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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
BURIED IN
SINGERS YARD
Gardner for Nine. Schumann Heink
Beaten to Death and Body
Discovered by
Docs

Il United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SANDIEGO, Calf, July 31.-Beaten
to death by murderers and buried in
the yard at Mime Ernestine Schu-
mann-Heink's palatial country resi-
6ence at Grossmont, near here, the
body of Wilhelm Besthorn, the diva's
gardner, was discovered when his own
dogs were found frantica1ly digging
above 1t. Today, sherifrs deputies are
endeavoring to find clews that will
lead to the identity of the slayer or
slayers.
Besthorn was of German birth. It
is said he is naturalized American
He was Of natty appearance and us.
ually carried large sums OF money.
He disappeared several days ago
and employees at the Schumann-Heink
home thought he had gone elsewhere
TO seek work. Yesterday a maid saw
the gardeners dogs digging in the
earth. The body was discovered and
the authorities notified
Nine. Schumann-Heink is in the
east.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31

operating with their officers in the
enforcement of discipline and by in
creasing to the utmost limits of their
capacity the output of locomotives
and cars which are SO essential to the
efficient operation of the railroads of
the country and to the success OF our
armies in the field. I know can
count on the patriotism and devotion
to duty OF very true American engag-
ed in the railway service OF the United
States.
ut is a genuine pleasure to make
this Acknowledgement, but I shall not
fail to point out at anytime where agi-
tations and disturbances have been
Or may become hurtful to our coun-
try"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
St. ouis Live stock.

|
EAST ST. LOUIS, H., July 31.-Cat
tie receipts, $500; market steady
Texas receipts, 80. Native beef steers
4 $1150@1S.25; yearling steers ant
heifers, $9.50@15.50; cows, $7.5O@
1880; stockers and feeders, $3.50
1900; cal, es. $7.75@14.0O; Texa.
steers, s10.0O@17.7O; COWS and heifers
$7.50@15.O0.
I Hog receipts, lO,5oo; market 10t
higher. Mixed and butchers, $1S.S5@
1890; good to heavy, $19.O0@19. 80;
rough, $17.45@17.75, light, $191O@
1885; pigs. $1S.4o@1s.oo; bulk. $500
@19.30.
! Sheep receipts, 1000; market steady
Ewes, $11.0O@12.O0; lambs, $14OO@
1900; Gamers and choppers. 5000
$500.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July 81
Cattle receipts, $4,000; market
steady. Steers. $s.00@1S.50; cows
and heifers, $6.50@15.00; stockers
and feeders, SS.0o@17.50; calves,
$S.O0@14.25
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000; market 1oc
higher. Bulk, s1s.60@1s.s5; heavy,
$1S.S5@19.05; medium, S1S.75@19.00;
light, s1S.50@1S.95.
sheep-Receipts. 1000; market
weak. Lambs, $14.50@17.25; ewes,
sS.oo@12,o0; wethers, s6.O0@17.0O.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, July 31.-Cattle receipts,
$500; market steady, strong. Steers,
S1200@1S.40; cows and heifers, S6.75
91300; Stockers and feeders, $1,000
1925; calves, s9.o0@13.5o; bulls and
stays. s9.50@12.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market $50
Csc higher. Bulk, $1s.oo@1S.50; top,
$lS.S5.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; market
steady, lower. Yearlings, $4,000
l450; wethers, $10.0o@12.00; lambs,
$170o@1S.00; ewes, s11.00@13.00.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, July 31.-F1our, dull,
irregular
Pork, frmer. Mess, $40. 5o@6o.eo.
Lard, stronger. Middle west spot,
SIG. 7o@26.s0.
Sugar raw. quiet. Centrifugal test,
s6o.55.
Refined, quiet. Cut loaf, $500;
crushed, ss.75; powdered, 1866; gran
ulated, $3.50.
Gomez RIO No. Z on spot, SIC.
Tallow, quiet. City, 17Ac; special,
1sc.
Hay, firm. No. i, s1.s5@L4o; No. 8.
Soc@$115; clover, 75c@s1.35.
Dressed poultry, quiet. Chickens,
broilers, s7@5oc; fowls, 2s@36c:
ducks, gle.
Live poultry, dull. Geese, zoe;
ducks, 27@2Sc; fowls. 32c; turkeys,
2s030c; roosters, 27@2sc; chickens,
broilers, 35939c.
Cheese, firm. State milk common
to special, 21@25Ac. skins common
to specials, 562O1sc.
Butter, quiet. receipts, 1926.
Creamery extras, 44A @35c; dairy
tubs, 36@45c; imitation creamery
firsts, 3763Sc.
Eggs, irregular; receipts, 2o,369.
Nearby white fancy, 54655c; nearby
mixed fancy, 3s@47c; fresh, 40@47c-
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, July 81 Butter
Creamery extras, 431sc; standards,
42k @44c; dairy extras, 41@43c;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31

bardment, the enemy attacked In
force against Cornone," the state
ment added 1--WE counter attacked
decisively, and after a brisk hand-to
hand fight repulsed our assailants
forcing them to retire. Machine guns
flame thrower and prisoners were
captured.
Yesterday our airmen repeatedly
and effectively bombed enemy mill.
tary detectives. Five hostile ma
chimes were brought down.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Air Raid Reprisals-

