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afford to take great chances in order
to hold the mouths of the river Rhine
This she might do by controlling both
Holland and Belgium. and to control
either would strengthen her situation
on the coast closest to England.
The Importance to Germany, in the
event Of her wishing to branch into
world politics, Of the mouth Of the
Scheldt has been considered many
times within the century. Attention
was called to It when in 1901 the reign
ing queen of Holland married a prince
Of a German house.
German King Possible.
The matter Of the royal succession In
Holland is n Of vital Importance.
According to the present provision. the
succession is in the direct male line or
failing that the female line. Should
there be no legal heir the sovereign or
parliament, or II the sovereign is dead
parliament alone. is to name a success.
sor, the number Of the members Of
parliament being doubled for the occa
sion. These peculiar conditions were
brought about through the marriage Of
Queen Wilhelmina with Duke Henry
Of observation-disclosures. for the lat.
ter, being in the line Of succession.
gives to Germany the pr%eponderant
chance for gaining a foothold in the
country.
Amazing German Proposal.
In 1911 a German engineer issued n
pamphlet in which he argued for the
Importance Of Hollands absorption by
Germany as Il protection against Eng.
land. Said he: 1.-The absolute incorpo.
ration of Holland into the German EN-
2ire is the only guarantee Of the con
Iinued maintenance Of her colonial pos.
sessiOns. The English hydra could ne
then stretch it's tentacles toward the
Islands OF the Sonde. II we were III
Holland We would have within oUr
reach the head Of that Unsuitable ny
lra-within our reach in the sense tina,
In the actual state Of science the mari
time situation OF England does no,
longer constitute an absolute guaran
tee. The Prussian's foot on the head
Of the hydra will suffice that the L.na
~tentacles will finally drop their prey
IL n word. we should have a door OF
attack against England"
All this meant that. in order to say
her colonies from the English. Holland
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scheme. involving $4O.OOO,OOO expendi.
ture for the renewal Of the coast de-
lenses. Including the fertilization OF
Flushing, at the mouth Of the river
Scheldt. caused much comment IL the
European press. Some regarded it az
the result Of Germany's pressure to
secure the coast against Great Britain
tn the event of a war between that
country and Germany. The fact that
the bill made no provision for the de.
tense OF the eastern frontier was re-
garded as significant The Dutch for.
eign minister, however. denied any in.
terference in Dutch internal affairs on
the part Of any foreign power. The
bill finally passed in 1913.
The fertilization planned would have
converted Flushing into something
very much akin to a second Gibraltar
in point of military and naval impor.
lance.
In fact, the extraordinary defense
iessness Of the eastern boundaries Of
the Netherlands goes far to confirm the
belief that the kaiser has some sort
W NAS uAoCASNAlluluS Will Tue OulCu
crown which Is equivalent to an of.
fensive and defensive alliance.
Hollands Relation to Belgium.
During these discussions Of the situa.
ton Of the Low Countries as buffer
states the impartial observer could
but come to the conclusion that Hol.
land and Belgium politically belong
together. Said one writer In 1912:
Good sense as we'll "a inevitable
necessities should bring these two peo-
pies together again. Their mentality
Is widely apart. but their national life
requires their union. Last year Cl911),
when Belgium prepared in haste-very
late indeed-tO resist the threatened
violation Of her territory by German
armies. Holland furnished troops for
her eastern frontier. mined bridges
and prolonged the period of instruction
OF her reservists in view Of the danger.
Never was the solidarity of the two
countries more apparent"
This crisis refers to the dispute be-
tween France and Germany over Mo.
rocco. when not only Holland and Bel.
GUM. but England also. prepared for
joint action to defend she Low Coun.
tries from threatened invasion by Ger.
many as the first step in a blow against
France.
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should give them to Germany They
should seek 1.-THE Ho!landers, to have
their state made Il part Of the Ger.
manic confederation
Fortified to Aid Germany?
Back in 1870. when the war broke
out between France and Prussia. there
was a mOmentary fear that either
power might disregard treaties Of
neutrality for the sake Of military ad'
vantage. The British foreign office ap.
preached both belligerents on the sub
ject. and both consented to sign treaties
pledging themselves to hold Belgian
territory inviolable.
The guarantee was hOnorably OBJ
served by both sides. and the question
of Belgiun's status in cast of war was
Eve thought Of again until the gov.
eminent Of Holland took the resolu-
ton Of fortifying its seacoast about
the beginning Of 1910. This movement
was said to have been the result Of
pressure from the kaiser, who feared
an invasion Of Holland by England
threatening Germany with a nank at.
tack. The Dutch project included the
construction Of forts at Flushing strong
enough to stop the navigation Of the
Scheldt in case Of war. Belgium at
once became panic stricken, and the
powers opposed to Germany opened
their eyes to q new situation.
Temporary Defeat Of German Hopes.
In 1911 the coast defense bill failed
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'BOWSER, RESCUER
A Cat Marooned In a Treeto-
Arouses His Pity.
LIKEWISE HIS INDIGNATION.

