GERMANS NEAR FRENCH BORDER TEUTONS SPLIT THEIR ARMY TO MOVE IN TWO DIRECTIONS. ' • _ MILLIONS ILL BE IN FI6HT Line ef CcmbM Will Extend for Near ly Tme Hundred and Fifty Mile* French Claim Victory * Loudon The Beer* from Belgium involve* to significant facta: First, that the German cavalry outpost* have shined through the country vest of Hraswete as far as Onde aaarde. ur Audenarde. which is only eighteen miles from the French fron tier. axad only twenty-four miles from Lille, and second, that the Germans have in vested Namur, the great Bel gian fortress at the junction of the Meut* and the Sombre, now occu pied by the French. According to dispatches received, the Germans, in their advance to meet the allies, split their army like a forked tree, the northerly branch of which rushed through IHcst and Lemviv decimated the Belgian regi mats that uppo»ed them, while the southerly branch moved down the Meuse toward Namur The allies appear to be entrenched it forte ta Ike plain* between Na mur and Brussels but for the most part south * the great battle has be gun s-ntig a front of nearly 2S0 miles. 2.S«g.«**i men taking part. The Petit Parieien's review of the war Mtnation says: “A neat battle is preparing. Bel-, giutr. .s to be the theater of the most formidable shock in history, me du ration of which escapes prophecy. Situation Favorable. W ashington. -“The situation in Mexico is very favorable and can quote me as saying 'watchful waiting’ BRITISH BATTLESHIP DRAKE W"tns," said Secretary Bryan. his face wreathed la sanies "The peaceful transfer of authority h« taken place and we are hoping for an era of peace, progress sad prosperity." Mr. Bryan raid recognition of the Car ranza government and withdrawal of the American forces at Vra Cruz had not yet been considered. Japan Explains Manifesto. Washington —Interference by Ger man cruisers with the shipping of Japans nUy. Grant Britain, with the seizure of Japanese goods in German bottoms and the consequent grave BUSY IN ST. PETERSBURG George S Marye, American ambas nador to Russia, has his hands full making care of stranded American tour ist* and of the interests of nations whose diplomatic representatives have left St Pe'.rsburg disturbances of Japanese trade are rbe principal reasons set forward by Japan in explanation of the ultima tum delivered to Germany recent ly. Cable dispatches have contained a brief outline of the Japanese griev ances. but it was not until now that' the full text of the statement issued bjr the Japanese foreign office bearing upon this subject became available. This document said: From the beginning of hostilities between Encland and Germany the latter has been bending all its ener gies to strengthening all the fortifica tions at Kiao-Chow. even to the ex tent of enforcing labor upon them by the Chinese coolies. Meanwhile the German squadrons stationed in the far east have been making incessant appearances in Chinese waters, mak ing Kiao-Chow their base and in co loration with German converted cruis ers threatening and interfering with British shippers and commerce, there by jeopardizing and injuring to a con siderable extent the commercial inter ests in general of Great Brtain. In the meantime the above action on the part of Germany has not failed to greatly demoralize the trade inter ests of Japan by obstructing and dis turbing its shipping routes and com merce. In fact, the whole eastern com mercial world has been thrown into a state of utmost uneasiness. Some of the Japanese merchant vessels have been detained and all of the Japanese import and export cargoes on board the German merchant vessels have been requisitioned. It is clear that unless Germany has a strong base at Kiao-Chow the con ditions such as above outlined could never have been produced. It is this possession of Kiao-Chow that is sole ly responsible for it all; it is the strongest weapon in the hands of Ger many so far as the far east is con cerned. The history of the seizure of the place by Germany and its conduct preceding and including its interven- j lion, in conjunction with Russia and France after the Chino-Japanese war, show that it is absolutely necessary to eliminate such possession com plete peace In the far east in accord ance with the terms of the Anglo Japanese alliance. If Japan is to look far enough into the future and adopt measures to insure an abiding peace in eas ern Asia it must realize that a sjrong military base in the hands of a hostile militant power right in the h^art of the country cannot in itself fail to be a menacing factor. Appeal to German ^-Americans. Phi adelphia.