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The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

A family with long pedigree-The Irish
colonist, William. who settled in Vir-
ginia-George Preston. from YORK;
shire, England. who settled In New
Englsnd-A family Of many illustri-
Gus sons.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
PRAY FOR WORLD PEACE
PRESIDENT WILSON NAMES OCT.
4TH DAY OF PRAYER.
Issues Proclamation Calling on Whole
Country to Offer suppIlcatlon
for Peace in Europe. ~

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Sept. 9.-President Will
son signed proclamation calling on
the people Of the United States to
pray Oct. 4 for peace in Europe. The
proclamation was as follows:
by the President Of the United
States of America:
"a PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, Great nations of the
world have taken up arms against one
another and war now draws millions
Of men into battle whom the counsel
of statesmen have not been able to
save from the terrible sacrifice; and,
Whereas, In this as In all things,
1t is our privilege and duty to seek
counsel and succor Of Almighty God.
humbling ourselves before Him, con.
Tossing our weakness and our lack OF
any wisdom equal to these things
and,
Whereas, 1t is the especial wish
and longing Of the people Of the United
States, in prayer and counsel and all
friendliness, to serve the cause OF
peace:
Therefore. I, Woodrow Wilson
President Of the United States OF
America, do designate Sunday, the 4th
day Of October next, day Of prayer
and supplication, and do request ali
Gcd-fearing persons to repair on tha,
day to their places of worship there
to unite their petitions to Almighty
God. that overruling the counsel OF
men. setting straight the things they
cannot govern or alter taking pity on
the nations now in the throes of con
flict, in His mercy and goodness show.
ing a way where men can see none
He vouchsafe His children healing
peace again and restore once more
that concord among men and nations
without which there can be neither
happiness nor true friendship nor any
wholesome fruit OF toll or thought in
the world; praying also to this end
that He forgive us our sins, our igno
rance OF His holy will. our willfulneea
and many errors, and lead as in the
and to thoughts and counsel that
purge and make wise.
I'm witness whereof I have hero
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington
this Sth day Of September. in tho year
Of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and fourteen. and Of the indepen
dence Of the United States of America
the one hundred and thirty-ninth.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
by the President:
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Secretary Of State"
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
rr.neI. Joseph Reported Dying.

Petrograd. = Emperor Francis Jo
seph of stria-Hungary has suffered
a paralytic stroke and is dying. ac-
cording to wounded Austrian officers.
The officers declare messages to this
effect were received by general Off
GERS Tuesday. The prisoners also say
1t is rumored In Vienna that the EN-
peror died twelve days ago. and the
fact was suppressed because Of the
effect 1t would have on Hungary. The
Emperor collapsed on receiving the
news of the first Austrian defeats.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
WHOLE GERMAN
ADVANCE ROUTED
kAIsER's PLEA FOR ARMIsTlcE
TO BURY DEAD TURNED
DOWN BY ALLIES.
VICTIMS STREW FIELDS
ENGLISH AND FRENCH SOLDIERS
REPORT VICTORIES AND
RETREAT OF FOE.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
London, Sept. 9.--The German army
suffered crushing defeat at the
hands of the allied forces Tuesday.
Following the first announcement of
the success of the French and British
troops, bulletins began to pour in from
the various army headquarters in the
field and from correspondents with the
armies indicating that the Kaiser's
great force was put to rout in disorder
which approached panic. Thousands
were slain and many men and much
equipment were captured. The allies
losses were slight.
The allies literally ran over the bod
les of dead and wounded Germans on
the battlefields and when the Kaisers
officers made request for an armis-
tice to bury the dead and care for the
wounded. the plea was denied, SO de-
termined were the British and French
to make the defeat decisive.
Tuesdays fighting was by far the
most important of the war and the con-
f1ict was general all along the line OF
the allied armies, extending from Nan.
teuil le Hardouin to Verdun.
The Germans in their turning move
ment had swept through the entire
Compsigne country, and five full Ger
man columns were hurting their
strength against the allied front which
extended for distance of lao miles.
The great battle opened at daybreak
and Immediately the worn German
army began to show that 1t was in
capable Of holding its position gained
in the steady advance which has
marked the last weeks fighting.
On and on the allies pushed with
their men, and by nightfall the whole
German front had been repulsed. In
not one place were the allies driven
back or held in check for long yester-
day.
The retreat Of the Germans Is re-
garded as the most crushing blow the
Kaiser has sustained. 1t is known that
he WAS putting great dependence in
his plans to get his forces we'll footed
In France before the allies could win
. single battle.
Also the Germans intended to drive
back the allies before the Russians
could land their reinforcements or do
much damage in their progress
toward Berlin.
Near Vitry the movement OF retire
ment is confirmed on the German side.
On the French right German divis-
ion attacked on the sxis of Chateau
Salina and Nancy. but was repulsed
to the northward.
There have been many rumors Of re-
Inducements having been sent to the
west wing of the allies.
Some of the rumors are to the ef-
feet that Russian troops actually have
Joined It and others that the Indian
troops took part in the fighting. These
rumors. however, remain without con-
firmation.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
Par.d. on Golden Anniversary.

