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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
MACHINE GUN
BEST WEAPON
Greatest Method Of Defense Vet De-
veioped In War, When In
Good Working
Order
by Henry Wood, United Press Staff
CorreSpOndentl

by Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
AFIELD, Oct. 28.-By mail 1.-The
present war has proven the machine
gun, the greatest defensive weapon
yet developed. A single one can
easily hold UP an entire battalion.
and under favorable circumstances
an entire regiment.
The full value of the machine gun
was apparently appreciated by Ger
many before the war began, to a
much greater extent than by any Of
the other European armies. With
the outbreak OF hostilities each ac-
tive and reserve regiment Of the
German army had six machine guns
with ample in reserve to replace
losses.
Since then Germany has maintains
ed steady program of increase IN
their mum ber Towards the end OF
1914 Germany had undertaken to
equip every unit engaged on the
front with machine-guns.
In 1915 the number Of these to
each regiment had been Increased
from six to nine A little later the
number was again Increased to
twelve.
Following the French attack IN
Champagne Of September, 1915, every
German battalion was equipped with
six machine guns each increasing
thus the total of each regiment to
eighteen
Now Germany is rapidly complet-
ing a program that will give each
regiment twenty-four machine guns.
Only sone protection can be AFFORD
ed the infantrymen against the thou
sands and hundreds of thousands OF
losses that these guns can infilct ana
that is an artillery preparation ex-
ceeding anything which the present
war has vet developed Before In
fantrymen leap over the trenches
OF cannon must rain down
hundreds Of thousands of shells on
every inch of the ground to be at
tackled until not single spot mas
escaped where a machine gun might
remain hidden.
This artillery preparation must not
only be on a scale to cover every
inch of the surface Of the ground.
hut must be of an intensity to de-
stroy steel and concrete shelters,
wards below the surface. A single
machine gun left intact in one OF
these shelters can be mounted to the
surface after the infantry had left
it's trenches and inflict hundreds II
not thousands Of losses.
With the, artillery preparation
which the French have perfected
they have demonstrated that 1t is
automatically possible to wipe out
every machine gun before a single
infantryman shows his head.
With the French method and with
suff1cient guns and shells, American
infantry can face the Germans new
machine gun concentration with
parctical immunity.
But it means that America must /
have thousands Of guns and millions
Of shells.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
MRS. DE SAULLES
PALE IN COURT
Dementia Materna Is Plea Which
viii be Advanced to Save
Her From Electric
Chair.
TBy Hugh Baillie, United Press Staff
COrreSpOndent.1


MINEOLA, l.. l., Nov. 20.-"De-
mentia materna" is the plea that is
to be advanced in an effort to save
Mrs. Blanca De Saulles from convic-
ton and possible death, for the muir
der of her former husband, John Long
er De Saulles.
AS the trial of the beautiful Chilean
heiress is taking its place with other
sensational struggles of New York's
court history, this new plea promises
to rival the famous "dementia Amerl-
cana of the Thaw case.
Attorneys for the defense are deter
mined to get jury of "sqnare-jawed
men" to pass on this plea. After re-
peated appeals for possession Of her
five year old son, Jack, it will be
argued that Mrs. De Saulles' mind was
so affected that she was temporarily
irresponsible. ....
Going to "The Box" the De Saulles
home, she made a final effort to OBJ
tain the boy. Tie dashing young club
man she had divorced, turned us back
on her. Then she killed him. Four
Jurors had been accepted when court
reconvened today.
Mrs. De Saulles, pale as an ivory
figure, listless and demure, listened
apparently unmoved to the prelimin-
airy wrangles in the battle for her life.
She seemed the most unconcerned
person in the room.
The battery Of four prosecutors had
one stock question: would the fact
that De Saulles had been divorced by
this defendant for infidelity on his
part influence you in your verdict in
the case?"
The state expects a surprise at
tempt by the defense to expose some
of De Saulles' secret life in court
probably with the summoning of well
known stage characters.
The defense is also wary of a sus-
pected prosecution trap. When Utter
hart has proved through alienists that
Mrs. De Saulles suffered from de
mentia materna" when she killed her
former husband, tie prosecution-if
convinced first degree murder YER
dict is impossible-is expected to pro-
duce expert witnesses to prove Mrs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
]. M. BERRYHILL
is ADVANCED
Former keokuk Man Becomes Train
master Western Pacific
In Eiko,
Nevada.

