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VOL.123.
NO. 125.
ider at ChihuahuaCity
is
Short of Ammunition in
Case of aNew
Assault.*.
IBATTLE
IS UNDECIDED
|Villa Has Made Four Attempts
to
Take the Town, But Each
Time Was Driven
Off.
hfflcial circles grave fears were en
[tertained as to the ability of the Car
Iranzista garrison in the northern cap
ital to withstand another attack by
|lhe Villistas. However, early today,
ranfigtw officials gave' out state
is tfiat the VllllSfiS Drfrb- ffot
[lifcely to renew the attack* today.
Official bulletins issued by the de
Ifacto authorities said that Ca -Xin
liista cavalry bad pursued the bsn
Idits toward Mapula, twelve m'i.es
|toath of Chihuahua City.
I last night. All the available rifle am
I munition in Juarez was rushed south
I early today in an attempt to relievo
the Chihuahua City defenders.
On both sides the losses in yester
day's battle were reported heavy.
[Prisoners on each side, in most cases,
I were executed as soon as captured.
That Villa's retreat last night was
I only a feint and that the assault up
|cm the northern Mexican capital may
lie resumed today was the belief ex
pressed hers. During the night a
I code message to a mining company
I here stated that the first attack had
been made with only a -part of the
bandit forces engaged, while the main
body massed west of the city, awaited
IM opening.
At 2:30 a. m. today a train of refu
gees from Chihuahua City reached
[Juarez. On board were several Ameri
cans. After fighting had started at
the south end of the city, the train
h«8 made up and started for the bor
der.
FT Fierce Attack on City.
EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 24.—Anoth
er fierce attack upon Chihuahua
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[Today's Rations Starts Out
.With Pan Cakes and Winds
up With Tapioca.
I
LEI PRESIDENT
SETTLE QUESTION
Free Rein to be Given by Rail
roads in Working Out Prob
lems of Industrial
Disputes.
ADAMSON LAW TOPIC
American Federation of Labor to Dis­
cus* Measure on the Floor
of the Annual
Convention.
[By Robt.. J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent.]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—Presi
dent Wilson will ibe given a free rein,
by the railways of the country :n
working out legislative remedies for
industrial disputes. It waB leirned
today assurances to this effect bnve
come from railroad officials. The
reasons are two fold. First ft.has
become known the roads in devoting
their entire time in combating tne
constitutionality of the Adamson
eight hour law have not considerel
formulation, of a plan which would
approval of the brother-
United Press LeaS^d Wire Service.]
JUAREZ, Mex., Nov. 24.—Facing a
(serious shortage of ammunition. Gen-.
eral Jacinto Trevlno, Carranzista meet the
commander, made preparations today hoods.
igainst a new assault upon Chihua-j Second, the rose* executives believe^
bus City by Par.oho Villa, consular the president can be depended upon
idvices early today Btated. I by themselves, the brotherhoods and
In Mexican defacto military and the public to put forth a feasible
plan that will eliminate the strikes
Battle Not Decided.
PASO, Texas, Nov. 24.—In
I United States military and official
(circle? here it was Announced early
today that the battle between Mexi
Ican defacto forces and Villa bandits
1 for possession of Chihuahua City is
(still undecided. At the Mexican
consulate here, reports were made
I public that in four desperate assaults,
[Villa had been overthrown and that
*arly last night a column of Carran
Irista cavalry was driving the bandits
Lto the south.
to which transportation systems now
are subjected and which would be
supported by all parties concerned.
It was admitted today after frequent
conferences of the railroad execu
tives to formulate soma definite
of eliminating strikes and lockouts,
it was decided to put the whole thing
up to Wilson.
In this connection it was explained
the executives have reached the con
clusion that any such plan submitted
by them could not be regarded "the
best and most srtisfactory," since it
might be looked upon as a measure,
constructed "in submission to the ac
knowledged power of labor and tem
pered with the threat of strike by
the wortiers."
Will DIscum Law.
BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 24.—The
Adamson law was expected to be a
football on the floor of the American
Federation of Labor convention to
day. With the general subject of tho
shorter working day up for action,
To United States department socialist members of the federation
agents, Carranzista military author!-1 were ready to press homo the advan
ces at Juarez admitted that General tage given them in their long fight
Trevino. defacto commahder, was I with the federal administration over
suffering from a severe shortage of! the question of obtaining shorter nounced today,
ammunition before the fighting ceased hours by legislation rather
than by
sticking strictly to labor organiza
tion means. The reply of the admin
istration is that the Adamson law was
thrust upon organized labor without
being asked for. Speeches of the
brotherhood heads here Tuesday to
this effect are cited in support of the
contention. Militarism is due fcr fur
ther consideration—and probable ar
gument—with report of tho resolu
tions committee empowered Wednes
day to make a report outlining the
federation's general views on the sub
ject. These views will be a supple
ment to the resolution already
adopted criticising Secretary Baker,
for agreeing to furnish military in
structors and arms to all schools that
desire them.
Kansas City Suits.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 24.—No
information regarding the agreement
reaohed here today by railroad offi
cials and government representa
tives as to whether the Santa Fe or
the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf case
has been selected as the case to test
the validity of the Adamson eight
word baa been received from Wash
ington.
E. Marvin Underwood, assistant
United States attorney general, who
(Continued on page 2.)
[ARE GAINING IN WEIGHT
ON THIRTEEN CENT MEALS
I
The squad will attend the annual
ball of the healtn department tonight
|runited Press .Leased Wire Service.] 'at Hotel Sherman—but no refrrv.h
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.—Real family menta. Today's forty cent menu:
atmosphere*, is growing around the Breakfast—Stewed pears, syrup,
able where Health Commissioner coffee, griddle cskes.
Robinson's squad eats its 13 cent Luncheon—B«ef and rice croquets,
D»«al three times a day. Dr. Albert peas and carrots, bread and butter,
ptokes sat at the head of the table ginger bread, tea
night-and dished up New Eng- Dinner—Tomnto soup, halibut steak,
I 'and dinners a» 18 cents a plate. In- parsley, potatoes, bread sad butter,
I cldentaiiy Dr. Stokes is the only one
UdIoc&
ctmud
ooddbuc.
When Sail
Official War Office Statement
of Today Tell of Victories
Won and Enemy
Repulsed.
ORSOVA IS CAPTURED
Rumanian Campaign Satisfactory,
While Western Front 8hows
British Losses Are
Heavy.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
BERLIN, Nov. 24. (Via Sayville
wireless.)—Orsova has 'been captured
by the Teutonic troops from the Re
statement an-
manians
the official
the
a\Vallachian
plain, the!
The statement sald there were no
important engagements on the front
of Prince Leopold.
Advances Failed.
BERLIN, (via Sayville wireles-s)
Nov. 24.—"Partial advances of the
enemy northwest of Monastir, and
near Makova failed," the official
statement regarding the Macedonian
campaign announced today.
"Between Preepa lake and the
Cerna there were strong attacks by
artillery fire."
Advances in Dobrudja.
BERLIN, (via Sayville wireless)
Nov. 24.—Bulgarian troops aiding
Field Marshal Mackensen in Dob
rudja, have advanced and forced back
Russian forces from the forefield of being repulsed.
the Teutonic positions, according to
today's official statement. Advances
bror law. in" the United States "su-i were also reported at other points.
City was launched by Villistas early preune court, will be given out unUlj Armies of the opposing sides are in
day. From the southern and west
em sides of the northern Mexico
capital, four thousand bandits made
simultaneous assault "and at 10
fighting touch on the Danube.
Vise is Closing.
of the diet squad who had lost
weight during the experiment. In
two days dieting he has lost 2%
pounds while Henry Goehgring Jr.,
has gained 3 pounds. All others of circled was the question with which
the twelve have gained 1 to 1% military critics here were most con
pounds in two days. cerned today. They hoped ^hat this
Whether \he Rnmanian army, which
Berlin claimed was being hemmed it*
about Orsova, has actually been en
force had been able to withdraw with
success—and this hope was sustained
by the rapidity of the German en
croachment—indicating it was be
lieved an unopposed advance, due to
retirement of the Rumanians.
