THE 8'NEIL FRONTIER.
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
O’neill. Nebraska!
After eight years' work. Miss Inna
Coxe has completed the task of copying |
150,000 diagrams of real estate surveys
which were partly destroyed by (Ire In
1906, thereby giving a complete history
of original surveys of every lot In San
Francisco from 1862 to 1906. Miss Coxe
found it necessary to spilt every sheet
of paper by hand and to mount each
separate sheet on a linen slate so It
could be handled.
WKh practically no tools, a man In
the Ilrldgewater (Mass.) state farm,
has made a perfect teapot out of a cent.
The center of the cent Is kept Intact
for the bottom of It. The handle,
cover, snout and entire outline are per
fect symmetrically. It la even possible
to place water In this tiny receptacle
and have It run out through tho wee
snout, which Is about as large as a
•mall common pin.
The Russian ministry of agriculture
Is planning to construct a new town, te
be called Amu-Darjtnsk, In the Hunger
steppe of Central Asia, which has now
been made available for agriculture by
th Irrigation system of the Rornanoy
canal. Parcels of land are to be leased
snd will ultimately become the prop
erty of the tenants. More than 4.000
applications for the land have already
been received.
The Philippine Islands as a market
for athletic goodB give great promise.
A noteworthy feature of the trade Is
the number of orders local dealers nre
receiving from China and Japan. Tho
far eastern Olympic games, In which
China and Japan are faking part, orig
inated In the Philippines, and tho ath
letics of China and Japan are looking
to Manila largely for athletic supplies.
Tho Detroit federation of labor will
circulate petitions asking that the peo
ple have a chance to vote on the
question of a minimum wage for mu
nicipal workers when charter amend
ments are submitted. The proposed
bill provides that contractors violating
tho law may be punished by a fine of
♦50 to f300 for each offense or 10 to 30
duys In jail.
inn i:«tk 1'iauna, one of the last of
the old New Bedford whalers, was re
cently broken up for firewood. She
■was, according to Shipping Illustrated,
the only vessel that ever captured a
white whale. Other "sperm whales of
great age have been taken that were
■potted with white, hut the Platlna’s
whale was pure white from head to
tail."
“Triplex" glass, consisting of two
■heets of ordinary glass interleaved
with a sheet of celluloid and amalga
mated under heavy pressure, may play
an Important part In automobile manu
facture in tho future. This glass will
not fly about when shattered but mere
ly breaks up into udhertng pieces, tind
hence will not cause Injuries In case of
accident.
An amusing repartee Is recorded of a
■tudent sentry In a military school.
Hearing a noise while on night guard,
ho called: "Halt! Who goes there?" It
was another student in sportive mood.
Who answered, "Moses." This brought
the retort from the sentry, "Advance,
Moses, aud give tho 10 command
ments I”
Reuben Chapman, of Blddeford, Me.,
when near Cape Elizabeth In his bout,
was startelod by a cry llko that of a
human being, and found It to oomo
from a baby seal. Ho took It aboard,
fed It and put It back Into the water.
But when It returned twice, wailing
pitifully and climbing on Mr. chap
man's lap, ho decided to keep It.
St. Pierre, Martinique, which was de
stroyed by tho eruption of Mt. Pelee In
1902, has never been rebuilt, but It Is
•add that oven yet the ruins are being
•earched for valuables. The place la
tinder police control, and two or three
•treets have been excavated, but It Is
■till a "city of desolation."
A man who Uvea In the Kansas town
bearing the fragrant name of Correc
tionvillo is Justly entitled to be re
garded as the most populur man In his
neighborhood. Ho was elected a dele
gate to the county conventions of the
progressive, republican and democratic
parties.
The new Phipps psychiatric clinic of
the John Hopkins hospttal in Baltimore
has a completely equipped theater for
entertaining insane patients. The pa
tients themselves act in the plays pre
sented. and this new occupation is said
to have a very beneficial effect In many
cases.
Greater London, with a population of
f.OOO.OOO and an area of 700 square miles.
Is a composite district made up or 38
city boroughs and 29 suburban towns,
governed by various city and town
councils, but In certain matters subor
dinato to the London county council.
In order to prove that natural gas is
harmless, B. J. Gifford, of Little Rock,
Ark., with his three daughters, slept all
night in a room sealed and filled with
the gas to the exclusion of air. No ono
of the aleepers was affected by the ex
perience.