BERNE, July 31.-Threats of air
raid reprisals against the Italians for
attacks on Austrian towns are con-
tanned in an interview with Vice Ad-
miral Won Nagy-Banya, published in
the Poster Lloyd today.
1.-The Italians ought to desist from
raiding Pola, Trieste and towns along
the Dalmatian coast" he said. 'If
they don't we are resolved on repris-
ais"
Raids on Venice are limited at in the
interview.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO. July 31.-Corn futures
advanced on the board OF trade here
today with buying in evidence. Be
lief that the slackened movement of
corn is not temporary was the main
factor. Oats started downward. but
rallied on the corn trading. Prcvi-
slons were strengthened by higher
hog prices
July corn opened at $1.54A, up
&c. and advanced to $1.55%. August
corn, unchanged on opening at
$l.54ss. later gained 1M. September
corn opened at $1-56 and later adj
vanced &c.
July oats, unchanged at the open
ing, 74Ac. later gained &c August
oats opened down 40 at 6SA, sub
sequently rose Is. September oats
was u down at the opening. 6S%,
and remained unchanged.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
FORTY-TWO CENTS
PER HOUR WAGE
Street Car Men to be Awarded This
Sum in Smaller Cities and
More in Larger
Ones

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
WASHINGTON. July 31.-Carmen's
wages to be fixed by the national
war labor board viii range from AZ
to 48 cents an hour, it was learned
authoritatively today
The board plans to hand down a
formal award late today. Carmen of
more than thirty cities now have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31

The American Society of Mechan-
ical Engineers has adopted reso-
lutions requesting the colleges and
technical schools of the country to
provide special courses in technical
instruction for women and girls in
order that they may be fitted to
take the places OF men called to the
war front
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
A Home Run.

Sioux Falls Press: Ty Cobb is Of
the impression that the parents Of
sons who are in the army don't care
to see a lot of big healthy young mer
out on the field playing ball, while
their sons and brothers are riskina
their lives to conquer the Hun" Old
Ty scores again
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Italians Advance.

ROME, July S1.-An enemy adj
vahced post in the Daone valley was
surprised Sunday night and it's gar
rison captured, it was officially an
nounced today.
an the Brenta valley on Monday
night, after a violent artillery bonn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
British Raids.

LONDON, July 31.-British raids
in the Bethune and Lens sectors in
Flanders were reported today by
Field Marshal Haig. Prisoners were
taken.
"A hostile raiding party was driven
off by our fire southwest of La
Rassee," Haig also stated.
The enemy artillery has been ac-
tive on both sides of the Somme and
has shown considerable activity
above Merris and in the KENNEL sec.
tor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Late Market Quotations