-—An appeal to the press of the country to frown upon the effort oi Japan to engage in the European conflict was issued in the interest of universal peace, by Dr. C. J Hexamer of Philadelphia, president of the National German-American al liance. The appeal is as follows: "Americans of German and Irish ex traction represent three-fohrths of the population of this country and the National German-American alliance urges the American press wherever a paper is printed in our country, to frown down upon the act of Japan in throwing herself into the European conflict. We do this, first, as we favor universal peace, secondly, as a means to keep peace within our borders; acd thirdly, as a means to prevent American people from being ultimately drawn into an armed de fense against the encroachment of a Japanese invasion." — King George *>»s ordered the re lease of all suffragettes serving terms in British prisons as the result of their militant tactics. BOUT OF POPE BORNE TO CHAPEL SCENE IMPRESSIVE—ALL EYES DIMMED WITH TEARS. ARE AFTER FOOD PRICE FIXERS At Least Six Grand Juries in Differ ent Cities Will Be Asked to to Return Indictments. 0 Rome.—Borne by red-uniformed members of the Sediali, who, when he was alive, carried him in the Se dan gestatoria chair, the body of Pope Pius X. dressed in pontifical robes and miter and with the other emblems of his sacred offices lying beside it. was taken to the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Peter’s, where the solemn rites of absolution were performed. > Thousands of persons previously had visited the throne room, where the body lay, to look upon the face of the dead pontiff, and many of them wo%» themselves into the great pro cession from the throne room to the chapel. The procession was headed by the bearers of the massive silver ponti fical cross and twenty cardinals and patriarchs, archbishops, priests and papal and court chamberlains and members of the Swiss noble and pal atine guards in their multi-colored uniforms. The sene was an impres sive one. inder the flare of the can dies in the chapel could be seen the tear-dimmed eyes of prelate, priest, layman and papal guard. Especially affected were the bearers of the body of the pope. Kaiser's Forces at Namur. Paris.—An official statement, which has been issued here says: “Namur is partially invested. Heavy artillery opened fire on the town. The westward movement of the German columns continues on both banks of the Meuse outside the range of the action of Namur. "German cavalry forces have passed through Brussels, going westward. They were followed by an army corps. "A war tax of J40.000.000 has been levied on the city of Brussels by the' German general. Belgian Retreat Continues. “The retreat of the Belgians con tinued without incident. “As already announced. afrer recon quering the frontier, our troops ad vanced into Lorraine along a front extending in the Donan mountains to Chateau Sains. They drove the Ger mans back into the valley of the Seille river and the marshy district, and our advance guards reached Delate. Diueze and Morhange. Several German army corps made a vigorous counter attack and our ad vance guards fell back. The fight was extremely fierce on both sides, and. in view of the greatly superior number of the Grmans, our troops, who had been fighting continuously for six days, retreated." To Face Indictment. Washington.—There are strong in dications that at least six grand juries in a§ many different localities soon wll be asked to return indictments against dealers alleged to be in con spiracy to violate the Sherman anti trust act. Juries are almost certain to he asked for indictments in Washington, Chicago, Brooklyn and three other cities, the names of which the depart ment at present will not reveal. In Chicago the effort to jail offenders wil be made immediately. Packers Export Meat. It has leaked out that information has been obtained concerning beef packers in Chicago which may result in prosecutions. Depariment of Justice agents, it was said, have discovered that packers are shipping large quan tities of meat across the Canadian border. At the same time the prices on meats are advancing. Department of ficials are at a loss to explain how the packers can export meat and. still plead that there is a shortage. Blames Government. New York.—The United States De partment of Agriculture was held re sponsible for a shortage of beef and the consequent rise in meat prices, by F. W. Lyman, a witness in the food coast investigation in progress before the district attorney of Bronx county. Mr. Lyman, representing Armour £ Co. of Chicago, said the Department of Agriculture. August 1. warned the farmers 10 hold their grain, because there was a lack of shipping facilities due to the war abroad. The farmers, he said, assumed the same lack of SIR JOHN FRENCH Field Marshal Sir John French who commands the English forces sent across the channel to help the French and Belgians against the Germans. means of transportation would apply to cattle as well, and they failed to send the normal amount of beef to the markets. Ask U. S. to Accept Trusteeship. Washington.