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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
Approaching, but Not Close.

when l left Havre on my way
back to England" says Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts, 900 French
soldiers lined up on the dock and sang
God save the King in English. BY
the nine gods of war! as our own Gem
eral Bingham would say, this incident,
taken in connection with the Belgians
stepping to the front chanting It's
a Long Way to Tipperary,' seems to
indicate the approach of the much
touted brotherhood of man"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
French President With soIaiers

Bordeaux Poincare, ac-
companied by Premier Viviani and
Minister of War Alexandra Miller rand,
left for the battle front. The presi-
dent goes to the battle line not. to
take part in the strategy, but to con-
graduate the troops personally upon
the bravery they have displayed in the
long and stubborn lighting.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
Cabinet Plans Campaign

Neutrality-suspicious. for active par
ticipation in the congressional cam
paigns, about to begin throughout the
country, were taken up by President
Wilson and administration leaders.
The president and Secretary Bryan
conferred to decide on the itinerary of
the campaign trip Mr.. Bryan is to be-
gin next week, and to discuss the sub
iects he is to take up in his speeches.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
PopuIarize Cotton Frocks

New York-A movement to aid the
planters of the South by popularizing
cotton evening gowns was started here
when Miss Florence Guernsey, presi-
dent of the New York City Federation
of Women's Clubs, issued an appeal to
5000 members of the federation to
purchase such a gown and wear it at
the peace demonstration to be held
during the week of October 5. Miss
Guernsey announced that she would
offer resolutions at the convention of
the New York State Federation of
Womens Clubs, which meets at Bling
hampton on October 8.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
U. s. Merchant Marine Grows

Observation-Disclosures ships aggre-
eating nearly a quarter of million
tons, worth approximately fifteen mil
lion dollars, have been added to the
American merchant marine since the
new ship registry law went into eff
feet Although the vessels previously
sailed under British, German and Bel
gian flags, they were really American
owned and had been under foreign reg
istry only because they were foreign
built
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
Germans Claim Victories

Berlin.-The following official an
nouncement was made:
"ln the siege of Antwerp forts Wa
vre, st. Catherine and Dorpweld have
been taken and Fort Waelhem invest
ed. Termonde, an important strate-
gical point, has been occupied.
"On our western wing new
French attempt to enciTcle our forces
has been repulsed. The French have
been elected from their positions south
of Roye.
'Sorties from Toul were repulsed
with heavy losses"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
German Victory In Prussia

London.-A dispatch from Amster-
dam says: "The German commander
at Koenigsberg, East Prussia, has an
nounced officially that the Russian ar
mics in the battles of October 1 and
lost $1,000 prisoners, eighteen big
guns and many machine guns.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
Mine Sinks Dutch Ship

London.--A dispatch from Amster-
dam says the Dutch steamer Nieuwl-
and, from Goole, England, to Rotter-
dam, struck mine in the North sea
and sank.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
cermany's Army OF Unemployed

Geneva.-A report received here
from Munich estimates that 100000
men and women are idle in Germany
and that the number of unemployed is
increasing daily. Lack of raw material,
it is said, is the cause.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
Exchange Of Prisoner Begun

London.-The British and German
government have begun exchanging
lists of prisoners of war through the
the American Ambassador Page, pre-
paratory to. arranging an actual ex-
change.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
servians Repulse Austrians

Paris.-The Servians on the front
from Zvornik, Bosnia; to Loznitsa,
Servia, along the river Drina, have re-
pulsed violent attacks and inflicted
heavy losses on the Austrians.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09

Without further diplomatic
controversy the Japanese are proceed
ing along the railway to Tsinan. Their
troops at Wei-Hsien, who occupied the
station there, have been reinforced.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09
Eavors National Prohibition

Boston.-Joseph Walker, Progress
sive candidate for governor, formally
announced himself in favor of nation
wide prohibition. He said state prohi-
ton COULD not be enforced.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-10-09

A married man very seldom pays
any attention to rumors of war; he is
used to the real thing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01
Here is the Bic Noise on Buggies

We have purchased carload of State
Fair Exhibit Buggies, of the very finest
make shown there this fall These
buggies are all extra fine finish, came
to us wrapped and in special crates.
This is a great opportunity for you to
buy one of the finest buggies made at
a greatly REDUCED PRICE.
Look for the Buggies with z Pennanl and Cane.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01
THE BACHELORS BALL
First Annual Event Gives Pleasure
To Many Guests.

