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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-01

Iyet in sight. The announcement by
the French and British governments
of forty.eight hours delay in all pri-
vate kilograms sent to neutral coun,
tries is an indication that highly I'm.
portant new military movements are
under way. The nature of these must
be kept secret from the enemy, and
to guard against every possible mis-
chance, means have thus been devised
to prevent Germany from learning
anything through ingenious code teie-
grams to neutral countries.
New points Of weakness in the
battle front are now being searched
for not only by the allies, but also by
the Germans. A German attack is re-
ported at Roye, which is forty miles
due east of Arras and quite outside the
area of the Artois and Flanders ohen-
sive. The Roye movement suggests
how the conflict may jump to unsus-
pected places at moments notice.
Roye marks the beginning or the
angle which the German battle 'front.'
forms as 1t turns gradually from a
north and south direction and nnally
at scissors, runs directly to the east.
II may be that a new allied movement
will soon develop between Hoye and
Soissons, with the supply centers or
La Fere and Laon as detectives. Tnis
would be the natural third point OF
attack in cooperation with the pres
ent Artois-F1anders and Champagne
|offensives. >.
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LONDON. Oct. 1.-The seventh day
~ the great allied offensive on the
westarn front finds the allies sweep
ing closer to the Vimy heights and
the Bazancourt- Challerange railway
the objective Of the French armies III
the Champagne.
Since the first rush Of last Satur-
day. the Germans have lost more
than 10000 men in killed, wounded
and prisoners, according to estimates
q correspondents at the front. No
accurate estimates OF the losses suf-
fered by the allies are obtainable at
this time though the Berlin newspa-
pers report that the allies have sui.
fered heavily, especially in the fight.
Ing around Loos.
Though the most severe fighting ts
now believed to be going on west OF
vimy and west and southwest OF
Lens, the most Impressive gains have
been made by the French in the
Champagne. Paris dispatches today
assert that the French left Is now
within two miles Of the Bazancourt'
/ Challerange railway and that French
gunners have rendered the railroad
useless to the Germans by steady
streams of shells. The French right
is pushing northward toward the high
way crossing at Cernay. battling
against the most stubborn enemy re-
sistance
London, Paris and Berlin have all
awakened to the seriousness of the
great battles in the west, The first
wild waves of enthusiasm in the Brit.
ish and French CAPITALS have passed
and the public is scanning eagerly
every scrap of news from, the British
and French fronts. A portion of the
German press is inclined to see in
the present offensive movement of
the allies, the really decisive battle
OF the whole war Berlin believes
that II the allies are hurled back in
this attempt to break the German
lines, peace negotiations will be un-
der way before next summer.
before many .iours, It Is believed
mere. the Anglo-French armies will be
thrown forward in smash at some
new point in the German line. While
infantry actions have been principal
y In the Champagne and Artois re-
sions, there has been no let-up in the
oom moardment Of tie German works
AZ any point in the whole line. Allied
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RUSSIA

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PETRoGRAD, Oct. 1.-officiai ad-
mission from the war office that news
Of important Russian successes is be.
.lna purposeIy withheld, combined with
reports OF Victories for the allies IN
France, has inspired the greatest oP-
tfmfsm here.
The war office, It 10 understood TO-
day will Issue statement within
few days regarding the number Of
prisoners and guns taken In recent
operations. This statement, 1t 10 SAID,
will give evidence that the long Rus.
sian campaign has shaken the morale
Of the Austro-Germans and has weak
ened their ability TO Withstand attacks.
on the other hand, the war office ex-
poets to show that fresh ievies have
filled the ranks Of the cars armies and
that adequate supplies Of ammunition
are now enroute to the front.
"Despite the large amount OF data
in their possession showing the pres
ent favorable situation of the Russian
armies, the general staff prefers to abb
stain from conclusions until the sttu.
alton Is definitely eIucidated," said an
official statement issued at midnight.
Nevertheless, the general staff an.
nounces that engagements now pro-
crossing show favorable turn.
"The morale Of our troops 10 Of the
highest as the result Of the recent ter
ribIe hand to hand corbats and sue
cessfuI offensives along the Svenfs''
anq-osmiana line, in contrast to the
breakdown Of the Germans. This de-
preston among the enem5C; troops Ia
everywhere evidenced BY their aban.
donment Of slightly wounded soldiers,
their method Of retreat and thesf ner'
vous firing.
"The allies offensive on the west
ern front mutually inspires faith and
confidence in our ultimate victory.
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Rjoos Bank In Trouble.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON. Oct 1.-Three oftl.'
cials Of the Riggs National bank
were indicted by the federal grand
Jury this afternoon. The indictments
charging perjury are against Presi.
dent Charles e. Glover aand vice
President H. H. Flather and '" D..
Flather. 1t is alleged the three OIL
,cials swore to false statements con-
cerning stock operations of the bank.
The bank this afternoon issued
statement prepared in anticipation OF
the indictments in which they set
forth finding by the American Audit
Co. of New York that the statement
in question, denying stock operations
bv the bank, was true.
The Riggs bank last spring fled 2
sensational suit against Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo, Comptrolier
Williams and Treasurer Burke, charg.
ing those officials with attempting &c
wreck the bank.
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New Orleans Reports Score Found Already,
While Thirty are Said to be Dead at
Rigolets, Including One Family.
MILLIONS OF DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Rescue and Relief Parties Have Been Sent Out
in Search of Bodies and Pessimistic
View is Taken.

