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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
LITTERATEUR HARD At WORK
Ordinary Mortal Had to Wait While
4 Budding Genius Secured Founda.
.-.. ton for Story.

A Brooklyn drug clerk tells of
man who came into his shop for the
purpose of consulting the directory.
He stood first on one foot and then on
the other, watching the young woman
who had got possession of the volume.
She, was a nice, leisurely sort Of young
person, and she had large sheet OF
paper that she spread out upon the
counter, beside the directory, and on
which she now and then inscribed a
name from the volume. ~
The man became little impatient.
He coughed significantly. and the
young woman turned to look at him.
Il beg your pardon, she said, but
do you wish to consult the directory
Now, as the young woman was pref
ty, the man shifted from one foot to
the other and said uneasily: NO
hurry; don't let me distrub you"
x Whereupon she resumed tn direc-
tory. Several minutes elapsedH At
last she closed the book with a sigh
of satisfaction. THANK you," said
she, sweetly. II am afraid have
kept you waiting. But. you ser, I am
going to write short story in prize
contest, and really didn't know how
to begin until l had picked out the
names for my characters. ~ I'D. .,,5 +
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
PLANS TO REPEL INVASION
Great Britain Evidently Sees SigniA-
canoe In German Activity
at'Emden.

London. Nov. 23.-Plans for dealing
with a possible German invasion were
spoken of in the house OF commons
tonight by Under Secretary Of War
Tenant.
= The Pail Mall Gazette, referring to
the report of "liveliness" at Emden,
says it accords we'll with what passed
in this country this week.
Military movements took place
which, 81 course, 1--WE shall not dwell
upon" continued the paper, "in detail,
but which gave rise to the almost uni
versal belief that the authorities had
news of some attempt to be made
against us.
1.-THE attitude of the public mind
was one Of interest. 1t certainly was
not one of alarm"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Iustrians Take $4,000.
Allies Claim Gains.

London, Nov. 2S.-Important gains
we're made by the allies in the Flan-
ders theater. So important were they
to the allies new offensive movement
that the French war Office deemed it
best, in its official announcement, ~
withhold the location Of their al
vances. The official statement simply
stated that I'm the ncrth the can.
nonading diminished In intensity and
no infantry attack was directed
against our lines, which made slight
advances at certain points"
Arras continues under bo,nbardment
by the German guns. West of Souain
the allies have been able to make
slight progress. A Reuter- telegram
from Amsterdam asserts that heavy
firing was in progress all day at Zee
bruggc, on the Belgian coast, indicat-
ing that the British feet still is bonn
harding the German naval base there,
despite earlier reports It had been de-
stroyed. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Reverberations.

Apropos Of the notice put up In cafes
all over the country, "The war will be
fought on the other side Of the ocean.
Please don't try to settle it here.
George AIDE. at a luncheon at the Chi
cago Athletic club, said:
I'VE see a good deal OF trouble
among our naturalized citizens In tho
cafes. But what about those house
holds where the father is German or
Austrian and the mother is Of French
or English or Russian birth? .
"A doctor got note the other morn
ing from Russian patient with .
Prussian wife.
"'Dear DOCTOR It said, please send
by bearer large quart bottle Of lini-
ment, as wife and self last evening
had an argument about the cam
paign.'"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
ORDERED TO LEAVE HOME
Land Occupied by Belgian Towns 1e.
ileved to Be Wanted for German
,. Military Operations.
> BY huoh Martin.

Cvar Correspondent Of the London Daily
News. in the Chicago Trihune.) :.
Rotterdam, Nov. 23.-Curious and
significant news has been received to
the, effect that the inhabitants of Saint
Nicholas, town with population Of
nearly forty thousand, and an impor-
tant railway junction southwest of
Antwerp, have been ordered by the
German authorities to leave immedi-
ately. They have been offered vacant
houses at Antwerp, which must be &C.
cupied by tomorrow.
This peremptory removal of the en-
tire population from one town to an
other Is unexampled even in the pres
ent Belgian campaign. A great move
ment Of troops is indicated by the sus-
pension for today and tomorrow Of
train service over wide area east Of
Brussels. ~
It is stated that this is only the first
section of a great scheme for holding
and fortifying the coast, which was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
TO PLANT BIG CROP
WHEAT AREA FOR 1915 TO BE
THE LARGEST IN
HISTORY.
CONDITIONS FAVOR SEEDING
War to Demand Greatest Crop World
Has Ever Produced, Says United
States Expert-sowing Delayed in
Europe.

