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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-27
F~r~Ps Peace Plan Failed
Through Lack Of Faith

Ford speedily took to his cabin and
for more than half the trip was hard
| ly seen by any but his closest ad
yisors. He was i'll, it was stated. The
nature of the illness never was made
clear. Several of the correspondents
whom the expeditions managing com
mittee was trying to separate from
the party did see the patient for q
few minutes the night before the Oscar
ll's arrival at Christiania. 1t is true
that he looked like sick man then
but his malady seemed rather of the
spirit than the body
Ford moved and spoke like a person
1n semi-trance. He seemed almost
completely broken. Early in the voy.
age he declared that squabbling among
the peace delegates was small mat.
ter, that disagreements were to be
expected in any community. and that
when the party landed at Christiania
these troubles would quickly disap.
PEAR. On this night, however, his
manner suggested that he realized the
fundamental weakness of his organ
ization-that he had lost hope.
While Ford admitted that he based
his early hopes only on faith. MINNIE
Rosika Schwimnler declared she had
written assurances from officials Of all
the neutral European governments
that they would welcome such an ef-
fort as the one undertaken by Ford
and from men in high positions at the
chancellories of certain of the warning
nations ION both sides" that they were
at least not unfriendly to the plan.
The second day of the party's stay in
Christiania Premier Knudsen of Nor
way denied the truth of her state
ment Numerous cables received in
Christiania from MINNIE. Schi1immer
addressed to peace organizations and
discussing arrangements for the Ford
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party's reception and for cooperation
in peace work, still lay in the Christ
iania telegraph office because there
were no such organizations to deliver
them to. Those who opposed MINNIE.
Schkimmer assert that she had thus
tried to deceive Ford concerning the
strength of peace sentiment in Scan
dinavia.
MINNIE Schkimmer boasted that
she had "dossier'' of every per.
son On the ship and that not q
word was said which she did not
know of almost Immediately. There
were many indications that this
was no idle boast. In throw
ing the expedition upon the newspaper
correspondents mercy at Stockholm,
the Rev. DR.. Charles f. Aked admit
ted that the press representative had
many legitimate grievances, but insist
ed his own grounds for complaint
were even better than theirs. He had
made heavy financial sacrifices to ac-
company the expedition, he said, and
had been assured he was TO have con-
siderable voice in directing it's pol
icies. He had never, he declared, seen
Ford for more than ten minutes at
time and had had practically no i'll
huence.
Herman Bernstein, the New York
Jewish editor, gave up his peace DELE
sateship at Christiania and continued
the journey merely as a chEonicler, at
his own expense. Mrs. Inez Miihol-
land Boisseyain resigned from the par
ty at Stockholm because she felt, she
said. all ttempts at democratic con-
troll of the party had been abandoned.
Governor Hanna of North Dakota
though protesting to have left the ey-
redition at GhriStiania for personal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-27
BOY BANDITS
ROBBED BANK
Made Escape in Automobile
With Several Thousand
Dollars in
Cash.
IN CHICAGO, OF COURSE
Wave Of BandItry Has Swept That
City for Months and Police
Seem Unable to Pre-
vent II.
IN CHICAGO, OF COURSE

limited Press Leased Wire Service I
| CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Four boy ban
! dts stuck up the cashier and thirty
other persons, including Jake Stahi
former baseball star, in the Washing.
ton Park National bank today and
escaped with between $4,000 and
$4,000 in cash. Stahi is vice presi-
dent OF the bank
The bandits, none of whom appear
ed to be over 20 years old, drove UP
ito the bank in a small automobile,
shortly before 9 o'clock. They warn
ed the six or seven customers who
were outside the railing, to stand
back, forced all the employees to
hold up their hands and directed the
paying teller and cashier to open the
safe.
Stahl was in his office and was
forced to stand in line with the rest
OF the bank officers and customers
while the bandits collected the money.
None OF the persons in the bank, in
,cluding the employees, were robbed
personally.
The former baseball star held his
hands over his head willingly.
= was taking no chances, he said.
II just went out with the rest OF
the help and held up my hands. It
was regular wild and woody western
hold up
Municipal Judge Fry was one Of the
customers in the bank at the time.
His hands were promptly elevated.
The bandits warned those inside
the bank to remain quiet while they
ran to their car and fed down the
street. A. w. McCauley, one of the
tellers, Jumped in machine that was
outside the bank and chased the
small car for a mile, but it disappear
ed in mass Of traffic.
The bandits all wore masks. which
they donned in the street just as the
car reached the bank. The automo-
bile had no license number
The bank at 760 East Sixty-third
street, is in one Of the most populous
sections Of the south side, and has
been known for several years as Jake
Stahls bank" The robbery came as
another incident in the wave Of ban
ditry that has swept Chicago for
Policemen have been shot
down in busy streets, hundreds Of
pedestrians robbed and stores and
banks as well as private residences
plundered in broad day light.
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Set a Trap for Robber After
House Had Been Entered
Three Times.


