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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, March 20-The
crux OF the army reorganization fight
in the house, was reached today.
Meeting an hour earlier than usual
congressman plunged into new temp
est of debate over the amendment of
Representative Kahn Of California, to
increase the regular army to 220,t00.
This would be an increase of 100000
over the present authorized strength
and so 900 more than the Hay bill pro-
poses A roll call vote was planned to
put the house on record on the Hay
BILL declared to have the presidents
thorough approval"
The senate today prepared to pass
the Chamberlain bill, doubling the
number of West Point cadets and CIV
ing 300 privates of the regular army
appointments to the academy Tomor-
row the senate will pass the Tillman
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Mexican Bandit Thought Entirely Surrounded
Today by Soldiers of Carranza and
Uncle Sam.
CAPTURE IS ONLY QUESTION OF TINE
American Punitive Expedition Made Excellent
Time and has Not Fired Shot
So Far.

lieved to be cut off by Carranza
troops guarding every pass.
Facing certain fighting this week II
Villa is overtaken, General Pershing
and Colonel Dodd have led their col.
umns over 100 miles into Mexico with.
out the loss Of single man killed. A
few horses and mules perished from
the trials of the desert trail
Following his, remarkable march
from Hachita to the relief of the Nor
mon colonists, Colonel Dodd's two cav
airy regiments were believed to be
1876 miles south Of the border near
the fertile Mormon plains.
Pershing's cavalry vanguard may
have Joined forces with Dodd, but the
arrival OF the main infantr!> and artil-
lery division at Casas Grandes has
not yet been reported.
The Twenty-fourth and Twenty-hftl
regiments of infantry, colored, who
left Columbus yesterday, were today
following the well worn trail Perish
ing's division left on its southwark
dash which began at Columbus last
Wednesday. Other troops continue to
pour into Columbus to aid in the
worlds biggest man hunt. The rigid
censorship continues.
Despite the evidence Of heavy troop
movements through FL Paso from In
terror posts, there was considerable
uneasiness over reports that Carranza
had at first refused to permit the
American expedition using Mexican
railways. The renewed request was
said to have been urgent and in the
event of refusal it was rumored the
railway line into the Casas Grandes
country would be forcibly seized. Ell
Paso prepared for any emergency.
The Spanish-American war veterans,
of whom there are several hundred
here. volunteered to Mayor Tom Lea
The local company Of national guards
was recruited to full strength. The
Camp at Fort Bliss has grown cons1d-
erably since the expedition entered
Mexico
Quiet prevails here and at other
nearby border points.
Work has teen started on rebulldlng &
the bridge over the .dexico Northwest
ern line, recently burned by villa
raiders.
A Due, of Wits.
SAN ANTONIO, IeXas, arch "
General Pershing is personally match
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20
[By E. T. Conkle, United Press star

3JBy E. T. Conkle, United Press Staff
Correspondent
Ell PASO. Texas, March 20.-Re-
ported hemmed in among the canyons
OF the Guerrero mountains, Francisco
| Villa today was believed surrounded
/ by several columns of Carranza troops
and the American expedition closing
down on him from the north. How
ever. there were miles of mountainous
desert in the net the pursuers were
drawing around the outlaw and es-
cape was considered very likely.
Aeroplanes were to be used in spy
ing out Villas hiding place. Soaring
among peaks several thousand feet
high, they could pick out Villas men
on the mountain trails and signal
their whereabouts to General Persh-
ing,s scouts. Villa was reported to
have left a small detachment at the
Herndanz ranch to hold off the Amer
lean cavalry until he was safely hid
den in the fastnesses of the Sierra
Madres. Fight with his rear guard
was expected to begin, daily The
American column, matching its corn
fed cavalry horses against Villas
tireless ponies was making forced
marches to get at grips with the VII
listas. Their only hope of recapturing
him lay in making MIN fight.
With the American expedition pene-
trating interior Chihuahua where it
was impractical to send provisions
and supplies by autom obile trains from
Columbus. second request was re-
ported to have been made by Washing
ton for immediate permission to use
the Mexico Northwestern railroad
A sensational rumor was current
that United States troops would give
Juarez fifteen minutes to surrender
and would then take control OF the
border town which is the terminus OF
the railread, if the permission was re-
fused Carranza Consul Garcia eX-
pressed the belief that his government
probably would grant the request.
lie repeated assurances OF thorough
cooperation in the Villa pursuit.
Carranza troops from Chihuahua
City. Guzman and Numiquipa, were
in fact attempting to drive villa into
trap in the Guerrero district.
Crowding him from the north was
the vanguard of the American expedl-
tion, while his retreat across the
Sierra Madres into Sonora was De-
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Preparedness Program i'm Congress
Results in Tempest OF Debate