The champion long-time smoker Is
Herr of Haehsensansen, Ger
many. He established the record of
two hours. 36 minutes and 12 seconds
for smoking a cigar without relighting
It, winning from two hundred contest
ants.
The cities of Ulm ami Frankfort, la
Germany, are trying a novel plan for
housing their teachers. They are sell
ing their teachers land at a low price
and accepting a mortgage on it at low
Interest.
Johnson M. Camden, a turfman of
Kentucky, and a candidate for gover
nor, entertained 10,000 guests at a bur
beeue at his home. There were slaugh
tered 250 sheep and 75 beeves.
Fifty Hungarian servant girls went
on a silence strike In Budapest, vowing
pot to speak a word until thetr em
ployers allowed them two calling nights
Weekly.
Violet light is being used in Franco
for testing precious gems, especially
pubtes, as by its use the more valuable
Purmese stones can be distinguished
from the Siamese ones of less worth.
To lessen the smoke and gas In tun
nels Swiss railroads are equipping their
locomotive stacks with lids to be closed
*rhen a tunnel Is entered, steam being
•zhausted beneath the engines.
The discovery In an Austrian ceme
tery of glass mirrors dating from the
•econd or third century upset the
theory that the ancients depended on
polished metal to see themselvcB.
The free lodging house In Honlo
ward, Toklo, has housed 855,000 persons
wnce Its Institution, 11 years ago.
Most of the lodgers have been men
Between the ages of 20 and 10.
ONE CANOIOATE SAYS
JOCKEYING HIS NAME
CAUSED HIS DEFEAT
Heartless Printer Abbreviate'!
‘‘Raymond E.” To Just Plain
‘‘R. E ”—So There!
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 31.—Raymond E
Dale, of Loup City, who was defeated
for state senator on the democratic
ticket in tin* Twenty-second district,
has riled a protest with the attorney
general against his treatment by the
man who had charge of printing tick
ets In Sherman county. Date says that
(he name of Senator Wink, democratic
;andidnte for re-election, was printed
In larger type ihan the names of any
une else. Dale says that the postoffice
address of all other candidates than
himself was given on the ballot and
that, while the secretary of state certi
fied his name as Raymond E. Dale, it
was printed on the ballot as R. E. Dale.
Mr. Dale is convinced that these dis
criminations were not done accidental
ly. The attorney general can do noth
ing for him, howver, as any contest
must be started within five days after
election.
SUFFRAGETS WELL PLEASED
WITH FIRST AUTO TOUR
Lincoln, Neb,, Aug. 31.—So success
ful was the first extensive automobile
tour taken by the Nebraska suffragist
committee that it is planned to make
use of this method of campaigning for
the months remaining. The plan is to
start out from campaign centers with
two automobiles loaded with speakers,
and these travel on a schedule laid out
in advance. It was found that a prop
erly arranged schedule made it possible
to keep dates to the minute, the first
automobile crowd of speakers begin
ning n meeting in the second town
while the second one was closing the
first meeting.
The speakers say they were well re
ceived and that, In each instance, audi
ences In excess of the population of the
smaller towns heard them.
CATALOG HOUSES USE
NEW MAILING SYSTEM
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 31.—Seven car
loads of catalogs for mail order houses
have been received In Lincoln by trans
fer companies. They enme here by
freight and will be sent out of Lincoln
to various points within the local pai -
cels post zone, thus taking advantage
of a lower rate than would be charged
if they were sent out from headquar
ters, the cost being about a third as
much. The Lincoln office will collect
$r;,000 as postage on these. One Chica
go house Is shipping 60,000 catalogs in
this way from here.
IOWA FARMER PLUNGES
OFF TRAIN WHILE ASLEEP
Hyanls, Neb., Aug. 31.—While on his
way from Edgemont, S. I>., to his home
at Guthrie Center, la., Wesley Rey
nolds, while asleep, plunged through a
car window, one miles east of Bingham,
early this morning, while the train was
at full speed, and sustained a broken
arm and leg. Ho was otherwise unin
jured. He is a wealthy farmer, and is
subject to sleep walking. He was
brought here for treatment.
