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T ( DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. m Motto: All The News When 1 1 Is New. VOL. 23. DAKOTA CITY, NEB, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1014. NO. 11. YIELD FORTRESS OF 15116 mo WAR AND PEACE IN CHAMPAGNE COUNTRY REVISION OF SCHOOL LAWS Chic Hats for Midwinter Gayeties State Commission Suggests Soma Changes In Code Favors County Unit. 111! Uui uss FORGES GAIN PD r W f i y 1 ; ADVANCE GUARD ON EAST PRUS SIAN AND POSEN BORDERS ' FIERCE FIGHTING. v RENEW OFFENSIVE IN WEST Invaders, with Reinforcements, Are Attempting to Break Through Al lies' Lines Each Side Is Making Progress Which May Count In the Final Struggle. Wwtem &frw-paper Union News Smlce. London, Nov. 9. Tho Germans have renewed thOir offensive in the vicin ity of Ypres and Dlxmude, where sev eral attempts to break through tho allied lines and gain the coast of France have been repulsed after the most severe fighting of tho war. Despite tho reverses which the Aus-tro-Gernian armies have Bufforod in the east, where tho Russians have now set their feet in German terri tory, both in East Prussia and in Posen, the Germans are said to bo etlll sending reinforcements to the west in an endeavor to break down the resistance of tho French, British and Belgians, who have been holding their positions and have In places mado small but important advances. There has, however, as yet been no decisive encounter fought along the whole front, but each side is mak ing gains which may count when the crisis is at hand With the tremen dous forces opposing each other any ( progress must necessarily be slow In these duys of siege battles, but both allies and the Germans express satis faction wit(i tho way In which the I battle has gone thus far. Fighting In the East. j In the east tho Russian advance ! guards are now fighting on both the East Prussian and Posen borders, and it is belioved that tho Germans have given up their first plan of offering resistance to the Russian advance on the positions which they had prepared along the Wnrttae river. According to tho German report the Russians have suffered a reverse on tho East Prussian frontier, where they lost 4,000 men and some machine guns, but of the fighting elsewhere in this region Berlin says nothing. There have been no developments in the far east, tho engagements fought being between Russian and Turkish frontier guards In the Cau casus or the bombardment of ports. ' Recruiting in England has been j given an Impetus by tho marches of i some crack territorial regiments in to day's procession through tho streets of London In connection with the in auguration of tho lord mayor, in which ' the Canadian and other dominion ' troops took part. From all sections of the country como reports of an increasing number of young men of fering themselves for service. Russ Advance Rapid. London, Nov. 9. A Petrograd dis patch to the Post says: "Tho rapid ity of the movement on the battle fields in Poland has been unequaled since the days of Napoleon. Deduct ing tho time spent in actual fight ing, tho Russian pursuit has been pressed for more than a week at a ruto averaging four miles per day over the Polish roads, which are very heavy after the rainy season. "There is believed to bo no doubt that tho Germans In their retreat passed Czenstozown, without stop ping." WAR SUMMARY. Nov. 10. So far as Is disclosed by the official statomont tho .situation In the war theaters, both east and west, remains virtually unchanged. Tho Belgium and northern Franco allies and the Gormans apparently take turns In assuming the offensive, while both sides are bringing up re inforcements and preparing thorn solves for tho declslvo struggle, which is predicted for an early date. In the east tho Russian hosts, ac- nnp1 rrr r tlm Ort t pnnrn I nnnmimiA. ' ment, are still driving the Germans and Austrlnns In front of thorn. Advices from South Africa say that' the forces under Christian Beyers, ono of tho loaders In the revolt, have been dispersed by government forces, los ing nine men killed, more than that wounded and 364 prisoners. They also report that the robol Gen. DoWet has defeated a government commando, and that Gen. DoWet's son has been killed Further disasters have occurred from mines in tho North sea, the Swedish stoamer Atlo having beon blown up and six of nor 'crew drown ed, and the Dutch fishing boat Pool etor having mot a liko fate In Belgium all the railway omployes have stopped work undor orders from the Belgium govornment, thus bring ing railway traffic to a comploto stand still and interfering with tho move ment of Gorman troops Tho German authorities, It is reported, will replace the Bclplnns by Germane Germans Unable to Hold Position Against Persistent Attack of Allies. SIEGE LASTED THREE MONTHS