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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
National Guard as Reserve
Line to Regular Army Of
175,000 or More Men.

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Agreed
on all major details, house and SEN
ate conferees prepared early today
70 submit the final draft of the mill
tary bfll-first of the great pre-
paredness measures-to both houses.
Prospects are for speedy acceptance
IN both houses Of the bill to be
recommended.
A regular army Of 900 or lSo,-
oo0 men that can be expanded 10
10000 on short notice; the national
guard as the reserve line; but WITH
Provisions changing it's present pow
ers and duties. and government
nitrate plant to furnish part of the
raw materials for munitions-are the
principle features of the bill Which
tne conferees expect to report today.
In the enlarged army, the air and
Held artillery branches have been
greatly increased in accordance with
recommendations made by army Of
Icials who have been studying the
european war A larger general
staff is agreed to: and a provision
70 give private soldiers training in
trades seventy-five hours each month
"hile they are in service.
Another provision to encourage
men to get out OF the army instead
making Il life JOB, will cut the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
Germany Was Ready to Go Almost Any Length
Rather Than Have Diplomatic Break
With Washington.
sussex CASE CREATED INDIGNATION
Submarine Commander Has Been Punished and
Steps Taken to Squelch the Plotters
in United States.

| all this week. have heard, for in
stance. that Franz Won Rintelen, al
legged German plotter, will be court
martia]ed if he ever returns to Ger
many. Though officials refused ex-
pressing any expression as to the
! guilt of accused men, they declare
emphatically that their acts are
without the sanction of the German
government or the kaiser.
Berlin is chiefly worried Just now
over the possibility that some sub
marine commander may accidentally
torpedo without warning a merchant
vessel in the belief that he is attack
ing q transport, thus bringing new
submarine crisis with the United
States. The kaiser, Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg and Admiral Won
Holtzendorff are particularly anxious
that submarines take no chances that
may involve Germany with the United
States. If the new orders to subma-
rine commanders could be published,
they would convince the most skepti-
cal that Germany is as much con-
cerned as America in preventing acci-
dents in the future.
AS an indication of Germany's sin
cere desire to find way to avoid a
break with America, the government
asked FIVE departments what to do,
when President Wilson's ultimatum
was received. The foreign Office, the
treasury and interior departments all
answered settle honorably If pos
sible'
The war and navy departments an
swered settle without entirely sur
rendering submarine warfare. "Finan
cial Secretary Helfferich backed by
leading financiers and Chancellor Won
-Hollweg backed by Basser-
man, formerly Won Tirpitz's chief sup
porter and General Falkenhayn, chief
Of staff of the army, finally drew the
note closing the incident. Count Re-
ventlow, writing in the Tags Zeitung is
now practically alone In crying for
vengeance, though occasional out
bursts against President Wilson an.
America are expected for home con-
sumption Ambassador Gerard has
won much praise in Berlin for his
cool, forceful diplomacy. Throughout
the negotiations he worked ceaseless-
ly to convince officials that President
Wilson did not want war with Ger
many, but merely expected Germany
to keep her promises.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
Situation Has Simmered Down Again to
Watchful Waiting, With Both Sides
Apprehensive of Future.
TROOPS PREPARE TO STAY
Conferences Have Ended With Little Change
in Conditions, Excepting More Activity
in Chasing Bandits

