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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
Western Lines Lay Plans for
Keeping Going in Case the
Men Quit Work on
Monday.
BURLINGTON IN TROUBLE
Freight Handlers Quitan This Strike
Has Spread to Other Roads
at Chicago
Depots.

| CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Western rail
road officials speeded up their ef-
forts today to be prepared for a
strike of the four brotherhoods. Lists
Of former employees were checked over
and strike headquarters were opened
by some of the roads and shippers
were notified to be prepared to meet
strike conditions.
The Santa Fe officials say they
have applications from $500 men.
Railroad representatives have as yet
developed nothing more substantial
for operating trains in case of a strike
than general plans, it was admitted.
II. E. Bryan, vice president Of the
! Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, de
MED today the report that the rail
ways have joined together in one big
move to operate under an agreement.
"We are all working out our own
plans as far as plans have been made,
he said.
Secretary J. B. Roche, of the local
union, said the Burlington refuses to
recognize the mems organization. 9th
er railroads had the proposition put
up to them today. Refusal of the
union terms by the B. C o. and Grand
Trunk resulted in walkout OF 300
workers. Over 5000 union freight
handlers may be involved.
A committee of Rock Island shop.
men will resume negotiations today
with road officials for an eight hour
day and an increase of five cents an
hour.
Officials Of local detective agencies
to-day admitted they are recruiting
strike breakers for railway work. w.
]. Sutherland, Of the Money and Bo-
land agency and w. P. Soule Of the
Soule agency, both admitted they have
already obtained several hundred
men. They said they were acting un-
der instructions from railroad Off
cials, but would not say what rail
roads,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
HUGHES CLIMBS ROCKY CLIFF
WHILE ENJOYING HIS REST

Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes spent the day
motoring, playing golf and In stroll
ing about the lesser hills in the vicn'
ity of Estes Park.
In the long ride up the magnificeat
roadway which rises a sheer 2iooo
feet within four miles, Mr.. Hugaes
discovered some teeth" in Meekers
noint. the mountain shielding the
continental divide, that almost tempt
ed him to start climbing. despite MS
modish sack suit and new russet
shoes. He restrained himself, how
ever. until Chasm Falls was reached,
when his penchant for overcoming
obstacles overcame him.
The guests of the Stanley hotei
are ALREADY getting accustomed to
seeing Mr.. Hughes lounging easily IN
a big rocking chair on the veranda'
discussing attitudes and mountain
climbing with other enthusiasts.
He mfsIaid his hat today ana tnere
was hurried search for 1t before ne
,ouJd 90 out and discuss general 2mt
not "politicar' conditions with WI
tam Allen White, who lives mere
during the summer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
Mexican Bandit Raid.

Ell PASO, Texas, Aug. 29.-Mexi-
can bandits raided a mine in the Big
Bend country, blew up the mine and
wrecked the machinery, according to
reports from Marathon, TO which
point they were brought by an army
truck driver. He said a troop OF cav
airy from Terlingua, Texas, went to
the scene, engaged the bandits and
killed seven of them in the chase
that ensued. The remainder of the
band escaped across the Rio Grande
river.
General Bell, commanding at El
Paso. had no report OF the rght.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
STRIKE TO
Be CALLED
LABOR DAY
Unless Dispute is Settled Soon,
Railroad Men Will Quit
. Monday Morning at
70'clock.
BOTH SIDES STUBBORN
president Wilson to Appear Before
Congress and Ask That steps be
8 Taken to Prevent the
WaIkout.
BOTH SIDES STUBBORN
fBy Robert j. Bender. United Press
Staff Correapondentl

fBy Robert ]. Bender. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The enc
OF President Wilson's efforts to nego
tate peace between the railways and
the railway brotherhoods was ex
pected today.
Having exhausted every means OF
bringing the two parties together on
J. some common ground and prevent a
nation wide strike, the president was
prepared to seek through legislation
what apparently cannot be accom-
plished by persuasion.
The situation goes to congress-
The conference last night with both
the railway brotherhoods and the
railway executives developed only
4 that neither side would yield anything.
The president then began work at
once on the message he will deliver
before joint session Of congress to-
~ or tomorrow to recommend legis-
I htion designed to delay the impend-
ing strike or bring 1t to quick end
II It is in full swing before congress
passes the laws In question.
Danger OF the strike again became
acute today. The brotherhoods at
the white house last night refused to
agree at tho presidents urgent re-
quest, that the strike order calling
for . walkout Of 100000 trainmen at
700 a. M, Labor day. be recalled.
The railway executives informed of
this later. assumed q defiant air.
There's going to be a strike. That's
certain. Let's have it. 1t will clear
the air. And that's the only thing to
do now" one prominent railway presi-
dent declared 1T will show the peo-
pie OF the country what is really go
Ing on in the Industrial world"
Earlier in the day the executives
had called at the white house. They
did not present to the president the
first and final" proposal Of the execu-
lives for peace-what was in effect
complete rejection of any and all por-
tions Of the presidents proposition.
The president urged them to delay
presenting that document-a virtual
ultimatum-until he had formulated
certain ideas he had In mind regard
ing legislation. During the confer
ence, which lasted nearly an hour,
the railways informally left another
idea, namely that commission be
named by the president to investigate
all issues in the present dispute TOT
three or four months.
This was regarded in all quarters
as being unsatisfactory and entirely
to the brotherhoods and
was expected to be finally rejected by
them today.
The president was then to see the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
Climax to His Efforts to Pre-.
vent Great Railroad Strike
From Paralyzing
Traffic.
NEW LAWS ARE URGED
For Permanent and Necessary New
Legislation to Safeguard Life
and Interest Of the
Nation.
[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent.l


Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON Aug. Gas a
dramatic climax to his unprecedented
negotiations to avert the most disas-
trous labor war that ever threatened
the United States, President Wilson
this afternoon appeared before q
joint session of congress and urged
legislation Ito safeguard the life and
interest of the nation"
He said he urged the legislation
not "in haste or merely as means
of meeting a present emergency, but
as permanent and necessary additions
to the law, suggested, indeed, by cir
cumstances we had hoped never to
railroad employees engaged in operat-
| II such emergencies are to be pre-
vented in the future"
He recommended:
Immediate provision for the en-
largement and administrative reor.
ganizaticn of the interstate commerce
commission, enabling the commission
to deal with the duties now develop.
ing upon At with prumptness and
thoroughness which are with it's pres
ent constitution and means Of action
practically impossible"
Establishment of an eight hour day
rs lue legal UdSlS dllhC VI WOlh chA
of wages in the employment of all
arilroad employees engaged In operat-
ing trains in interstate Transports
ton. The time for the institution OF
this law is to be determined by con-
gress. The president suggested no
date.
Authorization of the appointment
by the president of a commission to
study results in the application OF
the eight hour day to railway operas
ton, alike for the men and for the
| roads; the investigators to report to
congress at the earliest possible date
but without recommendation as to
| legislative action.
Approval by congress of considera-
ton by the Interstate commerce com>
mission Of freight rate increases to
meet such additional expenditures by
| the roads us are rerdered necessary
by adoption Of the eight hour day.
! Amendment of federal law which
proyides for the mediation, concilia-
ton and arbitration Of such contro-
versies as the present by adding q
provision that in case methods OF ac-
commodation now provided should
fail fall public Investigation shall
be instituted and completed before a
strike or lockout may be lawfully att
attempted.
Empowering the president IN case
of military necessity to take controI
of such portions and rolling STOCK OF
the railways as may be required Tor
military use and to operate them ror
military purposes with authority to
draft into the military service OF the
country such train crews and admin
istrative officials as circumstances re-
quire.
The president outlined IN detail his
q antsnusd on mage q
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
Nearly One Hundred Persons
Watch Him Put His Sigma
ture to Measures.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Presi-
dent Wilson today signed the army,
navy, Philippine and bill Of ladings
bills.
The ceremony was featured by the
presence OF nearly hundred persons,
including Secretary of War Baker,
members of the committees who han
died the different bills in the house
and senate, prominent Filipinos and
others.
81 think the whole country will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
To
Be REJECTED.
Brotherhood Chiefs and the
Executive Committee Agree
to Turn Down Railway
Presidents Plan.
DECISION GIVEN TODAY
Wilson's Proposed Dispute. Law is
Called Greatest Throttle Of
Labor Which Was Ever
Devised.
DECISION GIVEN TODAY
lBy Carl D. Groat, United Press staff
Correspondent

