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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04
creat nattIe I'd Yerdun.

London. Sept. 4.-Telegraphing from
Copenhagen tho correspondent Of the
Central News says that Berlin news
papers received there described the
battle which was proceeding Wednes-
day between Rheims and Verdun was
the greatest battle in history. Three
quarters of a million men are declared
to be participating in the engagement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04
'COMP|}'<l DESPAIR
g,zlAD[S BUDAPEST
DEFEAT OF AUsrRIANs ON ALI
SIDES CAST GLOOM OVER
DUAL MONARCHY. s
BREAKING UP OF WHOLE
STRUCTURE IS FEARED
Decisive Revsrses at Hands sf Ser
vians and Crushing Defeat by Russ
slams on North and East Discouraass
Populace - Berlin Fssis Differently
and City 10 Decorated WIKI Fiass.

London. Sept A dispatch to the
Chronicle from ostend says:
"A tourist. who has just arrived here
from Budapest after nearly . weeks
trip. said: There " feeling Of COM
plete despair in Budapest. This il
caused mainly by the practical aban-
donment of tho campaign against
Servta. which had tho whole souled
support of tho populace. who believed
that only ono sharp stroke was needed
to demolish Servia. Yet at tho and Of .
month not single Austrian 10 on
Servian soil.
The position OF the dual monarchy
is very serious IL 1t is compelled 70
mako peace with tho Elav population.
The people in Budapest believe that tho
breaking up of tho whole Austrian
hungarian structure y impending.
"'The failure Of the army sent
against tho Russians II also disheArt-
ening to the Austro- -Hungaftana. The
newspaper censorship In Budap0ot II 10
rigid that the people have ceased read
ing the papers.
Berlin Feels Different.
Berlin. via wireless by Way OF Say
willie. I. T.. Sept. 4.-Berltn II elahosAte.
ly decked with nags. Coniidence ~.
wallis that nothing can stay the vicAae-
ious advance OF tho western ArIny,
Major Moraht. the military sxpere OF
the Tageblatt. expects that tho arMs6s
Of Duke Albrcoht and the GROWN prince
will soon reach Chalon8 and vefdun,
which can be easily masked without ds-
laying the advance.
Reported Flight Of German Army.
London. Sept. 4.-TelegraphinG from
Rome the correspondent OF the Ex-
change Company says that = message
received there from Basel. Switzerland.
declares that an unconflrmed report has
come into Basel from Rerne setting
forth that General Van Deimling and
the German forces under his command
have crossed into Switzerland to pre-
vent their capture by the French.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04
Austrian Defeat Near LasehoH.
Russians Victorian. Near HaIiez.

Petragrad. via Paris. Sept. Am
official statement issued by the govern
ment says:
Concerning the operation of the
Russian army in Galacia. official reports
say that the enemy is retreating after
desperate fighting near Halicz leaving
$500 dead on the field. The Russians
took thirtytwo cannon and railway
material.
the Austrian attack was repulsed and
the offensive taken by the Russians"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04

T.-R. BULLETIN
NEWS OF THE DAY
Tho Weather,

The Weather.
sun rises Sept. at $3.50. sets at 0: 2b
Iowa--t'air tonight; Saturday fair In
east and unsettled in west portion;
probably local showers; warmer Sat
urday and in northwest portion to-
night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04
NIGHT VINO or q aMAN ARt.Y
FOLLOWS cLp <Ly ON RE-
TREATING FRENcHMEN,
WEDGE OF HUMAN FIGHTING
MACHINES GATHERING THRU
Nsxt orsas Batsls Probably Will Be
Fsush. Near Line 81 outsr Dsfsnsss
Of c;ey-o.sat Britain Sees Hope
For Cause es Aiiiss in Extensive
Russian Successes In East.

