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VOL. 123. NO. 122.
[jjeutschland in Second At
tempt to Return to Qer
.... many, Sailed at 2:35
1^' O'clock. •',
IWILL BE MOKE CAREFUL
j| Repairs Have Been Made After
Coilielon With Tug, T. A.
Scott Jr, on First
Trip.
[{United Press Leased "Wire Service]
NEW LONDON, Conn., Nov. 21.—
Irhe German undersea freighter
Deutschland made her second start
tor her home port of Bremen at 2:35
this afternoon, escorted by two tugs
which were to accompany her to the
{three mile limit at the end of the
Itound.
To the accompaniment of cheers
Itwta the crew of her "mother ship"
WUlehad, the Deutschland slowly
1 swung out into the harbor shortly be
fare 3:30. The great steel net which
|«mrded her stern 'had beak,-swung
[aside and the seargreen monster of
the deep Blipped. out of her berth un
I der her own power.
Once out into the main stream she
I slowly swung abopt, pointing her
noae toward the open Atlantic and
with the tug Alert, alongside, was
I soon headed for the open sea.
Several members of the Deutsch
[land's crew were on deck and waved
[their hats to their countrymen on the
rWillehad
as the Deutschland gathered
I speed and started her homeward
voyage in earnest.
The Deutschlan^d's helmsman,
I Kleese, stood at the wheel. Captain
Koenig, smiling, and .'affable as ever
stood cheering and waving "good
I bye" to the German merchantman.
There was no secrecy incident to
the Deutschl&nd's departure.
Early in the day rumors were fly
I ins that the submersible might sail
it any time. At 2:10 two tugs re
ported at the pier ready to eecort her
'to sea and crowds were then soon
I lining the shore.
At 2:40 the Deutschland passed
Fort Trumbull and was headed for
the sound.
Al| Preparations Made.
NEW LONDON, Conn., Nov. 21.—
The German merchant submarine
^Deutschland this afternoon made all
preparations for Bailing Immediately.
At 2:15 the tugs F. A. Beckwlth and
Alert
reported at the submerslble's
pier to escort her out to the three mile
limit. It was reported along: the water
froAt
at that time that the Deutschland
*o«Ud sail within a half hour. Captain
Koenig
and all members of the sub
marine's
crew were aboard when the
two tugs came churning up to the
dock where the Deutschland was tied
op alongside the liner Willehad.
It was understood that all repairs
made necessary by the collision with
the tug T. A. Scott Jr., in which five
men perished, had been made and
with the last libel lifted, there was
nothing to prevent/ the giant submer
sible again starting on her homeward
dash.
Great activity was in evidence about
the Willenad and on the pier. The big
steel net guarding the Deutschland
had not been lifted at 2:20 but It was
believed the submarine 'intended to
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ARMY AND NAVY
ALMOST BUND
Need is For "Eyes," Which
Could be Furnished by Ade
quate Fleet of Air
fifachines.
INSIGNIFICANT FORCE
Not Enough Aviators or Aeroplane*
to do Much Good in
Case of ,War on,
America.
[By George Martin, Written for the
United Press.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—Declaring
that the United States army and
navy are blind, Alan R. Haxley, pres
ident of the Aero Club of America,
today pointed to the record breaking
Chicago to New York flight of Miss
Ruth Law and other great strides re
cently shown in "the development ,of
aviation here as an indication that
"eyefe" for the country's fighting
forces are now available.
The development, however, has
been through private enterprise and
he declared failure of the govern
ment to increase its aerial forces
would be a "menace to our national
security."
"We lack two thousand aeroplanes,
a dozen dirigibles and 126 kite bal
loons for observation, work. We
lack them as needed national de
fenses and to place this country
aerially where it belongs," said Haw
ley. "The head of the British admir
alty, Lord Balfour, recently said
what might well be needed by us:
avails England nothing to
have control of the sea unless it also
has control of the air.'
"The splentlld records recently
made by Miss Law, Carlstrom, border
fliers and others In private enter
prises, prove that it is not lack of
good aeroplanes and aviators that
keeps our army and navy blind.
"While half a dozen other coun
try have between two thousand and
nine thousand aviators each and
twice as many aeroplanes, our army
and navy combined have only about
-one hundred flying men.
