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ARGENTINA BUSINESS BAD.
Peruvian Banks Not Yet Affected by
European War.

The American charge d'affaires at
Buenos Aires has reported to the State
Department that on account of the
European situation business is paralyzed
in the Argentine capital. but that there
is no panic.
From the American legation in Lima
Peru. word was received that exchange
and banks are not as yet affected by the
war. The Peruvian cabinet has resigned
but the designations were declined. and
1t is expected the various members will
continue to serve, except the minister
of war, whose health requires change
of climate. 49,.
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HORSES SOUGHT IN CANADA.
British Remount Inspectors to Visit
Dominion, if Necessary.

MONTREAL. August 4.-Arrangements
are being made to collect 10000 horses
in Canada for England's uses. according
to officials Of the live stock exchange
here
A cable from London stated that Brit
ish re1nount inspectors would leave for
Montreal Immediately should England
mobilize her troops.
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RIFLE FACTORY BUSY.
Quebec Firm Working Overtime on
Increased Output for British.

QUEBEC. August At is known here
That local rife factory has received or
ders from the government to supply
1900 rifles Extra men are being taken
On, and the output will be increased to a
thousand per week. The arsenal, too. is
working overtime.
Government steamers are taking down
guns and stores while a great quantity
OF ammunition has been sent over the
Canadian Pacific 10 Esquimault
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ORIENT BUSINESS HIT.
Trade With Europe Ceases Owing to
Exchange.

TOXIC, Japan. August 4-Business
between Japan. China and Europe has
been brought to a standstill by the ces-
sation of exchange, while trade be-
tween Japan and America has been
greatly affected.
French warships and liners in the far
east are concentrating at Saigon, While
ali the British naval reserves have been
called to HongkonS.
The German reservists. before leaving
for Tsingtau. exchanged their bank
notes for gold at the Bank of Japan.
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WOULD FLOOD COUNTRY.
Dutch Kingdom to Open Dykes as
Bar TO German Advance.

BRUSSELS. August 1.-THE burgo-
master of Antwerp announced tonight
that the Germans had invaded Lin
burg, Holland. and that the province
had been placed under martial law.
Limburg has a population of nearly
100000
The people of the Dutch kingdom. re-
solved to go to any extremity. are said
to be opening the dykes and flooding
the country, which would make the pas
sage Of an army impossible.
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JOHN BURNS QUITS OFFICE.
Coalition Cabinet in England Likely
Now, It Is Believed.

LONDON. August 1.-The Evening
Standard says there is every probability
Of the formation of coalition gov
eminent in the British Isles to tide
over the present crisis. Andrew Bona"
Law. the Marquis of Lansdown. and
Arthur j. Balfour three opposition lead
ers, were in consultation with cabinet
ministers yesterday. John Burns, presi-
dent of the local government board, has
resigned. He is in disagreement with
the war policy Of the government.
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ORDER U. S. CANNED MEATS.
American Firms in London Swamped
With Business.

LONDON. August 4.-American firms
with offices in London were overwhelmed
today with orders for canned meats
The prices quoted for this article of
consumption have jumped from 10 to 80
per cent within the past few days.
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POSLAM HEALS
ALL ITCHING
SKIN HUMORS

TAe aeSra'ation caused by Sunburn, RaShes,
Pin1ples. Oak or INy-PoisonlnS. Blisters. Itch
Ing Feet, etc.. is Immediately stopped by
foslam. Soothing, cooling, antiseptic, I'oslam
penct-ates 10 the seat OF the trouble, controls
ard sradrates II. No remedy 50 val
uabie 20 have handy during not wca. hcT
should is'zena arcCt in aay OF its furuiS OF
Arr" fii-s or I;.,rt"rs Itch. I.os!am is IN
epaalcd IL speed. air s..Ji1 OEiug yol relic.
Il ourt.
Your I.-,Ssis' sells Fcsiam. For s-,c sam
2'e write % EIn"raeL'y Laboratories s. Wesi
- r street Now York
toslatu sap. Iretilcate,i WITH PoSisin should
hr used daiiy IL !ouE sk!n is tender and other
soaps irritate.
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Despondent over domestic trouble, ac-
cording to the police, Mrs. Laura Shuyler,
twenty-eight years old. swallowed poison
at her home in Baltimore. She was
taken to the Maryland Homeopathic Hos
pital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-04

Some folks are 50 poor they
have t go out t tn garage t see
what time it is.
Saturday night is fathers day.
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New Yorks first elevated railroad was
built in Greenwich street in 1851, and was
operated by cable which ran under
ground and over the structure on spider
wheels.
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Foreign Officers Aboard.