—Most significant of the late developments in the Euro pean situation here was the inquiry of the Chinese government of the United States, whether the latter would undertake the trusteeship of the territory of Kiao Chow, trans ferring it immediately from Germany to China. China's inquiry was understood to have been based on an acquiescence of Germany in such a plan, hoping thereby to avert a war with Japan. While officials were generally reti cent to express any opinions, it was generally believed that the American government would not accept the pro posal of China unless both Japan and Great Britain formally assented. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan has seupulously avoided thus far involving the Unit" ‘ way in the situation ery indication that this attitude will be strictly maintained. China's endeavors to obtain the ter GUIDE FOR AVIATORS This is one of the powerful flares which send a vertical ray that serves to guide the French army aviators at night. ritory of Kiao-Cfcow and at the same time preserve neutral relations with Germany, Japan and Great Britalr were manifest in dispatches from Peking. In any eventuality, China in dicated clearly its intention of re maining absolutely neutral. To Make Further Inquiries. Washington.—England has respond ed to Secretary Garrison's reqnesi for neutralization of German ship? bringing Americans from Europe, bui the reply was not sufficiently explicii and it was decided to make further inquiries of the British foreign office -The tone of Great Britain’s re* sponse is favorable." Secretary Bry an said. "But the matter is not en tirely completed.” _ To Start Merchant Marine. Washington.—President Wilson has approved a plan to h^>e the govern-1 ■tent bey a number at ships to be used in taking American foodstuffs abroad The president conferred with senate and house leaders on the question of j developing and safeguarding Amor- ' tea* merchant marine, and the pur-1 < fca e of ships and passage of a bill j under which the governmnt will un dertake the insurance of «ar risks! were agr*«*d on. Bills carrying outj Big Trado hi South America. Sew York—The breaking off of rootmt-rrtal relations with Europe ha resulted in an unprecedented demand from Larin-Ameriean countries for American goods, according to state menu by the leading exporters of this adty. Exporters say they are rushed with orders from their agents and one mer chant declared that all the steamships mom running to South America handle •only one-tenth of the tonnage that denid he foH there in the near future. the plans will be introduced in both j houses of congress immediately. After j the conference Secretary Tumulty I gave out this statement: "The conference was about the de velopment and safeguarding of the merchant marine and every aspect of the question was gone over. It was recognized that the present enierg ency called for prompt action to re-1 lieve a situation which can be re-! lieved. if action is promptly taken. It was agreed that a bill should be in Lroduced in congress, providing for the insurance of war risks by the Paris.—An official communication i rom Brussels made public here gives certain details of the transfer i of the seal of the Belgian government j from Brussels to Antwerp. This trans-j fer is not an immediate necessity, it is : explained, but it is preferred to effect • it now in a normal manner, rather than risk interruption to government al business. While Belgian officials have gone to Antwerp, their families remain in Brussels. The queen and princes are at Antwerp palace, while the king is with the army. government. “addition to the. agreement of opin ion as to the insurance bill, there was an extensive discussion of the best means for immediately providing ships to carry the goods now waiting for the markets. Several plans were proposed, and it was finally agreed that a bill should be drawn and in‘re duced at a very early date, which should provide for the purchase of an adequate number of ships by the gov ernment and their operat'on through a coiporantion controlled by the gov ernment. which now operates ships as London.—All Germans now in Lon-1 don are without telephone service. At I the order of the government, German telephone subscribers were discon nected. This action was taken as a I further precaution against the opera tien of German spies. When the war first broke out there were about 30,000 Germans in London. Many have returned to fight for the ! kaisr. A majority of these remain- i ing have now registered, appearing at! the police stations and furnishing a' complete record of their business and other connections in England. I well as the railroad itself, and which is controlled by the government.” Steamer Dodged Warships. Norfolk. Va.—The German tank steamer Dolrhin, Captain Kriete. has arrived in Hampton Roads after dodg ing British and French warships foi twelve days. The Dolphin left Ham burg July *9. four days before wat 1 was declared. For eight nights the ! Dolphin burned no lights and Cantair j Kriete says he was on the bridge foi four days and rights without sleep He ran his ship at full speed. Germany Not Scared of Japs. Copenhagen.