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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
The World Shall Know That
America Means What She Saws

are strong enough to have guiding
minds and indomitable wills when the
time for decision and settlement
comes. And the part that the United
States Is to play has this distinction
in it, that it Is to be, in any event,
dtsfnterested party. There Is moth
ing that the United States wants that
1t has to get by war, but there are
great many things that the United
states has to do. It has to see that
its life is not interfered with by any
body else who wants something.
"These are days when we are max
ing preparation when things most
commonly discussed around every
sort of table, in most every sort Of
circle. in the shops and in the streets
is preparedness and undoubtedly,
gentlemen, that is the present impera-
tive duty Of America to be prepared.
But, we want to know what we are
preparing for. l remember hearing
wise man say once that the old maxim
that everything comes to the man
who waits is all very well, provided he
knows what he is waiting for and
preparedness might be a very hazard
GUS thing if we did not know what we
wanted to do with the force that we
mean to accumulate and to get into
fighting shape. America, fortunately,
does know what she wants to do with
her force. America came into exist
ence for particular reason. When
you look about upon these beautiful
hills and up this stately stream and
then let your imagination run over
the whole body Of this great country
from which you youngsters are drawn
far and wide you remember that
while it had aboriginal inhabitants,
while there were people living here
there was no civilization which we
displaced. 1t was as if in the provi-
dence of God, continent had been kept
unpopulated and waiting for a peace
full people who loved liberty and the
rights of men more than they loved
anything else, to come and set up an
unselfish commonwealth"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
First Time in Twenty Years That Democrats
Will Not be Under the Spell of the
Commoner.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BOB UP
Marshall Will Have Some Opposition, But it
Will Not be Strong Enough to
Worry Him.

work Bryan four years ago was the
master carpenter@s already dono.
Tonight Secretary of War Baker ar
] rives with the draft approved by
President Wilson himself The chief
executive is credited possibly with
writing a number of the planks- He
has talked the whole document over
with Senator Stone Of Missouri. The
latter will have principal direction
of the putting together OF the words
and pledges on which democracy will
make the race this year.
The great bulk Of the delegates
were expected to arrive today.
Lobbdes Of the Jefferson and
Planters hotels are showing moro of
the convention spirt-but so far OK
actly one band has blared it's way
about downtown. and there hasn't
been . sign OF a cheer. The delegates
and alternates are dodging and talk
ing to woman suffrage workers, sev-
eral ecegU OF moving picture opera
't0rss saro On the Job from dawn to
dark and several hundred newspaper
reporters hunt desperately for sensa-
tions. So far st. Louis has done her
self proud on convention weather.
Days have been Just warm enough to
make summer clothes comfortable.
but not sticky enough to be enervat1ng.
1t appeared likely today that re-
nomination OF Thos.. r. Marshall for
vice president will not be unanimous.
Roger Sullivan Of Illinois, and Gov
ernor Major, of Missouri, both have
shouters boosting them for the sec
ond place berth and probably will
draw the complimentary votes for
their state delegations. There was
practical certainty. however. that not
more than this number OF votes
would be registered against Marsh
alrs denomination.
Friends Of Senator James Hamilton
Lewis OF Illinois. Indignantly declar-
ed today If Roger Sullivan's name
was presented as candidate for the
vice presidential nomination. that Of
the man who made the whisleer
famous in politics would also 90 be-
fore the delegates
It was asserted that Lewis could
command a big bunch Of Illinois
even bigger than those who
might vote for Sullivan.
The Kidnapping Plot.
CBy Lowell MeIlett, United Press STAFF
Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. June 13.-Plans
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13

