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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
CONFIDENT
Of HOLDING
POSITIONS
German Forces at verdun
Have no Fear Of Being
Dislodged by the
French.
VISIT TO BATTLEFIELD
Ton Miles q Territory lsss Been
Swept cisae BY Dig
ouns q Deth
o1deaL
VISIT TO BArr1EF1MD

CBy CaIi W. Ac6ssman, Omitted Press
STAFF Correspondent
WITH THD GA1RMAN ARMY BID.
FORE vERDUN, July T.-(via Ber.
lin, Amsterdam and London.-Ger.
many's mastery here ct verdun robbed
the French OF their greatest chance
to cooperate IN the ailied drive II
Trench positions had not been under
attack BY the German forces, the
troops under the tri-colors could have
hammered there simultaneously with
the British thrust But Germany now
dominates the city. German officers
say the main thing now is not wheth-
or Germany 10 to take Verdun-but
that the Teutonic forces remain an
masters Of the battlefield.
travelling ali along tho German
fsUnt N this section, talking with ofsi-
ion - to the wars end from that en-
tertainod elsewhere. The belief OF all
was best expressed tonight by the
grandson OF General Won Steuben, the
Prussian hero Of the revolutionary
war, who said:
"The war will last long.
For ten miles on each side OF the
verdun trenches, the face OF tho
earth has literally been blown of. It
IL pockAmarked with shell craters, In
some places vast holes thirty to fifty
feet deep. Fighting has gone on un.
der ground.
Universal respect is accorded
Trench bravery by the Germans here.
French bravery In the underground
trenches" said one staff officer, was
what prevented German troops from
capturing the city"
Today, from the summits OF Hflls
III and 80, the progress Of artillery
attacks on the hills Of Froid Terre.
Thiaumont, L'Homme Mort could be
plainly observed. as well as the de-
tails Of small infantry attacks. For
fourteen hours the newspaper cores.
pondents were permitted to walk and
ride along this enormous battlefield.
From observations ON this journey and
from conversation with the men who
are doing the fighting, am convinced
the Anglo-French offensive has not
affected the German positions here.
Preparations before verdun were tenn
rorarily halted only by orders from
German headquarters. At dawn this
morning I motored toward the bat
tlefield from Hill III and viewed the
famous left bank of the Meuse.
Forges Immediately below the hill
was crumble into ruins. Here was
dangerous ground-a no-man's land,
where no one was permitted to enter.
Towns near about were In ruins. In
the distance Dead Mans hill was dis.
cernible, it's brownfsh summit flecked
by white puffs of shraprel shells in
the blue sky. Through field glasses
dusty burrows ploughed up the slope
by French artillery shells could be
plainly seen, the shells exploding af-
ter churning the ground In irregular
rows.
From Hill I'll We motored IN
roundabout way behind the lines to
Hill 80, which the French bombarded
Yesterday. Fresh shell craters
SCARED the daisy and poppy fields.
Below, a spider web of trenches led
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
IN NO HURRY TO
TO START HOME
Submarine Deutschland Clings
to Dock With no Sign
Of Leaving
Shore.
AFRAID OF THE ENGLISH
Expect 4. Plot 20 Hsvs Big Ship
accidentally. Run
Into and Ram the
Freleh4ss.
u.
afraid OF THE ENGLISH
rBy Carl .. GroaA, ;United Press Staff
~. N.-. Co6HAan0ndAnf I

