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International News Service.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-At the conclusion of his conference with the railroad managers this morning, Prosi- dent Wilson frankly admitted to the reporters that he is not assured as to the final outcome of the ncgotia-
 s4us wn1Ch he IS cOHuuCtui5 pvtwN1ii the railroadmen and their employees.
 q have met both sides" he told the newspapermen, and we have gone oyer the reports of the situation with the utmost frankness on both sides but | am not able to say until tomor- row whether we have found a feasible basis for a settlement or not 1t is known that the president presented a definite proposition to the managers which they are now considering. The conference will be resumed at o'clock Tuesday morning, according to a statement given out al the close of the afternoon conference.
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BRITISH REGAIN CAPTURED
 TRENCHES---P P0zIERES

on the hills immediately west of the highway The British are conducting an intense artillery bombardment of the remaining trenches held by the Germans and their recapture before is probable.
 Intense fighting is proceeding near the Somme where the French are again pushing forward toward Clery and pcronne. The fighting in the Somme section is going on without intermission day or night with both sides fighting furiously for supremacy. German counter attacks at various points along the British front from the
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WILSON IS STILL NEGOTIATING
GERMANS INACCURATE
 DESPERATE OFFENSIVE
International News Service,

PARIS, Aug. 15.-Dispatches to the war office this afternoon say the Ger mans have inaugurated desperate of fensive since morning and are driving turiously at the French lines both along the Mouse and Somme fronts.
 The reports assert that the fury. of the German attacks are unparalleled except by the desperate fighting oc- curing along the Nerdun sector dur ing the early days of the German of fensive in that section. At both points the Teutons are hurling line upon line against the French defenses with out total disregard for losses.
 The French line is holding despite the intense fury of the attacks.
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International News Service.

BERLIN, Aug. 15.-An official state ment today announces that the gov ernment has definitely decided to in- stitute a series of air raids on the British isles by way of punishing the English for the failure of the govern ment to punish the crew of the Brit ish seamcr Baralong who killed the crew of a German submarine after
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International News Service.

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-Further mystfcation as to the manner in which the strange disease communi- cates itself was added to the paralysis problem by the sudden increase in the number of new cases during the past twenty four hours and the health of fcials frankly acknowledge that they are totally unable to account for it.
 Although the death list shows a slight increase over that of yesterday the jump in the number of new cases is
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PARALYSIS AGAIN
 SHOWS INCREASE

startling. Ninety five were register ed as dead yesterday but today there is an increase of forty eight in the number of cases reported, the total number for today being one hundred and forty three. The number of deaths registered is thirty nine as again thir- ty one yesterday. pr. Fucker admit ted today that he cannot account for the sudden increase.
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GERMANY WILL CONTINUE
 BARBAR0US AIR TACTICS
captured the crew.

captured the crew.
 The statement declares that the ac- tion of the British was one of the most henious nature, as the Baralong crew after taking the Germans pris- oner delberated shot them down in cold blood without pity or mercy. The statemen> further declares that the crime was admitted by it's authors and has been well authenticated by un- prejudiced witnesses and the German
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International News Service.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-The British forces have rcgained nearly all of the trenches retaken by the Germans along the Ovllers front, northwest of Poz- ieres during the intense fighting Sun day aIte,noon.
 An ctHcial statement from General Ila.pe Ems morning states that the Teutons have been expelled from all but short section of the captured positions and the British are again pressing forward toward the Cource- lette- Miranmont road where the Ger mans have established strong positions
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NO TROOPS WILL MOVE UNTIL
 R. R.. SITUATION CLEARS
lnternationa> News Service.

Internationa> News Service.
 WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-An an- nouncement from the war department today says that orders have been giv- cn for all militia troops to remain in their present quarters until further notice. Secretary of War Baker later stated to ncWspapemen that the or der removing troops to the border has been rcscindedf until the railroad situation clears.
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BULCARS LOOKING
 FOR PEACE
international News Service.

