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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
Band Of Anarchists, With Headquarters in
Rome, is Pledged to Wage War
Against Catholic Church.
|W|TH BOMBS ANO POISONED SOUP
Attempt to Poison Archbishop and Others at
Chicago Banquet, Leads to Import
ant Discoveries.

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CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The trail Of the
.Destroyers, an anarchistic organiza-
lion which has sworn the destruction
Of the church, was traced from Italy
To New York and from New York
across America by Chicago police to-
day.
Authorities. who are holding John
Anegrini, alleged confldante Of Jean
Cfones, wanted for poisoning the soup
1t the recent banquet to Archbishop
George william sMundelein, declared
they have established beyond doubt
that great conspiracy was on oot
10 destroy lives of churchmen and
church property.
A formal charge OF conspiracy to
commit murder was placed against
Al!eyrini today, while police and fed
tal authorities sent out an appeal to
s&ciaas throughout the country to ar
rest Grones.
Letters found in Allegrinis trunk,
Translation OF which was completed
today, revealed the plot of the "De-
stroyers,' police said.
They indicated that headquarters
| OF the society are in Rome, in the
yery shadow OF the vatican and that
caones and Allegrini were members OF
II, committee Of fifteen, charged with
the society's duties In this country.
The letters were frequently inter
sperced with drawings Of bombs and
enthusiastic declarations Of the quick
carnage they would produce.
The recent attempt to wreck st.
htnck's Roman Catholic church in
New York, . remarkable series OF
fres In Chicago churches, and the al
legged attempt to poison Archbishop
Mundelein and 300 distinguished
guests at the banquet last Thursday,
were all linked by authorities today
In their Investigations.
Allegrini preserved q stolid silence
at his cell today. He has refused to
reveal the whereabouts Of Crones, but
police said they believed his arrest
would be accomplished soon.
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be based on more than technical
grounds; that the presidents approval
Of preparedness measures "and many
other differences" will furnish Bryan
with ammunition. If President Will
son Is renominated however, the cor
respondent stated, Bryan will not bolt
his nomination.
He quotes Bryan as having made
the following statement in a recent
letter to him:
81 have not thought 1t wise to say
whether I would support the presi-
dent if ncminated-first because until
the president announces his candi-
dacy. no one has right to solicit
support for him and 1t has seemed
impertinent to me to have the Ques.
tion asked by some newspapers as it
has been, for 1 have not conversed on
anything to justify the suspicion that
would support the ticket
Bryan Is further quoted as having
made the following assertion In q re.
cent conversation with the Post cor.
respondent: The Lord does not re-
quire us to win. He simply requires
us to do our duty"
Delegates for Roosevelt.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 49, More
light on inside politics designed 10
! make Colonel Roosevelt the republi
can presidential nominee. was given
today by Representative Gardner of
Massachusetts,. He admitted he and
other Bay state leaders waited until
! the colonel was safely at sea, on his
trip to the West Indies before ar.
nouncing their candidacy as delegates
to the Chicago convention pledged to
Roosevelt. Since that time Roosevelt
| has been out Of touch with nsws and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
Plot to Blow up Prison.


