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AK-SAR-BEN XX
TO 8E CROWNED
AT DEN TONIGHT
Gorgeous Coronation Ceremoniei
Will Be Staged, with All Royal
Subjects Faying Hostage.
ROYAL , CONSORT TAKES PART
Chqsen from Many of Omaha's Fret-
KING OF BELGIANS
LEAVESANTWERP
WITH HIS FORGES
Monarch Marches Out of Besiege!
City at Head of Part of
Army.
FRAKVV -iORTH AFRICAN TROOPS IN THE WAR Squadron of Moorish Goumiers from Algeria going to the front through France. The Qer
'ma . to the braverv and efficiency of these soldiers.
tiest women, sue is to Miare
Honors of Occasion.
SUBJECTS TO HAKE MERRY
When New Monarch Is Installed He
. WiU Bid Followers to Enjoy
1 Best in Land.
CARNIVAL ALSO ATTRACTS
After Parade Thousands Rush to
See the Plaza of Pleasures.
DAYLIGHT PARADE A WINNER
Various Representations Cheered
Alone; the Route br the M lati
tudes of Loyal Snbjecta
to Samson.
CARNIVAL ATI HJN DAW CB.
11.
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1,788
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81,660
Wednesday .
Thursday . .
Friday
Saturday
Adults ...
Children I.
Kinday ....
Tuesday . . .
Wednesday
.18,063
. . 3,781
..13,379
. .15,883
. .81,810
Festival Featnres.
Tall Festival, September SO to Octo
ber ia
omeoomlas; week, October S to 10.
coronation bell, this evenlna. Oc
tober .
Information Bureau, IBIS Howard
street.
Children's day, October 10.
s
Now Uiat nine y of XtlviUes, ao-
corhpaoyinK 'the coronation of King- Ak-
tar-Ben XX. have pone by in glorious
revelry, and with stately parades ' un
dualled in the history of pageantry, the
.tents d&y of celebration baa arrived, the
great day upon which the klnr i to be
crowned. ,
Shortly after S o'clock this evenlna
KineT Ak-8ar-Ben XX will ascend his
throne at his castle, known as the -Den,
nd then and there will be erowoed in
the presence of all his most faithful
knights and ladles. .
Faithful knights by tens of thousands
have come from all parts of hi most
glorious and prosperous realm to take
part ia tho coronation ceremony.- They
win be at the castle In knightly garb to
lead the coronation march, and attend
the gracious king and his queen at the
coronation eeremonlee. ,
IValewtng the coronation, his majesty
win bid his loyal subjects make merry.
The great castle, which has been in pro
cess of splendid decoration for a period
of weeks, will ring with the choicest of
mnsie. The knights and ladles, some
M.ln .11 mtA v. - n.
" " uiv i.c(,fmiir, will
participate In the coronation ball
Thousands Vtew Parade.
Favored at the hands of Providence
with a beautiful autumn day, the frater
nal parade In connection with the Ak-6ar-Ben
festivities was held yesterday aft
ernoon shortly after 2 o'clock when seven
teen splendidly decorated floats traversed
the streets before the admiring eyes of
hundreds of thousands of people. Each
float represented some fraternal order,
thoufgh some of the striking features of
the work of the lodge, or through some
(Continued on Page Two, Column Three.)
The Weather
UiJi Yesterday.
Hours. Deg.
6 a. m 61
7 a. m 61
a. m (h
a. ro 67
10 a. m 68
, ii a. ro..., 70
m 73
1 P- m 74
P- m 74
a P. m 76
P- m 72
5 P. m 70
p. m...
P. in 66
P. m - 66
l oniparatlT Local Record.
1814. 1M3. Ii2. 19H
iiignsi yesteraay is 76 60 61
iwii yesicraay ...t... u m - 4$ 40
Mean temperature 70 64 M 40
Precipitation 1.17 . .60 .67 .go
Temperature end precipitation depar
ture from the normal:
Normal temperature
Kxrees for the day
Tofel excess since March 1
Normal precipitation ........
Kxoess for the day
70
12
toO
07 inch
.. 1.10 Inches
Total rainfall since March 1...B. 46 inches
Deficiency stnee March 1 1.10 Inches
Ieric!encv for cor. Derlod. 1B1. 5.71 Inch
Ieflclency for cor. period. 1SU. t. 46 inches
Hrnorte frsn Stations nt T P. M
Btation and Bute
of Weather.
