2 TIIK BKK: OMAHA, THURSDAY. AT'GTST 27. lHU Startling Sale of Separate Skirts To make room for Fall Garments we are making this thorough clearance of our stocks. Tomorrow, Thursday, 8:30 A. M. Forty-two Plaid, Roman Stripe, Shepherd Plaid, Serge and novelty skirts, the last of our spring and summer stock; formerly priced at $6.25 to $12.5$ f QC Thursday ipl.uiJ Seventeen Wash Skirts of Ratine, Palm Beach Cloth and Pique; formerly priced at $7.50 to $10.50, f" QC Thursday pLVO AtU C4XTCCNTM BELGIUM PROTESTS OH BOMB EXPLOIT Attack on City of Antwerp by Zep pelin Airship Promises to Be come International Incident. VIOLATES THE RULES OF WAR Report front Antwerp Kara Ameri can Mlalater Ha Bent JNote to brrnaar Otijeetlnn" Air Bombardment. LONDON. Aug. 16 (7:15 a. m.) A. bomb-dropping exploit of the Zeppelin airship at Antwerp prom ises to berome a matter of the wid est International consideration. The Belgian authorities claim the attack aa a clear violation of article 26 Of tha fourth Hague convention, and they are preparing to protest offi cially to all the powers against this manner of warfare. Accounta vary as to the amount of danger done by the aerial fighter One account says that twenty-six Uvea were lost, although from more conservative sources it la reported ! that only twelve bodies have been recovered from the ruins of ' tha wrecked houaea. t A dispatch, which la regarded aa semi-official, statca that 900 bouses were slightly damaged and sixty were nearly destroyed. Thla dis patch was sent to London, it la said, after a committee, which Included tha Belgian secretary 6f state, the J Russian ambassador, the papal nun cio and King Albert's aacretary, had examined tha entire city with a view to appraising tha results of the aerial bombardment. Bombs Thrown On Hospital. Thla dispatch, published by the thfonlcle, says: ' "For the first time in history a great civilised community has been bombarded from the sky In the dead of night. Count Zeppelin, whom tha German emperor calls the greatest genius of the century, has performed the greatest exploit of his life. I He has thrown bombs on hospitals where ' 3clgians ' were attending German ' wounded. Tie haa staggered humanity. On August i the German commander warned General Leman at Liege that If the forts didn't surrender 'the Zeppelin fleet would move against Belgium. ' "The Germans have been aa good aa their word. We have explored every one f ten devastated streets and have found portions of tan bombs. The number of victims Is unknown. It is significant that II the bomha were aimed at publto build lags, such as the military barracks, the government offices and the royal palace. The populace la In glootn." ' necoad Raid Atempled. S.Sa p. m A dispatch to the Reutcr Telegram company rfsttmo )u-esoel .... Telegram company from its Antwerp cor respondent says that another raid on tha city by a Zeppelin alrihlp was attempted last night. Tbe effective measures taken by the Belgian military authorities, the ,o correnpondent continues, caused the Oer- man atrshtp to retire. Protest kr Waltlork. ' 1: m, The Pally News publishes j m great dispatch from its Antwerp cor respondent saying It is reported there that the American minister to Belgium. Brand Whitlock.' has sent an energstlo protest V) the German govemmsnl against the burling of Uunba Into Antwerp from a Zeppelin airship. -. . Germaa Aeroplane Falls. PARIS. Aug.. H.-i.lIVt p. n. A Ger man aeroplane fell to the ground inside , the British Unas In the Quesnoy region yesterday and tht two Herman officers on board were killed. Queanuy Is si miles from Lille. CONGRESSMAN SLOAN SAYS TARIFF HITS THE FARMER (From a Ktaff Correspondent ) WASHINGTON. V. C. Aug 3.-(8'ie claJ Telegram. V-That the corn product or tne coumry .,.u i,,.,.,..., ..... isnur na suhbiu .... ....j - new tanrr law was me nnn,w... w..