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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
NEGROES WIPED
OUT BY MOB
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ed over. Inc Broadway opera mouse
was destroyed with loss Of $780, 900
The Southern freight house was still
burning early today and the loss Is
estimated at $25o,o0o. More than zoe
negro homes, shacks, tenements and
| At $3.50 o'clock traffic across all
bridges leading to the Illinois side
was stopped. Militia men held the
crowd back with bayonets and there
was a great deal Of scattered fight
ing. A man on the bridge fired a
fussiIade Of shots at log floating in
the river. He thought it was ne
gro swimming to the Missouri side.
PANIC AMONG WHITES.
At midnight word reached the
rioters that thousand black from
Carondoiet, Granite City, BelIevilIe
and other points, had armed and were
approaching the city. For time
there was panic.
Several hundred whites who had
barricaded themselves In a school
house with their families were at
tackled by negroes, but miIitlamen
rescued them.
The conduct Of the guardsmen
brought nothing but praise, many Of
them being under fire for tho first
time.
Boys dressed In overalIs and street
coats, evidently fresh from work, had
only their rifles and cartridge belts.
One Of them, raw lad Of 10, from
Efflnshan, was slightly Injured while
rescuIng dozen negro women and
children. He had lost his rifle, re-
voIver and hat, but kept mob at
L. -
police headquarters. As they march
dressed in a bIood-spattered frock,
hit one Of the negro children over the
head with an Iron bar. The child was
trampIed under foot and appeared
dead when placed In an ambulance
Three or four soldiers disarme6
and cowed by the mob, were forced
to Join the rioters. One of them was
forced to kill negro at the approach
to the bridge leading to the Missouri
side.
BODY TORN TO PIECES.
The crowd laughed .uprcariousiy
when two of their number dragging
a rope on which a negro was being
hanged over a telephone pole, were
caught by a playing fire hose. The
men were knocked to the ground. A
mob leader finished the negro with
revolver. The women and children
tore his body literally to pieces and
roasted 1t In the fire.
One hundred and fifty wounded ne
groes were under treatment in Deac-
oness hospital this morning; 275 in
st. Mary's hospital, and scores OF
others at the homes Of friends on the
Missouri side.
, Last nights rioting reduced the
riots Of May 27 to mere sembIance OF
street braw.
While the mob was apparently
without leadership and acting in un-
organized units, It proved terribly
efficient. 1t was divided in groups Of
from 200 to 1000 in all parts of the
city, making it impossible for the
militia to center their efforts in any
one spot. Automobiles dashed
through the streets and supplied scat.
tered n1obs with 80 and SO calibre
shells. Who supplied the shells could
not be learned.
REASON FOR OUTBREAK.
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Attacks on Swedish Boats.

STOCKHOLM, July 3.-Germany
has apparently opened submarine
warfare on Swedish fishing boats.
Advices today showed that on Sunday
four such vessels had been sunk p9
gun fire. by German U boats OUTSIDE
the German blockade zone. Swedish
crews barely escaped to their boats.
The submarine commander they said
declared all neutral shipping would
hereafter be destroyed Ut sight.
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Argentine's Demands.

BUENO SAIRES, July 3-Argentine
has instructed her minister to Ger.
many to demand Immediately the rep
aration and indemnities promised for
sinking Of the steamship Protegido,
according to authoritative information
today. So far Germany has made no
further move tIan to promise.
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Tremendous offensive BLOW.