Paris, SEPT 4-s 10 officially an.
nsunesd that the sppesinS armies
around Paris" have net como in
contact. They continue their novs-
msnts taking pesitlona. The stats.
rnsnt adds:
s7ho Germans have been checked
at vsrdun, ths French are sueeess-
full In Lorraine and The vosgss.
The situation has not changed"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04
Latest Bulletins
From, Scene of Wav

Rome, via Paris, sept. 4.-Nsws is
received from Vienna t,at . German
army corps was hurriedly transported
to Gaiieia 70 aid the Austrians against
the Russian attack before Lsmbsrs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04

tary operations. says the Russian forces
drew around the Austrian army like
an iron semi circle. The AustrianS thus
were obliged to fight with extreme OBJ
stinancy owing to the fact they could
not hope for any considerable REIN
forcement. The southern army under
General Frank had been almost COM
pletely destroyedrby the Servians and
the transfer of the remnant Of three
corps would alter nothing save that
perhaps in this manner the road to
Budapest would be kept open to the
Serbs.
No Support From Germans.
The Germans had apparently retired
from Polish territory west of the Wis.,
tula and We're unable to send the Aus
trians as much as a single battalion.
so that the army under Archduke Fred
erick was left to it's own resources.
During the first weeks of the war the
principal strength OF the Austrian
army advanced on the left bank of the
Vistula with the palpabable object of
reaching Warsaw from the south while
the German army from Eastern Prussia
proposed a similar advance into Po-
land from the north.
When the Russian victories of Gum
binen shattered the Illusion of the pos
sibility of an advance on Warsaw the
Austrians employed their great forces
scattered on the west bank of the Wis
tula to outflank the right wing of the
Russian army encircling Lemberg.
Russ Hsreisn3 ohsets Numbers.
To this enormous superiority and
strength on the Austrian side must be
assigned the fact that during the first
few days Of the General engagement of
Tomash the Russian attack was con-
verted into a defense in which the here
ism or tho Russian army surmounted
all obstacles and the. Anstrians numer
ical superiority.
The Russian official communication
issued on Thursday and carried here
In dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company from Petrograd says:
On Sept. I. tho Austrian troops
tried to break thru the Russian center
between Lublin and Kholm but failed.
They were forced to beat hasty re-
treat, the Russians capturing one en-
sign, eight Maxims and 1000 prisoners.
The following day hard fighting was
resumed with renewed energy. Pris-
oners taken by us report that the sec
ond Austrian army constituting the
covering force to the east of Lemberg
is panic stricken.
I'm the neighborhood of Lemberg on
Sept. 2. twenty more guns. We're cap
tured by the Russians. making total
of 10.
"On this front the Russian advance
continues uninterruptedly."
Austrian Defeat Near Lasehoff.
Paris. Sept 4.--The Havas agency
publishes a dispatch from Petrograd
giving the following announcements:
The Fifth Austrian Division was
completely defeated, Aug. IS. near
Laschoff Ca few miles east of Tomas
zow. in Russian Poland). A division
and a chief of one of the
divisions of the staff were killed. One
hundred officers and 1000 soldiers were
wounded. We took twenty guns and
the flags of the Sixty fifth Austrian
regiment. The battle field was covered
with the corpse of the enemy"
nn.e;.oe Ni>$or;o,,. No.r h,I;e1
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
APPALLING DRAIN ON THE NATIONS

Some figures have been compiled by NJ. Yves
GuyOt, the French statistican. which give some
idea of the marvellous size of the European armies
He gives the numbers of the active armies as al
most lS,l00000 Including the reserves and new
troops 2S000000
Il is a continent in arms in its numerical pres
cnation and it does not include the armies of the
neutral countries-ltaly, the Balkan states except
Scrviu the Scandinavian countries Spain, Swit2er-
land and Hoand-which may be drawn into war
at any time.
There is phase of the situation untouched by
W. Guyot and hardly touched by anyone else
since the beginning of war II is covered, per
haps, but not revealed to the uuiuitated in the
satistclan's reference to new troops 1t was
touched upon by Admiral Won Tirptz in his recent
interview, but in such a way that it would be en-
tircly clear to few except military men
1t is the constant accession to the bclhgerent
armies of the youths Of their respective countries
on arriving at the military age These to the
number Of hundreds OF thousands in each country
flow into the army each year in time of peace in
natural stream The process continues of
course in time of war aud fewer are excused from
service none, perhaps unless for physical dis
ability
The popular notion has been that in the various
hcgerent countries the war army was supple
mented by the men who had served therein and
graduated into the various reserve bodies and
that was all Of il while war lasted, but there is
this constant accession of the young men who have
lust passed from hoyhood into Young manhood.
Here is a drain on the vital forces Of the Euro,
pean nations that is appalling when one considers
1t in all its hearings
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
ALL THE ELEMENTS OF PROSPERITY