John M. Berryhill, of Mko, Nevada.
son of L. A. Berryhill of Keokuk. has
been advanced from the position OF
assistant trainmaster to that of train
master of the Western Pacific. The
Elko paper in noting the advance Of
the former Keokuk man says:
Few men advance in railroad BUSH
ness as rapidly as he has done. A
few years ago he held the position OF
store clerk, then he became clerk in
the Office Of the superintendent. then
chief clerk, and then assistant train
master, and now he has been adj
vanced to the position OF trainmast
~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
LLOYD Georae is Stronger.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I
LONDON. Nov. 20.-Judging from
London newspaper comment today.
Premier Lloyd-George's position has
been strengthened measurably by his
defense speech in the house OF COM
mons.
Even the anti-Lloyd-George news
papers freely admitted that the pre-
mier has won great personal vic
tory and that his speech was mast
erful argument. The newspapers
supporting the Welsh statesman
sought new adjectives in which to
isng their panegyrics of him.
Several critical editorials, how
ever, professed to see contradiction
Between the pessismism of Lloyd
Georges Paris address and the optim-
ism of his commons speech.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
Villa and His Bandits.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
Ell. PASO. Texas, Nov. 20.-Fran.
cisco Villa with his main body of
bandit troops, was today reported
approaching chihuahua City, appar
emily with the intention of taking
that city. A small force Of bandits
under Martinez Lopez remained
thrown fan-wise about Juarez, across
the border from this city, but has
made no visible preparations to at,
tack yet.
Many foreigners were reported
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
Coal Conference Called.

rJTnjted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Lifting
of Iake-northwest coal priority order
IN relieve other sections of the coun-
try, particularly munition centers.
was the object Of conference called
by the fuel administration today.
F. G.. Baird, Cleveland, Ohio. the
administrations agent at the great
lakes. and w. H. Grovermann, Mime
apolis. of the northeastern coal dock
operators association, were requested
TO attend
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20

leaving Mexico by Americans arriy-
Ing here today, as a result OF pro-
German propaganda directed against
them and many declared German act
ivities in northern Mexico constitute
graver menace to the safety Of for
eigners than bandit activity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
Nav Take over COMPANY.

SEATTLE, Washn.. Nov 20-Tele-
grams were received at local head
quarters of the striking telephone en-
ployes from delegates in San Francis,
co today, saying that the government
will take over the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company unless it
grants labor's der1ends as approved
by Secretary Wilson's mediation board
now in San Francisco.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
Norma TaImadse at Her Best.

The new SELF
nick picture in
which or m a
Talmadge, t h e
exquisite screen
favorite Is seen
to great advan-
tage as the star,
tells the story
OF a young So
ciety W o M a n
who wastes her
time seeking di-
version and flirt-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20

The thumb, according to profession
al palmists. is an unerring index or
the mind If person is trying to de-
ceive you he will invariably draw his
thumb in. towards the palm. On the
other hand, if he is telling the truth,
the thumb will be relaxed and point
away from the palm.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
section In New Regulations.

