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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
Most Tremendous Attack in Worlds History OF
War, is Being Continued at Verdun
by the Germans.
BATTLE GROWS MORE VIOLENT HOURLY
Wave After Wave of Soldiers is Sent Crashing
Against the Defenders of the
Road to Paris.

artillery fire, the Germans broke the
French advanced line for distance OF
more than quarter Of q mile. On the
east bank of the Meuse, the Germans
shifted their attack from the Vaux re-
gion to a new flank assault on Pepper
heights.
Beginning with operations against
the French small field works, the Ger
mans finally launched an attack
through a ravine southwest OF the
Pepper ridge in an attempt to cut m
the French defenders The assault
was broken up before the attacking
forces reached the French barricades.
A graphic story of the fighting for
possession of Caillette wood, near
Douaumont was received from Paris
today, with tribute to the bravery OF
5000 Germans whose human chain
saved their comrades from ront.
While the German advanced col.
umns engaged in a fierce attack
against the French barriers. the three
thousand Germans formed chain
four deep, along which were passed
sand bags, steel shelters and equip
ment for temporary defenses for The
men at grips with the French. The
chain ran across exposed ground and
was subjected to a fearful hurricane
of fire from the French guns. AS
quickly as a gap was made by
French shell, the Germans closed It.
Hurrying the sand bags to the front
they worked as steadily as volun
teer bucket brigade at a fire. At least
half the three thousand were slaugh-
tered before the Germans finally abb
andoned the attack.
Mighty Drive Is Checked.
[By Ed L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, April luxurious French
counter attacks and sheeted artillery
fire are checking the mighty drive
launched by the Germans on tho
northern fronts Of Verdun.
The French are striking blows RI
valing in power the tremendous
smashes directed by the crown prince
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
Carranza's Forces are Not Very Eager to Fight
the Bandit, Who Has Completely Hyp-
Noticed His Countrymen.
!, S. CAVALRY REACH DURANGO STATE
Outlaws Reported Approaching Durango
City Where the Garrison is Said to be
Entrenching for a Battle.

By E. T. Conkle, United Press Staff
Correspondent
Ell PASO, Texas, April 11.-United
Itates cavalry are reported today to
lave crossed into Durango state after
Filla. Far in advance of them, Villa
as said to have reached Tepehuanes
khich is on the state roadto Durango
tity.
Besides these unconf1rmed reports,
rrivals from Chihuahua City today
rought new version of Villas in
lry at Guerrero on March 80. An
reas Rehaza. Mexican, shot Villa
through the leg after Rehaza's daugh-
er had been outraged. Villas men
hught Rehaza and Villa personany.
bhile still suffering acutely from his
round, put bullet through the faith
rs brain.
The Chihuahua City passengers
lso added Leon Bari, French mer-
hant of Guerrero; four Arab peddiers
Ind a number of Mexicans to the
bree Americans and two other
breigners reported killed by Villas
nen at Minaca and Guerrero.
. The latter five were again said to
e DR.. A. T. Stell, Lee Lindsey, Frank
Woods, Herman Blankenburg and
Donald MacGregor.
The Americans from Chihuahua
City denounced the Carranzista forces
)n southern Chihuahua, charging them
Eith stepping out of Villas way after
be defeated them at Guerrero His
blight from the American pursuit was
through Minaca and LaJunta, thence
through FL Rancho De Santiago and
Cierro Prieto to Satevo and Ojo
Azules. No opposition was offered
by Carranza soldiers at any of the
places. the refugees declared, and
Carranzistas did not leave Chihuahua
City to take up the pursuit until
Villa was well on his way to Durango.
How the Carranzistas in Durango
City will treat Villa was the ques-
tion uppermost in the minds of Ell
Paso officials today. A portion Of the
Durango garrison under the Arrieta
brothers is reported to have declared
itself against the American invasion
Of Mexico. This is unconfirmed. Other
reports are that the Arrietas are
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
Discreditina the Bible.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE New
York presbytery is today on record
GA to that the Biblical story of the
virgin birth of Christ and other Bible
mira cles are not to be accepted too
literally.
The action was taken in accepting
as ministers, three graduates of the
Union Theological seminary, who
both orally and in writing refused to
affirm the virgin birth story and
singly and jointly refused to acknowl-
edge the raising of Lazarus from the
dead or the narrative Of Jonah and
the whale.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
Submarine Issue is Yet to be
Disposed Of, Including the
Lusitania Case.
lBy Robert j., Bender, United Press
Cfo Ae Gcrro.n,,ondn,,A