: of them are conjecturing what will
be the line of duty and advancem ent
and the ultimate goal of success for
them. There is no conjecture for you.
You have enlisted in something that
does not stop when you leave the
academy for you then only begin to
realize 1t, what then only begins to
be filled with the full richness of its
meaning and you can look forward
with absolute certainty to the sort OF
thing that you will be obliged to do.
This has always been true of all
graduating classes at West Point. but
the certainty that some of the older
classes used to look forward to was
a gradual certainty. Some of the old
days in the army. 1 fancy were not
very interesting days. Men like the
present chief of staff. for example,
couldn't fill their lives with the intent
Of really knowing and understanding
the Indians of western plains, know
ing what was going on inside their
minds and being able to act the inter
mediary between them and those who
dealt with them by speaking their
sign language could enrich their
lives, but the ordinary life of the
average officer at western post car
not have been very exciting AMI /
think with admiration of those dull
years through which officers who had
not great deal to do. insisted, never.
the-less, upon being efficient ard
worth while and keeping their men
fit at any rate for the duty to which
they were assigned.
But in your case there are many
extraordinary possibilities, because
gentlemen, no man can certainly tell
you what the immediate future is
going to be either in the history Of
this country or the history of the
world. 1t is not by accident that the
present great war came to Europe.
Every element was there and the con-
test had to come sooner or later and
it is not going to be by accident that
results are worked out, but by pur-
pose; by the purpose of the men who
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
WOMEN SHAKE FINGERS
IN DEMOCRATS FACES

rect action as against the plan Of tho
National Women Suffrage association
headed by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
who are here to ask the resolutions
committee of the democratic national
convention to give them a plank en-
dorsing the principle of suffrage, but
demanding no promises on the Susan
B. Anthony amendment. II the COM
mittee fails to act, the women's par
ty plans to go out and campaign tina
twelve suffrage states In an effort to
swing every woman voter against the
Wilson ticket How seriously the
women's party make this threat, they
assert they have campaign fund of
half million dollars, guaranteed by
Mrs. Oliver H. P Belmont of New
York
I'VE have now $500. 900 in cash and
a million dollars worth of brains on
tap now," said Miss Maude Younger.
of California, "to spend in the twelve
suffrage states against the Wilson
administration If the president and
the democratic party leaders do not
see that the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment is enacted this session. They
have the power to do it.
"In the suffrage states are ninety.
one electoral votes. This is one-third
of enough to elect a president and un-
der political conditions as they exist
today the loss of this block of votes
will defeat any candidate. A change
OF less than twelve per cent of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
Candidate Hughes Picture to be Shown in
Every Theatre in the United
States.
PEOPLE CROWD AROUND BAND WAGON
"Undiluted Americanism' is to be the Slogan
of Former Supreme Court Justice
Hughes.
[By Carl d. Groat. United
Staff CorresDondent.1

[By Carl D. Groat, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW York, June 13.-Charles
Evans Hughes, whiskers, smile and
all, is to look every American square
in the eye and prove to each that he
Is not an iceberg.
The movies will be tho medium. It
became known at the candidates
headquarters in the Sstor hotel today
that the national committee is al
ready making arrangements to have
pictures Of Hughes shown In practic-
ally every movie house in the United
States.
1t is held that this win dispe1 tho
impression that Hughes Is think
ing machine" rather than a regular
fellow"
Slipping into the crush OF persons
who throng headquarters today in
strenuous efforts to get good seats
on the band wagon, was messenger
boy who Drought the candidate forty
eight four leaf clovers-the gift of
VIM. S. Douglas, OF Delhi. N. y,
where Hughes once taught school
and John J. Waters. Of Mechanics
vile. It was in the region OF Me-
EVANSVILLE that Hughes. In his more
sportive days, pursued the festive
squirrel to his doom.
Another gift was the cane carried
by John c. Fremont, the first re-
publican presidential candidate.
Justice Adel Blackman, Justice
Fredk F. Crane and Attorney Henry
A. Mark, all Of Brooklyn. were among
his early morning callers.
No provision has been made to re-
ceive call from Colonel Roosevelt,
none being expected.
Plans for major offensfves OF
Hughes into the enemy's country will
probably be made today when W.
Murray Crane, one republican of the
big three, rambles into Hughes red
tapesuied receiving room for "a lit
tie talk"
Whether Murray VIII be acoonp-
anied by others OF the powers was
not made known today. It Is expect
ed, however, that the others may de-
lay the visit until time for the formal
Of Hughes that he has
been selected republican standard
bearer. This will occur some time
before next Tuesday. On that day
he will go to Brown university at
Providence to attend the thirty-fifth
reunion of his class.
Just what Crane has in mind In the
way of campaign Is not known. He
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13