[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The Mex
ican situation simmered down again
today to watchful waiting.
While contraction of the lines south
of Columbus is practically accomp-
lished, Major Laghorne's men are
apparently on a hot trail after the
Boquillas raiders and Carranza sol
diers are heading toward the Big
Bend, avowedly to cooperate in
running down the raiders.
If nothing untoward occurs, the
American punitive expedition hopes
to make a quick clean up in policing
northern Chihuahua. Meantime Car
rama forces are expected to patrol
the Parral district. Hope of catching
Villa apparently is not great.
The one great question of army
men is whether Carranza garrisons
can be kept in check after it is known
the punitive stsxpedition refuses to
quit Mexico. Privately. officials say
that conditions below the Rio Grande
are such that there may be real
trouble at any time.
New light on conditions is expected
from General Scott, now enroute here,
following his failure to reach an
agreement with General Obregon.
Hds information will be used for guild
ance, hut for the present will not
swerve the administration from its
course Of staying in northern Mexico
until it Is certain no more border
raids will occur.
AS matters now stand, officials
charged with handling the Mexican
problem, cannot be said to be pesst
let lynnninO q
watchful eye on developments with
the realization that while the situa-
tion has unpleasant possibilities, the
work may go on without
any hindrance.
Mexican Ambassador Arradondo
was expected to take steps looking
toward the withdrawal of troops, but
his task, according to persistent state
ments, will be hopeless.
Villa Reported Again.
[By H. D. Jacobs, United Press Staff
Correspondent
FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF THE
AMERICAN EXPEDITION, NEAR
Mexico, May 12. (Via
radio to Columbus, n NJ, May 49,
-Pancho Villa, with LOO followers,
bobbed UP again today, this time at
q ranch near Garlic, according to re-
ports reaching headquarters. Carrizo
IS forty miles northwest Of La Ascen-
cion. The band was reported scat
tered along the Rio Coraliton, made
up OF recruits from Sonora state and
\ sprinkling of the men who escorted
Villa through the Sierra Madres.
At headquarters the reported loca-
ion aroused little interest. The re-
of troops continued.
Moving the Base.
COLUMBUS, New Mexico, May 13.
Two hundred motor trucks, all
here are in service along the line
# communications, today are engag-
ID in moving back the advanced base
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
Showers Next Week.

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Forecast
for coming week:
Generally overcast and cool with oc-
casional local rains throughout Allan
tic states, Ohio valley and great lakes
region. Similar conditions probable
first half of the week in the Missis-
sippi valley and plains states, follow
ed by generally fair weather and re-
action to normal temperatures after
Tuesday. Generally fair and cool
weather will prevail during the week
over Rocky mountain and plateau re-
gions and Pacific states. In gulf
states weather viii be generaly fair
with normal temperatures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FRIGHTENED IDAHO
For Four Seconds, Last Night, the
State Shivered and the People
Did Likewise.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, May 13.-Sev-
eral crumbled chimneys, broken plas-
ter and broken dishes in homes was
the only damage apparent today from
the four-second earthquake that shook
southern Idaho and sections of Mon
tana and Oregon last night about
eight o'clock. Crowds in theatres were
frightened and occupants of office
buildings also rushed to the streets.
A huge chimney on local office build
ing tOppled, but no one was injured.
The caretakers of the great Arrow
Rock dam, twenty miles north tele-
phoned that the huge cement works
were undamaged A natural gas well
at Weiser Idaho, showed unusual ac-
tivity following the temblor which
was the severest ever felt in this sec
tion. The quake was reported as far
west as Baker, Oregon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
By Carl w. Alderman, United Press
Staff Correspondent.

By Carl w. Alderman, United Pres.
Staff Correspondent
THE HAGUE, may 13.-Severe pun
ishment was meted out to the com
mander of the German submarine
] which attacked the Sussex, it is gen
orally believed in we'll informed cir
cles in Berlin. though no official re
port on the nature Of the punishment
has been made public.
The belief is based largely on the
Indignation felt in Germany over the
boat commanders deception. His
report was implicitly believed until
the American government presented
conclusive evidence showing that the
channel packet was torpedoed. In
view Of this evidence, Germans feel
that they were put In rather humili-
ating position. 1t is not over stating
the case to say that the submarine
much Indignation in Berlin as 1t did
in Washington.
The German government. desiring
to avoid break with America at all
costs. has taken two important steps
in the past fortnight to improve the
relations between the two nations.
The German concessions in the sub.
marine matter was one. A quiet move
ment to squelch Teutonic plotters and
Teutonic propagandists in the United
States and anti-American propagand,
lists in Germany has been under way
for several days.
Ambassador Gerard has received
scores Of letters with threats against
his life in the past few days. The
writer's We're inspired by newspaper
insinuations that in some way he
tipped off the Sim Fein outbreaks in
Dublin in advance to the British gov
ernment. Some of the writer's have
mentioned also facts alleged to have
been brought out through the arrest
in New York Of Wolf Won Igel, for
mer secretary to Captain Won Papen
and the confession of Horst Won Der
Goltz, alleged German agent.
Though the German government
has disclaimed all responsibility for
the acts of bomb plotters in the
United States, Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg believes that some sort
OF drastic action should be taken to
convince America that Germany has
nothing to do with the plotters' ep-
erations. Conferences on this sub
Ject have been going on at Berlin
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13