CHICAGO. Feb. 14.-Search for al
legged accompnces of Jean .rones.
central figure in the poisoned soup
anarchist plot" spread to New York
today.
Detective Chief Hunt this afternoon
said he had asked New York police
to arrest Dominick Fortes, who was
Crones' roommate, where enough
poison was found to kill regiment
and enough explosives to wreck sky
scraper. Despite the plea of Ale
grini's counsel for lower bonds, his
bail was set at $4,000 on each Of The
two counts on which he is held, at
tempted murder and conspiracy to
murder, and he was taken back to
jail.
Allegrini protested that letters
found in LIS apartment indicating a
nation wide plot against prominent
churchmen and church property were
sent to Crones' roommate. Only three
OF the letters belonged to Allegrini,
the prisoner said.
One Of the letters, translated to-
day, indicated. said the police, plot
to blow UP the state penitentiary at
Joliet.
This letter said:
There are many men penned like
dogs in Joliet What a wonderful
thing if we could free them. It would
be hard. F. Is there you know.
Discovery Of this letter, along with
floor plans of some Of the largest sky
scrapers and churches in Chicago.
which police believed were listed as
victims Of campaign of destruction.
furnished the evidence on which ALE
grini is held, authorities said.
Search for Crones was nation wide
today. Rumors that he had been
captured, were received from several
points, but none was verified. A
Minneapolis dispatch said mysteri-
GUS informant phoned police the loca-
ton of the house in which Crones
and Mrs. Sophie Bresci were believed
to be living. Mrs. Bresci is the widow
of the assassin Of King Humbert OF
Italy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-"Wm. j..
Bryan-the man who made the NOM
nation Of Woodrow Wilson possible
at that time-will in all human prob
ability, oppose tho denomination OF
the president at the democratic ma
tional convention next june" said
the Washington correspondent of the
Evening Post in copyrighted article
today.
.This is the fixed impression which
the ex-secretary Of state left on my
mind after two long talks with him
recently" the article continued He
asked particularly that until the pres
ident formally announced his candi-
dacy, nothing be said of his views and
even then he did not want to be re-
stricted in any utterance or pro-
nouncement in advance Of the conven-
ton. He wanted to be free to do as
he thought best-to express himself
at the moment that he thought most
opportune.
THE presidents letter, however,
permitting the use of his name on the
Ohio primary ballot as a candidate for
denomination is just such an an
nouncement as Mr. Bryan had in mind.
The fact that the nomination of
president Wilson for a second term
seems assured will not alter Bryan g
conviction on the matter of single
term for the president He is welded
to that principle. He holds that it is
vftally related to the public welfare
and has held that view for twenty
years-long before he ever heard of
Woodrow Wilson,
Tho Posts correspondent stated,
however, that Bryan's opposition VIII
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ENGLAND

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LONDON, Feb. 15.-Parllament re-
assembled this afternoon with sew
eral moro vital Issues affecting the
progress Of the war In the balance.
For the first time since .he reign
Of Queen Victoria, the sovereign was
absent from the opening session. A
royal commission headed by Baron
BucI<master, conducted the formal
opening ceremonies In the place OF
King George, who 10 understood to be
still suffering from the effects OF his
recent fa!! from q horse on the west.
ern front. The kIn9's indisposition
has at no time oeen serious, It was
stated, but his physicians advised him
to exercise caution during the period
Of convaIeseenoe.
The kings speech was read to
members Of both houses, who as
senbled in the house Of lords, by the
lord chancellor.
"with proud and grateful conf
dence," said his majesty, ~ look to
the courage and tenacity OF my army
and navy to perform our part In at
talnlng tho common goaI-the defeat
Of the enemy"
King George urged parliament to
authorize the expenditure Of sums
sufficient for the successful prosecu.
tlon Of the war.
The galleries were thronged for the
opening session today In the expeeta.
tIon that Premier Asquith would
make several declarations Of Import
anee In his opening speech. The per-
centage of members In khaki unI'
forms showed an Increase over the
last sitting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
The denomination of Wilson
Will be Opposed by Bryan

presumably ignorant Of the move
ment.
There was some synchronism
about the two circumstances" said
Gardner today. II will admit that if
Colonel Roosevelt's departure had
been postponed, our announcement
would have been postponed also.
Gardner would not admit that the
object of the Bay State leaders was
to prevent Roosevelt repudiating their
action by issuing a statement dis
claiming their authority to act for
him or nullifying the political effect
of their action by saying he would
not accept their votes if they are
named as delegates.
81 am only lieutenant in the ranks
in this movement in Massachusetts, ,"
added Gardner II 90 not think any
garding our action. I do not believe
he had any knowledge of our plans" "
Refuses an Opinion
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-William r.
McCombs, democratic national chair
man this afternoon refused to hazard
an opinion whether Washington dis
patches that VIM. J. Bryan probably
would oppose Wilson's denomination,
we're true.
"T have not seen Mr.. Bryan for some
time" said McCombs. Il have no idea
what his thoughts are on the presi.
Dental situation at present. In fact
my relations with Mr.. Bryan have al
ways been purely social. l have never
discussed the president with him
McCombs said he would prefer to
await a public statement from Bryan
| before commenting on the possible
effect Of the former premier's position.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
AUSTRIA
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CLEVEl AND, Ohio, Feb. 15-Be-