"The forty-five batteries of field
artillery and the seventy-three forts
in the six coast artillery districts
have not a single aeroplang, dirigible
or observation balloon. They are
blind and the territory which they
should protect would be at the mercy
of the long range -guns of vessels ly
ing beyond the point of vision of the
artillery observers stationed In the
forts. Hundreds of millions of dol
lars are invested in these coast de
fenses and field artillery which
would be Ineffective without aerial
eyes.
"In these days of trans-Atlantic
submarines, eyes for our navy are
absolutely necessary. A chain of aer
ial stations should be established
throughout the country. Each of our
thirteen coast naval districts should
have a station."
An Appeal for Protection.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
EL PASO, Texas, Upv. 21.—Ameri
cans in this district having property
interests in Chihuahua state, have
forwarded a petition to. President
Wilson detail! ig conditions in north
ern Mexico, and asking that some
steps be taken to protect their prop
erty.
The wife of Captain Scobell, Brit
ish consul at Chihuahua City, reach
ed the border last night.
Ready to Try Again.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW LONDON, Conn., Nov. 21.—
Apparently the Deutschland is prepar
ing to make her second dash for home
some time today. No tugs to convoy
the merchant submarine have Ibeen or
dered, it was stated, by the T. A. Scott
company, but water front habitues are
convinced she will leave.
EXCLUDE WINE FROM TABLE
E IS REQUEST BY BRYAN
Would Remove One Argument
Advanced by Saloon Keep
ers for Their Existence.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, NOT. 21. Wealthy
church members were today serious
ly weighing the plea of William Jen-
Bryan here that they exclude
"ine from their tables.
Such action vfall take from liquor
the argument that the saloon is
Poor man's cltfb and that the
rich have no right to enjoy wines at ......
their club* and tables while they de-i opening campaign,
prive the poor man of his enjoyment,"
Bryan said.
He acknowledged his change of
mind on the questionVof prohibition,
saying that he once voted for high
license and against state prohibition.
"But I changed because I found
liquor interests wouldn't adjust them
selves to any community unless they
controlled it," he said. "I am now
in favor of a dry fight In town, coun
ty, state
or
nation, and I am ready to
join with other nations in wiping the
liquor traffic from the face of the
earth."
Bryap announced today he would
return later for a ten day campaign
to aid Chicago in Its anti-saloon
fight which is to culminate in 1920.
His visit here yesterday was th?
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President Wilson's .Message to
Congress Will be Call to
Meet Future of Com
mercialism. -1
PREPARE INDUSTRIES
Railway Problem la One Domestic
Issue Confronting Country, to
.Be Mentioned In
Message.
[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
Stpff Correspondent.]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—A call to
American business to meet unpreced
ented trade conditions after the war,
is to be the keynote of President Wil
son's message to congress Tuesday,
December 5. The president is com
pleting the message today and expects
soon to have it in the hands of the
printer.
The president believes the coun
try's Industries can do a maximum
amount of wortt only when there is a
minimum, of industrial unrest. His
message is expected to emphasize this
in an appeal to employer and employe
for more cooperation, more confidence'
of each in the other and less tendency
to class feeling.
In this connection the president has
formulated plans for rendering prac
tically impossible strikes of all kinds.
He will urge completion of a-program
similar to that proposed in his last
message to handle such situations as
the recent threatened strike of the rail
way brotherhoods.
Believing the railway problem as
important a domestic issue as con
fronts the country, the president will
urge congress to give the most careful
consideration to possible legislation
which will aid the transportation sys
tems to expand and improve to meet
the additional stress under which they
will be placed at the close of the war.
Abroad als6 the. foundations must
be laid for the coming trade upheaval,
the president believes. He will urge
congress to act immediately upon a
measure along the lines of the Webb
bill, which would have permitted Am
erican exporters to organize without
fear of anti-trust, law action.
In addition to these, the president's
message will urge action upon differ
ent measures recommended in his
message of a year ago, and which are
still on the list of the administration's
unfinished business." They are ex
pected to include: conservation laws.
