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MOREHEAD IS HAPPY ONE!
Appointees of Executive Take First
Rest in Number of Moons.
KMP SAYS NOT FEELING BAD
Republican anrildste Declare One
Good TMn la ll Will !Nnt Hare
t Makf Another Campaign
Htaht Away.
(From a 8laff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Au. 19.- -( Spec lal.l Returns
which have been very slow In coming
In have not been conducive t very much
elation on -the part nf the candidate n
for governor, except Governor Moreho.id.
The governor spent a few dsv in Ri' h
srdnon county and voted nt Falls t'lly.
As hla vote climb nlgrnr an! "Inally
reached so larae rropoitlous ti nt be end
aa many as the ether iu .'nimld i .: for
the democratic nominjlimi put toscth.-r,
appointees of tho csec't ve t"o' their
first real long br'ath s'.v-e tin. i ..iiiorlgn
started.
A telephone sno'sage fv r.i er.ntor
Kemp at his home In Fullerton. Indi
cated that the senator was not iMllng
very bad over thp outcome. "Thcro ie
one thins about It." sal.l le, " w mi
have to make anther campaign. "
Trial Hate on Plant.
The Lincoln Traction company has been
granted permission to put In rffect a
trial rate on its plu.U at Harvard. At
the end or six months, if t ie rate haa
not proven satisfactory, the subscriber
will have the opportunity ot c.m-.ing be
fore the commission ml statist' their
case. H. V. AVellensiek- appeared ,n be
half of the subscribers.
Returned to Lancaster.
Governor Morehad has baked the ftv
rrnor of South Oakota to return to
Lancaster county, one Albert Klnner,
wanted for wife and child abandonment.
Klnner U being held at RedfielJ.
Marrtaae Licences.
George, F. Fupst of oCuncll Liufffl,
aped 2i years, and Margaret Pru. n of the
same city, aged 23 years. celebrated elec
tion day yesterday by nbuinl.-ig license
to wed at the court house in Llncoli..
Charles J. Jellnck, aged 'Si years, of
f'lattsmouth. and Ferries Il'if.l Vnta, of
tnt samo place, aged 19 yesis, also tc
cured a license to ninrry.
High Wind Does Much
Damage at Hebron
HEBRON. Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special.)
A heavy black cloud which developed In
the southeast and passed rapidly to the
north and finally overshadowed this city
and vicinity last night about t! o'clock,
precipitated the worst storm we have had
this season. The wind, was heavy and
tho rain fell In sheets, accompanied by
severe hail and sharp lightning with
heavy thunder. Much damage was done.
Secral chimneys were blown over, trees
uprooted, windows broken, forts'rthroc
large windows were broken out of the
two school buildings, and the Methodist
church was seriously damaged. Light
ning struc lithe house of V. W. Wright,
knocking off the corner and causing con
sldersble flamago: also a building of 'Wil
liam mil was struck. In the eastern
p-irt of town many birds were found dead
Hnd wounded. While not as severe aa
the one reported in the western part of
the Htate lat week. It was bud enough
and those who were out in it had a seri
ous time getting home. Several auto
loads coming from Bruning report har
rowing escapes and two cars were ditched
and stalled between here ami that city.
The peshler ball team succeeded In
reaching Hebron and laid her over night.
From reports from the government
weather gauge the precipitation was only
.42. Telephone connections In Thayer
county are almost annihilated.. It rained
.11 of an Inch after the shower of last
nisht.
Notes from Beatrice
and Gage County
REATRK'K. Neb., Aug. 19. i Special.)
T. K. Hutchins. an old resident of
Beatrice, was struck by an automobile
driven by Miss Mabel Martin on South
Sixth street and severely Injured.. He
sustained an ugly scalp .wound and prob
ably Internal Injuries. He was' uncon
scious a greater part of the night, and
although he Is badly hurt. It Is thought
he will recover. He is 7(1 years of age.
Albert Pry Ml instituted a divorce suit
Tuesday In district court against Alblna
Prybil, charging her with extreme cruelty.
