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The Adair County news., 1916-10-25

The force of habit, party pride
and political or partisan pref
The Adair County news., 1916-10-25

If you are not satisfied with
peace, prosperity and prepared
ness, what more do you want?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
BREAD PRICES INCREASED
IN FORTY-F'IVE BIG CITIES

represented in the bureaus report
=, Bakers are resorting to many
changes to meet the increased cost
Many have discontinued certain
brands of bread. Others have elm,
mated the return privilege on stale
bread or ceased selling Wholesale
eliminating the middle man.
On August Is, in the cities tabH
lated, there were 207 brands of five
cent toaves: three brands OF six cent
loaves and no ten cent loaves.
On September Is there were 1S7
brands OF five cent loaves, II brands
of six cent loaves and six brands OF
ten cent loaves.
These figures are representative. II
is understood, of prices all over the
country There was no indication any
where of reduction or even of stabif
ity in prices-the tendency has beer
without exceotsos sharpls Spwsrd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
TELLS FARMERS
OF BENEFITS
President Wilson Pleased
With Reception Accorded
Him During Visit to
Indiana.
FEELING ENCOURAGED
One Big lssue Of Campaign Is wheth-
e. the People. Endorse
His Foreign
Policy.

by Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
ON BOARD PRESIDENT wM.
SONS TRAIN. ALTOONA, Pa. Oct
13.+F'eeling pleased over the recep.
ton given him in Indiana yesterday,
President Wilson today is swinging
along In his private train, enroute
back to Long Branch, N. ]. The
democratic leaders still feel Indiana
is an uncertain quantity. but that in
the two addresses the president made
yesterday. he carried home two
points:
THAT the president is contemptu.
GUS OF such issues as sectionalism and
other contentious raised by his re-
publican opponents and is determin.
ed to carry on his campaign to make
his adversaries as he says, put up
or shut up" on what he regards the
real issues.
2-For the first time he has ex
planned exhaustively to the farmers
of the country what the democratic
congress has done for them by pass
ing the rural credits bill, federal re-
serve and other acts.
5 On later points. lieutenants fee
fore the country. They feel one
big issue upon which the cam
paign rests IL whether or not the
people endorse the presidents for
eign policy. They point to the en-
thusiasm accorded his every utter
ance on peace yesterday as strong
evidence of approval.
The president himself hinted in
one of his addresses that the friend
ly look OF people who lined the
streets" encouraged him in the belief
that they believed in his expression
of the national spirit. Hence they
feel Indiana will come into line or
the issue peace with Wilson"
Tomorrow the president will talk
turkey to big delegation Of Penn,
sylvania democrats who are going to
Shadow Lawn to hear him in the
third of his non-partisan speeches
from the veranda OF his home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
suspicion That Some Euro
pean Nation Has Harbor or
Wireless Station on
This Side.
|DEsrRoYERs SENT OUT
Fleet Of United states Ships TO Seek
Along the Atlantic Coast
For Any such
station.

