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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31
HAT IN THE RIVER
LOCATED THE BODIES
Three Of the U. S. Soldiers Who were
Drowned Last Week in the
Rio Grande.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BROWNSVILLE. Texas, Jan. 81
The bodies of three of the four U. s..
soldiers who were drowned while
crossing the Rio Gande last week to
aid in the rescue Ct two comrades
kidnapped by Mexican bandits, have
been recovered. They are those Of
Corporal Michael L. Ring, Lenox,
Mass; Private Rhodes of Seattle,
Wash, and Private Chas. w. Wilton
Best of East Boston, Mass. The two
former were of Battery D, Fourth
field artillery, and the latter Of Troop
A, Twelfth cavalry.
A hat was thrown into the river at
Progreso, Texas, where the men were
drowned. When the hat stopped with
the current at a point five miles be-
low Progreso two charges Of dyna-
mite were exploded in the river there.
The three bodies rose to the surface.
None of them bore any wounds, dis
polling the theory that the soldiers
were hit by Mexican bullets before
they went down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31

fiscal year ending June 80, 1915,
arounted to $37,O00,000. The cost of
operations plus the taxes on the prop
erty equaled almost Sc percent of the
entire operating income, which was
s63,O00,000.
In one year the Northern Pacific
placed 100000 ties under its tracks
at an expenditure of S1,700,00O. One
hundred and twenty-eight bridges
were replaced at cost of $500, 900,
including repairs, etc. Over one mill
lion dollars were expended for 127
new cars of which 113 were steel
mail and express, baggage, first class
$1,000 per mile in maintaining its
tracks.
During the fiscal year ending June
80, 1915. the Northern Pacific carried
nine million passengers. The total
number of miles run by passenger
trains aggregated more than 1O,3OO,-
900; freight and mixed trains-9, OOO.-
900 miles.
There were 17.6Oo.000 tons of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31
Fish Fancier Develops Brains.
by United Press.

MARION, O., Jan. 31.-Edwin P
Haughton, local natural scientist, to-
day informed the world that goldfish
had brains. Haughton owns an
aquarium of trained goldfish which he
says he has educated from a natur-
ally low mentality to a high state of
intellectually, thereby proving that
goldfish have brains if one just takes
the trouble to develop EN-. Haugh-
ton has trained his goldfish to an
swer the dinner bell. When he rings.
the fish dart to the surface, their
mouths wide open, for their daily
feed Haughton's aquarium is made
of concrete, twelve feet in diam eter
and several feet in depth. In the
course of a long perid of instruction,
Haughten says, the fish were taught
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31
Evangelist Who Comes Here Next
Month, Jumped All Over John
BarIeycorn at Emporia
Meeting.
MANY HITTING TRAIL
Large Number Of Persons Arc Walk
Ing Glory Path and Some Arc
Taking Step for First
Time.
Especial to Tho cato City.]

Especial to Tho cato City.1
EMPORIA. Kan.,s Jan. 31.-A crowt
estimated at $500 persons stormeC
Evangelist Charles Reign Scoville's
tabernacle here yesterday afternoon
in an effort to hear the revivalist's
sermon on Booze" Fully 1900 men
and women were turned away after
the small army of ushers had barred
the doors and announced that the
building was flied to capacity. The
fact that Kansas has been in the dry
column for practically half century,
apparently failed to dampen the in.
terest Of the local citizenry in the al.
cohol situation. And Scoville was
cheered time and time again as he pro
ceeded in his TRADE against John
Barleycorn, you have dry state
he shouted; you ought to be proud
but there are lot of you old geezers
who have the booze right at home in
the pantry now and you know 1t. l
am after you today"
Scoville announced last week that
he would preach his sermon on booze
after several thousand men had
voted" for him to do SO. Men and
women were invited to the big worship
shed. The room began filing in the
tabernacle at 1890, and by 2 o'clock
the building was half full. At 800
o'clock, the time announced for the
song services to begin, not a seat was
left and the crowds outside clamored
for admission.
ANY nation state, county or city
that will license saloon is going in
cahoots with the devil and is as bad
as Judas Iscariot," Scoville asserted
in beginning. Some old blear eyed.
bloated bodied, bowel tanned, blossom
church, can play more he'll than doz.
en- boozers who do not profess chris
hanity at ALL
One hundred and seventy-fve per-
sens hit the trail" at the three serv.
Ices, and the tabernacle was filled at
every session.
Among the converts here are many
state normal and Emporia college
students. A total OF zoos persons
have travelled Scoville's glory path"
since he extended his first invitation
mere three weeks ago. Many are
church members who have Slipped"
In years past and many are persons
who have never united with any
church here, but by far the larger
number are those who are wading
through the baled shavings for the |
first time in their lives. The campaign |
current expense fund was cleaned up
at the afternoon meeting when Mayor |
X. M. Hamer took the platform and |
faised S345 in ten minutes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31
Itching Torture Stops