They were marred In Beatrice, September
10 last.
Water bonds in the sum of $1,000 were
voted at Clatonia. Tuesday . at a special
election 'held there. The vote was 42 for
and ffl against the proposition.
William Msac lay died suddenly Tues
day morning at the home of John Nel
son, five miles northeast of th'a city,
aged 30 years, lie Is survived by a widow
and two children. Funeral services were
held this afternoon at 8 o'clock from the
Dunkard church northeast of the city.-.
tStaocy Htvena, brother of Samuel Bl
vens of this c'ty. and at one time a
heavy property owner of Gage county,
died at his home at Clillllcothe. O.. Mon
day, aged 0 years.
s'utM from Osceola.
OSCEOLA. Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special) Mrs.
William' Crisp died at her homo In Osce
oi yesterday, after an Illness of three
vi'eeks. The deceased was one of the old
est ssttlers In this county and leaves be
sides her husband a number of children
and a wide circle of friends. Funeral
services will be held on Thursday after
noon. The hot winds nd dry weather of the
last week has injured the corn in this
and ne'gl.buriiig counties to a great ex
t nt W here the piosrects were good for
a hie ield t l said to hae hc-n cut
dow n at least .V per cent.
The I'ulk ciiuniy teac hers' Institute is
drsnlng the lureet-t number of teachers
o' any ever held In the county. The ac
tive management Is in the hands of Miss
Amelia F:4HinU!.ren, the county suocrtn
undent of schools, snd I'rof. C. H. Moore,
t ,i er ntendent of t he.( iscu'a High sch jol.
.Much eon. em wi s frit by F. L. Iiunn
ai d other u th. i t y over the where
sbouls ef M'st FN f n I' .in::, who had
teen traxelinc In Liio;'e, but a a'.')Te
tram rtceiinl t1i' week s'a'es the. :':e
a in llily u:i e. pe-.cd to gel cut of
(he country and on Icr ay home in a
ery short l ine.
The liiont desirable f.Jrnit-t .1 ror-.-s nr
sdx-rtisad In Th Bee. Gel a r.,.. cool
I'jciii fur the summer
WAR IN BELGIUM Scene on the streets of Namur, when the Belgian troops Dcgan the mobilization of the army. Na
mur is the next fortified town on the Germans' road through Belgium to Paris, and fighting- is already centering1 there.
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RUSSIAN REFUGEES ON MOVE
Thousands Who Are Driven Out of
Germany. Reach Sweden.
TALES OF GREAT SUFFERING
Rich and Poor Are Treated Alike,
All Helnu Nearly Famished ,
and Many of Them
Mck.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Via Loudon,
Aug. 19. (1:05 p. in.) Fully K.,0- Unas, nn
refugees from Germany, most of them
exhausted, famished and sick, have gone
through Stockholm flnee the beginning
of the war. From 1..VO to 2,0-KI have ar
rived dally. Hotels, barracks and schools
have been used for their housing and arc
filled to capacity every night.
These unfortunates are a heterogenous
gathering from all classes. There ate
wealthy women in furs and (llain ui.l.s;
poor women In rags, with half na.ke.1
children in their arms; priests in caftans;
woikmen in smocks, and wer.lt hy profes
sional and business men, all of them
driven out of Germany.
Some of the refugees have Iwen W'l.i
out food three or four days before roich
lng Sweden. The trains were so pnekod
that many of their occupants were! obliged
to stand for twenty-four hciirr t a
stretch. The legs of many wor so
swollen as to require hospital attention.
Among the refugees are a number of
patients who say thy were driven out of
hospitals In Germany. Children weie
separated from their fathers and morhers,
wlille mothers lost their children on the
way. Husbands In some cases remr.ln
Prisoners In Germany.
A number of Polish women takimr the
Cure nt Austrian baths neur the frontier
ere forced to return by way of Rurlln,
and arrived here without money or nca
of their children snd husbands.
