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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-02-17
THE pR1NcaToN UNION: THURSDAY, FEBRuAR q, 1916.

Visitors at the Armory last Friday afternoon
were met by the delectable odors which proceed
ed from the normal room. REASON-the
normal girls were making candy for the sale
which they held at the basket ball game.
Lima Clagget and Agnes Ketelson are in
charge of the e'mess-room'' this week.
The normal girls are getting ready for the
beginners class which comes March g.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-02-17
Pugilistic ''HOnOrs" for Gus.

PuglHStlc "HOnOrS" Tor Gus. =. :,
Elbow does the other fellow look ~
greeted Gus Hofflander Tuesday after
noon Immediately after he emerged
from a one-round bout with dry
goods box, carrying off second honors.
Mr.. Hoflander collided with the box,
and sustained swollen cheek beauti-
fully tinted with the various colors Of
the rainbow.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-02-17

Quite a number of our Country Cor
respondent Letters were necessarily
omitted this week on account of the
amount of official county printing.
This weeks Union also contains lib
eraI amount of advertising from local
merchants, which will prove to be just
as important as other reading matter in
its columns.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
BAL kAAS
tey Henry Wood, United Press staff
Correspondent.

[sy Henry Wood, United Press STAFF
Correspondent.
ROME, Feb. 5. - Bucharest dis
patches tonight reporting that tho
Roumanian government has announced
its Intention Of floating Immediately
I $400oo,ooo foreign loan, strength
ened the belief hero ts'at .Roumanla
may enter the war on the side Of the
allies.
Coupled with earlier dispatches, re.
porting tho virtual closing Of the en-
tire 8uIgar-Roumanian frontier and
the nsasslng Of more than 10000 Rou-
manian troops within striking distance
Of the Bulgarian and Hungarian bord-
ers, the news aroused the greatest In
terest here.
RoumanIan newspapers favorable to
the allies announced today that the
loan Is being negotiated for war pur-
poses. The italian press unanimous
ly expressed the same View. It was
pointed out here that no other reason
exists for the floating Of loan by
the Bucharest governments at the
present time, though Rome bankers
declared It will be. necessary for tho
Roumanians to raise a much larger
cum II they actually open hostllitios.
RoumanIa's first blow, military men
here declared today, would be an In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
End of the Sensational Murder Trial Which
has Excited All of Rhode Island
for Many Monthly
JURY DECIDES AFTER SEVEN HOURS
Widow of Murdered Doctor Will Now Enjoy
One-third of His Estate, Estimated
to be $4,000.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Feb. 5.-Mrs
Elizabeth F. Mohr is free.
Found not guilty late today on the
charge OF having hired three negroes
to waylay and kill her husband. DR.
Charles F. Mohr, wealthy Newport
physician, while in an automobile
with his office assistant, Emily Bur
ger, Mrs. Mohr collapsed. sobbing in
court when the verdict was an
nounced. .
For the two negroes, who were
charged directly with the murder of
Dr. Mohr, the doors Of the states
prison yawn tonight. They were
found guilty of having killed the doc
tor and seriously wounding the "other
woman" in the case which has stirred
Rhode Island for months.
Both Henry Spellman and Ceci
Victor Brown were pronounced guilty
on the murder charge. It was 6:0s
when the jury announced fits verdict
The tweIpH si ha1f besn dalF berAt
ing for SAxJh hours and lnsrty-nye
minutes, having retired at 1880 this
morning.
Having three different verdicts to
announce, the strain following the an.
nouncement Of the clerk that a de-
cision had been reached, was terrific.
The verdicts in the case Of the ne
groes came first.
Mrs. Mohr leaned across the coun-
sci table. Her hands we're clinched.
Her face was deeply lined, her eyes
puffed and red.
Not sound could be heard in the
court room, except the steady dron.
ing of the clerks voice and the an.
swers Of the foreman. With the ver'
dict Of guilty pronounced against the
negroes, the clerk asked:
MRS. Elizab beth Mohr not guilty? Is
that your verdict?'
Foreman Clarks answer, "It
is. vas drowned by sob from
the black garbed widow whose whole
life depended upon the words that
the juror confirmed.
Attorney John J. Fitzgerald and
William f. Carroll, seated beside Mrs
Mohr, reached over and lifted her to
sitting position. Tears streamed
down Fitzgeralds face as he tried to
quiet her. But the freed woman sank
forward again, and for ten minutes
so remained, her head buried in her
hands, her body shaken with sobs.
Mrs. Mohr did not even raise her
head when Judge Stearns announced :
elizabeth F. Mohr hereby is dis.
charged from this indictment"
Her attorneys then renewed their
efforts to quiet her.
On College Hi! near the old court
house, hundreds of persons were wait
ing in a snow storm to hear the YER
dict. Nose of them had been there
since morning.
When Mrs Mohr was half carried
down the stems from the court room
and to the sidewalk. the crowd swept
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
RUSSIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
PETROGRAD, Feb. S. - Russian
scouts penetrated enemy entansie-
ments In the Guatow district after
artillery had wrecked strong positions
and annIhlated body Of enemy
troops, It was officially announced to-
night.
The war office reported numerous
lhinedy sttvpaIes.. aiona. = the mipdis
|Sfrfpa river and further south, near
the sessarabian frontier, In which
Austrian outposts wero scattered or
annihiIated.
Heavy snow storms and severe
Temperatures are Impeding the pro-
gress Of the grand dukes armies pur-
suing tho Turks In the Caucasus, the
war office stated tonight. The Rus
sian advance, despite these obstacles,
continues. .r
In Persia, Russian troops threw
back the Persians in the region Of
H,amadan In the direction Of Nokho-
vend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Spy Scare Has Canada Nervous
Since Four Mysterious Fires