destruction of the resin ship Sarah In
Gulfport harbor, and the loss Of great
stores of lumber which were swept TO
sea when the piers went out. The
British steamer Brentwood Of 1.731
tons and the American vessel Clara
scott, were beached at Gulfport, 1t was
rumored here.
The main force of the storm appar.
emily centered between Biloxi and
New Orleans as damage west of hero
was slight.
RELIEF Parties Sent Out.
NEW ORLEANS, (via wireless),
Oct. Fourteen are known dead and
several score injured as the result OF
| the hurricane here wednesday night
The property loss will reach $4,000
600. Street car service is still para
llyzed. telephone, telegraph and train
communication cut of and outlying
districts flooded.
The death list was swelied early to-
day by the report that the tug Cor
sair was blown on her side In the
river, a mile this side of Nine Mile
Point. Captain c. J. Menger, mana
ger Of the Pittsburgh Coal company;
William Freeman, negro cook. and Al
bert Mitchell, negro deck hand. were
drowned. The others of the crew OF
fifteen escaped and made their way
to this city.
Six deaths were reported last night.
Three were white men and three ne
groes, all unidentified. Two Of the
white men were blown overheard from
the steamer Creole. The third was
washed ashore at West End.
Other victims were: Mike Florine,
drowned in the river when a launch
overturned; Samuel Johnson, killed
when d signal tower fell on him; two
unidentified men, crushed when a
water tank collapsed; unidentified
negro killed in Algiers.
Not building in the city of any
size or Importance was destroyed, but
few escaped minor damage.
Fears are expressed over the fate
of thousands Of persons on the lower
coast and in the section west OF the
CITY. where the main force Of the
storm was felt The citizen commit
tee Is preparing to send the yacht
Daisy to the supposed stricken terri
tory.
The Jahnicke Navigation company
dispatched a tug early today to learn
the fate Of inhabitants Of Pass Chris
tian and other coast towns.
The United States immigration sta.
tion is housing It's men. women and
children rescued by single attache
during the night at Lees Lane.
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federal officers by Mrs. NJ. L. Clare,
who is said to have followed Fair to
the coast from Cincinnati two years
ago. The prisoner is said to be a
native of New York and to have oper-
ated in Boston, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, st. Louis, Chicago, Seattle, Port
land and Los Angeles.
In the U. s. marshars ONCE today,
turning to the newspaper men, Fair
said:
"This is a frame up against me,
brothers. I will be able to answer
every charge"
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c.u.nth Dav Of the Great Allied Offensive Finds
Two Sides in Vicious Struggle for
Mastery in Flanders.
MAY BRING ABOUT PEACE
R.rl;n Believes That If the Allies are Beaten
Back, They Will Acknowledge De-
feat and Ask End Of War.