International NeWs SerVlce.
 ROME, Aug. 15.-A telegram from Belne today asserts that Bulgarian and Turkish diplomats have arrived al that place ostensibly for visit to the Swiss lakes but in reality to sound out the entente diplomats relative to securing separate peace for Bnlgar- ia. The dispatch asserts that the di- plomats make no pretense of denying the reports that they are in Switzer- land for no other purpose than to se- cure Bulgaria's release from the cir cumstances created by hec alliance with the Teutons.
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|TAl|A ADVANCING
 EAST GOR|z|A
international News Service.

ROME, Aug. 15.-The advance of the Italians east of Gorizia continues steadily although strongly opposed by the Austrians who have concentrated large body of troops to prevent the capture of Trieste.
 Fighting of the most intense char acter is going on along the high plat eau east of Gorozia. The Italians are pressing toward Comen with Trieste the ultimate objective. The Italians famous Austrian seaport.
 Fifteen hundred prisoners were talk en in this section yesterday.
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B. AND o. FREIGHT
 IN HEAD ON CRASH
International News Service.

PITTSBURG, Aug 15.-Thrce per sons were killed and three seriously injured in addition to four others who sustained minor injuries when two huge freight trains crashed together on the Baltimore and Ohio, near here today.
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government feels justified in exacting
 reprisals by dropping bombs without regard for the safety of civilians. It is announced that such policy will be in the future without regard to who may be injured.
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Italians Attacking Tolmino. News Service.

GENEVA, Aug 15.-Tolimino, an important Austrian city east of Cor izia. is reported the object of the Ital- ian attack in the Goritz section today
 Dispatches arriving here from Buchs, Switzerland this afternoon state that the Italians are furionsly bombarding the city which is reported in flames.
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ITALIAN LINER YETI SUNK.
international News Service.

GENOA, Aug. 15.-The Italian liner Teti was attacked and sunk by a submarine a few miles out of this port last night Seventeen of the crew are missing.
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SUBMARINE SINKS
 SPANISH STR.
International News Service.

MADRID, Aug. 15.-The sinking of the Spanish steamer Passaria, three thousand tons, by an Austrian sub marine has aroused wide indignation and will become the occasion for a stiff protest by the Spanish govern ment in addition to a demand for in- demnity.
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International News Service.

PARIS Aug. 15.--After fighting of the most desperate nature, the French forces have taken three hundred yards of the German trenches at the inter- section of the Vauz and Fleury roads.
 An official report to this effect was received at the war office today. The statement further declares that the German positions were penetrated to a depth of one hundred yards along the entire line, seriously jeopardzing the tenure of the remaining German
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BERLIN REPORTS BREMEN SAFE. International News Service.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-Reports from Berlin received here today declare that the Berlin government has accurate knowledge concerning the whereabouts of the submarine liner Bremen and reports that the vessel is safe.
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Berlin Admits Recapture Pozieres Po-
 sitions.

BERLIN, Aug. 15.-A war office statement today admits that the Brit ish forces have reganed q foot hold in the recaptnred positions along the Poz- ieres front Ii was announced today that the kaiser has gone to the east ern war zone to assist the General Staff with the campaign plans pro- jected for that section of the war area.
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International News Service.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-It was at the White House this morning that the definite proposition, given to the railroad managers by
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ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
 AT NUGGET OFFICE.
TORPEDO
 BOAT STRIKES MINE
mai News Service.

International News Service.
 LONDON, Aug. 15.-The admiralty torpedo boat L.asso by striking a mine off the Dutch coast last Sunday.
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NOTICE.

Have you sent your literature and political cards to. the outlying districts mail boats are running. The Nugget will rush your order out immediately.
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GERMANS AGAIN 0USTEO
 FROM FLEURY TRENCHES

trenches along this front The French are reported bringing up additional guns along the entire Vaux Fleury line with the intention of driving the Teutons beyond the outer ring of Yer dun defenses. several attempts of the Germans to debouch from the Thiau- mont positions have been checked by artillyery fire and the enemy compell- ed to retire after suffering heavy losses.
 GBSCRIRE FOR THE NITQGET
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Wilson Commenced Conference with
 Employees. International News Service.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-Prcsident Wilson met the railroad brotherhood representatives at ten thirty today. No announcement has vet been made as to the reception given the new pro- posals submitted by the president.
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WILSON IN DOUBT CONCERNING OUTCOME
 NEGOTIATIONS

President Wilson yesterday. will be submitted to the brotherhood repre- sentatives this afternoon. The an- nouncement has led to a general belief that the managers have signfied their willingness to agree to the presidents prOpOSalS.
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Gommecourt woods to Pozieres were repulsed during the night.
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SHAKES
 WlNNEMUCCA, NEV
Pacific News Service.