The paragraph in the new regula-
tons which deals with the question OF
permits is as follows:
THE state department issues pass
ports to persons subject to draft only
when the application is accompanied by
permit of the provost marshal gener-
al to leave the country.
@'No passport is required by the state
department to go to Canada, but per-
sons subject to draft who desire to
cross the line are often subjected to
delay while their cases are being In
vestigated.
when any registered person desires
a passport or to go to Canada, he may
apply to his local board for a permit.
The local board shall consider the ap-
plication, and if the person is not like
ly to be called within the period Of the
proposed absence, or If the board Is
otherwise assured that favorable &C
ton will not result in evasion of or
interference with the execution Of the
law, the local board shall take from
the applicant statement of his ad-
dress while absent, and an engage
ment to keep himself informed of any
call that may be made upon him and
to return Immediately upon call.
Thereupon the local board may issue
the permit.
.'The forms for this application
(torm 1926 and permit (form 1920
will be found in sections 299 and 300.
but no printed forms will be furnish
ed.
IF the applicant is SO far distant
from his own local board that it would
work hardship for him to apply there
tc for a permit, he may apply to the
nearest local board to investigate his
case and at the registrant's expense
to telegraph or write to the regis
trant's local board for authority to is
sue the permit with recommendation
az to the ad. stability OF issuing It
Upon receipt of such authority the To-
cal board to which the registrant ap
plies may issue the permit"
All correspondence on subject OF
passports will be had directly with
local boards.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
Commencing November 20 Man Sub
Ject to Conscription Must Look
to Board for Permission
to Leave U. S.
TO SIMPLIFY MATTERS
Local Boards VIII In This Way Have
Check on the Men
Under Their
Control.

The new selectiye service regula-
tons concerning passports will be IN
operation November 20. Until that
time applications will be made to the
local board by each man who desires
same and the local board will refer
the application to the proper district
board, which will issue the permit
which must then be forwarded to the
secretary of state. After November
20 the local board will have authority
to issue the permit direct, and district
boards will be relieved of this duty.
Steamship companies and all inter
ested in the procuring of passports are
urged to inform all men of draft age
Of the necessity of obtaining such per-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
Bridgeport Boom
Takes New Squirt

Bridgeport, Conn, July 7.-Bridge-
port industries are still booming. The
payroll, which during the last month
has increased nearly one-third, is to-
day estimated by the leading bankers
of the city TO be more than $1,000 900
per week. One bank alone is paying out
every week slightly over 100000 for
approximately 100 factories and stores
IN this city.
In every factory devoted TO the
manufacture of anything that may be
utilized in warfare the increase of
skilled help has been large during the
last month, the factories reporting the
receipt OF large orders which will ex-
tend over period of several months.
The big mnnition works in this city
have jumped up payroll aggregates 10
large extent. The American Tube
and Stamping Company is constantly
increasing its forces and the Locomo-
bile Company Of America is adding
large numbers of workers TO its rcgu-
lar staff.
Bankers in this city assert that
within two weeks. at the present rate
OF increase. Bridgeport's payroll will
exceed $2000,000 probably exceeding
any other city in the state. Bank de.
posits throughout the city are enor-
mously increased.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
Politics Back of T. RS
Flare-Up-Gompers
Colonel Never Forgave Him
for Failing to Aid Hughes,
He Declares

Politics. so Samuel Gompers said
yesterday, was at the bottom of the
sensational hare-up between Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and himself at the
reception TO the Russian commission
ir Carnegie Hall Friday night Mr..
Gompers said the Colonel had never
forgiven him that he had refused last
year to support Charles Z. Hughes for
President
"The Colonel has never forgiven me
for declining an invitation to Oyster
Bay last fall" said Mr.. Gompers. "Mr.
Perkins sent me a copy of a speech by
the Colonel and asked me TO indorse it.,
and ! could not 90 il. Later the Colo
mel attacked me in the course OF a
speech in Scranton, Penn, saying that
| was trying 70 dominate the politics
Of the country. He never specified in
what way was seeking to abuse the
power Of my position"
Mr.. Gompers displayed a telegram
from A. Olander, secretary of the Hi
nois Federation of Labor. stating that
the East st. Louis race riots, which
caused the row in Carnegie Hall, were
the result Of gin and idleness. Thou
sands Of negroes had been shipped
Northward by INSCRIPTIONS labor
agents, said the telegram, but when the
blacks had been landed in various
Northern cities they found no work,
and had no place to turn to for food
ard shelter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08

