I GERMAN REPLY TO WILSON’S NOTE (Continued from page 1) shows with horrible clearness to what jeopardizing of human lives the manner of conducting war employed by our adversaries leads. In the most direct contradiction of all International law, all distinc­ tion between merchantmen and war vessels have been obliterated by the order to British merchant­ men to arm themselves and to ram submarines and the promise of rewards therefor, and neutrals, who use merchantmen as travel­ ers, thereby, have been exposed by an increasing degree to all ihe dangers o f war. “ I f the commander of the Ger­ man submarine which destroyed the Lusitania had caused the crew and passengers to take to the boats before firing a torpedo this would have meant the sure de­ struction of his own vessel. A fter the experiences in sinking much smaller and less sea-worthy ves­ sels, it was to be expected that a mighty ship like the Lusitania would remain above water long enough after torpedoing to permit passengers to enter the ships boats. Circumstances o f a very peculiar kind, especially the pres­ ence on board o f large quantities o f explosive materials ( words omitted. Possibly “ dissipated” ) this expectation. In addition it may be pointed out that if the Lusitania had been spared thousands o f cases of munitions would have been sent to German’s enemies and there­ by thousands o f German mothers and children robbed o f bread­ winners. Friendship Affirmed. THE FALLS CITY NEWS. J U L Y travel across the Atlantic ocean can be afforded American citi­ zens, there would, therefore, ap­ pear to be no compelling necess­ ity for American citizens to travel to Europe in time o f war on ships carrying an enemy Hag. In particular the imperial govern­ ment is unable to admit that American citizens can protect an enemy ship through the mere fact o f tlieir presence on board. Gertuaus entered l.lcgo as the French Invaded southern Alsace. These event« were quickly followed by an affirmation on the part o f Italy of her neutrality, by an Austrlun In­ vasion of Hcrvtn and by the sending by Japan of au ultimatum to Germany. This had to do with the German poa- sesalon o f Kluochow’ , o f which Tatug- tatl was the port. By Aug 17 the flrst British expedl- tlonnry force Imd completed Its land- lug In France, ami on that day there began also a tierce battis on the Jailar between the Austrlau ami Servian SIX MILLION MEN THE FIRST YEAH Expiration ot Twelve Months Finds Germans Still Holding Belgium. England'« Example Followed. “ Germany merely followed England’s example when she de­ clared part o f the high sea an area o f war. Consequently, ac­ cidents suffered by neutrals on enemy ships in this area of war cannot well be judged differently from accidents to which neutrals are at all times exposed at the seat o f war on land when the} betake themselves into danger­ ous localities in spite o f previous warnings. If. however, it should not be possible for the American government to require an ade­ quate number of neutral passen­ ger ships, the imperial govern­ ment is prepared to interpose r.o objections to the placing under the American flag by the Am er­ ican government o f four enemy passenger steamers for passenger traffic between North America a n d England. Assurances o f ‘free and safe’ passage for Am er­ ican passenger steamers would extend to apply under the identi- fical pro-conditions to these for­ merly hostile passenger ships. ON DON. The first year o f I be war In Europe Is closing. A review a o f the results thut stand out prominently l< In ltU 'llu g at this time. One o f the most Important la the uitinuer In which General JolTre, the French commander, slopped the German drive toward Paris #1 the out­ set. The success of General Muckcu- seu'a army lu retaking Przomysl and l,omberg, lu Galicia, and forcing the steady retreat of the czar s army back to the border Is also notable. Both are heroes lu their respective countries The war to date, ns shown by con­ servative estimates compiled from the best available reports, baa caused u loss to the various belligerents of more SEND AT ONCE TO BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY, 17 Hicks St., Brooklyn. N. Y. “ In order to furnish adequate facilities for travel across the A t­ lantic for American citizens, the COFFIN FOUND BY WORKMEN. German government submits for Mystery of Fifty Years Ago Revived consideration a proposal to in­ by Discovery. crease the number o f neutral Ladoga, Ind.