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Evening journal., 1916-08-24

Laundresses are haro 20 pick up
every day. your friends tells yOu. but
you can tell her, that is II you are
really up-to-date. that they are being
picked up every day by those VINO
read and use the Want Ads.-Adv.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
SENT WREATH
FOR COFFIN
Small is Held on Charge Of Murder
ing His Wife in Summer
Home.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, N. H., Oct. q.
When the grewsome head and charred
bones of Mrs. Airline Small are
buried, the casket containing them
will be adorned with wreath in
scribed ITO my love"-the gift OF the
husband Frederick L. Small, now
held on charge Of numbering her.
The mandate Of Attorney General
Tuttle will prevent burial before
Thursday, inasmuch as the prosecu-
ton wants to show the head as evil
dence in the third hearing.
Evidence favorable to the de-
fense cropped out today. Small con-
tends that he knows that there are
three men in the vicinity capable Of
committing crimes" So when it was
reported that four men rowed up
Ossipee lake, just as the flames in
the Small bungalow were killing Mrs.
Small, the authorities Immediately
searched for ttem as possibly able to
throw some light on the affair. The
men were said to have rowed away
after inquiring how 1t happened"
Today boat with two pairs of
oars was reported found abandoned
near a deserted shack down the lake
and the authorities are trying to as
certain whether this had any connec-
tion with the incident.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Three Women Found Dead,
Sitting in Rocking Chairs
in Living Room Of Old
Mansion.
NOT TO BE SEPARATED
Two Sisters With Bosom Friend
Neighbor, Had Agreed to
Always Remain
Together.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LANCASTER, Ohio, Oct. 2.-Never
willing to be separated in life. three
spinsters, two of them sisters. lie to-
gether in death today in the "old
Smetters mansion" The three women
were found dead yesterday sitting in
rocking chairs in the mansions Hv-
ing room.
They are the Misses Alice and
Agnes Smette-s, 54 and 48 years old.
and Miss Mary Stretton, 30, a neigh
Dor and bosom friend. The viscera
of the three women were today sent
to the state health department at Co
lumbus where chemical examinations
for poison will be made. Authorities
were impressed today by the theory
that the three friends might have en-
tered into suicide pact fearing that
some agency as yet unknown to their
friends might separate them.
Misses Agnes and Alice steadfastly
refused offers in marriage in their
younger days, fearing that marriage
would mean separation. They were
bosom friends of Miss Stretton. The
Smetter fortune had gradually vast
ed away until Agnes was forced to
seek employment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
EIGHT KILLED
IN GAR SMASH
Gateman Arrested as Respon-
sible for Accident After He
Had Fled From the
Scene.
MANY WERE INJURED
Street Car, Loaded With People,
Struck by Freight Train and
Tossed Fifteen
Feet.
MANY WERE INJURED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 2.-On the
shoulders of siaty-flve year old Valen-
tine Showski, $35 month gateman
employed by the Grand Trunk rail
way, the state of Michigan will at
tempt to place responsibility for the
fatal street car smash early today
that caused the death Of eight per-
sons and injury to thirty-six others.
At least three Of the injured will die.
Showsh was arrested at the Grand
Trunk depot this morning after he
had fed from the scene of the acci-
dent. Witnesses told Assistant Prose-
cutor Speed that Showsd failed to
lower the street gates at East Forest
avenue and the Grand Trunk CROSS
ing, where q south bound Grand
Trunk freight sideswiped cross
town car bearing nearly hundred
passengers shortly after midnight.
The car was thrown fifteen feet
from the track by the impact and
partially overturned, hurting passen-
gers under the wheels OF the still
movingSnglght. / gs-s,sss i
At the county morgue, identification
Of the victims was impossible early
today.
The dead:
BABY DAUGHTER OF MR.. AND
MRS. JOHN ROLLER.
JACOB LAUSS, "a.
LUDWIG CZHANIESKI.
JOSEPH ZACHINSKI, 35.
FRED E. LANDRY
TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN.
ONE UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN,
may be Mrs. John Roller.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Small Warships Come Seventy
Miles From Sea to Help in
Great Land Battle of
the S0mme.
TOWNS ARE LEvELLED
Great Offensive is Being Carried oH
In MethodIcaI Clock Work Man.
ner by Allied
Forces,
rBy Henry Wood. United Pres. stafa

