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j FIRST WAR PICTURE FROM BERLIN; SOLDIERS IN UNTER DEN LINDEN.
GERMAN WARSHIPS REDUCE
TWO SEAPORTS IN RUSSIA
Libau and Hango Declared To Have Been Demolished—Aus
trian Port Of Cattaro Also Reported To Have Been Shelled
By French and British Warships—Strong Forts In Chain
Of St. Petersburg Defenses Badly Damaged—Continued
Fighting Along Prussian Border.
Here’s the first picture to reach America showinq the troops of the Kaiser in Berlin marchinq to war. This photo has iust reached thie
country Irom Germany and shows German infantry on Unter den Linden. Berlin's famous thoroughfare, en route to the front.
GERMANS CLAIM VICTORY
OVER FRENCH IN ALSACE
Paris War Office Admits Being Outgeneraled In Early Part
Of Campaign, But Has Regained Lost Ground—Strass
burg, German Stronghold, Still Intact.
RUSSIAN TROOPS ENGAGE
GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS
London, Aug, 24.—In a dispatch from
St. Petersburg the correspondent of the
Reuter Telegranh company says the
Russian general advance, both on Aus
tria and Germany, is progressing with
out interruption.
A big cavalry engagement of the
northern army on Friday was a severe
blow to the Germans in East Prussia.
An entire German battery was cap
tured. Aviators are throwing bombs
on the German entrenchments and mil
itary buildings.
Three Austrian army corps are en
gaged In the Austro-Servlan theater of
war. They are wedged In the Junction
of the Drina and Yadel rivers. In a
battle of four days’ duration the Ser
vians captured 60 Austrian guns.
A dispatch received here from
Antwerp says, the Russian minister
has been advised officially that in an
encounter in Prussia the Russians took
many German prisoners and captured
an entire battery of guns.
According to the same Information
the Austrians in Galicia have been de
feated with heavy losses. Six officers
and 1,250 men were taken prisoners.
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GRAND DUKE TO LEAD
INVASION OF PRUSSIA
London. Aug. 24.—The Central News
correspondent in Rome says an official
dispatch from St. Petersburg asserts
that a Russian army composed of 20
army corps will carry out the Invasion
cf Prussia under the direction of Grand
Duke Nicholas.
GERMANS IN CONTROL OF
WATERS OF THE BALTIC
London, Aug. 24.—The correspondent
of the Reuter Telegram company at
Amsterdam quotes an official dispatch
received there from Berlin as follows:
“That the Baltic is free of all hostile
ships is confirmed by repeated recon
noitering of the German navy up to the
Finnish gulf.”
GENERAL ADVANCE IS
BEGUN BY RUSSIAN ARMY
London, Aug. 24.—A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from St.
Petersburg says:
“It is officially announced that the
Russian army Is now advancing along
the entire Austro-German frontier and
successfully maintaining the offensive
at every point of contact,"
NO MORE THAN JEWS'
RIGHT. SAYS STRAUSS
New York, Aug. 24.—Nathan Strauss
discussed freely yesterday the report
that Czar Nicholas II has promised to
grant full civil and political freedom
to Russian born Jews.
“It is a fine thing, if true," said Mr.
Strauss, on the porch of his summer
home at Oriental Point. Mamaroneck.
“Russia seems to be coming to her
senses at last. The Jewish people
have never asked for anything more
than the right to live in their native
country. All they have ever wanted
was the chance to prove their worth
is citizens and their patriotism in
times of stress to the empire.
“I am against war in any shape or
form, but some times war is neces
sary to right a great and permanent
wrong. It would seem that the pres
ent war has succeeded In giving to a
people their undoubted and inalienable
right to life, some measure of liberty
ind the pursuit of happiness in the
and where they happened to be born.
“Tile world is surely moving with
Ireland and Poland to get home rule
ind the Russian Jew ills right to hls
share of civil and political indepen
lence.
“I am one of those who has thought
and still thinks that the czar is a
.-lctim of circumstances. lie has been
surounded all his life with reaction
aries of a violent and implacable type,
inly news that was most pleasing to
Him was ever allowed to get to him.
4nd now when the Russian Jew Is on
:he firing line and ready to give up his
ife for hls country, the czar sees the
trrors of his past administration and
agrees, as I hope, to give these people
partial liberty. Why wouldn't he?
