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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24

AWAITS BREMEN
Dare Devil, Diver Boat Will
Not Leave Until Sis
ter Ship Has
Arrived.
RUMoRs AFLoAT
story ls Repsatsd That Big Cargo Of
Gold viii b Taken
Back 70 Ger
i many.
MANY RUMoRs AFLoAT
[By Carl d. Groat, United Press Staff
CnrreannndAnt

[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
BALTMoRE, Md, July 24.-The
dilatory, daredevil, diverlboat
Deutschland was still in this port OF
dreams and ocean-going mosquitoes
today.
Tho dreams were more dopey and
the mosquitoes more ferocious than
ever but actual facts about the
German adventurer's homeward voy-
age were slowed carefully in the
double locked inner thoughts OF the
promoters.
Only one thing seemed actually
assured-that she awaits the coming
Of her sister ship, the Bremen, due,
1t is said, "at any time"
Whether clearance has actually
been granted to the Deutschland Is
carefully guarded.
II it has, the Deutschland must
head out for the Capes by night or
re-clear, and in any case, she must
submit to sealing of her wireless II
she stays longer in port.
Persistent reports say the Deutsch-
land will carry from 100000 to $4,-
Oi4alnable. This bullion = reported
0AeASOS -
board. but Manager Hilken only an
swers his invariab1e and non-com-
mundcadve "it is possible"
AS the story goes, the money was
taken from the interned German lin
er Prinzenssen Cecil at Boston, and
significantly, Hilken has recently
made a secret journey to the hub.
While doping out the Deutschland
departure time is the leading diver
sion hefeabouts. her crew takes life
lightly. A German band aboard the
Neclmr, nearby, puffs out very fine
music, mingling "die wacht am
Rheine" with ''The Star Spangled
Banner" and "Die Lorelei" with
Hello Hawaii How are You -
And out over the Patapsco comes
the wheezing of an unneutral graphic
phone playing "It's a Long, Long Way
to Tipperary," while the Germans
merely grunt their deriston.
Some of the crew are sentim entail,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
DAVIS LICKED
IN TEXAS PRIMARY ELECTION

ley" Culberson, United States senator
for four successive terms. In the race
for denomination he pollled 60,4S1
against S2,593 for O. B. Colquitt, for
mer governor. S. B. Brooks, former
president of Baylor university, was a
close third. with 60,1S4. Colquitt and
either Culberson or Brooks will be
the starters in the run off senatorial
primary, August 2S.
Governor Jas. E. Ferguson was as.
sured denomination over Chas. II.
Morris. Submission of statewide pro-
hibition at a special election to be
held after the next legislature convened
was leading and the Robinson law,
compelling all insurance companies to
take out Texas charter and invest a
certain per cent of their reserve in
the state, was upheld, 114,5S1 to Co.
7G1
OF the 425,oo0 votes estimated cast,
267 600 have been counted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
SIDE BY SIDE IN MORGUE
IS MAN. WIFE AND BABY

had not received information from
Flint confirming any Identification,
but believe that the man had been
employed by the Buick Motor COM
pany at Flint.
Hanna Jensen, keeper OF boarding
house, said the three came to her as
boarders few days ago. They were
known to her simply as Lloyd, Norma
and Baby Arthur. There was little to
indicate their relationship, but they
quarreled over the baby, which was
apparently hated by Lloyd.
When the bodies were found, the
man and woman lay beside the road,
three feet apart. About twenty 1eet
away the baby was found. 1t had
little clothing on and had been shot
through the head A pistol was found
in the mans hand.
The trio had apparently been short
of funds. as all the money found was
two one dollar bills In the mans
pockets.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
JAMES
WHIT VHiICOMB
RILEY DEAD
Indiana Bows. To-day Before
the Bier OF Her
Honored First
Citizen.
BELOVED Hoos1ER POET
Indianapolis and Greenfield, His
Birthplace, In Rivalry for
His Burial
Place.
BELOVED Hoos1ER POET

