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Japan Sends to the Germans r maha Daily The Best Schools and Colleges Advertised in The Bee HE THE WEATHER. Continued Warm VOL. WAX XO. 51. OMAHA, MONDAY MOliXlXO, AUCt'KT 17, 1014. On Trains and at Hotel IT.ws Stand. Be. SINGLkJ COPY TWO CENTS. Ultimatum o Bee JAPAN SENDS AN ULTIMATUM TOjBERMANY Demands the Withdrawal of Ger man Warships from the Orient Within Week's Time. OTHERWISE JAPAN WILL ACT Also Demands the Leased Territory of Kiau-Chau Must Eventually Be Restored to China MUST ANSWER BY SUNDAY Inside Information is that War is Meant if Request of Japan is Not Complied With. CANNOT KEEP NEUTRALITY Japan Says that Germany is Prepar ing for War in the East. MAKES UTLIMATUM PUBLIC InMrncts Ncwspnpcr Men as to lint la Expected of Thrm In ( np .Inpitn Kngncra In War with l.frmnM, TOKIO, Aug. 16. (2:j0 p. ni.) Japan sent an ultimatum to Ger many Saturday night at 8 o'clock de manding the withdrawal of German warships from the orient and the evacuation of Kiau-Chau und giving Germany until Sunday, August 23, to comply with the demand. Otherwise, the ultimatum states, Japan will take action. The general expectation here is that the ultimatum will be followed by war. Takaaki Kato, the Japanese for eign minister, (simultaneously with the dispatch of the ultimatum, con ferred with George W. Guthrie, the American ambassador, and made to1 Mm a broad statement calculated to assure the United States that Ameri can interests in the far east would be safeguarded and the integrity of China upheld. Owing to doubts whether com munications with Berlin were as sured Japan la order to insure the arrival of the ultimatum forwarded it o Berlin by six channels. Includ ing Washington, London and Stock holm. The government also noti fied Count von Rex, German am bassador to Japan, and likewise re tarded the time limit for a reply until August 23. (.Ives New to Pabllc, Count Okuma. the Japanese premier, today Invited the peers, the ntwspaper men and the leading business men of Tokio to come to his office at noon at 4 and at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, re spectively, when he mude known to them the terms of the ultimatum and an nounced that he would give out the ne gotiations in connection with the al liance. The ultimatum follows: "We consider it highly important and necessary In the present situation to take measures to remove the cause of all disturbances of the peace in the Kar Kast and to safeguard the general In terests as contemplated by the agree ment of alliance neiween Jupan and Great Britain. "In order to aecura a, firm and cndurlmr peace in eastern Asia the establishment of which la the aim of the sutd agree ment, the Imperial Japan government sincerely believes its duty to give the advice to the German government to carry out the two following propositions. The I Mlmatmu. . "First, to withdraw from Japan and Chinese waters German men-of-war and armed vessels of all kind and tc disarm at once those which cannot be so with drawn. "Second, to deliver on a date not later than September 15 to the Imperial Jap- (Continued on Page Two.) The Weather Temperatare at Omaha Yeaterdar. Hours. 6 a. m. i a. m. Peg. ... 7K T a. ni.. 7r s a. m 79 a. m M 10 a. in :, 11 a. m M 12 m ito 1 p. m 2 p. m 20 S p. m ; P- m 7 S p. m fl7 p. m us i P m fti Loral H rather Hreord. 1914. 191X 191. 1911. Official record of temperature and pre cipitation compared with the correspond ing period of the last three years. Highest yesterday 97 100 si mo Lowest yesterday 75 7S iw Mean temperature M K 74 ss J'reWpltallon T .01 1.17 .J1 Temperature and precipitation depari turea trora the normal: Normal temperature 71 Kxo. for Ilia day 11 Total excess since March 1 37s Normal precipitation 11 inch 1 i-flcirncy for the day 11 imh Tut.. I rainfall since March 1 .. 15 4 inches Iiefu iem y since March 1 4.70 inches I eficieiicy for cor. period. 1!13. 