Has Ever Produced, Says United
States Expert-Sowing Delayed in
Europe.
Washington, Nov. 26.-The greatest
wheat area in the worlds history will
be planted for the 1915 harvest as
result of the European war, in the
opinion Of Charles M. Daugherty,
statistical expert of the department of
agriculture.
LAS result of the war in Europe
a worldwide tendency exists to in
crease the acreage of wheat. Doubt
less the most extensive area in the
history of the world will be seeded
during the present autumn and COM
ing spring.
"A prospective heavy demand for
this important food grain by the i'm
porting countries of western Europe
is likely, if seeding conditions favor,
to give extraordinary stimulus to
sowing of both winter and spring va
rieties In the two great exporting
countries of North America, and to,
those sowings now being finished
under suspicious circumstances in
British India.
I'm the southern hemisphere seed
ing was completed before the war
began, and the effect of present eco
nomic conditions upon extension of
areas there will be manifested only in
the spring and summer of 1915.
I'm Europe, where ordinarily over
one-half of the worlds wheat is pro-
duced, the indications are that all
available labor resources, in both neu-
trail and contending nations, will be
utilized. In Italy 100000 acres, 1t is
said, will be added to the crop.
In the contending countries ex-
traordinary efforts are being exerted
in autumn seeding. The services of
women and children, men exempt from
military service, refugees, prisoners of
war and soldiers temporarily relieved
from the. ranks, are being utilized in
the fields as occasions permit and re-
quire.
In western Europe, particularly in
England and France, the autumn
sowings of wheat are somewhat in
arrears. Reports from Germany and
other countries of central Europe indi-
cate that seeding operations have been
carried on with activity"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
SAYS HE STRANGLED BOY
Philadelphia Man confesses That He
Dragged Child to .cuIvert and
Killed Him.

Philadelphia, Nov. 23.-Confessing
that he had strangled Albert Kraft,
the eight-year-old boy whose body was
found in sewer culvert, Victor E.
Eshelman, aged about thirty-f1ve years,
who says he lives at the 1nasmuch
mission in Locust street. was held
under $1,000 bail for a further hearing
by Magistrate Pennock at the German
town police station.
When arrested Eshelman coolly stat
ed to the patrolman that he had
dragged the boy to the culvert and
strangled him with his fingers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
FooIina the caterpiIIars.

A small boy seated on the curb by
telephone. pole, with a tin can by
his side, attracted the attention of an
old gentleman. who happened to be
passing. ,~ ~
& -.Going f1shing?" he inquired. good
naturally. -.
Nope the youngster replied.
~Take peek in there"
\ An investigation showed the can to
be partly filled with caterpillars of the
tussock moth.
what in the world are you doing
with them?"
"They crawl up trees and eat of the
leaves" a." -
$50 understand"
< "Well, I'm fooling a few of them"
= "How."
. Sending them up this telephone
pole."-Judge. -.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Saw German. Were Defeated.

Petrograd, Nov. 28.-The general
staff issued this official report: d.
I'm the battle of LODI, which con,
tinues to develop, the advantage re.
mains with our forces. The enemy is
making strenuous efforts to facilitate
the retreat of their corps, which are
being penetrated. In the direction OF
Brzebiny they are now retiring to the
region of ,Strykow, under conditions
very unfavorable.~$ On the Austrian
frontier our action continues with sue
cess. In the fighting November rs we
took as many as 5000 prisoners"
A crushing defeat has been inflicted
upon the German army under General
Won Hindenberg, it was officially an.
nounced by the Army Messenger In
Petrograd. On the entire front of the
Vistula and Warthe rivers the Ger
mans are in retreat, closely pursued by
the Russians.
The Russian army advancing west.
ward from the River San is within
twelve miles of Cracow. Thousands OF
prisoners and numerous guns have
been taken by the Russians.
Germ: ns Take 10000 Russ.
Berlin, Nov. 2s-(By wireless).-The
following official statement was given
out by the German war Office:
"Near Lodz, in Russian Poland, we
have taken 100000 unwounded Russian
prisoners The battle between the
Germans and the Russians in that
vicinity is in progress and has not yet
been decided"
s., Austrians Take $4,000.
Vienna, via Berlin and Amsterdam,
Nov. 2S.-Twenty-nine thousand pris-
oners have been taken by the Aus
TRANS in their present operations
against the Russians in Galicia and
Poland, it was officially announced by
the Austrian war office.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Floht DESPITE Bitter Cold,

