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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-27

WEN ~ ANnES VI 66SI LAND. a
good hay barn. so rods on electric car
lage. Further information on inquiry E,
G. Lowe. Fairfield. Me. feb26dtf
FREE FARM CATALOGUE-UP
written request we will mail you our
1916 spring list of farm bargains. The
best trades ever offered in farm proper
ties In this section. Harlow & Thurston,
II Court St. Auburn. Me. feblsdtf
HOUSE AND BARN WITH ONE
acre Of land on RiveSSs,de drive. Must be
H. Higgins. Opp. Hotel North. Augusta.
feb5dtf
HOUSE LOTS LOCATED ON
Cedar and Middle streets Inquire of F.
w. Libby. "a Cedar st. sept11dtf
LOTS FOR SALE-ON JOHNSON,
Cushman. Drew, and Pike SITS. Not the
little pinched city lots with barely room
for house. but high suburban lots. each
containing $500 square feet. Near good
vice Of city water. gas and electric lights
available for each lot. J. r. Townsend,
Augusta, Maine, 31s Water St. House
Telephone 6H-Y. jly1ldtf
FARMS LARGE AND SMALL WITH
good buildings. on good roads and near
city markets: H. B. Sawyer Farm
Agency. 1856 Water street. Augusta. Ne.
Tel. S01-W. aug2dtf
80 ACRE FARM WITHOUT BUILD
ings. Is acre farm with barn. near car
line and Bangor road; IS acre farm with
barn on Church Hin road. mile from
car line. H. B. Sawyer Farm Agency.
sa5 Water street. Augusta. Me- Tel. S01-w.
augzdtf
FARM 2Ia MILES OUT ON CAR
line, 100 acres. large barn. s-room house,
ENr Co
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-27
Wanted-Male Help
REPRESENTATIVES.

MEN AT LEIGHTON FARM,
-oo,bs Mill road. to chop 10 cords wood
-, ys-M, between II and l and after
I'm. mch2id3ts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
Public Health Service Makes Alarming Re-
port on Number of Cases in Country
at Present Time.
PNEUMONIA FOLLOWS IN WAKE.
December Deaths by the Wholesale From the
Worst Epidemic of Influenza Known
in Many Years.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Despite ef-
forts of boards OF health, the epidemic
Of grip, or influenza which has swept
the United States, grows hourly more
serious, with increasing number of
deaths from pneumonia as an after ef-
feet. This is the conclusion drawn to.
day by DR.. w. G. Rucker, assistant
surgeon general of the United States
public health service from telegraphic
reports of government agents in every
part Of the country.
In practically every large city Of the
country, except st. Louis and Balti-
more. the epidemic is raging with dis.
astrous results.
. The death rate from pneumonia in
such cities as Chicago and Philadel-
pilia has ~ ped at an astounding rate.
A few cities ON the Atlantic coast,
such as Portland, Maine, have escaped.
but on the Pacific coast, San Fran
cisco, reports the worst epidemic since
1891; Los Angeles has suffered for
two months with no signs of letup,
and Seattle has q 15 per cent increase
in the death rate in December. The
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
To Improve the West.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Govern-
ment appropriations aggregating ST.
100000 for improving Long Beach
and Los Angeles, California, harbors
were recommended to congress today
by the army board of engineers.
They approved a project to build q
dam, dikes and revetments to con-
troll rivers flowing into the harbors
at a cost to the government of ST.
0S0,000 providing Los Angeles city
and county pays for roads, bridges
and maintenance. An initial appro-
priatfon of 100000 was recommend
ed The engineer also recommended
federal appropriation of sS5G,O00 with
local help to build a channel connect
ing the harbors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04