/ dairy firsts. S9A@40Ac.
Eggs-Ordinary firsts, 35@36Hc
firsts, 371a@3Sc.
Cheese-Twins, 24@24hc; Youn
Americas, 25h@26c.
| Potatoes-Receipts. rs cars; ",
ginias per Dbl, $5.25Q5.5O; ne,
potatoes, $2.40@2.65.
| Live poultry Fowls, 29@3N
ducks. 24c; geese, Ice; spring chicEJ
ems. 32c; turkeys, soc.
St Louis Hay Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July s0.-Hay-
Two days arrivals OF 40 cars included
"a of timothy, clover mixed, s Glove
and 4 alfalfa. Market strong all alon]
the Line. Timothy and clover mixed
in good demand and slightly free]
receipts. with all offerings readily dis
posed of at firm prices. Light receipt
of prairie, clover and alfalfa are meet
ing a ready sale at strong though I'M
changed values. Sales: Clover mixed
-new-part car heavy mixed No. ;
at $22, car No. Q Light mixed
$3.50, / car No. light mixed at seal
timothy car No. 2 part old and par
new at 1874 round; cd, 2 cats No.
at $23, car No. 2 at $24. car No
at S23, cars No. ! at $27, / car mol
at $3.50; new. cars good No.
and No. at $23, 1 car No. 2 at sal
2 cars standard at $26, car No.
at $27; prairie car high No.
Kansas att $31; clover-1 car Of high
No. / Kanses at $31; clover-new, l
car No. 2 at $22, cars and part cad
ordinary No. at $23, cars No. 1 al
$24, 4 cars No. 1 at $25; alfalfa-pard
car No. at $24, part car No. at s25l
St Louis, Horses and Mules.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 30--Horses-
The offering on the most part con1
sisted of good stuff and the southern
buyers on the market readily TODD
hold of the liberal offerings. There
were practically no eastern buyers
and the eastern chunks and hot wealth
er horses showed no Improvement
over last weeks decline. All southern
horses, and especially those Of top
quality, sold very well.
Draft horses, extra ....... $230@2Sn
Eastern chunks ........ 150@1S5
Farm mares, southern type 125@165
Southern horses, choice -. 115@130
Southern horses, medium ;. 65@10G
Southern horses, cheap 80. ESQ so
PluSS ItO ~
Mules-Tnquiry is calling for bigI
rugged mules and English war mules
The inspection on the latter is very
strict and only good-sized stuff is con-
sidered. Medium grade mules and the
miners are still suffering light de
mands and unless bought cheap In the
country will show losses. Pitters are
still on the decline.
16 to 1914 hands 5000 32i
Is to 1919 hands .......... 140@22i
Is hands 1850 1SG
IA to 141s hands .......... 90@1S5
10 to 1874 hands ......-... 50m125
IL to 121h hands ...--..... 50@125
keokuk Produce.
Shippers wholesale buying prices:
Hens 24e
Springs 29c
BOOSTERS 16c
TURKEYS zoe
Ducks 17o|
Geese loo
Eggs 34c
Butter (packing stock, wholesaie) 3Oc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
RUSSIANS KILLED
TWO MORE HUNS
CONTINUED from page l.

shevik pressure had become too seri.
Gus. He and other diplomats at Vol
ogda had refused to go to Moscow as
the Bolshevik wished.
The movement to get the diplomats
to Moscow Is generally considered In
spired by the Germans, because there
the Bolsheviki and their German as.
sociates would have better control of
cable and mail communications.
The department has cabled Moscow
for full information about Francis.
Communication with him has been
extremely irregular for some time,
though cables from the Moscow con-
sui general have come through with
fair promptness.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
their demands for wage increases be
fore the board.

Board experts worked all last night
summarizing the mass of testimony
given at numerous hearings held by
the board in dozen cities.
The award Is based on system Of
figuring the cost of living in cities
of three classes as it varies with the
population.
The highest wage will be paid In
cities of greatest population. Cleve
land, Detroit, st. Louis and Chicago
are understood to have been placed
in cities of class one. Wages there
will be on the 43 cent basis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Soldier Writing to Mother From
France Says He Had to Enlist
When Comrades Did
Their Bit.
SAFER THAN RACE TRACK
Believes Taking Chances with Fritz
is Less Risk Than Driving
Satisfied is Doing
Duty.

Men who have a ttnid feeling about
being in Uncle Sans military service
should read a letter which Private
Earl D. Ewing has written to his
mother, Mrs. Thomas Ewing, 522 Des
Moines street.
Il would never have felt right at
home, mother" he writes, with my
comrades doing their bit and me be
hind. No, / had to enlist and l am
glad did it II should be killed
no one can say l didn't do my duty
in spite Of difficulties"
Ewing is now in France with Com
pany B, Fifth machine gun brigade
A e. T.
Mrs Ewing has another son, Roy
Tanner. now seeing service In the
regular q. s. army.
Private Ewing's letter follows:
Tells Her Not to Worry
'T have lots of time this evening
so l thought l would try to tighten
your worries about my welfare. am
feeling fine and as fat as ever was
in my life.
ttYou must not worry about some OF
Fritzs presents separating me from
other parts of my anatomy because
this is as safe a job as / ever had
I was taking Just as many chances on
the race tracks in the q. S.
"One consolation Is, mother, 1t
should be Killed over here no
one can say that ! didn't do my
duty In spite of difficulties.
would never have felt right at
home with my comrades doing
their bit and me behind. No,
mother, ! had to enlist and am
Glad | did It. ! believe that you
and my wife feel the same about
it now"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Heavy Fighting.

