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The Washington times., 1914-10-01
Le Lines Shift Back
Upon Plains of Belgium

LONDON, Oct. 1.-Belsium held the
center of attention in the war today.
With the Germans bombarding Antwerp
and apparently determined TO take the
resent Belgian capital, there were evil
uences that the cockpit OF the contin-
"nt' was again TO be deluged with
blood
The allies and the Germans are fight
ing nearly to the Belgian border in
northern France. 1t is onl: a question
"t very sho,t slime when the German
LATHE line will be transferred to the
rew lines in Belgium and France will
he abandoned.
The Germans have strongly fortified
The lines Of the Scl,cldt and Sambre
rivers. They have a formidable force
messed on the plains of Waterloo. And,
while the exact details of their new line
are unknown. it is considered certain it
is so arranged that the allies will he
The Washington times., 1914-10-01
T0day'S War
Summary
By JOHN EDWIN NEyIN.

ENGLAND-Brtish military ex-
perts believe the Germans are
withdrawing the main body of
their troops into Belgium, and that
their abandonment of the main
positions held since the opening
of the battle of the Aisne cannot
long be delayed. Fears are enter
tanned that Antwerp cannot long
resist the bombardment of the
great German 16.s-inch siege guns
which are reported as being placed
in position around the new Belgian
capital.
Military headquar-
teEs at Paris says the allied turn
ing movement now involves the
right and left wings of the Ger
man army, and that there is plenty
of evidence that the Germans are
about to retreat all along the line.
Paris again hears British Indian
troops in large numbers are now
on the firing line, and that it was
As result of their good work that
the turning Of the German right
was made possible.
BELGIUM-An official state
ment issued by the war office says
the bombardment of Antwerp con-
tinued throughout yesterday, but
that practically no impression has
been made ON the forts.
RUSSIA - Reports from the
fighting in Russian Poland say the
Germans have been unable to get
across the Niemen river and that
in general the fighting in Suwalki
province shows favorable gains for
the Russians, although the fighting
has not yet reached the decisive
stage. In Gaicia, it is stated, the
Russian advance westward con-
tinues uninterrupted. Cholera and
dysentery are reported epidemic in
the Austrian army, and the Rus
sian commanders are burning all
captured camp equipage and food
supplies to prevent their own force
being exposed to infection.
GERMANY-The war office de-
nies there has been any allied gain
on the right. but explains that con-
tinual fighting is in progress there
with neither side having the sd
vantage. The French are declared
extremely active in Alsace-Lor-
raine and the vosges and along the
Verdun- -Toul line, but the Germans
are said to be holding their posi-
tions in the face of strong French
re-enforcements. The lombard
ment of Antwerp continues, al
though admittedly interfered with
by the Belgians flooding the low
lands.
AUSTRIA-The war office ad-
mits the Russians forces in Ga
licia and Russian Poland outnum-
ber the combined Austro- German
armies fully two to one, but in
sists that at no point have the
Russians gained a complete success.
ITALY-It is reported here that
has agreed to pay an in
demnity to the families of the Ital-
ian fishermen whose lives were lost
when their boats were demolished
by floating mines.
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Bankers to Meet.

The council Of administration of the
District Bankers Association will meet
at 4 :15 o'clock this afternoon to ar
range for the annual meeting of the as
sociation to be held this month. A spe-
cial committee, Of which William T
Galliher, president of the American Ma
tional Bank is chairman, is expected. to
report on a proposed change in the dis
count method Of making loans pursued
by the banks Of this city
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DULL, SPLITTING,
SICK HEADACHE
DR.. James Headache Pow
ders relieve at Once-iO
cents a package.