m. It was agreed to have two and
one half hours debate.
I'VE are really anxious to have pre-
paredness. but we're not so anxious
for the pending bill" said Republican
Leader Mann. The Kahn amendment
is really the bill"
isn't it true?" asked Representa-
tives James OF Michigan. that such
paciflsts as Henry Ford and Jane Ad-
dams could support the Hay bill?
Amendment Defeated.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The
house went on record overwhelmingly
today against large standing army.
Bv a rising vote Of 1853 to SO, the
house defeated the amendment of Rep
resentative Kahn of California to the
Hay army organization bill which
would increase the regular army from,
100000 to 100000.
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GERM ANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
BERLIN, March 2o.-Repulse OF
French attacks around Fort Douau-
mont and Vaux village, was reported
by the war office In an official state
ment this afternoon. The French suf-
fered heavy losses, 1t was stated.
On both banks of the Meuse and
in the Woevre region, violent artiI-
Iery exchanges continued, the war
Office stated.
In the regions of Forges, Lihons
and cuisy, five enemy aeropIanes
were shot down.
Russian troops continue their heavy
attacks, the war office stated. In the
WIdsy region they were driven back,
the Germans taking 2s0 prisoners.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20
VILLA IS KEEPING OVT OF REACH
BALKANS

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, March 20.-A Bulgarian
postal employe attempted to assassin
ate Prime Minister RadosIavcff yester-
day in Sofia, according to dispatches
received here today. He fired twice at
RadosIavoff while he was riding in
an open carriage. One bullet struck
the coaohman. but the primo minister
himself escaped injury.
IvANoFF DID IT.
PARIS, March 2C.-A Bulgarian
named lvanoff made an unsuccessful
attempt to assassinate Premier Rad
osIavoff yesterday according to die
patches here today.
FIRED TWO SHOTS.
LONDON, March 2o.-Premier
Radoslavoff, Of Bulgaria, was attack
ed by wouId-be assassin while rid
ing in an open carriage In the streets
Of Sofia yesterday, according to dis
patches from both Rome and Paris
this afternoon.
A postal empIoye named lvanoff
fired two shots at RadoslaVoff, 1t was
stated. The first bullet went wild.
The second wounded the prime minis
ters coachman. Before ivanhoff could
fire AGAIN a student sprang upon him
and disarmed him. The premier him
self escaped unhurt
The Bulgarian premier Is one OF
the dominating figures in Balkan poll
tics. He occupied a particularly PROM
ine1t position during negotiations
preceding BuIsaria's entrance into the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20

bill appropriating s11,000,000 for a
government armor plate plant. It's
overwhelming approval is conceded
even by its opponents. Lively debate
was promised on naval preparedness
and government manufacture Of all
munft .ons.
Following the armor plate bill,
Chairman Chamberlain of the military
committee will ask the senate to dis
place the Myers water power bill and
take up the army reorganization bill.
While the Hay bill will be passed by
the house by Thursday, indefinite dis
cussion of the army. program is prom
ised in the senate.
Another fight pending in the house
is over a large increase proposed In
field artillery.
The house agreed to vote on the
Kahn 220 900 amendment about p.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20
NO INTENTION OF RILING
UP PEOPLE OF MEXICO