Chicago.-Knights Of Pythias from
all parts Of the country concluded a
three-day celebration Of the golden an
niversary of the order with appropri-
ate ceremonies. The feature Of the
closing day Of the celebration was a
parade of 10000 members of the or
ganization, which was reviewed by
Brigham 8. Young. supreme chanosl-
lor; John j. Brown. supreme vice
chancellor. and Mrs. Cora M. Davis.
supreme chief OF the Pythian sisters.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
Roosevelt Speaks on Judges Recall

Franklin, La.-Theodore Roosevelt
arrived here from New Orleans,
where he conferred with Louisiana
Progressives. The former President
the Third congressional district. de-
livering his principal address at New
Iberia. At New Orleans he expounded
once more his views on the recall Of
judiciary decisions, the Progressive
party's principles on union labor and
capital and promised adequate protec-
tion for Louisiana's sugar interests II
Moose.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
Popular Failaclee.

'Vtesos fesoSsOs
l. That mosquitoes only bite o0ce.
.. That mosquitoes only live ous
day.
8. That mosquito bites won't itch II
you don't scratch EN-.
Z. That II you hold your breath yoa
can catch a mosquito and slay It
Ny experience II that mosquitoes
only bite once Tin tho Same plaos);
that they only live one day (as .
time); that their bites won't itch II
you don't scratch ON (but rub en-
with sandpaper and the edge Of buss
saw instead; and that II you hold
your breath you can catch q mos
quito and slay It provided you have
q shotgun in each hand and are q
good shot).
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
New Battle Is Opened.

London.-The correspondent Of the
Times at Retrograd, under date OF
Sunday, referring to battle just be.
gun. declares that 1t will, IL as success.
full as the Russian operations against
Lemberg, overthrow the Austrian
forces and practically open the road
to Berlin.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
GOODYEAR TIRES At
ANTE-eELlUM PRicgo

The Goodyear Tire q Rubber o.
announce mo war prices ON Goodysa9
Tires" Mr.. =. A 6ieberling. president
Of the Company. thus explains their
unique position
I'VE advanced Goodyear prices, -
others did theirs. when the rubber
panic came. Almost In . day crude
rubber rose In New York from IS esnts
per pound to much over q dollar.
The New York supply was to
small to consider. We cabled our
London people to buy up the pick of
the rubber there. BY acting Quiek1y
and paying cash thAy obtained 1.SeoVr
900 pounds Of the finest rubbsr.
That big supply Of rubber u now
nearly all on the way TO ths ooodysW
fActory In Akron. It constitutes ths
best Of the London supply.
We ass using the same grado a
rubber and the same amount Of n -
We always have used in these tire.
We are running our fAotory With
three shifts Of men. twenty-fcuf hours
. day. 30 long ~ We remain In this
fortunaAs position On rubber. We shall
supply tire ussfs q befors-waF pssoss
to the limit Of our capacity"
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
Mine Merehan. Ships Sunk.

Washington. = Nine neutral NOR
chant ships have been destroyed BY
German mines, according to British
foreign office advices to the British
embassy here.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
Kaiser to Seize Belgium Banks

Copenhagen.-The Berlin Vossische
Zeitung asserts that as a counter move
against England's attempt TO starve
out Germany, the Germans will take
compensation in Belgium by seizing
the financial services, taking control
OF every Belgian bank and all branches
of the British, French and Russian
banks.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
Bio Forts Ra.sd by Care shsIIs.

London.-The giant Austrian forts
at Nicolaieff and Mikolajawk. In Ca
lacia, have been laid in ruins by the
four-day bombardment from the Rus
sian advance, and the Austrian troops
are in retreat all along the line be-
tween the river Bug and the Vistula.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
L...en Break. Out In Great Eruption

Redding, Cal-Lassen peak broke
forth in series OF eruptions. the third
of which was a solemn and awesome
spectacle, far overtopping in magni-
tude and splendor any previous man
hesitation.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10

Antivari. Montenegro.-A lombard
ment of the Notifications In the bay
of Cattaro, Austria-Hungary, from the
sea was begun by q large French fleet
which passed nortnward.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
po.tofflce Clerk. krIohted In om.h.