—(Via London).—“The Japanese ambassador's departure from Berlin is approaching. The po lice are guarding the embassy. The Japanese club is empty. AH Japanese students in German uinversities have left. The Vossiche Zeitung says com menting on Japan's ultimatum to Ger many: “‘One more declaration of war can not frighten Germany and Japan's ac tion is without importance.’ ” FOR THEJST IN NEWS EPITOME THAT CAN SOON BE COMPASSED*. MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED Home and Foreign Intelligence Con* dented Into Two and Four Line Paragraphs. WASHINGTON. President Wilson has approved a plan to have the government buy a number of ships to be used in taking American foodstuffs abroad. • » • The interstate railroad passenger fare of 3c a mile through Arkansas. Missouri and Oklahoma was upheld by the interstate commerce commis sion. • • • President Wilson has nominated Attorney General McRevnolds to fill the vacancy on the supreme court bench made vacant by the recent death of Justice Lurton. • • • President Wiisan has expressed himself as satisfied with the good faith of the Japanese in their efforts to restore to China the German strong hold of Kiau-Chau, and to preserve the integrity of China. ft ft ft Representative Keating of Colorado Introduced a constitutional amend ment to empower congress to levy an export tax. He said it was necessary to prevent the taxing of the American consumer to pay for the European war. • • • Congress has passed the emergency shipping bill, which will authorize the president to admit foreign-built ships to America?' registry so that com mercial fleets may sail the seas under protection of the American flag while belligerents of Europe are at war. • » • Germany’s reply to Japan’s ulti matum is awaited . with anxiety in { diplomatic quarters as likely to open j hostilities in the far east It is pos sible the reply may pass through American channe’s of communication as that was one of the means of for warding Japan's note. DOMESTIC. The twentieth case of beubonic plague was reported at New Orleans. The victim was Louise Welsh, a ne I gress. aged 24. • a • The Hamburg-American line has is | sued a statement saying that it had ; under consideration offers to purchase j some of its steamships in American i waters, valued at $20,000,000. * * * A hint tiiat the federal investiga i tion of recent increases in food prices j might embrace examination of certain | Board of Trade transactions, was ! given by District Attorney Wilkerson of Chicago. * » • The first reaction in sugar prices j eince the recent excited advance of j over 21- cents a pound was noted in ' New York when Cuban centrifugal 96 1 test sold at 6L cents, representing a decline of cent from the high rec ord price. • * • Julian Carleton. the negro cook who j murdered five members of Frank ; Lloyd Wright's household with a I hatchet, will be charged with murder in the first degree when he is ar raigned before a justice of the peace at Dodgeville. Wis. • • * Orders to seal all amateur radio stnPons on the Pacific coast and to silence the wireless apparatus aboard the ships cf belligerent nations while these ships are in Pacific coast ports were received at San Francisco from the Navy department. m a a While local federal authorities at Seattle prerared to prosecute on evi dence the existence of a gigantic Chine-e smuggling ring, developed by the federal industrial relations com mission hearings, the commissioners decided to push their inquiry into San Francisco and Los Angeles. • • • The sub-irrigation of the Platte valley would not result to any con siderable ejrtent from releasing the impounded waters of the Pathfinder dam. is the opinion expressed by W. A. Uyan. comptroller of the reclama tion service in a recent discussion of this subject to Representative Kin kaid. • • • The death of Ching Siam, an aged Chinese, officially was reported as caused by bubonic plague. This is the sixth death from the disease in New Orleans. Ching was affected with the septicaneraic type. • • a "The Japanese will protect Amer ican and Japanese merchantmen in Asiatic waters," declared Y. Numana, the Japanese consul general, of San Francisco, in discussing the possi bilities of hostilities between Japan and Germany. “American trade with the Orient will not be endangered." • • • On instructions from Attorney Gen eral McReynolds. Charles A. Homs United States district attorney at St. Tonis. began an investieation into the sharp advance in prices of foodstuffs since the European war opened. • • • Upward of 3.000 employes of the Baltimore street railway system have received an advance in wages. The new schedule increases the com pany's pay roll $200,000 a year and gives an average raise of 25 cents a day to the conductors and motor men. • • • The discovery of a tunnel one hun a red feet long, dug from ineide the | stockade at Fort Wingate. New Mex ico. led to a double guard o «r the ’ 4.000 Mexican refugees