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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-10
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PRAY III: BOOK ltt%iSlO :.
The triennial convention Ct 1hc
Protestant Episcopal Church con
Hcncs this Wclk at st. Louis, ,lo.,
and during that session much 2.-I
furt viii to exercised b. Jua hioA
church party, who al the last oon-I
venticn tried to change :n2 name
o. the church tC the american
Catholic Church, 10 bring about
some drastic changes IL the prayer
book.
4An attempt viii be made to pass
revision Of the Ten Command
ments. il order, as the committee
states, g. strike ouJ the argunen-
tative and explanatory parts, and
thus shorten the form.
They would have the second,
third, fourth, fifth. ninth and
tenth commandments to appear IN
the Prayer Book as follows.
Thou shalt net make to thy
self an craven image, nor tie like
ness q anything that Is III heaven
above, IL III the earth henea 4, OF
IN the water under the CART; tloN
shalt not bow down to them. uor
Worship them.
''Thoa shalt not AXE the Name
If the Lord thy Gcd IN vain.
"}emember that thou kcgp holy
the Sabbath day.
Honor thy father and thy
mother.
Thou shalt net bear false wit
ness.
"Thcu shalt not covet anything
that is thy neighbcrs."
Il Is not likely that any great
number u clerev1ncn or church
members will approve The propoz-
ed change.
HIDDEN MONEY \ CURSE.
Has it even, occurred to those Of
our people who hide money III
some box, or hae, or stocking, that
they are not onlv doing great
injury to their fellewman. but that
they are making that money, The
good currency 81 the United States
worthless.
Currency. OF money as it /:
commonly known, is useful only
50 long as it Is Ill CIRCULATION, bu
once taken cut CT its intended
course. that j.. out Of circ1atioI
# bev,mcs as worthless as cotton
stalks, until put back into circu
Iaticn again.
On the other hand. should III
farneG, CT others who hide thei
cash, pnt that money into rh
bank, on deposit, to draw fo
them interest at the rate Of fou
per cent per wear, that money j
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-10

Cur store Wi. .5e Closed Saturday,
& c5o5c- 7ti.. VIII cpoa at O'Clock.
=, NJ. HOFFMAN, B BRO.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS


New Y. P. S. L. has been organized
in Irving Park. Meeting tonight at
Rau's hall, 4156 Irving Park blvd.
Central West Side Y. P..S. L. meets
tonight at Workers institute, 920 S.
Ashland av.
Daniel II. Wallace, soldier in Euro
pean war, will speak at Bakers hall,
220 w. Oak tonight,
Annual masque ball of Chicago
Cooks and Pastry Cooks assn, local
865, Saturday night, at North aV. Au-
ditOrium. Dan W. Hoan, former
local chef, now mayor Milwaukee,
will lead grand march. Prizes for the
best costumes.
DR.. BIount will eve second lecture
on sex hygiene at Workers institute,
92O S. Ashland blvd, Sat. Women
only.
Ladies Auxiliary of Peoples Re-
lief will give dance Sat. night at the
West Side auditorium for benefit Of
war sufferers.
Chicago Single Tax club will hold
monthly dinner, $50 p. m, Sat, at
Kimba1 cafe, 116 w. Monroe. Fran
els Nelson, English statesman, will
speak on 1.-THE World Crisis and the
Way Out.'2'
Railway Express Drivers union,
chauffeurs and helpers and L B. of
T. c. S. & H. of A. will give reception
and dance at West Chicago club
house, 121 S. ThroOp, Sat. eve,
Dec. 2. =
Debate Sum-, 8 p. m, Colonial hall,
20 w. Randolph. Resolved, That
Malfew Sekla Solves All Problems of
Life" Affirmative, Sirfessor Wilkes
barre; negative, John Loughman.
M. C. Walsh, chairman.
Leslie Wahl, New York city, will
speak under auspices Of Information
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-01
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair and somewhat cooler tonight
with lowest temperature near the
freezing point; Saturday and Sunday
fair with moderate temperature;
moderate westerly winds shifting to
southwest Saturday. Temperature
Thursday-High, Al low, 20.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-01

al New Though Fellowship, DR.. Alex
ander ]. McIVor-TyndalI, pres, Sun,
IL a. M, in room 21O, Masonic Tenn
pie. Subject, Suicide; a Short Cut
to Heaven or Hell?"
"Mazepa," TchaikoVsky opera, will
be played by Star Dramatic class for
benefit of Workers institute, Dec. 9,
at West Side auditorium. First time
in U. S. Tickets ready now.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-01

BY Jim Nance
Hi diddle, duddle, we're all in a mud
die,
The cows gone over the moon.
The dog may laugh to see such sport,
But wen have to quit meat pretty
soon.
The butcher, the baker, the candle
sticA maker,
Have all put us folks in a swoon.
But there's one thing to it, we won't
worry bit,
If the dish runs away with the
spoon.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-01

P. $50 ahead, old sport. Ia
the knife and fork, too. We wol
need 'em pretty soon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
Mexican Troops Are Spread
Out All Along the Texas
Border.

