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VOL. 123. NO. 44.
gave Clashed WitST Bulgarian
Forces and a Number of
Them Have Been
yHftin
OPEN BALKAN CAMPAIGN
Allies Are Attacking •ulgars In Series
Battle* All Along the Wfipl®
Front Thla
•i Weak.
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LONDON, Aug. 22.—Greek and Bul
garian forces have clashed in the
region of Sen-es and fighting has
been going on since Monday morn
ing, eafd on Exchange Telegraph
dtepatoh from AChen0 today. A num
ber of Greeks have been killed.
The Greek commander is summon
ing all neighboring reserves.
This dispatch ie aa yet unconfirm
ed from other sources though Bulgar
ian forces are known, tp have ad
vanced to a position a few miles
north of Serree (forty miles north
east of Salonika). .The last official
dispatches reported French. forces at
tacking this Bulger detadhnuent at
On the whole font, the alMes are
navr attacking the Bulgarian lines,
the engagements developing into a
series of battles.
In tba center, the allies have
pressed forward in the Doiran lake
region in a preliminary movement
toward Strumnkza in southwestern
Bulgaria.
Montenegrin troops are fighting
beside the Serbs on the allies' right
wing. A email Montenegrin detach
ment repulsed a Bulgarian cavalry
attack near Fiorina on Sunday. Of
ficial dispatches to the French war
office report that the battle la con
tinning in this region Where the Bul
garians have occupied both Fiorina
and fianica.
On the extreme right, the Bulgar
ians are within a few hours march of
the Greek port of K&vala and may
already have entered the city.
The British war office thus far has
issued no statement on the progress
of the new operations, it is too early
to say whether the allies are really
swinging forward In the long ex
pected Balkan offensive or whether
the present operations constitute an
energetic counter offensive to offset
the Bulgarian attacks.
Increasing activity of the pro-war
Party in Roumania was reported to
day, though Berlin dispatches re
peated that Germany is not uneasy
over the present situation In the
Balkans. The Greek cabinet thus
far has taken no decisive step to
counter upon the Bulgarian invasion.
More Italian Trooos
v'"~
ATHENS, Aug. 22.—A second con
tingent of Italian troops has landed
kt Salonika, according to dispatches
received here today. \-t trw
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Russian* Landed.
ATHENS. Aug. 22.—Russian troops
kave landed at Salonika to join in the
Allied offensive. Dispatches from
Salonika today reported that allied
transports arrived with the Russians
•s the first Italian contingent was dis
embarking.
For the first time since the begin
ning of the war, the troops of six al
lied nations will be fighting side by
•Me. Serbians, Montenegrins, French
*nd British are already engaged on
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Cooling Winds Bring Tem
porary Relief, Bat End of
Week Will be Sizzling
iK*:-
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.—Cooling winds
wrought relief to Chicago and the
middle west today. But it's only
*®®*tarary, according to the weather
bureau, which says that warm weath
er win return Thursday. Hie teaa
®eratnre here, it was said, would re
Wain In the #©'s «H day and pom
®*ly go as low aa tonight. High
tecoperature hers yesterday was #7.
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BIG RAILROADS
BEGIN TO »IEL0
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Present Prospects Are That
Roads Will Listen to Presi
dent Wilson's Appeal
For Peace.
BEADY TO TALK TRADES
Belief Grows That the Roads Will
v-.t, yield In the End and Great
Strike Will be
[By Robert J. ^Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent.]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.— The
Question of strike or no strike today
was in the hands of the "big barons"
of the railway world. A limited num
ber of the heads of the country's .big
gest systems had taken charge of
the situation over night.
Their answer, it appeared, was to
be the final answer to President Wil
son's proposal and personal appeal
for prevention of the most paralyzing
transportation tie-up in tha history of
the nation. They were to meet one
way or the other, the president'? dec
laration that the country's industrial
future rested in their hands. In a
secret conference at the Metropolitan
club last night, a small number of
the "big barons" of the railway
worlds, representing ltfO.GOO miles of
track and $2,000,000,000 of capital de
termined on a course of action. They
were to place it before their fellow
executives for ratification at a con
ference this morning. Opinion pre
vails that a peaceful adjustment of
,the: threatened ammrrc .crisis would
be affected.
The roads are dying hard, however.
