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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
Russian Troops Proceed Me-
thodically on Way to
Northern Galician
Border.
MANY UNITS SURRENDER
The Whole Offensive Of the Gar
10 Making Headway In
Attack on the
Enemy.

PETROGRAD, July 22.-General
Brussiloff's Russian troops today pro
ceeded methodically on their way to
the northern Galician border south
ward from LHIZk. The Russian forces
accomplished the feat of crossing the
swollen rivers Lipa and Styr in the
face OF enemy's fire and of wrestling
the Austrian positions in farther
banks from the enemy. Harried for
weeks, driven from positions back to
other positions, threatened with en-
veloping movement both from LUX
north, and Labonlitza on the south,
the Austrians are surrendering in
whole units to- the czar's troops, dis
patches here declare.
Fast cavalry columns were today
pressing forward toward Brody and
Galicia from Verben which point was
yesterday wrested from the Austrian
forces. The Galician border lies very
near Verben and it was confidently
expected here today that the official
statement would reveal Russian
troops fighting on Austrian SOIL
Huge Russian masses of troops are
now contesting for Jablonitza pass to
the extreme south and pressing for
ward. The Russian advance here is
luV loWCl ChSI SllllS
In Petrograd there is intense inter
est in news from General Kuropat-
kin,s drive at General Won linden
berg's front west and south of Riga.
Dispatches from the city say the
roar of the czar's artillery is plainly
audible there and that the Russian
attackers have already swept across
three lines of German trenches. The
first big batch of German prisoners
have arrived at Riga.
Rejoicing over the success of the
Russian drives from Riga and toward
Galicia, was added by the official news
that the Grand Duke Nicholas forces
in the Caucasus has captured Gum
uskhaneh, forty-five miles southwest
OF Trebizond, a point of great STRAIT
egic value on the way to Erzignan, at
which point the Russian forces are
aiming.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
LONDON WOMEN
ARE PATRIOTIC
Parade Of Thousands, Some
Dressed in Overalls of
Munitions Work
ers.
FORMER sUFFRAGETTEs
"They Also Servo, Who stay at
Home and Work." Was sio-
gan ~ the March,
FORMER sUFFRAGETTEs
[By Hal O'Flaherty, United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By Hal O'F1aherty, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, July 22.-"They also
serve who stay at home and work, .
was the slogan borne home to Lon
doners today by a monster process
sion Of women which paraded White
hall and nearby thoroughfares, ap-
pealing for more thorough co-opera-
ton by women in the business of war.
There were thousands Of women in
the parade. 1t was under the aus
pices of the Woman's Social and Po-
litical union-which organization not
so many years ago was harried by
police, branded as an enemy of gov
ernmental forces and the object Of a
war of determination because it in
cluded the militant suffragettes in
it's ranks. Today the w. S. P. U.
sections of women, many pictures
quely attired in mems working
clothes, marched down the london
streets.
The demonstration was to bring
home graphically to London, woman's s
interest in the war and to stage an
appeal for more women munitions
workers to make the shells. It was
to voice a demand for more vigorous
protection of British war prisoners;
more drastic steps for internment of
enemy aliens and the cancellation OF
naturalization papers of pro-Germans
in England.
Finally it was the women's cry for
no compromise in any peace that
might be in the making.
Most popular Of all the parade's
features to the LondonerS, was tab
leaux of banners bearing slogans
expressing these sentiments and a
section where women marchers wore
the uniform of the allies. In another
marched manfully many
women munitions workers, clad in
mems overalls and preceded by huge
banner with. the motto, they also
serve who stay at home and work"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
Texas Primary Ticket for
Democrats is Several
Yards in Length.