PARIS, July 3.-Germany launched
another tremendous offensive blow at
the French lines today centering two
simultaneous thrusts on Chemin Des
Danes, south of Loan and again
around Verdun. In both instances the
enemy failed to gain ground, according
to the war office report today.
'At 6 p. m. Monday along the line
from ALLIES to Palsy, the enemy re-
sumed his bombardment and VIC
lently and forcefully attacked the
trenc hes which French forces retook
yesterday" the statement said.
"a heavy struggle throughout the
night ensued, but all positions were
maintained.
ION the left bank of the Meuse
there was intense artillery firing at
midnight in the sector embraced by
Hill 3O4 and Avocourt wood. At 2:30 a.
m. on front of 500 yards in the
waves started out of the trenches, but
in our artillery FIRE did not reach our
lines.
"In the Champagne, the French
forces blew up an enemy block
house"
The Aiiles-Paissy sector is one in
which the Germans have twice before
attacked in pow ,rfui drives during the
past ten days. The front here lies di-
rectly south of Laon, where the
French command of dominating i;osi-
lions opens up the valley OF the river
Lette.
Hill 3O4 is northwest of Verdun
where last weeks German drives
netted them only scant foohold on
the western slopes of the mount.
The Hero Of Russia.
PETROGRAD, July "a slender,
delicate looking man, rackei with Ill
ness, was the greatest OF all heroes
in Russia today. He vas A. F. KereT-
/ sky, minister of war. 1t was he who
personally led free Russia's troops in
the start of the first offensive in
which the red flag of democracy has
been borne against Germany's auto
cratic hosts. 1t was ne who planned
the offensives, who finally when the
supreme test came, went to the front
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Petroarad is Rejoicing.

] Petrograd Is Rejoicing.
! by VIM. G.. Sheppard, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD. July Six weeks
ago the Teutons knew and made
ready for Russia's great offensive
starting July land yet today the
army of free Russia was forging
ahead through literal breaks in the
Austrian line.
Some of the 10000 prisoners al
ready taken in this offensive were
authority for the statement that it
was common knowledge among the
Teutons that Russia would begin to
German espionage system is thus
strikingly illustrated, since very few
Russians knew of the plans.
The next few days may reveal
Minister of War Kerensky as the
greatest statesman in Europe. The
offensive was carefully prepared
climax to his long cam paign of iron
handed discipline and control of the
troops.
That it was SO completely success
full despite preparations by the
enemy to defeat, is further tribute
to Kerenskys' genius in inspiring the
soldiers to fight as they never fought
before.
War Office dispatches today showed
the troops still VIGOROUSLY advanc-
ing through pierced sections of the
line.
Just before the offensive opened.
on General BrusiIoff's orders every
soldier in the section where it was
planned to strike, was advised of the
campaign. Anyone declining to ad-
vance was notified he would be re-
garded as traitor. There were no
traitors.
All Petrograd rejoiced today at the
success so far achieved and the
promises Of further victories. Mem
bers of the American mission here
were plainly pleased. Cheering
crowds in the streets hailed the news
with cheers for the government, for
Kerensky and for the soldiers. Cos
sack speakers from the Cossack con-
gress started a tour of all factories
addressing working men and urging
them to help in Russia's supreme
effort.
The temper of the crowds in Pet
rograd was illustrated by the rough
treatment accorded four street ora
tors who attempted to address the
people against the Russian offensive.
The speakers were dragged down
and severely beaten by the crowd.
Then they We're arrested as spies
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REASON FOR OUTBREAK.
United Press correspondent
asked leaders of the small mob units
what caused the feeling AGAINST the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
German OFFICIAL Report.

BERLIN, July 8. (Via London J.
Strong Russian attacks broke down
with heavy losses, declared today's
official statement Fronting new
positions to the south, the enemy did
not find strength to repeat it's attack
on height positions around Brzezany.
breaking forward across the
heights west of the Strypa, the Rus
sian mass attacks extended north OF
the gap in our lines made on the
previous day. the statement contln-
ued. with the assistance OF re-
serves we made the enemy halt" or
the western front fighting, the state
ment said:
"a French attempt to recapture
lost trenches around Labovelle and
on the left ! bank of the Meuse,
broke down"
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Plenty Of ANN unltion.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-Russia's
great army of democracy has enough
ammunition "for the present often
sive," members of the Russian war
mission declared today.
They pointed out that communica-
ton lines have been cleared of all
distractions and that big stores of
fighting material are at last reaching
the front.
1t was broadly limited "the push"
will show It's greatest strength in an
other direction.
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|up internal strife. in line with Berlin's
policy Of hindering war moves in en-
|emy nations by giving hostile govern
ments plenty to worry about at home
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Absurd Suspicious.

