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Produce Market

New York, June 23.-Butter. firmer; re- ceipts 9S44; creamery, higher than ex- tras; 4OG4O16c; creamery extras, s2 score, 391ka4Oc: hrsts, SS@Ssc. Eggs. irregular; receipts, 14331; fresh gathered extras, 35@3ec; fresh gathered, storage packked hrsts, S31za3413e; fresh gathered firsts. S2Gg 33c. Cheese, firm; receipts, 3971; state fresh specials 22s4Q23c; do. average run, 221zQ22c. Live poultry. dull; chickens. 2S Q30c; fowls 24e; turkeys, 20c; dressed, quiet; prices unchanged.
 Chicago, June 23.--Butter, creamery, 37o. Eggs. unsettled; receipts, 19,7O0 casesf hrsts, 291ad30c; ordinary firsts, Z71zd2S1zc; at mark cases included, 261z1301zc. Pota- toes, lower; receipts, 30 cars new; Arkan- sas and Oklahoma, s .151f3. .307 old re- ceipts, cars, not quoted. Poultry, alive, lower; fowls. 19G191kc..
 Kansas City, June 23.-Butter. creamery. 35c; seconds, 32c; packing. 29c. Eggs, firsts, BOG. Poultry, hens, 171kc; broilers 26c.
 St. Louis, June 3.-Poultry, unchanged except hens, 10c. Butter and eggs, un- changed.
 Elgin. III, June 2S-Butter, s7c asked : 36Ac bid; no sales.
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Manuel, former King of Portugal, has just been appointed by the British Red Cross society as head of it's sec ton of orthopedics, relating to the treatment of deformities in wounded soldiers. He is now engaged in a tour of inspection, with Col. Robert Jones, inspector general of orthopedics in the British army. of all the institu- tons in Great Britain where wounded soldiers are receiving treatment of this character.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Mddling, 26. 40c; receipts, 760; shipments, FPS; sales. 790; stock, 59,637.
 Memphis: Middling, 25.75c; receipts, 1887; shipments. 2959; sales, 1900; stock, 234.575.
 Augusta: Middling, 26 25c; receipts, 449; shipments, 1949; sales, S36; stock, 49,794.
 St. Louis Middling, 25, 3sc; receipts, 1864; shipments, 1881; stock, 16,466.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, S9O; shipments 573; stock, 13,757.
 Little Rock: Middling, 25.25; receipts, fl; shipments, 567; sales, 567; stock, 16290. Total today Receipts, 10,S71; ship ments, 16057; stock, 390, 519.
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FRuITs AND PRODUCE

Bananas-s1.7 .75Q2. Oranges-Florida, s3@3.50. Oranges-California, s. 25Q3.75 Lemons-s550 crate.
 Bell Peppers-s2.5o, rapefruit-Florida, S4 Old Potatoes-Irish, bu., $s.25. New Irish Potatoes-SS.25. PotatoesxSweet, bu., S220. Onions-New Texas, s2.75. Cabbag age-Florida, crate. $S. Turnips-Pound. S3ac. Navy Beans--16c lb. Beans-String, s1 crate. Lima Beans-l6e ID. Squash-Hamper. s1. Limes-Imported. SIPS. ucumbers-Hamper, $1.25. English Peas-Hamper, $15e. Tomatoes-Faney, $325; choice 1850. Apples-Box, $2.75. Lettuce-75c dozen.
 Watermeions-25@S5c. Corn-Crate, $2.50. Pine Apples-$3.25 crate. Cantaloupes-$3 crate. Cabbage-$3.50 crate. Peaches-2.50@3 crate. Egg Plants-$4 crate.
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What "Barrage Fire" Is ajor E. D. Scott, in National Service