vestigate the parliament fire. Officials
were astounded this afternoon wheD
Officers Moore, Helmer and Stewart,
on duty near the blaze, reported they
believed the fire extinguishers in the
building had been tampered with. All
declared that under normal conditions
they could have brought the fire I'M
der control without difficulty. When
they sprayed the extineuishing fluid
on the flames, however, the fire spread
with renewed fury. Chief Graham, OF
the fire department., expressed the be-
lief that the extinguishers had been
tampered with, or others, charged
with some inflammable fluid, substi-
tuted
It Is now feared the death list, as A
result Of the parliament fire, will be
raised to seven.
J. E. MARCEL, member from Bagot,
has not been seen since the fire.
Some believe he left for his home at
,Actonvale before the FIRE.
Numerous arrests are expected with
in the next twenty-four hours In a
great roundup Of aliens. Orders
have been issued to arrest every for
eiener who left Ottawa Thursday
night. They can be traced by their
ticket numbers which are turned over
to the police by the railroads. and
will be arrested and called upon to
give an account Of themselves as was
Charles Strony, at Windsor, II located
on Canadian soil
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06

eUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. "a spy
scare grips Canada tonight.
The fire which left the famous S5.-
900 900 parliament buildings mass
Of ruins, three other mysterious fires
within the last twenty-four hours and
an attempt to wreck the Victoria
bridge at Montreal, author ties be-
lieve, give color to the theory that
German sympathizers have initiated a
series Of plots for the destruction OF
public buildings and war munitions es-
Adjustments throughout the dominion.
Since the parliament buildings were
destroyed, the following outbreaks
have been reported:
Explosion and fire in the A. B. Jar
dine company's plant at Hespeler,
where munitions are being manufac-
tured.
The fog alarm station and oil ware
house at Cape Spencer destroyed.
Government clothing factory at OF
tawa completely destroyed by fire,
which officials believe certain to have
been incendiary.
A supposed attempt to blow up the
Victoria bridge was frustrated when a
man was seen crossing the ice and
fired upon by the soldiers.
The explosion and fire in the Jar
dine company plant occurred late this
afternoon. Hespeler is near Gait. On
tario. whore many munition plants are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06