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, July 3.-Sus-
picions that the East st. Louis riots
We're caused by German agents are abb
solutely absurd, Chief Of Police Ran
som Payne said this afternoon, when
ne was shown Washington dispatch
saying that government agents had
started an Investigation to ascertain
whether Teiton workers had hand
in last nights rioting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

I. EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.,, July ga
small mob shot three negroes and set
several negro houses on fire shortly
after noon. Militiamen hurried to the
scene, but when they arrived the mob
had disappeared.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-01

Dewitt Van Court, the man who
taught Jim JefIries how TO handle his
fists, and regarded as one Of the best
boxing instructors I'm all America, to-
day received a temporary appointment
from Jas. j. Corbett as boxing instruc-
tor Of the draft army now assembling
at American Lake, Wash.
Corbett has been appointed by the
war department to supervise the noml-
nation OF a corps Of boxing instructors
FOR drafted men.
In a letter 20 Van Court, Corbett de-
clarcd that nothing definite has been
done in assigning the instructors to
their various camps, but assured
Van Court that he would be given the
appointment for the Pacific coast states
army.
r Il tell you frankly what l told the
war department" wrote Corbett. THAT
is, there is no greater teacher Of box
ing IN America today than Dewitt Van
Court
"YoNs was the FIRST name I suggest
cd TO the war department. and it GER
tainly delighted me to set your letter
Of acceptance. / knew you were will
ing TO do your Bit
There is just one man In your sec
ton that ] felt was ideal for the posi-
ton, and that was Dewitt Van Court
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-01
IAN hi q. HAMILTON.

United press SIAN Correspondents
NEW YORK, oct. THE transfer or
Buck Weaver back 90 his old position
at shortstop I'm the White Sox lineup,
with McNmnin at third base, simply
adds TO the predominance the Chicago
team enjoys over The Giants inheld;
With Weaver 40 third base and his
berg at shoristop. the sox topped the
Giants at second base. were overshad-
owed at shortstop, had a probable edge
at nrst base and were stood or at
third. Now the Sox have an advantage
at second base and shortstop. prob
able edge at Nrsl base, and are topped
only at third base. where 20 is consid-
cred by most persons that Heinie I'm
merman's experience and hitting obil-
ity places him far abQ< McMullin, q
youth
McNlulun may hold his own as a
fielder with Zimmerman, although
there isn't a third baseman in the game
who can handle hunts and slowly hil
erounders as Zimmerman can. Il IS
certain death at first base TO drop one
of these in front Of Zimmerman. Tie
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-01

1T wouldn't surprise me TO see Nc
Graw shoe. lcft-handera. Scnupp and
Salloe. az the White Sux I'm the first
two games. Either could come back
after q short rest but 70 wouldn't
be absolutely necessary for thore Is
Perritt. rght-hander. who Will give
the Sox n lot OF trouble.
"1 have been hearing n LOT about
Clcoto's shine ball lie might not
have such a thing; O. might Just be a
foeier Anyhow. n he has a shine
ball working he certainly will have
20 be az his very best 20 pitch 10 past
that hard-hitting club.
"The Giants are not a ball club that
might be considered mark for left
hand pnching They have a batting
order well balanced with both types
OF hitters. a strong inheld with
Fletcher and Herzog. n great COM
hinotou around second. pitching
staff especially strong in lefihanders,
good catchers and n smart ouiheld.
There had been some talk OF Herzog
being sick. hook Tor MIN 10 play
am important fnrt
81 DO not expect the Giants 10 have
a walk-ober but they have all three
things necessary TO win. hitting
pitching and fielding, with cool heads
under fire"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-01
WeaUcr'S Transfer TO ShOrtStOp
Strengthens White SOx

hes the art Of scooping up a srounder
viii his bare hanl ,nced 90 q sci
clce and the strength n his arm maxi g
u almost certain he Nii get his man
NcMullIn cont do tina, kind OF plll
iug-yel. But on Che other hant, I
LAS been men of Jus his type WHO
Rove shown io such tremendous Sd 'ui-
mro in worlds series contests. IN Inc
quartet of comes the White SoV won
from ihe Cubs back M 1906 10 was
youthful George Rome who subbe at
o ird base and was ihe hero OF tie
scrles.
Weaver o. n natural shorislop-ihe
greatest IN the game just now. he and
Roger pocklnpaugh, NJ the Yankees,
simply eclipse other stockholders now
doing duty. Fletcher, though "a brilliant
hitter and a remarkable fielder, never
could cover the ground or work with
the speed of a Weaver. The transfer
gives the Sox strength where most
critics were Inclined 90 believe they
would Doe weak.
10 was lucky day that Clarence
Rowland decided Co switch his lineup
and retain McAullin at third base.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-01
3 Teams IN This
YEARS INDUSTRIAL
Clubs Will Send Pins Spin
ming on Next Thursday
Night
PRIZES AND EATS"
FOR THE B0WLERS