WEST POINT, N. Y, June 13.-
"The world is going to know that
when America speaks she means what
she says" President Wilson told the
military academy graduating class to-
day. A moment before he had said
undoubtedly, gentlemen, this is the
duty of America to be prepared"
President Wilson promised in be-
half Of the United States to uphold
the Monroe doctrine. He promised.
too, what he did not promiss when
he made the recent peacs league
speech, that when the tira comes,
America will be ready to join the
other nations to see that that king
Of justice prevails everywhere that
we believe in"
ITO be military does not mean
mflitaristic," he said. He asked West
Point men not to forget they are
citizens first
Mentioning the small number"
who love their country more than the
country of their adoption" he said,
nobody who doesn't put America
first can consort with u.s."
The president said: II look upon
this body-o of men who are graduating
today with a peculiar interest. 1 feel
like congratulating them that they
are living in day not only SO inter
esting because fraught with change,
but also because so responsible. Days
of responsibility are the only days
that count in time, because they are
the only days that give test of quail
ity. They are the only days when
manhood and purpose is tried out as
If by fire.
81 need not tell you young gentle
men that you are not like an ordinary
graduating class of one of our uni
yersities The men in those classes
look forward to the life they are to
lead after graduating with great
many questions in mind. Most of
them do not know exactly what their
lives are going to develop into Some
Of them do not know what occupa-
Hous they are going to follow. All
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
fBy Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT

fBy Perry Arnold. United Press Staff
Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. June 13.-Wil
liam Jennings Bryan arrived to-day
and found the democratic national
convention ready to tell him good
bye and God bless you"
Nothing could be moro indicative
OF how democracy's times have
changed than the fact that the great
commoner, four times a dominant
figure in national conventions and
three times democracy's candidate
for presidential honors, now figures
in the councils of that party as .
mere alternate from Nebraska and q
reporter.
In all the platform talk heard to-
day there was no indication that
the former secretary Of state would
have hand in the hewing OF the
planks. He pledged himself several
weeks ago not to inject the prohioi, ~.
having dOne 80 t1,o sIcnUCfG&S wefo
today willing to let Bryan alone,
with hopes that Bryan would also
let democracy alone and raise no
discordant note in the harmony pro-
gram.
Twenty years ago the silver tongued
orator came to the 1896 convention
democrat as reporter, thrilled
democracy with his eloquence and
departed dts presidential candidate.
Four years later he was renominated.
In 1904 his leadership was rejected
and another candidate chosen, but
four years later it was VIM J. Bry-
an who made the race as democracy's
standard bearer In 1912 it was
Bryan who forced the nomination OF
Woodrow Wilson; Bryan who headed
off Champ Clark and Bryan who
dictated the platform.
In the convention Of 1915 VIM. J.
Bryan will be a reporter again-5ust
as he was twenty years ago.
He is officially accredited also as
an alternate. A1ternates cannot ad-
dress the chair from the floor except
by unanimous consent. Newspaper
reporters, OF course, cannot parttci-
pate in the proceedings. Therefore
according to all indications today,
VIM. J. Bryan will be out Of the show.
He may be invited to make speech
when the business Of the convention
has proceeded to the point where
oratory is needed to fill in-but no
aid nor advice will be sought OF him;
no part in the drama OF democratic
politics will be cast for him
The platform building-in wn1on
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is stfn pursnnx the tAcf10 a ~
Chicago conEentiom-worldns quietly
Roosevelt calls 1t ~pussynOottng.s
Hughes will not march in the pEn-
paredness parade In Washington to-
morrow, being too busy here, In nsn
Of marching, he has written VIM q.
GUIDE, of Washington. Z have the
deepest interest In this patriotic
moyement."
1t Is not Justice Hughas or Gov
ernor Hughes these days, but Nr.
Hughes, plain Mr.. Hughea. Tho cans
didate prefers the "Mr."
undrluted Americantsn.
NEW YORK, June 13.-''UndE1ted
Americanfsm" is to be the slogan OF
Charles Evans Hughes In his cam
paign for the presidency. He coined
the phrase today In his talk with the
newspaper men.
In q telegram received today by
Hughes from Oscar s. Strauss, pro-
gressfve and close friend Of Roose-
welt. Strauss called on the progress
sives to support Hughes and pledged
his personal support.
In his talk he displayed a pep"
and fire almost Rooseveltian. biting
off his words sharply. He said: II
have stated my position very clearly
in my telegram OF acceptance to the
convention My platform is one ,ot
undiluted Americanism. Amy oua
who supports me, supports thor
ougt-going, out-and-out American pol
icy and nothing else"
Out Of Politics.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y, June H.
Though Colonel Roosevelt has de-
clared he is out of politics, It can be
stated today that he win not aban-
don his struggle to place the United
States on a proper basis Of prepared
ness"
The information was obtained from
a person in close touch with tho coli
onel. Just how he will work, oould
not be learned. Roosevelt has re-
fused to make any statements on bis
position.
He will leave his Oyster Bay homa
at noon, coming to New York to meet
his son, Kermit and Keruait's wife
and baby, due today from Panama on
the transport kirkpatrick. He VIII
first go to the home Of his daughter.
Mrs Richard Derby.
No provision is made IN the coh
onels itinerary for cali on Charles
Evans Hughes. the republican ca:ndi-
date.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
ENGLAND