 Magazine.
 An interesting feature of artillery fire is the curtain or "barrage' fire. This means simply keeping up such a terrific fire on a certain area that an enemy can not or will not cross it. When an infan- try attack is launched, barrage on the ground beyond the enemys front line prevents his endorsements coming up while the attacking infantry are having it out with the defenders of the trench If the attack carries beyond the first line, the artillery of the defense promptly interposes barrage to prevent it's reach ing the second line. If the attack on the first line fails, the defending artillery puts barrage hehind the attackers line, to prevent endorsements coming up to it, and to enable the victorious defenders to copnter-attack and destroy the enemy in his own trenches. It is merely a wholesale development of long estab- lished method of supporting the infantry.
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New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, June 23.-Today's trade
 in cotton saw another stiff rise in price and the reaching of higher levels on the mode distant months as the result of a demand chiefly inspired by the continued droughty conditions in Texas. The in qury was met by extremely scanty offer ings. even weekend realizing by owners of long contracts being on smaller scale than usual. At the best of the day active months were 57 to 61 points up, and the close showed a net rise of 42 to 49 points.
 The news of the closing of the Havre cotton market by the French govern ment was considered a bullish feature, since it illustrated the scarcity of cotton abroad. Rumors that cloth business has been coming to mills on this side of the water, which ordinarily would besplaced with European mills, appeared confirmed by increased takings of raw cotton by American mills, the southern division taking 50,o00 bales this week, against
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New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Spot Cotton

New Orleans. June 23.-Spot cotton steady, S7 points up; sales on the spot, 1410; to arrive. 700 good ordinary 23.S7c strict good ordinary, 24.37c; low middling, 24.s7c; strict low mid ding, 25,06c; middling, 25.25c strict middling, 25.44c; good middling, 25.62c; strict good middling, % 80c
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Naval Stores

Savannah, June 23.-Turpentine, firm; 39das1ac; sales. 579; receipts, 6S4; ship ments, 9S9; stock. 1s,964. Resin, firm sales, l57s; receipts, 76s shipments, s153l; stock, 14,2S5. Quote: A, B. s5.3o; c. D, s5 .S5; E, $5. 40: F. s5. 50; G. H. and l., s5.s5 K, ss.15; NJ, $e. .35; N, $6.75; VIC, $; wv, $7.10.
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SIIGAR AND CEREALS

Granulated Sugar-ss.25 cwt., f. O. b. Birmingham
 Rice-Fancy Blue Rose, ss cwt. Fancy Rice-s7 per cwt. Grits-Cartens. sl dog. Grits-Sack, $3.S5.
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45Oo0 this week last year. while the northern division took 7l00O, against 27.000
 In the spot department the tone was steady and local prices were 57 points up to 2525c for middling. a new high record on sales, all told of PHO bales.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, June 2S.-Cash wheat. No 2 red, $2.45; July, $2.o7 No. 2 hard, $2. .55@ 2.7o; September, s1.S51z Corn. No 2, $1.71; No. white, $.711a; September. s1.47s4; De- cember, $109A Oats, No. ?, CSC; July, 63c; No. white nominal; September, 53c.
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Dry Goods Market

New York, June 23-Cotton goods were firm and high today. Yarns were strong. Dress goods were higher Mems wear was steady as to demand and high as to price. Burlaps were strong CT. Linens tended higher
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, June 23.-Wheat No. red No. red, Nos, 2 and hard, nominal Corn, No. ? yellow, $1.721z91.73; No. yell low, $1.72sl@1.73; No. yellow nominal. Oats, No. 3 white, 671a@6Sc; standard,
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, June 23.-Cash wheat, No. hard, s250a2.66; No. 2 red s2.9092. .3S. Corn, No. ? mixed, $1.6S; No. white, s1.1; i; No. yellow, $167@1.6S. Oats steady; No. white, 72Q721sc; No2 2 mixed. 674671ac. Receipts: Wheat, 30 cars.
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6saesl4c Rye, No. nominal: No 3, g g; barley. si.10ql.4S; timothy, s4fi775. clover. Sl2d17. Pork. tl0; lard. S21.52021.57: ribs, S2l 55d2220
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

Sometime ago a woman in Brussels was aroused by church bells ringing in consequence of fire. She had been asleep for nearly IF years. When she awoke she was in perfect health, and remembered in detail events that had taken place IT years ago, before she fell off into her long nap.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paner

