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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
WARNING OF
SEA RAIDER
German Terror is Reported to
Have Slipped Through the
Blockade and Started
West.
ALSO TWO SUBMARINES
Vessels In Atlantic Arc Cautioned to
. be on the Lookout for
r These Destructive
Ships.
ALSO TWO SUBMARINES

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
HALIFAX, n. S., Dec. S-WaTning
of a possible German sea raider has
been given allied shipping by British
naval authorities here in addition to
the continued warnings concerning
two fighting submarines believed to
be somewhere. off the Atlantic coast
The strictest watch against the ves-
sci suspected Of being a raider was
being maintained today, since from
the position where she was last
sighted she could reach the waters
in this vicinity within a day or two.
The naval authorities in their
warning relate that the suspected
craft was allowed to pass by the
patrol off the southwestern coast of
Scotland last Sunday under the i'm
preston 2 that she was the Dutch
steamer Gamma. Later it was learn
ed that the latter was at Kirkwall
at the time.
The vessel is described as of 1900
tons. black hull with red bottom,
white upper works, one funnel,
thought to be plain black.
Naval officers believe the vessel
may have mines intended to be sown
off this port. the most important on
this coast to the British navy, or to
endanger the travel lanes out of here
taken by all Canadian troop. ships.
Reports reached here today from
St. John, N. b., that following re-
ports of the sighting of a submarine
short distance outside the narbor
Friday morning, the city ordered all
lights extinguished last night and
spread the warning to nearby cities
and towns. The submarines pres
ence was reported by three fishing
yacSa1S
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
SET FIRE TO SCHOOL
WHICH WAS FAILURE

the building.
Il am 26 years old and formerly liv-
ed in Cincinnati" she said Il was
graduated from the University Of llli-
nois in 1910 and from the school of
oratory at Northwestern university in
1911
when my school failed to- show a
profit, l bought inseed oil. soaked the
floors and placed oily rags in closet.
Following the combustion and my
maid were rescued by detective
passing" continued Mrs. MCGOWAN
I'VE would have got the insurance
IL the maid hadn't refused to swear
that the fire wasn't of incendiary orig
in. The company smelled a rat
She named two insurance men as
conspirators In the plot. alleging that
they had promised to help her collect
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
SECRET SOCIETY
OF LOAN SHARKS
Have Grips, Signs and Passwords tc
Keep Victims Tight in
Their Net.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Loan sharks
here hold the poor who borrow from
them in a steel trap by means Of an
ingeniously organized clearing house
and secret codes. signs and pass
words, it became known today.
The secret ring Of 139 loan sharks
is a marvel of cooperation, accord
ing to a report of the public welfare
department and a bill to smash the
ring will be introduced in the Illinois
legislature this winter.
Loan sharks get information about
the past Of every applicant for loan
from the clearing house. This in
formation is carefully collected by
the central office and will not be Civ
en- out except wheh the secret signs
are answered.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
Each City Should Have Sort
of Clearing House Where
Prices Are Fixed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Dr. Harvey
w. Wiley, "the man who purified the
American table, came out today with
a plan to save it from the clutches OF
the food speculator. He wants NUM-
cipaI and state control of all food sup
plies.
The people must take this thing
into their own hands," Dr.. Wiley de-
clared to the United Press. Federal
control has failed so far to answer the
purpose Food supply is too vital a
matter to be banded about by un-
scrupulous food spectators and lax
ity Of federal administration.
The total disregard by food dealers
of the existing cold storage and other
federal food laws and the criminal
laxity in administering these laws, in,
/ dicate the people must look to other
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
Villistas and the Government
Troops Are Fighting Today
Only Ten Miles From
Chihuahua City.
ENT1cED INTO A TRAP
Villa Threatens to Return to Collect
Balance Of Heavy Ransom
Levied Upon Business
Men.
[By Webb Miller, United Press Staff
CnrrHSn0ndenf

