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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-20

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 90
Interest in the border situation early
today conferred on Del Rio, directly
vest Of here on the Rio Grande, where
II is reported that $500 Mexicans
and Yaqui Indians are approaching
the city from the south. Reports OF
the advance were brought to Del Rio
by Mexicans and transmitted to Gen.
eral Funston by Colonel Sibley, com.
handing at that place.
General Greene, commanding the
Eagle Pass patrol district, sent bat
talon of the Third infantry on motor
trucks to Del Rio Immediately upon
receipt of the information. Sibley's
command is Of fair strength, and
with the reinforcements he should be
able to defend the city against the
Mexicans and YaQuis, in case they
attack, according to Funston.
The presence OF the YaQuis 80 near
the border. is taken as confirmation
OF the recent report that the COVER
dams north to attack Del Rio. Appar-
emily the Indians formed junction
with a Mexican force and the two
bodies are marching under one COM
mand. The force was last reported
about forty miles south Of Del Rio
and should arrive opposite the city
today.
over the Dead Line.
ELL PASO, Texas. June 20.-Deh-
ance by United States soldiers Of Car
ranza's threat to- attack General
Pershings forces II they moved
south, east or west, was the most i'm
portant development In Mexico early
today in q twenty-four hour period
marked by comparative quiet.
II the threat is carried out. Ameri-
can and Carranzista forces will clash.
Upon learning from friendly Mexi-
cans that the bandits were operating
to the south and west of NamiQuipa,
Pershing Immediately sent two de-
tachments Of cavalry In pursuit. The
American troops trampled over Car
sanza's dead lines"
Pershing arranged to support these
detachments with heavy reinforce
ments should they be attacked. He
Is also keeping his communication
lines north to Columbus strongly
guarded.
Trenches have been thrown up in
Juarez near the two international
bridges. General Gonzales, command
er of the. garrison, stated that while
he did not expect clash with Gen
eral Bells forces in Ell Paso, the en-
trenchnaents were intended as q pre-
caution against attack.
The body OF an unidentified Ameri-
can was found on the Mexican SIDE
Of the Rio Grande river last night. OF
fcials are investigating the possible
ity that the American was shot while
in swimming. State department ON
Gals here announced that every Ell
fort was being made to bring TO the
border the Americans still rema1nlns
in Mexico. Estimates OF their num-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-20
Militia Goes to Springfield to
Await Orders to Move To-
ward Mexico.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. June 30
Shortly before noon today. Adjutant
General Dickson ordered all branches
of the Illinois national guard with the
exception OF the Fifth and Sixth regi-
ments and the naval reserve, to en-
train for camps Lincoln and Dunno In
this city.
The Chicago regiments, the First
cavalry, Second and Seventh infantry,
the artillery, the engineers and the
signal corps, were ordered to entrain
at midnight tonight. They will ar.
rive early tomorrow morning.
Entertainment orders to the Chicago
regiments were easily arranged. Ten
eailroad leprese1tattvea were on
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-20
SHARP REPLY SENT TO CARRANZA
RI, Ij5|A
10y william 8 Alp sImms, United
Press z Corresponding.