New York s3Aa 7Af rcantile paper, 6@5A per ce staeNng e day bills. s412; commercial ltss4s bi3lS OH banks, $4 71sA commercial aAy nilfs. A71A; demand, $475ss; cable &ys isie ancs. demand,
 b.74h; cable h,zaN alders, demand, Al 5-l6 cable 4ss ityes demand, 7S7; cables, 7.35. Aiss. asmand- "A; cables,
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MEATS
CREAMERY PRODUCTS

Butter-Creamery, Ale: process butter 391ae; oleomargarino, ZIG.
 Full Cream Cheese-26c.
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English Money

London, June 23.-Bar silver, S97sd per ounce; money, 4a41a per cent. Discount rates. short hills, 4ss per cent; three months bills 4ss per cent
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w. E. CAMPBELL
COTTON

COTTON Member New Orleans Cutton Exchange. Correspondent Of Shepard 4 Chuck, New Orleans, F.. w. WaEnouer < Co.,, Chtea90 and New York
 COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN
 Continu0na Quotations
 Direct Wires
 5O7-S Woodward Bldg.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, June 23-Rough and clean rice continued strong today with quota tions unchanged Receipts: Clean. 1900 pockets. Sales: Clean, Japan. 114l pock- cts.
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In proportion to it's population Norway is the greatest seafaring nation in the world. On January ], 1916 it's mercan- tile marine consisted of 34s6 vessels, with a tonnage of 2,75s,S91, or an average of more than one ton for each inhabitant, and practically the whole fleet is owned by Norwegian citizens.
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 Live Stock
 Chicago, June 23.-Hogs: Receipts, 5000: market, slow, 10c to 15c under yesterdays average; bulk, $5Q15. 70 light s14.5G@15 50; mixed, $14. 65d15.90 heavy, $l4.TOql6. .O5; rough, s14. .7OQ1o; pigs. s11@14.35.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1000; market, weak; native beef cattle, sS. 50G13 80; stockers and feeders, $6 s010; COWS and heifers, 8 .75q11 70; calves, s11 .5Ol15. 75.
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000; market, steady; wethers, s9. .1o0t12; ewes, sS. 15G10. .75; lambs, s11Q1675; springs s14 5O6l19.
 St. Louis, June 23.-Hogs: Receipts, 4S00 market, lower; lights, $15 25@15. 55; pigs, s10Q14.75; mixed. s15 ,25Q15. 75 good heavy S15 .65n15.S; bbulk, $15. 25@1575.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1900; market, steady; native beef steers, s7.50G31S 50; yearling steers and heifers ss. 5oQ13. .25; cows, s6p 10. 50; stockers and feeders, $61l9. 50.
 Sheep: Receipts, none; market, nom inally steady; clipped lambs s13@16, 50; clipped ewes, s910; spring lambs, S15a19 caners s5q5.50 choppers, NQ7.50.
 Kansas City June 23.-Hogs: Receipts TOO; market, steady bulk, s14. .9Od15. .75; heavy, s15. .65@15s5; light, s14.75@15 35; pigs, $13. 50614.50
 prime fed steers SIP .5o613 50; dressed steers, E.58q12. 25; cows, $6. .50@11; heifers, sS 9o13; stockers and feeders, $7.50@10 .5O bulls, Na9.2 25; calves, $7D145Q.
 Sheep: Receipts 2000 market steady; lambs, s16Gl9 10; yearuings s11115; weth- CTS, s9l1.50; ewes, S.75912.
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Elsie's Wish

From the Boston Transcript.
 Mamma said Elsie, "I do hope some Dutchman will marry me when I grow up''
 Why a Dutchman, dear?"
 "Cause I would go like to be duch- ess mamma"
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The largest settlement In Greenland has a population under 800.
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FISH
Parch-qp

Perch-yC.
 Salt Water Trout-1sc. Red Snapper-14c. Gray Snapper-10c. Mullet-7c.
 Spanish Mackerel-171ac. Shrimp-121ac. Sheepshead-s1ac. Virginia, Croaker-7c.
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MORRIS AVENUE