limited Press Leased Wire Service
81. LOUIS, Mo-. Jan. 27.-Mrs.
sennie Thornburg was still in cell
safiy today, following the shooting of
mrs Margaret McWilliams. her next
aoor neighbor, who was killed last
aight as she climbed through win
uoW OF the Thornburg home on the
south side. Mrs. Thornburg said she
snot the intruder after setting trap
70 catch burglar who thrice had
Ioboed the home. She is held for the
coroner.
fhe police today were attempting
70 connect the dead woman with num-
esous burglaries in the neighborhood
OF the Thornburg flat.
A month ago the Thornburg home
vas broken into and clothing stolen.
J mas been looted twice since, the
toooer taking clothing in each case.
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We're Swimming Across the Stream to Rescue
Two Of Their Comrades, Captured
by Mexican Band.
COULD NOT FIND THE PRISONERS
Officers Who Led Their Men Across the Bor.
der, Have Been Placed Under Arrest
by Funston.

[United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 27.-
Mexican and American military off
cials were making every effort today
to prevent open clashes between Unit
ed States and Carranzista troops as
the result Of four American soldiers
losing their lives late yesterday in
an attempt to rescue two others who
had been captured by Mexicans The
soldiers were drowned while trying
to swim the Rio Grande.
The dead are:
SERGEANT OWEN L. GLEN
ENTS.
CORPORAL MICHAEL F. KING.
PRIVATE HARRY A. RHODE.
PRIVATE CHARLES d. WILTEN-
BEST.
Four soldiers Of detachment OF
the fourth field artillery, stationed at
Progreso. twenty-seyen miles above
yesterday when a band OF Mexicans
appeared on the opposite bank and
ordered them to cross over. Two
obeyed, leaving their clothes on this
side. The other two dived and es-
capped.
A relief party was organized by
fourteen soldiers. They swan the
Rio Grande under cross fire by
Mexicans and Americans, but none
was injured. They searched two
houses on the Mexican side, but
found no traces of the privates. Will
liam G. Wheeler and Biago Peterson,
the men captured by the Mexicans.
On their return they were again fired
on by Mexicans.
Major General Funston last night
ordered Lieutepants Mort, Payton and
Waldron of battery d. Fourth field ar
tillery, placed under arrest because
Of their alleged participation in the
Invasion of Mexican soil.
Colonel Quintinilla, CarranZa COM
mandant at Matamoras, in the alb
sence of General Ricaut. on receipt
of a report from Funston. Immediately
telegraphed the Carranza command
ant at Rio Bravo. nine miles south of
Progreso, to send detachment of
troops to Wheeler's and Pederson's
rescue. Fusion is reported to have
said that the responsibility for the
incident apparently rested on the
American side as he had given strict
est orders for no soldier to cross the
boundary under any circumstances.
The CfHctat Report.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-Secre-
tary of War Garrison today gave out
the following dispatch from General
Funston at Brownsville:
We have received the following
report from Major Anderson, Twelfth
cavalry, from Sub-Distriot Mercedes,
timed p. M:
Four men. battery d. fourth field
artillery, swan across the Rio Grande
while stripped in bathing in the river
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[By Chas. P. Stewart, United Press

