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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
ENGLAND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, Feb. 9.-General Town
shend's forces at kut-El-Amara are In
no danger of capture, according to
dispatches received here today from
headquarters Of the, Indian army.
Though entirely surrounded by the
Turks, the British garrison at kut-El-
Amara' could cut It's way out and Join
the main force under General AyImer,
twenty miles to the east, with but
slight losses, It was stated. Town
shend, however, has been ordered to
hold the position at kut-Ei-Amara. It
Is Of immense strategic value for
future offensive operations In Meso-
potamia.
REPORT is DENIED.
LONDON, Feb. e.-Reports that
Lord Kitchener 10 soon to leave the
war office and is to be succeeded BY
Lord Derby, were denied in we'll in
formed circles today. 1t was stated
that no changes In the ministry are
being contemplated. 1t was also de-
MED that Kitchener will go to Egypt
in the near future.
TO ENFORCE coNscRIpTloN.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Governmental
machinery for the enforcement Of the
conscrlption act, was set in motion
today. The kings proclamation call.
ing upon all eligible bachelors be.
tween the ages Of 20 and 81 years to
report for service beginning March sc
was placed In the malls and those
who failed to enlist voluntarily will
receive copies tomorrow. In London
alone, forty thousand copies OF the
proclamation were distributed.
simultaneously large posters with
final recruiting appeals appeared In
Trafalgar Square and other proml'
nent places In the city. They read:
"WiII you march, too, or walt until
March tot" The day was marked by
a Iessening OF activity among the re
cruiting sergeants. The big Strand
recruiting office near charinQ Cross
was closed Il noon and a paddock
placed on the door.
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RUSSIA

GUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
PETRoGRAD, Feb. "a Turkish
submarine which attacked a Russian
squadron off the AntoIian coast on
Sunday was heavily bonnbarded by the
cruiser Suya, after making an unsuc-
cessful attempt to torpedo tho cruiser.
Russian torpedo boats then shelled the
submarine which submerged while
still under fire. Whether the subna-
rine was sunk Is unknown.
Bombardment Of several Turkish
coalino stations and a successful at
tack by Russian hydropIanes on
steamer at Sunguldak on the previous
day, was reported In an official state
ment Issued last night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
Lu.itania Case is Considered Closed After
Nine Months Of Wrangling and
Exchange of Notes.
SATISFACTORY settlement OF DISPUTE
Practically Every Demand Made by President
Wilson Has Been Conceded and Forms
Basis for New War Laws.

to exist in Germany. They we're:
That the Berlin government in the
instructions it was then forwarding
to Ambassador Bernstorf was making
its final concession in the Lusitania
negotiations.
That as a result OF the feeling
against America for its stand In the
case, there was growing demand
on Won Tirpitz by the minority for a
return to policy of unrestrained
submarine warfare on all belligerent
ships.
That severance Of diplomatic rela-
tions between the United States and
Germany would inevitably result in
war.
i The House eaAlegram actually
reached the president while he was
in st. Louis. It was In code and was
not decoded until President Wilson's
return to Washington last Friday
afternoon. Coincident with the de
livery to the president Of the House
cablegram, he was handed communal
cation from Secretary lansing, said
to include reports from Ambassador
Gerard regarding the latters knowl'
edge OF Berlin's last word"
Gerard's reports, 1t IS stated, were
pessimistic as to the outcome In the
event of the president not accepting
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
BOMB PLOTTERS
TO THEIR RENDEZVOUS