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KEOKUK, IOWA, TUESDAY, NOV. 21, 1916,
EVTSCKLAND OFF THIS AFTERNOON
Fumigate Every Mexican
Along Santa Fe Triizks
Railroad Sends Special Train Out to Prevent
Spread of Typhus Fever Epidemic
y. [United Press Leased Wire Service]
FORT MADISON, Iowa, Nov. 21.—One of the most thorough crusades against disease
ever attempted in this section was launched today by the Santa Fe railroad to prevent
further spread of the dread typhus fever which appeared in the Mexican oolony here.
Four special cars containing fumigating equipment and quarters fftr doctors and
nurses, left Fort Madison for a tour ofHhe Santa Fe system west of here. The train will
stop at every oolony and fumigate not only th.eir clothes and living quarters, but
will wash and disinfect every laborer and their families,
Dr. J. P. Kaator, of Topeka, chief surgeon of the Santa Fe, came here to direct the
crusade.
LOSS OF LIFE
IS HEEDLESS
War Has Now Reached That
Pitiful Stage When Men
Are Dying Uselessly
by Thousands
RETURN TO MONASTIR
The. King of Serbia Can Come Back
and Set Foot Again
Upon Native
8oll.
[By William G. Shepherd, written for
the United Press.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—A year ago,
In the ruck of miserable humans, I
made my way across the wet fields
that led to the railroad station at
Monastir, boarded a train and fled
from Monastir with the Serbians.
"When are the English coming to
help us?" the Serbians had asked
pathetically for many days. But the
.English didn't come. For tome mys
terious reason they remained in their
scores of thousands at Salonika, two
hundred miles away.
To the north of us, somewhere in
the mountains, we knew that the
king of Serbia with his court, was
fleeing as we were. We knew that
the Serbian people, men, 'women and
children were moving In a cavalcade
of misery from their native land.
And the English haven't come yet
to Monastir. But the Serbians have
got there. Again the king of Serbia
will place his feet on Serbian soil.
There is little doubt that the news
dispatches within a short. time will
tell of the re-entry of the Serbian
king to his own country.
The cost had been undoubtedly a
huge one. There has been
no-vainer
loss of life, aside from that in the
Verdun contest, than the loss of men
about Monastir. It cost the Bulgars
thousands of men to reach Monastir.
They have held it a year, without
finding it of any strategic value:
they lost it agairi, with considerable
loss and the Serbian losses in re
gaining it must have been heavier.
Monastir proves that the losses in
the great war are becoming more
and more useless as the war goes
on. The lines do not break, they
only sway. But in the useless slay
ing, thousands of men die like germs.
The Serbians feel repaid, undoubt
edly for their sacrifices in regaining
Monastir. But the neutral world,
where sanity remains, ought to be
gin to see, in the Monastir incident,
the fact that has long "been appar
ent: Men are dying uselessly by the
hundreds of thousands. The war has
at last reached that pitiful stage.
He Is No Daredevil.
[United Press Leased. Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—Charles
Oliver husband $f Ruth I-aw and also
her manager is not an aviator. Fol
lowing reports here that he also was
a daredevil air navigator it was learn
legislation for rendering fuller politi- ed that he attempted a flight with his
cal justice to the people of Porto Rico
a corrupt practice act federal aid and
stimulation to industrial and vocation
al education, like that given in the
field of agricultural industry and pos
sibly laws giving federal agents more
effective weapons *to use in dealing
with conspirators against the neutral
ity of the government. The president
also probably will urge continuation
of "preparedness of peace" by contin
uance or continuation of preparedness
for national defense, including mater
ial additions to the navy. In his re
cent pleas for the union of nations to
wife Just once. When they had as
cended 100 feet Oliver-fainted and did
not revive until he had been safely de
posited on earth again.
Canada's Peace Plan.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—Only 'a
peace that is conclusive in gaining
the ends of the allies will be accept
able to Canada, the dominion pre
mier, Sir Robert Borden, declared in
a speech to the Canadian club here, erations.
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ward on
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dred Men.
FARTHER THAN EXPECT
Exeeeded Their objective by
Hundred Yards, But They
Were Forced to
Withdraw.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.l
UONDON, Nov. 21.—^Successful ad
vance on a front of 3,500 yards was
announced in an official Canadian
statement today.
"On Saturday morning," the report
asserted, "our guns startod a bar
rage fire against the trenches op
posite the Canadian positions. Our
troops leaped from the parapet. The
German guns began a counter bar
rage fire, which was tomparat.ively
weak. Our forces had fewer casual
ties than had been expected.