"I now for the first time In my lifrt un.
derstand what poverty means," fs i com
mon remark mnde ,y Kursiaii million
aires, Ii (,. pockets are filled witii l,iv
."lan money, hut ho w ere :-nnh!e to l,,iy
1 cant's worth with It until -.he Swedes. at
Malnioe came to their asslstn ooe. Hus
slan bankers, physicians and professors
all, tell the same story of an xhaustlng
and foodless Journey In co'iie..iienco of
the Germans' refusal to accept tuhles.
M. AnnatsehewsklJ, governor of Kalisx,
Russian Poland, and a numb- of others,
It Is asserted, were transporter ,n a
train, with shaded windows, to -n un
know;i place, where hundreds of persons
" en r;iekoi together In a barn i'or three
riavs.
Thf niunicipalny and citizens of St'.ck.
lioh.i are glvInK all possible assistance to
the rlugeea M'ld those sent on their
journey pre provided with rations to tak
them through T-anUnd, where thee will
be difficulty in finding food for so many
thousands of strangers.
Presbyterian Young
People's Meeting
HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. !!).-( Special.)
Presbyterian young people of Nebraska
closed here last night a six daya' confer
ence. The meetings were under the
ausplcea of Rev. William Kalph Hall of
Philadelphia, superintendent of the Young
People's department of the denomination.
With him were seven speeialihta. from as
many different stHtes. Uev. ft. II. Houre
man of Omaha was a member of tho
faculty, conducting a class In teacher
training.
Classes wer louducted each forenoon
on missions, young people and Junior so
ciety methods, boys' work, life of
Christ, and Sunday school specialization.
Recreation was featured In the after
noon. Kach evening a vesper service was
held on the college campus, followed by
an Inspirational lecture In the chapel.
tssssl shoot at Ulnni r Monday.
TVISNEK, Neb.. Aug. 19. HpeciJ.)-The
twentieth annual shoot of- the Wisner.
Neb,, Oun club will be held on the home
grounds August 24, commencing at 6
o'clock. The program w!ll be fifteen
events of fifteen target each. Jack tabblt
system, " added to each event. The
money will be divided Into four even
moneys, thus giving the poorer shooter an
erpial chance.
Reaction in Sugar
Prices in New York
NKW YORK. Aug. 13. The tirst reac
tion in sugar prices since the recent ex
cited advance of over 2V cents a pound
was noted here today when Cuban cen
trifugal 9t test sold at C' cents, repre
senting a decline of '.. cent from the high
record price. It, was understood that
Cuban holders were offering raw sug ir
nt eonceasions as the leeeut heavy do-
und had been pretty well filled up
I'nlliiK ttff la I at port a.
N F. YfiHa. Aug. 19 Ciiuima hour
reports maue public today show tl at im
ports since the Ix-ginning of -.be i:iii'.',.i
war have decreased loiiiieiie ! . Jmpoit i
f.,; the week if July I m-ie inure thai
:.(ii.eM above the ilgures jor .he we-k
of August the tar t to b. coni.. d.
A Consumptive 4'oauh.
Stop it snd get lelief for weak lun,s.
t.;ha snd eolu w ith D . King's New
DI?.overy Ue and Si. A'l drungls's.
Advertisement.
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BALLOT COUNT
GOES ON SLOWLY
OVER NEBRASKA
(Continued from Tage One.)
Grant, 3 preconets..
Hamilton, 9 precincts
Saunders, 13 precincts
Knox, 6 precincts
Wayne, 10 precincts..
Tolk. 12 precincts....
I'euel. 3 precincts ...
Sarpy, 12 precincts..
Hrown. 14 precincts..
Nemaha. IS precincta
'.Merrick. II precincts
Washington. 4 pots...
Jeffcnon, 1? pets
Cass. 6 piveliictH
t'uster, 2 precincts....
Mullcr, 1 precinct....
Antelope, 2 precincts..
Otoe, 7 products
Colfax. If precinct'....