You take a DR.. James Headache
Powder and in just n few moments
your head clears and all neuralgia and
pain fades away. It's the quickest
and surest relief for headache, whether
dull. throbbing. splitting or nerve
rackinC. Send someone to the drug
store and get a dime package now
Quit suffering-its so needless. Be
sure you get DIR. James Headache
Powders-then there will be no disap-
pointment-Adyr
The Washington times., 1914-10-01
CLAN Y 156
SALOONS MAY EXIST
Attorney Shoemaker Alleges
That 256 Barrooms Are
Within Prohibited Area.

| Washington will have 156 saloons after
No'emper |, II the contention of a. F..
| Shoemaker. attorney for the Anti-Sa
loon League. is upheld by the Excise
board. Mr.. Shoemaker today filed with
the board a list of 253 barruoms which.
| nc CLAIMS are within the area IN whi n
the maintenance OF retail liquor estai,-
lfshments is prohibited after that date
This includes the saloons within 800 reet
OF residential alleys. whose license nav
be granted only nv tho unanimous o,n-
sent of the board.
The excise law provides that il shnN
be the policy of the. Excise Board in
granting licenses for the new excise
year to reduce the total number OF sa-
looms. Including those in clubs and ho-
tele. to 300 by November ]. The main
tenance Of saloons is prohibited in a
number of restricted districts. including
any residence portion Of the District.
within 1000 feet of the navy yard and
Marine Barracks. and within 400 feet of
house Of religious worship. public
schoolhouse. or college or university.
Has Made Measurements.
Measurements have been made by Mr.
81 lonmsker IF distances in the restrict
ed areas, with the result tfal he Claims
that Of the 4e applications for retail
licenses filed, only 156 can be granted
Lrder the new law
In addition protests. it was said. will
Re filed against n number of rerewals
because Of the character II the estab-
lishmcnts. or in the interests Of protest.
arts
Following is Mr. Shoemakcr's letter
to the board:
II have personally inspected the loca-
ton of all the barrooms with few cX-
Ceptions. for which appliCa tions for re-
neWals are pending. made accurate
measurements Of the distances from
houses Of religious worship, public
school houses. colleges. and universi-
ties estimated by measurement the
business fronts of blocks. squares or
tracts of land upon which barrooms are
located. and also measured the distance
of saloons from inhabited alleys and
slums. In connection with the work |
of making personal inspection I have
tains of police made to you upon the |
N9 applications for renewals of bar !
room licenses Shortly | shall furnish /
YOU a list of these applications not in |
cluded in those I have handed you.
upon which the Anti-Saloon League de- |
sired to be heard on behalf of protes- |
tants. or on account of adverse police ]
reports. Hearings are requested on all |
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squadron conveying a feet of German
transports appeared off Windau on
september "a. They tried to land. but
The harbor forts opened on the German
feet and drove it away. The next day
cruisers returned and
light house, destroying
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except. OF course, where the record
and facts are sufficient to warrant the
board in denying them without hearing.
Refers To Subterfuges.
Il desire to caII the attention OF the
board to the many devices rcsorted to
by applicants Ior renewals o. licerses
10 create the appearance of business
fronts on the square or block upon
which their respective businesses are
located. The recent placing of signs
on small dwellings such as .Laundress.
Coal, Lunch Room Barber Shop
Pressing etc. must already have come
to the attention of the board. OF
course you will not be deceived by such
tricks
Mr.. Shoemaker said today that IL the
board uphclds the claim of the Anti
Saloon League the saloons will he con-
fined to the downtown district, George
town. and upper ourteenth street and
upper Seventh street. Arguments
against the granting of applications for
the Saloons named by the league are
being prepared b. Attorney Shoemaker
and will be presented before the board
at hearings next week.
Hearings will be held tomorrow OH
petitions filed by residents of Capitol
Hill and Anacostia to have these sec
tions declared residential districts.
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Sa.so To Philadelphia, Sa.as Chester,
and $500 Wilmington and return. : .o5
a. m, Sunday. Oct 4. Baltimore and ohio
from Washington Returning same day.
-Advt
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TIDE TABLE.
High tide-6:G2 a. m. and 6:21 p. m.
Low tide-l2:06 a. m. and 1921 D. m.
SUN TABLE.
Sun rises. 80 Sun :43
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Si.7s To Baltimore and Return.
Every Saturday and Sunday, i'ennsyl-
vania railroad Tickets good TO return
until 8 a. m. following Monday-Advt.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Inc forecast for the District of CO.
lumhia-Fair tonight and Friday: gentle
winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight and Friday.
gentle north to east winds.
Nlrgin'a-Fair tonight and Friday.
gentle northeast winds.
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Some of the. German ships were
~-. >, The sI.,Is from the fort

Thc above dispatch from Petrograd d
Explains the reported battle in the Bal
TIC when the German admiralty at Be-
lin reported on September "A that all
but fifteen units of the Baltic fleet were
in action
The Washington times., 1914-10-01

the applications included in these lists
except. OF course. where the record
and facts are sufficient to warrant the
board in denying them without hearing.
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TEMPERATURES
The temperature today as Registered |
at the United States Weather Bureau
and Afiecks
7 RITREAI- AEUsr Ef-ty,S
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17
DAMAGED STATUES IN BERLIN
Retired French Army Officer Broke
Marble From "Sieges Alice"
Monuments.