- greasraaa bluan of tbe Fourth Nebraska district in a speech in tha house today uner general debate. Charles M. Ketchum. wtl known Omaha and Council Bluffs as a news paper man and who has been -secretary to Congressmen Oraen of Iowa for a num ber of years, has bn selected by tbo Board .ot Trade of V asblngton. fa., to be Its managing secretary. He will leave to assame bis duties rVptsmber 1 C. O. Taimage. Mrs Talmage and Miss porta Talmace, their daughter, of Omaha, and MUa A, E. Hathway of Uncoln were callers upon Corigreasinaa Iobeck today. They will leave for home Sunday. Tka Caaee. of Hkeaaullaaa is stomach trouble, lasy Mvcr and de ranged . kidneys. Try Electric Bitters Keguistee liver and helps kidneys to work. Uks snd II. All druggists- Adver- Cveryaody KaadJ itae Wast Ada, atrkxtto LINES OF ALLIES IN NORTH RETIRE SHORTDISTANCE i (Continued from is. One.) noon until 10 next morning. Work men relate that the Germans were driven bark and that the French flag was flying at Orrolr, in East Flanders." . . PARIS. Aug. 26. The war office has Issued the following official an nouncement': "The comniander-ln-chlef, requir ing all available forcea on the Meuae, baa ordered the progressive aban donment of occupied territory. Muelhaueen has again been evacu ated. '. New Battle Oa. "A new battle Is In progress be tween Maubeuge Department of the Nord) and Donon (Department of Donon, In central Vosges). On it bangs the fate of France. Opera tions in Alsace along the Hblne would take away troops upon which might depend victory. It is neces- sary that they all withdraw from Alsace temporarily, in order to as- sura Ita final deliverance. It Is a matter of bard necessity. ' "West of tha Meuse, as a result of orders Issued on Sunday by the commanding chief, the troqps, which are to remain on the covering line, to lake up the defensive are massed aa follows: ,, .(berk Attacks. ."Tha French and British troops occupy a front paaalng near Olvet, which they gained by hard fighting. They are holding , their adversaries and sharply checking their attacks. "East of the Meuae our troops have regained their original posi tions commanding the roada out of the great forest of Ardenuea. '.'To the right we assumed the of fensive, driving bark tha enemy by a vigorous onslaught, but General Joffre stopped pursuit so aa to re establish his front along the line decided upon on Sunday. In thla at tack our troops showed admirable dash. The Sixth corps notably In lUcted punisbmenl on the enemy close to Virion. Beam Combined Attack. . "In Lorraine the two armies have begun a combined attack, ona start lng from Grand Couronne da Nancy and tha other from south of Lune vllle. The engagement which began yesterday (Monday) continue at the time of writing. Tha sound of cannonading Is not heard at Nancy aa it was yesterday. Brilliant tonnter Attack "The Fifteenth oorps. which suffered heavily in tha last fight, had tha gaps in its ranks filled and formed part of one f tha two armies. It eiecuted a brilliant counter-attack In the valley of the ! Vexouie. - The attitude of the troops was splendid, effacing all memories of their conduct August 30. "Notwithstanding the fatigue of the three days' battle and tha losses they have undergone, the morale of tha troops is excellent and they are anxious to re sume the fighting. The outstanding Inci dent oa Sunday was tha fight between Algerian and Senegalese riflemen and the Prussian guard. Our African soldiers burled themselves with unbridled fury on thhr solid body and the attack became a hand-to-hand combat. In which the guard suffered heavily. The German emperor's uncle, General Prim e Adalbert, was killed and his body taken to Charlerot. risbtlac for ( l lllsatlon. "Our arms nlll continue their magnifi cent effort. In the knowledge that they ara fighting in the cause of civilisation. ' All France follows the struggle calmly I and with strong heart. The suns ot FYanca are supported by the heroic Itel glans. ho have recaptured Mallnes, and the courageous English army, - Meanwhile the Ilusslans are marching along the ,ho lUMlBll, ,re marching along tlis roads of east Prussia and the invasion ot QrrnxaTly Is progressing. "in the north detachments of German cavalry, whkh appeared Sunday in tha neighborhood of Lille, Roubalx and Tour- In.' co(n4 were observed yesterday near This cavalry cannot advance - pouj. much farther without the risk of falling Into the English lines, which have been reinforced by tha French troops " F. W. Dinsmore Drops Dead at Dunbar DUNBAR. Neb., Aug. it. (Special Tel etirsm.) F. V. Dinsmore. aa agent for the Mid-West L4fe Insurance company, dropped dead of apoplexy at the Dunbar hotel at o'clock this afternoon. aWaae Us I a for CaaabHdao, CAMBRIDGE. Neb., Aug. 3L-t8pectal Telegram. -Ono-hsif Inch of rata fell today making tO laches ta four rains la I cellar waa occupied by terror strtckea la ss saaay dai s. habltsata.