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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-03

Abb received wire yesterday from
Hunter and Donovan, who are in Hur-
ley, N. M, saying that they would
start from that place today. They
will arrive here Tuesday in good con-
dition for the opening game with
Waterloo Wednesday. Both have
been playing during the winter. Dono-
van is said to be almost as large as
Abbott. He is another red-head and
bats left-handed. The club needs an
other left handed hitter as Abbott is
the only man on the team at present
who bats in that position. Donovan
is very handy with the willow and
Abb expects him to lead the club
with his stick.
"Stix" Seneff, member Of the To-
cal club last season has been pur-.
chased from Memphis by Ned Egan.
Seneff batted 800 here last year and
can play almost any position besides
being a cracking good pitcher. Ned
says he does not yet know where he
will use him but he will not be used
On the mound. Seneff arrived at OF
tumwa today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
RETRACT CRITICISM
OF THE RELIEF BOARD

Washington. Aug. 26.-Following q
meeting Of the relief board at the
treasury department this afternoon.
a statement was Issued. announcing
the retractlon of criticism Of the
abroad which had been attributed TO
boards work TN aiding Americans
passengers on board. the steamship
Principe Di Tdine. which reached
New York on Monday. The state
ment embodied a communication from
a committee representing these pas
sengers. officials said that II was
thought wise to make the commhnica-
ton public because Of the unwhoie
Some effect which the reported crlti-
eism might have upon the confidence
of Americans. The relief board saya
out the following;
"At a meeting Of the relief hoari
this afternoon, attention was called -
the fact that the passengers who re-
turned to this country ON the Principe
hi Udne had made some complaints
about the way in which the govern.
ment handled the relief work, 1t was
requested that representative Of the
state department attend a meeting at
the Hotel Biltmore last night. Tho
result was summed up ny the COM
mittee in a statement as follows sTha
committee appointed by the Ameri-
cans who returned from Genoa yes
terday by the specially chartered
steamer Principe III I'dine met today
at the Hotel Biltmore with Wilbur J.
Carr, director OF consular service OF
the department of state, and discussed
with him the conditions prevailing
among Americans left in the southern
part of Europe, particularly In italy.
They gave Mr.. Carr all the lnforma-
ton in their possession and heard
from him in detail the steps that had
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
SMITHS DEFEAT Of
BLEASE DECISIVE

Spartanburg. S. c, Aug. 26.~-Addi-
tional returns from the Democratic
primary election yesterday show Sena-
tor Ellison d. Smiths defeat of Gov
ernor Cole l.. Blease for the party's
nomination for United States senator
to have been decisive. l.. ID. jennings
and W. r Potter. the other candi-
dates. are not factors, having received
only a few thousand votes. With
about twenty thousand votes still UNI
accounted for the count this evening
stood Smith. 69.242; Blease. 50.s33.
OF the eleven candidates for gov
ernor the following lead; John G.
Richards, With 22.i0S votes; Erherr
A. Cooper. 22,55t; and Richard !.
Manning. 22,66I.
When Blease was victorious in his
race for governor two years ago. IN
spite of the opposition of Senate"
Benjamin r. Tillman, he sent Tillman
a telegram in which he referred to
the raging Of the heather" Senator
Till today telegraphed Blease
The heather still RACES, but the
people rejoice. See Deuteronomy
3rd. two-tifteen. Goodbye"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27

LiEny and thus prevented the ryut of
Butcher that Napoleon sought to force
At the close of the first days battle
four thousand lay dead on an area
Of -four hundred square yards and
nearly all of the twenty thousand
casualties of the day lay on a piece
of ground about two square miles in
area.
Nivelles-A Belgian town nine miles
south of west OF Waterloo with a
population of about fifteen thousand
The French met and defeated the
Austrians here in 1871 On top Of the
tower Of the Romanesque Church of
ST. Gertrude Is an effigy OF mar In
iron who strikes the hours with a
hammer
Mama fortified city on the
German Rhine. on the left bank al
most opposite the :nfiux of the River
Main. 1t Is twenty miles from Frank
fort -on-the- Main. while Wiesbaden. on
the opposite side of the Rhine. is not
far away The city Is 100 miles south
east of LEGS and hundred miles
southeast OF the French frontier, near
Luneville. K Is near the famous
'Rheingau" wine district, and has had
an eventful military history. It's cit
liens opened their gates TO the French
In 1872 and /. was taken and retaken
several times In the following morths
OF hostilities. finally going to France
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
Fierce Fighting All
Along the Frontier
Charleroi Taken and Retaken Seven Times and Luneve
Retaken For the Third Tme-German Cavalry Division
Makes Adventurous Raid Into French Territory and is An
initiated.

