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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
BANKERS IN CONVENTION
HEAR PREPAREDNESS APPEAL

a patriotic devotion to the welfare of
the nation, which could be obtained
in no other way.
81 have heard a governor OF an adj
joining state boast that as his state
had no seacoast, his people had little
interest in the military madness with
which the world is afflicted. Let
man of war, with guns that outrange
our coast defenses, stand off New
York or San Francisco and levy a
tribute as the price of saving these
cities from destruction and the dis
aster would be as quickly commune
Gated to the great middle west as
would the crushed hand or foot to
the heart of man."
All may not be harmony in the
business session. The demand of
country bankers for elimination of
the free clearance OF checks by the
federal reserve banks is certain to
meet opposition from city bankers.
T. H Dickson of Vicks burg, Miss.
said administration supporters, how
ever, were trying to stave off attacks
on the federal reserve act and If their
wires are laid sufficiently well the
outbreak may be sidetracked.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
HUGHES is SLIPPING NOW
AND WILL SLIDE FAST

er eastern states, will be warm one,
according to the presidents lfeuten-
ants. The address will mark the
first real political challenge that the
president has uttered since accepting
the denomination.
Tuesday the president leaves for
Omaha, Nebr., where he speaks
Thursday night. 1t will be the first
appeal to the west for approval OF
his policies. He will spend the att
ernoon and evening in Omaha. re-
viewing during the afternoon the Ne
braska society pageant.
In addition to this address, the
president will journey to Indianapolis
October IL. Pennsylvania day will be
observed at Shadow Lawn, October IA
and the president will speak to
delegation Of democrats from that
state.
During the following week there
will be st. Louis day at Shadow
Lawn and delegation Of democrats
from that city will be addressed On
October 10, the president goes to Chi
cago for a speech and Immediately
upon returning will address farmers
from New Jersey and surrounding
states on farmers day" at Shadow
Lawn. The presidents lieutenants
predict q whirlwind finish to the
campafEn.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
aIistered Feet.

limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.I
IuTTS RANCH. N. M, Sept. 2S.-
Suffering from blistered feet ard un'
able to continue the hundyed mile
hike now being made by tfSy thirteen
thousand guardsmen Of 1ae Pennsyl-
vania division, three hundred guards
men were hauled back to Fort bliss
NV motor trucks today. More than
five hundred men have been 'invai-
ided" back in the three days for the
same cause.
The division made nineteen miles
Yesterday, through the rugged passes
of the organ mountains. The men
were forced to carry their own water
supply over the mountain tra1is:
owing to the overturning of many OF o,
the tank trucks on the rocky MIL
roads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
Greatest Need Of the Day is
Military, Industrial and
Economic Foresight.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. Is
''The greatest need Of the day is the
need of universal military, industrial
and economic preparedness" declared
Frank A. vanderlip, president of the
National City bank of New York, ad-
dressing the American Bankers. asso-
citation here today.
81 once thought you could count
universal military service as an eco
nomic waste. l feel confident in the
light of events of the last two years
that it is not only a military neces-
sity of superlative Importance, but
that our national life would draw
unity, our democracy would receive a
regeneration and our youth would OBJ
tain physical training and compre-
hension of the value of obedience and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
MASKED
ban BANDITS
ESCAPED
Two Men Held up Michigan
Central Express Train and
Secure Registered
Mail Pouches.
ROBBERY AT MIDNIGHT
"
Engineer and Fireman Forced to Stop
Train Near Detroit, at
the Point Of
RevoIvers.
ROBBERY AT MIDNIGHT