Pacific News Service.
 WINNEMUCCA, Aug. 15.-A severe earthquake shock this morning created az reat panic among the citizens of this city but did no damge.
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WILSON CONFERS WITH
 EMPLOYEES THIS AFTERNOON
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
Benny kauf pellvers Goods.

NEW YORK, April 21.-The three
former Federal league players NOT
with the Giants are today enshrined
in glory in the hearts Of the New
York fans. Benny Kauff, nervously
anxious to make good his spring time
conversation in the opening game at
home, delivered in kingly style. He
led both of the Giant batting rallies,
polling out three hits, one a double,
for an average Of 600, scored two of
the runs, made four put-outs, one star
catch off his shoe strings and got by
without an error. Eddie Rousch got
three hits for an average Of 800,
scored a run and made one put-out.
Rariden caught game that will soon
make the fans forget Chief Meyers
at his best
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
Watching the
Score Board

Yesterdays homers-Beall, Cincin-
natl, off Hendrix, Cubs; Felsch,
White Sox, of Covelski, Detroit; Lud-
erus, Philadelphia, off Stroud, Giants;
Foster, Washington, off Heating,
Yanks.
President Wilson and the Missus
were rOoters at the Yank-Senators
game. The president and the first
lady are regular FANS Wilson start
ed the game with toss of the ball
bought score card and kept it up
by the aid of Mrs. Wilson.
Some opener at the Cub park The
Cincinnati Reds tried hard to put
dampener on the first showing of Chi
cagos new club. but the Cub-Whale
aggregation just had to make good
with $4,000 fans looking on, even
though they had to play eleven in
nings to do it.
Happy" Felsch Of the White Sox
is the champion long distance swat
ter of the week He has two four
base drives to his credit this week.
Batting average stock went up yes
terday. Total Of hits made were 142
in seven games, averaging a little
over fifteen hits to game.
Backstop Fischer Of the Cubs, led
with three singles and double.
White Sox-Detroit game was
heart breaker. After the pale hose
hadthe game nicely tucked away up
to the ninth, Detroit turned and
smashed out two runs, winning the
game.
The Braves also opened their local
season with a win, while the Red
Sox were taking Connie Mack's White
Elephants into camp at Philadelphia.
The Giants and Phillies battled to
twelve innings, Pat Moran's gang end
ing the session when Paskert doubled
and scored on Cravath's single.
Jimmy Callahan, Pittsburgh pilot,
got mouthy with an umpire yesterday
because he didn't like the way the
Indicator was making decisions so
Jimmy was Just naturally benched.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
SAGE TEA BEAUT|F|ES
AND DARKENS HAIR
Don't Stay Gray! 1t Darkens so
Naturally that Nobody
Can Tell.

You can turn gray, faded hair beau
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night if you'll get a 5O-cent bottle or
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" at any drug store, Millions OF
bottles of this old famous Sage Tea
Recipe, improved by the addition of
other ingredients, are sold annually,
says well known druggist here, be-
cause 1t darkens the hair so natural
ly and evenly that no one can tell it
has been applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray or
becoming faded have a surprise await
ing them, because after one or two
applications the gray hair vanishes
and your locks become luxuriantly
dark and beautiful
This is the age Of youth. Gray
haired, unattractive folks aren't want
ed around, so get busy with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound tonight
and you'll be delighted with your
dark. handsome hair and your youth
full appearance within a few days.
This preparation is a toilet requisite
and is not intended for the cure, miti.
CATION or prevention of disease.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
Dreyfus Pans umplres.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 21.-
Barney Drefus, head of the Pittsburgh
ball club was credited with home
run hit today by the stove league ex-
perts and lay fans following his pam
ming of National league umpires at a
stove league dinner at the Colonial
hotel.
President Tener told the leaguers
of the umpire's hard job. The fans, he
reminded them, must be partfsans,
but that the umpires must render de-
cisions. When Dreyfus went to bat
"a few minutes later, he said that was
true, the umpire was there to render
decisions but not rotten decisions. .
Umpire Quigley, he declared, allowed
five balls to pass while Barney was at
bat In yesterdays Pirate-Cardinal
game. "and everybody knew it." Quis-
ley made several decisions that won
him booings. The game has been pro-
tested by Wagner
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
MANY KINDS OF RKEU-
MATlsM, One Sure
MODE OF TREATMENT