'heyenne. cloudy .
Davenport, cloudy
Temp. High. Rain-
Trmpvratare at
est. fJL
68 .11
74. .ui
70 T
'Tl .09
76 .00
a .en
7 in
TJ .00
M .00
60 - .
& .00
70 .04
.0,
(4
63
68
66
S3
lenver, cloudy ,
Pes Moines, cloudy,...
Ikjdne City, clear
I.Tilor, part cloudy..,
Omaha, cloudy
f'uoblo, rlear
Rapid City, cUiar
Halt Lake City, rain-.,
Kheridan. cloudy
hloux City, cloudy
Valentine, part cloudy
67
40
M
60
4
"l- indicates tra- or precipitation.
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Berlin Report Denies Story Russ
Forces Have Crossed the Niemen
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-The German
emabssy today received the following
wireless from Berlin:
"Officials at headquarters say that ttw
report of an advance of Russian forces
somes the Niemen rlVer In the district
of Puwalkl, Russia, Is a lie. The battlo
took Vlaoe near Augustowo, where the
Germans on October 1 and 2 completely
defeated two Russian army corps, made
3,600 unwounded prisoners and took
twenty guns, one of which was a heavy
battery gun, and a number of machine
guns. (Hero part of the message was
lost in transmission.)
"On October 4 German troops threw a
brigade of Russian rifle guards from a
fortified position between Opatow (.ami
1 ' ' ' nsr
FIERCEST-FIGHTING
OF ALL IN PROGRESS
Western Wing of Allies' Front is
Seething Mass of Armed Com-
bat with Germans. ,
GIGANTIC EFFORT TO WIN OUT
Jfevar Before In Military Annals
Hna Iseh a Bitterly Contested
Fight Been VTasred by
Men at War.
BULLETIN.
PARIS, Oct 8. The official communi
cation Issued by the French war office
tonight says:
"On the whole the situation Is sta
tionary, the positions occupied remaining
the same notwithstanding several violent
engagements, notably In the region of
Roye."
ON THE BATTLE FRONT, ; Oct. 7.
(Vla Paris, Oct. 8)-The fiercest fighting
which has marked the eonfllct In the
French theater ' of war has taken place
since Monday on the western wing of the
allied armies. . New forces of 'German
cavalry and Infantry which have appeared
in front of the allies' lines have ' used
every resource and every effort to attain
success. They have thrown themselves
again and again at the French and
British, who have brought equally strong
bodies of troops forward to oppose them.
The battle Is no longer one of machine
like strategy of two armies,- but a contest
centering In the powers of endurance of
two bodlen-of human beings, each as de
termined as the other not ro give up the
struggle before victory is achieved. Here
and there the lines have faltered one way
or the other under the shock, but again
have tightened up and become firm.
At one point the German cavalry even
succeeded In breaking through the allied
lines, at a place which mnM remajn un
disclosed, but not In sufficient strength
to make their feat 'of appreciable Impor
tance. The retirement of the allies was,
however, fully In accordance with the
plans of the general staff. The breach In
the line was at an acute angle and the
Germans were placed In a very precarious
position, from which they were ousted
with great loss later In the day.
All through last night and today the
fighting proceeded, continuing Until this
evening, when a period of calm set In.
Never before in military annals have so
many men oome to close grips with cold
steel and kept up the struggle so long.
On both sides, many remarkable Instances
have been recorded of daring bravery,
and theVrench and Britlah troops, who
themselves showed unparalleled coolness
and courage, without exception, when the
fury of -the battle died down expressed
admiration for the feartsssness of their
German opponents.
Never Before neh Fight.
The temnc nature of the fighting may
be seen from this fact:
One company of French infantry
started in the war with M0 man and a
full complement of officers. Since then
it has received drafts, bringing the total
up to 324. Today the company Is com
posed of ninety men, commanded by ' a
sergeant, all the higher officers having
disappeared. - -
The heroic self-sacrlflee shown by
tCoulinued on l'a To, Column Flve.)
Ostrowlpc, In Russian Poland, and took
3, (XX) prlnoners, anil numerous suns and
machine guns. On October 5 the Ger
mans attacked near Rudow two and one
half Hutistnn cavalry divisions -and parts
of the Ivangorod reserve and drove the
Russian bark on Ivangorod.