schools throughout the state Of Wash
ington are partially depopulated.
The most significant report came
from New Mexico where influenza epi-
denies are exceedingly rare. In that
state the grip Is striking up in the
mountains so that the old theory that
this malady spreads only In crowded
cities has been shattered.
Reports from different cities follow:
Philadelphia: 141 deaths from In
fiuenza In fve weeks; 70 deaths last
week. Pneumonia cases, S81 with 284
deaths last week.
Memphis: 1000 to 5000 cases OF
grip.
Cleveland: 100000 Cases OF grip;
much pneumonia.
New York City: Marked increase
OF pneumonia and In death rate Of.
persons over 65 years. Health depart
ment has sent out warnings.
Detroit. Mich: 100000 cases OF
grip hospitals overcrowded.
Chicago: 666 deaths from pneu-
monia in December, with total number
OF reported cases, LAO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
Boat Turned Turtle While
Many Passengers Were
Clinging to Deck.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON. Jan. 4.-Scenes Of horror
preceded the final plunge Of the tor
pedoed liner Persia in the Mediter-
ranean, according to dispatches from
Alexandria today.
The Persia turned turtle while boats
were being gotten away from her
side. Monster waves had washed
from her decks more than a score OF
passengers who failed to reach the
boats Then the steamer dipped
sharply to port. sending men, women
and children slipping down her deck
into the water. Before the eyes OF
survivors IN the last boat she rolled
over while perhaps a score Of persons
were still clinging to her decks.
Only twelve Of the eight first class
passengers were saved. Cairo tele-
gram reported today. The admiralty
has given up United States Consul
McNeely as lost. though eleven other
survivors, including Lord Montagu,
have been landed at Malta. The esti-
mate of dead still ranges from $50 to
800.
Owners Of the Glengyle, sunk in the
Mediterranean on Sunday, said today
that she carried not more than five
passengers, all Of whom were saved.
The nationalities Of the passengers is
not known.
Robert McNeely, American consul to
Alden, was in his cabin when the ex-
plosion rocked the liner, the survivors
at Alexandria declared, and he was
one Of the last Of the passengers to
reach the deck. Most Of the other
passengers were at luncheon.
The first persons on deck began
strapping on life belts while the crew
worked with the boats. Nearly seven
ty persons crowded into one boat and
when it struck the water waves wash
ed over the sides and threatened to
sink 1t. Another boat was dropped
and several men in the overloaded boat
were transferred.
Many of the survivors had leaped or
been washed from the deck Just before
the Persia sank. Several Of them
were in the water nearly an hour be-
fore they we're rescued, while clinsing
to bits of wreckage.
Charles H. Grant, Boston, Mass,
salesman and the only American sur
vfyor Of the Persia, corroborated the
stories of pitiful scenes when the lin
er went down.
Grant slid into the water with a
life belt and was picked up while
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
HOTEL GUESTS MADE LEAP
FOR. LIFE INTO NET

Hampered by high wind and bit
terly cold weather, firemen had diff
ficulty in fighting the blaze and res
cuing the sixty guests. Those injured
leaped from third and fourth story
windows into life nets. All but one OF
them dropped through an entangle-
ment Of electric wires, breaking their
arms or legs before landing in the
nets
Several firemen we're injured by fall
ing walls. Charles Decker, South
Nerwa1k, was killed outright. The
origin Of the blaze Is unknown. Guests
were forced to fee in night clothes
to adjoining buildings before the rap
idly spreading flames.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
AUSTRIA
[1y Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent

[ey Henry Wood. United Press staff
Correspondent.l
ROME, Jan. 4.-A desperate and
most important struggle for mastery
Of the Adriatie Is now raging near
the Austrian naval base Of cattaro,
between the combined Austrian naval
and land forces and Monteneprlns.
The AustrIans are making a deter
mined attempt to capture Mount
Lowcen, the Gibraltar Of the Adri-
attic. It's retention by the Montene-
grlns threatens the Austrian hold on
Cattaro.
Since the beginning Of the war.
Austria has made the cattaro harbor
naval base for operations In the
Adriatic, Aegean and Mediterranean.
Cattaro Is absolutely Impreenabie
from the sea. From the land side Il
may be attacked only from Mount
Lowcen where the MontenenrIns q
year ago installed heavy artillery.
For six days the Austrians have
been attempting to drive the Monte
negrins from this position. While
Austrian troops are attacking on tho
slopes from Ruskovasora, Gherha.
and other points, the Austrian war
ships In cattaro harbor are fierceIy
bombardIns the Montenegrln posi-
tions.
II the Montenegrins can hold Mount
Lowcen they plan later, with allied
assistance, to drive the Austrfans
from Cattaro. Until the Austrians
are driven from this base they will
continue to dispute supremacy In the
Adriatic with the allies squadrons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04

