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The Detroit times., 1914-08-31

warfare Is on hand In Paris. Thirty
six huge turreted forts-each contain
ing from "a to so guns--garrisme
by 10000 men. form the basis OF the
defenses. The ground has been min
ed. or made impossible by traps and
entangiements, for miles and miles.
Aeroplanes and the latest types Of
bombs and aerial guns are ready to
beat on Zeppelins II they appear.
In addition TO the permanent garri-
sons the plans Of defense call for
zoo 900 men as secondary defense.
These men placed In trenches, behind
breastworks and In small steel cupalo
forts and armed with quick-nre and
machine guns, will be depended upon
to beat on the invaders who survive
the terrific cross-fire poured into their
ranks.
Look at the bird's-eye map q mo-
ment and you will see why Paris can
be so stubbornly defended. The city,
built In valley, II surrounded by
low-lying hills. These heights are
crowned with forts bristling with guns
which command miles of the country
below. As rule the strongholds are
located 80 that two OF them, and
sometimes three Of them, may pour
q whitening cross-nre into any enemy
which gets In range. In case Of siege,
the gaps IN the line will be stopped
by the secondary defenders In bomb
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
1000 GERMAN
DEAD FOUND
NEAR NANCY
Report to French Embassy Tells
Of Fierce Fighting in Vosges
District
FRENCH TROOPS
CONTINUE ADVANCE
Russians Close to Lemberg and
Germans Retiring, Says Off
cial Dispatch

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-seven
thousand German soldiers were killed
In engagements near Nancy, near
vitrimont. the French foreign ONCE
cabled the French embassy today.
The dispatch said also that Longwy
capitulated and that German troops
In East Prussia are retreating toward
Allenstein and Konigsburg.
The Official cablegram was as fol-
lows:
French troops have retaken the
offensive on the side Of the vosges.
In the region between the vosges and
Nancy the offensive has been uninter-
rupted for Ave days and the German
loss has been considerable. They
found near Nancy on q front OF three
kilometers $500 German dead, and
near Vitrimont, on q front OF 40 kilo-
meters, found $500 dead.
"Longwy, whose garrison was only
of one battalion, has capitulated af-
ter siege Of "a days.
I'm the north, the English army,
attacked by very superior force,
has gone backward . little after o
very brilliant resistance.
I'm east Prussia the German troops
are retiring in the direction Of Allen
stein and Konigsburg.
I'm Galicia the Russians are with
In 80 kilometers OF Lemburg.
"The Servian headquarters has
been advanced as far as valieyo.'l
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
DOZEN RATy ATTACK AND
HURT SLEEPING MAN

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. Aug. g.
James Foreman. Of this city. IL in q
dangerous condition as the result OF
q battle with dozen large rats which
invaded his bedroom and attacked him
90 he lay asleep. He woke up when
a rat bit him on the cheek and brush
ed II away with his hand. The rats
sprang ut him again. biting him on
the breast. Foreman aroused the
members Of his family, who entered
his room with lamp and found IL
huge rats on the bed and floor.
The rats attacked the other mem
bers OF the family and upset the lamp
setting the room on fire. The names
were extinguished and the tight CON
tinued IN the darkness until I'VE OF
| the rats had been killed and the 9th
ers driven from the room. Foreman
was bitten repeatedly and his body Il
swollen % . result of the wounds
Il II feared that the rats we're suffer
ing from hydrophobia.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
HUSBAND FELON;;
| WOMAN BARRED
| FROM PENSION
Needy, But Can't Get Aid Be
cause She Isn't Widow or
Divorced
SPOUSE DOING LIFE
TERM IN JACKSON
Mrs, George Mansfield Bowed
Down When Assistance Is
| Denied Her

