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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15

sent over the wireless service and
which explained the delay In 0erard's
departure was duo to necessity for
filling In his passports.
Ambassador Gerard was greatly In.
censsd when this Interview came to
his attention. ! can state that Ger.
ard was held from Monday until
saturday auaInst HE will and despite
urgent requests for permission to
leave.
Germany 10 now similarly treating
American conetls. None have reach
81 Borne since arrival OF the en,bassy
train, although the American legation
az Berne was advised from tho Span
ish embassy In Berlin that Americans
had expressed desire to Ieave.
Germany's hostlIity toward Amer.
lea 10 not new.
Weeks ago Ambassador Gerard
vigorously complained to the foreign
offce that the Germans were search.
ina the wives Of American consuls at
the border.
At Warnemunde alone, the wives
Of three prominent officials were late
Iy stripped, bathed and examined In.
ternaIIy because they were suspectea
Of carrying documents.
JNote-In all previous Instances In
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
CHARLIE CHAPLIN WANTS
ENGLAND TO WIN WAR

the greatest advertising campaign
England ever saw was barred in the
newspapers and by posters every
where A tremendous popular demon
stration was held at Trafalgar square
at noon, the great space about the
monument, being jammed with people
and the lord mayor presiding.
Figures of the total subscriptions
are not yet available and will prob
ably be withheld until tomorrow, but
it is expected they will break all
previous records. The whole of the
campaign featured with the slogan
win the war" has been carried on
with the most gigantic advertising
scheme in British history.
Meetings throughout the empire
have aroused new enthusiasm and
reconsecrated the people to the big
effort that is to come to achieve .
victory.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15

PROHIBITION
Webb Bill Reported Favorably and
Given Start Toward Either
Defeat or Victory.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.- The
Webb bill for pational prohibition
amendment to the constitution, was
formally reported favorably to the
house today by Representative Car
lin, of Virginia, on behalf Of the ju-
dietary committee.
Cariin. in report embodying the
committees views, declared 1t is In
cumbent upon congress to submit the
issue to states
The Webb bill was agreed on by a
majority of the committee several
weeks ago. Carlin's report to the
house states the committee reports
the resolution favorably and recon-
mends it's passage" thereby submit
ting the proposed amendment to the
legislatures of the states for ratifica-
tion."
To be sent to the states for ratif1-
cation, the bill must pass the senate
and house by two thirds vote. To be
made a part Of the constitution it
must be approved by three fourths OF
the states. If thirteen states disap-
prove it, the bill is lost.
More than half of the states have
declared in favor of prohibition the
Carlin report said. "Eighty-f1ve per
cent of the territory of the United
States has outlawed the saloon and
more than sixty per cent of the popu-
lation live in such territory; approx
mately ten million Of our people re-
siding in all parts of the union have
petitioned disectly for the passage OF
this resolution.
Your committee cannot conceive
of any good reason, therefore, why: the
states should be denied longer an OPP
portunity to pass upon desirability OF
thus amending the constitution. The
question is now one Of sufficient i'm
portance to be submitted to them so
that they may pass upon It,"
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Ambassador Gerard 10 forwarding
to Washington his emphatic warning
that the Overseas News agency 10 be'
Ina used by Germany to mould Ams'
lean opinion. Privately, officials do.
slrs to warn Americana that Berlin
dispatches are now eoIored BY the OF.
fleIal German press bureau.
Correspondents who repeatedly
complained about the German censor.
ship are gone except Cyril Brown
Berlin correspondent for the New
York World. With the sxesption q
Brown, those remaining ars tho cor
respondents who did not complain.
During past months can state
that tho German censor repeatedly
held up United Press and Associated
Press messages, or advised cores
pondents Of those two agencies that
nothing regarding the submarine
warfare or, later the delays In OBJ.
taIning passports,- could be sent
Then Germany sent, via the Over
seas News agency, information coun-
teracting the texts Of correspond
snts' dispatches.
An example Of the use to which
Germany put her propaganda by the
offlciaI news agency Is furnished In
the Interview with Baron Won stumr
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whIeh women have been searched
the examination has been made by
women officiaIs. Acksrman's cable
docs not specifically state, but Il 10
assumed that examinations were
mado by vvomen.-EdItor.l
Because tho military 10 supreme
and because It has adopted this gen.
eral altitude, the foreign office 10
pos~erless.
American officials who have been In
Berlin hold Foreign Secretary Alfred
zimmerman responsible for many OF
the santtAmsrleana plans. ~
AZ the foreign office Immediately
after An1erIca broke relations WITH
Germany, Zimmerman In talking con-
fIdentialIy to newspaper corresponds
ents showed 4 bitter and nervous At
titude aoalnst Wilson and America,
surprising aII present.
1t wac then that he declared Ger
many would not stop In her course
and was determined to go ahead and
win the war with her submarines.
Two days before Gerard left Berlin
! met Zimmerman, then leaving the
office Of the imperial chancellor.
His attitude was changed.
He said "Ackerman, I hope when
you arrive In America, you will work
Tor peace"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
U. S. Cavalry Ready to Pursue
Band of Mexican Outlaws
Who Made Raid on
Ranch.
AMERICANS KIDNAPPED
Three Of Them Carried or by VII.
1istas Who Looted Place Of Ew-
erything That Had Any
Value.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
Ell PASO, Texas, Feb. 15.-Colonel
Sickel, commander in the New Mexico
military district, early today is hold
ing the Twelfth United States caval-
ry in readiness to cross the Mexican
boundary line in order to pursue the
band of Villistas who raided the Cor
ner ranch of the Palomas Land and
Cattle company in New Mexico Tues
day and kidnapped three Americans
and a number of Mexicans. H..
Colonel Sickel yesterday received
confirmation by wire and aeroplane
from Hatchita of the capture by bor-
der raiders of Andrew Peterson, Jr.,
Bert Jensen and Fred Acorn. Ameri-
cans, following the raid On the Cor
ner ranch Tuesday.
Lem Pillsbury, former scoat for
General Pershing, reported to Colonel
Sickel that on Wednesday he, found
the ranch house looted. the three
Americans missing and Mexican en-
ployes carried away as captives and
the livestock stolen.
Information has been received at
military headquarters that Bunk
Spencer, American foreman at the
Ojitos ranch in Mexico, his wife and
ten Mexican employees were made
captive by Ynez Salazar and his 300
villista followers at Ojitos last Mon
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
BUILDING Collapsed