[By Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent
Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. 9.-Fighting
between Villistas and Mexican gov
ernment troops was in progress early
today near Fresno, only ten miles
from Chihuahua City. During the
night General Murgia, Carranzista
commander, hurried reinforcements
to the relief OF General DUMAS col
umn of cavalry which had started In
pursuit of the bandit after the evacu.
alton OF Chihuahua City and had fal.
len into Villista trap, according to
Information received here by mining
men and U. S. department officials.
Ozllna was enticed into trap
early yesterday near Santa Ysabel by
the Villistas. His forces were at.
tackled and driven back toward the
capital. Near Fresno, Ozuna halted
to make stand against the bandits.
meantime asking Murgia to hurry
relief.
Only the rear Of the villistas was
engaged in an attempt to halt the
pursuit of Ozuna's column. Refu.
gees from the Cusihuiriachic district
say Villas men were scattered In
heavy bodies all along the line of
the Mexican Northwestern railway
from Santa Isabel westward. Villa
himself Is making his headquarters
at vustillos they say.
The present engagement is not
taken by military men to mean that
Villa intends to make another as
sault upon the northern capital, but
merely to hamper serious pursuit by
government troops. ~
In military quarters here, there is
much speculation over Villas next
move.
Another report reached U. S. de-
partment agents early today that the
column Of Carranzistas sent in pur-
suit Of the bandits has returned to
Chihuahua City after marching out
eight miles.
New lines Of trenches and wire en-
tanglements are being added to the
defensive works around Chihuahua
City by General Murgia in prepara-
ton for another attack. Villa is said
to have announced he would return
for the remainder Of the two hun
dred thousand pesos ransom he had
demanded from the city's merchants.
He obtained about thirty thousand
pesos it was reported.
Since the deposition OF General
Trevino, as commander of Carranza
forces in the north, many rumors are
extant that he is to be courtmart1aled. d.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
Bank Robbers CAPTURED.

WINNEBAGO, Neb., Dec. 9.-Two
men who robbed the WinsIow State
bank of Wins1ow, Neb., yesterday
afternoon, were captured by a posse
in the woods near Winnebago. They
were captured after they had over
come City Marshal Clinton Huffman
of Winnebago, and disarmed him.
They then ran to the woods which
was surrounded by a posse. The
farmers closed in on the men and
they surrendered
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
Duel is Called Off.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 9. - Seconds
called by President Michael Rod
zianko Of the duma to demand a
duel with NJ. Markoff, leader of the
extreme right, today decided that
such a meeting was impossible. AS
a measure of retaliation to the insult
which Markoff gave the president and
through him, the duma, the leaders
of all other parties decided to ostra-
cize Markoff and his entire party, the
OctoberiStS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
Kindergarten Teacher Con.
fessed She Had Plenty of
Insurance and Oil.

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Mrs. Elizabeth
McCowan, graduate of two universi-
ties and kindergarten principal. be-
came fire bug" by her knowledge
ol chemistry, according to confes-
sion Deputy State Fire Marshal Niels
suui, Ir.. says she has signed.
according to her confession, she set
nre to her kindergarten and apart
ments when the school failed to bring
: profit after having heavily insured
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
ard Northcliffe Predicts That
England Will Now Win
With Lloyd George
at Head
IErTLE IRISH QUESTION
human Dynamo Of Great Britain Who
Smashed Party Machine
and Built . Better
One.

