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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
Orders are Sent by Wireless to
the American Troops Which are
in Mexico.
TROUBLE ANTICIPATED WITH SOLDIERS
Texas Members of Militia Who Refused to Pre-
sent Themselves for Duty, Will be
Courtmartialed

The eHplantfon for tho refusal was
that the coast artillery branch felt It
could not strip the coast defenses
further than has already been done.
The request for the coast artillery
was made after the militia forces
were called out. It was officially said
that when recently Funston asked tor
additional troops he did not request
the Louisiana, Arkansas and Okla
homa militia
Army men said they were watching
the northward movement OF Carran-
zistas. Nothing thus far in state or
war department. messages shows that
Carranzistas have other than proper
motives.
Bandit Captured.
COLUMBUS, N. NJ, May 25-One
of the band OF Mexican bandits who
killed Ranchman P. n. Holly at Rubio
while Holly was acting as scout for
General Pershing, has been captured
at the front, according to word
brought here by truckmen. He is be-
ing given the third degree in an ef
fort to obtain information as to the
whereabouts OF the others in the band.
Hony's ranch manager was killed at
the time.
l.
wounded American soldiers arrived
at the base hospital here today. They
were picked up along the line OF COM
munication.
Change Of Plans.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 25.-
General Funston today changed his
plans for militia distribution to meat
the Carranzista movement into the
section opposite the Big Bend Of Tex
as. The Fourth Texas infantry will
be sent into the Big Bend, he an
nounced, to guard railroad bridges
and tracks and small settlements in
stead OF going to Eagle Pass. Fun
ston said unsettled conditions
across from the Big Bend region were
responsible for the change. Texas
coast artillery units will be moved
southwark and stationed in settle
ments en- the border. Other militia
details decided on today were Presfd-
10, Lajitas and Terlingua, points In
need of protection.
. Funston contradicted advices from
Washington stating he had not asked
for the Louisiana, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas militia at the time he re-
ouested the state troops already plac-
ed at his command. He still hopes to
obtain those troops.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
RECORD TIME BEING MADE
IN WAITE POISONING CASE

With the prosecution rested at the
close Of court yesterday, it establish
ed record for a big murder trial.
The jury had been obtained in two
hours and fifty-four minutes.
The prosecutor had opened in a
speech taking less than half an hour.
The first witness was heard that day
and in the twelve hours of court time
Tuesday and Wednesday, the case
was completed.
Still dapper, faultlessly attired, and
his long wavy hair carefully brushed,
Waite took his place in the court
room again today, sitting only few
PAGES in front of his aged father and
two brothers, Frank and Claude. 1t
was the first time Clyde Waite has
appeared at he trial. Opening for the
defense, Duell said:
The people of New York allege DR..
Waite committed the atrociOus crime
Of poisoning John E. Peck, March IL,
and at that time he was of sound
mind. You have sworn not to be
biased by the introduction OF testi-
mony as to mental unsoundness.
'Tf you find him mentally unsound
at the time Of the crime, to find him
guilty would make you parties to q
judicial murder-if I may use that
term.
"On the other hand, If you find him
of sound mind, verdict of guilty
would be proper. From his father and
two brothers you shall hear the story
of his life I shall show you his life
in as great detail as l can. From the
lips of the defendant you shall hear
his own story that you may judge for
yourself what manner OF man he Is.
'tThe defense will give testimony as
to all facts in connection with the
death of Peck, so that the jury will
have every particle of information We
have.
"You shall also hear from physi-
clans their opinion of his mental
soundness.
Frank Waite was called as the first
witness.
The defense will not claim that
Waite is now insane, but through the
testimony of his relatives seek to
show that he was of a peculiar ma
tnre and will then lead up to Waite's
story Of the mysterious influence OF
the man from Egypt
Frank Waite began his story OF Ar.
thur a few months after the de.
fendant's birth. Frank was then nine
years old.
.sThree months after Arthur was
horn" said Frank, "it was remarked
of him that his head was unusually
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
This Girl Murdered.

