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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
BALKANS
SALoNIkA, April 17.-Freneh air
flotIIas bombarded enemy camps at
and eogantlsi Sunday.

SACONlkA, April 17.-Fronch air
flotIIlas bombarded enemy camps at
Strumnitza and Bosantisi Sunday.
GREECE ON THE EDGE.
LONDON, April 17-Declsive steps
by the allies have forced 4 now crisis
at Athens with the possibility that
Greece may find herself thrust In
to the war against her will.
Overriding the objections Of tho
Grek government, the allies have be-
gun transporting Serbian troops over
land by rail- from Corfu to Saionika.
The Austrian and German govern
ments, according to Athens dispatches
today, protested several days ago that
they would regard It as deliberately
unfriendIy act II Greece permitted this
troop movement.
AFrench correspondent atAthens ro-
ported today that King Constantine 10
lncensed at no action Of the allies and
may attempt to stop the transporta-
tion Of Serbian troops by a show OF
arms.
The allies did not want to transport
the newly equipped Serbian army from
the island Of Corfu to Saionika by wa
ter, because Of the danger from Aus
tro-German submarines. They there
fore suggested to Premier skouloudis
that the Serbian troops be sent to Pa
tras by steamer and then transported
by rail.
The Greek prime minister sounded
out the German and Austrian minis
! ters on this suggestion. They tele
graphed their governments and re-
ceved Immediate replies that both
Germany and Austria would consider
that Greece had overstepped the
bounds Of neutrality II she acquiesced
In the allies suggestion.
This information was at once com
municated 10 the ministers Of the al
lies. Premier SkouIoudis announced
that Serbian troops would have tc
pass through Pieraeus, tho port Of
Athens, In a movement by rail anc
that their presence near the capita
might lnfIame the people with violent
demonstrations.
The allies, however, proceeded with
their arrangements and the first Ser
blan detachment to be landed at Pat
ris reached Safonika on Saturday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
SODA WATER TANK
TEARS OFF LEGS
Two Men Badly Injured When Gas
Exploded In Tank at
Restaurant.

FREMONT. Iowa, April 17.-Ray-
mond Chacey, 23, and Ralph Myers,
%, proprietors Of the Gem cafe here,
were badly injured this morning
when nigh pressure soda water
tank exploded after it had been filled
with carbonic acid gas.
Chacey suffered the loss OF the left
leg lust below the knee. He received
several minor injuries when he was
thrown against the ceiling.
Myers right leg was shattered by
bits of steel from the tank. His
heel was torn off and doctors say
that amputation Of his leg just below
the hip will be probable.
The tank which the men were I'LL
ing Is believed to have been defective.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
THREE CHURCHES
SET ON FIRE
Incendiary at Waterloo Failed to Ac-
complish His Most EVIL
Purpose.

WATERLOO, Iowa. April IL
Religiously inclined citizens said to-
day that providence interposed to
save three churches set afire by an
incendiary last night, the Universal
ist. First Presbyterian and the First
Evangelical churches. The First
Evangelical was set on fire in ten
places in the library and choir room
and a hole was burned in the floor
but the fire later died out. The fire
was discovered soon after it was
started in the other two churches.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
Good Excuse to Boost Prices.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Fru1f
from the south will not come north
in any great quantity or in condition
to eat If the shortage in refrigerator
cars is not overcome, the interstate
commerce commission announced to-
day. Railroads are urged to return
to the owning lines all refrigerator
cars in their possession. One line
that will handle large part of the
fruit crop has hundreds of cars out
and reports being unable to get them
back.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
THE BRIDE AND GROOM
WEIGHED ONLY al POUNDS

and were married in the center of the
ring with two witnesses on one pair of
legs-the double bodied man perform
ing the function.
A giant, six times the size OF the
Bridegroom was best man and the bride
came only to the knee of the brides
maid giantess. The happy pair were
wished we'll by glass eaters, swoi q
swallowers. long whiskered men,
bearded ladies, Circasion girls. fat
bows and a few undistinguished by
physical popularity.
The groom is 70 pounder and the
bride weighs So.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17