“I have a friend who knows the
’zar personally. He tells me that he
s a kindly man. with a disposition to
io kind things. Misinformation, I
hink, Is responsible for the position
n which the czar has been placed at
Jifferent times sinee ho ascended the
hrone. But now that, at last, he de
sires to do the right thing, we should
>e ready to forget some of the things
hat have blighted his reign, and give
tim lull credit for good intentions."
HERMAN TROOPS SEEN
NEAR DUTCH FRONTIER
London, Aug. 24.—In a dispatch from
Amsterdam, the correspondent of the
Hally Mall says:
"I have received a telephone mes
sage from Rosendaal on the Dutch
ielgian frontier declaring that German
Ilians were seen Friday afternoon
hree miles from the Dutch frontier
tear Esschen, which is IS miles north
if Antwerp."
OFFICIALS REPORTED SHOT.
Paris. Aug. 24.—Official announce
nent was made here today that the
Hermans had shot to death the burgo
naster and a "roup of the inhabitants
if the Belgian town of Aerschot. The
execution is declared to have been
withoat provocation. The men were all
«fc#t at •nua.
FRENCH CLAIM GERMANS
USED DUM-DUM BULLETS
Paris, Aug, 24.—The government to
day calls the attention of the powers
which signed The Hague convention to
Its report that on August 10, following
an engagement, a French army surgeon
found five dum-dum bullets on thq
road to Muenster In Alsace. These bul
lets were In a rifle clip and were
turned over to the French commanding
general.
Other dum-dum bullets taken from
the bodies of French soldiers killed In
battle, have been forwarded to the
minister of war.
MEAT IN PARIS NOW
LOWEST IN 20 YEARS
Paris. Aug. 24.—Cheap living is an
anomaly of the present situation in
Paris. Meats today sold at the lowest
prices In 20 years and at the centra)
markets yesterday vegetables werq
abundant and comparatively cheap.
This in spite of the fact that some mer
chants have raised their prices at the
risk of boycott and prosecution.
FLEET IS INCREASED.
Victoria, B. C., Aug. 24.—The British
fleet at the Esquimau naval station
has been Increased by two ships, re
garding the identity of which naval of
ficials are maintaining the greatest se
crecy. The fleet now consists of three
cruisers, two sloops of war and two
submarines.
BELGIUM ENTERS PROTEST.
Washington, Aug. 24.—Mr. Havenith,
the Belgian minister, presented a not4
of protest to the state department
against violation by Germany of tin
treaty of 1839, which guaranteed th«
neutrality of Belgium. The same noU
will be delivered to the foreign offi
cers of all neutral and allied nations,
QUAKE IS RECORDED.
Washington, Aug. 24.—A sharp
earthquake disturbance at a distance
of about 1,200 miles from Washing
ton, was recorded on the seismographs
of Georgetown university here early
today. It began at 12:49 a. m. and
continued 12 minutes.
RESUME SHIPPING.
New Yok, Aug. 24.—Conferences,
held today, between the foreign freight
traffic managers of the railroad trunk
lines entering this city and freight di
rectors of North Atlantic steamship
lines developed that the issuance ot
through bills of lading from the grain
fields to European points would soon
be resumed.
FILM MAN KILLED.
New York, Aug. 24.—Charles J.
Hite, of New Rochelle, president of
the Thanhauser Film corporation,
whoso automobile turned a somersault 1
oft a bridge last night, died of his in
juries today.
MINE FOREMAN LEAVES
THREE DAUGHTERS $40,000
Lead. S. D.. Aug. 24.—With the filling
for probate of the will of William S.
O'Brien, general foreman of the Homi
stake mine, who died here two weeks
ago. nearly $40,000 is left to his three
daughters of this city to divide equally,
Ida, Flora and Elizabeth. Mr. O’Brien
was one of the long time residents of
this section.
MEMBER KAISER'S
MILITARY CABINET
Washington, Aug. 24.—An official
German dispatch reports a "magnifi
cent victory" of the German forces
between Metz and the Vosges moun
tains.
No additional details are given.
The German embassy here received a
report on the dispatch from German
officials in New York, through whom
It had come and who would not make
known any details.
At the embassy it was regarded as
opening a new and important phase
as chief interest thus far had been
centered »n the operations in Belgium,
whereas this indicated extensive oper
ations south of Belgium in the region
along the Franco-German frontier be
tween Metz and the Vosges mountains,
one of the notable scenes of conflict
of the Franco-Prussian war.