Press &c Correspondence
PETROG rs June 2o-Eighty
thousand an troops, retreating
from the ; Of czernowitz, have
been corr In BuckowIna by tho
lightning Of the Russian left
wing. T.. ssians are pressing the
pursuit with the utmost vIqor. A
large part Of the Austrian force In
all probability will be cut of and su.
rounded. Tho others face tho alter.
native Of retreatins through the Car
patsIan passes, abandoning their guns
or crossing Into RoumanIa.
General Pflanzer, commanding the
Austrians around Czernowitz, 10 re-
treating southwark In the direction Of
the Sereth river, with his beaten
forces. How many Austrians escaped
westward In the direction Of kuty,
planning later to Join BEGINNERS army
IL not yet known.
Practically the who'll russian front
north Of czernowitz isBsteadiIy press
Ing In upon Lembere. Prisoners de.
clare that measures already have
been taken for the evacuation Of the
Gaiician capital. Russian troops
pressing down upon Brody In the adj
vance upon Len1berg may already
have crossed the GaIiclan frontier.
II IL admitted here that the Aus
TRAN defense is becoming more stub
born, East Of Brody and on wide
front directly east Of Lemberg, tbs
Austrians are counter attacking with
great spirit, using flame electors and
large quantities Of shells. Both on
tho Brody front and further south,
Austrian prisoners have been cap
tured who admit they were rushed In.
to action few days ago from tho
italian front.
That the Russian offensive not only
arrested the Austrian drive south
ward into Italy, but frustrated an
ambitious scheme Of the Austro-oer-
man general Stairs for the conquest
Of southern Russia, was indicated BY
bucharest dispatches today. These
reports said Il had hren ieasssed from
German sources that an AustroG Ger
man thrust across southern Russia
to the Black sea was to follow the
| Austrian offensive In Italy, the plan
being to cut Russia off entirely from
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-20
T RANCE

PARIS, June 20.-The Germans re.
turned to the attack at Verdun last
night with three attacks against
French positions on Hill 321, east Of
the Meuse. The war office today an
nounced that the enemy onslaJghts
were checked by screen fire fro.n
French machine guns.
On the west bank Of the Mouse the
Germans bombarded French positions
around Chattancourt and westward
violently.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-20
uBy VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
StaRR daxat I

Staff Correspondent
ROTTERDAM, Holland, May U.s.
Babies, seven months to year old
are eating carrots, apples and spinach
in Germany Other folks besides
babies are having food troubles. The
food stories will tell about them all.
If you watch the eonsulates here
and keep your eyes on the incoming
trains you can meet, every day,
scant few persons who have just come
from Germany and who will gladly
tell you what experiences they have
had in their kitchens, dining rooms
and stomachs since the food strin-
gency in Germany became noticeable.
These travellers feel themselves
heroes, as indeed, you come to regard
them, in a manner of speaking. when
YOU see them abandon themselves to
a full, mans sized meal here.
Travellers to Berlin. especially the
American writing kind live at the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-20
AMERICA PUTTING
ON HER UNIFORM
Thousands of Men Are An
swering the Cry
to the Colors
Today.
MILITIA MOBILIZATION
In Nearly Every City Of tho United
States, khakI-clad Men Are
Eagerly Awaiting
Orders.
MILITIA MOBILIZATION

NEW PORK, June 2o.-America
donned the habiliTnents OF war today.
Almost every city in the nation saw
khaki-clad men answering the call
for general mobilization Of the mill.
tia Statistics gathered today by
the United Press showed the ma.
tional guard OF all the states called
out by President Wilson have an
swered' the Cry to the colors with
instantaneous unanimity, while re.
cruiting Is booming everywhere.
BY the end of the week every one
Of the 100000 national guardsmen
requisfoned for service will be in
concentration camps, drilling and
hardening for service wherever need
ed. In many a case this concentra-
ton called for superhuman efforts by
engineers to furnish sanitary water
supplies and arrange for disposal of
sewage. New York's 10000 troops,
for instance, to be concentrated near
Beekman. NJ Y, will make necessary
the laying out of a small sized town
complete sewage disposal plants, a
100000 gallons day water supply
plant and tremendous food supplies
That the mobilization will be g
test OF railroads and food supply
stations as we'll as of the guard itself
was becoming more and more appar
ent today. Nearly every city in the
country today saw its boys off or
saw them making ready for the grim
business Of war. No such scenes
have been witnessed since the Span
ish-American war Of 1898. Mothers,
fathers, sisters, sweethearts, throng-
ed the armories everywhere, saying
farewell-goodbyes in which the
tears of fear we're mixed with the
laughter of pride.
Recruiting stations for national
guardsmen throughout the country
are flooded with applications. The
United Press dispatches indicate
there will be no difficulty whatever in
filling all guard regiments to their
full war strength. Several cities re-
ported men almost fighting for places
in line waiting to enlist
The whole nation also reported In
slant response by employers to the
spirit Of the national guard nobiliza.
ton. In nearly every city employ
guardsmen employees and in many in.
stances announced full time pay dur
ing their absence, or at least halt
time pay.
United States is Prepared.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-The ELL
ropean war has prepared the United
States to equip and munition its
army. This was the statement OF
war department officials today. The
only adverse circumstances resulting
from the great war abroad officials
said, is possibility of horse short
age.
These facts have been learned after
two or three days and nights of almost
continuous work in the quartermas-
ter's departments. Many plants that
sprang into existence to supply the
allies with explosive cartridges, guns
and all war munitions recently have
reported a slackening in their exports
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The Telegraph service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
toni Democrat Is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-20

