, she is
naturally alarmed. Yet if she can
keep her presence of mind and give
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy every
ten minutes until vomiting is produced,
quick relief will follow and the child
will drop to sleep to awaken in the
morning as well as ever. This remedy
has been in use for many years with
uniform success. For sale by all deal.
ers. Ii
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Don't you wish the streets had been
oiled last spring.
FOR SALE-A Registered Jersey
bull, u years old. D. D. Reeves. Som
vile, r. 2. 1913
The heat Of the past week has given
new lease on life for the straw hat and
the panama suit.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. CatroD and
daughter, Ethel, visited the fair in
Nashville last week.
The Craddock Book Club will meet
with Mrs. L. F. Catron next Tuesday,
October 9Th, at 8 p. m.
NJ. L. Riggs, of Blue Mountain,
Mississippi, spent last week with his
mother. Mrs. M. A. Higgs.
Elwyn Loggins returned few days
ago to his studies in Vanderbilt Uni
versity, his senior years work.
The Ladies Cemetery Associations
next meeting will be with Mrs. S. H.
Morton, Thursday afternoon October
7th at 400 o'clock.
FOR SALE $50 acres land near Oak.
land, Tenn. known as Yancey place.
Price $40 per acre. W. A. Weber,
Hickory Withe. Tenn. l0-S-l5
A fiat has gone forth in Memphis
that straw hats must go after October
/. and today Is the first. We can be
glad we are not living in Memphis.
Cotton seed in Somerville are selling
this week as high as s2S per ton and
cotton coming close to the twelve cent
mark These prices help wonderfully
in this time of short crops, as 1t is re-
ported to be.
Many Of our people are attending the
Tri-State Fair in Memphis this week.
The exhibits are said to be the best
ever seen there and those returning
from there are enthusiastic over the
magnificent showing Of live stock.
And one beauty of these exhibits Is
that large majority Of these stock. in
GLIDING much Of the highest quality,
comes from Tennessee.
The Homemakers club viii hold Q
called meeting at the court house to-
morrow, Saturday, and desire to have
as many ss possible Of the members
present. The object Of the meeting
is to discuss further the plans for the
exhibit which Is to be held in connec'
ton with the Farmers Institute on 0cto-
Der %. The ladies are taking a very
active interest in this exhibition and
10 their efforts they deserve the ear.
nest cooperation Vi every good citizen.
The county court will meet in regular
quarterly session at the court house
on next Tuesday, that being the firs'
Tuesday In October. Solar 81 has o.
veloped there is rolLig az Vi ,hs
ordinary on the d.,A.I of-itie court
The tax books have b.sl made up b,
Clerk C. W, Crawford anu are READ,
to turn over to the trustees Office
The taxes become atonce due and TIL
trustee win be ready after Tuesday 4
receive such taxes as are offered him,
Have you washed your face" wal
very popular question on the streets
Of this city on hast Tuesday morning
1t ell came about because Of the blow
ing out of a cylinder head at the poweI