Orsova lies Just at the Iron Gate
across the mountains. Turnu-Severin
Is nearly fifteen miles southeast at
the lower end of the gate way. It is
IOe«nau OA XI
onto Con£titntfon-©emoa:at»
KEOKUK, IOWA, FRIDAY, NOV. 24, 1916
IfcLA BESIEGING MEXICAN CITY
in
OS
Workmen at Rock Island Arse£* Were Thrown Into Icy
Water While
GR
[United Press Leased Wire Service]
ROCK ISLAND, El., Nov. 24.—Two men were drowned and a third man is in a criti
cal condition from shock induced by exposure and immersion in the icy waters of the Mis
sissippi river when the sail boat in which the three, employes of the Rock Island arsenal,
were going to work, was swamped by the high waves. The drowned are:
THOMAS FLETCHER, Davenport.
HARLEY GREENE, Davenport.
Chas. L, Janke, 805 Bell Ave., Davenport, is confined at the Emergency hospital at the
arsenal suffering from the effects of the accident, but will probably live. The men all re
sided in east Davenport.
ALLIES TELL OF
WAR'S
French Surprise Attack on
German Trench in Alsace,
Resulted in Prisoners
Being Captured,
ADVANCES IN DOBRUDJA
Nearly Two Hundred 8quane Miles of
Serbia Has Been Retaken
From the
Teutons.
^United Press Leased Wire Service.]
PARIS, Nov. 24.—Success of a
French surprise attack on a German
trench near Hilsenheim in Alsace
was announced in today's official
statement. A number of Germans
were captured. The statement de
tailed a lively cannonading in the
region of Sailly Saillesel and record
«ed the destruction of five German
aeroplanes in a series of forty air
fights.
Progress at Monastir.
eaBt of
troops of General Von Falkekhayn tinuing. The Italian troops and Gen
are approaching the Alt," the state- Seraille arealso advancing, hav
ment said. "In Rumania's west
corner, hostile resistance has 'been
broken. Orsova, Turnu and Severin
have been captured."
ing reached Nezopoli.
PARIS, Nov. 24.—Further progrets
of the allies west of Monastir was
announced in the French official was sunk by a mine or
statement today. The battle north- Mykoni channel of the
Further Advances.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 24.—Further
advances in Dcbrudja were an
nounced in today's official statement.
"We advanced southwards, reaching
Tashul and at places crossed the Kai
lal," the statement declared.
Serbia Reconquered.
SALONIKA, Nov. 24.—Nearly two
hundred square miles of Serbia has
been reconquered frtm -the Teutons
in the allies' advance, around Mona
stir, according to the Serbian official
statement today.
Violent flighting occurred Wednes
day along the, whole front north and
west and east of Monastir, the allies
fighting against new German forces,
reinforcing the defeated German-Bul
garian army. The allies advances
northward continue^, counter-attacks
Attempt to Cross River.
BUCHAREST, Nov. 24.—Attempt
by Teutonic forces to cross the
Danube and invade Rumania through
Zimnlcea (or Simnitza) was an
nounced in todiy's official statement.
It merely announced the attempt to
LONDON, Nov. 24.—If German offl- disembark the troops.
cial reports today are accurate. Gen-! Pressure of superior forces re
eral Von Fajkenhayn's vise has closed quired withdrawal in the Oltenle val
still tighter on eastern Rumania. Ber- jey to the left bank- of the Oltetz,
lin claimed occupancy of Orzova and the statement said.
Turnu-Severein. With Craiova, which "jn Dobrudja," the statement con
they anounced captured early in the tinued. "we occupied Delgenlc, Pa
week, but the fall of which is not yet ]arj8, Ester, Paluzulnie and Taraul."
admitted in Bucharest statements, the
Germans are apparently now in con
trol of the three largest cities in east
ern 'Rumania.
it Capsized
to Work
SHIP SUNK
British Admiralty Announces
That Braemar Castle Went
Down in Mykoni
Channel.
WAS HOMEWARD BOUND
All on Board Were Saved When
Vessel Met End Through
1
l!»e
,' Mine or Enemy
Torpedo
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, Nov. 24.—The British
hospital ship Bmemer Castle, home
ward bound from Salonika to Malta, attorney, today conferred with Leon
torpedo in-
Aegean sea.
thre Macedonian city Is. con-1 an admiralty announcement stated' miglit be punished under the fore-
today. The admiralty
aboard were saved.
vfrom
The Braemar Castle, like the Brit
annic, was withdrawn from passen
ger service for special transportation
of wounded. She was a vessel of
Governor's First Appointment.
[I'nited Press Leased Wire Service.]
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Nov. 24.—Gov
ernor Elect W. L. Harding today an
nounced the appointment of Chas. E.