Furnas. 1 precinct
Hltchock. I precinct..
i lay, 7 precin 's
Webster, 7 precincts..
Valley, n preetnets...
Huffalo, J predin-ts..
Colfax, 8 precincts
Stanton, X precincts..
Nance, IS precincts..
Dodac, 17 precincta..
ljnoater, M prcts...
Yolk. 14 precincts
Dakota. 1 precinct
Adams, 11 nreclncts..
Gosper, 4 precincts...
rnwnee, 14 prcts
Kieth. 2 preclm'ts
Madison, 11 prcts
Box Hutte. 7 prcts
louglas. 118 prcts
Total.. 445 prcts...
13 14 IS
75 22 m
"12 UN 1 l
M !i 41
W 91 !'l
:K) 111 2
,V f4 .0
91 2.l
-;.:t 117 :w
His 123 v
1HV 2H '
4 12 4 i
121 "AK 1
tilt N2 47 I
ii7 ll'i "Hi
II I 17
,V. :'! "'I
47. l:'l
M 14
e i 4
7 I'
2' 2 2
;i t'. ."3
17 24 24
212 l."
lib :if 211
h.'! '.( i
14 4;". (17
,"li : 2 1
7il 2.t I'M)
J.V. 247 4.-.3
10 50
171 141 VKt
:l 8 1
V2 iN 223
12 42 2
2i.'7 M M.
1 47 102
1371' ' 21 -V)
W.41 12412 7065
Complete.
Democrat, l.iirrrnor.
Rerge.Mctcfe.Morehd.
Cass. ( prerincts
'UBter, 2 prfM lncts
Hutler. 1 precinct
Antelope, i precincts...
Otoe, 7 precincts
Furnace, 1 precinct....
Hitchcock. 1 precinct..
Clay. 7 precincts
Webster, 3 precincts...
Valley, 5 precincts
lioiiRlas, W preclnoLs..
Huttalo, 7 prcdnds
Colfax. R precincts
York.' 14 precincts
, 58 2'. 199
, 59 54 124
7 9 17
! 12 i"i :i4
'ill
i "i 43 42
. w tin 15"
.7 11 p
. IX i9,
. 213 ! 1W
. til 1"2 I
, 117 11H 343 1
. 2i I V. j
. 7"4 42.8 !'7l
110 ir. ;
. 3! 71 IK2j
, Ml 4.1 2141
5 79 4M) !
. 17 l'i 1(19
, 113 91 703 1
, 39 7 1401
. liS 17rt :!
, 75 :-r,7
12 29!
31 19 92 1
432 1 412 40;l
21 23 12):
.71 m 4To ;
7 19 2t:
. 177 47:,;
. 33 (4 112
. 7 13 4;
. 15 31( 1,
m 1V) 4Ml
59 !i 4.(0
' , 42 !
2"i7 27
. 11 22 54 I
.91 115 "-'9 i
. 24 58 H9
. ano 1.V7 -"46 :
. 14 13.7 4f.i;
77 192 4,,
', M 63 2M)
.4031 MM. H9S8
) Lancaster, 42 precincts.
I lodge, 17 precincts
Nance, li precincts....
Stanton, 14 precincts...
Cuming. 11 precincts...
Keith, i precincts
Seward. 16 precincts...
Madison, 10 precincta..
Adams. 11 precincts
Pawnee. 14 (comp.)
Dakota, 9 precincts
Gosper. 4 precincts
liouglss, 11K precincts.
Hox Hutte, 7 precincts.
Hall. b precincts
llon. 4 precincts
GaKe, 20 precincts
I awes. 1 precinct
Grant. 3 precincts
Hamilton, l precincts..
Saunders. IS precincts.
Knox, l-i precincts
Wayne. 10 preolnets....
Polk, 12 precincts
Peuell, 3 precincts
Sarpy, 12 precincts....
Brown. 14 precincts...
Nemaha, 19 precincts.
Merrick. H precincts..