is expected within twenty-four hours.
Advices to the white house from
Consul Rogers at Queretaro say the
defacto government is entirely salts
fed with the manner in which the
United States is carrying on its expe-
dition.
The president was informed today
that Carranza had formally requested
that no troops be allowed to occupy
Casas Grandes or any other Mexican
town during Villas pursuit. Orders,
however, already had been sent to
army headquarters, making it clear
that the troops are not to occupy
those cities.
Dispatches to the war department
today reported all quiet along the bor-
der.
General Scott forwarded to General
Funston the request Of Representative
Smith of Texas for additional troops
at Presidio, Texas.
Vera Cruz and Tampico conditions
were termed satisfactory in navy de-
partment messages.
Awaiting an Answer.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The
United States waited today upon Cen
eral Carranza for reply to the re-
quest that supplies for the expedition
against Villa be allowed to travel over
the Northwestern railway from Ell
Paso. Only one request has been
made upon the general, It was official
ly declared at the state department.
No word, either of acquiescence or re-
fusal has come.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20
tBy Chas. p. Stewart, United Pres
STAFF Correspondent

tBy Chas. p. Stewart, United Press
STAFF Correspondent
LONDON, March 20.-Heavy Rus
sian attacks on both the Austrian and
German fronts shifted interest tenn
porurily today from the waning Ger
man offensive around Verdun.
An official statement from the Aus
trian war office today admitted the
Austrians were compelled to give
ground near the Vocieczko bridge
head. Tho Slavs attacked violently
with srenades, following an artillery
bombardment.
Our defense line was somewhat
withdrawn" admitted the Austrian
war office, but all attacks at other
points were repulsed."
Berlin dispatches asserted that the
Russians lost 5000 in killed. wounded
and prisoners in sudden offensive
against yonHindenburg' lines on a
sixty-tive miles front In the wilma reg
ion. The German positions were
bombarded for twenty-four hours
previous to the attack, but the artil-
lery preparation was ineffective. Ber-
lin reported. VonHindenburg's men
met the offensive with a steady stream
OF machine gun fire.
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vii, Mot be Considered.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce] ]
CHICAGO. March 20.-Theodore
Roosevelt will not be considered by
the republican national convention ae
a candidate and Elihu Root appears
to be the strongest G. o. P. presiden-
tial possibility, Ex-Governor Franklin
Murphy of New Jersey. said here to-
day.
ing Of the republican national commit
tees subcommittee on arrangements.
He declared there Is very little Roose-
welt sentiment in the east.
AS the subcommittee prepared to go
into session this afternoon. 1t ap-
peared that selection Of a temporary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20
Serbia Has Suffered More Than
Any of the Nations in the
Great War.
[By Henry Wood, United Press Stan
COrreSDOndentl

[By Horny Wood, United Press Stan
Correspondent
ROME, March 2O-Serbia has lost
nearly 900, 900 of her five million
people through death by the sword,
ty starvation. or in the recent typhus
epidemic, the Prince Regent AleSan-
der informed the United Press today.
The remaining 1000. 900 face starv-
alton. It is to save them from the
greatest calamity in history that
Prince Alexander. the Prime Minister
Pachitch and the Foreign Minister
JovnnOvitCf, have begun a tour of al
lied capitals They hope to secure
military action in the Balkans that
will insure the restoration of their
native country.
Terrible as have been the losses in
our army, they have been vastly less
than our civil losses" said the prince
recent. During the first two Aus
trian invasions of 1914. practically
the entire civilian population in the
devastated districts was either mas
sacred or carried off into captivity IN
Austria.
Then came the typhus epidemic,
carving off more than 100000. Hard
" had this been overcome when the
Germans invaded last October. Hun
dreds of thousands more either fell
before the invaders or fed to other
countries, hoping to escape death.
Our population has diminished by at
least one-fifth.'
Prince Alexander realized. he said,
that only by keeping intact Serbia's
fighting forces could he hope to re-
deem his country from its enemies.
For this reason everything else was
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20
Change Of Venue.