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 2S.-At the
outskirts of Detroit, masked bandits
last midnight held up and robbed
Michigan Central passenger train No.
A, Chicago to New York express,
and escaped with the contents of two
registered mail pouches. Half a hun
dred deputy sheriffs who patrolled the
vicinity of the hold-up for hours after
the robbery, were still without any
clue early this morning as to the
whereabouts of the bandits. Passen-
gers were not molested0
Value of the loot obtained was still
undetermined early today.
Only two men participated in the
hold-up. They are thought to have
boarded the train at Ypsilanti. De-
scending into the engine from the
coal tender, where they had been hid.
den, the bandits covered Engineer
Harry Palmer with gun and forced
sudden stop at point mile and
half east Of Dearborn, a Detroit
suburb. They disposed of the fireman,
John Doherty, of Jackson, who
showed signs Of fight oy beating him
almost into insensibility with a re-
volver butt.
Working with lightning speed, one
of the bandits uncoupled the mail
car from the rest of the train and
then forced the engineer to pull the
detached section down the track for
distance of about 200 yards They
obtained entrance to the mail car by
! threatening to blow it to bits with nj
tro-glycerine and by the same tactics
obtained the registered mail pouches
from the clerks.
Leaving the engineer and clerks in
the mail car, the bandits returned to
the engine, opened the throttle and
sped away in the direction of Detroit
Later the abandoned engine was
found, with fires dumped. at a point a
mile distant from the mail car.
The robbers are believed to have
escaped into Detroit by automobile
Meanwhile the passengers were in
complete ignorance of events ahead
1t was not until about fifteen minutes
later that Doherty, the fireman, blood
soaked and suffering from serious
scalp wounds, pulled himself into one
] of the Pullman cars and gave the oc.
cupants information of what had oc-
| Cured
Panic threatened among women
passengers, but they were soon re
assured.
Conductor Bouchard, in charge OF
| the train, was in one of the rear Pull
mans at the time of the holdup. He
comandeered a passing automobile
and rushed to a telephone to notify
| Michigan Central headquarters in De
! troit.
PostofIice officials were uncertain
| today when they could definitely state
the amount of the loss The mai
| taken, they said. was mostly from
Chicago, destined for New York points
and was In sealed pouches.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
England Has Only Begun to
Fight and Would Not Lis
ten to Any Peace
Steps.
WILL FIGHT TO FINISH
squealing Of Germans Now That the
Fortunes Of the Game Have
Turned, VIII Not stop
tho British

fRv Roy w. Howard, President of
the United Press Associations
copyright 1916 by the United Press. ]
/ rCopyrighted in Great Britain.l
LONDON. Sept. 2S.-There Is no
end of the war In sight. Any step at
this time by the United States. the
vatican or any other neutral in the
direction of peace. would be constru-
I'd nv England "a an unneutral. Pro
German move.
The United Press Is able to make
these statements on no less authority
than that of the Rrifish man OF the
hour. ri. Hon. David Lloyd George,
secretary OF state for war.
Britain has only begun to fight;
the British empire has Invested thous-
snds Of its best lives to purchase
future immunity for civilization: this
Investment il too Hreat % be thrown
away" was the Welsh stateman's 8
size up OF the situation.
More than at any time since the
beginning OF the war there is evil
denced throughout England q popular
suspicion toward America. a suspic-
ion that did not exist a year ago.
This feeling appears directly at
tributable to the notion generally en-
stertained by the man Of the streets
that President Wilson might be in
duced to butt in for the purpose OF
stopping the European war. A sim.
liar suspicion Of Spain and the vat
iran 10 oIco ,,or;fac%n
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
STILL FAITHFUL
TO HIS WIFE.
Husband of Woman Shot in
Philadelphia Hotel, Says
She Did Nothing
Wrong.
CAME FROM CHICAGO
Tragedy Story Finished by Identity
Of Wounded Woman Who
Has Chance for
Recovery.
CAME FROM CHICAGO

