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yOL. 122. NO. 103.
(,000 has been cornered
sanded in the heart of
ritish troops.
B,n_
Dublin Postoffice Building Has Been
rounded by English Troops Armed
,* or..v?' With Cannon.
RUES IN MANY PARIS OF THE CITY
Hand to Hand Fighting Results in Capture of
Over 300 Sinn Feiners Entrenched
in City Park.
LONDON, April 29.—A rebel force,, the first boat load of passengers ar
rioosly estimated at from 2,000 to riving from Ireland, via Holyhead.
and sui-
Dublin by
The government forces have laid
liege to the general postoffice bulld
og, in which the rebels have estab
•id novo
colaiJ.
ppinprR Ueht artillery has
ring further damage to the building ye]i0W!
Despite this hot fire, the govern
nt forces charged the rebel works
jrithont waiting for reinforcements,
detachment of Sinn Feiners was
off and surrounded. The prison
number more than 301). An unof
Sinn Fein agents who attempted to
^rt outbreaks in Cork and other
»h cities, were promptly arrested.
J, force of troops left England yester
yy rooming for Ireland and it is be-
eved
General Sir John Maxwell will
able to control the situation with
'tftirther reinforcements.
VTbe best accounts of the outbreak
'the rebellion were brought here
Government Forecast Cover
tag Next Pew Days, Says
It Will be Cool.
ASmNGTON. April 29.—The
Esther forecast for the week begin
tomorrow is as follows:
Unseasonably cool in great lakes re
Iw?'
uPP®r
These stories agreed that the trouble
started at the stroke of noon Monday
when a force of nearly 1,000 rebels,
wearing soft hats and with a marvel
ous collection of rifles, some modern
and some old fashioned, burst into
hed headquarters. Several nearby! the general postoffice and ordered the
IMings have been captured from employes to leave.
A
number of women accompanied
h?,t the first body of Sinn Feiners. They
tn'-an
w°re
fee British commanders hope to cap- 5
the rebel headquarters without
P8®1*- I from one of the upper windows of the
A presa dispatch from near Dublin pOStofllce and a policeman "who re
dty reported that some of the rebel
nds have made overtures for sur-
the strongly entrenched posi
Bona of the rebels in Stephens Green,
green Itself is enclosed by a
ill Entrance is gained only through
(imperatively narrow gates, across
hlch the Sinn Feiners had built
iigh harriclades of over-titrned buses
nd tracks.
|i Government troops rushed the bar
des In a massed attack and after
en minutes of furious hand to
o4 fighting, broke down the gate,
side the green the rebels had their
shallow trenches, protected by
n4 bags. From behind these they
urfcd fussilades at the Britisli
ps pouring through the gates.
green sashes and carried cart-
The rebel flag_greellf
with
(monstrated,
white and
a large harp—was thrust
was thrown bodily from
the 8econi
floor.
atef. Another rebel force, bursting forth
..^•'•mysteriously from public houses andj
the flying bullets and a baby killed.
The Westland Row station was cap
tured by another small detachment
while other small bodies of picked
men took possession of all buildings
occupying strategic points, including
the Guiness brewery and the Royal
College of Surgeons. An attack was
begun late Monday afternoon on Dub
lin castle, but a small body of gov
ernment troops, armed with machine
guns, brought the marchers to a halt.
Throughout Monday night Dublin
was calm, except that numerous fires
broke out. The Sinn Feiners con
tented themselves with throwing up
barricades and looting stores and
hotels for food supplies.
One old lady, indignant at being
stopped on the way to her favorite
lal dispatch today said that the en- shop, slapped the face of a^youthful
ire green is in possession of govern
ient forces.
Several-w^njen. Sinn Feiners, who
red in the early street lighting,
disappeared and are believed to
re oeennwaenaway ny rene. sym- ^n8ceeVewhile
ilhizers who feared they would be ^^ullets
nted. The authorities have been
iformed that the Countess Markie
1m, sister of an Irish baron and
fa of a Polish nobleman, appeared
a green uniform and marched
rtth'the Sinn Feiners on the day the
•volt began.