1t is unnecessary for you to suffer
with eczema, ringworm, rashes and SIM
liar skin troubles. A little zemo, gotten
at any drug store for 2oc, or $i.0O for
extra large bottle, and promptly applied
will usually give instant relief from itch
ing torture. 1t cleanses and soothes the
skin and heals quickly and effectively
most skin diseases.
Zemo is wonderful disappearing LIQUID
and does not smart the most delicate skin.
1t is not greasy, is easily applied and
costs lite. get it today and save all
f=r..ef distress.
Zemo, Cleveland.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31
THE JOY OF.
MOTHERHOOD
Words of Encouragement to
Childless Women.

motherhood is woman's natural desti-
~ put many women are denied the
aapplness Of children simply because Of
yOme durable arrangement.
; among the many triumphs of Lydia
\. rlnkham's Vegetable Compound is
~ marvellous power to overcome such
engagements, as evidenced by the fol-
Owing letter.
!" orcester, Mass. I suffered from
se'naie ills, and was advised to have an
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31
COAL BILLS HIGH?
LOOK AT THIS ONE
Northern Paciflc's Carbon Expense for
Twelve Months, Amounts to
Five Million.

If the average married man had to
pay a 500 coal bill each year he
would probably emit a prolonged wall
of anguish and order the family to
cut down on beef steak, movies and
other quasi-necessities.
Comes now the Northern Pacific
Railway company with a twelve
months coal bill Of over Ave million
dollars. And the fuel is only small
part Of its expense.
The operating expenditures for the
coaches, parlor and Pullman sleeping
cars.
The company spends from $1,000 to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31
whv Girls Should wear Big Shoes.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3l!-llsnt
shoes make bad tempers, according to
bulletin issued by the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, here. AN
Investigation by the employment bu-
reau of the organization revealed that
many girls lost their jobs because
they got "peevish" at their employers,
ell on account of pinching boots jang-
ling their nerves. The first require
ment of a girl seeking work through
the Y. w. c. A here now is-wear
big shoes.
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Mpound Tor my restoration tohealth. "
WIS mrs. BERT CARNEY, 20 Hacker St.,
"yprcester, Mass.
tha..n many other homes, once childless,
fae. are now children because of the
Cc ss mat Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
bsalIpSo und makes women normal,
-e..'ny and strong.
|lfed;n;e TO the Lydia f. Pinkham
advice ). Co, Lynn, Mass, for
VIII be confidential.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31
PARTIAL ECLIPSE
|. 0E SUN THURSDAY
Provided Weather Conditions Arc
Right, People viii Have a
Chance to See Big
Sky Show.
MAY MAY LAST TWO HOURS
semI-TwIIloht 10 Expected to Cover
the United States During This
Tlme-TotaI In Some
Places.