Witt, editor of the Shell Rock News
and formes postmaster there, as his
private secretary. During t"he cam
paign Witt Worked in the western re
publican headquarters at Chicago.
Witt's father was formerly deputy in
ternal revenue collector for the north
ern Iowa district.
Will Double Track.
i~[United Press l^eased Wire Service]
WEiBSTER CITY. Iowa, Nov. 24
The Illinois Central contemplates
double tracking its main line through
Jowa. according to indications today.
,y*
•v''
ME
Federation Convention Adopts
Resolution Urging President
to Keep Wheat on
This Side,
PRICES AREI TOO HIGH
Declare it Is Rapidly Becoming im­
possible for Workers to
Buy Enough to
Eat.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
BVL.T1MORE, Md., Nov. 24.—The
Ana oilcan Federation of Labor conven
tion today declared itself by unani
mous vote for an embargo on the ex
portation of wheat and other food
"until prices are restored to normal
Adoption of the resolution followed
sev«ral heated speeches—all favoring
the embargo.
"The motto of the profiteers" shout
ed Delegate Joseph Cannon, of New
Yorte, "Beems to be not 'America: first'
(tout
"starve America first-'
Tlie. resolution as adopted, declared
the American Federation of Labor
urged upon President Wilaon and con
gress the "necessity of placing an em
bargc upon the exportation fit wheat
and other food stuffs, as far as our in
ternational legal or treaty rights will
permit, until prices are restored to
normal."
Tlie resolution declared the depart
ment of agriculture estimated the 1916
wheat crop and the surplus from the
1916 crop are barely sufficient to pro
vide bread for our own,people for the
comtng year and that it* is alleged
ageiits of foreign countries tt*ve con
tract'ed with American grain specu
lators for two hundred million bushels
of wlieat.
"Flour is higher now than at any
time since the civil war," the resolu
tion said, ajpd all other food staples
are advancing in proportion, so that
it is rapidly becoming Impossible for
a great portion of the working people
of tMs country to obtain sufficient ana
proper food for their families.
Nothing Done.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.—Hope of fed
eral prosecution of commission and
stora.ge men known to be holding
vast quantities Of produce here ap
peared to have been given up by gov
ernment officials today when they ad
vise# city officials to take up the
fight- J. H. Tally,' assistant U. S.
Horn stein, assistant corporation coun
sel, and said the commission men
stated all I stalling regniding ordinance passed
two years agfa, which prohibits the
storing of food to force prices up.
[The Mykonia channel where' the Penalties of $200 a day while food is
Braemar Castle was sunk, is a body held are prbvided forv
of water lying between the Greek "J»mes E. Wetz, by his own admis
islands of Tinos and Mykonos and is sion, has violated this ordinance,"
only about sixty miles distant
Tally said. The egg king will not
Zea 'channel where on Tuesday the be prosecuted under federal statutes
hospital ship Britannic fell victim to
a mjne, according to the latest
ad
miralty announcement.
at iiresent, but Tally hinted that if
the city ordinance were enforced
Wetz undoubtedly would try to dis
pose of his immense store of eg£s to
other brokers and they might th^n
be dharged with conspiracy. U. S.
District Attorney Clias. Clyne was in-
6,318 tons, property of the Union, formed today tha_t two or three men
Castle Mail Steamship company of
ScJvilie at Ottumwa.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
OTTUMWA, Icwa, Nov., 24.—Evan
gelistic meetings in charge of Evan
gelist Scoville have Wrecked the
police court and otherwise lessened
the duties of rolicemen, according to
an announcement made today by
Chief Gallagher.
"Since the tabernacle meetings
started out, business has been on the
rooks and we have held only two
sessions of court during the present
week. Only two prisoners faced the
judge at that.'"
"Shanty" Hampton, ninety-eight
pound quarterback on tho high school
team, led nearly a hundred high
school students down the shwdust
trail last night. Over 2,000 persons
have been converted since Saturday
night.
go from here to Elgin each Saturday
to fl* butter prices for the nation.
He s-aid investigators would go to
Elgitt tomorrow to look up these
charges.
The Only Solution.
Boy's Sentence Was
Job, Even For a Bad Kid
of Ten Years Old.
I The preliminary ,work has already Farmer watched him. He had been
THE WEATHER
Fair. Warmer Saturday. -Local
temp—7 p. m. 38 7 a. m. 27.