AURORA, Ill, May 26.-The death
Of Gwendolyn, Holden, sixteen year
cid school girl, from effects of ether,
gave Aurora a new murder mystery
today, police believe
The girl was found dead in a little
room at her mothers boarding house
on Main street, in the heart of the
town.
The police arrested Paul Verhoye,
also known as Jack Armstrong. 10
years old, and claimed to have a con-
fession from him.
The girl was found dead by her
mother, who had returned from
business errand in Montgomery. III
She was fully dressed. Alongside OF
the body, which was covered with
bed clothing, was a bottle of ether
Marks on the neck indicated that she
had been choked and there We're signs
that a struggle had taken place in the
house.
Young verhoye was arrested this
morning
According to the police. he confess
ed that he had cfloked the girl to
death. He had planned to take the
ether himself. but lost his nerve.
Jealousy was the motive, aceyx5z1S
tot6espc41ca
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
FIGHTING LIKE SAVAGE BEASTS
Seven Thousand Corpses Heaped Along 700
Yard Front, is But One of the Awful
Results.
BLoODIEsT BATTLE.

oAOONxGSH04 ox4 AGs
Every man in a French
force penetrating Fort Douau-
mont was wiped out in a Ger
man charge.
Men are fighting in dark,
underground tunnels, using
hand searchlights and knives
and bombs.
Hundreds of French and
Germans have been. buried
alive in the wrecking. Of under
ground works by shell fire.
Scores have gone insane
from the lust Of the horrible
butchery.
Surgeons, amputating arms
and legs, without anaesthetics,
report wounded French and
Germans continuing the strug-
gle with knives, though unable
to stand.
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COLUMBUS. N. NJ, May 26.-New
orders have been sent by General
Funston to General Pershing, COM
manding the punitive expedition in
to Mexico. These orders will con-
troll the actions Of the American ex-
pedition in case of a formidable
movement against the expedition or,
in the language Of diplomacy, 'in
certain eventualities."
The new instructions have gone
forward by wireless within the
past forty-eight hours, or since the
war department was advised OF the
heavy reinforcements that General
Obregon is sending into northern
Mexico. 1t is understood that they
are radically different from the or.
ders for emergency action which
they superseded.
officers in the field and at this
| base are openly of the opinion that
the heavy movement OF Carranza
troops into Chihuahua is a menace
to the United States expedition and
anticipate trouble with the troops Of
the defacto government before the
American withdrawal can be accomp-
lished.
VIII be Courtmartiaied.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-iRevers-
ing his decision of yesterday, Secre-
tary Of War Baker today announced
he will direct the calling of a court
martial to try the cases Of 116 Texas
militia men charged with failing to
present themselves for duty on the
border.
This reversal was due to the dis
covery of new legal points which the
Chamberlain army bill would not
obviate as was held yesterday. The
oath required of Texas militia men
is that they shall defend and obey
Texas government.
In these circumstances Judge Ad-
vocate General Crowder believes the
new military bill does not render the
militia law void and that the offense
Of failure to present themselves for
muster is not wiped out. For this
reason, Baker decided upon the court
martial.
Funston Was Refused.
CBy Carl d. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 25.-That
General Funston had requested addi-
tional coast artillery for border serv-
ice and has been refused, was con-
firmed at the war department today.
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|1A[Y !

ROME, May 25.-Two Austrian
aeropIanes Of squadron that at
tempted to raid Venice, vicenza and
Verona Monday, were shot down, It
was learned today. One fell in the
TagIiamento river and the either In
the marshes near Porto Gruaro.
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French scientists have decided that
carrier pigeons are influenced by
magnetism and that, with the growth
Of wireless telegraphy, much less de-
pendence can be placed on them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

A Philadelphia woman bit the fin
ger of a burglar who tried to choke
her and then jumped from second
story window for help. Her earnest
ness was rewarded. The bitten burg
lar got FIVE years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
CASE DRAGGED TEN DAYS
WITHOUT SECURING JURY

Marian and Orpet at the three oaks"
Theo. H. burst, president of the
Security Savings bank of Waukegan,
was accepted today as a juror by the
state
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
GERMANY