Col G. F. B. Corbett an English mill
tary officer. whose chagrin at not being
able to join the army was apparent to
every one on board. was one Of the few
English on the ship. There We're a num-
Der of German officers. Oral duels and
miniature international warfare in the
smoking room helped to divert the minds
or the passengers who were inclined to
misgivings.
To some sleep was impossible Tho
DARK, foggy nights were long vigils until
TINS mornings sun burned its Way
through the mist that has hung over the
north Atlantic. The only CLEAN of light
where the ships friction stirred the sea
into phosphorescence
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will Not Be Shipped Again.

Arrangements were being made to-
day for the return of the gold to New
York. Apparently all efforts to have
1t shipped on any other vessel have
been abandoned.
Max May. vice president of the
Guaranty Trust Company, shippers of
approximately half of the Cecilie's con-
signment o. gold. said that when the
gold was returned to New York it
would be deposited in the subtreasury.
The gold shipped by the Guaranty
Trust Company was destined for Lon
don. OF the s1O.76s,oO0 aboard. Paris
was to have received s4.764.0 900. the
remainder being consigned to London
bankers. The Guaranty Trust fur
nished s4,943.000, the National City
Bank s3,166,000, and two other banking
companies made up the rest.
Vessel of Same Name Safe.
FALMOUTH, England. August 1.-THE
kronprinzessin Cecelie of the Hamburg
American line. which left New York
July % for Hamburg, put in here today.
She bears the same name as the North
German Lloyd steamer, which reached
Bar Harbor. Me-, this morning.
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Offer to Buy the Ship.

A group of flnanciers on board offered
to buy the ship and sail her under Amer
lean colors. But to all proposals the
captain replied that his duty was spelled
by his orders from Bremen, which in
structed him to turn back and save his
ship. There was a stampede for the wire
less. but the captain announced that no
messages would be sent for fear of be-
traying the ships location.
The American port which the captain
would try to make was a matter for I'M
limited speculation. 1t was not until the
passengers awoke this morning in sight
of the green hills that the liners desti-
nation became certain.
For two nights, with her head and side
lights extinguished and every other
illumination blotted out with canvas, the
kronprinzessin Cecelie plunged through
the fog with unreduced speed and with
out sounding her fog horn.
capt. Polacks explanation to a delega-
ton of passengers who protested against
fast running under such conditions was
that it was his motive to save his shin
from capture. He added that he did not
consider the danger appreciable, as he
Was not on the usual path
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giving warning of the Cecelie's proximity.
but under the protection of a providential
fog the North German Lloyd liner es-
Caped.
The KrouprinZessin Cecelie left New
York early last Tuesday morning bound
for Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
She had 800 first-class. 100 second-class
and 1876 steerage passengers. About
third of the first-class are Germans who
sailed to anticipate the war crisis; whose
sudden precipitation drove them back 70
America Most of the rest are Amerl-
cans.
Moon Suddenly Shifts.
Friday night. while a dance was IL
progress. one of the passengers noticed
that the position of the moon had I'M
accountably shifted to the port side OF
the ship. Before the significance OF this
was realized the captain called the men
into the smoking room.
"Gentlemen.'' he said, war has been
declared between England, France. Ger
many and Austria. We are going back
to America We have enough coal Tor
our return home, and 1t Is my earnest
hope that We shall not be intercepted by
foreign war vessels.
There was nervous laughter, applause,
oaths, congratulations. protests which
gave way to a grave state of apprehen-
sion as the seriousness Of the situation
became apparent. Electric lights We're
turned off and the ship was covered
from prov to stern in a shroud OF can
vas. This smothered whatever beams OF
light escaped through chinks In the state
room windows According to the ships
log she was then 1916 north latitude,
1921 west longitude. In two days she
would have locked at Plymouth.
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Loss to Underwriters.

