The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-26
ENGLAND
BY Ed /. Keen, United Press staff
Correspondent

O0Tr0OPonoont.J
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Enoland 10 pre-
pared for another German Zeppelin
raid tomorrow. The kaiser Will cele.
brate his fifty-si,<th birthday on We'd
nesday and It 10 confidently predicted
here that his commanders will at
tempt to commemorate It In daring
manner. The dash Of the German
battle squadron in the North sea
Sunday 10 believed to have been plan
ned with Emperor Williams' natal day
in view. Defeated on tho water, the
0ermans are ready to resort to air
raids. Dispatches from Swiss points
today reporting the movement Of two
new Zeppelin monsters from Freied-
rIchshafen toward the Belgian sea
coast strengthened this belief. Ad-
verse weather conditions may make
the 280 mile flight across the North
sea impraetIcable. But the war office
is taking no chances. AeropIane flo
tiIIas are patrolIIng the east coast and
antl-Zeppelin gun squads are on duty
night and day.
The admiralty today continued to
withhold q specific official denial Of
Berlin reports that British battle
cruiser and two other British de-
stroyers were sunk In the North sea
battle and that other cruisers were
badly damaged. Admiralty officials
said that no further statement would
be issued until complete report had
been received from Vice Admiral
Beatty.
Government officials claimed to
have word from Berlin that the Of
ficlaI admission of the sinking of the
Biuecher caused wild indignation
there and that the German govern
ments claim that the British had sus-
tained severe losses was not general
Iy accredited In Berlin. Dispatches
from Leith, Scotland, declared Cap
tain Erdmann, commander Of the
Bluecher, was among the German
prisoners landed there. This report,
however, was not confirmed by the ad-
miraity which also professed to have
no further information as to the fate
of the Bluecher's crew. The first
statement issued by the admiralty
Sunday afternoon reported that 1875
survivors were picked up by the Brit
ish.
GOOD PRICES ADVANCED.
LONDON. jar. 26.-Food prices
have advanced twenty percent in Eng
land since the outbreak Of the war,
according 70 preliminary. reports pre-
scented today to a parliamentary inves-
tisatine committee.
Suffering among the poor has been
further Increased, investigators re-
port, by Wholesale reductions In sala-
ries. Among the poorer classes who
are forced to live on few shil!ings
week, the food question has reached
a crisis. The parliamentary commit
tee organized today, at once set about
Investigating reports that speculators
were partly responsible for Increasing
food prices. Following the panicy
rise at the declaration Of war last fall.
prices sIumped, but later they gradu-
ally advanced. Eggs have advanced
elk cents per dozen. bread three cents
on four pound loaf, beef, mutton and
bacon four to six cents per pound and
war. Government demands on the na-
tion's fuel supply has increased the
price of coal nearly $3.50 ton.
PRISONERS LANDED.
LElTH, Scotland, Jan. 2e.-FIfty
German survivors from the German
battle cruiser BIuecher, sunk in the
Sunday morning naval engagement in
the North sea, were landed here today
by two British destroyers that par
ticipated in the battle.
Twenty-three of the prisoners were
suffering from wounds. They were
taken to Edinburg castle.
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Quarantine TangIe.
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