LONDON, Juno 1s-The Iate Earl
Kitchener, Great 6ritain's premier
soldier, lost whom the cruiser Hamp-
shire was mined near the Orkney
islands, was today paid Z tribute as
great az England has ever given her
departed soldiers. Services were In
st. Paul cathedral. The king and
queen, persons attached to tho royal
house, many peers, soldiers and
statesmen attended, Jam ming tho
mighty cathedral to tho doors, whiIo
thousands stood outside In tho rain
with heads bared. Many were In
deep mourning, expressing tho lose ~
personal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
Democrats In Wreck.

OwENSBORO, KY, June 13.-Ken.
lucky democrats bound for the ma
tional convention in st. Louis were
injured when the Louisville. Hender
son and ST, Louis train NO. ~ was
wrecked here early today.
Two Pullmans left the rails and
another overturned. Many passengers
were injured and some Of them were
rushed to hospitals, where none was
found to be in a serious condition.
Mayor John H. Buschmeyer OF
Louisville. was thrown from an upper
berth and badly bruised.
Included in the party of democrats
were Governor A. 0. Stanley, former
Governor James B. McCreary. Gen.
w. B. Haldeman and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Black. They were unhurt.
A split rail was blamed for the
wreck which delayed the train two
hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
FRANCE

PARIS, juno 13.-The Germans In
night stacks on tho east bank Of tho
Meuse pentrated some advanced
,French trenches east Of HIIl sci, ao-
eordIng to tho official statement Of
tho French war Office today.
At all other points the attacks were
repulsed.
infantry charges wore made along
the entire sector west Of Thiaumont
farm.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
THREE MEXICANS KILLED
BY AMERICAN TROOPERS
about twenty men on each side in the

about twenty men on each side in the
fight.
Cause for Concern.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Addftion-
al consular reports from Mexico to-
day, administration officials admitted,
gave cause for further concern Re-
ports from the Laredo district es-
pecially were very disquieting. 1t is
to this section the reinforcements or
dered to the border yesterday will be
sent.
Officials today were inclined to the
belief that the rapid spread OF feeling
among the natives against the con-
tinued stay of the punitive expedition
beyond the border is due to syste-
matte propaganda Of enemies of the
defacto government.
Consuls reported mass meetings in
many towns, probably under Felix
Diaz' direction
War department officials insisted
today that no call for, additional
militia will be made unless the situa-
ton develops alarming conditions.
Elections Called.
MEXICO CITY, June 13.-General
Carranza, first chief of the Mexican
republic, today took steps toward the
establishment Of civil government
throughout Mexico when he issued
decree calling municipal elections on
the first Sunday in September. The
officials chosen will take office DC
tober /, and will immediately estao-
lish civil governments
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
RAPID ADVANCE.

