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FIGHTING REGARDED MOSTLY PRELIMINARY Despite Repeated Repulses Ger mans Continue a Forward t Movement. London. The beginning of the third -eek. of the great European conflict finds scarcely a German soldier in France. That Is regarded here as the most significant fact In the military situation. Aside from the attempt to capture the forts around Liege, what fighting has taken place is regarded as merely preliminary and has been mostly outpost affairs, with the French and Belgians disputing every Inch of the ground. Apparently the Germans' plan of campaign has so far miscarried that they are eight or ten days behindhand In the design of smashing France' by two or three terrific and immediate blows. The meeting of these reconnoitering parties in force has resulted In severe fighting, in which, according to French and German official accounts, the allies scored further successes. On the line of battle in Belgium, Germany and France, despite the re peated repulses which they have suf fered, the German battalions continue to move forward for a decisive en counter. The invaders are sweeping along the valley of the Meuse, south f Namur and have reached Dlnant, where part of a strong French force, which is established behind that town, took the offensive and defeated them. All along the Alsace-Lorraine fron tier the advance guards of the two op posing armies have come into contact and, according to Franch official re ports, the Germans have been driven back everywhere with loss. Strong French forces are now in possession of all the passes of the Vosges mountains, from the west, as far as those leading down to Colmar. Further south, French forces are xeady to proceed over the flat country toward Mulhausen. GENERAL FRENCH f (Jt va I - 4 1 I ULTIMATUM SENT BY JAPAN TOJERMAN Demands Withdrawal of German Warships From Orient and Evacuation of Kiau-Chau. General French, commander-in-chief of the British troops now aiding the French and Belgians. BRIEF WAR NEWS PROMISE POLAND AUTONOMY Russia Promises Religious Freedom and Restoration of Polish Tongue. St Petersburg. The czar has issu ed a proclamation confirming the Grand Duke Nicholas' promise to re store the ancient kingdom of Poland, it the Russian, German and Austrian Poles would stand by Russia In the present war. Polish autonomy would be re-established, the czar guaranteed, and all former principalities would be reunited under a lieutenant governor to be named by himself. The people, be added, would be granted territorial Integrity, local au tonomy, religious freedom and would be unhampered in the use of the Pol ish tongue. French Sink Two Austrian Warships. London. A dispatch from Nish, Ser fa, says: "A naval battle between French and Austrian warships began eff Budua, Austria, In the Adriatic, at 9 o'clock Sunday. The French squad ron, coming from the southwest, at tacked the Austrian warships. Two Austrian ironclads were sunk, one was set on fire and a fourth fled north ward toward Cattaro. The fight last ed more than an hour." Italy Defies Austria. Rome. -There was much public ex citement over the news that the gov ernment had defied Austria, refusing to permit, the passage of Austrian troops through Italian territory on their way to Alsace. PANAMA CANAL IS OPEN Vessels of Warring Nations Must Pass Without Halting. Washington. With the passage through the Panama canal of the war department steamship Ancon, the great waterway becomes "free and epen to the vessels of commerce and war of all nations on terms of entire equality," in accordance with the pro visions of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Vessels drawing not more than 30 feet of water may now make the pas sage. It would be possible to put the lg American dreadnoughts through t any time. Any of the foreign warships now in the Atlantic and Pacific waters could also make the trip. Except in cases f absolute necessity, vessels of bel ligerents must make uninterrupted passage through the canal. They may sot coal, revlctual or embark or dis embark troops in the canal zone. Would Have Refugee Ships Neutrals. "Washington. A proposal has been Made by this government to the pow ers that all nations regard aB neutral those ships "chartered for the sole purpose of repatriating" citizens who are now stranded in Europe. Foreign Loans Frowned On. Washington. The United States government announced itself as op posed to the floating of loans in this country for the benefit of any of the warring nations of Europe. The French troops occupy the crests and passes of the Vosges mountains. The German commander at Lieia denies the loss of 20,000 in his effort to take the forts there. There are persistent rumors that Italy will Join the triple entente. French ministers of war and state plan the issuance of a war newspaper to keep the men in the field in touch with events and to inform them con cerning their relatives at home. Lorraine for the present seems to have been left out of the fighting, while Alsace, like western France, is the scene of battles between the ad vance guards of the main German and French armies. A dispatch from Rome says the Montenegrin troops, aided bv the in. habitants of Herzegovina, are success fully invading Austria, whose block ade of the Montenegrin