^According to the best information
Trainable here today the rebels still
Nd the general postoffice, a large
Mcnlt factory near Dublin castta
tte Four Courts, an area situated
*$en the castle and* the Roya
Sinn' Fein sentry, who sheepishly al
lowed her to pass.
The government troops began a
systematic attack on the rebel posi
tions early Tuesday. The Irish guards
took several barricades with little re-
machine
guns spatter-
thr0ugh
the windows of
buildings held by the rebels
The Guiness brewery and several
public houses were quickly recap
tured. Artillery was trained on Lib
erty Hall, the headquarters of the
Sinn Feiners before the outbreak and
the building crumbled to ruins. It is
reported that several scores of rebels
were klllod at this point.
The Sinn Feiners. apparently dis
heartened at the reverses, abandoned
positions in the outskirts of Dublin
Wednesday and concentrated in the
tottn barracks" Fires are still Sackville street section. Upon the ar
in several parts of the city. rival of reinforcements
At KiUariiey, Enrviscorthy, Gorey
"omnel and in certain sections of
[onnty Gal way, disturbances have oc
but other portions of Ireland
»ins calm, it is officially stated.
and England, the government troops
threw a ring around the rebel force.
The government continued to give
out strong statements of support from
Irish leaders throughout the empire.
John Redmond. Irish nationalist lead
er gave to a number of correspon-
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[UNSEASONABLEbyWEATHER
'"FV*R FOR THE COMING WEEK
Moderate temperatures in Atlantic
and gulf states first half of week, fol
lowed by cool weather after Wednes-
da£merallv
lantic
A
fair weather for next few
davs except for local showerB in the
Mississippi valley and districts east
^These local showers will reach At­
states Tuesday or Wednesday.
disturbance of moderate tendency,
attended by rains, will reach the
Paciflc
Mississippi and Ohio val-
a?** Rockjr Mountain and plateau re-
coast about Wednesday or
Thursday and ®ov«^low^east*ard.
reaching the middle
close of' the week^
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LONDON, April 29.—The cabinet
met unexpectedly this morning, caus
ing the circulation of most sensation-
ai ri.mors in view of the fact that the
ministerial meetings are never held
on Saturday. The meeting was at
{once connected with King George's
Stir- I conference with Premier Asquith and
Lord Kitchener yesterday afternoon
'and the report of a new cabinet crisis.
I In some quarters it was rumored
that the special cabinet meeting had NEVER GOT
to do with the Irish crisis and the
almost unanimous demand by the
newspapers that Secretary for Ireland
Birrell resign.
Another report was that It has to
do with the conscription fight in par
liament
MAY SURRENDER.
is believed to be In danger of sur-1
latt ^aKuteE,hA^nty"three
trapped by the Turks at Kut
yWBte»day aftenioon ^pps" along SapkriUe street moved jd^Mrtion a^Arab^ the Turks after ineffectual attempts)
British troops .ttacK«d and cap-' toward Suphg. GjWBUMrlMjjj t™1wr. had taea to rush supp.loa ot
nolicemen were shot down near the and joined the Turks. General Nixon fowl to their ca P.
park sates. A nurse girl wheeling a left Townshend with a force estimat- General Townshend destroyed all of
noramhiilatnr was wounded bv one Ofied by the Turks at 10,000 to hold Kut the garrisons, guns and munitions be
perambulator was *ounaea py one m,
a
at the bend of the Tigris on rising war offlco statement Baid.
ground. A large quantity of supplies*
was left with TownshentPs forces, but!
It was believed that the arrival of
an expedition to march to his felief
Indications here were that the
Washington administration would
even welcome a peaceful protectorate
over iexico
dents a lengthy statement, "press-1 terminated and the border_raid men
intr feelings of horror at the folly ot 1 forever removed.
V. The situation is
the Sinn Feiners. The situation
certain to receive most serious atten
tion in parliament next week when
several members will demand resigna-
until the bandits are ex-
This
ant Coiusttattton-Bemocrat.
