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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26
GREAT OVATION GREETED THE HON. EDWARD COOPER

The younger IIolt'- ri-r to forum,
fortune might have furnished material for
k'sing from a Ca~hboy'' or. "a Sslf-
made Runaway Alt.r ten years lac.
went 70 Syracuse. Ny, where he start
'cd m business ior himself In tho -
years that had elapsed he had not writ
ten to his parents.
Some weeks ago the merchant ,I.ei.l,-I
Ia visit iii- old home. Farmer City. H.
There he Was told hi- family had moved
u La~anc', Kan. At Lawrence hs.
i"und that hi- mother had died twenty
years a,v. after whicli hi- father had
c"inc O" Wichita with hi- sister.
Coming to Wichita the long-lo-t -,n
ia'i''i Q" lind his father Name IN the ,li-
f'ci"ry. hnt alter making inqniri,- dir
c"vrr'Ti thai D. g. Holt lived ~ the Indi-
ana Afcnuc a'ldn--. liz sister had
ni1rriTi i'it i7 now q widow.
After a joyful r,aunion 10 tho Holt
h"ine. tlic returned -',n annomc,~l tl,at
hc N"uii take hi- father anil sister uitl,
him bark 10 Ncw York where they unnl.i
not again bc SEPARATED
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26
HAVE FAITH
IN SULzER
Many Colored Citizens
Favor His Return
to High Office

William ~ulzcr. til. nots~l cN-and ,l,.-
Iso-ssl t"vcrn"r "f New lnrk Stale. du.
to his absolute iailur,. o. yi-ld to the lH.-
hest "i the ho--s-S. - again a candidate
for the gll~rnat"rial hnnor-. Again ths
Ieol'lc arr with him. II ~ an established
ias.t that NiiliSm rulnrr h. ths choice of
the people and not the l.n.,s--, holding
high, above all things. manhood and the
right oi the Ia$plc. lie conserved hi-
hon"t Wy his stoat slss.linati,n "a -.Ii,nsi,
o. the plotterS Who had dcsigns upon tie
states treasury. Notwithstanding the
mallcious AMI da-tarlly action- of IN
-rrupulous politicians. the popularity of
the Governor asserted itself right and
left, AMI Wa further atts--t,~l when. ten
days after hi- aeIs-ition, lac WIS returned
q" the assembly chamber with an over
wiirlining vote, ~ an expression oi tie
peoples sympathy
Again AMI again. lIe ha- l1en at.,,-al,~l
o. to enter the racc oy iho~. who havr
an ai"'iin~ :aIth in HIM a. AN honest
capable and efficient executive. A. a
champion ior the rights of thc IespI,.
regardless "i ract. rr,s~i or color. ~uln-r
llaS %" l'~-T, and tllr con-..Ilsu- at n,,in-
'"n among r"lor,-i Irof,lr particularly
~ii'-c interest he ha- i,,-t..r..l along viii,
"ti'ers iInpartially, H. tliat Sul1cr should
i~' ''"scrnor, for fresh in the minds Of
the l""l'lc -tand- rlowingly lrlorr then,
tl'r Emancipation. the I:egimcntal ami
Levy bills, wiich the ernincnt gentleman
AMI g"rrrn"r signed Witlinut fear or Ia
s"r. ln signing tlIsa-s. bills, the governor
Won the admiration of tlIc c,lor,.l fa~,-
pie. '-I"s'iaily. and all iair minded le.,-
pc 81 all color-. A. an expression a
c"niideiice. tpr ivrcs- now railying tn
~pi1''f candIdary indicats that William,
~"l1rf Will le the next ssn,ernor oi New
} 'rk Statr, and HAT men oi all larti,-.
Who love and a'l"rc c.,urag.. will -uplr,,t
linn - Amsterdam New
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26
BY the People Of Big Greek District Saturday
and Saturday Night, Under tke Lcx1k and
Commodious Canvas of the Kabb;t
Foot Show at Susanna
Foot Show at Susanna
OVER A THOUSAND ENTHUSIASTIC RE-
PUBLICANS TURN OUT TO HEAR COOPER