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 24-In-
diana bowed today before the bier of
simple man who, without pretense
or schooling, became it's first citizen.
James Whitcomb Riley, interpreter
for Hoosierdom's most intimate emo
tions, lay dead in his Lockerbie street
home.
Hoosiers generally were inclined to
accept as their own the tribute tele.
graphed by Vice President Marshall:
"To livesfor humanity so that each
succeeding age will be happier is to
attain immortality. This is the rec
ord of James Whitcomb Riley"
The body Of the poet, who died at
his home late Saturday night. will lie
in state in the rotunda of the state
capitol from 3 p. m. to p. m. today.
The Hoosier poet died at 10: so
o'clock Saturday night, soon after he
had passed into peaceful sleep.
Death was due to paralysis. At 1880
a. M Saturday, he suffered violent
stroke, but apparently had recovered
from this. Mr.. Riley suffered VIC.
lent attack of paralysis in 1910 and
his entire right side was completely
disabled
Riley was born October Z, 1849, dy-
ing in his sixty-seventh year. The
exact date Of his birth was not gen.
orally known until after his DEATH
because the poet for some unknown
reason was sensitive on the matter
Hardly had word Of Riley's death been
received before Indianapolis and
Greenfield, his birthplace on the Bran.
dywine, began rivalry for the body.
There is vacant place in the Riley
plot at Park cemetery at Greenfield
and Greenfield claims that Riley
wished to be buried there, where he
wrote:
God Is His own interpreter,
And He will make plain"
But Indianapolis asserts that pub
lie reasons favor his burial here. The
board of directors of a large ceme-
terry probably will vote today to offer
on behalf of the city, one Of the most
beautiful burial sites for the Riley
grave.
Riley's funeral will be held tomor
row and will be private, according to
the wishes of the poet The body
will be placed for the present in a
vault at Crown Hill cemetery here.
Relatives said the body probably
would be finally inferred at Crown
Hill. =
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Three Dead Bodies Found in
the Road by Early Morn
ing Gallopers.

LAKD FOREST, ILL.,, July "a
Side by side in the little morgue
here today, lay the body of a man
"a, woman of % and babe of SIX
months. They all died Of pistol shots,
apparently fired by the man. The
bodies were found early yesterday on
the grounds of the Owentsia club
near here. Two young society girls,
taking an early morning horseback
ride, made the grim discovery. The
local authorities believed that the
man came from Flint, Michigan, as
his hat contained Flint, Mich,
dealers name, and bore the initials,
L A. c." EARLY today the police
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
SIX HUNDRED
NINE ARE DEAD
Infantile Paralysis Cases in
New York Total 2,948
Since June
Sixth.

NEW YORK, July 24.-Infantile
paralysis cases today reached a new
low mark in the history of the cpl
demic since it's outbreak June 6. Only
eighty-nine new cases were reported.
Yesterday there were lis. The num-
ber Of deaths of cases already re-
ported, however increased from
twenty-three yesterday to thirty-one
today. With today's figures, there
have been 2,94S cases since June 6
and COG deaths.
"In spite of new cases today, I be-
lieve our charts show the curve Is
now downward said Health Commis-
sioner Emerson today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Still Further Progress Made
Amid Blast Of Fire
Hurled From Big
Guns.
TAKE MORE PRISONERS
Fight Is Continuing With Advantage
With the English, Accord
Ing to the
Reports.

LONDON, July 24.-Amid blast OF
artillery fire hurled from big guns,
British forces have advanced still fur
ther in their thrust around PoZieres,
General Sir Douglas Haig reported
today. The fighting is continuing
with the advantage with the British.
The British commander reported
that ground had been gained near the
high wood of Pozieres.
eve secured important advantages
in spite of the enemy's stubborn de-
fenses," he stated. "A large portion
of the village is now ours. We took
two guns and sixty more prisoners" !"
General Haig said that repeated
German attacks made yesterday be-
tween High Wood and Gntllemont had
been without DnccesS and that British
artillery and machine guns had I'm
ficted heavy casualties.
Last night was one Of comparative
calm, he continued.
Despite Haig's statement that the
night was Comparatively calm" spe-
cial dispatches from Paris today de-
clared that the battle along the Guilles
-Pozineres line was continuing
and at midnight the British held the
advantage.
Successful resumption of General
Haig's massed infantry push" within
the short space Of three days after
the initial effort, had advanced the
British lines to within striking dis
tance of the German third line
trenches, brought great satisfaction in
London today.
Special dispatches emphasized the
terrific hand-to-hand fighting raging
around Guillemont. Half Of the viii
lage is in British hands, but in the
other half the Teutons are strongly
dug in and fighting desperately to
hold the ground.
Latest advances, reported in last
nights statement, were along a five
mile front. The furthermost point
achieved was at Pozieres-nearly a
mile on the main highway to Bapau-
mont, the Immediate objective of the
thrust. Guillanont was apparently
today tho most hotly contested spot.
The French Report.
PARIS, July 24.-Extraordinary
aerial activity on both sides of the
French German battle line was report
ed in the official communiGue today.
Luneyille was the object Of a German
air raid.
A French aerial raider on SUNDAY
dropped eight bombs on Commands
station and number of others on
buildings at Dieuse and Vigneulles.
Aviator Chaput brought down on Sun
day his eighth German aeroplane In
combat near Fresnes. One other
German machine was destroyed near
Vaux on the same day.
On the right bank of the Meuse, in
the course of a detached attack on
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Over Half of the Ballots Cast
Have Been Counted and .
Results Known.