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 2S.-
"She's the sqrarest little girl in the
" orld," was the statement in broken
tones OF Joseph c. LeDuc, proprietor
of a fashionable Chicago clothing
store and expert golfer today, as he
sat at the bedside Of his wife, finally
clearing up The identity of the last
principal in Philadelphia's triple hotel
tragedy Of yesterday.
"4es, it's my Lillia," said LeDuc,
as he told detectives that the woman
who was shot with ]. G. Gravier at
the Hotel Walton by Mrs. Harry Bel
zar is his wif,. She is the daughter,
LIE Due says, of Phillip Keppes,
prominent socially in Cincinnati.
LeDuc made it clear that he does
not regard hla wife as guilty of any
wrong, though she was registered at
the Walton as the wife of Grayier.
He declared the man, whom he had
regarded as his friend, must nave
had Mrs. LeDuc under the influence
of some drug, or held her in his room.
will L forgive herr" he countered
in response to a question. There is
nothing to forgive. She has been a
true, loyal little woman and l will
take her back home as soon as 1t is
safe for her tt travel. | love her
love her even more than before. She
was lured to the hotel. 1t was not
her fault"
AS the last link in the strange
tragedy through which Gravier fell
victim to the very thing he had
sought to save others from in his
days as a social reformer. and a
woman whom he had cast aside
sought vengeance, was supplied,
drawing new families of position into
public gaze, detectives stood with
moist eyes outside the door where
LeDuc and his wife held their brief
reunion.
LeDuc was in the room for half
hour. Tears streamed down his face
as he tried to talk. LeDuc arrived
here at nine o'riock today from Chi
cago He went direct to the hospital
where h1s wife was taken after being
wounded early yesterday when Mrs.
Belzar shot her and killed her COM
panion. When detectives finally en-
tered the room LeDuc was sitting be-
side his wife, holding both OF her
hands.
I'VE have been married for fifteen
years, SalQ LtDuS tdS hC pSSah lAiO
story of his married life. I'VE first
met at a tennis match where 1 was
playing and Lillia was spectator.
For five years we lived in New York.
"It was there l met Joe Gravier.
He was cifcerent then; home low
ing man. We all became warm
friends. My wife and believed in his
sincerity in his uplift work. His
wife's death drove him to drink two
years ago and that drove him to
worse Lillia and / were happy as
two doves We were known as the
honeymoon couple
They can talk. They can say
whatever they please about her-but
/ know that little girl and will never
change my mind about her. She left
Chicago September IL. She had
planned to return to New York to
visit relatives and our old friends.
She stopped first at the Claridge hotel
and wrote me letter every day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
HUGHES VISITS
IN new JERSEY
Speech in the Home State Of
President Wilson, is Heard
by Large Crowd Of
Citizens.
AN AFTERNOON NAP
Will Speak Tonight At ssratosa Be
fore New York state
Republican Con.
ference.
GBy Perry Arnold, United Press
L 0Aaff Coeroanandnn& /

lBy Perry Arnold, United Press
Staff Correspondent
TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 28.-Nomi-
nee Hughes made his first appear
ance in New Jersey as the republl-
can candidate here today-in the
state capital which gave to fame his
opponent in the presidential sweep
stakes. Woodrow Wilson. The days
program for the G. o. P. leader con-
templated a speech in the town
where Wilson formerly ruled as gov
ernor-and rest for the remainder Of
the day. Hughes needs the rest. He
was nearly worn out by yesterdays
program; his voice was husky and
worn out and his face was lined with
fatigue. Pittsburgh's coal dust was1
still in his vocal cords, despite ef1
forts OF DR.. L. D. Alexander Jr. to
spray it out.
But If Hughes was tired out, it
didn't show in his speech here to-
day. The crowd that greeted him
stimulated and revived him. DIR. al
exander said today he had never
known another man who responded
to purely mental effort as Hughes
does. The nominee is impatient Of
physicians treatment and supremely
confident OF his own ability to with
stand every effort-and this makes
Mrs. Hughes efforts to have him
save himself almost futile. Mrs.
Hughes. however, did get him to
promise that he would sleep most of
the afternoon.
Tonight the candidate was due to
address the New York state republi-
can conference at Saratoga and in
~ ~ t@ I'm
keynote address for the empire state
mer governor of New York, expected
to go over his entire program OF
criticism Of the Wilson administra-
ton.
Women's Campaign Train.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-There will
be the rustling Of skirts in the presi-
Dental campaign after Monday,
when the woman's campaign train of
the Hughes alliance rolls out on its
trans-continental campaign trip.
Following a breakfast for Mrs.
Charles e. Hughes. wife of the re-
publican nominee at the Plaza hotel,
there will be a two hour street pa
rade. Men will be allowed to take
part in this parade, but it is the
only feature of the entire trip In.
which they will share.
Leaving New York, the train is
routed through the middle west.
touching all of the larger cities, go
ing northward from Chicago to the
Pacific coast Returning from the
coast the route lies through the
mountain states to the south, thence
to the Atlantic coast and New YORK
three days prior to the elections.
Among those who will be on the
train and will campaign are Mrs. Mel
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
Mutiny at Garrison.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
Ell PASO, Texas, Sept. 2S.-Anti-
Carranza Mexican newspapers printed
here, report mutiny of the entire
Carranza garrison at Moctezuma,
state of Chihuahua. The garrison
consisted of one hundred men and
three officers, sent there from Juarez
four days ago when Villa and his
forces were believed to be moving
northward.
Wives of the three officers who have
arrived at Juarez are quoted as say
ing that every member Of Moctezuma
garrison, including the officers, march
ed with their arms and ammunition
to join Pancho Villa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
LINES ARE
ADVANCED
At NIGHT
British Push Forward Until
Outskirts of Bapaume
Are in Sight
Today.
$4,000 GERMANS LOST
Estimate That 5000 Were Killed or
Captured on Marrow
Mile and Half
Front.
$4,000 GERMANS LOST
IBy Ed. L. Keen, United Press Staff
CorreSpOndent.1