Under the auspices oi the Excelsior
Republican Club. composed OF merml~r-
from all over the Big Greek Magi-terial
District, the people from all over the
county Of Mcdowell. having heard of the
coming OF Hon. Edward Cooper. the
next Congressman from the Fifth Con
gressional District. left their home- and
closed their places Of business and came
from far and near to hear the young
eloquent lawyer and statesman in his de
fense Of the principles of the Republican
party.
lie feariessly combatte,i the arguments
Of the Democratic party and took i--ns.
with them on the Panama toll exemttion
and the tariff proposition and declared
that history had proven that the Dem
ocratic party wa incompetent u handle
the Affairs of this growing country with
any degree Of -ucce--.
Early IN the evening ofIiccr- AMI nlcns-
bers OF the club assembled az their hall
unanimously passed resolutions en.Ior-
ing Hon. Edward Cooper for Congre~.
and Hon. George Wolfe for tho Uon-c Of
Delegate-. Prom there the whole club
marched 10 Susanna where the cclshrao.I
Rabbit Foot show Was exhibiting under
canvas before an audience Of over go
people. AT the hand- Of the ho-pitalitv
Of the management II the Rabbit Foo,
show, time was divided with MIR. Cootcr.
who spoke before about one u,ou.and
people including tho~e Who were ON the
outside Of the tent. His addre-- va
frequently interrupted BY applause.
WOMEN WAVE HANDKERCHIFFS
In his recourting 81 the borrii,lene~-
that met the gsze of the heart stricken
mothers at the death Of husbands. .ou-
and RELATIVES in the recent Fccles extIo-
sion the women and men fecane breath
le-siy silent and expressions Of sympathy
characterized the temporary manner a
all present.. but when. on the other hand
he pointei ont the beneficial result. -
the Workmen'- Compensation Law a.
such unfortunate AMI hereayed widows
and orphans, and how the Republican
party through T. present. administration
were taking care Il snch a people. The
women waved their handkerchief-. men
loudly cheercd and the Rabbit Fo.t Gold
Band played ono of our MOTEL patr,otic
airs. At this junction Cooper -entiment
ran high and his stock in the Congrc~--
iorzi race reached 80 Ter cent lie
made u plain that in the di-charve ofhis
known and sworn duties he would never
he guilty Of overlooking the wishes Of the
mass irrespective of whether his private
Interests we're jeopordized or not The
peopAs generally we're hoard 10 ssy thss.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26

plesse Observe that the right to make or
sell cider and vinegar is limited to these
three restricsions:
OD Must not be intoxicating;
CD Must be made from fruit grown
exclusively in the state; and
CD IL sold - beverage, or can be used
- such, must not contain more than one
half Of one per cent OF slcohol-
To carry out the provisions OF the Law
and aid in its enforcement. rules and
regulations have been made by the COM
missioner of prohibition respecting sales
Of pure grain alcohol, and wine for pur-
posss already mentioned; these rules have
been approved by the bodies to which
reference has been made.
The Yost law undertakes to do away
with this source OF trouble, and it there
fore provides that every person who shall.
directly or indirectly. keep or maintain,
by himself or by sssocisting with Others,
or shsil IN any manner asd, assist or alet
in keeping any club house.. or other place
where liquor is kept for use, gift, barter
or sold for beverage, or ior distribution
or division among the members of any
club or association whatsoever; and who
shall use, barter, sell or give away, or
assist in bartering or giving away any
liquors 90 received or kept, shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemesnor and
upon conviction thereof, punished by a
fine OF not less than one hundred nor
more than five hundred dollars, and by
imprisonment in the county Jail not less
than thirty days nor more than six
months; and further, in all cases the
members, shareholders or associates i'm
any club OF association shall be compe-
tent witnesses to prove any violation of
the act, or OF any act lending thereto
The act further makes such club, il the
law is violated, q common and public
nuisance. and gives the courts the right
TO abate the same such provisions OF
the law intend not only that the clnb
should not exist for the purpose Of being
a cloak To those who would keep. sell or
barter any liquor, hat further prohibit
the members of any club from having or
keeping liquors abs.ut the same These
provisions Of the law not only apply tn
the clnb organized for the purpose Of
evasion, but also 10 any club, regardless
of however respectable the membership
may be- There are = number of highly
respectable clubs in tbe state, but the
Law forbids them TO psfiye or keep liquors
about their premises, - >vsdually or col
lectively. :
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26
CONGRESSMAN
HOWARD SUTHERLAND