Washington. 4 pda
Jefferson, 19 pets
For f'onarre.
Blxty-elght Omaha and Douglas county
precincts on congress:
Monahan. (dein.)
Lobeek, (dem.)
Howard, (rep. I
o21
2,1 K
2.W4
2,44
1.016
12
clerk, re-
Blackburn, (rep.)
' Seirenson, (rep.)
t Merrlam, (prog.
Dewey Leads,
j Sixteen precincts on county
I publican:
j Dewey
722 Hopkins 40
For rherlff.
j Briggs and McBhane have been noml
I nated on the republican and democratic
j tickets respectively for sheriff, with
I good pluralities. All of Omaha mlnua
'three precincts, all of South Omaha and
' ten country precincts give the following:
Omaha. B.O'ha. C'trv. Total
i Me'Shar.e. dem. . .1.675
1 Power, dem 1,394
I Walsh, dem 226
j Allan, rep 1.229
RrigKS, rep 1.40
Clsrk. rep 1.2-;-
I ronin. rep -
74:.
105
74
11
137
9i
S4
17
2X
129
47
1.! I
4.V j
1 ..'( I
IMS 1
1 421 !
. 2V) I
374 ,
1.44H I
75 !
H(Y2,
J5H I
1
21 1
12!
911
r.
24
37
Kill, ret) We
I Haze, rei l.W'l
(McDonald, rep.. 714
Mahoney, rep... fe
Morrow !
, For Congressman.
All but one precinct In South Omaha, all
but three in Omaha and ten In the county
show thst Blackburn is fending Howard
by over ."00. Lobeek has easily won the
nomination. The tlgures on these pre
rincts are:
Omsha. S O ha. Ctrv. Total
Monahan. dem.. 743 Wsi ." 1.19S
Loheck. dem S.Oiih 77
lloWS el. rep 2.iei2 3l
Blackburn, rep.. 3 132 4"!
Korenson. rep. . ..1.422 2 4
ll 3.9,7
,! 3.MI
111 l.gti
For District Jodce.
Fifteen precincts em d'strle t I'.cige:
Lnglish Grossman 327
Kaley 191:
Register of Deeds.
Sixteen precin. ts. register of deeds, re
I ubllcan:
Bandle 2'.".. pes Ice til
Havciiy , ;';;
Fur 4'onatr ttletrurr.
Brome. for ceiunty attotne), haa de
feated Hollister by about 'i.(tt majori'y.
The vote In Omaha, South Omaha and ttia
county precincts. inin'.ia hulf a dozen
rreelncts, is as follows:
Oina'.a. So. 1 mm. t'o Total.
Mas my. 1I11 ...:;.zi till 2 4"4".
Br-eole, 1 R.i in 1 4", 4 4.71
f'ooley. I K. i .!. 4 l,iS
U Ulster, tn.) ..2.319
2 S22
"211
Blgelow, tl'g.) .. l.V) ... .
For l.ientenant (.oiTrnnr.
Omaha. S. oma
Alhrlaht 4K1 174
Hoaaland I.si'4 22'
Total.
6.U.4
Shotwtll 4.fil.'i
"an Alsllne ;V1
i;2
132
Konth ttmaha.
Four precincts. Republican
CONOHLSS.
niaikhurn
Sort nson ..
Whitnev
9S' Howard .....
4!!
TRFASFRKR.
S3! I're
CLF.T? K.
62, Dewey
89
Hopkins
.121
RLGISTF.U OF HKKDH.
Meyers 53' Pearce
llaveilv "il Bundle
Human 22 1
CORONLR.
Swanson e3( Brass
lllepcn 2S Crosby
Kight pr.'r'lncts. Demoi'iatlc
PHKRII'F.
44
. i4
. 4A
.1"7
Powers
Pickett
l.'.2 McWluine ..
RKGLSl'F.R OF DIIKDS
24.M Llba
... ;i4
....?!2
....34
CONGRFSS.