London, Nov. ga Reuter- official
dispatch from Vienna. coming by way
Of Amsterdam, says:
"The battle in Russian Poland, in
spite Of the bitter cold. is being ener-
getically continued, Our troops have
captured severaA bases Of operation
and are progressing especially toward
Woldrom and on both sides Of Pilica-
Numerous prisoners have been taken.
At other places the situation is un.
changed. f..
1.-THE prisoners in the interior Of
the monarchy number 100000 men.
Among these are 1000 officers"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
1WENTY-SIx Die IN STORM
Twelve Bodies Are Found In Wreck
age Washed Ashore-Two Steam
ers Are Overdue.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Nov. "a
There now remains no doubt that the
steamer Curtis and its two two barges.
the Annie M Peterson and the S. E.
Marvin, carrying crews totaling 26
men. were lost in the seasons most
severe storm on Lake Superior.
The down-bound steamer Flagg re-
ports going through heavy wreckage
and lumber between Crisp point and
Whitefish point. Four more bodies.
making = total Of -. among which
was that Of Capt. J.@P. Jennings Of
the steamer Curtis, we're picked up
by life savers in their search.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Warsaw In Shelled,

Washington, Nov. 25.-A German
airship. cruising above the city OF
Warsaw, dropped bomb in front OF
the American consulate. where it ex-
ploded, breaking the glass IN the win
dows of the Office and killing and in
Turing persons who were in the street.
This report was made to the state
department by fernando de Soto. the
American consul at Warsaw. The
time when the bomb dropping oc-
CURED is not given in the dispatch.
De Soto is listed at the state depart
ment as a native Of California. y,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02

to have been continued to Calais. and
Is regarded rather as preparation OF
a base for an attack on England than
merely as precautionary measure to
cover a possible German retreat.
Every villa is fortified, and the coast
between Zeebrugge and Knocke has
been cleared of the inhabitants. But
instead Of being allowed to move to-
ward the Dutch frontier the people
are sent to an island in the neighbor-
hood of Bruges. That city has been
almost entirely vacated by the mill
tary, and only a small garrison OF
marines and bluejackets is left.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
800 DIE ON \ SHIP
English War Vessel Bu|wark
Blown Up OFF Sheerness on.
the Thames.
II OF THE CREW ESCAPE
Disaster Reported by Admiralty
Caused by Explosion Of Magazines
Vessel Sinks In Three e.
Minutes.

London, Nov. 2S.-The battleship
Bulwark Of Great Britain was blown
up and sunk in the estuary of the
Midway river. Between 700 and 500
men were lost, including Capt. Guy
Belater, her commander, and all her
officers. Only ~ of her crew were
saved.
1t is announced officially that the ex,
plosion was interior and originated IN
the ships magazine. ~:
The disaster is the most appalling,
with the exception of the loss Of the
Audacious, the British navy has SUI
fered in war. The men aboard her
had not fighting chance for, their
lives. The boat sank in three min
utes. .#
The band was playing aboard the
Bulwark. Near her were anchored
several other ships. g.
Churchill Announces Disaster.
Suddenly a terrific explosion oc'
CURED in the bowels of the ship. A
great cloud of smoke arose, envelop'
ing the Bulwark and shutting her from
sight. A great white flash of fire
streaked through the black veil; the
smoke cloud thickened and rolled out
ward and upward.
Announcement of the loss Of the Bull.
warK in Sheerness harbor was made
in the house Of commons by Winston
Churchill, first lord of the admiralty
Only Twelve Are Saved.
Mr.. Churchill's official statemeDt fol-
lows: -.
THE battleship Bulwark was lying
in the harbor at Sheerness when she
was blown up. The disaster occurred
at 1853 o'clock in the morning. The
ship was torn absolutely asundere and
had entirely disappeared when the
smoke cleared away. 1t is the opinion
Of the admirals at Sheerness that the
ship was destroyed by an explosion of
the magazine. Only - members OF
the crew were saved. The destruction
of the Bulwark will not sensibly at
feet our military or naval position"
May Have Been Torpedoed. r. 4
The Bulwark was built in 1899. She
was 400 feet long and Is feet in the
beam. She was heavily constructed
with Krupp armor and carried the fol-
lowing armament. Four 12-inch guns,
~ six-inch guns, 16 three-inch guns
and six three-pounders., In addition
she carried two machine guns and
four 12-inch torpedo tubes. }#
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
PREPARING FOR LONG WAR
Kitchener Determined That His Arm
+ les Shall Be Fit When He Puts
T.. T. Them In the Field.