Cotton continues to climb, good mid ding going to 25Ac on the local market yesterday. with the price limit not in sight.
 Business was good for Saturday with supplies about normal Corn hit the g. mark again yesterday. New Irish potatoes went back to $3. 9. Tomatoes took big jump, but this was owing to Saturday shortage, and can't last long, as local stuff is due. Quotations were as follows; Hens-19c.
 Hens-Dressed. 19c. Fryers-90c. Guint as-S5Q40 Roosters-11Q12c. Extra Graded Eggs-S3c. Fresh Country Eggs-35c. Turkeys-Live, 22Q23c. Geese-13c. Ducks-14Q15c.
 '-' MEATS Extra Rbs-231sc. Rib Bellies-15sse. Clear Bellies-24s4c. Smoked Belles-26c
 Breakfast Bacon-39hc. Pork Loins-25c. Pork Shoulders-1sc. Pork Hams-19c.
 Skinned Hams-29c. Hams-Regular, 29c. Pork Trimmings-lSc. Pure Lard--227sc. Open Kettle-23c.
 Compound-1Shc.
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HIDES AND TALLOW

Green Salt Hides-1SG1sc. Half Cured-17QlSc. Green Hides-l5Q16c. Dry Flint Hides-37q3sc. Dry Salt Hides-S4@35c Damaged Hides-Half price. Sheep Skins-50cGS1.5 Horse Hides-$1@6. Angora Goats-50Q75c. Ginseng-Wild, $5@S. Colt Skins-45G60c. Sherlings-15925c Goat Skins-40Q75c. Hogskins-l0Q15c 15c. Tallow-1GG12c. Beeswax-3o425c.
 Washed Wool-60G65c. Clear Unwashed Wool-50455c. Bury Wood-30q40c.
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PA. Bar silver. 7s1sc; Mexican dollars, 61ss. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
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Atlanta Reserve Bank Statement

Atlanta, June 23.-The statement of re- sources and liabilities of the federal re- serve bank of Atlanta at close of busi- ness June 22 as follows.
 Resources: Gold coin and certificates in vault, s6,299, ,106.53; gold settlement fund, F, ,447,0oo; gold redemption fund with Unit ed States treasurer, s253, ,s5429; gold held with foreign agencies, s1.500, 600; gold held by federal reserve agent, SIS 432, ,02O; to- tai gold reserve. BPS, s31, ,9S0 s2; legal tender notes silver, etc, sS1g, 4Ss.25; total reserve, s27 745, 44S.07; national bank notes and notes of other federal reserve banks, $49S, ,278s; bills discounted, members, $3170,026.75 member banks, collateral notes, $t74,O00; acceptances bought, s1,S83, ,253.s2 United States bonds. $ses, 500; ene-year treasury notes, s1, ,4s1, GOO: United States certificates of indebtedness, $2s00, 900; municipal war rants. s1,5o0; bills of lading drafts, s26,- 7e194; total earning assets. sle,245142.s1. Due from other federal reserve banks, net, s2,549,292.72; due from depositary banks, fiscal agent account, s2oO,O0O; tran sit ietms, s, T5s, 34; all other reserves, s955, ,952d; total resources, s5o,e52 ,6O7. .S5
 Liabilities Capital paid in, $2,3sS, ,25o; government deposits, s4,777, ,0297o; due to member banks, reserve account, s1s,09s- 04.S1; federal reserve notes, $19,5O3, ,120; total liabilities, $50, ,952, ,607.35.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-20
OVER IN FRANCE
SUBSCRIBING FOR LOAN

keenly competing for the honor of
subscribing the greatest amount.
Today the heavy artillery claimed
the top figure-with nearly 100000
pledged and several batteries still to
be heard from.
In some infantry companies every
man and every officer subscribed to
one or more bonds
The Liberty loan drive has been
on here somewhere in France" for
two weeks. The lists close next
Tuesday. General Pershing himself
tnaugurated the campaign by a proc
lamation urging his men to subscribe
for patriotic reasons. The drive got
it's first big impetus when the idea of
competition among all the different
units in the American expeditionary
force to see which pledge the biggest
subscription, was developed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-20
Day of Prayer is Set
For Triumph of America
Luti0n to Bo,u Head Last
Entreat Victory
Presidents Proclamation AsI
Sunday in October ,s
=