What Are Suffering Cats to caIlous
Hearted Mrs. sewser? Nothing!
But He Will Save the FeIine-Mr.
eowser 10 Better Now, Thank You.
BY N. QUAD.
copyright. 1914. by Associated Literary
Press.l
T the Office during the after
"a noon a caller on business had
IA mentioned that MI. Bowser
was looking ten years older
than last month.
Another caller had doubted his in
tegrity.
He had been dunned for his club
dues.
4 life insurance agent kad told him
be was too fat to take a risk on.
He had had his corns stepped on
while bound for home.
He had to sit beside a drunken man
for a mile.
OF course. Mrs. Bowser was t. blame
for all this. and he determined she
should pay the penalty.
Mrs. BOwser. however. seemed to be
on her guard. and he got no openin.
until dinner was over and he had sat
down to smoke and read. Then came
the sustained mewing of a cat. and
after a bit he flung his paper away and
asked Mrs. Bowser:
do yon know whether our cat is in
the house or caught in a trap in the
back yard?"
II saw her in the dining room a few
minutes ago." was the reply. The cat
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Other "R's."

"Well. Johnnie. | S'pose you're glad
you're through with TIL 3 RS for
awhile" NAV. | amt. | got tn ;:
VS. now" ''rh 3 VS." Yep
weedin'. waShin' am wipin' dishes."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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"Prints All The News"

II any reader It the River P"ass
considers it WORTHY of recommends
lion to friends, the favor will be very
highly appreciated by its publishers.
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Interest Paid on Time Deposits
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HOLLAND As 4
BUFFER State
Covers a Sea Gate For or
Against England or Germany.
CONTROLS RIVER SCAELu1.

Neutrality Was Guaranteed by Treaty
In 1870 Question Revived When
Queen WiIhelmina Of Holland Mar.
r;ed . German Prince In 1901-A
German May Become Hollands King.
Controversy In 1910 and 1911 Over
hollands Coast Defense - Alleged
MsddIins BY Germany 70 Th~art
England.
"HAT the kaiser should be so
prompt to make a move on
Germany's northwestern from.
tier when about to antagonize
France and Great Britain could sur.
prise no one who has followed up the
drift in Europe for the last few years
II has beer limited that Germany could
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OFFICERS
OFFICERS
G. B. POWER, President
F. A. ELANAGAN. Cashier
J. F. SULLIVAN. Asst Cashier

your deeds and other valuable papers are
destroyed OF. stolen. We have dro an6
burglar proof safety boxes for rent Each
box 10 absolutely private a. you viii NM
the only key that will open 1t.
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Qoino Fairly Well.

Patience-Anu We're you engaged to
be married while you We're ut the
beach?
Patrice-Oh. yes, four times.
P~atience-IS that all?
Patrice-Oh. we'll. | was there only
two weekS.-Yonkers Statesman.
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isn't 1t awfu! the way all the food
stuff is going up"
"ies: as ! passed through the kitchen
Just now | noticed that even the bread
Is rising. "-Hai.imore American.
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BENTON LODGE No. ga. \.
~ AND A. M.-Regular communi.
!" cations Of the above named
lodge are held at 1880 p. M, on
the first n third Mondays Of eacn
month. Members Of sister Lodges and
so5ourning brethren are cordially invited
to attend.
EZRA l.. CRANE, W. NJ.
ROBT. RICHARDSON, Sec'y.
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Where It Counts.