With all the elements at hand there seems TO
be no reason why prosperity should not be made
general in the United States at once The faith
cure has been tried and it has worked well, 1t
was used in connection with the bankers fund to
provide foreign exchange and is expected to do
Just as well in the ease of the fund organized 10
provide loans upon cotton.
o. With cotton now finding It's way abroad in
virtually normal quantity il has risen more than
half cent a pound during the last week, the rise
carrying the price Cor delivery in July well above
eights ccntS-a figure which was passed some
time since for October deliveries the period Of
the next crop
Engagements of wheat for export are running
above two million bushels day and prices for
the cereals have risen five to eight cents hushel
further in the last week Taking farm products
at the lower prices as of December | the govern.
ment figured the value of the years yield nj very
nearly ten billions of dollars The actual value
is even greater
This is the great basic element Of prosperity,
but others are not lacking The country is free
from war and pestilencc its credit is of the high.
est, its currency is sound aud for the first time
II has rational banking system which will re.
spond to its industrial, mercantile and commercial
needs. The vast natural resources Of the United
States and the matchlesS energy and enterprise of
ts population are unimpaired
Also in the declaration of the interstate com.
merce commission that it desires TO aid the rail
ways there is removed one Of the chief obstacles to
progress, leaving nothing in the way Of an un-
precedented era of prosperity.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
WHEN KINGS DISCUSSED THE WAR.

The kings Of Sweden. Norway and Denmark
met recently nj Malmo and discussed the war that
is now going on. They decided that they must
stand together for peace They also decided that
the war must hc kept ont Of their territory and
thew will use their Influence to maintain neu-
trallty.
The two facts that stand ont most prominently
as result OF the meeting are the positive concu.
sion that alignment with either side will not nav
and that the three nations Of similar blood ideals
and aims should be acting on an important tonic
In unison =.
For a long time Norway md Denmark were
Overwhelmingly partlWus of the allied cause-so
much so that il was expected confidently that
they would take mp arms AGAINST the Germans
Denmark has Just cause TO do So for the trcat
ment It received many years ago from the Teuton
created an intensity NJ rancor which even half q
century has not dispplled
Norway always haS felt strong hond NJ
friendship FOR Denmark and for England Com
mercialv It has felt its future lie in the continued
confinement of Germany in interior Ebrope But
sweden occupied the opposite extreme
berlin anticipated assistance from that ouar.
Ter earlier IN the contest and the fear Sweden
mas shown for Russian aggression in the north has
neeh matched by sympathy, particularly among
the aristocracy in the south
But the violation of Belgian neutrality fol.
lowed by the destruction of Swedish commerc.
lhrongh the sowing Of mines on neutral lines of
trade has turned the friendship into an omen dis
trust VIZ
These three unimpOran Scandinavian nations
hound ny close ties into an entity will he strong
!" !her work OF progress when peace comes
again
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
PRESERVING AMERICAN NEUTRALITY

Of course the efforts of the Washington GOV.
ernment do not have the sympathy and support of
those who are biased partisans but il is safe 10
say that all fair minded persons approve nearly
all the things that have been done TO maintain
American neutrality realization of the fact
mat we must refrain from acts which might in.
volve this country is widespread
but there are some who appear to be- bent
upon securing advantages from the war regard
less OF WARNINGS by the government There are
many who believe that to furnish ammunition 70
any Of the belhgerents weuld not constitute an
ac which might bring us into dispute. provided
The sale was to all alike Others are of the opinion
that II would be violation Of neutrality.
Recently some preparation was made TO build
submarines m this country and ship them to Grea,
Britain unassembled There was an intimation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
NOT SATISFIED WITH INCREASE?

