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PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1914.
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Big Victory for Ger
man Troops at Namur
Ixmdon, Auk. 2C "Yesterday
was a day 'of bad new and we fear
more must follow," the London
Times says today In an editorial on
the fall of Namur before the
Germans.
The Times says it is one of those
Inexplicable events which make war
the gamble that It U. That Namur
should have fallen in two day will
require a deal of explanation, the
Times adds.
"In the first phase of the great
battle," the pnier continues, "the
(ermans appear to have won
ground all along the line save in the
area held by the Uritish, We were
prepared for the ebb and flow of
conflict, but not for the fall of
Namur.
"We have to face this situation
with unshaken confidence: We
have to remember that the battle
is not yet over. The Germans have
not yet burst their way through
France. We have to remember
that this is only the first great en
counter of a war which plainly Is
destined to be a long one. For the
allies it is a phase; for the Germans
it Is vital. They are dealing their
blows with tremendous vigor, but
the issue In Belgium still hangs in
the balance in spite of the unfortu
nate events at Namur.
"Whatever be the upshot, Great
Britain and her allies will face tho
outlook with dogged determination
and continue the war until the
spirit of Prussian militarism is
rooted out of Europe."
Japt Storm Kiao Cbau.
Peking, Aug. 2. That Japanese
troops have landed on Shantung
IK'ninsula, close to Kiao C'hau bay,
was learned today by the foreign
fllce here.
It was stated that the landing
was effected under cover of a bom
bardment by light-draft British
cruisers, which ran as close as they
dared, on account of the mines, to
the Gorman forta.
The forts, in turn, replied vigor
ously, damaging the ships somewhat
and killing ten men.
So fur as a naval attack was con
cerned the Germans occupied what
was In some resects a favorable
position. The mining of the en
trance to the bay had made it too
dangerous for the Japanese, British,
French and Russian warships to at
tempt an entrance and this made it
difficult, if not impossible, to re
duce the forts by a bombardment
from the sea.
' On the land side, though it was
clear that the Germans could be
overwhelmed by force of numbers,
there was no question that i'. would
Crook County Lower
Tax League Organized
" Quite a number of I'rineville
business men went to Redmond last
evening to attend the meeting of
the Crook County Lower Tax
League. An organization was per
fected under the above cognomen.
Mr. Dobson, president of the Bank
of Commerce of Redmond, was
chosen president, and J. B Bell of
I'rineville was elected secretary
treasurar. Vice-presidents will be
appointed In each voting precinct
by Mr. Dobson.
The meeting was attended by
delegates from all parts of the
county from Paulina to Sisters and
from La Pine to Haycreek. The
purpose of the organization is in
dicated in its title. It is not to
retard development but ' to keep
check on all expenditures and see
that the county gets 100 cents on
the dollar for money paid out. It
will also oppose county division,
believing that it would materially
increase taxation.
cost many lives, their defenses be
ing good and recent reinforcements
having brought their number up to
7000.
Explaining that bloodshed could
be minimized if operations were
permitted in Chinese territory, out
side the Kiao Chau concession, the
Japanese minister appealed to the
Peking foreign office for such per
mission. It was refused, however,
on the ground that it would involve
a violation of Chinese neutrality.
It was estimated that the Uer
mans could withstand a siege for at
least three months.
Dead Man Found
Near Bend Sunday
Sheriff Elkins, County Physician
Rosenberg and Coroner Poindexter
were summoned to Bend Sunday
morning to Impure into the death
of a man named Joe Tekampe. The
circumstances surrounding the case
indicated foul play and the coroner
impaneled a jury to investigate.
The man was found lying face down
among some rocks. There seemed
to be evidence of a scuffle all
around him and the jury requested
the county physician to hold a post
mortem and find out the cause of
death as the man was known to
have two months' pay on his person.
The doctor found a ruptured
blood vessel on the left side of the
brain, caused by appoplexy.
There were no indications of a blow
to cause the trouble. The jury
brought in a verdict in accordance
with the facts.
Tekampe was a young German
about 25 years of age who had been
working in Camp No. 9 of the Tum
alo project. Saturday evening he
started to walk to Bend, a distance
of a mile, and was overcome at this
place where his body was found
Sunday morning. He has two
brothers living in the Bend country.
Cut Your Weeds
(Jet busy aud cut the weeds from
all vacant lots and trora the streets
and altera adjoining your premises.
Hake up the rubbish and have It re
moved to the dumping grouDds.
Sanitation and fire protection de
mand tins, i lie city ordinance will
be enforced ngalnut all delinquents.
Avoid trouble and expenwe by com
plying at once. J . L. coon,
8 27-3t City Marshal.
Victory Flits from One
Side to the Other
Paris, Aug'. 26. Paris was wild
with joy today over reports of suc
cesses by the allies in their mighty
battle with the Germans on the
Belgian frontier.
Though the war office minimized
its seriousness, the French capital
knew Tuesday that the allies had
suffered a severe reverse and the
city was deep in gloom. Today the
sudden rise in its spirits was electric.
The allies, it was said, were more
than holding the gateway to Paris.
They had repulsed the Germans at
Maubeuge and Givet, slaughtering
them wholesale and pushing., their
own lines back into Belgium.
The fight along the Lorraine
frontier was also reported going
against the Germans.
Stories were current of over
whelming Russian successes in east
ern Germany and Austria.
French are Advancing.
London, Aug. 26. "The Ger
mans," announced the war office in
formation bureau here this after
noon, "attacked the French in force
along the frontiers of Alsace and
Lorraine Tuesday, but were repulsed
with heavy losses.
"Fighting was still in progress
today. The french were advancing
their entrenchments." -
Paris. Ang. 26. "Advices from
the front report a great battle
progressing fav&rably for the al
lies," announced the war office at
noon today.
Austrian Lost 50,000.
Rome, Aug. 26. Latest accounts
from Nish placed the number of
Austrians killed in the fighting on
the Drina river at 15,000, of wound
ed at 30,000, and of captured at ,
5,000. This was out of about 300
000 men said to have been engaged.
The Austrians, however, claimed a
victory over the Czar's troops in a
three-days' battle at Krasnik, Rus
sia Poland. It was declared the
Russians were completely routed
and fled.
Great Northern Cup
Attracts Attention
The Great Northern silver cup,
which is on exhibition at' Hotel
Prineville, is attracting a great
deal of admiration by its size and
beauty. It stands 19 inches high
on its mahogany pedestal. The
best individual exhibit of grein (
grasses and vegetables at the Crook, "'
County Fair September 16-19 will
become the owner of it. Its worth,
the effort Win it.
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