"Elsewhere (almiK the Russian front)
the movement of German troops for
strategical reasons Ws caused a lutl In
the fighting.
"In France we are gaining ground
slowly but sur'ly, and the situation con
tinues favorable. The battle front of the
rlnght wing han been extended until-It Is
north of Arras, where our vanguard came
In touch with the enemy's cavalry and
the same west of Lille." j
SIEGE GUNS TELLING
ON ANTWERP FORTS
German Artillery Has Deadly Ef
feet Upon Strongholds Around
Belgian Seaport
KAISER'S FORCES INSISTENT
Hepnlses by the Defenders Are Met'
nt Earh Tarn Vrlth Renewed
and Determined F.fforts
by Inraders.
LONDON, Oct. 8,-"A grave view of
the situation Is taken by the authorities,"
wires the Antwerp correspondent of the
Pally News. "The great guns have told
the tale. The fighting around Antwerp
has been a battle of Kruppa agslnut men.
Kvery day and night the fighting has
continued with, deadly effect aganst the
forts, while the ehrspnel and shell have
made many of the trenches untenable.
"As fast as the Belgians withdraw from
a poalllun the Germans occupy It. . The
Belgians frequently fought bravely .and
stubbornly with Infantry and frequently
they . ropulxed the Germans, but -these
repulses always mean a renewal of Ger
man artillery attacks and eventual re
tirement of the Belgians. .
"In their present position the Germans,
even with tholr second largest guns, are
able to reach the rity." J
Confident ot German Defeat.
The correspondent of the Chronicle at
Antwerp, ; under date of Wednexday,
takes a contrary view. He says:
"There is an air of quiet confidence that
the Germans will never c'apture tho city.
Numbers of ' the forts are holding out
with great stubbornness and the threat
ened bombardment is a desperate attempt
to force them to capitulate In order to
save the city from damage.
"For some days flags with red and
white diagonal stripes have flown from
churches and other buildings, those on
the cathedral and Kt. Jacques' tower
being especially conspicuous. These
flags Indicate that (lie buildings serve no
military end. U Is stated that the Ger
mans have promised to spare such build
ings as much as possible' All lights in
the town are extinguished at dusk and
the shops close at 6 o'clock.
"It Is rumored Kmperor William has
offered the iron cross and 26,000 marks to
the first man entering Antwerp.
"For twenty-four hours the flermans
have made scarcely any advance. They
bombarded the village of Luith fiercely,
but ' the Belgians held -the " place until
now in flames, then evacuated it.
"Near Tormonde the Germans are fight
ing desperately to cross the River
Scheldt. The latest news Is that they
have not succeeded.
"The, Germans are pressing forward on
the east. They crossed the River Nethe
on the east and are only held at bay
by the desperate efforts of the Belgians.
This offensive movement Is said to have
cost the Germans tO.OU) men. On the
south In the region of Contlch, Boom and
Wlllebroeck, the German attack appears
tc have been brought to a standstill.' .
Invaders Advancing.
Th Amsterdam correaponlent of. the
Chronicle, under Wednesday dste, says
the Germans have cronseii the tho and
are advancing ' on Antwerp from thst
sidr. Another army seems, he says, te
(Continued vu l'tg Two, Column One 1
War Summary
The fata of the Relglan army la
the striking feature of the day's
war news. The fall of Antwerp
before the Oeriniin guns is gravely
threatened. Advices 'from neu
tral sources confirm heretofore
disputed German claims that they
have broken- through the outer
circle of fortification)), crossed the
river Nethe and brought their big
guns within range ot the city
proper.
- The. Belgian government has
been transferred to Ostend, the
populace Is fleeing Into Holland
and flags of mercy are flying from
the steeples of churches to indi
cate that these t structures, if
spared. .will noi be utilised In do-:
fense.
It 1 believed that the bombard
ment of Antwerp began yesterday
after a demand for the surrender
of the city had been refused.
Little change on the battle line
in the north of France is indicated
In yesterday'8 statement of the
French war cTflce. It says that
on the French left wing the Ger
mans have made no progress,
while at certain points they have
moved back. On the right wing
there in no change. The situa
tion on the center remains much
the same. Violent attacks In the
Woevre district have been re
pulsed. According to the state
ment, the Rusrian Offensive con
tinues along the front of east
Prussia.
