THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1914.
DARKNESS
CLOAKS
'war map sirnwTNB ZOWT.S OF MOST RECENT LAND HOSTILITIES, WITH ENLARGED ZONE OF
OPERATIONS ABOUT LIEGE.
ADVANCE OF FRENCH
Official Report From Paris
Tells of Victory Over Ger
mans at Mulhausen.
CAVALRY PLAYS BIG PART
Germans Abandon Breastworks and
Are Said to Have Retired to
Kolmar District French
Losses "Jfot Serious."
ARIS, Aug. 9. An official announce
ment by the French War Office today
says it is confirmed that after evacu-
ilnor Mulhausen tuc German troops
retired to Neu Breisach. 13 miles to the
east of Kolmar. on the railroad.
The French Minister of War gives
the following official account of the
occupation of Mulhausen. in Alsace
Lorraine, by the French Saturday:
"During the march from Altkirch
the French forces passed the aban
doned earthworks and defenses of
Mulhausen. The populace came out
from the town and, in a frenzy of de-
DISTANCES TO COVER EM GREAT
WAR GAME.
This table of distances between
important cities in European nations
now at war g-tves a hint ot the tre
mendous problems facing those who
are directing general operations of
armed forces on land, upon the sea
and In the air:
Miles.
Berlin to Paris 6JJ
Berlin to Vienna I-T
Berlin to Moscow
Berlin to St. Petersburg 1001
Berlin to London "
London to Paris jgl
London to Vienna Jo
London to Hamburg JgJ
London to St. Petersburg ITTJ
Paris to Vienna 4
Parts to St. P'-tersburg IWJ
Paris to Moscow 1S
Paris to Warsaw 106i
Warsaw to Vienna t30
Warsaw to Berlin JJJ
Moscow to Vienna 121 1
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HARBORS BILL KEY
Elimination of "Pork Barrel"!
Items Would Assure Pas
sage Is Opinion.
ENEMIES' HINT IS OPEN
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t I nner Left, Calais, Dunkirk and Oatend, Where British Troops Landed on French and Dutch Soil. Xeat Below,
Llesrc District. Where Germans and Belgians Are Fighting Desperately. Below That. Luxemburg, -Independent
Dnchv Invaded hv Germany. Where Heavy Fighting Has Taken Place. At Tipper Right, Zone of Kusso-German
Hostilities, on Border Between Those Nations. Heavy Fighting Has Occurred Around Posen, Schwlnden and Lods,
and Germans Are Making an Objective Point of Warsaw. At Lower Right, Zone Surrounding Belgrade, W here
ustrlans and Servians Are Engaged. At Center of Enlarged Zone at Lower Left. Is Liege, Which
Is Reported to Have Been Taken by Germans. Hoy, to the Southwest, Where Germans Are Said to
Have Appeared, Following Course of River Mease Along Natural Line of Progress, nnd JVamnr. the Next Heavily
Fortified Town In Their Path, Are Shown, as Are the Smaller Towns in the District Where Fighting Has Been
Reported. The Next Heavy Encasement la Expected at Namur.
S IS REACHED
light, welcomed the French troops. The
cavalry, galloping through the streets,
nursueti the German rear guard. The
French established themselves north of
Mulhausen.
"Rout" Only Word.
"Rout is the only word with which
to describe the German retreat. The
French losses were not excessive when
the result is considered. The occupa
tion of Mulhausen. the great indus
trial and intellectual center of Alsace,
will reverberate through Europe.
"The Germans retired in the direc
tion of N'eu Breisach. The whole of
Alsace will rise against them and ag
gravate their position."
The Minister of War sent a con
gratulatory telegram to General Joffre.
saying: v
"This Initial success will have a
Dioral effect in bringing profound satis
xaction to the nation. I thank you in
the name of the government."
Advance Is at Night.
It was nightfall on Friday when the
advance guard of the French brigade
approached Altkirch, says the official
btatement. The city was well defended
and occupied by a German brigade. The
Trench began the assault with ardor, i
rcsriment of Infantry distinguishing it
self in a furious charge, shortly after
which the Germans retired in disorder.
A regiment of French cavalry tol
Jowed the enemy, pursuing them in the
direction of Wallheim and Tugoliscnen,
Inflicting serious losses upon them. A
French Colonel and seven of his men
were wounded.