[By Henry Wood, United Press Stan
Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
BEFORE PERONNE, Oct. NAVAL
forces have joined the allies here in
the great land battle of the Somma
seventy miles from the sea.
Iron clad monitors, utilizing
Frances magnificent network OF
canals along the Somme, centering at
Peronne, are participating in the
daily bombardment of Mount st.
Quentin. which dominates Peronna
from the east They advanced slow-
ly. on the German stronghold as the
lend lines creep forward and have
done much effective work
Mount st. Quentin, constituting the
KEY to the defense of Peronne, is
slowly and steadily being encircled
by the French in the same manner
that preceded the capture Of Com.
bles. The position, a strong one.
stands on the summit Of a hill over
looking Peronne.
Marine gunners, who serve the
pieces aboard the monitors, go about
their business in the same methods
ical, clock work manner as ordinary
workmen beginning their days la
Dor. After their morning plunge In
the canal and breakfast. they begin
tuning up the guns.
On land the same mechanical pro-
cess goes on. The artillerymen
wash up" eat breakfast and then
apparently without the necessity OF
officers presence, begin serving the
guns on scheduled time like so many
factory employees beginning work on
the whistle.
Occasional German shells, falling
near, never interrupt for the single
instant the routine Of their days la
Dor. Only the lunch hour does that,
From an artillery observation post
directly facing Mount ST. Quentin, 4
watched the French's methodical
artillery advance, encircling the viii
lage of Mount st. Quentin. The town
itself already has suffered the sans
fate as the forty-eight villages cap-
tured to date by the allies. 1t is
completely reduced to heaps OF
brick bats and protuding tree stumps.
The Germans, however, still retain
strongly fortified positions, especial
ly in the cellars. The French artll-
le.y was completely encircling the
hill of the village for the purpose OF
interrupting German communication
with the remainder, while occasional
shells were directed against Mt. St
Quentin itself, to keep the Germans
busy in their dugouts and cellars. IN
variaibly these shells sent up great
red clouds of brick dust from the
pulverfzed houses.
The bulk of the artillery continued
it's methodical destruction Of Ger
man defenses which still separated
the French first line trenches from
the base of the hill.
When the proper time comes,
Mount ST. Quentin will be taken by
the French and with a minimum loss
of men, an artillery officer told me
today. In the final assault the in
fantry will dash forward preceded 100
wards by a curtain fire of shells that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
CITY FACING MILK FAMINE
WHILE FARMERS USE PICKETS

York had probably only half its Gus
tomary 100000 quarts this morning.
The grownups took the milk famine
philosophically. They abstained from
cereals needing milk or cream and
took their coffee straight. This was
in keeping with advertised appeals of
the big three" that patrons consume
just as little as they could in order
that hospitals and babies might not
suffer. The distributors arranged
that these two groups should get first
consideration. Up state the farmers
directed picket duty. Reports from a
number Of points told OF raids on
milk teams bound for depots of the
big three. There appeared q grim
spirit Of halting all shipments and ac-
cording to all information, the league
has the supply virtually cornered-
TO meet the shortage partly. the big
three has ordered shipments from rs
far away ~ Canada and Illinois. But
they admit that - matters now stand
they can hold out little hope OF any
thing but an actual milk famine
Wit11n - naa1 Anur daxA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
FIREMAN
LOST HIS LIFE
Scalded to Death Under Locomotive
When Broken Rail Overturned
Engine.

UNITED Press Leased Wire ServiceJ
DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct Fire
man Jack Horne. of Moulton, Iowa,
was pinned beneath his overturned
locomotive and scalded to death when
Wabash accommodation train for
Motilton was wrecked by a broken
rail, twenty miles south Of Des Moines
Saturday night. The accident be-
came public only today when it was
learned that the line was still partly
blocked. The two coaches in the
train left the track, but did not over
turn, saving the hundred passengers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Farmer Killed Himself.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 2.-After
he had begged the father of Esther
Whitney to kill him for alleged init
macies with the seventeen year old
high school girl, John Douglas, Al,
prominent married farmer, living near
Maxwell, killed himself Sunday night
as an officer sought him with war
rants sworn out by Whitney. The
men were neighbors. Confronted by
the girls father earlier. Douglas
broke down. Crazed with grief, Whit
ney struck him and rushed away to
swear out the warrants.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
MOTORCYCLE POLICE CHARGED
INTO CROWD LIKE CAVALRY

