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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
BIRDMEN INVADE ENGLAND AGAIN
BALKANS
[ey Henry Wood, Ssed Press STAFF
Corres .ent.1

[Hy Henry Wood, sed Pres. STAFF
Re lie, Jan. 2 .Srhe remnants OF
the Montenegro f.my arc today In
grave danger : capture. Austrian
troops, havt occupied the Monte.
nsgrin seape f DuIci0no, are NOV.
Ing east~s 30 cut off the Monte.
negrin's r At to the Adriatic from
scutarI. situation Of General
MartlnovIten's forces 10 most critical.
II the Montencgrlns escape the Aus.
trian net and roach the AdIratIc they
will be transported to tho Island OF
Corfu. A. rapidly as possible the
Serbs In Albania are being loaded
upon troop ships for Corfu. Within
another fortnight only italian expedi-
itionary forces in Albania will dispute
possession Of the eastern Adriatic
coast with the AustrIans.
Montenegrin government officials
who arrived here today from Brirdisi,
said the complete evacuation Of their
little country by Montenegrin troops
had been planned before they sailed.
The Montenesrins were to fall back
across tho Albanian border upon Scu-
ri, being Joined there by few thou
sand Serbs and Albanian IrreouIars
under Essad Pasha. They planned a
last stand at Scutari, hoping to be
able to retreat to transports on the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
SECRET CODE OF u. S. A,
is KNOWN BY EVERYBODY

transacted, as is often the case, they
can be on the alert.
Not only is it possible for European
helligerents to obtain such infor1na-
ton, but it is known they have done
recently ca bled to Washington by Am
bassador Penfield at Vienna is an H.
Illustration. Penfield used the usual
route, cabling via Berne and Paris.
He first telegraphed to Berne such
dispatch was coming; then he tele-
gra phed 1t in code. Four days later
the American minister to Switzerland
wired Pentield that his dispatch had
not arrived. Penfe.I forwarded an
other version, which arrived before
the original message. The original
was mysteriously delayed.
There are now three diplomatic
codes In use by American ambassadors,
said to be from five to seven years
old. Usually governments change
their codes at least three times every
two years to keep them from falling
into the hands OF spies.
The Green code" supposed the most
secret of all, is said to be well under
stood by agents OF European countries.
The code by which American naval at.
taches communicate with Secretary
Daniels, IS equally well known.
Formerly when Washington sent a
note to European power, the emhas-
sy, after DECIDING the communication,
always paraphrased it. This was done
so that no code expert in the employ
Of a foreign government could lay the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24

mfnding our business even then and
that's thirteen years ago.
Then there's Ed Johnson and John
j. Culhane; not dead, either of them,
but far better be. l wouldn't say this
prosecution brought it on, but l can
think my own thoughts.
| Il could sit here and tell you about
these old men for hours and hours !;
and about the widows and children of
the ones that are dead: who'll have
every stick and stitch they own taken
from them.
The American Federation of Labor
may help us some, but there's no
power on earth now that will save the
homes to us. These home places have
got to go under the hammer whether
or no, because the American Fedora
| ton Of Labor stipulation that no flnan-
cial help it gives us shall be used to
pay any of the judgment and We have
no place else to get a penny.
''it will likely be couple of months
before the houses are actually put on
the block and the money in the bank
taken, but auctioned Off and taken
they surely will be, for it was no long
er ago than q few days that Loewe's
attorney got up in federal court and
said to the judge that he was anxious
to have the property seized and the
Judgment satisfied as soon as possible
because his clients, Loewe ct al
were getting impatient for their mon
ley; the Judgment with interest to date
amounts to between s3OS,OOO and $780,
600 now"
The Danbury hatters' case originated
in the suit filed under the sherman
antitrust law in 1908 by Diedrich F.
Loewe, a hat manufacturer of Dan
bury, Conn, against 243 members of
the hattsrs' union, whom he charged
with boycotting his establishment and
damaging his business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
PLANT WRECKED
BY EXPLOSION
Many Persons Reported In
jured and Several Are
Missing in the
Wreckage.
ONE BODY RECOVERED
Unconscious Girl Was Taken Out Of
the Ruins With Both
Of Her Legs
Broken.
ONE BODY RECOVERED