Darkness permitted the Germans to
conceal themselves and the troops of
France entered the city amid the cheers
ot the people. All windows of the
lous:t. were thrown open, veterans of
1870 embraced the French soldiers, and
a srreat shout resounded.
At dawn the advance guard resumed
ts march. The cavalry failed to find
German patrols and the march of the
entire brigade on Mulhausen was begun
Defenses Are Abandoned.
Tn the afternoon of Saturday the
scouts found that many important de
fenses protecting the city had been
abandoned and in less than half
hour later the French, wildly cheering
the tri-color, occupied Mulhausen
Later it was learned that the Germans
had retired in the direction of reu
Breisach. The spirit of the troops was
excellent and the occupation of the
city will have a great effect.
General Joffre. who has received con
gratulations of the War Department
addressed a proclamation to Alsace,
savincr the French soldiers were the
first workers in a great task of re-
venire.
It was officially announced this
morning that the loss to the Germans
In the fleht at Altkirch Friday was
"serious." while the French had eight
wounded.
It Is said Mulhausen was occupied
In less than an hour and that the
French losses in this case were "not
serious." The losses to tne Germans
sire not given.
GERMANS DENY ALL BLAME
Russia Declared Disturber Mis
treatment of Teutons Charged.
BERLIN. Aug. 9, via Amsterdam and
London. The German newspapers
complain about the diplomatic maneu
vers carried out to make Germany ap
pear the disturber of the peace. They
maintain that it was Russia that
pushed Germany to war.
It is reported here that the Germans
Jn France who were unable to leave
within the time limit are being sent
to Western France and compelled to
help with the harvest. They add that
Gernrfan women in Russia are being
expelled while the men have been
thrown into prison.
Matthias Erzberger, leader of the
Clerical party in the Imperial Parlia
ment and chairman of the arms com
mittee, stated that the German army
and navy are both splendidly equipped
while the German rifles and cannon are
superior to those of their adversaries.
He declares Germany can absolutely
rely on her defensive forces.
Bryan Inquires About Amer
icans Reported Held.
ALL EMBASSIES REPORT
BELGIAN FORTS BLOWN UP
Liege Defenders Prevent Germans
From Cslng old Fortifications.
LONDON. Aug. 10. Telegraphing
from Brussels, the correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says:
"The Belgians have blown up the old
disused fortress at Liege to prevent
the Germans availing themselves of Its
use.
"It is reported here that many Ba
varians are deserting or refusing to
join their colors, the idea of fighting
the peaceable Belgians, whose Queen
Is a beloved Bavarian Princess, being
very unpopular."
Warning Against Mines in German
Ports Is One of First Messages
From Ambassador Gerard.
Channel Reported Mined.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Secretary
Bryan announced today that the Amer
ican Government now was in communi
cation with all its European embassies
and legations.
For many days the State Department
has been unable to communicate with
Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, but to
day communication was restored. Mr.
Bryan telegraphed inquiring about
Archer M. Huntington, president of the
American Geographical Society, and
others, reported arrested as spies.
Assurances that Americans soon
would be able to leave Germany were
given several days ago and the open
ing of communication with Ambassa
dor Gerard was expected to clear up
all doubts on the subject within the
next 24 hours.
Warning Against Mines Given.
One of the first messages from Mr.
Gerard was a formal notification from
the German Foreign Office that most
German ports had been mined and re
questing that American ships be warned
against navigating in any ports which
might be bases of hostilities for for
eign forces.
Another report from Ambassador
Gerard said he understood the English
Channel had been mined, but did not
say by whom. Counsellor Barclay,
Charge d'Affaires of the British Em
bassy, who was at the State Depart
ment today, suggested that Germany
probably mined the channel, but that
he had received no advices to warn
American ships to that effect. Mr.
Barclay said he had called merely to
facilitate cable communication for the
American Government via London to
points on the Continent, since all mes
sages passed through British censors
950,000 Sent to Switzerland.
The State Department announced
that an additional 150,000 had been
cabled to Minister Stovall, of Switzer
land.
State Department officials denied a
report that Ambassador Guthrie, at
Tokio. had presented a note to the
Japanese government, dealing with
possible developments involving Japan
in China. It was indicated, however,
that Ambassador Guthrie was making
Informal inquiries to learn the inten
tions of the Japanese government with
respect to the war. It was considered
likely that if Japan, on behalf of her
ally. Great Britain, takes part in an
attack on the German colony of Tsing-
Tau, a formal effort would be made by
the United States to preserve China's
neutrality.