Last of the Kaiser's Possessions on the Asiatic Mainland German Troops Retire From the Yser Mak ing Preparations for Attack Else where France Declares War on Turkey. Tokyo, Nov. 8. It is officially an nounced that the German fortress of Tslng Tno has surrendered to the Jap anese and British forces. Tho first stop in bringing nbout the surrender of the fortress occurred when the Infantry charged nnd occu pied tho middle fort of tho line of de fense. In this operation they took 200 prisoners Casualty List Issued. Complete casualty lists containing the names of the killed and wounded In tho opeiations around Tslng Tao given out before the announcement of thp surrender of the fortress show that tho British lost two killed nnd eight wounded, their wounded including two majors, and that the Japanese lost 200 killed and 878 wounded History of Struggle. The capture of Tslng Tao loses to Germany her last foot of possessions on the Asiatic mainland. For nearly three months tho little German garrison, amounting to about 7,000 men and nearly wholly composed of reservists who were living or doing business in China, has held out against the land and sea attacks of tho Jap anese, of certain British detachments of both white and Indian troops that found themselves In the East at the outbreak of the war. What the losses of the garrison have been Is not known. ALLIES TAKE THE OFFENSIVE French and British Claim to Have - Made Important Advances In Northern France. London. 'Nov. 9. Tho allies, who for two weeks have been hurling back furious attacks by the Germans in Bel- CARING FOR DYING SOLDIERS Pathetic bcene of Belgian peubants caring for a dying French soldier after his regiment has passed on. 1 glum and northern Fiance, have taken 1 the offensive and made Important ad- vjiiccs. The losses nave been terrlllc. Around Ypres alono tho German cas ualties nro reported at 100,000. Tho success of their enemies is prac tically ndmitted by tho Germans, as the statement g ven out in Borlln ad mits tho armies of tho kaiser havo ad vanced in only ono place. That is to tho west of the Argonno region, whero tho Germans have succeeded in taking from tho French an Important height near Vienno-Io-Chateau. Thoy cap tured several heavy guns thero In tho Alsno valley around Solssons tho allies have regained tho ground which tho Germans by fierce nssaults had taken from them. Progress Made by Belgians. Tho Belgians, who aro holding the lino reaching to the coast, have also mado progress. Tho Germans still hold threo points on tho Ysor as a guard against flank ing attacks on the right, comlpg by way of the narrow region of sand dunos under cover of British moni tors German Troops Rushed Eastward. Rotterdam, via London, NovO. Ac cording to tho Courant's correspond ent groat bodies of German troops nro being withdrawn from Belgium for use against tho Russians Ono corre spondent snys: 'Mnny trains carrying cavalry, In fantry and aitlllory have loft Brussels and Ixmvnin for Germany, with tho n, marked in chalk 'To Russia'"' Abandon Vicinity of Yser. r nsUrdin h London No. " rtfln JM&,J i ' French troops marching through u valloy of the champagne countrj. where tho peasants nro picking the grapes for the famous sparkling wlno. dispatch from Sluls to the Telegraat says: "It is now obvious that tho Germans have abandoned their attempts to cross the Yser. -Belgian troops occupy both banks of tho river. "German troops havo retreated cast ward In largo numbers and continued to arrive In Bruges throughout yester day." The British fleet, say unofficial ac counts, again has taken action along tho Belgian coast, and has been bom barding Knocke and Zeebrugge, where the Germans aro supposed to bo or ganizing bases for their submarines. An aviator from tho allies' lines dropped two .bombs In German naph tha tanks at Bruges Thursday, killing eight marines. 150,000 More Men for Kaiser. Tho Germans have concentrated 150,000 fresh troops In Munster, 78 miles northeast of Cologne. They will be sent Into Belgium Sunday, when all railway traffic will stop for the pur pose. Guns wero thundering again today in the direction of Thourout and Ypres. Tho allies make constant sal lies at night from Pnsschcndaolo, 11 mlle3 noithenst'of Ypies. Apparently scouts have blown up tho railway between Bruges nnd Ghent, as a tratnload of wounded was obliged to return to Bruges during tho day. Germans Claim Advantages. Berlin, via London, Nov. C. Tho German general headquarters issued the following statement today: "Yesterday the Belgians, assisted by British and French troops, mado a fierce attack by way of Nleuport be tween tho sea and tho inundations, but they wero easily repulsed. "Near Ypres, southwest of Lille, and south of Berry-au-Bac, In tho Ar gonno region, and In tho Vosges our attacks are progressing. In tho east