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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-27
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philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 90
s Unable to reach an agreement
& on the new wage scale to take
s the place Of the present one,
= expiring March 81, joint con-
& ference Of operators and min
= ers Of western Pennsylvania,
e Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, ad-
& jcurned sine die.
= 1t was announced that this
!: does not necessarily mean a
= strike, as it was pointed out
= that five weeks remain for the
:: two bodies to get together and
= make another effort to reach an
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-27
UNCLE SAM PAYS PANAMA
$3.50 600.

Washington eb. 26.-The United
States today made the second pay
ment Of $3.50, 900 to Panama, under the
treaty of November IL, 1903.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-27
KANSAS TO HAVE PURE GAS,

Topeka. Kan, Feb. 26.-The Kan,
sas Public Utilities Commission today
began Il public hearing preparatory
to fixing a minimum of heat units
per thousand feet of natural gas as q
standard of quality. After the estab-
lishment Of the proposed standard, gas
which falls below it will be shut OF
and the company distributing it for
bldden to sell gas until the require
ments are complied with.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-27

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 2G.-George
Wickersham, former attorney gener.
al of the United States, delivered an
address before the American Acade.
my of olitical and Social Science.
He said the SHERMAN law was ade-
quate to reach any. private monopoly
without further legislative aid. I'm
der it great trusts have been dissolv.
cd, or are now defenant in a govern.
nlent suit"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-27
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CONFERES FAIL. /:

Washington, D. c., Feb. 90
Conferes of the senate and
house on the points at issue
in the Alaskan railroad bill
tried vainly to reach an agree
ment regarding the method of
financing the proposed govern
ment railroad.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-27
R. R. STRIKERS
WRECK TRAFFIC

Paris, Feb 26.-Railroad commune
cation between Lisbon aud the Span
ish frontier has been completely cut
off by striking railroad men, who be-
long to the revolutionary section of
the Socialist party, It is reported
the tracks arc destroyed in many
places, bridges blown up, telegraph
and telephone communication inter.
rupted throughout Portugal.
NEGRO ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Evansville, Ind, Feb. 26.-Walter
Mundy, cOlored, was arraigned in
court today to stand trial on a charge
Of first degree murder. He is ac-
cused of having shot and killed Bes-
sic Childs, a colored woman, when
she refused to admit him to her
house. The tragedy occurred last
November. ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-27

4 q 90 = = z q e$ q q, q q q 4
q THE WEATHER.. 4
q Dakotas-Fair and warmer &
= Friday; Saturday loyal rains, .
q colder. Z
= q q = = = > . = q &C. q = 4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-27

KANSAS Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION.
Salina, Kan, Feb. 26.-Representa;
tives of branches Of the Young Mems
Christian association in Kansas met
here today for their biennial state
convention. The convention has as
Its general theme, "a Larger Relig-
ious Work Emphasis for the Kansas
Association" The sessions will con-
tinue four days. closing on Sunday
afternoon with a public meeting, at
which addresses will be given by
John r. Mott, Fred B. Smith and
other noted religious workers. 4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-27
EARLE llNDi
IN FRANCE 4 PRISONER

z Paris, Feb. 26.-Ferdinand Pinney
Earle arrived in La Pallice today.
He travelled alone from Christina in
custody of the captain of the steam.
ship who handed him over to detect
ives on the quay. Earle will be held
pending his trial for the kidnapping of
his son, Harold, from school at La
mOttee-Beauvron 4
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18
THE DAVIS ESTATE
To BUY COTTON
FROM TENANTS, PAYING TEN
CENTS PER POUND FOR
THE, SAME.
VIII Purchase One Bale To Each
FIT, Acres Owned by Estate.
This Plan should he
Emulatcd.

A. NJ. Browning. OF WaNahachie'
manager of the Davis estate, IS Ill
receipt of instructions from Col Jas.
S. Davis, of San Antonio, +, ), DAVIS
of Hillsboro, and Olney Davis OF
Plano, authorizing him to purchase
one bale Of cotton for each ilfty
acres, owned by the estate, TINS COT
ton to be purchased from the ten
ants of the estate, and paid iof on
the basis Of 10 cents per pound.
The Davis estate IS large one
and the amount of cotton to be pnr-
chased will aggregate about forty
bales.
This is a meiStorious plan indeed
to afford temporary RELIEF TO the
tenant farmer, and should be emu
lated by other large landlords.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18
Rally Day sunday

