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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
ALI Are Released Excepting
Prisoners of War and
Grew Of Ship.

United Press Leased Wire Service
NEWPORT NEWS, w. Va, Feb. B.
With the British liner Appam
docked at Newport News today and
unloading passengers, mystery deep.
ened regarding Germany's masked
marvel, the sea raider which captured
! this British ship and sank seven 9TH
ers.
Captains of four British vessels
transferred to the Appam, strenuously
insisted today that the raider Is the
converted fruit liner Ponga and not
the Moewe. Lieutenant Berge, com
manding the German prize crew which
brought the Appam here after his
wierd dash across the Atlantic, Prince
Won Hatzfeldt, German embassy coun'
sellor and the other Germans as posi-.
lively insisted the raider is the
Moewe.
The British captains today told how
while prisoners on the raider, they
discovered name plates labelled "Pon-
ga and declared she was equipped as
fruit liner, new 5000 ton steam
vessel, built In 1914 at Bremerhaven.
The mystery surrounding the sea
raider was further deepened by the
TACT that some of the Germans OF the
Appam's prize crew wear hat bands
labelled paw" as we'll as "Moewe", IN
olcating that the Pongas or Moewe
crew was marshalled from severai
Serman merchant ships.
Release OF the Appam's passengers
today, except her crew, twelve British
military men and the German prize
crew of twenty-five, with the twenty
other Germans found prisoners when
.he Appam was captured. brought q
mood Of details on the new sea raid
efs exploits.
Early this morning the Appam, COW
,ed sred with sleet and ice and looking
nhe the ghost ship she is. raised her
mud hooks and steamed from her
Uerth off the government pier at
Old Point Comfort.
Most Of her passengers lined the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
[By Wilbur S. Forrest, United Press

CBy Wilbur S. Forrest, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Seven Of Eu-
ropes cables to America have been
mysteriously put out Of business. For
more than a month they have been
lying at the bottom of the ocean, tenn
porarily useless. while the remaining
ones are overburdened with the great
mass of communications passing daily
between the two continents.
Satisfactory information is not un-
obtainable here. but It was r1mored
today that a new type of German sub
marine. equipped for cable cutting,
may be working off Europe's western
coast. rt,s5t l5alsN
Two French cables, stretching from
Brest for 5000 miles to Cape Cod and
Miquelon, 1t Ia rumored, have been
shipped off the French coast Sew
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
British Liner Appam Belongs
to Germany, According to
State Department.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON Feb. 3.-The Brit
ish liner Appam held by a German
prize crew at Newport News, is a
German lawful prize Of war'--tem-
pOrarily at least.
This was the hypothesis upon which
the American government was pro
ceeding today Formal announcement
of a declaration by this government
that it will observe the German rights
over the Appam and the German con-
tention that she is a prize and not a
naval auxiliary man Of war, subject
to internment, was expected during
the day.
Vigorous and formal protest against
the expected decision was being pre-
pared at the British embassy. Am
bassador Spring Rice planned to file
a complaint just as soon as the state
departments position Is formally an
nounced. England will demand that
this government observe The Hague
convention rules in dealing with the
Appam. These require that bel
ligerent upon bringing a prize ship
into a neutral port and when unable
to hold her at sea or take her to
home port, must surrender her to her
original owners.
State department officials said to-
day thus far they have seen no al
Tentative than to observe the treaty
of 1928 between Prussia and this
country. which provides that Germany
can bring prizes into American ports
and vice versa.
The Hague convention relied upon
by England. was never finally ratified
either by England or the United
States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
Seven of Them Have Already Been Cut, Sup
posedly the Work of New Type of
Submarine.
MAY CUT OFF DIRECT CONNECTIONS
Two French Lines Have Been Shipped OFF and
Several From Ireland are Out of
Commission.

eral other lines working from Ireland
to New Foundland and Nova Scotia,
over which much Of the business be-
tween London and American cities
passes. are reported to have been cut.
The possibilities that Europe might
lose all direct cable connection with
America IL the rurnors prove to be
well founded, is not remote.
In that event, messages would have
to be transmitted with great delay
and at great expense via Oporto. to
Spain, thence to Madeira, the Canary
Islands, Parnambuco, Brazil. and then
relayed to New York. The only 9TH
er possible route would be via Egypt,
India, China and San Francisco.
There Is no wireless station in mg.
land which could compete with the
powerful German wireless which
sends daily messages to America.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
Six Hundred Members of Business Mems
League Were Present When the Pan
Cakes Were Served.
PLEASED WITH RECEPTION IN WEST
Eighteen Thousand People Listening
to Mr.. Wilson's Talk.