coast has prac tically ceased. The Danish minister has notified the French government that Denmark has mined KJoetee bay and the waters between Seeland and Amager islands to guard Copenhagen from a surprise attack by Germany. That the British government is con fident it has control of the sea is in dicated by arrangements made for the sailing of several White Star and Cun ard liners, which will have facilities for taking 13,000 passengers to Amer- i lea. The reported purchase of the Ger- , man cruisers Goeben and Breln h ; Turkey for $20,000,000 has been made the occasion of action by the British, irench, Belgian and Russian allies. which call Turkey's attention to her duty as a neutral. A Rotterdam correspondent says a Berlin newspaper has confirmed the j , iuajur-uenerai von Bue- iow, a brother of Prince Von Buelow, lormer German imperial chancellor was killed in battle. Stern measures are beine resorted to In Germany to compel military serv ice, according to a dispatch via Lon don. It is reported that Dr. Karl Lieb knecht, the famous German socialist leader, has been shot to death for refusing to Join the army. In Namur all the bie trees hv. been cut down or blown to pieces by aynamite to prevent their use in dl recting the enemy's artillery fire. The most beautiful castles and villas in the valley of the Meuse have been undermined, ready to be blown up wnen tne enemy appeared. It is reported that Germany has sent a note to France and Belgium, thrmieh a neutral power, accusing: these wn countries of having organized a pop ular war against Germany and declar ing that any Belgian or French nrlvata citizen, not in uniform, who interferes witn the German troops, will be shot. Other nations threaten to hecnme involved. Germany is credited with Plan to reach St. Petersburg by way or i-inland and to have armed FlnnB for uprising. Italy has mobilized 250,- uuu men on the Swiss and -Austrian frontiers and is holding the passes of tne Alps. The government of Holland flas officially given the French eov ernment renewed assurances of neu trality and its intentions to make this neutrality respected. Sixty thousand Dutch troops are on the line of the frontier and large areas of land have Deen flooded. The first dispatch direct from t?r. lin uncensored by the author!! ten nf the nations at war with Germany was receivea by the Associated Pre. mrougn the medium of the nid. schmidt Wireless company's station at lucKerton, N. J. The message enn tained the Important Information that during the fighting fit MlllhnilRAn fnn. siderably more than 1000 French of ficers and soldiers were taken nrlson ers by the Germans, who also canfured four cannon, while in another fight witn the French at the border of Lor raine, further to the north, the Oer. mans also took 1000 prisoners. Tokla Japan sent an ultimatum to Germany Saturday night at 8 o'clock. demanding the withdrawal of German warships from the orient and the eva cuation of Kiau-Chau and giving Ger many until Sunday, August 23. to com ply with the demand. Otherwise, the ultimatum states, Japan will tuke ac tion. The general expeclatlon here Is that the ultimatum will be followed by war. Inspired utterances express reitret at the Inability to malnlain neutrality. but Bay that Great Britain, the allv of Japan. Is compelled to defend herself against the aggressions of Germanv Moreover, it is pointed out that Ger many la making preparations day and night at Kiau-Chau, where It is atorina provisions, while its warships are scouring the seas of eastern Asia to the great detriment of commerce, and that Its converted cruisers are seizing English merchant vessels. Such ac tlons, it Is argued, are directly calcu lated to disturb the peace of eastern Asia and accordingly, after full and frank communication with Great Brit ain, Japan has found herself compel led to send an ultimatum to Germany. AGGRESSIVE MOVE BEGUN French Offensive Movement Started Along the Line From Sarrebroug. Paris. Official dispatches announce that the French offensive movement began in great force along the line from Sarrebroug, on the Franco-German frontier to Lunevllle, In the de partment of Muerthe-et-Moselle, "Blamont, 17 milea east of Lune vllle, Clrcy, still further east, and Avrioourt, occupied by a Bavarian army corps, were stormed by our troops," the announcement continues. "The Germans are in full retreat, hav ing left many dead, wounded and pris oners. The French continue to ad vance to upper Vosges, the Germans giving way before them. In upper Alsace we have retaken Thann. Pris oners affirm that General von Deim ling, commanding the Fifteenth army corps at Thann, was wounded. Aliens Here Free of Foreign Yokes. Washington. Id response to many inquiries from foreign-born residents of the United States in all parts of the country. Secretary Bryan announc. ed that "the United States is not a party to any treaties under which per sons of foreign origin residing in this country may be compelled to return to their country of origin for military service, nor is there any way in which persons may bo forced into foreign armies against their wills as long as tney remain in the United States." JAPAN ASSURES 0. S. OF FRIENDLY ATTITUDE Washington. The Japanese ambas sador, Baron Chlnda, delivered to Sec retary Bryan the