DALLAS, Texas. July 22.-Texaa
democrats-and that means "the
peepup'-today are primarying on
every thing from prohibition to dog
warden and from school bonds to
United States senator.
Today's voter probably faced more
linear yards Of ballot than ever be-
lore in his career, and he only has
from o'clock this morning until 8
o'clock tonight to figure it all out.
What might be the principal issue If
anybody but lawyer or a profession.
al politician could figure 1t out. would
be the question OF submission" OF
state wide prohibition. The way 1t
works out, though, the voter merely
Is deciding whether the, democrat
nominee to the legislature shall decide
at the next session of the law making
body to put prohibition up to the peo-
PIE again to decide at . special cleo
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
Democratic Conference.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Develop-
ment of plan for electing democratic
members to congress brought Chair
man Vance Mccormick of the demo-
cratic campaign committee to Wash
ington today. He conferred with
President Wilson and members of the
house and senate and will leave for
New York this evening.
Merely completing organization
plans" Mccormick said, explaining
the object Of his visit. 1t had been
reported that Mccormick had been
summoned here to straighten out an
alleged row over the naming of the
democratic campaign committee. Nc.
Cormick denied this report
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
PLOT TO PROVE
MILITIA A FAILURE
A Deliberate, Well Defined
Movement Exists to Boost
For Big Regular
Army.
FINDING EVERY FAULT
While Militia 10 Not Perfect, It is
Not So Bad ~ Opponents
Are Making
Out.
FINDING EVERY FAULT

[By William G.. Shepherd, United
Press Staff Correspondent
SAM ANTONIO, Texas, July "a
deliberate, well defined plan exists in
the United States to prove the militia
scheme a failure.
Americans may expect shortly q
definite subtle newspaper campaign
against the militia system. Defects
In the militia will be pointed out and
every little hitch will be magnified.
The American mind will be slowly
poisoned If possible against the en-.
tire federalized militia plan.
Action OF the Merchants associa-
tdon in New York to recall the New
York militia on the basis that mobil-
ization of the national guard as part
of the regular army has been fail
ure. has been received in certain cir
cles here with utmost approval.
All supporters OF huge federal
army find hundreds of faults with
the militia encamped here. Before
the militia was called out these fed
eral army supporters were able to
deliver only theories in support OF
their arguments, but now that the
militia lice stretched out along the
border for them to examine, they dis
cover many facts and incidents which
are being used In certain portions OF
the press. perhaps unwittingly. in an
effort to persuade Americans to
solute failure.
While find the personnel Of our
regular army equal to anything in
Europe and ready Tor any trouble.
nevertheless discover they natural
ly enough want everybody else in the
United States to be soldier and are
in aggressive favor Df general con-
scription OF all Americans, between
Is and 40, said conscription to go in
to effect, II possible, not later than
tomorrow.
The presence here in San Antonio
and along the border of representa-
tives OF various organizations that
sent help to the troops in phil
anthropic or patriotic spirit, will be
used as an argument that the militia
depended upon private assistance.
There are a large number OF these
would-be helpers. Some of them are
discovering real needs. which the
war Offices Of the armies In Europe
would supply the troops without de-
pendence upon the public, there Is a
feeling here that many OF them might
well stay at home. Some OF them
are even looked upon as anxious to
prove the militia is SO worthless that
it needs outside aid.
The same interests which were be-
hind the universal training plan some
months ago, have come to life again
and are renewing their efforts by at
tacking the militia. Newspaper cor
respondents here are becoming aware
of the plan and carefully weigh every
militia story they hear.
That the regular army should sup
port conscription is only to be ex-
pected. In truth, regular army Of
ficers in growing numbers are ap-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
Neighborhood of New York is
Panic Stricken at Extent
of Epidemic.

NEW YORK, July 22.-The infantilo ,
paralysis epidemic took another big
jump today Physicians fighting the
mysterious malady, who yesterday,
after two days decline in the number
of new cases. optimisticallv predict
ed the epidemic would soon pass, were
astounded today when official reports
showed thirty-nine deaths in the
twenty-four hours at 10 a. m-the
largest since the epidemic broke out
on June six. There were 135 new
cases. Yesterday there were only
eighty-one new cases reported and the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
Germans Now Lose the Ad-
vantage Of Natural De-
fenses of Trees and
Hills.
HIDE IN LABYRINTHs
Allied Push Must Now DisIodee
Teutons From Their Strongly
Fortified Third
Line.