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FORMER POSEN VETERAN
SAYS FORTS IMPREGNABLE
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 31.—Frank Mar
lschewsky of Lincoln is quite sure that
the Russians have a big job cut out for
them In assaulting the German forts
at Posen. Marlschewsky served two
yenrs in the army of the kaiser, and
spent the entire time as a private at
Posen. He says a strong garrison is al
ways maintained there, and that there
are several artificial harriers that make
approach difficult. There is a big
tangle of barbed wire several hundred
yards from the fortifications, and tons
of broken glass have been thrown upon
the Intervening ground to make foot
ing treacherous. He says that all of
the German fortifications In eastern
Prussia were built in the most modern
style, as the Invasion from Russia hns
long been looked for. Marlschewsky is
a member of the German reserves, lint
does not anticipate being called home.
His father is a merchant of Stettin.
GRAIN RATE COMPLAINT.
Lincoln, Nob., Aug. 31.—Secretary
Shorthtll of the Nebraska Farmers’ Co
operative Grain and Live Stock asso
ciation has filed a third complaint with
the state railroad commission against
all Nebraska railroads. He says they
have no joint rates on grain, but charge
the sum of two locals when shipments
are carried over two roads.
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 31.—R. li. Howel
of Omaha invested $639.50 in his suc
cessful effort to secure the republican
gubernatorial nomination. Other suc
cessful candidates, but previously re
ported. are: F. J. Taylor, St. Paul,
nominee of democrats for congress in
Sixth district, $367.93; Congressman
Kinkaid, republican, Sixth district, $31.
47; Franklin C. Hamer, Omaha, repub
lican nominee for state treasurer, $78.50.
Unsuccessful candidates report: John
O. Yeiser, 'Omaha, republican, for gov
ernor. $286; F. A. Brogan, Omaha, chief
justice on non-partisan ticket, $649: G.
\Y. Ayres, Central City, republican, at
torney general, $132.50; 1>. B. Marti,
Hastings, democrat, land commissioner,
$182.04; W. W. Anness, republican, con
gress First district, $382.50; Charles
Marshall, republican, congress First
district, $316.50: John Stevens. Beaver
City, republican, governor, $80.35.
ENGLISH AND JAPS
CABLE VIA AMERICA
San Francisco, Aug. 31.—All the offi
cial government correspondence be
tween Great Britain and Japan is pass
ing through this city in coded cable
messages.
Ordinarily the route for such mes
sages is from London to St. Petersburg
front St. Petersburg to Vladivostok!
across Siberia and from Vladivostok to
Japan.
Now the route is from London to New
York to San Francisco, overland, thence
by cable to Guam, thence by Japanese
cable to Tokio
Some of the code messages run 300
words and more In length and the cor
respondence is brisk,
TIGHTEN BRITISH
BLOCKADE OF SEA
New York, Aug. 29.—It was reported
In shipping circles here today that six
more British cruisers had been or
dered to the Atlantic coast to block
ade American ports against the escape
of German merchant ships and to clear
the North Atlantic of the enemy's
warships. The British consul general
here would neither confirm nor deny
the .report.
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
ASHLAND—The members of the Ne
braska National guard went Into camp on
the state rifle range, near here, Wednes
day. All companies of the guard, consist
ing of 12 companies from the Fifth regi
ment, 11 from the Fourth, the engineering
corps from Fremont, the hospital corps
and signal corps from Lincoln, and one
Independent company are included in the
Nebraska troops. In addition to these.
Company K of the Twenty-ninth infantry,
has been sent from Fort Benjamin Harri
son by the war department to take part in
the maneuvers.
HARTINGTON—Teachers’ institute is in
session with a large attendance. Supt C.
F. Garrett, of Jonesboro, Ark., has charge
of the department of agriculture, arith
metic, history and school management;
Supt. C. L Culler, of Hartington, is In
structing in the subjects of manual train
ing and grammar; Miss Blanche Goudy,
of Marlon, la., has primary work, music
and physical culture, and Miss Nettle
Broil, of Hartington, is the Instructor In
domestic science.
LINCOLN—There is a persistent rumor
afloat that George W. Berge, defeated
candidate for the nomination for governor
on the democratic ticket, will run inde
pendent in an effort to defeat Governor
Morehead. ^lr. Berge will neither con
firm nor deny the rumor, according to re
ports, and his law partner claims to have
heard nothing of It. However, some of his
most persistent managers of the primary
campaign are open in their hostility to
the nomination of the governor and are
doing much talking.