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13-Suspicion
that belligerent government might
| be maintaining naval base on the
Atlantic coast of this country. caused
the sudden dash to sea OF destroyers
from Newport yesterday. Secretary
Daniels said today.
Admiral Mayo. commanding the
Atlantic fleet ordered the ships out
yesterday. They will scour the coast
as far north as PASSPORT, Maine. near
the Canadian border, searching for
possible secret submarine bases or
wireless stations.
"We have no reason to believe any
belugerent is maintaining base on
this Shore" Daniels said. ''During
the last year. however, whenever
there has been q report or even q
possibility that a belligerent was
maintaining submarine base on this
side, we have sent destroyers out to
search for It."
Since the arrival OF the u So, Dan.
iels said there have been many re-
ports, particularly in newspapers. tina,
some belligerent was maintaining a
AovoA Udo5 mere. I6ul0ln A00 IO
ceiyed letters, 1t was admitted. sug
| costing such possibility. The order
for the sudden trip to sea, though
was made by Admiral Mayo on his
own initiative. While the depart
ment has no information on this
point. the suddenness of the depart
ure Of the destroyers gave rise to re.
ports that the Newport naval men had
been tipped" to the location Of q
navel base.
1t was also said that agents OF the
treasury and justice departments are
cooperating in the search. The Jus.
tice department. would be concerned
IN discovering whether this country
was permitting violation Of its neu
trality by allowing tho establishment
Of such bases.
The treasury department. Is working
through the coast guard service.
The possible base or bases are not
believed to be on land. Instead. &C.
eording to official tips here, supply.
ms may be done by ship masters
rom Canada. the United States and
spain, while non-sinkable RATS with
oli barrels attached, may be noated
out to belligerent. war vessels. The
UP here IS that these supplies have
peen sent to German submarines.
one official guardcdly admitted his
oeilef that there will be more sub.
marine raids next month.
;, Autnorities do not believe that the
100 carried sufficient supplies to last
ner for three months as her captain
Claimed.
While officials would not say pos
.ascly that the DrUcess of supplying
submarines from ships along the
~ ooase IS now proceeding, one author
ny gave unmistakeable evidence that
ns tnlnks such reports como from
"lae the navy regards ~ reliable
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
Nearly Every Big Industrial
Leader in Germany Wants
Submarines to Rum
i Reckiessly.
ANYTHING TO WIN OUT
Gernpon Steel Trust pareceoro 60
Psacs Should No1 b Cons3doeed
Until Engisnd Asaes
For Terms.
rBy OH W Ackermxn, Un9ted Pre@
Staff Correspondent,1

rBy ON w Ackermxn, Unfoed Preal
Staff Correspondent
DUSSELDORF, Germany. Oct. 10
Nearly every big Industrial leadex
in the Rhine valley industrial center,
which Is Germany's Pittsburgh, II
vors ruthless submarine warfare, re-
gardlees OF the interests of the Untta
ed States.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-HollweE
faces the opposition Of the industrial
interests Of both the Rhine and
Westfalian provinces, hot beds Of
Van Tirpitzism These interests be-
lieve that though they may not COM
vince the government now, they will
win later. They are now centerinG
their hopes on winning Field MarBhal
Won Hindenberg to their side.
"The war must be fought to fin
fish," said the Woetfaelische ZeitungI
which fairly represents the, senti1
ment Of the district In this respect
"Either Germany or England must
win and the interests here on the
Rhine are ready to fight until Ger
many wins"
Directors Of Germany's steel trust
and other ministers In this indus@
trial country, declare unreservedly
that Germany will not make peace
~
The Ralineland Press is still dis
cussing War Secretary Lloyd Georges
statement to the United Press, that
the allies must carry the war to q
Knockout and they hold that this
statement justifies their contentfonS
that Germany must use every post
sible weapon against England The
activities of the U-53 have greatly
increased their faith in the possible
tiles of unlimited summarizing.
August Thyssen, Germany's Car
negie, declared in an interview az
Homborn-On-Rhine that since Ehga
land is still the great sea power, it
was necessary for Germany to operl
ate submarines along the Canadian
and United States coast to overcome
this advantage. IT imagine that
this will be uncomfortable for Amer
lea, but 1t must be remembered We
are at war with Canada and this is
one means of ending the war" said
Thyssen 1--WE can't always make
war as America wants"
DO you think Germany wants war
with America" he was asked.
Never" was the emphatic re.
sponse. First because we have
enemies enough, and second, because
in peace times our relations with
America are most friendly and we
want them to continue so after the
war We are always most sympa.
thetic toward America. The world
interests Of both countries will de-
velop through peace" Thyssen does
not believe an economic war will fol-
low the present war.
1--WE want peace, because we desire
to develop our industries in peace, not
war; he said "a few, who because
they manufacture ammunition. want
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
Confessed $50 Burglars.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO. Oct. 13.-Wealthy Chi
cagoans who have had jewellery stolen
in the past eighteen months, f1ocked
to police headquarters here today,
hoping to identity as theirs, some Of
the hundreds Of pieces. totalling $AO,-
600, found IN the trunk OF Adam
Prochowski. graduate of the Univer-
city of Warsaw. who confessed to $50
burglaries here. Most Of the thefts,
were done after he had chloro-
formed his victims as they slept.
IN the round up Of the pawn shops
with the police, Prochowski ,denti-
fed moro than $4,000 In jewellery
which he said he had stolen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
|GUARDSMEN WERE DRENCHED
WHEN TENTS BLOWN OVER