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
GREENWOOD, s. c., Feb. 15.-Mrs.
r. F. Phillips was killed and eight
other persons were seriously injured
when the Fairmont mill, near Spar
tanburg, which had offered its service
to the government as a bandage fac
tory in case of war, collapsed. No
cause for the sudden buckling OF the
building has been assigned.
On hundred and fifty employees had
just entered the structure when ter
ritc crash from the roof gave a min
ute's warning of the impending
danger All but nine reached safety
before the entire structure crashed.
Many who escaped dug through the
debris with their hands for the vic
tins buried beneath the piles of tim
ber.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
DWA FARMER SWINDLED
IN MATRIMONIAL VENTURE

go, and she came up to specifications.
They married
George Carson, her "step brother"
acted as best man. Then he accom-
panied them on the honeymoon to
the Thousand Islands. When they re-
turned to Clear Lake, Carson came
along, too. at the new husbands ex-
pense. But he didn't complain.
A week of the quiet, pastoral life
was enough for her.
She fled with Carson. wrote Berthl-
son, saying Carson was her real hus-
band. and they would not return.
They took $1,000 of his money, too, he
alleges.
Now she Is in jail here, following
her arrest yesterday In Detroit on a
charge Of btGAmy.
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German Newspapers Work on
the Theory That We Are
Cowards and Would
Back Out Of War.
POLICIES CALLED BLUFF
Carbon Every Day Showing Prsst.
don't Wilson Selling Ammunition
to Alice From Covn-
try etors.
icy Carl W. Alderman, United Press
StAff Correspondent, with