Plies. British e-arrison of Kut El
No attempt was made by officials
KEOKUK:, IOWA, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1916
ONE HVNDRED KILLED IN DVBLIN
nounced
Turkish llnee, Indicated that the sltua
tion at Kut El Amara la becoming surrendering1 Was composed Ol
desperate. q7ft tj-iaT1a Ann Indian
Floods have completely blocked the f-97°
progress of the relief forces now halt- tTOOpS,
m"e8
Genera, Town^d's force -vas1
Amara
last Declm^a£°^Sps"r!.f 140
the British campaign against Bagdad
Pushing northward from the Per
sian gulf region the British under Sir
John Nixon, occupied Kut El Amara
on 8eptembW 29, 1915, and then ad
vanced rapidly to DialaJr, within ten
miles of Bagdad. They were beaten
back by a large force of Turks on
November 26, 1915 and In their retreat
r/ffi
10 THE
British Garrison of
9
Men,
Starved Out A
140 Day
Siege.
TO BAGDAD
General Towrwhend and His Force at
Kirt El Amara, Finally Forced
to Hoist White
Flag.
LONDON April 29.—General Town.
shend's garrison^ besieged by the ______ out yesterday.
Turks at Kut E| Amara for 143 days,
rtwnftw A
..
OQ
render because of lack of food sup-1 LOHl/OJI, April £tj.— -Lxieitain fire, the Germans charged the
today tp minimize the seriousness of AmSfS, 105 Utiles SOUth62lSt 01 feats. Liquid fire was sprayed upon
French advanced trenches as the
Teutons advanced, but th«y were met
by steady streams of shrapnel and
thrown back with heavy losses.
TownsMend's portion The official Bagdad, has surrendered to
statement last night that an unauc
cessful effort had been made to run a the TUTJCS, it W2LS Officially' £111"
food ship up the TigH' throi.gh the
today.
The forces
the War office
n0UI1Ced
EI
General ToWIlShend hod,^-to^he
been besieged for more than
days when he surrendered.
The capitulation at Kut EJ1 Amara
Is the first Instance in the present
war, and one of the few occasions in
more than a century of wars, in
which a British garrison beseiged by
the enemy, has been forced to sur
render.
The British forces surrendered to
po^tl-- fore surrendering to the Turks, the
of the
British reinforcements would enable been halted for several weeks, more
withhi a few weeks. General Townshend's forces kept In
General Nixon did not want to sur-'communication with the troops at
render Kut El Amara to the Turks tempting to relieve them by aeroplane
because the position, if strongly forti- and wireless. Aeroplanes carried
fled by the Turks, would bar another food In condensed form to the besleg
British advance on Bagdad. ed garrison and in a desperate at-
Slr John Nixon was subsequently tempt to rush supplies to Townshend,
relieved of command of the Meaopo- the British ran a ship up the river un
tamian forces, because- of the Bagdad der the Turkish fire. The ship, how
blunder, being succeeded by Sir Percy ever, ran aground four miles from Kut
Lake. British troop® reinforced by according to an official statement giv
veterans from the Dardenelles
then
began a march to relieve the beleag-j
uered garrison. Floods, however, in-j —Subscribe for The Gate City, 10
terferred seriously with the progress cents per week.
Correspondent]
EL. PASO, Texas. April 29— Re
fusal to withdraw the United States
forces from Mexico until Villa is tak
en and demands that the railways
and other facilities be granted the
American expedition, are expected to
be among General Scott's proposals
when he meets carranza War Minis
ter Obregon in tbe hrst formal con
ference today.
which would involve the policing of meeting.
nnrthprn Mexico by United States 1 Obregon
troops is opposed by Obregon. that the United States would see th«
mobilized in positions to make anv
showings of strength that the situa
tion might require. However, inter
vention or a break with Oarranza is
not being considered by officials
here. Reinforcements of .General
Pershing's expeditions has been con
tinuous for the last wenty-four hours.
There are now said to be over 16.00(1
United States troops inside Mexico,
strung closely along the line of com
munications from Columbus to San
Antonio.