Staff Correspondent
THE HAGUE, Jan. Is. (By mail.)-
Henry Ford's peace mission failed for
lack of faith" According to his own
statement, faith was Ford's sole stock
when he started. He had not enough
and those who accompanied him, with
a few exceptions appear to have had
/ but little.
Those of the party who really wish
ed the expedition well, were so bitter
jly hated that an effort was made to
maroon number of them at the first
European port touched. Ford's plan,
las nearly as it is possible to put SO
intangible thing on paper, was to
give the warning nations mental
science treatment. Ford himself at
the outset had unbounded faith in his
ability. Despite the statement at
tributed to him that he intended to
get the boys out of the trenches by
Christmas he did not count on i'm
mediately ending the war.
What Ford did believe was that he
could make dent" by gathering
about him whole ships company.
uniting the members minds on one
big thought of peace and continual
ly adding to the volume and intensity
OF this thought as he and his crusad-
ers travelled from neutral country to
neutral country, On the edge of the
zone of war. or even in the zone itself
Whether this plan would have sue
ceeded under favorable circumstances
can't be stated, because the peace
delegates failed to concentrate on
thoughts of peace The Oscar IFS voy-
sge from New York to Christiania was
horrible, not so much because of t-4
incessant auarreling as ON account of
the atmosphere of suspicion and
uaIice after the first day or two out.
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! Woods said the Pacific coast Was
even less secure against attack thar
| the Atlantic.
our Mexican Policy Attacked.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-In one OF
the most violent attacks on the ad-
ministration's Mexican policy. Presi-
dent Wilson and former Secretary
Bryan were personally criticized to-
day in speech by Representative
Humphrey Of Washington. The presi-
dent was pictured as scholar, dream
or and theorist." Bryan was referred
to as "a great preacher Of chautauqua
peace at most any price"
The Administrations discouraging
and hum1liating policy in Mexico, was
declared responsible for the recent
murder of Americans.
'Our policy IN Mexico has earned
us the contempt of the world; has
greatly Influenced warning nations OF
Europe in their present attitude to-
ward u.s." said Humphrey. "The
presidents policy is characterized
by weakness, uncertainty. vaccil-
alton and uncomfortable desire to in
termeddle. He has not the courage to
go into Mexico nor the courage to stay
out.
I'VE make q tremendous bluster
about the killing of American cfti-
zens upon the high seas, and fill the
air with the tumult OF many type
writer's. But we have looked with
cquanimity undisturbed while hum
dreds Of Americans have been pur-
posely foully murdered in Mexico. The
whole policy of the president has been
cne of meddling between factions, OF
secret and private special agents rep
resenting the president personally, a
modified plan followed by the Caesars
and emperor Of China.
IF We are too proud to fight, we
should be too proud to quarrel; l
would not choose between murderers,
but practice pitiless publicity as well
as preach It,"
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OFF ON SPEAKING TRIP
TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE
our Mexican Policy Attacked

armed intervention in Mexico must
mean, rather than stirring scenes OF
conquest.
suffragettes Get Busy.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-President
Wilson got no relief from the business
OF note writing when he came to New
York for three speeches today.
One hundred suffra gettes appeared
at the Waldorf, trailing the president
for an audience and sent him a note.
Presently President Wilson delivered
q reply, explaining that he was too
busy preparing his speeches.
This reply was unsatisfactory to the
!sufTragettes. They caucused and then
addressed a rejoinder to the prest-
dental suite. The president sent down
a second reply, refusing to accede to
their demands.
At this juncture the diplomatic
crisis was ended by the Intervention
of Oscar, the maitre d'hotel. Oscar
weighs 240 pounds and moves with
difficulty and much perspiration. He
refused to carry any more notes.
The sufrragists, however did not
give up hope. Their numbers swelled
to $50 Unable to sec the president,
suffrage leaders mounted vantage
posts in the Waldorf lobby and hurled
votes for women arguments at war
munitions drunmers. They announc-
ed they would make another attempt
to reach the president when he left at
noon to address a body of clergymen.
Smoked Him Out.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-President
Wilson today told $50 New York suf-
fraeists that he has not changed his
views that the suffrage question
should be decided by the state legisla-
lures and not by congress.
The president was finally smoked
out" by the suffragists after they had
laid siege to the presidential suite for
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A()STR|

| United Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, Jan. 27.-Rcports received
by diplomats here today said that EN-
peror Franz Josef Of Austria suffered
two strokes Of apop'exy and that his
condition is critical.
IL was rurored this afternoon that
the vatican has received 4 report that
the Austrian emperor is sinking rapid
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ENGLAND {