WAUKE2GAN, H., March 20.-Ctr.
cult Judge C. G. Edwards today grant
ed the plea Of counsel for William II.
Orpet, University of Wisconsin stu
dent, charged with the murder Of Mar
ian Lambert, for change of venue.
Petitions set forth that Judge Edwards
was prejudiced.
Judge Charles Donnelly, of Wood
stock will try the case and also will
rule on Orpet's plea that the indict-
ment be quashed.
Judge Edwards had indicated he
would oppose any motion to delay
Orpet's trial Petition for continuance
until October will be presented to
Judge Donnelly within few days.
Judge Dcnnelly said he would
prefer to try the case in McHenry
county, but would rule on that point
later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20
RUSSIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire iService1
PETROGRAD, March 2o.-The Rus
sian steamer Neora Jsslabda was tor
pedoed In the north Atlantic, March g,
according to advices received here to-
day. All members Of the crew are be-
lieved to have been saved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20
huber for Hawaii.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice1
WASHINGTON, March 20.-S. C.
Huber Of Tama. Iowa, was recommend
ed today by the senate Judiciary COM
mittee for United States district at
torney OF Hawaii.
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ENGLAND

| United Press Leased Wire Sci =
| LONDON. March 2o.-ln reta g !,
for Sundays raid by Germa a
planes on English east coast q,
sixty-fiVe British, French and 9 IN
planes attacked Zeebrusee, .r-
man submarine and sea plar Sc.
and tho Belgian town Of Hou : at
an early hour this morning.
| Fifty Of the raidIne aeroplr--:ar-
Red 200 pounds Of bon1os each. hey
rained these missiles down upon tho
sea plane station at Zeebrugae and
the German aerodrome at Houltade.
Fifteen armored fighting planes con-
voyed tho bomb bearing aircraft to
tho Belgian towns to engage enemy
airmen. The admiralty announced
this afternoon that all tho allied planes
returned safely to their bases.
| Today's air raid on the German sea
plane base, one Of the greatest sky at
tacks made by tho allies In Belgium
! In many months, was also tho first
rled tho war to the enemies air camp
Immediately after an air Invasion Of
England. This policy, It is under
stood, will be pursued In every case
hereafter. Lord Derby made this de-
office as "unofficiai aviation minister"
1t was reported.
1t was recalled too, that Col. Wins
ton Churchill, former first lord Of ad-
! mlralty. in his recent speech In parifa-
ment declared that the only way to
! stop Zeppelin and sea raids was by
counter raids, destroying German air
craft In their sheds.
Sundays air raid on England In
which eleven persons were killed and
moro than thirty Injured, was only one
Of number directed by the Germans
from the sea plane base at zeebruase,
only a few hours flight across tho
English channel.
Two victims Of yesterdays air raid,
a nine year old boy at Ranlsnate, and
man at Dover died today, raising the
| number of dead to eleven.
I Tho raids were made at four o'clock
this morning. According to an official
statement from the French war office,
only nineteen aeropiares took part in
| the attack on the Houitade aerodrome
which lies east Of Ostend. The French
war office also announced that all the
| raidinc air craft returned safely.
TWO STEAMERS SUNK.
LONDON, March 2o.-The British
steamer Port CaIhousie and the Nor
weaian steamer LanoeIi have been
sunk with the loss Of several lives.
Seven Of the crew Of the Port Dali
housie have been rescued, but several
others are missing. Sixteen Of the
survivors Of the Langeli were picked
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20
An Air Raid.

chairman for the convention would be
put off until the April meeting.
I'VE have nothing to gain and would
receive lot of early criticism, II we
decided on the temporary chairman
now" Murphy declared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-20
AS the Verdun Offensive Wanes, Russians
Make Heavy Attacks on Both German
and Austrian Fronts.
BELLY: CROWN PRINCE IS RETIRING
One of the Most Spectacular Air Battles of
the War Was Fought, When Seven
Machines Came Down.

Petrograd dispatches today were
silent on The new Russian offensive.
1t was believed here that the Russian
strokes were delivered to prevent the
shifting OF more German troops to the
western front.
Developments Of the last forty-eaght
hours have increased the belief IN
Paris that the crown prince is pre-
pairing to withdraw from the verdun
attempt. Air. battles constituted the
greatest activity on the western front
throughout Saturday night and Sun
day.
In one raid directed by French
fiers against German towns In upper
Alsace, two sky fleets clashed In one
OF the most spectacular air battles OF
Of the war. Four French aeroplanes
and three Germans were brought
down.
a. An Air Raid.
LONDON, March 20--Ffftv allied
aeroplanes attacked the German sub
marine base at Zeebrugge, Belgium.
and enemy works at Houltade, the
admiralty announced this afternoon.
Considerable damage was done, the
official statement said.
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F RANCE

