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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA. GERMAN AEROPLANE DROPS SEVERAL ON THE FRENCH CAPITAL BOMBS German Aviator Plying Six Thousand feet Above Paris Hurls Pour Down Upon City. Con tained Note to Surrender. INHABITANTS REMAIN QUIET Place Being Turned Into Entrenched Camp to Resist Invasion. Euro pean Nations With Millions of Men Waging Death Strugglo On Auotro Russian Line In Prussia and In North ern France. Lcmberg In Gallcla," sayB tho St. Pe tersburg correspondent of the Dally Mall. British Report Loss. London. After four days of des- porato fighting with casualties be tween 5,000 and 8,000 the British array In Franco Is rested, roflttod and rein forced for tho next great battle, ac cording to announcement made by Lord Kitchener, secretary of state for war. In a statement, bnBed on re ports from Sir John French, command er of tho British expeditionary forces, tho secretary says that tho British, af ter struggling against tremendous odds, retired to a now lino of defense ALLIED ARE CALLING FOR MEN. Millions In Battle. London. From all tho far-spread battlo linos only bulletins of Napo leonic brovjty have come In for pub lication. History is being mado on three great fields of action nlong 200 miles of French frontier, on 200 miles of tho Austro-Hungarlan border and through a wide nrea of eastern Prussia Sllcnco has covered Austria's wnr hood of Allensteln, East Prussia WAR SUMMARY. The Military government of Paris has ordered all residents ;; within the zone of action of the! forts around Paris to evacuate and 'raze all houses within four days. The French war office an nounces that the German forces arc advancing In the direction off La here, wnicn lies aoout cignty "miles northeast of Parle. .Thet right wing of the French troops , .operating In this region has drlv-i ' en back the Germans on the town " of Guise, but the left wing was un-T "able to hold the advance of the . , German troops. An Athens dispatch gives a semi-official ntatement of news from "a trustworthy source In H -Constantinople, that German offl-i " ccrs and sailors have passed "through Bulgaria on their way to .Constantinople." A Berlin dispatch says the Ger- man army is energetically press ing the Russians In the neighbor- Paris. A Gorman aeroplane, flying at a height of 0,000 feet over Paris, (dropped several bomb Into tho city. One bomb struck near L'Est rail way 'station, not far from tho military hospital, and three more fell near Qua! de Jemmapes, Rue IMcollot and Place do la Ilepubllquo. It Is declared that no damage was done. City Tranquil. Though startled by this threatening loccurance, Parisians remained tran Iqutl. All havo boen gradually accus- Itomed to consider much mora seri ous events as possibilities, and the peoplo of tho capital are equal to jolthor fortune liard won success In itho north or temporary roverso. Tho territory over whloh a Gorman (aviator flow la In tho northeastern part of ParlB, and scarcoly a mllo jfrom the heart of tho city. In this dis trict aro the big military hospital, tho Hospital St. Louis, St. Laznro prison 'for womon, tho Church of St. Lauront, Which dates from tho sixteenth cen tury; tho north railroad station, the magnificent church of St. Vincent do jpaul, tho Larlbosloro hospital, ono of itho largost in Paris, a number of Itheaters and several colleges. City Entrenched Camp. ' Tho Fronch capital has rushed its iplans to resist a siege by tho Gorman army. Tho city Is bolng turned Into lan ontrenched camp. Following the decree Issued by the imlllatry govornor ordorlng resident 'of tho districts within action of the city's defending lino of forts to evacu ate and destroy their houses within dour days, enormous stocks of food (wero placed In tho stato warehouse. with Servla for several days, but that has become a minor detail of the death strugglo of tho European pow ers with millions of men ongnged. Tho Russian front Is tho scene of events of tho greatest magnitude but botweon tho claims and counter claims of the belligerents there is such a vital difference that It is lm- That the French lines are still falling back before the German ad- i, vance Is Indicated by an official statement Issued by the French !!war office, which says that the - progress of the German right wing , .has obliged the French 'left to yield ground 4' mrwrwmk y 51231 311 A 1 I 1 I EVENT8 OF THE DAY HELD TO A FEW LINES. LATE EVENTS BOILED Personal, Political, Foreign and Other Intelligence Interesting to tho General Readers. British sergeant answering mobili zation call, with his little daughter. cruiser Mainz was sent to tho bottom In an engagement with the light cruls Oerman destroyers wero riddled and sunk, whllo many others wero badly damaged. Ono cruiser, battle-scarred and on fire, drifted away In a sinking condi tion and was lost sight of. British Suffer No Loss. Tho British cruiser squadron', ac cording to the soinl-offlclal report of the battlo, although attacked by sub marine boats and menaced by floating mines and tho guns from the German warships, suffered no serious losses. BATTLE-TORN STANDARDS