PONCA—The annual teachers* Institute
of Dixon county is in session here this
week with an attendance of 125. The in
structors aside from Supt. A. V. Teed are
Dean Rouse, of the state normal, Ponca;
Professor Filley, from school of agricul
ture, state university; Miss Marie Ander
son, supervisor in the famous schools of
Gary, Ind., and Miss Clara Roach, of
Sioux City, instructor in music.
BASSETT—G. F. Bisbee, a freight
brakeman on the Northwestern, was killed
in the yards here. Another brakeman saw
his lantern fall. It is supposed he fell be
tween the cars. His back was broken, his
head bruised and left arm cut off. The
body was dragged along the track i*0 feet.
He was married and lived at Missouri Val
ley.
MAHriNUS— as tnc result or stepping
upon a nail projecting from a broken
fruit crate, little Glenn Welch, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Welch, is suffering
from blood poisoning and Is in a serious
condition. The child is 5 years old.
Wednesday he stepped upon the nail and
drove It far Into the right foot. Serious
trouble did not develop until yesterday.
SOUTH OMAHA—A “meanest thief" has
made his presence felt in this city. Frank
Garnett, while resting himself at a con
venient dispensary, fell asleep. It was
some time later when he awoke, and It
was time for the place to close. He had
to leave. Hut when lie started to get up
he fell to the floor. Somebody had stolen
his leg—a wooden one.
FAIRBURY—A tragic drowning took
place In a bayou of the Little Blue river
a mile southwest of Fairbury when the
little 6-year-old son of Charles Roland
lost his life. His father and helper went
out to the field near the river to do seme
plowing, and while engaged the boy wan
dered away and accidentally fell in the
water.
BASSETT—In the recount of Keya Paha
county votes on the nomination for sher
iff, H. R. Cady held a small lead over the
other two candidates, getting a plurality
of 5 over E. C. Ludwig and 13 ahead of O.
E. Smith. There hail been some disaffec
tion voiced and the affidavit for a recount
was flle.d by the winning candidate, an
unusual Incident In election contests.
WAYNE—The marriage occurred here
Wednesday morning of Miss Jessie
Strickland, for a number of years a
teacher In the public schools of Wayne,
and Frank D. Morgan, a young business
man of this city. Also on the second
day occurred the marriage of Miss Dora
Lewis, a local teacher, to Morton Tay
lor.
PIERCE—George T. Bauer is in the
Pierce county jail charged with forging
a cheek on Emil Koltevman for $20. This
is tho young man who. it was charged,
chased his father’s family off the place
last summer wrlth a shotgun.. At his pre
liminary hearing he was bound over to
the district court which meets in Septem
ber.
PONCA—The funeral of D. Sherman, an
old resident of this place and a veteran
of tho civil war, took place Tuesday at
the Methodist church, Rev. Mr. Eggleston
officiating. Mr. Sherman died after a
brief illness at the home of his son, C. F.
Sherman, of Dixon. Sunday afternoon.
EDI *S WORTH—George W. DcBorde,
considered one of the best horsemen in
Nebraska, and an employe of the ‘‘A
Buckle Bar” ranch, was killed by light
ning while trying to check a bunch of
cattle, stampeding ahead of a severe hail
storm.
ALLEN-1The committee on arrange
ments for the big l^abor day picnic has
the program ready. Mrs. Antoinette
Funk, of Chicago, will be tho speaker of
the day. Alton, la., and Hurley, S. D.,
ball teams will play.
HEBRON—The Young & Bolton lumber
yard here was destroyed by lire Thursday
morning. The loss is estimated at $20,000,
about half covered by Insurance. It is
generally believed that the lire was of in
cendiary origin.
ARDEN—At a meeting of the stockhold
rrs of the Alsen Creamery company it
was voted to rebuild the creamery that
was destroyed by lire about a month
ago.
HARTINGTON—A mass meeting of the
Germans of Cedar county was held here
for the purpose of raising funds for tho
widows and orphans of the war in Ger
many and Austria-Hungary.
AINSWORTH—This month 2.51 inches of
rain has fallen. It has greatly helped late
t orn and potatoes, also meadows, pastures
and trees.
The International Woman Suffrage
Alliance comprises nearly 30 affiliated
associations, with a membership of over
1,000.000. ^
Because she dared to pass judgment
>n a case. Mrs. M. J. Kendall. New
England's only woman sheriff, was
fined $10 by the court.
