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soli Catuftitotton-Snraicrat. VOL. 122. NO. 140. KEOKUK, IOWA, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1916 EIGHT PAGES

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First Time in Twenty Years That Democrats f ' Will Not be Under the Spell of the l ' Commoner.

VICE PBESIOEHTIM. CANDIDATES BOB UP Marshall Will Have Some Opposition, But it

Will Not be Strong Enough to Worry Him. '

[By Perry Arnold, United Press Staff Correspondent,]

ST. LOUIS, Ha, June 18.—WU 11am Jennings Bryan arrived ttoday— and found the democratic national convention ready to tell him "good bye and God bless you."

Nothing couJd be more indicative of how democracy's times have changed than the fact that the greet oomxaoner, four times a dominant figure in national conventions and three times democracy's candidate for presidential honors, now figures in the councils of that party as a mere alternate from Nebraska and a reporter.

In all the platform talk heard to­day there was no indication that the Dormer secretary of state would have a hand in the helwing of the planks. He pledged himself several weeks ago not to Inject the prohibl-

today willing to let Bryan alone, with hopes that Bryan would also let democracy alone and raise no discordant note in the harmony pro­gram.

Twenty years ago the silver tonguad orator oame to the 1896 convention democrat' as a reporter, thrilled democracy with his eloquence and departed Its presidential candidate. Four years later he was renominated. In 1904 his leadership was rejected and another candidate chosen, but four years later it was Wm. J. Bry­an who made the race as democracy's standard bearer. In 1912 it was Bryan who forced the nomination erf Woodnc»w Wilson; Bryan who headed off Champ Clark and Bryan who dictated the platform.

In the convention of 1916 Wm. J. Bryan will 'be a reporter again—Just as he waa twenty years ago.

•He is officially accredited also as , an alternate. Alternates oannot ad­

dress the chair from the floor except , by unanimous doosent. Newspaper f reporters, of course, cannot partid-

pate in the proceedings. Therefore, I according to all indications today,

Wta. J. Bryan will be out of the shew. I He may be Invited to make a speech J when the business of the convention

has proceeded to the point where oratory is needed to fill in—but no

• aid nor advioe will be sought of him; tio port in the drama of democratic

"{ politics will be cast for him. ; : The platform building—in whwn

work Bryan four years ago was Oie master carpenter—Is already done. Tonight Secretary of -War Baker ar­rives with the draft approved by President Wilson himself. The chief executive is credited possibly with writing a number of the planks. He has talked the whole document over with Senator Stone of .Missouri. The latter will have principal direction of the putting together of the words and pledges on which democracy will make the race this year.

The great bulk of the delegates were expected to arrive today.

Lobbies of the Jefferson and Planters hotels are showing more of the convention spirit—but so far ex­actly one band has blared Its way about down-town, and there hasn't been a sign of a cheer. The delegates and alternates are dodging and talk­ing to woman suffrage workers, aev-

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dark and several hundred newspaper reporters hunt desperately for sensa­tions. So far St Louis has done her­self proud on convention weather. Days have been just warm entragh to make summer clothes comfortable, but not sticky enough to be enervating.

It appeared likely today that re-nomination of TThos.. R- Marshall for vice president will not be unanimous. (Roger Sullivan of Illinois, and Gtov-ernor Major, of Missouri, both have shouters boosting them for the sec­ond place berth and probably will draw the complimentary votes for their state delegations. There was practical certainty, however, that not more than this number of votes would be registered against Marsh­all's renomination,

Friends of Senator Jamea Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, indignantly declar­ed today If Roger Sullivan's name was presented as a candidate for the vice presidential nomination, that of the man who made the whisker famous in politics wonld also go be­fore the delegates.

It was asserted that Lewis could command a big bunch ot Illinois delegates, even bigger than those who might vote for Sullivan.

The Kidnaping Plot. [By Lowell Mellett, United Press Staff

Correspondent. ] ST. LOUIS. Mo., June 13.—Plans

BERLIN, (via Sayvllle wireless) June 13.—Reporting minor victories at several points In the fight to stop the powerful Russian offensive, the Austrian official war office report, re-oelved here today, deolares Russian losses "correspond to the reckless use of masses made by the Russians."

"On the height east of Wlsniovczyk Russian attacks were broken down by Austro-Hungarlan artillery fire," said the statement, covering yester­day's fighting.

East of Koalov Austrian scout de­tachments captured a Russian ad-vanoed post. Northwest of Tarnapol violent fighting continues. Positions near Voreblosica have several times changed hands.

