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other death will be added before night,

other death will be added before night,
to the toll df the mysterious German
commerce raider which sent the
British liner Appam into this port as
a prize.
One Of the four Lascars, only sur
vivors of the gallant fight of the mer-
chairman Clan MacTavssh against the
raider, was sinking rapidly today and
death was certain before night, physi-
clans who boarded the Appam said.
His chest Is torn to pieces by bullets
from the boarding Germans.
No one here has been able to secure
from passengers a description OF the
Clan MacTavish's defiance Of the Ger
mans. The fight took place eight
miles from the Appam.
The first warning that the majority
Of the passengers of the Appam had
of the capture was when they heard
a shot fired, according to Miss A. M.
Poultier. N Of the official party
from Sierre Leone, and the first wom-
to leave the Appam today.
I'VE rushed up on the deck" she
said, "and saw the German vessel
close by. But the Appam's crew sent
us below again before we really could
tell what was happening"
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WHICH MIGHT
SET r ABLAZE
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But they must have ships enough and
We are going to give them ships
enough. We must get down to bust
ness and do it systematically. There
Is nothing novel about the program.
All the lines Of it are merely drawn
out lines adopted before"
He then tooksa rap at editors who
said that he would fail to awaken the
country for defense.
Nothing has encouraged me more
than the realization that America has
awakened to the need for national de-
fense," he said.
Il would like from some Of the
newspaper editors an Interpretation of
what has happened since I left Wash
ington. Because since 1 have LETT, the
feeling of the country has risen up,
there is not a man that isn't awake
and ready.
There is no politics in national de-
fense."
The president closed with a power
full appeal to all people to unite in
preparing itself so that the honor Of
the country may be respected and full
trade rights demanded and enjoyed.
He ended his address at 11:25 and
left Immediately for the station.
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CROP OF u IN
IOWA IS LARGE
State Raised Excellent Yield Accord
ing to Reports Made to
Iowa Boosters.

Iowa raised an excellent crop OF
potatoes last season, larger consider
ably than in 1914, and while h prfce
received was q few cents less per
bushel, the aggregate amount received
was greater by nearly One million dol
lars. The yield last year was 1880
900 bushels from 14S, 900 acres, an
average of los bushels an acre. IN
1914 the total yield was 12,642!Oec
bushels from $4,000 acres, an aver
age of SO bushels an acre. Go back
still another year. In 1918 the total
yield was 10000 900 bushels from 15oi
900 acres, an average Of 48 bushels an
acre. The acreage, it will be observed,
varied but little in the three-year
period. The 1913 crop was worth 70
904 goo, the 1914 crop brought $7,4es,.
600, and last years crop was valued az
1892, 900. 1t is gratifying to note that
the figures representing average yleias
per acre are gradually seeking a hlgh.
er notch as the years go by, beginning
to compare favorably with the figures
from states that make a specially OF
potato growing. Iowa a never SAID
much about potatoe CROWNS
having looked on it as a sort OF side
crop, grown mostly in the corners OF
the corn fields. But 1t is q pretty
healthy side crop that is worth $685..
900. The average yield last year, loo
bushels an acre, was a c~reditable one.
Not, however, a thing to brag about
for the reason that it ought to nave
been more. When the Iowa farmer
turns his attention to the potato tieia
In real earnest that acre yield Will go
climbing up toward the figures Sc.
by such potato growing states as
Maine. Montana, Colorado and others.
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GERMANY
Continued from page ~

Of Bremen, copies Of which were re-
ceived here today. The cunard IIner
TransyIvanIa, . troop ship Of $4,000
tons, was the largest vessel on tho
list. Reports reached shipping cir
Giles several months ago of the sinking
OF the Tra~nsyivania, though tho news
was not confirmed at London.
5000 NEW GUNS.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 3.-Travelers
arriving here today brought fresh 70
porte that tho Germans are planning
a great offensive on the western front.
They estimated that 5000 new guns
were being sent to northern France.
ARTILLERY DUEIs.
BERLIN, Feb. 8. (Via wireless to
SayviIIe, L. I.)-vioient artillery dueIs
are now proceeding in Flanders, north
ern France and elsewhere along the
western front, the war office reported
this afternoon.
1.-THE enemy's artillery In Flanders
answered actively German Smelling Of
enemy's positions on a largo 'front.'"
the war office stated.
"ln the Melville district the en-
envy yesterday afternoon increased
his artillery fire strongly. On other
sections Of the front there has been
active artillery fire."
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mr. Went-And-c Guilt
--nereSs mr. 'Gets-If