A pathetic incident occurred. Sat
urdAy morning, In the juvenile court
of1ces, when Mrs. George Mansneld
appeared and asked Miss Clara Law
ermore, chief investigator, for an ap-
plication form In connection with the
mothers pension.
The woman's face was very hope.
ful when she appeared. and she de-
ciared that q great burden had been
removed from her shoulders when
she read about the pension. She
has several small children and her
strength II nor equal to the work
necessary to support them, she said.
When did your husband der she
was asked.
The woman flushed and then paled
as she hung her head: "He died to
me Ave years ago"
died to you? What do you mean r.
He 10 In Jackson prison for life
for homicide" said the woman break
Ing into sobs.
"Oh. I'm sorry" exclaimed Miss
Livermore, but we cannot do any
thing for you. The law says q WON
IN must be a widow or divorced be-
fore we can help them"
The woman gulped and the look OF
hope died. Slowly the truth OF the
statement sank into her heart II
guess I hadn't ought to have expect.
ed It," she said DULY, 1T Just amt
my luck"
Without another word she walked
out. her handkerchief dabbing at her
eyes, her shoulders sunk far down,
her step listless.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
BY w. 8. ZIMMERMAN,
Globe Trotter and Student Of
international Affairs.

How long can Paris hold back q
flood Of victorious Germans dashing
at its gates?
In 1870 the city resisted the Prus.
SLAMS for four months, although 1t WAS
not prepared for siege. Today tons
Of provisions and hundreds Of cattle
are being rushed within the city's
safety zone for Frenchmen are getting
ready to make last, desperate
stand behind its massive fortiica-
tons.
The kaiser will have hard nut to
crack before no dictates terms OF
peace within the worlds gayest capi-
tai. German military textbooks con-
cede that Paris Is the greatest forti-
fed city. Frenchmen believe 1t Inn
pregnable. American military men
say It ought to hold out at least one
year against q besieging army Of 600r
900 men.
Everything that the human mind
can conceive In the way Of defensive
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31

q forlorn and disheartening situation.
The Indians were still all around Us.
The nearest relief was rs miles away.
or the six men In the wallow. four
were badly wounded and without any
thing to relieve their suffering. We
were cold and hungry. with nothing to
eat. and without blanket. coat or
hat TO protect us from the rain and
biting wind. II was impossible to
rest or >sleep In the two inches OF
water In the wallow."
When darkness fell the Indians dis
appeared. Dixon volunteered to 90
for help. Next day he met govern
ment wagon train escorted by q troop
or cavalry under Major Price. The
latter, according to Dixon, treated him
shabbily. and they received no sub
stantial relief until help came 10 them
that night from Gen. Miles.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31

- r e. !. P gsss I c..s' r'-.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31

proof shelters and trenches In sum
cient force, 1t Is thought, to check an
army.
To get into the city the invaders
have to pass three concentric rings
Of fortresses. or these. the first line
76 miles In very rough circle and
about IL miles from the center OF the
city. Is made up of 10 strongholds OF
concrete and steel.
Five miles to the rear and filling
the gaps of the first rows are ~ tur
reted citadels on q ring about "a
miles In circumference. These are
the forts which bore the brunt OF the
attack In 1871, but all of them have
been modernized and In many casea
connected by heavy ramparts for the
shelter Of supporting Infantry.
Paris Is out OF range Of guns bonn
harding the two outer lines, but the
third line In weak. That IL the old
wall of Paris IL miles In perimeter
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
THIS MAN WANTS A WIFE
OF A GOOD "CARIKTER''

DENVER, Aug. 31.--A homesteader
Of Roundup, Mont, who signs HIM
self w. H. B., has written to County
Judge Rothgerber, asking him to
hunt up" Mrs. Grace Parker, who
recently obtained q divorce In the
county court. w. H. B. IL lonesome
and wants wife. His letter follows:
Judge Rothgerber:
Dear Sir--Judge, doc you think
you wood have time too hunt up the
laidie you Just divorced by the naiin
of Mrs. Grac Parker and have her
wright me with O. vue to mother
step In matrimonial life. My age 10
Al, high Ave feet four inches. Just
proved up on q .one-Quarter section
heare. Can find good refearance to
carikter."
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31

and. although strengthened by 4s.
foot moat. Ii onix capable Of beating
or cavalry raids and small scouting
parties. II Is said that about 4OC
square miles Of territory IL under the
protection of the city's guns, but It ID
possible that the area Ii nearer SOC
miles.
But all OF the advantages OF wal
are not with the Parisians. The huge
metropolis of 100000 persons has an
enormous appetite and the Germans
may do as they did before. starve
1t into submission. II the siege IL
prolonged, the garrison may, as IN
1870, learn to live on rats and dogs
and slaughter the animals in the roc
for food.
But Il is probable that the French
authorities have good many things
up their sleeve In the way of provis-
ioning their capital city. Since 1870
great deal has been invented In the
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
.TWOBRING 100000
BACK FROM ALASKA
One Of Their Finds Was q 1877
Ounce Nugget, Which They
Sold for $500