They will not yield, it was declared
today unless they can trade with the
president and gain some offsetting
advantages, "some adequate compen
sation" for accepting what they re
gard as "a revolutionary change" in
the eight hour day.
But the very fact that many of the
small road chiefs, as well as a num
ber of the foremost railway execu
tives, have reached the stage where
they are willing to talk "trades," in
dicates the president has stirred up
what be termed "the immodite
opinion" of the railway powers.
It is now known that thu B. and O.
and the Southern railway executives
are ready to make concessions and
President Hale Holden of the Bur
lington in whose hands Louis W. Hill
has placed' power for negotiating for
the Hill lines, is opposed to un
equivocaly rejecting the president's
proposal.
On the other hand, early this morn
ing the. Pennsylvania and the New
York Central were holding out strong
against yielding the point of arbitra
tion. A majority of the great sys
tems appeared to be with them.
Throughout the night telegrams
kept pouring into the headquarters of
the executives and managers—appeals
from merchants and manufacturing
organizations in all the t'£ cities of
the country—urging the chiefs to
stand pat on the question.
Out of today's situation the belief
grows that the roads will yield in
the end.
"There will be no strike," said one
roader today. Officially he had said
the executives would "stick to the
last ditch" if public opinion "con
tinues favorable to the railways."
Privately, however, his admission
was that "they'll talk this last ditch'
business, but it is a practical cer
tainty that no strike is coming."
The informant frankly said if there
is any veering in public sentiment—
as the railways interpret it—or If
President Wilson feels the public is
with him, the executives must—and
will—yield.
There is no doubt, however, that
the roads will stand out to the end
for some concessions. They want the
president to define strongly and prac-
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WARM WEATHER TO RETURN
LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
A shortage in ice was averted to
day by the cooler weather. Ice
companies report that about 150 car
loads of ice, due to arrive here to
day from Illinois, Wisconsin and
Minnesota lakes, failed to do so, be
cause of ice workers at the lake
"laying off" on account of the heat.
Men were hired today and rushed to
the lakes and the situation is ex
pected to be relieved tomorrow.
There will be no increase in the price
of ice.
Health authorities today claimed
they had the infantile paralysis
oitmtfon well in hand. Three
new cases have keen reported within
the last twenty-two- hours.
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Averted.
Des Moines Police Get Car Loa
.Bootleggers During
Five Greek Villages and Towns
Have Been Captured Since
Geneifel Offensive
Began.
REPULSING THE ALLIES
Serbians, English and French Troops
Conquered as Victorious Bul
gars Press Their
\v? Advance.
BERLIN, Aug. 22.—Bulgarian troops
have captured five Greek villages and
towns since the beginning of their
general offensive against the allied
forces in the Balkans, said an offi
cial statement from the Bulgarian
war office today.
The Bulgarian statement discloses
that the advance was begun because
of the activities of the allies, who
apparently were preparing for an
offensive movement.
"On account of
military
operations
of the allies in the Vardar valley, ex
tending east of the Struma and north
of Tachino lake, our left wing began
a general offensive on August 18," it
was stated.
"Bulgarian troops advanced in the
Struma valley and occupied the town
of pemirhissar (forty-six miles north
east of Salonika and ten miles Inside
the Greek frontier). After an en
gagement near the town oI Serrea, we
repulsed English and French forces
on the right bank of the iver Struma
and occupied the left bauk between
Butkova and the Tachino lakes. De
tachments between the Struma and
Mesta advanced in accordance with
orders.
"In the Vardar valley, English and
French troopB have attacked our ad
vanced positions for ten days with
out success south and west of the ness men.
town of Doiran, suffering heavy losses
from our infantry and aitillery fire.
"Our right wing, after a victory
over the Serbians near Fiorina, suc
cessfully pursued our plans. Yester
day we occupied the railway stations
of Banitza and Ekshisu on the rail
road from Salonika to Floiina and re
established railway communication
with Monastir. South of Presba lake
(extreme northwestern Greece) we
occupied the villages of Zuezdabiolit
zea and Bresnitza, thus interrupting
definitely the communications between
Goritzha and Fiorina a3 well as
Gortsha and Kosturkastoria."
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Won on Both Wings.