night cold rains and q high wind
swept down from the mountains,
drenching the guardsmen sleeping on
the ground in tiny pup tents. Many
OF the tents were blown away and
the occupants forced to crawl under
wagons for shelter.
A military investigation is under
way today into the accidental killing
last night of Leo Graham of Detroit,
Mich, private in the Thirty-hrst
Michigan infantry, by Alvin c. Sauer
OF the same regiment. Graham was
in the g,lardhouse at the time, under
arrest for deserving during the hike
because he was forced to sleep on the
ground. In some unknown way the
rifle was discharged, killing the pris-
oner as he lay on the cot
The Fifth Massachusetts regiment
u expected 20 eotrain for home today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
Department Of Justice is In
vestigating Charges From
Colorado, Ohio and
Other Places.
DIRECT CHARGES MADE
Certain Political Organizations Are
Accused Of Having Planned
Illegal Voting
Schemes.

tl United Press Leased Wire Service1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Charges
Of widespread election fraud con-
spiracies In Cincinnati, Cleveland and
Columbus, Ohio and Detroit and other
Michigan cites, several Indiana cities,
including Indianapolis and Terre
Haute and In Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia and Colorado, are under fnvesti-
cation today by the department Of JUS
tfce. The department hopes to dis
pose of the. cases before the coming
election.
Bribery, illegal registration, coloni-
cation and proposed Illegal voting at
the November election, are included
in the charges. The department has
been informed, 1t is planned to take
voters from one state to another to
use them In elections. Charges made
to the department. 1t was admitted,
have been on excellent authority. In
many cases they were made by vot-
ers' leagues and citizens associations.
In some instances It is understood d.
rect charges were made that certain
political organizations have planned
frauds; IN other cases that frauds OF
the past years weFe to be repeated.
Election fraud cases in Denver.
Colorado. Pennsylvania and West
Virginia, It was said, concern past
cases. The Denver investigation has
to do with the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Co. Investigation OF some months
ago. The West Virginia investigation
is continuation Of a general probe in
to West Virginia politics which has al
ready figured In the state courts. The
Pennsylvania investigation involves
alleged campaign contributions by
liquor interests which attracted wide
spread attention some months ago.
These last cases are understood to
be about ready for trial. Department
of Justice attorneys said today they
would make every effort to prevent
the frauds which 1t is alleged are to
be attempted in tho November elec.
tions. In all cases where charges
have been made, department agents
are trying to clean up" the cases be-
fore, instead Of after, elections.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Finds Size of Leaf Has Been
Shrinking All Summer.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
EWASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Bread
prices increased eleven per cent be-
tween May 15 and September Is
and prices since then have been
climbing steadily, the bureau of labor
statistics reported today. Also, the
bureau found. the size of the loaf has
been shrinking.
Wheat prices rose during the per-
iod 81 per cent; wholesale flour prices
81 per cent and retail flour prices %
per cent
Forty-tive big American cities are
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
thirteen Thousand on Last
Lap Of Hike Over Hun
dred Miles q Desert.

aGnlted Press Leased Wire Ecrvieel
l PASO. Texas, Oct. 13.-The
..esn thousand national guards
sna an from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky
,u Ia south Carolina, now on the last
.a oI their hundred mile hike into
th e new Mexican desert, experienced
Me worst hardships Of their military
career last night.
~ A,er marching all day yesterday
~ me return hike through chilly
saoWers, the column went into camp
Aeaf Canntnlo n. II During the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
cer~sestens Laid.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
BOONE, Iowa, Oct. 1S.-Several
thousand persons saw the laying OF
the corner stone of the new 800, 200
court house at Boonesboro this after
noon. The Masonic order was in
charge Of the ceremony. The corner.
stone laying recalls the fight Boone
made to secure the court house after
the bonds were voted Oh 41ee years
ago. The supreme court, however,
decided in favor Of the old site at
Boonesboro q few miles outside OF
Boone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
CLOSE SALOONS
DURING STRIKE
Police Claim to Have Better
Control Of Situation Than
Heretofore by Invasion
!, Of Territory.
ANOTHER MAN IS DEAD
Thought to Have Been Shot Down BY
the Strikers for Urging Men
60 Return TO
Work.
ANOTHER MAN IS DEAD