IBy Carl w. Ackerman. United Press
STAFF Correspondent, with
Ambassador Gerard.]
BERNIE. (via Paris) Feb. 1b.-Ger-
many's censorship cut an important
Joker out of the text Of the treaty
which German officials demanded
that American Ambassador Gerard
sign under threat to hold American
newspaper correspondents as host
ages.
That 'Joker' does not show in Ber-
lin dispatches outlining the treaty. as
published in French newspapers hore.
It was
THAT German ships in American
harbors should not be forced to leave
unless safe conduct from Germany's
enemies, which would permit them to
return to Germany or to neutral
port"
The same strict German censorship
which has concealed real develop
ments in the empire and left untold
active anti-American propaganda
therein, did not permit an intimation
Of this "1oker" to slip out Of the coun-
try.
It was after reading this stipulation
the Ambassador Gerard, as has been
related In previous United Press dis.
patches from Berne, told Count Mont
gelas for transmission to Foreign Sec
retary Zimmerman, that he would not
even consider the matter-and that
he would remain in Berlin until king
dom come" II Germany carried out
her threat to hold Americans as host
ages.
Excision Of this provision from the
text OF the treaty is another example
Of the strictness of the German CEN
sorship which for months has re-
fused to pass real Developments to
America Some Of these developments
have included:
Anti-American speeches in the reich
stag.
Anti Wilson and Gerard propaganda
finance by German leaders. S
Fiery attacks by Stressemann ana
Won Heydebrand On the president.
Frequent statements of army and
nevy officials that the United States
might as well enter the war, because
the nation was un-neutral.'
The foreign office attitude just be-
fore We left Berlin, was that Amerf-
cans were "very excitable' and IL Ger
many could control all dispatches for
a few days. Americans would forget
all about the submarine blockade and
bring pressure on President Wilson
to remain neutral
Before Ambassador Gerard and
Secretary Joseph Grew left Berlin.
German officials requested them not
to allow newspapermen accompanying
the embassy staff to telegraph regard
ing Berlin developments-exce news
which the Berlin censor might ap-
prove"
Cartoons in the German Illustrated
paper daily depict President Wilson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
i Little Hope That United
States Can Longer Stand
Insults From
Germany.
kEpARMa FOE WAR
zen Explosion Does Take Place, the
Whole United States Will
Spring Into Work Of
Importance.
! Robert J. Bender. United Press
ok~eV Co,raaroudAnt

Robert J. Bender. United Press
STAFF Correspondents
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Near
ceful relations with Germany and
Teutonic allies were stretched to
swapping point today when this
Iernment received positive confir-
tion Of the ominous report carried
United Press dispatches from
me that Brand Whitlock. Ameri-
minister to Belgium had been
ced to lower the stars and stripes
n the United States legation in
lssels.
his confirmation brought Germany
the United States admittedly
rer to open hostilities than any
mt since President Wilson broke
diplomatic relations with the
Ser shortly more than week
Officials observed the act in
it Of reports it has, as constitut-
possible open affront.
was considered another one of
rapidly accumulating infringe
hts Of the Teutonic allies on
erican rights and privileges.
While officials insisted they will
lit complete details SO as to be
tain and deliberate-in any move
government may take, they
niy admitted such acts as German
Itary officials in Belgium took in
Whitlock case plainly show the
bit and intent with which Germany
moving.
his latest case is made more
ve. officials said, in view of addi-
al information that Whitlock is
refused communication with his
be government and American Bel
relief workers are being "de-
ed." Just what this detention"
bunts to. is question for the
It serious consideration.
While officials would not discuss
case, it was limited that as soon
more facts are IN hand this gov
ment may make peremptory de-
Ids upon Germany probably
bugh the Swiss minister to ex-
in without delay.
|oming as the incident does on the
Is of the sinking of an American
sel in the Mediterranean in viola
of the law as construed by this
lernment, heavy blows were struck
the small lingering hopes OF the
eident that hostilities between the
ted States and Germany might be
fded.
ne manner in which news OF Ger
py's order to U. S. Minister Brand
tlock to lower the American flag
Brussels reached this government
not at first given out.
is probable, however. it came
p Ambassador Gerard in view of
fact that Carl w. Ackerman.
TED Press staff correspondent
a Gerard cabled the Information
p Berne yesterday.
mere was still one group in the
elnistration, however, which con-
ped that the Belgian situation may
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
Peaceful Talk By Germany
Until Ready to Strike
Submarines be Hurried to Shores Of America While
Polite Talk Goes on-7hen Savage Attack Can be Made