Aunt ninah. aye you going to have
..,hey' eliminated from the ceremouy:''
"No, chile. II | >hn is ywinter hah Il
unlimited fTWm i" mntrtmnny."-Puck
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-17
Miss Harriet Jean Robinson
Named Superintendent of
the KenOsha Hospital.
HAS HAD WIDE EXPERIENCE

Miss Harriet Jean Robinson, wo-
man who has won distinction in the
field of hospital work has been named
by the board of directors of the Ke-
nosha Hospital association to succeed
Mrs. Helen DeSpelda Moore as super
intendent of the Kenosha hospital and
she will assume the duties of her posi-
ton on Tuesday. The selection of Miss
Robinson as superintendent of the hos
pital was made after many candidates
had been examined and the directors
feel certain that under the direction of
the new superintendent there will be no
backward step in the work of this pop
ular Kenosha institution.
Miss Robinson comes to take up her
work as superintendent of the Kenosha
hospital with highes+ recommendations.
She has had wide and varied exper-
fence in the work of nursing. She was
graduated from the Illinois College of
Nurses and for several years she was
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engaged as a private nurse after which
she was elected as superintendent of
the Woman 5 hospital in Chicago. This
institution is one of the best known
of the smaller hospitals in Chicago
and it has been under the direction OF
DIR. Henry 7. Byford, who has won re-
nown as a surgeon and who was espe-
cially distinguished in the treatment of
diseases of women. Miss Robinson was
in charge as superintendent of the
Woman Is hospital for little over nine
years and gave up her position in order
to give her time to the care of an in
valid mother. For the past five years
she has been in California and during
this time she was engaged a part of her
time in teaching in a school for nurses.
She has had wide experience in the
training school work and her coming
to the Kenosha hospital will undoubt-
edly bring new impetus to the work
of the Kenosha Hospital Training
school, Miss Robinson is a woman of
mature years and experience and she
has all the qualifications of a success
full superintendent.
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daughter, visited friends at Channel
Lake on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. g. Gaines made a
business trip to Antioch last Saturday
night.
Halls Wienke fell and dislocated his
hip while playing at school last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Norville Cass returned to her
home in Miller, S. D., last week, hav-
ing spent some time at the home of
K. K. Cass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bishop visited
friends and relatives in Kenosha over
Sunday.
Mrs. G. F. Aldred is entertaining an
aunt from Harvard.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Eddy of Keno
sha visited at the home Of T. A. Davies
over Sunday.
The Missionary Society met with
Mrs. Ed. Pike last Friday afternoon.
Miss Ruth Mitchell of Lockport, ILL.,,
il visiting her aunt, Miss Edith
Mitchell.
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NOTED EDUCATORS TO SPEAK
Two Hundred Teachers From Kenosha
County VIII Attend State Meeting
and Will Have Part on Many of the
Programs Arranged for the Week.

Kenosha teachers are already laying
plans to attend the annual sessions of
the Wisconsin State Teachers Associa-
ton which are to be held in Milwaukee
November 5th 9th and 7th and it is
expected that nearly two hundred
teachers from Kenosha county will at
tend the three days session of the state
body. The meeting is to be the most
Interesting in the history of the asso-
citation this year and President G. E.
Patzer OF the association, declares that
il will be one of rare interest to teach.
ers and others interested in school
work. Many distinguished educators
from all over the United States have
been listed among the speakers for the
convention and many of the Kenosha
county teachers will have places on the
program arranged for the various de-
partments of work.
This convention will be of marked
interest also because of the recent &C.
tivity of the state board of public af.
fairs, which set on foot a system of in.
vestigation into the management of the
schools throughout the state. The re.
port of the investigating commission
in regard to the rural schools has Great.
ed much discussion. The normal
schools, eight in number, are now being
investigated, and the report will be
made public within few months, as
will the report on the inspection of the
management of the university, which
must be in by December /.
The convention will have four gen
eral sessions, for the discussion of the
three general subjects: First, purpose
and scope Of work in the elementary
and the high schools; second, training
of teachers toward this purpose; and
third, the function of the superinten.
dent and the supervising principal in
increasing teaching power.
Outside talent to be engaged in ad-
dresses on these subjects are: David
n. Snedden, commissioner of education
Massachusetts,; Frank McMurry, teach.
ers' college, Columbia University, N,
Y; M. W. Foght, specialist in rural ed
ucation, bureau of education, Washing.
ton, D. c.; G. J. Paul Goode, head Of
department of geography, University
OF Chicago; James E. Armstrong, prin-
cipal Englewood High school; William
McAndrews, principal Washington Irv.
ing High school; James F. Hosic, Chi.
cage Normal college; Mrs. Gudrun,
Thorne-Thomson, University of Chica.
go; Jane Adams, Hull House, Chica-
go; Georgene Faulkner, the Faulkner
school, Chicago
Among the Milwaukee speakers will
be Prof. Patzer, Supt. Potter, President
Carroll G. Perse, Miss Ellen G. Sabin,
president Observation-Disclosures College
Edward G. Elliott, University of Wis
consin and Theodore Kronshage.
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GERMAN ENVOY IS IN U. S.
Partial Responsibility for Destruction
of Louvain Placed Upon BeIgans
by Red Cross Surgeon.