4 Wi inches I'eficitncy for cor. period. VM'i. 5.77 Inches WARMER CALLING BELGIAN TROOPS TO THE COLORS Belgian cavalry buglers riding through the streets of Brussels, blowing the call that proclaimed the call to arms and mobilization of the kingdom's fighting forces. ;te:F&'"' Iffy V, in AYIATORS MAKE A uahumuud rLiunii Two French Birdmen Fly Over the Fortress of Metz, Drop ping Bombs. MAKE SUCCESSFUL ESCAPE Knulne of One of the Airships Stops, bat Thin Does Not Deter the Valiant Frenehmen from Nnceeas. PARIS. Aug, 16,-(4:10 nU-Dctalls of a daring exploit at Metz carried out by French military aviators were given today in an official communication issued by the war office which tays: "At 6:30 on Friday evening lieutenant Casarl and Corporal I'rudhomme, flying in separato aeroplanes left the French fortress of Verdun with order to recon nolter If possible and destroy the dirigible blloon shed In the Cierman fortress of Metz. j "Lieutenant t'asarl flew over the', fortress at a helcht of nearly 8,000 feet while Corporal Prudhomme remained at the lower altitude of about 6.WWK) feet. "A terrific fire was directed on the twj aviators from the fortress garrison and during the fusillade the motor of L.lsiit's aeroplane stopped. As he did not 'wish to fail In his mission he began to vol plane and while doing this threw a bomb with marvelous coolness. Shortly after wards he succeeded In getting his motor started again. ' "In the meantime the corporal 1 hurled his projectile also. , --. The war office here offlcally an- The .moke oyer the city prevented nounced ,,. mor(-ng thllt tne nlsnt nad he aviator, seeing whether they . had ptU4(,eJ wltnout hetween the been auccessful but they believed they OIjt of C(mtendlr)g armlei. Up had achieved their P-rpose and flew tQ thi8 eyenf thp had o away amid a rain of shells fnc.m quick patche1 , of pn(,0,inter. Verdun ' ' l '""mbly the German, endeavored to . . , . , continue their advance toward Antwerp The offli'lal eommunlcat on continues. , . ... .. . ... . . . ,, . nd toward thl. city, as part i'f their "Further details of the fighting around .., , . . . , -n, , , .. , (plan to try to envelope the extreme lert Plamont and Cirey-Sur- ezouie in the ,, . . ' , , i u i . . . . .. ,. wing of the r rancu-Belglan forces and r rench department of Meurthe-et-Mose le ... . , 7. . , ,. ; ,. .. . , then turn southward toward Frame. It show that the Germans were strongly 4t . . , . . . . , . , ... Is believed they may endeavor to take Intrenched behind earthworks near B a- ,., . ,, . . ' , . . . , , ' thia city. Captured German officer have Z Z Ka", f 1 T "''fl" W men to se.se German outpost, reputed he French. th believed bo(h who at daybreak the following day re- . ... . " re preparing for a tremendou. engagc- . umed the offensive supported by art - . . , r ' ment. and tome military expert estl- lcry, and succeeded during the afternoon, . . ,,; . , , i.i, , . , " ' mate that they now are. or will be with n in taking Blamont an 1 Clrey. The Ger-1 , . . , ........ ........ I short time, close enough to begin It. man troops then occupied the heights to . . , , ... " To the eaet, about Llge. the morale the north, from which they were also . ,u r- . , . ' of the German forces Is .aid to have driven. The German casualties were se- . , ..... ,. been seriously affected by their fa lure vere. to demolish the farts, which have held Kxnelled from Morocco. j oUt against them for almost a fortnight. "All the German md Austrian subjects jA neKitt rgeant, who escaped from residing In Morocco have been expelled I arrived here today and said: b ythe French authorities and It is al- ; ..Une of ,he m(.mtier8 ot U)e (iKniun (Conliiiued on Page Tao.) German Socialists Rising in Revolt LONDON. Aug K-.oi p. m.)-A dis I atch received by the Central New. from home says. r ugitivcs arriving here fpiin lierlin declare lhat the socialists are risina ... revolt ihr,..i, . 7. -iv mrougiioui lifiniany, following tie execution of their icadir, !r Lkb-1 kneckt.' 1 Tractor Show at Fremont Is to Open This Week FREMONT, Neb.. Aug. 16 (Special.) The huge traitor show here this week gives every pronilce of being a hulmmer In every way. Threo hundred tractor men lire already located In Fremont and the plows are' scoured ready for the start Monday. Fremont estimated that It will be called upon to entertain between 30.000 and 40,000 people during the week. Fermont's best homes are being opened to care for the crowds. N. II. Howry and A. R. YerkeK, government tractor experts from Washington are already on the grounds and will remain all week. GERMANS MAY TRY TO TAKEJBRUSSELS General Staff is Willing to Sacrifice Hundred Thousand Men to Seize Belgian Capital. ! FAILURE PROVES DISCOURAGING One Triton fcald to Hare Declared that I. lege, Will Prove the Tomb of the Jnradlnar Arrny. (Copyright, 1314, Tress Publishing- Co.) HUCKSliLS, Aug. 16. (Special Cable gram to New York World and Omaha Bee.) Silence has fallen over the field of battle la Belgium, possibly presaging the greatest clash of the war. ; general alaff was so depressed by the I failure to take the forts that he .aid: I 'Liege will be the tomb of the German jurmy. and I will be the first to enter It. I "Whereupon he