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
BAYONNE. N. j., Oct. 13.-Though
fearing Friday the thirteenth might
prove to be bloody Friday, police and
citizens tried today to quell the oil
mems strike without calling the mill
tia.
The growing list Of casualties inclnd.
ing another death reported today IN
fearful riots, however, made 1t uncer
tain that this could be accomplished
The strikers were in an ugly mood
today, while police and special depu
ties under fighting Dan Cady, six
foot police inspector. were ready for
anything
The police claimed 20 have better
control than heretofore in view OF
their invasion of the strikers territry
and their closing of saloons. But, de.
spite dead lines and gun play, the
territory actually controlled by strik.
ers was block broader today than
previously. Strikers, heavily armed
patrolled this territory, prepared for
further fighting. Riots of the after
noon yesterday when bystander was
killed and many injured. were not re.
peated late at night, but the city
was nervous about the future.
Early today the body Of an uniden.
titled man. apparently Slav-the
third person killed-was found at S4
West 18th street with a bullet wound
over the right eye. Investigation led
to the belief that the man was q
worker Of the General Chemical com
pany who had tried to get strikers to
return to their labors for bonus. A
hoH
been in for drink about midnight;
that he heard shot soon after that
ten men ran away directly afterward
Sheriff Eugene Kinkeade. the man
who ended previous strike within
sight of New York, said today he
would keep hands OF the strike unless
it got beyond control. Then, he said
he would send in about two hundred
picked men for clean up campaign.
The strikers have decreed death to
the police II they invade the heart OF
the strike section again. And, fight
ing Dan Cady says he'll disregard any
such ultimatum.
His cleanup Of saloons in the strike
district, had somewhat of a quieting
effect. His squad battered down
doors, destroyed bottles and turned
on the spigots.
Police early today drove off strik
ers approaching the Tidewater Oil
company's plant and Standard OIL
building. There were several arrests
over night for looting and minor dis
turbances.
The authorities planned a raid
through the strike zone today in ar
effort to round up arms hidden in this
laborers' homes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
earber Sound. Warnino.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
FULTON. N. Y, Oct. 13.-Michael
Cuba, a master barber, wrote a let
ter to Candidate Hughes today warn
ing him that he'd be in greater favor
with the tonsorial artists If he clipped
a pound or two OF the famous Hughes
chin adornment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
Girl Who nothered Baby
Is Puroled After Sentence
ANowed to go Free BY Merciful Court After Confessine
Horrible Crime Of Killing OlOn Child


MADISON
not 70 to pr
parod polewomen
was Inc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
Germans Wheel Big Pieces to
the Rear, so That They
Are Not in Danger
Of Capture.
Av1AToRs LEARN THIS
Allies Now tsave $500 Cannon
Against 2,1oo Of Teutons on
Thirty Mile son,me
Front.
[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent

Correspondent
WITH THE FFM1NCIB ARMIES ON
THE sOMdE FRONT, Oct. 18.-The
Germans have withdrawn their heavy
guns from one and half to five
miles behind their Sonrme front, An
glo-French aviators have discovered
on recent flights.
The withdrawal was ordered to
save the pieces from capture. In the
recent dashes Of allied infantry into
the German lines, many heavy guns
have been taken before the Germans
had an opportunity to withdraw them.
The Germans now have 2,1OOf guns
opposing the French and British on
the thirty mile Somme front, COM
pared with the $500 guns they used
in the attack on verdun. OF this
number 600 are south of the Somme,
facing the French, and $50 oppose
the French advance north OF the
Sonme. Tho British are opposed by
$50 German pieces.
Since the. allied offensive began,
more than 500 German guns have
been captured.
italian Drive Failed.
BERLIN, Oct. 13-The Italian drive
on the Isonzo launched for the pur-
pose Of relieving Austrian pressure
on Rumania, has utterly failed in its
! purpose, said Vienna dispatches to-
day.
The Austrians have blocked re-
peated Italian assaults without sum
moning single regiment from any
other front, 1t was stated. General
Cadorna has failed to make any i'm
portant gains though he wasted am.
| munition lavishly in eight days OF
bonbardment that preceded the as
! sault.
British and Serbian attacks In
| Macedonia, probably for the purpose
! the Rumanfan front, have met with a
similar fate. The Bulgars withdrew
at a few places, but everywhere main
| tanned their forfeited lines.
British Advance.
LONDON, Oct. 13.-British troops
/ advanced on the front extending from
! Guedecourt to Les Bouefs (about one
and one-half miles) in severe fighting
north of the Somme last night, Gen
eral Haig reported this afternoon
Gains were also made northwest OF
Guedecourt and $50 prisoners were
! taken.
A German attack north of Stuff re
doubt, was driven off.
Fourteen Britiah raiding parties
entered enemy trenches in the re
gions of Ypres and Armentieres dur
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
Prepare for Lie Work.