"We advanced on a front of 3,500
yards to a depth of from 200 to a
thousand yards. Our whole objec
tive was quickly concentrated and
held except for a short stretch near
Pys wood, where a knoll proved a
machine gun nest. Our troops fell
back and estalbished thejnselves be
hind the crest.
"There the Germans occupied a
trench. Our artillery cut them off.
"We exceeded our objective by 500
yards, capturing a section of the
Grandcourt trench, but we withdrew
because it was in too dangerous a
salient.
"Our losses throughout were com
paratively light. We took seventeen
officers and 452 other unwoumded
prisoners and 150 wounded men."
The Third Winte'r.
[By J. W. T. Mason written for the
United Press.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 21—Three of
fensives are now at 'the height of
their pressure as the European con
flict enters its third winter. For the
first time since the war began the
military situation suggests a continu
ation of active fighting through the
zero months.
The Anglo-FYench offensive along
the Somme and the Ancre: the allied
advance along the Greek frontier, and
the Teuton movements in Rumania, all
contain possibilities of winter sur
prises. The principal unknown prob
lem that the winter may sojve is the
effect of intense artillery Are when
concentrated upon the frozen trenches
Since the start of the conflict there
has been no effort to test the ability
of either side to withstand an inex
haustible trench bombardment under
conditions of semi-numbness which
winter enforces upon the combatants.
Hithertp trench fighting has slack
ened largely into a winter draw with
the factories in the allied countries
MAY NOT ORDER
RAILROAD STRIKE
Brotherhoods Not Determined
to Quit Work First of Year
Because of Eight Hour
Situation.
AWAIT COURT DECISION
Last Week It Was Announced a* Cer
tainty But Today the
Decision la in
Doubt.
[By Carl D. Groit, United Press Staff
Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov., 21.—A gen
eral railroad strike January 1 may
not follow as the result of the pres
ent situation growing out of the
Adamson law dispute.
This Interpretation was placed to
day on remarKs of Chief Stone, of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, that the question of such a
strike "will be answered later." The
element of, doabt regarding his re
marks arises from the fact that last
week In New York, brotherhood
chiefs flat-fooiedly said there would
be a strike if they did not. get a real
eight hour day.
Now it is believed the brotherhoods
will be content to await a te*t of
constitutionality of the Adamson
eight hour measure. The brotier
hoods, however, are shroilding their
movements in an even deeper se:*ecy
than that which marked their pro
gram when they threatened to strike
Troops Moving For- ^summer
Somme Front! Cap
In Palflmnra tn anaalr hftfnro
Five
In. Baltimore to speak before the
American Federation of Labor conven
tion—-a move that portends co-opera
tion between them and the railway
department of the federation to force
an eight hour day in all branches of
railway service.
At the, same time, the department
of justice and the brotherhoods' legal
department are ready for the open
ing of thie Adamson tests Thursday
when the Union Pacific and Santa Fe
start their suits at Kansas City.
The course taken by the crew In
these cases' will be vital and upon its
action will probably rest the final de
cision of the brotherhood as to
whether there shall be a strike.
The Newlanls committee investiga
tion of the general subjects of re'rv
tions between railways and the gen
eral public, will continue with the
railways putting forth proposals for
alleviation of whi't they regard as an
IrkBome condition. They will flsht
particularly for elimination of con
trol by state railway commissions
The condition of wages has been
minimized to {".ate. but when brother
hood leaders rt-iurn, they probably
will ask a hearing and precipitate
sharp discussion on that point.
"Unfinished Business."
BALTIMORE. Md., Nov. 21.—
"There's going to foe an eight hour day
on the railways—or there's some un
finished business before this country."
In this manner today. Warren S.
Stone, head of the brotherhood of lo
comotive engineers, answered the
question whether the railway brother
hood will call a strike if pending in
junction proceedings tie up the oper
ations of the Adamson eight hour law.
Speaking in response to an enthus
iastic welcome given himself and the
heads of three other brotherhoods by
the delegates to the American Feder
ation of Labor convention, Stone de
clared
"Labor will watch from the side
lines while the railroads fight their
own government."