The Carranza army garrisons at
Chihuahua and Sonora states is said
to number close to 40,000.
Generals Scott and Funston paid
Obregon a formal call in Juarez last
night. They crossed the International
bridge at eight o'clock. Consul Garcia
and Vice Consul Soriano accompanied
the American military leaders. Gen
eral Garira, commandant oC Juarev
^uef forces and they have
than
twenty miles from Kut,
en out last night.
Peaceful Protectorate Over
Would be Opposed by Obregon
,ov TP ronkle United Press Staff I met the party on the Mexican side. A| General E. P. Galies, military gov
l_uy cj. j.. w" 'bugle corps announced their arrival, ernor of Sonora, is reported enrouta
Juarez to join Obregon in the
Mexican troops lined the streets to to
conference.
the custom house. General Trevino
met the American generals on the
steps of the customs house and led
them to Obregon's room.
Scott, Funston and Obregon con
versed for nearly an hour. No inti
mation of the subjects discussed was
made, except the announcement that
Obregon had consented to return the
call in El Paso today. A military, ,*1.0
guard win ».« Mm.
ls
pro»abl.,
that a military review at fc ort Bliss
will be held in Obregon's honor. De
tails of the coming conferences are
plan, expected to be arranged at today's
Whiie preparing for the confer- justice of the Mexican demands for a, The Carranzistas were credited
enees both the American and tho speedy withdrawal of the expedition- th having given the Seventh cav
f-arran/a militarv forces have been ary forces. He is ready to promise
FRANCE
PARIS, April 29.—The crown prince
resumed the drive on Verdun last
night with heavy attacks against the
French positions on both banks of the
Meuse. The Germans launched an at
tack at five o'clock last nlgit against
Hill 304, the keystone of the French
defenses northwest of Verdun. The
war office announced today that this
assault .was stopped by a grenade
counter attack.
On the right bank of the Meuse, the
Germans delivered an even more viol
ent attack east of Thlaumount farm,
but were driven back, suffering heavy
losses.
The fighting on the east bank of
the Meuse, north and northeast of
Verdun, spread from the river itself
to the French positions around Douau
nvunt and Vaux village. On this wide
sector, savage fighting raged through-
Following the most violent artH-
Iery preparation and an intense cur-
French front from east of Thlaumount
where they have suffered frequent de-
Another German force, emerging
from the northern fringe of Calllette
wood'
attacked heavily on the Douau-
Bn™ 6°™ W" thr°Wn
»n- back w^out a gain
ry actlS on the bank of the
attack on HI.. 304,
For Missouri: Increasing cloudiness
with showers north portion late to
night or Sunday, and south portion
Sunday. Warmer east and south por
tions tonight. Cooler north portion
Sunday.,
River Bulletin.
Flood stage. Stage. Change.
St. Paul 14 Not received
La Crosse 12
Dubuque 18
Davenport 15
Keokuk ,.14
Warsaw 18
Hannibal 17
St. Louis 20
T^'
The
French artillery was most active
while this engagement was In pro
gress, French shells blowing up a
German munition depot. The Ger
man* shelled Avocourt, Esnes and
French poeitlona on Hill 304 through
out the day.
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.
Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.]
s.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Probably
showers tonight and Sunday. Cooler
Sunday.
For Iowa: Probably showers to
night and Sunday. Cooler Sunday
and north and west portions tonight.
0.0
13.6
17.7
13.8
14.4
17.1
15.7
22.1
x0.3
xO.l
3f0.1
xO.l
0.0
-0.3
The river will continue to rise
slowly from Davenport to Warsaw un
til the middle of next week. Should
there be heavy rain3, the rise will
be rapid.
FRED Z. GOSEWISCH,
Mexico
Bandits Lose Their Nerve.
[By H. D. Jacobs, United Press Staff
Correspondent.]