"West of Kolkl yesterday Austro-Hungariana repulsed a Russian at> tempt to oross the Hereas."

ARSENAL. OOMBAIRDEIIX BERLIN (via wireless to Sayvills)

June 13*—The arsenal at Venice and the railway station at Mestre were bombarded by Austrian airmen June 12 with good effect, according to the report from the Austro-Hungarlan headquarter*. Several of the hits were on locomotive sheds.

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LONDON, June 13.—The prospect of Roumanla Joining the allies In the war against the central powers Is growing daily with advance of the Russisn armies Into Bukowlna, ac­cording to reporta In diplomatic circles hers.

Democrats In Wreck. OWENSBORO, Ky., June 13.—Ken­

tucky democrats bound for the na­tional convention in St. Louis were Injured when _ the Loulavll^e, Hender-

Two Pullmans left the rails and another overturned. Many passengers were injured and some of them were rushed to hospitals, where none was found to be in a serious condition.

Mayor John H. Buschmeyer of Louisville, was thrown from an upper berth and badly bruised.

Included in the party of democrats were Governor A. O. Stanley, former Governor James B. McCreary, Gen. W. B. Haldeman and Lieutenant Gov­ernor Black. They were unhurt.

A split rail was Warned for the wreck which delayed the train twb hours.

PETROORAD, Juns 13.—Hurtling westward with seeming superhuman vigor, the Russian armies of General Brussiloff sre now hammering their way to Lemberg, the Galician capi­tal, In giant strides. The demoralized AustHan defenders are rolling back befW ^ m. It la now estimated that •mor •* t one third of the men in the/ s- ian arm lea on the east front hay 5a n billed, wounded or taken prlf alnoe the giant offensive •ta " tuns 4. | <fmateiy 120,000 men and offi-

o« been Imprisoned to date. Inj jjjaj ns such as the Russians are ei I, the estimate of the conaer-v) _ critics Is two killed or Injured

ry prisoner. This would mean total of 360,000 Auetriana have

put out of the fighting since June 4. The Austrian army on the east front has been variously esti­mated at from 700,000 to 1,000,000 men.

The new Russian ilns now makes a deep U Into the region toward Kovel. Every mile here le a double gain. It drives the Auatriane back and at the.aame time makes the posi­tions of the Germans on the Una to­ward Riga leaa tenable.

In the aouth, the armies of the czar are knocking at the gates of Czernowttz and the rich country be­yond. Unofficial reports are that Czernowitz haa already been taken. This has not been confirmed.

RAPID ADVANCE. LONDON, June 13.—8o rapid was

the advance of the Ruaslan armies in the region of Lutsk that the Aua-trlans In asverai inatances did not even have time to fire the gune they had loaded, according to a Petrograd despatch today. In theae Instances ths Russians appropriated the g^na where they stood, turned them right about and poured their deadly hall Into tKe fleeing men.

ficiiiinil IK » LONDON, June 13*—'The late Earl

Kitchener, Great Britaln'a premier aoldier, lost when the cruiser Hatmp-ehire waa mined near the Orkney Islande, waa today paid a tribute as great aa England haa ever given her departed eoldlera. S.rvlces were in St. Paul cathedral. The king and queen, peraona attached to the royal houae, many peere, soldiers and atatesmen attended, Jamming the mighty cathedral to the doors, while thouaanda stood outslds In the rain with heada bared. Many were in deep mourning, expressing the loss as personal.

PARIS, Juns 13.-r-Ths Germans in night afttaoks on the east bank of the Meuae pentrated some advanoed French trenches east of Hill 8£1, aor cording to ths offfoial statement of the French war office today.

At all other polnta the attaoka were repulssd.

Infantry ohargep were made along the entire sector west of Thiaum9nt farm.

Postmasters Named. WASHINGTON, Juno 13. — The

president today nominated the fol­lowing postmasters: George K. Painter, Telluride, Colo. John C. Frazier, North Kansas City, Mo.

BERLIN (via wireless to Sayvllle, L. I.) June IS'^Progreaa on the east bank of the Meuae near Fort Douau-mont, the repulse of Russian attacks and the defeat of a French filer with the Russian aerial corps are reported today by the war office.

Local attaoka are being made by the English troops In the vicinity of the new German positions on the heights southwest of Ypresb

TESTIMONY GIVEN AT ORPET TRIAL

Josephine Davis Admits That Did' Not Tell the Truth to

the Grand Jury.