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. ss-John
Bauman and James schoneld. miners
and prospectors Of wiseman. Alaska
arc In Seattle after seven years On
the Hammond river whore they ex
tracted q fortune In gold. With DR.
Charles Schofield, brother Of James
they are on their way to visit their
home IN Jefferson, o.
The mine from which their fortune
came was discovered In 1901 by James
Schoneld and his two prospective
partners, Pete Dow and Dan Sullivan,
who worked the shadows OF the Ham
mond after stalking out most OF the
parts. Then they left It and
their claims lapsed.
In 1906 Schofield and now partner
Banman returned to find that Others
had staked on their original claims
and were digging with fair success
They bought into No. 1, above the orig
inal discovery. obtaining q two-thirdl
share. From that time they worked
the mine steadily, with enough sue
cess to keep them hopefully at II, until
in 1912 It began to pan better and
better.
Last year they had similar luck
and up to date about 100000 haa
been taken from that one claim, about
one-half OF which belongs to these two
partners. A third partner, Jack Hal
ger, h still inside.
The best nugget taken from the
mine weighed 1877 ounces, and was
valued at over $1,000. This was sold
In Nome. They have with them one
weighing eighteen ounces. Of very
high grade gold. valued at $218,
DR.. Schoneld will remain in Jeffer
son. but his brother and Bauman vii
return to the Koyukuk river, of which
the Hammond In n tributary.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
MRS. LANDRY NOW HAS
A BIG RACING OSTRICH

DONALDSON. La, Aug. 2s.-Mrs.
Joseph r. Landry. owner OF race
horsss, has added another heetfooted
traveller 10 her string Of winners. II
ID IN ostrich, which arrived recently
and II IN training.
Many persons in this section have
never seen an ostrich IN the flesh. to
say nothing OF one that races. and
the FIRST appearance Of Mrs. Landry's
bird on the track IN IN exhibition Of
speed win be eagerly awaited.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
FIvE-CENT DEBT IS PAID
AFTER 30-YEAR WAIT

HARRISBURG. H., Aug. 31.-when
J. H. Nyberg and w. @. Sloan were In
business In this city. 30 years ago
Mrs. Mary Conway contracted debt
Of Ave cents.
She has Just had occasion to return
and dropped into the once Of Nybers
and paid him the hve cents. Nybers
IL contemplating buying fve sticks Of
chewing gum. keeping two and one.
half for himself. and sending two and
one-half to Sloan. Nothing was said
about the interest.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31

way OF tabloid foods HUNDREDS q
thousands Of animals On the hoof CO.
be put into one large warehQupo
tabloid form. .4v- 4.
1t is also said that the French W
turn thousands Of acres inside q
two outer lines Of fortincAfio11, III
outside the city walls, into inteno1y(
farms. where vegetable food stun M
be grown under glass. The B1onG(
are the most expert Ia the world "a
farming under glass, growing crop n
ter crop. winter and summer, on ~
same highly-fertilIsed soil.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
GEORGE WASHINGTON
GETS COAT OF PAINT

WASHINGTON, Pa. Aug. 31.-Foi
weeks the nose Of the statue OF
George washington on the county
court house gave indications Of dissi-
patton. Several months ago the nose
was blown on IN . storm. The new
one supplied turned fiery red and
could be seen flaming for . long dis
lance. .
The county commissioners decided
70 save Georges reputation BY paint
ing the statue white all over. and
This was done.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31

Three lines Of Defenees smendous
Forts In Double Lines Defend 400
Square Miles Of Territory About
Gayest capItai-Tablold Food and
Intensive Farming behind the guns.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
OF FIGHT
IN PRUSSIA DIFFER
Both Germans and Russians
Claim Victories in Eastern
Province