GENERAL PERSHING'S HEAD
QUARTERS. NEAR NAMIQUIPA,
Mexico, April 28.—(Wireless to Co
lumbus, N. M., April 29.)—All fight
has been taken out of the Villistas,
cavalry who arrived today at the
Providencia camp along the Ameri
can communication lines. The ban
dits were hit so hard and so often
since the puniive expedition entered
Mexico, according to the cavalry offl-
has expressed confidence cfrSj that no large group of Villistas
remain
ajry
any degree of co-operation to that ,.jVal in the Guerrero district of de
end. He believes it will be Impos- facto troops from remote sections
sible for the Carranza government to who have been co-operating in com
restore order while the presence ol mon with Villistas sympathizers in
the United States troops in Mexico the western Chihuahua mountains
offer Villista agents ground for
arousing Mexican peons against the
"gringoes." However, Obregon Is
also understood to believe that armed
conflict with the United States woul I,
be suicidal for the de facto govern
ment. Consequently it is believed
after both sides to the conference
try each other out, an agreement will,
be reached which will uphold the.
Washington administration's Mexican
policy and at the same time Bave the
Mexicans" pride. Each side must
valuable assistance and the ar-
was counted on to keep the bandits
from regathering in large numbers.
The last band of any size w.is shat
tered by Colonel Dodd at Temachic
a week ago.
Fresh from Minaca, Santa Tomas
and other towns in the Guerrero dis
trict, the Seventh cavalrymen report
ed the old' belief of the natives In
that section that Villa is dead.
await official approval of its home (potosi and other southern cities
office ?hn„al™f,r^ indicated a wider movement of the
ment and this may arag the parleys
out over a week before both govern- defacto troops northward than pre*
ments confirm tbe arrangements. Jyloua reports disclosed.
'"'ui i»i
The arrival of Carranza reinforce-
mentP
from Torreon, Zacatecaa, San
....
-V iwtM:
The German reply, which is expect
ed to be accompanied by a personal
expression from German officials of a
strong desire that there be no breaich
in existing friendly intercourse be
tween the United States and Germany,
is expected to 'be in President Wil
son's hands by the middle of next
week, if not sooner. The German em
bassy's earlier forecast had put the
date of the reply's receipt as late as
the end of the week.
In the belief that German officials
have met the embarrassing problem
facing tliem, there is new much con
jecture as to how far the kaiser has
gone to meet President Wilson's con
tentions and demands. Mere expres
sions of regard
and
desire for friend­
ship, if not coupled with compliance
with the American position, will not
save the sltuatlcn it was made clear
today.
Some idea of what Gentiany pro
poses to do is expected to reach this
Thousands of Laborers Will
Smile Over an Enlarged
Pay Envelope.
Labor Strikes Now Impending or In
Force.
Anthraclta coal miners, 175,000
men.
New York cloak makers. 200,000.
International Harvester workers.
Chicago, 3,000.
International Harvester workers,
Milwaukee, 200.
Shop workers, C. M. and St P.
railroad, 1,400.
Cincinnati machinists, 3,000.
American Print company workers.
Fall Kiver, Mass.. 160.
Hat workers, Philadelphia, 400.
Mill hands, Philadelphia, 800.
Minneapolis steel and machine
workers, 100.
Westinghouse Electric workers,
Pittsburgh, 30,000.
Pittsburgh carmen. 3,100.
Pittsburgh munitions workers (ask
ing 8 hour day), 7,000.
Detroit machinists, (othrfir wian in
auto sbops) 1.000.
Baltimore grain elevator workers,
800.
Cleveland teamsters, T50.
Youngstown (Ohio) macliinists and
helpers, 15,350.
Coal miners, Belmont and Jefferson
counties, Ohio, 3,000.
laundry workers, San Pedro, Calif.,
50.
Total number of men affected,
508,100.
Increased Pay for Many.
NEW YOiRiK, April 29—May day
will
UP
her in an unprecedented labor
situa/tion in the United States. The
•day formerly marked In Europe by
labor disturbances will dawn in the
United States with Mr. American
Laboring ?Tan taking his dinner pail
and hustling off to his work, know
ing that from that time on, he will
draw down a daily increase of $204.