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Bets on Vice President. ST. LOIUS, Ma, June 13.—Odde of­

fered by local turf brokers on the democratic vice presidential nomina­tion today are 1 to 2 on Marshall; 2 to 1 against Sullivan; 4 to 1 against Major.

COURT ROOM. WAUKBGAN, 111., June 13.—States Attorney Ralph J. Dady; struggled today to make Jose­phine Davis mend the fabric of evi­dence agalnBt Will Orpet, on trial for .Marian Lambert's murder, which Josephine herself was considered to­day to have torn by unexpected testi­mony.

As crowds thronged into the court room today anxious for Josephine to resume the stand, Dady sought to show that Miss Davis, Marians' clos­est friend, had been approached by detectives for the defense and as a result had turned against the state.

1 Dady had expected her to be his principal witness. All night Dady and his assistants studied the tran­script of testimony that Josephine gave late yesterday. On record in this transcript were these statements by Josephine:

Marian Lambert seemed unhappy before she met her mysterious death in Helms woods.

Marian did not tell Josephine that. Orpet gave her the capsules that Marian had a short time before her death.

Josephine lied In her early testi­mony to the grand Jury, out of "spite" for Orpet, but Is sorry now.

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PEOPLE CROWD AROUHD BARD Ml "Undiluted Americanism" is to be tike Slogan

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THREE MEXICANS KILLED BY AMERICAN TROOPERS

Brush With Villista Baud in Rocky Canyon, Ended in

Rout of Greasers.

GENERAL FIELD HEJADQfUAR-*ERS AMERICAN EXPEDITION IN MEXICO, June 12. (wireless to Col­umbus, N. M., June 13.)—Three or ttore Mexicans were killed and sev­eral wounded by Captain Otto W. (Retheret's detachment of the "fighting Thirteenth" cavalry who after a forced march, overtook and routed a

_ emnant of Vllista General Cervantes' fband early yesterday. The Americans 'suffered no casualties.

The Mexicans attempted to ambush tte Americans in a heavily wooded canyon twenty miles northeast of Santa Clara, but the cavalrymen dis­mounted and surprised the bandits on the flank. The Villlstas kept up a heavy rifle fire for a few minutes, but broke and fled when the Americans rushed them. The troopers followed op their accurate lire so rapidly the bandits were prevented from reaching their horses and supplies, escaping Into the woods and rocky crevices *nd leaving twenty-four horses, some rifles and several thousand rounds of small ammunition in the hands of Re^heiet'ii """"'""'jfll L Thore were,

The World Shall Know That America Means What She Says

about twenty men on each side in the fight.

Cause for Concern. »WASHINGTON, June 13.—Addition­

al consular reports from Mexico to­day, administration officials admitted, gave cause for further concern. Re­ports from the Laredo district es-1 peclally were very disquieting. It Is; to this section the reinforcements or­dered to the border yesterday will be sent.

Officials today were Inclined to the belief that the rapid spread of feeling among the natives against the con­tinued Btay of the punitive expedition beyond the border is due to a syste­matic propaganda of enemies of the defacto government

Consuls reported mass meetings In many towns, probably under Felix Diaz' direction.

War department officials Insisted today that no call for. additional militia will be made unless the situa­tion develops alarming conditions.

Elections Called. MEXICO CITY, Juno 13.—General

Carranza, first chief of the Mexican republic, today took steps toward the establishment of civil government throughout Mexico when he Issued a decree calling municipal elections on the first Sunday in September. The officials chosen will take office Oc­tober 1, and will immediately estab-i Uah pivil KorAwaent.

WEST POINT, N. Y., June 13.—: of them are conjecturing what will "The world is going to know that be the line of duty and advancement when America speaks she means what | and the ultimate goal of success for she says," President Wilson told the j them. There is no conjecture for you. military academy graduating class to-i You have enlisted In something that day. A moment before he had said does not stop when you leave the "undoubtedly, gentlemen, this is the | academy for you then only begin to dutv of America to be prepared." i realize it, what then only begins to

President Wilson promised in be- be filled with the full richness of its half of the United States to upholdj meaning and you can look forward the Monroe doctrine. He promised, with absolute certainty to the sort of too, what he did not promts3 when thing that you will be obliged to do. he made the recent peac«» league "This has always been true of all speech, that when the tlnia comes,! graduating classes at West Point, but America will be ready to Join the ] the certainty that some of the older other nations to see that "that king i classes used to look forward to was

a gradual certainty. Some of the old days in the army, I fancy were not very interesting days. Men like the present chief of staff, for example, couldn't fill their lives with the lnten

are strong enough to have guiding minds and Indomitable wills when the time for decision and settlement comes. And the part that the United States Is to play has this distinction in it, that it Is to be, in any event, a disinterested party. There Is noth­ing that the United States wants that it has to get by war, but there are a great many things that the United States has to do. It has to see that its life Is not Interfered with by any­body else who wants something.