The authorities declared the proof
was even more conclusive than in the
neutrality-suspicious. trials which re-
suited in convictions in New York.
German Consul Franz Bopp and
Turkish Consul Maurice Hall, on the
other hand, stated they had nothing
to fear from the indictments. Bopp
said that the German consulate was
not guilty of plotting to destroy
American munition plants and blow
up Canadian railway tunnels or to in.
terfere with munitions shipments as
charged. ..
Business circles on the coast were
surprised at the extent of the indict-
ments and the prominence OF the
names involved. The authorities ex-
pect to have no trouble serving no.
tices on the indicted men to appear
for preliminary hearing in the near
future. However, steps have been
taken to prevent their leaving the
state.
Indicted as conspirators to blow up
munition plants in the United States
and for setting On foot military eX-
pedition against a friendly country,
Canada were Franz Bopp. German
consul general at San Francisco;
Baron E. II. VonShack, vice German
consul: Baron George Wilhelm Won
Brincken, alta ache Of the German con-
sulate; Johannes Kcolhergen. under
arrest in Canada; c. c. Crowley and
Mrs Margaret Cornell, operatives,
alleged to have been in Bopp's employ
and who have been previously lndlcted
on similar charges.
Baron Setback. Turkish Consul Hail
and Henry Kaufman, chancellor OF
| the German consulate, were indicted
on charges of making false clearance
statements for ships engaged in sup
pIyIng German warships in the "a
citic ocean early in the war. others
| indicted on the same count were:
Robert Capelle, local manager LOT tue
North German Lloyd steamship com
many. John and julius Rothschlid'
, brothers, prominent local grocers'
George and James Flood, brotners'
engaged in the shipping business; at'
torney J. E. Dien: DR.. Simon Reimer' :
German navy attache: c. d. buhhef
and CO.. customs brokers; two pr'h,
cipals of the Bunker firm; swami anu
| Hoyt, shippers and customs brokers'
| also the individuals of this nrfn IN
Guiding John G. Hoyt,, President may
or of the Northern and Southel-l
Steamship company: Captain onoeI
| son and four members of the steali
shin Sacramento's crew and two sGf'
ply agents, Fred Williams ana 9eof@o
Phillips
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IUnited Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Feb. 9.-In an official state.
ment from the Greek island Of Corfu,
the first Issued by the Serbs for sew.
eral weeks, the Serbian war office to-
day announced the defeat Of the Aus.
trians In Albania.
"Serbians and AIbanians eneoun.
tered an Austrian force February 2
near the Albanian village Of BIaama,H
said the statement. "The bloodiest
fighting occurred. The Austrians
were inltialIy successful, but later tho
Serbs were reinforced and In night
attack regaIned the positions and
routed the Austrians who left the bat
tIef1eId covered with dead"
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BELGIUM

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Belpjum has re-
fused separate terms Of peace offered
by Germany, according to Rome
dispatch today, quoting the Gironale
D'ItaIia as authority for the state
mcnt, which Is understood to have
been obtained through vatican.
sources. Cardinal MercIer Of Belgium
is said to have conveyed this informa-
tIon to Pope Benedict during his con-
ferences few days ago.
The kaiser, the report said, agreed
to complete restoration Of Belgium,
with the Germans granted certain
privileges at Belgian channel ports.
Germany further agreed to pay a
large sum for the rebuilding of de-
stroyed structures In Belgium In re-
turn for pledge Of Belgian neutral
ity for the remainder Of the war.
King Albert, 1t was declared, in
dignantly rejected these terms and
announced that he would consider no
peace terms until the aIIies were vic.
torious and Germany beaten.
The Rome report, coming close on
the heels Of advices from German
sources to the effect that new Ger
man peace efforts are under way,
aroused the greatest interest here.
Though Belgian officials few weeks
ago denied report that GERMANY had
submitted peace terms, dispatches
from The Hague on Saturday carried
Berlin reports that the peace negot!a-
tions were progressing satisfactorily
from the German standpoint.
Since the recent announcement that
Sir Douglas Hais had gone to Havre
+o meet kino Albert on Especial
mission" no announcement has been
made by the press bureau on the re-
suits Of the trip.
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Rumor That Large Passenger
Ship Was Sunk by Ger
man Raider.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.--Anxiety for
the fate Of several large passenger
carrying transatlantic liners was felt
here today following circulation OF
reports that big British liner has
been captured or sunk in mld-ocean
by an armed German commerce raid.
or, possibly the same vessel that cap
tured the Appam-
Shipping men believe the liner was
the 5,35S ton Orissa from Liverpool.
The Orissa left Antofagasta, Chilli, on
December 26, for Liverpool, stopping
at Rio De Janeiro. She left the lat
ter port January 10 and though she
carried a first class wireless, no word
has been heard from her, according
to advices received here today. How
many passengers she carried is not
known.
The report reached New York In
the shape of a carefully worded cable
gram to a Wall street firm that es-
capped the British censor. The cable
contained the statement that large
passenger steamer met with terrible
accident in the north Atlantic"
Shipping men say they have re.
ceived private information from Lon
don that convinces them the German
sea raiders have sunk or captured
several British steamers in addition
to those reported by the Appam when
she dashed into Norfolk last week
Upon receipt Of these reports New
York branches Of British marine in
surance companies today increased
rates on charges in the north Allan
tic from $50 to 200 percent. officers
of big lines operating ships under the
British flag from New York to Liver,
pool scoffed at the possibility that
any of their big steamers were in
danger. but shipping men generally
displayed more concern than at any
time since German q boats sank the
Lusitania and threatened the safety
of other big passenger carriers.
Commanders of all liners leaving
Liverpool for New York and leaving
New York for Liverpool have received
instructions from the British admir-,
atty to keep a close watch for the
German raiders. Shipping men, how
ever. expressed the fear that one Of
the German auxiliaries might ap-
rroach to within gun range or one
of the large liners before being dis
covered, and force her surrender. By
attempting escape. the liner COM
mander would endanger the lives of
passenger and crew. The rumor that
2 large passenger steamer met with
a terrible accident led to the belief
that possibly liner did attempt 10
escape from one OF the German
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GERMANY