MADISON. Wis.. Nov. 24.—"The
onlysolution of the .high cost of living
and «ra of high prices under which
the people are now bending tbeir
baclis is, in my judgment, under gov
ernrn ent control and distribution and liim in death.
elimination of extravagant consump-1 The Hofburg' Auzisterner church.
jon altar on which the emperors body will
Tills was the statement to tne lie in state is of niacin interior but rich
United Press today of President In historical associations. Under the
Ralph H. Hess of the University of 'magnilleent altar, the show piece oC
(oor,tinued on page 2) (Continued on page 5.)
WILL NEVER THROW ROCK
AT' LITTLE GIRL AGAIN
1
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
LYNN, Mass., Nov. 24.—-Leonard
Cro-vrder, 10, is wearing a very sore
right arm and an angelic face today.
The arm is wrnpped in bandages and
tl\g Tace in smiles Young Crowder
threw one thousand stones in a
been, started here and at Fort Dodge, sentenced to the performance for I agea.
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4.. V.
gravel pit while Probation Officer then was taken
EIGHT PAGES
Body to Lie in State in Pala^o
s. and Chapel Balance of
Week and Part of
Last Words of Austrian Ruler An*
Said to Have Been,
"I Am
Tired."
CUnited Press Leased Wire Service.T' S
VIENNA, (via Berlin) Nov. 24.—In
the working room of Schoenbrunn pal
ace from which for sixty-eight years h»
ruled Austro-Hungary, the body ot
Emperor Franz Josef lay In state to
day. His hands clasped a sliver and
pearl rosary which the dead mfcarch
had always used during his lifetime./
At each corner of the casket were
great candles, while his favorite flow
ers, HUies of the valley and violets
were massed on either side of the bier.
Priests intoned constantly the vigils
of the dead.
The official cause of the emperor's
death was announced today as perit
onitis and paralysis of the heart.
Just before}
became.,
Franz Josef received newe oi the Teu
tonic success in capturing Craiova, In
Rumania.
His last words, it is saifl, were *T •.
am tired." It is expected here that
the Emperor Charles will make a few
changes in the government stafT, the
main one being replacement of Baron
Rurtan, now imperial privy counsellor
with Count Berchtold, who a year ago,
was detached from his place in the for
eign office and named master of the
imperial household, that he might tu
tor the heir in statesmanship and pre
pare him ?or the throne.
Arrangements for the funeral were
complete# today. The remains of the
late ruler will lie in the Grott gallery
or working room of the palace until
Monday niglit. At ten o'clock, the
body will be carried with the solemn
pomp of the ancient Hapsburg Spanish
ceremonial to the chapel of Hofburg
Augustiner. In this ancient structure
—more than 400 years old anT"one of
the finest specimens of medaeval archi
tecture in Europe—the body of the
late sovereign will rest until next
Thursday.
At 4:30 that afternoon the remains,
will be borne to the resting place of
the Hapsburgs—the ancient chapel of
the Capucines, where Franz Josef will
join in his last rest the 132 other Haps
burgs buried there.
Monday's funeral procession will in
clude every member of the imperial
household, every court officer, every
guard, every footman—in addition to
t~e new emperor and empress. The
latter two will receive the h,oly sacra
ment at the Hofburg chapel and then
the. lord steward of the imperial
household will shut the door until the
next morning. Then the public will
be permitted during Monday and Tues
dav to ta^e farewell of their beloved
ruler. Admittance to Schoenbrunn
palace is forbidden the populace, the
transfer of the remains from that
place to the Hofburg chapel made nec
essary to comply with the dead emper
or's wish that his people might view
throwing a stone at a little gill.
Crowder started his ta.^k with con-
lOUgn siderable pep and got away with
twenty-live stones without any
trouble. Th^n he admitted he ty*d
something of a job on his hands.
1
IV":'
He began to use an under hand no
tion, throwing at a rock and a tin
can. Neither mark was hit^ often.
When the youth reached 400 ho
wanted to quit.. At 9:25 with tears
rolling down his face, he beggrd *o
be allowed to stop, -declaring he never
would throw another stone. Urged
on by his playmates, he staggered
around the final seventy-five and
home exhausted,
where his arm wa& wrapped in band-
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THEN" JOINS HAPSBURG&