LONDON, July 22-For the first
time since the allies great push
started, the Germans are losing the
advantage Of defenses furnished by
nature. Official dispatches today In
dicate that with the impending cap
ture by General Haig's forces Of the
whole of Foureaux and Delville woods
the German forces in this particular
sector will be swept out Of the last
vestige of natural cover. This ex-
plains the tenacity with which the
Teutons have clung to these two
spots now being steadily reduced by
= tornado OF British artillery fire to a
blackened area Of stumps and holes
IN the ground Sfs
But il the Germans are being forced
out of natural defensive positions,
the British forces are now encounter
ing the full strength Of the third line
positions Of the enemy-the trenches,
bomb proofs and shelters which the
Germans have had plenty of time,
uninterrupted by artillery fire, to per-
feet. Dispatches today said British
trench stormers found tho enemy in
many cases burrowed underground in
labyyinths where roofs were rein
forced by steel plates and concrete.
Orig the heaviest Of artillery fire has
any effect on such defensive struc
lures as these.
Military experts here today were
pointing out that the German coun-
ter attacks, except in such positions
where the terrain affords natural ad-
vantages, have lost much of their
effectiveness. There has been almost
a total cessation of the German pres
sure on verdun. supporting the theory
that the crown princes army has
been drained OF part Of its reserves
to strengthen the line where it is
under attack by the British and
French.
The French in the Peronne sector
now have the advantage of fighting
from the heights on an enemy below
them. They have successfully nego-
tiated much of the marshy ground in
the Somme lowlands and are COM
pressing their enveloping circle more
and more closely about the German
lines. The Teutons face the menace
of fanking movement in the crook
in the battle line from Peronne south
to Craonne and if the southwark
swing of the French arm in the
direction of Chaulnes continues, a
retirement must be considered by the
enemy from villages of Roye, Las
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
NEW PIPE LINE
FROM OKLAHOMA
To be Laid to Chicago, 800 Miles in
Length, and Cost Eight
Millions.

TULSA, Okla, July 22.-An eigh1
hundred mile pipe line from the Okla
homa oil fields to Chicago will be
built by the Sinclair Oil and Rein
ing Corporation to carry the crude
product to two refineries, one at Chi
cago and one somewhere along the
Mississippi. This was announced by
President Sinclair. Eight million dol
lars will be spent on the pipe line
and two million more on the re-
fineries.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
Order ship Released.
EXCHANGE Of Bags.

, NEW YORK, July ga negro por.
ter mixed travelling bags Of Edwin
Hobby, cashier of the Security Nation.
al bank of Dallas, Texas, and Benja-
min Levine, theatrical manager OF
Trenton N. J., early today-and Le-
vine is willing to exchange about
sS, ,OG0 worth OF promissory notes,
mortgages and the like, for his own
soiled linen and one old black alpaca
suit. Hobby hasn't been located as
vet
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
Gold Mine Sold.

BOULDER, Colo, July 22.-For
consideration of s142,O0G Omaha cap
italists headed by F. M. Godfrey, are
the owners today of the Smuggler
mine, the best gold producer in the
Rollinsville district. Fred Rhelings,
OF Decatur, H., and others were the
former owners,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
Convict. Find Treasure.

DENVER, Colo. July 22.-About
twenty convicts ON highway work to
Neberland have sacked $1,000 worth
of tungsten ore which the men found
along the road. More of the precious
metal is in sight. Warden Tom
lyman said today that the proceeds
will be kept for the prisoners and all
will share prorata when their sent
ences expiro.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
First Infantry With Co. L
Will LeQue on Tuesday
Best Equipment Furn ed Any State Troops Being
Given byAs threads for Lo,ua Men


City will
headquarters their AL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
MOB VIOLENCE
WAS FEARED
Man Who Killed His Wife and
Army Officer, is Taken
From Local
Jail.
BEMOANS HIS MADNESS
Army Officials to Mako Rigid lnves
tisation Of Murder Of Col
oneI M. c. But
BEMOANS HIS MADNESS