A wireless dispatch from Ber
lin says papers there report that
the British and Japanese attacks
upon Tslng-Tau have been re
pulsed. Toklo announces officially that
the German firerTrom Tslng-Tau
Is slackening.
The repryt that Emperor Wil
liam has removed General Von
Moltke as chief of the general
staff is proven untrue by reports
from neutral quarters.
A German aeroplane visited
Paris, dropping two bombs, one
of which wounded three persons.
Vienna claims that the Russians
have been driven out of Hungary.
Tho Rusala ambassador at Rome
replies that-the Russians occupy
one-fifth of Hungary, as well as
seven-eights of Gallcla.
Three Killed in
Wreck in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 8-Three persons
were killed and twenty others Injured In
a rear-end collision of trains on the Mex
ican Central near'Apam. sixty miles east
of here, last night. A passenger train
bound for Vera Crus telescoped a troop
fraln. Traffic was delayed for twelve
hours. 1
The National Capital
Thnrsdny, October M, 114.
The Senate.
Met at noon.
War revenue bill as perfected by demo
cratic caucus favorably reported by
fl
its nee committee.
Devoted much of. the day
to political
dlcuHalon.
Unerased at 615 p. m. until
Friday.
11
m.
The Ilonse,
Met at noon.
Resumed debate on Clayton anti-truat
hill
Adopted conference report on Clayton
bill. M to 64. which becomes law on the
pr nldent' j approval.
I'kxmi J senate .bill to suthorlse leave of
HhM-nc.' to two 'naval officers to set a
tneir'iciors In the navul war college of
Bifiz'.I.
Adjourned at 4:00 p. m. untilnc-on to-
MM S7 a b . 4 - SST 4. . JBu, HPN
Five German Corps
Way to Inner
LONDON, Oct. 8-Flve German corps,
according to reliable reports, today were
battering their way toward the Inner
strongholds of Antwerp, the chief forti
fied city of Ltetgtum and, until the pres
ent siege, the temporary capital of the
kingdom. Although refugees have fled
the city, the king and queen of Belgium.
It Is understood here, remain a do dip
Ion 'at In h gents. Those who have remained
In Antwerp have burrowed Into cellars
and other subterranean and other cham
bers pending the outcome of the siege.
This In brief summarizes London's In
terpretation ot the dispatches reaching
the city from correspondents In and near
the beleaguered cy after the censors
suddenly lifted the embargo on news
from that point.
The Intensity of the Germs n attack on
the city Is taken In some quarters to
mean that the Germans are preparing a
second line of defense stretching from
Antwerp to Hruoseln, Namur and Mets.
on which they can fall bark In the event
BERLIN REPORTS BIG.
BATTLE UNDECIDED;
Germans Declare in Message Via
London that Fight in France is
Still in Balance.
MAJOR GENERAL ZELMAN DEAD
Commander of -Second Bavarlnn
Field Artillery Killed In Bat
tle, on Twrntr-Hlitk of
September.
LONDON, Oct. 8.-A Berlin dispatch
to the Reuter Telegram company con
tains an official statement given out at
general headquarters In Berlin on the
evening of October T. It follows:
"The engagements on . the right wing
in France have not led to any decision.
The attacks of the French In the Ar
gonnes and from tho northeast front of
Verdun have been repulsed.
"Ofr Antwerp the attack has crossed a
section of the river Nethe.
in aiiacKs or ins Russians on th
government of Buwalkl have been reJ
pulsed, the Russians losing 2,700 prisoners
and nins machine kuna '
ns.
"In Poland, in minor successful
gagements wt of Ivnngorod, w
tured 4,800 prisoners."
?n-cap-
Major (ienernl 'elman Killed.
BERLIN. Oct. S.-Vla London. )-MaJnr
General Augustus Zolman, commander
of the Second Bavarian field artillery,
waa killed In action on Heptemher 26, It
has Just become known here.
Two new knights of the orner of the
Iron Cioss have ben created. One Is
Rudolph Vllsteln, associate publisher of
the Vosslsche Keltung, the Morgan' Post
I and other paper, who Is now serving
j with the volunteer auto corps. He la
well-known In the 1'nlted Htates. The
other Is Dr. Adolph Von Klorkner,
former councillor to the German lga-
(Oontlnued on Page Two, Column Five.)