OF BELGIANS , Considered Criminals. St. Petersburg. Grand Duko Nlcho jlaB, commandor-ln-chlef of the Rus sian army, declares, says tho corre spondent, that tho Polish Solkos, In view of their disloyal conduct and bullets, have no claim to bo troated First photograph of Belgian cavalry during the fighting about Liege, showing their standards torn to ribbons by tho flro of tho Germans. WASHINGTON. Secietary Bryan has officially stat ed that tho Panama-Pacific exposition in 1915 will be held as announced. Secretary Bryan has cabled all American embassies and legations In Europe to urge all Americans to re turn home immediately. The limit on individual postal sav ings deposits was Increased to $1,000 by a bill passed by congres. Tho gov ernment will pay Interest on deposits up to ?500. c Administration leadens In congress were summoned to tho White house and told that tho president expected no lot-down In the program of keep ing tho trust bill moving. Fiance has expressed to the United States Its disapproval of certain phases of the administration's plan to build up a merchant marine through the purchase of foreign ships. President Wilson has Issued a pro clamation of neutrality recognizing that "a stato of war unhappily exists between Japan and Austria-Hungary." It is similar to other proclamation pre viously Issued. Advocates of jail ; sentences for trust law breakers spoke In tho sen ate and by a vote of 20 to 21 Incor porated In the pending Clayton bill a provision to mako violations of tho "tying" contract section punishable by Imprisonment. Paul Fuller of New York, who prob aDly will bo tho next ambassador to Mexico, reported to President Wilson that there was little danger of a con flict between Villa and Carranza and that prospects for continued peace In Mexico wero bright. A conference between representa tive bankers from the twelve reserve cities and their business centers and the federal reserve board, which may result In an Immediate announce ment of tho time of tho opening of tho now banking system, has been called by the board for September 4. possible to form an cstlmato of which way tho balanco swings. News Delayed. From northern Franco tho news appears to follow events by throe or four days. Tho French embassy an nounces that thero has been hard fighting on tho right wing of Its northern army near Moglores and al so that the Gorman forces aro mak ing progress in the La Foro district, which apparently means that tho Fronch loft wing haB retired somo- NEW TYPE OF BOMB GUN OF BRITISH ARMY JmMi'f'lKuH4-.i V f Rich Region In Grasp. Tho Germans' aro believed to be forging another steam hammer for a hoavy blow and Great Britain anx iously awaits word of a great battlo In which Its army may be a focal point. How far tho Uhlans have spread Into French torrltory, It Is impossiblo to learn from tho many wild reports fugltlcs havo brought Into England, but a rich country with Important manufacturing cities Is evidently In their grasp. I All Able Bodied Men Called. London. Tho British and French governments aro calling upon all En glishmen and Frenchmen to Join In dofenso of tho allied lines, which ap parently aro being pushed back grad ually by tho overwhelming Gorman forces on their way to Paris. A campaign haB bcon begun In London and other English cities to induce nil able-bodied Englishmen 'to Join tho colors. Field Marshal Lord Roberts, addressing a meeting to ob tain rocrults for tho army, declared the country was In great danger and that defeat would mean "ruin, shamo and slavery." Floltl Marshal Mcuthon said any eligible man refusing to Join tho ar my In the tlmo of his country's need Is nothing but a coward. Tho cruiser Amethyst and tho tor pedo boat destroyer Laertes, were damaged, but all tho ships in tho Brit ish fleet were afloat at the end of tho ongagement. The British loss of life was not great. In the battl cruiser squadron wero tho flagship Lion, the New Zealand, tho Queon Mario and tho Princess Royal, commanded by Rear Admiral Beatty, whllo Read Admiral Moore, Roar Admiral Christian, Commodore Goodnough and Commodoro Tyrwrltt had charge of other contingents. with magnamity and thorofore will be considered, not as combatants, but as criminals under the military law. Tho Russian nowspapcrs announce that German railways aro preparing to transport troopB from tholr west ern frontier against Russia. "Scattered encounters In' eastern Gallcla havo developed Into a gen eral battlo extending 100 miles from the southern districts of Lublin, In Russian Poland, to a point boyond what further, but It is not revealed how near the Germans have ap proached to tho LoFero fortrcsa, Tho British official reports show that tho British army no longor con stitutes tho left wing ' of tho allied forces, but that the French havo ro lnforcod them on tho west. It further says that tho French havo boon fight ing both east und west of them and havo brought tho German stoamroller to a standstill for a tlmo. Win Naval Engagement. London. It- has boon announced that tho British floet haB sunk two Gorman cruisers .and two German tor pedo boat destroyers off Heligoland. A