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BUFFALO. N. Y, Jan. 24.-An ex
plosion wrecked the Kelker Blowing
company plant here this afternoon
Early reports were that many persons
had been injured and that several were
missing. T.
At 2:15 p. m. one body had been re.
moved from the ruins. The body of a
girl, unconscious. was taken out short
ly afterwards. Both Of her legs were
broken.
Early estimates Of the police were
that fifteen persons were missing and
unaccounted for. They declared a
score were injured. %,
Up to 2:30 p. M, two bodies, those
Of man and woman, both mutt.
lated beyond recognition, had been
recovered. At that time the two
plants owned by the company, were
burning fiercely and firemen are. un-
able to reach the interior of the
building.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24

pay. Many Of us are far into the
eighties, most Of us are we'll past sew
enty and none of us Is under fifty; and
We must give our ell to pay damages to
a man most Of US never saw, none of
us ever worked for and few of us
ever heard before we were brought
into court on his accusation concern
ing matter of which few of us had
ever heard and none of us had any in
terest in.
There's poor old Billy Humphreys.
He's one of US. Billy's way past
eighty, and he has no one he can de-
pend on for a place to sleep or a bite
to eat or to take bit Of care of him.
And Billy is blind. wonder what will
become Of Billy when they take his bit
LOT house and his bit of money.
Then there's Henry Judd. Henry is
eighty-tive. About all he has is his
home property and what he'll do when
they sell that over his head. 1 don't
know. Henry's children have grown
up and gone way and he and his wife
are alone.
Owen Murray T don't know much
about except that Owen Is between
eighty-three and eighty-four, and has
none too much of the worlds goods.
even If left alone, to worry along till
he dies
Besides them there's plenty and
plenty OF others. l was running
through the list the other day and the
first sixteen names among the defend
ants I counted figured an average of
seventytwo years. OF course, lots
and lots OF us have died The suit
started with 243 defendants and
there's only 1SS of us left Many and
many one of US was so old when the
suit was started in 1903 that we
weren't either active members of the
union, nor working at the trade or do
ing anything but staying homo and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
GERMANY

[Onited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BERLIN, (vIa wireless to sayvilie)
Jan. 24-German naval aeropianes
bombardsd tho station at Dover, Eng
land, the barracks and the docks
early Sunday, the admiralty an
nounced today.
RAINING DoMeS. II Il,
sERLtN iva wireless to sayvIiIs,
l. I.) Jan. 24-Bombs thrown by
French avlators In their raid on Metz,
capital Of Lorraine, fell upon the
bishops residence, Il was officially
announcsd this afternoon. Two eIviIi-
ans were killed and eight wounded.
One Of tho snemys aeropIanes was
shot down and Ito occupants captured.
eonbs also fell IN tho hospital
court At Metz, the war office an
nounced. Il was also stated that sev-
eral Inhabitants Of Monastlr, Serbia,
wore killed and wounded by bombs
thrown by aviators from the allies
camp In Greece.
German aWators bombarded the
railroad stations and military estab-
IIshments behind the enemy's lines on
the west front, continued the official
report. ain several air engagements,
the Germans had the upper hand.
Lively artillery and aeropIane ac-
tions occurred along the entire west
front.
"On the eastern front, German ar
tlllery north Of Dvinsk, set afire
Russian railroad train.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
Illinois River Was Within Few Inche. of the
Record This Morning and Rapidly
Climbing Upward.
.D|KE WAS WASHED away BY TORRENT
Water i Pouring Over Land Behind Levee at
Hollis, With Pekin Dixie About
Ready to Go.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PEORIA. ILL.,. Jan. 24.-The Peoria
and Pekin Union railroad dixie at Hol-
lis yielded to the Illinois river floods
early today and water is pouring over
stream. The water first went over
the top Of the dixie and Is carrying
away portions Of the structure. The
Terminal dixie. guarding the LaMarsh
drainage district. near Pekin. was
holding early today, but 1t. too, was
threatened.
The highest water in the history Of
Peoria was promised before night. At
Z o'clock this morning the stage was
227 feet and height Of more than
rs feet Is indicated. The highest for
mer stage was 23 feet. In March, 1904.
Second Flood Coming.
YUMA, Arix., jan. 24.-The crest
.of second snood was reported ito be
rivers today. However, the food
receded several feet from Saturdays
high mark which threatened to wipe
out the city and the worst was be-
lieved to be over.
Homeless and destitute Medcans,
their houses In the lowlands washed
away, were sheltered today In tents
and shacks on high ground. Many
refugees from the valley who arrived
here, have been left destitute.
Yuma's business district. practical
ly wiped out Saturday. will be rebuilt
on new site, well back from the
danger line. The known drowned In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
Danbury Hatters Must Spend
Their Last Days in Poverty

United Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-After figh ting
through the federal courts for thirteen
years, 1SS aged Danbury hatters have
reached the point where they feel
there is nothing left to do but sacri-
tlce their savings and the homes i'll
which they had hoped to spend the
few remaining years most of them
have to live. Within the next, two
months, homes and savings will be
seized to satisfy the $252,00O Judgment
standing against them in the famous
Danbu hatters' case.
Martin Lawler, one of the original
defendants, now living in New York
today told Of the encouragement Of
the aged union men. The order Of
sale of their homes has been approved
by the federal court.
I'VE Danbury hatters," said Lawler,
have made our fight and lost. Our
appeal to congress was, we know, q
forlorn hope, but 1t was under the law
which that congress passed, that we
were prosecuted and we felt 1t was no
more than right that congress should
pay the Judgment. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the Sherman antitrust law
was not intended to apply to organ
izations Of workingmen The Clayton
antitrust law specifically exempts
such organizations; still we have no
redress and now we have no hope.
Congress has refused our appeals
and we old men and the widows and
orphans of those Of us who have died
or gone insane since this suit was be-
gun, must pay. With the homes and
the savings we have worked all our
lives to accumulate; with the money
that would pay for the necessities of
life and the roofs that would shelter
us during the few remaining years
that most Of Us have to live. we must
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
TURKEY.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servfce1
|. TANTfNOPLE, Jan. ~
Turkish troops and Persian Irregular
troops occupied the Persian town Of
kengavar, fifty-fve miles southwest
Of Hamadan, on January 1e, the war
office announced today. Chakparkan n
is also reported to have been taken.
Tho Turks continue to advance on
Assadabad.
"Turkish troops and natives also
repuIsed Russian cavalry regiment
which advanced from Maraea in tho
direction Of Miandoab," the war office
reported. "The Russians lost 100 dead.
Another Russian regiment was de-
feated south Of Urmis."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
RUSSIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
PETRo6RAD, Jan. 24.-Russaan
torpedo boats have sunk thIrty-three
Turkish sailing shlps and destroyed
seven at their docks In raid along
the Anatoiian coast, the ministry Of
marine announced today.
The torpedo flotIIIa also bombarded
three wharves and destroyed the
stores, barracks and customs houses
at tho Turkish villages Of Samson and
Onnepatz on the Asia Minor coast Of
the Black sea.
PRESSING ENEMY BACK.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 24.-Heavy
fighting has been resumed about the
Stripa river In GaIicia, and along the
Bessarabian frontier, according to ad-
vices here today.
BY simultaneous assaults, the SIavs
are pressing the enemy back from
the StrIpa and attempting to bend the
Austrian right flank ner czernowitz.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
DIED CIJRSING AMERICANS E.,
AFTER NUMBERING ONF