-TBy Carl D. Groat. United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Spread-
out on five hundred mile line, twen-
ty thousand Carranzista troops have
been mustered for border patrol work,
according to General Fuustons' report
to the war department today. follow
ing careful investigation of the MeXi-
can troop movements. This number
is double that which General Obregon
promised to dispose in northern
Mexico.
The bulk of the 10000 troops, most
" infantrymen. is massed in Chihua-
hua City and vicinity. Four thousand
are in Chihuahua City, two thousand
Just south of there and five thousand
have moved toward Madero, just
northwest of Chihuahua City. Two
thousand have moved toward Ojinaga,
three hundred miles east of Chihuahua
City at the tip of the Big Bend Others
are scattered at various points on the
500 mile line between Madero and
Oiinaga.
General Funston said that while the
newspapers reported entrsnchment O.
the Mexicans, his investigations found
no evidence of such a move In an
nouncing this disposition, Secretary
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
Cyclone Blew Corpse Out
of Coffin in Baggage Car

w. Coley, Dalton, Ill.
R. E Grave, East st. Louis, slight.
ly injured.
Tim Finley, Western, Ill, ankle in
jured
G. Nagusshicky, Decatur, Ill, hip
and head injured.
Luther Calhoun. st. Louis, negro
porter. slightly.
Mrs. J. B. Millward, Lexington, Ky,
fractured arm.
A. Ferguson. Western, ILL.,, finger
injured.
Karwing, 1704 Auten street,
st. Louis. hin hurt.
L. Gutschultke. Taylorville, Ill, hip
injured.
A. Manning, Chicago, hip bruised.
r. T. welch, Knoxville, Iowa. head
and ankle injured.
Mrs. e. Allen, Mt. Sterling, Ill,
slightly injured.
C. Bean and wife. of Jacksonville,
III, were reported mot injured"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
BIGGEST CLASH AT SEA
so FAR DURING THE WAR

tent of the British losses is contained
in the statement that only two sur
viyors of the great battle cruiser In
defatigible were rescued by the Ger
mans.
The greatest of the British ships re-
ported lost are the battleship War
spite and the battle cruisers Queen
Mary and Indefatigible.
The Germans heaviest losses were
the battleship Pcmmern, pre-dread-
nought of the Deutschland type, the
cruiser Wiesbaden and the protected
cruiser Frauenlob, the latter reported
missing.
The Germans make no estimate of
the number of their torpedo boats
lost. Their estimate of the British
losses, in small craft is covered by
the phrase, "a large number"
From the fact that the engagement
took place on Wednesday, it is obvi-
Gus that the British feet has had full
opportunity to reach its base. That
no report has been made by the Brit
ish admiralty and that the Germans
were permitted to give the world the
first news of the battle, is regarded
as significant
The German official statement as
serted that the German feet had re-
turned to its base This statement
carried the suggestion that possibly
tire British had pursued the Germans.
despite their losses. This might ac'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
Germany Reports Victory, But
England Tells of Losses in
Engagement.

NEW YORK, June 2.-The British
and German high seas fleets clashed
in the biggest naval engagement OF
the war on Wednesday, May 81. The
engagement, starting in the day time,
continued throughout the night.
Nine British warships, submarine
and numerous small British vessels
were sunk, according to German ad-
miralty statement received here via
the Sayville wireless this afternoon.
The German report admits the loss
of two German warships and pos
sible loss of third with several tor
pedo boats unaccounted for.
The German statement was Issued
following the return to its base of the
German high seas fleet.
No report has come from British
sources.
The scene of the engagement-the
greatest sea fight of the great war
was between Skagerak and Horn Riff,
in the channel connecting the North
and Baltic seas.
German estimates OF British losses
are apparently based on reports of
British sailors pikcd up by German
ships.
An intimation Of the probable ex-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

