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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-27
Latest War News

Germany The war office reports
the defeat of the French at Namur,
The French were driven back on their
secondary defense. As a result the
cry of Paris next was raised in
the leading German cities. The long
list of casualties published indicates
the seriousness of the fighting.
Austria Reports via. Copenhagen
are to the effect Emperor Francis
Joseph is completely collapsed under
the strain of war On account of
preparations his death is believed
certain soon.
France-The fighting continues
with losses to both sides appalling.
The allies are in their secondary de-
Tense. The cabinet council war min
lister issues a statement saying the
situation is reassuring and the second
ary defense lines are intact
England-Ihe fall of Namur is
officially admitted The general war
bureau claims the falling back of the
allied armies on the fortified lines was
dictated bv prudence, and assures
ultimate victory. England realizes.
however, the necessity of English re-
Inducements.
Russia-The war office announces
the simultaneous invasion of Prussia
and Austria is proceeding according to
the original plans. 1t reports the
Austrian cavalry division defeated
with heavy losses, by Cossacks on the
Austrian frontier The general staff
warns that rapid advance is impos-
sible. The Prussian defense is
strong.
Belgium-Fighting is reported on
the outskirts of Ostend between the
Germans and Belgians The Germans
loss was big. A Zeppelin was unsuc-
cessful in an attempt to destroy the
royal palace at Antwerp The bombs
missed the building, but hit two
houses killing several. The dirigible
in retreating was riddled by the fort s
crew. twenty-five of the crew were
captured.
S5ervia government charges
Austrian atrocities against non-com-
oa5ants in the retreat of the defeated
Austrians from Servia Four Aus
trian regiments We're deciminated.
In the fighting along the Drina river
all the chief officers were killed or
captured.
Japan-All news Of operations near
kiao Chau are withheld. Statements
of actual bombardment are also with
held
ltaly-The government insists neu-
trality will be maintained. Austrans
have begun concentration along the
Austrian italian frontier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-27

Yesterday forenoon a short funeral
service was held at the Bolton home
on north Sixth street, following which
the remains were taken to the Great
Northern depot it being the wish of
the deceased that his remains be given
a last resting place in the cemetery
at Park River by the side of his wife,
who passed away at that place as
before mentioned. The funeral was
conducted by the Masonic lodge of
Park River, with which Mr.. Booth
had been affiliated for number Of
years
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-27
HOME TRIP SADDENED.
Supt Stauff Finds Ills Mother in Milwaukee in
Very Critical Condition

Superintendent j. H. Stauff, of
the city schools accompanied by Mrs.
Stauff and family returned to the city
this week after an absence of two
months during the summer vacation.
Five weeks of this time has been
spent by Mr.. Stautf in teaching the
subject OF psychology and conducting
the teachers institute at the summer
session Of the state university at
Grand Forks. Since the closing of
the period there Mr.. Stauff has spent
a few days in Minneapolis visiting
there with Rev. A E. Frederick who
is brother of Mrs. Stauh's. The
balance of the vacation was spent at
the home Of his mother in Milwaukee,
who has been in quite critical con-
dition since suffering from a stroke of
paralysis June 18th. This affected
her entire right side and has since
appeared to some extent on the left.
incapacitating the patient totally
olHce leaving LdHSQOH ABOUT a nOnCn
ago Mrs. stauff and the family have
been visiting with MI. Stauff at the
University and in Minneapolis and
prior to their return home this week
the entire family have been enjoying
round Of visits at Kendall, Madison,
Beaver Dam, and Milwaukee where
both Mr.. and Mrs Stauf have a
number of old relatives and friends.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-27

The father of A. H. Wall, of Mu-
Mich, died week ago at his home at
Reedley, Cal. The deceased was a
resident here with his son since 1900
up to removing to the Pacific coast
less than year ago, and had quite
an extensive acquaintance at Munich
as we'll as at the old home of the
family at Mountain Lake, MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-27
Peaceful America

The big fact which stands out clearly and dispels
gloom from the business atmosphere is, that peaceful
America has, in its possession, ample funds to
care for all the needs of business.
Disturbing events which have moved swiftly in
the weeks just past prove conclusively another big
facts The man in business who has conserved his
and has kept his affairs well in hand through
the cooperation of helpful bank is the farthest re-
moved from worry when clouds overcast the business
horizon
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
LANGDON, N OAK.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-27