aviators are crossing and recrossing
the German lines from Flanders to
the Vosges seeking out weak spots
for fresh onslaughts.
No official reports have come from
British headquarters for several days.
Press dispatches, however, convince
the London public that the full force
of the British attack is being directed
against the Germans around Loos,
for the purpose of drawing off en-
emy reserves, thus aiding the French
in their operations east of Souchez.
Congratulations Exchanged.
PARIS, Oct. IA personal tele.
gram Of congratulations from King
George to President Poincare and
General JofYre today removed any
doubt that the present onslaughts OF
the allies do not constitute the begin
ming OF q great drive.
The British monarch sent warm con
gratulations on the successes won by
the French troops at "the outset oi
our common offensive" President
Poincare replied with a similar mes
sage recalling the victories won by
General French and the British.
Allies Plans for the Balkans.
[By Henry Wood. United Press Stan
Correspondent
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The allies not
only are ready to land troops at Sa;
lonika, but are considering the mill
tary occupation OF Serbian Macedonia
it was learned here today.
This step, If It is taken, will be for
the purpose of protecting Serbian ter
ritory while negotiations between Ser.
bia and Bulgaria continue. Further
more, it is believed, it will have q
good moral effect upon any Balkan
state displaying warlike tendencies
And to offset German financial influ
ence in the Balkans, the allies plan
to make loans to certain states to
meet the heavy expense entailed by
mobilization OF their armies.
Both England and France are deter
mined henceforth to checkmate witt,
equal measures, every move made by
the Germans that Is calculated to
bring Bulgaria into the war. An acute
stage has been reached by the mobili.
zation, first Of Bulgaria and then OF
Greek armies and by private reports
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ENGLAND

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LONDON, Oct. 1.-The sailing yes
sci Helen Benyon was sunk today by
German submarine. Her crew was
rescued.
BALTIC ARRIVED SAFELY.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 1.-The White
Star liner Baltic arrived from New
York today.
"BURNED AT SEA-"
LONDON, Oct, 1.-THE 562 ton Nor.
weoisn bark Actie has burned at sea.
received here today said
tho crew was saved.
The same expression "burned at
sea" was used In London cable yes
terday, reporting the destruction OF
the American bark Vincent. Advlces
to the state department later proved
that the Vincent had struck mine,
MEDALS FOR HEROES.
LONDON, Oct. liking George to-
day presented medals to heroes Of
the Lusitania disaster. officers and
members of the liners crew were
amcna those decorated.
FIRED BY GERMANS.
LONDON, Oct. THE Norwegian
bark Actie was set afire and destroyed
by a German submarine In the North
set, according to dispatches received
here this afternoon. The Y boat halted
the bark while It was enroute to Eng
land, ordered the crew to the boats and
then applied the torch In several places.
The submarine towed the lie boats TO
Cape Maze, Norway.
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NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. l. (via
wireless to Galveston, Texas.) .)-Nine-
teen persons are dead here and the
property damage along the water
front amounts to millions Of dollars
as result of Wednesdays storm.
! The great Southern Pacific wharves
and offices were totally destroyed.
i The full force of the storm struck
the town of Houma, and 1t Is feared
tremendous loss Of life resulted be-
tween that place and Morgan City.
district.
Fourteen Dead.
BILOXI, Miss, Oct Fourteen
persons lost their lives and tremend
ous damage was caused along the gulf
coast and in the territory immed
lately inland as result of Wednes'
days hurricane, according to reports
reaching Biloxi today from various
sources. Thirty persons perished in
the storm at Rigolets, La, including
nine members of one family, accord
ing to fishermen arriving in storm
torn craft today, and Mrs. Myrtle
Allen, 90, was killed and three chill
dren were injured seriously, perhaps
fatally, in the collapse Of their home
near Long Beach, Miss. Though no
loss Of life occurred in Biloxi, reports
Of the finding OF the body Of man
on the beach having been found un
true. the storm swept the shore with
terrific force, washing out nearly 600
piers and causing other damage. Small
schooners and launches are strewn in
splinters about the beach today and
remnants of some craft are to be
found several blocks inland. Damage
lin Biloxi is estimated at 100000. None
OF the city's substantial buildings was
seriously damaged but a number or
homes of fishermen along the shore
were tossed by the waves and swept
splintered to sea. The occupants
have been accounted for. The shell
road along the coast today Is badiY
damaged and tie mississippi
traction line is in bad condition from
Pass Christian to Biioxi. Service can
not be resumed for several days on the
traction line. Service On the Louis
Vile and Nashville road had been re-
sumed today as far as Pass Christian
from Mobile. but traffic to New Or
leans Ia still tied up. Wires still are
down along the coast and huge rail
road bridge at Bay st. Louis, near
New Orleans is reported to have been
destroyed. Reports from Gulfport told
of great damage there, including the
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II Al !