Glad to meat you!" says the razor
to the corn. "I1l bleed for youI" say
the corn to the razor. Razors and
corns love each other. CONS love to
be cut, picked, gouged, salved, p1as-
tered and jerked out--they grow
faster. Mr.. and Mrs. Went-and-Cut-
1t realize it now,-they use "Gets-It"
instead-it's the wonderful, simple
corn-cure that never fails Stops
pain. You apply it in 2 seconds. it
dries at once, the corn is doomed.
Nothing to stick to the stocking or
press on the corn. 1t mean good
night to plasters, saves, diggers,
razors and toe-bundlins. You can
wear smaller shoes. Your corns will
come right off. "clean as & whistle"
Never inflames health flesh. The
worlds biggest selling con cure.
"Gets-It' is sold by druggists every
where, Csc a bottle, or sent direct by
E. Lawrence & Co, Chicago, III. Sold
in Keokuk and recommended as the
worlds best corn remedy by Engle-
hardt & Co.
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Intelligent Druggists Know
What Kidney Medicine to Use

i have been selling DR.. Kilmer's
~Swamp-Root for six and one-half years
and my customers are always salts
fed with the results obtained from
the use of the medicine and speak
ravorably regarding it. 1 have used
1t for pain in the back" and a bottle
or two put me in good shape and made
me feel fine again. / believe DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root will cure n
cases for which it is recommended III
they are not of too long standing.
Very truly yours,
FRANK JENKINS, Druggist,
Pilgrim, Texas.
November 18th, 1915.
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Letter to
DR.. kilmer & Co..
Bingham on, ~ Y.

Prove VIVA. cwamp-Root Win 90 for
Yop
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. o
will also receive a booklet Of valuable
Information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention the Keokuk Daily Gate
City. Regular tifty-cent and one-dol-
lar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.
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Tho above cut ls a good picture Of Charles Reign Scovfle the evangel
lHt, WI is coming to Keokuk, in action. Rey ScovIle will com here III
latter part of this month and the campaign will probably begin Sunday,
February 81
All If the necessary committees to arrange fol the revival have been
appointed and the members ar working hard to prepare for tn biggest
religious event of its kind Keokuk has v e seen since Billy Sunday
va here. &
The large chorus is now being organized. Several hundred will sing at
the revival meetings. The building committee is now arranging for he
erection of the tabernacle on the city market grounds at Twelfth In Main
streets. The plans or the large structure are here and the lumber has
been ordered. AS DON as 1t arrives the work Of constructing the build
ing will start. -"-
From present Indications Keokuk Will be well prepared for Rev. Scovfle
when he comes with his party o ti city ron Enporia, Kansas, where
he has been holding som unusually successful meetings an many are
convinced that he is gong to do a great deal of good for the city. 4.
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sunken British vessels, who Lieuten-
ant Berge asserts, acted as gun point
ers and are therefore subject to in
ternment.
Pending a decision by the Wash
ington authorities, release today Of
the twelve Britons was not insisted
upon by the British consular agents.
Among the first passengers to set
foot ashore today was g. D. Tag
liaferri, of Eureka county, Nevada.
He boarded the Appam at Segunde,
West Africa. and carried American
passports. No international compli-
cations regarding bis detention as a
prisoner Of the Germans were ex-
nected. He had n 10 complaint to make
regarding his treatment.
Rumors were rife among the freed
passengers today regarding an i'm
mense cargo of gold captured with the
Appam. Sir Edward Meriwether said
he understood gold to the value OF
about 81, 100000 was carried and
transferred from the Appam to the
raider during one Of the nights when
the Appam was being conveyed.
An examination of the Appam's
cargo will be made today or tomorrow
by the port authorities to determine
its value for report to the state de-
partment.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Mutt and jeff,

