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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-02-13
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
Japan Cannot Send Troops.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1T is
not only a physical impossibility, but
strategically inadvisable for Japan to
send ~her armies to the European
battlef1elds, in the opinion of Baron
Megata of Japan, head of the special
Japanese financial mission to Amer
lea. "If in face of physical i'm
possibility, Japan should be fool
hardy enough to make superhuman
effort to send troops and If she
speedily became exhausted--then who
would protect the orient If Germany
still remained undefeated?" was
Megata's answer today to the ques-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
and will Enthusiastically support him
in his desire for denomination"
MEANS CHARGED
WITH MURDER
Must Stand Trial on Charge of Killing
Mrs. Maude A. King,
Wealthy
Widow.

! UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
/ CONCORD. N. c., Nov. 1.--Gaston
Bullock Means was formally charged
with the murder of Mrs. Maude A.
King, here today, when the grand
jury returned an indictment.
Mrs. King. Means benefactor and
friend. was killed at Blackweller
Spring, near here by rifle shot.
Prosecution and defense at once be-
gan sparring for location and jury
personnel for the trial. The indict-
ment followed three days investiga a
ton by the jury which examined a
score OF witnesses, including group
of Chicago bankers and witnesses pre-
scented by Assistant District Attorney
Dooling, Of New York state.
The feature Of the investigation
was the jury's obvious insistence on
discovering a clear cut motive for the
crime.
Mrs. King met her death at the lone
ly spring the night of May 90 Means
was the only person with her at the
time. The state AYERS he lured her to
this unfreauented spot after dissipat-
ing her fortune and murdered her to
keep her quiet. Means claims they
went there for target practice with
pistols and that Mrs. King accidental
1y shot herself.
The woman was shot in the back of
the head, on the left side about two
inches above the ear. Experts from
Chicago and New York, the two cities
in which Means is alleged to have
made away with most Of the Chicago
lumber baron widows fortune, have
sworn that Mrs. King could not pos
sibly have shot herself in that man.
ner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
Late Market Quotations
heavy, s1590@16.2O; light, $15.4O0
I17 NJ. ,,ipc nnS1E m

heavy. s15.9o@1s.2o; light, s15.4o@
17.N; pigs, $12.00@15.00.
Cattle receipts 10000; marke
steady. Beeves. s6.s5@17.5o; COW
and heifers. s5.5o@12.25; stocker
and feeders, $6.1o@11.5o; calves, $50
@1475: westerns; $6.25@1375.
! Sheep receipts $4,000; marke
strong. Native, $8.s0@12.15; west
ern. s9.10@13Oo; lambs, $12.5O@
1900; western, $13.OOQ17.25.
Kansas City Live Stock.
| KANSAS CITY, Nov. Cattle re
ceipts 1000; market steady. Steers
SCHOOLGIRLS; cows and heifers, $3.50
| @12.50; stockers and feeders, $6.75Q
1900: calves. $6.5O@13.O0
Hog receipts 5000; market 15@25t
higher. Bulk, $16.50@1705; heavy
S16.S0@17.15; medium, $16.509171O;
light, $16.O0@16.80.
Sheep receipts 5000: market 100
Csc higher Lambs, $16.25@17.35;
ewes, $9.50@11.50; wethers. $1,000
1925.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST LOUIS, Nov. Cattle
receipts 6,O00 market steady. Texas
receipts 500; native beef steers, $500
@15.50; yearling steers and, heifers
s7OO@16.00; cows, s5.o0@1o.65;
stockers and feeders, s6.50@11.0O;
calves, s5.75@1425; Texas steers,
s6.75@10.50; cows and heifers, 5000
$1,000.
Hog receipts $500; market 15620c
higher. Mixed and butchers, s16.75@
1875; good to heavy, s1I20017.5O:
--e
1928; pigs, $14.0O@16.0O; bulk, $16.75
@17.35.
Sheep receipts 1900; market steady,
strong. Ewes, s10.50@1125; lambs,
13O0017.00; Gamers and choppers,
S5.0O@S.5O: wethers, S11.50@125O.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Nav. Cattle receipts
700; market steady, 1Oc lower
Steers, s700Q16.75; cows and heif-
ers, S5.o0@9.1o; stockers and feed
ers, s6.o0@13.O0; calves, $s.OO@12.50;
bulls and stays, S5.500I50.
Hog receipts 1900; market 25c
higher Bulk, s1660@16.SO; top,
$500
Sheep receipts 10000; market gen.
orally steady. Yearlings, s11.5o@
1900; wethers, s11.Oo@1250; lambs,
Sl6.25 @l7.25; ewes, $10.00@11.00.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1-Butter-Extras
43c; firsts, 42c: dairy extras, 1910
Ale; dairy firsts, 3Sm39c.
Eggs-Ordinary firsts, 36@37c;
firsts 38039c.
Cheese-Twins, 23@23Ac; Young
Americas, 24@24Ac
Potatoes-Receipts As cars: Wis
consins and Minnesotas, s1.75@200
per ,cwt.
Live poultry-Fowls, 13k617hc:
ducks, 16@171sc; geese, 1601sc;
spring chickens, 171ac: turkeys, zoe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
TumuIty no Candidate.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Secretary
Tumulty has no political aspirations.
From his desk in the white house to.
day, the genial buffer for President
Wilson denied reports that he would
be candidate for United States sen,
ator from New Jersey.
Owing to the Illness OF Senator
Hughes, many good friends of mine
In New Jersey have been generous
enough to suggest my name as Sen,
ator Hughes successor" Tumulty
said. These suggestions evidently
come from those friends in New Jer-
sey who do not know of my intimacy
with Senator Hughes and my deep
admiration for him. Therefore there
can be no solid basis in fact for these
stories. The democracy of New Jer
sey is solidly behind Senator Hughes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
New York Produce,