LBy Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The four
brotherhood chiefs and the twenty
four members of the executive COM
mittee today agreed to reject the pro-
posal of the railroad presidents as
made to President Wilson yesterday
No formal announcement was made,
but 1t is known this action was taken
I'VE will submit our decision to the
president today" said President Lee,
OF the brotherhood of Trainmen.
The morning meeting heard the re-
port of the four leaders on their con.
ference with the president last night,
at which they told him their final pur-
pose, though they did not report spe-
cifically on the railway presidents
proposals.
The brotherhood heads explained to-
day they have no authority to rescind
the strike call for September 4. The
resolution, adopted Sunday before the
$40 representatives left for home,
they said. gave them authority to fix
the date and hour Of the strike "un-
less prior to the day and hour so
liked. notice shall have been received
that the proposal of the president OF
the United States, accepted by us,
August IS, has been accepted by the
railroad companies"
1t is understood that the executive
committee Of twenty-four, to whom
fun powers were delegated by the
president. could grant such aids to
the four leaders, but that it has thus
far withheld 1t.
Brotherhood leaders feel that Presi-
dent Wilson's proposal for an eight
hour day law will be greater burden
to the railways than to the men. I'm
der 1t, q vast number Of non-union
men would automatically become
eight hour men, and while tho broth
erhood men would get only eight
hoursLand no increase in pay-they
believe the economic pressure caused
by such system would weigh more
heavily on the railroads than grant
ing the presidents demands.
Misery loves company" said a
prominent leader. "The railways rea-
son for refusing the mems demands
is purely economic. Our reasons con-
tain humanitarian elements, so If the
railways must include in the eight
hour day the men whom they call the
down-trodden eighty per cent, they
will be suffering twenty times to our
one"
President Wilson's other proposal.
creating a law similar to the Canadian
dispute acts is generally opposed by
the brotherhoods. They call 1t "the
greatest throttle of labor" ever de-
vised.
"while the law provides that no
action shall be taken by either side
pending investigation" said a leader,
in Canada shows that
capital always has taken advantage OF
the investigation period to prepare for
a strike. The Canadian act is named
for Lemieux. We have been 'lemieuN
too many times"
whether the brotherhoods will fight
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
Hughes Will Visit Iowa.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Western re-
publican headquarters was today ar
ranging for trip through Illinois.
Indiana and Iowa, to ue made by
Candidate Hughes late in September.
Ll this trip the governor is expected
to go into Oklahoma for at least one
speech.
F. e. Corrick, Nebraska progressive
national committeeman, was caller
at republican headquarters today. He
said that Nebraska progressives
would vote almost solidly for Hughes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
CLANCY Is Training.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. %
George CLANCY of Baltimore, who as
pires to take the featherweight cham
mons Kilbane's crown at Cedar Point
Labor day, today started the final
grind of his training. For the next
three or four days he will devote his
training to boxing from six to ten
rounds daily.
Kilbane continues his work in the
gym.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
TO PARALYzE
WITH ONE BLOW
Germany Intends to Put the
Rumanians Out of Business
at Very Start of
Operations.
Won MACKENsEN LEADS
Will Push the Aggressive Campaign
Against New Enemy and Carry
tho Fighting to Their
Own Soil.
WON MACKENsEN LEADS

THE HAGUE. Aug. 29.-Field Mar
shal Won Mackensen who led the sue
cessful Austro-Ger campaign
through Serbia a year ago, will be in
command of the German Bulgarian
armies operatir~ against Rumania,
according to Berlin advices today.
The German government Is determ-
ined to push an aggressive campaign
against Rumania, carrying the fight
ing to Rumanian soil early in the
campaign, 1t was stated Germany
has known of Rumania's intentions
for some time, the dispatches added,
and has had troops in position in the
Balkans to strike swiftly. The Ger
man general staff plans to paralyze
the Rumanians with blow that will
eliminate them as factor in the war
within few months.
The Rumanian minister to Berlin
is leaving today on special train.
He sought a farewell interview last
night with Chancellor Won Bethmann
Hollweg, but the interview was re-
fused.
New Bloody Work.
BERLIN, Aug. 29.The Lokal An
zeiger announced today that Field
Marshal Mackensen is in command Of
the Teutonic armies in the Balkans.
"The people of the extended en-
tente will find us ready to meet the
new situation created by Rumania's
entrance into the war" said the Lokal
Anzeiger Next to Hindenburg on
the east front, Mackensen will now
begin a new bloody work In the Bal
kans. Now his time has come to
reap the harvest OF long months OF
quiet preparation"
Dispatches from Kronstadt. Transyl-
vania, six miles from the Rumanfan
frontier, report that since Sunday an
unbroken stream of German and Aus
trian refugees have been crossing the
border from Rumania. They declarc
that Rumania's declaration of war
came as complete surprise to the
inhabitants of Rumania, but that Rus
sit, with strong army on the border,
has for months been threatening to
:ilvaie Rumania until she joined the
allies.
Great Battle Imminent.
[By Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Aug. ga great battle
may occur along the Rumanian front
Ter within a few hours.
Rumania has been concentrating
large forces along the Transylvanian
border for several days, the Tageblatt
reported today. The Teutonic forces
took prompt measures to guard
against a. sudden invasion and have
massed sufficient troops to meet the
Rumanian attack.
The patrol skirmishes reported IN
Yesterdays official war office state
ment may mark the beginning OF an
important engagement.
The Berlin newspapers commented
with great restraint today upon Ru-
mania's entrance into the war. The
general opinion Of German critics is
that Rumania will play no important
part in military affairs except that 1t
wlA be necessary to re-group the
forces of the central powers to some
extent to meet the new enemy. The
Lokal Anzeiger points that the Ru-
manian declaration does not afect
the food situation because Rumania
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-29
Took Sudden Notion That it
Was More Sport Walking
Than Riding.
by Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Correspondent.l

LBy Perry Arnold, United Press StaH
Correspondent
ESTES PARK, Colo, Aug. 20
The lure OF the mountain trails
caught Charles e. Hughes today
With Mrs. Hughes by his side In a
gown Of creamy lingerie and white
pumps. he essayed precipitous clin
which juts downward from the Falls
river highway in Colona Park to view
Chasm Falls. The stiff climb down
the rock-strewn gorge was entirely
impromptu, as Mrs. Hughes explain
ed. ruefully pointing to her dainty
pumps.
Il do not usually do mountain
climbing in these. Shoes" she said
as she caught her husbands hand AID
was helped from one great boulder to
another.
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New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1916-01-07
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New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1916-01-07
9ilne ariiiS.
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