third cruiser was set afire and was loft sinking. No British ships were lost In the battlo, It was added, and the British loss of life was not heavy. In addition to tho two torpedo boat destroyers and three crulBors many of tho German torpedo boats were damaged. Two Cruisers Sunk. Roar Admiral Sir David Beatty com manded the British forces and with a strong array of torpedo boat destroy ers, battlo cruisers and light cruisers and submarines, attacked tho Ger mans In Heligoland. Tho protected Paris Defense Strong. Washington. Tho fortifications of Paris and tholr ability to ''resist a Blogo 1b receiving the close attention of military observers, now that Paris 1b the announced objectlvo point of tho Gorman forces, and tho French ministry of war haa adopted urgent moans of strongthening tho city's do fonsos to tho utmost. Whllo tho city's detailed defenses aro surrounded with secrecy by Fronch military authorities, yet their general character and formidable strength are known to military ex perts, who recognlzo thorn as among the strongest fortifications of tho world. Theso fortifications consist of three distinct circles swooping around the city first, the solid wall of masonry, eighteen feot high, extending for twenty-two mlloB around tho old sec tions of Paris; socond, the system of seventeen detached forts arranged at Intervals, two miles beyond the wall and making a circuit of tho city thirty-four miles long; and third, an outer glrdlo of forts seventy-five miles long on tho heights commanding the valley of the Seine. Paris and Berlin Menaced. The conflict of millions appears at last to bo In progress. Even such news as tho Kaiser WUholm Dcr Grosse pales besldo tho realization that a titanic battle is being fought, and that tho nllloB are fighting to block tho road to Paris, which the Germans are hardly further away from than New York la from Philadelphia. Aeroplane Falls, Two Killed. Paris. A German aeroplane fell to tho ground lnsldo tho British linos in the Ipesnoy region, and tho two young Gorman offlcors on board wore killed. Bucsnoy Is six miles from LIUo. Tho minister of agriculture has au thorized tho salo of frozen game In Paris. Large quantities of frozen rabbits In normal tlmos are sent from France to tho United States. As a, rule they are kept la cold storage un til the opening of tho gumo season, but under the present circumstances they will be used here. Uhlans and Gendarmes Fight. Paris. A djspatch to tho Havas agency from OsUnd says that a squadron of Uhlans with qnlck firing guns seized a railroad station near Ostend. They carried away tho sta tion safe, blew up a portion of tho track and left In the direction of Os tend. At Snacskcrko brldgo Belgian gendarmes in automobiles and on bl cycloa came up and engaged them. After an hour's fighting tho Uhlans fled, carrying away seven dead. Tho Belgians had six killed and two wounded. Americans Are All Out of Antwerp. Antwerp, via Paris. AH tho Amer ican tourlBts havo loft for homo by way of Holland and England. The ma jority of American residents are re maining. Business Is absolutely at a standstill, though hopes aro enter tained that traffic will be ro-openod If tho river Scheldt remains free. Tho royal family Ib showing special Interest In tho welfare of the peoplo. tho young princess, Mario Joslo, to give tho peoplo confidence, appears on tho streets twice dally. French Gave Way Under Fire. Paris. With regard to tho unau thorized retreat of a portion of tho Fifteenth corps of tho Fronch army during the fighting In Lorraine, which resulted In tho French Invadors of Germany being driven back with losses, M. Clemenceau explains that tho troopB wero Impresslonablo south erners, and their officers did not In terfere with tho flight with Bufflclont energy. "In tho thick of battle," ho says, "those men loft a gap of flvo and six mllos for th eenemy to penetrate. DOMESTIC. William Guggenheim, of New York has donated $5,000 to the German Red Cross society. Tho estate of B. F. Keith, tho thea ter owner, admitted to probate In Pittsburgh, is valued at $2,000,000. Stephen F. Russo of Peoksklll, N. Y gave a pint of his blood to save the life of Jerome Bladwln, a stran ger, In a transfusion operation. Thomas G. Plant, a retired shoe manufacturer of Wolfboro, N. II., was fined 1 cent and costs for beating a reporter who tried to take pictures of his estate. Plant has appealed the case. President Hoffman of the Swiss Confederation cabled the legation at Washington, tolling of suffering among the population of the republic and authorizing tho legation to raise a relief fund In America. "Tho French and EngllBh north ar mies on the Sambre and Mouse riv ers have been surrounded, by German troops on all sides as a result of the latost fighting," says a wireless from Berlin to tho German embassy nt Washington. Receivers havo been appointed for the International Steam Pump Co., a $29,000,000 corporation, by United States Judge Mayer. The receiver ship wus granted In an equity suit brought by bondholders and stock holders and a creditor. "Bert" Cutting of Indianapolis, 19 years old, who has been totally blind for' years, has