Elegant in every appointment, and
one of the incest social affairs in the
history of the town, the first annual
ball given by the Bachelors Club
Tuesday evening was a grand sue
cess. The Country Club house and
grounds has been converted into a
bower of beauty for the occasion, the
decorations being in keeping with the
elegance of the other features OF the
evening. Autumn leaves and corn,
with potted plants and palm FREEDOM
mated, and gave a rich setting to the
scene. A fine large platform for dane,
ing had, been erected south OF the
club house and so connected that it
seemed q part OF the building. Can
vas coverings on the lawn afforded
access TO the automobiles and furn
ished an inviting place for the dane
ers to rest between numbers. In fact
the boys" left nothing undone that
might add to the comfort and pleas
ure OF the guests and they have set
a pace for the seasons social func.
ic for the evening was furnished by
the Paarmann Criterion Orchestra OF
Davenport, and every number OF the
long program was a choice selection
and so rendered that even the "old
folks" could scarcely keep their feet
still. A most charming feature of the
occasion was beautiful solo by Miss
Martha Henry with Miss Bertha Hen
ry at the piano. Standing on the
porch the sweet strains of her voice
filled the house and grounds, and
quickly called for an encore that was
cheerfully and gracefully given
the pleasure OF all. Elegant refresh
ments were served and special street
car service for the attendants. The
hosts of the evening, to whom the
200 guests who were present are
indebted for the advertisements OF q
most delightful event were Messrs
S. B. Walton, Z. G. Walton, Fred c
Taylor, G. w. Shockley, Art Open
heimer, Maxwell O'Brien, Frank T
Nash, Sidney NJ. Morris, &. f. LOT
land, Jr., C. s. Howard, H. c. Haw
klns, M. C. Frazier, H. J. Cunning
ham and r. w. Baily. .''
The weather was perfect and from
the porch, the guests who did mo-
indulge in the Hesitation" ant
Make" had clear view OF the
platform. Dancing began. at ten, aht
the last dancers were leaving just as
the moon went down behind the trees
at two. In the summer dining room
about fifty at time were nicely ser
we'd by the Club Matron, assisted by
Misses Betty Phillips, Joyce Parker
Irene Farmhouse, Johnetta Ramsay
Helene Blattner, Dorothy White, anC
Messrs. John Hammess. Arthur Wal
ling and John Nash rendered abls
service in directing the guests Eacf
host and his lady guest wore d small
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01
FINE NEW EQUIPMENT
Elegant New Omnibus And Other
Betterments by Transfer Co.

To meet requirements of longest.
ed business hours and new condi.
tions arising from time to time, Os,
kalOosa Bus and Transfer Company
has purchased and installed a hand.
some new Hotel Coach" for the &C.
commodation Of the public, transfer.
ing between hotels and trains or 9th.
erWise as occasion may require.
Nothing nicer or more modern than
the new coach offered on the mark.
ct and Messrs. Shipley & Cowan are
to be congratulated upon their enter.
prise. The new vehicle is a ten pas,
senger coach but could be made to
carry, inside and outside, double that
number, if necessary. 1t is built on
the same general plan as the other
rubber tired buses operated by the
company. 1t is finished in maroon
and natural wood body, yellow run.
ming gears. Lettered in gold and
green and bears the insignia of the
American Transfer Mems Associa
ton of which the Oskaloosa Bus and
Transfer Company is a member
But something else was necessary
to be in keeping with the new bus
and Charles OFT was commissioned
to build a set of suitable harness for
the team that pulls this new vehicle
Over all presides William Richmond
veteran driver for the company. 9th.
er vehicles of the line are to be re.
painted in the Flory shops and a
little later on the old Badger Bus, a
vehicle that has been in service in
Oskaloosa since the year one, is to
be dismantled and the gears made to
fit new baggage wagon body.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01
SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record in Recent Real Estate Deals
in Mahaska County. . ..