- ' GERMAN ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE The celerity with which the German army has moved in the present cam paign is due to the excellent organization of its transport service. An army still travels on its belly, and the Germans are unusually well provided for in this regard. The photo from which the picture was made shows a glimpse of a Ger man wagon train in camp after a day's march. T M. AW . W . MORE AMERICANS COME INSTEERAGE Fifteen Hundred Tourists Return to New York on the Oscar II and Taormina. CAMPANIA AND FRANCE SAIL Ml and French Rearnltt Xew Ambassador to Paris Is oa the France. NEW YORK. Aug. 3. Nearly 1.500 Americans stranded In Europe at the out break of tho war reached New York to day on the Scandinavian line steamer Oscar It from Copenhagen and the Italian liner Taormina from Oenoa, Palermo and Naples. ' The Oscar It brought In 1.101 psmengera. of whom 7ft came in the steerage. Nearly all were Americans. The Taormlnn had 78 aboard, and several hundred of these were Americans. Blxty-seven Americans came In the Taormlna's steerage. Among the ships sailing from New York was tho Wilson liner Francisco, with two 4.7 caliber rifles mounted on its rear deck. These, Its officers) said, were merely a saluting battery. Its destiny is Hull. Tbe destruction of a .British collier in tha Itlver Elbe was witnessed by Mrs. Emma Mulrtof this clt who waa In Vienna at tho outbreak of hostilities he-1 tween Austria and Russia. While procecdlnir down the River Elbe, she said, thtv shw a Brltlbh collier strike mine and blow up with all hands. Their host slopped and a government boat came alongside with the news that Kngland had declared war. Mr. and Mrs. William Hltt. the latter formerly Miss (Catherine Elklns, were In Norway at the outbreak of tbe war. They Id that they had made the trip to Copenhagen without unusual experience. The Campania, with 400 passengers, many of whom were said to be English and French reservists, and the France, with approximately 500 passengers, most of them French reservists, sailed today. William O. Hharp, newly appointed ambasoador to France, sailed on the France. He said that he would not pre; sent his credentials In Paris for mm time to come, as Ambassador Herrirk had mapped out certain plana of a routine rature fur the assistance of Americans In France, which he wished to carry out. Mr. Fhsip said he would do all he could to aid Mr. Herrirk In this, withholding his credentials to the French government In the meantime. GERMANS OCCUPY TOWN OF NAMUR (Continued from Tage One.) poured their shells on the upper part ot the town." The French now emptied their hall of sheila In the lower section or tne town and under a supporting fire from tne artillery the French infantry advanced slowly In tho face of a stubborn resist - ence. on the town they had Just evacu- ated, regaining several villages ana oe- coming once more masters of the Una be - tween Thuln (eight miles southwest of Charlerol) and kletax. ( Crstsa Flantlusr to Rest. "At In the evening the fighting ceased, both sides being worn out. On the next day before dawn the French artillery sgsln bombarded Charlerol and once more the troops of Franco swarmed the slope towards the lower part of the town, recapturing- tbe villages of Chatlet, Bouf floulx. Marchienne and Coulllet. The flKhting at this stage of the engagement was at'ended by heavy lossvs en both sides. Charler-jl. which was in the c nler of the action. Is an Industrial mining dla- ! trCt, and In the slag heaps of the sur- ; rounding country the French found ad- i mir.ble