New York, Sept. Infringing 1,45S
refugees from the war zone of Europe,
a representative of the German for
eign ONCE, who is expected to make
answer at Washington to the Belgian
accusations Of brutality, the Holland
American liner Potsdam arrived here
from Rotterdam. Most of the passen-
gers were In sympathy with the Ger
man aims In the present war.
The representative of the German
foreign Office is Herr Anton Appel
mann. He declined to discuss his mas
sion to this country.
Partial responsibility for the destruc-
ton Of Louvain was placed upon the
Belgians by P. w Weinholt, who was
a surgeon in the Belgian Red Cross
during the attack on Liege and was
later made member of til, German
hospital corps.
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PARIS.

The farmers of Paris have been very
busy the last week cutting corn and
filing silos.
The Rev. John Schneider preached
his farewell sermon at Union Grove
and Paris week ago last Sunday.
Fonk Brothers gave a dance in their
new barn last Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shepard of
Woodwork and Mrs. Emily Gunter Wis
lied last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey l.. Gunter and family.
Erb Brothers, who have been quar-
antined for smallpox for the last thirty
days have had the quarantine removed.
Miss Eva Huck of Dover com
menced her second year teaching in
District No. 8, Paris, last Monday
John P. Spartz, democratic candidate
for member of assembly and Dr. Me
Cracker, democratic candidate for
state senator, transacted business at
Madison last Tuesday.
Clarence Fonk went to Burlington
last Saturday to spend few days with
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Weller.
Charles Crane and Harvey Gunter
transacted business at Union Grove last
Saturday.
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Vigorous Investigation of
Explosion Which Cost Life
of Wilmot Young Man.
LLOYD VAUGHN MEETS DEATH

