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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Americans in Mexico and Mexicans In Texas
are in Grave Danger Because Of Feel
ing Which has Been Aroused
ARE FLEEING TO SAFETY
Villa, Who is Blamed for the Whole Trouble,
Cannot be Located, But is Reported
From Several Points.

and the Carranzista commander In
Juarez were ignorant of Villas real
whereabouts.
United States Consul Thomas Ed
wards of JuareZ, whose recall was de-
manded by Ell Paso citizens, following
the Santa Ysabel massacre, denied q
report that he had said Washington
sanctioned the mining party's return
to Mexico
II said nothing more than the
state department through me re-
quested the Carranza government to
protect that district" Edwards as
parture Of the unfortunate men from
Chihuahua City,
Bandit Turns Up.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 16.---
Luis De La Rosa, alleged leader IN
last summers bandit raids on the
lower border, Is IN Victoria, Tamauli-
pas, Mexico. and carries with him a.
list OF Texas rangers and others nc
tive in the warfare against Mexican
bandits, according to an American
resident Of this section, who says he
talked with De La Rosa in Victoria
several days ago.
The American arrived here today
from the interior OF Tamaulipas. He
says De La Rosa did not seem partfcu-
larly concerned over the fact that
Governor Ferguson of Texas has Of
fered $1,000 reward for his capture
and delivery to Texas authorities,
dead or alive. De La Rosa's where-
abouts had been a mystery for months
pan-Americanisn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Pam
Americanism with which Washington
has been ringing for several weeks,
played no small part in fixing Prest-
dent Wilson's determination to stand
pat against demands for intervention
in Mexico, despite terrific pressure
following the slaughter of seventeen
Americans in chihuahua. This be-
came known definitely tonight in the
wake of disclosures in telegram by
Representative Kent, of California, to
the superintendent of Mexican mine
In which Kent is largely interested.
Representatives of Latin-Amertcan
countries, it was admitted authorita-
lively, have indicated to the admins
tratton their approval Of the view that
Carranza is entitled to the opportun-
ity to handle the situation.
Kent's telegram, addressed to II. l.,
Hollis, El Paso, superintendent OF the
FL Cubo mine, Guanojuato district OF
Mexico, reads: :-...
"The view is generally held that the
murders were part of a shrewd plot to-
involve us in Intervention to the end
Of crippling Carranza. Cannot predict
what action will be taken, but matter
is being seriously considered.
situation seemingly delicate as .
am unofffcially informed that Pam
American friends do not favor our
Intervention. If this Is correct a \st
important Pan-Am erican understand
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Declared to be Undesirable
Alien, But Probably Will
Not be Deported.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Mrs. EN-
incline Pankhnrst, militant suffrage
leader Of England. was declared to be
sn undesirable alien and excluded
rom the country today, by special
uoara OF inquiry at Ellis island, but
sne was resting at q New York hotel
'oa,eht after a stormy voyage.
WIS Pankhurst was detained by the
.lhlgration authorities when she ar
~ neo on the liner st. Paul. A board
=. inquiry was appointed to rule on
ner case, but Immediately the decis-
.on was announced Assistant Secre-
y OF Labor Post arranged for the
o'e q the suffrage leader. An -.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
BELGIUM

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ROME, Jan. 15-Pope Benedict will
obtain little encouragement from Gar
dinai Mercier of Belgium, in his
hopes for an early peace, it was
learned today, following the cardinals
arrival In Home.
The Belgian preIate will tell his
holiness that the people Of Belgium
will not enter peace negotiations un-
til Germany first pledges complete
and unconditional evacuation OF Bel
alum. He believes Germany will not
consent to this until her armies have
met with crushing defeat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
F RANCE

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! LONDOE, Jan. 15.-Official confir-
nation of the death Of Kenneth
Weeks Of Boston, John Earl Fiske Of
Wooster, Ohio, and Henry Farms
worth American members Of the
foreign legion, has been received by
the French war office, according to
Paris reports tonight.
All three had previously been on
the list of missing. 1t was learned
that young Weeks, a student .at the
Massachusetts institute of technology
at the beginning Of the war and
Eiske, were killed at Givenchy on
June II. Farnsworth, the war office
has learned, was killed in October.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
NioIatIon of the Law,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BERLIN, (via wireless to Sayville,
L. - Jan. 15.-Replying to the Eng
lish assertion that censorship. neI-
trail mails is justified because exerted
in English waters, the Stockholm
Dagblad declares that the neutral
ships find their way into English
ports not because they want to, but
because they are forced to by British
warships.
The Swedish paper further de-
ciares censorship of neutral mails a
viotation of The Hague conventions
under which even enemy mails on
enemy ships were declared to be in
violable,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
|TAL !