Paris Aug. 24.—A French war of
fice bulletin says:
"As already announced, after recon
quering the frontier, our troops ad
vanced into Lorraine along a front ex
tending from the Donan mountain to
Chateau Salins. They drove the Ger
mans back into the valley of the Seille
river and the marshy district and our
advance guards reached Delme, Diueze
and Mohange.
"Yesterday several German army
corps made a vigorous counter attack
and our advance guards fell back. The
fight was extremely fierce on both sides
and in view of the greatly superior
number of the Germans our troops,
who had been fighting continuously for
six days, retreated.
of Nancy and our right is firmly
established in the Donan hills. The
greater strength of the enemy made
our remaining in Lorraine useless and
imprudent.
"Details received show that the re
occupation of Muhlhausen was a great
success. The offensive first along the
line from Thann to Danne Marie (Dam
merkirch) and then on to Muhlhausen
was carried out with rare dash. By a
bold stroke, Gen. Paul Pau, once he
was master at Thann and Danne
Marie, directed the troops west of
Muhlhausen, giving the enemy an op
portunity to engage him between our
lines and the Swiss frontier and then
by a second movement the Germans
were thrown back on Muhlhausen.
"While our right attacked Altkirch.
the left advanced on Weubrisach and
Colmar, threatening the enemy’s line
of retreat until the Germans were then
forced to accept battle, which was hot
in the suburb of Muhlhausen, Dornach.
Our infantry captured 24 guns at the
point of bayonets and made several
thousand prisoners. The fight swept
through the streets, house to house,
and the German losses were enormous.
"Following up the success, one part
of the army occupied Muhlhausen,
while the other turned on Altkirch and
forced the Germans to fall backward in
disorder. Thus we attained the initial
object of our troops in upper Alsace—
to drive the German forces to the right
bank of the Rhine.”
In order to show the importance of
the successes in Alsace, the official
statement gives a detailed account of
the first attempt made to force the
Germans out of Upper Alsace and
across the Rhine and to seize and hold
the bridges, thus preventing a counter
attack.
“On August 7," the statement says,
"the French carried Thann and
Altkirch brilliantly, but nightfall pre
vented them following the success and
the German retreat was not cut off.
“Despite the opposition of the rein
forced Germans, the French advance
continued. A ' brigade entered Muhl
hausen but the city was difficult to
defend. The Germans, well informed
by the pro-German inhabitants, de
livered a night attack, marching
simultaneously from the forest of
Neuebraisach and Colmar in a di
rection to cut off our retreat.
“By remaining in sufficient forces
in Muhlhausen, we would have risked
having our communications with the
upper Vosges and Belfort cut. and a
retreat was ordered. As a matter of
fact another plan might have been
carried out. Our forces at Altkirch
might have made a counter attack on
the Germans inarching on Gernay, why
tins was not done has not yet been
properly explained. Our left being
attacked toward Cernay by manifestly
superior forces, our center attacked at
Mu! '.ausen and our right remaining
Inactive, put us in a bad position and
retreat was the wisest course. This
was carried out brilliantly.
“To attain our initial attack the
operation was begun again on a fresh
basis under another commander. Gen
eral Pau. Profiting by the lessons
of the first attempt and with con
siderable reinforcements General Pau
resolved upon a decisive effort and not
a single reconnaissance. He suc
ceeded brilliantly. Our troops, holding '
the crests and principal valleys of the I
Vosges, are in a good position to fol
low up their advantage in the di
rection of Colmar.”
KAISER THANKED GOD FOR
TRIUMPH AT MUHLHAUSEN
London, Aug. 24.—Among the German
papers received in London is the
Strassburger Post, which gives the em- j
peror's rescript issued after the Ger
man victory at Muhlhausen and ad- .
dressed to army headquarters. The !
emperor said:
"I am grateful to our God who is
with us. I thank you and our bravo
troops for the first victory and express
to all who took part in it, my imperial
thanks which your chief war lord ad
dresses to them in the name of the
Fatherland.”
