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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
Submarine Tredghter Makes
Another Move To-day a.
Though About to
start
TO SAT-! BEFORE NFGHr
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Corresppndenk.1
BAITIMORB, Nd. Aug. Lowed
Coleman, the pilot who brought the
sub sea freighter Deutschland safely
into port, will take her out again,
Plans OF the promoters can for him 10
pilot her down the bay before night.
This was learned authoritatfvely early
today and Il Was understood that Cole
man was than at the dock where the
Deutschland and the tug Timmins lie.
Shortly after tho information con-
corning the pilot became known. tho
tug Timmins ana the smaller launch
Efco started ont toward mid-channel
carrying drag. apparently to pick up
any mines or obstructions.
Everything WAS ready for the get
awAy and the tip that the vessel sails
before night, came from q moro re-
liable source than the usual crop Of
uncomfortable rumors. There were
also reports from various members of
the Timmins' crew that the sailing ID
at hand.
The revenue cutter Apache lay In
the Patpasco . short distance below
the Deutschland, apparently ready to
see that she had fair play on her re-
turn Journey.
Rumor had It that the Dsutschland'S
sister ship, the Bremen. II due along
the Atlantic seaboard either today or
tomorrow, but there was no definite
information as to whether she villa
dock here or In Boston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
Three Men Already Held in
$1,000 Bonds on q Charge
q Manslaughter.
by ]. p, Yoder, United Press 6nff
N<xrrnarondent1

lBy ]. r. Yoder, United Press 6hff
Correspondent
NEW york, Aug. ARRESTS OF
higher ups In the $20. 000, 900 explos-
ION on Black Tom peninsula, were
expected today - . result OF . Ions
ntxht conference between Prosecutor
Hudspeth end Commissioner OF Pub
lie Safety Hague Of Jersey City. Ac-
cording to these officials. ut least two
presidents Of railways with Jersey
City terminals. are concerned.
These ofYicials before the ex1eceed
arrests today, refused TO say whether
these men would be charged with
manslaushter as were the three men
arratGned and held IN 5000 bail yes-
terday. OF whether they would merely
be CHARGED With violation OF statutes
reEuIatdng shipment and storing OF
Ammunition and explosives.
Prosecutor Hudcpotl'S request nor
q warrant, followed . twenty-fOW
hour INVESTIGATION, which showed cp-
pruxsmatAly 2,O0o, 900 pounds of ex-
plosives are handled 81 the Black
Tum penansula and in the Jersey
Centrd yards nearly deity. From
1Iudspekh's Hgufes and those hazn-
anAs4 ~ n, Is Hppptnx chick q oe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
Big Generals Cannot Escape
it in Spite Of Gold Stars
and Discipline.
GBy William G.. Shepherd, United
Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

[By William G. Shepherd, United
Press Staff Correspondent
ROBSTOWN, Texas, Aug. L.
Mothers hand is on this army IN the
lower Rio Grande valley with a gentle
but so firm tug, that even the big
generals feel and yield to 1t.
ALI their bluff and gold stars and
discipline haven't saved them and
their army from the pull OF mothers
heart strings that stretch out to the
American border.
An unknown mother routed Gen
eral Funston himself in the presence
of a group of newspaper men, to
whom he was issuing a budget OF
news in the public room at San
Antonio headquarters.
"A mother is here to see you about
getting her son out of the army" in
terrupted Major Burman, chief staff
officer.
Excuse me; excuse me- said the
general, hastily, to the reporters, as
he fled from the public room to the
privacy of his office.
Let the boy go il his mother is
dependent on him. Funston ordered
the adjutant from the half open Of
flee door.
A little woman whom reporters
saw making her way along the hall
way toward FunstDn's Office, depart
ed from the building half an hour
later, smiling happily, though she
had not seen Funston and did not
know how he retreate1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
OF THE SOLDIERS
ARE EXERTING AN INFLUENCE