interned at i the fort. I ! Chippewa Indians of the Bad River tribe., in council at Ashland. Wis., voted unanimously in favor of woman suffrage. • » • An extra session of the Texas legis lature has been called for August 24 to relieve cotton growers, in view of the European war. • • • The first warship to pass through the Panama canal was the Peruvian destroyer Teniente Rodriguez, which made the trip when the steamship Admiral Dewey also went through. • » * A copy of the will of Iallian Nordica, the grand opera singer, who died in Java last May, provides that her en tire estate, with the exception of spe cific bequests, be divided among her three sisters. • • • The Panama-Pacific exposition, scheduled to be held next year at San Francisco, will not be postponed on ; account of the European war. said j Charlts C. More, president of the com pany. • > • The German tank steamer Dolphin, Captain Kriete, has arrived in Hamp ton Roads after dodging British and ! French warships for twelve days. The Dolphin left Hamburg July 29, four ! days before war was declared. . • . John E. Lamb of Terre Haute, Ind., ! is foremost in President Wilson’s con sideration for ambasslador to Mexico when the situation there settles down b_> a point where recognition by the Jnited States can be considered. • • • Six men are known to be dead and two are missing as the result of fight ing between the authorities of Ray, Ariz., and a band of four Mexican out laws. Of those killed four were ! Americans and two Mexicans. ... The breaking off of commercial re- I lations with Europe has resulted in an unprecedented demand from Latin- j American countries for American goods, according to statements by ' leading exporters of New York city. ... Nearly half the political speech Colonel Theodore Roosevelt delivered at Hartford. Conn., before the pro gressive state convention was devoted to a discussion of "the great cata- j clvsm which has engulfed all Europe j in war.’’ ... Captain Rakos of the Austrian [ steamer Morawitz. which arrived at ! Galveston from Cardiff, reported hav ing been chased for six hours by two British cruisers while approximately i 300 miles south of Barbadoes. He said darkness enabled them to escape. -L t FOREIGN. Pope Pius X is dead. The pontiff j died of a broken heart as the result of the European war. ... Forty British and American work men were killed in the collapse of the new concrete customs house at Celba, Honduras. ... Count Okuma. the Japanese pre mier. declares it is Japan's intention to eliminate from China the root of German influences. ... Japan sends an ultimatum to Ger many demanding the withdrawal of her fleet from Kiau-Chaco, China, by August 23, or she will take action. • • • In a stirring message to the troops. King George says: “Duty is your watchword, and I know your duty will be nobly done.-’ • • • A British expedtonary force, num berng more than 100,000 has made a safe landing at France and Belgian ports and is doubtless well on its way to form a junction with its allies. ... Four German girls were arrested in Brussels on the charge of spying. Three spies, one a woman, have been shot. Three person excited by the 1 wars news have gone insane. ... The battleship Maine has star ed j home from Tangier. ?he has abra'd the midshipmen and crew of the Ida- , ho. who were transferred at Naples, when that ship was sold to Greece ... According to information received in official circles in London, Emperor WE ham has ordered that resistance be made to ^he last to Japan's at tempts to oust Germany from Kau Chau. ... A sum of $75,000,000 in six months treasury bills, required for war pur poses. were offered to the public in London and met with a hearty wel come. The amount applied for was , over $210,000,000. ... Italians coming from the countries at war continue to pour into Italy by thousands. Most of them are in dis tress and government and local insti- , tutions are doing their utmost to pro- , vide them with food, shelter and em ployment. ■ • • • The Japanese ambassador's depar ture from Berlin is approaching. The police are guarding the embassy. The Japanese club is empty. All Japan ese students in German universi ties have left. • • • That the Germans are forcing their i way through Belgium is indicated by the Brussels report that German cav- ! airy are ar.rroaching the Belgian cap ittu; that measures for th* defease of Brussels are being hastened and that the scat of government has been re moved to Antwerp. * * • In Tokio the Japanese ultimatum to Germany has created a deep im- ; pression and the Japanese premier ! and foreign minister have counseled the Japanese to maintain a calm at titude. • » • * Germany has sent a note to France and Belgium through a neutral power, accusing these two countries of hav ing organized a popular war agatnst Germany and declaring that any Bel gian or French private citizen not in uniform, who interferes with the Ger man troops will be shot. MORTGAGES TILED SHOW MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LESS THAN PREVIOUS YEARS. CANDIDATES GIVE EXPENSE Primary Election Reports Are Being Filed with the Secretary of State. Lincoln.