—The remains of a cof­ steamers by installing in passen­ fin containing some fragments of hu­ man bones was unearthed here by ger service a reasonable number workmen excavating for a cellar In o f neutral steamers under the New Ross. The grave was not near a American flag, the exact number cemetery. About fifty years ago a man named to be agreed upon under the same NofTslnger disappeared mysteriously condition a3 the above mentioned from New Roes and was not seen or heard from afterward. Residents of American steamers. New Ross believe he met with foul “ The imperial government be­ play and was burled In the big woods lieves it can assume that in this I which then covered the land where the manner adequate facilities for grave was found. j j Notice to News Subscribers ! | j | BULLET HOLE IN BRAIN. I But j Boy l( Espected to Bk Himself Again. Ilolslngton. Kan —There Is n case In the hospital tu this city that Is a t- trading the attention of physicians throughout western Kumum. day Brewster, fourteen years old. the sou of a McCracken man, was the victim of an accidental shot from a gun three weeks ago, a small bullet striking him tu the left eye und passing through Ihe cerebrum of the brain, coming out through the top o f tile brain. In passing through the hrnlti the hul 'et did not actually destroy nny of the brnlu cells, but severed the nervous fibers, The bullet was removed Young Brewster was unconscious for several days mid no hopes wen* en tertalnod for his recovery. lie has regained consciousness and recognizes friends and makes his wants known by slgiis. He cannot tnlk. and tils right side Is paralysed. The attending physicians say that he will recover, and there will probably b>- no bad effects from the Injury. ! j FALLS CITY PEOPLE HELPED j j Kalla City people have diacovered thut ONE SPOONFUL of simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., h * mixed in Adler-i-ka, relieves sour stomach, gas and constipation AT ONCE. Thia remedy ia well known as the appcndicitia preventative, M. L. Thompson, druggist. I Photo by American Presa Association. aasciiAL jornut, i r k fbknch auto. (hnn 0,000,000 men. dead, wounded und prisoners, and more than 500 ships. O f these about 120 were war vessels. The outstanding results ou laud are these: The greater part of Belgium Is under the control o f Germauy. Germany has been driven from the far cast. A part of the Dardanelles is lu the possession of the allied troops. Parts o f France and Russia are In the possession of German troops. A strip of Alsace has been taken from Germany. On the continent o f Africa parts of territorial possessions have been lost by both sides. Various island possessions of Germa­ ny hnve been taken by the forces of the allies. Italian troops are In possession of ! a strip o f Austrian territory. The outstanding results at sen are: German and Austrian mercantile shipping has been driven from all the open seas. German and Austrian war vessels having a total displacement of approx­ imately 257,000 tons have been de­ stroyed. W ar vessels o f Ihe allied nations having a Total displacement of approx­ imately 102.000 tons have been sent to the bottom. The greater part o f the German and ullled fleets in the North sea remain intact Except for communication through Holland and the Bcandlnuvlnn nations, Germany is cut off from the rest of the world. Efforts on the part of the Germans to place the British Isles In a similar predicament bus resulted In the sink­ ing by submarines o f hundreds o f ves­ sels flying the flags of the allied and neutral nations. The sinking In this manner o f the Canard liner Lusitania with Ihe loss of more than a hundred American lives precipitated a request upon the part of the United States thut such prac­ tices. lu so far as they might menace Americans, be stopped. On Aug. 2 German troops entered Luxemburg, and Germany demanded free passage through Belgium to the French frontier. This was refused, and two days later Great Britain dis­ patched to Germany an ultimatum de­ manding that the neutrality of Bel­ gium be maintained. The ultimatum wns rejected, and German forces at­ tacked Liege. On the same day Fresl- dent Wilson Issued a neutrality proc­ lamation. | The following day aaw the declara­ | tion by Great Britain o f a state o f war with Gtrmuny. anil two days laier the 12,000 EMPLOYEES GET A PROMOTION Postoffice Workers Got In­ crease In Salary This Year. Washington. - Tw elve thousand clerks and city carriers lu postofflccs through­ out the country got their automatic promotions this year regardless of the fact that congress fulled to pass the postal appropriation bill for the enau lng year, according to a statement Is­ sued by the postofliec department. About 1,000 clerks und city curriers In New York were affected by the an­ nouncement o