Heavy Fighting.
LONDON, July 31.-Heavy fghtins
at various points on the Scissors
Rheims salient, with Americans east
of erre-En-Tardenois holding the
heights beyond Seringes and Sergy,
was reported in dispatches here early
today.
american positions beyond Ser.
inges and Sergy are at the point OF
the farthest allied advance toward
Fishes, the important German stra-
tegic center on the Vesle river. Ser
inges is about ten miles from Ffs-
mes)
The night statement of the Paris
war office announced that allied
gains at Sergy, south Of Seringes,
were maintained against enemy as
saults An advance on the right
bank OF the Ourcq northeast of Fere-
En- Tardenois was also reported Off
cially.
Berlin described the allied attacks
as being delivered in dense, storm
ing waves" 1t claimed defeat Of
American, French and British on
slaughts and asserted the battle de-
creased In violence after these COM
bats.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
ID son German Prisoners.

LONDON, July 3i.-J. ]. MCPHERSON
under secretary to the admiralty an.
nounced today in the house of com.
mons that since March 81, German
prisoners taken on the western front
totaIled about IA, 500.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Attorney General Threatens to Re-
move Commissioner Of Public
Safety and Others II
Not Voluntary.
LIQUOR IN SITUATION
recent Cleanup OF City Results in Ufti-
natuna Being Passed to Council
men-Prineipals Not
Talking.

DCS MONIES, Ia, july ol-Sena
Tor Frank E. Thompson of Burlington
who is in Des Moines. discussed al
length with state officials Tuesday
the request that has been made from
the Office of the attorney general that
certain city officials OF Burlington,
Including Commissioner of Public
Safety Matsch, offer their resigna-
tons at once.
The attorney general is not In Des
MONIES today and Assistant Attor-
ney General Watkins and other at
taches of the attorney generals
office. declined to discuss the matter
in the absence OF their chief
BURLINGTON, Ia, July Sire
ports became current in Burlington
yesterday that certain city officials Of
Burlington had been given chance
by the attorney general to resign
and. in case designations came yoiun-
tarily, it was said, no custer proceed
1ngs would be forthcoming All
efforts to see or talk with Councilman
Matsch were in vain. He was not to
be found.
Mayor Bell was seen, but declined
to make any statement whatever. 1t
is known, however, that the mayor
called upon J. B. Hammond OF the
state law enforcement force. After
the conference, Mr.. Hammond was al
so reticent and pointed out that, had
such request been made, he could
not discuss it as it would be a matter
between the attorney general and the
officials involved
Want Another Chance.
II is reported that the mayor has
expressed himself as willing to guar
antee that Burlington will be kept
free from law yiolators, liquor kept
out and the clean up, being carried
on by state agents sent in for the job
be made permanent If the charges are
not pressed. The mayors refusal to
discuss the matter precluded conflr-
nation of this. rumor, but it is
thought here that Senator h'hompscn
will make this suggestion to state
authorities in Des AloInes and that
the aid of state men operating In
of the city officials.
Chief Despair, of the Burlington
police force, like mis- sup erio-s was
silent except to intimate that he was
If Councilman Ma.sch were
the only one involved
Result Of Long Law Violation.
Action against city officials, If
taken, will be the re tut Of long and
fragrant law violation in Burlington
Some weeks ago, the attorney gen.
eral sent state agents to Des Moines
county and arrests and prosecutions
have followed thick and fast since.
A special Investigator has been work
ing on what is considered a huge
conspiracy aimed to defeat the laws
of the state and nation and it has
been currently rumored for some
time that decision had been reached
to commence proceedings against GER
tain Of the city officials.
According to the best obtainable
last night, the request for
Mr.. Matsch's resignation came over
the long distance telephone and that
Mr.. Matscn gave no decision at the
time. All efforts to reach the super
intendent of public safety last even
ing and night failed At his home,
in response to frequent calls, the
only informa ton obtainable was that
he was not at home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Weather Forecast
Weather Conditions.

The crest of high pressure Is NOV
ing out through the lake region this
morning, where the temperature drop
ped to so or less last night. General
~ fair weather with rising tempera
lures is following west of the Missis
sippi valley.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Trade with Rumania.

COPPENHAGEN, July 31--Uk-
rainia has agreed to cede Bessarabia
to Rumania, in return for CONNER
cial concessions according to Berlin
dispatches today.
Bessarabia is bordered partly by
Rumania and the Black sea, contains
5000 square miles and in 1897 had
population of 1888, 436.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Losses Of Nearly Million.