arUago ground, while as in up- per Alsace the Iktmtui mountud mitrail leuses In every steeple of the town. Frearh Re-F.ater Charlerot. "In the face of a withering fire from the Uerman mitrailleuses the French again entered the unhappy town or I har lerol and after furious fighting drove tha Germans in confusion across the Kauibre river. The French entered a city littered with dead, battered by shell fire and devastated by every Instrument of mod ern ar "Outside a dilapidated Inn could be soen the figure of a German offlcar, the head bowed over a basin o. water and the lather of soap dry oa tbe face. He had been s'.iut while In the act of washing. Another officer lay across a table, his hand holding aloft a coffee cup which he a as raiklne to his Up when death found blin. la every part of tho city houses sera la flames or smoldering. Every tiff ' )&mi . .5 1 " v,- " CZAR ANNOUNCES. FRESH VICTORIES OVER BOTH FOES (Continued trom Page One.) ty-elght miles southwest of Lublin) ended yesterday In a complete Aus trian victory. The Russian forcea were repulsed along the entire front of seventy kilometers I forty-two miles) and are now in full flight in the direc tion of Lublin. Germans Defeated at Neldeabarar. LONDON, . Aug. 2. (6.41 a. m.) The Times St. Petersburg correspondent says that the Germans who retreated by forced marches after their defeat by the Rus sians at Gumblnnen, are assembling a part of their forces at Koenlgsberg. The Ger man fortified position on the river An gerab was abandoned without fighting. "The roads beyond the Angorab are strewn with cartridges, knapsacks and 1 equipment cast aalde in the haaty flight of the German troops," says the Times correspondent. "North of Neidenburg Sunday and Mon day there waa stubborn fighting In which the Ruslans were again victorious, largely through their superb use of the bayonet. The enemy here had assembled the entire Twentieth army corps in a fortified posi tion. Tte Russians had to negotiate pits and barbed wire. Hand grenadee were used, the Russians finally carrying the positions at tbe point of the bayonft. The Germans retreated toward Osterode, ! leaving behind many guns, machine guns, caissons and prisoners. Russians Near Marlenborsr. .Meanwhile the Vllna army is driving tho First German army corps toward Danzig. The question now is whotner the German forces ran escape and how long the Russians will take In occupying the territory east of the Kiver Vistula. There they will find strong German de fenses. It Is reported that the Russians Monday reached Marlenburg, only twenty- five mill's from Danxlg. "The Germans at Gumblnnen bad all tha advantages in numbers and Position. It was a clear case of the best man winatng. Russia was the best. "The Russian losses Include represen tatives of all the noblest families In the empire. "The Grand Duke Pmltrlo Favlovttth, Primes John and Oleg Constantlnovitch, who are subalterns In the horso guards, rqde In the terrible charges which will forever be a glory to their regiment and the Russian army.'- Memorable rharsje of Rasalaas. ST. PETERSBl'RG, Via London. Aug. 26. to .40 a. m.) Tha Novoa Vremya, pub lishes an account of what It terms the memorable charge of the Russian horse guards at Gumblnnen during the recent fighting, In which the Russians were vic torious. It says: j "The Germans held a position In a small village.' from which they were pouring a ! murderous fire on the Russian troops. Cavalry was ordered to silence the anna. The ftrst squadron rode straight at the , battery which, firing point blank, mowed down the Russian ranks frightfully, an- nlhllutlng the squadron. The second 1 squadron fallowed fast and would have shared the same fate, except that at the rrltioal moment a third s-tutdrvn rushed on to the enemy from flank, sabred the gunners and routed the whole German lorce. "The Germans ran like rabblta, discard ing swords, helmets and clothing in their haste to escape the avenging Russian horsemen. "One squadron of Nlxhnl hussars, mho are famous swordsmen, cut down seventy Germans without receiving a scratch In return." Mews Mates from