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University Missourian., 1914-09-21
CHAUFFEUR'S ERROR
q CAUSES GREAT WAR
Interesting Incident In Con-
nection With Arch
dukes Death.
ON A SIDE STREET
If Driver Hadn't Lost His
Way Ferdinand Might
Have Lived.
! ON A SIDE STREET
Press Staff Correspondent.

LONDON, Aug. 24-(By mail to New
York; What started this war in Eu-
rope? Everybody knows that millions
of men are lined up to kill each other !;
that the civilization which Europe
Uhas been slowly building up since the
dark ages has been thrown to the
winds and that the situation is too
big to either write or talk about, in
telligently. 1t will take a hundred
years for history books to give the
news. AS General Fred Funston told
me, just as was hurrying away from
Vera Cruz for London:
There's only one bigger newspaper
story that could happen on this earth
and that would be another planet ap-
preaching ours with an inevitable col
lision two weeks distant. What
started this biggest event the world
has ever known?"
The answer is: One little lead bull
let from a revolver in the hands of a
Servian high school boy. And this
bullet probably would never have
been fired if an ordinary chauffeur
had not lost his way in a little town
in Bosnia. One little twist of chau
feur's wrist, as he turned an automo-
bile into side street, when he should
have remained on the main road; one
little twitch of the right finger on the
trigger of a revolver in the hands of
a lhigh school boy-they started this
Far in Europe.
- It's hard to find enough to say about
this one lead bullet. 1t went into the
head of an archduke, as he rode in his
automobile. 1t sped through the chan
cellories of Europe. 1t circled abou;
thrones. 1t entered the bed chambers
of the worlds kings, emperors or
ezars and drove sleep from the eyes
,of statesmen. 1t sped into millions of
homes and brought sorrow and death.
Oceans of tears of women and little
cUlluT6u IL CEtdlcu. II new lutO luC
bourses and money markets of the
world and cut their nerves. To un-
derstand the situation in Europe be-
fore this bullet was fired imagine, if
you can, that every item of civiliza-
tion-everything that is good-homes,
science, art, music, surgery, educa-
tion, culture, peace-had all been
done up into one huge package and
hung, by a slender thread over a
deep precipice. For years this pack
age has swung this way. The winds
of war have often threatened it, but
the statesmen of Europe have stead
led it and have strengthened the hold
and the storm has passed, time after
time. And then along speeds this one
lead bullet, fired by high school boy
named Gabriel Prinzip. 1t cuts the
rope. The crash will be heard
Throughout centuries.
University Missourian., 1914-09-21

what's happened there seems smaii
o..,,ob at first. A little crowd OF cit
EMS go down to the depot to see a
ac;ol train come in; it bears the
rohduke Francis Ferdinand, who' IL
,,ros will some day be emperor OF
Austria and king of Hungary. he
on,t live three hours longer. but the
.owds don't know that, neither DO
=. ,;nas and czars and emperors OF
.he @ world. with the Archduke is his
u-;fs rbey have left their four little
.h;,aren at home in Vienna and nave
come to seraieyo, a little town IN
University Missourian., 1914-09-21

Most probably he is dead. From the
day he was seized by the crowds in
the streets of the little town of Sera-
ieyo and dragged off to Jail, he has
been out of sight. Austrian censor
shin kept back the news; his punish
ment is a mystery to the courts OF Eu-
rope. 1t all happened on Sunday
morning June 2S King George, OF
England, was living in Buckingham
Palace. in London, enjoying the social
season. In far away st. Petersburg
the Czar of Russia was entertaining
Poincare, the President of France.
The Emperor of Austria had gone TO
his summer home for his vacation.
Emperor William of Germany, was
.sfxaying on his yacht at kiel. 1t was
avtime for the lords of Europe and
they were making the most OF it. But
lords as they were, of various sec
t;ons of mankind, their sight did not
ereach to that little faraway town In
Bosnia. Chauffeurs and high school
bovs don't often topple thrones ana
thera are SO many of them and tney
arc co common that they cannot all
be watched. But it would have well
Maid these lords of creation and II
,,ould have well paid all humanity
tb;s bright Sunday morning to have
kent their eyes on Serajevo.
University Missourian., 1914-09-21