CHICAGO, June 2.-When candi-
dates row began to stir this morning,
the presidential milling began where
it left off last night, with the allies
still fighting the Hughes boom. The
outlook was still Hughes or Roose-
velt. The Roosevelt people went so
far as to offer, informally, compro-
mise slate to dispose of a few ia
vorite sons booms.
One slate fixed up for pre-conven-
tion conversation was Roosevelt for
president; Fairbanks for vice pres4-
dent; Root for secretary of state and
Burton for secretary of the treasury.
This combination was expected to
tickle the old guard and sweeten what
was admitted to be bitter dose to
the men who beat Roosevelt four
years ago.
This combination was said to in.
clude the selection Of some we'll
known progressives. for cabinet jobs.
No one pretends that Colonel Roose-
welt himself has given his consent to
any proposition of this kind. but some
of his friends are credited with
proposing the deal.
There is no question but that the
Roosevelt boomers fear Hughes moro
than any single candidate. There is
no. question in the minds Of the col
oneHs lieutenants that Hughes Is
candidate and that an active and or
ganized fight in his behalf is under
way with Frank Hitchcock the leader.
The business man end of the Roos2-
valt boom was In full swing today
with George Won Y. Meyer, former
secretary OF the navy, and J. Ogden
Armour as the active heads.
At a meeting of the organization
late yesterday, Attorney John S. Mill
er, one Of the biggest Of Chicago's
corporation attorneys. made a speech
in which he said that Colonel Roosc-
Welt expressed the patriotic feeling in
the breast of. every American and
would be the guaranteer Of peace with
honor The favorite sons were right
on the job today with claims, claims,
and still more claims. Senator Weeks
Of Massachusetts said he would have
200 votes on the first ballot; Senator
C,lmmins, of Iowa, Claimed 121 votes
on the first ballot.
Talk of a combination among the
favorite sons continued. Some dope
sters figured there were slightly
more than 500 votes tied up in this
combination that could be used as a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
Train Blown From Tracks.

PONTIAC, ILL.,. June 2.-Twenty
persons were injured, one seriously,
when the Midnight Special, the
Wabash railroads fast mail train,
Chicago to st. Louis, was blown
from the tracks one mile south of
Saunemin, early today, in one of the
most severe wind storms that has
visited central Illinois in years.
The wreck occurred in a deep cut
which kept the cars from overturning
and prevented more serious injuries
to passengers. The engine, combina-
ton smoking and baggage car and
four coaches were blown from the
track. The baggage car was literally
torn to pieces. One woman was
thrown through the window of a
coach for distance of twenty feet.
The injured were taken to Forest,
H., in special train rushed from De
catur.
Among the injured was Ernest
Hoover, of Taylorville. Ill, former
democratic state central committee
man. Hoover's hip was wrenched.
Others injured were:
8. Bradley, Chicago. slightly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
Cloud Burst at McGregor Did Considerable
Damage and Loss of Life is
Reported.
STOCK IN PENS WERE DROWNED
Decorah Also Suffered Much Damage and
Rock Island Train Wreck Killed
Two People.

Packard, Iowa, early today, according
to Rock Island officials here. Two
bodies have been recovered, it was
stated.
The train plunged through a weak
ened bridge. The coach, two sleepers,
locomotive and baggage car went into
the stream. The coach was entirely
submerged and some Of the occupants
drowned
Damage at Decorah.
DEBORAH, Iowa, June "A cloud
burst did damage to the extent of
$4,000 here last night. Two bridges
over the upper Iowa river here were
washed away, two Milwaukee railway
bridges near here and one Rock Is.
land bridge, two miles out of town
went away with the Hoods, Trafic
on these two railways will be delayed
for at least week. No loss Of life
was reported this morning.
Train was Wrecked.
WATERLOO, Iowa, June 1.-Two
people were killed and several injured
early today when Rock Island train
number 10 was wrecked near Pack
ard, following cloud burst. Three
cars were thrown from the track as
a result Of spreading rails. The train
is flyer which leaves Chicago at
four p. m. for the Twin Cities. 1t was
believed to have been running fifty
miles an hour when the accident oc-
Cured.
List Of Dead and Injured.
DES MONIES, Iowa, June 2.-The
Rock Island general Offices here to-
day gave out the following list OF
dead and injured in the wreck of
the Rock Island passenger train at
Packard, Iowa, when the train went
through bridge into the river:
Dead:
MRS. zAHNvELT, Traer. Iowa.
MRS. ZAHNVELT'S MOTHER,
Traer, Iowa.
of age.
The injured:
A. j. Brandstatter, Greene. Iowa,
face cut.
Mrs. Thorne, Greene, Iowa, left eye
seriously injured.
Two daughters Of Mrs. Thorne
slightly injured.
Thorne baby, 1s months old. is
missing.
Will Alfred, Louisville. Ky, left
eye badly cut.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
Roosevelt Boomers are Schen1ing How to Drive
Hughes From His Trench and Elimi-
nate Favorite Sons.
WILL BUILD PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM
Everything Points to Interesting Meeting in Chi
cago Next Week When the National
Convention is Held.