by Lord Northcliffe, Written for the
United Press.1
copyright 1916 by the United Press]
Copyrighted In Great Britain1
fCopyrighted at the Department Of
Agriculture In Ottawa, Canada.]
LONDON, Dec. 9.-As a personal
ty David Lloyd-George is for many
reasons interesting and important to
he United States. He Is one Of the
lew, British statesmen understanding
hat difficult and Intangible psylogi-
kal Of the American temperament.
he is important to America for an
bther reason. He is now the head OF
The five British nations engaged IN
var Britain, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand and South Africa, together
With India.
Winning OF the war now primarily
ievolves on these nations.
II they and the allies are beaten, 1t
will be Americas turn next for Ger
manys plans In South America and
Germany's hatred of the United
States should be known to every
american who reads the anti-Ameri-
can propaganda OF the German gov
ernment
Lloyd George is also interesting to
your hundred millions because his
life has been very much similar to
many of you. He began simply, with
out other assets OF life than a good
father and mother. He had the same
kind Of education that an American
boy gets There are millions of
American homes like the little home
/ in Wales where he spent his early
childhood. His father was teacher
CT school in Liverpool, managed by
q committee of Unitarians, including
DR.. Harriet Martineau. His mother
was daughter of Baptist minister
In the Welsh village Of Llanystumdwy.
do not know Lloyd George in priv
ate life; / am not in agreement with
him on many political affairs. We
have been publicly antagonistic on
many matters during twenty years.
He adopted a line in the Boer war
that was not mine, ifcurring the
hatred, even contempt of millions OF
Ehis fellow subjects. It was brave
line. for it demanded more courage
Ito be on the side of the minority op-
posing the war, than to shout with
The majority supporting it.
Since then LIoyd-George has led all
Sorts of movements at variance with
the tenets OF the political party to
which / belong. Sometimes he has
been right-and proved right; some
times he has been wrong-and proved
wrong-but in all he has undertaken
he has evinced the same courage
shown throughout this one momentu-
ous weeks history.
The British peoples fear of helping
German propaganda in the United
States prevented English writer's
from saying how dissatisfied the
British people have been with the
Politicians who have managed our
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
Equal Number Of Dead and
Wounded, is Rumania's Rec
ord Since German Ad-
vance Began
IN FULL RETREAT NOW
Artillery DueIs Reported From tho
Western Front, But No I'M
portant Engagements
80. Noted. ~.

BERLIN, (via Sayville wireless)
Dec. 9.-The Rumanians are In COM
plete retreat before the advancing
Danube and right German army wings
in Rumania, today's official statement
asserted. Since December fifth, the
Rumanians lost over 10000 men taken
by these two armies, with 1874 cannon
and 120 machine guns.
Several thousands Of these included
a force Of Rumanians which endeavor-
ed to make their way from the passes
northeast of Sinaya toward the south
east. Many cannon were also captur-
ed from them.
f Discussing the number Of prisoners
and cannons taken. the report says:
'The size Of these figures admits of
clear conclusion as to the Importance
of the success obtained by our troops
and shows to what degree the Ruman-
Ian army is In confusion.
"The losses In dead and wounded
correspond to the number Of prisoners.
The amount of the booty and war ma
terial is incalculable."
Vain Attacks.
BERLIN (v1a Sayvilie) wireless)
Dec. 9.-Vain attacks by Russian
forces against German positions north
of NarOcZ lake and Skorynarrow, pre-.
ceded by fire preparation. were unsuc-
cessful, today's was office statement
asserted.s E..,
A majority OF other strong Russian
attacks aimed at German positions, on
the front between Kirlibaba and the
Bistritza valley were likewise repuls-
ed.
North Of Dornavatra we lost
ground dearly paid for by the aggres-
Scr the statement continued "Also
in attacks in the south Trotusul valley,
which practically failed, the Russians
only obtained small local success.
while wasting considerable force"
Easy RepuIse.
BERLIN (via Sayville Yireless)
Dec. 9-Easy repulse Of enemy at
tacks In the Cerna bend, following a
violent shelling of height positions
north of Monastir and northeast Of
Parlovo. on the Macedonian front. was
announced by the war office today. In
the east upper Tahino lake, the Bull
garian vanguards repulsed a British
company's attacks.
Continue to Retire.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 9.-Both Ruman-
ian and RUSSIAN forces In WallaCn1a
continue to retire in the face Of ''un-
ceasing hostile pressure the, war Of
flee announced today.
The Rumanians are retiring east
ward it was stated and in consequence
the Russian left flank is also retiring
On Western Front.
BERLIN, (via Sayville wireless)
Dec. 9.-Artillery. duels approaching
great violence during some hours
were reported from the western front
in todays official statement.
Enemy patrols advancing against
German positions near Letransloy
were repulsed in hand to hand fight
ing and fire, a number of Australians
being captured
At Hill 3O4.
PARIS, Dec. 9.-Hill 2O4 on the left
bank Of the Meuse. was still the cen
ter of active artillery firing last night,
today's French official statement de-
clared. Elsewhere along the front the
night was quiet.
Nothing to Report.
LONDON, Dec. Sir Douglas
Haig had nothing to report today con-
cerning the situation on the British
west front last night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
Seek Five Masked Men,