BERLIN, Aug. 22.—Bulgarian
German forces have defeated allied
troops on both wings in the Balkans,
capturing positions from both fhe
Serbians and the French, it was_pffl
cially announced this afternoon.
an(2
Serbian positions near Niezeplanina
were captured and the attack was
progressing. The Serbs repeated
their fruitless attempts to re-capture
Zemaatjeri and were driven back,
suffering heavy losses. In the lighting
northeast of Salonika, the French
forces were driven across the Struma
river between Butkova and Tahino
and the Smiznica Planina ridge cap
tured.
Thief Got $1,012.
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KEOKUK, IOWA,
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TUESDAY, AUG. 22, 1916
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DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 22.—One of the biggest confiscations since Des Moines went
dry was staged at the Burlington anld the Rock Island freight stations today by the local
police "booze squad." A total haul of thirty-two barrels and twelve cases of beer and two
cases of whiskey were taken.
CONSIDERATION
FOR THE JEWS
Russia May Abolish the Pale
and Give Hebrews the
Same Rights as
Others.
OPPOSITION TO MOVE
Leaders Resent Outside Interference
In Settling the Problem Which
Has Long Been a
Dilemma.
William Philifc Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent.]
PETROGRAD, Aug. 22.—A bill to
abolish the pale and give to Jews the
same rights as other Russian subjects,
will be introduced in the imperial
duma here when that bodjy convenes
in November.
Prof. Paul Mlliukov, leader of ttttr
cadets, so informed the United Press
today, following his return from a
visit to England, France and Italy
with other members of the Russian
house.
"This bill has the support of the
progressive party in the duma, there
fore of the majority," said Miliukov.
"It will contain three essential
parts. The first has for its object
the removal of the pale (within which
the JewB in Russia with a few excep
tions have had to make their homes)
thus enabling them to live wherever
they choose. The second will remove
some of the educational limitations
placed on the Jews and the third will
make it possible for him to choose
any profession or trade he cares to.
While abroad I had long talks
with" The Rothschilds7"bot*h"fn Eng-
the Sorbonne at Paris and other rep
resentative Jews. At the coming ses
sion I shall acquaint all the members
with what I was told. We realize
that Russia's dealings and indeed the
allies' dealings have been affected by
Russia's policy in the Jewish ques
tion."
The bill to remove the limitations
placed on Jews will not pass, how
ever, without considerable opposition.
The opponents say that the Jews
would soon have the peasants at their
mercy because- they are keener busl-
Particularly do Russian leaders re
sent outside interference in settling
the Jewish problem. Count Kokovt
sow, ex-prime minister and minister
of finance, expressed this attitude to
me in this manner:
"In the United States you force
southern people to pay taxes which
you use in huge sums to pay pensions
to northern people exclusively. But
you wouldn't like it if we refused to
have any* dealings with you until you
treated southerners just a? you treat
northerners."
a number of historical works and ex
pert on the Balkans. He made a lec
ture tour to the United States in
1905, speaking in Chicago and other
cities, on the Russian crisis.]
Bill Adopted Again.
The
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.
house this afternoon adopted, without
a roll call, the army appropriation bill
as reintroduced by Chairman Hay.
It is the same bill vetoed by Presi
dent Wilson save for the elimination
of the section exempting retired army
officers from the provisions of the
article of war. It was to this section
the president objected.
Speeder Is Killed.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 22.—
Speeding against another automobile,
Roy McCorkle, 19. was killed when
his machtne overturned on a country
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 22—A
thief early today entered the office of
the Oisted hotel here during the tem
porary absence of the night clerk and road near here last night.
stole two tin cash boxes containing! ents were seriously injured and two
11,012. ijraung sisters suffered slight bruises.
His par-
Goods
Went Dry
Stuff Awaiting the
tate Fair
VETO Bill
IFITCOMES
President Wilson Gives Ad
vance Warning That He
Will Not Sign the
Measure.
MAY BE POSTPONED
Five Insurgent Democrats Return to
the Fold snd Vote to pass the
Bill for the
Presnt.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—President
Wilson let it be known to callers to
day that he will veto the immigration
bill again if it comes to him for signa
ture.
A short time later the senate, voted
32 to 23 to consider at once the
revenue hill. This is believed to mean
the immigration bill will go over un
til November.