BERLIN (via Amsterdam), Aug. 20.
The war ONCE announces that the
German army operating In eastern
Prussia has defeated the invading
Russian forces near Auenstein. The
German defense Is declared to be In
creasing In strength. and the forward
movement OF the Russians is reported
to have been checked.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.--"East
Prussia Is being rapidly overrun by
the Russian army, and q great part
of this region La already In Russian
hands," the British foreign once CO
bled Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British
ambassador here, today. Another ca
BILE confirmed the naval engagement
OF Heligoland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-12
TRAlNMEN ARE DENOTED.
Epidemic OF Cattle Disease Causes
Break 10 in Train Crews.

special 10 FineS-R epubHcan.
Clinton. Nov. ia score or more Of
conductors on the Northwestern rail-
road are back "braking" where they
started from fifteen to twenty years
ago. Scores more Of hrakemen are out
of work altogether and many engineers
are firing again.
The demotion OF these men Is not
due TO a wholesale discharge OF train
men. but to the foot and mouth dis
ease. The same condition prevails on
other roads running into Chicago. For
instead OF six or dozen stock trains
running thru here daily. each taking
it's quota OF men TO man IT.. there are
now none at all The quarantine of the
various parts of the state and the clos
ing down of the Chicago stock yards
had completely cut off the heavy cat
tie shipments and there is no work for
the men The youngest men We're first
to go and their places were taken by
those older in point OF service until
today many conductors who have had
their own train for ten or A dozen
years. are back as brakes" When the
traffic does open up again II is expect
e1 to be rushing and the trainrnen are
hoping il will be soon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-12
Brief New. of lama.

Special to Times Republican.
Tama, Nov. 12-Miss Mildred Solo
mon. who is making her home with
her sister, Mrs. Forest Eastman. N Ce-
dar Rapids, returned to her home the
first of the week after visiting Miss
Hazelle Eastman.
Mrs. ]. H. Bancroft. who was oper-
ated on in Chicago some time ago, re-
turned home the first Of the week.
Miss Mabel Norberg, who has been
visiting at the home of the Misses
Dorothy Murdough and Here Mills. re-
turned to her home in Cedar Rapids
Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. Snyder. who has been visit
ing her parents. Judge and Mrs. J. w.
wille;t. the past several days. returned
to her home in Marshalltown Wednes-
day.
The Epworth League served an oy-
ster supper in the basement Of the
N. E church Wednesday evening.
Mrs H. w. Thomas and daughter
Catherine. Of Cedar Rapids. retureed
home Wednesday after spending the
past week at the home of the formers
sister, Mrs. w. P. Yerkes.
Mrs. Mayme Gable, Of Chicago. i.
visiting at the e. e. Ramsdell home
and with other relatives.
Mrs. ]. A. Krenshaw Is visiting he1
son in Milwaukee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-12
leAR;nE DIE. Us5|
Q,licltest, Suresf Cough
Remedy Is Home
Made
Easily Prepared In Q Few lain-
utea Ches1 but UaeSualeA

Some people are constantly annoyed
from one years end to the other with =
persistent bronchial cough, which is Who'll
~ unnecessary. Here is 4 homemade
remedy that gets right at the cause and
will make you wonder what became Of ii.
Get ~ ounces Pinex $50 cents worthy
sugar syrup. Start taking It at once.
Gradually but surely you will notice the
phlegm thin out and then disappear al
together, thus ending q cough that you
never thought would end il also ioosen5
the dry, hoarse or tight cough and heals
the inflammation in painful cough with
remarkable rapidity. Ordinary coughs
are conquered by it in "a hours or less.
Nothing better for bronchitis, winter
coughs and bronchial asthma.
This Pinex and Sugar Syrup mixture
makes full pint-enough to last .
family Q long time-at cost of only 81
cents. Keeps perfectly and tastes pleas
ant. Easily prepared. Full directions
with Pinex.
Pinex 10 special and highly coneen.
trafed compound Of genuine Norway pine
extract, rich in gnaiacol, and IL famous
the world over for it, ease, certainty and
chest and throat colds.
Get the genuine. Ask your druggist
for "2H ounces Pinex," and do not accept
anything else. A guarantee of absolute
satisfaeei0n, or money promptly refunded,
goeo with this preparation. The Pinex
Co. IT Wayne, Ind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-12
MOTORCYCLE FIRM OURS.
Zip Makers at Davenport Close Plant
Permanently.