ITALIAN ARMY IS
TO BE MOBILIZED
Paris, Aug. 24.—A general mobiliza
tion in Italy has been decided on and
will be proclaimed in three or four days
according to a message which the Rome
correspondent of Eclair succeeded in
smuggling through to his paper. The
correspondent asserts that King Victor
Emmanuel until recently felt obliged to
renounce all idea of Italian inter
vention in the conflict, but was won
over by the arguments of his ministers.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Marquis
Antonio Di San Giuliano. alone of the
cabinet held to a contrary opinion.
ITALY ASKS AUSTRIA TO
EXPLAIN TROOP LANDING
London, Aug. 24.—The Rome corre
spondent of the Exchange Telegraph
company says:
“Italy has asked for a friendly expla
nation from Austria regarding the
landing of a large shipment of Austrian
arms at Medua, an Albanian seaport,
on August 15. The Servian minister
who protested to Italy, charged that
the Austrians were arming the Alban
ians against Servia.”
FORMER SENATOR ARRESTED.
Des Moines, la., Aug. 24.—H. L. By
ers, former state senator from Lucas
county, and well known in political
circles, was arrested here today on
charges of forgery, preferred by a lo
cal saloon man, who claims Byers
passed a worthless check for *10 at his
bar. Byers claims a misunderstanding
and was released on *1,000 bonds.
SILVER IN DEMAND.
New York, Aug. 24—Large sales of
bar silver were made today at 56 cents
per ounce. This figure is based on the
closing London quotation of August 21
and is the first official price made since
the outbreak of the European war.
BOATS STILL RUNNING.
London, Aug. 24.—The German ad
vance into the western part of Belgium
has not as yet interfered with the pas
senger steamer service between Folk
stone and Ostend. The regular morn
ing boat from each port left on time
today.
FIRE AT ADEL.
Des Moines, la., Aug. 24.—A fire this
morning destroyed the electric light
plant at Adel, did damage of *50,000,
and left Adel without water, in addi
tion to shutting off the electric lights
in Adel and four surrounding towns.
AMERICANS ARE SAFE.
Washington, Aug. 24.—Consular re
ports from Belgium today say Ameri
cans and English in the eastern part
of the country are safe. All noncom
batants are offered full protection and
are in no danger whatever in that part
of Belgium, where most of them have
gathered.
CREDIT MAN ENDS LIFE.
Beacon, N. Y., Aug. 24.—Austin Hall
Watson, former president of the New
York Credit Men's association, com
mitted suicide at his country home
here this morning by shooting himself
with a pistol through the heart.
LIGHTNING CAUSES $100,000
FIRE LOSS AT SIOUX FALLS
Sioux Falls, S. D„ Aug. 22.—The j
large wholesale warehouse of the Da- 1
kota Moline Plow company, situated
on North Main avenue, was destroyed
by fire early this morning with all the !
contents. The tire was started by light- 1
ning. The loss is estimated at *100,000, '
practically covered by Insurance. The
building belongs to the company, but
the ground was leased. The company
owns ground elsewhere in the whole
sale district and may now erect a
new warehouse on Its own lots.
This section was visited this morn- I '
ing by heavy thunder showprs, which )
will prove ie»ao4tvk> 1 t« hrtv corn and :
Pastures.
BARON VON DER COLTZ.
Baron von der Goltz a? one of
the six field marshal generals of
the Gorman army, composing the
emperor's military cabinet and
board of strategy.
London, Aug. 22.—According to dis
patches reaching London today, Llbau,
one of the principal fortifications in the
string of const defenses in tho Baltic
sea. devised for tho protection of St.
Petersburg, was badly dumaged by a
German fleet. The bombardment la re
ported to have continued two hours.
The news of the bombardment was
brought by the captain of a Swedish
steamer. He said tho inhabitants of
Libau were panic stricken.
German warships also are reported
to have destroyed the harbor works of
Hango, Finland.
British and French warships aro re
ported to have bombarded and greatly
damaged Catturo, an Austrian seaport,
on Wednesday. No detail of the en
gagements at Hango and Catturo are
given.
RUSSIAN WAR OFFICE
EXPLAINS OPERATIONS
London, Aug. 22.—A dispatch te the
Reuter Telegram company from St.
Peterburg gives a communication is
sued by the Russian general staff cov
ering the operations of the army from
August 15 to August 19, In which suc
cesses are claimed In skirmishes on
both the Austrlun und German fron
tiers.