The return to the regular demo
cratic fold of five of -the ten demo
crats who "insurged" in behalf of the
Immigration bill yesterday, was re
sponsible for the vote this afternoon
to pass it over. The rebellion against
the caucus agreement not to vote, sen-
ate
land and France, with Prof. Levy of The five senators who switcHTRI
back are Beckham, Chamberlain, Cul
berson, Lane and Overman. The rive
who refused to return were Hardwlck,
Naders believe they have smoth-
Myers, Vardaman, Smith of South
Carolina and Ashurst.
The vote was on a motion to consid
er the immigration bill ahead of the
revenue measure.
The victory was not accomplished,
however, without more airing of par
ty linen in a continuation of the worst
fight within the rankB than has
marked the session.
Vardaman, Mississippi, bitterly ar
raigned Senator Stone as a "self con
stituted censor of democratic princi
ples."
"I would like to inquire," said Sena
tor Gallinger, "whether our demo
cratic friends would care if we left
the chamber while they compose their
differences
"You can go out of this senate and
stay out the rest of your life for all I
or any one I know of tJares," retored
Myers of Montana.
1917 Bathing •iuits.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 22.—
I Once is enough. It is too I^te to stop
[Professor Miliukov, quoted in the it this summer. But no bare legged
above despatch, is a lecturer on his
tory at Moscow university, author of
maidens—be-socked girls or the vest
point bathing suits for the cops in
1917.
The beach director announced the
1917 rule for the city commissioners
today, so little snmmer girls may
know what to expect a year hence.
It has been some summer for the
cops this. Trim ankles and graceful
ly rounded knees, with only sea
breezes to cover them, are too popu
lar and too many of the knees start
entirely too far up, say the cops.
Has Infantile Paralyses.
GRrNNELL. Iowa, Aup. 22.—Theo
dore Crosby, 11. has infantile paraly
sis today, the first case discovered
here. The attack is not virulent and
doctors expect the boy to recover.
Breezy Society Item.
ADRIAN, Mich., Aug. 22.—"An
nouncement of the engagement of
Laura Marr Freese to Eugene Brooks
Ice" is the refreshing zephyr wafted
through a temperature of 104 degrees
today.
INTO GREECE
TARIFF TALKS
ARE POPULAR
Presidential Nominee Hughes
Finds This the Best Theme
on His Campaign
Tour.
HEADED FOR HOME NOW
Been on the Road Twenty-three Days
and Has Almost USfed up Ten
Thousand Mile
Ticket.
[By Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Correspondent.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Aug. 22.—
Charles E. Hughes, republican presi
dential nominee, started a little more
than three weeks ago to make a ten
thousand mile campaign trip, but he
has already covered pretty nearly all
of that mileage and just began to
hit the trail back across the cont*
nent.
Speaking at several California
towns today on his war' to Saca
mento and Reno, the candidate dwult
particularly on his charge of dsrn-}
cratic inefficiency in tariff legislation.
His managers declare that he has
found this a popular theme with his
audiences.
Preparedness, too, they declare, is
also a subject of deep interest on
the Pacific coast, judging of the
volume of applause with which Gov
ernor Hughes' views on this issue
have been received. Twelve thousand
persons packed Shrine auditorium to
the doors and thronged in the streets
outside, unable to gain admission,
when Hughes spoke at Los Angeles
last night. Democratic tariff ideas
were attacked vigorously by him and
he asserted that only the European
war prevented them from wrecking
many American industries.
"I believe that regulation and sup
ervision by the government," he said
at one point, "is a mockery unless It
is just and squares with the facts. I
put that flag up in New York and I
never pulled it down—and never pro
pose to. It is a question of study
ing the facts, of analyzing the actual
conditions and coming to conclusions
that are fair.
"We have passed the time when we
had to restrict what was legitimate
in order to crush out what was
illegitimate and unfair and illegal.
We can protect ourselves against
every kind of monopolistic practice
without meddling.
"The democratic tariff would have
ruined us if it had not been for the
European war. If we are going to
have, when this war ceases, a condi
tion which will permit tho extension
of American industries and keep our
factories going, give room for our sur
plus and extend our trade, we have
got to make reasonable and wise
tariff legislation,
BO
that everywhere
throughout this country, where there
is a legitimate interest reeding pro
tection, it shall have it *nd not be
denied."
Hughes has averaged close to 75
or 100 miles a day in auto trips since
he left New York. He has probably
not walked more than two miles In
the whole twenty-three d»ys of his
journeying.
Everywhere he goes, if it 1b only a
few hundred feet, the candidate rides
in an auto.