Paris, August 26.--The fierce nature
Of the fghting on the Franco Belgian
frontier may be estimated by the fact
that Charlerei was taken and retaken
seven times. Luneville, near the Alsa-
tian border, has been retaSen for the
third time. and It is believed that 1t is
again in the hands of the French
A division OF German cavalry made
an adventurous raid into French ter
ritory from the vicinity of Mons. Uhlsns
crossed the frontier near Condo
Eur-L E,scaut on Monday evening. All
night they traversed the towns and
villages in the neighborhood. They
were seen at Lourches, fifteen miles
from Valencienaes, and at Iwuy, FIVE
miles from Cambria At Somain- En-
ostrevent. they burned the City hall
and loosened the rails on the railroad
tracks. They arrived at Bouchain.
twenty miles inside French territory.
ut 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. There
they were met by French artillery
division and the uhlans were ami
hiIated. The object OF the raid was to
SOW terror among the Inhabitants Of
that territory. making them believe
that the enemy was present in great
numbers.
Immense ffocks of storks arriving In
roulon and along the whole Meditte-
ranean coast from the direction Of
Alsace are welcomed by the Inhabitants
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27

as good omen.
Efforts are being made to locate Mrs.
Richard Croker and her daughter
Ethel. They were last heard from
at Levisco in the Southern Tyrol
The United States cruiser Maine has
been ordered to remain in the Medit-
teranean to protest American interests.
Until NJ Peixotte, the painter. or
ganized the American boy scouts here
and they were equipped, English boy
scouts were used by the American am
bufance corps Two or three OF the
American boys win soon be at the dis
possI Of eac1 member of the hospital
committee In the meantime. an Eng
lish boy scout will he at the service.
Of each Of the women patrons for the
purpose Of carrying messages and MAX
ing banIaees One English boy who
was at school In Paris when the war
started is attached to the family or
American Consul General Thackara
All the theaters In Paris are closed.
but It Is probable that the Opera
Comique will be opened soon for the
production OF patriotic dramas. There
ia great suffering among the poorer
paid members the theatrical profess
sion. Crowds OF chorus girls, supers
and scene shifters are anxiously await
ing the re-opening OF the vaudeville,
the director of which has promised
some measure of relief.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
SERv|A ALL JOY
OVER VICTORIES
EYE WITNESS TELL OF BATTLE
IN WHICH AUSTRIANs WERE
PUT TO ROTT,

Nish, via Saioniea. Aug, "a De.
layed in trans mission) .--Servia is all
in JOY at the brilliant victories over
the Austrian army. An eye witness
Of the great battle on the plains OF
the Yaddar and the Austrian retreat
into Bosnia has Just arrived here. He
said that Austria marched two armies
of 10000 men each against the SER
VANS. These TWO armies effected q
junction at Mount Ter. while the Ser
vians to the number IF 100000
soldiers concentrated at Eaiievo, with
the plains in front and the mountains
In the rear
when the Austrian junction was
effected the serviaps advanced and an
artillery duel was DegunA This last
ed for five days and resulted in the
defeat and dislodgement of the Aus
trian forces. They retreated in two
sections The Servians captured 5000
men aItd sixty guns. Half Of the
beaten , Austrian army retreated
northward L. Sabac and gave ths
Servians an opportunity for flank
ing movement
Before the enemy arrived on the
Save, the SerVian artillery was in
command of the tanks Of that river
and cut off the Austrian retreat. Thu
Austrians made a desperate resistance,
but II was futile.
1t was announced here yesterday
that the Serviaus have recaptured
sabac and 1t is presumed that the
Austrians contested this position and
has been beaten there. The other
half OF the Austrian army retired at
Iosnitza. Colonel Jovanovitch made
vigorous pursuit ana captured
cavalry column and guns
The seryian infantry fought their
way into Sabac and Losnitza, The
men, drunk with wine and victory,
rushed to the attack with furious
shouts Of "Napred, Napred!" (Hur-
ran. hurrahD The Austrtans fought
like men already beaten, Their
minds must have been fuA OF previous
defeats and they We're not able to
stand against the serVian pasone1
charges. They turned and He'd over
the Drina into Bosnia with the Ser
vians in hot pursuit into Yana and
BUelaua.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27