During the time the Kronprinzessin
Cecilie was missing a report current
stated that Capt. Polack had received in
struction to proceed to Bremen without
stopping at Cherbourg or Plymouth
Other rumors We're that the vessel had
docked at Hamburg. Even .f the vessel
were safely 6ocked at Hamburg fears
were expressed as TO the COLDS delivery
to the consignees.
A delay in getting the metal to its
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destination will prove a costly matter to
the underwriters who took war risks on
It, as there will be an accumulation Of
interest, which amounts to about $4,000
a day.
With the disturbing news that the
Cecilie had not landed at Plymouth some
Of the New York bankers at once took
the matter UP with the State Department
at Washington and asked that the facts
in the case be communicated to Ger.
many. using the argument that Great
Britain and Germany were not at war
and they believed that under these cir
cumstances London's share OF the gold
should be sent back to Plymouth.
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TREASURE SHIP
RACES BACK TO
j. S. IN FOG

Continued from First Page
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Pool on Possible Port.

me pool on the time Of arrival In Ply
mouth was changed to gambling on the
american port into which the ship would
20. Last night the betting was even on
landing on the New England coast.
ToF. Miller of Delaware. believed New
port would DE the landing place: then
New York began to be a fayorita Ros-
ION, Portland and ports as far south as
Hampton roads also figured. MeanwbiIe
the captain shrugged his shoulders and
was non-committaI
IL took several of the ships officers TO
restrain passengers from croWdins into
the small launches that came to the
snip sac TINS morning. A man who
managed to get newspaper from one of
the launches was all but rnobbed.
Bar Harbor All Astir.
The little village of Bar Harbor. with
its summer colony, was all astir before
its usual hour to Wintess the unprece-
denied spectacle of big ocean liner
anchored just off shore The smoke
stacks. painted by the crew the morning
after the Cecilie turned in her course
led the inhabitants of the village to
think that by some strange chance the
olympic had wandered into port; then
word went round that it was the missing
cecilie with the famous cargo of gold,
and curiosity become feverish
Enterprlsing persons began running
launches to the ship, but none was al
lowed to board her. They stopped long
enough. however. to shout greetings and
the latest news to those on board
Among the passengers We're Represen-
tative A. j. Barchfeld of Pennsylvania,
Representative Richard Rartholdt of Mis-
souri, c. Ledyard Blair of New York.
Gov. Charles r. Miller of Delaware and
Samuel Newhouse. the copper magnate
of Utah and New York
Captain Sees Further Danger.
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Captain Sees Further Danger.

Capt. Polack said he was awaiting adj
vices from his line offices in New York.
Il can see no possibility of taking this
ship to New York from here. with
safety he said. ITO avoid foreign YES
sells we should have to keep within the
three-mile limit, and to accomplish this
the ship would have to be built like a
canoe. We have reached an American
port in safety, and that was more than
had dared to hope. We have been in
almost constant danger of capture, and
we can consider ourselves extremely
lucky TO have come out so we'll
II know / have been criticised for
making too great speed under bad
weather conditions. but I have not will
fully endangered the lives of the pas
sengers L would rather have lost the
whole ship and cargo than have assum-
ed any such risk. OF course. aside from
this consideration my one aim has been
TO save my ship and my cargo from cap
ture.
Il have not been acting on my own
initiative, but under orders from the
North German Lloyd in Bremen, and al
though I am an officer in the Germany
navy, my duty has been to the steam
ship line
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Gold to Go Back to New York.

0Olu " 0o DUH " AVG" 1850
NEW YORK, August 4.-The kronprin-
zessin Cecilie is the finest ship OF the
North German Lloyd fleet. News or her
safe arrival at Bar IIarbor was received
at the line Offices here in telegram from
Capt Polack. Until his message was re-
ceived the line was apparently in the DARK
as to the vessels movements since steam
ing out of New York harbor.
officials in the Dark.
Officials Of the line said that the Cecihe
had not been ordered back to port from
this side of the Atlantic, and that II any
instructions had been received by Capt
Polack they must have come from Brem-
en-, although it was admitted that Capt
PolacIz might have acted entirely on his
own initiative. The officers here insisted
that they had not been in communication
with the ship after she left here.
Officials of one of the big banks here.
which was shipping more than $1,000
900 In gold on the liner. expressed
great disappointment over her return
Some of them said frankly that they
would have been glad If the vessel had
been captured by the French. In such
an event. thev thought, the French
captors would have seen to it that tho
metal reached it's destination.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
1900 AMERICANS
Reach GOTHAM
from EUROPE
DR.. o. w. Clark of Pine
Bluff Among Passengers
With Exciting Stories.