Berlin.-Serious acts OF vandalism
have been perpetrated in the famous
"Sieges Alice" here. Four statues
were badly damaged and the beaks OF
several of the marble eagles which
form the arms of the benches in the
"Allee" we're found to have beer
broken of.
man who, at about the time OF
the outrage, was seen to step over the
chain surrounding one of the statues
was arrested in connection with the
affair. and in his pockets we're found
stone of considerable size and a
strong knife.
The prisoner gave his name as An
toine Astier. a pensioned staff surgeon
Of tho French marine. His age IS
given as forty-one.
The statues which Astier damaged
wore those of Frederick the Great, the
Fleetor Joachim Friedrich. the Elector
Joachim ii and Margrave Heinrich H.
Astier claims to possess Raphael
- Relic Jardiniere, which be de-
sires 10 sell to the city OF Berlin fo'
e. SCR 90
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17

believes that the work of preparing
the army for the field has been so eff
fectiVely done that there will be little
danger to the soldiers health.
II the army were modified to &C.
cupy the whole of Mexico it would con-
sist of some 10000 regulars and twice
as many volunteers. The regulars, ex-
cepting the recruits, would average
one to three years of experience,
which has taught them how to take
care of themselves in the field.
The volunteers would not be with
out experience either. Many would
be Spanish war veterans and others
would have learned the proper sani-
tary measures from maneuver camps.
The green men would be taught in
concentration camps. Most of the
officers of volunteers are impressed
with the value Of sanitation in the
field and they and the regular officers
and older soldiers can be depended
upon to instruct the new men quickly
in correct habits. There was no such
element of experienced men in 1898.
The responsibilities of the army
sanitary officer are great. 1t is his
duty to see that there is an adequate
and pure water supply. All divisions
which go to the front VIII be equipped
with the Darnell filter invented by
Major Carl R. Darnell Of the medical
corps, who is now in the Philippine
Islands. In many places in Mexico
f1ltering will not do and water must
be boiled. Besides water, the SAM
tary officer must see that there is prop
er disposal of sewage, that all waste
food is promptly destroyed, that mos
quito nettings are always used by ev-
erybody wherever there are any mos
quitos, that stable manure-the COM
mon breeding ground of fiies-is never
allowed to accumulate, but is prompt
are exposed to the direct rays of the
sun at frequent intervals, that care is
taken not to permit the troops to eat
unsound fruit or anything else which
is liable to be infected, and generally
that the rules of healthy living are OBJ
served by everybody.
With an army engaged in actual
warfare, all this work has to be car
ried out under the excitement of the
campaign and the pressure of the
strategic and tactical needs of the mo-
ment and subject to the imperative
need of attending to the wounded. For
this reason, these precautions against
nlu of unless
there is intelligent cooperation on the
part of officers and men.
Yellow fever, tropical malaria, Mex
lean typhus, typhoid and dysentery
are the diseases most to be expected
in a Mexican campaign. To combat
the first named Surgeon General Cor
gas already has sent down there medi-
cal officers trained under him at Pana-
ma. There they are in command OF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17
Followed Her Vanished Nest.