BERLIN, May 25.-The great Ger
man "nut cracker" 10 closing In upon
verdun In the boodiest fighting In all
history.
The right Jaw has advanced on a
front Of three miles in the last sew
enty-two hours Of the mad struggle
northwest Of the fortress. The French
have evacuated the entire Dead Mans
hill position northwest Of Verdun
after sacrificing more than q whole
army corps In q vain effort to hold
II. Hill 304, corner stone Of the
French outer defense, west Of the
Mouse, 10 now held Jointly by Ger
mans and French. Further slight ad-
vances for the Germans In the ra-
vlnes on either side will force It's
surrender to tho right wing Of the
German army that occupied cumieres
village Tuesday night.
The left Jaw Of the crown princes
great fighting machine bent back
slightly under the most terrific blows
struck by the French since the Vor-
dun struggle began, has reconquered
entirely, positions temporarily sur
rendered to the French. 1t 10 esti-
mated here that 10000 men died
fighting In dark underground oaverns
and about tho ruins of Fort Douau-
mont In seventy-two hours without
changing tho battle line In the
slightest.
Authoritative denial was made here
today of French claims that General
NiviIIe's forces even temporarily re-
occupied the ruins Of Fort Douau-
mont. In the most desperate hand 70
hand struggle Of the war French
force did succeed In capturing a re-
doubt and ruined works connected
with the fort. The only French de-
taehment that penetrated the ruins
of the fort itself, was completely
wiped out, not a single survivor es-
Gaping.
Strewn about the southern and
western approaches to the ruined fort
are countless dead and wounded. Since
the French attack began Sunday night
the fury Of the battle has not waned.
but has grown mere intense and there
has been no chance to reach the
dying.
West Of the Meuse, the French are
being steadily driven back upon the
Verdun forts. The capture Of cumieres
opens the way for a German drive
down the Meuse upon chattancourt
and Fort Bourrus.
The German center which drove the
French from the Dead Mans hill posi-
tions, has not yet occupied all the
abandoned works because Of the fact
that French artillery Is playing upon
the southern ridges.
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FRAhCI;;' :; (

PARIS, May 25.-Fr 4 ,ops ad-
vanced last night aIon .st bank
Of tho Meuse, just cumieres
village In grenade figt-- ,e war Of
five announced this afternoon. The
Germans, by a strong attack, cap-
tured French trench north OF Hau-
dromont quarries on the east bank.
Though vlolent artillery duels con-
tInued throughout tho night, there
were no important Infantry struggles
the Dead Mans hill front, west Of tho
river.
Tho French gain was made IN a
small wood between the river and
the village Of Cumieres. Though the
advance was slight, the positions won
by the French expose tho Germans to
thanking attack If they attempt to
push southward from Cunleres. Tho
southern exits from CumIeres are
under fire Of French artillery and
little fear 10 felt here over tho pos
slbiIity Of an advance from this
quarter.
General kivelie made no attempt
to recapture the, Fort Douaumont
ruins from the Germans during the
night. Apparently through sheer ex-
haustfon both sides almost complete
Iy halted infantry operations around
the fort. :.
Practically all French military
critics agreed today that this weeks
fighting at Verdun has been the
bIoodfest In history. The Germans
have lost more men than In any Of
the weeks Of tho war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
OEEIclAL REPORT.

BERLIN, May 25.-French trenches
south and southwest Of Fort Oouau-
mont were captured in last nights
fighting around verdun, the war Of
flee announced this afternoon.
Three enemy counter attacks
against the village Of cumieres,
northwest Of verdun, were repuIsed,
the war office announced.
''German flyers attacked British
torpedo boats and patrol boats off the
Flanders coast" said the official
statement. "West of the Meuse three
enemy counter attacks against the
village Of cumieres failed.
''East Of the Meuse our regiments,
taking advantage Of the successes of
Tuesday, advanced further and con-
quered enemy trenches south and
southwest Of Fort Douaumont. The
quarry south Of Haudromont farm
was reconquered by US. In caiilette
forest, the enemy during the entire
day without the least success, at
tackled our positions, suffering heavy
losses. We captured more than $50
prisoners and fourteen machine guns.
IAN enemy bipIane was shot down
the Herbe woods.
ION the east front the situation Is
unchanged. In the Balkans enemy
flyers unsuocessfulIy attacked Uskub
and GevgheIi."
NO HOPE OF PEACE.
TBy Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
Staff Correspondent.
BERLIN, May Fisherman Of
fieiaIs cherish no high hopes Of an
early termination Of the war, despite
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
AMERIcAx, .ExEa