Washington, Aug. 2o.-The National
Geographic socity has prepared and
today made public the following facts
concerning places which are figuring
prominently in the news of the mill
tary operations in the European war.
Brussels-The capital OF Belgium.
situated near the center of the coun-
try, on the Senne river. With its
suburbs, 1t hat a population of about
100000. It's commerce is not import
ant, but its manufacture OF lace,
bronze, carriages and leather goods is
on a large scale. Its name signifies
that 1t originally was "a dwelling in
marsh" and 1t was mentioned as a
small village in the chronicles of the
eighth century. The city suffered
severely when bombarded by the
French In 1928. who Aired the town
with red hot shot. burning sixteen
churches and four thousand houses
1t ia not q fortified place. like Namur
and Ltege, each OF these being sur
rounded by forts. while Brussels has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
Headquarters Virginia Anti-Saloon League.
BULLETIN No. J.

September O he
evident
THE SALOON is fighting before in Virginia 1t is hghtng
reais PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE sAOON"and has raised false the
Q. The
the Local leaders
hbtonsts Local SefGov
behind
the ALCOHOL rising all world
MISREPRESENTA
OF
false sanderous letters
notably
Of
which
Richmond OF the
NEVER
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900
a
will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
National Geography Society's European
War Primer
Primer

none. The city Is twenty-six miles
south of Antwerp. eight miles west of
north of Waterloo, and thirty five
miles northwest of Namur.
Brussels to Antwerp-The route
from Brussels to Antwerp is an inter-
esting one, for a part of the distance
following the valley of the Senne. At
Vilvorde, six miles out, is the military
penitentiary. and it was here that Will
liam Tyndall suffered martyrGom.
North of Malines the road is guarded
by two forts. and still further north
It passes through a chain OF forts
that stretches eastward from Hoboken
and protects the southern entrance to
antwerp.
Ligny--The little village fourteen
miles west OF Namur and fifteen miles
southeast of Waterloo where the pre-
lude to the battle OF Waterloo was
fought. Napoleon expected to an
initiate Blucher here, but misunder-
standing of orders kept the first corps
osciliating between Quatre Bras and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
DENY THAT TURKS
PLAN MASSACRES

Washington, Aug. 26.-Secretary
of State Bryan today denied with en-
phasis published reports that the state
department had received from Am
bassador Morgenthau, at CONSTANT
nople. a disQuieting dispatch whic h
indicated a disposition toward anti
Christian uprisings In the Moslem
empire.
II Is understood that dispatches
have been received from consular Of
fcers in various quarters of the
Turkish dominion in which it was
said spirit OF unrest was noticeable.
but that nothing of a threatening
character had developed, or was anti
cipated.
The Turkish ambassador was an
early caller at the state department.
He said that while there Is a possible
ity that Turkey later may be drawn
into the general European war. he
considered it highly improbable II >
ignored the story Of reported danger
to Christian missionaries IN Turkey.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
SWITZERLAND MAY
Be DRAWN INTO WAR

Washington. Aug. 26.-The depart
nent of commerce today received a
messag e that seems TO indicate that
Switzerland fears she may be drawn
into the conflict in Europe This Is
the announcements of the department:
The international radio tele-
gra phic bureau at Berne. Switzerland.
has announced that practically all its
officers and clerks who are Swiss
citizens have been called 10 the coiors,
International wireless publications
(messages( will necessarily be delay
ed. The bureau also reports consid-
cradle delay in all mails
The inference from the message re-
ceived is that Switzerland, is now
taken active steps 10 protect her neu-
trality.
1t is stated at the department that
important wireless stations are located
on the Alps and that there is now in
prospect additional confusion on ae-
count of the impairment OF this SER
vice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES
ARE UNDE RESTIMATED,

London. Aug. 2T.-F'rancis Mccul<
Tough. the St. Petersburg corresponds
dent OF. the Daily News and Leadsr4
telegraphs:
Russian official reports under<
estimate rather than eNagGerate th0f
success of the operations In East
Prussia, The Germans fled in conf
fusion to Osterode and 1t is expectoos
that a large number must surrendeg
there. 5
THE initial Russian successes Efv4
the keynote of the whole Russo-Ger@T
man war. Russian soldiers who have
come back wounded from the frOn0s
say the Russians. despise tho GeESt
mans as inferior to the Japanese. amt
afraid of the bayonet Nv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
CAUSE Of ALLIES
CAUSE Of PEACE