limited Press Leased Wire Service
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 9-Two Zeppe.
Ilns have been destroyed In the past
fortnight, according to the newspaper
Echo Beige. French flIers, It was
stated, shot down Zeppelin near Aith,
Ia hainust, and on January 20 Z Zep-
pef1h retafntn5 from Z Satd on 'parIs
struck q tree near Li0ne. The Zep-
peIln's under carriage became en-
tangled in the tree and It collapsed,
failing on several small houses, 1t
was reported. Tho newspaper said
every mem Der Of the crew was killed.
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Boston is Now Said to be the
Headquarters for
Conspiracies.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 9.-That al
legged German agents, chiefly active
against Canadian and American NUM-
lions plants have changed their head
quarters to Boston, was reported here
Today following activity of secret ser
Zee men.
On information. believed to have
been furnished by Ambassador Sir
Ceeil Spring-Rice. Federal Agent
Schmidt trailed the suspected men to
Milk street Office and succeeded, it
Is said, in making photograph records
ol conferences held there Saturday
aiternoon and Sunday. 1t is believed
mat the conversations thus secured
,ed to the hasty departure OF John
aoward, assistant to Schmidt, for
Canada.
Utmost secrecy has surrounded the
Incidents and Agent Schmidt refuses
70 even listen to rumors that he was
conducting an Investigation or that
Glctograph records had ever passed
through his hands. However. because
! u the sudden visits" of Collector OF
oustoms Edmund Billings and United
nlates District Attorney Anderson to
Washington, added interest has been
gwen the situation.
because other parts of the country
nad become too hot for conferences,
y is limited that Boston was picked
ior further moves against Canada.
mat the alleged German agents
VINO are under federal espionage
went to their rendezvous in Milk
sueet building in limousine owned
" prominent Boston man, whose
.ii name is said to be known to the
aulnorities, was learned, too.
rms man is said to be i'll such
positlon that he can buy quantities
~; =; dynamite without causing suspi
Many Were Indicted.
oAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Feb. q
sssneral officials here today were con
aaent of obtaining convictions in the
vases OF the German and Turkish con
suis and over a score of other prom
neht German representatives. bust
N,s. ass and shipping men who were IN
ss se.eo yesterday for alleged neutral
sn,. M violations in plotting against th'
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|TA[ !

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, Feb. 9-Italy ls expected
10 declare war on Germany and to an
nounce plans for participation In tho
allied campaign In the Balkans as tho
result Of Premier BrIand's visit to
Rome, Paris dispatches asserted to-
day. The French prime minister was
scheduled to leave for the italian cap
tai today.
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Invitations to Visit.