DALLAS, Texas. July 24.-J. H. ICY
clone) Davis. six-foot poet and con-
gressman. whose temporary residence
in the effete east resulted in his dom
ming collar for the first time in
twenty years, probably will discard
that collar.
Latest returns from the democratic
primaries today show that Cyclone
is licked for denomination as con.
gressman-at-large. He polled 49,S24
votes, incomplete and partial returns
from 211 of the 253 counties show. An
other famous figure who got it right
in the Adams apple was Uncle Char
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Difficulty With England Over
Blockade Orders Can
be Satisfactorily
Adjusted.
ON PRESIDENTS NERVES
Mr.. Wilson Admits That He Has Wor.
ried Over the situa-
tion to Some
Extent.
by Robert j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By Robert j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July "a. = "The
blacklist difficulty will be adjusted"
Senator Hoke Smith, OF Georgia, de-
clared today, after a talk with the
president.
Il believe Great Britain will with
draw either the whole or the major
part of this blacklist order" he said.
Smith has been leader Of the op-
position in this country to England s
blockade policies. most of which op-
position has been unsuccessful. The
fact that he sees defeat for the pres
ent British plan was regarded as sig
niffcant.
"That policy is so foolish that
think even Great Britain wild appre-
ciate," said the senator.
To other callers today, the presi-
dent admitted the blacklist difficulty
had "got on his nerves." He indicat-
ed, however, that the method Of
handling it had not been determined.
In British circles today it was de-
clared the direct loss in trade by
United States firms will be infinit-
ismal and that the indirect gain, par
ticularly in South America should be
great It was pointed out that only
those firms having direct dealings
with the central powers have been
blacklisted and that this policy should
remove the fear that there may be
widespread ramificatiens of the boy
colt to firms with only domestic re-
lations with the boycotted concerns.
Since the war first began, Brit
ish officials here said today, a num-
ber of these blacklisted firms have
been maintaining Germany's trade
relations with South America.
Now however since that will be
stopped, straight out American houses
will be able to enter the South
American trade field almost without
competition.
1t is understood on good authority
that in so far as South American is
sues are concerned, no opposition to
the black list is being met with by
several large banking houses of New
York who recently have gone into
the South American trade.
Reply Not Considered.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The state
department will Immediately acknowl-
edge to Ambassador Page at London.
receipt of the mail reply from Great
Britain and inform him that it is not
considered response to the Ameri-
can note.
The request for an early reply on
the principles involved will be re-
peated.
This was the official declaration at
the state department today. The Brit
ish reply, received yesterday, will be
given out for publication some time
today.
The Netherlands minister called at
the state department to see Acting
Secretary of State Polk today regard
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Auto QYerturned.