located. Tonight the minister Of mi
litia ordered out a special guard in
this district at the request Of Mayor
Edwards. One report had declared
the shell works of the Jardine plant
was destroyed, but dispatches from
Gait said the fire was quickly brought
under control.
The fog alarm station and oil ware
house at Cape Spencer, on the Bay OF
Fundy, comprised a large and i'm
portant Canadian station. The report
to the department Of fisheries said
they were destroyed yesterday.
Throughout Canada, precautionary
measures are being taken and all
guards about muntion plants, public
buildings and bridges, have been dou-
bled.
The most sensational stories gain
circulation. A train crew this after
noon reported sighting three aero
planes early today at about the time
the man was discovered making his
way over the ice toward the pier of
the Victoria bridge at Montreal. They
were said to have been headed toward
Montreal. None Of the guards about
the bridge saw or heard the aero.
planes, however, and no one knows
where they might have come from OF
where they went.
A committee of which Sir wilfred
Laurier, opposition leader, will be a
member, IL now being framed to In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
PEACE FOR BELGIUM IS IN SIGHT
ENGLAND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-The Brit
ish embassy tonight had report from
a source which It would not reveal,
that the German raider which has
been proving on allied shipping off
the Canary isiands and whtoh captur.
Cd the Anpar. had been captured by
Brttish warshlps. Further inferma-
tion was refused.
The reports that British war YES
sells from tho Gibraltar and the other
Mediterranean bases were lmmed-
lately rushed to tho Canaries when
tho admiralty first learned Of the new
German activities, wore Informally
confirmed. These vessels have been
securing the ocean In search Of the
fleet teuton cruiser and It ls under.
stood at least caught up with and sill
enoed her. Whether the raider was
eunk with flag flying or surrendered
to the British warshlpe could not be
learned, tho embassy's report did not
toll.
French vessels were cooperating
with British men Of war, It was inti-
mated, and AZ part Of the program to
bring TO a quick halt the devastations
Of the raider, tho French cruiser
eouvet Joined the guard off Newport
News waiting for any attempt OF the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06

, toward her. The attorneys who fought
! the case to successful conclusion
for Mrs. Mohr were fairly carried
down the street with her as the
! throng pressed close in an effort to-
grasp the little woman's hand.
The news flashed through the city,
with lightning rapidity. Small boys
who had stationed themselves at tho
door, parted company with their
ing:
"Shes free; she's free"
On College street, Mrs. Mohr was
swept into the law offices Of Arthur
Gushing, her chief counsel, by the
| tremendous throng that surrounded
| her.
| Once in the door she grasped her
two children, Charlie and Virginia, in
her arms and covered their faces with
kisses. 1t was Charlie who took the
| stand in his mothers behalf and said
be was taught to 'loye and pray" for
am vel's happy. said srs. Mohr.
| 't1shat Is all can say"
Later Mrs. Mohr went to her homo
where she sat down to dinner with
her children without the shadow OF
| Imprisonment hanging over her, for
the first time since last September.
Strangely enough the prison van
which carried the negroes from tho
court house to their cell, passed the
Mohr residence on Elmwood avenue.
Bright lights shone from the house.
There was a ring Of children's laugh
ter. Outside, through the snow
! storm, passed the van. the negroes
shackled to their keepers.
The van had difficulty making its
| way to the court house gate to take
the prisoners away. AS they emerged
! from the court house door, under Gus
| tody Of five deputy sheriffs, the crowd
hooted.
Life for you; hang them," were
the shouts from the throng.
Neither Brown nor Spellman show
! ed nrv emotion when the verdict was
announced. Spellman blinked his eyes
but the sobbing of Mrs. Mohr evident
| ly caused him to change his mind and
he turned away.
Attorney Lewis made the custom
| ary motions for new trial, for
Brown and Spellman.
Attorney General Rice had nothing
to say, following the return OF the
| verdict. He was obviously surprised
Now that she is free, Mrs. Mohr
will receive one-third Of the estate OF
her dead husband, estimated to be
worth about 100000.
Emily Burger, the "other woman
whose relations with the physician
we're declared to rave led up to the
tragedy of last autumn, was not In
court when the verdict freeing Mrs.
Mohr was returned. Neither was
q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
SITUATION STILL GRAVE
AND FAR FROM SETTLED

AS to how much longer the United
States will be willing to continue in
formal conferences Secretary Lansing
today said he could not state. That
point, he said, has not yet entered
his thoughts" 49,.
At Mondays conferences the prest-
dent and Secretary Lansing will con-
slider the memoranda sent the former
by Col. e. M. House In connection
with the information which Ambassa-
dor Bernstorn gave the secretary.
Whatever the outcome Of this con-
ference. Ambassador Bernstorn prob
ably will see Secretary Lansing by
the middle Of next week. At that
time he will be told the presidents
decision. II it is refusal to accept
the latest German proposals, he will
be asked at least once more to sub
NIT another.
Secretary Lansing and other state
departme officials tonight refused
pubiicly to discuss the Lusftanla
case except to reafflrm that the
situation is grave" and that there
has been no change since just before
president Wilson started on his re-
cent trip through the west.
Status Of the Appam.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The state
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
lustania Case Will be Dis
cussed Again by Presi-
dent on Monday.

united Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Lus1.
nia case once moro is up to Presi-
Ss osnt Wilson. Until he has discussed
~ sSeIilany's latest informal suggestions
vf eettlement with the secretary
state on Monday, no new develop
xen1s are expected, according to posi-
sn ave assertions by state department
aa0 white house ofYiciais. Secretary
nansing said late today that no an
aouncement would be made for two
nree days at least" Any an
s.Usunncement .ssn contemplated, 1t was
saa ca.., might not come until after the
uiaet ss,ut discusses the suggestions
lnicn the president and Secretary
sine make to each other Monday.
M, az the event OF no announcement
r,.a aln three or four days. it was ad-
..eo Tue. tonight, it can be taken for
iaaIed that Germany's latest turn
an oi phrases" in an effort to satisfy
rs., me original American demands
sSus aout disavowing the attack on the
tania, have not been acoepted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Have a New Deadly Gas for
the Proposed Drive to
Paris.

rJTnited Press Leased Wire service]
LONDON, Feb. 5.-Persistent re-
ports come from Dutch sources to-
night that the Germans are about to
begin a great offensive smash against
the Anglo-French lines, though ofhctal
statements from the allied war Of
fees and from Berlin mentioned no
important engagements in the last
twenty-four hours.
The Partisan editor. Maurice De
Waleffe, prints rumor that the Ger
mans have invented a new kind of
asphyxiating gas, more deadly than
any vet known. and hope to advance
sixty-two miles to the Paris forts be-
hind a screen of death dealing vapors
that will make resistance by the allies
futile. De Waleffe reports also that
the teutons are contemplating another
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Clifford Thorne has Gone to Washington
Where He Will Tell Senate Sub-Com-
nittee About Lawyer.
many CHARGES AGAINST APPO|NTEE
Boston Attorney, Named as Supreme Court
Judge by President Wilson, Will Have
Many Things to Explain.

tfonal revenues and extension work
l.aeun
Senators from the middle west.
Brandets' oponents said today. have
heen hearfn. volunoinously from farm.
ers and shippers Al their states. ali
strenuo,rsly opposed to Brandeis.
Orvanized labor however. generally
has taken a stand favorable to him.
Thorna win not be allowed to make
his f1rht without facing COMPOSITIONS to
himaelf Joaenh N Teal. q leadinr At
tornev of Portland. Orexon who also
annaarad In fha rate casas as an as-
socfafa Of Thorne. win apuear IN de-
fensa az Rrandeia. Ideutenant Gov.
ernor Eshelman OF California. former
head Of the state railwav co,nmission.
of that atate. and its representatiye
~ the rata hearing. will anpear also.
Another charge against Brandefs Il
|th.t he annea ared a ATTORNEY on botfi
sid6a -.of .fha fanaoua vi IennovUa CO. IN
n :vrn Naas n 1907 r q z = &
nor a. tha charge rms. failed and
retained Drandeis to protect his in.
teresta. Later he discovered. it is
avared that Brandeis also had been
retained nv the creditors. On this
charge. DR.. PJ. Lennox. OF this city.
has been sunrnoned.
James r. Starrov and 8. W. Wins
low of the IJnited Shoe Machinery
comnanv and connected with tha HiS-
ginson financial interests Of BOSTON.
will arnear to testify that Rrandeis
drew the leasing clause for the COM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
GREAT OFFENSIVE SMASH
PLANNED BY THE GERMANS

great raid on Paris from the air,
which all available Zeppelins and a
flock of 100 aeroplanes participating.
From Amsterdam came the report
that the Belgian frontier has been
closed by the Germans, indicating i'm
portant troop movements.
General Haig, British commander
in chief, reported tonight that the
Germans have again bombarded the
Belgian village of Elverdinghe be-
hind the French lines, and that Ger
man aviators have been active over
Ypres.
British artillery during the day,
shelled German trenches between the
Ancre and Sonlme rivers.
The French war office, in its COM
munique tonight, reported heavy artil-
lery duels along the front But little
infantry activity except at Haute
Chevanchee, where a French detach-
nent occupied the fringe Of a German
crater. German positions between
Sotssons and Rheims, including the
Venizel bridge head and also German
works at Vendresse and Cernay were
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
II Al !

