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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1914)
1 tut: m;i;: omaiia. Tiirnh.Y. u.tst jo. wii. Nebraska MOREHEAD IS HAPPY ONE! Appointees of Executive Take First Rest in Number of Moons. KMP SAYS NOT FEELING BAD Republican anrildste Declare One Good TMn la ll Will !Nnt Hare t Makf Another Campaign Htaht Away. (From a 8laff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Au. 19.- -( Spec lal.l Returns which have been very slow In coming In have not been conducive t very much elation on -the part nf the candidate n for governor, except Governor Moreho.id. The governor spent a few dsv in Ri' h srdnon county and voted nt Falls t'lly. As hla vote climb nlgrnr an! "Inally reached so larae rropoitlous ti nt be end aa many as the ether iu .'nimld i .: for the democratic nominjlimi put toscth.-r, appointees of tho csec't ve t"o' their first real long br'ath s'.v-e tin. i ..iiiorlgn started. A telephone sno'sage fv r.i er.ntor Kemp at his home In Fullerton. Indi cated that the senator was not iMllng very bad over thp outcome. "Thcro ie one thins about It." sal.l le, " w mi have to make anther campaign. " Trial Hate on Plant. The Lincoln Traction company has been granted permission to put In rffect a trial rate on its plu.U at Harvard. At the end or six months, if t ie rate haa not proven satisfactory, the subscriber will have the opportunity ot c.m-.ing be fore the commission ml statist' their case. H. V. AVellensiek- appeared ,n be half of the subscribers. Returned to Lancaster. Governor Morehad has baked the ftv rrnor of South Oakota to return to Lancaster county, one Albert Klnner, wanted for wife and child abandonment. Klnner U being held at RedfielJ. Marrtaae Licences. George, F. Fupst of oCuncll Liufffl, aped 2i years, and Margaret Pru. n of the same city, aged 23 years. celebrated elec tion day yesterday by nbuinl.-ig license to wed at the court house in Llncoli.. Charles J. Jellnck, aged 'Si years, of f'lattsmouth. and Ferries Il'if.l Vnta, of tnt samo place, aged 19 yesis, also tc cured a license to ninrry. High Wind Does Much Damage at Hebron HEBRON. Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special.) A heavy black cloud which developed In the southeast and passed rapidly to the north and finally overshadowed this city and vicinity last night about t! o'clock, precipitated the worst storm we have had this season. The wind, was heavy and tho rain fell In sheets, accompanied by severe hail and sharp lightning with heavy thunder. Much damage was done. Secral chimneys were blown over, trees uprooted, windows broken, forts'rthroc large windows were broken out of the two school buildings, and the Methodist church was seriously damaged. Light ning struc lithe house of V. W. Wright, knocking off the corner and causing con sldersble flamago: also a building of 'Wil liam mil was struck. In the eastern p-irt of town many birds were found dead Hnd wounded. While not as severe aa the one reported in the western part of the Htate lat week. It was bud enough and those who were out in it had a seri ous time getting home. Several auto loads coming from Bruning report har rowing escapes and two cars were ditched and stalled between here ami that city. The peshler ball team succeeded In reaching Hebron and laid her over night. From reports from the government weather gauge the precipitation was only .42. Telephone connections In Thayer county are almost annihilated.. It rained .11 of an Inch after the shower of last nisht. Notes from Beatrice and Gage County REATRK'K. Neb., Aug. 