li"aard -utlnrland. oi fllm- West
Virginia. was born in l-',, .u -tnall
iarn IT, wis s-lurairi 900 tlic pnlaie
-fiieai-. aitcraari working hi- My
throu~il cD'ls-,r. Isife.l q I:cfnldican
nca a-infrr. Acort'~l clerk -lli,, in tl,e
l~'sf t'u-'i-. ly -lccs---itf promotions ON
uicrit alonf. lie i.v.linr cl,pi ..f ~ lar
-'''-t aiti-lon ~tu,ii,~l lau 20 Columbian
University Went o. Ekin- m I~r..
where iic ha. isr.n acii,c in bn-inc-- anil
ofiicrel-,.
li' ils'- ma.ie ri,'-f .tu.ly of tlc -iai..'- =
r'-ourr'- ani nc',i.. aud l,- lar.n in-trn
ntrniai in i'rinr1n. larrr amount Of
''li-nie cafitai into the state. IIa- ls~u
an oii'cr Di ilr- State i;oari 81 Tra.Ie
ir'4ii it. or.,anilaiipn. and ia- gwen ir,.r.
Y oi hi- iiiic ln,i eiion o. au measures
iDr cific improvement
iir ha. rIeay. lsrn -tu.irrf oi f.Ji,
f'aI ',.0nofn5 an.l political i.r.i.er.i-. and
lt Co. -stl' f.nie ha- tcIf in ci,,.,. toneh
stI h.. icIIpenrn BOZ lil hi- aeti,ifi..-
N1- county chairman ior i,ur ycar-
" a- rIe'.f'.i to tlie State ~..nai,. in Ifsrs
'j t'i. largest mainrity ever given in hi-
iI-tr'rt Va chairman Of fiic ~tate
f''--i l;oa'i- Conmi--ion tllat frain,~l onr
lr-t '''-,i i.Dsd- laws. aud ~cnr,.l their
l''--arr hy ihc legislature &C. vs. ti..
i'ionerr bod isr1-ine tllc attention Of tl,c
l--piie oi tiie -tstc on orr crying no.I
i"r improved roa.i-. uhich b. nou bring
'n- iorfh -ueh .-~.i r'-.lit-.
o. intr.rinoci "a rn'lr utilities CON.
n.--.on Illi. and i,,urht lor ii- ra.-s.-r.
ihe l'ili hc introduced ua- tlie la-i- for
lIlc iav finally cnarte'l anil npu IN ofera-
fiou. ilc b. q strong aayocaie of Az AL
e'iuaie primary clection law. and Of the
ul'~t stringent and elective corrupt l,rac.
fic,- at. In fact. be- has always been
rro-'r'--ivc in thonghi and actipn along
uic iinc ~ -ccuriug us greatest efIicicncy
and economy IN toe administration of all
puldic aiiairs. and - making the party
and the government properly Responsive
b the viii of the people.
Mr.. Sutherland Wa nominated a. a
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26
MOST CHEERFUL OUTLOOK FOR
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
GAINING STRENGTH

Hon Charle- -. lIille-. chairman 81
tl'e i.sT'ullican National COMMITTEE. "a .
l'rc--'~ confidence boz the ability of us.
PARTY o. regain control of the IIor-s Of
Representative in tilc Notciulrr els~.-
tion-. anil gives abundant rra-,n- Tor
thi- ifl'ci, wliich b. shared i,y tlie lead
'r- throughout uie country. III e-ti.
'natsr arr i'a-'-l on the dwin,liing strength,
81 the Progressive party. wherever avot.
lia- i'-tsvi q. anil the anger and disgust
~ tlic country over the disturbing action-
~ TIE iFuHrratic COngrs--~ In New
ork anil other Eastern ~tats- tl,c Bail
More element ha- exhibited falling oil
in voting strength that ha- l-rn -lrt,ri-
ing wien TIE claims ~ the ieasier- arr
considered. l.eccntly a nasty ,,uarr.I hs-
broken ont letwecn -onne oi tlic i.rotav
0ni-ts 81 tiic nationa I'rogr,---ive move.
rient and the chairman ~ tlle nationa
committee, which, yrs-ag,-- --riou- break
IN tbc ranks.
What = truc Of the Ea-t b. tr.ie of 9th
er svtiou- oi the couutry. where there
are unmi-takal,lc indication- 81 a greatly
diniini-lisi Progressive vote. IN the
Mi'idic Wet, Iowa has given q striking
object 'e--on ci Tie reunion 81 tie divi--
IONS IN the Republican ranks. In the
recent state wide primary held in that
State the hgures show IfO,2s7 Repub-
iican votes Cor United Stats senator and
only 5,;iJ9 Progressive brIlots cast. The
Democratic vote wss 70, ,fI3. twill Be
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26
JOHNSON TO FACE MORAN ON
THE 9TH At THE VELO-
DR0ME, PARIS
By William PhiIin simm-