protesting his brothers innocence,
and declaring against the FORGETTING
of two Mexican lives for one Amerl-
can.
American officials feared today
that the two alleged cattle thieves
will become martyrs to the Mexican
poems.
1--WE are dying for the cause Of
Mexico against Americans shouted
FREDERICK Duran before the firing
squad carried out the Carranzista or
ders.
Looking More Hopeful.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Summary
execution by Carranza authorities at
Juarez Of the two murderers Of Bert
IL. Akers, American ranchman, was
regarded by officials here today as an
earnest demonstration of Carranza's
anxiety to protect Americans. On1cial
Inot1fi cation of the executions was e1-
pected today.
Punishment Of the murderers also
somewhat allayed pro.intervention agi-
tation in congress. With the recon
.yening of the senate toLay, occasional
speeches attacking the administra-
tons policy were expected. but the
period of daily and general on
slaught seemed to have passed.
No immediate action was planned in
either the senate or house foreign re-
lations committees on various inter
vention and other Mexican resolutions.
That the administration would not
submit its report on Mexican af-
fairs complying with Senator Falls
resolution until after the president
returns from his western speaking tour
two weeks hence. waS officially stated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24

the flood still stood at one today. al.
though four others are reported to
have perished. Railway transporta.
ton is still suspended. The dams
and levees in the Imperial valley. sew
eral of which were reported to be
weakening, have held safely SO far.
The property loss in Yuma and Yuma
valley was estimated at $1,0OO.000.
Passed Flood Stage.
NATCHEZ. Miss. Jan. 24.-The
Mississippi passed the flood stage
here today. Lowlands unprotected by
levees are under water. Farmers are
moving out cattle and household
goods.
Dam Torn Out.
DAVENPORT, Iowa. Jan. 24.-High
water tore out eighty feet Of the
LONGITUDINAL dam Of the new LeClairs
snip cana1 last night, flooding an ares
that had been pumped out after sev-
eral months OF work. Machinery was
wrecked and construction supplies
washed away. The damage was esti-
mated at $4,000.
Allows Flood stage.
NATCHEZ, Miss. Jan. 24.-The Mis-
sissippi river at its junction with the
Rcd river Is above the flood stage.
Farm land on both sides OF the Rod
river IL inundated. 1t is reported here
the Texas and Pacific will suspend
service this afternoon, because Of the
weakened condition Of It's road.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
Eel, sixteen Stories.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.--Miss Minnie
e. Werner, %, stenographer, fell
sixteen stories from a window in the
rest room Of the Transportation build
Ing, in the heart of the loop today.
She struck canvass covered auto
truck. which served as a net. break
ing the fall, but was badly crushed
and will probably die. She was con-
scious when taken to a hospital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
One Suspect Arrested.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Postoflce
inspectors today arrested at San An
tonic, Texas, John Harrison, charged
with participating in the hold-up Of a
Baltimore and Ohio train near Gen.
trail station, w. Va, last October,
when thousands Of dollars in un-
signed bank notes were taken.
The information came in a tele-
gram from San Antonio to Chief Post
Office Inspector Koons. Other arrests,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
Frenchman Shot Himself.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 24.-Eusene
Joffre, 45. said to be a cousin OF the
French commander in chief, today was
found IN his home near the city with
"a bullet wound in his head. A revol-
yer lay near him. He Is expected to
die He came here from France when
a boy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24

here tomorrow Hundreds of delegates
were arriving today. Some north
western delegations were delayed by
foods. The convention will consider
methods of fighting alleged combina'
tons of packers to keep down the
price of live stock and plans to avoid
market fluctuations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24
Governor Will Speak.

GoVerhor WITT Speak. =
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Jan. "a
Governor Elliott w. Major of Missouri
will address the Indiana State Demo-
cratic association at indianapolis Feb
ruary 8, 1t was announced this after
noon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24

Stockmen's Convention.
limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
Ell PASO, Texas. Jan. 24.-More
profit from cattle will be the slogan OF
the American Live Stock association 8
three days annual convention opening
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-24

It was said, will follow shortly. In
spectors claimed they found two OF
the unsigned bank notes on Harrison,
along with other evidence
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Subscribers Of The Daily Gate
City are served the full Leased
Wire Service Of the United
Press Associations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
GEN. SCOTT STARTS
FOR CAPITAL TO-DAY
Continued from page !