w F. Moore and ManerVa wife, to
Ella Matter, beginning 80 feet west
OF he. corner, lot l48, Ornbaum (Rose
HID south 1872 feet, west 80 feet,
north 1872 feet, east SO feet to begin
inning, 4-l-14-$350
S. Handler and Pearl, wife, to B.
Handler, 90 feet of equal width off
south side lot l, subdiv. o. L. 2, west
Oskaloosa, dated 924l4-$l,0O0.
Chas, Ruthenberg and Ella. wife,
to D. c. Eddy lot 48, blk l, O'Neills
add, dated 9-l9-14-$l.
d. Dunwoody and Olive A., wife, to
E. G.. and E. G. Lambert, commencing
and ne. corner, lot 8, blk. II, o. P
Sharon, west 80 feet, south 60 feet.
east 80 feet north 20 feet, east 60
feet, north 40 feet to beginning,
dated 6-1514-$12,000
j. r. Roberts and Mamie, wife, to
! E. C. Lambert, lat 8, blk. %, o. p
/ Oskaloosa dated 7'27-13-$1
Willis ]. without and Josie, wife
to f. c. Lambert, lot 8, blk. IA, o. P
| Oaskaloosa, dated 421-13-$1.
Sarah A, Guthrie and Eugene F..
husband, to G. L. Van Eaton, lot 8
block 20, o. P. Oskaloosa, dated s.
lS-14-$1.
J. A. Brown and Ella w, wife, to
Patrick Joseph and Catherine Brown
lot 33, Elida, dated 5.6-14-$20.
Ada M. Roe and Chas. p, husband
to Letha Day, north 60 feet lot 2
buoCk /, Winder's 3rd add to Sharon
dated Y.21-14-$5,OO0
n NoNJo;ne apd Uorp;oo uyifa
to u. G Morgan, beginning 100 feet
south and 1861 feet east of NV. cor
ner Sec. 674-l4. east 1874 feet, south
30 feet, west 76 feet, south 20 feet
west 97A feet, north 40 feet to be
ginning, dated 9-24-l4-$125.
Greater Oskaloosa Land Co. by E.
| w. Foster, president, A. J. Augustine
secretary, to George H. and Rilla F
Carr, lots 5 and O'Neills add, dated
426l4-$385.
Martin V. Long and Dolly. wife, to
Fred b. McAdamS, com lis II n OF
Sc cor, lot 8, subdiv lot l of Sc of ne
24-75-16, to line r of W of c. B. &
Q. Ry, thence in NV direction of de
scribed of TO NV cor lot 8, on
W line of lot 8 to beginning Dated
9-22.l4-$1.00.
]. w. Taylor to N. e. Taylor his
wife, lots GO, 81, IS, &C, big 3 and
lots 6S, SO, 70, II, 70 blk X O'Neills
ad. Dated 2.214-S2,50
Charles d. Mcconnell and Alice X
wife, to Jennie Bennett, wild, lot
Lacey's ad. Dated 9-24.14-$1!00.
1 c. Yer Ploeg and Christine, wifi,
to Matthew Holmes, lot 81, Beacon
according to plat of lots 30 and 81
in Sc of Sc 22-75-l6, Dated SLIT
| $l.00.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01
WEIGHING MAIL AGAIN
Local Post Office Will Start Big lob
Tomorrow Morning.

Oskaloosa post office has an order
for another month of arduous effort
in the direction of recording the bust
ness of the Office.
Beginning Thursday, October LIST,
and continuing till Nov. LIST, careful
record will be made of all bust.
ness done by the Office, every depart.
ment being taken into consideration
Total weight of mail received and
forwarded; amount handel by car.
rier; amount handled by rural routes
and amount gathered from country
and town; amount of mail matter
mailed In Oskaloosa for distribution
locally, in town and on rural routes
and about a thousand and one other
features OF service. 1t is big job
and the Oskaloosa post office has a
long month ahead of 1t.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01
DIES MONIES DEANERY
Oskaloosa Will Entertain Episcopal
Church Meeting.

At Meeting of the Vestry of ST.
James church yesterday, Rev. Thorn,
as Horton was instructed to extend
an invitation to the Des Moines Dean,
cry of the Episcopal church to meet
In Oskaloosa In November of this
year. St./James church has hereto
fore been in the Muscatine Deanery
but the change TO Des Moines was
made at the recent diocesan conven,
ton held In Council Bluffs. There
are about ten rectors in the deanery
and they and either Bishop Morrison
or Bishop Longley will all be here
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01

HEATH COOPER. - Mr.. w. O.
Heath and Miss Ida Cooper, both of
Lincoln, Neb., were united in mar
rage at IL o'clock a. m. Saturday,
Sept. 26, at the Office of Dave B.
Hawkins, justice of the peace, who
offciated in the ceremony.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01

In addition to these delegates from
wOmens auXiliaries of the different
parishes will also hold a convention
at the same time. The meetings will
continue for two days and all ses-
siOns will be open to the public.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01

