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KEOKUK, IOWA MONDAY, NOV. 22, 1915 EIGHT PAGES

RENEWED ACTIVITY:

• i imi CMI r-Government is Closing in Today on Men Who

Have Directed Bomb Plots, Incendiary Fires in Factories and Strike Activity.

ID OF (40,000,000 FOR THE PLOTTERS Only Part of the Evidence is Required to Secure

Indictments of the Band by Federal . Grand Jury on the Job.

(United Press Leased Wire Service.] NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—The govern­

ment began closing in today upon the men who have directed bomb plots, incendiary fires In munition works ind the fomenting of strikes in the interests of warring European pow­ers. Karl Buenh, former German consul general el New York, and oth­er officials and employes of the Ham­burg-American line went on trial be­fore Judge Howe, charged with fraud­ulently conspiring to furnish supplies

, to German commerce raiders. While a jury wag being selected,

fedwal officials held a final confer­ence regarding accumulated piles of evidence in more Important cases af­fecting the neutrality of the United States. This evidence Is now in

<• thapn-'for1 immediate presentation to i federal grand jury. Before another fortnight, the government expects in­dictments to be returned against at least half a dozen alleged ring leaders in bomb and munition plots.

A woman, whose name has not been mtde public In connection with any previous disclosures, probably will be among those indicted, it was stated to­day.

(Several Teutonic representatives, tankers and business men with foreign connections and a horde of petty i?ents of foreign powers will be found to be involved in a nation wide con-•piracy, federal agents say. The trand jury will learn that a fund of at least $40,000,000 was at the disposal d ene man for the purpose of stop-ifag shipment of munitions to the al-Ses at any cost. It Was from this ftnd, according to the government, that plotters were paid to start fires h munition plants, set- off bombs In •bins leaving American ports and to tart strikes in factories making sup-Piles for the British, and French armies.

Only part of the great mass of evi­dence collected by the government fill be presented to the grand jury. In several instances, federal laws were not violated by the hired plotters. En each cose the evidence will be turned over to state authorities for prosecu­tion. :: '. . \,5_.

Trial Has Started. NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—The names

of Ambassador Von Bernstorff and Captains Boy-Ed and Von papen. of the German embassy were mentioned today at the opening of the trial of

four Hamburg-American officials charged with filing falce manifests and violating the neutrality of the United States. Assistant U. S. Attor­ney Wood asked each talesman if he knew any of the German diplomats personally or bad any dealings with them.

-No Jurors had been accepted wheu court recessed for luncheon.

The court room was filled with Anstro-German sympathizers. Each side quizzed talesmen about their war sympathies.

Attorneys for the defense said they would admit many of the acts com­plained of by the government, but

.would contend that they were not in violation of federal laws. • ?

A - • - 4w*tHee Aneonla - Repartee WASHINGTON; Nov. 22.—A subma­

rine of German anQ not Austrian na­tionality sunk the "liner Ancona, ac­cording to a statement of the Ancona captain received today by the state department from American Ambassa­dor Page at Rome. Secretary of State Lansing said there was no evidence to Bupport the captain's charge.

The report raised anew, however, the question of the submarine's na­tionality, as it effects the American government's future action.

The statement of Captain Massa-dori, obtained by Ambassador Page, was characterized by Secretary Lan­sing as "vague and indefinite."

Page's cablegram was atso garbled in transmission so muoh, that the state department withdrew publica­tion temporarily.

Ambassador Page forwarded sum­maries of affidavits of the Ancona's captain and other survivors as pre­sented to him by the Italian foreign office. The report has been awaited before determination of this govern­ment's policy. No action will he tak­en, however, until a further report from American Ambassador Penfleld at Vienna is received. Secretary Lan­sing indicated today that this govern­ment regards the submarine's nation­ality practically determined as Aus­trian.

The Ancona's captain was also un­derstood to have supported charges that bombardment of his vessel con­tinued after he had stopped and while life boats were betas lowered.' The state department is preparing a state-

l ment giving the evidence before it on the entire Ancona affair.

[United Press Leased Wire ServJ A BERLIN, Nov. 22. (Via Londe> -

"We have repulsed the Serbia'£ >ar guard In the Ibar valley and t^ ' 2,-600 more prisoners," the office announced today. £,

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ARRIVED IN TUIT BERLIN, (via LondonJ^Uov. 22.—

Tremendous enthusiasm nere today greeted unofficial news of the first German military detachment's arrival In Constantinople,

It la believed these troops traveled over the Orient railway.

That a great number of German sol­diers will be sent to Constantinople Is not expected, but it Is no secret that the general staff plans to dispatch many officers to lead the Turkish troops under command of Field Mar­shal Von Mackenaen.