LONDON, June $3.50 rapid was
the advance Of tho RussIan armies In
the region Of Lutsk that the Aus
trIans in several Instances did not
even have time to fire tho guns they
had loaded, according to Petrograd
despatch today. In these Instances
tho Russians appropriated the guns
where they stood, turned them right
about and poured their deadly hail
Into the fleeing men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
GERMANY
BERLIN (via wireless

BERLIN (via wireless to sayviIle,
l. ~ Juno 13-Prooress on tho east
bank Of the Meuee near Fort Douau-
mont, the repuIse Of Russian attacks
and the defeat Of 4 French filler with
the Russian aerial corps are reported
today by tho war office.
Local attacks are being made by tho
English troops In the vicinity Of the
new German positions on tho heights
southwest Of Ypres.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
BALKANS

LONDON, Juno 13.-The prospect
Of Roumania Joining the aIlfes In the
war against the central powers 10
growing daily with advance of the
Russian armies into 9ukowina, ac-
cording to reports In diplomatic
circles here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
Bets on Vice President.

ST. LOTUS, Mo-, June 13.-Odds Of
fered by local turf brokers on the
democratic vice presidential nomina-
tion today are / to 2 on Marshall
2 to 1 against Sullivan; to / against
Major.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
po.tra. .ter. Named.

Postmasters Named.
WASHINGTON, June 13. - The
president today nominated the fol
lowing postmasters: George Re.
Painter, Telluride, Colo. John c..
Frazier, North Kansas City, Mo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
DEMOCRATIC HOSTS GATHERING
AUSTRIA

BERLIN, (via sayviIis wireiess)
June 13.-ReportIno minor victories
at several points In the fight to stop
tho powerful Russian offensive. the
Austrian official war Office report, re-
oeIved here today, declares Russian
losses "correepond to the reckless
use Of masses made by tho Russians" !"
"on tho hsight east Of Wlsniovcxyk
Russian attacks wero broken down
by Austro-Hunoarian artillery fire"
said the statement, covering yester.
days fighting.
East Of kosiov Austrian scout de-
tachsnsnts captured Russian ad-
vanood post Northwest Of TarnapoI
violent fighting continues Positions
near vorebioska have several times
changed hands.
"West Of koIII yesterday Austro-
Hun0arians repuised a Russian at
tempt to GROSS the Hereas."
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east front has been variousiy estI-
mated at from 100000 to 1000, 900
men.
Tho new Russian line now makes
q deep Y Into tho region toward
kovel. Every milo hero 10 double
gain. IL drives the Austrians back
and at tho same tlme makes the posi-
tions Of the Germans on the line to-
ward Riga less tenabie.
In the south, the armies Of tho
czar are knocking at the gates Of
czernowitz and the rich country be-
yond. Unofficial reports are that
czernowitz has already been taken.
This has not been confirmed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
ARSENAL noMeARDEp.

BERLIN (via wireless to Sayvaite)
June 12-The arsenal at Venice and
tho railway station at Mestre werc
bon,barded by Austrian alrrren June
IL with good effect, according to tho
report from tho Austro-Hun0arian
headquarters. Several Of tho hits
were on locomotive sheds.
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RUSSIA

PETRooRAD. June 1s.-FfurtIlna
westward with seeming superhuman
vioor, tho Russian armies OF General
erussiIoff are now hammerIno their
way to Lembero, tho GalioIan capL
tai, In giant strides. The demoralized
Austrian defenders are rolling back
befo n. II 10 now estimated that
NOR Z ono third Of the men in
tho = Ian armies on tho east front
hav 0S n killed, wounded or taken
prii mns since tho giant offensive
sta iune 4.
Sc dmateIy 10000 mon and OIL.
% 80 W been Imprisoned to date.
In no such as the Russians are
es cS |, the estimate Of the conser-
vi critics ls two killed or Injured
q , ry prisoner. This would mean
4 total Of $4,000 Austrians have
I put out Of the fighting since
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