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CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 15-6e-
trayed by Jealous Austrian army off
Ger who was smitten with her physical
charms, Sari Petrass, the beautiful
Hungarian actress, has been executed
40 British spy near Budapest, ac-
cording to a cable dispatch received
by HungarIans here. When the war
broke out Sarl was starring in "The
Marriage Market" In London thea
tire, but hurried to Budapest, where
she gave elaborate balls to army Off
GERS. Her letters to the British were
said to have been carried by love
smitten suitors who mailed them In
Switzerland.
The arrest, court-martiat and exc
cution are said to have been conducted
with the utmost secrecy. The actress
denied all charges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
FURTHER ARRESTS IN THE
LAMBERT MURDER MYSTERY

group OF reporters in his cell early to-
day. Some Of the reporters had
worked with him whom he was en-
ployed by a press association here
last summer:
"say," he said. do the people
think am guilty."
"Yes," he was told FRANKLY.
do my old friends at Lake Forest
think so?"
Most OF them do," the reporters
answered.
Well" he said. you can say to
them and to the world that | am inno-
cent. cannot talk as freely as Ia
like. My lawyers have enjoined sil.
ence. But my absolute innocence Will
be- established in the end
Mrs. E. Lambert, mother OF Marian.
is working to help free the youth sus-
pected of her daughters murder.
Mrs. Lambert was too Ill today to
see reporters, but she sent her hus-
hand to the door with message. IL
was full Of heart grief.
whats the use," she said. e"oi
prosecuting Will? That won't bring
Marian back to me-"
Her husband, however, reiterated
that he believed Orpet guilty and
while not seeking vengeance. believer
he should be prosecuted.
Mrs. o. E. Orpet. mother OF the
student. believes he is innocent.
Nothing can change that belief. she
said today.
The students mother, . tall gray
haired. dignifed woman, Of about III
tv-five wears, was clear-eyed and even
smiling when she was interviewed
today.
"Our faith in our son is unshaken,
sha said. "a son OF mine could not
commit murder. l have two sons,
William and Roland. Both OF them
have vet to tell me their first lie.
"Willfam has never caused me one
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
Murder Case to Jury.

r;United Press Leased Wire Servicel
W1NTERSET, Iowa, Feb 15.-The
case of Mrs, Ida Meyer, 60. charged
with completely in the murder OF her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ethel Clayton
Meyer, July 10, for which Fred Mey-
er, the son Of the former and husband
Of the latter, has been convicted and
sentenced to fifteen years in the peni.
tentiary, went to the trial jury at II: 40
today after a trial lasting eight days.
A verdict is expected before dark.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
BRYAN chaIIenaed to Debate.

Bryan ChaIIenUed TO OcpaSo.
United Press Leased Wire Service1
OMAHA, Nebr., Feb. 15.-Richard L.
Metcalfe had received no reply today
from VIM. J. Bryan to his challenge to
debate the preparedness question In
Nebraska during Mr.. Bryan's cam
paign in this state, March 20 to April
IS. Metcalfe was formerly editor OF
Mr.. Bryan's Commoner and for many
years intimately associated with the
former secretary of state, but takes
issue with him on the preparedness
question.
This is said to be the first time Bry.
an has ever been challenged to de-
bate on any question.
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Deed Of 4 Drunkard.

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MACON, Ca, Feb. lo.-Lying in a
drunken stupor in the Bibb Jail, j.
w. Branam does not yet know he
fired several shots from an automatic
revolver last night, one Of which
pierced the heart of Rosa B. Eubanks.
After drinking heavily, Branam or
dered taxi. covered the chauffeur
and ordered him to drive at full
speed down the main streets, while
he fired at random from the tonneau.
Miss Eubanks on her way to valen-
tine party, crossed his path.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.

IOptCIttI 70 FlIO STstIV S1Iy.1 /
DES MONIES, Feb. 15.--Dwight vs.
city OF Des Moiues, appellant, Polk
county, reversed; opinion by Gaynor.
Judge.
Niles VS.. Jepson. judge, ct al. Wood
bury county, annulled and reversed; +;
opinion by Salinger, judge.
Scott county VS.. Townsley, appel
liant, Washington county, affirmed;
opinion by Ladd, judge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
Al !