Colonel John Frame, of the First
North Dakota, astonished group OF
correspondents Sunday by shouting
to passing private, come here,
Smith,"
Smith approached.
How long since you've written
home to your mother?" asked the
colonel.
Two weeks"
You go back to your tent and SIT
down and write 500 words to yos1
mother" ordered the colonel.
Five hundred letters daily reach
Major General O'Ryan, head of the
New York forces. who has put b.
900 youths In the militia. Many of these
ask for release of sons. But an
average of fifty daily contain thanks
of mothers to O'Ryan for abolishing
alcohol. Cofoneis, captains, Heuten-
ants, sergeants-no officer is too high
or too low for a mother to pin her
faith to-receive letters daily from
mothers, ordering them, instructing
them, or requesting them to look out
for my SON"
I've talked to officers OF city regi-
ments and country regiments OF
northern, southern, eastern and vest
ern regiments about mothers acttv-
ity. The story Is always the same.
Mothers are alike in every corner OF
the United States, and like a vast
anti-war organization they are max.
ing their influence felt
American mothers undoubtedly
would endure the sufferings of war
as bravely as any woman on earth.
but their solicitation now In peace
time, as expressed by thousands OF
letters to the border, is an indication
of how acute are the sufferings OF
the mothers of Europe with sons in
tha death zone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
GREAT S IKE
IS EAEl7ENED
II New Ssx Workers Win
Ont. II y be Most Com
J Tie-up in
History.
UNION REORGANIZATION
Outlook 10 Gloomy With 1879 Miles
Of Track uab,s 70 b
Rendered
Idle.
UNION REORGANIZATION

NEW YORK, August New
York's vast surface system OF street
car lines. comprising total mileage
Of 1,675, was threatened today with
the most complete de-up in tho city's
history. The right to, unionixe IL the
ono big issue involved.
Unless this right II granted the
thirty thousand surface men by the
companies. they threatened 70 carry
the night to elevated and subway
lines. Such action, company and city
officials admitted today, would result
in the worst street car strike America
has ever known. Az It is, tie up OF
the surface lines, would seriously
hamper business of all kinds.
The outlook was so gloomy Cover
nor Whitman stayed over in New
York today to discuss the situation
with Mayor Mitchell, Police Commits
sioner Woods and other officials. Gov
ernor Whitman. realizing what such .
series of walkouts would mean, want
ed to know IL Now York's ten thous-
and police could handle the situation
without militia aid Mayor Mitchell to
day called both sides to ? conference
at City hall at one o'cN
Conditions almost Aentsd IN
the history OF street riRes IN this
country presented selves today
Strikers openly boz the cars that
are still running. ny paid their
fares and stood Va. strike breaking
motormen and conductors calmly
urging them to Join the strikers. The
few passengers aboard did not even
known what was going on. II the
strike argument failed, the pleaders
would remark:
well, old man, I'm sorry you cant
see us. Maybe you VIII later. So
long"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
ARREST RAILROAD PRESIDENTS
BECAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION

bureau Of explosives organized by
the railways, It was also shown S3S, ).
842. 4SS worth of explosives were
shipped from this port during May
and that more than $3.50, 900 worth
OF munitions for the allies had been
shipped from here during the twelve
months ending June 80, last.
while Hudspeth's immediate desire
Il to prosecute alleged violations IN
the past. his ultimate aim is to force
munition makers and railways to
find some other place than Black
Tom. or in fact the state OF New
Jersey as q shipping plant. He Will
be backed up by Representative Ham
Sll- who is said TO b. planning con
xressional action toward prevention
OF another such series OF explosions
a. shook five states Sunday.
The known dead list this afternoon
remained at four. The Jersey City
CONNER announced fifth death dur
in1 the night when Policeman ONetll
toll n, the morgue what he thought
- y1,e head Of Mrs. Wilson, wife OF
! ihnrve captain. It was not until an
autopsy that the object was loun1 70
be Z half burned image. MIs- WI
son and her two babies are anone'
the nine known missing.
It became known today that the
loss Is almost entirely covered oy
Insurance, Loyds of England peans
the company largely concerned
The allies, TO whom the munitions
we're going. win be the sole losers, as
- Ae destruction Of munitions Is
concerned
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
KEYNOTE SPEECH
BY Mr.. HUGHES
Republicans Arc Well Pleased
With Address Made
by the Candi-
date. 8
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Principal is.ss - canpessn VIII be
Mexican s,tuatisn Win The
Tarses u second
p1soa.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
5rBy Perry Arnold, United Press STAN
Correspondent