Invitations to Visit.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-President
Wilson today was invited to invade
William Jennings Bryan's home town
and apepal to the people Of Nebraska
on preparedness.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-24

expected for some little time. While it
Is known that the Mold G. Foundry
company is doing 4 very large ouSl-
ness, the company mas been FOR Il
long time restricted in It's operations
b. the lack OF working capital, anti II
is the belief OF The operating officials
of the company that The resources or
the company should be observed for
the purpose OF carrying on their BUS
mess more advantageouslv and de-
yeloping the plant.
Finishing Shell Contracts
The Mold & Foundry Company IS
now we'll on its way 10 finishing up
its more important shell contracts.
The Russian contract on which there
has been a delivery of about l,50Q
shells 4 day will be finished about
February LIST. and the American ana
British contracts will probably be 1ln-
ished earlier. While the shell work
has been a very large portion Of the
Mold L Foundry Company output. IL
is believed that the results from these
shell contracts have not been as
profitable as was at first anuclpateu.
While these contracts have earned
some money for the company, the de-
probation of the plant has necesSarl-
~ Eeen very neaSE, anu Tue ullllEutIJ
in getting materials and meeting the
special eXacting requirement of the
contracts have been very great.
On the other hand the regular foun-
dry business OF the company has
largely increased. and recently some
very substantial orders have been
taken. insuring the operation OF the
foundry end to its full capacity for
some time to come. Whether or not
any new contracts for shells will be
taken is not known. but the indlca-
lions are that whatever new shell con-
tracts for shells viii! be taken is nor
known. but the indications are that
whatever new shell contracts are
placed by either of the allied govern
ments in this country. will be for
large sized shells. The American gov
eminent is also expected to be IN tne
market for a certain amount of shell
product regularly.
Mold { Foundry stock has been
very dull and inactive during the
past several weeks. being offered as
low as IS with few transactions.
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DEPRESSED
ALL STOCK VALUES
Practically AL Stocks Were Affected
With Declines Moderate
and General

NEW YORK. Nov. 2%.--Tradcrs seem
ed in the mood to-day Ia accept with
little or no reservation the many reports
of Il character calculated 10 drpreSs
quoted values. Thrs" ranged from the
stability OF existing war contracts to
the measures employed ny banking in
forests 10 check eXCcSSiv" Specula ton.
and the international situation was IN
jcCtnd with some effect. Declines were
mostly modcraI" but very general.
Leather issues were comparaIrcIy
strong in connection with established
trade conditions and such distinctive
industrials MS Rrlhirhcm Steel and
l.ackawanna steel made gross gains o.?
substantial proportions.
United states Stc"l was sold steadily
in round amounts down TO l24 an eS-
tremc decline If l. with II" materiAi
recovery. offerings of steel came from
quarters usually represented by pro-
fessionnl interests. The stock contrib
u,ed not less than nnr-tirth Of thf days
ealings. Final prices in tho more I'M
nortanl shares wer. NJ or neG- lowest
levels of tho day.
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| on dead end till ! got upstairs There
was Il room therc---a sort OF study
| with another room leading out or y.
The door Of the second room was locxed;
bur | got :. kind Of mixed smell OF
! chemicals. ! knew than that was right
| and that / had happened in the private
! laboratory It was then that the o.5
man happened on me with shotgun.
He knew who w's--he'd been
, talking 10 Burchnall-and At first |
| looked like qualifying for funeral.
! hlufred that McFall WAS lying in
wait. and we called q truce We shook
hands and I came away.
1T was pretty obvious he wasn't
going 10 sit around once he'd got me
! out Of the house. and II he made get
away he wouldn't want to leave any
evidence behind him. either. That was
how ! came to think OF n fire call.
Lucy you did" observed Wills. The
fremen had just broken into the labor
atory when L got there. He'd simply
| piled the place with junk. cmptied a
/ can OF kerosene over II, chucked IN a
! match and locked the door again. We
; hold Of the whereabouts Of their crooks
! in France. We've cablcd the address
j over. He was supplying them with
phuny paper at fifty per cent discount.
You haven't told me about the girl
! said Grcnfell. whats happened 10
/ her."
shes safe enough" said Cam. The
/ old man seems to have got some what
disturbed when he heard that McFail
and YOU were on the warpath- He is
| a wary bird. and had no dealings direct
with those who were handling the paper.
He had a little cigar store in the Bronx
under the namc OF George James. with
a manager in charge. The manager had
no knowledge of anything wrong-he
/ didn't even know where his employer
lived Soap never came to the town
! himself He always sent the girl and
she collected letters of the manager and
posted every mail that was TO go our;
! we'll. as I say. hc smclt something and
; sent her or 20 New York to destroy
any mail she found there. I pulled her
actually in the store. She's his daugh-
/ ter, but l think she'll clear herself.
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WHEELING MOLD
DIVIDEND PASSED
NO ACTION TAKEN BY DIRECT
ORS ON DIVIDEND EXPECTED
DECEMBER I
Belief That Dividend Will Be Deferred
For Some Time