New York. Aug 15.-Fifteen humid
red Americans reached home today
on the White Star Liner Celtic, thank
ful TO be safe of the European war
zone and glad to put up with the dis
comforts of overcrowding on voyage.
All had exciting stories to tell OF
their journey from the continent to
England. Nearly every one had lost
baggage, but the American spirit pre-
vailed during the trip and 1t was
case of share and share alike.
man with a spare coat gave it gladly
to his bed mate and the women help
ed each other in the same way.
Those without money received
cash from those who We're more
fortunate. Men who went aboard at
Liverpool with steerage tickets or
tickets that would give them pass
age but no stateroom accepted the
situation cheerfully. The smoking
and other public rooms were used for
sleeping purposes.
Among the Celtic's passengers was
DR.. o. w. Clark Of Pine Bluff, Ark.
who had just reached London from 8
tour of the continent when war was
declared by Austria-Hungary. With
DR.. Clark were many other surgeons
and physicians who attended the
international congress in London.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
NEW DAY FOR POLES.
Are Promised Realization Of Dream in
Exchange for Loyalty.

st. Petersburg, via London, Aug. Is.
Poland is promised freedom in re-
ligion and language and autonomy in
an appeal for loyalty issued by Grand
Duke Nicholas, chief of
the Russian army. The manifesto
reads:
1.-The hour has sounded when the
sacred dream of your fathers may be
realized. A hundred and fifty years
ago the living body of Poland was
torn to pieces, but her soul survived,
and she lived in hope that for the
Polish people would come an hour of
regeneration and reconciliation with
Russia.
1.-The Russian army brings you the
solemn news of this reconciliation
which egaces the frontiers severing
the Polish people whom it unites con-
jointly under the sceptre of the czar
of Russia. Under this sceptre Poland
will be born again. free in religion,
language and autonomous.
Russia expects from you only the
loyalty to which history has bound
you. With open heart and brotherly
hand extended, Great Russia comes to
meet you. She believes that the sword
which struck her enemies at Greune-
valid is not yet rusted.
Russia, from the shores of the Pa
cific to the North Sea, marches in
arms. The dawn of new life COM
mences for you. In this glorious dawn
is seen the sign of the cross-the sym.
boil of suffering and the resurrection
of a people"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
PANAMA CANAL
NOW Open FOR
TRADING BOAST
Col. Goethals Rides on First
Boat to Traverse Great
Channel.

Panama, Aug. 15.-The United
States war department steamer
Ancon formally opened the Panama
canal for traffic to vessels drawing
not more than 80 feet of, water to-
day. She went through the Gatum
locks in 20 minutes without a hitch
The total lift at these locks is IS feet.
The zone celebrated in a mild way,
but there was little to suggest the
great significance of the event which
commentaries the success of CEN
turtles of planning, years of work
and the expenditure of millions; the
success of American ability after
others had failed.
With the official Panama celebra-
ton set for next spring, even the
United States was not Officially rep
resented except by the men who have
long been in the canal zone.
The steamship Ancon, owned by the
United States was not officially rep
leased to the Panama railroad for
service in the New York Colon trade,
was chosen as the first big boat to
go through, signalling the opening
of the canal to ships up to 10000 tons
register.
Colonel Cocktails. builder of the
canal and governor of the zone, was
on. the bridge beside Captain Suke-
forth of the steamer, together with
Capt. Hugh Rodman, U. S. ~, super
inteadent of the transportation, who
had overseen the plans for putting
the first steamship through.
Other distinguished persons includ-
ed President Porras of the republic
of Panama, and his staff.
The Panama National band and
the regiment band of the Tenth Unit
ed States infantry played the Star
Spangled Banner as the ship pulled
away, but the music was almost
drowned by whistles of steamers in
the harbor.
To assure unimpended passage for
the Ancon, all traffic was stopped.
The several thousand canal workers
enjoyed a holiday.
The Ancoa was fully loaded with
regular cargo that she had brought
from New York. the freight having
been purposely left on board to give
the canal a full test with the ship
drawing full depth of water.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
0bREGON TAKES
MEXICO CITY IN
CARRANZA' name
Appearance of Ragged and
Shoeless Soldiers En-
thuses Populace.
(By H. Fl. Stanley

