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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17

THE suns and London DdIy MdFS war
Seruicc
>Deciai CaGie Despofch 10 Tnr SIS.
BRUSSELS, August l6.
So far as can be learned here the
main conflict has not yet begun. The
suspense is becoming trying To the
civilian population, but all reports agree
that the troops are not affected by the
DELAY and are fun of spirit and de
termination.
The statement issued by the War
ONCE that the belgian army was
nowhere in touch with the enemy to-day
suggests an unaccountahle lull or
change in the German plans, although
there is a belief in some quarters that
fighting is in progress.
This is partly based on report from
Tirlemont that firing has been heard
in the direction of the villages of Bost
and Hougaerde.
If the delay in joining in battle Is due
to an alteration OF plans by the Ger
mans It may be that the French
activity in the south led to this change.
one view IL that the Germans have
abandoned the idea Of trying to turn
the left flank of the allies and are now
concentrating for an attack to the
southwark Of Llege The strong recon-
Nuisance which they made near
Dinant, which the French repulsed, is
regarded az favoring this view. which
/ includes the opinion that the Germans
will employ four army corps in attempt
ing to breach the defence thereabout,
while they will invest Liege and hold
the lines with another.
At the moment of cabling, however,
1t Is impossible to elucidate the changed
plans
THE SUNS and London Daily Mails
War Service,
special Cdbie Despdfch 10 THE srN
BRussEls, Aug. 16.-The Ministry of
War announced at . o'clock tonight
that German cavalry division had
made "A dash toward Brussels, They
reached Wavre, about fifteen miles from
the capital, where they were vigorously
repulsed. 1t is declared that apart
from this there was no lighting on Sun
day. The greatest quiet is said to be
regnng throughout the lines of the
allies.
Special Cabic Despatch 10 TnH Sun.
PARIS, Aug. l6,
An official communication issued thl.
evening shows that the French forces
are now taking part in the engagements
in belgium. The communication says
THE Germans attacked Dinant, In
Belgium, on the river Meuse twenty
four kilometers from N--nur, with the
Guards Cavalry, the NTH division o
, cavalry, several battallons of infantr!
: and some rapid fire guns.
, The French cavalry drove them II
disorder across the right bank of tn
Meuse, capturing in -hc pursuit sew
eral hundred horses belonging to tn
Uhans,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17
MOVE TO RESPECT MUSEUMS.
America Asked 10 secure Coopera-
ton Of Neutral Powers.
Special Cabie Despatch to Tun SUI

TRTssNLs' AUG. I6.-Faul QUIET, presi-
don't of the Union des Associations In
t'rnatiunales, announced to-day that
movement is on foot to induce the
American Government TO secure the Coz
operation of the neutral Powers of the
world In approaching the belligerent
nations TO urge them To respect the
museums and scientific and art collec-
lions which are threatened in the vari-
Gus capitals.
II" mentions "a one instance Of the
weed Of some such arrangement the
'1ct that plates for Photographic
map of tho heavens, which it has taken
'NcutS years to complete are now in
Brussels. Tho destruction Of these NJ.
'''rt says, Would DE an almost irrop-
arabic loss ~ the world.
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No Esta blished Policy.

While the United States has no eAab-
lished policy which would entitle her
to object to such a procedure upon the
part OF Japan. there Is no doubt that II
would be viewed with much concern
here Many students of Japanese policy,
however. do not believe she cares to
burden herself with island possessions,
though others maintain she must do
so II she fulfils her ambition to cortrj u
the Pacific Ocean as a highway of trade.
They point to the vigorous extensions
OF Japanese trade routes and immigra-
tons to the Pacific coast Of the United
States, Mexico and Central and South
America, to the east coast Of South
America and now. with the completion
of the Panama Canal, to the east coast
of America and even to Europe.
One prediction made here tonight is
that the entry Of Japan will redouble
the declarations from Germany that
the Kaiser is leading in the fight to
preserve Western civilization from the
"semi-civilized" Slavs and Orientals. De,
nunciation Of England as the encourager
Of the war between the white and
yellow races will follow the participa
ton OF Japan in the war. 1t is believed
that renewed appeals for the sympathy
of the United States, almost the only
remaining neutral Power In the great
conflict, will be made upon this ground
In any case it is conceded that i'm
pending events in the Far East require
the closest observation and the mos
vigilant care of its own interests upor
the part of the United States Govern
ment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17
GEAR STARTS FOR MOSCOW.
To Make Traditional Declaration
That Russia IL at War.

