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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
scandinavian Diplomats See Fall of Present
Government Result of Note Carry
ing Expose.
Queen IS A PRINCESS OF BADEN
Argentine Incident May be Start of Movement
Which Will Put Another Country in
Democracy List.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-Scandi.
havian diplomats declared today
sweden's pro-German conservative
government will fall because Of the
low wen-Luxburg "spurlos versenkt''
correspondence sent via Sweden from
Argentina. Their advices indicated
hat the liberal and socialist move
nent Is growing SO rapidly. that the
Swedish elections this month will
result nj great overturn.
The state department Is not con-
ent with Sweden q press announce
nent that she Will not lie. the Argen
line incident occur again ana holds
mat there should be complete cessa-
hon Of the admitted practice OF ect-
'hg as Germany's messenger.
II this does not come about, then
The allies will consider their course
of action as to planned disciplinary
steps. Already the censorship is
efricter with respect to all neutrals
and Swedens messages from all~parts
|sof the world are under careful allied
a6crutiny. Secretary Lansing has
Further docum ents showing Sweden's
messenger service, though he indi-
Gates that they did not bear on Ger
many's conduct as the "spurlos YER
tenkt" communications did.
AS for reports that the offending
Swedish minister Lowen at Buenos
Aires will not be recalled, the gov
lernment was inclined to feel today
THAT that was largely a matter for
Argentina to consider in as much as
she was the prospective sufferer OF
his aid to the intriguing German
minister Luxburg.
Secretary Lansing still emphasizes
that this government has no inten-
.tion of furnishing the Swedish ma
tion or people as distinguished from
the ruling government-but that he
does not claim no retalfations are
In mind. Sweden now Is under strict
embargo and while she will be
rationed. the supply is likely to be
more modest than If she were not
playing Gernany's game openly Am
bassador Naon's message, transmit
! ting Luxburg messages to Buenos
Aires, it was learned today was de-
layed thirty-six hours by censor at
New York-apparently for no par.
ticular reason other than press Of
business.
His Wife Is a German.
lBy Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
4 LONDON, Sept. IA woman's 8
hand today is threatening to push
the crown from another royal hus-
bands head.
Far reaching internal changes in
Sweden which might mean the re.
tirement Of the present rulers-King
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
PRIVATE LETTERS TELL,
OF AMERICANS IN BATTLE

six destroyers and two airplanes, In
one clash, defended five transports
from twelve submarines.
The New York World today vouch-
ed for the writer of letter from
"a port in France" dated August 18,
which described battle between an
American warship and German or
Austrian destroyer named the Ulan
off lands End. The enemy ship was
forced to surrender, the letter de-
clared, and later sank. Twentyone
officers and thirty-fve men were
taken prisoner. The United States
ship was hit three times.
Wholesale destruction of sub
marines was reported in letter in
the Philadelphia Public Ledger few
days ago. The writer declared Amer
ican war ships and airships repulsed
massed U boat attack on United
States transports and after the fight
the water where the submarines had
been was covered with oil and wreck
age.
A land engagement near Lens, in
which "a division of American troop
ers licked hell out Of bunch Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
ELK Rates Unreasonable.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Rates
for the Interstate transportation Of
milk, cream, and allied commodities
between points in the central freight
association territory and from GER
tain points south Of the Ohio river
to Cincinnati, were declared unrea-
sonable by the interstate commerce
commission today. A new schedule
of reasonable rates was prescribed
effective December 1. 1917. The
case has been before the commission
since October, 1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
Nav Settle Strike.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Sept. IA
settlement of the Kansas City pack
ing house strike on the same basis as
that on which the Omaha strike was
ended yesterday was looked upon TO-
day as a possibility.
The Omaha strikers received a
wage Increase Of 21a cents an hour,
reinstatement of strikers and permis.
sion to organize unions.
Strike leaders on the Kansas side
said today that they believed there
would be no difficulty in getting the
workers who have walked out in the
Kansas City plants to agree to O
similar settlement
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
MAY ANGLE FOR PEACE
DISCUSSION WITH AMERICA