over Villas rumored death, is now
said to have been due to hunger of
the populace. Small wages and fam
inc prices Induced by large pur-
chases for the American troops south
of Chihuahua combined to place food
out of reach of the poor in the city.
The reported riots and looting in
Chihuahua were not directed against
American residents, according to the
advices. The messages also suggest
ed that the deprecated value Of Car
rama currency was causing food
shortage among the Carranza gar
rison.
A number OF American newspaper
men and movie camera operators
who desired to go to Chihuahua to
view Villas supposed body, were re-
fused aid by Carranza Consul Garcia.
He refused to give them any docu-
ments showing their identity and no.
titled them that the Carranza gov.
ernment would not be responsible
for their safety.
Still Sending Supplies.
COLUMBUS, N. NJ, April IL
Enormous reserve rations have been
rushed to the United States troops
in Mexico "as precautionary meas
ure," an official of the Quartermasters
corps said today.
There are enough food and sup
plies now in the field to carry the
army to May Is, if no more is
shipped" he stated.
General Pershing, ordered the re-
serve supplies, also urgently calling
for civilian scouts acquainted with
the region south Of Parral. To the
officers here this indicated the report
Of Villas body found had not been
confirmed and that Pershing intended
to push farther south.
Fifty thousand reserve rations
were rushed to the expeditionary
forces in the last two days. Thou
sands of pairs of shoes and new
clothing were transported at the same
time. Several carloads of gasoline
were forwarded in tank trucks. Near
ly four hundred tons Of food stuffs
left the base camp here in three
motor truck trains Sunday. The last
six truck caravans carrying another
vast supply of food, left the base to-
day.
Report is Believed.
MEXICO CITY, April 17.-War
Minister Obregon today telegraphed
to Carlos CarranZa. nephew OIL Hen-
eraI Carranza, asking him to con-
firm, if possible, the report that
Villas body has been found.
In view of the numerous telegraph1c
reports from Chihuahua City and
Juarez. officials were inclined to be-
Iieye the news may be true.
1t was pointed out, however, that
similar reports have been spread py
cIo cl- tho nurSNit
of the bandit leader and have been
found to be false.
General Carranza, busy with the
festivities arranged in honor of his
arrival. would make no comment TO-
day, either on the report OF VIA s
death or the negotiations with the
United States.
Nav Have Been a Plot.
WASHINGTON. April 17.-Whether
American troopers were led into Par
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
THIRD PARTY TALK
IS GROWING LOUDER

gressivism and anti-militarism" as a
basis.
The presidential possibilities of this
party are Henry Ford, Frank Walsh
and Herbert Bigelow, of Ohio, Wise
said. Rudolph Spreckles, of San
Francisco is one of the larger finau-
cial influences back of the movement
which may crystalize within the next
few weeks, DR.. Wise said.
II am convinced" he stated. that
referendum vote would show the
great majority of the people opposed
to plunging the nation into the mill
tarist maelstrom"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
[By Robert j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON April 17.-Presi-
dent Wilson was again at work in his
study early today-on Americas in
dictment Of Germany. He worked
much of yesterday, breaking his Gus
tom Of attending church, and had
worked all day and part of Saturday
night, despite his habit of getting
away from the white house on the
last day Of the week. The final draft
Of the communication to Berlin on the
whole submarine question was be-
lieved about complete.
The schedule of engagements for
the president today mentioned no
prospective conferences with members
of the house and senate foreign af-
fairs committee. With the exception
Of short greeting to the Daughters
of the American Revolution, who open
their convention here this afternoon,
the presidents calendar, however. is
clear after one o'clock, permitting OF
calling Senator Stone, Representative
Flood and any other of the foreign re-
lations committee members to the
white house this afternoon. Unoffi-
cial reports continue to pour into
Washington from Berlin, indicating
strongly that Germany will go the
limit to avoid break with the United
States. 1t IS known that important
cable messages have been received
from Ambassador Gerard during the
last twenty-four hours, outlining the
feeling in Berlin on the pending ne
gotiations. There Is, however, no ap-
parent change in tn" intentions Of this
government to go ahead with it's pol
icy to bring to an immediate head
some physical action by Germany
proving beyond any question Of doubt
her desire to keep faith and friendly
relations with the United States.
While the communication will prob
ably be on the cables late tonight OF
early tomorrow, it is not likely that
it's contents will be made public be
fore Wednesday or Thursday.
The message is described as OF
ficial notice to Germany that con
tinuance of friendly relations depends
now on action rather than words.
With this, the suggestion is carried
that promises of reparation and pun
ishment of commander in the Sussex
incident will not suffice, that the
position of this government on the
submarine question is based on com
plete review of u boat activities ex,
tending from the time the Luistania
was sunk. Belief is expressed in Of
ficial circles that there must be an
entire change by Germany in under
sea fighting if hope is to be held out
for future friendly intercourse be-
tween the two nations.
Unofficial reports from Berlin that
Germany is prepared to meet this
governments position in the Sussex
case. brought official expression that
this would not be enough and that a
more comprehensive settlement is
wanted
AInaerIean wnunded
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
DEAD BODY MAY BE THE RIGHT ONE
F RANCE !