The danger of inciting the revolu
tionaries in China through the activi
ties of Japanese and other foreign
troops is known to be a matter of seri
ous concern to the Pekin government.
FLEET AT MONTREAL OFF
Liners Carry Passengers Short Dis
tance Only, Is Belief.
MONTREAL, Aug. 9. The fleet of
liners held here for the past week
steamed away late yesterday.
The Allen liner Scandinavian left for
Glasgow, the Canada, Manxman, Ty
rolia. Letitla. Alaunia and Monmouth
cleared for British Isles ports. None
of the vessels got very far, however.
for the whole fleet anchored today at
Sorel or Three Rivers. Today the
Cunarder Alaunia made a start again
from that point. The official reason
given for holding up the ships was
fog over the river.
The Victorian and the Empress of
Britain which sailed for Liverpool
from Quebec at dawn yesterday, were
off Fame Point this morning.
Whether the fleet which sailed yes
terday will go any further than Que
bec was not announced.
All the ships carried a full comple
ment of passengers and enormous
cargoes.
Sir Edward Anwyl Dies.
LONDON. Aug. 9. Sir Edward Anwyl,
professor of Welsh and comparative
philology in the University of College
of Wales at Aberystwyth, died today.
He was 48 years of age.
SABERS GLOW RED
Moonlight Attack of Germans
at Liege Described.
WOMEN SCALD INVADERS
Boiling Water Poured From Win
dows as Belgians, Citizens and
Soldiery, Fall on Enemy -Like
Furies When City Invested.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9. (Special.)
During the German attack on Liege
Wednesday night, 2000 invaders pene
trated the city. They were received
with a terrible fire from the head of
the street as well as the houses on
either side. Women and children car
ried ammunition for the defenders.
So decimated were the German ranks
that- they retired in the din only to
reform again for another assault. This
charge,, it is thought, was lea Dy
Uhlans, who dashed into town with
blood-red sabers gleaming in tne
moonlight.
The Belgians fell on them like lu-
ries, soldiers and civilians alike using
knives, revolvers and rifles, and wo
men and children and graybeards tak
ing part, many of the women pouring
boiling water from the windows on the
charging Germans in the narrow
streets below.
French Tell of Bravery.
PARIS, Aug. 9. Here is one of the
stories that Frenchmen- of the capital
are telling In justification of their
pride in the French Cavalry. It Is
claimed that during an engagement
south of the Meuse a German patrol,
composed of an officer and 22 Uhlans,
met a French patrol of one officer and
seven men. The Germans hesitated to
attack and the French officer, ad
vancing, shot and killed the German
officer and put his companions to
flight.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR AT A GLANCE
OFFICIAL announcement is made
that Liege is taken by the Ger
mans, but the Belgians still occupy the
forts.
Russian troops have penetrated into
Austria-Gallcla, in the valley of the
River Styr.
Dispatch from Ancona, Italy, savs a
battleship afire has been sighted drift
ing toward Pola, a naval port of Aus
tria, in the Adriatic.
German officers and soldiers who are
reported to have surrendered to the
Belgians say they did so because they
were Socialists.
The French have entered Kolmar, 40
miles southwest of Strassburg in Al-
sace-Loj ralne.
Late Sunday Germany sends new
oTiri threatening message to Belgium.
Taris announces the German ioss on
the corner was "serious ana ir.e
Fre-'cr loss only eight wounded.
French occupy Meuhlhausen In one
hour witn not serious" loss.
Cavalry engagements between li e
French and .Germans reported.
Americans tlock to Italy to gd : out
of the war une.
German cavalry moves toward N
mur. strongly fortified Belgian town.
German Minister leaves Nish, Sctvia.
Berlin report accuses Belgian tlvll
;:.r:E or bsving fought Germans.
T.iT.a. Peru, banks reopen.
Russian Foreign Minister in pjeh
before Duma accuses Austria of oaus
ir.g v ar
ru-fels sends out report that se
rious offensive move of Germany not
expected for some days.
Strong Austrian fleet sighted off
Pol;-, ir. the Adriatic.
Two German steamers seized at
Rouen.
Forty thousand Austrian troops con
centrate near Basel, and French troops
are stationed on Swiss frontier, says
Berne report. Big battle expected any
moment. Further confirmation of chol
era epidemic among Servian and Aus
trian troops received from Rome.