AMERICAN FLYER
PARIS, May 25.-5ert Hall Of Eagle
Pass, Texas, one Of the American fly
ore attached to the Franco-American
flying corps, brought down German
aeropiane Monday, after battle two
miles above the German lines.
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Busy Week Ahead
For the Normalites

Monday evening will open a busy
week at the Fairmont State Normal
school with recital given by the pu.
pills OF Miss Beatrice Fitzwater. head
OF the department OF expression.
Wednesday evening at 7:15 the pu.
pills of Miss Amy Rogers Rice will
give piano recital in the auditorium
OF the school. This is the second re.
cital given by Miss Rice's pupils this
year at the Normal.
Junior Normal Glass day will be held
Thursday evening and very interest.
ing program will be given.
Senior Class day will be observed
Friday at the school and the students
will give program that promises to
be an interesting nature. One OF the
biggest events Of the school will be
the Inter-Society contest to be held
Saturday evening in the auditorium.
The Mozart and Lyceum societies will
gather at the school at s o'clock.
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formal RECORD
ELECTION PROTEST
Lincoln District Case Can
Now Be Taken
Higher.

The exception which was taken By
the attorneys who represent the Lin
coin district citizens opposing the bond
election in that district and charging
fraud and Illegal practices in the re.
cent bond election. was filed with the
county court today and entered upon
the record together with the action
OF the court In overruling the motion
to grant contest Of the bond cleo.
ton. !.
The attorneys for the Lincoln dis.
trict citizens desired the record Of
the county court I'm this proceeding
to show the action they had taken and
the disposal made OF the attempt to
have a date fixed for the hearing OF
the evidence in support OF the fraud
and illegal voting charges.
Now that the matter has been decid-
ed SO far Jas the county court Is con.
cerned at present 1t will likely be
taken before the circuit court at the
present term and an order asked for
compelling the county court to act
in the matter.
The issue and sale OF the sG50e00
worth OF Lincoln district road bonds
will be postponed until the fraud
charges are disposed OF as no bond
house or banking firm would accept
bonds that were likely to be annulled.
The Grant district Road Bond spe-
cial election has never yet been offic-
tally taken up by the court for the
reason that the new petitions that
have been presented to the court do
not contain the required number OF
signers. The sentiment In that dis.
trist at present is somewhat divided
and the majority of the taxpayers
seem to have hazy idea as to the
kinds of road that are specified in the
new petitions. 1t is very probable
that this matter may also be postpon.
ed until the citizens OF the district
are agreed as to the various kinds OF
road to be built and the location of
these roads. Present Indications are
that no roads will be built in Grant
district this summer,
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81. NIuholss .he sehoIar,a Saint,

A correspondent of a British church
Taper, referring to statement doubt
ing whether there ever was school.
Boys patron saint says that st. Mich.
olas, our old friend Santa Claus was
generally recognized as being in a
special sense the patron and protec.
cor Of schooiboys or young scholars
at Elton and elsewhere. He was once
even invoked by name in schoolboy
games with the cry Of "Nicklas!"
when player hard.pressed appealed
for Temporary truce or immunity"
There y little doubt" says the writ
or, "tha, the N. of NJ standing as
typical Christian names in the Church
Of England catechism are initials Of
the children's patron saints, Nicholas
and Mary"
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BULL MOOSE TRY
TO GAIN PENROSE
Would Make Him Chairman
in Return For T. R.
Support.
lRv AssncInted pressl