ern theater of war thero havo been no material events." HEARS OF RUSSIAN SUCCESS Petrograd Correspondent of London Newspaper Declares Germans and Austrlans Hard Hit. London, Nov. 9. Tho Petrograd cor respondent of tho Dally Telegraph hears of another significant victory which has not yet been reported In tho press, but which Is said to bo tho greatest success of the war Ho de clares that tho combined Austrian and German armies have been dealt a stag gering blow along their lino of com munications, which Is of vital Impor tance. "When all tho details of tho Rus sian operations In Poland aro known," snys the correspondent, "Grand Duke Nicholas will be hailed as ono of tho greatest strategists of the period." Berlin Admits German Retreat. Berlin, Nov. 7, via The Hague and London, Nov. 8. Tho flrht reference showing tho direction nnd extent of the German retirement from before Warsaw was contained today In a ro port mentioning the dofeat or tho Rub slan cavalry near Kolo, twenty-five miles from tho Germnn frontier. This shows thnt tho Germans hnve retired behind tho Wnrtho river, which roughly parallels tho German eastern frontier, nnd, according to MaJ. Mo raht, military correspondent of the Berliner Tngoblatt, tho German forces havo also probably boon withdrawn north of tho "Wnrtho on tho west Prus sian frontier. DECLARES WAR ON TURKEY France Formally Includes Sultan In List of Enemies Latter Pro claims Holy War. Washington. Nov 7. Official dis patches from tho Fronch foreign of fice to tho ombnssy horo today con firmed tho roport that tho French government hnd nnnounced that a state of war existed botweon Franco nnd tho Ottoman omplro. With Russln, Great Britain and Franco as its foos Turkey soon inny find Sorvla's war declaration placed on Its front doorstop Greece Annexes Epirus. London. Nov. 7. -A dispatch from Snlonlkl snys that Ozographos, tho former governor of that seaport, has addressed a proclamation to tho Eplrotes Informing them of tho an nexation of Eplrus by Grceco. Except for tho Russian announce ment of tho invasion of Turkish ter ritory from tho Caucasus silence pro vails as to the operations In tho near East. Balkans May Join War. For tho present interest Is centered In tho possibilities of the Balkan statos becoming Involved In tho war. Epirus was denied to Greece by the London conference nftor tho first Balkan war. It Is also said on good authority that negotiations nro proceeding for an arrangomeut by which Bulgaria will receive Macedonia, which Is lnrgely Bulgarian, if sho will consent to give her active support to tho al lies' cause. Sorvla, which won Macedonia by the sword, hesitates, It Is said, to give It up, , but It is thought hero sho can hardly turn a deaf ear to Russia, who onterod tho war on her account. Fur ther, It Is said, she would receive compensation In Bosnia through which sho would get a routo to tho sea. Holy War Pvctalmed. Official announcement wns mado In Berlin, snys a wireless report, that tho Shelk-ul-Islam, tho chlof ecclesi astical dignitary of Mohammedanism in Turkey, has issued a decree In Constantinople, saying that In tho lighting with Russia, England and Franco the duty of every Mussulman is to his faith. This decreo has boon spread throughout the Mohammedan world and nnnounced to the pilgrims at Mecca. American Marines Landed. London, Nov. 6. Tho Russlnn nd mlralty announced officially that the Turkish fleot has been driven from tho Black sea and Is now effectively bottled up In the Bosporus, with tho Russian Black sea fleot standing guard at the entrance. Tho Temps at Pnrls has received a report stating that American marines havo been landed at Beirut, Syria, for tho protection of Amerlcnn Interests. Bombard Turkish Positions. London, Nov. 8 Tho correspond ent of Router's Tolegrnph company at Athons says: "Two British destroyors havo bom barded tho telegraph stations at Sar moussak and Ayasmat, Tho Turks sank a Greek steamer that was flying tho BrltlBh flag at Alvall. "Tho Greek Inhabitants of Smyrna aro fleeing panic stricken. A British destroyer went to Alvall to embark tho British consul, but tho Turks re fused to permit this. "It Is stnted that forts Sedlo llahr nnd Kum Kale in tho Dardanelles hnvo been completely destroyed by tho bombnrdmont. "Tho Turks, under tho direction of German officers, nro hastily fortify ing Alvall." Millions More for Kaiser. London, Nov. 8. A dispatch to tho Times from Rotterdam says it Is re ported that tho Germans lighting In South Belgium aro chiefly voluntcora and that G.000,000 volunteers between tho ages of 19 and 21 yenrs aro drill ing in Germany. German Casualty List Last Week. Berlin, Nov. 8. Tho Germnn casu alty list Issued yesterday brought tho total number of nnmos contained In last week's report up to about 57,800 Hospital records show that a largo proportion