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service
signed by all the y 5, answering the
latest protests the United States
and Sweden . citing forth the al
lies position .rd neutral trade for
the period : war is in contempIa
ton, it W. g 4rned today.
1 BY unit, = Il the entente powers in
lied DIP : ts plan to make an i'm
| pressi, owing Of unified purpose
that wiIr>influence all action by neu
trails. the first official hint Of such a
program was dropped by Sir Edward
Grey In his speech on tho proposed
blockade yesterday.
| The English press today unanimous
ly appIauded the plain intimation from
the government that 1t intends to deal
firmly with the United States In an
sWerlng the latest protest against
British trade regulations. Tho news
papers at the same time pointed out
that the British foreign minister gave
assurance that interests of neutraIs
are not being ignored by the allies in
prosecuting the war. They supported
Grey's contention THAT England could
not yield to the United States without
fJeopardIzing the success Of tho allies.
On the question Of blockade, how
ever, editorial utterances were widely
divergent. Those newspapers support.
Ing the demand for blockade, fierce
Iy attacked the government in editorial
comment today and declared their In
fiction Of continuing the campaign for
moro effective measures despite Grey's
announcement that the ministry In
tends to "stand pat" for the present.
The governments supporters on the
other hand, led by the Daily News and
tho Daily Chronicle, warmly appIauded
the decision OF the government to
steer clear Of course that might In
States and other neutraIs.
"The foreign minister's statement is
a final and crushing reply to the wild
are playing with the peril Of bringing
the whole world to arms against Great
Britain" said the News. ~ $3.50 !:
OPPOSE CONSUMPTION.
BRISTOL, England, Jan. 2l.-Reso-
Iutions opposing conseription In any
form were adopted by an overwheim-
Ing maJority at today's session of the
national labor conference OF dele
gates, representing more than 2,ooo,-
900 workers.
The resolutions declared "compuI-
sorry military service to be contrary
to the spirit Of British democracy and
full Of danger to the liberties of the
British people"
EXPECTING AIR RAIDS.
LONDON, Jan. 27.-Raids by zep-
peIins and the new giant Fokker aero
planes, are expected by the London
authorities In the near future, 1t was
Indicated today by statement pub
ished in the newspapers. The num-
icipal authorities at the same time
served notice that London Is better
prepared to meet attacks from the
sky than II was several months ago
when ZeppeIins visited the city and
made their escape unharmed.
"The increase In offensive protec-
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at Porgreso, about $3.50 p. m. today
Two were made prisoners by three
Mexicans with rifles, and taken back
into the interior from the river. 9th.
er two men from battery swan back;
some two or three shots fired al
them while returning. Lieutenant J. q
Mort, commanding battery, with Lieu
tenants Peyton and Waldron, with
about fourteen men Of the battery and
one man of the twelfth cavalry
crossed the river about three-Quarters
of an hour later, went about three
quarters OF a mile back into the In.
terror from river, searched two houses
but did not find comrades. They were
fired upon ten or twelve times by men
in brush. They remained on the 9th.
er side about an hour. When they re-
turned, the crossing was covered by
our men on the bank of this side who
fired some two hundred shots. None
of our men killed or wounded.
The following men were drowned
while swimming to the other side
Sergeant Owen Clements, Corporal
Michael F. King, Private Harry
Rhode: these three men are Of bat
terry D, fourth field artillery.
Private Charles d. Wilton-Best,
troop A, twelfth cavalry.
" "'All bodies were carried away by
swift muddy current and not yet re-
covered. Search being made.
THE following men still in the
hands of Mexicans on the other side:
"'Private William C. Wheeler, Pri-
yate Biggo Peterson, battery D, fourth
field artillery
Colonel Blockson has ordered Lieu
tenants Mort. Peyton and Waldron TO
be placed under arrest and Captain
McBroom, enty-eighth infantry, has
been placed in command Of the camp.
I have directed Colonel Plummer,
infantry, to send one Of
his field officers to investigate. Mr..
Cara, Mexican consul, has been in
formed of exact contents of Major An
derson's telegram and of the arrest Of
the three officers concerned. He has
gone to Matamoras to inform the CON-
manding general there and to ask that
immediate search be made for Pri-
Yates Wheeler and Peterson. The
Mexicans on the other side were not
in uniform"
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sTORMED THE FRENCH.