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ROME, Jan. 45.-ltalian aviators
conducted extensive saids and bomb.
dropping expeditions along the Aus.
trian front today, General Cadorna re.
ported to the war office tonight
Aerial squads bon1barded an Aus
trian aviation camp at Laisovizza, en-
emy barracks at Chiapostano and
Dornperg and railway stations at Lo-
aatico. Privacina and Lubiana. The
italian avlators returned unframed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Stockholm Gets the Ford In.
vention Because SWedes
Were Interested.
[By Charles P. Stewart, United Press

TBy Charles P. Stewart, United Press
staff Correspondent
THE HAGUE, Jan 15-StoclIho m
has been chosen as the seat of the
permanent peace tribunal establish
ed by the Ford peace party. The
selection was made this after
noon just before American dele
gates left for Rotterdam to take
passage for America.
The choice of the Swedish carit7I
however, is subject to Henry Ford 9
approval The delegates agreed that
since Ford was footing the bills, he
should be allowed 10 say where the
pence tribunal should sit
Stockholm was favored because OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
philippine Independence.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The ques-
ton of almost immediate independ-
ence of the Philippines and a
sort of Godfather protection over
them by the United States will be
voted on by the senate next week. An
unexpected sentiment that the United
States would be much stronger with
out the islands has developed, friends
of Immediate independence declare.
Senators Clarke, Of Arkansas, and
McCumber of North Dakota, have sim
liar proposals by amendment to the
present bill to free the Filipinos,
after calling on the nations of the
world for agreements not to molest
their independence for five years.
Should the nations refuse this, both
senators favor the United States TAX
ing the responsibility alone,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
MRS. PANKHURST INDIGNANT
WHEN BRANDED DANGEROUS

peal will be taken to Washington.
The launch of immigration Com
missioner Howe was placed at the dis
posal OF Mrs. Pankhurst, that she
might leave the island without de-
lay. Post and Cheddomil Miyatnov-
ich. who came to this country with
Mrs. Pankhurst in the interest OF
Serbian relief work, accompanied her
to the city.
Mrs. Pankhurst was bitterly indig-
nant when detained. On her last
visit here in 1913, she was ordered
deported, after being held as today,
but was released after an appeal to
President Wilson. Commissioners Howe
declared that as she had served a
prison sentence, he could take no
other action.
Simple Procedure.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia simple
procedure will either deport Mrs.
Pankhurst or permit her to land. The
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
TURKEY

/ nited Press Leased Wire Service ]
PARIS, Jan. ia well organized
plot to kill Enver Pasha, overthrow
the Turkish government and oust the
Germans from Turkey has been dis
covered at constantinole, the Salon.
ika correspondent Of the Tempe wires
today.
Many Turkish officers were impIi-
Gated, 1t was reported and numerous
arrests have been made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
RUSSIA

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
PETROGRAD, Jan. 15.-Russian
troops have occupied the Persian
town of kengawar, forty miles south
Of Hamadan, 1t was officially an
nounced tonight. Turkish forces are
reported operating near kermansah,
fifty miles east of kengawar, toward
which the Russians are advancing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
SOCIALIST CRITICISM.

BERLIN, (vla wireless to SayviIle)
ian. 15.-Dr. tRuehle, socialist men,
Der Of the reichstag, has endorsed
the attitude Of DR.. Liebknecht who
was expelled from the parliamentary
party because Of his repeated criti-
cism Of the governments war policy.
1t is understood that he, too, will be
expelled from the socialist organiza-
tion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
EXPLOSION ON ". s. SUBMARINE Z 2