That Lord Kitchener believes as
well as says it will be long war is
made evident by the methods he Is
using in preparing the British recruits
for service. Persons hopeful that the
end might come this winter, will be In
terested to know that the first hundred
thousand Of the extra division men
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02

will not be fit to take the field until
after Christmas, although the training
centers have been at work with them
for weeks.
The raw men are being put through
their PAGES as if they were to make
soldering their work for the rest of
their lives, as, indeed, many of them
will What with physical and squad
ron drills, musketry, night work and
marching, each man puts in about
seven physically active hours day.
He is to know not only how to fight
but what he is to contend against.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
PORTUGAL to Join Allies?

London, Nov. 25.-The London Star
has received a dispatch from Lisbon
which says that the Portuguese con-
gress voted the governments proposal
for military Intervention in the war by
Portugal. The vote, it Is assumed.
definitely places Portugal on the side
of the allies.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Was Getting More Than His Share

Was Getting More Than His Share.
An ex.soldier in Little Rock, Ark.
tells Of a young American trooper who
was one of a company that was am
pushed during the Philippine war. The
boy was shot in the right shoulder
and then in the left leg. AS he was
falling he received a bullet in his
right leg. Raising himself on his good
arm he yelled toward the bushes from
which the Filipinos were shooting:
Shoot some of the others, you darned
fools. l am not the whole American
army"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02

gates far more dangerous than ever
Russia or the Balkan allies could be.
The disease must not be confused
with bubonic plague, another product
Of the Orient. Their only similarity
Is in the high death rate and shortness
of duration in the individual case.
"Black death" usually means bubonic
plague, but sometimes it applies. to
Asiatic cholera.
Cholera has been known since
before the Christian era. Again and
again it swept over the world, taking
millions to death.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
u. S. Boat Is "Torpedoed."

New London, Conn.,. Nov. 25.-The
United States torpedo destroyer Mac
Donough was hit by a dummy tor
pedo fired from the submarine KS
during ma neuvers at the mouth of the
harbor. The destroyer was serving as
tender for the submarine. which was
running submerged. The torpedo
struck the MacDonough near the bow.
just above the water line and re-
manned wedged in the hole. The Mac
Donough Is now tied up at a dock for
repairs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
WORSE scoURGE THAN WAR
AsiatIc Cholera Always More Feared
Than Any Possible Invasion Of
s5,a a Armed Men.

Asiatic cholera, reported as having
broken out in Vienna. is one of the
most virulent diseases known. Even
in mild cases its mortality is about so
per cent, while 80 per cent of severe
cases result in death. If the news Of
its outbreak be true. Austria's capital
must combat a foe within its own
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
England to Repei Foes.

London, Nov. 25.-Eug,and is pre-
pairing rapidly to repel any possible
invasion of Germany. Along the east
ard south coasts Ut England these
preparations, begun some time ago.
arc being pushed forward as speedily
as possible. Emergency committees
of pre- minent citizens have been
formed in several of the large towns.
The principal measures already plan
ned look to the safe withdrawal Of
women and children from the areas
which may be, threatened. and also
the removal of live stock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
you never TIRE OF cUTlcURA.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super-creamy emollients and
prophylactics preserve. purify and
beautify the skin. The daily use Of
the Soap for all toilet purposes and
occasional use Of the Ointment tend
to prevent pimples, redness and rough
ness, dandrufr and red, rough hands.
Sample each free If you wish. Ad-
dress postcard, Cuticura, Dept. K, Bos-
ton. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
eliminate Social Functions.