This story of thrush that missed,
and caught its train comes from Lima
vady, In Ulster, Ireland. The bird had
built its nest under a first-class car
riage Immediately over the steam heat
ing pipe, and Notwithstanding that the
carriage travelled between Limavady
and Londonderry, the nest contained
four eggs.
The institution of the summer serv-
ice Of trains caused trouble. The car
riage left Londonderry in the evening
at 4: 40 instead Of 1850, and when the
mother thrush, who had presumably
been on foraging expedition, re-
turned, she found carriage, nest and
eggs had disappeared. SIZE was no.
ticed at Londonderry in apparent dis
tress, and the station master apprised
Limavady of the circumstances and
asked the railway people there to look
out for the bird, suggesting that she
would probably arrive by. the next
train. The bird duly arrived at Lima
vady either by train or air and re-
sumed her. task of Matching the eggs.
The sympathetic railway officials
have decided to withdraw the carriage
from service pending the Matching of
the eggs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17

Prevention of Disease in the Army
and the Best Method of Accomplishing
That Result" says there has never
been a time when the army of the
United States was better prepared for
war as far as military hygiene is con-
cerned.
In case of extended operations in
Mexico Major General Leonard Wood
would be in command He entered
the service as a medical man. THE
Fighting Doctor" as he is dubbed, can
be relied upon to pay special attention
to sanitation.
If the United States were to take
over that billion dollar sanitary cam
paign in Mexico, DR.. Rupert Blue, sur
geon general of the United States
public health and marine hospital
service, would undoubtedly figure. His
corps rushes to any part of the United
States where a dangerous epidemic
breaks out. He is the man who
stamped out bubonic plague in San
Francisco by dyeing rats vermilion
and yellow and green and by these
brilliant messengers tracing the
spread Of the Asiatic scourge about
the city.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17
HAD NO RATIoNs TO SPARE
Good Reason Why Confederate Com
mander Was Willing to See His
Prisoners Escape.

When, at Gaines Mill in 1852, the
9th Texas captured two whole regi-
ments of Union soldiers, the Texans
were all very proud of their achieve
ment. One of them has described an
amusing scene in connection with the
surrender.
When the Union Officers gave up
their swords to Col. Upton, they were
so prompt in the duty that he was
compelled to lay down the frying pan
which he carried in the place OF a
sword and hold the weapons presented
in his arms.
Just then he noticed commotion at
the far end of the captured regiments
That was near the timber, and a squad
of the prisoners were making an eff
fort to pass by big John" Ferris of
Company B, who stood there unaided,
endeavoring to intercept them.
Springing upon log, the armful of
swords dangling about in every direc-
ton, Upton shouted:
"John Ferris, what are you trying to
do now?"
Il am trying to keep these fellows
from escaping" yelled Big John.
LET them go, you fool" shouted
back Upton WED rather fight than
feed them!"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17
SUGGESTIONS FOR ICE TRUST
Should Be an Advance In Price
of Summer Necessity.

The ice trust having offered silver
loving-cup for the best excuse which
might be invented for raising the
price of ice after the cold winter, We
hopefully submit the following:
1. The ice being so thick and heavy,
it costs more to handle 1t.
2. The blocks are so large that there
is great waste in cutting them up for
the retail trade.
8. The ice is so cold it freezes solid
in the storage houses and Is very diff
cult to get out
4. AS the winter has been 80 cold,
the summer will necessarily be very
hot. and the demand for Ice very
great, so that it is doubtful If there
will be enough to go around.
5. The ice being extra thick, extra
cold, and extra quality all through, it
is only proper that an extra price
should be demanded.
6. The price cS ice never had any
relation to the cost of production, any
how.-Life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17
Eoroet.Me-Nnt.

"Ah, yes, there are still true and
loyal souls IN this sad world" MUIR
INJURED the solemn individual in the tor
toise-shell glasses. II used to know a
dear girl-it was ten long years ago
and not year has passed since that
she hasn't written me birthday let
ter. Always what she writes is about
the same: Dear Alfred, l can't ever
forget, not if 1 live to be hundred,
this day of all the days in the year.
Let me once again wish you long life
and happiness with all my heart etc. "
Very sweet of the girl" said the
stout young man with the amazing
waistcoat, very sweet of her, In
deed"
Very" replied the solemn indi-
vidual; "only, you see, she writes that
dashed letter to me on different day
every year"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17
WILL REQUIRE A
Billion DOLLARS
TO CLEAN MEXICO
Methods to Prevent Pestilences
HOpeIeSSIy Out of Date.
WORK FOR THE MEDICAL MEN
Sanitation and Not Running Down of
Banditti VIII Be Task for U. s.
If It lnterVenes and Occupies
Distracted Country.