sidiary lines of the Third avenue
railway.
F'iske's Sunday was the most thrill.
ing he ever passed. Crowds angered
at the company's attempt to break the
strike after several weeks Of inaction.
attacked cars, spiked switches and
gave the two hundred police force an
all day fight.
Motorcycle police, like cavalry
charged the strikers. Union heads
failed when they counselled order.
In the city proper, cars ran norm
ally, but the expected formal calling
crr of sha strife was halted by the
non-arrival of President Mahon, o;
the international body from Europe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
stock Yards on Ere.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 2.2-Fire-
men this afternoon gave up hope of
saving the Union stock yards here
from q fire that started shortly before
noon.
It is believed that the fire was
started by incendiaries, who fired sew
eral bales OF straw near the loading
chutes in the hog pens. More than
400 hogs in cars nearby were haul
ed away safely, but several carloads
of cattle were turned loose from the
pens and ran Wild about the yards.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
WILSON STARTS
West TOMORROW
President is to Smoke OUT
Candidate Hughes During
His Trip to Omaha and
Return.
TWO STOPS IN IOWA
Itinerary Of Trip Call. For Short Ad-
dresses in Council Bluffs and
Clinton This
Week.
TWO STOPS IN IOWA
CBy Robert ]. Bender. United Press
STAR CorrespOndent

CBy Robert ]. Bender. United Press
Staff Correspondent
ASBURY PARK, N J., Oct. e.
President Wilson is determined to
smoke out" Charles Evans Hughes
ON what the democrats have now de-
fined as the real issues OF the cam
paign.
When he starts west tomorrow Y
night to speak in Omaha Thursday
evening, the president will have COM
pleted his plans to force Hughes, II
possible, into a thorough discussion
of what changes will be made in the
foreign and business policies Of the
government il there is change Of
administration March 4.
Wilson will continue to use the
taunting sarcasm employed in his ad-
dress to young democrats Satur laJ,
challenging his republican opponent to
divulge how far the policy Of the
lowed in case of republican victory.
There may be NO direct discussion.
no indillganco Of personal PERSONALS
ties, but the challenges VIII be found
II the pfea1eat,a Apeeches. even -
they aboundedx 3n his last one. when
he indicated war would be the re-
publican method of its foreign policy.
A new optimistic atmosphere was
apparent in democratic circles here
with the knowledge that the presi-
dent has let down the bars and is
5"going after" Hughes. The big issue,
he believes, rests in his foreign policy
and will continue his attempts to
show that any change in this, must
endanger the future peace Of the
country.
Plans for the Omaha trip call for
the presidents departure Tuesday
evening with brief stops Wednesday
at Pittsburgh, Pa, Rochester, Ohio,
Salem, Alliance, Canton, Massilon,
Orville, Wooster, Mansfield Give min
utes), Crestline, Upper Sandusky,
Forest and Lima, Ohio; Ft. Wayne,
Ind. Give minutes); Warsaw. Ply.
mouth and Valparaiso. Indiana.
He will be in Chicago one and one
half hours Wednesday evening. but
will not leave his car. according to
present plans.
Leaving Chicago for Omaha. his
train will stop at Council Bluffs. Iowa,
Thursday morning, while on the Fri
day morning return trip. he will stop
at Clinton, Iowa.
He will reach Omaha at 11:40 a.
M, Thursday ana at noon VIII attenu
luncheon at the Commercial club.
At two o'clock he will ride at the
head of a historical pageant and then
review it. His address will be at 8
D. NJ, at the Auditorium.
No arrangements have been made
for addresses from the train plat
form at any of the stops, this ques-
ton being left entirely to the presi-
dents discretion.
Skin EN- Alive Speeches.
[By J. p. Ioder, United Press Staff
Correspondent
NEW YORK, Oct. AT least four
and possibly six more carefully pre-.
pared speeches will be made by Col
onel Roosevelt within the next two or
three weeks. They will be-so repub
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
new York Getting Only Half
OF Usual Supply, But Has
Not Suffered Yet.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
,,,. EW YORK, Oct. 2.-This city
,e ,ei. the first pangs of . milk famine
,ouay. Only half the usual supply
,as, s served and much OF that was
- .n stored up state in anticipation
oI the Strike
~ santime the distributors here.
n.,g pig tnree-sought to have the
alymens league, the producers'
..n,oion, ,olnation, investigated as an or
S,1atlon Sa,nn In restraint of selling. The
Me-. mems representatives retorted
~ ene claim that they formed mere
a.. cooperative organization ana
cios. s me org three was In reality I Vi.
stssss ss .lust, And Albany Authoritiee
o probing both queetiono, NeW
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Bert williams in Runaway.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Captain Bert
Williams, better known without the
military title lowed today when it
come 70 any noah pub pefoming why
he'd jes take his where h. b'longs-
on the stage
His remark was due to a runaway.
Parading with the Fifteenth colored
infantry regiment, New York national
guard yesterday. Williams did a
sketch that ordinarily would draw sew
eral hundred dollars per week. His
horse waltzed, squirmed and finally
dashed wildly down Fifth avenue. A
traffic cop rescued the captain-comed-
ian uninjured, but few shades light.
Ter Than normal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Fourth Raider to be Shot
Down in Four Weeks by
ti-Aircraft Guns
Guarding London.
NEARLY HIT FARM HOUSE
bnly Few Minutes Elapsed Between
Time searehIiahts Located
AIrshIp and its
Destruction.