This is to be the regular Rally
Sunday of the year tor the Method
isl Sunday School, and We are Of
course, ambitious to make il The best,
brightest and biggest occasion We
have ever had our pastor has Civ
en- us the eleven o'clock hour for
the occasion, our efficient commit
tee and the children are working
hard to give Us an excellent program
and our duty and pleasure is to
be certain to be on hand.
We hope every teacher will make
the extra effort to have every class
member present, also our Cradle
Roll and Home Department
The day OF fall is actively up
on us and of course all church mem
bers and friends will be with us
to enjoy the day.
Regular Sunday school at $40,
Rally Children's Day program at / |
o'clock
Make some heart bright with a
smile and come with us.
WALTER GROW,
superintendent,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18

ionist Council, Of which the Mar
chionesse of Londonderry is presi-
dent, has sent to the Lord Mayor Of
Belfast the following letter offering
to cooperate in the work of relief
for the suffering:
To-day our men are responding
to the call OF the King aud rallying
round the flag, and We feel it is
our duty to sec that their families
and dependents are cared for. and
that any want and suffering that
may result shall be nfinimized as
much as possible. Associated with
us are the members Of the Ulster
Volunteer Nursing Corps, all of
whom are prepared to take up
whatever duty they may be assign
ed or called upon to perform We
have also at our disposal numerous
we'll equipped dressing stations
throughout lister We will assist
in the distribution where required,
all supplies of c1othtns, food and
other necessities OF life.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18
LOCAL COTTON GROWERS
HOLDING Fl[:ECY STAPLE
IHREI THOUSAND BALES RE.
CElNED HERE TODATE
FROM WAGONS,
only small Percentage of Which
has Been Sold.--Buy-a-
Bale" Plan Aids Rise
III Price.

Ffess dispatches yesterday indi-
cate an upward tendency of the cot
ton market, and those enthusiastically
inclined predict it will 90 to 10 cents
or better ere long, especially if the
exchanges open soon.
Il is claimed by many that the
crop Is not a. good as first reported
III the state as whole the insects,
particularly lie weeyil and web or
army ~orm having done consider
able damage in certain sections.
particularly in the vest.
Cotton sold on the street. Of Wax
ahachie Thursday at s.65, and
We are informed one yard has re-
eelEed 23oe bales from wagons.
while 6o9 bales are stored ia a local
warehouse, making approximately
5000 bales received in this city to
date, while only a small part OF this
has been sold, most OF the growers
'+''''''''7 '"I H'S''eF prices
Il IS claimed by many the 'bny-a-
5aie plan has had a splendid effect,
II Ho' dlleetly efteetlhs the price OF
'''e a5'i'e' ana mat TINS together
" I'M 'h' reported deterioration or
'i's crop mas nad al to DO with the
enhanced price
the ftFat cotton shipment Of any
s'1e leaving HaAahachie this season
LOT foreign ports Went over the Katy
'' , - 5.''.' : At'8 e,''i al !" i9o"A
- -, 7't',' ~ '-'S Il pool
'''2 ''''0" N'S a"ipP1" p3 d pa
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18
THE RUSSIAN RE- TREAT
EFFECTED IN ORDER
BY the Associated Press.

Berlin. Sept 1S.-The Germans
now admit that the Russians retreat
ed in good order before General
IIindenburg iii Prussia. saving the
Russian artillery. iimdcnburg fore
ed the Russians to retreat by dar
ing outflanking movement which
exposed his army to defeat if the
Russians had discovered the trick
The Russians fought three days be
fore retreating and then retired
slowly. Z =
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18
MRS. BRYAN fAVORs
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
BY the Associated Press.

Washington, Sept. Is. Mrs. Will
liam Jennings Bryan today issued a
signed statement IN which she de-
The statement was issued in reply
to charges that she was opposed to
suffrage.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18
TIsTEK WOMEN WILL
RALLY ROUND THE FLAG.
BY the United Press.

London, Sept. Id lister WON
en-. as well as Ulster men, viii DC
their share for their King and the
Empire. The Ulster Women's IN
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18
Il WAS POSSESSED
WITH WANOtRLUST

a4 incident o# Of the ordinary
.afe9 fbusdg when Bill" a
F.2eaf-old specimen OF the Ameri-
= youth residing in Waco, decid-
nc wanted to rdtuble, or ride,
lih gas Il?
- any rate hii boarded the
: eofia bound lnterurban at
,s'' Immediately following two
'''S' aeltfe Che conductor natural
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18
WAR PRACTICALLY
RUINS SWITZERLAND.
BY the United Press.