rBy Carl .. GroaA, Omitted Press Staff
Correspondent.l
BALTIMORE, Md. July 2S.-Watch-
ers aboard tho German sub-sea
freishter Deutschland want 10 see the
ships OF England 80. They feax
that q plan 10 on foot 10 have ves-
sells in ballast IN tho harbor follow
the Deutschland out to the C4pes
and accidentally ram her. This
would save the eIlied patrol . big
task and as ono Of the Germans put
It, tho British could say: '+Oh. bes
pardon; I viii pay you damages"
This fear Is believed to be one Of
tho compelling motives behind Or
ders to delay the Deutschland's do
parture.
Tho Bremen, however. IL . vital
factor. Stories that she has boen
captured brought tho comment from
a Deutchland Official today:
BAH, she is not lost until three OF
tour weeks" and he added that the
Deutschland's sister ship is too clev-
er to fall into tho meshes Of tho al
He'd patrol.
All was peaceful along the Pat
mystery still haunted tho situation.
xAOI0 Ad0 DC0AA - 3OAAo 49, - 0O~se->A -
the Neckar at tho Deutschland pier:
eome Of the crew had individual par-
ties ashore, rolling IN during tho
early hours. .
But no one connected with the sub
sea venture would reveal whom the
Deutschland stay ends. Tho forty
eight hours since the Deutschland
cleared. expired this afternoon. but
under local port rules It was found
that the vessel need not reclear as
supposed, except IN case ehe alters
her cargo. This Is still being trim
med as there Is certain uneavenncss
that might be annoying later.
Rumor Unfounded.
OTTAWA, Ont, July 2S.-What tho
naval department described later as
an unfounded report that the Ger
man submarine freighter Bremen had
been captured OF Halifax, created
excitement here today. No one knew
where the rumor originated.
Looking up 4 Pilot.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 2S.-The
Deutschland prepared today to take
on pilot from the Maryland Pilots
association, but that organization
said Owen Coleman, who brought her
up the river, was out OF town and not
available for service.
While Captain Zack Culldson, of the
tug Timmins, wants Coleman, the
rules of the association require that
vessels take "the first man out" the
first man on the pilot list.
IA twenty-four hour crew is aboard
the Timmins. giving the impression
that the stay of the Deutschland Is
not long and that when she does
head out, SHE may plan a lay over in
the lower bay before trying to run
the allied patrol.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
nan Of child Labor Bill.

WASHINGTON. July 2S.-Anxiety
about the immigration tail pinned to
the child labor bill by Senator Borah,
resulted in conference today be-
tween President Wilson and Senate
Floor Leader Kern and Senator Pom.
creme. Administration leaders don't
want the immigration question to
come up in the senate at this time.
After his conference with the prest-
dent. Kern expressed the hope and be-
lief that Borah's amendment would
not be pressed
Ways and means of keeping the i'm
migration question out Of the senate
at this time was discussed. Senator
Kern today set September 1 as his
latest opinion as to adjournment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
German Submarines Rout Eng
Nsh Patrol Boats OF
the Ooast Of
Scotland
THREE SAILORS KILLED
Dutch Newspaper Tells Of Encounter
In Which Two British
Vessels Were
ounI<.

BERLIN, (via Sayvflle wireless)
July 25.-The Dutch newspaper Han.
delsblad reports q naval battle OF
the Scotch coast between several
German submarines and the patrol
boats Nellen, Nutten, Onward and
Eve.
The Nellen and Nutten eank. Three
sailors were killed, the remaining
sailors being rescued by Dutch fish.
ing boat off the Doggerbank and
landed in a Scotch harbor.
The other two patrol boats are
supposed to have been lost with their
crews.
Four German torpedo boats
brought up two British trading ships
off Landskrona, in international wat
ers. 1t is understood that three of
those rescued from the Nellen and
Nutten died later as consequence
Of their wounds.
Captain was Executed.
BERLIN, (via Sayville wireless)
July 27.-Delayed) Captain Charles
Fryatt Of the British merchant
steamer Brussels, was executed for a
'franctireur" crime against armed
German sea forces on order Of field
court Of the navy corps, according to
official dispatches from Brugge today.
The death sentence was imposed
because although Fryatt did not be-
long to the British naval forces, on
March %, 1915, near the Mas fire.
ship, he endeavored to ram the Ger
man submarine U-33. Fryatt, his first
officer and his first engineer later re-
ceived gold watches from the British
admiralty "for brave conduct and
sv. l. -
mons.
Fryatt was captured later. Sen
tence Of death was confirmed and
Eryatf was shot
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Forty-four Deaths in Twenty
four Hours In Chicago
as Result Of the
Weather.
IT'S A RECORD BREAKER
Middle West Can Expect Relief Soon,
But the Eastern states
viii Then Get