tion blanks, and because Of the. rush
the time TO file these was extended 10
June 9. On that date something more
than half of this number had filed ap-
plcations
To date about one-third of these APP
plications have been granted and the
necessary permits issued. Just when
the work will be completed no definite
statement is Forthcoming. Meantime, so
far as dligent inquiry will show, there
is nobody in New York charged with
the work Of rounding up those who
have not permits.
at is not my work" says United
States Marshal Thomas d. Mccarthy.
The marshal is not charged with gen.
eral police duty. That is up to the De-
partment Of Justice and the Secret Ser
vice and the police"
The agents Of the Department OF JUS
tice are not enforcing this provision
of law. The Secret Service men make
no pretence of doing so. As for the
police!
A reporter aeked a patrolman stand
ing near the fist Regiment Armory II
he was rounding up Germans.
what Germans"
Germans without permits TO be in
the war zones"
"Stop your kidding" replied the blue
coat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
Two Held in Mail
Plot Inquiry; Batch
Of Letters Seized

Acting under instructions from
Washington, Federal officials, assisted
by the police, yesterday detained Berg
von Linde. an importer and exporter
of chemicals, and Eric Lindstrom,
steward aboard a liner which sailed
yesterday, carrying as passenger
Heinrich Schafhausen. recently de-
posed as an attach6 at the Swiss Lega-
tion In Washington.
The two were removed from the YES
sci after Won Linde is said TO have
handed Lindstrom a package of twenty
one letters. written partly in English
and partly in Swedish. and 20 have
given him a sum Of money. Both were
taken 70 the Federal Building in Brook
lyn for examination as to alleged eff
forts to transmit mail internationally
without having it pass through the
regular mail channels.
Neither was placed under arrest. and
no formal charge has been placed
against them. Those present at the ar
rest. were Police Lieutenant Busby. of
the bomb squad; United States Marshal
James w. Power and Assistant United
States District Attorney Bier.
They took the two men TO the
Brooklyn Federal Building where they
questioned them for nearly four hours.
Won Linde said the letters were purely
of business character and that he
wished Lindstrom to take them so that
they would not be delayed n month or
more in passing through the hands OF
the British censor. lie said he had
arrived on the same liner two weeks
ago and had brought over a number of
letters at that time which had been
passed by the British authorities at
Halifax.
The two men were then taken 70
Won Linde's office. at GO Wall Street,
the same building in which Franz Won
PLpen conducted German propa-
ganda, and after him Karl Heynen. who
was arrested and interned on Friday.
More than an hour was spent AZ the
Office in going over various papers
found there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
Germans Employed
In Swiss Legation
Will Be Sent Home

Washington, July 7.-One OF the
chief obstacles, in any proposed round
ing up Of German spy suspects, it was
stated by high officials Of the State
Department to-day, is the fact that
many persons who are suspected in a
general way Of being spies, though
there is no concrete evidence against
them, are American citizens, and not
alien enemies.
This was brought out when a State
Department official was being ques-
toned as to the requested deportation
of German clerks who have been en-
ployed by the Swiss Legation, and who
are now to be sent home.
"How about Frank j. Sobotka. for
mer chancellor of the Austrian En-
bassy?" the official was asked
"He is at liberty said the official,
"but what could we do with him? He
was born in the United States and is
a full fedged American citizen. II he
were arrested he would have the right
TO habeas corpus proceedings, and un-
less we could prefer definite charges
and prove them, we could not hold him.
The aliens that from time to time we
may suspect present a much simpler
problem. If we merely suspect them
we can place them in n detention camp
until the end of the war and thus re-
move q possible source of trouble with
out being required to prove any overt
act"
The State Department to-day made
the following announcement:
"At the request of the Department Of
State, made two weeks ago. the Swiss
Legation is requiring all German sui
iects in its employ or the employ Of
the various Swiss consulates through
out the United States to resign. These
designations have been received.
In this connection, IL may be said
that the Swiss Legation, in temporarily
retaining the services of these German
subjects was acting with the approval
Of the department and under a recipro-
cal arrangement, whereby certain
American citizens were enabled to re-
main with the Spanish Embassy in
Berlin TO assist that embassy in caring
for American interests in Germany.
"This reciprocal arrangement, which
was Of temporary nature, is now can
celed by the prompt and complete COM
pliancc Of the Swiss Legation with the
Departments wishes
1t is expected that ms a result of tho
governments action. the German gov
eminent will request the Spanish Am
bassador in Berlin to get rid OF thi
Americans who were left there when
Ambassador Gerard was recalled. II
was intimated that the action of the
government here was caused by popu-
lar demand for the exclusion Of enemy
subjects from occupations which it was
believed might afford them an oppor-
tunity to engage in activities hostile
10 this country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
Harden's Peace Talk
Stopped His Paper
German Editor Ridiculed HUI
manitarian Pose in Grimm
Hoffman, Affair