Miss A. Martin, of Alberta. Canada,
can typewrite in five different lan
guages.
Dr. Hans Frledenthal, a famous tier
man professor, says that the new
woman will have a beard and will also
become bald
One-third of tin votes polled at a
recent election held in Independence.
Kan., were cast b\ women.
Pennsylvania now has 484 mothers
who arc receiving aid from the state
under the provisions of the mothers’
pension law.
England has 04,841 women farm
workers, while in the coal mining in
dustry it has 27,185 women employed*
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Tragedy of Other Wars in Figures.
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Duration Loss Cost
WARS. Years. in Days. of Life. In Money.
England and France_ 1793-1815 1,168 1,900,000 $6,250,000,000
Crimean. 1845-56 734 485,000 1,525,000,000
United States Civil. 1861-65 1,456 656,000 3,700,000.000
Franco-German. 1870-71 405 290,000 1,580,000,000
Russo-Turkish. 1877-78 334 180,000 950,000.000
Spanish-American.1898 101 2,910 *165,000,000
Iioer. 1899-1902 962 90,898 1,000,100,000
Russo-Japanese. 1904-05 576 555,900 2,250,000.000
Balkan.1912 302 145,500 200,000,000
•United States only.
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BULLDOG TENACITY OF ENGLAND MAY PROVE
DECIDING FACTOR IN GREAT EUROPEAN WAR
Kitchener’s Grim Note Indicates That John Bull Has Entered
Conflict To See It Throuqh and Will Stop At Nothing
To Break Down German Militarism.
system into operation by October 1,
but the objections raised by bankers
to this are strong. In the first place
they say this is not a good time for
the banks to have to meet the assess
ment on them for the capital of the
reserve banks. Further they hold the
shifting of the reserves at this time is
inopportune and they point out that
it would not be easy to replace the
emergency circulation which is out un
der the Aldrich-Vreeland act and
which is doing good service. It is Im
possible to predict whether the putting
into operation of the federal reserve
act will be delayed as the result of the
conference.
TO ASCERTAIN DEBT
OWING TO EUROPE
Clearing House Presidents Will
Confer With Federal Re
serve Board.
Washington, Aug., 31.—The federal
reserve board today announced that in
vitations to its forthcoming conference
with bankers have been extended to
the following presidents of clearing
house associations:
C. A. Hinch, Cincinnati: J. C. Mitch
ell, Denver; Sol Wexler, New Orleans;
V. B. Caldwell, Omaha; Charles Mc
Knight, Pittsburgh; A. H. Aderall,
Portland, Ore., and Waldo Newcomer,
Baltimore.
Two representatives are to be pres
ent from each federal reserve district,
but the names of these representatives
were not announced. In his telegrams
to the clearing house presidents, Gov
ernor Hamlin, of the board, announced
exact information was wanted as to the
debt this country owes Europe and they
were asked to bring information and
data.
Governor Hamlin announced also
that A. H. Wiggin, president of the New
York Clearing House association; Seth
Lowr and II. R. Towne, all of New York,
have been constituted a committee to
take up the question of European obli
gations.
Telegrams were sent also to presi
dents ot clearing house associations in
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, St.
Louis, San Francisco and Baltimore,
announcing the formation of the com
mittee in New York, and suggesting
that similar action be taken in each of
these cities if deemed advisable.
BY JOHN SNURE.
Overshadowing all other facts with
respect to the European war, as the
developments today are reported, Is the
grim and ominous note sounded by
Lord Kitchener to the house of lords.
His warning that the war may last
three years or more and that England
Is prepared to go to the utmost limit
In the effort to strike down German
militarism, serves to bring home to
Americans more fully than anything
yet, the full scope of the possibilities
In the great tragedy being staged
abroad.
This statement of Lord Kitchener’s
along with reports that Germany Is
beginning the training of her youth of
the ages of 16 and 19 years, makes it
plain that unless some unforseen way
Is found to end the war it Is to be a
genuine life and death struggle for
domination In Europe and perhaps in
still wider fields.
The news of the last few days has
served to throw a clearer perspective
on this unparalleled situation- The
strategy of the campaigns can be
understood only when the vast po
litical considerations involved are
taken into account. Practically all
along a 200-mile line from Maubeuge
near the Franco-Belgian frontier, to
tho frontier of Alsace, a series of bat
tles constituting in fact one vast en
gagement, is raging, with its fortunes
ebbing and flowing. Seriously re
versed in the early operations along
this long front and crippled by the fall
of Namur, the allies have fallen back,
taken new defensive positions, called
up additional masses of reserves and
are now struggling desperately to hold
back the waves of the German inunda
tion.