CHICAGO, July 2S.-Twenty-six
persons died here during the night
as a result Of the terrific heat wave
which has been sweeping prairie
states the last two weeks. reports to
the coroner's ONCE stated today.
This brings the total number OF dead
in Chicago az "a result of the heat
up to forty-four within the last TWEEN
ty-four hours
The total number Of victims was
sWelled to fOrty-seven with reports
from Minneapolis, Rock Island and
Phoenix, Ariz.. of one dead ct each
place from tho heat.
No let-up In the heat was promised
today. At the weather bureau the
prediction for the middle west was
~fair and continued higher temperar
Business houses - psazz1ns -
clooo their stores an hour earlier.
So intense was the heat today that
contractors would not let laborers
work for fear OF heat prostration.
The health department issued bull
letins warning mothers to watch the
milk served their babies. MIX deal
ers were warned they would lose
,te:1 milk license II their milk WASH
pastuerixed. Thousands Of tons OF
Ice were given away In the poor dis
tricts here In an effort to bring re-
lief
At Ell Paso, Texas. and Brownsville
the thermometer registered, S8. and
San Antonio showed only 86, while at
Freeport, Illinois. the mercury climb
ed to 1O1 in the shade, beating heat
records for the last twenty-five years.
At New Orleans the temperature
was 80.
The lowest temperatures for the
day were recorded at Boston and San
Francisco, their thermometers regis
tering sc.
Last night was Chicago's hottest in
It's history, the weather bureau stated.
At 100 a. m. the mercury registered
80 degrees. At 700 O'Clock the
weather bureau stated THAT Chicago.
St. Louis and Milwaukee were the
hottest places In the United States.
Just Think OF SO.
CHICAGO, July 2S.-While the mid
die west sweltered under blazing
sun today, residents at Winnemucca.
Nevada, shivered in temperature OF
36. "The coolest spot in the coun-
try" stated the weather bureau here.
A Little Hope.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The
weather bureau today held out lit
tie hope to the middle west that the
terrific heat Of the past few days
might soon come to an end-but any
hope for that section Is at the ex-
pense of the Atlantic seaboard!
There Is 100 degree weather IN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Another Newspaper Consolidation.

Another Newspaper consolidation.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, July 2S.-The
Sioux City News, purchased two
weeks ago by Governor Arthur Cap
per, OF Kansas, for $4,000, was sold
today by Capper to Hugh Monroe, who
is representing the Sioux City Jour
nal and Tribune. The plant was
closed at noon today. The Journal
and Tribune will take over the News
subscribers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Irish Member of Parliament,
Who Created Uproar in
House of Commons.

LONDON. July 2S.-Laurence Gin
nell, the Irish nationalist member Of
parliament who yesterday was the
storm center in an uproar in the
house of commons, was today offered
his choice of a fine of one hundred
pounds or six weeks Imprisonment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
srandenburaer. Routed.

LONDON, July 2s-Bitish troops
have driven the German Branden-
burgers out of Delvtlle wood, accord
ing to General Hafg's report to the
war ofice today.
The British commander-in-chtef Ell
said the Fifth Brandenburgers were
the Teutonic troops thus elected from
the little forested area northwest OF
Longueval which has been the scene
Of hand to hand fighting for the past
week.
"One hundred and sixty-three pris-
oners were captured in Delv1lle
wood, the whole Of which Is DOW
ours" General Haig reported. Two
German counter attacks were beaten
off with heavy loss to the enemy.
Further progress at Longeuval.
WAS announced by the British COM
nrander in chief, who also related
gains near Pozieres.
..Near Neuve Chapelle." he report
Cd. small parties Of Germans enter
Cd our front trenches at two points.
hut were Immediately driven out by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
British Have Forced Their
Way to Summit and Now
Have the Enemy Be
meath Than.
DESPERATE RESISTANCE
erandenburgers Driven out Of Dell
ylIls Wood and 1es Prls-
oners Ars Captured
There.

LONDON, July 28. Until today
British troops fighting to push through
through the Pozieres sector, have
been thrusting up hill Today they
have the advantage of fighting from
above on an enemy below on lower
ground. They have the added advan.
tage Of attacking an enemy unaided
by natural cover and now ousted from
the permanent steel and concrete con-
structed trenches, perfected in the
long months Of the deadlock in the
line.
Foremost among the disadvantages
of General Haig's position was the
fact that the kaiser IS making super.
human efforts to stem any further
break in his lines. Reserves have
been stripped from all along the Ger
man front to be massed against the
British, or used in desperate counter
attack. Special dispatches from Yer
dun say the German attack there has
waned into a mere ordinary assault,
instead Of the holocaust Of flame from
artillery with which the French for.
tress has been deluged during the last
six months, with practically no con.
certed infantry attacks.
Experts here agree that the kaiser
viii make desperate attempts in con.
certed counter attacks to win back the
ground wrung--inch by inch, almost
from his soldiers by the British. An
advance very much further along the
road from Pozieres to Bapaume by
the British, would menace the German
troops In the angle Of the line from
Thiepval southeast, possibly forcing
q retirement there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

TOXIC, July 2S.-Resignation OF
the Okuma cabinet is said to be inn
minent Marshal Terauchi Is gener-
ally believed to be slated to succeed
Count OkumA IS premier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Harvest Fields III Terror
Ouer I. W, ". Lnuasion
State Troops Haze Been As for to Protect Citizen
From, The Three rs ndred 7ramps

prepared
wsness which Of the W. w invasion N the
The trouble or began
here. 84@
Yankton several and
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-11-29
HICKORY TAVERN NEWS.