19. i Special.) T. K. Hutchins. an old resident of Beatrice, was struck by an automobile driven by Miss Mabel Martin on South Sixth street and severely Injured.. He sustained an ugly scalp .wound and prob ably Internal Injuries. He was' uncon scious a greater part of the night, and although he Is badly hurt. It Is thought he will recover. He is 7(1 years of age. Albert Pry Ml instituted a divorce suit Tuesday In district court against Alblna Prybil, charging her with extreme cruelty. They were marred In Beatrice, September 10 last. Water bonds in the sum of $1,000 were voted at Clatonia. Tuesday . at a special election 'held there. The vote was 42 for and ffl against the proposition. William Msac lay died suddenly Tues day morning at the home of John Nel son, five miles northeast of th'a city, aged 30 years, lie Is survived by a widow and two children. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 8 o'clock from the Dunkard church northeast of the city.-. tStaocy Htvena, brother of Samuel Bl vens of this c'ty. and at one time a heavy property owner of Gage county, died at his home at Clillllcothe. O.. Mon day, aged 0 years. s'utM from Osceola. OSCEOLA. Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special) Mrs. William' Crisp died at her homo In Osce oi yesterday, after an Illness of three vi'eeks. The deceased was one of the old est ssttlers In this county and leaves be sides her husband a number of children and a wide circle of friends. Funeral services will be held on Thursday after noon. The hot winds nd dry weather of the last week has injured the corn in this and ne'gl.buriiig counties to a great ex t nt W here the piosrects were good for a hie ield t l said to hae hc-n cut dow n at least .V per cent. The I'ulk ciiuniy teac hers' Institute is drsnlng the lureet-t number of teachers o' any ever held In the county. The ac tive management Is in the hands of Miss Amelia F:4HinU!.ren, the county suocrtn undent of schools, snd I'rof. C. H. Moore, t ,i er ntendent of t he.( iscu'a High sch jol. .Much eon. em wi s frit by F. L. Iiunn ai d other u th. i t y over the where sbouls ef M'st FN f n I' .in::, who had teen traxelinc In Liio;'e, but a a'.')Te tram rtceiinl t1i' week s'a'es the. :':e a in llily u:i e. pe-.cd to gel cut of (he country and on Icr ay home in a ery short l ine. The liiont desirable f.Jrnit-t .1 ror-.-s nr sdx-rtisad In Th Bee. Gel a r.,.. cool I'jciii fur the summer WAR IN BELGIUM Scene on the streets of Namur, when the Belgian troops Dcgan the mobilization of the army. Na mur is the next fortified town on the Germans' road through Belgium to Paris, and fighting- is already centering1 there. is . I f a V vU-iiijslWJsljt, RUSSIAN REFUGEES ON MOVE Thousands Who Are Driven Out of Germany. Reach Sweden. TALES OF GREAT SUFFERING Rich and Poor Are Treated Alike, All Helnu Nearly Famished , and Many of Them Mck. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Via Loudon, Aug. 19. (1:05 p. in.) Fully K.,0- Unas, nn refugees from Germany, most of them exhausted, famished and sick, have gone through Stockholm flnee the beginning of the war. From 1..VO to 2,0-KI have ar rived dally. Hotels, barracks and schools have been used for their housing and arc filled to capacity every night. These unfortunates are a heterogenous gathering from all classes. There ate wealthy women in furs and (llain ui.l.s; poor women In rags, with half na.ke.1 children in their arms; priests in caftans; woikmen in smocks, and wer.lt hy profes sional and business men, all of them driven out of Germany. Some of the refugees have