Dozen Battles in One.
How futile it is to make predictions
ns to the final outcome of such an
unprecedented struggle may be imag
ined by conceiving of this deadly
grapple as like unto a half dozen bat
tles of the Wilderness roughly con
nected into one. The scenes shift daily,
even hourly. Now one side gains an
advantage and now is driven back. If
the latest reports are to be believed,
tho allies are meeting the onsets of the
Germans more successfully than they
did along their more advanced lines
and in some instances even are resum
ing the offensive.
But the best indication that the al
lies’ lines are in grave danger of be
ing smashed is to be gathered from
the dark tone of the dispatches from
London. The English war office is not
deceiving Itself and apparently is
seeking to tell the truth to the public.
Dispatches tell glibly of the vast
numbers engaged here and there. The
figures are not known. The one thing
that is clear is that Germany is do
ing the very thing her strategists, like
Bernhardi. have been writing about.
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She has concentrated overwhelming :
bodies of troops on her western fron- !
tier and is practically staking her fate
on one grand effort to crush through
to Paris by sheer weight of numbers
before Russia on the east can endan
ger Berlin or before the English con
trol of the sea can sap the economic
vitals of the fatherland to such an
extent as to weaken her armies.
Probably five armies are reaching
out like vast fingers to pluck the heart
of France.
Gamble of War.
Undoubtedly, it is in realization of
the tremendous problem involved in
checking the force of the onrush of
such a multitude that Lord Kitchener
has spoken as he has. It is a mere
gamble of war whether they can be
held back. Once allow the vast forces
of Gerinanv to crush through at the
weakest point along the 200-mile line
and there is no telling what would
happen In the sweep of the flanking j
efforts that would follow in the at
tempt to divide the allies. So long as '
the allies can avoid serious disaster at
any one point, even though they may
be forced gradually to give ground, it
cannot be said decisive defeat has been ■
sustained, in view of the tremendous
losses the attackers are likely to suffer. I
The reported fall of Namur seems to 1
be true, though denied in some quar- I
ters. Leaving out of account the inti
mations that the Belgian resistance
there was not what might have been
expected, the fact Namur has been
successfully invested raises seriously
the question whether as much reliance
Is to be placed on elaborate defensive
works as some have believed. The un
expected resistance of the Liege forts
and the comparatively slight resistance
of the Namur forts seems to convey '
the lesson that, after all, the man be
hind the gun has much to do with it.
It is, of course, possible that the Ger
mans rushed the Namur forts in over
whelming strength, but this explana
tion can hardly be acceptable in the
light of what occurred at Liege. Why
should the Germans have rushed Na
mur with mere overwhelming force
than Liege unless they were convinced
of a different sort of a reception?
It will probably be found when things
clear up that the fall of Namur is at
the bottom of the retirement of the left
of the allied lines to the second de
fensive position.
Apparently, the English troops are
fighting with their customary dogged
ness. It would be a strange thing if
the present great battle should turn on
that same stubborn English courage
that detided Waterloo. But it is not
at all impossible.
Heavy drafts of Canadian and co
lonial troops to serve on the continent
will be made and there is good reason
to believe Canadian troops will be on
the ground sooner than anticipated.
ITALY PREPARES TO
RESIST AUSTRIA
Concentrates Fleet At Adriatic
Port — Will Likely Join
Forces Of Allies.
Geneva. Switzerland, Aug. 25, (via
Paris, Aug. 81.—Delayed In transmis
sion.—There is much talk on the Swiss
side of the Italian border of Italy’s re
ported preparations to join with Eng
land and France against Germany and
Austria. The Italians have been called
to the colors and it is reported the Itali
an fleet has been concentrated at a
certain port in the Adriatic in prepara
tion to join the British and the French
squadrons before Trieste.
London, Aug. 31.—The Paris corre
spondent of the Express sends his pa
per the following dispatch:
"I am informed Italy will present an
ultimatum to Austria requesting an ex
planation of Austrian mobilization on
tlie Italian frontier. Only a brief period
will be given for an answer and within
a short time Italian troops are expected
to be in Trieste.”
