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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
Bandit Army Packing up the
Plumber From Chihuahua
City and Preparing to
Go Elsewhere.
AMERICANS NOT FOUND
Six Who Were In tho City, May Have
Fallen Into Hands OF the Out
laws, or May Have
Escaped.
[By Webb Miller, United Press STAN
Correspondent

[By Webb Miller, United Press STAN
Correspondent
Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. 2.-That the
situation Of the Carranza government
In northern Mexico is desperate" fol-
lowing the capture of Chihuahua City
by Villa, was the admission made to-
day to friends by General Gonzales.
commander Of the government forces
at Juarez.
"If villa attempts to hold the north
ern capital" Gonzales said, I'VE Will
be able to converge from three sides
with heavy forces and annihilate the
bandit army. But indications are that
( Villa is making ready to move again.
1--WE have his channel OF escape toward
| the south closed with our troops at
Horcasitas.''
With disorganized forces scattered
over the state Of Chihuahua, Mexican
government military leaders today arc.
awaiting Villas next move. Refugees
arriving at the border declared that
the bandit forces were preparing to
Ievacuate Chihuahua City two days
lago. Two trains were made up at the
Mexican Northwestern railway station
lat the northern capital and quantities
of loot and supplies for the bandit
army being loaded. Several pieces Of
artillery were taken from Santa Rosa
hill and loaded upon a flat car. The
Mexican consul here declared the ex-
act location of the remnants of Trev-
mos command after the retreat from
Chihuahua City were not known.
Communication was established for
only a part Of the distance to Chfhua-
hua City.
Early today United States depart-
ment agents here said the situation in
regard to the safety of the six Ameri-
leans known to have been in Chihuahua
CITY at the time of the attack, was
eminous. Several openly expressed
fear that they were slaughtered. Lack
OF news of their fate for an entire
week since the evacuation of the city
by Carranzistas, is looked upon as por-
tentous. The government agents ques-
ton every refugee and officers OF the
Mexican government forces arriving
at the border for news Of the American
and other foreigners, but up to this
time the only news was that group
of Americans, including George Brit
tingham. was seen standing beside the
railway track begging for admission
to refugee trains. The only hope re-
naming is that the men may have fled
to the hills or with Trevino to the
southeast.
Military officials here point out that
Villa will probably move westward
along the line of the Mexican North
western railway after evacuation OF
Chihuahua City in order to reorganize
his forces and prepare for another
swoop. All military authorities agree
it would be almost impossible for the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
HEAVY LOSSES
| BY THE ENEMY
German Official Report Tells
of Savage Fighting in Prog
ress Throughout
Rumania.
TAKE MANY PRISONERS
Attacks Continue, But All Are Re-
pulsed by Teutonlc Forces
With Much Damage
TAKE MANY PRISONERS