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ABOARD THE PRESIDENTS
Z TRAIN, ENROUTE TO 81. LOUIS
Feb. 3.-President Wilson came west
to find out the sentiment in these
parts on preparedness. It 1s the
unanimous opinion today that he
found out to his complete satisfaction
at Kansas City where $4,000 persons
crammed into Convention hall and
heard his appeal.
1t was declared on all sides to have
been the greatest reception ever Civ
en- a president of the United States
in Missouri. Here are some of the
figures given by police on crowds at
different parts OF the city from the
time the president arrived until he
returned to his train; 1000 at train to
meet him; 10000 along streets on
way to hotel: 600 packed in hotel
lobby when he arrived; $4,000
jammed about hotel while he ate din
ner; 800 crammed in lobby and bal
comics Of hotel when he left for the
auditorium; $4,000 seated, standing.
suspended in air and seated on floor
in convention hall. The president
yielded to the influence of the crowd
and responded in an unusual manner.
throwing aside his usual reserved
manner, he lapsed frequently into an
almost conversational tone in discuss
ing his question. He demanded steps
this month by congress toward better
ing the nations defensive power. He
urged his hearers not to allow con-
gress to lag. declaring they'll deliver
the goods because you want them to. .
Get up on your hind legs and tell
them what the nation desires and
demands Thrilled by his reception
the president told his audience that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
Code Book Disappeared.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. Lieut..
Herbert A. Jones, commander Of the
reserve torpedo f1otilla, and Ensign
Robert D. Kirkpatrick, navigation Of
Ger, were today ordered coutmartialed
because Of the Ioss or theft Of the
navy's secret code book from the de-
stroyer Hull
Jones was commanding officer and
Kirkpatrick next in command Of the
Hull stationed at Mare Island navy
yard, at the time the code book dis
appeared.
Navy officials admitted that the
code in the hands of a foreign gov
ernment would prove more than
merely embarrassing to the depart.
ment even during peace times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
WILSON LIKES WESTERN RECEPTION
ENGLAND

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LONDON, Feb. 3.-Survlvors Of the
British steamer Woodfield, sunk by a
submarine off the Moroccan coast, ar
rived here today With 4 story Of a
bloody fight with the Y boats crew.
The submarine, one Of the newest
and speedfest OF the German under
sea boats, overhauIed the WoodfieId
after a short chase and sent out a
boarding party. Tho Woodfieid's crew
attacked the submarlners as they
cIambered upon the deck and en-
gagged them In q knife and pistol duel.
The boat was unable to bring her
guns Into play for fear Of killing her
own men. The hand to hand combat
on the Woodfieid's decks lasted for
three hours. Tho steamers crew,
poorly armed, were finally overcome
after eIoht sailors had been killed and
fourteen wounded. They were put
Into small boats and pulled for the
Moroccan coast. Their troubles did
not end when they reached land, they
said. A party OF bandit Moors noticed
their approach and made them pris-
oners. They were released after the
WoodfieId shipping company Of Lon
don, the vessels owner, paid ransom.
The survivors were landed at Ply
mouth yesterday and reported to the
companys office today.
FoUNDERED AT SEA.
LONDON, Feb. 3-The British
steamer chasehiIl, which sailed from
New York Jan. 13 for Havre, fou"-
dered at sea. Advices to her owners
here today said that her crew was
saved.
The chasehIii was built In 1891 and
displaced 4,5e3 tons. She was regis
tered at London.
BELLE OF FRANCE SUNK.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The British
steamer Belle Of France has been
sunk. Nineteen Lasears, members OF
her crew, are missing. Twenty-Five
others were landed.
The Belle of France was owned
and resisteredF at Liverpool. She dis
placed 1875 tons and was built IN
1905.
coRoNER's VERDICT.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The kaiser and
the German crown prince were named
as Accessories to the wIful murder
Of thirteen Zeppelin victims killed
In Monday nights raid on Stafford
shire, In the formal findings Of a cor
oner's Jury today.
KING SIGNS THE BILL.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-king George to-
day signed the governments conserip-
tlon bill. The measure becomes e.
fectIve on February 10.
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he would smile at those who say the
U. S. is not awake"
Breakfast In St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. 3--With the
presidential salute of twenty-one guns
booming from the Eighteenth street
viaduct, President Wilson's special
train pulled into union station shortly
after eight o'clock. Governor Major
Of Missouri and former Governor
David Il. Francis were among the
committee Of the Business Mems
league that greeted the president.
The presidential party was driven
to the Hotel Jefferson under extra
Mrs. Wilson rode in an open car with
an escort of mounted police and Bat
terry A Of the Missouri guards. Local
detectives and government operatives
proceeded and followed the execu-
tive's auto.
Enroute to the hotel the streets
were not crowded, the low tempera-
,ture keeping the people indoors. Win
dows in the manufacturing districts
were jammed with workers who
cheered as the party passed. At nine
o'clock the president and Mrs. Wilson
entered the dining room Of the Jeffer-
son where about six hundred mem
bers Of the Business Mems league
were assembled for breakfast.
Fig. thousand persons crowded
into the Coliseum long before the
executive arrived. School was dis
missed and the high school children
entertained the throng preliminary to
the executives arrival, with patriotic
songs.
At 9:45 every available seat was
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
LAWFUL PRIZE OF WAR
is DECISION AT PRESENT