Monahan 2S lobeck
lanareasiiian. Third District
Rep. 1 em.
Spill- Hteph- Koe'n-
man. Avery, ens. stein
114 45 02 T
I 2:. Si 42
7!i 15 W 8
SHI 44 44 19
-4 21
92 13
299 129 443 !
Nance, 3 pets. .
(V'lfHN, o t"lS..
Merrick, 1 pet..
Antelope, 2 pets.
Wayne, 1 pet...
Dodge., 3 pts....
Totals, 13 pets
l 4.1.1. OTS TAKF. KRtIM BOOTH
One Flection Hiuird Abandons Its
rince of Bnslnesa.
The grestest Irregularity of the election
reported yesterday wbb the removal of tha
ballot box In the First precinct of the
Third ward from the polling place before
the count wsa even begun.
KlKht after o'clock. It Is said, the
boxes were taken to the office of the
Baum Iron company at Thirteenth and
Harney streets, where the d9t"0' ratio
ballots were counted and then lo'ke.l up
in tho vault.
"We'll count the rest at 9 o'clock In
the morning." announced Don Uauir,
who was on the hoard. But at 8:30 o'clock
tl tee of the five were on the Job counting
the ballots alone. At 9 o'clock, when the
other two election board members srrlvtd
they found the precinct half counted.
Tho spectators who saw 'his episode
were George Clarke, Claude B issic, demo
crath, and Peter Mannlgan, bcal.ies two
others whose names are not -available.
Nearly 2"0 men registered in the lower
ward, but challenged, had to put n two
hours hunting up freenolleis and a
notaiy to swear to an affldovtt. tjuite a
number likewise challenged on sus
picion by the election coiniiidonc,
tused to vote rather than go to ill thai
trouble.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
MAY BE INVESTIGATED
CHICAGO, Aug 19. A hint that the
federal Investigation of recent increases
tion of certain Board of Trade transactions
In food prices might embrace exomlna
was given by Dlstrli t Attorney Wllkerson
today. "I have received a number of com
plaints against the. Board of Trade relat
ing to certain tiusines operations there,
hut have not yet had an opportunity. In
the rush of other bush ess, to arrutlnlro
them," he sulci. "Conse-qnenlly I prefer
not to discuss them now,"
Mr. Wlikerson said the gratiil Jury ex
pected to combine the; Investigation of
high meat prb ce first.
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. Maraaret llohart.
ANSFLMO. Neb.. Aug. 19. tHpe'hil.)
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Bohart,
wife of Rev. C. V. Bohart, took plac e at
her late residence In West Anselmo at 1
o'clock til's evening, Rev. C. E. Campbell
of the Methodist F.piscopal church con
ducting brief services. Interment wss In
Grand View cemetery.
Mrs. Bohart dleel Sunday afternoon,
after a lingering Illness extending over
litany months of cancer. Two sons. W. S..
of Anselmo and ". W. of Hyannls and
one daughter, Mrs. Sam Ilaug of An
selmo, survive.
Mr. ami Mrs. Bohart are pioneers in
northwest Custer county and Valley
ee:unt. They settled near Ord In ixsx and
passed through the hapTihU'S of those
early days In that section. In 1S7 they
boivesteaded In Monster valley and have
made that place their home until last
spring, when they took up their lealdenee'
in Anselmo.
Martin f.rbllnu.
FALLS f'lTY. Neh.. Aug. 19 -(Special )
-Martin Gchllng, member of the elty
council, die. I at h's home hers last night,
aftr a linge ring illness of many months.
Funeral services will lie held Thursday
morning from S(4. Peter snd Paul f'athollr
ehiirch. Interment In Steele cemetery. Mr.