Christianla, Aug 26-The official
Christtania Tsgehladt publishes an
editorial this morning saving that the
cause Of the allies is the cause Il
democracy. and hence IL the cause Of
peace.
Lloyd George. Emile Vandervelde
and Raymond Poincare are on the
same side" II says. The same spirit
animates Russia as is shown by the
liberation Of the Poles England Ia
the protector OF the little nations. If
Kaiser Wilhelm triumphs. Europe
will be in no way delivered from the
fear Of war nor the fever Of arma
ments If the allies win, the era Of
treaties will open and the United
States of Europe Will be formed with
peace as the object. an international
armed force qua ranteeing It,"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
TO SERVA IS
ALMOST IMRPEGNAbLE

The KIotovatz defile, through which
the Austrians have endeavored to
force their way across the Drina into
Servian territory, Is one OF the nat
urai Qualifications in which the val
ley of the Drina IL especially rich.
The town from which the defile
takes its flame is cluster OF little
wooden houses that cling to the edge
Of a cliff dominated by mosque with
"a small white minaret Its name
would. perhaps, never have been
known outside OF the valley were il
not Tor the fact that ii is situated at
the very point where a bend in the
Drina gives Servia n hit OF rocky ter
ritory that seems TO jut out into the
very side OF Austria S province of
Boisna.
Here the Drina. after its passage
through the low bottom land below
Nisegrad. is compressed 70 half it's
former size and rushes with deep,
swift current between high cliffs that
rise through one part of the 6efile
called the slab" to the height of 200
TO 500 feet. The first glimpse that
the raflsmen who guide Atheir cargo
Of logs through these turbulent waters
get Of Seryta is great blank wall
that rises some SEQ feet,
The river dashes against Its base
In a cloud of white foam. and the
men who make the short turn and
beyond always feel like uttering a
prayer OF thanks. From Klotovat5
or the equally high point on the OPP
posite bank the whole OF this defile
can be plainly seen. AS the wooded
slopes behind tho cliff form an ex-
ceilent shelter for sharpshooters. II
can readily he seen how difficult 1t
NC 80
Besides the fact that the possession
Of this defile would be of great STRAIT
egic value in the control of the Drina
there is the fact that it holds the KEY
TO the adjoining country. Srehnica,
the terminus of one of the branch
lines of the Bosnian narrow gauge
road. is only few miles to the west.
while from the Servian bank the
terminus Of the road projected and
partly built to the Drina valley is
about the same distance to the east.
If the Servians were in control of
Srehnica and the railway they would
be in n good position to cut the main
line of railway. the great artery of
travel and trade that connects Sara
jevo with Austria. They would, too.
be in a good position to make n dash
across the highlands to Sarajevo or
the important post at Zvornik On
the other hand an Austrian success
would open the way To a junction with
the Austrian forces advancing toward
Kragu jeyac and up the Morava VAL
ley.
This movement in the defile Of the
Drina was evidently made in conjunc-
tion with that along the Bosnian from
tier into the former Turkish sanjak
of Novi Bazaar. Here again there Is
natural defense in the mountain
range that divides the two sections
Both Priboj and Priepolie IL. on the
Lin e. strategic points This the AUS
triapa acknowledged when they oc-
cupied Noyi Bazaar.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27

under the treaty of Luneeille. In
1914 It was restored to Germany. Two
years later II was handed over 10 the
Grand Duke of Hess. Since 1871 IL
has been fortress of the German
empire.
Togo--Togo, with Little Popo and
Porto SECURE, in upper Guinea. be-
tween the English Gold Coast colony
on the west and French Dahomev on
the east. Hest north Of the Gulf of
Guinea on the west coast of Africa.
1T is a German colony. with an area
equal to that of the State of Maine,
and with a white population of about
four hundred. The negro population
approximates million. The coast
line is only thirty-two miles long. al
though back further the breadth of
the colony widens to three or four
times that distance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
French Cabinet
Resigns In Body