[United Press Leased Wire Servicel
BERLIN (via Sayville wireless)
Fighting between Teutonic and Rus
sian and Rumanian forces in the
Carpathians and on the Transylvanian
frontier Is still in progress with the
enemy suffering heavy losses, the
war office announced today.
On Field Marshal Mackensen's 8
front q big battle has developed.
The first Rumanian army which Of
fered an engagement southeast OF
Pietsi has been broken through and
defeated, the statement declared.
The official statement declared the
number of Rumanian prisoners taken
since December 1, SO far as possible
to estimate now, was fifty-one officers,
6,115 Of all other ranks and the booty
forty-nine cannons, 100 filled ammuni-
tion carts, besides many hundred 9TH
er military vehicles.
Russian and Rumanian attacks. in
the forest of the Carpathians and
along the Transylvania frontier noun
tains continue" the report continued.
Yesterdays attacks were especially
directed against our positions on Ba-
baludova, Guerarucada and east OF
Dornayatra and Trotosu and also in
the Oytos valleys. The attacks were
without success. The enemy suffered
heavy losses.
"The German troops at once place
in their advance in the forest of the
Carpathians, made more than q
thousand prisoners.
ENGAGEMENTS around Aalachy
have developed into large battle.
The army wing which left the noun
tains southeast Of Campulung gained
ground by fighting in the forest and
mountains on both sides OF the Dam
bovita sector.
"On the Argenul, southeast Of Pite-
sci the first Rumanian army which
offered engagement. has been broken
through and defeated, after a tenaci-
Gus struggle by the German-Austro-
Hungarian troops.
"The Bayarian reserve infantry
regiment No. Is, already often dis
tinguished,- = pushed ahead until it
reached the division staff headquar
ters of the enemy where it took from
captured officers Of the general staff
orders proving that in the positions
through which we had broken the
first Rumanian army had been in
structed to fight to the last man.
"The army commander, apparently
conscious of the small moral value Of
his troops, added to the exalted Latin
quotation that he expected them to
withstand and fight until death
against the cruel barbarians' the men,
ace of death Immediately to be exc
cuted against the towards in his
army
Ruynaw ans Pushed Back.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2.-Admission
that the Rumapian forces defending
Bucharest from the west had been
pushed back after persistent Teutonic
attacks to the river Arges. was made
in today,s official statement.
In Dobrudja, in the region Of Kol-
akioi, the statement declares the en-
emy had been compelled to retire
southwark from several heights.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
To TELL FARMERS
HQ'SS70 DO IT
National % .erence on Mar
keting55 $ E farm Credits to
B<s d Next Week
s Chicago.
MIDD- Z MAN MENACE
Every Problem VIII be Handled by
Experts, Including Bankers
and Heads of Farn,er
Organizations.
MIDI-i MAN MENACE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO. Dec 2-Co-operation viii
be the theme and help the farmer
and you will help the ultimate con-
sumer." will be the cry at the sessions
Of the national conference on market
ing and farm credits, which begins
here Monday.
Big men from the banks, co-operat-
i've organizations and government and
state organizations will tell the farmer
how to raise more crops, and get better
prices for them, eliminate the middle
man and how to get money to improve
the farm
The delegates of whom thousands
are expected, will be told that farmers
are now as class, the auto-owning,
red barn, bond clippers pictured in fic-
tion Out OF 100000 farmers, nearly
half are tenant farmers. Delegates
will be told that they are soaked by
the commission houses and the pack
ers and that many of them farm so
that they get nothing but their food
for their labor and that of their fam
lilies; that the cash they have at the
end of the year only represents the
same amount they would have drawn
from bank as interest on their invest
ment.
But the buying public in the cities
will be- told that whatever helps the
farmer will help them. Larger crops
and the elimination of the middle man
will enable the farmer and the consum
er to get closer together and they will
divide In higher selling and lower buy
ing the money the middle men get.
Speakers will tell the public that
there are frequently three and four
profits between the farmer and the
consumer. Each man takes his share
and the farmer at the finish is holding
the bag and the consumer an empty
pocket book, while the commission
men. buyer, wholesaler and retailers
are riding in autos.
Every problem the farmer has,
from rundown barns to keeping the
boy on the farm, will be handled by
some expert in that line. The grain
embargo will also come in for its share
of attention. Stock raising problems
will not be sighted either.
Among the speakers will be M. l..
Mcclure, of Kansas City. president Of
the National Live Stock exchange:
Robert D. Kent. president Of the Mer-
chants bank Of Passiac, N. j.: Dr.
Leonard Robinson, manager Of the
Jewish Agricultural and Industrial so
city of New York; Victor X. McIlheney
head of the American Fruit and Pro-
duce Auction association; G. F.. Prater.
Jr.. OF Pawpaw. Mich, sales manager
of the Wolverine Cooperative COM
pany: E. Dana Durand, of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota; Max Loeb member
of the Chicago board of education:
Prof Elwood Mead, of the University
Of California;; e. C. Lasater, Of Texas;
Frederick C. Howe, immigration COM
missioner, New York; James Mcbride,
state market director of Michigan and
a host Of others
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
Waiting For President
With Big Carving Knife
Drink Crazed Man Created Panic Railuay Depot by
Attack on Travelling Man

DUNedP Press seasew Service
by
attacked Reading terminal sent hundreds OF travellers fleeing sale
home finally opoweed The man
atons.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
NATIONS DO
NOT HATE UNITED STATES

that men give their life blood for a
cause, whether right or wrong.
There is no Illusion about the diff
culties Of any mission to bring about
world wide peace" he said. The
white dove does not seem efficient
against vipers, hyenas and the like.
The ancient phase the survival of
the fittest,' has been changed to the
survival of those that never fit
The people OF England and of the
other countries OF Europe do not de-
spise the United States, They are
looking to this Country for the media-
ton that will ultimately bring about
a lasting and durable peace. The
peace element is gaining ground in
Germany, as noted in the retirement
of Won Tirpitz.''
DR.. Jordan declared there was hope
for an early peace in Europe. After
completing his lecture tour in this
country he will go to The Hague TO
aid in active campaign work for per-
manent peace among nations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE
BEHIND OTHER COUNTRIES