Postoffiee Clerks kniohted In Omaha.
Omaha--The annual convention Of
the United National Association OF
Postoffice Clerks held here got its
business we'll under way and Monday
was devoted to entertainment which
ended with the comforting OF Knight
hood upon the 800 delegates by King
Ak Sar-Ben Xxx. at the den"
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
Louvain Invites Hsr Citizen. eae.

Rotterdam.-In view of the fact that
the Germans have established civil
government in the parts of Belgium oc-
cupied by their troops, the burgomas-
ter OF Louvain and committee OF citi-
gems have called on the burghers Of
that city to return there and resume
their ordinary walks of life.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10

Many a man who starts At the foot
OF the ladder manages BY great grit
and determination to be thsre It TIE
finish.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
Tho P.thyInd.r,, c..u.Ity LIst.

London.-The casualty list for the
cruiser Pathfinder which was sunk
BY striking q mine In the North Sea
shows that four men were killed and
thirteen wounded. and that 242 men
are missing.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10

Or. Hughes Leads Governor Hunt.
Phoenix, Arix.-Scattering returns
in Tuesdays state primary show DR..
H. A. Hughes. Democrat. leading Gov.
George w. P. Hunt and Marcus A.
Smith. Democrat, leading over Reese
Ling. for United States senator.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
Heroic Measuros

Heroic Measures.
MY doctor 10 evidently determined
to get q rest"
What has he doner"
Sent all his patients to the noun
tains and he's going to tho seashorA.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10

CONSUL Holder Dangerously III.
Lcndon.-Charles A. Holder Of Colo
RADIO, the American consul at Cologne,
who was brought to London from
Dieppe on a stretcher. is reported to
be in a grave condition at a local
hospital.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
The FoIIo~.up Method.

'Ho FoHoWOp Wotnoo.
why DO you get the pretty gfyls
Jobs firstf 10 that fairr'
Best for all concerned" declared
the head Of the school of stenography.
The pretty girl soon marries her en-
ployer. and then there's a permanent
job for one Of the plainer young
ladies'"
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
Paris Wants MlIkmaids.

Paris.-The project OF the Seine 10
advertising for men and women OF the
allied nations to herd livestock and
milk COWS collected In the entrenched
camp.
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10

A bird In the hand may have besa
some time in cold storage. Thn
what?
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10

To Drop Bombs Into Tsin0-Tau.
Tokio-According to late advices ia
pan aviators have been sent up again
to drop bombs into Tsing-Ta
Gilpin observer., 1914-09-10
You CAN SAVE MONEY

SNyS sns su:!snss"a W e shss vsiue 81 S.SiSs
ny nsns spd The fssalS prlos stampsd Qn the ~
81 y: asssi ~ S; :ss::
ASns5s aHs Ipu Rsd lhoss, look e The sn2s dsaiS1
VII b eonunesd thas Tor style d and wSaT, bsy Ne
uleauAned for the prlee. lli
Mcnlty, ,Srdsr diIs6t nom faSsosy Shoes sent cteT
v. L Udbdi.1A, 10 6psrk b.. Brooktoo, Eaaa
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06
DINING WITH FRIENDS.
An Ineid.n. Of se.rd,ns Aeu.. Lit. IL
q Great City.

Great City.
Not until boarding houses cease -
Sxist will all their romances be writ
ten. Shabby romances most Of them
are. like that of the young woman who
got 80 tired of being called 'poer thing"
because she received no Invitations
and had to eat all her meals at the
boarding house table that she took to
eating alone once in awhile at cheap
restaurant and then braxenly lying
about the friends who had invited her
to dinner.
There was young man In that house
who never went anywhere either. The
first night the girl stayed out LIES
desolation nearly overpowered him.
Even that poor little white faced
soul has made friends who want her." !"
he said. Nobody wants me I'm no
good ON earth
Then OH rare occasions his plaee %
the table was vacant
New friendsr' asked the landlady.
YES" the yeung man lied.
One night the man and the girl met
at twenty 1--WE cent restaurant They
blushed. they fenced. they nnally cor
fessed.
We're a pair Of frauds. said .ss
girl 1T is awful to think that ton,eAl
when we 60 home we will have to
swear that we have been dining with
triends.''
WELL" said the young man softly.
"ain't we?"-New York Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06
Evening War News