CHICAGO. June 3.-Progressive
party leaders after conference today
declared their intention OF using every
influence at their command to induce
the Republican national convention to
nominats Theodore Roosevelt for the
President.
II they fail to make Roosevelt the
Republican nominee they say they are
willing to consider the qualifications
Of other candidates.
Numerous informal conferences
conference between Progressives and
Republican groups have already been
held and others are scheduled. In the
effort to bring about harmony Repub-
lican organization leaders apparently
are doing nothing to offend the friends
Of Roosevelt In the preliminary ma.
nuevers. They are willing. It is said
to permit the Progressives to dictate
the party platform and name the can.
didate for Vice President, but are Wig.
orously opposed to nominating Roose.
welt for President.
They hope to select man, 1t was
said, that Roosevelt and his friends
can support on a platform OF Ameri'
canism and preparedness.
Roosevelt supporters are making a
strong effort to enlist U. s. Senator
Penrose and the Pennsylvania dele.
gates friendly to him in the cause Of
Roosevelt, Alexander P. Moore. a dele.
gate from Pittsburgh, and an ardent
Roosevelt man made proposition to
Senator Penrose today that in re.
turn for the Senator's support OF the
Colonel that Mr.. Penrose be made
chairman of the National committee
and run the Republican campaign.
The Pennsylvania senator gave nc
answer.
Delegate Moore said that with Pen,
roses support he felt sure the nomin'
alton would go to Colonel Roosevelt.
With the Colonel the presidential can
didate and Senator Penrose running
the campaign, Mr.. Moore said would
be best evidence of desire to bring
about reunion in the Republican ranks
and would win the support Of all fac,
tions In the party.
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Character. instead Of being means
TO and end. 10, itself. the end to be &C
complished; and those to whom the
world will always look up as Its most
magnificent characters, have beer
those who were in themselves supe
rior to the things OF circumstance and
environment. They were men who
come what might, held true to theil
own best selves, and tho highest in
depreciation Of the visions vouchsafed
them.
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Must Have the Goods.

You Gan be just as nice to c,lstom.
ers as you want to be. You can put
them under obligations to you. You
can advertise till you are teetotally
broke, and you can talk till you're
black in the face. but II you don't have
the goods. people are going to go to
the store Of the man who does have
them, and you can't blame them
Frank Harrington.
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Properly Indlqnant

Son enthusiastically -"Yes, ia
ther. 1 have fully made up my mind
TO adopt music :ae a career. feel 1t
Is the only one in which my soul can
md its full expansion" Father Tin.
dignantly Very we'll, sir: II you will
persist IN your evil courses. instead OF
following your fether in an honest
hardware business, let me tell you
that, when you have reached the
height OF your ambition, you needn't
come playing before my door expect.
ing TO get any coppers.eLondon
Mai.
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PERSONALS

Born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cunningham at their home
on Sixth street, son. Mrs. Cunning.
ham was formerly Miss Blanche Mar.
tin.
James Grant kho had been the guest
Of his nephew, Rev. Clarence Mitchell,
and family, left yesterday for his home
at Sandusky, o.
Miss Bess Mason will return tonight
from Charleston where she has. been
for several months the guest Of her
uncle, Judge John Mason and Mrs,
Mason.
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Good Furniture Polish

Mix equal parts of boiled linseed oil.
turpentine and vinegar. in q bottle.
Shake well each time before using.
Apply with WOODEN cloth, then polish
with dry cloth. This makes all marks
and scratches disappear and furniture
look like new. It Is very inexpensiye
and IS better than the best furniture
polish on the market
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souon, TO Mrloa1e wars rv,u.

Nothing rebounds more to the cred.
It Of the church than its unwearied
striving during the turbulent medieval
period to protect the poor and defense,
less and to lessen the violence, op-
preston and outrage which marked
the progress Of feudal warfare. II
was only by degrees and in proper
ton as the temporal rulers were able
to follow the impulse thus given by
the church and to impose the Landes
friede, the Quarantine.le-roi and other
royal peaces that war came to be
confined To international conflicts.
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Pa" said 4 schoolboy who delight
Cd to give information to his seniors,
"a process has been patented for treat.
ing the edges Of paper money SO that
when the bills are placed in a phono.
graph they make sounds that prove
their genuineness." "a novel idea, "
said the father, "but, after all, that ia
only another way Of making money
talk"