According to the Hannah Moon
wheat, oats and corn will be a fair
crop through the western part of the
county this fall. Barley appears to
have suffered rather more from the
dry season toward harvest. There is
still considerable flax to be cut
and late rains might still help to in
crease the yield of this crop. 1t is
figured that the averages all around
will be lower than last year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-27

Osnabrock wound up the base ball
season Saturday night in a game be-
tween the locals and a pickup nine,
which ended in score of GA in favor
of the boys at the Brock.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-27
LOST HEAVILY BY HAIL
{. II. Durbin Who Farms Eighteen Quarters
Near Munich Heavy Loser by Hail

E. H. Durbin who is here from
Orange, CAL, to look after his Cava-
lier county farming interests expects
to find when he balances his books
that he has farmed at loss of any
where from $4,000 to $4,000 this
season, the cause being the large ex-
tent to which his acreage of crop in
the southwestern part of the county
has been hit up by hail Mr.. Durbin
has eighteen quarter sections under
cultivation west Of Langdon most of
the land lying between Munich and
Clyde. Of these fifteen quarters have
to greater or less extent been hit
with hail, although out Of the bunch
he only finds that 100 acres will be
what is termed total loss. He had
quite lot Of land seeded to Marquis
wheat this spring and from some of
this, even after being hailed out he
has threshed d II bushel average. It
was on summer fallowed land and Mr..
Durbin would very much like to know
what this patch would have turned out
barring the hail Other wheat, some
Marquis and some not that variety
will runas low as six bushels and bar
ley as low as five bushels to the acre.
Guy F. Humphrey, who got his
start in the Globe Office at Milton, is
running a successful job office at
Minot, where he now owns linotype
machine and among other achieve
ments of the past year has built for
himself home, become the daddy Of
baby boy and the other day invested
his loose change in an automobile.
Humphrey, for Milton 'guy,' is
doing we'll, but from now on must be
careful not to exceed the speed limit
William Barry, an early day resi-
dent of this county in the vicinity of
Milton, is making visit with his
brother, Tom, at Osnabrock, arriving
last week from Khiva, Ont. He in
tends taking trip west through Sas-
katchewan and Alberta before return
ing east.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-27

The funeral was held at the Men
MONTE cemetery near Munich Friday
of Elsie, the year old baby daughter
of Geo. Quiring and wife of that
place, who died on the 10Th inst.
after an illness Of a weeks duration.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-27
HANNAH PORCH CLIMBER
Second Story Artist Enters the Thomas Kiae
Home Chased With Shot Gun

Hannah has had its share of annoy
ance since the fall season set in from
the transient hoboes. Barns, chicken
roosts and gardens having suffered
from their depredations. The limit,
however was reached last Sunday at
midnight when the home of Thos.
King was entered by means of lad
der raised to one of the bed room
windows on the second floor. The
noise of the burglar awakened the
occupant, who gave the alarm. Four
shots fired at the retreating form of
the intruder We're taken by Mr. King
as he was seen jumping over the
fence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
JAM FOR SOLDIERS
 IS NOT A LUXURY

I (Correspondence of Associated Press)
 London, Oct. 23.-The call for con tributions of jam. which is made by certain British war relief societies backed by the press, may lead stran- gers to believe that Thomas Atkins is the most pampered of fighting men. But this is not true, since the hard Egyptian campaign of 1884 proved that jam is not a luxury but & neces- sary preventative of scurvy. Millions of pounds of jam were consumed by the British troops in the Boer War, and the army in France has been kept well supplied with it in the present campaign.
 The British soldie10 is the best fed in Europe. A force of 100000 men is given four months rations on this scale: 24,0O0,0O0 pounds of hard bread 18,o00,O0O pounds of beef, l. 600.o00 pounds Of compressed vege- tables. 72o,0o0 tins of condensed milk, S00,00 pounds of salt, So,00O pounds of coffee, and 100000 pounds Of tea, 40,- 0 gallons of rum, GA. 100 bottles of port and 24,000 bottles of whiskey ana D. 100000 tins of jam of one pound each.
 Among the miscellaneous stores used at the front are tons of alum for purifying water. chloride of lime and carboltc acid powder d1sinfectants. Hay, oats and bran are also furnish ed on a. generous scale for the horses and mules.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
SUPERB DISCIPL INE
 SHOW IN DEATHS