Gehllng hm a viaduate of the American
Brewing academy of Chicago and suc
ceeded h s father In the brewing business
here in 1WH . H's wife, four children, one
brother snd six sisters survive him
I
ot Kesunnalltlr, I
t'leik-Mr. Brown. I should like to aak
for a rube in my wages. I've just, b.-pn
uiHrrie.l
F.inploycr-Very sorrv, my dear man.
hot can t hel v on. Fur accldenta which i
happen li eiur euiployes cuitltd of the)
factory we are nut reiooiunbi VK.,,j i
Monthly i
CZAR SEES RUSSIANS UNITED
All Private Differences Forgotten in
Rally for Land and Race.
ANCIENT CEREMONY OF WAR EVE
l.lliperor and lOmnrraa Receive Dep
utations In the Hall of !4t.
t'eorae. In the t.rrat lal
ace of the Kremlin.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-Reuters Moscow
correspondent, trlegrnphlng Tuesday,
says:
"In the hall of St. George in the great
palace of the Kremlin, Kiuperor Nicholas
and the Km press Alexandria fulfilled the
ancient ceremony of the eve of war. They
received deputations of the nobility and
tho remstvoa and merchants, who pre
sented loyal addresses. Those' present at
the ceremony Included the BrlllHh and
Fnnch ainh.issadors and all the cabinet
ministers, headed by Premier Goremy
kln. F.mperoi Nicholas, replying to the ad
dresses, said.
"At this stormy, warlike hour, which,
suddenly and against my wishes, has
fallen upon my peacelul people, I seek,
according to the custom of my ancestors,
to strenKthrti the forces of my soul In
the sanctuaries of Moscow. Within the
walls of the old Kremlin. I urect you.
the Inhabitants of Moscow, my beloved
ancient capital.
"All my people, ever where. In the vil
lage of their birth, In the Duma and In
the council of the empire, have unanl-(
mnusly replied to my appeal and risen
with vigor throughout the county, for
getting all private differences, to defend
the land of their birth and the Slav race.
In a powerful common tmpulss, all na
tionalities and all tribes of our vast em
pire have united.
"Russia, like myself, will never forget
! these historic d:iys. This union ot thought
and sentiment In all my people afforda
me deep consolation snd calm assurance
for the future. From here, from the heart
of the Russian land, I send warm greet
ing to my gallant tioopa and to our
brave allies, who are making common
cause with lis to safeguard the down
trodden people of peace and truth. May
God be with us.''
At the conclusion of the speech the em
peror and the empress passed to the ter
rnee of the Kremlin, where they were ac
claimed by a vast multitude assembled In
the streets leow. A solemn T Deum
subsequently was celebrated Ht I'spensky
cathedral.
German Colony of
Kiao Chow, China,
Fears an Attack
PEKINO, China. Aug. 1.-The governor
of Kiao Chow, the German colony in
China, today issued a proclamation, say
ing that an attack was Imminent. The
majority of the noncombatants already
have left and the American legation Is
advising the Stutej department to with
draw Wlils It. Peck, the American con
sul, Ills presence, bring unnecessary be.
cause American interests temporarily are
terminated. Mr. Peck, however, desires
to remain.
Although the garrison of Kiao Chow la
under .",(m0, the fortifications are believed
to be formidable. Since the war began the
harbor lias been mined and the, land de
fenses strengthened with wire entangle
ments, earthworks and mined zones.
Many Chinese coolies have been em
ployed besides the troops of the garrison.
Tho elgiitlon quarter In Peking Is deeply
affecteel by the prospect because many
of the German and British officers who
will participate in tho lighting have been
members of Peking society during their
terms of service In tho legation guards.
Young German business men who have
gone as reservists have many Lnglish
friends in the various treaty ports.
There being no German laborers In
China, prsctically all the reservists are
officers. Tliolr number la sufficient to
lorm several companies. Their families
are appealing to the German legation to
urge Berlin to capitulate, hut the legs
tloit has been unable to communicate with
that city since the cables have been cut.
GERMAN BUREAU ADMITS
REVERSES INJJPPER ALSACE
BF.RL1N, (Via Copenhagen and Lon
don), Aug. V'. The Wolff bureau, the
seml-oftl' lul German news agency, today
gave out the following account of the bat
tle of Meulhausen:
"Ono and a half French army corps en
tered upper Abac.' while our troops were
still coiii'entratlng. Nevertheless we at
tacked the enemy, w ho was thrown back
toward Bcifort. but whose march after
ward continued.