Fire of German Guns
in Bombardment of
Papeete Ineffective j:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8 The corre
spondent of the Associated Press at Ia
peete, writing under date of September
25, three days sfter tho settlement , was
shelled by the German cruisers Kharn
horst and Oiwilsenau, ptscea the damage
doae at "more than 11, 000. M" " Estimates
given yesterday by passengers -and offi
cers of the st-smshtp Munana ranged
from 3IO.tJOO to 2,aX,0n0.
"The amall of life," writes the cor
respondent, "Is unquestionably due to de
fective German gunnery. Some of the
shots went exertmely, even absurdly,
wide of the mark and, although 161 A 2
inch, sheila were fired at the forts, no
damage was caused to the batteries or
works and no oue was Injured."
The cruisers did not enter the harbor,
but ley off shore, out of range of the
Inferior,, French guns. After vigorously
shelling the fnrts to no purpose, the river
patrol boat Xelle, which had been dis
mantled at the beginning of the war, next
claimed attention. It sank almost imme
diately. Some of the S.3 Inch shells
psssed clean through It, but being badly
timed did not explode until they had,
ploughed Into the buildings composing
the business district on the water front.
.tj11 1h"
Battering
Forts of Antwerp
of rerrnei on their prexenl line In the
tiorin of France.
The German forces in France anil Bel
gium are now estimated at twenty-throe
active srniy coriw, backed up by eighteen
irsniva corps, not to men 1 Ion the land
wi'hr and landrturm.
King Albert has apepaled to nil male
Bulglitna between the cues of 1H and' SO
years to rally to the support of the colors
for the crisis which may Involve the In
dependence of the country.
Canadian troops toilny landed 'in the
British Isles and they are soon to re
inforce the Hrlllnh expeditionary army
on the continent, but at what point Is hot
revealed.
The situation In the hut tie of the Aisne
for It Is still called Unit, notwithstand
ing that the fighting Is sprawling over
the whola country can be Unmixed by
snylng thnt the ullle claim to be holding j
inir ffrouna 111 ire mce or niracas on
their extreme left, while the Germans re
port that they are mulnlng nsRaults In
othr quarters and that the critical strug
gle on tlielr right Is. undecided.
. 1. ..... ..
ZEPPJLINS;.DROP,
BOMBS INTO CITY
Seven Houses Are Destroyed and a
Score of Persons Killed in the -City
of Antwerp.
PEOPLE FLEEING TO , HOLLAND
Panto In Afternoon Qnlrkly Fol
lowed by Veeliog of ' Confidence
that Inner Line of Fnrts
Will Be Able to Hold.
LONDON, Oct. Telegraphing from
Antwerp, by way of Amsterdam, the cor
respondent of the Renter Telegram com-,
pany says that .eppclln airships, cruls
Ing above tho fortifications of Antwerp,
drupped bombs 011 some oil tanks at
llobokcn, which caught on fire. To pre
vent a general conflagration the other
tsrfks were dmlncd. '
ANTWERP, Oct. r.-The condition of
the panic smoiig the populace was In
creased today by the appearance at 11
o'clock this morning and 3 this afternoon
of German 1 aircraft, which dropped
bombs, destroying seven houses and kill
ing u score of people. V
On account of the Zeppelins' success,
the larg-.i avenue loading to the railroad
station' quickly became, black with a
struggling main of pfrxuiis eager to escape-
from the city. Helxed with an un
reasoning, terrible fear of bombardment
ot of a charge of ' German cavalry, th
residents sre transporting Invalids. crip-
I pies and even the occupants of lunatic
asylums.
It was a palhett.' sight to see the poor
people, nomn currying on their '1 backs
their, helplessly maimed or Idiotic rela
tives, who were crowded Into railroad
vana and trnnsroited noithward, to re
main In
ll;it form
s-iino cattle-shed or railroad,
until rooms can be found for !
them In Dutch asylums an-i Inst tutlona.
fltnntlon Changes MnleLly.'
The situation. however. uuhkly
rrhaqged agn'n. While at 2 o'clock , even
I grown tiifn were weeping with terr r
j and fighting for place around the rail- j
way million, at o elm k everybody wu :
rain c-rtuin that the forces would In i
ole to hold out agalnM the (iermuiu
and even throw them back acroes th..
river Nethe, while everybody wus lolling
his nrlKhh'irs how far suiierior tho guns
were to the German heavy artillery.