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ROME, Feb. 5.--Austrian troops,
heavily reinforced, attacked the ltal-
ian positions on the upper Isonzo In
the Santa Maria region at dawn Fri
day, but were driven off, General
Cadorna reported to the war office to-
night.
At the same time other Austrian
divisions taking advantage Of heavy
foq attempted to disIodge the Italians
from their positions on the slopes Of
Podqora before Goritz.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06

Ennited Press Leased Wire Service ]
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 5.-Clif
mrd Thorne, chairman Of the Iowa
nuxay commission. left today FOL
Warrington, In response to sum
mons from Senator Cummins to come
thGe and tell the subcommittee OF
tbe senate judiciary committee just
w Louis D. Brandeis should not be
wanrmefi as associate Justice Of the
rpFeme court.
'Thorne said he considered It i'm.
rcper for him to say at this time
vhat he will tell the committee, but
y referred to his brief in the eastern
snte case before the railroad commits
aeu in which he charges Brandeis
| viii throwing down. the case Of the
js9le In which 5000, 900 Is annually
| hvolyed,
friends Of Thorne here expect him
s3ka.iufo details ard make an en-.
EaIs1c Sksnck before the senate com.
|nisss on Brandeis' confirmation.
Many c,sargss Against Him.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 5.-A charge
mt Louis u. Brandeis, nominee Tor
he supreme bench, threw" the rail.
Euy increase cases a year ago at the
request Of President Wilson will be
made to the senate judiciary sub.
mmmittes wednesday by Clifford
! Thorne Iowa rate commissioner, &C.
ccrdfng to friends OF Thorne in the
snate, who say they have been In
formed Of hts Intentions.
According to these men, President
Wilson had made up his mind that in
View Of the precarious financial con-
dition Of the country, the railroads
should have more money SO that an
added credit might be obtained for ex-
tension work.
The hearing, however. Thorne's
friends say, was featured by Thorne's
showing that the railways were earn
ING an average dividend OF rs per
cent and that they were not justified
n asking the increases. Thorne's
hackers declare that then Brandeis,
despite this apparent showing and de-
spite his attorneyship for the govern
ment and shippers, gave the opinion
saAt the railways needed more rev.
eane; that this was in direct opposi-
uon to the case which Thorne thought
se ]. mad set up and the feeling between
lMsef and Brandets since that time
uas been bitter, even taking on per
sonal phase.
Inorne has written his senate
trends that he believes Brandeis did
as because he thought the presidents
p0iucal future would be threatened
uniess the railways were given addi-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Found Nine Bombs.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service1
DUBLIN, Feb. 5.-Great excitement
was caused here tonight by word that
nine bombs, filed with sfrapnel and
highly explosive materials. were
found by children in a drain at Leix-
lip, ten miles west Of Dublin. The
police ordered an immediate investiga-
ton, but have made no arrests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06

THE French official statement does
not specify that the German airship
was Zeppelin, thought the term air
ship is usually employed in referring
to dirigibles. 1t is possible that a
smaller German dirigible, not Zeppe-
lin, was shot DOWN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Dynamite Ice oosge.
Ten Towns snowbound.

AMBROSE, N. D. Feb. Slope Of
getting relief to ten North Dakota,
Canada and Montana towns north and
west of here for several days were
practically abandoned tonight Con-
tinued fair weather must be awaited
to aid 500 line crews attempting to
smash through drifts that have tied
up the Kenmar-White Tail branch,
leaving residents of these ten towns
without facilities to get food and fuel
for twenty-three days. Their condi-
ton is known to be serious.
Thirty-four trains had been used up
to today and all were back tonight
unsuccessful.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
F RANCE

fUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
PARIS, Feb. 5.-A German airshi p
was shot down In flames this morning
between viIiers and Herbecourt, in
the region Of Frise by Pilot Sergeant
Guynener Of the French air crops, it
was officially announced tonight.
This Is the fourth enemy aircraft
brought down by Guynemer since the
beginning Of the war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
coNTlnuzD SUI .SsEkRFxRe.

people are determined today to sup
port the submarine warfare with tho
oan,e energetic determination az at
the beginning Of the conflict, said the
Cologne Gazette In yesterdays Issue,
commenting on the fact that Germany
announced tho Won Tirpitz boat
CAMPAIGN a year ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Continued on page ~
GERMANY

limited Press Leased Wire Service1
LONDON, Feb. 5.-Unconfirmed dis
patches from BasIe, Switzerland, to-
night reported renewal Of rioting
In Leipsic by crowds Of German wom-
en- demanding an ending Of the war.
Tho Basic dispatches said the German
troops have been DISPATCHED to Leipsic
to quell the disturbances.