lby Robert j.. Bender, United Press
STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 11-Because
OF the cold that incapacitated Presi-
uent Wilson most of yesterday, it was
not certain the cabinet would meet to-
eay In any event the president and
us advisers are without many of the
ueslred facts ON which to base the
ueinlte decision in the submarine is
sue which 1t had been expected would
Aiake today's meeting one Of great i'm
[portance.
Inc German note which the foreign
oince advised Ambassador Gerard
Seuid be given him yesterday, was de-
|iayed in delivery apparently, dispatch
s telling it would be placed in Ger
ards hands today.
me cabinet was without official verf-
|scatlon. therefore, of the German an
nouncement that no German U boat
| 70 pedced the Sussex and that no In
se,aet'oDal law was violated by the
suomarines which torpedoed the ether
..E vessels, concerning which the
|eosernment has asked Berlin.
olcials confined themselves today
largely to discussion of the general is
que. One thing was clear from utter
aaces of certain high officials: The
slhsie incident of the SUSSEX has not
zen responsible for the present criti-
Iat stage CT relations between the
onl.ed States and Germany.
Ine L'ssitania case and the whole
|suomarine issue is yet to be disposed
u The United States, It was pointed
y ono authority, has not consfd-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11

LONDON, April 11.-Under the most
tremendous hammer blows in the his
tory of the world, the fTench line is
holding firm in the great battle raging
around Verdun.
Wave after wave of German grey
coats are rolling up against the French
barricades on the six mile front north
west of Verdun. Bursting shell storms
have shattered trenches, parapets and
redouts Of the defenders. The French
are driving back the German legions
in savage hand to hand fighting on the
southern banks of Forges brook
Beginning with heavy infantry at
tacks delivered last Saturday, the bat
tie has hourly grown more violent as
If 1t is about to eliminate in a grand
assault ON both banks of the Meuse.
''If the French hold them this time.
Verdun is saved beyond doubt, said
an English authority today.
Twenty thousand Germans were
killed or disabled in the first forty
eight hours of the new Verdun attack,
Paris reported today. 1t is admitted
that the French losses have been very
heavy.
Throughout yesterday the Germans
charged ceaselessly, throwing one di-
vision AFTER anOIner 1n.O CIle aSSdulL
on Dead Mans hill with machine like
precision SO well did the French
sustain the shock that only at advanc-
ed positions did the Germans succeed
in penetrating trenches. In most in
stances they were driven out by I'M
mediate counter attacks.
Encouraged by their success on Ter
miten ridge, the Germans rushed down
the slopes for a frontal attack against
Hill 3O4. In the barren ravines they
we're caught under the fire of scores
of French guns. The attack was halt
ed before it reached the lower slopes.
The French guns lifted as the Ger
mans fled back to their trenches and
bit great holes in the grey masses.
Similar scenes were being enacted
between Haucourt and Bethincourt.
German divisions rushed down from
the northern ridges Of Dead Mans hill
only to be smothered by the French
fire. On the extreme east where rag
sed rayines afforded some shelter from
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
Wilson and Marshall.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Vice
President Marshall, again the running
mate for President Wilson and Sen
ator j. Hamilton Lewis, temporary
chairman and keynoter at the demo
cratic national convention, is the
prospective arrangement, according
to many democratic leaders gothering
here for the meeting of state chair
men Thursday.
Senator Lewis announced today that
talk of his possible candidacy for the
vice presidency had been dispelled
with the determination of Marshall
to run again. Two United States
senators are to be elected in Indiana
this fall and the presence of Mar
shall's name on the ticket is figured
by democrats here to aid their party's
candidates. Hence the withdrawal of
Lewis.
A recent visit of National Chair
man VIM. F. McCombs to Washing
ton, paved the way for Lewis prob
able selection as temporary presiding
officer at the st. Louis convention. IL
was desired to have a western man
and the senate whip is said to be
satisfactory to the president, who
will have the final say.
1t is believed there will be oppo.
sition to Lewis in the national com.
mittee. His own state committeeman,
Charles Boeschenstein, close friend
of Roger Sullivan, is opposed to
Lewis and will vote against his Selec.
ton for the craftsmanship. it is said.
Lewis campaigned against Sullivan
when the latter ran for the senate in
1914 and the breach resulting has not
been healed. Senator Taggart of In.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
Election in Kansas.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, April IL
Among the twenty delegates to the
democratic national convention to be
selected here today will probably be
Mrs. w. A. Harris, Of Lawrence,
widow of the late Colonel w. A. Har-
ris, idol of Kansas democracy. Party
leaders believe she will be named d
without q doubt as one of the big
four" The fight for national COM
mitteeman overshadowed the fight
for delegates. Both "Jim' Orr of Chi
cago and "Bill'' Sapp, Of Galena, are
confident of election.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
NEXT CABINET MEETING
WILL BIZ MOST IMPORTANT