The Industrial Bowling League has
enlarged its circuit to eight clubs.
Al the reorganization meeting, held
on last Thursday evening, at the Office
of the AmericanVulcanized Fibre Com
pany, clubs answering roll call were;
Bancroft. Champions, American Vulcan
lied Fibre. Eastern Malleable and lob
dcns. Applications were received from
the Wilmington Steel. Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Company, Hilles and Jones
and Pennsylvania Railroad Shops, on
which favorable action was taken, and
the four Gibbs duly admitted to the
league, thus constituting the eight-club
circuit
The weekly bowling nights will be
Thursdays. the season opening on next
Thursday night. at the Crescent Alleys,
Eighth and Grange. and Dad Green's.
Officers were chosen as follows; Presi-
dent, Ralph Grover. Of a. V +. Com
pany; ice-president, Harry Laws. of
Eastern Malleable; secretary and treas
urer Paul Crawford, of A. V. +. Com
pany.
The respective clubs will be managed
as follows; Bancroft. Elmer Eansman
A. v +. Company, Ralph Grover; East
ern Malleable. Harry Laws; Lobdells, G.
Gears; Harlan and Holdings Corporation
G. c. Webb; Wilmington Steel. J. F.
Adds; Hilles and Jones. W. Folmiei
Pennsylvania Railroad shops, II. Stat
terry
The president appointed Messrs
Webb. IaTs and Adds n committee {,
arrange a schedule. which will be an
nounced on Wednesday.
H. was decided to bowl a split seasoI
/ Of II matches each, or a total of twenty
eight games for the season, and in tn
event Of different club winning in eacl
season. a championship match will b.
| bowled. This season there will b.
prizes awarded and n banquet 10 al
teams
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-01

Van Court has been employed as
boxing instructor at the Los Angeles
Athletic Club for many years, going
there from san Francisco, where he
held q similar position with the Olym-
pic Club. 10 was Van Court who taught
Jim Corbctt boxing when Jim was a
member Of the big San Francisco club.
Although over the 60-year mark. Van
Court is still hale and hearty, and Is
able 20 box with the youngest Of his
pupils His remarkable vitality Is due,
he claims. 20 his constant work In
the squared circle.
The veteran was overioyed TO re-
ceive newsa OF his appointment.
81 feel the men who teach our sol
diers TO box will be doing America a
great service" he declared.
Boxing Will make real men OF the
city fellows who have been kept away
from athletics for years, as many OF
the conscripted men have been.
THE adoption Of boxing by our gov
eminent means a revival Of the sport
after the war, and that, also, 1 am glad
10 see.
II may be a trine TOO Old to shoulder
rifle, but I'm pleased 90 be able 10
take some part in this great Wake-Up-
America program
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-01
TRAP SHOOTING
BASEBALL
Rabbits Are Good to Hunt
and EUcn Better to Eat