SOUTHERNMTERS
SHOULD RAISE FOOD
Cotton Conference Decides
Less Cotton and Mere Prod
uce Would Pay.
New Orleans. La., Aug. 31.—Dele
gates attending the southern cotton
conference today went on record as be
ing opposed to establishing a minimum
price for cotton. The conference de
termined to ascertain the desire.• of
planters and others engaged in the
cotton business and meet again Sep
tember -H. At this time it is expected
some definite action will be taken to
remedy the situation occasioned by the
European war.
The conference endorsed Senator
Overman’s bill for the substitution of
cotton for jute where possible in gov
ernment contracts, and also recom
mended that southern planters raise
less cotton and more food products.
SEEK HIDDEN MINES;
FIVE MEN MISSING
London. Aug 2!>.—The official bu
reau p of information has announced
that two trawlers sweeping for mines
have been sunk by mines.
Five members of the crews of the
trawlers are missing and eight others
received injuries.
Women are gradually assuming the
high position connected with the Paris
newspapers.
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Mrs. Burton P. Gray, of Newton.
Mass., is credited with being the best
woman archer in the world.
GERMANS RECRUIT
AMERICAN CITIZENS
Germans Who Live In U. S.
Repatriated and Drafted
In Germany.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 31.—Ameri
can consuls in Europe are being over
whelmed with appeals for aid from
claimants of American citizenship who
have been forced to take up arms for
their land of birth.
In Germany the situation is the most
complicated, for the only treaties the
United States has which touches on
this subject were made with separate
states and principalities before the
confederation of the empire. None of
these accept first naturalization papers
as a valid obstacle against repatriation.
Many Americans by adoption who are
surgeons or ohvsicinns. mechanics or at
least material for tui 1 e bodied soldiery,
have been or are about to be sent to
war. In the cases of those who are
bona fide citizens the state depart
ment is making representations, but it
was pointed out today diplomatic
bodies move slower than recruiting
sergeants.
ENGLISH SOLDIERS ARE
PLEDGED TO SECRECY
London, Aug. 31.—“They were on us
like peas emptied from a sack."
This was the phrase used by a Brit
ish officer who arrived at Folkstone
from the front, in describing the over
whelming force of the German attack
in the recent fighting. Further he re
fused to discuss the battle.
"We have been pledged." he said,
"not to recount even our own personal
experiences to our own friends until
14 days have elapsed."
SENATE CONFIRMS
WILSON’S CHOICE
Washington, Aug. 31.—The Senate
today confirmed the nomination of At
torney General McReynolds to be an
associate justice of the supreme court.
Senators said the vote was 'very de
cidedly" in favor of the confirmation,
despite protest by Senator Norris.
The Senate also confirmed without a
roll cail the nomination of Thomas W.
Gregory, of Texas, to be attorney gen
eral.
The petitions presented to the
Swed'wh diet asking for political suf
fi age had 351,454 signatures.
ANTI-SALOON MAN
SUES MILWAUKEE
Employe Of Woodbury County
Reform Organization Fights
Etiquet.
Des Moines, la., Aug. 31.—John B.
Hammond, reformer and prohibition
worker, today sued the Milwaukee rail
road for $2,000. alleging that he suf
fered damages to that extent when he
was ejected from a dining ear because
he sought to eat in his shirt sleeves and
wdth suspenders exposed. The affair
happened between Des Moines and
Sioux City.
BANKERS OBJECT TO
RESERVE BANK OCT. 1
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Assert Scheduled Time For
Opening New System Is
Inopportune.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 31.—The
important question of when the feder
al reserve system is to he put into
operation is involved in the Septem
ber 4 conference, called by Secretary
McAdoo and to be attended by mem
bers of the federal reserve board and
bankers from leading centers. The
conference grows out of the fact the
treasury has received many letters
from national bankers objecting to the
effort to put the reserve bank plan
into operation October 1.
It has been the purpose of Secretary
McAdoo and a majority of the federal,
reserve board to get the federal reserve
SWEDE ARMY HAS
BEEN CALLED OUT
New York, Aug. 29.—The Swedish
army has been ordered mobilized, ac
cording to the Evening World, which
gives as its authority "a leading taper
house in New York.” Tltis house, ac
cording to the Evening World, received
the following message today from its
agent in London:
"Grave political movements feared
in Sweden. Mobilization ordered.”