Coupled with this came reports to.
day that there was considerable agt-
tation in Austria for a separate diplo-
matte discussion with President Will
son, through some neutral agency.
Possibly the vatican might serve as
an intermediary.
The vatican was assured today that
the central powers reply would be
dispatched very soon. 1t was known
that this reply, although nominally ad
dressed to the pope, will be in fact, dt
rectly aimed at President Wilson and
the American people.
Premier Pasitch, of Serbia, declared
to the United Press today that his
nation would make no formal protest
over Pope Benedict's omission to speci
fly necessity for consideration of Ser
bias rights. Private representations
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
Patriotic Manual,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Mrs. Ella Flag
Young, Chicago educator, was enroute
to Washington today to become edit
or of the patriotic manual" a puIbli-
cation to be circulated among all
American school teachers. She will
undertake the work at the request Of
Secretary McAdoo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
Germany and Austria Would
Like to Have United States
Out of Fight.
tBy John H. Hearley, United Press

by John Fl. Hearley, United Press
Sraff CORES 9Jndert J
ROME, Sept. H. Germany and
Austria may angle for a separate peace
discussion with America in ihc reply
to Pope Benedict's peace note.
Vatican inforinants t'.d :" said there
was reason to believe that the German
government was speculating on how
far the allies would be guided by
President Wilson, the spokesman Of a
nation which was not a party to the
London compact, pledging no separate
peace
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
TO INVESTIGATE
WIDOWS DEATH
New York County Grand Jury to Take
up Mrs. Kings Case, Sup
posed to Be
Murdered.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
NEW FORK, Sept 10.-The New
York county grand jury today will be-
gin Investigating the death of Mrs.
Maude A. King, wealthy New York
and Chicago widow, who was shot re-
Gently near Concord, N. C.
District Attorney Swami announced
that one Of the first witnesses called
would be w. Aston Means, a brother
Of CASTOR Means, formerly the dead
woman's confidential secretary.
Assistant District Attorney John
Dooling spent the entire night at Mrs.
Kings residence on Park avenue. 1t
is understood he found important
documents there which will go before
the grand jury. Swami believes Mrs.
King was murdered and said today
he had discovered the motive Chas.
Evans Hughes denied here today that
he had been retained by CASTOR
Means as counsel in suit to contest
the will Of Mrs. King.
Trunk Full Of Letters.
NEW YORK, Sept. ia myster-
ious trunk, full of letters and docu-
ments is expected to give the New
York grand jury evidence on which to
base one or more indictments in their
investigation into the mystery Of Mrs.
Maude A. Kings death, it was authori-
tatively reported today.
The trunk, a specially constructed
one, was seized in the police search of
the apartments Of Mrs. King.
Police refused to reveal what docu-
ments the trunk contained. It was re-
ported one Of them was a note for
payment Of $950O0O to CASTOR Means,
Mrs. Kings secretary, in event of the
successful probate of the new will Of
her first husband. Chicago authorities
are investigating this alleged new will
against which suspicious have been
raised.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
French Troops in Brilliant
Raid, Annihilate Enemy
Garrison and Make
Big Gain.
VIOLENT ART1LLERYING
Assaulting Waves Of Germans De'ueed
by British Rifle Fire and
Formidable Attack
RepuIsed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS, Sept. 12.-French troops
penetrated the third German defense
line in a brilliant raid near Saint
Soupplet, reported in today's official
statement. The enemy garrison was
annihilated.
Around Tahure, also in the Cham
payne sector, German forces made a
fruitless attack against French posi-
tions. The attackers lost heavily.
On the right bank of the Meuse,
the French repulsed two attacks.
In Belgium around Driegrachten
and Bixschoote, the report said artil-
lerying on both sides was violent.
Two attacks by German airmen on
Dunkirk caused some casualties.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
To Regulate Meat Prices.
Canada Fixes Wheat Prices,

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept. 12.-
Wheat prices for the crop of 1917
fixed by the board of grain supervis-
ors for Canada were announced to.
day. They are Identical with United
States prices on the Minneapolis and
Duluth basis. Following are prices
$221; No. 2, Manitoba northern. $21S;
No. 8, Manitoba northern, $2.15; No.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
RepuIse Formidable Attack.

RepuIse Formidable Attack.
LONDON, Sept. 12-Repulse of a
formidable German attack early this
morning east Of Hargicourt, was an
nounced by Field Marshal Haig today.
The enemy attacked under cover Of a
violent barrage and after considerable
preparation. The assaulting waves
were deluged in the British rifle and
machine gun fire and failed to reach
their objectfves.
Northeast Of Bullecourt and south
Of Lombartzyde, we carried out sue
cessful raids at night, with heavy en-.
emy casualties and few prison ers, !"
the statement continued. Around
Neuve Chappelle and also in the Ypres
sector, there was hostile artillery fire
at night"
American AvIators.
PARIS, Sept. 12.-Sergeant Andrew
G. Campbell, of the Lafayette esca-
drille, resident of Chicago, downed
two German aeroplanes in series of
aerial skirmishes reported from head
quarters Of the American flyers today.
Sergeant Walter Lowell, of Concord.
Mass, another Lafayette aviator, was
reported as bagging his third victim.
Not True Report.
IBy William Phillip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Sept 12.-Seeking some
palliation at home for their losses
around Lens, the German staff sent
out wireless dispatches today claim
ing the British losses in the vicinity
Of Lens to have been more than the
actual total of men engaged there.
The German staff estimated the
dead, wounded and missing in the
Lens operations at 100000.
Actually it is certain the German
casualties have been more than
double those of the British armies
around the French coal metropolis.
In the cleaning up Of a battlefield
there recently, I saw fifteen dead
Germans around one lone Canadian.
German Loot at Riga.
BERLIN (via London) Sept. H.
Prisoners taken by the German
forces at Riga tctalled $500 and the
booty included 325 cannon, according
to the war office announcement today.
"At several points between the Bal
tic and the Dvina; our vanguard re-
pulsed Russian reconnoitering forces
after engagements" the statement as
serted.
Southwest of Tirqulokna the enemy
advanced five times and was repulsed
with heavy losses"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-01
ZIONIST MOVEMENT
 WILL BE EXPLAINED
Delegates to Speak at the Knesseth Israel Synagogue
 on Baltimore Meeting