THE WEATHER
Showers tonight and Wednes-
day. Local temp p. "a. II; Z
a. m. 81.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-20
United States is Prepared.

These facts have been learned after
two or three days and nights of almost
continuous work in the quartermas-
ter's departments. Many plants that
sprang into existence to supply the
allies with explosive cartridges, guns
and all war munitions recently have
reported a slackening in their exports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-09
GRAND LODGE OF
 ODD FELLOWS ID
 MEET TOMORROW
Grand Master George Hud- dlestOn to Preside-Large Number of Representa-
 tives Expected

The grand lodge of Alabama, Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows will be con- vened at Fraternal hall in Birmingham tomorrow.
 Heretofore meetings of the grand lodge have been held on the second Tuesday in May of each year. The last session of the Alabama legislature pre-empted the second Tuesday in May as time for holding primary elections over the state and on account of this it has been necessary for Grand Master George Hud- dleston to fix Wednesday, May 10. as the time of meeting.
 More than 800 representatives from the various lodges over the state will at- tend the grand lodge session. These rep resentatives will come from every walk of life and every corner of the state. Nearly all of them will have to start on the previous day. All of them are good citizens and it is stated wish to take part in the primary elections and in or der to enable them to do so the meet ing of the grand lodge was set by Grand Master Huddeston for one day later
 When the subject was first mentioned the grand master felt that he had no discretion in the matter and could not postpone the meeting. However, the de- mand for a change was so great that it seemed that the good of the order was involved and the grand master had to yield. Indications are this session, of the grand lodge will prove a big success.
 The report of the grand master shows that the order has had great prosperity and growth during the past year and is in better condition now than ever be- fore. A number of new lodges have been organized and many dormant lodges have been brought to life and are now go- ing ahead with the work. For these req sons the session of the grand lodge will probably be the most largely attended in many years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-09
TODAY HOLDS FIRST PRIMARY UNDER
 ITS NEW ELECTION LA WSI
Little Animation Expected Around Polling Places Because New Provisions Against Electioneering and Soliciting
 of Votes On Election Day

Alabama will hold today her first democratic primary since the adoption of the election law by the recent state legislature.
 The second choice voting proposition will be given it's first trial as will all the other features embodied in the law The outcome of the experiment will be watched with no small interest both by those who favored the pass age of the law and those who have seen fit to criticize it's provisions.
 In addition to the general apathy with which the contests for most of the state offices have been treated by the majority of the voters, the polling places today will be rbarked by the ut most lack of excitement, if all indi- cations prove true. The provisions of the law allow no soliciting of votes, no outside men in the poSing places, none of the old-time and justly fla nous ticket markers. In fact, if the law serves the purpose for which 1t was designed, the polling places will be little more animated than an ordi- nary business house.
 Several of the state races have at tracted considerable attention from the voters, although the usual pre- -elec- tion feeling has been lacking. The con- test for national committeeman in which E. D. Smith and BSrden Burr are the opposing candidates is one Of the races which is being watched most closely by the voters of the state Starting in his race many weeks be- fore his opponent announced, Borden Burr has apparently gradually lost ground until now the prediction of the best posted men on state politics in dicates a victory for MT. Smith. His active campaign, waged in all parts of the state, the enthusiastic support which he has received by leading dem ocrats of the state who desired to elect a man who could harmonize all fac tions rather than further increase the party strife by electing Mir. Burial these elements have worked to the ad- vantage of Mir. Smith. Party leaders of all factions in the state have taken the position that factiona1 fights with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-09
INVITE MARSHALL AND DANIELS ID VISIT BIRMINGHAM Visitors to Tuscaloosa Gen. tennial Are Urged to
 Stop Over Here
 on Trip