written announce ment of Japan that an ultimatum had been addressed to Germany request ing the latter's withdrawal from her field of activity in China. At the same time she communicated the assurances of Japan to the United States that the utmost endeavor would be exercised to safeguard the interests of this country and all others not im. mediately concerned in the present operations. The ambassador presented a com munication which contained a strone statement concerning Japan's pur poses of maintaining the territorial integrity of the Chinese republic by restoring to her the territory of Kinn. Chau, originally taken from China bv Germany as an act of reprisal for the killing of German missionaries. The United States, it became known after Baron Chinda's call on Mr. Bry an, does not Intend to be drawn In any way into the controversy, rezard. ing it as a matter purely between Ger many and Japan. The American aov- ernment considers satisfactory the promise of Japan of "eventual restora tion to China" of the territory of Kiau-Chau. r 914 Brack Cars (Limited in Supply) Only a Few Left for 1914 Delivery If You Want One You Will Have to Hurry , Free service guaranteed when you drive a Buick. Not only by the local agent, but also by the Buick Factory. Motto:-"Satisfied Customers" NIGHT AND DAY SERVICE HUFF-NOBLE AUTO QO. O. L. Huff PRINEV1LLE, OREGON AGENTS FOR CHALMERS AND BUICKS Fred W. Noble - a Notice for Publication Isolated Tract Public LhwI Stile. IVllfirtllli'llt'. nf Mm lnNirl.,i. 'J. S. Lund Olllce tit Tlio Dalle', Or. . . July 22. 19R Notice in hereltv 0iin thut ,i;..t...l by the commissioner ot the general land office, miller ttrnviuinria sif uni of congre approved March 28, 1012, ioi omi., u), pursuant to the applies tion Of (irnnvillA II . Serial Nn. 012l(!fl ttA ivill iPtar at 1.1,m sale, to the highest bidder, but at not lea man uu per acre, at 10 :1ft o'clock a. m on the 11th day of September, 11)14. at thin 111 II Ilia fntlnwin.. ...l oi mnu : , ,fc. VJ, T. Id S., K.18 E. iiiametie meridian. "Thin tmi't ianrAnraA nnln t,A . -.1, nt On a thowinir that Mm rratr nnilinn thereof i mountainous or too rough for lumvttiiun. Any persona claiming adversely the above OeaCrihl'H lanH ra a A iMUu.t Ml.. their claims or objections on or before ine lime oesijjnatex lor sale. 86pll. Fka.nk Wooik:ock, RpjrlRter. Notice for Publication Isolated Tract. Public Land Sale. Department o( the Interior. U. S. Land Omce at The Dalle-. Ore. ... July 21st, 1914. NotlC is berehv (riven that am ,lir. ed by the comniismoner of the general land ntilne. nmtar nrrwiumn,, r.t f congress, approved March 2S. 1012, (;J7 Stat., 77). pursuanttothe application of Thomas N. Kickman Serial No. 01180:1. wn will r,ff,.r at sale to the holiest bidder, but at not less man iz w per acre, at :45 o'clock a. m.. on the Kth dav of Krtemlr 1914. at thlN nfRl'e. the fnllntinno Irani of land: Wi ael. si awl. sec. 3:.. T. 18 K. l'J tj. Wl laniette ninr Ian. 'This tract in nrtlnrpil tntn tlia tnarW I On a SnOWinff Mint the renter nr,l m thereof is mountainous or too rough for cultivation. Anv nerfinnii rlfiStriinir aluaroulu tla above AiwP.r'xheA Innrt um aAua tn Hln their claims or objections on or before the time designated (or sale. 8-6-p H. Frank Woodcock, Register. Lower Prices on FordjDars Buyers to Share in Profits Kffective from August 1, 1914, to August 1, 1915, and guaranteed against any reduction during that time: Touring Car $490 Runbout 440 Town Car.. 690 F. 0. B. Detroit, all cars fully equipped. (In the United States only).' For further particular regarding Ihe low prices and profit-sharing plan see C. W. WILSON 1-15 Crook County Agent, Prineville, Ore. Garage Opposite Post Office Invading Uhlans Suffer Great Loss. Antwerp. Stories were mihllhr.,i here of the frlchtful losses the Oer. man Uhlans, the kaiser's finest cav alry, have sustained since they invad ed Belgium. Of 6000 of them who took part In the battle of Ilaelen it was declared only 1000 escaned alive and unhurt. Hamburg-American Vessels For Sale. New York. The HamburK-Ameri can line issued a statement, saying mat it naa under consideration offers to purchase some of its steamships In American waters, valued at t20.0on. Notice for Publication. Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Offlee at The Dalles, Ore. . . , July Slot, 1914. Notice is hereby given that William T. Walters of Rrnthnra. Ornunn mlm T.,1 1TV. 1911, majle homestead entry No, 09287, for E section 15, t jwnnliip 20 south, range 18 east, Willamette meridian, hai filed notice of intention to make final three year proof lo establish claim to the laud above defcribed, befoie H C. Kllis, U. 8. commissioner at Bend, Ore gon, on the 10th day of ,September,l!)14. Claimant names as witnesses, William F. Schultz, Joseph gtenkamp and Ansel M. Stewart, nf Rrntliera Orunnn a,.l Otis O. Henkle. 8 6 p II. Khank Woodcock, ltwriflter. The Man Who "Makes Good" ia the man with an idea and the acumen and resourcefulness to make the tdea a factor In his everv day life a factor in his own advancement. This man wiU'find OUR BANK ACCOUNT PLAN acts as a etimulant to greater achievement as well an afford ing protection to his present income. The First National Bank Of Prineville, Oregon. 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