Among the out-of,town guests were
Mrs. W. H. Bailey, of Des Moines
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Spencer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Waterman, of Daven,
port, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harold,
OF Eddyville Mr.. Harter Hull, of Iowa
Miss Virginia Slade, Mr.. and Mrs
W. V. Bicklehaupt and Mr.. c. o
Bicklehaupt, of Des Moines.
The dance program was as fol
lows:
One Step-By the Beautiful Sea.
One Step-Dynamite Rag.
Hesitation-Just a Moment.
One Step-My Croony Melody.
One Step-While They Were Dane
ing Around.
Hesitation
One Step-High Cost of Loving.
Maxixe-Dengozo
Waltz-Missouri
One Step-I Want to Go Back tc
Michigan.
Observation-Disclosures Dip.
One Step-Tm Crying Just for You
One Step-Castle House Rag.
Observation-Disclosures
One Step-Your Here and In
Here.
One Step-High links.
Hesitation-Sweethea
One Step-Honey Moon Lane.
Tango-La Rumba.
Hesitation-Valse June.
One Step-Along Came Ruth.
One Step-Banana Peel Rag.
One Step-California and You.
Hesitation Goodbye, Everybody
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

hlchard Van ReeS, Dudley, la. ~
1917 and
Ethel Double, Frederick, Ia. .....21
Elmer NJ. Rogers, Oskaloosa. "a
1918 and
Barbara |. Skinner, Lincoln, Neb. %
Roy Van Fossen, Fort Dodge. 80
1919 and
Mabel Barton. Des Moines. ... 90
BASS.-Born, to Mr. and Mrs. viii.
bur Bass, No. 1916 Ninth avenue East
fine ten.pound daughter, Monday,
September %, 1913.
HEATH - COOPER. - Mr.. w. O.
Heath and Miss Ida Cooper, both of
Lincoln, Neb., were united in mar
rage at IL o'clock a. m. Saturday,
Sept 26, at the Office of Dave B.
Hawkins, justice of the peace, who
officiated in the ceremony.
! GILLISPIE-MALIN - Mr. r. f.
Gnlispie and Miss Ethel Malin were
married Sunday afternoon, Sept. 20,
at $3.50 o'clock at their own home
near Iowa Junction, a justice of the
! peace from Lakonta performing the
ring ceremony. Only relatives of the
! families witnessed the ceremony. A
wedding supper was served the
! guests at the home of the bride 8
| parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Malin,
at six o'clock. Those from Fremont
who attended the wedding were MIR
and Mrs. Robt. McKibben, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. McKibben, Velma and Her
bert McKibben.
LOWERY-HILL~Of the marriage
of people known here, the Houstonia,
(Missouri) Spectator says: Miss
Hazel Hill and Mr.. Dwight Lowery
were united in marriage at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hill, south of town, at high
noon Wednesday, Rev. Charles Frank
lin, uncle OF the bride, officiating.
Misses Blanche Lowery, Airline Met.
tier and Messrs. Harmon Lowery
and James Hill were attendants. The
bride wore a beautiful creation of
white crepe-de-chene, with veil and
carried, brides roses, the beautiful
ring ceremony was used and only i'm.
mediate relatives witnessed the cere-
mony. After congratulations a de-
lightful luncheon party left in autos
for Sedalia, from which point the new
ly welded couple viii go to Seneca
vile, Ohio on an extended visit The
bride is the only daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George. w. Hin and possesses
a charming personality that has won
for her q legion OF friends and Is en-
dowed with all those womanly traits
4 that make q happy home. The Groom
we understand is an energetic young
business man and Is In every way
worthy the bride he has won Then
many friends viii Join us IN eongrat
Z ulations and best wishes
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01
Last Nlaht win Be Great.

THE Return of Mahaska" the big
night parade occurs on the last night
of the Mahaska Fall festival.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01

You Will certainly want new wagon to show your fine
farm team and new buggy to show driving
the Mahaska Fall Festival See right quick about this
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01

Her flowing locks. the ravens wing
Adown her neck and bosom hing:
How sweet unto that breast to cling
And round that neck entWine her!
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01

Her lips are roses wat wi dew,
o, what a feast, her bonnie mOu'!
Her cheeks MAR celestial hue,
A crimson still diviner!
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01
WIN Make 4 SHOWING.