NOWATA, Okla. Dec. 9,-Ofticials
are searching today for five masked
bandits who yesterday raided the
First State bank of Alluwean, an in
land town near here, and escaped with
three thousand dollars.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
ANOTk.lf MURDER
s tEAIER'|LLE
Co, Quarrel in Farm
!. and One is Shot to
Death, Self Defense
Claimed.
IOWA NEWS OF TODAY
Governor Clarke Favors Law Limit
ing Time Food May Be
Held in Cold
-. Storage.
IOWA NEWS OF TODAY

Llrited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CENTERVILLE, Iowa, Dec. g.
John McWilliams, gave himself up to
the police at Exline, Iowa, Friday
night after shooting to death his
cousin John Asbury, in tarm house
where the two patched" after husk-
ing corn. McWilliams pleaded self
defense.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
ENGLISH CABINET
IS COMPLETED
-
Lloyd George Has it All Ar
ranged and Will Make An
nouncement on Next
Tuesday.
BoNAR LAW Is MEMBER
Not More Than Six Members Of the
'aWar Couneii' Whose Object
VIII be to Win the
War.

fUnitei Press Leased Wire Service.i
LONDON, Dec. 9.-England's cab.
met maker, David Lloyd George. was
believed today to have completed his
task OF reconstruction Of government.
He was still at work, however. har-
monizing and conciliattng, lining up
every faction in British politics and
imbuing them with the determine.
ttoh that united England would
force a victorious conclusion Of the
war.
There will probably be. no an
nouncement Of those whom Lloyd
George will associate with himself IN
the win the war" movement, until
Tuesdays meeting. It was conceded
that this new cabinet would contain
some Of the leaders against whom
there was considerable objection IN
the old coalition cabinet-an objec-
ton based on the charge OF vacilla-
ton. It was believed, however, that
Lloyd. George with his indom1table
energy would imbue--t these members
with some OF his own determination:
Formation Of war council OF not
more than six members to take act.
ual charge OF all Of England's war
ring, was certain. Lloyd-George him
self will head this body and nearly
all experts agreed, associated witch
him would be Andrew Bonar Law,
A. ]. Balfour. former first lord OF the
admiralty in the old cabinet, Sir Ed.
ward Carson, The Earl Of Derby and
Arthur Henderson.
Italian Government.
[By John H. Hearley, United Press
Staff Correspondent
ROME, Dec. 9.-Passage Of a vote
of confidence in Italy's present gov
ernment and the conduct OF the war
under that regime was practically
certain by an Overwhelming vote in
parliament today.
The only faction which it was be-
lieyed might oppose such an endorse
ment was smalk group OF socialists.
Possibly a few members Of the party
adherents of former Premier Giolitti
may oppose complete endorsement
of the present ministry.
Greek Situation.
LONDON. Dec. 9-The Greek stu
alton reached its most critical stage
today. Mobilization of King Con-
stantine's royalist forces, reports OF
Te1tonic negotiations with the mon
arch, departure of all allied subjects
from the capital and of concentration
of allied forces near Athens, were
among the elements which gave con-
Germ here. All dispatches from the
capital are greatly delayed.
One dispatch. dated early In the
week declared that adherents OF
former Premier Venizelos, now head
of the provisional government estab-
lished at Salonika, were suffering
persecution from the royalist forces
and were fleeing in terror from Ath-
ems Atrocities were charged against
the Greek troops. Meanwhile the al
lied blockade of Greece weat formally
into effect, maintained by British ana
French warships.
France to Change.
PARIS. Dec apparently en-
couraged by the successful shake up
of the. ministry in England and the
certainty that under Lloyd-George
that nation will be reused to new en-
-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
A Likely Guess.