Read Missourian want ads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
ATLANTIC CITY DENTIST
WORKS FOR PUBLIC GOOD

There is one dentist in Atlantic City whose
{ patients include many well known men and
{ women. residents of all parts Of the United
States, and it can be truthfully said he Is
one Of the best known practitioners in the
Z country. Recently a woman visited him
, that her young daughters teeth might have
attention. and the advice of the dentist was
J that the child be trained to daily wash her
! teeth and mouth with FERNAS.
II know of nothing better for your child"
said the dentist. than the use of few
drops of VERNAS in a tumbler of water. 1t
will cleanse the child's mouth. keep the It's
sues in a healthy condition and prevent the
decay Of the teeth.
Some people. especially adults he said,
.'use vERNAS full strength. but this is un-
necessary; few drops is all that is needed:
and the beneficial results from its use are
truly wonderful. l recommend it enthu-
siastically to all my PATIENTS
The above unsolicited statement is only one
of many.
IL you suffer from mouth throat troubles,
sore. bleeding or receding gums. loose teeth,
irritation caused by plate or bridge work. a
soc bottle Of VERNAS will give immediate
relief Sold by all leading druggists. In
trresting literature on the teeth and mouth
sent To any address. Vernas Chemical Co.,
New rk.=-Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
WAS ASHORE SEVERAL DAYS.
Schooner Maine, Owned in Washing
ton. Arrives in Baltimore.

After having been ashore for several
days at Chicamacomico. on the James
river. the schooner Maine, the largest
vessel of her class owned here, has
arrived at Baltimore and is discharg-
ing a cargo of lumber. The Maine is
one of the bay feet of bay and coast
wise traders belonging to J. H. Carter
& Co. of this city, and about two weeks
ago loaded lumber at a James river
point for Baltimore. On her way down
the river she went on the shoal and
considerable difficulty was had in get
ting her afloat. Fortunately where
she stranded the bottom was soft and
the vessel was not damaged by rum
ming on the bank. The schooner
frequently comes to this city with lum-
Der from the James and York rivers. She
was last here about two months ago.
The Maine is 1854 feet long, 20 feet
beam and carries about 400 tons. She
is Bath-built vessel and was launched
in 1886. She was purchased about
eight years ago by the late James o.
Carter of this city, who added her to
his fleet of river and coast craft. Capt.
Jones is master of the Maine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
DARKEN
& YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look years younger! Use
grandmother's recipe of
Sage Tea and Sulphur and
nobody will know.

! The use of Sage and Sulphur for
restoring faded, gray hair to its
natural color dates back to grand
( mothers time. She used it to keep
! her hair beautifully dark. glossy
J and abundant. Whenever her hair
} fell out or took on that dull, faded
or streaked appearance, this SIM
J pie mixture was applied with won
derful effect.
J But brewing at home is mussy
and out-of-date. Nowadays, by
asking at any drug store for So
cent bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" you will get
I this famous old recipe, which can
! be depended upon to restore
J natural color and beauty to the
hair and is splendid for dandruff.
dry, feverish, itchy scalp and fall
ing hair.
A we'll known downtown drug
gist says it darkens the hair SO
naturally and evenly that nobody
can tell it has been applied. You
simply dampen sponge or soft
}brush with it and draw this through
}your hair, taking one strand at
: time. By morning the gray hair
( disappears, and after another ap-
(plication or two it becomes beauti-
fully dark, glossy and abundant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
R. B. REED ASKS DIVORCE.
River Captain Alleges Wife Is Crue!
and Threatens His Life

Asking the custody of his three chill
dren and an injunction to prevent his
wife annoying him, Richard B. Reed,
captain of a boat plying the Potomac
river, filed suit for a legal separation
today from Alice l.. Reed. Cruelty and
threats to take his life are alleged by
the husband.
The couple were married in Alexan-
dria in November, 1894, and have three
children. The husband says the wife
uses intoxicants and once attempted
to stab him with a pair of scissors. On
two occasions, he states, she broke into
his cabin when his boat was in dock
here and took revolver, with which,
he asserts. she threatened his life. Her
actions drove him from home, he says,
in August, 1913, since which time he
has not resided with her.
Attorney E. S. Bailey appears for the
husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
STUDY OF LATIN AMERICA.
Dr.. P. P. Claxton Recommends
Course to Public Schools.