committed auloide by l throw ing himself into the ltlvt r Meuse j Fight private soldiers also took their I own live in this manner. Preaches on I'rare. I IIARVAKD. Neh Ana If: !:.. ! Hirniinaliani preai tied l ere at a union "'eetinK of the einir. lies Mis sermon wm wjrld Peace. At ti e close resolutions were adopted tndorxlnij linn for eorii?resh. n ' condemning the present aar as "' " unchristian and a crmc against humanity. CZAR. APPEALS TO 'MY BELOVED JEWS' Reminds Them of Benefits Received in Russia and Calls on Them to Volunteer. PRIVILEGES PROMISED THEM They Are fnmrnfaat Backward In Responding to InTltatlon, Ac. cording to Merlin Pob llral Ion. LONDON, Aug. 16. A Copenhagen dis patch to the neuter Telegram company say.: "Copies of several newspapers have reached here. The Berlin Morgen Po.t for Thursday reproduced the Austrian comiuander-in-c'hlef'a proclamation to the Poles, calling upon them to Join the Aus-tro-German army a. Austria brings them freedom from .Muscovite rule." The Frankfurter .eltung says th.t the IlUKslun emperor has Issued a manlfestr. nadi-essed to "my beloved jews" In Rus slnn and Yiddish, reminding the Jem', of the benefits they' have received from Rus sia and from the house of Romanoff, In particular, and calling upon them to vol unteer In the Russian army, a. Jewish and Russian intorests are Identical. In, return the Jews are promised per mission to live In district, hitherto for bidden them. The newspaper comments: . '.'The Jews are. somewhat backward In responding to the Invitation." The Berlin Tageblatt reproduces a let ter from KonigKberg telling of disaffec tion among the Cossacks, who declared that they did not wish for war and did not want to fight against the Germans and Austrian The same newspaper es timates the number of French prisoner at Muelhausen at 1,500. The Tagllscho Rundschau print, a state ment declaring that Germany", financial condition Is satisfactory. ENGLISH MISTREATED IN AUSTRIAN TOWN )NDOX. Auk. I.-(6:SA a. m.)-An Ex change Teleirraph company consul from Ancona. Italy, reports the arrival there of the Knjrllsh consul from Trieste. The consul states that he had practically had to fly for his life when L'ngland declared war against Austria. The. consul reiiorta that all British sub jects In Trieste have been severely treated by the Austrlans and that many Knglish men have been arrested and Imprisoned. Scandinavia Seen through Nebraska Eyes Prof. J o e p h Alexis, of the Uni versity of Nebras ka, is writing some interesting letters for The Bee while touring Scandi navia, See Editorial Page GENERAL BATTLE ON SOUTH OF GINERAL BATTLE SOUTH OF II AMUR IS BEING FOUGHT French Troops Assume Offensive and Repulse the Germans, Says Dispatch from Brussels. PRINCIPALLY ARTILLERY FRAY Teuton Cavalry Occupies Portion of Town of Dinant, but Later Driven Out FORCED BACK ABOUT TEN MILES Taris War Office Asserts Over Five Hundred of Enemy Taken Pris oners Around Donon. ALLIED TROOPS GO FORWARD Continue Advance Begun in Great Force Along Frontier. VON DEIMLING AMONG WOUNDED Report Rrirhlnt London Telia of Captor of General and An- 1 other Kara II la In Jnred. PARIS, Auk. 16. (2:50 p. m.) Official announcement by the French war office says Belgian and German troops are reported to be fighting to day near Dinant, to the south of Namur. A French force Is In the vi cinity. .rnrral Engagement Arnnnd .amar. LONDON, Aug. 16. (12:34 p. m.) A Brussels dispatch to the Ex change Telegraph company saya a general engagement has occurred In the neighborhood of and southward of Namur, as far as Dinant, fifteen mtl away. The French troops, according to the dispatch, have assumed the of fensive and have repulsed the Ger mans. An account Of the fighting south or Namur. given In the Sunday Times dispatch, says German cavalry occupied a portion of the town of Dinant, on the left bank of the Meuse, fifteen miles nouth of Na mur. French infantry coming from the north, however, drove thm .,t - .. . , ui in lunu. me iignt was pnnci pally an artillery affair. The French gradually drove the Germans back until late In the afternoon they were about ten miles south of Dinant, pursued by mounted rifles and In fantry. An official announcement by the French war office sayg the French troops took over 500 German pris oners on Friday when they occupied several mountains around Donon, also know n as Rougemont, on ' the border of German Ixrralne. Allien Start Offenatre. A Reuter's telegram from Paris announces that it Is officially an nounced that an offensive movement which was begun last night In great force