f. There is to be big free show here
next Thursday forenoon, the weather
permitting. 1t will be a partial
| eclipse of the sun, and If the sky is
clear, the phenomenon will doubtless
| prove as interesting as If it were a
complete observation. AS the show
lasts about two hours, there is no con-
celvable reason why anyone should
! miss 1t, and even the late risers ought
10 be able OF get out before the close.
A stargazer, who makes specially of
such events, writes as follows:
For about two hours next Thursday
forenoon a peculiar semi-twilight will
cover the middle west and the United
States. On that day the sun will go
into total eclipse visible, however,
In most of the United States only as
partial eclipse. In this city it viii
appear as partial.
The sun will began to pass into the
shadow, as seen from here, about OILS
and it will have entirely emerged
from the shadow by about IL o'clock
The path of total eclipse runs through
northern South and Central America
and on northeast through the ocean
until it ends near Ireland.
From to II O'clock.
AL astronomer uOCe on LQe eclipse
is as follows: A total eclipse of the
sun. February 8, is visible as partial
eclipse in the United States, Mexico
and Central America. The path Of
the central or total eclipse begins in
the Pacific ocean. moves eastward,
crosses the north portion of Colombia,
north of caracas, over the island Of
Guadalupe, passed northwest of the
Azores. and ends at sunset in the At
lant1c ocean south Of Ireland. The
most favorable places for observing
the total eclipse are in the islands
of Guadalupe and Desirable, where
the duration of totally is nearly two
and half minutes. In the district
governed by Chicago time the eclipse
begins at 9:15 and ends at 11:03.
If the day is cloudy, only the vary
ing light will indicate the eclipse. II
the sky Is clear, the best way to OBJ
serve the phenomenon is to smoke a
piece Of glass over a lamp and watch
the eclipse through this. Some peo-
pie use the smoked glass in connec-
ton with a pail of water using the
water as a reflector, thus dimming the
direct rays of the sun in two ways.
Never try to see an eclipse of the |
sun with the naked eye as eye strain |
Is sure to follow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31

Hon. Joseph Mates would make
an ideal president Of the state SEN
ate thinks the Carroll Herald IF he
will consent to become a candidate for
lieutenant governor he will be nom.
mated. The Mates type Of man is
what is needed in these days of high
ly organized specialties."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31
INTEREST
IN IOWA GROWING
Cosson Activity Increases and Thorne
Wants to Go to Congress from
First District.

DES MONIES, Jan. 31.-Republi-
can politicians are amazed at the
scope of Attorney General Cosson's
compaign for governor. Cosson en-.
gagged former Governor Warren Garst
as campaign manager and Mr.. Garst
mas started the organization Of Cos
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31

to come to the surface in summer and
to a hole in the ice in winter, by the
ringing of tiny bell. This is one of
many evidences of mentality that
Haughton says the fishes show.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31

operation, Dut q
friend who had
taken Lydia E. Pink
h q m g Vegetable
Compound and who
has six children, told
me to try it 1t has
helped me so much
that l am now we'll
and have a baby boy
who is the picture
of h e al tn, and I
thank fheVepetahle
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31

freight carried, revenue from which
amounted to not quite eight and one
half mills for each ton carried one
mile. At the end of the year the
road owned 1861 locomotives, 1900
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-31

passenger cars and $4,000 freight
cars, the latter having a capacity for
/ 100000 tons.
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-04
FIGHTING IN STOK-
HoD RIVER REGION OF RUSSIA
Germany Made Counter Attacks
Against The British in Delville
Wood,

London, Aug. 3.-Thursday passed i'll
all the war theatres without notable
gains for any Of the belligerents. In
the Stokhod region of Russia violent
fighting continued between the Rus
slams and Austro Germans while Ger
many counter attacks against the Brit
ish in the Delville wood sector in
France, all Of which were repulsed, and
bombardments characterized the opera
tions in France.
Battles took place along the Sereth
and Dneister rivers in Galicia between
the Russians and the Teutons, while in
the Caucasus region the Russians near
Diabekr carried out a bayonet attack
against the Turks, which resulted in the
capture Of a Turkish work and some
800 prisoners and guns.
In the Travananzes valley of the
Austro-Italian theater the Italians have
made fresh progress against the Aus
tro Hungarians. In the Adige valley
in the upper Posina region and in tn,
district of Cortina d 'Ampezzo the Aus
trians are bombarding Italian posi-
tions.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-04