FORTY FORTRESSES. BERLIN, (via Sayvllle wireless)

Nov. 22.—Forty fortresses have been conquered by the Austro-Germans to date, an official summing up showed today. They Include Ave In Belgium, twelve In France, fifteen In Russia and eight In Serbia. i

ENTERED THE VALLEY. BERLIN, Nov. 2Z (Via Sayvllle

wireless.)—By forcing an entrance In­to the Lab river valley Sunday, the kaiser's troops are now In a position to strike direct for the Serb center, midway between Mltorvitza and Pris-tlna, about twenty miles east of the Montenegrin frontier, an official state­ment announced today.

The Lab flows from the northward to the Blackbird plain, on which the

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[United Press Leased "Wire Service.] fiOME, Nov. 22.—The Italian min­

ister at Athens is co-operating fully in all negotiations the English and French legations are conducting with Greece, relative to the Balkan situa­tion, a dispatch from the Greek cap­ital says today. This disposed of ru­mors that the Rome government Is not backing up the allies in their near eastern campaign.

FIGHTING WITH KNIVES. ZURICH, Switzerland, Nov. 22.—

Fighting at the point of bayonets and even with knives, the Italians and Austrian® are engaged literally In a hand to ha"d struggle for the D-ober-do plateau.

Fullssades of grenades begin the Italian charges, but before these struggles are over, the men are al­most Invariably gripped body to body, stabbing and slashing for their lives.

'These reports of ferocious flighting jcome from Swiss correspondents to-jday. j The struggle centers about the Gor-j Itz bridgehead.

In their determination to take the town, the Italians are literally delug-| |ng the Austrlans' bank of the river iwlth artillery fire.

The,bombardment Is Incessant, "

What the War Moves Mean By J. W. T. Mason, Former European Man­

ager of the United Press.

tCnited Press Leased Wire Service.] NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—For the first

tune since the Italian campaign along we Isonso river began, possibility is ®o* developing of the capture of w*ts, which commands the most Im­portant crossings on the waterway, ffParating the Austro-Hungarlan and iWt&n lines. t,®?neral Cadorna has changed his '•"lea, after six months of encperl-wents, and is now concentrating his

and his reserve troops along a ®wll front of twelve miles centering

°«°re Goritz. Hitherto the Italian *°®mander has scattered his effective weagth and has tried to drive for-hfLwei7where at once. What is J as the Isonzo line measures

®fty miles. All its possible vul-« e P)aces have been under Italian

taneoUB,y many times, but Corii?rL.the present attack on

' hegan has a major concentra-at any single point,

iitfmfi. e Brtu"h and French many ag0 abandoned long lined of-

•dupted tii lta,,ang h»ve on,y now T, i "}e same tactics. The result

wnoHsly endangering the Austro-

Hungarian positions defending Gorits , and is making possible the first con-t slderable Italian victory of the war.

Goritz is the military center of the Anstro-Hungarlan Isonzo armies. Its fall would require a re-arrangement of the Austro-Hnngarian supply sys­tem at the very least, leading possibly to an early retirement along the Isonzo from Goritz south to the north­ern shore of the gulf of Trieste.

Trieste itself is fifteen miles fur­ther to the south of the gulfs head lands. The capture of the seaport is General Cadorna's chief objective and after occupying Goritz, all his atten­tion will be given to reaching Trieste. Properly to protect Trieste, the Aus-tro-Hnngarians would he compelled to lengthen their front. This fact might in the end be the most Important con­sequence of the fall of Goritz. To ob­tain additional troops to guard the Trieste lines, it might be necessary to recall Austro-Hungarians from the Russian and Serbian fronts. A de­velopment such as this might permit Italy to exercise, for the first time, a beneflclent milltarv influence on the fortunes of her allies. »

[United Press Leased Wire Service.] VIENNA, (via Berlin and London)

Nov. 22.—Outposts of the Serb army entrenched between Mintrovltza and Prlstlna are being driven In upon the main body at all points today. This is preliminary • to a general engage­ment which must result in the whole Serb force's capture, or flight into Montenegro.

The Austrlans who were fighting with the Serbs Saturday on the Ibar river, east of Novibazar, have thrown the enemy southward In disorder. They continue to put up s rear guard resistance, but the Austrian advance Is as swift as the difficulties of the country permit.