Falrbory. FA1RBURY, Neb.. Aug. K. (Special.) i At a special election held In Fairbury 1 Tuesday, to vote on an ordinance making it unlawful to run Sunday picture shown. ! the proposition was carried, to I Charles A. Grubb has been arsigned to the Chicago-Nebraska flyer runs, Lin coln to Council Bluffs. la., with engineer A. J. Kelley, Carl Luts. regular fire man, Is off on account of sn injury. Oscar II. Buchanan, chief clerk In the superintendent's office, la enjoying a va cation In Minneapolis and Chicago. Falrbury's base ball tournament will eped Thursday morning with a game be- 1 tween tha Midgets and Dill sr. The big teams. Including Fairbury, Bruaing, Deshlrr and Narks, will all play In the afternoon and evening. The grounds have been equipped with electric lights. The tournament will last for throe days and will be for the championship of Ne- 1 breaks of Independent teams f engaged In aowtnaj thrir fall alfalfa. The Pea Want Ads Are tbs Best Boat Boosters. 1 LINKED BATTLES ARE STILL RAGING German Aeroplanes Met by Flock of British Airmen and Air Thick with Powder Smoke. KAISER'S MEN FORGE AHEAJD Supreme, Kffort Is Being: Made to Break Into France, to Stop Which Would Mean Disaster to Mil lion German Soldiers. LONDON, Aug. 3fi.-(4:30 a m.)-"At last the British army Is at grips with the Germans," says the Ostend correspondent of the Dally Mail. "It waa a great moment when the British general etaff, with their men. ar rived. The Inhabitants went mad with en thusiasm. 'The British army has come to Belgium!', exclaimed the townspeople gleefully," and nothing was too good for them. They had no difficulty in obtaining needed provisions. The puulace was eager to provide for the vlaRors, who requisitioned, eggs, bread, butter and coffee. All requisitions were paid for in gold. "The civil population was ordered to retire' In the direction of France. The, peo ple regretfully shouldered their bags of belongings and passed silently down the road. " . Battle In the Air. "The troops advanced to battle positions at S o clock In the morning. At 4 o'clock eight German aeroplanes appeared, whereupon a flock of British aeroplanes rose like birds to drive them away. "Then the artillery began to talk and the air became thick with cannon pow der. The great battle had begun. For ward went the infantry. Rifle fire and Maxim fire added to the boom of tho big gurte. Sunrise mingled with the glow of burning forests and the flash of guns. Battle Still On. "This waa Monduy. The battle con tinued Tuesday and probably will con tinue for several days, either along or merging with the battles on the left and right "The great battle which is now in full swing along the whole French, British and Belgian line Is really a series of linked battles forming what may well be the decisive engagement of western Europe. It is a supreme effort by Ger many to break into France, an effort which. If stopped, must mean disaster to three-quarters of a million German sol diers. ' "There seem to be no soldiers left to guard the German line of communication. All la being haxarded on the success or failure of thia blpw. The German advance has been rapid and steady. Their col umns have averaged twenty miles a day since they reached Brussels" British Soldiers"! aim. Returning from the front the corre spondent of the Times sends the follow ing under a Paris date: "At Moral the British troops have made themselves at home. Preparations for the city's defense were extremely comforting In their work manlike detail. In the woods lurked in numerable field guns. Kverywhere In the town confidence was dominant. "When with heavy firing audible In the distance British soldiers can sit quietly on the banks of the canal, calmly 'Inning with bayoneted rifles as fishing rods, the spectacle Inspired confidence even tl.ough Announcing the arrival of my new woolens for Fall andWinter. Exclusive fab rics carefully tailored to your sat isfaction at moderate prices. You are requested to call. 1512V. DODGE STREET I il mj from all directions the presenoe of the dreaded German cavalry Is reported " The next day the correspondent pro ceeded