Vice President Marshall and Secretary of the Navy Daniels have been invited to visit Birmingham when they come to Tuscaloosa for the centennial and com mencement of the university.
 The invitation to the two distinguished government officials was wired last night by President Morris W, Bush of the Chamber of Commerce in the name of that organization. Vice President Mar shall and Secretary Daniels were re- quested to stop over here either going to or coming from Tuscaloosa and to make an address to the citizens of the city.
 President Bush at the same time wrote to Senator Underwood and w. F. G. Harding, member of the federal reserve board, asking them to use their influence to get the Vice President and the Sec retary to come here. An invitation was also extended to Surgeon General w. C.. Gorgas and MT. Harding to be here at the same time. All of them will make the trip to Tuscaloosa the last week in May and it is hoped that they can be induced to stop over in Birmingham for at least one day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-09
NEW COLD STORAGE PLANT WILL HOLD
 BIG RECEPTION
Tomorrow and Thursday Are Days Set Aside for Thorough Inspection
 by Visitors

The Birmingham Ice and Cold Storage company will formally open it's splendid new cold storage plant, Avenue E and Twenty-second street, Wednesday after noon. An invitation has been extended to the merchants, business and professional men of the city to inspect the new plant tomorrow afternoon between 2:30 and 5:3o o'clock. The ladies of the city and dis trict have been invited to visit the plant Thursday afternoon at the same hours. Mrs. John B. Reid will be in charge of the reception which will be rendered the women and refreshments will be served All the visitors will be shown over the plant Wednesday and Thursday after- moons.
 The new cold storage plant of the com- pany is the last word in hygienic cold storage and is said to far surpass any other in this section. It is exceptionally large and will have sufficient capacity to take care of all the fruits, vegetables, meats and other products which come to the Birmingham market
 Local business men consider the con struction of this plant as a most impor- tant move and they believe it will greatly increase the volume of business handled in Birmingham by wholesalers, johbers and other dealers. It is pointed out that with the great increase in the matter of diversified farming, the raising of poul- try, eggs, hogs and cattle, such a plant will enable the farmers of the state to ship their goods to this plant and have them stored until the prices are high enough to tempt them to sell. It has been contended in the past that farmers feared to ship fruits, vegetables eggs, etc, here because the market might be overrun at the time and they would be forced to sell at a, sacrifice. With this modern cold storage plant of sufficient capacity to handle all the business, this trouble will be obviated in the future
 Two splendid views of the plant ap- peared in the Rotogravure Section of The Age-Herald Sunday and attracted much favorable comment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-09