Many refugees from Europe rea-;h
Turkish forces concentrate in
Bulgarian territory near Ferejik.
White Star liner Olympic suddenly
leaves New York without passengers or
mail. She is to be converted into a
cruiser, it is reported.
Washington and Embassy at Berlin
re-establish communication.
Report from Milan. Italy, tells of
Americans in distress there.
Fifty-three thousand civilian labor
ers throw up entrenchments around
Liege.
Fleet of liners in Montreal Harbor
sails.
Bulgarian Minister at St. Petersburg
resigns to serve in Russian army. He
was commander-in-chief of the Bulga
rian War against Turkey.
Forty-eight trainloads of Austrian
troons reach Leopoldshoehe in Badeit,
en route to assist Germans in Alsace.
Emperor William of Germany leaves
for Alsatian frontier.
Belgian Embassy in London refuses
to believe Germans have taken Liege.
Germans reported to have evacuat
ed Sankt Ludwig In Alsace in prepa
ration for big Franco-Swiss frontier
battle.
French troops enter Northern Togo
land, German colony on west coast of
Africa. Great Britain seized the south
ern portion Saturday.
French. Belgian and British troops
effect a junction across the lines of
the German advance in Belgium.
More Germans concentrating beyond
range of fire from Liege forts.
Several Austrian army corps organ
ized at Innsbruck to be sent to Ger
mans' aid in Alsace.
French government asks Austria for
her attitude and desires to know if
Austrian troops will war on French.
Belgian King reviews troops of the
garrison at Liege.
German Foreign Office notifies
American Ambassador that all German
ports have been mined. The Ambassa
dor also said the English Channel has
been mined, but by whom he did not
say.
Semi-official dispatch from Berlin
says: "Liege is in our hands; between
.1000 and 4000 Belgian prisoners en
route to Germany. We were faced by
a quarter of the total Belgian army."
Military authorities in London ac
count for discrepancies in Berlin and
Brussels reports as to tne Liege suu- Auauian
ation by the fact that the Belgian 1 Adriatic
troops, which had held the highways
between the forts and the town proper,
had retreated and that part of the
German troops had taken the town and
left part of their forces to besiege the
forts.
The Canadian government announces
the British cruiser Essex has sent a
message from Bermuda that she was
bringing in a prize, supposed to be a
German warship.
E - Premier Joseph Caillaux. of
France, whos,e wife killed Gaston Cal
mette, editor of the Figaro, has joined
the French army, and is attached to the
treasury department as inspector of
finance.
Paris dispatch says British warships
had appeared off the coast of Port
Lome. The French garrison of Grand
Pop. In Dahomey, crossed the frontier
and occupied the eastern part of the
German colony.
All wireless stations tn France and
Algeria have been suppressed by the
government, except for military mes
sages.
Austrian cruisers have bombarded
Antivari, Montenegro, destroying the
wireless station.
The English Admiralty announces
that one of the English cruiser squad
rons was attacked by German sub
marines. None of the British warships
was damaged, although one German
submarine was sunk.
Two new Canadian submarines, re
cently appropriated by the Dominion
government, although contracted for
by the Chilean government, suddenly
left port, presumably In quest of the
German cruiser Leipzig, on the Pacific
Ocean.
Belgian aviator, Alfred Lanser, ar
rested as a spy.
At Antwerp, four German officers
wearing Belgian uniforms were ar
rested. Germany reported to have sent a new
and threatening message to the Bel
gian government.
Fifty German Uhlans have been cap
tured and disarmed at Maastricht, capi
tal of the Province of Limburg, accord
ing to a dispatch from Amsterdam,
Holland.
Austria extinguishes lighthouse lights
on the Austrian coast and a strong
Austrian fleet is maneuvering in the
Ohio Senator Lined Vp With Borah
of Idaho and Others Say Army
Engineers' Reports Show Po
, litfcal Pressure at Times.
OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Aug. 5. The river and harbor
bill can easily be rescued from the per
ilous position it now occupies, and can
be assured prompt passage, if the Sen
ate committee on commerce will ask to
have the bill re-referred, will eliminate
the purely "pork-barrel" items, and
again report the amended measure to
the Senate. For there is no opposition
to the river and harbor bill, as a
whole, and every Senator who has
raised his voice in protest against the
pending bill, and everyone who pro
poses to join In the opposition later on,
if the bill is not amended, Is entirely
willing to vote for and expedite the
passage of the measure whenever and
as soon as the "pork" items are elim
inated. In fact the suggestion has been made
to Senators on the commerce commit
tee by friends of river and harbor leg
islation, including Senators who are
opposing the pending bill, that the bill
be sent back to that committee for re
vision. Senator Chamberlain, one of
the members of the commerce commit
tee and chairman of the subcommittee
that redrafted the present bill after it
came from the House, was advised by
his colleague. Senator Lane, to have
the bill recommitted in order that It
might be redrafted. Other Senators on
the committee have heard the same ad
vice from other quarters. And it is
now well established that the bill can
be saved if only the commerce commit
tee will do what otherwise must be
done by the Senate itself, after long
delays. That the present bill can be
passed, carrying the objectionable
"pork-barrel" items, seems out of the
question.
Burton "Exposes" Items.
Senator Burton, of Ohio, who has
been leading the fight against the river
and harbor bill this session, is as firm
a believer in waterway improvement
as any man in Congress, but his long
experience as chairman of the House
committee on rivers and harbors has
enabled him to detect in the pending
bill a host of Items which are abso
lutely indefensible, and if the Senate
resumes consideration of the bill when
the trust legislation is out of the way,
Senator Burton will continue to expose
the appropriations for which there is
no legitimate defense, other than that
certain Senators want large wads of
Government money spent in their
states.
"If the commerce committee, or if
the Senate will take out of the bill all
appropriations for which there is no
justification will take out all the
'pork' this bill can pass and become a
law in very short order, said Senator
Burton. "But radical changes will have
to be made to put this bill in such
shape that it will stand close inspec
tion." he added. And he further voiced
the very emphatic opinion that the bill
cannot pass unless the amendments
sought are made. Senator Burton, in
voicing these opinions, spoke not only
for himself, but for at least a dozen
other Senators, who regard certain fea
tures of the present bill as unadulter
ated graft.
Engineers Aon Questioned.
There has been a growing disposi
tion of late years to load onto the
river and harbor bill all manner of
appropriations for rivers, creeks and
sloughs, none of them of value com
mercially, and none of them worthy of
Improvement by the Federal Govern
ment. It Is true that every new item
In the present bill, with two excep
tions, is based upon a report from the
Army engineers, and up to this year
the opinion of the Army engineers has
been accepted withQ.ut question by Con
gress.
But the discovery has been made that
Army Engineers, in some instances.
have been yielding to political pres
sure, and have been shaping their re
ports to suit the wishes of Senators
who hold positions of influence. And
thus it has come about that projects
utterly lacking in merit are brought
before Congress bearing the stamp of
approval of the War Department and
Engineer Corps. The exposures made
by Senator Burton and others that are
to follow are calculated to undermine
public confidence in the Engineer Corps
unless some meanR is found to head off
the unjustified appropriations.
When there la involved a pure ques
tion of engineering,' said benator
Borah, of Idaho, who sides with Sena
tor Burton in the fight over the river
nd harbor bill, "I defer to the judg
lent of the engineers. They know bet
ter than I and better than the Senate
whether a given stream can be made
navigable, and know better how Its
channel can be Improved. But when It
comes to the business side of these
questions, and the element of desira
bility and practicability enters, 1 can
not yield to the judgment of the Army
Engineer officers.
Trade Benefits Sot Technical.
"For instance, if there is no com
merce to be benefited, or very little
commerce to be benefited, from the
improvement of some Btream at a cost
of hundreds of thousands of dollars to
the Government. Congress is quite as
able io say as are the engineers wheth
er such improvement is justified.
Where a proposed river improvement
Is designed largely to drain swamps
or to carry off the sewage of some
city, and not designed to benefit sub
stantlal commerce, Senators are as able
as are the engineers to determine
whether such an improvement at the
expense of the Federal Government is
justified or not.
"There is - in the river and harbor
bill an appropriation of several hun
dred thousand dollars to improve a
little 60-mile river In South Carolina,
which is paralleled on both banks by
railroads. The advocates of this ap
propriation frankly admit that even
after the river is improved, if it shall
be improved, they do not anticipate
there will be any river traffic, but
contend that the mere fact that there
can be water transportation will reg
ulate railroad rates. We have an In
terstate Commerce Commission to reg
ulate railroad rates, and such an ap
propriation in the interest of poten
tial commerce and potential water com
petition cannot be justified. But this
Is only one of many items that cannot
be defended."