5IBy Perry Arnold, United Press stan
Correspondence
NEW YORK. August Charles
Evans Hughes keynote for the
coming campaign, pleased oil repubu
cans today. Party chiefs who asssm
bled to hear the former Justice form
ally accept the nomination last night
wera unanimous today In pfaisinE thu
striking sentences with which tho can
didafe outlined the sissues on which
the a. o. p. Is to start eviction pro
ceedings against Woodrow Wilson and
the democratic majority In the senate
and house.
The fact that 1000 men and women
sat for nearly three hours In swelter-
Ing, sizzling heat to hear the candS
date break another one OF his famous
silences In tho meeting at Carnegie
hall. was looked on by republicans TO-
day a. auguring we'll for SUCCESS IN
November. Moreover. the same sticky
sweating auditors had enough enthus-
iasm left ct the end Of that session
a the close air Of the hail to cheer
Hughes vociferously. They would
hava liked to have heard something
from Colonel Roosevelt but the fer
mer moose, playing ~second fiddle" q
: polit1eal eA&haf1na s1cf the lly1k 19ms
IN ! great many ySafs, hustled out Of
the hall.
Hukhes' speech pleased today be-
cause, in tho Wow Of his friends. he
supported his harmony plea with . Sc
lection 6f issues for the campaign
which combine views of republican
etAndpatters, republican liberals, and
nroeress1vee. sOld liners were pleas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
Women Arc Interested.

9 COLORADO SpRlNSiS, Colo, Aug.
Charles Evans Hughes will be
given another chance to support the
Susan B. Anthony federal suffrage
amendment His notification declar-
alton in favor OF votes for women
without specifically advocating ma
tional woman outrage was somewhat
disappointing to the wDman's party,
Miss Anne Martin, chairman, stated
here today. She announced that
HUGHES has been invited to address
the woman's party conference here
next week provided he comes out in
favor of the Anthony amendment
However, the republican plank on
suffrage may be interpreted to in
clude national action" said Miss MAR
tin. "It is open to Mr.. Hughes early
in his campaign to make more
definite declaration for enfranchise-
uaaut q women BIZ federal action"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
Motor eoat Mah Drowned

ROCK ISLAND, H., Aug. 1.-Wm.
Totten. proprietor Of q local taxi-cab
line and garage, and one Of the best
known motor boat enthusiasts In this
section. was drowned late last night
when he jumped from bis pleasure
motor boat into the Mississippi at q
picnic ground about i've miles below
this city.
Mr.. Totten was well known among
motorboat men along the river. His
body had not been recovered this
morning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
Kansas Republican Campaign.

TOPEKA. Kansas, Aug. 1.-The re-
publican political campaign in Kan
sas will open September 3. when Cam
didate Charles Evans Hughes win
speak for an hour at Topeka, It was
learned here today. This announces
ment was made In telegram re-
ceived by Chas. Sessions, secretary
to Governor Capper, from Fred STAN
ley, Kansas national committeeman.
who attended the republican accepts
ance gathering in New York last
night. Hughes will arrive here from
Denver at three o'clock September z.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
RETREAI|hG
| FROM THE
RUSSIANS
Germans Withdraw Artillery
and Supplies # Kovel De-
pots = Enemy
Advances.
CROSSING THE RIVER
czar's Troops. Push Forward Despite
Fleedsd sIss1a s~~mps
and Darbsd
CROSSING THE RIVER

LONDON, August 1.--wireless re.
ports received at Rome and hero to-
! day asserted that Germany II with
| drawing her heavy artillery and her
| food and munitions depots from Kovel
in the face Of the Russian enveloping
movement.
The same report stated that vladi-
mir and volhynskey, In tho Same Soc
tor on the eastern front, have already
been completely evacuated.
Nothing Stops Them.
PETROGRAD. Aug. Flooded
fields, mushy Swamps ana DarDed
ed, have failed to stcp the Russian
advance acr0ss tho StCkhod river
north OF Koyel. German positions
5yxhlch the feutca nndeG4 AAye
'66Snt months In D0ff6ctin9. ere sue
The enveloping movement around
Kovel Is proceeding step by step.
General Ka1edins forces have nego-
tiated the dimcnlt marshes Of the
St0kh0d and General 6akharoffs di-
vision r. forcing the Austrian troops
under He0cT0l Won k900Qm-GH1 uO1lI
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
ALLIES EXPECT
TO SURELY WIN
The Great War WIN Not be q
Drawn Game as
Many Have
Predicted.
FOR SACRIFICE
Lord Newton Thinks Future VIII Soc
New World With condl
uons orsatiy
lnpse~sA
REWARD FOR SACRIFICE
[By W. 3. Forest, United Press Stah
Correspondence