Iwen W'l.i out food three or four days before roich lng Sweden. The trains were so pnekod that many of their occupants were! obliged to stand for twenty-four hciirr t a stretch. The legs of many wor so swollen as to require hospital attention. Among the refugees are a number of patients who say thy were driven out of hospitals In Germany. Children weie separated from their fathers and morhers, wlille mothers lost their children on the way. Husbands In some cases remr.ln Prisoners In Germany. A number of Polish women takimr the Cure nt Austrian baths neur the frontier ere forced to return by way of Rurlln, and arrived here without money or nca of their children snd husbands. "I now for the first time In my lifrt un. derstand what poverty means," fs i com mon remark mnde ,y Kursiaii million aires, Ii (,. pockets are filled witii l,iv ."lan money, hut ho w ere :-nnh!e to l,,iy 1 cant's worth with It until -.he Swedes. at Malnioe came to their asslstn ooe. Hus slan bankers, physicians and professors all, tell the same story of an xhaustlng and foodless Journey In co'iie..iienco of the Germans' refusal to accept tuhles. M. AnnatsehewsklJ, governor of Kalisx, Russian Poland, and a numb- of others, It Is asserted, were transporter ,n a train, with shaded windows, to -n un know;i place, where hundreds of persons " en r;iekoi together In a barn i'or three riavs. Thf niunicipalny and citizens of St'.ck. lioh.i are glvInK all possible assistance to the rlugeea M'ld those sent on their journey pre provided with rations to tak them through T-anUnd, where thee will be difficulty in finding food for so many thousands of strangers. Presbyterian Young People's Meeting HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. !!).-( Special.) Presbyterian young people of Nebraska closed here last night a six daya' confer ence. The meetings were under the ausplcea of Rev. William Kalph Hall of Philadelphia, superintendent of the Young People's department of the denomination. With him were seven speeialihta. from as many different stHtes. Uev. ft. II. Houre man of Omaha was a member of tho faculty, conducting a class In teacher training. Classes wer louducted each forenoon on missions, young people and Junior so ciety methods, boys' work, life of Christ, and Sunday school specialization. Recreation was featured In the after noon. Kach evening a vesper service was held on the college campus, followed by an Inspirational lecture In the chapel. tssssl shoot at Ulnni r Monday. TVISNEK, Neb.. Aug. 19. HpeciJ.)-The twentieth annual shoot of- the Wisner. Neb,, Oun club will be held on the home grounds August 24, commencing at 6 o'clock. The program w!ll be fifteen events of fifteen target each. Jack tabblt system, " added to each event. The money will be divided Into four even moneys, thus giving the poorer shooter an erpial chance. Reaction in Sugar Prices in New York NKW YORK. Aug. 13. The tirst reac tion in sugar prices since the recent ex cited advance of over 2V cents a pound was noted here today when Cuban cen trifugal 9t test sold at C' cents, repre senting a decline of '.. cent from the high record price. It, was understood that Cuban holders were offering raw sug ir nt eonceasions as the leeeut heavy do- und had been pretty well filled up I'nlliiK ttff la I at port a. N F. YfiHa. Aug. 19 Ciiuima hour reports maue public today show tl at im ports since the Ix-ginning of -.be i:iii'.',.i war have decreased loiiiieiie ! . Jmpoit i f.,; the week if July I m-ie inure thai :.