Special cable Despatch TO THE Sun
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 16. - The Car
and Czarina with their family started
to-day for Moscow, where the Gear
will make the traditional declaration
that the nation Is at war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17

terests in China and deal TO her com
mercial intercourse with the Far East
a blow from which she would need years
to recover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17
JAPAN'S ULTIMATUM
TO GERMANY IN EAST


a beligerent in the Pacific. are such as
to cause serious concern here.
It would occasion no surprise here IL
It we're found that the reported inten-
tons of Japan led the United States
Government to move actively in the
situation and become a participant in
the discussion which must necessarily
ensue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17

The line Of battle shown in the above map, now
stretches from Brussels the north to the Swiss
border of Asace the south The latest reports indi
cate engagements in Belgium and Alsace, where the
armies most nearly approach each other, and Skin
mishes between cavalry infantry at many other
points along this $50 mile battle front.
The Germans apparently have not captured the
forts Lege other of the strong deences in the
Meuse Valley between that point and Namur. They
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17
THE FIGHT AT DINANT.
Special cable Despatch 10 THE suN.
LONDON, August 10,

LONDON, August 10.
Another step toward the beginning
of the great battle which is expected
at any moment in Belgium between the
forces of the allies and the Germans
was taken to-day in n conflict between
advance guard at Dinant, fifteen miles
south of Namur.
The German advance on Dinant was
made in force, with the help Of artillery.
The German guns opened the f1ghting.
After an artillery duel OF some hours
the German infantry advanced and was
met By the Belgian foot. Several en-
counters followed at different parts OF
the line in which, according to the
reports, the Belgians were uniformly
successful, the Germans being com
PEELED to fail back to their main lines
The Times in a war extra issued this
afternoon prints a despatch from Ma
muir saying that eight bombs have been
thrown into the city from a German
aeroplane. One of these fell on the
footpath Of the Domalius Bridge. wound
lllE HNt Hlfl. IItt u lHt INt were
seriously injured.
The Place de la Care. near by, was
crowded with civilians at the time, all
watching the evolutions of a German
aeroplane and "a Belgian machine. The
latter was making vclplane. The
crowds saw a slight fash from the
German machine and then the bomb
struck the bridge and exploded in the
midst of crowd.
Later a bomb struck the roof OF the
railway station.
The German cavalry. which was de-
feated at Haelen when it made recon
noissance into the Belgian province of
Limburg, has now moved to the south
of Tirlemont, according to the reports
! and Is engaged there with the Belgian
/ left wing.
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The Times says this afternoon that the
German plans for the invasion of
France have entirely miscarried Ac-
cording to the military experts OF the
Times the French army is now mobil-
lied to the highest point OF efficiency
and the balance Is in favor OF the allied
armies in their meeting with the in
vaders. In a line of battle such as Ia
now being drawn up in Belgium and
France, with a length of 800 miles, the
Times points out, different results may
be expected at different points. II is
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
Made i'm America.

Great interest is being displayed
in the direction of cotton and its uses
in dress materials will not only result
in increased benefit to the cotton pro-
ducers of our country and the popu-
larity of cotton fabrics and garments,
but will stimulate and make reality
of the new popular slogan, MADE in
America" This ambition to increase
the manufacture and use of Ameri-
can-made products is not new one,
however, but was put into practical
effect at the beginning of our gov
eminent. To the wife of our first
president, Mrs. Washington, must be
accorded the praise for her lofty ey-
ample and ambition to promote the
manufacture and use of strictly
''made-in-America" garments OF cot
ton and other fabrics. History re-
lates that Mrs. Washington was un-
ostentatious in her dress and taste
for luxurious ornaments. In her own
uOLuc tIc WHEEL anu IOoiHS
were constantly going, and her dres-
ses were, many times, woven by her
servants. General Washington wore
at his Inauguration full suit of fine
cloth, the handiwork of his own
household At a ball given in New
Jersey in honor to herself she wore
a Simple russell gown" and white
handkerchief about her neck, there
by setting an example to the women
of the revolution. On one occasion
she gave the best proof of her success
in domestic manufactures by the ex-
hibition of two of her dresses which
we're composed of cotton and entirely
homemade. There were some silk
stripes in them. but these were woven
from the rawlings of brown silk
stockings and old crimson chair COW
ers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. McRostie and

Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. McRostie and
niece Miss Clara Hollcraft returned
last Friday evening from nine
weeks visit with relatives in Ogdens-
burg, N. Y. 1t was not until they
reached Olympia that local friends
learned that Mrs. McRostie had suf-
fered the fracture of the large bone
in one of her legs when she fell down
a fight of stairs in her relatives
home, the accident occurring only an
hour and a half after the party had
reached there. She is improving
rapidly now, however, and is able to
sit up.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06

New state banks are rapidly belne
organized and chartered under tho
law providing that all private banks
must come under state supervision
by January l, 1915, or go out OF Dusl'
ness. Twenty more private banks
must come under the state law or go
out of business, Examiner w. E. Han
son states.
total of 6.68 inches of rain, 2.26
inches above normal, fell in this city
during the month of October. accord
Ing to the statehouse bureau.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Events Of Interest from the Seat
of Government.
BY j. f. JONES.