Internment OF the twenty-five Ger
mans Of the prize crew aboard the
Appam appears to be required. Wheth-
on the Appam and impressed into
service by the prize crew, shall be
fnterned, was more doubtful. These
Germans are said not to be military
or naval reservists. but German citi.
zens taken from Africa to British de.
tention camps.
Demands for release Of the 40
odd members of the Appam's crew
have been made. 1t is expected that
they will be released although Lieu
tenant Berge contends that by resist
ing capture they identified them.
selves with naval service. Captain
Harrison, however, denies his ship
made any resistance. The dozen
British army and navy men aboard
the Appam cannot be held as prison
ers of war in the United States. but
whether they are subject to intern
ment here Is still undecided
Two Points at Issue.
WASHINGTON. Feb, 3.-The APP
pam brought into Norfolk by a Ger
man commerce raiding crew is a war
prize, in the official view Of the Unit
ed States, Secretary Lansing an
nounced today.
There remain but two points at is
sue. They are disposition of the ship
and the problem that has arisen
through the refusal of the German
commander, Lieutenant Berge to re-
lease British soldiers which he and
the German embassy insist he has q
right to hold as prisoners Of war.
In deciding both points a high Of
fetal said today:
Common sense will enter into the
solution" He said there is no exact
precedent to follow and that the Unit
ed States will have the whole say
Regarding disposition of the ship.
the department@will in part be guided
by the Prussian' treaty of 1925.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
DROVE ZEPPELIN OFF.
Verdict for Defendant.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 3.-Tha
jury hearing the case of Mrs. Anna
Nicola. of Kansas City, who sued the
Pullman company for $4,000, chars
ing she had been insulted on a Pull:
man car several months ago, found a
verdict for the defendant today. Mrs.
Nicola claimed she was compelled to
disrobe by the Pullman porter while
he searched her for SIS she was
claimed to have stolen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
Boiler Exploded.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
DEKALB, Ill.,, Feb. 3.-Charles Reed
Of Sycamore, ILL.,, and an unidentified
man were instantly killed today when
boiler exploded at the plant of the
Creamery Packing company here. The
unidentified man was boiler inspec-
tor for the American Boiler company
Of Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
BAL kANS

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LONDON, Feb. 3.-Fourteen French
aviators bombarded Bulgarian en-
campments at Petris yesterday, In re-
taliation for the Zeppelin raid on Sa-
IoniE<a, according to dispatches re-
celved here today. Capture of a Ger
man aeroplane and lrs pilot by French
airmen was also reported.
I Dispatches to tho London papers
today reported that Field Marshal
Won Mackensen, General Won Gall
wltz and Gar Ferdinand, the Bull
oarian Crown Prince Boris, and Gen.
erai Jekoff have arrived at the Greek
front. The Greek newspapers believe
the attack against saIonlka Is about
to begin.
DROVE ZEPPELIN OFF.
PARIS Feb. "a German Zeppelin
made another attempt to raid Salon.
ika last night but was heavily bom-
barded by British artillerymen and
driven off, according to dispatches
received hero today. The dirigibie
pitched violently In retreating, and Is
believed to have been hit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
GERMANY
[By Carl w. Aekerman, United Press
Staff Correspondent.l