to Colonia Dublan Men and equip
ment will be concentrated at the new
base and portion of the force is ex-
pected to be distributed along the
permanent line to give added
strength.
The truck trains will find plenty Of
heavy work when their present task
is completed and they return to their
schedule runs along the line. Large
stores of rations and other supplies
are piling up in Columbus for trans
portation into Mexico for preparation
against the rainy season when trans
portation will become uncertain.
Officers have been informed that
passtble when the rains set In.
The New Mexico militia was on
hand today, 1,200 infantry and a
field artillery battery, ready to be
sworn into government service.
Waiting and Resting.
[By e. T. Conkle, United Press Staff
Correspondent
Ell PASO, Texas, May 13.-The
Mexican situation took a recess today
pending the opening Of negotiations
in Washington to settle the matters
which failed Of agreement in the Ell
Paso conferences. Juarez lost most
of her glory when War Minister OBJ
regon pulled stakes, taking his major
generals with him and Ell Paso SEEM
ed deserted without the war report
ers and movie men. A few brigadiers
remained in Juarez or strolled over to
Ell Paso, but mere brigadiers are COM
mon along the border. The reporters
and camera men who had not moved.
were waiting for moving money and
their interest was not in the border
situation.
Under these circumstances prose-
cution of war was difficult.
Jus es soon as the woodrow
Wilson man says de wo'd" said an in
valid negro trooper, back from the
front, "a Inn goin' to pick up dissya
international bo'der an carry it down
to Panama. JUS now a'hm waitin
and restin.'"
That's what the Mexican situation
is doing
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
MILITARY BILL READY
TO BE MADE INTO LAW

active service period to either two
or three years, or, in case a man can
pass an examination, to one year.
total enlistment then would be spent
army reserves was issued.
Army officers, teStifying for this
provision said that after four or five
years active service. men were like
ly to get. the army habit and never
leave it.
Defense Force Of $4,000.
WASHINGTON, May ia de-
fense force in time OF peace of 654,00O
men today was proposed in the army
bill which senate and house conferees
reported to both branches of con-
eress after several weeks close con-
ference.
Though a compromise, the measure
includes all the provisions urged by
"big army" men except the federal
reserve.
With both chairmen urging its
passage, action is expected Monday.
The defense force will consist
of an army Of regulars totallinS
in all its branches 206,o00 men in
time of peace and 44s,t00 national
for each senator and
representative.
There will also be specific power
raserved to the government in time OF
ruar tn take over any manufacturing
plant in the country to make niuni-
t;ons and a board Of two civilians
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
THIS WAS PREPAREDNESS DAY
GERMANY

COPENHAGEN, May 1a.-Dr. cIem-
ems DeIbrueck, German minister of
the interior and vice chancellor Of
the German empire, has resigned, &C.
cordins to dispatches received here
today.
Dr.. DeIbrueck was charaed with
responsibility for failing to properly
safeguard and see to the distribu-
tlon Of food supplies. His resigna-
ton was demanded, according to one
Berlin report, following the recent
demonstrations in which mobs smash
ed the shops Of Berlin meat dealers.
The Wolff bureau, the official German
news agency, attributes his resiqna.
tion to illness.
Count Roedern has been appointed
minister Of the interior to succeed
Oeibrueck, but hereafter the food
situation will be under control Of a
member Of the German ministry.
Count Uerthing has been named in
the portfolio with the designation,
minister Of provisions."
FOOD RIOTS.
LoNPoN, May 1a.-Unprecedented
food riots occurred in Mannheim,
Germany last Saturday, according to
the Exchange TeIesraph's Geneva
correspondent. The military brought
machine guns into play to quelI the
mobs and 800 persons were killed or
wounded. Fusitives from Mannheim
arrived at Basie, Switzerland with the
story, the correspondent wired.
ATTACK CRUSHED.
BERLIN, May ia French night
attack southwest Of Dead Mans hill
was crushed by German infantry fire.
the French suffering heavy losses, the
war office announced this afternoon.
French attempts in the Avocourt
and Malancourt woods were also re-
pulsed.
"Between the Arsonne and the
Meuse, nvely hand grenade eombats
occurred at isolated pIaces,'' said
the official statement.
"The enemy's attempts to gain ter
rain In the Avocourt and Malancourt
forests were frustrated. East OF the
Meuse, the French suffered consider
able losses In an unsuccessful attack
against the quarry west Of AbIaIn for
est
"a German fighting plane shot down
a hostile bipIane above Boursuignon
forest southwest Of Laon. An English
was brought down by Ger
man defensive fire Thursday.
'tOn the eastern front, north of the
station of seIburg, (near Jaeobstadtj
the Russians attempted an attack
against the trenches recently con-
quered by the Germans, but were
Crushed as the attack was starting.
More than 100 Russians were cap.
tured."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
POPE WILL NOT URGE
PEACE FOR EUROPE