along the line from Safre bourg on Uie French-German fron tier to Lunevllle, In the Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, has been con tinued today. The official announcement last night said the operations then were successful and that a German stand ard had been raptured. A publiwhed report credited to the Exchange Telegraph company Hays that General von Detailing of the German Fifteenth army corps has been taken prisoner by the French. There Is no confirmation of the report. A Iteuter dispatch from Paris, giving an official announce ment made there, stated that General von Deimling had been wounded, but made no mention of his rupture. Doctor in Paris Longs for T. R. as Secretary of State (Copyright. 1914, Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. IS. (Social Cablegram to New York World and Omaha pee ) I)r. Herman P. 8. C7iayes, a New York den tist, who arrived In Paris toward the end of July to attend the medical congress, said: "I share the Indignation of many of my fellow countrymen on the continent at the supine, shillyshallying attitude which the American government pre.-ents In the present crisis. Many Americans are In dira need through no fault of their own. The situation is little short of a disgrace. "Had Thtodore Roosevelt b-en secre tary of state Khen this war broke, Amer l aos all over Europe would not be trem bling for their personal rafety ami anx iously awaiting some comforting message from toe homo government. U.S.S. Tennessee Reaches England With Rescue Gold I KALMOl'TH. England, Auk. K 1." IT p. in.V-The Fulled states cruiser Ten l.essre with a large sum of money for the succor of American citizens stranded in L'liropc arrived here shortly before 5:Do this evening AMERICANS LEAVE GERMANY EASILY Flood of Travelers Will Leave in a Few Days for Holland, it is Reported. ALL WANT TO REACH ENGLAND lime Cheeks on I'nsllsh flanks Which tnnnot Re (ashed In tier many Senator orrl on Itoat. LONDON, Aug. W An Associated Press dispatch from Berlin by way of Copenhagen states that the return of the Americana homeward will now proceed mom speedily as railway traffic Is be coming more regular from all the larger center, of Germany, A flood of. traveler, will start In a few days. On Monday a special train will leave Hamburg for Holland with 400 Americans. Other refugees will proceed on three trains, each carrying 4HO persons. Klxt) Mill Leave Munich. Sixty Americans will leave Munich for Holland on Monday. A train from Ber lin for Holland on Wednesday will carry 4m Americans, Including sixty from Dresden. American. In Frankfort and Had Nauhelm will leave for Holland In ordinary train., four of which will do part dally. American, here hitherto havo shown little disposition to go to Holland as relatives and friends arriving from there say that all t'no hotels .re full and It la Impossible to get steamer passage before the end of Heptember. Henry Van Dyke. American minister to 1 the Netherlands, however, ha. advised Ambassador Gerard at Berlin that all American, can easily find accommoda tions in Holland. , Many American, are now anxious to proceed to Holland as they have letter. I of credit upon Kngllsh bank, on which German bank, refuse to pay a. financial connections with England have been aus pended. In many eases, however, the German banks, especially In Frankfort, will make advance, to well known American, without .ecurlly. Among American, here who leave on Wednesday are fifty-six persons without ! mrnn' mo,t of wl"" are German aided by the Americans, who will be American embassy. Ilntler Aboard Kteamer. ON HO A It D THE STKAMlCft Tllll rrtiNciPi m i dine, uy wireless VIA CADIZ, SPAIN, Aug. i;..-The steamship Prlnclpl PI I'dlno with over 4X American, aboard from Genoa passed Gibraltar at 7 1 tonight. Among the passengers are President Nicholas Mur ray Ilutler of Columbia university and bis falmly and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbllt. Erom Washington are Representative Johnson and daughter. Nancy; Senator Norrls and daughter, Ethel: Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Noyed, and the American min ister to China. Ir. Paul Samuel Relnseh and Sirs. Relnseh. 