The people remaining In th4clty are
taking to the cellars, prepared to hear
the first German shell In the morning.
The Belgian ministers are trying to
reach Ostend through Flanders and via
Holland.
The Belgian army Is marching Into the
city, iireo out, leaving the guarding of
;m( uira qui, !svinjr me Kuardtngr or
the fort, for the night to fresh troV-
'
fThe asterisks-sre given to denote
words cut out by the censor. Evidently
they related to forces snd stuns brought
to Antwerp by the Briilali"
Six: Zeppelins
Fly Over Antwerp
LONDON. Oct. S.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Amsterdam aays that
during Wednesday night no fewer than
ulx Zeppelins flew oyer Antwerp, drop
ping bombs In all directions. The extent
of the damage done is not known, but
one of the bombs damaged th palace of
justice.
A -v
SECOND LINE OF DEFENSE
Importance of Preparing to Closed
Bflck Door to Essen Also Real
ired by Teutons.V
BOMBARDMENT OF CITY STARTS'
Germans Cross River Nethe, bnt
Trenches Along the Scheldt
Still Holding Out.
ALLIES' v LEFT IS
EXTENDED)
Fighting Continues in France
a$
Points Near Belgian Border. ;
SIEGE OF PRZEMYSL CONTINUES
All Kfforta of Anstrlans to Believer
This Fortrras Are Reported-
as Having Been Ro.
poised. .. ..al'ji
il.(
Bl I LKT1. ,;i
BORDEAUX, Oct. 8. News hu
been received here that the king of
the Belgian marched out of Ant
werp today at the head of a portion
of his army.
uyjssuuM, uci. g. Antwerp was?
subjected to a furious bombardment
throughout last night," telegraph
tne correspondent of the Star "at
Ghent. "Shells from the German
IS-lnch (42 centimeter) guns were
falling 'early this morning In tbi
place Pertre, close to the cathedral.
LONDON, Oet-Ail eyes today;
are. turned to Antwerp, whose fate
was regarded berg as important out
of all proportion to the numbers of
men en gaped In Its attack and de
fense. Germany must not only keep ;
an open door into France, It is ar"
gued, but must be prepared to clos
the back door to Essen, a most uui
port ant German military renter.
The war. has presented no picture
or greater desolation than that ot
the hosts of refugees fleeing front
the last Belgian stronghold. Great
crowds of the citizens of Antwerp,
dumb with terror, are fleeing to
ward England and Holland in such,
numbers that the hospitality of these
countries is likely to be taxed to the)
utmost. ' The Night of these refu
gees has been accelerated by the ape
pearance over the city of Zeppelin9
airships, dropping destruction- and.
death. , '
The only ray of hope from the t-e
JJes' standpoint is found In the newjt
that the almost exhausted garrison
ot Antwerp has been rnf orced bjfl
fresh troops and more guns.
Battering the Forts.
I Up to tho present only one great tier
I man singe gun- has been brought Into
I play V"' this piece of artillery fs fired In
frequently. Guns half the size of the -
! stroyers of Uege and Namur are betr.a?
I used to batter the rings of forts whictg
j surround Antwerp,
j Roth sides confirm the report that thgj
Germans have crossed the river Nethe,
hut the trenches "along the Scheldt gr
still holding out. The German offensive
movement Is approaching the Inner ring
of forts, and Berlin reorts the capture,
In the open field of four heavy batterlas
fifty-two field guns and aamsny mart
chine guns.
As the net Is drawn tighter above th
ritr. the efforts of ita iWenriera are Ma ,
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Get Busy-America j
Wis are favored among the
nations. We have peace and
plenty within our own orders,
We have learned the lessons ,
taught by lean times, and sa ."
are prepared to face the dayi
ahead. Our farmers are pros- ;
pering by reason of the present
i . n . ,
conditions and when agricul '
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outlook is one of good hope and
good cheer..
Some American Industries
, and mercantile enterprises now
suffer because ot the partial
suspension of - trans-oceanle
trade. Ships are being provid
ed American ships. More in
dustries will be stimulated to
supply our borne demand, which
MUST be satisfied. It Is a time
of great and glorious business
opportunity.
Boom Times Are Coming-
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