SAFELY PASSES
OUT THE CApES

Norfolk, Aug. 3.-Somewhere out on
the Atlantic today the big German
submersible Deutschland probably is
journeying safely homeward after hav-
ing successfully run the allied war
ship blockade off Cape Henry last
night. The giant undersea craft sub
merged mile off the coast shortly be-
fore 9 CLOCK and, insofar as is known
here, she was unobserved by any of
the allied warship patrol which has been
guarding the capes against her escape
for several weeks.
The final dash of the Deutschland
to the sea was virtually without Incl
dent. Eighteen miles up Chesapeake
Bay, at the crossing of the Old Point
and Cape Henry channels, she began
to gather speed about sundown last
night, and in little over two hours
was plunging along under the waters of
the Atlantic. With only a slight delay
after reaching the capes she dashed
into the sea and submerged. Only one
warship, a United States torpedo de-
stroyer, was sighted by the submarine
in her entire trip from Baltimore, de-
clared Captain Hinsch.
At Cape HHenry today it was said
that only one of the allied warships
was off the Virginia coast and that she
had two tunnels. This is supposed to
be British cruiser that has been an
clIored there for more than week. 1t
is also supposed that the other vessels
believed to be French cruiser, with
three tunnels, is steaming somewhere
in the Atlantic ocean in hopes of pick
ing up some trail of the Deutschland
| The dash of the German submarine
for the ocean was not observed at Cape
Henry last night. The vessel passed
out under cover Of darkness and was
not visible from the shore.
Capt. Zach Cullison, master of the
tug Timmins, that accompanied the
Deutschland down the bay and to with
in a mile of Cape Henry, declared thai
the allies, with all their vessels an(
aeroplanes they may have around tht
capes, have not a chance to intercep
the German submersible.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-04
RAILROAD MEN VOTE TO
DECLARE A STRIKE
ly in Favor of Strike-Wiu Take
Five Days to Complete Count

New York, Aug. ballots of one
fourth Of the 100000 members of the
four railroad brotherhoods, who are
voting on the question of calling a
general strike on 225 railroads already
have been canvassed, and they were
virtually unanimously in favor of a
strike, it was learned tonight.
The ballots counted here today were
received from the eastern and south
eastern territories and it is expected
the count in these districts will be
completed tomorrow. The count from
railroads west Of Chicago and the Mis-
sissippi river are expected here not
later than next Saturday. Timothy
Shea, assistant president Of the Broth
er hood Of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen, in charge of the staff of fifty
men counting the ballots said tonight
it will take full five days to count tie
votes from all territories.
When the complete vote has been
counted, probably on Saturday or Mon
day, Shea said, there will be a meet
ing here of the National Conference
Committee of Railways and the result
will be submitted by the Brotherhood
Negotiations then will be conducted
and strike willsbe called only if they
failed.
"The railroad workers feel that thei
r~h+ St,nr
said "The eight hour day is the go
ing day for laboring people and as ;
penalty of working men overtime rh'
railroads must pay time and hal
overtime. Railway employees do no
care to work overtime
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-04
"SIAMESE TWINS STAY 40.
Parents Of Eastern Prodigies Will Not
Agree to Separate Them

Margaret and Mary Gibb, world "a
nous "Siamese Twins,' of Holyoke,
Mass, have just celebrated their fourth
birthday. They have grown steadily
in size and health since last year, when
it was almost decided to operate on
their little bodies and cut them apart.
The Siamese twins remain fastened
together at the hips, and their mother
declares that they shall continue SO.
Laughter, play and noise resound
where Margaret and Mary Glib chance
to be. Occasionally there are tears
and little tiffs between them. The last
are never serious.
Their feet twinkle in fascinating un-
ison as the girls run, descend steps Of
Chamber into their porch hammock
They spend much time in demonstrat-
ing love for each other. They seem to
yearn for everything that pleases chill
dren for their years. They are brill
liant, joyous youngsters, with normal
aspirations and usual notions. They are
like other little girls, only they can
never be apart.
The education Of Mary and Margaret
has begun. Blackboard and chalks are
the principal appurtenances. The school
marin is their mother
Mr.. Gibb takes q positive attitude on
things connected with the twins. He
says they will never be operated upon
or exhibited. Their future has been
planned. 1t is for the parents to care
for one and enjoy these children in
their own domestic way.-From ths
Boston Post
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-04
NUMBER 80.
ALLIES SLACkEN
BIG OFFENSIVE
ON ALL FRONTS