8 United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
, LONDON, Jan. 15.-The remnants
Of the little Monteneurin army that
withstood the Austrian invaders for
many weeks is more than four-flfths
surrounded, according to advices re-
ceived here tonight.
One Austrian detachment Is NOV
Ing eastward from tho cettinJe re-
oion. Another is pressing westward
through the country south Of Berani
to close the forty mile gap.
II King Nicholas army decides up
on flight, rather than surrender, It
will escape capture as did the Ser.
bians by retreatinU through the food.
less Albanian mountains.
The Austrian war office, In an off
claI statement, teiegraphed here to-
night, reported the pursuit Of the
Montenegrins who fled from Cettinje
continuing. Austrian troops have oc.
cupied the Montenegrin town of
SpIxxa on the AdrIatIc seacoasfi, TWEEN.
ty-five miles south Of cettinJe. Spizza
was seized by the Monteneorlns at
the outbreak Of tho war;
"in occupying Cettinje, we captured
154 cannon, 10000 rifles and 10 ma.
chino gums" the Austrian war office
reported. "The number Of cannon
taken on Mount Lowcen now reaches
forty-five and we have taken 800 Mon
teneqrin prisoners. Austro-Hungarian
troops have stormed Monteneqrin
trenches on Gradina heights, south OF
Beranl."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Contest Of VIII.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
BROWNWOOD, exas. Jan. 15.-
Mrs. Matte R. Coggins' legacy of
SOU, ,0UO 10 Daniel Baker college is
questioned in proceedings fled In dis
trict court hsros
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
AUS RIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
VIENNA, (via Berlin wireless) Jan.
15.-The Russians have renewed their
heavy offensive In east GalicIa and
on tho Bessarabian frontier with the
bioodiest fighting OF many months.
In massed columns, the Siavs are
hurting themselves forward In vain
efforts to break the Austrian lines
The battle Is being accompanied by
the greatest artillery bombardment
the Bessarabian front has ever known.
Tonight's official statement from
the Austrian war office described the
Russian losses as "appalIing." It de-
scrIbed furious hand to hand
struggle with bayonets going on a
few miles north Of Czernowitz.
"The battle in east GaIicia and on
the Bessarabian frontier continues"
said the official statement. "The fight
ing in the district Of Toporoutz and
Rarancxe, northeast Of CzernoWitz, is
more bitter than ever.
"Russian columns twelve to four
teen lines thick attacked and hotIy
contested our positions. They rush.
ed forward four times at some
places; elk times at others, being al
ways repulsed, often with the bayo-
net In hand to hand fighting.
HS nuoSIdn iOSSSe dTo APpatIIH9.
Over 1000 Russian dead were counted
before the position Of one Austro-
Hungarian brigade. Two officers and
240 men have been captured by our
forces. The Adstrians maintain their
lines everywhere. The Russians have
not gained an inch.
vienna territorials repuised su-
perlor Russian forces on the kar-
myn."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
BoMHARDED FROM SKY.

VIENNA, VIA Berlin WreIess) Jan.
f5.-An italian aviator hombarded
Laibach, capital Of the crownand Of
carnioIa, the war office repor:)d to-
night, but no one was hurt fand no
damage was done.
Italian artillery has been sheilIng
the fortress Of MaIborset for moro
than forty-eioht hours, It was OFF,
cially announced. Austrian troops have
captured strongly fortified Italian
position near osiaxia. !. es.s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
NO MENTION or TRUCE

PARIS, Jan. 16-The Montenegrin
legation stated tonight that official
dispatches admitting tho capture Of
cettinje by tho Austrians, carry no
mention Of the report that Austria
and Montenegro have arranged a
truce and that they believe the de-
port Is untrue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
GERMANY

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BERLIN, (via wireless to SayviP :
Jan. 15.-The Berlin newspapers ~
day unanimously approved the ~
tlon by the German governn1e It
the British proposal to submI ne
BaraIong case to court composer Of
American naval officers. The govern
ment's decision to adopt reprlsais be-
cause Of the alleged murder Of sub
marine crew by the crew Of q British
steamer was warmly applauded In the
refchstag.
Tho press generally takes tho view
that the English proposals was an
evasion, declaring that no sea-faring
man would acquit the 5aralono mur-
derers.
"The German suggestion that the
saraIong murderers be judged by
English officers is correct" said the
Vossische Zeitung, which declared
that the most shocking phases Of the
cases had not been printed In the
English press.
"There 10 still justice on earth" !"
said the Lokal Anzeluer. "This ought
to be known by tho BaraIong mur-
derers and by their protectors"
Other papers declared, the British
reply seemed to take the whole affair
~ Joke. Count Westarp, speaking
In the reichstag, declared the 6ara-
IonQ case "a monument OF disgrace
for England" The socialist Moske.
who said he spoke In the name OF
his party, was also bitter In his con-
demnation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
KAISER REcovERs.