FITnited Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
LONDON, Oct. 2.-The fourth Zep-
helm raider to be shot down on Eng
ish soil within four weeks, fell near
farm house north OF London just
before midnight last night. Crowds
hooked to the scene today.
The farm house itself narrowly es-
capped destruction as the flaming air
ship came plunging out from the sky.
The farmer, his wife and children
rushed into the cellar. They heard
terrific crash and rushing up stairs
sav great burning mass at the
rear Of the house. No 00ctal staAe-
ment either Of tho casualtios or the
manner In which the Zeppelin was
destroyed had been issued early to-
day, but It was believed that shells
from anti-air craft guns did the
work.
Only few minutes elapsed be
tween the time searchligtts spotted
the Zeppelin and the time of its fall.
The downed Zeppelin fell near Pot
+ tersbar, Lord French. commander Of
the home forces, announced today.
The remainder of the raiding Yep
pelins wandered aimlessly through
the eastern counties and Lincolnshire,
dropping bombs promiscuously. Most
Of the missiles fe,. in the open coun-
try.
No Damage Done.
LONDON, Oct 1.-The Zeppelin
shot down north OF London last night
was one Of the new type OF super,
dirigibles, the largest air monsters
in the world, Lord French. com
mander Of the home forces. announc.
ed today.
Ten zeppelins crossed the east
coast in last nights raid. Beside the
one shot down, another attempted to
raid London, but was driven off.
mere were no casualties and no
damage was done.
Like Falling Meteor.
lBy Wilbur s. Forrest, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON. Oct. 2.-The huge suDe--
Zeppelin shot down in last nights at
tempted raid on London, crumpled up
ana broke into several pieces as it
/ piunged earthward before the eyes of
thousands of Londoners.
fragments fell from fifty to sixty
YARDS apart and with them mangled
Dits OF bodies. Thus far the corpses
u SIX Germans have been recovered.
me bodies of the other Zeppelin sail.
ous are believed to have been scat.
'ered over wide area.
;. oniike previous raids in the vicin.
,.y Of London, last nights attack was
asnaled by no tremendous gun firing.
rev shots from anti.aircraft guns
oiousnt thousands to the roof tops or
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Her Limbs Burned to a Crisp
While Pinned Beneath Auto
Domestic Science Teacher Fatally Injured and Tanker
Ribs Broken IN Accident Near Bloomfield

dPres Leased Wire svce
Moul
Bloomfield the
bile
beneath limbs burned
HOSPITAL TODAY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Day of Rioting in Suburb Of
City on Account of Street
Car Strike.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-After Sab
bath of rioting, in which he person
ally lead the police against mobs,
Mayor Fiske of Mount Vernon, today
called special aldermanic meeting
to revoke orders against use OF strike
breakers on the West Chester sIt6-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Reports That Greece Is to En-
ter War, Leads to Whole
sale Slaughter in Asia
Minor.
PROSECUTED AND SLAIN
Turks In Caucasus Protest Because
Germany is Not Furnishing
Supply Of Am
munition.
[By John H. Hearley, United Press
Staff Cnrrasnnndenf