&
Correspondent
LONDON, August 1.-THE great
war WIN not be drawn game. The
allies VIII surely win the reward OF
their sacriflces-and those sacrifices
will have been vain unless there shall
result now world conditions Of comfy
and better understandings
So declared Lord Newton, under
secretary OF state for foreign affairs In
statement prepared today for the
United Press. 1t was In response to
a query addressed to tho foreign Of
fee for comment on the second ami
versary OF the outbreak OF the Europ-
can conflict.
Entering the third year OF tho
war" Lord Newton asserted, "one is
struck by tho fact that contemporary
events in France indicate the allies
effort, which until now has been large
ly that Of preparation, will not result
in the depressing state Of equilibrium
which some have prophesied for It,
using the metaphor "a drawn game
The sacrifice OF our men and those OF
the great French republic and our 9TH
er allies on scattered gigantic fronts,
will quite assuredly win Their Reward.
What is to be the reward Of an
this sacrifice and effort7
ut Is not only punishment Of the
blood guilty, or new hope for the ma
lions that have been victims OF the
central powers; new hope for Belgium,
Serbia and the Armenians and Syr-
ians, that those who planned such
deeds of violence will assuredly meet
Just recompense, but beyond what Is
to be meted out, there stands the pos
sibility Of the future and our saci.
flee and effort will have been IN vain
unless there shall arise from all this
bloodshed, new world conditions In
which action between state and state
Is conducted in an atmosphere Of bet
ter understanding or when mutual un
Outstanding fails, the points at issue
will be decided more under the influ-
ence of the principles of Justice"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
HEAT WAVE
STRIKES EAST
While West Begins to Cool
Off, New York Clasps for
Ice Water.

N5w YORK, Aug. The heat
wave which struck New York yester-
day causing Ave deaths and setting
90 as July's heat record, had abated
today. Temperature at 10 o'clock
was IS and the forecaster said 1t
would be cooler tonight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01

along the British mont north or the
Somme was reported in the war ofIfce
statement today. It Tas stated Gen
eral Haig's men penetrated on a mar
row front toward the west OF Four
eaux wood but were driven out by
German counter attack.
Naval Losses.
BERLIN, (via wireless to Sayville)
Aug. Naval losses sustained by
the allies since the start of the war
have been three times those of the
Teutonic forces. according to . Ger
man admiralty statement today. Tho
statistics cover the period up to
June 80.
"During this time the allies lost
forty-nine men az var, OF $50 900 TONS;
OF this loss, forty vessels Of 485. O0e
tons were British. The Teutonic al
lies lost thirty vessels, OF 191.0O0
tons, OF which Germany's part was
twenty-five vessels Of $4,000 tons"
Situation Unchanged.
LONDON, Aug. NO change In
the situation" was reported today By
General Haig, British commander u
chief In France. Haig related Tat
north Of Zezentine LIE Petit, q hostile
attack against the British trenches
was successfully repulsed and said
there had been heavy artillery firing
during the night.
Two Surprise Attacks.
PARIS, Aug 1.-Two German SIN.
prise attacks directed at the French
lines about Lihous were rcpulsed, the
official communique declared today.
Adjutant Lenoir OF the aviation
- IL a.
aeroplane, the statement declared.
On the right bank of the Mouse,
the communiQue reported extremely
violent artillery combat around Bots
Fumin and Halaufee, the towns being
under bombardment from heavy
calibred German guns.
West OF Point A Mousson German
troops exploded three mine cham
bers, but the communiQue asserted
the French occupied the southern
edge Of the craters thus formed.
Zeppelin Raid.
LONDON, Aug. Probably one
of the Zeppelins engaged in the raid
en- eastern counties was bagged, the
war office announced today. The
raider was engaged by British aircraft
and bombarded by antf-air-craft guns.
Later 1t was seen to drop to a low
altitude and disappear In the mist of
shore.
The number Of dirigib1es engaged
In the raid was not announced. A
number Of explosive bombs were
dropped in a score or more of places
and the Zeppelins apparently cruised
over half dozen or more counties,
dropping bombs at several places Of
no military importance.
1.-THE Zeppelins flew at a great
height the war office declared, and
it was extremely diff1cult to deter
mine their exact number, but there
were at least six. The bombs which
they dropped fell In thinly inhabitated
districts.
Late this evening the war Office an
nounced there were no casualties
from the air raid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01

Staff Correspondent
BERLIN. Aug. ALTHOUGH the
German national committee for hon
orable peace held meetings through
out Germany today and the news
papers were filed with the speech de-
livered simultaneously and Identical
1y at all gatherings, there appeared
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
FIGHTING
IS FIERCE
N EUROPE
Germany Reports Driving out
British Who Penetrated
on Q Marrow
Front.
NO CHANGE FOR TO-DAY
elk zSppeiIns Made Raid Over East
srn countles Of England
and Spilled
NO CHANGE FOR TODAY

BERLIN. Aug. Fierce fighting
along the British front north Of the
Somme was reported in the war office
statement today. It was stated Gen
eral Haig's men penetrated on mar
row front toward the west Of Four
eaux wood but were driven out by a
German counter attack.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
ReveIlinq In Breezes.