Ike Abelson and Arthur Herman, local delegates to the Twentieth annual con vention of the Federation of American Zionists held last week In Baltimore, Md, will address a mass meeting at Knesseth Israel synagogue this evening at S:3O. The subject of discourse will be the work and accomplishments of the convention.
 From press reports 1t was learned that numerous heated debates on the so-called autocracy of the federation were heard at the convention hall. Democracy" was the keynote of number of those de- bates. The spirit of self-sacrifice for the ideal Jewish aspirations for Palestine were predominating the last sessions of the convention. A number of cables from Europe were received by the convention expressing wonderful progress in the field of Zonism everywhere, especially in the 'baby free land of Russia"
 The Tikwath Zion society, under whose auspices this mass meeting will be held, extends a cordial invitation to the pub lie who wish to learn and know some- thing of the work of the onward march to s.back to Palestine" movement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-01
NEW MANAGEMENT FOR HOTEL H|LtHN|AN w. N. Driver, Well Known Hotel Man, to Assume
 Charge Today
STATEMENT JUNE 20. 1917

Beginning today the Hillman hotel will be operated by the Driver Hotef com pany which announces w. N. Driver well known hotel man, as the newly elected manager.
 MT. Driver was until year ago assist ant manager or the Tutwiler hotel here To the travelling public he Is known as the manager and director of the Great Southern hotel at Gulfport, Miss, and oi the Hotel Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg Miss, in which capacities he served foI five years. It has been noted with in terest that MT. Drivers grandfather and the father of the man now in charge of the Hervey system of hotels were com petitors in the hotel business in Ope- lika 40 years ago. He has been in the hotel business since boy, having been made manager of two hotels when he was 19 years old.
 Friends of Mr. Driver say he has plans to begin activities here which will lead to the bringing to Birmingham con- ventions and that he will cooperate with officials of the local civic bodies in such work, tor which he has strong reputa-
 
 the convention committee of the conner cal clubs of the Gulf coast, where, it IS said, he was very successful in win hing over conventions.
 T am very much pleased to be in Birmingham again. said MT. Driver. T came to love the city when here before, and am glad to say that I am here for good this time"
 The IIillman has been operated for sometime by H. l.. Bailey, who states he will continue in the hotel business in the city. His statement follows:
 T have been in the hotel business for 40 years, and I have no idea of changing my vocation at this time.' stated Henry l.. Bailey, retiring manager of the Hotel Hillman last night. T expect to stay in Birmingham, and I am going into the hotel business here, just when and how l am not ready to announce just yet. MT. Bailey came to Birmingham in 1905, and has conducted the Hillman for F years. He has q large acquaintance, and is a hotel man of experience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-01
CONSOLIDATED COURT MAKES GOOD SHOWING
Report of Clerk Waldrop Indicates New System Expedites Business

The report of Clerk of the Circuit Court w. J. Waldrop was filed yesterday and showed that the new consolidated system of courts is working very successfully, The business has been expeditiously han ded and a large number of cases disposed of. The report of the clerk is as fol- lows:
 Cases on docket at time of consolida- tion: Old city court cases, nopjury. 332; jury, 11S3; total 1515. Old circuit court cases, nonjury, s52; jury, 154s; total, 24Oo. Totals nonJury, 11s4; jury, 279l; total, 1915.
 New cases filed since consolidation: Non- jury, 556; jury, 9S1; total, 1887. Totals, nonjury TAO; jury, SIP; total, 5452.
 Disposed of since consolidation: Non- jury. 79s; jury 1731; total, 25sO Total on docket June 30. 1917. nonjury. s47; jury. 1f--' total, 1922
 The total, 1922, consists of 1872 old cases (of which S41 are old city court cases, and 1031 old circuit court cases), and 1o50 new cases; 1887 new cases have zeen filed since January 15, and there has been disposed of $50 old city court cases, 143O old cirn,,i+ court cases and 4S7 new cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-01
ANNUAL MEETING OF
 PRISON COMMITTEE
Prisoners to Raise Food for Govern
 ment Will Be Discussed