616 in wages.
Statistics gathered by the United
Press today show that wage increases
affecting €92,500 workers and totall
ing 96^368,878 monthly, or $64,426,i64
THE WEATHER
Probably showers. Cooler. Lo
cal temp—7 p. m. 66 7 a. m.
56.
Kaiser is Prepared to Go Far in Order to Retain
the Good Will and Friendship of the
United States.
HIS ANSWER WILL COME NEXT WEEK
American Attitude on Armed Merchantmen
Has Been Published in Germany and
Creates New Flurry.
[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent.]
WASHINGTON, April 29.—There
was a marked relaxation of tension
on the boat situation today. It was
attributed largely to the knowledge
emanating from German diplomatic
sources both in Weshington and Ber
lin that the German foreign office has
completed Its reply to President Wil
son's note on the submarine issue
and that the kaiser is discussing the
whole subject of friendly relations be
tween tlie two nations with Ambassa
dor Gerard.
:':'W§
TWELVE PAGES
AVOID 1 BREAK
country from Ambassador Gerard by
Monday. He planned to return to
Berlin tomorrow.
New Flurry In Berlin.
[By CarrW. Ackerman, United Press
Correspondent.]
BERLIN, April 29.—Publication Of
President Wilson's memorandum,
stating in precise terms the American
attitude with regard to armed mer
chantmen, caused a new flurry here
today.
No official comment was obtainable.
The average Berliner, whose first
wave of anger over the American
note had subsided, thought he saw
substantiation of the old charge that
the United States Is doing everything
to help England.
The statement in the memorandum
that an armed merchantmen is a
peaceful trading ship until conclusive
evidence to the contrary is offered,
was pointed to by several German
critics today.
"If I walk down the street with a
gun In my pocket, how does Presi
dent Wilson know whether my inten
tion is offensive or defensive?" de
manded one Berliner.
It is too early to say whether pub
lication of the memorandum will
cause any hitch in the German-Amer
ican negotiations which are now in a
satisfactory state. This information
probably will not be obtainable until
after the return of Ambassador Ger
ard from the army headquarters con
ference which was to begin today.
INCREASED WAGES PREVENT
STRIKES ON MAY DAY
a year will go into effect on May 1.
At the same time, strikes, lockouts
and labor troubles, impending or in
force, will affcct 508,100 workers.
Foremost in the wage increases
which will become effective May 1
are those granted by the United
•States Steel corporation—250,000
DM n, at a monthly increase In the
pay roll of $1,6(10,000 a further boost
•to Bethlehem Steel company em
ployes affecting 24,000 men and add
ing $170,000 to the monthly pay roll
Pittsburgh district coal miners, 40,
000 men, boosting the monthly roll
$215,000.
The eight hour day is the rock on
which the workers and employers
have split in most of the impending
or pending strikes. The crisis in the
demand of 175,000 anthracite coal
miners, asking recognition of the
union and an eight hour day may
conie Monday.
A lockout is momentarily expected
in the closed shop dispute of New
York cloak makers, affecting 200,000
workers.
Munitions workers in and around
Pittsburgh, including the Westing
house plant, are planning to force an
eight hour day, possibly by a strike
which would involve at least
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70,000
ami possibly more men.
Unique in labor records is the
strike of 320 carmen in Wilkesbarre,
who have been out since October
14, 1915.
In the western mining centers,
wages have been boosted a^ain.
Miners are so scarce in the Telluride
district of Colorado that the author
ities are appealing for help.
From San Francisco, LAbor Leader
P. H. McCarthy reports:
"There are not enough wage in
creases in sight, here to buy the hole
in the middle of a doughnut. Nj
strikes are impending—we leave such
fancy 'business to easterners. Here
we do things. We rebuilt the oity
without a strike, built the exposition
without a s-trike and don't intend to
strike now."
The St. Louis central trades onion
reports the best year from the stand
point of labor in decades.
Detroit labor leaders say th#
wages paid there are the highest hi
blstory, with a good demand far botli
a&Ueg «nd unskilled mtai,
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