“Austrian cavalry which entered Rus
sian Poland at Klelec, Rijbizna and
other ports,” says the communication,
“were driven back with greut casual
ties while Austrian infantry, which at
tacked Ivrnnsnlk was defeated. The
Russians took 260 prisoners. On the
Prussian border the Russians took the
EUROPEAN WAR
WILL RUILD GREAT
MERCHANT MARINE
Conqueror of Manila Sees Fin
ger of Destiny In Opportun
ity Now Confronting U. S.
New York—Admiral Dewey, ranking
officer of the American navy, declared
last evening, after hearing of the war
news abroad, that ho believed that this
country was on the threshold of a great
opportunity and that Its destiny was
peculiarly in the hands of Providence.
He Is stopping for the summer at
the Oriental hotel, Manhattan Beach,
where he was Informed by a represent
ative of tho Republic of the declaration
of war which Germany had made
against Russia. The admiral has come
In contact with all tho navies of the
world In his long career and he knows
well the naval forces of England and
Germany.
He has followed the news of the war
very closely in the last few days, for,
having regained his health in the in
vigorating airs of the beach In tho
month that he has been there, he finds
a new zest in life. Sitting on the piazza
of the hotel, he gazed out over the sea,
watching the coming and going of the
steamships and commenting on the
making of history.
Owing to his official position, the ad
miral refused to discuss the Impending
Btruggle of the fleets of the powers.
He said, however, that now Is the great
ppportunity for the United States to
build up a merchant marine.
"Now Is the opportunity,” continued
the admiral, "if congress acts, for the
United States to have Its share In the
parrying trade of tho world. I thor
oughly approve the proposal of the
president to have the ship navigation
aws so amended that vessels of foreign
oulld may come under the American
flag. The present statutes are very se
vere and some modiflcattlon of them
would undoubtedly be necessary.
Have the Men For Vessels.
"In recent years this country has had
practically no merchant marine. Its
:rans-Atlantic steamers have been con
fined to such vessels as the St. Louis
ind the St. Paul. There are coasting
vessels, to be sure. If the opportunity
ipens fbr this country to obtain ocean
parrying trade there are thousands of
well trained and vigorous Americans
who could man the steamships. There
ias not been enough Inducement lately
for them to join the merchant marine.
With a change In the lavv I have no
loubt there will be a great increase in
nir carrying trade and that many ves
sels will soon bo under the stars and
stripes.
“One who follows American history,"
pontinued the admiral, "cannot but be
impressed with the fuct that this coun
try is in tho hands of God. We are In
Ihe present situation free from foreign
pntaglements. At this time our gran
iries are fllled with one of the great
est crops on record. The United States
pas before It the opportunity to re
istabllsh her once great mercantile
narlne. It is an opportunity which
should be grasped."
Admiral Dewey sat for a moment
ooking over the blue water as though
urnlng over in his rnlnd the course of
events.
"I have lived many years,” he said,
I have followed the history of this
ountry in many phases, and to me the
hought has coine that this land was
set aside for the realization of a high
lestiny. Its mission, no doubt, is to
provide a home of freedom for the op
pressed of all lands.
"Recently at Saratoga I read an old
pook in which was an account of the
ncidents which concerned the surren
lor of General Rurgoyne. The order
,vas given that the American colonels
thould be considered as In divisions,
deft by the Hudson river. From Can
ida was to come a great column under
durgoyne. From the eust was to come
mother column, while. Sir William
Howe was to come up from New York
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► today while looping the loop, -f
► and escaped with Ills life. He ♦
K was badly bruised and lacerated ♦
► but surgeons at the Nassau hos- ♦
pltal said that he whs suffer- ♦
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offensive near Wlnd-baellen, captured
I.yk and took eight German guns and
two quick fires.
AUSTRIANS CAPTURE TOWN
AND KILL 400 RUSSIANS
London, Aug. 22.—A dispatch to the
Kxchungo Telegraph company from
Cracow, dated today, says that Aus
trian troops nave occupied the town of
Mice how, Russia Poland, after a stiff
fight with Cossacks.
.T*1® Al*strlan" surprised a detachment
of 1,000 Cossacks, while they slept, and
succeeded In killing or wounding 400 of
them. The Austrian casualties are
given as 140.
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RUSSIANS HARASS BOTH
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
London. Aug. 2e.—On GermanVs
eastern frontier thero has bee 1 con
siderable outpost ftgfctlng which would
Indicate that the Russians are com
pleting their w*rk of concentration
lhere has been no serious collisions in
their region as yet, however Aus
tria Is too much engaged with Rus
sia, and the need of helping Germany
In make much progress In her cam
paign against Scrvla.