PARIS. April 17.-eerman .!ery
directed violent cannonade alns1
French positions on the west ak OF
the Meuse last night, but tn were
no Important infantry flghtS~n the
verdun front, the war Office reported
today.
The bombardnnent was particularly
violent In .Avocourt wood, whore the
Germans have been Smelling French
works heavily since Saturday morn
ino on Dead Mans hill and In Cum
ieres wood.
The French did not return to the
attack on the east bank Of the Meuse
where a sudden charge Saturday night
resulted in the capture OF German
trench positions south Of Douaumont
with 200 prisoners. The night was
calm on this front, excepting south OF
Haudromont, whore artillery on both
sides was active.
SIXTEEN BOMBS.
PARIS, April ia French avia-
tor dropped sixteen bombs from an
altitude of only 100 yards on the
deck Of a German warship In the
North sea, the war office announced
this afternoon. The French plane
flew so low that it Is believed the
bombardment had good effect.
Aviators were active last night on
the Verdun front and east OF the
fortress, despite the heavy fog.
French air squadrons bombarded the
railway stations at Confans, Pagny,
ArneviIIe and Rompaeh.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
ENGLAND

LONDON, April 17-The Nor
weoian steamer Glendoon has been
sheIled and sunk. The British steam
er, an unarmed merchantmen, has
been sunk.
Shipping registers do not list the
GIendoon. The Harrovan displaces
4,aoe tons and is 3s5 feet long, She
was built in 1914 and owned in Lon
don.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
Jinooes Expelled.

WASHINGTON, April I7.-GeneraI
Obregon, military head Of the defacto
in Mexico City IT was
learned here today has ordered eX-
pelled from the country all Mexican
and foreign spectators who are con
victed of conspiring to hold down the
value of Carranza currency
These spectators. 1t was stated au-
thoritatively have been carrying out
systematic scheme of dissemating ru-'
mors of intervention and clashes that
never occurred between Carranza and
American soldiers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
Midgets Married in Circus
Ring With Freaks as the
Chief Witnesses.

NEW YORK, April 17.-While the
non roared an accompaniment to a
caiiiope's wedding march, Francis
snort and Miss Elsie Reineking were
made man and wife in the most unus-
uai wedding New York has ever seen.
Inc pair are midgets with big circus
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
SpreckIes Money and Ford S
Popularity Are Behind
the Movement.

NEW YORK, April 17.-Just re-
turned from the west where he spoke
in all Of the larger cities against mill
tary preparedness, Rabbi Stephen s.
Wise declared today that a well de-
fined movement exists throughout the
west to form third party with pro
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
President Wilson Compelled to Work on Sum
day in Attempt to Straighten Out
the Tangles.
GERMANY DOES NOT WANT A BREAK
Submarine Issue Must be Brought to Close
One Way or Another Within
Few Hours.