CHICAGO, Aug. AFTER revealing
through a night of perfect cool
breezes, following scorching twenty
days of heat, Chicago today prepared
for another ideal cool day. Last
night the lake was so rough that all
beaches were closed at SIX o'clock.
Some beaches were closet at noon.
A threatened ice famine was averted
by the cool wave.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01

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Advertise in The Gate City
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
CHARGE Through water.

PETROGRAD, Aug. i.Charging
through marshy lands, sometimes
waist deep In water. Russian forces
drove back the Teutonic line from the
Dniester river to Koropietz and else
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
Honorable Peace.

rBy Carl w. Alderman, United Press
Staff Correspondent
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
All NIaht Rain.

LINCOLN, Neb, Aalg IAN all
night rain over the eastern half of
Nebraska brought much needed relief
to the corn which was beginning to
suffer seriously from the drouth.
In come sections there has been some
firing and the corn is badly damaged.
The rain which was steady down.
pour, viii save many fields which
were given up as lost.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
pur.ulno the Turks.

eurouln0 the TURKS.
PETRORAD, Aug. L. Continuing
pursuit OF Turkish forces toward
Mossul was announced IN the war
Office statement today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-01
Rain In Iowa.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. IA half
inch Of rainfall wac reported in six
Iowa cities and towns today and at
Cedar Rapids an inch has fallen, in
dicating the breaking OF the drought
and the collapse of the heat wave
which has threatened the corn crop
and seriously injured late potatoes.
The rainfall in Iowa during July was
ESQ inches below normal.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-08-10
IsCIE PO PRUsKU.

Kielc. Kielecka Komenda OBJ
wodowa og}osiKa co nastepuje
"Podaje sic do og6lnej wiado-
mosci, re urzadzanie jakichkol-
wick zebran publicznych Tub "
zamknietych lokalach bezpozwo-
lenia Komendy obwodowej jes'
surowo zakazane. Zakaz ten ME
dotyczy zebran o charakterze wy
}acznie familijnym Prosby o zez
wolenie nalezy wnosic pismien
ME lub ustnie do c. i k. komen-
dy obwodowej conajmniej ma
dni pred urzadzeniem zgroma-
dzenia. Przekraczajacy powyz
sly zakaz karani ma zasadzie "a
rzadzenia N. K. A. z d. 10 krzes
MIA 1915 r. grzywna do 5000 ko
ron lub czyn karygodny ME pod
lega ostrzejszej karze'.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-08-10
z POD MOSKALA.
GUBERNATOR ROSYJSKI DO
WYGNANC6W z WOKYNIA.

Gubernator wo}ynski ogiosi]
pod adresem wygnanc6w wezwa-
ME tel treSci: ~ pomoca Boza
zwycieska armia wypedza z gu
bernii wofynskiej zuchwalego
wroga, kt6ry zaja} pola vase i
chaty. Pojmuje wasza troske 0
RICHLY powr6t do stron rodzin-
nych, jednakze badzcie rozwazni,
"Wr6g ustepujac, porzuci} wa
sza role niezasiana, tam zas,gdzie
przebywacie obecnie, obowiaz--
klein waszym jest dokonac zbio-
row ma oddanych wan W dzierza
we dzia}kach, lub tez pomodz
PREY zbiorach ludnosci stale osia
dlej. Zboze i pasza p%otrzebne ola
armii, waszym zas pierwszym O.
bowiazkiem jest wytezyc wszyst-
kie silly, by dostarczyc zboza
paszy w jak na%jwiekszej ilosci.
"Gremialne vase przesiedla--
ME sic obecnie, utrudnia wielce
prawid}owy ruch ma kolejach
szybkie przerzucanie wojsk i eks
pedycye pocisk6w i zywnosci. -
Badzcie cierpliwi, przyjdzie czas,
gdy wladze panstwowe same wan
pomoga powracac W strony ro--
dzinne i rozpoczac spokojna wre
szcie prace ma roll