Pope Benedict would not have acted
without first obtaining an invitation
from President Wilson.
His holiness is most anxious to-
avoid anything that may be con-
strued by either side in the world
war as an act of impartiality. In spite
Of rumors to the contrary, he sent no
messages to the kaiser during the re-
cent German-American crisis and in
no way interferred with the negotia-
tions then in progress between Ber-
lin and Washington.
1t is pointed out here that Mon
signor Bonzano refrained from visit
ing the white house until after Pres
ident Wilson had made his decision
on the German note.
Allied diplomats in Rome declare
that Pope Benedict has been inform
ed that the allies have not yet con-
sfdered any tentative peace terms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
Unless Invited to do so, Does
Not Intend to Initiate
Such a Move.

[By John Fl. Hearley. United Press
Staff Correspondent
ROME, May 13.-Pope Benedict
will initiate no positive movement for
peace until he is formally invited to
act, either by a neutral power or one
of the belligerents. This much may
be stated authoritatively
If Monsignor Bonzano, apostolic
delegate at Washington, delivered
peace message on his recent visit to
the white house, as is persistently
reported here, he was merely sound
ing out the views Of the president.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
TbA blind

Galesburg Republican-Register: A
pathetic fact is it that the great wa:
has greatly multiplied the number OF
blind men in Europe. Every poor fel
low walking in this lifetime darkness
is an indictment against the war, and
the selfishness that led to it's begin.
ming
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
BRYAN PREDICTS
WILSON'S = CAT
Unless Democratic tty Can
Secure Recru : from
the Peace J ent
in 1c
CALLS IT ONLY CHANCE
United Republicans Had a Million
More Votes Than Demo-
Gratis at the Last
Election.
CALLS IT ONLY CHANCE

LINCOLN, Nebr., May 13.-In a
signed editorial that will appear In
the May issue Of his paper, w. J. Bry
an says that the only source from
which the democracy may gair
enough recruits to win the presiden
cy this year, is the peace element
Following long quotation from the
Chicago Tribune, which pointed out
that Wilson is a minority president
receiving 100000 votes less thar
Taft and Roosevelt combined, Mr.. Bry
an says: .....-
1t is just as we'll to look the
facts in the face. The republi-
can party if united, can enter
the campaign with a popular ma
jority of 100000 votes on its
side. AS portion of this major
ity is made up Of large majorities
in few republican states, our
party's handicap is not quite as
great as 1t appears, but it Is still
enough to compel serious consid-
Grafton.
To the normal republican ad-
vantage must be added the dis
affection among German and
Irish democrats. Without at
tempting to decide whether the
president was wise or unwise in
taking the course that alienated
them, the party is confronted
with the fact that this alienation
will cost it a large number of
votes-enough to defeat the par
ty in several close states.
From what source can we draw
the number of recruits neces-
sary to give the party a fighting
chance? From ono source and
from one source only, namely, the
peace element of the republican
party; we can not draw votes
from the war element.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, May 13-The weekly
bank statement issued today shows
the following changes:
Surplus decreased, s7,114,910.
Loans, increased, $50, $4,000.
Reserve in own vaults, decreased,
1,191 900.
Reserve in federal reserve banks,
decreased, s35S,O00.
Reserve in other depositaries, de-
creased, S1,203,0O0.
Net demand deposits, increased.
s24, 10000.
Net time deposits, increased, $780,
600.
Circulation, increased, $4,000.
Aggregate reserve, 1864, ,276,000.
EminentIy So.
Yale Record: She-Ien me, is an
T. n r Detroit a reliable carr
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
BAL kANS

LONDON, May 1a-BuIearia is
withdrawing troops from the Rou-
manian frontier and shifting them to
the SaIonika front in anticipation Of
an allied offensive, according to
Odessa dispatches today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13
Like Ancient Times.