Some Of the eastern railroad men are saying
that there is no occasion to be- unduly clated over
the recent railway rate decision. They say the ad-
dtional revenue provided for under the ruling is
hardly n tenth Of the amount needed to put the
trunk line roads into good shape and enable them
to handle the business TO thc satisfaction Of the
public.
II is pointed out justly enough that the nflu-
cnce of the decision is more to be regarded for the
touug up it gives business, the encouragement to
manufacture and trade, than to the treasures OF
the roads themselves
1t used to be the doctrine that small favors
were thankfully received To he authorized TO
increase the revenue of roads covering many thou
sands of miles Of track in large section Of the
eastern territory counts for something and taken
as a sign it may he regarded as putting the coun-
try, uthe road to prosperity That Interpretation
of the ease seems to be the best that can be made
truthfully
But aside from the view taken by the pessi-
mistic railroad men, the whole country looks with
considerable favor upon the result that is likely
to come from the increase in rates The belief that
it will stimulate business is not based solely on
the hope that il will cheer the railroad men for
perh0US that would he impossible hut in the he
lief that business is growing better all the time
and that the railroad officials are likely to he
forced soon into cheerfulness
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28

from Washington that such plan might cause
trouble for the United States and il was at once
abandoned
The authorities at Washington are said to base
their view in regard to the shipment of submarines
in sections from this country ON the Alabama case
When the Alabama sailed from an English port
during our civil war it displayed the Portuguese
flag as a merchant ship. After entering one Of
the ports of Portugal it was there fitted out for
cruising against the commerce of the United States
When the case was brought up for consideration
after the sectional conflict England was com
PEELED to pay damages
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
THE DECLARATION OF THE FRENCH

THE world already knew that France was in
the fight to finish and that the financial re
sources Of the GauS were very large and not
easily cvhanstihle. The charges made against Ger
many has been made several times The assertion
that France intends t. get back Nsacc- Lorraine
did not need uttcrauce The intention was self.
evident
The things in the declaration that most attract
attention are the evidences that the French gov
crnment has n thorough understanding of the size
~ the task II has ndertAken--that il is under no
illusions as to the dangers Of it's position md that
II refuses to recognize the possibility Of final de-
feat not because il believes itself nvincbe but
because il feels that it cannot afford to con.
template anything but victory
Whatever we may think Of the motives which
lie behind the statements by British leaders or the
reasons aCtuating the Russians in going into the
fight, we find il tolerably easy to believe that the
French are sincere when they say they are fight.
ing to determine the fate of the world whether It
shall be free or whether il shall he ground under
the heels Of militarsm
This evident sincerity raises a rather pretty
question, if one believes in the power for success
which lies in faith in a great cause If France Is
honest in its professions, Germany undoubtedly is
equally honest II believes is fighting TO fulfill
ITS destiny and for its very life az a people repre
sentng a great culture. When two forces in.
spired by deep-seatcd moral motives oppose each
other in deadly conflict, what happens'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
SOME CAPERS or CUPID

Three pretty young sisters. the
Misses Lucy Make and Mary Dean,
OF bristol, Va, similarly attircd We're
married with one ceremony.
The marriage Of Mrs. Hulda Gerber
Of Milwaukee 10 Ernest Lehrig, Wild
over did not cause he friends who are
widows TO become Jealous, Seven ot
them gave surprise party, each tax
Ing gift and congratulatlng the bride
After travelling more than 1000 miles
20 Join her bchtrothed, tU whom she
became engaged by mail Miss Helen
Sibel Of Philadelphia has become the
bride Of Dr. Garret Tyson OF Port.
land, Ore. Dr, llynson proposed by
mall and was accepted by mail,
Bertha o. Fnl and Walter sykes
were married at u public wedding cere
mOny In front Of the Willlamsport
Pa courthouse by an alderman as d
feature ~ merchants fall display
week. Prizes valued nj several hun
dred dollars were given to the coupl,
ly the merchants.
When Rev William wainwright NJ
Monett, Mo. married Miss Hazel IN,
Moore and Thomas Wainwright ~
GENTLY he performed the marriage cere
mony for the last OF his five children
lie says he IL one Ot the few preacher
who has married everyone Of his chill
dren.
Love knows no age, and ls nevei
too old to feel the thrill of rumanN,
The sunset OF life can be- lust A,
glorious M the dawn" 40 phlosoph
lges Mira, Anna G, Massey, widow. n
who has inst anounccd her en-
eaTement 10 Col James II. Lockwood
also "A, both OF Canton Ohio.
The bride Of Richard W. Croker
former chief OF Talnmany Hall. is onl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28