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ROME, Feb. 15.-Slx persons were
killed and several wounded when the
Italian town of Schio was bombarded
by Austrian aeroplanes, It was learn
ed TODAY. The town was attacked on
Monday.
schlo is city of about 5000, fifty
miles northwest Of Venice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
Earthquake Recorded.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.- The
Georgetown university seiemograph
showed severe earthquake 4,500
miles from Washington between 6 81
and a. m. today. The severrat shock
was between 7:01 and 1903. The
quake was in an easteriy and west
erly direction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
Killed Two Men.

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MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Feb. Is
Peter Bond, salu to be temporarily
demented, today shot and killed Har-
ley Gray and Melvin Hubble at the
traction station here. All the men
came from Coal City. The two VIC
tins were Bonds attendants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
WORST FIGHTING OF THE YEAR
GERM

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
COPENHAGEN, Feb 15.-The find
ing Of a tin box by Danish fishermen
to the belief that a German torpedo
boat may have gone down with all on
board. inside the box were eleven let
had been written the words:
Torpedo boat now sinking, thirty
six aboard"
NEW SUBMARINE BOAT.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-New submarine
monitors, veritatIe floating forts, will
be used by the Germans when they
launch thelr campaign against armed
merchantment two weeks from to-
morrow, according to tho naval cor
respondent Of the Daily Telegraph.
They will resemble tho original
American monitors, excepting that
they Will possess tho power Of sub
mergence, he wrote.
Among tho now VESSELS built In
Germany are what may best be de-
scribed an submarine monitors" said
tho correspondent "They arc fairly
big. Above tho moro or less cyiIndric-
al hui. /: built a long battery, well
made completely water tight and ex.
tending for n considerable distance
along the hull. In tho center Is the
commanders tower, from which or
ders are Issued.
The boats can be submerged and In
this condition can bring tho armored
battery just above the water.
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lconti.usd on pass ~
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subscribers Of The Daily Gate
cty are served the full Leased
wire Service Of the United
press Associations.
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coma announcement. officials refused
to indicate. The attitude held is such
g question is hpothetical; what the
future holds cannot be considered In
the present"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
or a comprehensive working plan for

for comprehensive working plan for
the corporation.
Each Of the twelve delegates named
to attend the organization from the
territory through which the line will
pass, was named a director. The
thirteenth man named was ALI. White,
delegate from the city Of Dickinson
Delegates.
The board of delegates then ad'
journed and proceeded to meet as a
board of directors. The first business,
Of this board was the election of Off.
GERS which after considerable ballot
ing, resulted as follows:
ALI. White, Dickinson, president.
Tobias D. Casey, Dickinson, first
vice president, secretary and treas
urer. ..- -.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
that the principal place of business OF
the corporation be at Dickinson, and
that steps be taken for the imnled-
late launching of the work of raising
funds, securing right of way and plan
for actual construction work.
Survey Completed.
The preliminary survey has been
completed all of the way to Bierman.
The work was done by the Equity En-
cheering Co. or Fargo, and 80 per
cent of the contract price already
paid over for the work.
Chief Engineer Schuyler, in making
a report of the work said that he
found the grade much easier than he
had expected, and it is estimated that
the cost of construction will be con-
siderably lower than anticipated. 1t
is thought that the road may be built
and equipped at cost OF about $16,.
900 to $4,000 per mile.
Farmers along the proposed line
are very much interested and many
have offered donations of right of way
to the new company. This railroad
project is now assured if every far
mer and resident along the line gets
out and boosts. Railways like this
have been built in many localities in
North Dakota-the people along the
new Dickinson and Southwestern rail-
way are next.
The directors and high officials Of
the Northern Pacific railway are high.
ly interested in the work being done
by the farmers along the proposed
route. Inquiries come to the Press
and local railway officials almost
daily for reports of how the work is
progressing. ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
Hone Almost Abandoned
When She Found Renned]
b.. caldwelrs Syrup pepsin Rsllsvss
Chronic Case Of Long 4,
sl1'. aAnhAihA S