Whether your trouble is Sciatica,
Lumbago or the dreaded Articular
Rheumatism, the answer is the same.
You must treat it through the blood.
That is the only way to rid the system
of uric acid, purify the blood and re-
vitalize the nerves. IL the blood is
freed from impurities, rheumatism
must go. This. IN short, Is the knowl-
edge gained by the laboratories OF the
S. S. s. Co. These tests have been
made for fifty years. They know what
Rheumatism is. They. know that 8.
s. S. the remarkable blood tonic,
which they originated, will relieve you
of rheumatism. The recovery of
thousands of sufferers by the use of
s. S. S. is proof that you can be re-
Iieved. s. S. S. is a blood tonic-a
purifier that restores the blood, and
makes it pure as it was before it be-
came poisoned with impurities. S. S.
s. gives it strength to drive out these
impurfties-and with them the Rheu-
matism. Get S. S. s. at your drug
gist's. II you need special advice,
write Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21

, They find there is no chance Of get
ting this number Of men. and have
announced that from 5000 to 5000
is the greatest number that can be
obtained.
Shortage Of Labor.
'"The recognition of this shortage
and the efforts of the government to
meet the situation by bringing men
from the United States is contra
diction of the statement at a meeting
in Montreal short time ago by Gen.
Sir Sam Hughes. minister of militia.
i that the enlistment in the west was
not causing any shortage of labor.
"Every true Canadian realizes that
Canada must ultimately send her
last man and spena her last dollar to
enable the empire and her allies to
bring the war to victorious termi-
nation, but why enlist men before
thev can be used?
"It is now recognized that under
the most favorable circumstances it
will be the end of the year before all
the men now enlisted can be trans
ported across the Atlantic, and after
| that only 10000 men a month can be
sent Many of the battalions now
authorized are much below full
strength, and it will be month"; be-
fore they will enlist their full quota.
Why then go on authorizing addi-
tional battalions and removing men
from useful employment in helping
feed the empire or supply it with
munitions.
"Of the men already erlisted,l
western Canada has provided more,
than its share on the basis Of popu-l
lation. We are proud of that factl
but why drive q willing horse off itsI
| feet?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
SAYS HOT WATER
EACH DAY KEEPS
THE DOCTOR AWAY
Drink glass of hot water before break
fast to wash out the
poisons.

Life is not merely to live. but to
live we'll, eat well, digest well, work
well, sleep well, look well. What
glorious condition to attain, and yet
how very easy it is if one will only
adopt the morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise. split.
ting headache, stuffy from a cold, foul
tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach.
can, instead, feel as fresh as a daisy
by opening the sluices of the system
each morning and flushing out the
whole of the internal poisonous stag.
nant matter
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
well, should, each morning, before
breakfast, drink a glass Of real hot
water with q teaspoonful Of limestone
phosphate in 1t to wash from the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
the previous days indigestible waste.
sour bile and poisonous toxins; thus
cleansing, sweetening and purifying
the entire alimentary canal before
putting more food into the stomach.
The action of hot water and lime
stone phosphate on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. 1t cleans
out all the sour lamentations, gases.
waste and acidity and gives one
splendid appetite for breakfast While
you are enjoying your breakfast, the
water and phosphate Is quietly ex.
tracing a large volume of water from
the blood and getting ready for
thorough flushing of all the inside
organs.
The millions OF people who are
bothered with constipation. bilious
spells, stomach trouble, rheumatism:
others who have sallow skins, blood
disorders and sickly compilations are
urged to get a quarter pound OF lime
stone phosphate from the drug store
which will cost very little, but is suf-
ficient to make anyone a pronounced
crank on the subject of internal sani-
tation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21