Mexico City, Aug. 15.-General
Obregon with $4,000 troops, the ad-
vance guard of the constitutionalisls.
took possession of the palace in the
name of Carranza this afternoon. The
entire population of the capital chang
ed from spirit of Indifference to
wild cheering when it was observed
that no one in twenty of the weather.
stained soldiers was provided with
shoes.
Hundreds of bedraggled women
who have followed their husbands
through the campaign were in the
line of march, but paid 10 attention
to the applause of the richly-goWneo
society women, many of whom threw
flowers and personal ornaments from
the balconies. The spectacle excell-
ed in impresiveness any | have ever
seen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

London, Aug. 1.-THE greatest
battle of all history has begun. Flight
ing today is raging from Liege to
Luxembourg, where half million
German soldiers are attacking the
allies.
The kaiser's artillery is Smelling
the forts of the enemy and the roar
of the big field pieces is incessant.
The German general staff is pre-.
pared to lose 100000 men in an at
tempt to roll back the allies.
several days, and the tide Of battle
may ebb and flow, but Germany has
so much at stake she is counted up
on to make the combat the fiercest
and bloodiest of all history
She is fighting not only against
tremendous forces, but against time
ITSELF Russia is fast trcadi1g apon
her heels, and it is life or death
matter for her to gain srea: VIC
tory on the western border.
The seeming slowness CT the cp-
posing forces to come into death
grabble is due to the fact that the
rival armies are without precedent
for size.
Such vast numbers hav. throwl an
almost inconceivable burden on the
commasariat. The awaiting period is
now ended. Germany, recognizing
that anything short of a decisive
victory in the first great battle will
be disastrous, is bringing mp forces
of enormous numbers.
German entertainments are being
thrown up around Tirelment. so near
the enemy that the work with pick
and shovel can easily be seen from
the Belgian lines.
Allies Fire Deadly.
The artillery fire of the allies Is
said to be extremely deadly. but the
Germans are meeting it wirh unusu.
al bravery. Half dozen German at,
tempts to carry the Belgian outpcsts
at the point of the bayonet have beer
unsuccessful. Belgian aud French
aviators, familiar with every inch O
the Belgian territory, are flying ovel
the spaces between the two armies
spying out the German movements
Amazing risks are taken by the bel
gian airmen, but thus far the Ger
mans have failed to get the range o
any of their aeroplanes.
The Belgian line, heavily re-inforc
ed, extends along fort running from
the neighbortood of Diest and Ma'i
mes to a point far southwest Of Ma
muir. at Gembloux, lie the French re
| serves with the British Amy ncitEel
! of whom has yet got in:) the fight.
Captured German off GERS say tina
direct orders from Be"l;n are tina
| Brussels must be taken at all haz
ards. There are 100000 Germans @
all branches of the service along tht
line of the Neuse river.
While the fight RACES up arcunt
Diest and Hasselt, the Germans sill
hammer away at the l.:ege forts
These are reported still TO he intact
Repeated assaults are being attempt
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

London, Aug 3A Central News dispatch from Brussels dis
resulting
t. the o
he
to
In the
artillery failed hopeless according the
port in HI
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
Cane Cod Canal Pageant,

Onset, Conn.,, Aug. 15.-All Cape
Cod is participating in the festivities
and pageant which celebrate the
completion of the Cape Cod canal,
which will be continued through four
days, beginning today. The pageant
which covers the history of the cape
for three centuries, has nearly thou
san performers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
Unofficial State Convention.

Saratoga, n. =, Aug. 15.-The COM
mittee headed by Senator Root ap-
pointed to consider and set forth the
attitude of the Republican party with
reference to constitutional amend
ments, is holding an unofficial con-
vention in this city which will extend
over tomorrow. The appointed SUBJ
committee will submit the tentative
plans for state platform.