Berne, Switzerland, Sept Is
Switzerland is almost completely
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18

In literature the gent who telis
old stories is sometimes called u
raconteur. bat in real life the, aal4
him worse names thar haS
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18

Tie WaNahaehie G1s Co rec NJ
ly presented the boa esti Seic e
department. cf the Hiah school with
. 'aagnidcott sas ran2e which has
a..sady been installed Tai+ j. 4
valuable edition to Big qjg,aat
. mis- department an! the Gift Was
ilueh appreciated by t4e faculty.
especially Ms. Harris, il enarae ii
this department as we'll as I'll
5tung ladt:s OF the lii5l seheot
taking this course.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18

The Daily Light gives the news
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18
Thorough system.

The representatives Of this paper
were present during the recess
period, and saw the manner in
which the children We're Dismissed
from the school room aud handled
ON the play prouHa The system
and detail in connection will this
work are thorough indeed, aud the
School Board, Superintendent Vim
and the entire faculty are to be
congratulated upon the showing
made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-18
THE CITY SCHOOLS
ARE: BADLY CROWDED
MORE ROOM NEEDED, ES-
rECiAIiA IN PktN AIRY
DEPARTMENT.
Petitions Being Circulated Request
ing Election for rurpnsc OF
Amending City Charter to
Relieve Condition.

One OF the Lieh1 representatives
visited the Sigh school building
Friday morning. aud was cour
teously shown throush that iustitu
ton by superintendent G B. VIM.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12

like; they can never realize 1t on
earth.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12

For downright thrilling. hair-rAis-
ing automobile driving. chase OF
the hero and his sweetheart In an
AUTO by Mexican soldiers on horse
back. and their escape across the
border. at the Glass A theatre, 10
the limit. II Is In the tworeel Mex
lean war drama by the Broncho
company.
Shorty starts into Mexico as an
aid TO Pedro. sfnuggier. but In di.
yertcd from that purpose by tho
peril 81 his Mexican sweetheart.
who. With her father has been made
prisoners IN their own hacienda.
Shorty rescues them. bundles
them into his automobile, and then
tho chase begins.
Two Keystone educationRlcom.
edies. something new In the picture
line. as well as Our Mutual Girl. 4"
No. 81, are also TO be seen there.
Ramona" II ono OF the Mary
pickford series that Clemmer II re.
yiving. II will show until Saturday
night
"Smaitz Loves" q Ford Sterling
comedy at the Alhambra today. fen
lures this comedian in one OF his IA
yorite kind OF comedies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
THE CONFESSIONS OF A Wife
LONELINESS BRINGS pousT-cHAPrsR i7s

out that very clever brain of yours,
as he sometimes says to me when !
AM especially sentimental; but.
Dick. dear. It's Just a cry from my
heart. Il would be all In all TO
YOU" Just as every woman would be
all in all 10 the man she loves.
Don't throw away the JOY OF having
me 'all in all" TO you for the sake
OF some fsncied form or the sudden
curiosity TO sec and know what is
behind the smile of the other woman
or a particular reverence that holds
your wife as high as the angels.
II you would only be the one man
who would come TO understand that
In conserving love, not in dissipat.
ing IL. is only found real bliss,
Don't give your wife the dregs OF
promiscuous love mnking-I won.
der why | have written that2 am
not Jealous OF any other woman
not even Eleanor Fairlow-but
sometimes can't help thinking that
each one OF the little things that
do TO charm Dick are only the same
little batteries that he has known
/ before. Nothing that ! can do can
have the charm OF surprise.
A man always pays for what he
knows n woman for what she does
! believe that every wife revolts
against the double standard of
morals. Her husband may be faith
4 full to her after marriage is all
society asks-but she can never for
get the taste OF those forgotten
/ kisses that other women have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
Copyright. 1914. by the Newspaper

~,.l.h. totA Nv the kewepaper
Sop'',sms .,.. a..ocIatIon.
s. ~ Mo trim ana I
-, a1ana
am neie az nv aeon Won ret used
,r,toa-,o feeIinK that
W oo ,,s nn, iiva without vo1r hus.
you 1o. ~, ~ wnrid Ga a howlinr
oenu, .nas . ,uI,aa.. whon n. is
niIu,' N''' "
sonoI I, . MAN has
49,. 'o san ., ,o.s y, Communion.
'nis oo"sv - =, vorr nreaenoe
snip, rs MS n,s a.oa sad Won "a great
al'ol 10 na oshtss
40 , yvul 49, ~ ,vh., Won hiring
-, w n'en dawn e. Inc nurelv con.
eno a'st' ~ ,dar 20 ntclr ,s missing
49, -. ,rlss him. on
me US nun 81 ~, he y,,,I no husy
oUu. se hno ~ Az MT oh, want
H., 90 v,an, me M evening--to wish
nun 70 wan ,, ne :, 900 me- whom mo
ne was so,u - ~. sotai a, riyh,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
BY Fred l.. ~Boalt