Cedar Falls Record: After reading
the account Of the execution of Ire
lands revolutionary leaders, one is
forced to pinch himself to make sure
he is not reading page of ancient
history.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13

New York World: The British were
luckier at Kut-el-Amara than we
thought. They lost four generals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13

Continued from page IL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13

The Telegraph service of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
tion-D Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-13

Moving the Base.
COLUMBUS, New Mexico. May 13
Two hundred motor trucks, all
there are in service along the line
Of communications, today are engag-
ed in moving back the advanced base
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-12

Pageland, lst Mary Johnson
Knight, McBee, End. Edna Dud-
lev, 3rd.
Rural Schools, Defamation, 9TH
and above:
Newton Keziah, Wexford, 1st.
]. A. Mum, End.
Recitation 9TH Grade and
above, Lexie Pittman, Wamble
Hill,
Recitation 9TH grade and un-
der, Minnie Skipper.
Defamation 9TH grade and
under, Claude Belk.
ATHLETICS
so yd Dash. Little Boys-Fred
Sellers, Mt. Croghan. 1st. Joe
Stricklin, Cheraw. End. Horace
Knight, Pageland, 3rd.
50 yd Dash. Large Boys-AuS.
tin Brewer, Pageland, lst. Odom,
Shiloh, End. Terrell, Cheraw, 3rd
Running Broad Jump-Austin
Brewer, Pageland, lst. Terrell,
Cheraw, End. Tracy, Cheraw,
3rd.
Running High Jump-Austin
Brewer, Pageland. lst. Gulledge,
Wexford, End. Tracy, Cheraw,
3rd.
100 vd Dash-Austin Brewer,
Pageland, 1st. Paul Baker, Mt.
Croghan. End. Odom, Shiloh, 3rd
220 yd Dash-Austin Brewer,
Pageland, lst. Baker, Mt. Crog-
han, End. Terrell, Cheraw 3rd.
Base Ball Throw-GulIedge,
Wexford, 1st. Odom, Shiloh.
End. Funderburk, Mt. Croghan,
3rd.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-12

Tiller, McBee, 1st- Linnie Moore
Mt. Croghan, End. Ward Crow,
McBee, 3Id.
3rd Grade Reading-Mary
Knight, MeBee, lst, Eula Rodg.
ers, Pageland, End. Mary Nc
Leod. Cheraw, 3rd.
4th Grade Reading-Elma In
gram, Pageland, 1st. Kathleen
Ellis, Jefferson, End. Mary Hun
ley, Chesterfield, 3rd.
lst Grade Spelling-Howard
Horton, MeBee, 1st. Bessie And
erson, Pageland. End. Louise
Horton, McBee, 3rd.
End Grade Spelling-Mabrey
King, Pageland, 1st. Richard
Curtis, McBee, End. Eulalla Mid
dleton, McBee, 3rd.
3rd Grade Spelling-R. E. Hor-
ton, McBee, lst. Mildred Raley,
McBee, End. Nettie Cato, Page
land, 3rd.
4thGrade Spelling-Lillie Ca.
to, Pageland, and Kathleen Ellis,
Jefferson. tied for first place.
Matte Coward, McBee, End. Le
land Douglass, Chesterfield, 3rd.
3rd & 4th Grade Written Spell
ing-Margaret Watts, Cheraw,
lst. Kathleen Ellis, Jefferson, End.
Leland Douglass. Chesterfield
3rd.
5th, 9th & 9TH Grade Written
Spelllng-B. Hendrick, Mt.
Croghan, lst. Grayland Doug
lass, Chesterfield, End. Myrtle
Armfield, Jefferson, 3rd.
Sth, 9th, 10Th & 1lth Grade
Written Spelling-Evelyn Smith
Cheraw, 1st. Hugh Knight, Nc,
Bee, End. Pearle Moore, Ches.
terfield. 3rd.
High School Defamation
Joyce Baker, Mt. Croghan, 1st.
Hugh Knight, McBee, End. Ed
mund Gulledge, Chesterfield,
3rd.
High School Recitation-Net
ia Clark. Pageland, lst. Violet
Welsh, Chesterfield, End. Lou
ise Evans, McBee, 3rd.
Elementary Grades Town
Schools. Declamation-Henry
Mcleod.
Recltation-Ruby Quick,