won distinction for him self by reproducing in shorthand a speech made by Governor Ralston. He usea a mechanical device Instead of taking the usual shorthand notes. Benjamin M. Bolton, biologist of the Maryland agricultural experiment sta tion at Collego Park,, Md., has been engaged by the Cuban government! to take charge of extermination of hog cholera in the Island republic. Tho republic at Libera, on the west wast of Africa, toward which tho ,'nlted States always has maintained he Intimate relation of friendly .ounBelor has appealed to the Ameri can government for advice in en orclng neutrality at its wireless and able stations, After many days' consideration the federal reserve board has decided It will opon a31 twelve federal reserve banks at the same time and launch the new banking system almultan- eously all over the country. Uncle Sam's position In tho Japanese-German war Is that of a neutral observer. Tunis J. Powell, pro3ldent of tho American District Telephone com pany of New York, died In his home In Brooklyn. Ho wbb 82 yoarB old. Brigadier General Philip H. Brlggs,. a civil war veteran and well known. In National Guard circles, died sud denly In Brooklyn. Ho was born In. this city In 1829. What was said to be tho record' prlco for wheat In tho Pacific north west since 1008 was reached In the. Portland market when 5,000 bushela wero sold for $1.06. An official statement form the Brit ish consulate said three British war ships havo been sent at full speed to protect cotton and oil traffic In tliei Gulf of Mexico. Gen. Powell Clayton, distinguished, statesman, diplomat and soldier, died at hlB homo In Washington at the age of olghty-one years. He had been la feeblo health for many months. Shipments of this countries' food stuffs to European ports were further facilitated In New York by the action of tho eastern trunk railroads, which ordered a resumption of through bills, of lading, subject to minor restrlc tons. A census of steamships In New York port showed their number to be 161 which are idle because of the con flict abroad. Of the vessels Inactive,, thirty-four are German and Austrian Tho others, a majority of them flying: the British flag, aro planning to re sume service soon. a There probably will bo no grand' opera In Boston this winter, according; to a cablegram roclved from Ellens Jordan, managing director of the Bos ton Opera company. Most of the sing ers are Europeans and at least four teen male members of the company are known to have enlisted In tho armies. FOREIGN. An official announcement nadoi public at Berlin says that tho city of Namur and five of Hb forts havo been captured by the Germans. Tho sltuatoln between Japan and1 Austria is described In Toklo as a "rupture of diplomatic relations, not. war." Austrlans have started fortifying; Vienna; the official reason given 1b merely to glvo work to tho unem ployed. v It Is stated the Brltlsh'marlnes have occupied Ostend to prevent the Ger mans from getting a foothold on the- Engllsh channel, , The term of tho duke of Connaught. as governor general of Canada which, should expire on October 22, has been: extended indefinitely. The attack on Antwerp by a Zeppe lin dirigible balloon has aroused 6ome anxiety regarding tho possibility of a. similar attack on London. German reservists are said to bo pouring Into Tslng-Tau from various: parts of China to aid In tho defenses of the German station. The ministry of war has decided to. mako Paris a perfectly entrenched. camp. This Is purely a precautlonary measuro to Insure inlets and exits, no matter what the result. , i The Belgian royal family will aban don the temporary palace and estab lish themselves In a secret place la Antwerp as tho result of attack by a. Zeppelin airship. Tournal, capital of Halnout, Bel glum, was compelled by Gorman cap tors to pay $100,000 Indemnity with In an hour, the burgomaster being held as a ho3tago until tho money was: raised, acocrding to a dispatch from Boulogne. Tho proud boast than "an English man's homo 1b his castlo," does not hold good now. Here aro somo thlng that tho naval and military authori ties may do undor the "defense of the. realm aot," passed by parlia ment In London.. Advices from Chinese coastal cities report the sinking of the German tor pedo boat destroyer, S-90, by thi British torpedo boat destroyer Wei land and the seizure by the allies of various German merchantmen as. prizes. c Two small Japanese cruisers drew the first shots from the Tslng Tau fortifications. Several shots dropped around ono of the cruisers whereupon tho vessel fired ono shot In reply and withdrew. It Is reported that one German shell found Its mark. In a battlo off tho Island of Heligo land, In the North Sea, the Germans are reported to havo lost two crulsera and two torpedo boats sunk, while another of tholr cruisers nnd many of their destroyers wero badly batter ed In a fight with British war shlpav and destroyers. Advices from China report the sinking of the German torpedo boat destroyer S-90 by tho British torpedo boat destroyer Wolland, and tho seiz ure by the allies of various German, merchantmen as prizes.