stan correspondents.
BERLIN, (via wireiess) Feb. S.
Capture Of the British liner Appam,
bombardment Of English Industrial
fresh activity of the Won Tirpitz U
boats, may be accepted as a prelude
to an aggressive campaign on tho sea
and In the air against Germany's enc
mics.
Germany's sea and air forces may
perform even more startling feats, It
was hinted today.
News Of the audaclous feat Of the
German sailors who captured the Ap-
pam, was received with the greatest
enthusiasm here. Lieutenant Heroe
and his crew have become the popu-
lar heroes Of Berlin.
Reports Of the Appam's dash Into
Norfolk, received mostly frcm Eng
Iish sources have suppIanted all 9TH
er items OF news Intereot, excepting
possibly the Monday night Zeppelin
raid on England.
The marine authorities stated to-
cay that they know exactly how each
OF the seven British ships was sunk
IN tho operations off the African
coast, but they do not desire to give
out the information at this time, the
admiralty awaiting reports from
Washington as to whether the Appam
entered Norfolk as an auxiliary cruis-
or or as prize, pointing out that the
case will be handled differently by
the United States II the latter decis-
ion is made. Officials believe the Ap-
pam is German prize and expect to
begin negotiations with America un-
der this assumption, unless Washing
toms investigation disproves this
theory.
The Monday night Zeppelin raid on
England, according to English re-
ports, the greatest air attack of the
war, may be considered as only the
beginning of great air campaign.
Germany plans with her zeppeiins to
destroy everything Of military Import
ance or of food value in England as
long as England continues her policy
Of starving Germany Officials here
declare, too, that 1t is impossible for
Germany to consent to any new regu-
iations on submarine warfare in the
future, as long as England persists In
this starvation policy.
Zeppelin raids on England have
been impossible for several months
because Of the air currents. Present
weather conditions, aeronautic ex-
perts declare are ideal. According to
Zeppelin commanders, Monday nights
raid on England accomplished one Of
its chief objects, the destruction Of
grain elevators at Liverpool. Zeppe-
Iins devoted large share of their
attention to Liverpool, because a
large part Of the grain and other food
stuffs imported by England passes
through that port. A sensational re-
port that President Wilson will notify
Germany that no Americans In the
future will be permitted to travel on
beIligerent ships, reached here from
Dutch sources today. Officials would
not comment, preferring to await con-
flrmation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
Indemnify for Foreigners.

Indemnity Tor Foreigners.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska today reported
favorably bill from the foreign rela-
tions committee to pay $41,030 in
demnity to the Austro-Hungarian.
Greek and turkish governments for
damages done their subjects In the
South Omaha riots of February 81.
1910.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03

Both were stricken with illness on the
day OF the celebration.
Stanley, the oldest man in DuPage
county, never used tobacco or intox-
icants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
Villa Wins q Battle.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-1n the
first important Villista victory since
Carranza's recognition, rebels defeat
ed the government troops at Chapa-
pate, in the Tampico oil Aelds, killing
forty and capturing much ammuni-
ton, a state department dispatch to-
day reported.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
Nobody Home.

Nobody Home.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. s.
For the first time since the early civil
war days there was not single state
official here at the capital. From
Governor Major down, the state Of
ticers were at ST. Louis to hear Pres
ident Wilson's address. Only three
of the supreme court justices were
here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
Never Used Tobacco 10 Dead

Never Used Tobacco 10 Dead.
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DOWNERS GROVE, ILL.,, Feb. g.
Captain Dexter Capron Stanley, whose
Tooth birthday was celebrated at a
village holiday a month ago. died to-
day. His wife died two weeks ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
SUBMARINE RECORD.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-German SUBJ
marines have sunk f7fty-eight allied
ships Of an aggregate tonnage Of
215,15e In the Mediterranean since the
Balkan campaign began, according to
the German newspaper Weserzeltung,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-03
FRA nee

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PARIS = S-Juies Vedrines, ia.
nous Fr aIrman, who won the
Gordon + .ett sup In Chicago, CON-
mandet s reneh squadron which re-
Gently 10 destructive raids on
bridge j railways behind tho Ger
man = : II was learned today. He
now = . the Legion Of Honor, the
milf medal, and the war cross.
Vef won the dispIeasure Of the
Ge 3 before the war by flying from
Nancy to Austrian Bohemia without
obtaining permission to cross German
territory.
RESUMED ATTACK.
PARIS, Feb. 3.-The Germans havo
resumed their heavy attacks against
the French limos, according to official
dispatches this afternoon.
This afternoons war office state
ment reported repuise Of determined
enemy onsIaughts north Of Alsne In
tho region Of Vile Aubers, by cur
tain Of fire from French infantry. The
teutons suffered heavy losses.
Tho official statement tended 70
confirm reports that the Germans
have brought UP large bodies Of re-
serves, preparatory to launching an
other offensive like that Of last FRI
day.
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he would smile at those who say the
U. s.. is not awake"
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subscribers Of The Daily Gate
City are served the full Leased
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-15
Larger Profits Shown.

AS convincing proofs Of the value Of
cow-testing associations, the School Of
Agriculture Of the Pennsylvania State
College announced increased profits,
reduced expenses and better herds in
the Montour Valley Association, which
is but six months old.
Assistance given one Of the nineteen
members enabled him to obtain an in.
creased selling price of more than $50
month for his milk. By using bal
anced ration, another member made a
saving in his feed bill of $40 a month.
Another member sold three Guernsey
heifers for 800 each because of the
records of the dams. Records of in.
creased milk production since the or
ganiZation Of the association show that
the best COW produced more than eight
thousand pounds of milk in six months,
two others have exceeded seven thou
sand pounds and FIVE reached six thou
sand pounds. The best COW made a
profit of sl45 and the poorest showed
loss of $14