Special study in the schools of the
United States of the geography,
history, literature and life of the Latin
American countries is urged by Dr..
P. P. Claxton, commissioner of educa-
ton. in letter sent today to high
school principals. instruction in the
Spanish and Portuguese languages. DR..
Claxton believes, should be offered to a
much larger extent than is now done.
The school principals are reminded
that the Latin American countries
comprise an area three times as great
as that of the United States; that they
are rich in minerals, forests and water
power: that their foreign commerce is
rapidly increasing, and that their
larger cities rank among the most
beautiful in the world.
"All our relations with the repub-
lies to the south Of u.s." DIR. Claxton
adds, ARE bound to become much more
intimate than they have been in the
past. The completion of the Panama
canal, the changes in commercial re-
lations brought about by the war in
Europe, as well as other recent events,
have served to call the attention of
the people of the United States to the
recent rapid growth and development
of the Latin American republics"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
EXCISE BOARD WORKS HARD.
Probably Will Have to Increase
Hours of Labor.

The excise board. which has been
working overtime to dispose of the
hearings scheduled on retail license
applications. may find it necessary to
put in still longer hours each day
There is prospect of the afternoon ses-
sions being extended to o'clock and
of evening sessions being throughout
the remainder of the week and posi-
bly, next week.
Last night the board resumed the
hearing in the case of Frank P. Hall,
applicant for a license at 7th and X
streets southwest, almost a score to1
witnesses being called to testify to
the good name of the applicant. The
hearing will probably be ended tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
FOR MT. VERNON HIGHWAY.
Attorney Mackey Reports Nearly All
Willing to Donate Right of Nov

That with one or two exceptions the
persons whose land will be needed for
the right of way for the boulevard to
run from Washington through Virginia
to Mount Vernon are willing to donate
the property was indicated from let
tiers read by Commonwealth Attorney
Mackey to the board Of supervisors of
Alexandria county at its meeting yes
terday.
Work is not expected to start in full
until next spring. however, the de-
lay being due to the present refusal
of a certain few property owners to
donate land. II is likely that some
grading will be done this fall in order
that the ground may settle by spring.
The road will be built through CO.
culture and the state of Virginia and
an appropriation of 100000 has been
made for the purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
Wounded Men Come Back.

The wounded soldier is now becom-
ing a familiar sight in London, and he
has brought home with him curious
lore of modern battle in nicknames.
oa sswords, catches and strange infor-
nation about the ways of the French
that is beginning to pass into the or
binary currency of the streets The
nicinames for the different sorts of
hig guns and for the particular guns
in = battery are not for polite ears, but
they show a fine turn for the pictur-
esnue The mildest l have heard is
"ReIchine Billy" which has also been
anniied to the kaiser. The experiences
81 these men are almost too incredible
to he told, and the astonishing thing
is that it has all taken place in most
cases within a month. month ago
most of the men had never seen a shot
fred in anger and had never come
through any worse hardship than falls
To the ordinary workman
Now-well, the story l got yesterday
Of waterloo station from a clean-look-
inc lad of the Middlesex Regiment
in the right leg. is the best example
The Niddlesex had about the toughest
TINE ~ all the earliest. stages of the
war 7 asked him what the Germans
were like as they came on. He asked
80 - had seen a battalion at church
narade. They were just like that
Close and stiff and smart. That was
what they were like. And they came
on crowd after crowd; you could not
, III. them. How close did they come?
"a hont thirty yards" he said, was the
naarsst lot we saw. You could hear
49,, sneaking. They shouted out in
ENGLISH, stand up. English dogs! Stand
IN and fight" They had the lingo right
cpo,irh. When we did stand up and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14

saw French patrol of ten men coming
down the village street. Taking their
positions at the windows. the three
Germans opened such a hot fire upon
the French party that eight of them
were killed before they could recover
from the confusion caused by this sud-
den attack The Germans were sur
prised to md that the sublieutenant.
the commander OF the French patrol.
who fell wounded into their hands.
was the son of Delcasse. The young
man, who is only about twenty years
old. was brought to a hospital at
Meresburg in central Germany. His
wounds are not dangerous. although
he was shot through both thighs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
CARL1N TO ADDRESS CITIZENS
Will Speak at Clarendon in Interes'
of New Bridge Over Potomac.