of tho wounded havo re turned to duty. Italy to Remain Neutral. Washington, Nov C. Formation of tho now Italian cnblnot, nowH of which officially reached tho embassy .horo to day, probably will moan tho continua tion of Italy's policy of strict neutral ity, according to opinions expressed at tho embaasy. Wounded by Bombs; 21 Die. Petrograd, via London, Nov. 8. Tho Bourse Gazette's Warsaw coi re spondent snys that twonty-ono per rons havo dlod In hospitals thero dur ing tho last fow days from wounds rrctived from German bombs dropped from aeroplanes Stnto Superintendent James Dolzcll in speaking before tho county super intendent's section of tho state teach ers' association In Omaha presented tho report of tho commlsstou appoint ed by the governor for tho rovlslon I of school laws. Ono of tho main fea tures of tho roport, which will bo submitted to Governor Morohohd Is the provision for tho county unit. Tho county unit system mnkoa a school district of an outlro county with a subdivision into wards. Tho school administration Is by a school board of flvo mombors ono for oach ward olectod In March on a ticket with no political affiliation. Tho county superintendent Is chosen by tho board nnd tho county trensuror ' is mado cxolllclo trensuror of tho ' district Undor tho provisions of this plan ' tho county superintendent ' shall havo a lifo certificate and havo I HWArt IfnnHn' flllrtrtnnrtrill A Sll At sin rttt a teacher. Tho board is charged with tho caro of buildings, tho locat ing of boundary lines for tho various school territories, tho omploymont of teachers and tho establishment of a uniform and efficient system of schools. Application has beon mado by tho Lincoln telephone company to tho stato railway commission for loavo to cancel grounded rates at Bennot and to establish metallic circuit rates. Tho company alleges 174 sub scribers havo petitioned for tho chango. 111 subscribers say thoy havo no objections but havo not signed tho petition, nnd 33 opposo tho chango. A portion of tho oxchango Is twelvo years old and the company desires to robulld nnd Install a metal lic servico with tho following rates: individual business telephone, $2.50; two-party business, $2; individual res idence, $1.50; two party residence, $1.25; ten party farm, $1.50. Theso aro tho rates which tho 174 subscrib ers ask bo established. Approval of tho Jonoa bill, provid ing for tho morgor for all tho rail roads of tho United States, has beon asked of tho stato railway com mission by eablern people interested in tho measure. Tho bill wont through tho Initial stages in tho United States senato, hut did not meot with Immediate responso from tho country at large. It provides for capitalization of all roads at $8,-000,-000,000 and salo of stock In blocks of not more than 5,000 shares to any ono citizen of tho country. Under tho plan tho stock would pay a guar anteed 4 per cent dividend yearly. An appeal to the supremo court from an order of tho stato rallawy commission reducing rates on mor chandlso and otlior goods that aro now carrlod under class rates, has beon Joined In by nil tho rallroadB having lines In Nebraska. Tho appeal Is taken to tho supremo court by kho Union Pacific, Burlington, Rock Is land, Northwestern, tho Omaha road, Missouri Pacific and tho St, Joseph & Grand Jsland Companies. Tho ordor of tho commission Is know as Num ber 19. Tho railway commission hold a hearing on tho application of Ed Os sonkop for an ordorcompelllng tho Eagle Telophono company to put a tolcphono In tho Iioubo which Is situated between Bethany and Eagle. Ho now has a phono connected with tho Lincoln Telophono company's linos, but ho asks for connection with the Eaglo exchange. Tho com mission took tho case under ndvlso mont At tho request of Stato Auditor W. B. Howard tho attorney gonornl's de partment has filed suit in the bu promo court for tho rocovery of funds alleged t,o bo duo the stato from tho counties of Dakota, Stanton, Boono, Burt nnd Gago counties. Tho money sued for amounts to $48,838.21 r. roWini, 41R321 r.8 is nrlnclnal and $30,510.03 1b Interest at tho rato of 7 por cont. A motion for a roliearlng has boen filed in tho supromo court by Frank A. Broadwoll and tho Amorican Sure ty company in a case decided against them as defendants and in favor of Douglas county, covering an attompt to collect from Broadwoll when clerk of tho district court of tho county cortaln insano foes which ho had re tained. Tho Gorman-Amorlcan Stato bank of Omaha has fllod articles of Incor poration with tho Stnto Banking board and a charter haa been grant ed Tho bank hoa a capital of $200,000. Tho corn arreago in Nebraska for 1914 amountod to C.530,078 acres, ac cording to figures compiled by tho Btato board of ngriculturo. Tho nerd ago In 1913 was C.817,127. Owing to tho drouth of last year many