The American Merchant Marine.
Since the outbreak of the war
there has been crying demand for
an American merchant marine, and
the president has backed the propo-
sition, and among other thing asked
congress for $25,000,000 to be used
in buying ships to be operated under
the stars and stripes. The tieup of
German shipping interests naturally
threw many of these German boats
on the market, but when 1t was
found that the United States govern
ment was actually bargaining for
the purchase Of them, England poked
in her nose, and notified--unOfficial-
ly, of course, the American govern
ment, that it would not recognize
these boats as neutral, even though
they did fly the American colors, II
they were purchased from corpora
tons living and doing business in
the country of an enemy. AS soon
as congress re-convenes the president
will insist on action favoring Ameri-
can shipping in American boats, and
it remains to be seen whether John
Bull Is going to be able to cheat
Uncle Sam out of his natural market,
providing the latter wants to buy
some boats.
Cotton and the South.
The South is undoubtedly in bad
predcament as the result of the Eu-
ropean war shutting off it's natural
market, and while the bankers will
hardly listen to the advise of the sec
rotary of the treasury that they loan
what amounts to full value on cotton,
yet it may possibly be that the South
will profit from their present mis-
fortunes. The agricultural depart
ment has long urged cattle raising
on cheap Southern lands, and has
pointed out that the scarcity of meat
should induce the South to awaken
to its opportunities in this direction.
The department just now is empha-
sizing the point that the South should
raise food rather than to give it's at
tention exclusively to cotton. Per-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
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fully and promptly.
The World long since established a
record Tor inlpartialty. and anybody
can afford its Thrice-aWeek edition,
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week, except Sunday. 1t will be OF
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= J@.,..4s. must ..il,. ,;.5 .A@Ie COLI
tingent on delivery Of q certain num-
Der of frames within sixty days. The
plant has been running at full ca
pacity for several months past, but
had practically reached the conclu-
sion of its operations under old con-
tracts when it received the present
order from foreign sources.
At convention of carriage build
ers held at Atlantic City, n. j., last
week, many of the delegates reported
that the war has brought big con-
tracts TO factories all over the coun
try which were temporarily closed,
and that these factories are now
orking overtime to fill such orders.
They predict that this condition will
prevail for at least another year and
expect 1915 to prove to be the big
gest year for business this country
has ever known.
There has also been noted during
the past fortnight or SO increased ac-
tivity in the exports of steel and steel
products from some of our largest
corporations in that industry, and ac-
cording to some of the leaders in that
industry the near future may see the
United States steel export move
ment raised from an annual basis of
approximately 100000 tons to O.
100000 tons.
Important orders for our Ameri
can merchandise are expected to be
placed through His Hellenic Males
tvs Consul General c. Vassardakis,
who is now in this city on special
trade promoting mission for the
Greek government and has esta blish-
ed permanent quarters for that pur-
pose.
Export Trade Improves.
Still further progress in the devel-
opment of export trade is recorded
by the New York custom house state
ments of expectation of merchandise.
The statement for the week ending
September 26 indicated a total value
of $2O,O32,132. This was the larg
est since the war broke out and
showed the steady trend toward nor
NAL conditions. The low-water point
Of exports was for the week ending
August %. They aggregate only
$8,477,361 in that week. A year
ago the exports for the week ending
September 26 were only s16,810,-
536. The following official state
ment, showing the export movement
from New York since the war broke
out (about August u will be found
Of interest. Comparisons are made
with corresponding weeks last year:
Week ending 1914 1913
Sept. 26 $2O,032,132 $16,S10.536
Sept. 10 - 17,208,199 1861, 1882
Sept. ~ 13,906,351 15,393,386
Sept. 5 = 12,210,9S9 14,S66,14S
Aug. 80 1O,214,302 12,158,997
Aug. % S,477,361 15,797.49s
Aug. Is 10,723,082 14,834,S51
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
England and America.