- ott7 CDffCfSpuutht Dl the u. 4 j
PARIS. June 2I.-For the first time
since Jack Johnson, the black giant. laid
stalwart Jim Jeffries on the pugilisfic
shelf at Reno and. un-cratched. took
Poese-sion Of the beavyweight champion
ship helt, the covete1 trophy will be put
into play here Saturday night June q.
At the Velodrome dHiver. Frank No
ran, Of Pittsburgh, u. :. A. will he the
bag dusky's opponent and from out ON
the banks Of the Oi-e at Butry-on the
Beach where the White Hope T. training
comes word thst he = i'm great shape.
Similar reports are fltering ont of John
son's camp in Asnieres, just on the fringe
OF Paris. johnson, who perhaps not en-
tirely without reason, remarked that he
wouldn't swap jobs with John ID. Ro~ke-
feiler, and who. - this reflection may -
taken n denote, y something Of bu-i-
ness man, y training. st home and cut
ting expenses. The great ont of doors
where he does his roadwork J. free and
at Luna Park, the scene of his gym ex-
ercises, be gets real money for letting the
common herd hook on.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26
Hoke
Smith

F ID ~ 30 very strange u -s~- the vsno-
n'"'i- attarks that are being made ON
colonel ''ilicr lI"lder- 10y such men a.
iI"kr smith. Nardaman AMI otnsr.
What ha- tho cnlore American done or
D doing b. eaf-. the unwarrantahle At
tnrk-' The color,si Office holder. hs.
ben " -'ir''--. Mr.. smith only reason
i"r TIE removal of coloreSl Office holden.
D. u"'y ane Ne,rD-- lie claims that
ii'r l"cal l'ar In tiii- city IL opposed u
TIE al'I~Hninent or rct.ntiOn of a colorei
man i;ss-or'ier II D.-zi-. The charge i.
not trne There may iea few white
ni''i''lcr- of the lar on the order Of Hoke
smith, Nardaman AMI others who .r,
olT~r-''i Q" the rrtentiDn or appointment
"i rol"rs~i men D. Ofice. The colorei
"'e'nl~'r- oi tlie bar favor the appoint
n'"nt 81 cDlorel man D. the Office of
k"c'r'ier II D,--l-. There are inward.
"i NINETY thousand colore'l people IN thu.
rity Who pay taxeS ON over fifteen 10
twenty millions of dollar- worth Of proD-
erty, AMI wili Mr. smith or any other
Negro hating Denorrat give sane rpa.on.
Why tii''r ninety tliou-and colored peo-
ple ar" ""t entitled o. representation In
"'ir F~'al government Then sgsin. What
has li"ke smith - DO with our local Of
hc'~' ~ lie wants O. show his loyalty 10
"is parry and thi- government are there
MT d'1rn~ oi ways THAT he csn show Il
Without attacking coiored Americana
h"ke smith i-long~ O. that narrow and
-'li'-h cl's-- ~ democrats In the south.
~ho are not long ior this earth. They
~ili ~-on ~ where they l,elong, aud wiIl
~ gla'i b. protect himself from the burn
tC"ntinuesi on Pazs FourD
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26

thry icit Sooi AT the candidacy OF such a
big white man a. Mr. Cooper.
lie - the right kind of man to r.rr.-
-ent.the Fifth Congressional District The
people all over this district are for Nr
O"oTFr- Mr. C~DI~r was the gu.-t oi
the Hon. J"-eph IIu,iil,-ton. who h.
cetiier with thnr or irnr otller lcading
coal Operators Of tiIc New Rivcr-p..ca-
honta- ColIieris-- Company were together
at some considerable len.ih II time.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26
RAN OFF 35 YEARS
AGO; GREETS SIRE
Boy Who Was Punished for Going
Swimming Becomes a Veal
thy Merchant.