Davenport Nov. 1.-THE Zip Cycle
Car Company, of Davenport. which has
been manufacturing small cyclecars for
several years. is winding up its affairs,
and will quit business.
The affairs OF the company will be
transferred into the hands of a trustee
The Credit Adjustment Company has
been offered the trus,eeship OF the
company but has not yet signified it's
intention of accepting. 1t it does not
accept another trustee will be ap-
pointed
w T. Waterman when asked con-
corning the status of the company this
afternoon said that the book assets of
the company showed a larger sum than
the liabilities. The assets. however. 1t
is claimed, will be scaled down con-
siderably and II will hot be possible to
realize on them anywhere near the
amount they show.
The Zip Cycle Car Company has
been manufacturing small automobiles,
which were said TO have been good
car for the money. A large number Of
them have been marketed and agencies
have been applied for in many for
eign lands But financial difficulties
are said 10 have arisen and the COM
pany was obliged To quit business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-12
Toledo New. in Brief.

Special TO Times Re publican.
Toledo, Nov 12-Mrs. ]. J. Seabert
left Wednesday for Blue Earth. Mimi,
to visit at the home of her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.. 8. Cooper left
Tuesday evening, for Kensington. Kan.
to make an extended visit TO relatives.
Miss AdelIa Morton is visiting reIa-
,ives in ST Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. p K. Rebok are visit
ing a, the ]. r Calteriin home in Win
terset.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. strubie are en-
ter,aining their daughter. Mrs. Dud-
ley L. Smith, Of Chicago.
Mrs. Gilbert Hicks, OF Carlisle. is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. P.
Hill ssl.-
A Meshek. west Of town, was slight
~ injured Monday evening. when the
floor in the O. Filioon barn. in which
ne was unloading corn, gave way. Help
was summoned Immediately and Mr..
Meshek escaped with a few slight in
jur!es The wagon and team received
no injury whatever.
VIII Able, son OF Dave Able. west of
town. is quite III with an attack OF
small pox.
Miss Elizabeth Paige and .Arth II +.
Yount both well known here. were
united in marriage Nov. 2. They will
make their home in Aurora, where Mr..
Yount is employed in the Y M c. 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mason and MI
and Mrs. Lyman Emerson had an acci-
den, Tuesday evening while driving 10
Waterloo in the latter's car. The car
hit sandy road. skidded and tured
over. All occupants were thrown out
the only one receiving any mentionabie
injury being Mr.. Mason. who sustained
broken ankle The car was slightly
damaged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-12

honey bee ,which win be shown under
high VowsG .miOEbscspes and fully ex-
planned by scintinc men in attendance.
There will also be moving pictures
showing the queen bee about her duties
and other activities Of the busy little
insects upon whose labor the bee men
depend.
The strongest array Of talent ever
brought together for a state convention
has been secured. Among the promi-
nent speakers, some Of whom are men
of world wide reputation. may be
c. p. Dadant, editor of the
Bee Journal: DR.. E. F. Phil
lips. Of the United States department
OF agriculture; DR.. Burton \. Gates, OF
the Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege; Prof. Francis lager. of the uni
versity of Minnesota: and Wesley Fos-
ter, state bee inspector of Colorado.
Everything points to one of the best
of its kind ever held in
the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-12
Farmer hur. in Runaway.

Hancock. Nov. I2.-Wh!le J. G Dun
can was out looking after his cattle,
driving a span Of horses. the neck yoke
strap broke on one of his horses, caus-
ing the buggy to run upon he heels of
the team and they started 10 run be-
coming unmanageable. They ran about
half a mile. when the tongue came
down and ran into the ground. throw
ing the buggy up over Il and sending
Mr.. Duncan about zen feet in the air.
landing on his head. He still, had old
OF the lines, and il is a wonder that
ne was not killed. He was unconscious
for some little time Mr.. w C. Ever
hart, with several others. came along
with an auto and took him to his
home and the doctor says no bones are
broken. but Mr. Duncan is bruised in
many places and his eyes are nearly
swollen shut The doctor thinks he
will be able 10 be out in a week or two
The team was caught by F. ". Clark
and were not hurt al all