The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-28
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hotel. The bandit escaped.
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A woman caught German spy on
the train from Antwerp in the act Of
releasing carrier pigeons which he had
concealed in a bag. She screamed
and held him until other passengers
came to her assistance. The man was
handed over to the military authori-
ties. He was tried by courtmartial
and shot,
Secretary Bryan has announced that
satisfactory arrangements had been
made between General Carranza and
Governor Iturbide of the federal dis
trict at the City of Mexico for the
peaceful occupation Of the capital by
the constitutionalist forces.
The British admiralty announces
that steamship service between Hull
and Copenhagen and Rotterdam has
been resumed and that Danish steam
err has landed American refugees from
Copenhagen at Hull.
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The London Morning Posts Am
sterdam correspondent says that
James W. Gerard, American ambassa-
dor to Germany, has left Berlin for
Amsterdam. Mr.. Gerard left the Ger
man capital at 1910 o'cock in the
morning by a special train for the
frontier.
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With appeals for aid still being re-
ceived, the American embassy in Paris
has distributed $4,000 among $500
Americans stranded and without funds
in the war zone.
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The peaceful transfer of the govern
ment at Mexico City from the Carba-
jail administration to the Constitution
alists actually has begun, according to
official advices to the state depart
ment. The Federal troops evacuated
the capital, leaving the city in charge
Of municipal police, who by agree
ment were to be regarded as neutral.
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Mining of the North sea as part of
the plan of the European war not only
may close most of the Northern Eu.
ropean ports to navigation, but the
gold laden cruisers Tennessee and
North Carolina and neutral passenger
vessels bearing Americans from Eu-
rope, will be confronted with new
dangers.
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The steamer Mafalda is ready to
leave Genoa, Italy, with Americans,
but her commander demands $4,000 in
advance because OF the war risk. This
the consul is not willing to pay with
out authorization from Washington.
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The transfer of the federal power
in Mexico from Provisional President
Carbajal to the Constitutionalists will
be made peacefully within the next
sixty hours, it is believed in the City
OF Mexico. Provisional President Car
bajal, it is said, will issue proclama'
ton to the inhabitants of the federal
capital giving details of the govern
ment's plan for the transfer.
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Leading Scotch wooden manufacture
ers are of the belief that they will sus-
tain ruinous losses as result of the
war. A large part of their business
has been done in Germany.
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The British cruiser Essex has cap
tured the German liner Kronprinz Will
helm and is taking her, a prize of
war, into Hamilton, Bermuda, accord
ing to wireless messages declared to
have been overheard at sea.
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The Standard Oil Company may
send one OF it's tank steamers all the
way across to Cherbourg just to help
one stranded woman. She is Miss
Katheryn l. Harrison, for many years
private secretary of the late Henry
H. Rogers.
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The Hamburg-American line steamer
Cape Ortegal, with five million dol
lars in specie aboard, has been cap
tured by the British, according to the
London Daily Mail. The liner sailed
from Buenos Aires July 16 for South
ampton.
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The London residents committee
has paid out $4,000 to tourists on
cable orders from their home banks.
In needy cases hotel bills were paid
until transportation could be obtained
A bogus steamship ticket seller has
appeared on the scene. One victim
paid $500 for a counterfeit ticket.
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Personal.
Lieutenant Skeen, English military
aviator. and his mechanician, Sergeant
Barrow, were killed at Netheravon
when their machine collapsed over
field.
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Prof. Henry Burchad Fine, dean