f the postoHice depart­ ment that Daniel C. Itoper, first as­ sistant postmaster general, provided for the regular automatic promotion«. " I t so happened," says the depart­ ment. “ thut Mr. Roller's bureau during the past year succeeded in conserving our $130,000,000 appropriations bo that a considerable sum remained unexpend­ ed nt the end o f the fiscal year. This saving represents in part clerical and carrier positions upproprluted for, but not filled, and In addition 582 positions of clerical and 234 positions o f city carriers, vacancies In which have oc­ curred by death, resignation and re­ movals for cause, which have been al­ lowed to lapse.” "Th e actual expansion o f the post- office service,” says Mr. Roper, "has been fully cared for, and more patrons are receiving city delivery service and the benefit o f other special facilities than ever before. Tito extension and Improvement o f the service nt a leaecoet than wns anticipated 1« lu no small measure due to the enllgbtptied co- operation o f the public, as evidenced by the more careful preparation of par- cel post matter prior to mailing and by the Increasing practice o f large firms to 'face' mall and to deposit It at other than the rush hours so far as possible." ________ - * Gooff house for sale it) Kalis City, part time. Enquire at News office. Extra copies of The News are printed each week, and will lie sent to any address desired, postpaid, for 5 cents per copy. • ! j • O ♦ • Post Office Time Card j I Ottico hours: Daily, except Hun- 8 a.m. to B.30 p.m. | day, Mail arrives, from Salem 9.00 a. id ., 5:46 p.m. Dallas, 0.00 A. M., 6:46 P. M Portland A Eugene train 101, 11:55 a. m. — I He Also Claims to Havo Forty-four Children. Rome, tia.—Jerry Neul, colored, of Cave Spring, celebrated Ills one htiu- | died and twenty fourth birthday anal veraary a few days ago. He is. so far ns Is kuowu, the oldest person lu Geor gin If not lu the United States Ho has papers which establish his age be youd question, and the oldest Inbiib- Hunts of Floyd county remember tlint Jerry wns u grownup muu when they were In their kilties. Jerry, the father of forty-four chil­ dren. distinctly remembers the war o f 1812 and many o f the Indian wars. He la now a widower, but has been man led three limes. He is well and hearty, but uses a cane when walking. A hluw pwncll cross msrli on this notloo m u m thot your subsorip* tlon to Tho Nsws has oaplrod and nosds flalnu Do It now Correspondents wanted in every neighborhood in thia section »1 the country. NEGRO SAYS HE’S 124. Präsident'« Offer Appreciated. “ The president o f the United States has declared his readiness, in a way deserving o f thanks, to communicate and suggest pro­ posals to the government of Great Britain with particular reference to the alteration o f marine war. The imperial government will al­ ways be glad to make use o f the good offices o f the president and hopes that his efforts in the pre­ sent case, as well as in the direc­ tion o f the lofty ideal o f the free­ dom o f the seas will lead to an understanding. “ The undersigned requests the ambassador to bring the above to the knowledge o f American government and avails himself o f the opportunity to renew to his excellency the assurances of his most distinguished considera­ tion. (Signed) “ Von Jagow.” “ In the spirit o f friendship wherewith the German nation has been imbued towards the Union and its inhabitants since the earliest davs o f its existence, the imperial government will al­ ways be ready to do all it can during the present war also to prevent the jeopardizing o f lives o f American citizens. The im­ perial government, therefore, re­ peats the assurances that Am er­ ican ships will not be hindered in the prosecution o f legitimate shipping and the lives o f Am er­ ican citizens in neutral vessels shall not be placed in jeopardy. “ In order to exclude any un- STRANGER THAN FICTION. forseen dangers to American passenger steamers, made poss­ You would like to understand your Bible If you only knew how to go about It ible in view o f the conduct of Make a start now by choosing from the following list: maritime war by Germany’ s ad­ “ What Is the Soul?” "Creed Smashlngs For Federation." versaries, German submarines "Jeeus No Longer a Man." will be instructed to permit the | "Fear, the Bane of Humanity “ "Mountains Swept Into the Sea." free and safe passage o f such "The Existence of a Supreme Intelli­ passenger steamers when made | gent Creator Established." "Bible, as a Divine Revelation." recognizable by special markings j "Epochs and Dispensations." 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