club over any candidate, strong
enough to put him out of business at
one wallop.
Roosevelt talk was heard on every,
side today, but none of the delegatesi
would admit the colonel has much of
a show on the first ballot. California
will not vote for him, p. A. Stanton,
national committeeman, from that
state, said on his arrival here today.
1--WE had the issue clearly before
the people and the anti-Rooosevelt re-
pub1icans triumphed," Stanton de-
clared.
Political Log Jam.
[By Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Correspondent
CHICAGO, June 2.-The mightiesti
pro-conyention log jam of presidential
possibility timber that has clogged up
the smooth running Of republican
waters in score of quadrienniel
conclaves, was on today.
Although the Roosevelt heutenants
refused to stand sponsor for the
slate, it was fairly definitely estab-
1ished along candidates row today
that they had let the allies and old
guard know Of the compromise which
for the marching back into the fold
Of the progressive hosts. That slate
was Roosevelt for president: Fair
banks for vice president; with the
tacit understanding that Root was to
be secretary of state and Burton
secretary of the treasury.
Judging from the hotel lobby gos-
sip. such slate is far from pleasing
just now to the allies or old guard
hosts. But they had no counter pro-
posal to make which would take, care
Of the various favorite sons and In
timations that they would be willing
to trade the platform for the NOM
inee-that is, accept Roosevelt's
.Americanism in their enunciation OF
principles, but name some other
leader as the standard bearer-was
known to be entirely unsatisfactory
to the Roosevelt leaders.
United Press dispatches. from New
York ten days ago told Of the incep-
ton of the compromise slate sug-
gested above. 1t was said at that
time, on authority close to Roose-
welt, that he would flatly refuse any
olive branch which merely proposed
adoption of his Americanism as q
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

The admiralty statement under date
Of June / said:
During an enterprise directed
northward, our high seas fleet on
May 81 encountered the main part Of
the English fighting fleet, which was
considerably superior to our forces.
During the afternoon between Skag-
erak and Horn Riffal, news Of heavy
engagement developed which was sue
cessful for as and continued also dur
ing tie night.
'In this engagement as far as
known until now, we destroyed the
large battleship Warspite, the battle
cruisers Queen Mary and Indefatig-
ible, two armored cruisers, apparently
of the Achilles type. one small cru1s-
er, new flagships of the destroyers
Turbant and Nestore and Alcaster,
number Of torpedo destroyers and one
submarine.
,"By observation, which was free and
clear Of distractions, it was stated that
a large number of British battleships
suffered heavy damage from the fire
Of our ships and the attacks OF our
torpedo boat flotillas during an en-
gagement which lasted during the en-
tire day and all night.
among others of the large British
ships, the batleship Marlborough
was hit by torpedo. This is con-
firmed by prisoners.
Several of our ships rescued part
of the crew of the sunken British
ships among whom were only two
survivors Of the Indefatigible.
Among our losses was the small
cruiser Wiesbaden, which was sunk
by British gun fire during the day en-.
gagement and his majesty's ship Pom
mern, which was sunk during the
night engagement BY British tor
pedo boat.
THE fate of his majesty's ship
Frauen1ob, is as yet undetermined
and there is a possibility that this
boat has been lost, together with a
number of torpedo boats which have
not yet reported and whose fate is un-
known.
THE high seas fleet returned to It's
base today"
List Of Lost Ships.
LONDON, June 2.-The British ad-
(Continued on mage ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