BERLIN, Jan. 15.-kaIser Wilhelm,
plans to visit the western front with
in-a fortnight, It was stated tonight,
having completely recovered from the
slight indisposItion produced by car
buncle on his neck. The Berlin news
papers, In printing reports today Of
the kaiser's appearance at luncheon
and at several public places, poked
fun at foreign newspapers that print
ed sensational reports Of the kaiser's
illness. They reproduced different
storIes reporting members Of the en-
peror's family Fastening to Berlin be-
cause OF his Illness and also the re-
port that i Or. John West; formerly
81 Baitimore, had written friends IN
America that the kaiser's Iarnyx had
been removed because Of cancer.
The newspapers declared these re-
ports were generally started 81 COR
respondents Of English papers.
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subscribers Of The Daily Gate
City are served the full Leased
Wire Service Of the United
Press Associations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17
AMEND ITS CONSTITUTION
Change Provides FOR More OGicerS Of
state Realty Board.

A. special meeting Of the mem
hers of the Real Estate Association OF
tho State OF New York. held last week
in this city. the constitution Of the as
ISOLATION was amended The new
amendments provided FOR cnlsrCing the
executive committee, and were made
necessary i'm order 20 meet the s,tUa-
ton presented by the constantly in-
creasing membership. For these new
positions on tho executive committee
tho following have been selected: An
ring =. Prall. secretary OF She staten
Island Savings Bank aud president OF
The Staten Island Real Estate Board;
Carlisle s.. Goodrich. president o. the
>cwburgn Resl Estate Board, and
George y. Brown. president of the
Natcrtovu Real Estate Association.
These now members. together with
Representatives from Buffalo. Eochcs-
tcr. Syracuse, Itica, Albany, Long
Island and New York City. now CIV 10
the state association 81 splendid state
vide working executive committee.
The most important matter affecting
property interests and the result OF
months or hard work ON the part OF
the state associa'ion bore fruit tnf,
week ,n the Incorporation a. albany
CT the Realty IaNleycls tourci %. inc
St.t. of Ecv York. Iuc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17
Buying There Attracts
Widespread Attention
in Realty World
SPECTATORS BUY IN
THE THOROUGHFARE
Upper Seventh Avenue
Also Conspicuous in the
Weeks Trading
BY ARTHUR T. NICHOLSON

There we're no sensational departures
last week from the buying movements
Of the present season. Purchasers 1T
on the very places where they were ex-
pcctcd TO plant themselves. Collect
lively and Individually they stirred
things up bit; they brought JOY To-
the cup Of the optimist and gave the
pcssimist less cause TO croak and make
many people miserable who want 20
feel good.
4 number of big purchases was made
on Manhattan Island in the week. II
l. no easy task TO say which one was
IN. most important in relation 20 tho
entire market or which one will exact
the most widespread beneficial cfec,
on the realty paths. One of the prln
cinaI investments OF the week was made
by the Guarantv Trust Company by tAa
purchase OF the premises. 4eN'3 ieet' u,
.hc northwest corner of 6Jth -. and
Madison ay., through Douglas T. LiiI
man A. Co.. from Mrs. Harry r. DlmocN
sister OF the late William 1. Nhitn'{
Tho Guaranty Trust company lntehu7
10 erect on the site Tor It's own use
two-story bank building from plans by
IfOSS q iTO1Ns llt
and Queensborough subway will have
station At 60th ST. and 9th az. and an
other station at 60th ST. and Lexington
a.. This part OF tho town is going 70
become enc Of the strongest business
centres.
OF late, Madison a.. has put on add
cd charms TO the SPECTATORS owing "a
the probability that the roadway WI
he widened. so thai much traifc VIII De
directed 70 the thoroughfare from FlitH
az. Among the transactions in the rs
trict besides the Goth ST. corner to tn1'
Guaranty Trust Company were the sac
~ E39 Madison Az. a dwelling mouse
26xlO0 feet. for Daniel b. Freedman
through Pease & Gilman; the purchase
OF 927 Madison sv., dwelling, ZONoI
feet. by Daniel B. Freedman through
Pease e. Gilman from the Daniel Z
Connell estate. and the purchase OF tn'
PREMISES, 2S4 and 2S6 Madison av. ant
IS and T. Fast 10th St., forming tn'
northwest corner Of 10th 81. and Man
son av.. by the Anderson Galleries, Inc.
Mitchell kenneley. president. Inc sell
~ Of the 10th 81. corner. when vas
held at s750.O0o. was Mrs. Lila baDoit
HYDE. the brokers in the TRANSACTION
heinz +. K. Wood. ". II. Dolson CON-
many and Harris & Vaughan, Inc. A
is and II East 40th ST. is q twelve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17
LATEST REPORTED LEASES
Some Lofts Rented for Long Term Of
Years