"These are days when we are mak­ing preparation when things most commonly discussed around every sort of table, in most every sort of circle, in the shops and in the streets is preparedness and undoubtedly, gentlemen, that is the present Impera­tive duty of America to be prepared.

of justice prevails everywhere that we believe in."

"To be military does not mean militaristic," he said. He asked West Point men not to forget they are , —„ __ citizens first "'of really knowing and understanding | But, we want to know what we are

Mentioning the "small number" j the Indians of western plains, know-1 preparing for. I remember hearing a who love their country more than the i ing what was going on inside their I wise man say once that the ohi maxim country of their adoption," he said, i minds and being able to act the Inter-1 that everything comes to the man "nobody who doesn't put America j mediary between them and those who ( who waits is all very well, provided he first can consort with us." t dealt with them by speaking their, knows what he is waiting for and

The president said: "I look upon j sign language could enrich their j preparedness might be a very hazard-lives, but the ordinary life of the average officer at a western post c;ir-not have been very exciting an 1 i think with admiration of those dull years through which officers who had not a great deal to do, insisted, ne«rr-the-less, upon being efficient ar>d worth while and keeping their men

[iBy Carl O. Giroat, United Staff Correspondent.]

NEJW YORK, June 13.—Charles Evans Hnghes, whiskers, smile and all, is to look every American square in the eye and prove to each that he is not an Iceberg.

The movies will be the medium. It became known at the candidate's headquarters in the Setor hotel today that the national oamsnittee is al­ready making arrangements to bars 'Pictures of Hughes shown in practic­ally every movie house In the United States.

It is held that this win dispel the impression that Hughes is a "think­ing machine" rather than a "regular fellow."

Slipping Into the crush of persons who throng headquarters today in strenuous efforts to get good seats on the band wagon, was a messenger boy who brought the" candidate forty-eight four leaf clovers—the gift of Wim. S. iDouglae, of Delhi, N. Y.. wihere Hughes once taught school and John J. Waters, of Mechanics-ville. It waa in the region of Me-chanisville that Hughes, In his more sportive days, pursued the festive squirrel to his doom.

Another gift was the cane carried 'by John C. Fremont, the first re­publican presidential candidate.

Justice Adel Blackmail, Justice Fredk. (0. Orane and Attorney Henry A. Mark, all of Brooklyn, were among his early morning callers.

No provision has been made to re­ceive a call from Colonel Roosevelt, none being expected.

Plans for major offensives of Hughes into the enemy's country will probably 'be made today when W. Murray Orane, one republican of the big three, rambles into Hughes' red tapestried receiving room tor "a lit­tle talk."

Whether Murray wOl be aooomp-anied 'by others of the powers was not made known today. It Is expect­ed, however, that the others may de­lay the visit until time for the formal notification of Hughes that he has been selected repirbllcan standard bearer. This will occur some time before next Tuesday. On that day he will go to Brown university at Providenoe to attend the thirty-fifth reunion of his class.

Just what Crane has In mind In the way of campaign is not known. He

la atm ptirauimg fhu taafioa mt M Chicago convention—working quietly. —(Rooeevelt calls it •"pnaRySDoting."

Hughes will not march In the pre­paredness parade in Washington morrow, being too busy here. In On of marching, be has written Win. ¥, Oude, of Washington, "1 have tba deepest Interest In this patriotta movement."

It la not Justice (Efaghae «r Qow< ernor Hughes theae daya^ bat Ms> Hughes, plain Mr. (Hugihea. The aaxh didate prefers thp "Mr."

Undiluted Amerloaatem. NEIW YORtK, June 13.—"Undftttted

Americanism" Is to be the slogan of Charles Evans Hkighes In his cam­paign for the presidency. Hie coined the phrase today in his talk with the newspaper men.

In a telegram received today by Hughes from Ovcar & Strauss, pro­gressive and close friend at Roose­velt, Strauss oalled on the progres* slvea to support Hughes and pledged his personal support.