The Interstate Manufacturing Co.
Is going to have q big display at the
Mahaska Fail Festival
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01

gold pendant on red cord, which was
the seal OF the organization. The
dance programs were Ornamented
with special designs on cream paper
in browns ana green's. On the back
cover page beneath a conventional
lied sketch ia bit of statuary in a
formal garden appeared the follow
ing fragment from Burns:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01

BASS.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur Bass, No. 1916 Ninth avenue East
fine ten.pound daughter, Monday,
September %, 1913.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-10-30

it came to her not toll but as play. She lived
in a land of fairies and giants and gnomes.
In explaining her system, Mrs. Stoner starts
out with the assumption that every child Is porn
with distinctive tendency or talent and that TINS
will always bear fruit, If discovered and culti
waited in babyhood 1t is the mothers part to dis
this in infancy and to try to develop 1t Just
as much as to keep its body clean and see tnat
it has the proper food The mothers obngatlon
begins before birth and imposes upon her the
duty Of keeping herself so healthy and serene,
both mentally and physically, that the baby will
not have to start out with handcaps on It's very
first day.
Not being able to sing, Mrs. Stoner chanted
the lines from virgls Aeneid to put the baby to
sleep and taught the chids negro nurse to 40
the same. She declares that the meter IS very
soothing and that she has seen many another
child Weld to the somnolent influence of "Arma
virumque cano, Troiae quf primus alb orls.
When Wfnifred was six weeks old her mother
began reciting selections from the English poets.
The babys favorites seemed to be Tennysons
Crossing the Bar" and Macaulays "Horat1us at
the Bridge" BY the time Winifred was year
old she could repeat Crossing the Bar" and
scan the first ten lines of the Aeneid. The mother
invented game in which she would roll Dali
to the baby and say "Arma. Winifred would
roll it back and say ''Virumque" and In this way
the Latin words and meter were n4eu IA tno
baby's memory.
From the very beginning the mother would
carry her baby about the house, point out chairs,
tables etc., and pronounce their names carefully.
She found 1t was just easy to teach the DaDy 20
saw train" as to say "choo-choo car. and just as
easy to teach her to say dog as to say "doggie.
She surrounded the baby with colored pictures.
To teach her colors Mrs. Stoner would take box
of yariously tinted yarns. She would play she
was Mother Red" and baby would be Mother
Green" and they would look into the yarn for
their children those of green tints OF course, pc
ing the babies Of Mother Green
Winifred's first toy was red balloon, which
was tied to her wrist where she could admire It.
Each day thereafter for several weeks there
would be balloon of different color and shape,
until the child speedily came to know whether
balloon was light, round, red, green and would go
I'm and come down. She was never permitted to
hear anything but the best English, although the
mother was not Rnicky about vigorous expressive
slang.
AZ soon as the child had learned to speak Eng
l3sb reasonably well her mother began teaching
her Spanish BY the time she was i've she had
learned to express herself in eight languages
Mrs Stoner declares, however, II she had it to do
over again she would teach Esperanto hrst
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-10-30
BRILLIANT YOUNG SEA FIGHTER,

Rear Admiral Sir David Beatty,
the English victor of the first naval
battle of the war, is the youngest
man of his rank in the British serv-
ice. He is but little over forty. He
has an especial interest for Amei
leans as the husband of a daughter
of the late Marshall Field Of Chicago.
They are immensely wealthy and
Lady Beatty is one of the foremost
social leaders in London. She is now
earnestly working on behalf OF a
fund for the relief of soldiers fami-
lies. She is young and noticeably
beautiful.
Admiral Beatty gave the first
demonstration of new and unez
pected use of the submarine in war.
With his cruiser fleet hanging on the
horizon he sent in beneath the i'm
pregnable defense of Helgoland two
of these mosquito craft. One pre-
tended to be disabled and the other
pretended to go to its companions
aid. BY ingenious maneuvering they
+erman cruisers out into the open sea,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-10-30
GERMAN WHO INyADES GERMANY.

Gen. Carl Rennenkampf, who COM
mands the Russian army now invad-
ing Prussia, is German himself. He
is German in blood, habits and edu-
cation. There is not drop of Slavic
blood in his veins, yet he is leading
the forces of the car against the
fatherland.
Less than a century ago the
grandfather of the present czar in
vited the Rennenkampf family to
come to his domain and join his
forces. The Rennenkampfs came,
settled in the provinces on the Bal
tic, which are thickly populated with
Germans, and the general is the first
of the children Of the old German
family to be born in the land of the
Muscovites. When the Germans of
the Baltic provinces objected to being
Russianized, it was Rennenkampf
who repressed them ruthlessly. In
the war with Japan he was in COM
mand of huge force of Cossacks.
His merciless tactics had much to do