to Tournal where he found the populace In great alarm. Six German cavalrymen motored Into the town and Inquired whether there were any- French soldiers They were told that there were none, but later In the day Frencit troops entered the place and killed the six Ger mans. The next morning a large force of Germans attacked the town and was re pulsed. Proceeding to Valenciennes the corre srondent found that troop trains filled with British soldiers were, continually riving there. The British officers were la absolute posesslon of the refreshment bars and no food was obtainable. The correspondent continues: "Near Charlerol I heard some stories of the bravery of the French soldiers The Germans were bombarding the city. - The French troops made what amounted to a medieval sortie, but finding the enemy in much greater force than was expected, were compelled to withdraw. French Loss la Heary. "The bombardment continued relent lessly, whereupon the French Tureoa, picked troops from Algeria, debouched from the town and with a gallantry which must surely live In history, charged the German battery, bayonettlng ail the gun ners. Their losses. It Is said, exceeded those of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. Of a battalion, only 100 men. It Is ported, returned- unscathed. , Their- brav ery, however, was powerless against the German advance which - crept foot by foot through the outskirts of Charlerol to the very heart of the town. "There In the narrow streets the car nage was Indescribable. Tho French In fantrymen told me that the roads be came so jammed with dead that the killed remained standing upright where they had been shot. "The last stand of the French was made before the railway In front of which passes the canal. Here the Germans fought for two hours to take the bridaaa. After the had captured the station with heavy casualties, the Germans moved rapidly ahead, taking various suburban villages." Ottumwa Man Files Suit for Damages (From a Staff Correspondent) DES MOINES, la., Aug. 2&-3peclal Telegram.) Charles Heavrtn of Ottumwa, filed suit In court asking- damages of 110,000 from E. V. Rand el for alleged slanderous utterances said to have been contained In a letter written by the lat ter to David Prague of Ottumwa. - New Notes of Aabarn. AUBURN, Neb.. Aug. . (Speclai.) A short session of equity court was held here yesterday and today Judge John B. Raper on the bench. No case ot par tlcular Importance was tried. Several sales were confirmed and some default cases disposed of. George W. Harmon and son, W. B. Harmon, have sold out their bakery and Ice cream factory and confectionary, to Thomas B. Fraser and son. Lloyd. The new firm will be Fraser fr Son. Hebron Lamker Yard Baraa. HEBRON, Neb., Aug. K (Special ) Fire broke in the lumber yard of Young & Bolton this morning, totally destroy ing It. It Is the belief that the fire was of incendiary origin. The loss will reach 00,000 with about half covered with Insurance. ZT"3 rs SPORT FIELDS TO GROW WAR CROPS Proposals that Golf Courses and Cricket and Foot Ball Grounds in England Be Plowed Up. CLUBHOUSES FOR HOSPITALS (.lake Ar Geaerallr Departed and Probably Will Be So t'atll Kad f Eiropfi War ta Raaraed. LONDON", Aug. . Prnpo that ;oH couraaa. cricket and foot ball fields ba plowed for ralatna crops during war tlm bava barn reaching the war office. A.. J. Sherwood, secretary of the Wal ton Heath Golf club at Epsom, points out that there are at last S.0H0 golf courses In the country which could spare soma If not consldnrabla land for cultiva tion. The Walton Heath club has already started an experiment of twelve acret under cultivation and its secretary Re lieves that If other clubs, including crlcliet and foot ball organisations, would do the same, the scheme would provide employ ment for thousands of unskilled work men and add considerably to the nation's food supply, " In these days of self-sacrifice no one appears to be wanting to enjoy himself on the golf links. They are generally de serted and probahly will be to the end of the war. L. B. 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