Wichita. Nan. Jun. .ft-E. Y. Holt.
hity Jear- obi. wealthy merchsnt Of
~yracu~'. y. D.. valL,-l tlosirltfnli, t.
the front DIOR oi a r,.-ririloe ~ ~ In,li-
ana Avcnnc this city. m,i raped ~ il,,.
door. IL W. not oi~uri ~ urc first
knork ann hc rapI~,i again. a n,osncnt
later tlIc d'or Wa ol~rcl by gra,
haired man. Who g.,led ~ hrm rather
-u-pici0u-ly.
am b.. y. Holt .li.l tho visitor.
We'll, remarked fhc ar,r man
Jon nave tie -aur name o. myself
What arr yOu doin, selling, -,,ns,tl,ine
No. said the ,i-iior. - MT drop
pei in for a little caIi.
'Come on boz. n,it.ri thc oi.lcr rnan.
Seat'~i 'n tiic f'arior tia. visitor turned
b. a picturc on tiic aau.
Who j. that boz inquired Tor fls
pict"re represented "a }o.itli 81 about four
TEN or fifteen year-.
That D. ny -in. aio ,li-affaar.-l
from home thirty Gtc years ago. n-
-I'"'th We n-fi uau.
IAN IIII -ON.v
le~, ] rccognilc tl.e facfnrc." -ail
tnc visitor, ior sll tl,. en-
For q few monrnt- Co., arcrI man. i
&. Holt. -cvcnty-hte ycaI- obi. rcfu-,-i
T. l'eiicvc. Then. a. ihc other nian r,
called incidents of hi- i-ylrs,I. tl,, ,,I,lcr
man hand vent tremllnyy o. "hi.
hoy -houlsicr anil D. acknouierlg.d
TIE son he had not ~ocn ior thirty five
year..
Thirty-five years ago n. Y. Holt. fI,cn
but iiiern year, ol'i. ran away -rors hornc
becan-e hi- father hal puni-l,,,l him Sor
going swimming. The l,yy vent % Chi
esso, where he became cashioy in
clothing store.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26

notesi that the Republican vote uer.
nearly t~ioe a. many a. the total for ti,s
De'nocrat- and Progr,--ive- taken D.
getl'er. In a state where Roosevelt let
TAFT ~ f2.oD vots-, or about 3 per cent
Of tie Republican total in 1912. the Pro-
TreisIve vote has fallen. IN the primary
"~t, 70 les than per cent Of the Re
Pnblican strength.
Tins year the Republican vote At tbe
primaries = over 2D.OcO more than IL "a.
IN the presidential election II 1912. In.
Democratic vote - nearly 10000 below
the reoord Wilson made. The Proxr.--
i've vote falls -. .ooo short of The Roo,,-
welt poll and indicates Ios Of 81 %,
cent-Wheeling Intelliscnosr.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-26

J. ;. Dunn, manager Of the Coalwood
band, vss m the city Monday Of this
week and made 10 known 70 NJ that their
band y ready and prepared at all times
% play for any and all occasions. The
~scressry y Clarence Edwards and John
Hughes 10 the president. All communi-
cations must be sddre>sed 10 j. s. Dunn.
Manager.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-30
MAYOR WAS RANSOM.
brussels Burgomastcr Held nth
s6,OOO,OOO Was Paid.
special cable He'rof"a 70 r"r sr>

DSTGSb, Stp'cmntr ~.
Tho continued resistance by EurguWa7-
toy Max OF Brussels against German de-
mauds has resulted brussels dispatches
say. in his suspension and arrest by order
Of the German military governor and his
release later upon payment 10y the city
of Brussels OF So, 900. 900 of the indemnity
demanded by the Germans after the o'cu-
patton Of the city.
The payment. was made, II was declared
here to-day, In the nature OF ransom
FOR Burgomastar Max. Tn" arrest or the
Rurgoindster was the result Of an order
he issued TO thc banks not 10 pay the
first instalment Of the indemnity until
The German bonds had been honnred.
Also the German military Governor
is said 10 have been incensed because
tho brussels municipal council rcfus'd d,
at the military Governors dichtion To
choose another hurgomas;"r. The coun-
ell, however. took steps toward the con-
tinurd maintenance Of order In ia" city.
First reports following the capture or
brussels were that Germany had levied
AN Indemnity tax of $4,000, 600 and that
the Germans were holding three ~ the
city's leading men az hostages against
the payment ~ the tax.
Berlin declared officially that Inc
nmount of the war indemnity had not
been decided upon definitely hut that a
sncclal commission would fix the amount.
What the amount decided upon IS cannot
he said at this writing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-30
GER MAN FORCE KEPT
TIED UP IN BELGIUM
Large Number Of Troops Con-
tinually lIaras,cd by Bel
gianS Near Iicgc.
EQUIPMENT rs PERFECT
>p,~oa cosie Be,pa,~h To rur sr>