1'rom California, Iir. Sidney Smyths. From Wisconsin, Eugene Hyrne and wife, M. Clark, M. Clarkson I and Mrs. Clarkson. Austrians Continue Advance in Poland, Says Berlin Report MERLIN, via Amsterdam and London, Aug. 1. (PIS p. m.) The northward ad vance of the Austro-Hungarlan armies continues both along the right and left hanks of the river Vistula, forming the boundary between Austrian Gallcla and Russian Poland. LONDON, Aug. It. A Reuter dispatch from Nlsh. under date of August says that at It o'clock Thursday night the Austrians tried to pas. the Save river under the protection of their artillery. The Servian artillery opened a well-sustained fire which had a disastrous effect on the Austrian, and compelled them to retire In disorder. Many of the Austrians. who were unable to cross the river, were taken prisoners. The Servian gun. sunk near Relgrade, tne dispatch states, two boat load, of Austrian soldiers. All attempts of the Austrians to disembark pn the Danube In the direction of Tekla have completely failed. TU Austrians continue the bom bardment of Helgraile nightly. ST. PETERSHl RG, via London. Aug. I'l The Austrian troupa evacuated the towns of Kielce and Chem ln, In Russian Poland, on August 13. after an attack by Russian cavalry, which dispersed a body of lMt Czech Inhabitants of Sokal In Austrian Gallcla and were supported by the Tenth regiment of Austrian dragoons. DUTCH BLAME THE GERMANS FOR WAR PARIS, Aug. !.-(l03rt a m.)-An of filial communication today say. the Dutch troop. In the province of North Rrabant ai.d Limbuig are manifesting discontent agr.lnst the Germans whom they accuse of belli? responsible for the actual situation. Their officer, are aald to have difficulty In controlling them. mmor BATTLE OFTITAHS VVILLDIFFER FROM ALL THOSEBEFORE Impending Vast Engagement Par ticipated in by Armed Millions Without Precedent. FRENCH MINISTERS STATEMENT Front of Contending Armies Ex tends for More Than Two Hun dred and Fifty Miles. NOT LIKELY DECISIVE AT ONCE Definite Results Need Not Be Ex pected for Eight Days or Longer. DEVELOPMENT OF EVENTS GIVEN jGalllc Communication Says German Plan Has Been Checked. DOUBLE QUICK ATTACK FAILED Inrls War Office Says Rasslan Hordes Will lie Able to Oper ate, vrlth Korees of Other Allies. PARIS, Aug. 16. The conditions under wnich the great battle between the Germans and the allied forces probably will be fought are made the subject of an official communica tion Issued by the French minister of war this afternoon. Dy Its develop ment and the nature of the ground over which the battle will be waged, the communication says, this vast en gagement will differ profoundly from the battles of other times. ' "By reason of the abandonment of the attack which the Germans planned against Nancy, says the communication, "our concentration has been carried out with regularity and It Is entirely thorough. The whole of the French army with the whole of the German forces, with the exception of those German troops concentrated on the eastern frontier of the empire, will take part. "The violation of the neutrality of Belgium has extended the Belgian and French lines to the frontier of Holland. The next battle, there fore, will be from Basle to Maas tricht, with several millions of men on each side. "It Is this enormous extension of effectives on the front, which will characterize the battle and It will be profoundly different from all other battles. ' The Battle Mir, "When two adversaries engage la battle along a front of from twenty to thirty kilometers (13 to 20 miles), the engagement Is characterized by two features. It Is rapid and Imme diately decisive. With a front extend ing over 400 kilometers (266 miles), It Is not likely to be the same. "It would appear Impossible, from all the evidence, that one of the ad versaries would be able to gain de cisive advantage upon this front of 4 00 kilometers. The operations along so great a Une would have varying fortunes. We will have an advantage at one or several points. The Germans will have an advantage at other points and the line of battle will continue to be modified until one of the adversaries succeeds by co-ordination ' of movement and mass of effort In gaining some point, the superiority of which will dis lodge the adverse front and mark the end of the first battle. "These observations have for, their object the preparation of the public (Continued on Page Two.) Fashion's Fleeting Shadows! A new figure is about ready to be flashed on the screen of fashion. Summer's styles are passing, and fall and winter are to bring their new pictures. All summer long the mu and women whose business it Is to interpret style for women have been traveling, studying, preparing. And now they are about ready to tell their secrets and the medium they will choose will be the advertising columns of live newspapers like The Bee. There are seasons of the year when the advertising really be comes the livest and most Im portant news In the paper.