Washington. Nov. 25-It was an
nounced t1icially at the White House
that there will be no social season at
the executive mansion this winter. ALI
the large functions have been elimi-
mated. including the annual receptions
to the diplomatic corps. the army and
navy, the judiciary and to congress.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
John .. Takes Treatment,

Hot Springs. Va. Nov. 23.-John D.
Rockefeller is taking a course OF treat
menss' here for rheumatism. Every
DAY for an hour and a half he holds
his hands In an electric oven with
the temperature a. 1875 degrees. \
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
British War Loan Closed,

London, Nov. 25.-Lists of subscrip:
lions to the greatest war loan in his
tory, amounting to E350,000,000
Isl, 750,0 00,000), or more than half the
total Of the British national debt,
were closed here. and the loan, it is
freely stated in the city, will be great
success, although no official figures as
yet are available.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
RUSSIANS STILL "
HOLD WARSAW
Reports Indicate Failure of At
tempted Advance by Won
Hindenburg.
PETR0GRAD CLAIMS VICTORY

Assertion That Enormous Losses Have
Been inflicted on the Enemy-eerlin
Admits Check-Has Confidence In
Final Result Significant German
Move In decentralization Con.
suIate at Warsaw Damaged by Ger
man Bomb. 49,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
In the Shopping District.

In the Shopping District
Small boy Ito his mother. who is
buying a hat)-Why do hats cost
more than houses?
Mother-What makes you think
they do, Bobby?
Small boy-Well, that sign says,
Hats, SO up" and saw a sign yes
terday that said, Houses, SO down"
Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Put Allies Losses at 1890, 600.

Berlin, Nov. 2S.-An official esti-
mate of the losses suffered so far by
tho allies follows: Russians, 1,100.-
0c0. France, 100000; England, 10000.
No estimate was made of the Belgian
losses. The figures above include
killed, wounded and missing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Elevator Kills Woman.

Steubenville. O.. Nov. 25.-Miss
Margaret Upperman. forty. a clerk.
was Instantly killed when she was
c:ught in the machinery of the ele-
vator Of the department store where
she was employed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
CAPTURE Boer Rebels.

Cape Town, South Africa, Nov. u.s.
An official dispatch from Pretoria an
nounces the capture of one hundred
or more Boer rebels, including Com
mandant Jordan and four other Of.
f1cers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Gets Bio Orders.

New York, Nov. 25.-Returning
from England, President Fish OF the
Studebaker Corporation of Detroit,
has brought back British orders for
wagons. sleds, harness and other sup
plies to the value of $15,O00,0O0.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Monev for Jewa.

Chicago. Nov. 25.-Julius Rosen-
valid has pledged $4,000 in addition
to $1,000 per month as long as the
war in Europe continues to aid in re-
stablishing the Jewish nation in Pal
estine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Chased as Spring Chicken,

- CIassed as Spring ChlcKeh.
Motorist (who had run over pa
triarchal fowl)-But the price is very
high. The birds in this second child
hood! ~
Irish Peasant-Its the thrue word
yer honor's spakein'.. = Thin young
chickens is terrible dear at this 'saison.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Cattle Quarantine Lifted.

Washington. Nov 23.-The quaran-
tine against cattle shipments from
Canada to the United States. imposed
because of the foot-and-mouth disease.
was lifted by the department of agri.
culture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
Australians Abolish canteen.

Melbourne. Australia, Nov. ,2S.- AT
ter a lengthy debate the senate voted
to prohibit the sale Of alcoholic liquors
In military encampments. This abol
ishes the old-fashioned canteen- liz
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-02
LADIES! LOOK YOUNG
How Thousands Have Restored Natur.

Al CClOrs 0aHQrOU tAStn0v60s
Gray-haired persons Will be interested In tho
reports of druggists in town regarding the sue
eessful Accomplishments Of Hays Hair Health.
This unique preparation causes the oxygen In
the air to so act on the hair that the brilliant
color and lustre Of youth is returned. Not q
dye; absolutely harmless. Removes dandrun.
Cleans and tones scalp; revitalizes and beau
tides hair. No one knows you're using it. sc,
SOC and 81 LOO bottles at drug stores or direct,
price and dealers name are sent to Philo Hay
Specialties Co., Newark, N. J. Price refunded
II 1t fails. Adv.