Washington-'It will cost billion
dollars to clean up Mexico, said
noted sanitary expert here He re-
ferred to the medieval condition of the
Mexican cities regarding measures for
the prevention Of pestilences. This
work of sanitation and not the running
down of banditti is the great task the
United States viii undertake If it in
teryenes in Mexico and occupies that
distracted country.
But just now the medical men here
are not directly concerned with the
problem of rendering all Mexico a
country of healthy, modern cities.
They are bending every effort to as
sure the freedom from sickness of the
thousands of boys in khaki already in
the tierras calientes, or hot coast
lands, and the tens Of thousands who
may soon land there.
Nothing could illustrate better the
of proper medical stats in
the field than recent reports of condi-
tons in the Mexican federal army.
The Mexican army has no medical
corps that deserves the name. After
a recent battle with the rebels the
wounded who could not stand were
piled in heap and left to die. Those
who could stand were crowded on a
train bound for Mexico City. Their
wounds were INTENDED and putrefac-
ton set in. The poor wretches had
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17

not even water Those complaining
of their condition were taken to the
doors of the coaches by the guards
aboard the train and thrown of, some
rolling underneath the wheels. Only
the few who reached hospitals in Mex
leo City had chance to survive.
The American surgeons and Red
Cross workers on the field of battle,
as in the fighting at Vera Cruz, treat
friend and foe alike. But even be-
fore the wounded become their care,
army medical men find plenty to do.
Sanitary work has really only been
learned since the time of the Spanish
American war. 1t used to be ax1o-
matte that disease killed more than
bullets in a war. This was strikingly
true of 1898.
Two years ago $4,000 American
troops were encamped several months
at San Antonio, Tex. There was only
one case of typhoid and not single
death from that cause. In 1898, 11,OOO
were IN camp at Jacksonville, Fla, for
about the same length of time and
d L
1888 cases Of typhoid, and 24S poor
fellows died. Nothing could better
illustrate army progress in preventing
disease.
The Mexicans in Vera Cruz who
were familiar with conditions in their
own fighting force marveled at the
preparations the American troops
made to war upon disease. The trim,
active surgeons, the long lines OF
mules and wagons, the complete equip
ment were somewhat of a revelation.
Still more did they marvel when the
soldiers were put to work carting
muck from the streets and straighten-
ing up in the first days of the occupa-
ton.
Each army division, which is made
up of four brigades, will have four
field hospitals. In each hospital are
los beds. In the rear of the field hos
pitfalls. supposing an advance move
ment, will be an evacuation hospital.
which viii hold twice as many beds as
a field hospital. Behind the evacua-
ton hospital. fifty or one hundred
miles, depending on the position, will
be a base hospital
There are five surgeons assigned to
each field hospital, three to each am
bulance corps, four medical officers
and twenty-five members of hospital
corps to each regiment and a chief
surgeon and chief sanitary inspector
20 each division.
surgeon General William g. Gorsas
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17
His Coffin Finished, He Dies.

After seeing that his coffin was
made, ]. WEIGH, father of Mrs. Nelson,
died from the ravages of cancer. He
came from Oakland last fall to live
with his daughter. Three months ago
he requested that his coffin be made
so it might be finished before his
death.
His son-in-law and daughter were
able to postpone the unpleasant task,
father-in-law ten days ago, and unwil-
lingly began the work to please the
aged sufferer, finishing it before death
came.-Fall River Mills (Cal) Dis
patch to the New York World.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17

ease and the medical department of
the army has perfected a simple and
easily applied method of quickly ster-
liking water in canvas bags, so that
with ordinary precautions there should
be none of this ailment Mexican ty-
plus is a disease of the otherwise
healthy plateau lands. 1t is carried
by parasites of the body. To combat
it buildings must be disinfected and
the person kept clean.
Colonel Jefferson Randolph Kean, an
army surgeon. who has recently writ
ten an excellent monograph on "The
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17
GETTING Round II.

Lincoln Stefsns, in a recent address
at Cooper union in New York, said:
"The wife of a child labor million
aire once asked him in some little
disgust:
George, suppose you'd been born
in the days when everybody had to
live by the sweat of his or her brow,
What would you do them?
I'D open a stand George an
swered, for the sale of handker-
Chiefs"