information beyond the border. Gen
eral Scott's decision to return at once
generally was taken to mean that ne
had reached the same conclusion ana
would so report to Secretary Baker.
In this connection il is recalled that
President Wilson specifically rejected
nlans for n more extensive movement
in pursuit of Villa mapped out BY the
General STAFF Immediately after the
Columbus raid. The scope of those
plans never has been revealed, but IT
generally is understood that they con-
templated a virtual military occupation
Of all that part of Northern Mexico IN
which the bandits might seek refuge:
A big army would have been required
and the whole territory would have
been swept thoroughly, so that no VITA
follower could escape.
The Administration felt, it has been
reported, that any such movement as
thi. was certain TO lead to war with
Mexico. The development Of opposition
TO the smaller punitive expedition -
held by Administration oficials to nave
borne out this view.
There is no reason to believe the
Administration has changed Its view
point If General Scott recommends
that the expedition either be freed OF
the restraints imposed by its friendly
nature and largely reinforced or with
drawn entirely there seems little doubt
that the latter course will be followed.
Military officials on the border APP
parently take the same view OF the
probabilities of the situation. They
ALREADY have estimated, according to
press dispatches, that General Perish
ine's men could be brought out IN ten
DAYS without being exposed TO serious
danger Of attack en- route.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
PICTURE BRIDES" NOW FEW.

The picture bride" marriage, a de-
vice by which the poorer Japanese
bachelors in the United States were
supplied with wives from home, is
rapidly becoming an institution of the
past, according to East and West
News" Experience, most of 1t bitter,
says the Japan Advertiser" has taught
the Japanese abroad who have sought
brides by this method that the system
has more faults than virtues, and the
Japanese authorities have taken steps
TO eradicate the evil features Of such
marriages.
Inscriptions matrimonial agencies
have done much 10 hasten the fall OF
this system. 1t has been found that
even the camera can be made TO tell
falsehoods, and the agencies are
charged with having taken advantage
of this, and have not been above send
ing girls with glass eyes or with wigs
covering bald heads to San Francisco
10 disappoint the expectant SWANS.
The Japanese abroad, especially on the
Pacific Coast of the United States, have
found that il pays best TO make the
selection first hand, and have largely
discarded the photo method 10 come TO
Japan and make their own choice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23

eminent is in complete control in Mex
leo. There is no reason for interfer-
ence. am told the American army men
find il necessary 10 strengthen their
line Of communication. Why are they
afraid? From whom do they expect
trouble ="
General Gavira added that he great
" feared the action Of the United
States would be misconstrued by the
Mexican people.
"lf all Constituencies commanders
had the control over their men that I
have here" he said, "there would be no
danger, but they have not. and il may
be impossible TO handle the men should
the present situation continue"
Mcrican officials. army and civil, re
scented the sending or more troops into
Mexico. The belief is spreading, they
said. that the United States plans in
tcrvention. one prominent official say
ing: 1T will mean war, which Mexi-
cans, in the light Of recent events, will
not seek 10 avoid
General Gsvira, when sske1 concern
ing a report that the Carranza govern
ment was planning TO inferno the
American troops in Mexico. smiled and
said: "The report is too absurd for even
denial. MeXicans are not fools. Re
sides. we have not enough barbed wire
for the purpose"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
u. S. ARMY MEN SICK
TWO WEEKS A YEAR
Other Employees of Uncle Sam
Average Less than Half This.

Washington, April 22.-Officers and
soldiers Of the United States Army were
sick oftener and longer in 1914 than
any other body Of pen which came
under observation of the Public Health
Service. according 20 a report on dis
ability statistics published to-day.
During the year, the report says, 629
enlisted men out Of every 1000 in the
army were admitted 20 sick report.
Disability due TO disease was at the
rate OF 49s per 1000, and que 10 in
Jury l3l. The average disability lasted
thirteen and half days and the aver
age number OF days of disability year
for all the enlisted personnel was eignt
and one-half.
Government employees in Washington,
according to statistics covering $4,000
persons. lost only 5.s4 days apiece, on
an average, for disability. The report
said the service was at loss 10 under
stand this. inasmuch as large per-
centage of government employees are IN
middle or elderly life. while the big
majority of enlisted men are in their
twenties and are accepted only after
rigid physical examinations.