(ii.eM above the ilgures jor .he we-k of August the tar t to b. coni.. d. A Consumptive 4'oauh. Stop it snd get lelief for weak lun,s. t.;ha snd eolu w ith D . King's New DI?.overy Ue and Si. A'l drungls's. Advertisement. 1 1 s ' ' " ".T ' f - ' I ' i-JW i : -m rW iei 1 -A, I BALLOT COUNT GOES ON SLOWLY OVER NEBRASKA (Continued from Tage One.) Grant, 3 preconets.. Hamilton, 9 precincts Saunders, 13 precincts Knox, 6 precincts Wayne, 10 precincts.. Tolk. 12 precincts.... I'euel. 3 precincts ... Sarpy, 12 precincts.. Hrown. 14 precincts.. Nemaha. IS precincta '.Merrick. II precincts Washington. 4 pots... Jeffcnon, 1? pets Cass. 6 piveliictH t'uster, 2 precincts.... Mullcr, 1 precinct.... Antelope, 2 precincts.. Otoe, 7 products Colfax. If precinct'.... Furnas. 1 precinct Hltchock. I precinct.. i lay, 7 precin 's Webster, 7 precincts.. Valley, n preetnets... Huffalo, J predin-ts.. Colfax, 8 precincts Stanton, X precincts.. Nance, IS precincts.. Dodac, 17 precincta.. ljnoater, M prcts... Yolk. 14 precincts Dakota. 1 precinct Adams, 11 nreclncts.. Gosper, 4 precincts... rnwnee, 14 prcts Kieth. 2 preclm'ts Madison, 11 prcts Box Hutte. 7 prcts louglas. 118 prcts Total.. 445 prcts... 13 14 IS 75 22 m "12 UN 1 l M !i 41 W 91 !'l :K) 111 2 ,V f4 .0 91 2.l -;.:t 117 :w His 123 v 1HV 2H ' 4 12 4 i 121 "AK 1 tilt N2 47 I ii7 ll'i "Hi II I 17 ,V. :'! "'I 47. l:'l M 14 e i 4 7 I' 2' 2 2 ;i t'. ."3 17 24 24 212 l." lib :if 211 h.'! '.( i 14 4;". (17 ,"li : 2 1 7il 2.t I'M) J.V. 247 4.-.3 10 50 171 141 VKt :l 8 1 V2 iN 223 12 42 2 2i.'7 M M. 1 47 102 1371' ' 21 -V) W.41 12412 7065 Complete. Democrat, l.iirrrnor. Rerge.Mctcfe.Morehd. Cass. ( prerincts 'UBter, 2 prfM lncts Hutler. 1 precinct Antelope, i precincts... Otoe, 7 precincts Furnace, 1 precinct.... Hitchcock. 1 precinct.. Clay. 7 precincts Webster, 3 precincts... Valley, 5 precincts lioiiRlas, W preclnoLs.. Huttalo, 7 prcdnds Colfax. R precincts York.' 14 precincts , 58 2'. 199 , 59 54 124 7 9 17 ! 12 i"i :i4 'ill i "i 43 42 . w tin 15" .7 11 p . IX i9, . 213 ! 1W . til 1"2 I , 117 11H 343 1 . 2i I V. j . 7"4 42.8 !'7l 110 ir. ; . 3! 71 IK2j , Ml 4.1 2141 5 79 4M) ! . 17 l'i 1(19 , 113 91 703 1 , 39 7 1401 . liS 17rt :! , 75 :-r,7 12 29! 31 19 92 1 432 1 412 40;l 21 23 12): .71 m 4To ; 7 19 2t: . 177 47:,; . 33 (4 112 . 7 13 4; . 15 31( 1, m 1V) 4Ml 59 !i 4.(0 ' , 42 ! 2"i7 27 . 11 22 54 I .91 115 "-'9 i . 24 58 H9 . ano 1.V7 -"46 : . 14 13.7 4f.i; 77 192 4,, ', M 63 2M) .4031 MM. H9S8 ) Lancaster, 42 precincts. I lodge, 17 precincts Nance, li precincts.... Stanton, 14 precincts... Cuming. 11 precincts... Keith, i precincts Seward. 16 precincts... Madison, 10 precincta.. Adams. 11 precincts Pawnee. 14 (comp.) Dakota, 9 precincts Gosper. 4 precincts liouglss, 11K precincts. Hox Hutte, 7 precincts. Hall. b precincts llon. 4 precincts GaKe, 20 precincts I awes. 1 precinct Grant. 3 precincts Hamilton, l precincts.. Saunders. IS precincts. Knox, l-i precincts Wayne. 10 preolnets.... Polk, 12 precincts Peuell, 3 precincts Sarpy, 12 precincts.... Brown. 14 precincts... Nemaha, 19 precincts. Merrick. H precincts.. Washington. 4 pda Jefferson, 19 pets For f'onarre. Blxty-elght Omaha and Douglas county precincts on congress: Monahan. (dein.) Lobeek, (dem.) Howard, (rep. I o21 2,1 K 2.W4 2,44 1.016 12 clerk, re- Blackburn, (rep.) ' Seirenson, (rep.) t Merrlam, (prog. Dewey Leads, j Sixteen precincts on county I publican: j Dewey 722 Hopkins 40 For rherlff. j Briggs and McBhane have been noml I nated on the republican and democratic j tickets respectively for sheriff, with I good pluralities. All of Omaha mlnua 'three precincts, all of South Omaha and ' ten country precincts give the following: Omaha. B.O'ha. C'trv. Total i Me'Shar.e. dem. . .1.675 1 Power, dem 1,394 I Walsh, dem 226 j Allan, rep 1.229 RrigKS, rep 1.40 Clsrk. rep 1.2-;- I ronin. rep - 74:. 