GENEVA, July 31.-German losses
since March 81, when the big often
sive was launched, total nearly a mil
lion men, according - high neutral
official who has just arrived from
Berlin. He said the German casual
ties in the last two sections of the
offensive, were estimated at 100000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31

Wagner
a. G. Arms, Springfield. Mass.
Privates-
J. Aukstikalnis, S. Boston, Mass.
H. B. Bean, Turtle Lake, Wis.
T. J. Bradley, Boston, Mass.
A. o. Clifford, Alton, N. Y.
NJ. J. Doyle, Estherville, Iowa
T. T. Evans, Cicero, Ind.
r. Garner, Chickalah, Ark.
r. Hudson, Wilkesbarre, Pa
S. J. Lesniowski, Buffalo. N. Y.
S. W. Manchester, West Brook, Me
J. J. Marx, Wilkesbarre, Pa.
w. Morley, Anaconda, Mont.
J. B. Norris, Crab Orchard, Tenn
p. B. Palm, Ephrata, Pa.
D. Panozzo,, Kankakee. III.
d. Papineau, Anthony, r. l.
/. Rivers, East Hamstead, N. H.
B.w. Shallenberger, Yakima, Wash
A. F. Sylvia, Fall River, Mass.
J. Tolleston, Waldron, Ark.
J. F. Trujille, Tucumcari, N. NJ.
J. Wilson, Kearney, N. ].
Died Of Disease.
Corporal
z. ]. Bell, New York City.
Privates-
~. burton, bIOChtOIl, hudSS.
D. M. Eppstein, Farmer City, Ill.
R w. Hardin, Craig, Mo.
F. w. Holmes, Seattle, Wash.
r. D. Lane, Circleyille, Ohio.
Died Of Aeroplane Accident.
Lieutenant
Paul L. Clifford, Brooklyn. N. Y.
Died From Accident and Other
Causes.
w G. Harries, Washington, D. c
Privates-
2. ]. Brennan, Astoria, N. Y.
A. Fields, Lebanon, Va.
n. F. Mickle, Roanoke, Ala
D. c. Munro, Kings Park, N. Y.
Wounded Severely Included:
Lieutenant Colonel
J. A Crane, Baltimore, Md.
Cook
w H. Lynch, New Castle, Neb
Priyates-
W. E Heinrich, Lebanon, Ore.
B. II. Kenfieid, Murray. Iowa
Wounded, Degree Undetermined.
Private
w. E. James, Pasco, Wash.
Missing in Action.
Sergeant
W M Bower, Amity, Ore.
Privates-
A A Goodridge, Chicago.
@. NJ. Jordan, Malta, Mont.
W c. Kohlmorgan, Lincoln, Neb-
H Kranzmeyer, Chicago.
G. j. Lawson, Usk, Wash.
e w Moinert, Chicago.
F. Mysliwyec, Chicago.
J. G. Prochazka, Chicago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
10. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
River Bulletin

The river will fall slowly from Dav'
export to Keokuk during the next A
hours.
Weather Forecast.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair and
warmer tonight and Thursday
For Iowa, Illinois and Missouri:
Fair and warmer tonight and Thurs
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Probably Rainbow Division.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Identity
Of the American forces which whipped
the kaiser's crack Prussian guard
near Seringes has not yet been report
ed to the war department, but General
March said today 1.-The SUPP osition is"
that the American force twas either
the the Third division or the And
(Rainbow)."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31

This obviously means Germans
captured by the British.1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Decisive Blow Postponed.

PARIS, July 31.-The newspaper
Echo De Paris said today that semi
official note emanating from linden
burg and Ludendorff declared the Ger
man command had been compelled to
postpone for some time the decisive
blow against the French and British,
owing to the new situation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31

Bolshevih have appeared in the Der
lin Lokal Anzeiger, dispatches here
today declared.
According to this account, the for
mar emperor was awakened at five o
clock in the morning and Informed
that he would be killed in four hours
He remained calm, conferred with
priest and wrote letters, but at a.
M, the guards found him collapsed In
chair.
En- route to his place Of execution
he fell to the ground and when he ar
rived at the spot where he was to die
he was unable to stand.
He leaned weakly against a post,
the newspaper reported, and raised
his hands as If about to speak. but the
rifle shots drowned his voice and ne
fell dead
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
All Have LeN.

All Have Lett
WASHINGTON, July 31.-All the al
lied diplomats at Vologda have ap-
parently left the city. according TO
round about advices to the state de-
partment today. These said that the
diplomats, who include the American
ambassador Francis, ON July % had
been given the alternative of going
to Moscow or heading north to the
Murrnansk coast. The Russian wire
less press said that the allied consuls
would remain at Moscow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-31
Three Grand Dukes Killed.

AMSTERDAM, July u. III &C
Russian grand dukes. one OF whom is
believed to have been Grand Duke
Nicholas, former commander in CHIEF
of the Russian armies, have been e1-
ecuted by the Bolshevth. accordlns
to dispatches to the Bartsche Lands
Zeitung from MOSCOW.