The annual meeting of the Alabama committee on prisons will be held on Monday. evening at o'clock in the rooms of the Birmingham Civic associa- tion Isadore Shapiro will preside and an interesting programme has been ar ranged. The chief business of the meet ing will be the annual election of off, cers. VI
 The chief object of the committee will be to work out some plan whereby the prisoners will be of some use to the gov- ernment during the war by raising food and conserving natural resources. Talks NH be made by Mrs w. L. Murdoch. Jndge w. E. Fort, Judge s. D. Murphy, "A Edmondson, Mrs. O. H. Moore and Benton K. Fisk. The meeting is open to thep ublic, and everyone interested is urged to attend. Volunteers for work on committees will probably bee alled for at the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-01
NEW FEATURES ARE
 ADDED ID SING Y Flag Lowering Ceremony Will Be a Feature Today
 at Capitol Park

l Mass singing, rounds" solos, surprise
 stunts" and a beautiful flag towering ceremony, will make of today's community sing an event of unusual delight to I the many thousands who will no doubt attend
 1 "Scotland's s Burning the old round, will 1 be rehearsed for the first time, and should | give as much pleasure as has the sing 1 ing of Three Blind Mice" ! At the close of the programme the vast audience will be asked to gather around beautiful ceremony of lowering the flag
 This ceremony will include the singing of Abide With Me" America" and
 as the huge flag is slowly lowered, "The Star Spangled Banner" {! The following is the programme: Aida (selections) WerdD, Community band.
 1 (a) Doxology-(To be sung by every body). (b) Invocation-Rev. w. NJ Clay brook.
 "America"-(Cary). 1 Saxophone Solo-"My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" (Saint-Saens), MT. A. A. Traxler.
 Annie Laurie"-( (Scott. everybody. Annette e"-(Baxter) Community band. "Scotland's Burning -(Round). every body.
 !. Baritone Solo-"Fear Ye Not, O Israel'' (Buck) (by request of the committed. Robert Lawrence.
 Onward Christian Soldiers"-(Sullivan) Announcements. Lowering flag. For this beautiful cere- f mony everybody is requested to gather round the flag pole and sing one verse each of America" Abide With Me- and "The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-01
Steady Streams at Express Offices All Week Cleaned
 Out the Supply
DELIVERIES CAN BE
 MADE DURING MONTH
Any Package Which Reached Ala bama Before Midnight Can Be Delivered Under Usual
 Regulations

The last of the long line of "wets" disappeared promptly at o'clock yester- day afternoon from the delivery windows | of the local express offices and the wan ing month bid farewell to the tide of June brides and a hearty welcome to an l absolutely "bone-dry'' Alabama. All day the line pressed steadily into the offices, and was from 10 to 15U . strong, the greatest rush being in the morning hours, to come into possession of their two quarts" From the time the offices were opened until o'clock,
 when those still trying to get in were | told Closing time" the clerks were busy handing out whisky, beer and wines. n two-quart whisky packages we'll in the lead. A small number of stragglers who failed to get their package" this week will be allowed to get it any time in July provided the package arrived in Birmingham before 12 o'clock last night
 During the week hundreds of gallons of alcoholic drinks have been delivered from the local offices and every day the line has extended at sometimes 50 yards from the door of the offices. Although the agents say that yesterday was one of the lightest days of the week, it was said by officials cf the Southern Express
 company here that the local office de- livered more than 500 packages of whisky, 100 packages of beer and 50 gallons Of wines The local agent of the Amer ican Express company said that about 300 packages of whisky, 50 of beer and 20 of wine had been delivered there dur ing the day. and that on other days dur
 ing the week the total number of pack ages delivered had reached 700 or 800. The local clerks say that the reason for the lightness of yesterdays business was that earlier in the week the con sumers thought that they would not De able to get whisky or beer from the ex- press company after June 30. and that al that time they swamped the offlces. Later they learned that all packages ar
 irving here before midnight of yesterday
 will be delivered any time within 5o days
 and did not rush.
 However many wanted to make sure,
 they say, and knowing positively that
 the goods would be delivered to them
 yesterday they went to get it, saving
 safety first.
 ..You can't tell what these prohibition
 people are going to do," they would say.
 This is my last chance, and l am gong to take full advantage of it.' So all day
 long they poured into the office, maimed,
 crippled, deaf and blind, coming in anything from oxcarts to high powered
 automobiles.
 Little of the prohibited drinks arrived
 here last night after the offices had
 closed which will go on the shelves with
 the small quantity still undellvered. The
 express companies will hold this 30 days
 for delivery.