k(Csorrespondence of Associated Press)
 Rome Oct. 23.-Recognftio is s&1ven German discipline by Luigi Bar k1an1, war correspondent with the EFrench of the Roman Corriere Della ESera, in recent article on the fight ling about Chanbry.
 Along the road of ofe ChaKnbry a. nst0ry of combat of man against man
 Spas toid by the dead" wrote MT. Bar kx1n4 "A troop of Germans who had kbeer left behind to guard the rear had keaken cover in the ditch along the
 road, from where they had replied to E4he 6Rre of the enemy.
 'NThe Germans offered resistance to fRhe very 1aat-tlae last dead French kxnan lay three meters from the ditch. kThen the storm passed over them and E1x11ed the last one. Stabbed through Land through with the bayonet, the kGerman soldiers lay against the em- kbankment in row. Bent bayonets and sabroken rifles told of the violence of kfhe desperate struggle.
 The first in the row was the ser ageant who had left part of the small force. It seemed that even in death sle still uttered commands. Another Egroup of dead lay about the body of the officer who had been in command The similarity of expression on the faces of the dead was striking. Only 4lae uniformity told the private from the officer. There was a. sort of fra ternity among them all even in death.
 The dead Germans still had their sknapsacsrs on their backs. were splen- dfd1y dressed. and appeared to be
 5saAg eers nespsssa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
WORKERS" NEAR AMSTERDAM
 MERE SWINDLERS

(Correspondence of Associated Press)
 London, Oct. 23.-Refugees have been telling the American Relief com
 ntttee queer tales of pretended relief workers oprating in Holland. Most of thse pretenders are steamship and hotel agents working on commission, who circulate among the incoming trains with badges on their sleeves. Some of them warned passengers that rooms were unobtainabIe at ROtter- dam and advised Amsterdam for a. reason overheard by one of the refu- gees.
 What do you mean by telling these people they can't get rooms in Rot terdan,'' asked one agent angri1y of another.
 We want some of the business, too,'' answered the Amsterdam man.
 An American lady Scomp1ained of giving an endorsed check for twenty pounds to an. American stranger who treated her ga1lant1y in Germany. Since he was going ahead of the par ty. he volunteered to draw the money in London, and send her the rest af- ter paying six pounds to a friend in London. No money came, and the lady proceeded to London where she learn ed that the gallant stranger had not only drawn the money for himself, but instead of paying six pounds to the London friend he borrowed six pounds. His name did not appear on the relief committees books.
 \ Another case closer home was that of a man who sold worthless tickets to Liverpool to conf1ding refugees
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
iMEANESI BRAND" OF SWINDLERS NOW
 OvERRUN LONDON

fCorrespondence of Associated Preas9
 London. Oct. 2s.-London has pro duced the meanest crowd of swindlers on record since the English troops got into the fighting line in France.
 Livery day the London papeaD are filled with appeals from the wives, mothers and sisters of missing off, cers. seeking information as to their fate. Hundreds of officers are not ac- counted for who are not known to be dead
 $w1nd1ers have taken advantage of the women distracted by failure to get news of their relatives and are constantly preying on them.
 The mother of a young officer who ! has not been heard from since the battle of Mons, was recently ap- proachped by . swipd1er who repre- sented himself as valet and said he had seen the missing officer in Brus- sels and expected to return there the next day. The svindIer was short of cash through the failure to set a re- 1niftauce and asked for money which he would promptly return upon his arrival at Brussels. The money was supplied and letters to the missing g son were entrusted 10 the sympathetic courier who never was heard of again.
 These men have even represented that they saw wounded officers in cer- tain hospitals near the lighting zone and have delivered fictitious requests for funds to supply dehcacfes to the injured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
FRENCH WARSHIPS WILL AID
 BRITISH MONITORS IN ATTACK
 ON BELGIUM SEACOAST TOWNS