Notwithstanding this almost utter
lack of exercise, Governor Hughes
in perfect physical condition, accord
ing to his physician.
forward, however, to a lot of moun
tain climbing, his favorite exercise,
when he reaches Estes Park, Colo.,
next "week. Mrs. Hughes, too, is
joying herself, but is getting just a
little anxious for some privacy and
quiet. Both the governor and his wiff
are somewhat homesick for their chil
dren now at Bridgehampton, N. Y„
and yesterday the candidate stole
enough time out of an exceedingly
busy day to write a long letter to his
daughter Catherine, who was nine
years old yesterday.
Hughes' itinerary today took him to
Porterville, Visalia "and several other
cities in the San Joaquin valley.
Will Have $100,000 When of
Age and is Fighting Un
known Guardian.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.—A bat
tle by Louise Davis, fourteen year
old heiress to a 1100.000 estate, to
escape being taken to Cincinnati to
become the ward of a guardian she
has never seen, began in the juvenile
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THE WEATHER*
Fair and cooler. Local temp—
7 p. m. 90 7 a. m. 71.
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French Troops Made Progress
Last Night on Both Sides
of the River
Somme.
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PRISONERS CAPTURED-
British Also Move Forward on Half
Mile Front, According to Gen*
era I Halg's Official
Report.
PARTS, Aug. 22.—FVenoh troops)
advanced their lines on 'both sides of
the river Somme last night, making)
progress toward Clery on the north.'
bank and capturing several trentihj
elements southwest of Efetrees and!
east of Sayecourt, it was officially an
nounced today.
Northwest of Soissnns. a French
surprise attack drove the Germans)
from a trench on the Vingre plateau.|
A French air squadron tarried'
seventy-nine bombs at the railway!
stations at Noyons and Tergnier.
French pilot brought down an Alba
tross machine near Nestes. In the
same region a iFrench squadron drove,
(back four German biplanes, attempt
lng a raid over the 'French lines.
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In the fighting north bif the Somme, A
the French captured two more Ger
man cannon south of Gutllemont,'
making a total of eight captured!
there. A number of prisoners were
taken in the operations south of th»
river.
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Highways Under Fire.
THE HAGUE, Aug. 22.—Raids by
allied aviators have destroyed long
sections of the Bapaume-Peronne rail
way. considerably embarrassing the
German communications behind thei
Somme front, it was learned here to
day.
French long range guns are playing
havdc with the German transport!
service near Combles. The highwaysi
leading into Combles are under a.
steady fire, making it most difficult!
for the Germans to supply their forcesi
fighting in the Clery and Guillemont
salients. The German rear lines in
the rear of Combles have suffered!
severely.
Russian Progress.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 22.—The Rus
sians have made considerable pro
gress In the Caucasus fighting west
of Lake Van, and in the eastern
Euphrates valley, it was officially an
nounced today. Many Persian irregu
lare were taken prisoners. The Turks
were defeated in the region of Uchnu
and Xalapassova.
The situation on the Austro-Germaa
front is unchangad.
Moving Forward.
LONDON, Aug. 22—British troops
advanced on a half mile front north
of the Somme last night and estab
lished themselves at the highway
is Junction outside Mouquet farm, north
d_ west or Pozieres, General Halg re-
Ile is' looking' ported this afternoon. Other detach-
en-
ments moved forward on the right to
the Pozieres-Miraumont road.
Jn the Leipsiz redoubt salient.
northwest of Pozieres, the British ex-
tended their gains to within one thou
sand yards of Thiepval, taking one
hundred prisoners.
At Gulllemont the Germans are
still resisting most obstinately, de
spite heavy losses from Bfitish ar
tillery.
Submarine Attacks Ship.
LONDON, Aug. 22.—British sub
marine E-23 made a successful tor-
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LITTLE HEIRESS OBJECTS
TO BEING TAKING EAST
court today following the girl's suc
cess in securing a court order re
straining prob&tton officers of Cin
cinnati detectives from taking her
away before she has a hearing.
Phillip Hinkle. Cincinnati hanker,
named as the girl's guardian, declan
ed through his attorney here today
that he blamed the girl's negro
"mammy" for the present difficulty.
The girl's mother is in New York
and Miss Darvis and her colored sei»
vant are resisting the effort to tak
the girl east, saying she is well cared
for and happy.
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