NEW YORK, Nov. Flour mar
ket quiet, unchanged.
4 Pork market firm. Mess, s47.50aI
$3.50.
Lard market inactive, nominal
Middle west spot, $25.40@25.50.
! Sugar, raw, market quiet. Centri
fugal test, $500; Muscavado SO test
$500.
| Sugar refined, market quiet CUT
loaf, $685.; crushed. $3.50; powdered
$8.30@8.55; graduated, $685..
Coffee Rio No. on spot, 77s Csc.
Tallow market dull. City, 15hc;I
special, 16c
Hay market fairly active. No /
S1.25; No. 8, $1.05@1.10; cloyG|
871sc@$12O.
Dressed poultry market dull. TurI
keys. 2402Sc; chickens. 2O936c;|
fowls, 17@251ec: ducks, 25@27c.
Live poultry market fairly active
Geese, 18c; ducks, 2O@23c; fowls, III
@21c; turkeys, 1Sc; roosters, 16c;
chickens, 19@21c.
Cheese market unsettled, weaker
State milk common to special, 1871
221ac; skins, common to specials, q
@20c.
! St. Louis Horse and Mule Market
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct 31.-Horses-
The trade started off on a shade
lower basis, the opening days prices
showing a decline of IS to $3.50 per-
head on everything except choice
grade southerners. These were
srtong, but made up very small
part Of the offering. The trade IN
inspection classes was unusually
strong and British and United States
purchases combined amounted to 2lo
head. United States prices are slS'
to SITS for riders and field artillery
types.
Heavy draft, extra. $50. $3.50 CIV
Eastern chunks ........... l25 G19v
Southern horses, CHOICE. 14OTley
Southern horses, good. -. 1OOdls.
Southern horses, common. 500 .,
PLUGS 25T ou
Mules, The market is overstockea
with mules this week and tracing
thus far has been anything but saus,
factory, with reference to prices az
well as clearance The initial day
trade was on slow and lower oasis
throughout and big proportion u
the receipts were held over. Lltue
mules and out-classed kinds were eA'
ceptionally cheap and hard to dlspose
Of Good fat cotton mules. ID halus
and upward, were wanted. but lhe!
were not as strong as week aEo
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
New Lord of Admiralty.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.1
LONDON. Nov. 1.--Sir Eric Geddes.
first lord of the admiralty, announced
q sweeping change in British navy
administration in his maiden speech
in the house of commons today. He
declared that growth of the admins
trative work of that office would
necessitate the appointment of a
civil lord to succeed Sir Francis Hop
wood
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
w w Member Arrested.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
Ell PASo, Texas, Nov. Vincent
ST. John. former secretary of the
1, W. w. local at Jacirrallo, New
was taken into custody by
federal officers here today on war
rant from Chicago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
THE WEATHER.
~. S. Department of Agriculture.

lU. S. Department of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau.1
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Friday; rising temperature
Friday.
For Iowa and Missouri: Fair to.
night and Friday; rising temperature
Friday.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy and
continued cold tonight; Friday fair
with slowly rising temperature.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
OIL Workers Strike.