105 74 11 137 9i S4 17 2X 129 47 1.! I 4.V j 1 ..'( I IMS 1 1 421 ! . 2V) I 374 , 1.44H I 75 ! H(Y2, J5H I 1 21 1 12! 911 r. 24 37 Kill, ret) We I Haze, rei l.W'l (McDonald, rep.. 714 Mahoney, rep... fe Morrow ! , For Congressman. All but one precinct In South Omaha, all but three in Omaha and ten In the county show thst Blackburn is fending Howard by over ."00. Lobeek has easily won the nomination. The tlgures on these pre rincts are: Omsha. S O ha. Ctrv. Total Monahan. dem.. 743 Wsi ." 1.19S Loheck. dem S.Oiih 77 lloWS el. rep 2.iei2 3l Blackburn, rep.. 3 132 4"! Korenson. rep. . ..1.422 2 4 ll 3.9,7 ,! 3.MI 111 l.gti For District Jodce. Fifteen precincts em d'strle t I'.cige: Lnglish Grossman 327 Kaley 191: Register of Deeds. Sixteen precin. ts. register of deeds, re I ubllcan: Bandle 2'.".. pes Ice til Havciiy , ;';; Fur 4'onatr ttletrurr. Brome. for ceiunty attotne), haa de feated Hollister by about 'i.(tt majori'y. The vote In Omaha, South Omaha and ttia county precincts. inin'.ia hulf a dozen rreelncts, is as follows: Oina'.a. So. 1 mm. t'o Total. Mas my. 1I11 ...:;.zi till 2 4"4". Br-eole, 1 R.i in 1 4", 4 4.71 f'ooley. I K. i .!. 4 l,iS U Ulster, tn.) ..2.319 2 S22 "211 Blgelow, tl'g.) .. l.V) ... . For l.ientenant (.oiTrnnr. Omaha. S. oma Alhrlaht 4K1 174 Hoaaland I.si'4 22' Total. 6.U.4 Shotwtll 4.fil.'i "an Alsllne ;V1 i;2 132 Konth ttmaha. Four precincts. Republican CONOHLSS. niaikhurn Sort nson .. Whitnev 9S' Howard ..... 4!! TRFASFRKR. S3! I're CLF.T? K. 62, Dewey 89 Hopkins .121 RLGISTF.U OF HKKDH. Meyers 53' Pearce llaveilv "il Bundle Human 22 1 CORONLR. Swanson e3( Brass lllepcn 2S Crosby Kight pr.'r'lncts. Demoi'iatlc PHKRII'F. 44 . i4 . 4A .1"7 Powers Pickett l.'.2 McWluine .. RKGLSl'F.R OF DIIKDS 24.M Llba ... ;i4 ....?!2 ....34 CONGRFSS. Monahan 2S lobeck lanareasiiian. Third District Rep. 1 em. Spill- Hteph- Koe'n- man. Avery, ens. stein 114 45 02 T I 2:. Si 42 7!i 15 W 8 SHI 44 44 19 -4 21 92 13 299 129 443 ! Nance, 3 pets. . (V'lfHN, o t"lS.. Merrick, 1 pet.. Antelope, 2 pets. Wayne, 1 pet... Dodge., 3 pts.... Totals, 13 pets l 4.1.1. OTS TAKF. KRtIM BOOTH One Flection Hiuird Abandons Its rince of Bnslnesa. The grestest Irregularity of the election reported yesterday wbb the removal of tha ballot box In the First precinct of the Third ward from the polling place before the count wsa even begun. KlKht after o'clock. It Is said, the boxes were taken to the office of the Baum Iron company at Thirteenth and Harney streets, where the d9t"0' ratio ballots were counted and then lo'ke.l up in tho vault. "We'll count the rest at 9 o'clock In the morning." announced Don Uauir, who was on the hoard. But at 8:30 o'clock tl tee of the five were on the Job counting the ballots alone. At 9 o'clock, when the other two election board members srrlvtd they found the precinct half counted. Tho spectators who saw 'his episode were George Clarke, Claude B issic, demo crath, and Peter Mannlgan, bcal.ies two others whose names are not -available. Nearly 2"0 men registered in the lower ward, but challenged, had to put n two hours hunting up freenolleis and a notaiy to swear to an affldovtt. tjuite a number likewise challenged on sus picion by the election coiniiidonc, tused to vote rather than go to ill thai trouble. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE MAY BE INVESTIGATED CHICAGO, Aug 19. A hint that the federal Investigation of recent increases tion of certain Board of Trade transactions In food prices might embrace exomlna was given by Dlstrli t Attorney Wllkerson today. "I have received a number of com plaints against the. Board of Trade relat ing to certain tiusines operations there, hut have not yet had an opportunity. In the rush of other bush ess, to arrutlnlro them," he sulci. "Conse-qnenlly I prefer not to discuss them now," Mr. Wlikerson said the gratiil Jury ex pected to combine the; Investigation of high meat prb ce first. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Maraaret llohart. ANSFLMO. Neb.. Aug. 19. tHpe'hil.) The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Bohart, wife of Rev. C. V. Bohart, took plac e at her late residence In West Anselmo at 1 o'clock til's evening, Rev. C. E. Campbell of the Methodist F.piscopal church con ducting brief services. Interment wss In Grand View cemetery. Mrs. Bohart dleel Sunday afternoon, after a lingering Illness extending over litany months of cancer. Two sons. W. S.. of Anselmo and ". W. of Hyannls and one daughter, Mrs. Sam Ilaug of An selmo, survive. Mr. ami Mrs. Bohart are pioneers in northwest Custer county and Valley ee:unt. They settled near Ord In ixsx and passed through the hapTihU'S of those early days In that section. In 1S7 they boivesteaded In Monster valley and have made that place their home until last spring, when they took up their lealdenee' in Anselmo. Martin f.rbllnu. FALLS f'lTY. Neh.. Aug. 19 -(Special ) -Martin Gchllng, member of the elty council, die. I at h's home hers last night, aftr a linge ring illness of many months. Funeral services will lie held Thursday morning from S(4. Peter snd Paul f'athollr ehiirch. Interment In Steele cemetery. Mr. Gehllng hm a viaduate of the American Brewing academy of Chicago and suc ceeded h s father In the brewing business here in 1WH . H's wife, four children, one brother snd six sisters survive him I ot Kesunnalltlr, I t'leik-Mr. Brown. I should like to aak for a rube in my wages. I've just, b.-pn uiHrrie.l F.inploycr-Very sorrv, my dear man. hot can t hel v on. Fur accldenta which i happen li eiur euiployes cuitltd of the) factory we are nut reiooiunbi VK.,,j i Monthly i CZAR SEES RUSSIANS UNITED All Private Differences Forgotten in Rally for Land and Race. ANCIENT CEREMONY OF WAR EVE l.lliperor and lOmnrraa Receive Dep utations In the Hall of !4t. t'eorae. In the t.rrat lal ace of the Kremlin. LONDON, Aug. 9.-Reuters Moscow correspondent, trlegrnphlng Tuesday, says: "In the hall of St. George in the great palace of the Kremlin, Kiuperor Nicholas and the Km press Alexandria fulfilled the ancient ceremony of the eve of war. They received deputations of the nobility and tho remstvoa and merchants, who pre sented loyal addresses. Those' present at the ceremony Included the BrlllHh and Fnnch ainh.issadors and all the cabinet ministers, headed by Premier Goremy kln. F.mperoi Nicholas, replying to the ad dresses, said. "At this stormy, warlike hour, which, suddenly and against my wishes, has fallen upon my peacelul people, I seek, according to the custom of my ancestors, to strenKthrti the forces of my soul In the sanctuaries of Moscow. Within the walls of the old Kremlin. I urect you. the Inhabitants of Moscow, my beloved ancient capital. "All my people, ever where. In the vil lage of their birth, In the Duma and In the council of the empire, have unanl-( mnusly replied to my appeal and risen with vigor throughout the county, for getting all private differences, to defend the land of their birth and the Slav race. In a powerful common tmpulss, all