advantages in foreign trade from SUI
perior facilities and more effective or
ganizations.
"Two-Doubt and fear as to legal re-
strictions prevent Americans from de-
yeloping equally effective organiza-
tons for overseas business and the
foreign trade of American manufac-
turers and producers particularly tho
smaller concerns, suffers in conse-
quence."
Importance Of foreign trade and
ability Of Americans to meet foreign
competition, was emphasized. Cooper
alton, it was said, must be obtained
IL this country is to vie in exports with
European nations after the war.
"While the United States has been
absorbed in domestic development,
other nations have followed definite
policies for the expansion of their
foreign trade and have perfected eff.
ficient measures for the purpose in
view," the report states.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
King Constantine Yields to, the
Demands of the Allies and
Agrees to Deliver Some
of His Artillery.
HAD REFUSED AT FIRST
Outbreaks in Athens and Landing of
Troops, Brings About Armis-,e
tice and Talk Of
Settlement.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Dec. Am armistice
has been affected between allied
troops and Greek reservists at Ath-
ems. A Reuter- dispatch from the
Greek capital today asserted that
King Constantine had agreed to de-
livery Of six mountain batteries to the
allies.
In return, it was said, Admiral
Fournet agreed to withdraw allied
troops from the city, pending refer
ence of the agreement to the allied
governments.
London regarded this dispatch as
indicating a clearing up in the ad-
mittedly tense situation brought about
by initial refusal of the Greek gov
demand for disarmament of Greece.
This refusal was marked with san
culinary clashes between allied troops
and Greek reservists, according to
dispatches dated Friday and received
here early today. There were en-
counters at three points in the out
skirts Of the city. A veritable panic
seized upon the residents Of the Greek
capitalize streets were deserted of
civilians; the shops were closed and
all traffic suspended.
Not only were there open outbreaks
Of fighting in the outskirts Of the
city between reservists and allied
troops-mostly French sailors-but
dispatches said there had been lively
street fusillades exchanged between
members Of the royalist and Venizelos
factions-the clashes in some in
stances occurring in the heart of the
cfty
The armistice which has apparently
terminated this critical situation in
the city, was reached at Admiral
Fournet's suggestion, according to in
formation from Greek sources at
Athens. A Central News dispatch
declares that encounters in the city
had been terminated and negotiations
were proceeding. If advices later
confirm King Constantine's surrend-
er OF six mountain batteries, such a
partial acquiescence in Admiral Du
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
Legislation Recommended tC
Bring About Change to
Our Advantage.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. Legislation
TO permit exporters to combine to OBJ
rain export trade, was urgently rec
commended today by the federal trade
commission in an exhaustive annual
report On the foreign trade situation.
such law would greatly aid small
manufacturers. the board stated. An
investigation covering months and car
r1ed on with the aid of United States
eonsuls all over the world, resulted,
the board declared, in the discovery
that:
"One-Other nations have marked
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
Looking to Us to Bring Last
ing Peace and Peace Ele-
ment is Gaining Ground.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 2.-That the
people Of Europe bear no amin osity
toward the United States. but that
on the other hard they are looking
to this country to bring about a
mediation that will result in a last
ing peace among nations, was the
statement made last night by DR..
David Starr Jordan. chancellor emeri-
tus of Leland Stanford university, in
an address.
DR.. Jordan declared the whole
human race was wrong on the sub
ject of war; that the honorary title
of patriot had become clouded when
patriotism was construed to mean
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
Mass of Men Has Been Poured
Into Battlefields of Buko-
wilma to Aid the
Rumanians.
IS MENACE TO TEUToNs
Austro-German Forces at kiriibaba
MAY Surrender, as Russians
Have Control Of
Position.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Dec. 2.-Russia is striking
with a giants force the blows which it
hoped will smash the Teutonic ring of
steel gripping Rumania Dispatches
| today indicated no let up in the ter
| rife offensive launched by the czar's
| legions in Dobrudja, and southwest
| Bukowina.
The flanking movement directed at
the Jablonitza pass, is the most serious
menace to German positions in Ru-
mania.
Apparently Russia has poured a
mass of men into the effort to aid Ru-
mania, 1t lis conceded that the Teu-
/ tons must meet this menace OF the
thanking movement in Bukowina with
a large number Of defenders. This
Russian offensive covers a distance of
more than $50 miles.
Surrender of the Austro- German
forces at Kirlibaba would not be sur
prising in view Of the Russian claims
Of domination Of this important strate-
gic position and railroad center,
through control Of the heights about
it.
Exceedingly Bitter.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2.-The most
violent combats are marking the
progress of the Russian offensive In
the wooded Carpathians and along the
Transylvanian frontier. Today's Of
ficial statement declared that battles
for domination of the heights east of
Kirlibaba were continuing. The en-
emmy is stubbornly resisting by Wig
orous counter attacks, the Russian
onslaughts in the valleys of the Tro-
tus, the Sulta, the Tcheboniach and
the Uza.
The combats are exceedingly bit
ter" the statement asserted.
Are Holding Out.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2.-Rumanian
forces are successfully withstanding &
the Teutonic pressure toward Buch-
Arrest.
Today's official statement asserted
that all enemy attacks had been re-
PEELED in the southern fighting below
the Rumanian capital and that the
enemy had been driven from the vii
lages of Komana and Gostinarf, which
they had captured yesterday.
Bridge IL Taken.
PETROGRADa Dec. 2.-"We gained
the western part of the Cernavoda
brldge," the official statement de-
clared today, detailing further ad-
Vances In the great Russian offensive.
Undiminished Violence.
. AMSTERDAM, Dec 2.-Undimin-
ished violence in the Russian often
slve in the Carpathians, was reported
In dispatches from Austrian head
quarters received here today. The at
tacks, it was said, were everywhere
repulsed with heavy losses
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
Judge Pollock Says Men Are
Not Criminals, But Merely
Came Within Regu-
latory Law.
THIRTY BEFORE COURT
End of Prosecution Against Iowa
Master Plumbers Who Were
Charged With Being
Trust.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 2.-De-
claring to the prosecutor that these
men are in no sense any more Grim
inals than you or l, but merely come
within the scope of a regulatory law"
Judge VIM NJ. Pollock, in federal
court here today, disposed Of thirty
plumbers found guilty of fixing
prices in violation Of the Sherman
antitrust law by imposing nominal
fines of from s25 to $3.50 and costs.
THE longer l sit on this bench"
said Judge Pollock, "the more lem
lent 1 grow, and l realize that the
people are a part Of the business of
the country and that to take them
away from their business would be
to take away something from the
country that It vastly needs"
Four other defendants failed to
have Pollock reduce their fines of
81 900 each imposed last summer.
| In filming the thirty men today.
Judge Pollock asked them collective
ly: will the assessment of this
fine impoverish your family Or bring
| about hardship and make you go to
Jail unless it is lowered?"
Many Of the defendants arose in
open court and declared their families
would be in great need If as much as
| 800 fine and 500 costs were assess
ed. In each of the instances the
court lowered the fine.
Among the, men fined today were
H. H. Niebuhr, Lewis Smidt, James
! Trane. all Of Lacrosse, Wis: John
r. King, Keokuk; Jos c. Bixby and
7. B. Cunningham, both of Omaha; E.
D. Hornbrook, Kansas City: w. c.
Haviland and w. J. Hilliard, both of
Springfield, H.; VIM. A Decker,
Grand Rapids: VIM. J. Wooley, Evans
vile, Ind; Lewis Sonntag, Pontiac,
Mich: w. W. Hughes, Minneapolis,
and Frank Patterson, East st. Louis.
[John R King of Keokuk, was
president of the Iowa Master Plumb.
ers' association when these suits were
first filed. A message received this
afternoon from Des Moines, by the
King Plumbing Co, states that his
fine amounted to $158.OO.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
ARTILLERY DUEL
ALONG SOMME
Belligerents Still at it in West
ern Theatre of War, But
Not as Active as
Previously.
NO GREAT ADVANCES
serbians RepuIse Teutons Near Mon
astir and Austrlans. Blow up
Italian Powder
Depots.
NO GREAT ADVANCES