cred the Lusitania case closed, since
the armed merchantmen decree OF
March l announced a program de-
clared to be in direct conflict with
principles for which this country had
contended throughout the Lusitania
negotiations and to which Germany
virtually had subscribed. No settle
ment that does not cover the whole
ground will be considered satisfactory
ly. it was said With the Sussex, Man
chester Engineer, Eagle Point, Eng
lishman and Berwindle cases, their
greatest significance lies in the indica-
ton that the American position is not
accepted by Germany. This means,
some officials say, that further nego-
tiations are futile.
These officials oppose permitting the
new cases to become the subject OF
long drawn out informal discussions
between the state department and the
German embassy. They fear Count
Ven Bernstorff's re-appearance at the
department yesterday, in connection
with the Sussex matter, foreShadowS
sucb an attempt by Germany and IN
sist il should not be successful.
Reports Cause Bitterness.
rRv Carl w. Ackerman. United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, April 11.-Much bitter
mass has been caused here by reports
that Americans are questioning the
honor of the German government,
without waiting for presentation OF
all the facts in the Sussex and other
cases. The Berlin newspapers today
reprinted several American newspa'
nor editorials as cabled here from
English sources. THESE eoltorlais ;
charged that Germany has violated
the pledges given by Ambassador Won
Bernstorff 1t is the unanimous oplh'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
GERM ANY

BERLIN, April 11.-More than
thirty.six Thousand prisoners have
been captured by the Germans since
the Verdun offensive began February
Fl, Il was seni-officlaiiy stated today
On tho west bank Of the Meuse, the
Germans have captured about ton
square miles Of French positions, In
addition to a much larger area taken
on the east bank of the river.
counter1ns upon the French state
mont that tho village Of Bethlncoure
was evacuated according to a prev
IousIy arranged plan, the seni-officiaI
news agency today made public the
copy Of A French army order found on
the battle field, with reference to
Bethlncourt
"Thls important place must be held
under all circumstances" read the
French order.
It was further pointed out that the
fact that more than 700 unwounded
Frenoh prisoners were taken and that
the French sustained heavy losses,
was proof that the evacuation was not
carried out under perfect arrange.
ments.
A recent French eommunique re-
ported that the new French line rests
on the southern corner Of AWooourt
wood. 1t was stated here today that
the Notifications OF the village Of
Avooourt, south Of Avocourt forest,
wore destroyed by the German ad-
vance Of Sunday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
Actor Smiled Beneath Spot Lights;
His Wife Lay Dad in the Morgue