England has declared War o
Germany and has nearly com.
pieted mobliizing her troops.
1t is au5horilivsly reported
that the French have sunk the
German cruiser, Panthec, and
captured the cruisers Goafep
and 6fes|au
Be lgIum has 50 fas success
fully coueatted the i.svas,qa o.
u sman troops lEse hes ge.' l.
torg Win considerable loss tc
the Germans.
President Wilson has offered
the good graees of the Ameri-
can government to all Narfing
factions
By the cistting OF the Trans
Atlantic cable somewhere near
the Azores, Germany is shut oil
from the world as far as tcle-
graphic communication is con-
cerned
Heavy fl ifg was heard early
this morning eff the coast of
Maine There are S yersl Ger.
man, EGgiish and French cfuis
ers in me vicinity bat 10 in
formation was 10 be had as to
the cause of the firing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06
The Mullahs Of india.

A mullah. or. as 1t Is more properly
written. molluh, Is title given In In.
dia and throughout the east generally
to religious leader OF aug description.
Thus the sultan Of Turkey Is mol
lah, because he is the supreme head of
the moslem world And there are hun.
dreds OF others. To most OF the more
conspicuous among them ls prehxed
the adjective mad" This, however
must not be taken to mean that they
are insane. the word being used rather
In its oriental significance of ''in-
spired" The person of the mollah ls
sacred. Not even the might .abi
bullah hmSo' would care to lav a
sacrilegious finger IN m u ;'.ese
sanity persona.es. II he were to ven
ture such an unheard OF thing ven
geance would surely overtake him.
For 1t Is the cardinal principle of the
Ultima as the fGollahs are collectively
termed-that an injury purposely
caused to one Of their number can cnly
be atoned for by the death Of the In
dividuul lntlicting 1t.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06
More Brick.

A telegram was received here
this morning from Contractor
Young stating that he had made
arrangements with the Puring-
ton brick company to supply
the rest of the brick necessary
to complete the job here. They
started loading brick yesterday
and will ship them at the rate
OF five cars q day. The Puring-
ton brick is the standard Of this
country and by laying them
on the same job as the Moberly
we will have a chance to see
which brick stands the wear
better. Superintendent Bell
aays that he will be able to have
E-ie street all paved by Chau-
tauqua time if the brick gets
here as they say they will. Let
us hope so.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06
Change Your Seed Wheat

Sell ten bushels of your com
mon wheat AT market price, say
rs cents, npak,ng 81 80. F'of
si,is sala. 81 81, We will s.nu
u ~ r. the wonderful.
Marvellous wheat to sow ten
&C res.
You're skeptica.? We don't
bla me yoL! l. wlii cost a stamp
or postal card 10 get the proof
how thousands of others in 1913
an! 1914 saw, d MOI, J, IN tileir
seed wheat and yssw eat
est crops hey Svsl did.
We quo,e j lst a few extracts
from hundreds of letters re-
ceived. The original letters
are on file in our office and can
be seen by Interested people
Fifty to Sky bushels per
acre. Beats ALL u S. Miami
Co, Ind. Sixty.th and one
half bushels per acre; fully
three times others H. B. A.
Warrick Co, Ind. Grandest
variety ever introduced. j. H
M. Atchison Co, Kans. It's
the stuff for sure. You don't
advertise it half strong enough.
II. O s. Jefferson, Co, Ind.
One hundred bushels from one
bushel sown. W. e. g., Prehle,
Co, q | estimate my eight
acres will thresh 500 bushels =
H. B. A, Warrlck Co, Ind.
Heads five to six inches; IS to
100 grains to head, with old
kinds only 25 to 80 grains F
w. S., Highland Co, O. Yield
twice as much as others j. s.
H., Carroll Co., Md. Greatest
wheat ever saw. Mrs. q O.
g, Polk Co, Mo. Fifty five
bushels per acre. &C. H, Lin
coin Co, N. G. New wheat 40
bushels to acre, Others Is BUSH
els. Counted 96 heads from
one grain of wheat. j r McH
Stewart Co, Tenn. Yield fifty
bushels per acre. w. M 2
Scott Co, Ky Far ahead of
all others -R. j Hasty, Wash
Co Okla.
Ii you grow winter wheat you
owe it to Yourself to learn all
about tins new wheat. It's
m oney saved right now and
more bushels of wheat for you
next harvest. Whether you
SOW one acre or many this
should interest you more than
anything else printed in this
paper. Send your order from
this advertisement or write to
day for catalog, photographs,
complete letters from growers,
etc.
o. K Seed Store, Dept,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
wa6l3
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06
THE coCoANVT PALM.
Almost The Life Of ths People In Masy
Tropical Countries.