BERLIN, Jan. 27. (vla wireless to
.)-German troops after sue
'cessfuI blasting operations, stormed
French positions on front OF from
500 to 600 yards In the Artois, the war
office announced this afternoon.
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Funston Makes Report.

= TUHBtCH WdKeS TtSPVIS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-The war
department today received a dispatch
from General Funston on the border
tending to confirm the report that two
American soldiers were captured by
armed Mexicans and four others
drowned in the Rio .irande when they
were fired upon while swimming. Sec
retary Garrison said he would give
out the text of the message later.
Press reports Of the incident, Off
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EXPECTING AIR RAIDS.

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Smoked Him Out.
Suffragsttes Get Busy.

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Subscribers Of The Daily Gate
City are served the full Leased
Wire Service Of the United
Press Associations.
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General Wood Says Our Navy Would Not Last
Sixty Days and Then Country Would
be Invaded.
PAINTS VERY DARK WAR PICTURE
We are Living in an Era of War, Accumulate
ing Gold and Ill-will, So Should be
Prepared for Storms.

Woods said the Pacific coast WAS
even less secure against attack thar
the Atlantic.
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conquest.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-12
REMEMeER THElR DEAD
Odd Fellows Recall Names and Deeds of Members of Obwebetuck Lodge Who Have Gone Refore-Address by Jewett City Pastor.

The annual memorial services of ObWebetuek lodge, No. 16, 1. o. O. F., were held Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock at the lodge rooms at S07t Main street with large attendance. The services opened with the singing of the lodge ode. Past Grand Clinton of- fered prayer. A quartet from the Vio- let Rebekah lodge, No. 57, rendered selection. Rev. Samuel Thatcher of Jewett City delivered the memorial address.
 It seems to me in gathering together like this, he said,. there is something significant, it means something that we should gather here on an occasion like this. It is a message to the world and shows the world that we have in our hearts room for something more than pure selfishness. It is true our brothers have fallen by the way, that they have gone beyond our ken and vision. That they have gone where they can be of no more help to us. Yet we hold them in sacred memory. 1 We scatter above their remains flow CTS emblematic of the resurrection and the everlasting life. It declares to the world that We believe tf1er is some thing beyond the confines of time and space.
 | What a problem is human suffering. How universal a problem it is. Go back to the morning of Creation and we hear the wall of a broken heart as Cain says, My punishment is more than I can bear.
 1 Everywhere we feel the press and grind of human suffering. Man philo- sophizes about human suffering and says it has it's purpose, it develops character. That's easy for the man l to say that is not on the fire but for l the man on the fire it is hard, and
 human suffering never becomes de- l lightful and never becomes desirable but always pressing, always burden l some, narrowing wherever you meet
 it. You have to meet it to recognize l it
 Sometimes a group of travellers viii
 come to a well curb and standing
 around will let down the bucket and I bring up the healing dFaught. We this afternoon are just travellers, we have just stopped here a little while Il These very flowers will bring back tC l your mind memories that were per.
 haps forgotten. Some of your hearts are sad and sore today because out fl
 Gods acre lies some loved one. w
 loved our dear ones, but He IoYe(
 them more. These are things we cannot understand, problems we car
 never solve, yet we can come up anC
 look into our Fathers face and knoY
 that we love Him and that He love ! us.
 The quartet sang Abide With Me Benediction was pronounced by Rev
 MT. Thatcher and the lodge marche, to the cemetery where flowers wer
 placed on the deceased brothers grave