AUSTRIA CALLS OUT ALL
AVAILABLE FIGHTING MEN
London, Aug. 22.—A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company, sent
rrom Vienna under yesterday’s date,
says that the Austrian government
lias Issued a llnal call to arms for all
able bodied men from the ages of
10 to 42 years.
to Join Burgoyne. History records that
he never did.
“There was found in the state rec
ords of England, not long ago, as this
book tells, a certain unsigned order di
recting that one of these divisions Join
Burgoyne. The minister who was to
have signed It noticed that a blotted
sheet was brought to him and sent It
away and directed that a clean copy
be prepared. Ho never did sign It, as
a matter of fact. Had Burgoyne had an.
adequate force, ns he would have had
had tho scheme of the campaign been
carried out. he might never have sur
rendered to the Americans. And his de
feut, coming at this time, put heart i*
an American army which otherwise
might have been destroyed.
"There are events in our own clvli
war which have impressed upon me
the idea that Providence Is watching
over this country. I talked of them, not
so many years ago, with Generai
Sickles, sitting with him on this very
piazza. It seemed as though some high
er power Inspired Farragut to pass the
forts at New Orleans under Are, al
though none believed that he could do
so. The result was the destruction of
a confederate fleet, the capture of
New Orleans and the holding of the
Mississippi.
There is an event which as a young
officer In the navy at the time deeply
impressed me. The outcomo of It
seemed to me then an act of divine
Providence—as tho ruling of a higher
power. The confederate vessel, the
Merrimac, was spreading havoc among
the fleet of the North. She had de
stroyed several vessels and was com
ing back to finish the rest when there
appeared a strange vessel of a type
never seen before upon tho sea—the
Yankee cheese box on a plank. She was
not even then the property of the Uni
ted States.
“She was a strange, nondescript
craft, yet she compelled the Merrimac
to withdraw. The Monitor that day
brought a new era of naval architec
ture. Her guns were In a turret which
turned on a spindle. Here was this
strange craft, built with private cap
ital, which had come, as if from no
where, and accomplished this wonder.
She was a surprise to the navy. As
an officer In the navy at that time I
had never heard of her. It would seem
as though the hand of God were in her
coming there.
“And what a change she made. What
a debt the modern navies of the world
owe to her designer. The great war
ships of the world have their great
guns in turrets which turn. The battles
of the sea are fought by vessels devel
oped on principles which the Monitor
made known to naval warfare. Had
the Merrimac been successful at that
time, it is generally believed, <h.e con
federacy would have been recognized
by the powers of Europe. Her defeat
changed tho trend of events.
Admiral Dewsy declined to discuss
the battle of Manila bay, where the
fleet of Spain was destroyed without
the loss of a single American life. In
Ihc event of any naval engagement be
ing fought off tho American coasts.
Admiral Dewey said that the interna
tional law would prevent the fighting
taking place within the three-mile lim
it. Three miles beyond Sandy Hook
would be as near New York as any
hostilities on the sea would be per
mitted.
4 DUTCH TAKE SHOTS 4
<+ AT GIANT ZEPPELINS 4
4 -- 4
4 Amsterdam, (via London), 4
♦ Aur. 22.—Notable activity is 4
4 evident among the German air 4
♦ craft which ily frequently over 4
4 Holland. 4
4 A Zeppelin, following the 4
4 course of the Rhine, passed over 4
4 Zevenaar today. Dutch soldiers 4
4 shot at it and the dirigible dis- 4
appeared over the German fron- 4
4 tier. 4
4 Another Zeppelin flew over 4
♦ Maastricht last night and fol- 4
♦ lowed the road to Meeren, aft- 4
4 erward disappearing. 4
♦ German aeroplanes also have 4
4 been seen in several directions 4
4 scouting over Holland. 4
CANADA APPROPRIATES
$50,000,000 FOR WAR
Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 21.—A war appro
priation of $50,000,000 was put through
the Canadian house of commons today.
There was no opposition or criticism.
The prime minister, Sir Robert Bor
den. explained that the sum was re
quired in financing the military organ
ization which Canada has offered tho
British government and the vote wan
approved. Tho proceedings occupied
J»»t oho ntavte.