matter and will act Just AZ soon as the
information is obtained"
The president decided not to call
his cabinet together today but con-
lferred with Chairman Stone of the
senate foreign relations committee,
and will confer with Secretary of
State Lansing In IAN effort to gather
lall the information in the Persia sink
ing.
That the situation today was very
critical, was admitted at the white
house without reservation.
The statement given out by Secre-
'tary Tumulty followed telephone con-
ference with Secretary Lansing. It Is
understood that Lansing said again
the department still lacks much I'M
|portant information necessary before
this government could take any action.
Cloud Over Congress.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IA cloud
hung over the reassembling of con-
gross today following the holiday re-
cess. Gravity Of senators and repre-
sentatives over the foreign situation
growing out of the Ancona and Per-
sia incidents was pronounced.
Committee consideration and the
speeches on the floor regarding the
international problems, impended.
Various senators, including Smith, Of
Georgia, and Borah, were reported
planning addresses on diplomatic re-
lations. That no curb is to be i'm
posed on the discussion Of the coun-
try's foreign affairs, was tacitly un-
derstood. Sharp attacks upon the
central powers submarine campaigns
and the allies commercial interfer-
ences were certain.
Before the senate foreign relations
committee, were numerous questions,
including the resolutions of Senators
Smith Of Georgia, and Lodge, for the
investigation Of British orders in coun
Gil and the teutonic submarine policy
and unneutral conspiracies In this
country.
Preparedness and revenue plans
were all askew. No definite program.
even of procedure, was before con.
gress. National defense hearings were
to have begun today before the house
naval committee, but they were post
poned until tomorrow. Necessity for
more government navy yards to build
war craft was discussed, including
the proposed s3,000,oo0 dry dock at
Norfolk. Army preparedness hear
ings will begin Thursday before the
house military committee with Secre-
,tary of War Garrison the first wit
ness.
Growing opposition both to the pre-
paredness and revenue programs was
a marked feature OF sentiment among
returning congressman.
The senate naval committee today
considered Senator Tillman's bill for
a sl1.00o,O00 federal armor plate
plant with 10000 tons capacity.
Rural credits legislation was for
mally launched today with joint in
PRODUCTION in the senate and house
bill for the creating of farm lands
banks under.a farm loan board.
Energetic steps.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-HurryinG |
back from his honeymoon, President |
Wilson took prompt anu energetic
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
ASK GOVERNOR
FOR new JOBS
Brewery Workers at Daven-
port Say State Has Taken
Away Their En-
ployment.
THE SALOONS SELL SODA
Several Have Turned Their Room
Into Club House and Pay Rent
Ahead, Expecting to
Reopen.
THE SALOONS SELL SODA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 4.-Four
hundred brewery workers at mass
meeting, adopted resolutions address
ed to Governor Clarke, demanding that
tie state which has taken away their
means Of livelihood" by closing the
saloons, supply them with new jobs.
If no aid comes from the state, they
will ask the Davenport city council
for work. @
Davenport saloons commenced the
sale of soft drinks today Several
saloon men, after removing all beer
and liquor, have turned their places
into club rooms, paid their rent in
advance and expect to win the test
case started yesterday In court, and
reopen again.
Decision in Six Weeks.
DES MONIES, Iowa. Jan. 4.-Attor-
ney General Cosson today announced
that arrangements had been made to
get a supreme court opinion on the
mulct law repeal in six weeks. When
a Keokuk saloonman is arrested on
q test case next N Monday. he iss to he.
kept in the custody OF the sheriff
and not apply for hearing and
bonds. Instead he will appeal direct
to the supreme court for writ OF
habeas corpus and the mulct law ap-
peal will thus be sent to the supreme
court direct, not bothering with the
district court This will take about six
weeks and will be ended long before
the Davenport test case can reach the
supreme court through the district
court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
Cannot be Taxed,