edIv flashed back two years to the
night he stood in the wings OF the
,rrandeis theatre here waiting to go
on the stage in musical COMEDY
when a telegram came telling him his
former wife, Mabel Barrison, was
dead.
She Was an Artist.
CHICAGO, April 1l.-lrma hllsai-
len Howard. who killed herself at
Omaha Yesterday was married to Joe
Howard whose lyrics gave the La
Salle theatre here national reputa-
tion at Los Angeles, March 9. They
were married by a police judge. A
taxicab chauffeur was the only wit
ness.
Mrs Howard was divorced in 1914
from her first husband, Count JAG
oues VonMourik De Beaufort just
five wears after their marriage, which
was ON September 10, 1909, in Lon
don.
Mrs Howard as Irma Killgallen
achieved considerable note here as a
charity worker and artist. 1t was
through her desire to paint that she
went to Europe to study and there
met the count
Their married life was stormy.
beaufort. Mrs. Howard's friends say,
beat his wife repeatedly and at one
time it is said. slapped her face in
public. Her father is NJ. H. Kilgallen,
a millionaire steel and land man. Mrs.
Howard became acquainted with her
actor husband while studying music.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
ENGLAND

LONDON, April 11.-The British
steamer Ellaston has been badly dam
aged and 10 believed to have sunk.
Tho crew was taken off.
The EiIaston displaced 1886 tons
and was 346 feet long. She was built
in 1906 and owned at Glasgow.
Tho Italian steamer Unione has
been torpedoed.
The Unione displaced 2,3e7 tons and
was 296 feet long. She was built in
1905 and registered at Spexia.
FEARS FOR FORCES.
LONDON, April II. - Increasing
fears were felt here today for the
safety Of General Townshend's force
Of ten thousand troops, besieged by
the Turks at Kut-EI,Amara, In Mes,
opotania.
Townshend has now been cooped in
by the Turks for exactly four months
and 1t is believed his dwindIins sup
plies are rapidly reaching the point
Of exhaustion. official dispatches
report the failure Of the relief expedi-
tlon to break through the Turkish
ring and Indicated that floods are
seriously hamperlns the advance Of
the relief forces.
spy EXECUTED TODAY.
LONDON, April 11.-ofheiaI an
nouncement was made this afternoon
that a spy whose name was not given
was executed today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
Wiley Rankin is Dead.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, April IL
wiJev Rankin. Al, special assistant
attorney general. and formerly lead
er in the bull moose party in Iowa
died suddenly at his home here this
morning of hemmorhage of the brain.
He is survived by widow and Two
small sons. The remains viii be
taken to his old home at Mason City
for burial.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
Easter Ego Dyes.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Easter
rabbits will bring eggs dyed in the
brightest of colors as of yore, dye
shortage or no dye shortage. This
message comes from the commercial
department which says that while
most dyes are hardly obtainable be-
cause of the war, the Easter dye sup
ply is little affected thus far.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11

Villas personal enemies and that
they are entrenching at Durango City.
A number of Salazar sympathizers,
including Generals Marcelo Caraveo
and Zaragoza. have been arrested In
Ell Paso. Department of justi :e
agents, alarmed at Salazar's escape
into Mexico to head a new revolution,
are determined to break up the anti
Carranza factions working out of Ell
Paso.
An unconflr1ned report reached
here today that Carranza troops Of
Colonel Canos command raided a
ranch belonging to A. Esquiredo at
Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua.
Three Natives Executed.
JUARIEZ, Mexico, April 11.-Three
Mexicans were executed here today
by Carranzista firing squad for con
spiracy against the defacto govern
ment.
After the firing squad of six sol
diers themselves selected the order
in which the trio went to their death
the bodies were left on the ground
before the adobe wall in the cemetery
where the executions took place, to
be viewed by the public. There were
-
only a few witnesses to the sunrise
ceremony ordered by court martial.
The men put to death were Florenz
Hernandez, Jose 1nez Bourbel and
Nicholas Chavarrea. According to
Commandant Gavira, who announced
the executions, the trio confessed
that interests close to the Felix D1az
revolutionary movement supplied
+barn with MONEY tn foment a revolt
in the Juarez garrison. Gavira stated
there would be no more executions
among over two score others fmpll-
Gated in the conspiracy. The three
killed were ring leaders. Chavarrea
was formerly private secretary to
General Orozco. Many of the con
spirators are said to have enlisted In
the garrison with the intention OF
capturing the soldiers weapons while
they attended the regular Sunday con-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
OFFICIAL REPORT.