Amsterdam. July :. "Die zukunft.'
Ct Berlin. Macmillan Harden's publ
cation, which has again been sup
pressed. informed its subscribers that
the action was taken in consequence Of
Its issue of June 80.
This number criticised the "Nord-
dcutsche Allgemeine lettings" state
ment on the Grimm Hoffman, affair,
which resulted in the resignation or
DR.. Hoffman, as a Swiss Federal Coun-
cillor and the expulsion of Robert
Grimm. the Swiss international Social
ist. from Russia after the exposure Of
the abortive peace maneuvre.
"Die zukunft" rdiculed the news
papers humanitarian pose. and said
carly peace was only possible by Ger
many crushing her enemies or joining
her efforts to those Of the majority IN
the world.
81. is only this second miracle that is
obtainable by human strength" "Die
Zukunft" points out. and says further
that the aims of GermGny's enemies
ere the right OF nations TO sclf-govern-
ment; honest and not merely specious
diminution of armaments; an arbitra-
ton cour, 10 decide VINO is guilty Of
starting a war; bond o. nations TO
carry out the courts decision. and the
creation of a situation which would re-
move the decision Of peace or war from
the will Of one mortal and place il in
the hands Of the community.
"If." continues "Die Zukunft," Ger
many sees celestial signs shining over
these aims, then peace is attanable to-
morrow. but II a situation for which
millions OF people have yearned an
pears ignominious 20 her she must
continue to fight until one group con-
uuers and the other sinks down"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
Socialists Oppose
War, 1859 to 2,752
Conflict Condemned as Most
Unjustihed in the History
Of the World

Chicago. July members of the So
cialist party in the United States have
approved by an overwhelming majority
the statement of the party's opposition
to the war with Germany submitted by
the majority of the committee on war
and militarism appointed by the st.
Louis convention last April.
The partys executive committee,
meeting here to-day, announced that
the vote in favor of the majority proc
lamation was Fl 500 to 2,752.
The Socialist party, according to the
referendum, opposes the entrance OF
the United States into the war, but adj
vocates the application of Socialist doc
trines TO war measures. The two prin-
cipal innovations urged are the con-
scription Of wealth, as we'll as OF men,
and public ownership of all national in
dustres vital to the prosecution of the
war. Differences between the majority
and minority proclamations consisted
chiefly in the fact that the minority
recommendation omitted the preamble
in which the majority condemned the
war in extreme terms as the most I'M
justified war in the history of the
world"
Morris Hilquit, Victor l.. Berger and
Algeruon Lee, who were refused pass
ports by the State Department when
they desired TO go TO Stockholm TO
represent American Socialists at the
international conference there, were
three OF the leading members of the
committee majority. Allan L. Benson,
the party's nominee for President in
1916, and John Spargo led the minority.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
Bernstorf's Aid
Deported by y. S.
Heinrich Schaafhauscn Was Left
in Swiss Embassy at Ex-
Ambassadors Renucst

Heinrich Schaafhausen. German dip
lomatic agent. and secretary to Count
Won Bernstorff, was deported yesterday
on board the Kristaniafjord of tho
Norwegian American Line. He arrived
in New York at 1890 accompanied by
several agents OF the Department OF
Justice, and was taken Immediately
in an automobile TO the liners dock in
South Brooklyn.
When BernstorT departed he asked
TINT SchAafhausen be allowed 20 re-
main. as he was we'll informed regard
ing the routine work OF the German
Embassy, and would be Of value to Dr.
Ritter, tho Swiss Minister, in conduct
ing the German Embassy's affairs. The
request was granted. and Schaafhausen
remained, making his headquarters at
the Swiss Embassy in Washington.