People of the village Of Wilmot have
appealed to the state fire marshal to
have an Investigation made of an ex-
plosion of acetylene gas which result
ed in the death of Lloyd Vaughn, a
clerk in the store Of William Morgan
at the village. Vaughn was making
an effort to repair tank when the ex-
plosion occurred. 1t carried such force
that it is declared that the report was
heard for distance of four miles.
Vaughn was terribly mangled by the
force of the explosion and he was dead
when picked up.
The young man was twenty-three
years of age and son of Charles
Vaughn of Wilmot. He had been in the
employ of the Morgan store for some
time and was supposed to be entirely
familiar with the handling of the acty-
lene gas tank which was used in con
nection with the lighting of the store.
For some time the lighting system had
not been operating successfully and
Morgan and young Vaughn went to the
rear of the store where the tank was
buried in order to make an investiga-
ton. They had been working at the
tank only few minutes when Morgan
was called to the store to answer a
long distance telephone call. He was
standing at the telephone when the ex-
plosion took place. It had such force
that portion of a building near the
place where the tank was buried was
wrecked and flames started by the ex-
plosion spread to all parts of the build
ing. The explosion caused great ex-
element in Wilmot and large number
of the people in the village gathered
and assisted in fighting the fire in the
building.
The body of young Vaughn was
found some distance from the place
where the tank had been buried and
the top of his head had been literally
blown away. A coroner $ inquest was
held which returned verdict of acct
dental death
Young Vaughn was one of the best
known men of the village Of Wilmot
and his death under such tragic circum-
stances has caused profound sensa-
ton.
Experts in the handling of acetylene
gas have gone to Wilmot to make an
investigation, but examinations that
have been made have failed to reveal
the cause of the explosion and it is
thought probable that it was due to
some fault in the construction of the
tank or the method of its installation.
Similar plants are being used in many
parts of Wisconsin and for this reason
It is thought proper that an investiga-
ton be made by the state fire marshal
in order that other plants may be safe
guarded against similar accidents.
The remains of young Vaughn were
buried at the family plot in the GENE
terry at Burlington.
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$50 Long, Mary" MARY is a
Grand Old Name, = s3Forty Five Min
utes from Broadway" and "Give Ny
Regards to Broadway are four of the
six gems interpolated in the George M.
Cohan s play with music, Forty Five
Minutes from Broadway, to be seen at
the Rhode Opera House next Sunday,
matinee and night Everyone knows
these delightful melodies, but when
rendered by "Corinne' and Bernard
Riggs in their respective roles of Mary
and Kid Burns new lights and shades
are developed unthought-of by the or
dlnary theatregoer. advdw
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-17
JA7S Win FIRST FIGHT
OPENING LAND CONFLICT WITH
GERMANS is ON CHINESE SOIL.
Chino, Ten Miles Outside klauchau
Zone, Reported Taken--Mikado
Orders Newspapers Suppressed.

Chino, Shantung province, China,
Sept. 16 (via Picking -The first en-
counter between German and Japanese
forces on land occurred this Diorning
when there were several sharp skirm-
ishes between patrols of the contest
Ing forces at a point close to Chino.
Before these engagements German
aeroplane few over the district. The
Japanese fired on the machine bat
without success.
A considerable Japanese force is re-
ported rs miles north Of here.
A dispatch received from Weihsien,
so miles northwest OF Kiauchau says
SO Japanese troops arrived there dur.
ing the day.
Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 16.-The war
office has given out an official safe.
ment relative to the situation at Using
Tao, In which it Is declared that Jap,
anese cavalry captured Chino, ten
miles outside of the Kiauchau zone
No signs of the enemy were discov-
cred north of the River Pisha Aero.
planes of the enemy occasionally are
sighted.
The Japanese government ordered
the Herald, German controlled news.
paper at Yokohama, and the Deutsche
Japan Post, German news agency,
to cease publication
Picking, China, Sept. ia report
of German origin, received here from
Using Tao says that a vanguard OF
Japanese cavalry is at Kiauchau city.
(Kiauchau city is about five miles
outside of Kiauchau boundary to the
northwest)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-17
WITHDRAWS u. S. MEN
WILSON ORDERS TROOPS TO
LEAVE VERA CRUZ.
President Takes Action Following
Conference With Cabinet-Says
Conditions Warranted Move.

Washington, Sept 16.-President
Wilson ordered American soldiers
withdrawn from Vera Cruz. He is
sued the following statement:
THE troops have been ordered with
drawn from Vera Cruz. This action
is taken in view of the entire removal
Of the circumstances which were
thought to justify the occupation. The
further presence of the troops is
deemed unnecessary"
1t is understood that President Will
son took this action on the unanimous
advice Of the cabinet. Secretary
Bryan, Secretary Garrison and Secre-
tary Daniels joined in the belief that
the evacuation Of Vera Cruz would be
a good stroke at the present time. 1t
would demonstrate Americas good
faith and confidence in the Carranza
administration and would have sta
bilizing effect on the present delicate
situation in Mexico.
General Funston was directed to
make up his accounts and be in read
mess to move as soon as transports
for the soldiers and marines arrive
at Vera Cruz The war department
has four Of its own transports and
several additional vessels under char
ter, and these will be used to bring
the troops home. When they will be
ordered to leave Vera Cruz was not
announced The soldiers and marines
now at the port are estimated at
1000.
Vera Cruz was occupied by the
American forces April Il.