NEWTON, Iowa, Jan. 4.-The dis
trict court today ruled that Iowa
towns cannot tax chautauquas. The
ruling came as an instructed verdict
in the case Of the city of Newton
which attempted to collect a tax of
SIS for the first day and $40 for sue
ceeding days from the Redpath-vaw.
ter Chautauqua system. The defend
ants asked for an instructed verdict
on the grounds that the council had
no right to assess chautd1ddas in that
they are of scientific and historical
nature. They also pleaded that the
license was excessive.
Shevlln's VIII Filled.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. 4.-The
will of Thomas L. Shevlin filed for
probate today, bequeaths an estate
valued at $3,500,000 to Mrs. Shevlin
and her two children.
The estate is composed of 100000
worth of real estate and $3,300,00O in
personal property.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Rain or
snow and colder tonight. Wednesday
snow and much colder.
r'or Iowa: Rain or snow and colder
tonight. Wednesday snow and much
colder.
For Missouri: Rain tonight. Warm.
er extreme east and colder northwest
portions. Wednesday rain or snow
and much colder Much colder by
night west portion.
For Illinois: Rain tonight. Warmer
south portion. Wednesday rain south
and rain or snow north portions
Colder
Weather Conditions.
High pressure In the British north
west Is causing colder weather in the
northern mountain states, where there
has been snow, and the temperature
fell to 90 below zero at Havre, Mont.
last night.
Local Observations.
JAN Bar.Ther Wind Weather.
8 Z a. m. -. 80 SO SO S Clear
4 7 a. m -. 0.Oe AZ S Clear
River stage, a. m, feet, tenths.
Change in "a hours, rise. 8 tenths.
Mean temperature, Jan. 8, "a.
Highest, 46.
Lowest, 21
Lowest last night, 33.
FRED z. GOSEwISCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
Back in Washington for Conference With Cabi-
net and Congress Over What Steps
Should be Taken.
An EXPLANATION WILL Be Asked;
United States May Take Vigorous Action With
out Waiting Further Information in
the Case Of the Persia.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-President
Wilson today. took charge Of the
crisis over submarine operations. He
returned from his honeymoon at Hot
Springs. confronted by the most ser
ious and delicate dilemma OF the war
as It affects the future United States
relations.
The president and Mrs. Wilson ar
rived at 7:45 .. m, in q private car
attached to the regular Chesapeake
and Ohio train from Hot Springs.
Coincident with the presidents re-
turn, congress reassembled today and
promised to take q prominent nart in
the expected international dcnoue-
ment.
From III quarters the white house,
state department and capitol. came In.
dications that prompt. decisive and
salutary steps to stop Illegal subma-
Tine warfare were under w0y. I'M
mediate plans Of the president regard
ing sinking Of the Persia and other
submarine victims were:
Conference with Secretary of State
Lansing.
Cabinet council.
Conference with Stone, chairman
senate foreign relations committee.
In addition to the Persia incident,
the president and his advisors con-
1rorted other international issues af-
fecting this government IN the sinking
OF the big Glasgow merchantman
Glengyle. the Japanese steamers
Yasaka Maru and Kenkon Maru and
the French steamer Vile De La Ciotat.
Austria's reply regarding the Ancona
and steps of the Lusitania negotiations
with Germany were also up for de-
cisive action.
The principal point for the presi.
dents determination today was wheth-
er this government shall proceed,
without waiting for further informa-
tion In the Persia case, to protest to
the central powers against wholesale
submarine slaughter in the Mediter-
ranean. OfYicials intimated this step
was under consideration because OF
the undersea onslaughts occurring
daily. The view was expressed that
only by prompt and immediate action.
without waiting for tedious delays OF
ordinary diplomatic procedure, could
the illegal submersible campaign be
checked.
That inquiry may be formally made
|of the central powers, demanding an
explanation Of the recent attacks. was
lntimated from an authoritative source.
situation 10 Grave.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-President
|-..lson today issued statement In
which he admitted that the present
situation between the United States
and Austria Is very grave.
He added that he was cooperating
with Secretary of State Lansing in an
effort to obtain the full facts and
that az soon as this information is
obtained, this government will act
promptly.
The statement issued through Sec
retary Tumulty follows:
The president and the secretary OF
state are taking every means possible
to obtain thu full facts In this grave
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04

[United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ATHENS, Jan. A Zeppelin air
ship has arrived at Sofia and will
proceed to the Bulgarian front, ae-
cordng to advices received here TO-
day. IL will be used In raids on
allied warshlps and troop encam p
ments at Salonika.
The ZeppeIin's crew was enthusIas-
ticaIIy welcomed at Sofia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
FINAL PLUNGE OF THE PERSIA
WAS A SCENE OF HORROR