ALPINE, Texas, July 22.-Harry J.
SPANIEL, who shot and killed mis-
wife and Lieutenant Colonel M c.
Butler late Thursday. has been spirit
ed away from Alpine to protect him
from possible mob violence, 1t was
learned early today. It is believed
he was taken to Maria, thirty miles
west OF here.
Up to a late hour last night Span.
nell had consistently refused to give
an explanation Of the shooting. He
broke down shortly before he was
removed from the local Jail, bemoan'
ing what he termed his Madness d
but he would not tell what had trans
pired in the automobile Immediately
preceding the alleged murder.
Persons near the scene of the
shooting said they neard Mrs. Span
nell begging her husband. not to
shoot her after Butler had been shot
down. This was the only new detail
added to the mystery.
Mrs. Spannelps funeral VIII be
held at the family residence here to
day. After a military funeral cor
tege, Buffers body was sent to Wash
ington yesterday to be buried II
Arlington national cemetery. Hill
widow accompanied the body.
Federal Investigation.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July a.
Col. J. A. CASTOR was instructed By
the southern department today to GO
to Alpine from his headquarters a.
Maria to investigate the shooting OF
Lieut. Col. M. C. Butler.
CASTOR will decide whether Butler
was killed in "the line of duty" which
will determine whether his widow will
get a pension If Butler Is shown to
have had a moral right to be with
Mrs SPANIEL, he will be considered
to have been shot while in "the line
of duty The moral status of the
case, from military standpoint, rests
on Gaston's report.
Col. J. f. Muchert, Of the Fourth
Texas infantry, made the following
detailed report of the affair:
Colonel Butler was sitting with
other officers, citizens and me in front
Of the hotel about s:45 p. m, July 20.
when Mr.. and Mrs. SPANIEL drove up
in their car, SPANIEL called Colonel
Butler to the car, reached back and
opened the rear door and asked Colo
mel Butler to take the seat with Mrs.
SPANIEL. Colonel Butler did so and
SPANIEL Immediately drove off around
the corner Of the hotel.
after the car had proceeded about
600 yards into the residence part of
the town, SPANIEL shot and killed
both Colonel Butler and Mrs. SPANIEL
firing several shots into each. He
then walked I'd the Jail and surrender
ed to the sheriff.
"Just how the killing was done, ca1i-
not be positively stated as there are
no witnesses.
Colonel and Mrs. Butler lived at
the Hotel Holland and both associated
freely with Mr.. and Mrs. SPANIEL.
SPANIEL is proprietor of the hotel.
Both couples took frequent drives in
the evening.
Spaniel seemed to be OF an ex-
tremely jealous disposition. 1t is
stated that he frequently had dis
agreements with his wife, who was
very beautiful. The general opinion
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
Berlin Reports Enemy At.
tempts to Cross the
River Have Been
Stopped
HOLDING THE CzAR BACK
British Ship Captured by Torpedo
Boat In Swedish Waters,
10 Ordered Re-
leased.

BERLIN, July %. (via Sayville
wireless. .)-Russian attacks are grow
ing 'feebler on the east front, accord
ing to official headquarters reports
today. General Won Hindenburg re
ported that southeast of Riga the en-
emy's attack was frustrated. Rus
sian attempts to cross the Duena on
both sides of Friederrichstadt, failed
North of Dventen,' the report
adds, "a small detachment crossed
the river. Northeast OF Smorgon
advanced field guards were taken
back before superior forces"
General Linsingen reported that
after having stopped Russian attacks
between Werben and Korsov," the
salient positions around Werben
were taken back before an expected
encircling attack"
Sank Six TrawIcrs.
BERLIN, July %. (Vfa Sayville
wireless. )-German submarines on
July II sunk six British trawlers Off
the British east coast, according to
admiralty announcement today.
Order Ship Released.
BERLIN, July p. (via wireless to
Sayville. German authorities have
ordered release of the British steam
er Adam, captured by German tor
pedo boat, since investigation disclos-
ed the vessel captured within Swed-
ish territorial waters.
On the other hand a telegram from
Sweden states that a Russian sub
marine operating in Bottian bay off
Rattan and within Swedish territorial
waters, fired a torpedo at the Ger
man steamer Elbe.
Reports from The Hague say the
British have confiscated first class
mail on the liner Ryndanf, enroute
fror,, the Dufch indies to Rotterdam
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our own leased wire
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-22

their way, the lang:::2gc Tcu!d sc nc
chanical, flaccid, insipid There was
an editorial writer once who clalmed
to see red every time he ran across
the phrase under the circumstances
He said it ought to be 'in the circum-
stances" because "circum' meant
around" and SO it would be saying
under the around" One OF his sub
ordinates mentioned the matter to the
foremost classical scholaI in the
South. He was greatly amused"
Why, if he consistently tries to carry
that principle out, he will tear the
English language all to pieces he
said
So it is with these petty snivelling
purists. II they could thereby fit the
language to hard-and-fast rules and
reduce the whole business OF ths
queens English" to death.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-22
Law VS.. Morals.