EGIN, ILL.,, July 24-Miss Ursule
Byrne, Is years old. 432 West Sixty
Third street, Chicago, is dead of a
broken back, and her mother, Mrs A.
E. Byrne, and sisters, Sara, 81, Har-
riet, "a and Margaret 26, are in ST.
Joseph's hospital here as a result of
their auto overturning east OF Elgin
Sunday afternoon. Those in the hos
pital will recover.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Reasonable Rates.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-The in
terstate commerce commission today
found reasonable carload rates on
live stock from southwestern Mime
sofa and southeastern South Dakota
to Sioux City, Iowa. Discrimination
was alleged in favor of South St.
Paul
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Twenty Were Drowned,

COPENHAGEN, July 24.-Twenty
persons were drowned in a collision
between two ferry boats on the river
Spree, just above Berlin, according
to dispatches here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
FIVE DROWN
IN AUTOMOBILE
Cloudburst Turned Creek Into
Torrent and Swept
Party to Death.

GUERNSEY. Wyo.. July 24.-The
bodies were recovered today of five
persons drowned last night when a
cloud burst converted a creek below
Sunrise, Wyo, into a torrent which
swept an automobile party into a
canyon.
The dead are:
G. E. TALBOTT.
MRS. TABOTT AND CHILD.
MRS. FRANK PINE.
HAROLD MYERS, boy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
NAVAL BATTLE
OFF BELGIUM
British Admiralty Announces
Repulse of Six Ger
man Destroyers
Sunday.
NO GREAT DAMAGE
One English Ship Hit and Two Sail
ors Wounded III
the Night En-
counter.

| LONDON, July 24.EThe British sea
patrol squadron drove off q German
raiding destroyer fleet Saturday night,
according to an admiralty statement
today.
The British patrol vessels, charac-
terized as Eight forces" IN the state
ment, sighted three enemy destroyers
Saturday at midnight nea: the North
Hinder lightship. The squadron re-
tired before the British cruisers were
able to inflict any damage on them.
Subsequently, the admiralty said,
six enemy destroyers approached and
were engaged by the british sea
forces in running fight off Shouwen
Bank. The German ships were re-
peatedly hit, it stated, but succeeded
in reaching the Belgian coast.
"One of our vessels was hit once"
the statement concluded, "and two of
our men were slightly wounded"
Six Driven of.
LONDON, July 24.-Six German
destroyers, attempting either a raid
or reconnaissance on the British
coast, were put to flight by a British
sea force in running fight off Shou-
wen Bank Saturday night and early
Sunday, an admiralty statement an
nounced today. The German ships, it
was said, were repeatedly hit. One
British vessel was struck once, but
the total British casualties were two
wounded. The German destroyers sue
ceeded in reaching a base on the
Belgian coast.
The North Hinder lightship is
located off the Belgian coast between
Ostend and the mouth of the Scheldt
river. Shouwen Bank is in the same
neighborhood. The action which the
admiralty describes, therefore, took
place off the Belgian coast. The Ger
man vessels engaged presumably
came from Zeebrugge, where there is
German destroyer basel
Two were Damaged
LONDON, July 24.-Two Of five
German destroyers, presumably those
engaged in the running sea fight off
the Belgian coast Saturday night, re-
turned to Zeebrugge with a decided
list, according to Exchange Tele-
graph dispatches from The Hague
today.
All Returned Undamaged.
BERLIN, July 24.-"Our torpedo
boats returned from a point close to
the mouth of the Thames undamaged
after Sundays short engagement"
said an official statement issued here
today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Six Were Injured

OTTUMWA, Iowa, July 24.-Sis
persons were injured. three seriously.
when touring car driven by RussellI
Harlem, Of Blakesburg, turned turtle
near here Sunday night. The car.
struck a rock and ran into a ditch.
The injured are: Russell Harlem.
Henry Harr, Gladys Foster, Gene
We've Dixon. Victor Good and Ramon
Good
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
PROSPECTS, are Good.

LONDON, July 24.-'The prospects
of battle are GOOD. British generals
are more than satisfied. I am con-
fident that victory is assured" de-
c1ared War Minister Lloyd George in
the house of commons this evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Most Terrific, Sustained Hot
Spell That Has Occurred
in Recent
Years.
CAUSED FORTY DEATHS
slny.four Drownlngs, Besides Many
other Deaths, Indirectly
Duo to the
Heat.