-Farm mortgages filed In Nebraska during the year 1913 ag gregated millions of dollars less than at any time in the past five years And farm mortgages released during the same period totaled millions more than at any time in the five-year per iod. This interesting piece of news is conveyed in the annual report just issued by the state labor commission. There were 21,543 mortgages filed in 1913, totaling $42,628,098. The year previous. the total amount of the 20,716 mortgages filed was $58,766,518 Mortgages released in 1913 totaled $40,241,192. This is the first time in the history of the state that mort gages released have come so near equaling in amount the mortgagee filed. Butler county led in the total value of farm mortgages filed. Its figure was $1,891,523. Hayes county re corded a total of only $50,229 and was low in the list. In farm mortgages released Knox county led with $1. 779.239. Hitchcock county was low in this column with releases totaling $27,480. Douglas county figures show ram ' mortgage filings to the number of 113 for the year. The aggregate amount represented was $563,668. Mortgages released in the same county were valued at $335,999. Totals for the state during the past five-year period were: Mortgages Filed. Year. No. Value. 1913.21.543 $42,628,098 1912 .20,716 53,766,838 1 1911 .18,165 48,967,884 1910 .20.509 54.319,730 i 1909 .17,604 50,335,470 Mortgages Released. ; Year. No. Value. 1913 .17,679 $40,241,192 j 1912 .17.466 39,959.249 1 19H .14.900 30,022.950 | 1910 .17.568 31.860.431 | 1909 .17,500 33,468,750 File Expense Accounts. Candidates for offices have tieguiv . to report their items of expense to ' the secretary of state as required by law. All of these with few excep j tions show that the largest item was tor printing and advertising: Ross L,. Hammond for governor re ports $591.75. George C. Hale, demo I cratic nominee for state treasurer, i $264.24. Will M. Maupin, $79 06. W. II Young, nominee for railway com missioner. $276.00. James Pearson, de | mocratic nominee for lieutenant-gov ernor, $90.00. Richard L. Metcalf, democratic nominee for governor, $647.20. Henry Peterson, republican , nominee for railway commission. $54.80. James C. Dalzeil, for congress. $108.67. Addison Wait, for secretary bf state. $252.80. P'an to Attack Law Assault on the blue-sky law, passed at the last session of the state legislature, is being planted by Omaha firms, which come under its 1 jurisdiction. That is the word brought to the railway commission. The law's safety has been the cause of many anxious moments on the com mission's part for several months. Weaknesses have been found which were not seen by the legislators. And apparent foundations of the law: have been determined constitutionally void In other states, and the Nebraska law 1 is affected thereby. A provision inserted in the Nebras , ka statute may or may not save this entire law'. This says in effect that - “should the courts declare any portion i of the act unconstitutional or unau | thorized by law. or in conflict with any other section or provision of the act_ then such decision shall affect only the section or sub-section so de clared to be unconstitutional.” Further the Nebraska lawmakers took the unusual step of declaring in : the act that “each section and pro vision thereof, so far as inducement for the passaee of the bill is concern ed, is independent of every other sec tion. and no section or part thereof is an inducement to the passage or en actment of any other section or part of a section." The Rurlington railroad engineers have staked out ground for the new depot at Superior, which is to be built across the street from the old one. Well men there expect to go down through slate for a new well. •* They 8av they expect to go at least 700 feet. Help Boys' Fair Encampment. Eight lines of work with two lec tures in each line will be furnished by the Nebraska College of Agricul ture at the Boys’ Fair Encampment a: the state fair this fall. The sub jects to be treated will come under the departments of agricultural engin eering. agronomy, animal husbandry, animal pathology, dairy husbandry, entomology, farm management, and horticulture. This will be one of the many features of the fair that will be of interest to the boys. Time to Control Hessian Fly. Tire most effective way of control ling the Hessian fly. says Press Bulle tin No. 45 of the Nebraska Experi ment Station, just issued, is to de stroy the stubble shortly after har vest. The flaxseeds or puparia are left in the stubble after harvest, and these should be destroyed by early deep plowing, done so carefully that the stubble is thrown to the bottom of the furrow and completely covered, \ thus entrapping the flies. This plow- ^ ing* should be done very soon after harvest.