by an Austrian submarine April IL
the Barcelona, Spain, consul reported.
today.
The wounded man is Gustave
Olson, whose brother is foreman of
the Bergen Garden Furniture COM
pany, of Minneapolis; the other
American is Amer Swennsson, whose
father is band leader of the Coast
artillery at Fort Warren, Boston.
The consuPs message said:
'"The Russian ship Imperator with
cargo of lumber from Gulfport,
Miss, to Marseilles, was three times
shot at by cannon-without warning.
one taking effect. She was subse-
quently set afire by an Austrian sub
marine. This occurred April IL. near
the Columbrede islands. Two Ameri-
can citizens in crew, Gustav Olson.
now in hospital with shrapnel wounds
and Amer Swennsson, uninjured."
One May Have Perlshed.
LONDON, April 17.-One or two
Americans may have been among the
eleven men who perished when the
British steamer Inveriyon was tor
pedoed off Fastnet last Tuesday, ac-
cording to two American survivors,
VIM. Ross of Lake City, Virginia, and
w III. I6OTSeSOu VI 49,
reached Liverpool today. Georgeson
said he thought at least one Ameri-
can was among the missing seamen,
but was not sure.
Note May Go Tonight
IBy Robert ] Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, A ADril 17--Prestdent
Wilson's new note to Germany probab-
ly will go forward tonight. 1t was
stated at the white house today tnat
the president had devoted practically
all of his attention to preparation OF
the communication Saturday and Sun
day and expects to put the last Work
on it this afternoon.
All of the preliminary work has peen
completed by Secretary lansing and
it is probable the president will not
confer with the secretary OF state
again before the note is dispatched.
The cabinet already has ratified the
substance of the note and there is no
necessity of the president holding II
I'D for a final review of the cabinet to-
morrow. -
It Is still held likely that when the
communication is completed. the pres1-
dent will go over it with members OF
the house and senate foreign relations
committee, but thus far he has made
no request for an appointment with
senator Stone or Representative
Flood. chairman of the committees.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17

Dorothy Arnold disappeared nearly
six years ago.
Father is Doubtful.
NEW YORK, April 17.-Francis B.
Arnold. father of the missing Dorothy
Arnold, said this afternoon that he
takes no stock in the story of con-
vict in the state prison that he helped
bury his daughters body.
$50 far it appears on the face of
the mans story, he is talking utter
nonsense" said Arnold
Story is FIimsy.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE New
York police this afternoon expected
to investigate a story of Rhode
Island state convict that he helped
bury Dorothy Arnold. New York
heiress who disappeared mysterious
ly six years ago, but were skeptical.
The missing girls father, Francis R.
Arnold, regarded the convict's story
as utter nonsense"
Edward Glenoris, an inmate Of the
state prison at Providence, made the
confession, moved, he said, by a
troubled conscience, and the fact that
he got religion" q few weeks ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
pRoHieIrEp BY DUTCH.

BERLIN, April 17.-German steam
ere seized by Portugal will not be per-
mitted to enter Dutch ports according
to dispatches received here today,
Dutch commission having so decided
after discussing the legal aspects OF
the seizure.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
NO sPEcIAL MATTERS.
DUTCH PROTEST.

BERLIN, Via wireless to SayV1IIe)
April 17.-The Dutch government
has sent protest to England against
the detention Of Dutch mail, aliesi ing
that registered letters conta lining
vaIuabIes have been detained, dis
patches from The Hague reported
today. The Dutch government de.
mands the return Of letters and COM
pensation. A similar note was ad-
dressed to France.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17

Governor Peck is Dead.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April IL
George w. Peck, former governor Of
Wisconsin and author Of "Peck's Bad
Boy" is dead here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
American Wounded.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-One
American was wounded bv shrarnel
and another escaped uninjured when
the Russian ship Imperator, lum Der
laden. Gulfport, Miss, to Marseilles,
was fired upon and then set ablaze
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17

The Telegraph service of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
t;on- Democrat is received over
onr own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
GER MANY