" =- =- % P, Pssa with Ambassadors e'a1
German submarine activity IN
reality play Tor
with situation
lin
unlimited through
in
wihs suspc officials.
America in case o
officials
manyh the efforts Of the
pient
be
unakepe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
TEN THOUSAND
CARS OF FREIGHT
Chicago Terminals Overflow
ing With Loaded Cars,
While Eastern Embargo
is in Eject.
TOO MUCH PROSPERITY
ohio Factories Doing Four Times
Their Former Business, Are Held
Responsible for Big
Blockade.
TOO MUCH PROSPERITY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.j
CHICAGO, Feb. 15-More than ten
Thousand cars Of freight, destined
for eastern ports, are overflowing
Chicago terminals, unable to move
while the embargo OF eastern carrier
remains in effect. Some OF the
freight has been held for moro than
a month.
The number Of loaded cars held by
various larger western lines IN Chi
cago and vicinity. are
Illinois Central, 3,400 cars,
Chicago Burlington & Quincy, 5000
cars.
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fc.
$500 cars.
Chicago and Northwestern, 1000.
Chicago and Alton, $50.
Officials estimate that over 10000
cars of freight are tied up in the
Chicago yards and west Of Chicago.
Many roads are not accepting freight
bound for destinations east Of Chi
cagp as they are unable to deliver 1t
under the prevailing congested con-
dHion.
Factories Cause Blockade.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The conges-
ton Of freight between the middle
west and the Atlantic seaboard is
merely temporary local condition
and would not interfere In any way
with the national preparedness pro-
gram mapped out by war department
officials and the military committee
OF the American Railway association
in case Of declaration Of war, accord
ing to the Chicago General Managers
association, an organization OF mana
gers of principle lines of the middle
west. In case OF declaration OF
war, all passenger traffic would be
immediately suspended. 1t was said,
and the lines and equipment would
be placed at the disposal of the
quartermaster general as provided
for in the national defense plan.
Troops, munitions and military sup
plies could thus be moved eastward
as fast as United States mail Is now
carried. There are plenty Of freight
cars available, the managers declare,
to adequately handle all shipments
required in case Of war. The lines,
although admittedly congested, are
kept open for passenger traffic ana
no attempt to move other than gov
ernment shipments would be made.
The congestion, officials declare, is
largely the result of unprecedented
prosperity of the territory between
New York and Chicago. Factories
have quadrupled their production, in
many cases, and with inadequate
facilities for receiving it, have order
ed enormous quantities Of raw ma
terials. Unloading slowly. cars have
been permitted to stack up" con-
gesting the lines to an extent never
before experienced.
"The scarcity Of bottoms to move
foreign shipments declared G. L.
Lacher, associate editor Of the Rail-
way Age Gazette, "is partly respon-
sible for the congestion. But the
principal cause is the prosperity of
eastern factories which have in
creased their demands for transpor-
tation of their raw materials and
finished products, without providing
increased facilities for handling
cars"
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Heavy Casualties.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service j
PARIS, Feb. 15.-Heavy casualties
were inflicted on German forces iii
a French raid on second line enemy
trenches in the Puisaleine region, the
official statement declared today.
In the Champagne region the state
ment detailed heavy artiherying.
enemy aviation centers were bom-
baxaod
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
l Order Bride Skipped Out
with Her Real Husband
and $1,000 of His Money.

ired Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
iiCAGO, Feb. 15.-'T'm pretty,
Up and loving and / want to be
Pid mans darling"
men G. F. Berthelson, rich farmer
iear Lake, Iowa, read that "ad'
matrimonial magazine, he fell
arranged a meeting with its
sf' Miss Edith Harksy, In Chica-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
AeropIane Bombardm ent.

CUnited Press Leased Wire Service. j
LONDON, Feb. ia British Sero-
plane bombardment of Bruges har-
bor and shipping was announced in
an admiralty statement today, de
claring it successful.
One machine did not return.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
Risks One Weeks Salary as a
Contributor to Big Loan
Completed Today.