By Ed. L. Keen, united PreSS StaIL
Correspondent
LONDON, Sept. 2S.-The British
drove on last night in the great
Somme battle, which has ragged un-
ceasingly since Monday morning and
advanced their lines between Martin
puich and Guedecourt, General Haig
reported this evening.
The new British thrust drew Gen
eral Haig's lines close to the village
of Eaucourt L'Abbaye, east of which
1000 yards Of enemy trenches were
captured in yesterdays fighting. The
capture Of this position. within sight
of the outskirts Of Bapaume, is be-
lieved imminent.
The French made no new attacks
last night, but contented themselves
with organizing their new positions.
The German war office this after
noon announced that the allies had
resumed the offensive with great
violence. The repulse of most of
the allied attacks was reported at
Berlin, but 1t was admitted that
some gains were made.
French correspondents today esti-
mated the German losses in this
weeks Somme fighting alone at
nearly $4,000. Eight thousand Ger
mans are said to have been killed or
captured, on a narrow mile and a
half front northwest of Les Bouefs.
German Report.
BERLIN, Sept. 2S.-Anglo-French
armies renewed their attacks between
the Ancre and Somme last night, but
on the greater part of the front were
repulsed, the war Office announced
this afternoon.
Northwest Of Rancourt and east OF
Bouchavesnes, the French retained
German trenches. Near Thiepval and
east of Eaucourt LAbbaye the fight.
ing Is still going on with the result in
doubt. The first AnSle-French at
tacks on the MorvalBouchavesn
line, were repulsed with heavy enemy
losses.
Near Korytnica, the Austro- Germans
recaptured positions lost to the Rus.
SLAMS last Friday, capturing 2,S41 men,
several cannons and seventeen ma
chine guns. In the Carpathians, an
enemy attack was repulsed.
No Infantry Attacks.
PARIS, Sept. 2S.-French artillery
vigorously shelled German organiza-
tions on the Somme front last night,
but there were no infantry attacks,
the war office announced today.
In the Balkans.
PARIS, Sept. 2S.-The Bulgarians
took a few elements Of Serbian
trenches in attacks on Kamakchalan
ridge, but suffered such heavy losses
that they did not renew the attacks,
the war office announced today. All
other Bulgarian attacks in Macedonia
we're repulsed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
resident Wilson Promises to
inject Democratic Punches
Into His Speeches.
10y Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Corrosnondonf

10y robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent.
AsBuRY PARK, N. j., Sept. 2S.-
responding to appeals from demo-
Ssauc leaders all over the country,
resident Wilson has agreed to put
oolne real political punch into his
eampa1gn from now on. He will
a aake more speeches and inject more
SSemocratic fire into his talks. This
he hheseioped after long conference
t%tween the president and National
CHAIRMAN Vance Mccormick last
nsnt and today. Before Mccormick
he'urned to New York this morning,
~ hughes is slipping now. When
,ne PRESIDENT gets under way, start
s with his speech at Shadow Lawn
saturday, the downward slide of the
~ accelerated" 1865 -'''
, Inc speech Saturday before 1000
lung democrats who are coming
az" New York, New Jersey and 9th.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
lolua Troops Start Home
About First o ylNouen1ber
Estimated Date Of Return Of Mi Which is Now Do
ing Guard Duty on M can Border

Press leased WF6SerHc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
GREEKS To
Be IN LINE
THIS week
Army of 100000 Men Will ba
Modified Immediately to
Join Armies of the
Allies.
WAR AGAINST BULGARIA.
King Constantine Had Choice Of En-,
terlns the War or Facing
Revolution In His
Own Country.
WAR AGAINST BULGARIA.