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Dec. 1.-Two small
trench raids preceded by heavy fire
of mortars were beaten off by British
forces near Souchez yesterday even
ing, General Sir Douglas Haig re-
ported today. His report also men
toned hostile artillery firing north Of
Ypres and near Gueuedecourt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
Artillery DueIs.

BERLIN, (via Sayville' wireless)
Dec. 2.-Only artillery duels were re-
ported on the western front in today's
statement from the war office.
"On both banks of the Ancre, near
st. Pierre Vaast and south of the
Somme, near Chaulnes, there we're
temporary strong artillery duels,"' the
statement said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
Maniac Killed Sheriff,

CAYUGA, Ind, Dec. Martin Rice.
maniac, who shot and killed Sheriff
Martin G. Jones, of Vermillion county.
was captured at $50 today at his home
here. He offered no further resist
ance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02

Kansas City Times: Almost any.
body is more important than the
chairman of a national committee
after election.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
Ammunition Exploded.

Ammunition Exploded.
BERLIN, (via SayvilIe) Dec. o.
artillery firing ex-
ploded several Italian ammunition
and mine depots on the front from
Karst highland to Gorilla, yesterdays
Vienna official report, received here
today announced. Artillery combats
continued along the whole lire Of
this front. A very lively artillery
combat was reported in the Karin
THAN and Tyrolese sectors. A hostile
aviator dropped bombs in the Adise
valley without causing damage.
In Monastlr Region.
PARIS, Dec. 2.-Repuise by Ser
bans of violent counter attack by
Teutonic troops against their posi-
tions north of Grunista and continu-
ance of violent artillery combats in
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