Occupation by General Von Koevess' Austro-German troops of Novibazar, the most Important town In the San-jak, is confirmed In official ditpatehes. Following the victory they gained Sat­urday against the Montenegrins who have been assisting the Austrian flank in these east Serbian operations, Ser­bian troops have crossed the upper x . DHna river north of Cajnica on Aus- • !"•"*» th? London Globe resumed pub-. . " . . - - IaaI nn hu airthAsUlas'

[United Press Leased Wire Service.] LONDON, Nov. 22.—The British

steamships Merganser and Hallam-shlre have been sunk by German sub­marines. The crews were saved. It was announoed.

The Merganser, 1905 tons, was owned by the Cork Steamship Co., and sailed from Cork, Ireland. The Hal-lamshlre was 4,420 tons, its home port was Glasgow. f

NEW SUBMARINE FLEET. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 22.—England

has added a big new fleet of subma­rines to its E boat forces In the Bal­tic. A British orulser and a torpedo boat flotilla convoyed the undersea craft on their voyage from the Eng­lish coast. It was learned today that this was the explanation of recent stories of naval activity in the Catte-gat.

RESUMES PUBLICATION. LONDON, Nov. 22.—After two

week's suppression by the govern-

trlan soli north of the Montenegrin frontier and are clearing the country of guerilla bands, the official statement said today.

Austrlans captured 2,000 Serbs Sat­urday.

Toward the southern extremity of the Blackbirds plain, where the 8erbs evidently plan to make their last stand, Germans under General Von Gallwltz and Bulgarians commanded by General Boyadyeff are breaking into the Lab valley of Prlstlna.

These forces are detachments from the German and Bulgar armies which captured Nlsh and the Orient railroad, fai^," Vthe admirals offlc'la'l After the Serb outposts have been beaten back north, south and east of the Mltrovltza-Prlstina line, the Aus­trlans, Germans and Bulgara will join In the general assault on the Serbian positions.

lioation today, by the authorities' per* mission with an unreaerved apology -for Its statement that Lord Kitchener had resigned as war minister. It was this assertion which caused official action against It.

"We know now," said the Glfcbe, In an editorial, "that our Information was untrue and we greatly regret giving it publicity. The government's confidence In Lord Kitchener has been reaffirmed with emphasis, dis­sipating all doubts and suspicions."

« DEFEATED. T»ARfS, NoV. 22—A crtisHlng Serb-

Ian defeat of the Bulgarians at Les-kovac, was announced by the Serb legation here today, confirmatory of unofficial advices from Rome Sunday niqht.

The story was received regretfully in military circles as a seeming Im­possibility. The Serbs may have won a small skirmish, experts said, but they pointed out that the Bulgars are In great strength In the Leskovao region, twenty miles south of Nlsh, while the Serbs, except perhapa for

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I United Press Leased Wire Service.] LONDON, Nov. 22. — A Turkish

transport carrying 500 Ottoman sol­diers, has been sunk by a mine in the sea of Marmora, according to a Cen­tral News dispatch today from Zurich. Nearly all on board were drowned, the dispatch filed via Amsterdam stated.

' TREMENDOUS OFFENSIVE.

ABSOLUTELY FALSE. LONDON, Nov. 22.—"Absolutely

an­swer today to the German charge that Great Britain Is sending transports, with troops and munitions to- Salonika disguised as hospital ships.

The censor permitted publication of the interview granted Carl W. Acker-man, United Press correspondent in Berlin, In wh&h a-hH)h-German admir­alty official accuses the British of misusing the Red Cross flags to pro­tect their transport service to the near east from submarines.

The British official denial was ap­pended to the newspapers, however, with the additional oomment:

"British hospital ships always have been and always will be used under the conditions prescribed by the Gen­eva and The Hague conventions."

BOYCOTT ON FORD. LONDON, Nov. 22.—Following the

example of the Northcllffe Publica­tions and several other English pa­pers, the London Globe announced to­day that It will refuse Ford automo­bile advertisements because of Henry Ford's attitude toward the Anglo-French loan In America.

News that the Canadian Ford Co. has subscribed $1,000,000 toward the Canadian domestic loan, was ignored.

Mr. Mellen had Talk With Mr. Roosevelt Regard­ing the Deal and Was Told it Was the

Best Thing to do'

OUT WARNED OF THE RISK T Rumor That Canadian Parties Might Purchase

the Road, Was Given as Reason for New Haven's Prompt Action.

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[United Press Leased Wire Service] NEW YORK, Nov. 22—Charles Mel­

len, former presluent of the New Hav­en. testified in the trial of the in­dicted directors, that the purchase of the Boston and Maine by the New Haven railroad, was made with the full consent of Colonel Roosevelt, then president, and Secretary of tho Interior Franklin L. Lane, then an in­terstate commerce commissioner. They agreed with him, Mellen said, that it was better from a military standpoint, to have the Boston and Maine owned by an American cor­poration than to have it fall into the hands of a Canadian company.