GUnfted Press Leased Wire Service.I
PARIS, March 20.-intermittent
bombardment around Vaux village
northeast of Verdun and lively can
nonadlng around Eparses on the
Meuse heights to the southeast, was
reported in this afternoons official
statement from the war office.
ATTACK REPULSEO.
PARIS, March 2O-Repuise Of
German infantry attack against the
Pepper heights positions, four miles
north Of Verdun was announced by
the war office this afternoon.
The Germans attacked after artil-
Iery bombardment of French posi-
tions. The assault showed the same
lack Of spirit displayed by the Ger
mans in recent fighting around Yer
dun and was stopped by French guns.
West of the Meuse, violent cannon
aiding was reported last night In the
reoion south Of Malancourt. west OF
Dead Man hill.
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THE WEATHER

Rain and warmer. Local temp
y p. m. 43; a m. SO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-26
South Germany to Get
More Beer Than North

Correspondence Of The Associated Press)
Berlin, Nov. 20.-Because beer is
not an indispensable necessity in
North Germany, yet is that in south
Germany, the north is to get consid-
erably less of this product in the flu.
ture than the south. The north is to
be SO restricted that, after it has sup
piled its share to the army, it will
have for the civic population only IA
per cent of the peace time quantity.
South Germany has for some time
been allowed to use ~ per cent of its
grain of the necessary variety for
making beer. 1t will receive this
same percentage during the immedi-
ate future. North Germany, how
ever, which has been granted only IS
per cent OF its grain for beer-making
purposes, is now to be reduced to rs
per cent. Eleven per cent of this
goes to cover army needs, so that ID
per cent remains.
AS usual, it is the public, and only
the public, that is hit, for the brew
ers are to be allowed to raise their
prices to compensate them for their
reduced output. The result to be an
ticipated, therefore, is less beer, and
that little Stretched" or watered un-
duly, at increased prices.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-26
Germans Allow Flemish
Language in Belgium

Correspondence of The Associated Press)
Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 28.-The
Germans have been administering
things in Belgium so long now that
most of them have acquired work.
able knowledge of the various Ian
guages that prevail there. Accord
ingly the chief authorities in Brus-
sells have issued new and drastic lam
guage regulations for all their sub
ordinatcs.
In towns or districts in which the
Flemish language preponderates, it is
in future to be used solely both in
spoken communications and in Off
cial acts, letters and notifications. The
only exceptions to this rule permit
French to be used when a reply has
been given specifically requested in
that language, or when the original
letter of inquiry was in French.
In Greater Brussels the authorities
may make use of either French or
Flemish, yet from the first of Janu-
airy, 1917, all communications from
authorities of the various sections of
Brussels to the outlying Flemish dis
tricts must be in Flemish. All no.
tihcations and public notices are to
be issued in Flemish, with French
TRANSACTIONS accompanying them when
desirable.
German is to be allowed only in
sections OF Belgium where it prevails
as the Language OF the country"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-26

how he had noticed portion of the
town wall at the suburb of Saint
Pierre that was not SO we'll defended
as the rest. Simulate an attack in
force upon another part OF the ram
parts" he said, "and give me COM
pany of my comrades from Gascony
| promise you I'll get into the place"
We'll, sir" said the marshal. 81
will send your commission to be
signed, but you shall answer for the
success of this audacious venture
with your head"
The following day, January IS, l64s,
Bapaume was taken by assault, and
the officer who planned and organized
the attack and led it to success earned
there one of his titles to the baton OF
marshal himself. 1t was d'Artagnan
Historians are conflicting in dates
and many details as to the taking Of
Bapaume. Some place it in l64l
others in 1915, which is more prob
able. In the latter case Cyrano de
Bergerac could not have participated
with his cadets in the final assault
He had been wounded at Arras by a
sword thrust in the throat that had
sent him back to Paris an invalid for
the rest of his days. D'Artagnan,
though, was there undoubtedly, and
it is certain that he played an i'm
portant role in the victory.