'sregained,'' however, would seem to indicate that the Germans at times have made advances.
 The dykes of this waterway have now been cut. making the situation for the Germans more, difficult. The German press is branding the round as fanatica1 persecution and in late despatches from Berlin there have appeared allegations concerning atro- cities committed by French soldiers, although later despatc11es say that none of these has been slIbstantiated. The London press is congratulating g the country on this gathering up of aliens in the British Isles on the theory that, while individual hard ships may result in some eases, it is better in general to remove what is regarded as a menace.
 The reported German defeat before Warsaw still dominates the news from the eastern field and again today there came what is becoming a time worn report, that the Russians have taken Przernys1. A despatch to the Central News from Petrograd says this is consistently reported but not confirmed.
 Tn the reported German rout at Warsaw, the British press professes to see the turning point along the Wis., tt11a. While the Germans apparently are holding their positions along the river between Philioa and Sandornir, it is claimed that the time is nearing for Russia to carry the war into Ger many.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
LORD MAYORS SHOW
 MAY BE ABANDONED

eCorrespondence of Associated Press)
 London. Oct. 93.@The Lord Mayors show, withA it's gi1ded coaches and Georgian nveried dunkfes in wig and cooked hats and it's historical pageant is likely to. be abandoned this year when Sir Charles Johnston is installed son November g. Nor is the famous banquet which should follow in the evening in the ancient guf1dhan g. fav- ored idea at this time. Thus the two things that make it worth while to be Lord Mayor of London will not take place, according to good authority
 This year the city is the saddest part of London. The stock exchange is closed, business disrupted and a large part of it's young men have joined the colors.f With money scarce, distress widespread and men being killed at the front, a show, pageant and banquet seem both a. waste of
 money and a lack of respect for the fallen
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
GERMAN OFFICER
 GETS HIGH HONOR

{ 9CpwrespOndeuce of Associated Press)
 The Hague, Oct. 9ssrNot since 1sse has the decoration known as Pour l Ie Merfts' been given a lieutenant in E1he German army. For this reason the Ebestowa1 of this order upon Iieuten- Iart Otto von der Line. serving in the 1 6eh guard regiment, is of interest He kVvas awarded this very high and COW ] etsd distinction because on August 24
 wfth four men he took Fort Ma1onne at Nanur before it had been subject ed to artillery fire.
 Es Row Ide41tenant von der IAne ac- sccmp1fshed thin has been described ! by him in @ letter to his parents:
 1T was ordered to advance against
 the fort with 800 men, our course ly- I ing across an open field without COW efzss he said Everywhere loopho1es were were not annIhi1ated from them, kthe many mines about the fort would ! take Oaxe of uR Many officers had { Irznrsszse Ter tlze task or Eftacking kthe fort but was picked out to do of my men and approached in goose march. picking our way carefully xhrough the field of mines The < kdraETbrfdge was up, and the broad 8 moaf filled with water made 1t mpos- E sfbIe for us to get into tho fort. I We soon saw the cprnmandant, and E [ shouted to him that I had 8. whole kregfnnent of artillery in nearby for est and that the bombardment would < kconnnaence within . minute In case he X did not surrender. After that tho com kz1andMut ordered the drawbrfdge down and we entered.
 1T then ordered the garrison Of the fort before mae Every man was E searched and disarmed. All arms had Ito be left in the fort. I ordered Al
 this WAS done with my four men ready to shoot. We took five officers and E20 men prisoners, while another. 40G had already taken to their heels, as learned afterwards
 i This done ordered my detachment Eto come to the fort. You should have geen the faces Of the ofncers and men when they saw my force. Ther the Belgian flag was hauled down and one of my men made a German flag from a Belgian pair of black pants, white shirt, and a red French sash. This we hoisted. Meanwhile we had inspected and wine cellar and so were able to celebrate our victory Syvith few bottles of champagne. The Ecor1xB popped wonderfully
 .sThe fort had not been bombardeG and held 1t until was relieved foi kother work. We took four heavy 21 kcentimeter guns, large number O
 small calibre pieces, about 100 rif1e land revoIvers 500 hand grenades, an6 Esevera1 thousand rouds of rife am munition.ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