UNITED Press Leased Wire. Service.1
LONDON, Sept 23.-Greece's army
Of 100000 men will be mobtlized Inn
mediately to join the armies of ths
allies, said an unconnrmed Athens
dispatch today.
King Constantine was expected to
sign the mobilization decree Within
forty-eight hours, Athens reported.
The government will then issue a
proclamation TO the people denounc-
ing Bulgaria's occupation OF Kavala,
and other Greek ports, following this
with a declaration Of war.
The Greek legation today had no
confirmation of these reports.
Diplomatic circles. however. heard
rumor that Alexander CarapanOs,
Greek foreign minister and anti-ally
| in his sentiments, resigned, following
stormy session of the cabinet with
King Constantine. Presumably his
resignation followed the kings rel
ported decision to range his armies
alongside those Of the allies.
Contradictory dispatches from
Athens left the situation greatly
clouded today, but it appeared prob
able that ex-Premier Venizelos ar
rived at Crete where he received an.
enthusiastic welcome. forced the
hand Of the king. Venizelos caused
proclamation to be given wide cir
culation throughout Greece offer'ug
the king one more chance to Join the
allies The alternative apparently
was revolution.
The Greek battleship Hydra and
| the cruiser Psara are known to have
| Joined the allied fleet in the Mediter-
ranean under control of the revolu-
tionists, said an Athens dispatch, but
rumors that other naval units have
| followed them are not confirmed. Sew
| eral more Greek army officers arrived
at Salonika yesterday and onered
! their services to the allies.
| Declaration Expected.
LONDON, Sept. 2S.-King Constah
tine will make an important declara|
tion either today or tomorrow. ac'
| cording to advices received by the
British foreign office this evening.
| These advices stated that reports
that the Greek king has left the cap1S
/ tai are untrue.
The foreign tdvices left little doubt
that Greece is about to declare war
on Bulgaria. The kings proclama-
tion it is believed here, will rec1te
the invasion of Greek territory by
| the Bulgarians as reason for dec
laration Of war.
| The contents Of the messages TO
the foreign office were made public
| to refute reports from Rome and Cop
enhagen that Constantine hao ieie
/
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Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-25
A POCdhORtdS Man
Gives Evidence
his Testimony Will Interest Every
POCdhOHtaS Reader

The value of local evidence is in
disputahle. 1t Is the kind Of evi
dence we accept as true because we
known we can prove il for ourselves.
There has been plenty of such evi.
dence in the Pocahontas papers
lately, and this straightforward
testimony has established conf
dence in the minds of Pocahontas
people that will not be easily shak.
en-.
J. D. Walters, mgr Ozark Tele
phone Co Pocahontas, saws: "Of
all the kidney medicines have ever
used, Doaus kidney pills are by far
superior Whenever need a KID
ney tonic, Doan's kidney pills give
me prompt relief. l am never with
out a supply on hama. Others Of
the family have taken Doan's kid
ney pills with good results"
Price SOC, at all dealers. DON'T
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's kidney pilIs-the same
that Mr.. Walters had Foster Nil
burn Co, Props Buffalo, n. Y.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-25

J, V. Riney, our old reliable
standby OF Maynard, called to see us
Thursday.
Bous Borowski OF the New Lead
er left Friday for Wilmington, y.
O., where be will spend two or three
weeks for the benefit Of his health
Thomas Ponder aud wife OF Old
Walnut Ridge were visiting her
mother, Mrs. A. A. Frazier here
Sunday.
Milus Camel has accepted a pos.
ition in Pringle's Drug Store. lie
will take the place Of Charley Jones,
who will leave next Sunday for
Springfield, Mo to take course
II the Spring field Business College.
+. A. Sago and wife Of Brockett
were III town Tuesday, shopping.
Mrs. J. w. Richardson and
daughters of Bradley, Okla, who
have been visiting relatives at
Maynard, Biegers aud Reyno. leave
today tor their home. Mrs. w.
F. Lewis will accompany them.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charlie Carter and
children and Miss Ruby Owen Of
near Maynard were in town Tues
day having some dental work done.
Two gentlemen by the name Of
hcLearen aud Taylor, from Ten
nessee, are opening up a uool hall