"A small sec li in of artillery from
ritrasshorg- was defeated and two batter
ies, which had I wen rendered Useless,
were teken by the enemy, who then
marched toward Schlrineek, eight miles
from Basics, Alsace. An Investigation has
been begun In an cmaeavor to ascertain
If any treacheiy exists among the local
population "
Krerybody Reads Bee Want Ada.
SINKING OF THE AMPHION
Official Report of What Happened
When Cruiser Struck Mine.
CHASING GERMAN MINE LAYER
After lending Koenlaln l.nlsc to
the llollom. seeks to t.rt tint
of Dnitaer F.onc,
lint Falls.
LONDON, An. i!).(4'o p. m.)-The of-
flcial Information bureau lins Issued an
account of the sinklnii of the British
cruiser Aniphiut! by a mine in t lie North
sea. which was first reported last week.
After describing how the Amphlon and
the third dest rover flotilla had proceeded
to carry out a prcirranued plan of
search, the report continues as follows:
'A trawler Informed them that It bad
seen a suspicious ship throwing tliinus
overboard. Shortly afterwards the Ger
man mine layer, KoenlKin l.ulse, was
sighted, steering east. Four destroyer
gave chase, and In about an holm's time
It was rounded up and sunk.
"After picking up the survivors of the
German ship, the plan of search was car
ried out without Incident until 3.30 o'clock
In the morning. At this hour as the
Amphlon, on its return cruise, was near
th.v scene of the opeiatlons of the Koenl
gin Lulse, its course was altered to avoid
the danger none. This was successful
until 41:30 a. 111., at which hour the
Amphlon struck a mine.
"A sheet of flame Instantly engulfed
tho bridge. The captain was rendered In
senslbtn and he fell to the fore and aft
bridge. As soon as the captain recov
ered consciousness he ' rang the engine
room to stop the engines, which were
still going at revolutions at twenty knots.
As all the forward part of the Amphlon
was on fire, It was found Impossible to
reach the bridge or flood the fore maga
sine. The ship's back appeared to be broken
and It wiia already settling down by the
bows. All efforts, therefore were directed
to placing the wounded In places of
safety In rase of an explosion, and In
getting the cruiser In ti w by the stern.
"By the time the destroyers bsd closed
In, It wss clearly time to abandon the
ship. The men fell in for this purpose
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their behavior throughout. All was don
without hurry or confusion, snd twenty;
minutes after the "miser struck tint
mine, the men, the officers and lnstljf
the captain had left the ship.
"Three minutes after the captain lefti
another explosion occurred. Tblj eveloprd
anil blew up the entire fore part of the
vessel. The effect of this showed tbn
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Debris falling from n great height str k
the rescue boats and the deetmyers. klMf
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BROTHER OF IOWA CITY
MAN KILLED AT LIEGE
IOWA CITY, la., Aug. 19-(Spect,l.i
tills in Peterbus, of th'a elty. has to
celved word through Belgian sources th:t
bis brother. Helnrle h Peterbus. wss slsln
while attacking the forts st Liege at tli
outset of the fighting between the Ger
mans and Belgians. The entire German
regiment of which Peterbus wss a mem
ber was cut to pieces. The Iowa City
man's father, three other brothers, and
several cousins are In the German army
ne'W. He has himself served six years In
the Vnlted States navy and ten In tho
army slni e coming to this country.
A lineal desi'endant of the Namur
family, which gave Its name "o the
ancient Belgian city around which the
present clash In that country Is revolv
ing. Is now quietly following his trade an
a baker In Iowa City. His name Is
Kugene Namur. and he has lived hre for
many years. He ramn here from Lux
emburg In 1S73. The city of Namur was
founded upon land originally owned by
the Namur family.
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