London, Oct. 23-Vessels from the French navy, having crept around the coast, were today standing by the British monitors which are hurling shells landward between Ostend and Nieuport, on the Belgian coast, in continuation of the fierce battle be- tween Germany and the allies for the possession of the North Sea and the channel ports. For the first time since the war began airchaft and war ships are aiding in the movements of the land forces.
 The Germans are hurrying forward fresh troops and heavy guns, the lat ter to make reply to the damaging fire from the ships and although they have been pushed back at certain points they appear to be holding their line between the sea and LaBassee without, however, making noteworthy progress.
 Albert, King of the Belgians, who since his retirement from Ostend has been reported at various points in northern France appears to be ae- information Is on the authority of the British admiralty. Dispatches say that the Queen also is with the Bel gian army, but this must be classed as rumor much the same as the reports that General Won Moltke, ! G11eL or the 9STTnan general Sesl4l, IS seriously i'll or the statement that Emperor William again has moved his Headquarters. The report that Gen era1 Von Mo1tke's son has been killed also is revived.
 That the German line south of Os- tend has been cut and that a retire ment has set in figures among a mum ber of other unconfirnned reports this morning.
 What withdrawal of troops there has been toward Bruges. the Times correspondent says, is only a precau- tfonary measure. A message from Havre says the Beigians have regain ed the right bank of the river, or if preferred, the canal Yser, and this is the first known that they were forced to give ground there during the re- cent fighting. All official statements given out by allies have insisted that they were va1iantIy resisting the Ger man assaults. The use of the word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
Aoaptaan Gets a ohan1ce.''

Erf1lrt. oct Shoemaker vogt better known as the Captain of Koe- penick,'' has now been given 8 chance to assume a military role. He is working in the local military shoe factory, where he is looked upon as a most president. workman Vogt earn ed considerable notoriety several years ago when. dressed as a captain of the German army, he took charge of the burgomaster's office at Koepeniclz, an incident which for long time was remembered by the German public as a. clever satire upon German military and official life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
Aids soldierss Families.

Berlin, Oct. 23.-The city council of Hanover has decided to set aside as a. first appropriation the sum of three million marks for the support of the families of soldiers now in the field. Every married woman will receive a, monthly allowance of thirty marks, which sum is to be proportion- ate1y increased for each chi1d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
GERMAN DOCTORS SENT HOME.

Berre, Switzerland, Oct. 23-Swiss Government representatives have transferred. to Germany 200 persons attached to a German hospital near Peronne that was captured by the French on Sept. IS. The party con sists of forty surgeons and druggists and 160 nurses and assistants. This is the fourth transfer from one side to the other made by this country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

Berlin Oct 2s@A committee formed in rankfort-on-the-M Main an nounces that it has organized for ths special purpose of sending to South America truthful reports of poItti- cal and economic conditions in Ger raaHy''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
Seek F7orefgn Papers.

Berlin, Oct 2s.-The Admiralty staff of the navy announces that it would welcome the sending in of the late foreign papers Very little is seen in Germany now of any of. the foreign publications.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
Russ CLERGY AS NURSES

London, Oct 23-A Petrograd des- patch to the London Standard says that the Holy Synod has instructed the ecclesiastical authorities to pro pose to the monks, bishops, friars and other clergyrnen within their Jurisdic-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
WENT TO JAIL EvERYWHERE

London, Oct. 23-Eight Americans from Germany appeared at the Amer jean Relief Committees headquarters today. Two of them were negroes, one a minstrel named William Gar land, who had<b been in Berlin, and the other a man named George Dixon, who said he never knew there were so many jai1s in the world as he found in Germany. He declared he had spent some time in nearly all of them.
 Dixon's passport was almost worn out, a. fact which he attributed to it's incessant handling by Germans off, cia1s. On several occasions he thought they had forgotten him after his in carceration, but eventually he con- vinced them of his American citizen ship
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
MAY LIGHTEN CENSORSHIP.

Paris, Oct. 2S-There is a posst- bility that the extreme measure taken as regards the press and the consex- vation of secrecy will be an1eliora4ed sh hort1y.
 The Minister of the Interior, M. Ma1vy, received a delegation of rep resentattves of the Paris newspap pers today and examined them upon the question of censorship methods in the event that greater freedom consistent with the liberty of the press and military prudence be granted.