Efforts to obtain from the other
brotherhood leaders an expression of
their purpose in the matter were fruit
less, notwitshtanding President Gom
pers* assertion from the platform:
"We expect the brotherhood on the
•first day of January to inaugurate the
eight hour day."
Affiliation of the brotherhoods with
the American Federation of Labor
(Continued on page 8)
Workmen Being Shipped
Germany and Forced to
Work in Factories.
THE WEATHER
Fair and warmer tomorroV.
Local temp—7 p. m. 44 7 a. m.
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[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, Nov. 21.—Notwltnstmd-
turnlng out munitions for spring op- ing protests from America, Holland
erations. Now the test has come' and the vatic in, Germany Is still de-
He eaid that Canada, having sacri-1 which will show whether winter un- porting Belgian workmen. Morecve
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ficed her men and money, is in the der conditions of extreme mlitary ac- she is now registering, presumably pelled to register. A group of Lux
War to the same end that prompted for future deportation, all citizens of 1 emburgers have already been de
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Only Chance for Escape From
Van Falkenhayn, is Anoth
er Offensive by the
Russians.
PRESSURE IS MENACE.
Western Part of Country Must bft
Evacuated to German Foro#%
Unless Help Cornea
Soon,
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LONDON, Nov. 21.—Another Rus
sian offensive along the line from
Constanta to Cernovada 1b now ex-
?lghting
ected
to increase the Intensity of the
in the Balkans. Military ex­
perts here today agreed this was the
only step which could be relied upon
to lessen the weight of General Von
Falkenhayn's tremendous pressure
on the Wallachian frontier of Ru
mania—a pressure which it is now
admitted constitutes the grayest
menace to Rumania.
The Rumanian army is to the
irW'&S^iiSMSSSSSi
specifying near approach of the Teu- v|
tons to Craiova is accurate. The
Rumanians are being forced back
from the valley of the Jlul. Mean
while Falkenhayn with a force esti
mated at half a million men, is sweep
ing abound their rear, steadily lessen
ing the gap through which they must
retreat and circumscribing that line
of retreat so that, its direction ap
'parently must be due east.
Unless there is a diversion some
where else In the Balkan campaign
bo stop VonFalkenhayn's thrust, it
appeared almost certain today that
complete evacuation of the western:
part of (Rumania would be necessary
to 8aVe the (Rumanian army.
This division, it is admitted, can"
best be made by the Russians, be
cause of the ease 'of transporting re
inforcements via the Black sea.
Hope was also expressed here to
day that the pursuit of the Teutonic
Bulgarian army thrown out of Mon
astir, would be sufficiently hot to
halt "VonFalkenhyn. Berlin offldal
reports admit reinforcement of these
forces. Meanwhile General Seraillee'
victorious allied forces are hurry
ing on ti Prylip to which point Teu
tonic forces withdrew and plans to
throw out his columns in a thrust
eastward against Negotin on the Var
dar river. Such a blow would be a
menace to the Bulgarian positions
and if successfully maintained, forc
ing withdrawal of the Bulgarians.
would open the way to further for
ward movement by the British ex
pedition operating northwestward
from Salonika.
Rumor About FaJkenhayn.
LONDON, Nov. 21.—A wireless dis
patch from Bucharest today says it is
rumored in the Rumanian capital that
General Von Falkenhayn has been re
called from command of the German
operations in Transylvania, being re
placed by Field Marshal Von Macken
sen, who is now in Dobrndja. In Mack
ensen's place, the dispatch says it is
reported that the Germans will put
General LudendorfT.
Being Closely Pressed
PARIS, Nov. 21.—The Bulgarian
German rear guard of the army that
was driven out of Monastir is being
closely pressed by the allies, accord
ing to the French official statement to
day. The rear guard, it was stated, Is
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PROTESTS DO NOT PREVENT
DEPORTING OF BELGIANS
burg who are residing in Belgium.
A statement from the London office
of the Belgian department of justice
made these assertions today.
"These deportations of Belgian sub
jects continue," the statement con
tinued. "The council at Brussells was
arrested because they refused to com
municate lists of unemployed to the
Germans. Deportations were made
from provinces of Hainault and in
Wells Land, Flanders. Subjects of the
duchy of Luxemburg and also of Swit-
zerland residing in "Belgium are com-
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