BERLIN, April 1.-THE luli In the
Verdun fighting continued last night.
The war Office announced this after
noon that nothing Of Importance has
occurred on the entire west front. On
the cast front the Russians were &C
tive around the Dvinsk brdgehead.
"Near Pervyse, German anti-air-
craft guns shot down Belgian aero
plane, which barely fell behind the
Belgian 'front.'" said tho official state
ment. German artillery fire de-
stroyed another aeropIane.
Northwest Of Peronne, Lieutenant
eerttofd shot down British bIpiane,
killing the pilot and seriously wound
ing the observer. This was the fifth
aeropIane shot down by Berthold."
RUSSIANS IN MUTINY.
BERLIN, (via wireless to SayvIle,
L. ~ April 17.-Russan soldiers at
NikoIajvesk mutinied. on account Of
iII-treatment by their officers and set
fire to the barracks, Berlin news
papers reported today. Twenty.seven
soldiers perished In the flames.
NO SPECIAL MATTERS.
BERLIN, April 17-Nos special
questions were discussed during the
visit in Berlin Of Baron BurIan, AIs'
tran foreign minister, 1t was stated
officially today. Baron Burian left
last night for Vienna.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17

CONTINUED on page ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17

for The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17
Dorothy Arnold's Body Buried
In Cellar of West Point House

Dorothy Arnold disappeared nearly
six years ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-17

May Have Been a Plot:
WASHINGTON. April l7.-Whether
American troopers were led INTO Far-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-28
POOR PATRICK!

An old but sturdy Irishman, who
had made a reputation as a gang
boss, was given a job with a railroad
construction company at Port-au-
Prince, Haiti. One day when the
sun was hotter than usual his gang
of black Haitians began to shirk, and
as the chief engineer rode up on his
horse the Irishman was heard to
shout:
"AIlez-you sons Of guns-allez"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-28

INIT NATURE WONDERFUL
The Opera
The opera means the audience.
We aren't going to Edgar Allen
Poe about the opera because we, like
the audience, don't know nothing
about what it's all about. So We'll
spiel about the audience and refer to
them as 1.-THE Opera"
The opera is a department store
display window in life. A person
should never be in time for the opera.
It's bad taste to come to the opera
before the second act is over.
The people who come in time are
the reason for there being operas.
Because that's why society comes, so
they can parade down the aisle Lit up
like Xmas trees just so the people
whS come in time could see them.
If everybody came late, society
people wouldn't come. Dye get us?
These society people come for no
other reason than just that. And to
put on dog" Just so the poor boobs
in the back rows of the main floor,
balcony and all of the gallery can
strain their necks and eyes looking
at their fine scenery and jewelry.
These society people don't know
and don't give a rap what the opera
is all about, because they didn't come
there for that reason.
The only time they comment about
the singing is in a case like this,
George: Mrs. Van Buster, those
people on the stage are making so
much noise, I can't hear a word you're
saying about Mrs. Ritz-Bim's gowns
and the De Alton scandal"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-03-18

The licorice shrub Is ike the hnzel.
growing 10 the height OF four or tive
feet. aud the root IL the only part that
6us value, II Is found In dump. sandy
places. chiefly along the bnnks OF riv
ers around the Cuspinn sea. and Is dug
by peasant women. who eurn from 10
to IL cents u day working for the leo.
rice collectors The root sells for a
few cents a pound In the raw state.
The larger part liz. shipped In that con
dition. hut about 20 per cent OF the
product Is boiled mud crushed. and the
juice IN nnIde into the hard blnck puste
such us can be bought In the drug
stores In 1919 IN Italian begnn to
cultivate iirorice. and since that time
many people have adopted the Indus
try. because. the cultivated root con
tains much more sap thnn that OF the
wild plant and costs very little more
The only attention necessary IL TO keep
the soil ioosened and well wntered
The cultivated iirOrire brings much
higher prices In the nInrket ana pro
duces much grenter quantity Of paste
in proportinn
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-03-18

The newest of the new commissioned
officers strolle1 into the sergeants' mess
to have look round. He looked cS-
ceedingly young and small and had II
compleXiO ion which society beauty
might well have envled. The middle
aged warriors were not at ali pleased
ut having to kOtow to this STRIPPING.
and one gruff voiced sergeant observed
audibly. "And little child shall lead
u.s. The young officer did not appear
to notice the remark and left the room
Some time later, when the men hnd all
settled down for the night. playing
cards. etc. he again entered and. ad
dressing the sergeant. said: You will!
assemble the men Immediately for n
twenty mile route march. And n little
child shall lead you. only he'll he OIL
horseback and you lazy buffers will
walk"