Representative Carlin OF Virginia is
to address the Clarendon Citizens As
ISOLATION next week in connection with
the proposed new bridge over the Po-
tomac from Rosslyn to Washington.
The matter was brought up at the
meeting of that association last night
and the subject reviewed briefly.
The organization is unanimously in
favor of seconding Mr.. Carlin's efforts
he having introduced two bills in Con-
gress looking to replace the present
Aqueduct bridge with a new structure
near the site of the present one.
Mr.. Carlin is awaiting the approval
of the project from Gen. Kingman
chief of engineers, at the War De.
partment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
DandrQffff
Falling Hair:
ItchingS Scalp
Coat Collar Covered. Ashamed to
Go in Company. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment ,:Completely
Healed.

p O. Box 3, Waneso, W. Val was troubled
with dandrun, falling hair and itching scalp 70.
two or three years 1t SO bad at times my
coat collar would be covered so / was ashamed to
go in company. 1t itched my head was irri-
tated and pimples would come on nv scalp Nv
hair came out badly; it became thin and dry 81
dry that it seemed as though there was M
life in II.
Remedies failed TO do Inc any good Abour q
year ago l the advertisement OF Cuti,qra
Soap and Ointment and sent for sample. Ate,
the first treatment l discovered | was ret.in
better. l purchased some Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and continued using them until l was
completely cured (Sisnedl Geo. W. King. Ian
/, 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
CAPTURE OF DELcAssE's SON.
Commanded French Patrol Which
Germans Almost Wiped Out.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
BERLIN. October 1t was recently
reported by cable that a son of NJ.
Delcasse, the French minister, had been
wounded and had fallen into the hands
of the Germans. A letter of soldier
at the front tells how his capture
occurred.
One morning a German patrol of
three men entered village near the
River Mouse to discover whether it
was occupied by the French. They
had hardly entered a schoolhouse when
the leader, looking out of a window,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
FINAL ACTION DELAYED.
Tennessee Company May Seek Fur.
ther Testimony in Sulphur Case.

Further delay in the final action by
the United States Supreme Court on
the application of the state of Georgia
for an injunction to prevent the oper-
alton of the Ducktown Sulphur, Iron
and Coal Company, limited, in Ten
nessee. in such way as to permit the
sulphur fumes injuring vegetation in
Georgia may result from a request of
the company yesterday for the taking
of additional testimony. The attorney
general of Georgia opposed the motion.
The court last spring allowed the
taking of brief testimony but the cop
per company is DESTROYS now of reply
ing to evidence presented on behalf of
the state under last springs order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
BRAVES TO COMMERCIALIZE.
Boston Champions Will Tour South
America to Boom Trade.

BOSTON, October 1.-THE worlds
champion Boston Nationals will make
tour Of South America next year, ac-
cording to an announcement made yes
terday by FREDERICK Alfonso Pezet, Pc
ruvian minister to the United States, at
base ball dinner given by the cham
Der Of commerce.
Mr.. Pezet said that Manager Stallings
of the champions had informed him
that he would send two teams to make
the tour. The minister EXPIRE ssed the
belief that the trip would be the means
of furthering trade between this, coun-
try and South American republics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
RATIFY GUATEMALA TREATY
Selection of Members of Permanen
Peace Commission Next.

The first of the conventions designed
to keep this country from sudden war
went into effect yesterday when rati-
fieations of the peace conventions be-
tween the United States and Guatemala
were exchanged at the State Department.
Each government is now engaged in
selecting it's representative on the per-
manent commission created under the
treaty to weigh all disputes between
the two nations for at least a year be-
fore either country shall make war
like preparations. The third commits
sioner will be selected by these two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14

under the half-and- half plan by which
the federal government contributes to
the support of the municipality. max
ing a total of sixteen millions. 1t is
estimated up to the total amount avail
able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
Samples Free by Mail

1t is SO easy to get rid Of skin troubles by using
Cuticura Soap exclusively and little t'utf.ura
Ointment occasionally that 1t is pity not To d
in all cases of pimples, redness rou:nness
itchings and irrita tons. A single set /, often
sufficient when all else fails. Although CutIcur,
Soap ,25c, and Cuticira Ointment Co, are sold
by druggists everywhere, a sample of each with
32p. Skin Book will be sent free upon reauest
Address: "Cuticura. Dept r. Boston,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
War Ranks Over Golf.