na tionalities and all tribes of our vast em pire have united. "Russia, like myself, will never forget ! these historic d:iys. This union ot thought and sentiment In all my people afforda me deep consolation snd calm assurance for the future. From here, from the heart of the Russian land, I send warm greet ing to my gallant tioopa and to our brave allies, who are making common cause with lis to safeguard the down trodden people of peace and truth. May God be with us.'' At the conclusion of the speech the em peror and the empress passed to the ter rnee of the Kremlin, where they were ac claimed by a vast multitude assembled In the streets leow. A solemn T Deum subsequently was celebrated Ht I'spensky cathedral. German Colony of Kiao Chow, China, Fears an Attack PEKINO, China. Aug. 1.-The governor of Kiao Chow, the German colony in China, today issued a proclamation, say ing that an attack was Imminent. The majority of the noncombatants already have left and the American legation Is advising the Stutej department to with draw Wlils It. Peck, the American con sul, Ills presence, bring unnecessary be. cause American interests temporarily are terminated. Mr. Peck, however, desires to remain. Although the garrison of Kiao Chow la under .",(m0, the fortifications are believed to be formidable. Since the war began the harbor lias been mined and the, land de fenses strengthened with wire entangle ments, earthworks and mined zones. Many Chinese coolies have been em ployed besides the troops of the garrison. Tho elgiitlon quarter In Peking Is deeply affecteel by the prospect because many of the German and British officers who will participate in tho lighting have been members of Peking society during their terms of service In tho legation guards. Young German business men who have gone as reservists have many Lnglish friends in the various treaty ports. There being no German laborers In China, prsctically all the reservists are officers. Tliolr number la sufficient to lorm several companies. Their families are appealing to the German legation to urge Berlin to capitulate, hut the legs tloit has been unable to communicate with that city since the cables have been cut. GERMAN BUREAU ADMITS REVERSES INJJPPER ALSACE BF.RL1N, (Via Copenhagen and Lon don), Aug. V'. The Wolff bureau, the seml-oftl' lul German news agency, today gave out the following account of the bat tle of Meulhausen: "Ono and a half French army corps en tered upper Abac.' while our troops were still coiii'entratlng. Nevertheless we at tacked the enemy, w ho was thrown back toward Bcifort. but whose march after ward continued. "A small sec li in of artillery from ritrasshorg- was defeated and two batter ies, which had I wen rendered Useless, were teken by the enemy, who then marched toward Schlrineek, eight miles from Basics, Alsace. An Investigation has been begun In an cmaeavor to ascertain If any treacheiy exists among the local population " Krerybody Reads Bee Want Ada. SINKING OF THE AMPHION Official Report of What Happened When Cruiser Struck Mine. CHASING GERMAN MINE LAYER After lending Koenlaln l.nlsc to the llollom. seeks to t.rt tint of Dnitaer F.onc, lint Falls. LONDON, An. i!).(4'o p. m.)