Pcasc & Gilman have leased a 50x100
: foot loft in 81 and SO Fast 32d st. 20
Cohen, Mathews & Levine, and part OF
loft in 4 West 9th 81. to Louis
Singer.
Preville & Rosenberg have leased for
the Henry Phipps Estates the second
loft in building AZ West 18th 81.
through 20 IS West 18th ST., 10 Ben II.
Schif & Bros.
Goodale. Perry & Dwight have leased
$4,000 square feet Oh the seventeenth
floor in the Victoria Building, 9th ST.
and Broadway, 20 Kirby. Block q
Fischer. Inc, for term of years.
Charles F. Noyes Company has leased
the store, 1857 Broadway, TO the Az
gustine Stores Company.
Huberth g. Huberth have leased for
Scott & Griffith the store at 1896
Broadway TO the Public Service Tire
and Rubber Company.
Porter e. Co. have leased for Samuel
We'll to Ernest krusi tho dwelling 800
LenoX av.
William A. White & Sons have leased
loft space at "a Bond st. to Fellman
Bros.
Charles h. Van Valon has leased an
Office in % William ~. TO Solwin
Smith.
VI. Rosenthal Company has leased for
F. & G.. Pfomm, a. agents, the store
al IA West 3lst st. for term OF years
70 Samuel Gerst.
Seton Henry & Douglas Gibbons have
leased the store at II East 45th st. 20
the VI. ". Importing Company FOR a
term Of years.
Van Vliet & Place have rented the
store and loft building at 60 Barrow 81.
for term Of years 70 the II. Webster
Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17
BUILDING GAINS
IN 81 BIG CITIES
Number of November Per
mitS for 1872 Towns Less
than a Year Ago

Tile preliminary returns OF November
building permits and expenditures
gwen I'm "Bradstrect's journal last
week lls cities reported, showing,
as they did. a decrease IN permits, but
A small gain in value Of building as
compared with q year $50. were quite
close 90 the real facts, as shown by
later, more detailed and numerous re-
turns. With 152 cities OF the United
States reporting. the tots. number OF
permits Is found 20 be PLATO. and the
c,ncnditlIcs aggregate $lO.6ts,9tet a
decrease in permits from November q
wear ago Of 6S per cent. but 9 gain m
expenditure of 80 per cent.
or the 1872 cities reporting. eighty
seven. or about 81 per cent, show gains
over year ago. md siX'y-iive cities
show decreases The Western group o.
cities is the only one showing gain
In permits over year ago. but that
croup. the Southwestern. Southern and
Far Western groups all show gains IN
c<ucaditure A. shown last week, most
of the larger cities, snow gains, but
New NorS. Chicago, Minneapolis, Bal
timo~e and Boston show decreases, and
tho large volume o. the normal build
ing ut those cities affects percentages
Of expenditure as a whole.
For>the eleven months ending with
November expenditures aggregated
1921 ass. 0o9. gain OF 20.3 per cent
over 1919. ana tho prospects, a. stated
last week. are that the year total
building a. IJ2 cities viii be little be
low 81 100000, an increase Of one
18th over the preceding year. and.
therefore. the premier period for build
ing expenditures. j. needs 90 be re-
,rembered. however, that permits them
selves viii probably show only q small
increase for the year, not much in cT-
cess of per cent. 81 fact, and this
with the known facts as TO increased
cos. Of wages and material makes I
look as if the bulk Of the gains shown
ir expenditures this year over some
others viii be- found TO be due TO high
or costs rather than really greater
bu ldinC activity.