Gre-nVlIle News.
The Rev. J. Dean Grain of this
county has been attending the Baptist
State convention in. NeWberry and the
Newberry Herald and News was Every
much taken" with him, singing him
out for especial mention. Our con-
temporary refers to Mr.. Grain as fthe
mountain preacher who comes fresh
from the people and who is doing a
great work among the mountain peo-
rle, because he understands them and
knows them and gets down to them
and talks straight and honest with
them.'' That is all very true. For
that matter Mr.. Grain is one of the
foremost citizens of this great country
and is second to nobody in strenuous
endeavor for the advancement of the
moral and material welfare Of the
people.
According to The Herald and News,
Mr.. Grain said that the passing Of
resolutions and the making Of big
speeches will not accomplish the re-
sults' in the matter of observance OF
law and general reform. The Herald
and News makes this wise comment
upon his utterance:
You have to get down to the peo-
pie and find out what they are think
ing about and what their sentiments
are, and then you must show them
the right way, but in order to do 80
you have to get down among them
and understand them, and not stand
afar off and make high sounding
speeches and pass resolutions. And
neither can you do. it by passing laws
by the legislature. You can't haze
any influence by asking that laws be
passed to punish man for making
or selling liquor and then turn around
and buy it from him. He won't have
much faith in your sincerely or your
manhood or your honesty"
That is precisely correct While
laws of moral purpose unquestionably
make for moral uplift it is generally
true that morality cannot be legislat-
ed into people. A law amounts to
FS1S 1lItlO uhACSo IL uoo pQp1N OP14-
ion behind it. Mere agitation OF re-
form through the public prints can &C.
complish little. AS The Herald and
News says, it requires personal work
and personal contact with the peo-
pie. A great proportion of the peo-
pie can be reached only in this way.
One strong man working for good In
community can achieve, more than
all else put together. Enlightened
public opinion is essential to progress
sive government, but constructing
that enlightened public opinion Is a
problem that commends the most en-
ergetic and sympathetic contact with
the people. The demagogue has a
strong popular following simply for
the reason that he goes direct to the
people. The social reformer must
adopt the same method.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-22
THOU SHALT NOT

1t has been assumed in some parts
CT the country that religion is losing
its hold in many families.
Is this conclusion justifiable?
The whole country is now about to
reply. The answer will appear in
the amount of interest aroused by the
proposal of the Episcopalians to
shorten the ten commandments at
their convention in st. Louis.
Shall the ten commandments be
boiled down?
Everybody has an opinion on this
subjet. What is yours?
The commandments have changed
their form more chan once. In the
beginning the two tables Of testi-
mony" "w,ritten with the finger Of
God" were brcl.en by Moses, and
Jehovah again wrote "the ten words
of the covenant.
There are two texts Of the decalog
that Of Exodus Xxx PIT, and that OF
Deuteronomy V. 6-21. The version in
Exodus is regarded as the Older
form.
The division of verses made by the
early Lutheran and Catholic churches
differs from that Of the Protestants
The Jews teach a short form to chill
dren.
The tournaments have been
translated into thousands Of Ian
guages and dialects, but their essence
has never been lost. For they EN-,
body the moral instincts of all hu-
manity.
"Out of the heart of nature rolled
The burdens. Of the Bible old"
The Episcopalians may decide tc
shorten the form of the command
ments, or they may not.
But either way, without intending
so far-reaching a result, they viii
touch the mind and the heart Of Jew
and Gentle, saint and sinner. They
will cause the people as whole &C
speak out and betray the true depths
Of their interest in religion.
We live in time of great psyche.
logical upheaval. In Europe it takes
the form of dreadful war. In this
country it may mean a great wave OF
religious discussion.-Durham Sun.