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. Follow.
ing out their proposed strike schedule
5000 oil workers in eighteen Texas
and Louisiana oil fields struck early
today. The workers declared the OPP
orators refused to recognize their un-
ion or welcome governmental concilia-
ton
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

ton Of Japan sending an army to
aid Italy.
Lack of tonnage. difficulty of COM
munication and need OF the army at
home are the problems which would
confront Japan, he declared.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
Italian OFFICIAL Statement.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ROME, Nov 1-"Deluding the en-
emy's plans by OBTAINING his advanc-
ing troops, the Italians withdrew to
the Tagliamento under difficult con-
ditions,' today's official statement
asserted
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-Corn-No. 2
yellow, 1921; No. 2 white. s217; No.
2 mixed, $21502.1sh; No. 8 mixed,
$2.l5.
Oats-No. white, 591a 06oc; No.
white. 59@59Ac; standard, 59A @
60Ac.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, Ill.,, Nov. I-Corn-No
sales.
oats-Market unchanged. nc low
er. No. white. 59A GD60c; No. 3
white 5s% @59Ac; No. 3 mixed, SOC;
standard, SOC.
Chicago Live Stock.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The hog mar
ket closed active. 80 to Is cents
higher Top for hogs, $3.50. Esti-
mates for tomorrow, 10000.
The cattle market closed steady
Top for cattle. $3.50: calves, STATS.
Estimated tomorrow, 1000.
The sheep market closed strong to
10 cents higher Top sheep, $1,000;
lambs, $17.25. Estimated tomorrow,
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Nov. Hog receipts
$4,000; market strong, CSC hirher.
Mixed and butchers, 1600017 rs:
lgood heavy, s1650@1725; rough
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

growing belief among military repre-
sentatfves Of all allied powers that toe
much importance must not be laid or
the west front.
Complete plans for reinforcing Italy
will be made at the conference 1T is
said. No matter how successfully
Cadorna checks Won Mackensen now
the Germans must be driven out oil
Italy entirely, military attaches here
declare. Otherwise they would have
established base for new and dan
gerous assault on Italy. Russia and
possibly France next spring.
Army Is Determined.
[By John H. Hearley. United Press
Staff Correspondent
ROME, Nov. 1.-THE army is de-
termined to resist and conquer--to
avenue the cry of pain issuing from
the country's sacred soil" General
Cadorna, Italian generalissimo. de-
clared today in telegram to Premier
Orlando. His message was evoked
by the new premier's telegram APP
prisfng Cadorna of union of all po-
litical elements and Rome's unfalter-
ing support and confidence.
Let the country have confidence,
italian newspapers all over the
country today commented on the ma
tons extraordinary calm under the
threat of the Germanic invasion.
The evacuation to the new battle
lines has been carried out without
serious loss. Every report from the
fighting efficiency.
German Drive Halted,
LONDON, Nov. 1.--Austro-G German
forces have reached practically the
line of General Cadorna's Tagliamento /
river defenses and have been check
ed there in their forward advance, ac- |
cording to the Interpretation placed
here this afternoon on Berlin's own Of !
fetal statement.
Berlin claimed to have stormed the
eastern bank defenses of the river at I
Dignano and Codroipo. But as Lon |
don read in between the lines, Gem (
eral Cadorna has succeeded in estab-
fishing himself ON the west bank OF
that defensive waterway.
The greatest apprehension how
ever, was aroused here over Berlin's
claim of the capture of sixty thous-
and soldiers in the section where it
was known General Cadorna's third |
army was seeking to escape from the |
wise like grip of General Won Mack i
ems ems armies at Udine and the coast
line.
One section of the German official
atement seemed to indicate Italian
forces were successfully covering the
retreat of this army, but the German
that 10000 Italian
soldiers had surrendered. if confirm
ed, would seem to indicate crush
ing blow to this force.
THE Italians retired fighting to
the western bank Of the Taglianen-
to-" the Berlin war office declared,
Eat the Pouzano, Dignano and Cod
rofpo bridgeheads, violently resisting |
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
Weather Conditions.