Mr.. Gus Hills big production.
Mutt and Jeff in college, will be
presented at the Grand theatre next
Saturday for matinee INT night, pre-
senting Mutt and jeff" Mr.. Gus
Hill offers an attraction absolutely
different from any Of his other pro-
auctions of Mutt and jeff" Mr..
Richard Freeman as Mutt" and Dan
ney Mccormick as JEFF" are sup
ported by an all Metropolitan cast.
Mutt and jeff in College" has proven
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Wilson accepting a handsome bouquet
of American Beauty roses presented
by Melville Mol, six years old, the
president proceeded to make his ad-
dress. He made use OF sections Of the
speech at St. Louis and elsewhere.
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the success Of them all this season and
with the clean comedy presented and
the wholesome frolics of these two
characters proves most pleasing. The
management Of the Grand theatre re-
quests that seat reservations should
be made early as all mail orders will
be given prompr attention as soon as
received. Mutt and Jeff" will un.
doubtedly be the most popular attrac-
tion to appear here this season and
the management Of the Grand theatre
absolutely assures the public that
this production will prove most pleas
ing and entertaining in every detail.
Advertisement.
Pauline Frederick a Magnetic Bella
DonnaL
n In 4"Bella Donna" the photoplay
adaptation of Robert Kitchens and J..
b. Fagan's celebrated novel and play
in which beautiful Pauline Frederick
is being starred by the Famous Play
ers Film company, the woman who
scored such a marvellous triumph as
"Zaza,' far exceeds her previous per-
Torrance in the presentation of this
willy, serpent-like viper who poisons
the M man who has tried to lift her
from the depths to which she has
sunk. The role of bella Donna" is
perhaps the greatest test Il which any
actress can be submitted, for she must
be hateful, cruel, savage, treacherous,
and at the same time she must be so
fascinating that she will grip and
hold the attention of her audience
throughout the performance. And.
still more difficult, she must win the
of her audience sufficiently
toward the end of her story to make
her tina punishment, however just,
seem cruelty tragic.
This magnificent combination OF
drama, h~istrionic supremacy and gor-,
geous settings is to be the Paramount
picture at the Grand today and to-
The Paramount Newspic-
lures will also be shown, making a
seven reel program. There will be
only two shows tonight, at Z and 8.
Tomorrow at 2:3o, 4 7 and 9. Don't
miss this excellent program.-Adver-
tisement.
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The cattle market closed slow and
steady at opening prices.
Sheep closed steady to 10c lower.
Top sheep, $685. lambs. $11.00.
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nished the best outlet for commercial,
sorts. Several buyers are on the mar
southern trade, which quarter fur.
ket from the cast this week, but the
injury from that quarter. like last
week. Is not urgent, and buyers act
rather Indifferent. although an occa.
sional good chunk brings a very good
price. The market in general was a
bit slow and animals had to have A
pretty good show of quality to com.
mand a satisfactory price. Foreign
trade was about like it has been. and
both Italians and French were kept
better grade of horses were shown
and French activities turned out fair.
~ satisfactory. Italians invested gen.
erously.
Heavy draft, extra ........315061s5
Eastern chunks ........-... 14O01So
Plain chunks .............. S5m125
Southern horses, good $685.. 1150135
Southerners, plain ......... 10000
S~outherners, common ...... 400 65
Choice saddlers ............ 1000200
Plugs ........ ............ SO 25
Mules-The market is still over
stocked with all kinds, and there are
more half-fed. out-classed animals on
hand than dealers know what to do
with. There Is some inquiry for q
medium class Of little mules. IA hands
and up, and suitable animals from
6 to 8 years will find this a fair outlet.
Ttis class is needed in large numbers
by the French government, and the