BERLIN, April 11.-capture of
more French positions northeast Of
Verdun, in the fighting southwest of
Fort Douaumont, was announced by
the war office this afternoon.
On the east bank of the Meuse,
French counter attacks south of
Crows forest were repulsed, the Ger
mans taking 222 prisoners.
The French counter attacked in
large force from the direction Of
Chattancourt, but were everywhere
driven back. They were also driven
off in attempts to reconquer positions
near Pepper heights recently taken
by the Germans.
South Of st. EIoi, an English gren-
ade attack broke down. The Ger
mans retain the whole position.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
MAY TAKE WEEK TO COUNT
PREFERENCE PRIMARY BALLOTS

this cannot be determined for several
hours.
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Daily Gate City and Constitu-
t;on-D Democrat is received over
onr own leased wire.
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THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
Local tempt p. m 50; a. M.
SO.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-02-23
Activity on Two Fronts.

London, Feb. 22.--The Germans
have resumed their drive in the west
and, according to Berlin, have pene-
trated the first lines Of French
trenches in the forest Of Givenchy,
east of Souchez. for distance Of
500 metres. ....
Paris admits the Germans sue
ceeded in penetrating the French
trenches, but asserts that the attack
ing forces were driven from nearly
all the captured position. Paris also
says the German losses were very
heavy.
The Austrians are continuing
their air raids over Italian territory.
The latest fights were across the
province Of Brescia. and towards Mi
Ian. Some reports say four were
killed and five wounded, with only
slight material damage.
Heavy Losses for Turks.
The Turks lost heavily in the
fighting resulting in the capture of
ErZerum by the Russians, according
to Petrograd dispatch to-day which
estimates their losses as 10000 kill
ed, wounded and prisoners.
Following up their victory ener-
getically, the Russians are pursuing
the Turks westward from Erzerum,
as well as as to the north and the
south. as the Turkish forces have
split and fled in all directions. The
different Ottoman groups, according
to Petrograd advices, have been cut
off from communication with each
other, while the Russians are de-
clared to have soHdified their own
lines so that their advance is rapidly
becoming a forward drive along an
unbroken front from the 'Plack Sea
to Mush, west Of Lake Var
On the north, Trebizond ia threat
enei. the Russians having pushed
close to the Black Sea port in their
operations along the coast, while tile
Russian forces from Erzerum are re-
ported nearing the coast city.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-02-23
TamaSSee News.

Tamassee, Feb. 10. - Special:
The literary society Of the Tamassee
school held an interesting meeting
last Friday afternoon. The pupils
taking part i'm the program were
Mick!er Sheppard, Arthur Nichols,
Cora Satterfeld, Exile Harden, Wal
ter. Rankin, Callie Nicholson, Belle
Satteriield and Dorcas Satterficld.
The school Is doing good work un-
der the management Of Miss Minnie
Barker. .
Mrs. Christopher Kelley visited
relatives in Westminster last week.
w. B. Watson, of Greenville, is
a guest at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Beard.
Miss Sallie Stribling, Rural
School Supervisor, visited the Ia
'.assee school Wednesday afternoon
and was the guest of Mrs. Haynes
Jones. at Tamassee Place, for the
night.
Charley Brewer, Frank Mccall,
ffanN NIX ana D1Xle Powell, with
their respective families, have re-
Gently moved into the Tamassee sec
ton. We heartily welcome these
newcomers into our community.
Mrs. G. Jones has returned home
after delightful visit of ten days
to relatives in Greenville.
Miss Minnie Barker spent the
week -end in Walhalla and attended
the teachers association.
Sam Werner and Jack Darby, of
Walhalla, We're guests OF Hayne
Jones while hunting in this section
on last Thursday. u
Earle Beard visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Beard, last Sat-
urday and Sunday