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ROME, oct. 1.-Admiral corsi has
been appointed minister Of marine
In the Italian cabinet, succeeding vice
Admiral viaIe, whose resignation was
rendered several days ago, II was Of
ficjaIJy announced today. The new
marine minister was received by King
Victor Emanuel at the Isonzo front
Yesterday.
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TURKEY

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ATHENS, oct. IA French squad.
ron entered the Dardaneiles at dawn
Tuesday and bombarded Turkish shore
batteries with great success all day,
according to Mytilene dispatches to-
day.
TORPEDO BOAT SUNK.
CONSTANTINOPLE (via Berlin
wireless), Oct. t-Turkish shore bat.
teries sank an enemy torpedo boat at
the DsrdaneIIes on Wednesday, &C.
cordina to an official announcement
from the war office today.
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BALKANS

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PARIS, Oct. 1-Reports from italian
sources today say that several clashes
between Bulgarian and Serbian pat
roIs have occurred within the last few
DAYS, Both Bulgarian and Serbian
troops are entrenching along the bor-
der.
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GERMAN OFFICERS TO HELP.

GERMAN OFFICERS TO HELP.
LONDON, Oct. herman and AUS
trian officers have arrived In Bulgaria
to take active part In directing the
Of Bulgarian armies, II
was stated otfichlly here this after
noon. In passing this statement, the
press bureau added that "this is re-
parded with utmost gravity
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Preparedness Defined.

fremont Tribune: Between Ted
DIV and his gatling guns and Bryan
and his dovecotes there ought to be
found a safe path for the United
States to tread. Preparedness means
merely prudence and precaution.
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FIRED BY GERMANS.
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast.

Weather FOrcCdSt.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Saturday. Warmer Satur-
day.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Satur-
day. Warmer Saturday and north
west portion tonight.
For Missouri Generally fair to.
night and Saturday. Warmer Satur-
day.
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Saturday. Slightly cooler east
bortion tonight. Warmer Saturday.
Weather Conditions.
There have been heavy rains in the
southeastern states, as the gulf storm
which is. central near Cincinnati this
morning, moved northeastward. ,
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BOAT SUNK.
Naturally SUSPICIOUS.

Atchison Globe: Unless man re.
signs to take a better job, he will
have difficulty in convincing the audi
ence that he wasn't fired.
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SEVENTH DAY OF THE GREAT BATTLE
GERMANY

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BERLIN, Oct. I. (via wireless to
SayvllIe. e.)-Germany has not yet de-
itermIned what disposition she will
make Of Belgium, Under Foreign Sec
retary Zimmerman declared In news.
paper Interview, but she Is determined
that any solution Of the Belgian prob
lem must make certain "that Belgium
will not be Ensland's vanguard"
"Germany has always wanted peace
and she now wants guarantee enat
the present war will not be repeated"
said the foreign office official.
Zimmerman added that Poland's fu-
ture, too, is still undecided. But he
said the decision In both instances
would be left to Germany; that no one
was able to impose his will upon Ger
many.
The interview was granted cor
RESPONDENT Of tbs Holland newspaper
iNiewe Rotterdamsche Courant. Un-
der Secretary Zimmerman assured the
correspondent that Germany had no
Intention Of violating Hollands neu-
traIity or attacking her economic or
political independence. Germany, ne
said, appreciated Hollands strict neu'
traIity as to Belgium.
PRESS ENEMY BACK.
BERLIN, (via wireless to London),
Oct. Herman counter attacks north
Of Loos continue to press back the
English, according to this afternoons
official statement from the war office.
All French attacks In the Artois
and Champagne regions, Including a
violent onslaught northwest OF Massi'
oes. broke down under German ire, II
|Was officially stated.
nEnemy monitors bombarded Lom'
bartzyde and Middlerkerke yesterday
without result" said the official state
ment. "The English yesterday at
tempted no attacks against our po@'
tions. North Of Loos, our counter at
I Itacks made further progress desplee
Herce enemy resistance. We captured
few prisoners on this section OF the
/ 'front.'"
"AII French attacks failed In the re-
loion east Of Souchez and north OF Neu-
Vile and in the Champagne and north.
west of Massiges" said the official
statement.
ain the latter region, seven different
French divisions took part In the ao'
sauIt.
| "The number Of French prisoners
in the Champagne region has increas-
ed to 1o4 officers and 7,019 men.
"French positions near Vauquo's
In the Areonne) were damaged by
successful mining operations. French
taviators yesterday bombarded Henln
and LIutarb, killing eight French c,t'-
gems"
Won Hndenburg's armies have
.tormed a Russian position near
.Grendsen, west Of DvInsk.
/. 3!g{sa
ONE MONTHS PRISONERS.
BERLIN, (via wireless to sayville),
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An Exploded Notion.