contract is unlimited. Big mules and
miners are slow sellers and prices IN.
satisfactory.
16 to 1917 hands ...........$135@275
- -~~
IA to 14k hands .......... 656125
IS to 131s hands ........... $50 95
Plugs ............ 1890. ESQ 70
New York Stocks.
American Beet Sugar .......... 66
American Can SO
American Car & Foundry ...... 67&
American Locomotive ......... 81
American Shelter com..........102
American Sugar Refining .......113B
American Tel. and Telg. Go. ....127
anaconda ........ ..::..... SIN
Atchison 1900. ..........104
baltimore & ONO ........... S334
Brooklyn Rapid Transit ....s ST5s
Butte e Superior ......... 7SA
Canadian Pacific ...............172
Chesapeake & Ohio .......... SO
Chicago Great Western, conn.,. IS
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. 9SH
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. 10
Colorado Fuel q Iron .......... 4o&
Crucfble Steel sou
Erie. com. 3S%
General Electric ...............172
Great Northern, pfd. ...........122A
Illinois Central ................106
Inspiration Copper ............ IS
Lehfgh Valley 76B
Missouri Pacific .............. 50
National Lead 69A
Nevada Consolidated Copper -. 15k
New York Central .106La
Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures
Pennsylvania ....... ......... 57A
Ray Consolidated Copper ....... 24B
Reading ........ ........... 1914
Republic Iron G. Steel, conn.,. 53%
Southern Pacific ..............100B
Railway ........... 22h
........ ............151A
Texas Oil BOTH
Union Pacific ............ .....134
United States Steel, com......... S43
United States Steel, pfd... .,. ...116ls
Utan copper 1873
Western Union 8ss
Westinghouse 67A
Bethlehem Steel ...............473
Cotton Close.
May, 1912; July, 1896; December
1243.
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Runor Brouuht Ashore.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Feb. g.
Among rumors brought ashore today
by passengers of the British liner
Appam regarding the mysterious Ger
man sea raider that captured her,
was a report that a German naval
ship, believed to be the cruiser Room,
is operating in the east Atlantic and
assisted the privateCr- in capturing
the Appam.
It was alleged that the Room was
only forty miles away and directed
the raiders operations. A British
naval reservist on the Appam is said
to have recognized one of the officers
who boarded the Appam as a mem
Der OF the Rooms crew.
Captain Harrison of the Appam has
advised the British embassy at Wash
ington of the rumor regarding the
Room, but said the report was with
out substantial confirmation. Captain
Harrison today expressed belief, how
ever. that other -erman ships were
near the Appam when she was cap
tured.
Victim is Dying.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Feb. 3-An-
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st. Louis Cash Grain.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.,
403 main. Telephone No. 1901
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 3.-Wneat-
No. 2 red, new, s1.37@1.41; No. 3 red,
new, s1.27@1.3S.
.orn-No. 9; 75Mc; No. 8 yellow
oats-No. 2, 5OAc; No. 3 white. so
@51hc.
Omaha Butter Market
UNITED Press Leased Wire S~ervice]
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 3.-Butter 80
cents.
Chicago seed Market.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 2.-Rye-No. 2,
nominal; No. 3, 9Sc@$1.O0.
Barley-70@S1c.
Timothy-S5.50@7.60
Clover-S10.OO@1S.80.
ST. Louis Hay.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. market
strong. Receipts at st. Louis, Z cars;
at East ST. Louis / car.
Choice timothy-$19.5O.
No. 1 timothy-S17. 00@19.00.
No. 2 MISUNDERSTANDING.
No. 3 timothy-s11 .O0@l3.O0.
Chicago Live Stock.
limited Press Leased Wire Service1
CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-The hos mar
ket closed fairly active and stliy, &c
lower. Top S7.9s. Estimated tomor-
row, $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
Funds Urgently Needed For Confederate Reunion Members of Finance Committee to Meet This Morning Methods of Raising Funds increase in Hotel
 Rates States Committee