| England and America.
On December "a, 1914, commits
sioners from the United States and
Great Britain signed treaty of peace
settling most of the questions which
| had led to what is known as the war
of 1912. Since that time, notwith-
standing many chickering's, Americans
and Britons have remained continu-
ously at peace, and it seems almost
inconceivable that this happy state OF
affairs can fail to be permanent. Yet,
| in the intervening hundred years,
there have been occasions, by no
means infrequent, when the two
countries glared at each other in no
friendly spirit, and it seemed almost
miracle that they avoided clashins
swords. The slogan "Fifty-four,
forty or fight" the "Trent affair.""
the Cleveland message about Vene-
zuela, are but typical examples Of
occasions when o little loss of tenn
per on either side, an incautious
word, an untoward incident, might
have led to third conflict in arms
between the two great branches of
the Anglo-Saxon world. Fortunate
ly, the two nations have been guild
ed by men who were throughout con-
scious of the practical identity of cul-
ture in the civilizations represented
| by the two countries, and FREQUENT
as have been the family quarrels, they
have always been allayed by judi
cious concessions on one side or the
other, or both.
Immediately after the war of 1912,
instead of increasing their arina-
ments and glazing at one another
across their borders, the two coun-
tries Immediately adopted policy
and reduced their fleets on both sides
to mere police status OF four yes
sells. That incident may one day
loom large in the worlds history as
a precedent for the righteous conduct
of two nations claiming to be, civiliz-
ed. The other striking fact in the
relation of the two countries is the
existence of stretch of four thous-
and miles of coterminous borders
without a fort or fortress on either
side to suggest even the possibility
of hostile relations. And if ever the
nations of the world determine to
settle their disputes by arbitration
rather than by arms the Alabama
settlement by arbitration will stand
out as landmark in the worlds his
tory.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06

haps the present misfortune VII
arouse an interest among the South
ern people to diversity their indus
tries and their crops-one year Of
diversified crops would practically
destroy the boil weevil which works
such havoc in cotton-and such a
course cannot help but be a good
thing.
Twas a Painful Opei atiOl.
The lower house of congress was
held together for weeks by the rule
that absentees would be locked. This
branch of congress Was changing
round waiting for the upper branch
to do q few things; but OF course
The senate habitually proeiastin&tes.
Therefore the closing days of con-
gress presented painful proposi-
ton, and when the filibuster of the
cotton senators" prevented an adj
journment the weary lawmakers
simply couldn't stand it any longer,
and so the ducked. The few men
who stayed to attend both houses de-
cided the game was up, and SO they
went home too. And now the coun-
try can talk about something besides
Washington until December.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-06
THREE ARRESTS
 GIVE CLUE TO AUTO BANDITS
Alleged Confession by Chauf- feur Believed to Clear
 Bold Robberies.

New York. June 6-Joseph Longo, a. chauffeur, and James Fay, a pool room owner, were held today charged with participation in the holding up yesterday of two employees of s the American Can. Company who were robbed of nearly $3,000.
 As the result of a confession, which the police announced they had obtain ed from Richard Kelly, a chauffeur, Joseph Reardon, 2T years old. a. steam filter, was arrested early today as a material witness. Other arrests were expected to be made of men said to have taken part in the robbery.
 The police say Kelly confessed to being the driver of the automobile in which the two robbers escaped after the hold-up. He is said to have inn plicated five men in ths<robbery. The detective department was working to- day on the theory that the holdup was the work of the same men who early yesterday held up two clerks of the i Masuery Paint Company in Brooklyn and robbed them of a satchel containing $3,oo0 drawn for the week Iy payroll. These two robbers also used an automobile to escape.
 A third hoIdup on which the police are working resulted in a loss of $500 to Mckenzie. Vorhees and Gmelin, architects. although the five robbers overlooked two bundles of money. each containing $500. An employe of the architects was taking $1,500 into the office when his hat was knocked off and while he stopped to recover it the men seized one of his bundles. The five men escaped down. the eleva- tor and sped away in an automobile
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-06
IS FAR TOO ILL TO TALK OR WRITE
 
Lawyer Tells I.C.C. Attempt to Testify Might Prove
 Fatal

Washington, June 6-When the in- terstate- commerce commission re- stunned it's investigation of financial affairs Of the New Haven railroad to- day, John A. Carver, attorney Tor William Rockefeller, made 3. state ment that, according to MT. Rockefel- Ter physician, it would be danger ous for MT. Rockefeller to come to Washington and testify. According to the physician, any concentrated effort, such as would be- caused by giving testimony, would bring about O nervous condition that would ag- gravate MT. RockefeIIer's affIction and might be fatal.
 Carver said it was impossible for MT. Rockefeller to write, as he was afflicted with palsy. The witness ad- n1itted that Mir. Rockefeller re- gently had attended meetings of the New Haven board but added involved no nervous strain.
 -Commissi oner McChord announced the commission as to accepting the typewritten statement of George Mac Culloch Miller, director of the New Haven, submitted yesterday for tha record by Hoffman Miller.
 David E. Brown an accountant for the commission, testified that an ex- animation of fbe records of the New England Navigation Company did nor show the purchase of the Worcester, Nashua and Rochester Railway by the New Haven Company aIth ho1gn the books Of J. P Morgan & Com pany disclosed the fact that such sale was made through the Morgan house