-The of- flcial Information bureau lins Issued an account of the sinklnii of the British cruiser Aniphiut! by a mine in t lie North sea. which was first reported last week. After describing how the Amphlon and the third dest rover flotilla had proceeded to carry out a prcirranued plan of search, the report continues as follows: 'A trawler Informed them that It bad seen a suspicious ship throwing tliinus overboard. Shortly afterwards the Ger man mine layer, KoenlKin l.ulse, was sighted, steering east. Four destroyer gave chase, and In about an holm's time It was rounded up and sunk. "After picking up the survivors of the German ship, the plan of search was car ried out without Incident until 3.30 o'clock In the morning. At this hour as the Amphlon, on its return cruise, was near th.v scene of the opeiatlons of the Koenl gin Lulse, its course was altered to avoid the danger none. This was successful until 41:30 a. 111., at which hour the Amphlon struck a mine. "A sheet of flame Instantly engulfed tho bridge. The captain was rendered In senslbtn and he fell to the fore and aft bridge. As soon as the captain recov ered consciousness he ' rang the engine room to stop the engines, which were still going at revolutions at twenty knots. As all the forward part of the Amphlon was on fire, It was found Impossible to reach the bridge or flood the fore maga sine. The ship's back appeared to be broken and It wiia already settling down by the bows. All efforts, therefore were directed to placing the wounded In places of safety In rase of an explosion, and In getting the cruiser In ti w by the stern. "By the time the destroyers bsd closed In, It wss clearly time to abandon the ship. The men fell in for this purpose i'v t'.-a i"v; r'-Cm Whenever you see an Arrow think of Cocs-CoU k (: '';;;'.'..'' ''.',.'.s .'.;;:;?' te..w',s!fi; .. riW.iitijM'UMV.S .:y.-J'v: v '!. : . j.i.u:.'. 'Kir.;:- . ' .'. i. w cut m a j j Drinks it answers every bevcr- Ij age requirement vim, II vigor, refreshment, whole- jj someness. H will satisfy you. 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The effect of this showed tbn Amphlon must hav-v struck a seronvj mine which exploded '.he fore magaslnn) Debris falling from n great height str k the rescue boats and the deetmyers. klMf ling two F.ngllshtncti and one Gemma (-prisoner. i "The nfter-part of the Alup'.ib n the began to settle yiilckly until Us fore. 1 iot section was on the bottom, and th whole after-part was Inclined to 1111 angii of 45 degrees. In another epiarter of at l our this had also dlsapprareil. "Captain Cecil Fox of the Amphlon speaks In high terms of the behavior of his eifflcers am' men throughout. ! "Kvery order was promptly obeyed without confusion or perturbation.'' i BROTHER OF IOWA CITY MAN KILLED AT LIEGE IOWA CITY, la., Aug. 19-(Spect,l.i tills in Peterbus, of th'a elty. has to celved word through Belgian sources th:t bis brother. Helnrle h Peterbus. wss slsln while attacking the forts st Liege at tli outset of the fighting between the Ger mans and Belgians. The entire German regiment of which Peterbus wss a mem ber was cut to pieces. The Iowa City man's father, three other brothers, and several cousins are In the German army ne'W. He has himself served six years In the Vnlted States navy and ten In tho army slni e coming to this country. A lineal desi'endant of the Namur family, which gave Its name "o the ancient Belgian city around which the present clash In that country Is revolv ing. Is now quietly following his trade an a baker In Iowa City. His name Is Kugene Namur. and he has lived hre for many years. He ramn here from Lux emburg In 1S73. The city of Namur was founded upon land originally owned by the Namur family. Omaha real estate Is the best Investment you could make. Read The Bee's leal estate columns. 4i WMIfciMRtW?! 'Mi t ; .-sT2i i '.'tit .. " . ..tr !,a Me - :: -iff i -Jf irx r : . . . - ...,r. y m m, i. ... , mm. i, mm . .!.. n. , i ' '. Sk - U . v