Springfield. Mass, Republican: 1t
is interesting. while the lean is being
negotiated, to recall the confident
predictions that cosmopolitan bank
ing interests would not permit
va1.
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ONE MONTHS PRISONERS.
BERLIN, (via wireless to sayviIle)'
Oct, 1.-German troops took 421 RUS
sian officers and e5,464 men prisoners
In the fighting on the east front dur
ina the month Of September, accord
Ina to an official announcement this
afternoon.
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River Bulletin,

The river VIII Change but IlttIe
from Davenport to Keokuk during
the next As hours.
Local Observations.
Sent. Oct. Bar. Their. Wind W'th'r
40 o. M. 29.99 60 N Clear
II a. 2994 so NE PIT C1'dy
Hean temperature 5S; highest, So;
lowest 46; lowest last night go.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
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Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-25
RAILROAD ORGANIZATIONS.

Railway Carmen No. 7o-R. c Canaan,
sec. sis Ninth St Meets lst and Bird
Thursday. b. +. C, Club bldg.
Railway Carmen No i4e-T. A. Sloan,
sec. 54s Jason 81 Meets every Sat
urday. X. of L. hail. Evans blk, a;
loop.
Locomotive Engineers No. is6-P. J.
every Wednesday, $50 P M, sl9
Masonic Temple
Locomotive Engineers No. 4si-wiiiiam
Icnncss. scc.. luS7 kalamath St Meets
every Monday. I:3o y. M. Woodmah
hall. Sixth and Santa Fe.
Locomotive Engineers No. 7S<-C. f.
hetchum. sec. sois wyandot st Meet.
every Wednesday. p. m. Woodman
hall. w. 3ist and Clay.
Railroad Trainmen, Snowy Range No.
SOW. v. Morris-cy, sec. apt. ,, 1870
Penn. Meets every "Wednesday. l5is
Champa St
Railroad Trainmen, Silver State No. 446
&C. :. McElherron. sec. 2sis Lowell
blvd Meets every Friday. 1913 Cham
= pa st.
Railroad Trainmen, Mile High No. 60
]. G. Edgcworth. sec, 3ils w. 26th
ave. Meets every Tuesday. II. T. C..
Club bldg.
Locomotive r1remen ana Engtncmen NO.
I'LL. A. Rymer, sec, Il. +. u. No. :.
Edgcwater Colo. Meets every Thurs
day. Myrtle hall. 3sth and Franklin.
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen No.
e73-Iohn Toolc. Sec, 5l6 w sth ave
Meets every Friday, Goody hall. sth
and Santa Fe.
Locomotive 'Firemen and Enginemen No.
SOC. II. bartholomew, sec. eos Colo
rndo bldg Meets every Monday, Lib
erty hall. 1897 Platte st.
Order Railway Telegraphers No. ~
c. L. Cheney, scc. a35 18th st. Meets
lst Monday. 620 l4th st.
Order Railway Conductors. No. A.
+. D. Elliott. Sec. 400 Exchange bldg.
Meets every Monday. 80 p. M. L. o.
I. NJ. Temple hall. Exchange bldg.
Brotherhood Railway Clerks No. ii2-
II. J. Salmon. Sec. sl66 Knox ct. Meets
End and 4th Thursdays. Carpenters
hnll. l9a7 Stout.
Women's Auxiliary to the B. Of R. 4.
No. 43--Miss Lizzie Strosser. sec. s3ss
w. Goth ave. Meets End and ath
Wednesdays, Knights Of Columbus hall.