TAMplCO. Mexico. june IA
camc TO Tampioo 10 got acquainted
with the rebels.
A good deal depends upon what
sort OF folks they are
II they are the wrong kind OF
folks. they will. OF course, only
make confusion worse COMPOUNDED
IN Mexico.
II they are the right kind. they
may solve Americas problem In
Mexico when they reach the cap
ital
Tampleo Fair Sample
take Il that Il Is fair 20 assume
that the behavior OF the rebels In
Tamplco may be used as an indlca.
ton OF how they may be expected
to behave when they shall have
captured Mexico City and wrcsicd
from the Huertastas the rcins OF
government
Quiet. Orderly City
In all your life YOU never saw n
quleter, more orderly city than
Tampico IL today.
There had been no iootlnu
when the rebels took the city.
was able 20 verify the earlier re.
port that Just two soldiers had AZ.
tempted 20 loot. had been eaugh,
red-handed, and had been shot on
the spot.
All the shops and stores are open
and dolng business.
But all "cantlnas" are closed
tight
Can't Get a.Drink
There is. therefore. absolutely no
drunkenness.
You can get n drink nowhere es.
ccpt az the Hotel Imperial. which Is
patronlzed only by foreigners.
The constltutionalista added their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
Grand Until Saturday Nlaht
8-FOOT SKELETON
FOUND IN GRAVE

GUTHRIE, Okla, June IA
giant human skeleton was IN
earthed In the Ford cemetery
at Luther, Oklahoma county to-
day by grave diggers. The
skeleton was about three feet
under ground beneath a solid
layer Of rock. The skull, which
was much larger than an ordl.
nary mans head, and the other
bones indicated that the giant
human being must have been
over eight feet tall. The find
10 expected TO be taken charge
Of by the state aeoloDlst at
Norman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12

Norma Talmadge OF the vitagraph
players has just turned 10. and for
strenuous activity In all phases OF
matt lmony she Is for her age the
star performer IN filmdom.
In the pictures. Miss Taimadge
has been married an even zoo times.
divorced 1877. deserted by husbands
i5e. and has had 1872 children In the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
TAMPICO model CITY under
REBEL RULE, SAYS B0ALT,;
DRYEST TOWN IN MEXICO

seals TO the seals OF the American
and British oonpula on tho doors OF
all empty buildings
The constltutionalist governor
Gen. Cahallcro. man at once eau
tlous. Just and firm, has given guar
antees 20 all foreigners.
OIL Pumps Keep Going
Tampioo Is an oil town. Ameri'
can. English. Dutch. German and
other oil interests have wells and
reflnerles I'm the district.
Mark this; That since the day
the federala were driven out. not
one we'll has stopped pumping
Not one American has been
killed.
Not a stick nor stone OF proper
" has been destroyed
Tumpico. under rebel rule. pur.
sues the even way OF peace.
Only the banks are closed. OF their
own accord. because they fear they
would otherwise become overloaded
with constitutionallat money.
] reached Tampico In time TO see
the last OF the rebel aymy leaving
for the south In pursuit OF cara
EoHa's fedorals.
Rebels Are Well Armed
Not only were they better armed
and equipped than tho federal tat.
tordemalious | had seen on the out.
posts around Vera Cruz. but they
were bigger and stronger physical.
~. and more alert and intelligent
Remembering what the two
Americans on the tank steamer had
told mo about Mexioon soldiers not
knowing or caring what the war
was about. ! asked score OF these
rebels why they fought.
And they all made the one an.
Ewer:
We fight" they said. 'to get
back the land that was stolen from
us"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
PHOTO PLAYS

Melbourne Until Saturday Night
Her Ladyship." ,hroere sellg
drama. The IDIOT" Telegraph
drama; "EuEenica at Bar u Ranch.
Seiig comedy.
Colonial Until Saturday Night
Judge Dun's Decision" two.
part Selig drama: "Brewerytown q
Romance" and Summer Love, 3"
Lubln comedies: Dogs OF War
Educational drama
Alhambra Until Sunday Nlqht
Uncle Sam in Mexico" ednca.
tlonal: "Smaltz Loves" Sterling
comedy: "Swedo Larson" three.
reel Rex drama.
Ttvoli Until Saturday Nlqht
Pierre OF tho Plains" drama
Mission Until Saturday Nlah,
The Master Mind" five part
drama.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12