Tn the ranks of Alabama democrats should not be allowed to thrust them selves into the national democracy. It has been contended that the election of MT. Burr would result in injecting personal differences among Alabama democrats into the conduct of the na- ticnal cam paigns.
 The race for the presidency of the Ala bama public service commission in which Henry P. Merritt of Tuskegee and Sam P. Kennedy of Anniston, are opponents. has attracted considerable attention dur ing the past few weeks. Especially is this true with respect to Birmingham and this district on account of the widespread demands which have been made by lead ing coal operators, merchants, consum- CTS and shippers for a betterment in rail- road rates, which it is alleged have op- erated to the detriment of this district in the past Henry T. DeBardeleben, Mur- ray Brown, Herman M. Beck and other well known business men in Birmingham have worked actively for the success of MT. Merritt. MT. Kennedy has conducted a quiet campaign, but has been very active. J. A. Carnley of Elba, the third candidate for this position, has not been very active recently.
 Considerable interest attaches to the race for delegate to the democratic na- tional convention in which Judge N D. Denson Ray Rushton, R. F. Spraggins, J. J. Willett, Horace Hood, F. S. White and A. H. Carmichael are the contestants Four are to be chosen. Messrs Rush. ton, Denson, Willett and Spraggins have declared themselves unequivocally op- posed to the effort to write a federal prohibition plank into the democratic party, their statements on this question being in line with the expressed wishes of President Wilson and the party lead- CTS.
 The race for the court of appeals is the only other contest which has been able to arouse the voters of the state to any amount of interest. Judge John Pelham. presiding judge, Judge Thomas E. Knight and Gen. c. R. BriclSen have conducted very active campaigns Judge J. B. Brown of Cullman is making hard fight for one of the three places as is also Judge W. w. Whiteside J. M. Bon- ner of Camden has not made very &C., tive race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-09
MANY BUILDINGS ID DON GALA ATTIRE
 FOR REUNION WEEK Corps of Workmen Under Hugh Hill, Official Decora-
 tor, Will Dress Up City
BOY SCOUT DRUM
 CORPS OF RICHMOND
Fourth Organization From Capital City of Virginia to Attend Con- federate Reunion-Expenses
 Paid by the City Council

Before the end of the present week Birmingham will be one wave of flying Confederate flags and stream of col ors The decorators are at work and the city is now beginning to put on the festive garments that will be worn un til the last of the veterans and visitors have returned to their homes. Hugh Hill, the official decorator for the re- union, was before the executive com mittee yesterday and told the members what his plans were for the week. He has been commissioned to drape the downtown business sections and will begin on that work Thursday morn ing. He told the committee that he had been commissioned to drape the Cham Der of Commerce building, the Hippo drome, the Biiou and also the Young Mems Christian association from top to bottom. In addition MT. Hill has a commission to decorate the city hall. the courthouse, the Lyric theatre, the First National Bank building, the American Trust and Savings bank, the Louisville and Nashville depot and other prominent places in the city. He said that the general design which has received the official approval will be carried out in the unofficial work that has come to him.
 The principal decorations in the streets will include the utilization of the white way posts, the telegraph and telephone poles on the downtown streets and the wires that in some cases are across the principal streets. MT. Hill said that the city would present very gay and attractive appearance when the whole scheme had been car ried out and the work completed.
 The officials of the reunion committee yesterday afternoon requested that an appeal be made to all the business houses of the city to decorate their places of business during the reunion. In addition the Chamber of Commerce hopes that every home in the city will have flags festooned about it so that the visitors to Birmingham will be unable to get away from the general air of hospitality pro- duced by general decorations In every part of the city the Chamber of Com merce hopes that the decorations will be lavish and will be placed just as soon as possible.
 In order to send the Boy Scouts band and drum corps to the Birmingham re- union. the city of Richmond has appro- priated $5oo according to information re- ceived at reunion headquarters yesterday. It is stated that the Boy Scouts organi- zation of Richmond is the second largest in the United States and that the city of Richmond is very naturally proud of the boys. The council appropriated the money after a mass meeting had unanfmousiy indorsed the plan to send the boys to Birmingham.
 This is the fourth organization that has determined to come to Birmingham during the reunion as a result of the civic enthusiasm of that city. The Grays and Blues will be here in addition to the band from the Virginia Military in- stitute. The Boy Scouts band is the fourth on the list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-09
 MITCHELL HERE ON TOUR OF INSPECTION

James Mitchell president of the Ala bama Power company, who has been looking after the interests of the com pany here for some days, again vis- ited Birmingham yesterday. It was an- nounced at the offices of the company that President Mitchell was here on a tour of inspection and that no inn portant announcements are to be made at this time.
 MT. Mitchell has been inspecting all the properties of the Alabama Power company in Alabama and has been su- pervising the plans for the construc tion of the new steam plant on the Warrior river in Walker county at Ba- ker's creek and the new power unit which has been announced for Lock 12.