chloroformed aud tied TO the bed
each night before they can come any.
where near complying with the rules
by looking furtively around now
anybody eau see that there Is on hand
n large supply of shopworn shoppers
Also II is the theory OF Mrs Rel
mont that there Is more chIyalry IN
the world now than at any time IN
its history.
Hope springs eternal In the human
breast and there are many who hope
that this lady Is right about H.
But what about the man who hold,
the paper up high In front OF him
while he reads this paragraphs
And The middleage lady who /,
standing In front u him holding tc
strap
VIII she readily subscribe TO m,
chivalry theory
Get up, man Arisel
RICHARD s. GRAVES
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28

twenty-three years Of age while he i,
sevcnty.three. She is nm Nldian girl
20 member Of the Cherokee tribe. aud
the Cheroke,s are groud VI her AZ a
college girl, lecturer, ranch owner anl
business woman
In ST. ! outs the families most close.
~ tied by relationship are those OF
the Iiners and the JOhnsons. Harry
lleuer who is soon 10 be married 10
Bertha johnson win be the fourth
Heuer brother to marry one OF the
johnson family In addition. Minnie
Heuer, n slslter Of the four brothers
Is married 10 John +. Johnson. 4 broth.
or of the johnson girls.
Having waited IN vain the home.
coming 0f her husband who dlsap-
peared twenty eglth wears ago, after
sailing from New York for France
Mrs. Mary Ann wanquier OF Philadel
phia, fifty-eight wears old has given
mp all hope Of his returning and be
lieycs him dead Therefore she has
taken ont license to marry her sey
enty.three year old friend, widower
Jear Baptlste
Many years ago David Hammond NJ
Wilmot y d., met and loved younu
girl. Something eStrangeh them. Tn,
Young woman married. another. Re
Gently Hammond left ON II trip to III,
last, the object Of which he refused
20 Disclose. lie returned home ac
companied by bride, his sweetheart
Of almost a half century go, tn,
bridegroom Ii eighty -four years old
fhp hrtde gixtV. .fonr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28

A country politician In New Jer.
sey was elected commissioner one
day he visited school and told the
teacher he desired to examine tho
boys and girls.
spelling class was performing N
the commissioner said he would in
qulre into the proficiency Of that or.
ganlzatlon. The teacher gave him n
spelling book and the students lined
up In front Of the mighty educator.
lie thumbed the book. Then, pointing
at the first boy he said:
Spell egypt"
"E-g'g-pi.t," slowly spelled the boy.
wrong said the commissioner.
and pointing to the next boy:
You spell egypt"
Egypt" spelled the hoy.
Wrong You spell IT,"
The next boy spelled II the same
way, and the next aud the next.
had spoilers these" commented the
commissioner to the distressed teach.
er
Nny Mr., Commissioner" she prO.
tested, "they have spelled egypt cor.
rectlv."
"They have not"
"Will Won let me see the word In
the hookr the teacher asked, tear.
fully ~ am sure they have"
Here II iS," said tho commissioner.
and he pointed tn tho word "Egypt."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
PEANUTS IN THE ROASTER

Our Idea OF companiouable man IL
one who always has Il match ready To
hand out 10 friend or foe whenever
he is asked for Il.
on course we may inadvertently be
led into reading an English or Ger.
man war poem now and then, but just
think what we escape by not having
TO read any OF those written In the
Russian language.
Also we venture the opinion that
the American suffragst who is ad.
wishing girls to fight men instead Of
marrying them is butting her lovely
head, figuratively speaking, against Il
mighty solid stone wall.
And although II has not been done,
we feel sure that had our suggestion
been followed about those who
hoasted about their ability to carve
with an ivory handled knife and who
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28

Chairman Charles D. Hilles sees great Repub
lean victory in 1916 Although many will agree
with him. it will not do to take his prophecy as an
excuse for resting on ones oars This is the
same Mr. llilles who. just before the 1914 cleo
ton, Figured ont the certain success Of the candi
date who polled eight electoral votes.