Considerable speculation has been
prevalent relative TO the dividend on
Wheeling Mold ( Foundry. which was
generally expected December 1st.
On or about September lst. Mold
& Foundry which has not paid dlyl-
dend for number Of years. paid a
two percent dividend on the stock
then outstanding. AT that time 1t was
he belief and probably the expecta-
zion of the Board that the dividend
rate would be continued regularly. At
he meeting of the directors, held in
November. action on the dividend was
deferred. and it is understood that no
action has yet been taken looking TO
he payment Of the dividend Decem-
ser LIST.
\ rather we'll informed member OF
he Mold & Foundry organization IS
authority for the statement that the
dividend would probably not be paid
December 1st. and that no further div.
dends on Mold & Foundry would be
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-24
LAST WEEKS CLEAR|NC5 AMOUNT
To NEARLYFOUR MILLION DOLLARS

The bank clearings in Wheeling for
the week ending Yesterday, amounted
to nearly four million dollars. Accord
ing to yesterdays report Of the Wheel
Ing Clearing House, the weeks total
Is $685., 27T.S4, while the clearings for
the corresponding week OF last year
amounted to S2.4S1, 194.S5. The past
weeks total represents an increase or
s1,364. o7299. or 54.5 per cent.
Yesterdays clearings were unusu-
ally large. according 70 the report.
being S794.014.71. Yesterday year
ago was Thanksgiving, and ali banks
were closed in observance OF the holt
day.
November's clearings to date amount
to $12.356,440.35, while the sum for
the corresponding period OF NoTem
Der, 1915, was sS,4S4. 1880. gain
OF 45.7 per cent is represented.
This months record 70 date follows:
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Butter, Eggs and Cheese

NEW YORK Nov Is Butter steady: creamery
higher than extras 49, a Sc creamery. extras. 81
score Ih@I2c: first %atd AZ seconds 37MSStss
EgSS irregular: fresh gathered extra fine iSa' 'c
cr,rn fIrs 4I@ sc: frsts i2d tc seconds f5@ ils:
nearby h~nnrrv Whites finr I" fancy G%H65r: nearby
hcnnAry browns ;0m 30
Ch.e,. ouic,. state fresh specials cI'a o4iao: do
average fanny 2S!i "a &c
Live pnutr, SlcAhv: ch""eas We: fowls Ise; tnT-
kors aiG aar: dressed very srNns: chickens q q
car fowls ifd a"r. turkeys 2tmS4c.
Eirur
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LOGAN BRYAN's CLOSING STOCK LETTER.

Private Wiz. 10 y. T.. Mas:en & Co.
NEW YORK. Nov. 9?.-Murh Liquidation Hnsueh
ihrnurbnui the traSInn. Support 81 neslislmt
character vas rendered mud seemed To somewhat
sradv things INT tho huY!ng was In no scnas In
rlunniIEl. Il does vet sppaAr as though fhc
condition Of the market has ham sufficiently rrcti'
fled 20 warrant ths expectation Of reTmaneht TO-
sumption Of tho rsr moro especially politics hnth
domestic pnh International, chow tendency 10 he
come much m,nrr important market influences than
rrcnntly.
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METAL,

NEW YORK. Soy. "%---T"" 'n"'"i ~
change quotes lead s7.15T7.23. spelter
strong: spot East 81. Louis delivery l2As
G127a. At London lead $50. los: spell
ter f5S.
Copper firm: eloctroyri" first quarter
ss2.5nN $3.50; second quarter S3i.o0 q
$500.
Iron steady and unchanged.
Metal exchange quotes tin strong: spot
S45.a5 q $A5.15.
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SUG R

NEW YOEK. Nov 23.- Raw sugar.
cosy. centrifugal $G"7: r"asscs $50;
refined dull. tinn s"anI.larcd 500
Continued w"akn're in tn" spot mar
icr led ia furi 7er selling in futures md
Mt noon prices Were " 20 points lower:
The list rallied "n covering prompted
by unfavorahle CROP reports from Porto
Rico. Closed St"0dr ard unchanged 70
3 points higher: sa,"s 1920 tons: 70
cember s4.al: IaAuu-y $4."1; March