IBy Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Feb. 15.-Charlie Chap
lin, Americas movie star, is $780,
900 contributor to England's win
the war" loan, subscriptions for
which are closing today in whirl-
wind finish The man whose movie
antics have brought him a fortune,
cabled his subscription from Los An
geles today, it was announced.
The war loan subscriptions are to
be formally closed tomorrow. Today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
SCHOONER WAS
PEACEFUL SHIP
No Occasion Whatever for the
Austrian Submarine to Blow
the Lyman M. Law to
Pieces.
UNARMED, UNwAREED
UNARMED, uNwAREED
Carried no Contraband and Entitled
TO Freedom Of the Seas, Which
Germany Says She
Oesires.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The Ameri-
can schooner Lyman NJ. Law. sunk
by an Austrian submarine February
IL, off Sardinia, carried no contra
band, she left port before the sub.
marine decree was promulgated. was
not equipped with wireless and knew
nothing of the submarine menace.
officials Of the Maritime Transporta.
tion company declared today.
The facts Of the sinking will be
presented to the state department at
Washington In statement by the
company.
The company received a cable from
Cagliart, Sardinia. today. telling od
the safe arrival OF the crew there and
immediately telegraphed the wife OF
Captain McDonough, who had wired
seeking information.
Seeking information.
[By John II. Hearley, United Press
Staff Correspondent
ROME. Feb. 15.-American Consul
Roger Treadwell was enroute ia
Cagliari, Sardinia. today. presumably
under orders from Washington ia
investigate the exact circumstances
of the sinking Of the American
schooner Lyman M. Law by . leu.
tonic submarine.
Particularly important, in the view
O. officials here, is official informa-
tion whether the U boat was AN
Austrian or a German craft.
The information transmitted to
Treadwell here from the British con.
sui at Cagliari was that the subma.
rine stood off near the Lyman M.
Law on guard while the Laws crew
OF ten-eight of them Americans
took to their life boats.
Makes a Real Sailor cuss.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-"If the cap.
tain and crew Of the schooner Lyman
NJ Law. all of them Americans, from
long line of American seafaring
men, have no protection, who the hell
has?" demanded George w. s. Green,
of the Maritime Transportation Co..
owners of the schooner today. The
Lyman M. Law was sunk Tuesday by
an Austrian submarine in the Medi-
terranean sea.
"The owners, captain and crew OF
that vessel are all Americans" Green
said.
A formal statement given out by
Green declared the owners have
cabled Captain McDonough for fur
ther details Of the sinking, to discover
whether she was sunk without warn
ing and have consulted attorneys to
determine whether there is basis for
civil action.
Green repeated the assertion that
the schooner was loaded only with
shocks for making lemon boxes and
that a representative OF the company
watched the loading to make sure no
contraband would be taken aboard.
Green expressed the belief that the
schooner already was in the Mediter-
ranean when the German submarine
order was published to the world. She
had no wireless. he said, and could not
have known of the decree.
The Lyman M. Law, he said, recent
ly was completely overhauled at a
cost of 100000.
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pronres. In Mexico.

Progress In Mexico.
Washington Star: Mexico Is be
coming discriminating when distinc'
tions between riots" and battles
are insisted upon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-15
GERARD SAFE
TN PARIS NOW
American Ambassador to Germany
Sends Official Report of Events
Before Leaving.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
PARIS, Feb. 15.-Officials Of the
American embassy and many Ameri-
cans greeted Ambassador Gerard on
his arrival here today from Berne.
The former American envoy to Ber-
lin arrived at the Care De Lyon, hav-
ing left Berne early yesterday even
ing.
Sends Official Report.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Ambassa-
dor Gerard reported officially to the
state department that Germany had
tried to force him to have the 1893
treaty re-ratifled, under penalty of
holding American newspapermen as
hostages.
\ His message contained much teen
nical detail Of just what the Germans
wanted.
The report presumably contained al
so the information regarding the Whit
lock incident. although the depart
ment refused up to noon to say so. This
dispatch from Gerard officially con
firms stories sent from Berne to the
United Press on Monday by Carl w.
Ackerman.
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In The Gate City.
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