But President Roosevelt, Mellen said, warned him that if the New Ha­ven officials violated the law, they did so at their own risk.

Mellen said he went to Washington fn 1907 toefofe the Boston' and -Malnfe merger was completed. President Roosevelt sent him to Interstate Com­merce Commissioner Lane. Mellen told Lane there was a possibility of tlie Boston and Maine being acquired by an American corporation, because of its military Importance, and sent him back to President Roosevelt with his approval.

"Mr. Mellen, I'm no lawyer," Col­onel Roosevelt said, according to Mel­len. "If you do anything wrong, you can take your own risk and need not coino back to me if you get into trou­ble, But personally I'd say, buy the Boston and Maine."

The government's attorney sought to draw from Mellen the admission that he caused rumors to be started that the Canadian interests were about to acquire the Boston and Maine for the purpose of getting ap­proval from the Roosevelt adminisx tration. Mellen denied he had sent an agent to Canada for that purpose,

The government sustained a se­vere blow this afternoon in the ruling of Judge Hunt that no evidence pur­porting to show that the New Haven had corrupted Massachusetts assem­blymen could be admitted.

Mellen admitted that the Massap chusettg legislature was "in a particu­larly bad frame of mind toward the merger."

A letter to Mellen from one of his directors, suggested that "the little father at Washington might get his finger In the pie too," but Mellen's re­ply was that he thought "Washington matters were cared for." j

[United Press Leased Wire Service.] VIENNA, Nov. 22. (Via Berlin, Am-

ROTTERDAM, Nov. 22.—A tre- sterdam and London.)—Italian attacka mendous offensive' has been begun byjon the Austrian front are increasing

Afraid of Volcano. lands, charged with mistreating eleven [.United Press Leased Wire Service.] I year old Dlly Schappacher of St

ELCENTRO, Calif., Nov. 22.—Un- Louis. Ivy is charged with attacking easiness was felt since Saturday's the child and his wife with having earthquake because Andrade volcano beaten her. They were removed here today was still erupting peculiar from the Netherlands Jail by Sherifl smoke puffs and threatening to break out momentarily. Complete reports from the Imperial valley showed that the inhabitants suffered more from terror than property damage. There was no loss of life.

The shock was even felt In western Arizona and northern Mexico.

Open Talk of Lynching. [United Press Leased Wire Service.]

CARUTHERSVILLB, Mo, Nov. 22. —Despite the presence of several deputy sheriffs about

Stubblefield of Pemlscott county who feared an attack on the Netherlands Jail. Physicians who examined the Schappacher girl, said probably hei mind will be impaired as a result of her experiences. She was sent to make her home with the Ivy family after the death of her mother. Her father lives in St. Louis.

Reasonable Rate. [United Press Leased Wire Service.]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.—The in-the local jail, I terstnte commerce commission today

open talk of lynching persisted today held that a rate of 51.50 a hundred both here and In Netherlands, Mo., pounds on plate glass from James following the arrest of Ora Ivy and I City, Penna., to Seattle, Wash., was his wife, Mrs. Martha Ivy of Nether-1 reasonable.

has been In progress for weeks and pauses neither day nor night.

Italian Infantry charges occur dally often several times In a single day,

despite the terrible weather condi­tions.

The rushes are made a few yards at a time. Having made a dash, the

ithe allies at the Dardanelles, said a Constantinople dispatch to the Koel-nfsche Zeitung today.

The Dardanelles offensive is regard­ed here as Lord Kitchener's negative answer to suggestions in England that the Gallipoll campaign be abandoned.

Following &lr Ian Hamilton's fa­

in violence all along the line. Al though most of them have been re­pulsed, the loss of one Austrian posi­tion In the Osiavla dlstrlot is admitted in today's official statement.

The Italians penetrated the Aus­trian line at this point by a tremend­ous charge, but before they had time to make their advantage good, a count­er attack drove them back except at one spot.

The Italian's Isonzo forces have

men throw up Improvised defenses of call from command of the expedition, sand bags and pour murderous vol-;Gene«l Monro, who succeeded him, .s feys Irrto the Austrian ranks while the (understood to have recommended that Italian artlllerv. firlnei over the foot ithe troops engaged in the Dardanelles iokiiera' heads clear the way for a i land campaign be withdrawn, consid-|been strengthened by drafts from the frash charae ' iering them engaged In a hopeless task.