There are light snow flurries be-
tween the lakes and the upper Mis-
sissip2i, and cool weather continues
from the gulf to the lakes.
In the west the weather is general
ly fair and somewhat warmer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Nov. Moderate sell
ing, induced by the clear weather,
today sent corn down II to " cent
under yesterdays closing prices.
|. December corn opened late at
1171s, down "a, later losing IL. jan
uary opened IS lower at 114B, later
selling at IAN; May opened " of
at 112B, continuing at that figure.
Oats prices were practically sta
tionary. October opened 1s lower.
but subsequently recovered the same
action to ssh. March opened at SO
and remained unchanged. May open
ed Is lower at 59B, continuing at
that price.
Provisions were generally higher
pm higher hog market.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

and covering the retirement of the
third army.
THE bridgehead positions at Dig
nano and Codroi2o were stormed and
we penetrated from the north the
rear guard position east of the lower
Tagliamento."
Dignano is approximately fourteen
miles nearly due west of Udine, di
nectly on the Tagliamento river. Cod
roipo is about the same distance
from Udine, slightly more to the south
and is located on the river Taglio,
about five miles distant from the
Tagliamento.
Pouzano does not appear on avail,
able maps.
Sixty Thousand Surrender.
BERLIN, (yia London) Nov. l.
Sixty thousand Italian soldiers laid
down their arms east of the lower
Tagliamento," the official statement
announced today.
The war office announced the total
prisoners taken in the great Italian
drive had now reached 100000 men
and 1900 guns were taken.
1.-THE sixty thousand men who laid
down their arms east OF the Taglia-
mento river, probably refers to big
hody OF the troops of the third Italian
army which dispatches have indicated
were likely to be trapped near the
coast.1
Back Roll is Com Ing.
LONDON. Nov. 1.-The back-roll
is coming" Premier Lloyd-George
telegraphed Premier Orlando today
in expressing the allies satisfaction
at Italy's courage under invasion and
confidence In her future.
The British prime minister de-
clared his belief that the blow of
invasion had served to unite all
Italians in defense of their native
land and in the common cause of
based upon liberty
at is a source of real satisfac-
ion," the British statesman declared,
that the friendship of the Italian
md British nations is about to be
,emented by cooperation of their
armies, together with those of the
gallant French on the same battle
ield
II am confident the allies will
stem the tide of the enemy advance
n due course. The back-roll is COM
ng."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
Better Than Nothing.

Chicago News: The workman W.
turns out poor job is an iinp ..Sns
ment on the one who does notlnn ,s
but stand around and make reihai ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

Precipitation, trace (snow).
Mean temperature, Oct 81, 33.
Highest, 40.
Lowest, IS.
Lowest last night, 81
FRED 2. GoSEW1SCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
River Bulletin.

The river VIII remain nearly sta
tionary. or rise slightly, during the
next 4S hours.
Local Observations.
Oct.-Nov. Bar Their. Wind Wea tn er.
81 Z p. m. :. 80. 20 81 w Cloudy
z a. m. :. 80. 80 80 w 1t Snow
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
DECISIVE BATTLE
rs NEAR AT HAND

CONTINUED front page -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Rise in Silver
Still Unchecked
Price Now $1.03R-Trade
Watches Far Eastern
Situation