Committee Holds Key.
It is the consensus of opinion of all
Senators who have given close atten
tion to the situation and to the river
and harbor bill that the desired ap
propriations for the important rivers
and harbors can be secured immedi
ately if the Senate committee on com
merce will take back the bill, cut out
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are truly meritorious, and which seek
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AMERICA STANDS ISOLATED IN
WORLD POLITICS.
Representative Knhn Gives out
ment as to I'npreparedness
This Country for War.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. (Special.)
Representative Kahn, as chairman of
the National Defense League, gave out
following statement today concerning
the unpreparedness of the United
States for war.
"The present crisis ought to prove a
lesson to the people of the United
States. It should teach us that we
must be prepared for every emergency.
It proves the wisdom of those who
Insisted on fortification of the Pana
ma Canal despite prptests of the peace
propagandists.
"Some of our fatuous statesmen
would have us 'scuttle' from the
Philippines after having their neutral
ity guaranteed by the world powers. It
must now be evident that such a
treaty would not be worth the paper
on which, it would be written. Today
we stand Isolated in world politics. We
cannot count, upon the friendship of
a single nation. Therefore, it is abso
lutely necessary that we maintain our
Army and Navy in such a state of pre
paredness that our National honor will
be protected and upheld."
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well as Germany and Austria and Eu
rope, they have been forced to forego
paying attention to developments in the
Far Bast. They have withdrawn their
legation guard from Pekin, the Ger
mans and Austrlans concentrating them
in the fortified German port of Klao
Chou, and the British, French and Rus
sians sending them to their respective
strongholds In Southern China and Si
beria. Japan's Attitade to Flenre.
The guards which have remained in
Pekin are those of the United States
and Japan. If the latter power should'
become embroiled in the strife, as Is the
momentary expectation, then the duty
of preserving American life and prop
erty and really of protecting all for
eigners and foreign property through
out China will largely devolve upon
this country.
While for the moment there ts no
danger of anti-foreign riots in the em
pire, the possibility of such disturb
ances is usually present.
Relieved from the menace of Europe,
the Chinese may precipitate a re
crudescence of conditions which have
been so alarming in the past. The
patriotic Chinese desire, above every
thing, the ejection of the foreigner
from his native soil. He wants Rus
sians' pretension curbed; the Japanese
flung out of Port Arthur and Man
churia; the Germans removed from Klao
Chu; the British from Wei Hal Wei
and Hongkong, and the French from
the southern provinces.
Possibilities BasMa China.
The strife which will tske place be
tween the Germnns and Austrlans snd
the combined Russian, French snd Brit
ish troops, reinforced, probably, by
the Japanese, may t-reate wild excite
ment throughout China. This excite
ment would be the greater should addi
tional Chinese territory. In the courss
of operations, be occupied and used.
Then, too, belligerent ships might
seize Chinese territory for service as
a base against the enemy of their coun
try. The next result undoubtedly would
be to Imperil the lives of all foreigners
throughout the empire.
CHOLERA REPORTED RAGING
Disease Among Austrian and Ser
vians. Sajs Rome Dlsputcli.
ROM K, via London, Aug. 9. It Is re
ported here that cholera has broken out
among both the Austrian and Hervlau
troops.
The German cruisers Goeben and
Breslau, which were forced to leave
Messina recently, are reported to hav
succceeded In passing through lh
Straits of Otranto Into the AdrlatU
Sea.
Forty-eight trainloads of Austrlsn
troops from the Tyrol arrlvod todsy si
Leopoldshoehe, In Baden, to thr north
west of Basel. BWitaarisum. 1
on their way to Alsara to assist
Germans.
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PRINCE REPORTED TAKEN
Kaiser's Xcpliew Prisoner of Bel
gians. Sajs Brussels Dispatch.
LONDON. Au."7 1:M M. A
Brussels dispatch to the exchange tele
graph company says that Prince George
of Prussia, a nephew of Kmperor Wil
liam. Is among Ihe German prisoners
who have arrived at Burges.
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has passed unshaken through all the financi.il
panics for more than seventy years, and is
stronger today than ever before.
HORACE MECKLEM. General Agent
330-331 Northwestern Bank Building
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