Press smvoe
WASHINGTON N
of of of
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-20
National Potato Week.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-National
spud week begins next Monday and
for six days every patriotic American
is expected to eat all the potatoes
he can-stuffed potatoes, 'scalloped
potatoes, boiled potatoes and mashed
potatoes, not to mention potato soup
and potato biscuits.
According to the department of
agriculture and the food administra-
tion which are backing the campaign
the special effort by all men,, women
and children to eat potatoes will
help win the war by conserving the
wheat supply. Furthermore the po-
tato is the most available and most
economical starchy food in the coun-
try In the present emergency
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-20
BANK ROBBERS
SECURE $4,000
Two Safes Cracked and Ban
dts Then Make Their Es-
cape in Small Auto
mobile.
OVERLOOKED ONE BAG
Fifteen Thousand From One Bank
and $22, 900 From Another
Twenty Miles
Away.
OVERLOOKED ONE BAG

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. 90
Sheriff's posses are today searching
for four bank robbers who early to-
day blew safes at the Farmers State
bank at Alto and the Farmers State
bank at Middleville.
After cutting all telephone wires,
the bandits secured $4,000 at Alto
and from there travelled twenty miles
east to Middlesville, where they
secured $4,000. One bag containing
$4,000 in gold, was overlooked at the
Middleville bank.
The yeggmen escaped from Middle
vile in Ford and started toward
Detroit. The Alto job was done at
1854 and the Vaudeville robbery at
4:30. The towns are located on one
of the main travelled automobile
roads between Grand Rapids and De-
troit. So far the officers have found
but one person who saw the robbers
"a woman who lives near the
Middleville bank.
Bandit Gets $4,000.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Oct. 2O.-A
lone masked bandit held up and
robbed L. Lynn Arthur, accountant
for the American Seeding Machine Co.,
of S10,582, in the company's office to-
day.
One alleged accomplice, a former
employe of the company, is being
held.
Arthur was confronted by masked
man armed with a revolver, In the
hallway outside his office. The ban.
dit forced Arthur to turn over the
money, then fled.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-20
PUT LID
ON CANDY
BUSINESS
Sugar is Becoming too Scarce
to be Used in CONNECTIONS
and Also Soft
Drinks.
TOO MUCH LUX XU r Y
Appeals for Economy In Sugar Con-
sumption Having Failed, Order
is Issued by
Hoover.
TOO MUCH LUXU R Y

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. N20.-Reduction
III sugar sales to confectioners and
other luxury" manufacturers, has
been ordered by the Hoover food ad-
ministration, it was officially stated.
In view of the growing shortage of
sugar and soaring prices to the aver
age consumer, it was made plain that
if necessary the government would not
hesitate to curtail all luxury uses Of
sugar.
The Christmas candy business will
be hard hit by the order.
While the step announced today was
taken with the hope that a complete
shutdown on candy making will not
become necessary, this will be newt
able if the incoming beet sugar crop
does not solve the shortage. The food
administration stated that the later
crop should enable candy makers who
may have to shut down, to resume op-
erations within a few weeks.
The administrations order will be
put into effect Immediately through
state food controllers and local COM
mittees as well as refiners.
Soft drinks are classed by Hoover
with candy as luxury Bakery cake
is not, but the usual frosting on it will
have to be eliminated in the future.
Forty-five per cent of the sugar used
in this country goes into 1uxuries, the
food administration estimated.
Appeals for economy in sugar con-
sumption having failed to relieve the
shortage, today's order was decided
upon by Herbert Hoover.
Candy consumption has increased
enormously in the United States re-
Gently, despite rise in price of the
CONNECTIONS. The increase was re.
ported to be particularly noticeable in
prohibition territory and around army
Thousands Of workers in candy fac
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-20
ENORMOUS BILL PRESENTED
FOR KAISER TO SETTLE

counts" as itemized by the Belgian gov
ernment:
War contributions, levied up to
August 10, 1917-S2SS,O0 100000.
Private war contributions and fines
Cup to the end of 1914o-S40, 900 900.
Confiscation of machinery and re-
QUESTIONING of raw materials to jan
uary, 1915, S400,O00,000.
Destruction of sources of economic
wealth (not including destruction of
private property, which is still con-
tinuing) $1,000,O0o,000.
The Belgian statistics do not include
claims for the enormous loss resulting
from cessation of Belgian industries.
Nor do they include damages for many
German acts in stripping factories, re-
ported in the last four months.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-20
KILLED
By BOMBS
FROM AIR
Twenty-seven Dead and Fifty
three Injured in Air Raid
by Germans Over
England.
FIRST FOR SOME TIME
Dozen or More Flying Machines
Make First Attack Since
Reprisals Were
Decided.
FIRST FOR SOME TIME