Commercial bar silver advanced ar
other 1 cent an ounce yesterday TO
Sl.0312. This establishes new high
record for the current movement. Ad-
vices from Toronto stated that $4,000
ounces of the metal had been sold
there on basis of s1.09.
In the local silver trade the develop
ments in the Far Eastern markets are
being watched with much interest. AID
vices from London state that the action
Of the government of India. in prohib-
ting the export of silver coin and
bullion from that country is the inev-
table sequel TO the rise in the metal
TO its present exceptionally high level.
The silver contents of the Indian ru-
pee, normally worth a shilling and four
pence, now, owing 10 the advance in
silver, are worth about shilling and
six pence. Since rupee drafts can be
purchased at one shilling and five
pence, il is obvious that India has be-
come one of the cheapest markets in
which 70 purchase the metal.
According 10 The London Times"
the further decision Of the Indian gov
eminent to prohibit imports of silver
indicates its desire 70 take whatever
measures are possible 20 check the ris-
ing tendency of the silver market.
Since the end Of June the importation
Of silver into India on private account
has been prohibited. but the govern
ment arranged 10 acquire all silver i'm
ported on the basis of per cent
under the London price current on the
day Of arrival. But the subsequent
rise in silver rendered this arrange
ment TO some extent ineffective. Now.
however. all purchasers OF silver on
Indian account arc eliminated from
the markets.
Meanwhile the stock OF silver in the
Indian Treasury shows q further in
crease. On August 81 the amount had
been increased 70 290,000,000 rupees,
which compared with less than $780,
100000 rupees at the end Of the first
week in June. The gold stock has also
lately been largely increased. On July
% the amount was less than 70,000,C00
rupees, but il now stands at 100, 100000
rupees. The real source of the Indian
currency difficulty is that while the
rest of the world is now working on
a paper basis, India still works on
metal one. And it would appear that
so long as the production OF silver is
insufficient 10 meet the demand that
difficulty is likely 20 remain unsolved
unless a resort is made 10 the issue of
notes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19

Corn Products Co.
Resumes Grinding
Argo and Granite City Plants
Obtain Fresh Supplies
of Grain

The Corn Products Refining Com
pany, il was announced yesterday, has
resumed operations at its Argo and
Granite City plants in Illinois. All OF
the company's plants were shut down
about a fortnight ago because OF the
scarcity Of corn.
The Argo plant, it was announced, is
grinding about $4,000 bushels day
Its total capacity il $4,000 bushels.
The Granite City plant, with 5000
bushels capacity, is grinding about
10000 bushels day. The operations
Of both plants represent about one
third of the company's total capacity.
Cessation of buying by distillers,
which has been followed by slump
in the price of old corn, has made 1t
possible for the company to go into
the market for supplies on n more
advantageous basis. A sufficient sup
ply. it is said, has been obtained to
make the continued operation Of the
Argo and Granite City plants at about
the present rate OF output reasonably
sure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Elections

Directors of the Colorado & South J.
ern Railway Company yesterday elected
B. B. Greer vice-president and general
manager, with headquarters at Denver,
70 succeed the late E. S. Roller. How
ard Elliott and o. NJ. Spencer were
elected directors, to succeed Harry
Bronner and H. E. Byram, resigned
Directors of the American Agricult-
ural Chemical Company yesterday elect
ed Galen L. Stone, of Hayden, Stone &
Co., a member of the executive commit
tee, in place of F. L. Ames, resigned.
George Mccall has been elected vice
president of the Westmoreland Coal
Company, to succeed the late Harry c.
Adams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19

shipments to tidewater still con-
tinue on reduced scale by reason of
the priority order under which the
railroads are diverting cars to the
lake trade. This is causing appre-
hension, not only because of the tenn
porary withholding of a substantial
tonnage from Eastern markets, but
because. with car supply in Central
Pennsylvania cut down still further,
miners are showing a greater ten
dency to seek employment in other in
dustries, where they can work every
day in the week, if they want to,
thus earning more money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19

The Coal Trade Journal OBJ
serves that DR.. Garfeld's statement
advising the public not to buy coal
freely at present prices, but to wait
until the governments retail prices
are announced before stocking up,
seems TO have fallen on deaf ears, so
far as users Of anthracite are con-
cerned. Retailers in this vicinity,
it says. "have observed no falling of
in the number or size of orders, but,
on the contrary, the anxiety to have
bins filed without further delay IS
increasing with the approach of cold
weather. The seriousness Of the out
look is mitigated to some extent by
.'c fact that more householders now
have a part Of their winters coal
supply safely stored away in their
bins than was ever the case before
so carly in the season. In other
words. much of the tonnage which
retailers received during the sum-
mer, and which under normal condi-
tons they would not have taken
until later, or would have stocked
for fall delivery, has already been
delivered to the ultimate purchas-
ers." No improvement is noted in
the soft coal situation. Bituminous