clinging to floating wreckage.
LAS we pulled away, some OF the
passengers were screaming and others
shouting farewells," said Grant. Those
in one boat sang hymns-half hyster-
ically."
Grant was in the dining saloon
when the Persia was sunk. Consul
McNeely ordinarily sat at the same
table with him, he said, but he was
not at luncheon when the Persia was
attacked.
The survivors, Grant said, were dis
tributed among five boats. They were
picked UP seventeen hours after tho
ship was torpedoed.
Among the Dead.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Further
dispatches from Consul General Skin
ner at London today tended to confirm
the death Of United States Consul
Robert N. McNeely on the torpedoed
british liner Persia.
A telegraphic list Of the survivors
received by the London admiralty said
Skinner, does not include McNeely's
name. It does include the name of
Charles Grant. o. Boston.
A dispatch rece.fed from Consul
Keblinger at Malta says eleven sur
vivors Of the Persia arrived there Jam
uary 8. Lord Montagu was among the
Seven Hindus, members OF
the crew. were picked up at sea, cling
ing to an overturned small boat, by
the steamer Sing Chow
All the survivors, according to Keb-
linger's dispatch, declared the Persia
was torpedoed without warning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
Receivers Appointed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. :.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Federa-
Judge Mayer today appointed vii.
liam H. Coverdale and George w.
Morgan receivers for the Auto Sales
Gum company, New Jersey corpora
ton capitalized at $6,OOO.00O, on the
petition Of George w. Holloway. a
stockholder who alleged the company
defaulted January 1, in interest pay
ments on its bonds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
Died From Injuries.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
DES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. Al. C.
Nichols, 10, Rock Island brakeman,
injured when the switch engine on
which he was riding at Valley juno
ton, side-swiped a freight train, died
in the hospital early today. c. w.
Bressler, engineer and w. H. Heston,
fireman on the switch engine, both
injured, will recover.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
Glad to be Alive.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
SAN FRANCISCO, jan 4.-Not
much the worse for his ducking, Nor
ton Christensen, former Kenosha,
Wis, police sergeant, was glad to be
alive today, following his attempt at
suicide by drowning here after his
girl had rejected him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
pne Killed and Six injured
When Building Was De-
stroyed by Fire.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WATERBURY,. Conn, Jan. A.-One
an was killed. six persons badly in
ered and many suffered from cold and
kposufe as q result of a fire which
taHy DESTROYED the Connecticut
Ptei here early today. The property
Is estimated at $50. 900.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
SITUATION IS EXTREMELY GRAVE
GERMANY
.[6y Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
star CorreRpondant.l

BY Carl w. AckermAn, United Press
star Correspondent.
BERLIN, Jan. 4.--Regret is express
ed almost universally in Berlin over
the sinking Of the British liner Per
siA with heavy loss OF life, Just as
heroic efforts were being made to re-
pair Teutonic-Ame erican relations.
Tho public understood that Aus
trials last note had cleared the way
for 4 complete understanding. The
newspapers, too, took the view that
the submarine question had At last
been settled. Consequently the sink
Ing Of the Persia came AZ 4 severe
shock.
No Information has reached here as
to whether a German or Austrian SUBJ
marine sank the Persia. Officials de-
cilned to comment until the report
Of the submarine commander has
been received.
The newspapers carry English re-
ports Of the sinking Of the Persia, to-
gether with English reports Of Its ef-
feet In America. Generally the press
refrains from comment, suspectlno
may be misleading.
SEIZE SWEDISH sTEAMER.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 4.-The Swed-
ish liner ceyIon has been seized by the
Germans and escorted into SWINE
munde, the PolitiI<en declared today.
Tho ceyIon, owned by the Swedish
East Aslatlc company, was enroute to
Japanese ports.
ALL Is QUIET.
BERLIN, Jan. 4. Via wireless 70
SayviIIe.)-"NothIng Of Importance
has occurred In any Of the war thea
tres In the past twenty-four hours"
the war office bulletin reported this
afternoon.
100000 PRISONERS.
BERLIN. Jan. 4.-The armies Of
the central empires have taken about
2,4O0 900 prisoners since the beain-
ming Of the war, according to esti-
mates made hers today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
Died at to1 Years.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
HOMER, H., Jan. Airs. Lydia
Botkin who celebrated her 101st birth
day on November 10 died here today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04
NOTICE

The subscription price Of
The Daily Gate City by
mail has been $500 in the
towns and $3.50 on rural
routes. These two differ
ent rates have caused so
much confusion and dis
satisfaction tn at after
February l, 1916, there
will be but one price for
the daily by mail and that
$500 per year.
The subscription price Of
the daily in Keokuk re-
mains the same-10 cents
per week.
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NOT For IRELAND.

LONDON, Jan. 4.-Despite contrary
reports, the Daily Chronicle stated
positively today that ireland will not
be Included In the scope Of the con-
scription bill to be introduced in par
lament this week by the govern
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-04

Subscribers Of The Daily Gate
City are served the full Leased
Wire Service of the United
Press Associations.
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