Hickory Tavern, Nov 27-Old hog
killing time is here again. Several OF
our farmers have already killed and
are living fat now.
Mcssrs FELTON, Roper, Dcvault League
and Misses Maye Roper, and Cora
League visited relatives in Honea Path
Saturday and Sunday.
The all-day singing that was held
at Shiloh Sunday was well attended
and all had nice time.
Mr.. Ralph League spent Saturday
night with Messrs Gillc and Culver
Sumcrcl.
Every body was shocked to hear of
the death Of Mrs. Louise Bolt, who died
last Friday. Mrs. Bolt had been sick
for several weeks. She leaves a huS-
band and five boys to mourn her loss
They all have our sympathy.
Our rural policeman has bought a
Ford car. Look out you law offenders
he is to run you down.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-11-29

woman, and her good husband and
she delighted in the company or 1T
tie Margaret, her namesake, and little
Alex.
| have saved the best for the last.
Grandma was a strong, happy, chris
tian. She knew how to pray and she
was great student Of the Bible. Pray
ing people never left her home with
out being asked to read the scriptures
and pray with her. Her old Bible Is
full OF pencil notes. indicating the
chapters read by those who had visit
ed in her home.
We buried her body in the church
yard of old Lebanon, in Grcenville
county by the side OF her husband,
there TO await the Resurrection morn.
G. G. FeatherstOne.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-11-29
MRS.. n. NJ. SULLIVAN.

Grandma Sullivan lived her four
score years and passed away at Charl-
ton Hail. in Laurens County, in Sep
tember, 1916.
do not know the exact date of her
birth, Of her marriage to my grand
father nor have now before me the
exact date Of her death.
These, after all. are minor matters
birth, death and bural-thcse are only
worth while and important In SO far
as they relate to life.
Life is the thing Of vital and tre-
mendous Importance and significance.
shall, therefore, write OF Grand
mas lifc--hcr life here and that which
l know she is taking part in now.
She was my grandfathcrs second
wife and he was her second husband.
She first married Prince. Her maid
en- name was Cunningham. She had
no children Of her own, by either hus-
band.
When she married my grandfather,
he was in the full vigor OF life. with
a house full Of children some OF them
young. almost infants and some VINO
had reached adult life.
She came to preside over the home
of man of unusual strength Of nina
and character-a man who was large
ly self-made. who had all Of the push
and vim of men who have learned IN
the great school of experience like
father, like chldrcn-thcy too had
minds Of their own.
The establishment was a large one
servants in abundance and every
thing else in the same proportion no
time and no place for idle hands or
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-11-29

Sullivan came to ill and the home ov-
er which SIZE was chosen to preside.
Imagine. If you can, the difficulties
which confronted her and the situa-
ton which she was called upon to
meet!
TO mcS them required strength OF
character, tact and Il great big heart.
How we'll she met them,-only hus-
band. who has long since gone to ms
reward. and step-childrcn and step
grandchi. zen. some living and some
dead. can testify to. TO her husband $
children. sac was Il real mother, ana
they knew her and loved her as such.
Il never kncw either OF my own grand
mothers. They both died before | was
born.
Grandma Sullivan was to me, my
own grant mother. never know any
difference. nor do believe that the
others ever did She was an ideal
wife and Htcpmothcr in every partic-
ular.
! For more than thirty years GRANDMA
Suiiivan was a cripple and went ABOUT
in a rolling chair-thc result oi rheu-
matism. sac was Il woman OF unuSual
EphySical. as we'll as mental vigor, be-
fore her allictions came on, and she
retained hor mental visor up to the
/ very last
/! She bore her atllictions with Chris
tan fortitudc that WAS beautiful to
/, behold.
One Of her favoritc hymns contained
lines like these:
Affections, though they seem severe
Arc Oft in mercy sent.
One of her chief delights. was IN
having about her her children and
grandchildren Even up to the time
lof her death she kept up with and
maintained vital interest in every
thing She knew what was going on
mot only in her immediate world, bu,
in The world at large. Her vital inter
est in the present enabled her TO grow
old gaccfully. She was given TO hos
pitality," Il Scriptural Injunction moi
always followed in these busy days.
Grandma was fortunate in her lat
ter years in having the loving. tender
lcarc of Mrs r. NJ. WasSon, her kinS
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-11-29
RAID ON "EGG KINGo
Warehouses Containing. Millions OF
Eggs Raided by Officers.