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct 13-First
year, students in Iowa university will
be tested this year as to their special
leanings in order that they may be
more accurately advised how to pre-
pare for their life's work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-13
strikers Are cowed

BAYONNE, N. J.. Oct 13.-Throw-
ing their lines into the bloody zone Of
the Hook and Gridiron here today, po-
lice and deputies cowed striking oil
workers.
Nine men we're arrested on various
charges. One of them. the police said,
admitted he was sniper. They had
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The Telegraph service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
t;on Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
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THE WEATHER

Fair. Colder tonight. Warmer
tomorrow. Local temp p. N.
81; 7 a. m. 50
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-03-10
Cut Your Store Bill
Down One Half

Tens of thousands Of farmers as well 40
town and city folks cut down their store
6ills one-half last year and saved money
in spite Of generally short crops and re-
duced wages.
Absolutely millions of dollars were
saved and countless families lived better
than ever before in the face of the cotton
crisis and general business depression.
How were these burdensome store bills
cut DOWN. BY the real money-saving
power Of good home gardens, rightly
planted and kept planted and tended
through the season.
Hastings 1916 Seed Catalogue tells how
to cut store bills down; tells about gar
den and farm seeds Of kinds and quail
ity that cannot be bought from your mcr-
chant or druggist. It's full Of garden and
farm information. It's free # you ask
for II. Write for 1t now. H. G. HASTINGS
CO.. Atlanta. G., (Adytl
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-03-10
Little Locals.

DIR. Chas. J. Balm Of WHY was
in the city Tuesday.
A new line of slippers and shoes
Just received by u. A. Potts.
Voris Fry of Mckenzie spent
the weekend with homefolks.
You can save money by letting
u. A. Potts order your clothing.
Miss Brownie Durdin will enter
tain the Needlecraft Club March
15.
Erred Gibson and Tom Harper
spent Tuesday with friends in
Dickson.
Frank Leslie has. returned from
school at Shelbyville on account
Of affected eyes.
Parties desiring to sell farms
should consult the Benton County
Realty Company.
"Hazel Adams will be played
at Cowell Chapel March Is and at
Holiday April /.
The Camden Produce Go. and j.
w. Woody & Son will load a car of
poultry at Camden Depot Friday
aud Saturday, March IL and Is.
Don't overlook the article "What
do I get out Of it?" from the pen of
Julian .Wetzel, clipped from the
Tennessee Printer for February
It strikes at line Of thought that
is new, perhaps, to many Of us.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-03-10
HOLLADAY.

The fourth of March has come
and gone. The primary election
is thing of the past. There are
ten as jolly boys on our way up
Salt River as ever went down in
defeat under the stars and stripes.
There may be sand bars and
there may be snags which will be
hard to slide by, and there may be
few big waves which will be hand
to climb, but / am sure that under
the guidance of faithful captain,
an energetic pilot, true watchman
and crew of as noble deckhands
as ever made the voyage, that we'll
make the trip without single
cripple or a sick one. And when
the August election come. We i'll
all be back at home, with our coats
off, our sleeves rolled up, our
shoulders to the wheel and doing
all in our power for the election
and success of the nominees of the
fourth Of March, and, in conclu-
sion, may | ask God to shower my
friends with thousand blessings.
As ever yours,
D. b. GossETT.
March Z, 1916.