Staff Correspondent
ROME, Oct. 2.-Reports that
Greece is about to declare war on the
side of the allies has led to the
wholesale massacre of Greeks in Asia
Minor by the Turks, the Greek lega-
tion was advised today.
Greek residents Of the Smyrna dis
trict have suffered greatly from per-
secution and in outlying districts
many Greeks have been killed.
The Turkish commander in Arme-
mia, according to News Agency re.
port. has issued proclamation to
his troops protesting against the
failure of the central powers to sup
ply more ammunition and declaring
that the Turkish army in the eau,
casus has been forced to rely wholly
upon its own resources.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Dairv conores. Ooer..

WATERLOO. Iowa, Oct with
unusually large entries of pure bred
cattle, exhibits Of dairy equipment and
with many special entertainment fea-
lures, the Dairy Congress was opened
here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
viii Speak at Waterloo.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-Senator James
w. Wadsworth, of New York, will go
to Waterloo, Iowa, tonight. for a
speech tomorrow, urging Governor
Hughes election.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

Advertise in The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
AUTO BANDITS
WERE ROUTED
Walters at Road House En-
trenched Behind the Bar,
Greeted Them With q
Volley Of Bullets.
ONE ROBBER WAS KILLED
Pitched Battle Ragged While the
Patrons Of place Were Crouch
Ing Beneath the
Tables.
ONE RoBBER WAS KILLED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.1
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-Following a
warning to the owners of a road
house near Chicago, pitched battle
between walters and six auto bandits
early today left one bandit dead. An
other, whom the police say is Daniel
Hartman, of Chicago, is expected to
die. Twenty shots were exchanged.
The proprietors notified the police
yesterday of the "up" they had re-
ceived that their place would be held
UP last night. They were advised
to arm their walters and bartenders.
At 1880 a. m. an auto drew UP at the
inn and six men entered, revolvers
drawn. Patrons dropped wine glasses
and crouched under tables and be-
hind chairs. The walters behind the
bar fired and one robber fell dead.
Another fell wounded. His compan-
ions picked him up. ran for the auto
and entered.
At a. M man giving his name
as Daniel Hartman stumbled dying
into ST. Bernard's hospital. The po-
lice say he is one of the bandits.
He denied it.
Police say Hartman is the leader
of the bandit gang and that two days
ago he went to Burr Oak inn with a
revolver and forced waitress there
to promise to give him 5000, threat
ening to kidnap her unless she did
So 1t is believed she tipped the
raid.
Peggy O'Day, the dead bandit. was
a saloon keeper, the police say.
Charlie Quinn, chauffeur of the
auto, used by the bandits, and Law
renee Simmons, believed to be a
member of the gang, are held by the
police.
Quarrel Over a Woman.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-Quarrel over
the possession and earnings of a
woman, is believed to have been re-
sponsible for the revolver fight be-
tween an auto bandit gang and the
proprietor and walters at Burr Oak
Inn, near Chicago. early today, in
which one bandit was killed and an
other probably fatally wounded.
Daniel Harnett dangerously wound
ed. and believed to be the leader of
the gang. is said to have kidnapped
a waitress at the roadhouse Satur-
day night at the point OF revolver
He told Samuel Harris, proprietor.
she could go back to him for 5000.
Harris agreed and the girl was al
lowed to return to the inn and Har-
nett was to get the money Monday
night, Harris says. A third member
Of the gang. Lawrence Simon, %,
was arrested today and is said by the
police to have confessed.
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SKIN En- AJIVe speeches.
[By J. p. Ioder, United Press Staff
Correspondent
NEW YORK, Oct. AT least four
and possibly six more carefully pre-
pared speeches will be made by Col
onel Roosevelt within the next two or
three weeks. They will be-so repub-