Paris suc os.--1he French minis
try headed by Premier Rene Ntyiam
resigned tonight Another cabinet was
Immediately formed
ytytaui visited the Elysee Palace nj
1a.I5 O'Clock this evening and inform
cd President T>oincare that the f.tcrn-
hers Of the cabinet had decided to re
sign collectively. He said THAT ne
and his colleagues had come to the
decision that In the circumstances
through which the country was pass
ing the ministry should have wider
St-ope and comprise ali the men In
all the republican groups.
President poincarc charged Xiyiami
with the task of organizing new
rabinct and the premier accepted. lie
returned tn the Elysee about an hour
later and made known tn the prs-si-
dent the composition of the new min
tstry
VI ytyinni announced the compost
tion Of the new ministry as follows:
Pr~stdept Of the council. without
portfolio, Rene vtvtsns.
Minister OF forrtsn affairs. Theophiie
D~icasse.
Minister Of war. Alexander Miller.
Miuister of tu.tice. Artxsfde Brisnd'
Minister Of interior. Louis }. Mnivy.
Minister Of marine, victor AuEun~"r'
Minister Of finance. Alexandra Rihot'
Minister Of public instruction Al
bert Sarraut.
Nini.ter of public works, Marcel
sembst.
Minister of commerce. CASTOR Thonp-
son.
Minister of colonies. CASTOR non-
merGu~.
Minister of agriculture. Fernand
David.
Minister of labor, bienv~nu Martin.
Minister without portfolio. jules
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
MOVEMENT CONTINUES

Paris. Aug 26-Ohiciai kilograms
from s.. Petersburg relate that the
Austrian rear guard tried to hold tha
Russians around Ternopol and along
the Seieth river yesterday without
success The Austrians lost two nit
raiIleuses. one railroad train and much
war material.
The Russian offensive movement
continues. After the victory of Gum
hinnen on the German front, the Rus
slams occupied Insterburg and Augers>
burg. The Germans are reported to
be in retreat toward Osterode. In East
Prussia. having abandoned loo piece4
of artillery and thousands of prisons
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27

o money to
sensations OF the saloon Some OF these have de-
% tna' any one can p'p h o na .e must
nc leaders write US that this the campaign
1t our people viii send US the none with which pay for paper printing
already
campaign campaign
5oty
on s sonn the s s ned e s oo a
magnify h10d the pafGe Of the work county prompt response VIII greatly
g. Our happen
from until the election BE not deceived We are not fighting the Local
caeel and Dr. Mcclure simply In the The
NATIONAL ORGANIZED LIQUOR
e the most organization Of capital the world which has
what standing which hesated
% body ,9ndroyins business will MsEr
Do not allow these things alarm discourage but
81 h e the the ri US IS ss der m rG rTrR
the watch for ILLEGAL REGISTRATION BRIBERY
sle possible They money viii
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Of all battles '' AA1 IA ''D' A' ~ - 'SD IL inns SsA's'
vrlant of
work
Talk with your neshbo whenever you meet them Visit their homes
not yourself yourself answers
SovEnSST and coSp re IN orHR fnoHsroS STATES
Preach the prohibition gospel Rprove eshort buke with
September
that starting
and joy in the Holy Ghost
charge
h n to-day a rh
they will
JAMES CANNON, Jr,
League of Virginia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
Ccrmans Gamble On Victory

London, Aug. 27.-Percy Phillip,
the correspondent or the Daily News
and Leader, at Ostend. sends the fol-
lowing message dated Tuesday; 1T
would seem as if the German army
Is carrying its own supplies supple
menting them by levies on the coun-
try through which they are now trav-
cling. Everything has been gamhled
on victory for the advancing army
which has travelled fast. like maraud-
ing band Of vandals."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27

Guesde.
intermediary of fac arts, Albert
Daitmier.
The advancement of younger gen
erals to high commands In now certain.
The appointment of General Gal
fi~ni commander of the srmy ina
Paris and governor of the capital, with
Ex-Governor Michel under his orders.
is further strengthening of the
Paris defense
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
EMPEROR JOSEPH WELL;
MUSTERS 100000 MEN

Aug.
and OF is in
dispatches
mr. was + eve
dispatches modified
the full footing
calling
OFT we'll
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
AUSTRIA PREPARES FOR
ATTACK ON SFRNINNS

Paris, Aug 26-An official dispatch
from Athens says that Austrian war
ships have landed arms and ammuni
ton at San Giovanni IN Medus with
a view to preparing an Albanian at
tack on the Seryians and Montene-
grins.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
AUSTRIAN CRUISER
NEARING kIAO-CHOW

Shanghai. Aug EFT is reported
here that the Austrian cruiser
Kaiserin Eliza beth Is near kioa-
Chow She was ordered to go to the
aid OF the Germans there yesterday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-27
Violent Fighting All Night.

Client. Aug. 26.-There was violent
fighting at Tournai from o'clock on
Monday afternoon until 10 o'clock
on the following morning, Workmen
who arrived here today say tho Ger
mans were repulsed.