Louisville Courier-J Journal: Miss
Jeanette Rankin may owe her cleo
ton to congress to not having passed
around campaign cigars, trying to
make the impression that she was
giving away the kind she smoked.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
WHY WHY EGGS EGGS
ARE BEYOND
OUR REACH
-Four Men in Chicago Have
180,00O,O00 of Them Stored
Away to Sell at High
Prices.
FTER SPECULATORS
Grand Jury Is Looking into Matter
and Found Two Sets of
Books Being
kep. IA
AFTER sPECULAToRs

UNITED Press Leased Wire service1
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Acting on their
latest discoveries that four men con-
troll the egg supply Of Chicago. and the
middle west perhaps, and that two sets
Of books have been kept by the cold
storage men, United States District
Attorney Clyne and his assistants to-
day set about arranging their evidence
FOR the grand Jury Monday.
Railroad embargoes on foodstuffs
and added vigor in the federal food
probe are expected to push prices low
er again today. although the storm
check the decline temporarily.
THE Big Four" supposed to control
the egg situation are Meyer Eihen-
green. Charles 3. Ford, Louis R!ch!e.
and James e. Wetz, who recently ad.
mitted he was the "egg king of Amer
lea. One of these admitted to assist
ant district attorneys that he guessed
the four Of fem had around 1S0,000,O00
eggs"
With this admission the government
ofhcials dropped their probe of pack
ers' activities temporarily and will go
after the spectators to the limit.
The allegation that the spectators
kept two sets Of books, one for exhi-
bition in the event of such an inquiry
as is now on and the other set, radio
ally different. officials believe for their
own accounts, will be probed tmmed-
lately.
To enable the federal attorneys to
arrange their evidence and follow up
the new angles of the investigation.
the grand Jury will be in recess until
Monday.
Trying to Solve Problem.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-That the devious
and expensive channels through
which food products Of America trav-
ell from the producer to the consumer
will be somewhat Strengthened out
by the national conference on markets
ing and farm credits which closed its
session yesterday, is the opinion OF
Charles w. Holman, its secretary.
The conference in striking vigorous
blows in behalf of the producer.
struck also for the consumer. Holman
said The chief aims OF the confer.
ence were to obtain markets uncon-
trolled by forces that keep the price
paid producer down and that paid by
the consumer up: to eliminate delay
and waste in marketing and to create
conditions that would increase pro.
ductions All these conditions, said
members Of the conference, tend to
a reduction in the high cost Of 1iv-
ing. One Of the most drastic moves
of the conference was q demand ups
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
THE WEATHER

III. s. Agricultural Department OF
Weather Bureau.
For Keokuk and vicinity: General
ly fair tonight and Sunday; slowly
rising temperature.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday; somewhat warmer to-
night and east portion Sunday.
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Sunday; slowly rising temperature.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and Sun
day except probably unsettled north
portion: somewhat warmer Sunday.
Weather Conditions.
The western field of high pressure
has moved rapidly to the gulf states,
its attending cool wave covering the
plains states and the Mississippi val
ley with freezing weather southwark
River Bulletin.
Flood Stage. Stage. Change.
Dubuque ...... 1S Al % 1
Davenport -. 15 3.4 %
keokuk ....... II 81 o.
st. Louis 80 80 90
The river will remain nearly sta
tionary from Davenport to Warsaw
during the next AS hours.
Local Observations.
Dec Bar Their. Wind. Weather.
8 p. m ;. 20. 81 % NV Cldy
9 a. m. :. so. .1S 10 w Clear
Precipitation, trace. .
Mean temperature, Dec. s, 81.
Highest, 80.
Lowest, 49,
Lowest last night, 10.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
France to Change.

PARIS, Dec. s.-Apparently en-
couraged by the successful shake up
of the. ministry in England and the
certainty that under Lloyd-George
that nation will be reused to new en-
ersy in the war, the BRAND ministry