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service !
LONDON, Oct. 20.-Twenty seven
persons were killed and ffty-three
injured in last nights air raid over
eastern and northeastern counties
and part of the London district, Lord
French announced today
The material damage done by the
raiders, it was officially stated, was
confined to houses and business
premises.
Half Dozen Raiders.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-Germany's first
air raid on England since the British
government formally decided upon
reprisals, occurred shortly after mid
night. Half dozen or more air
ships flew over eastern and north
eastern counties and dropped bombs,
some Of them penetrating to the Lon
don district
Up to a late hour this morning no
announcement had been made of
casualties.
Owing to the time Of the raid,
London's streets were practically de-
serted, but aircraft warnings to take
cover" sent quite a crowd into under
ground shelters.
Three Zeppelins Brought Down.
PARIS, Oct. 2O.-French defenders
today destroyed three Zeppelins of a
raiding feet which flew over French
territory to the east
One of the aerial cruisers was
brought down at seven a. m.. by
anti-air craft fire near Saint Clement.
in the department of Meurthe and
Moselle. Another came down in
flames in the region Of Rambervil-
liers.
At least one other fell victim to
the French defensive fire
The official announcement did not
give details. One report in Paris to-
day was that more than three of the
invading squadron had been de-
Stroyed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-20
TWO Bic
DESTR()yE:RS
ARE SUNK
British Ships Sent to Bottom
in Clash With German
Flotilla IN North
Sea.
AGAINST HEAVY ODDS
Violent Artillery Action on tho West
Front Today, But No I'M
portant Advances
Made.
AGAINST HEAVY ODDS

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Oct. 20.-Two British
destroyers, the Mary Rose and the
Strongbow, were sunk Wednesday in
sea battle in the North sea be-
tween the Shetland islands and the
Norway coast, the admiralty an
nounced today.
The two destroyers formed an anti
submarine escort and were sunk In
action, fighting against German nav,
al forces who attacked the convoy.
| 1t was stated.
! Two very fast, heavily armed Ger.
man raiders were engaged by the de-
stroyers, the admiralty declared.
Fighting against very heavy odds.
the British held the Germans at bay
until three merchant vessels In the
convoy had time to escape.
!. Neither the destroye1s Mary Rose
nor Strongbow are listed In the lat
est naval annual and are therefore
presumably vessels finished since the
war.
From the language OF the admiralty
staten ent, the two vessels must have
been acting as convoy for merchant
vessels.
1t may be significant that the an
nouncement does not state by what
sort of German vessels the two Brit
ish destroyers were sunk.
The Germans may have been cr'iis-
ers or battleships.
The Shetland islands he 10 the ex-
treme north of the North sea- Ger
man submarines are probably fairly
thick in that territory, but II the
German vessels which attacked the
British destroyers were Of any other
type of naval warships, 1t would
seem to indicate that a German
fTotilla has managed to elude tho
British patrol around Wilhelms-
haven't
Sank Unarned Neltrais.
LONDON. Oct 21.-Two British
three Swedish merchantmen were
sunk by two German raiders in the
North sea Wednesday between the
Shetland islands and the coast Of
Norway, the admiralty announced to-
day. The merchantmen were sent to
to the bottom after the two British
fighting ships had been disposed of.
the staten ent said.
The neutral merchantmen which
were sunk were not armed. They
were destroyed by the Germans be-
fore any examination Of their car
goes had been made and without re-
gard to the lives of their crews and
their passengers.
Anxious to escape before other
British forces interfered, the raiders
made off without making any effort
to rescue the men Of the British de-
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