fannora in tho South Platto roglon sowed In croasod wheat acroagos In tho fall of 1913. Alfftlfa also mado InroadB on tho con; acreago In aomo communi ties. Tho assessors of Nobraska dlB coverod 1,597,990 cattlo In tho Btato on April 1, 1914, and listed 491,020 milch cows. AUROUP of beautiful hats Includes threo ostrlch-trlmniod shnpes, such ns women of fashion delight In for thoso occasions on which tho hat is worn. At tho club luncheon, at flvo o'clock tea, at tho afternoon recep tion, In tho box party and for calling, tho hat Is tho dominant featuro of tho toilet and must play Its leading pnrt or rcduco all the other apparel to its own Iovel. Women aro right In giving much time and study to the matter. Among tho newest and most capti vating hats are those with' wide brinm, mado of volvot. Ono of theso Is shown In the plcturo having n brim much wider nt tho lott. side than nt tho right. Tho brim Is covered smoothly with velvet, and flares upward very gently at tho wldo portion, The crown Is soft at the top, having tho sides on circled by n smooth collar of volvot. A sash of soft satin ribbon Is tied about It, finished with two short loops nt tho front. At tho sldo, n short, vory wldo plume Is fastened to tho undorbrlm with a Coiffures for Matron and Maid NS& mW - )S . v'' ' ' lwn COIFFURE which is ulwayB "In," n staplo atylo in hair dressing, and a second one, which 1b typical of tho nowoat voguo, are pictured horo to gether. In tho first ono a mode of dressing tho hair is showt, which, with vory little variation, has boon used for many years, I7i the second, nn Idea qulto unfamiliar is sot forth for what It la worth, and it remains to be seen with what success It bids for favor, Tho middle part should not be adopt ed by any woman unless she is a great beauty, who cau "enrry off" anything, without a bit of experimenting, Thero aro u fow typos that It la becoming to. It happens nearly always that thoy aro womon with vory abundant hair. In tho colffuro pictured tho hair is waved (but not "mnrcollod") in loose but rogulnr waves at tho front and aoross tho back. Tho hair on tho crown Is not waved. Thla Btylo la not at all difficult to dross, Tho waving may bo dono with tho curling Iron, or, better still, on heavy wire hnlrplne or ''curlers'' or with kid rollers. The unwnvod hair nud tho back hair Is combed up to tho top of tho crown, whero it la nrrnnesd In a Bmooth twist with ends pinned under. It will stay In place it It is first tied at the top of tho crown with a short pleco of shoelace or tape Tho front hair is parted and combed down at each Bide- as far as tho tem Binnll flat bow of ribbon like that around tho crown. It curls up over tho brim odgo und rests on tho upper brim. Just abovo Is a protty felt hat In a light color. The facing of black volvot forms tho narrow binding at tho edge of tho brim. A stiff collar of volvot stands up about tho crown. Between this collnr and tho crown four short ostrich tips nro mounted, no two of them in Just tho same manner. A' hat of gold laco with narrow, flat brim nnd low crown Is daringly trimmed with a long straight ostrich quill In white, and a soft black plumo. Thero Is a twist of velvet at tho base of tho crown. Tho tall quill and tho plume both spring from tho front of tho hnt, tho quill sweeping upward and tho plumo falling backward over tho brim. Hats 'of silver lace, with ro settes mado of ostrich flues In which a roBo Is set, placed flat on tho brim at lntorvnls, aro about tho samo shape as tho hat of gold laco Just described. ples. Horo It la turned back and brought to tho coll at tho back, where It la pinned In. The ends of the sldo hair are twisted lightly Into a coll and arranged In a short loop of hair at each side of tho middle twist; Small shell pins look well and nro in keep ing with this neat and conservatlvo hair dress. If u hair net can be adjusted o that It can hardly bo seen It will keep gray or white hair, which Is Inclined to bo wiry, in place and preserve tho neat Hess which Is essential to this coiffure. A conservative example of tho now casquo colffuro, In which tho hair la marcelled In very regular waves and combed back off tho face, Is shown in tho second plcturo. In the extremes of this style the earn arq uncovered, the hair drawn back oft the fprohead und combed up to tho top of tho head, There aro aovoral arrnngomonts of the back hair, tho favorite being, a long, soft Fronch twist, considerably fuller nnd hlghor thnn that shpwn here Tho forohead, In these now coiffures, Is lnnocont of curls and qulto bare. This proves so trying to tho majority of women that thoy havo softened the line ot hair about the faco by .bringing It down In tho mlddlo ot tho forehead In a "dip" and combing tho locks In front ot tho ears back over tho top of tho ears, as shown In the picture JULIA BOTTOMLEY,