with dried leaves and abundance OF old
weed-covercd logs and siumps, a raD-
bit can lead gunners ana dogs as merry
a chase as ever cXasperated "a hunter.
Everywhere are his lairs about logs,
where he enters one end and omcrges
ont OF the other, while the dogs are
tearing up the ground ai The point Of
disappearance. Sometimes you get
good bag easily, and then again, with
The animals plentiful, you don't. Really.
10 takes half a dozen boys in a bunch
10 get rabbits galore and my memory
of such hunting is That said gang OF
Kids beat an the hunters Go a fraylle.
My greatest sport rabbit hunting
happened years ago In Mississippi lle
party was mounted on horseback,
trained for field and Forest hunting. tne
field OF the chase was am immense los
o. uncut Woo is dr. 0nd rearing Their
bcods at the horses knees.
"rhe hunters started even IN a row
rode swiftly. but evenly. IN slraght
| lines. nrng between the horses cars
as each put up a rabbit. Employees fol-
lowed behind. gathering mp the der
ceased 40 the end of the leld tho
cavalry swung around and ooursed
] WNNn ANA NNA NNNNNN AiNANf AN"AAAtAH A'N''
rows. like plOws I'm this way the
sport kept up until the whole area had
been thoroughly covered, when adj
iournment was had 30 a new field.
Hunting On Horseback
"such hunting couldn't last long, ~
was too strenuous. 40 lunch time a
lot or tired riders, who were exhausted
by the maximum OF The greatest fun
over. paused long enough TO eat, then
plunged slowly into the forest after
deer and bear.
Nothing nr0uses Wosterners more
than rabbit hunting i'm the East. In the
West the rabbit hunt Is n quarterly
AFFAIR. In which am OF the men that can
be got together engage as a matter OF
business 90 Kim and destroy the accu'
INFLATED rabbits. forming one OF The
greatest pests, which eat more valuable
products than birds on cattle.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-01

Rabbits as a source Of sport and good
eats have been dorided time and again
by the more prctentous and wealthy
sportsmcn, but this game OF the every
day man now has a wide cXperienc.
after game OF an kinds, says a writer
I'm a magazine devoted 90 hunting.
And those Of us who indulge our lik-
ing for the plebeian pastlme OF rabbit
hunting. I'm fear of mourning the scorn
OF the loisured hunter. can take heart
from the following writings OF an an
ciont and venerable gunner who has
pursued game OF an kinds over these
United States and is not too nice TO
admit his liking FOR the humber sport
and The good 10 produces
rabbit en- casserole for mine once
a weel, ~ winter. That means for this
cooking In a crockcry dish with a
cover among vegetables done In small
globe shapes and swimming I'm gravy.
Buy A Casserole.
Some dishes are found more exclu-
slvely on The tables OF The wealthy
/ but why2 a casserole cooking dish
costs little Get a book n you donl
know the ropes, and learn how. II
costs no more 20 COOK "a bird or Deasl
this way than IN The old spider on
top OF the stove.
II dislike % see you tramplng an day
and using up good ammunition, only
10 bring home game for poor cookery
| An game VIII stand FOR en- casserole
and many now never cook a gunel
hen except In that manner
THE rabbit has his nice little wayl
OF hiding while you are looking fol
him with a gun. particularly " you
have no dog along He simply burrows
IN leaves or soft wood soil, Leaving
only his eyes-ylslhle. same as a iloun
dr hides In the salt water bottom
under a thin coating of sand. Then h
beats 10 for a brush heap. where yol
can Nance up and down something live
Tier than a tango on hesitation unit
be comes forth.
with the ground heavily carpeteI
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-01
EASTERN DIVISION
Wins P. R. R. TITLE

The Eastern Pennsylvania division
carried away first honors at the third
annual championship meet OF the
Pennsylvania railroad. held on Satur-
day afternoon on the p. r. r. Y.
NJ. c. A. grounds, Forty'fourth street
and Parkside avenue, Philadelphia,
with a score of seventy-seven points.
A baseball game between Pitcairn,
OF the Pittsburgh division, winners Of
the Western League, and Trenton
shops, winners of the Eastern League
WAS one Of the main attractions OF
the day. Pitcairn got a lead Of two
runs early in the first inning and
won by a score of to 0. p. B.
& W. won Is points.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-01
BY II. G. HAMILTON.

United Press Stan Correspondent.
NEW YORK, oct. THE recent mis-
fortune boy which Chicago lost the Ser
Vices of Buck Weaver In the drive for
the american League pcnnant probably
viii turn out not so unluckily after an.
10 proved Co the satisfaction of every
one that the White Sox had on the
bench a real ball player--one able TO
step In and hit as well as field. Tho
chances are now that the SoX viii gu
into the worlds series with Weaver
at short and McMullin at third
Viewers natural position is short
stop and In that position he is a better
man than Arthur Fletcher, or swed'
Rlsberg. McAlulllns hitting has beer