Almost the Life Of ths People In Many
Tropical Countries.
The cocoanut palm IL native Of the
torrid zone and thrive1 best "a the
seacoast Of the tropics. But in the
United States Il Il not ssnsrally
known that the uses Of the palm Co
cos nucifera) are a. numerous % the
days Of the year.
Found nearly everywhere within the
tropics. almost the sole dependence
for food of the paimivorous inhabit-
ants of many countries. this kng Of
low tropical countries furnishes man
with food. drink. medicines. domestic
building. oil for cooking. lighting. lu-
bricating aud lnnumerabie other pur-
poses. and is OF all the palmaceas the
one that yields the greatest variety
of products.
1t has been truly said BY Tenant,
the historian. that 'of the cocoanue
palm ship can be built and laden
too"
The cocoanut palm comes into hear
Ing between the fifth aud sixth year
Of its life. earlier IL near the ocean
front. later II inland any great dis
tance. and will bear for 20 to 100 years
thereafter. 1t is still In its full vigor
at twenty-five to forty-fve yeirs Of
age and even up to seventy years may
be found in fairly good bearing.
So highly valued Is the cocoanut IN
the orient that Tenant mentions
claim in court in the island Of Ceylon
for the two thousand ave hundred and
twentieth part OF plantation" con
tanning only ten cocoanut palms,
Below the Rio Grande"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06

The electrolier committee of
the Commercial Club, composed
Of c. W Kellogg, r D. McEvoy
n. r Newton and j. G. Schulz
msister, will make a trip this
week inspecting the electroliers
In the various towns nearby.
They expect to visit Harlan,
Avoca, Atlantic, Red Oak and
Glenwood. They will 60 by
auto and take at least two days
to make the trip.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06
wa6l3
Weather Crop Bulletin

For the week ending August
2, 1914.
Des Moines, la. Quite gene
raj showers occnrreo cD Thurs
day and Thursday night, but
the amount OF la.!lfa!I was un-
evenly distributed. In sums
i; Il was nil,
49,. =. ..ners the amounts
were light to heavy, the south.
ern counties received the least.
La some localities, in the norih-
ern counties there as S, fflniert
rainfall to insure tire early corn
but for the state as q Whole,
aad especially II ~
districts, 4fues a..
pastures are needing rain hsd v
Corn has aIresdy .utfpred con.
siderable damage i'm the south
ern part of the state, but the
average condition OF the whole
crop is only four poin's below
the July 1t estimate, or 81 pei
cent. Much Trouble is being
experienced in southern dis.
tricts In obtaining water fol
stock and for threshing Small
streams and many wells are dry,
Threshing is progressing rapid.
ly under favorable conditions.
Preliminary estimates show the
average yield of winter wheat
to be about twenty three bush.
els per acre; spring wheat, six
teen; oats. thirty-four barley
twenty seven and rye, nineteen
bu shells per acre. If these es.
Inmates are maintained by fnaI
returns the state will produce
alb ,ut l75,OOO 600 bushels of
oats; 16, 100000 Of wheat: H.
100000 of barley and 1900, ,OOC
bushels of rye.
Geo. M. Chapel,
Direc'ur.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06
Ford Owners

We have now installed the
necessary apparatus to charge
Ford magnetos without remov-
ing them from the car or dis
mantling the car in any way.
Magnets charged on any mag
neto in a short time.
If Owen Engineering Co.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06
Trap Of the Fourmilien.

"In the Sahara said un explorer.
there is Il little insect that throws
sand and its volleys slay. They call Il
the fourmilion The fourmiliop digs
itself u funnel shaped hole of the cir.
conference Of silver dollar. 1t lies
hidden and watchful In the bottom OF
this hole. aud when Q spider or ant or
beetle comes cautiously prospecting
down fhe steep and slippery sides the
lnhospitable fourmiiion launches Upon
Its guest volley after voiley Of sAnd-a
hail Of stinging sani so abundant. 30
smtYocating. so binding that the visitor
loses Its head. He rolls unconscious
for the nonce to the bottom OF the
hole, and the fourmilion calmly dis
members him before he has time to
come to himself again and puts him
In the larder for the next meal"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06

Produce the Same as Cash.
Produce is the same as cash
ct our store. If you bring in
$50 worth of produce you will
receive q chautauqua ticket,
providing you get there before
they are all gone. We only
purchased q limited number 50
you had better hurry.
As M. Fanger.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-06
ssekina Harmony.

This song 10 not suited to my voice."
said the prima donna.
"Well." said the discouraged man
ager, II suppose III have to GET you
another song. There's no use OF try.
ing to have your voice rewsittsa"-
WsshinStpo Gar.