I hear from a friend at one of the re-
moter seaside places on the south coast
Of the anxiety with which the war news
from London is awaited. The resort is
too far away to get London evening
papers later than the noon editions. but
the chief social event of the day is the
gathering to meet the train that brings
the papers which left London four
hours earlier. Although there is rarely
anything important in these editions
that was not in the morning papers,
they are eagerly bought up by people
who have forsaken the golf links and
the tennis courts and walked a mile or
more uphill to get them.
After the evening papers come in the
only hope of hearing anything more be-
fore bedtime is the chance of seeing
the stXpenny telegram displayed in the
window of the chief hotel. The news
of some Of the most startling events of
the last few weeks has in fact reached
this place in kilograms placed in the
Georgian bow-window long after dark,
when the twisty little street that runs
down to the sea was as gloomy and
deseit ted as Fleet street is on these
days of the ight-denying ordinance.
People strike matches and grope about
the wall tremulous with hope of find
ing the curt record of some victory.
Perhaps the news is of some blow, and
it was sixpenny telegram late at
night that brought tidings of the lost
cruisers.
In the hushed little group round the
window that night there was more
than one old sailor whose son had gone
down with the ships. There are hardly
any young men left in the little town.
A great beacon of brushwood has been
built on the stone wall, which is to be
lit as soon as any enemy ship ventures
into the bay. and every night two reso-
lutte Boy Scouts pace in front Of it gaz-
ing def1antly toward Germany The
number of men who have gone to the
army or the navy from the Dorset vii
lagos is extraordinary. On the church
door of one small village near Bridport
there is list of over fifty names.
L. H. MOORE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14

came at them with the bayonet they
didn't wait for it, so it was no use ouI
standing up.
There was one chap in our company
right reckless customer, who STOOD
up in one place when we were fighting
near a wood and shouted: Have shot
them! He let four of them shoot al
him and they all missed, and he shout
ed. 'How's that, umpire? and lay down
again without a scratch. But l think
we got that four" But this Middlesex
lad did not want to talk about the
fighting. What he wanted to talk about
was how the blinking Germans collar
ed their grub. so that they got hardly
to eat for three days. He had
a good deal to say about that. He was
a nice-looking lad with a pink face,
such as you see by the hundred in any
town round London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
Estimates Complete Tomorrow.

Three weeks work on the estimates
Will be concluded by the Commission
ers tomorrow, and the budget Will be
in the hands of the Secretary OF the
Treasury before the business day ends,
&c the law requires transmission Of
the estimates not later than October Is.
In estimating for the needs of the
District the Commissioners had about
GO ooo 600 of estimated local revenues
70 draw upon and an equal amount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14
WHITE wings" HAVE
AN ALLY IN PRESIDENT
District Heads Likely to Include In
crease Pay in Annual
Budget.

i When the estimates for the needs OF
THE District of Columbia during the next
fiscal year are forwarded by the Com
| missioners to the Secretary of the
Treasury it is more than likely that
they will contain provision for the long
sought increased pay for Washington
| white wings
| This class of District employees has
| acquired a new and powerful ally in
President Wilson. who yesterday sent
to the Commissioners the following
note:
| This is just line to ask if you do
i not think it would be just in making up
your estimates to include an increase
of 25 cents day for the white wings
who work on the Streets of the city.
Their present wage seems a pitiful
| dole"
The Commissioners gave Immediate
consideration to the request, ana there
is little doubt that it already has been
favorably acted upon.
+ Should the increase be recommended
and approved by Congress White
wings" will owe much to William NICK.
CLAYTON. who has made strong efforts
To bring their claims to the attention
of the proper authorities. At his suS-
restion the Brightwood Park Citizens
Association interested itself in the
matter. and later the Federation of
C,itizens' Associations went on record
as favoring an increase in pay Tor
white wings.