In his talk he displayed a "pep" and fire almost Rooseveltlan, biting off his words sharply. (He said: "I have stated my position very clearly In my telegram of acceptance to the convention. My platform la one >of undiluted Americanism. Any ona who supports me, supports a thor-oujjfrgolng, out-and-out American icy and nothing else."

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Though Colonel Roosevelt has de­clared he is out of politics, It oan bo stated today that he "wffl not aibai> don his struggle to place tbe United States on a proper basis of prerpsxedr nese."

The Information waa obtained bom a person in close touch with the oolr onel. Just bow he will week, cottld not be learned. Roosevelt haa re­fused to make any statements on hia position.

He will leave bis Oyster Bay home at noon, coming to New York to meet his son, Kermit and Hermit's wife and baby, due today from Panama on the transport Kirkpetrlck. He wfU first go to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Riohard Derby.

No provision is made in the oolw onel'a itinerary for a call on Chartea Evans Hughes, the republican candi­date.

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Threat of Four Million Votes Against the Wilson

Administration.

this body of men who are graduating today with a peculiar interest. I feel like congratulating them that they are living In a day not only so inter­esting because fraught with change, but also because so responsible. Days of responsibility are the only days that count in time, because they are the only days that give test of qual-1 fit at any rate for the duty to which ity. They are the only days when manhood and purpose is tried out as if by fire.

'T need not tell you young gentle­men that you are not like an ordinary graduating class of one of our uni­versities. The men in those classes look forward to the life they are to lead after graduating with a great many questions in mind. Most of them do not know exactly what their lives are going to develop into. Some of them do not know what occupa­tions they tire going to follow. All

they were assigned. But In your case there are many

ous thing if we did not know what we i wanted to do with the force that we i mean to accumulate and to get Into j fighting shape. America, fortunately,' does know what she wants to do with i her force. America came into exist- j ence for a particular reason. When j you look about upon these beautiful hills and up this stately stream and then let your imagination run over I

[By Karl A. Bickel, United Press Staff Correspondent.]

ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 13.—"Bnact the Susan B. Anthony amendment be­fore the end of the present session ot congress or fight. Half a million dol­lars is available for the fight."

This is the ultimatum that will be handed the resolution committee of the democratic convention Thursday by a delegation from the women's party. The women's party will not Ask that a plank favoring suffrage be placed in the democratic platform. They state that "favorable mention" by democrats has no attraction for the whole body of this great country, -

extraordinary posaibilitles, because I from which you youngsters are drawn ! them. They are putting it square gentlemen, no man can certalnlv tell far and wide you remember that j ly UP to the Wilson ̂ administration to you what the immediate future is going to be either in the historv of thiB country or the history of the world. It is not by accident that the present great war came to Europe. Every element was there and the con­test had to come sooner or later and it Is not going to be by accident that results are worked out, but by pur­pose; by the purpose of the men who

while it had aboriginal inhabitants, while there were people living here, there was no civilization which we displaced. It was as if in the provi­dence of God, a continent had been kept unpopulated and waiting for a peace­ful people who loved liberty and the rights of men more than tliey loved anything else, to oome and set up an unselfish commonwealth."

translate any friendly feeling that it has into terms of definite action by taking the Susan B. Anthony amend­ment out of the hands of the judiciary committee immediately and passing it. This amendment to the national constitution puts the question of na­tion wide equal suffrage up to the Btates for approval. In taking this at­titude, the women's party wants di­

rect action as against the plan of the National Women Suffrage association headed by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt who are here to ask the resolutions committee of the democratlo national convention to give them a plank en­dorsing the principle of suffrage, but demanding no promises on the Susan B. Anthony amendment. If the com­mittee fails to act, the women's par* ty plans to go out and campaign th« twelve suffrage states in an effort to swing every woman voter against the Wilson ticket How seriously the women's party make this threat, they assert they have a campaign fund ot half a million dollars, guaranteed by Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont of New York.

"We have now 1500,000 in cash and a million do-llars worth of brains on tap now," said Miss Maude Younger, of California, "to spend in the twelve suffrage states against the Wilson administration if the president and the democratic party leaders do not see that the Susan B. Anthony amend-ment is enacted this session. They have the power to do it.

"In the suffrage states are ninety-one electoral votes. This is one-third of enough to elect a president and un­der political conditions as they exist today the loss of this block of votes will defeat any candidate. A change of less than twelve per cent of the

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