DUBUQUE, Iowa. June 2-Tele-
phone messages from McGregOr,
north Of here, say that cloudburst
last night did damage to the extent
of $4,000 and there are unconfirmed
reports that three people were drown
ed
The water fell literally in sheets
and hundreds Of head of stock were
drowned in the pens of the stock
yards. Hardly a business house es-
capped injury and the water flooded
the local hotel to the top Of the din
ing room tables. James F. Lee. a
Dubuque paving contractor, lost $780,
600 when unfinished paved streets
were washed away.
The latest word from McGregOr
came over a commercial wire from
the hotel in that city at midnight. At
thiB time two men were reported
drowned and two children missing.
The streets Of the city were flood
ed and the guests OF the hotel were
driven from the lower floor by the
water
The cyclone unroofed the opera
house at McGregor and the stock
yards, where several carloads OF hogs
were penned, was washed away and
the stock drowned.
The local lumber yard had been
washed away and the Milwaukee
depot at West McGregor was report.
ed wrecked by the floods.
Several Reported Killed.
LA CROSSE, Wis. June 2.-Several
people are reported killed at North
McGregor, Iowa, and great property
damage in tornado that struck that
village and Prairie Du Chen, across
the Mississippi river last night. Wires
are down from La Crosse, and rail-
road communication is interrupted.
Reports reaching her, as yet uncon-
firmed, were that the storm was ac-
companied by cloud burst and that
a number of persons were drowned at
McGregor, Iowa. All railroad COM
munication is interrupted by wash
outs on both sides OF the n ssissippi
river, and all wires are down. Rail-
road and telephone companies are
working desperately to re-establish
communication from La Crosse.
Wrecking crews left La Crosse early
today for the scene of the storm.
Report Five Killed.
CHICAGO, June 2.-Five persons
were killed and eight injured in the
wreck of Rock Island passenger train
number 10 between Clarksville and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
ENGLAND DEFEATED ON THE SEA
ENGLAND

LONDON, June 2.-Fort Douau-
mont; carly in the struggle for ver-
dun, tho scene Of some of the fiercest
fighting. Is again under hail OF
shells, due to the shift of the German
attack from the west to the east
bank of the Meuse.
With the shifting attack came word
from Paris today that the desperate
energy shown by the Germans and
their apparent disregard for their own
losses, 10 engendered by the fear of a
British offensive.
Though Douaumont is the chief OBJ
Iective Of the new German attack,
the entire line from Thiaumont farm
to vaux is under heavy artillery fire,
followed here and there by infantry
rusInes. All Thursday afternoon the
French and German infantry strug-
ged over the sheil-ripped Douaun1ont
E,IiIsides with awful losses. Late last
niuht It was reported that the Ger
mans had recovered some Of the
around taken from them In surprise
attack by the French earlier In the
battle.
Reports Of the proposed British Of
fensive being near, has aroused new
enthusiasm and are given added
weight by reiteraton Of the denial
from Paris that there is lack OF har-
r1ony between the French and Eng
Iish forces. 1t 10 declared that the
only difficulty 10 to restrain the Brit.
jsh from rushing into action Until
tho arrival Of the strategic moment.
CHEERS FOR KITCHENER.
II nNN
was cheered to the echo today when
he arrived In committee room II or
the house Of commons to give the
members a chance to question MN
on the status Of the war. The vie'e
was announced several days ago oy
Premier Asquith.
The unrest among some OF the
lords. which eliminated in the VIC
lent denunciation OF ktcnener oy
Winston Churchill, has been marked
~ ! similar feeling in the commons
and to Give the members first hand IN
formation, Asquith arranged for tne
visit.
More than two hundred members
packed the committee rooon.
ENGLAND ADMITS BATTLE.
LONDON, June 2.-The British ad.
mIraity announced an engagement
between the battle fleets Of Great
Britain and Germany in the North
sea.
According to the admiralty, tho
Rritish fleet consisted Of the cruiser
fleet, consisting Of battle cruisers and
light cruisers, supported by four bat
tieships and flotlIa Of destroyers
torpedo boats and submarines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
GERMANY

BERLIN, June "A desperate
French counter attack on the Ger
man positions southwest OF Vaux
forest failed, the war office announced
TODAY. On the west bank of the Meuse,
repeated French attacks were re-
pulsed with heavy losses to the agrees
sors.
ain the caiIlette woods, our troops
and the French aIternated in the
storning Of trenches. In final storm
ina counter attack here, we captured
2,O76 prisoners, three cannons and
twenty-three machine guns" the state
men. said.
Southwest Of Givenchy, an English
attack on German positions failed
with heavy losses.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
BAL. .kANS

ROME, June "A declaration Of
war between Bulgaria and Greece is
believed imminent in Athens.
Dispatches from the Greek capital
today declare that the Bulgarian min.
lister protested to King Constantine's
government against the firing upon
BuIear troops by Greeks on the from
tier. Premier SkuIudos refused to re-
ceive the protest. The curt refusal
of the Greek premier to entertain the
Bulgarian protest has resulted in a
tense situation.