The providing Of employment tor
returned soldiers is question that is
demanding much attention, and it
has beer with great satisfaction that
Cana dams learned that the Canadian
Pacific railway is to take action IN
this regard.
]. S. Dennis, assistant to the presl-
dent of the Canadian Pacific. makes
this statement:
"The decision of Lord Shaughnessy
to provide farm homes for returned
soldiers is further proof of his
willingness to devote his great
energy and ability. and the resources
of the company. to the solution OF
the problems facing Canada.
"The task of preparing LOU
farms involves building 1000 houses
and 1000 barns. constructing 1900
miles of fence. digging 1000 wells,
breaking and cultivating 10000
acres. The buildings will require
2O.O00.0OO feet of lumber; prepare
ton Of the farms will entail an ex-
penditure of s3,5o0.000.
zone thousand farms will provide
for an extremely small proportion of
returned soldiers, and the govern
ment must adopt some general policy
of providing these homes.
An Immense Project.
"The enlistment of 100000 addi-
tional men called for by the govern
ment will double the number to be
taken care of after the war. The
western provinces have responded
nobly to the call of the empire and
already there is shortage of labor
of all kinds. In the effort to meet
this shortage, the government is now
advertising in 1000 papers IN the
T'-i.od States For so nnO lahornrs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
Voice Of the People
1.-THE Gate City does not assume
responsibility for views expressed by
correspondents
Baseball "Reminiscences.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
The files of the Warsaw Bulletin
preserve for the hall Of fame the
names Of those participating in the
baseball game at Keokuk on Aug. IA
1867, and editorially referred to in
The Gate City of last Saturday
From the Bulletin of August 16, 1867
the following account of the game is
taken:
The Mutual Baseball club Of
Warsaw took a trip to Keokuk on
Wednesday last, to play a friend
ly game with the Gate City club
of Keokuk. Arriving there they
were met by the latter club and
escorted to their grounds on the
corner of Sixteenth and High
streets. The following is the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
Yale pitcher to Giants.

NEW YORK, April 21-Pie Way, for
two years pitcher of the Yale varsity,
is slated to join the New York Giants
in June, just after his graduation. He
Is not pitching for Yale this year be-
cause of condition in his studies.
Way has shown big league calibre in
exhibition games against both the
Giants and Yanks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21

Mary Sparks, Jos. Radford, A. Man
TINS.
Pilot Grove-J II. Petit
ST. AlbanS-R. j. Brumby.
Prairie-S. s. Chapman.
Dallas City-Miss Ruth Maynard.
Wythe-Peter Teydon.
Rocky Run-E. P. Frederick.
The following delegates to the state
convention were elected:
R. j. Brumby. w. F. Aleshire, S.
s. Chapman, p. W. Cutler, E. E
Short, }. T. Sparks. Mary Sparks, J.
II. Petit, E. B. Frederick.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
Manee out of Game.

BOSTON, Mass, April 21.-Sher-
wood Magee, star left fielder of the
Boston Braves is out of the game with
fractured wrist Magee was hit by
Bender in the last Philadelphia game
and an X-ray examination showed
that his wrist bone was broken.
In the Braves early games, Magee's
hitting was big factor and his loss
from the outfield will be severely felt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
wears EaciaI RIenish.

NEW YORK, April 21.-Benny Leo
nard, conquerer Of light weight champ
ion Fred Welsh, Is today wearing the
first facial blemish of his career. i
is swollen nose, put there by Phi
Bloom, whom Leonard outpointed IL
ten fast rounds last night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-21
wa. Runaway Affair.

CHICAGO, April 21.-August Kfech-
hefer's win over Charles Otis. Of
Brooklyn, N Y, in an interstate three
cushion league game here last night
was runaway affair." Kieckhefer. win
ming so to 81.