CHICAGO, July 24.-The plains,
states and the Pacific coast were still
staggering today under tho most teri
rife, sustained heat wave In recent
years. The weather forecast promised
thundershowers that would reducei
temperatures in portions of the northl
central and northwest. Cooler wealth
er was promised for, the western lake,
region.
The present hot spell has caused
approximately forty deaths from heat
alone in the plains states. Indirectly
it has been responsible for $50 other
deaths. including sixty-tcw drown
ings.
During the last twenty-four hours
temperatures of 100 and above were
registered at various points, Fresno.
Calf, with l0S being the leader.
Chicago spent parched Sunday.
1t was estimated that 100000 found
refuge at the bathing beaches.
Drowned at EIdon.
OTTUMWA, Iowa, July 24.-Wfl.
liam H. Reece, aged 60, prominent
politician and president Of the light
ing plant of this city. was drowned
while wading in the Des Moines river,
near Eldon Sunday afternoon.
For twelve years, from 1895, Mr.,
Reece was clerk Of the committee on
public lands at Washington and was
later appointed by President Rocse-i
welt to be special agent for the lanGl
office at Bismarck, N. D.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Loua's Holaeless Caualry
Has StHrted for the Border
First Infantry Brigade Headquarters, LeaUe 7on1or
ou,Abandoning Camp Dodge


City vicinity night
and followed the the last
$500 .4
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Two were DAMAGED.
All Returned Undamaoed.

BERLIN, July 24.-"Our torpedo
boats returned from a point close to
the mouth of the Thames undamaged
after Sundays short engagement"
said an official statement issued here
TODAY
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-01
LAND SALES
CONSOLIDATED
At ARDM0RE
ALL INDIAN LAND SALES IN SIX
COUNTIES WILL BE MADE AT
ARDMORE OFFICE OF INDIAN
AGENCY.

Col. S. A. Mills, who has charge of
the Indian office in this city, has been
notified that after May 30 OF this
year that all land sales for
Bryan, Marshall, Johnston, Murray,
Love, and Carter counties will be
held in Ardmore. The former rule
has been to sell the lands of each
county in the county seat town of
the county in which the lands are
located Accompanying the new rule
were no reasons why the order was
made, but the presumption is that it
was done because the lands are
scattered that remain unsold, and
Ardmore is more centrally located
than other towns in the six counties
and the order was made for the econ
omy of the business of the Five
Civilized Tribes.
Ardmore people will appreciate the
new rule for the reason that it will
bring to this city the buyers from all
the counties and ArGmore is made
more in the nature Of headquarters
for the interior department than it
has been heretofore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-01
LARGE CROWDS
At SERVICES IN
TABERNACLE
EVANGELIST PREACHED SUNDAY
ON 1.-THE PERFECT GOSPEL
MEMS MEETING IN AFTERNOON
WAS GREAT EVENT. PROGRAM.

A large crowd heard DR.. NJ b. VIII
liams, the evangelist at the tabernacle
yesterday morning He preached on
the subject THE Perfect Gospel" The
chorus was full yesterday morning and
rendered some excellent music under
direction of Pro. Bray. The climax OF
the day was reached at the great mems
meeting yesterday afternoon when
about 1000 men gathered at the taber-
nacle to hear Dr. Williams sermon on
Thou Shalt Not" The address was
clean, instructive and entertaining and
was so much appreciated that Dr. Will
liams has been asked to address men
only again next Sunday afternoon. Not
withstanding the downpour of rain
last night about 800 people attended
the tabernacle meeting.
There will be no services at the tab
ernacle today or tonight as the evan
gelist and his party are resting. To
morrow afternoon at o'clock Mrs.
Bray will conduct the service and de-
liver an address. This meeting is not
for women only, but all are invited
The evangelist will preach at the SER
vice tomorrow night. The Presbyter-
ians of the city will attend the meeting
in body tomorrow evening. Wednes-
day night the Methodist delegation
will attend the service. Thursday
night the w. o. W's and the Woodmen
Circle will meet at the First Christian
church and from there will go to the
tabernacle meeting in body. Friday
night is high school night, and all
high school pupils will meet at the
high school and go to the tabernacle
meeting in body.
The meetings grow in interest and
there have been a number OF profess
sions made. At least two more weeks
will be used by the evangelist in his
efforts here and If necessary he will
stay week longer The churches OF
the city met at their respective places |
of worship yesterday morning and
pledged themselves to renewed con-
secration and increased egort to make |
the revival a big success.