LoSpoN. sept 2?.-One who signs
himself ~ Neutral" and Is now with
the German army sends the following
To- the Times
"The continued activity Of the Boil
rian forces has made 1t necessary for
the Germans to maintain large forces
of reserves at their military base at
LieEc This has added "A great burden
To the German plannakcrs. There was,
but a few days axe, a great congestion
of German troops at this important
centre.
These troops numbered some hun
dred thousand men, who were destined
to support the main lighting line On
the Aisne They were being herded ~
Iicge. living IN railway trains. quar-
tered IN houses OF the town or en-
camp,A upon the hills and surrounding
the railway yards.
"Thry could not be sent ahead of the
supplies and ammunitious, which It Is
50 necessary tor those troops that had
gone into the field before them. 1t was
reported to me on good authority that
sickness already has begun to spread
among thrs, troops compelled 10 walt at
I.icgc and many have been sent TO the
hospitals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-30
Gen. Castlenau
Loses Second Son
Our Armies viii ANcngc You,
Father of Dead Lieutenant
SNcar>.

PARIS. Sept % Lieut.. Gerald 10
Castelnau. son of the General OF that
name. was carried TO his fathers camp
after ne had been terribly wounded. He
died three hours later. The father
kissed his dead son and said:
Go, son, you have had tho finest
death you could possibly wish for. I
swear that our armies will aycnEc you
in avenging all French families"
This Is tho second son of Gen. de
Castclnau who has been killed in the
present war. The General had four
sons at tho front and when the first
was killed a priest undertook to break
the news to the mother. BY the cN-
preston on his face it was known that
she understood the nature of the news
he was bringing and before lac had time
to utter a word she exclaimed:
Which one?"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-30
ny HERBERT WALL.
Sp,c,ai corrsspondent % THE srS ami
London 'D0ilv MAJ"

Spread correspondent % THE SrN ami the
London 'Doily MAJ"
TERMoSpE tundated) despite the re-
verses TO the belgian forces early this
morning the day ended with the Bclgians
recovering lost ground because Of the
reinforcements of infantry, cavalry, and,
what was most necessary, artillery that
arrived early this afternoon.
To-day's engagements were of Il very
serious character compared TO the Skin
mishrs of the past few days. The first
ug activities began about . o'clock this
morning when "A battalion OF (name de-
ictcdD was surprised by large force OF
the enemy. variously estimated at be-
tween 1900 mad 1000 troops. accom-
panied 10y artillery and attachments Of
lancers.
The Bclghns immediately began Il
stubborn resistance. During the morning.
however. they were finally dIslodged and
compelled to retire on Tcrmonde
Just after tho noon hour the some
what demorallzed Bclg!ans gained heart
by the arrival of cavalry reenforcements.
with infantry and artillery coming TO
their aid almost at the same time. These
the ranks of the Belgians. who had been
surprised shortly after daylight, were
depleted to tho number Of almost 400
men, most OF this number being wounded
As to the German losses during their
morning advance. no estimate can he
made, because the advancing Germs ns
almost Immediately removed their killed
and wounded from the field,
! Upon the arrival of the recnforccments
at Audcgcm in the late afternoon stifi
artillery duel was begun. At this writ
( ing the houors are all vi II the Belgian
forces They have driven the Germans
back about three miles in the direction
Of AlOst.
The chief damage in the village o.
Audegem. which suffered cOnsidcrahl!
from the artillery when the Germans
were driving the Belgian forces out II
tie early morning. was dealt 10 the vii
lage church German SHELF first crashe,
into the face Of the clock in the church
stccplc. and as the fire continued III