RESIDENCE THEATRES


The Doctors Testimony" two
reel drama: Animated Weekly. No.
49," current events. The Dawn Of
tho New Day" drama: Tho Arsenal
OF Lloyd at Trieste" scenic.
At the Pleasant Hour Until Sunday
In the Tolls OF an Adventures, .
throe-reel feature. and a one-rcel
comedy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12

For the Sake Of Kate" Ia a two
part Western drama at the Grand
today. "Eugenics nj Bar Y Ranch"
Is a Western comedy AZ the Mel
bourne.
There's n Western story at the
Class A. n three.part Bob Leonard
drama OF the Southwest AZ the Al
hambra, and the Mary Pickford
story At the Clemmer is also OF the
Southwest Tho West IN well rep
resented in Seattle playhouses this
week
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
A New Wrinkle

Something new in the picture
line In Seattle In being shown at
tho Class A theatre this week in
two Keystone productions entitled
Acres OF Alfalfa" and Our Great
Birds. These pictures are labeled
educational comedies. Hereto.
fore the Keystone company has de-
voted It's efforts to putting out
comedy. without any other aim
than merely to amuse. A two-recl
Broncho war drama OF the Mexican
border. and reel No. 21 OF the fa-
nous series OF Our Mutual Girl"
complete the program.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12

piRceu upon Dlh Ups.
Graciousl What is the matter
with met must be getting morbid.
No. that is not the matter; II is be-
cause I have been idle almost all
day. Tomorrow am going down to
buy a gown for Kitty Malram's we'd
ding.
wonder II she is feeling as co
static as | did In the days before my
wedding7 | believe II is really the
happiest time OF woman's life-for
afterwards we find out that life is
only a tumble, after all. and mortals
can only imagine what heaven is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
GOES $4,000 MILES
IN HIS ELEVATOR

WASHINGTON, June by
making 20 trips day in the
elevator in Washington monument
for "a years, James B. Evans. the
operator. declares he has travelled
$4,000 miles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
WHATS ON THE BILLS
clemmer Until Saturday NIqh.

clemmer Until Saturday Night
Ramona" Mary Pickford
drama: Ewes Daughter" Vita
graph drama; This Is Life" com.
edy; selig News Pictorial and a
John Bunny comedy.
Class a Until Saturday Night
Mutual Girl" No. 81; Acres Of
Alfalfa" and our Large Birds"
Keystone: "Shorty's Trip 10 Mex
leo" two-part Bronoho play.
Grand Until Saturday Night
For the Sake of Kate" two.reel
Reliance drama: "A Circus Ro.
nance" Princess drama, and a
comedy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
WHY SUFFER rooTHACms
Mau1lER 5 uquIDfA
~ TOOTH FILLER ~

Gives instant relief. fills the cavity. pro-
tects the nerve. preventing further decay
Safe. reliable. effective. BY mail or at
druggists, goo
butler De-. 10. Seattle. wash
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-05
PATRIOTIC SPEECH BY PREMIER
FOR THE LILIES OF FRANCE;

Franco-Cerman frontier proper. This
line of def"nse runs, broadly speak,
ing, from ' rdun to Nancy, to Epinal,
to Belfort I'd TO Besancon. Each ont,
OF these cities Is the center Of group
of Notifications extending northwes,
and southeast and oil facing the Ger
man border. Each has its outposts.
and its flnnking protection and the
line Ia said to bo virtuously continuous
for tho greater part of the cntiro dis
TANGO between LHxcmburg .and Swiss
border.
Behind this limo OF Notifications
France has second line OF defense,
broadly speaking. running paraIlel
from Rheims to Ghalons and to YER
dun and from Chalons to Langrcs, to
Dijon and to Besancon. This second
limo OF protection Is from ~ t., 100
miles from Paris and the first frontier
limo of Notifications Is. roughly. from
140 to 22o miles. from the Fronch cap
itai. The French frontier from the
Straits of Dover to German territory
the line which separates France from
Belgium and Luxemtils. also is we'll
protected. - ,8
Thus Ger:nna. advance through
Belgium Is. In effect, going around
tho end" ,ft,,s ,,a.ii