Chronic Case Of Long q,
, ~ standing.
After a long period Of suffering
with liver and bowel trouble that
brought on piles, during which she
had tried many remedies without OBJ
tanning relief, Mrs. Mary J. Jewell Of
Berrien Springs, Mich, heard Of DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and obtained
. bottle from her druggist. This
simple, inexpensive laxative com.
pound brought almost immedite relief
and Mrs. Jewell wrote to Or. Caldwell
about her case.
In her letter Mrs. jewell says. II
had tried so many things for the piles.
without being helped at all, had
about given up hope Of ever being
any better. knew 1t was the con.
dition Of my bowels that caused them,
and after | had taken bottle Of your
Syrup Pepsin knew It was Just the
medicine l needed. I am very crate
full to you for sending me the little
book-the advice and instructions It
gives would teach anyone how to get
we'll and how to keep we'll
Dr.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is .
combination Of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin. free from Opiate or mar
cotic drugs, and Is mild and gentle
In its action, bringing relief In an
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
new RAILWAY
PROJECT NOW
UNDER WAY
Charter Asked for Corporation of
Farric-c. Capitalized at Half
Million
OFFICERS SELECTED TO
RUSH ENTERPRISE

Dickinson, N. D., Oct. 21.-The
Dickinson and Southwestern railway
is the newest Missouri Slope enter
prise, the organization being complet-
ed, directors and officers elected. and
business begun at an enthusiastic
meeting held in Dickinson Wednes-
day afternoon. The organization ses-
sion was held in the Offices of Casey
& Burgeson in the Merchants Nation
al Bank block.
The roll call at the opening of the
meeting developed that nearly all of
the delegates selected at community
meetings along the proposed railway
were present either in person or by
proxy, as follows: B. J. Eide, Dag
lum; w. H. Mack and P. E. Hagen
stad, Midway d. McCutchan and C.
p. Brownlee, Amidon; J. o. McLaugh'
lin and F. j. Wier, Bierman, and w.
Glass, proxy for Delegate Russell of
Shollsmade. Those announced absent
were: J. O. Daglum, Daglum; Ira j.
Wilson. Midway and VIM. Roger and
Paul Fredericks of Slope Center.
First Work.
The first work of the committee
was the making of an application for
a charter for the Dickinson and South
western Railway Co., capitalized at a
half million dollars, having the pur.
pose in view of constructing, purhcas-
ing equipment and operating rail.
way from Dickinson to Bierman. A
constitution and set of bylaws were
adopted. These provide for the i'm.
mediate issue of 10000 shares Of
stock at SIS each. 1t set the number
of directors at thirteen, and provides
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
ST. PAUL FINN GETS -
CONSTR UoTl0N CONTRACT

jamestown. =. D., Oct. 21.-The
construction frin Of Seims. Halmore q
Schaffer Co., Of st. Paul, was awsrd.
ed the contract for the construction Of
the Midland Continentals three.stall
roundhouse and machine shops here.
to cost approximately $4,000 in build.
ings.
The company also has the contract
for the construction Of the $4,000 Viz.
duct at Spiritwood at q point where
the Northern Pacific tracks pass over
those Of the Midland Continental. :
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
QUADRENNIAL MEETING
HAS BEEN POSTPONED

jamestown, N. D., Oct. 21.-W. H.
Edwards, treasurer of the Northern
Union Conference of Adventists, stat.
ed today that the Adventists have
postponed their quadriennial meeting,
which was scheduled to be held in
Los Angeles in 1918. He gave as the
reason, the unsettled conditions in
Europe, from which quarters dele.
gates would have been in attendance.
Edwards stated that one of the del
egates to the convention in 1913 lost
his life enroute through the war zone
and that the Adventists do not want
to risk other losses.
Edwards was here checking over
the affairs of the local Office
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

Staff Special
Buffalo, Oct. 21.-The Y. s. army
navy and postohsce departments are
vitality interested IN ! proposed non
stop, maiI-earryins flight between
chicSao and New York 70 be attempt
ed iby. Victor caristfon, American
serial pathfinder.
The army and navy departments
will take official c0gnizance of the
flight because. Carlstrom will use a
Curtiss biplane like those being tried
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
comtsrtasle hsmes hsIp.

The better farm home is not a PAN
acea for all Ills Of dissatisfaction with
farm life. There will be farm boys
end farm girls who will want to take
up other professions than tilling tile
soil. The problem, says The depart
nent Ct agriculture, is not to force
them to stay on the farm, but to make
conditions good enough there that they
may make m intelligent choice.