Chicago, Nov. 25.--ln an attempt to
smash an alleged corner" in eggs, city
health officials today raided ware
house and seized several millions of
eggs said to have been stored by James
E. Wctz, alleged egg king.
DR.. John Dill Robertson, commits
sioncr of health, who led the raid, said
he was acting on an ordinance author
iztng him to hold for investigation eggs
the quality Of which Is suspected.
DR.. Robertson said he would hold
all suspicious eggs for further inspcc-
ton and would destroy all bad eggs.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-11-29
Gray courtowings.

Don't forget that this is the day on
which you are invited to the school
building to attend the Harvest Party,
ba2dar and oyster supper. The doors
wifi be opened at o'clock. Oysters
will be served in the afternoon and at
night. After supper you will be en-
tertained by the children of the PrI-
mary Grades. Everybody is invited to
come.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-12
MUSKETEERS GET
VIRGINIA H0N0RS
TWO LYnCHBURG ORGANIZATIONS
WINNERS IN DRILL CONTESTS
IL. VIRGINIA REGIMENT

The MnskciecrS Nj lynrhhur.. Nn
officially known a. Company J.. First Nir-
ginia infantry Yesterday III hotlv con
tested competitive drill of the entire firSt
Virginia regiment. won first place a. the
hest drilled company coincidence was
that Company =. from the same city.
cainc np second in the contest. thus Civ
ing Lynchburg the two best drilled com
ranir- M ihc regment.
Company l. Is ihe iua.oc coa,. y,
The Virginia national guard. having been
mr-terod INTO The states service 81 March
", iHl6 Two ot ii- officers are graduate,
ot the Virginia Military Institute. while
tlo thrd officer vaa for number NJ
voars an cmeer ia Company Z. Aboai
tvcn,y tive members ~ the company are
gralluatcs of ihe N@snia Military In~ti-
iHia, and other military schools Vt Nr-
caia, many of whom also hold diStinc-
D n- in athetics.
Company J.. although The Junior COM
pany, KY the largest IN the First Virginia
regiment.
l- iorcgune conclusion that the Of
ficcr~ and members nf the company are
els tea over this much coveted honor and
they did not fail to indicate their pleas
are IVY telcgram- sent hpric last pght
The officer ai Company l. are Cap
tam u. NJ. Alexander. Lieutenant A. ID.
Bark-dale, Lieutenant L. Chess McGhce.
of Company u. Captain J. +. Moon. Lieu
tenant George Nj Bell. Lieutenant Phil
lip-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-12

The Bulgarian evacuated 1ll forts at thn
Greek port ~ kavai ah.ri fhcy rr,up r
a month ago. the Petit pari-.cu learns to-
day from scml-otiIcaI 1rrc. Ihr fort
have been handed over 10 thc Greeks They
were of no military value to thc Bueara,-
after the arrival of the cntc-lc var.hin-
New successes for tho Russians m ihr
Carpathlans have been announced hv pr'
rograd. Several heights near tnc BukoVirs
border and kaput mountain were rapiurcc
with nearly Thousand prisoner.
The French troops. cooperating with
the British IN a ucw offensive ou thc ~irr-
ma front ~ Macedonia captured VILLAGE
from the BulgarianS. and the British troops
which crossed the river. seized Bulgarian
trenches, according 90 the London official
statement
Paris SAYS the French in an offensive
against the Bulgarian captured positions
on a two mile front 10 depth Of ceht hun
dred yard-. Under rrc--ur of Y new of-
fensiyo the Bulgarian rnfreated. pursued
by the alIre-, says an Exchange telegraph
Athens dispatch, which adds that thc Bul-
gauaus suffered severe losses WV w batti,
OF thirty SIX hours.