In thia way! charge after charge Is j The London cabinet war council de-made, a fresh Italian line dashing'elded, however, not to take so Im-fbrward as often as the line ahead Iportant a step without further advice has made a fresh rush. jand Kitchener visited the peninsula In

So uninterruptedly has the attack [person a few days ago to look over been pushed and so remorseless Its ;the situation.

the Austrlans have

The War in Mexico Latest Developments Among Our Revolution­

ary Neighbors of the South.

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character, that had no rest. Their artillerymen are kept at their guns until they fall from exhaustion. The Infantry Is never able to leave the trenches.

The losses on both sides have been enormous.

rUnited Press Leased Wlro Service.] [ Obregon to move two thousand more LAREDO, Texas, Nov. 22.—Gover-: Carranz'sta troops across American

nor Ferguson will confer with General! soil from Pledra Negras to Douglas, Tyrol and the bombardment of theiCarranza at the international bound-1 to Join the main army of Obregon. Goritz bridgehead In particular, Is be-jary here some time tomorrow. Thej Official dispatches confirmed Villa's Ing bombarded with ever-growing In-! meeting was arransed at the sugged-; rout near Hermosillo. A large part of tensity. The town Is largely wrecked 'tion of Carranza. It Is understood ' his army successfully retreated to No-and fresh fires are springing up fromitbey will discuss tho border situation, gales. Army officers believe Nogales the persistent shelling'. I In a speech at Nuevo Laredo last'will bo abandoned aa Villas base, ta

Attack after attack is being beaten night, Carranza counselled the people j fear of being pushed over the Amerl-back In the San Martino section withjto have faith In the constitutionalist | can border and interned Many Vil-enormous losses to the Italians. party, saying the reconstruction period ; l'sta deserters are coming Into the

Alternate shelling and infantry'in Mexico would require a long time. United States. charges are In progress, some times! The Carranza party will remain here ... „ with one side and again the other at-jseveral days. It has no future ltiner- Will Meet on the Bridge, tempting an offensive at Poema, Pod- axy arranged yet. AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 22.—Governor gona and Monte San Michele. j Ferguson and Adjutant General Hut-

In the Monte Sabotlno district, Ital- Stock Exchange Closed. Ichings of the state militia, will leave Ian assaults are beginning to collapse, GALVESTON, Texas, >ov. Z- I here iate this afternoon for Laredo, the war office stated, as a result of the The Carranza government has ^o3^1 j where they will confer with General

^ ... 'fearful losses the attacking forces; the stock exchange in Mexico city db- | Carrariza ton,orro-w noon on the inter-PARIS, Nov. 22v—'Grenade fighting have sufferet| |n killed and wounded.! cause of alleged-promotion of flctl

( national bridge linking that city with is In progress In the Artois region, j i tious fluctuations in national curren-1 j^ellvo i,aredo The governor will be stated today's official communique.; ' cy. according to a cablegram received j Jolned bv Teodulo R. Beltnan. "Mexi-

, here today. The government also has can cong*ui general and State Senator ! purchased at current market prices, Be0

|the entire ^"oncjop ! The conference Is intended to fix Durango and CoahAUla ^^"_aPpor i responsibility for the bandit raids

Itlon it among the factories oT ^era t terrorized th« Cruz and Puebla.

F in Torralne there have been petrel

! encounters. Otherwise the situation i is unchanged and comparatively i quiet."

! [United Press Leased Wire Service ] j j i WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.—Cleve- FIRE IN HOSPITAL. | land, Buffalo, ToJedo, Detroit and PARIS, Nov. 22.—*Flre In a military -great lake cities have been specified!hospital today nearly cost the lives !ln reports to the British embassy asjcf ninety wounded soldiers. All were) 'points from which an attack on Can-; removed, but only at the greatest riskj [United Press Leased Wire^Service] Imda was to be launched by German re-!and with much difficulty. The hcs-| THE HAGUE, Nov. 22.—The Bel-

I which recently have terrorized the i Rio Grande country. The American

Will Crush Villa. jand Mexican officials are expected to WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.— Car-; agree on some plan to prevent thertr

ranza's military forces are being mo- j repetition. blllzed in northern Mexico for a pre ! Following the conference on Use

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i i _ _ At ! i . l. a, ii _ Vn Awn V lgna ft t \ 1 day. So far, however, nothing has! Paris' biggest department j been discovered to warrant a protest -fire is still raging. The extent of the, endeavor to arrange Its this government, it was said. Idamaae is not yet known.

~ a loan, says the 1 department, it became known today. | palace at Nuevo 1L1®" iflelgische Dagfetat today. * ias granted permission to General > caption will oe given in their bonor.^

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