The canvass for funds for the reunion by the members of the finance commit tees and the teams appointed by Chair man Jackson to assist in the work con- tinued in the business section of the city yesterday. The members of the teams will report at the Chamber of Commerce building this morning and plans will be outlined for the cont1nu- ance of the work. The meeting of the teams yesterday was presided over by President Bush, who spoke briefly on the importance of hastening the work.
 w. c. Radcliffe general manager of the Chamber of Commerce, mas now taken active charge of the reunion head quarters, which are located on the same floor as the chamber offices. In the flu ture he will spend the greater part of his time in reunion headquarters, the work having become so heavy that prac- tically his entire work must be devoted to the reunion activities. W. Blanks Everett, assistant manager, will be in charge of the Chamber of Commerce or- fices when MT. Radcliffe is working on reunion matters.
 The hotels committee, of which E. L. Brown is chairman, has issued a folder containing complete information regard ing the hotels of the city and their rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
LITTLE NEW YORK STORIES
 BY A BIRMINGHAM MAN

New York, March 22.-(Special )-This contribution, which renews my pacific bombardment of the readers of The Age Herald, is going to come somewhat after the fashion assumed by my breath during the recent past. No, gentle ones, turn not away your heads--I mean merely that it is going to come in a sort of series of quick gasps, with plenty of pauses for efforts at inhalation.
 It has been rumored recently that gen. tie spring Cor Annie, if you prefer her) is even now in our midst-not a word of truth in it. Be warned and be wary of all rumors emanating from this center of finance-.and fiction. Spring may have aT- rived in Alabama, but as far as New York is concerned we have not even received 8 wire anonuncing that Annie has started. It is going to take days to get rid of the snow that still slushes around in these Venetian thoroughfares, and if the tenn perature suddenly fell down to what a son of Dixie considers real springtime- well, it would simply break it's fool neck.
 In the midst of this so-called spring, New York claims to have disease which passes under the title, "la grippe.' Now, here again we have a rumor or report, that is, at least, much garbled. If that disease were malady to be proud of,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
PEACE RUMORS ARE
 WITHOUT EFFECT
Domestic Demand for Steel
 Increases Heavily
EXPORT REQUIREMENT
Makers Not Attempting to Extend Foreign Trade-Consumers of Pig Iron Are Coming Into
 the Market

Cleveland, March -(SpeciaL)-The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say:
 Industrial conditions are not as sensi- tive to rumors as is the stock exchange, and reports of possibility of European belligerents coming to an agreement on peace terms, has not had any appreclable effect on iron and steel products, ex- cept that consumers of ferromanganese are showing some hesitation in placing orders at $175 per ton for delivery after July 1. Sales of this alloy amounting to 10000 tons, have been made however, during past few days at $175. and as high as $400 is sometimes paid for prompt de-
 iS cry. The action of the English govern ment in taking over for it's own use manganese ore deposits in India indi- cates an even more stringent policy for the future.
 The domestic demand for steel has in- creased so heavily that export business is not as important a factor and some large sellers, while taking the regular export orders which come to them are making no effort to extend foreign trade Orders for steel for boats amounting to 100000 tons additional for first half next year, were placed with large makers at 2.50c Pittsburg for shapes and 2.90c for plates. Steel for cars for delivery late this year, has been ordered at 2.35c, for shapes and 2.75c for plates.
 The Standard Oil company has placed orders for two more boats for the Pa cific coast.
 Consumers of pig iron especially those in the Philadelphia and Pittsburg dis tricts, are coming into the market more freely to cover for their requirements for the first half of next year and some sales have been made at prices slightly higher than those prevailing for the re- mainder this year. These transactions include 1000 tons of No. foundry at $20 valley taken by manufacturer of heavy rolling mill equipment in the Pittsburg district, and 5000 tons of malleable at &925 valley. The Allegheny Steel com pany has taken 1S,000 tons basic for de- livery during the last six months of this year, and sales involving large amounts have been made in the Pittsburg dis trict without details being made public.
 Buying of steel rails for 1917 delivery is very active among the latest tonnages booked being 75000 tons for the Baltimore and Ohio, 20,000 tons for the Burlington end 10000 tons for the Chicago and North western. The Pennsylvania has opened negotiations for rails and will probably close at an early date. The Pennsylvania is also understood to be considering pur- chase of 1S,O00 to 10000 cars. Inquiry for cars continues active and some buying of cars for 1917 delivery is now being done.