London, August 3.-The armies in the
three great centers of recent activity
the Somme region Of France, Russia
and Galicia-evidently have let up
considerably in the violent fighting i,
which they have been engaged and are
lndulgmg in breathing spell prepara
tory to further attacks and counter.
attacks. The official communication
dealing with the operations in the,.
theatres Wednesday tell of no SINGLE
important engagement or Of any no.
table changes in the positions of anv
Of the belligerents.
Attacking in echelon on a three m;l>
line, from the Meuse river to Fleurv.
north of Verdun, the French have can
tured several German trenches and
organized points of support. In tho
engagements 600 Germans were made
prisoners and ten machine guns wer.
captured
On the Russian front, Petrograd re-
ports merely artillery duels and infan-
try attacks on the Stokhod and Turia
| river fronts and of local Russian Of
fensives on the Stripa river in Ga
licia, all of which were repulsed.
Attacks on the Austrian front against
the Italians at various points, includ-
ing Cimone, Monte Seluggio and Cas-
tellatto, have been repulsed with heavy
casualties, according to Rome.
The Russians are keeping up their
advances against the Turks in the eau
sasus region.
The Germans have carried out anoth.
er air raid on the eastern countries Of
England-the third during the present
week.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-04
THEIR MOTIVE A MYSTERY
Why Was Attempt Made to Wreck
Bridge at Lumberton?

Lumberton, N. C.,Aug. 1.-No salts
factory explanation has yet been ad-
vanced as to the motive of the miscre-
ant who early Sunday morning at
tempted to wreck the wooden bridge
over lumber river between midnight
and day Sunday, as reported in a di,-
patch published in the Star Monday
morning.
Only the timely arrival Of Night Pc
liceman J. 3. Boyle Sunday morning
about 2:3O o'clock saved the going
down on the old wooden bridge which
crosses lumber river at the foot Of
Third street, says the Robesoni.R.
Some misguided wretch had sawed ore
of the sills and all the sleepers under
! the bridge on the east side in two er
cept one, and had sawed the second sill
about half in two. A new cro.scut saw
and anew axe were found at the place
where the dastardly job was being
DONE Mr.. Boyle said he was down at
the Seaboard station and heard some
body making noise down at the
bridge but never thought OF what was
taking place for some time. However,
he decided to make some Investigation
and walked down that way. Before he
reached the foot of the bridge the maa
| fed and Mr.. Boyle saw him leaving in
hurry. No one seems to know why
ANYBODY would have been so much in
terested in the bridge going away, but
some investigation may be made that
will clear up things. Had the bridge
cone down the stream it might have
c,used the Seaboard trestle and the
iron bridge below the Kingsdale mill to
60 down too.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-04
THE ONLY REIGNING QUEEN
Ruler Of Holland, Woman Who Spurn-
ed Crown Princeton The
Throne.
(FrOm the London Ideas.

(From the London Ideas)
The Queen of the Netherlands, as
Wilhelminia, Queen Of Holland, is COM
monty called, is one of the most in
teresting women in the world. She is
also the only woman who is a reigning
sovereign, and has been such since her
tenth year, in 1890, upon the death Of
her father, the former king.
She was the only child, therefore her
education had to be particularly broad
and comprehensive. The system adopt
ed was naturally methodical one and
severe. The different professors en-
gagged to instruct the little queen on
special subjects were experts in their
to be not brilliant student at all, but
one of those steady plodders who get
there all over, as a small boy would
say. The great idea in systematizing
the course of study Of the Queen was
that the greatest possible among OF
work should be accomplished within
the smallest space Of time.
The Queen s first official public ap
pearance was at Amsterdam, when she
was but ten years old. The country
round was wild with excitement, and
great preparations were made by the
people to render meek homage to theil
queen, to the two queens, in fact, for
Queen Emma was reigning sovereign
during the minority of little Wilhel
nina.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-04
PARALYSIS FOUND AT CONCORD
Two Cases of Infantile Disease Loca.
ted in Outskirts of Of That
City

Concord, N. c., Aug. 2.-Two cases
of infantile paralysis have been dis
covered in the outskirts of Concord, ac-
cording to local physicians. The pa
tients are more than one mile apart
and no connection between the two has
been traced thus far, it was said. Both
are quarantined, and every precaution
to prevent spread of the disease is
being taken by the authorities. Both
cases are of a mild form it was said.
One case of the disease previously
reported from Kannapolis, brings the
total number of known cases in this
country up to 3.