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The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

As the history OF the great Euro
pean struggle II being writ
- ten the regiments known af-
rectionateIy to France as the
Turkos are adding daily to their record
Of daring achievements In bayonet
encounters they broke through the
German lines without firing more than
a few shots and recaptured and
brought back field guns which the
French troops had abandoned on the
previous day. They seem to disdain
the rife and machine gun IRE poured
into them. refusing to listen to the
officers who try to keep them under
cover.
Cold steel played q considerable part
in the battle Of armies fighting along
the Aisne, the oise and woevre.' The
most remarkable point about these
encounters is that the troops scarcely
see each other before they actually
come hand to hand The recklessness
displayed at the beginning Of hostili-
ties, with the resultant carnage
through the machine guns, almost dis
appeared and every movement Of the
attacking and defending force was
carried out with the utmost caution
until the moment OF actual conflict
The Germans suffered most IN these
engagements. for the French troops
from Africa are adopts with the bay
onet, and they waited warily In the
trenches until their adversaries were
so close that q quick dash brought
them together.
France, soon after Germany declared
war, disclosed its determination to
make use Of the splendid regiments Of
native troops from her colonies
The Turkos are the tirailleurs Al
gerians, duslCy Algerian infantrymen,
splendid fighters, well disciplined and
always In the pink Of condition from
their continuous border fighting. Nine
regiments Of these fierce Algerian
fighters has France at her back some
10000 fighting men. who have proved
their valor in svery campaign In
which they have been engaged
The Foreign legion. outside Of three
companies Of mounted infantry, the
zouaves and the Turkos are foot SOL
diers. The zouayes are Frenchmen,
the legionaries Of ali nationalities, and
seurs dAfrique anA the spahis are cav
airy Inc 4OE1ucE EIGuCn anu Iuo LAIIoE
native Arabian horsemen.
The Foreign legion Is made up Of two
regiments Of six battalions each. an
effective force Of $500 men. fully 80
per cent Of whom are, Alsatians who
win not serve in the German army.
Another 20 per cent. It is estimated.
are Germans. most Of them deserters
from the German army's rigid rule.
The rest IL made MP Of adventurers
from all over the world. many Of them
men who have nothing to live for and
who want TO die with their boots on
The black troops which England pitt
ted against the Germans are all Indians
who have been tratnAd In modern var.
1fars bx EuElish aHcaEk -
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

attack on Antwerp. thus graphically
describes what happened:
i watched the Zeppelin dropping
bombs upon Antwerp. and such per-
fection only makes war more terrible,
with a refinement Of barbarism.
The widest flights Of imagination
couldn't approach what happened.
Not until o'clock in the morning
did the big red harvest moon begin to
sink. The streets were deserted. An
hour and half later I was awakened
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

by soldiers talking excitedly IN the
streets beneath my window. But above
the sound Of their voice was q terrific
whirring high in the sky. I jumped
from bed. rushed to the window and
looked upward There was a terrific
explosion faraway-a deep. booming
roar.
"A moment later q spark came whirl-
ing and circling through the air like q
shooting star gone mad II sank into
the sky Hne of roofs and another explo-
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

the civil war. Count Zeppelin. the IN
ventor Of the German dirigibles. made
his first balloon ascent In captive bal
loon at Fredericksburg In 1863. when
he was serving in the Union army in
the role Of a foreign attache-
From that day Count Zeppelin has
not only his time, but his for
tune, to the, development Of the form
Of air craft which now bears his name.
4 special correspondent Of the United
Press, an eyewitness Of the Zeppelin
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

The main strength Of the Indian
army Is in its infantry. Brahmans
Rajputs. Jats, SIkhs, Punjabis. Dogras.
Mahrattas and Gurkhas, Of all castles
and Of several religions-Mohamme
an. Hindu. Buddhists-are all warriors
who win lay down their lives in eager
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

I Within q minute the din was inds-
scribable. Thirty thousand soldiers
were shooting each as fast as he could
fire with his magazine rifle The or
ders were not to try to hit the Zeppelin
unless 1t was overhead. Every mans
duty was to shoot straight up.
They were filling the air with steel
They were putting up a fence Of metal
a mile high around the city and palacS.
They filled the air with death to any.
thing that entered the zone above Ant
werp- The big guns in the forts around
the city began to boom Aeroplane ma
chine guns mounted on automobiles
dashed about the streets. adding their
burning. rattling sound to the din It
was a million Fourths Of July.
In the midst Of It all there were
eight more Of the big bass booms, the
voice Of the Zeppelin bombs, In quick
succession To the last. in the midst
Of the bullets and inordinats confusion.
the supermen in the Zeppelin had tried
to stick to the Job. Two OF the eight
bombs fell within twenty and thirty
meters Of the Red Cross hospitals; the
other six beat q tattoo on the deld
around the wireless station, which the
air men were evidently trying to de-
stroy. The holes in the earth about
the station were each the size ana
shape Of q cistern-
AS the last batch OF bombs went
over the sides Of the car the balloon
arose and sped away from the city.
The firing died out slowly. Half an
hour later the Zeppelin was reported
twelve miles away.
Two children. three women and fvs
men had been injured. though none
seriously, and three houses destroyed
Nearly all the terrified families OF the
city had taken refuge in the cellarA
for a week before the same Zeppelin
had bombarded the town and killed
twelve persons The bullets fred BY
the soldiers came falling from the sky,
but aside from breaking S<yhghts they
caused no injury"
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
Black Fighters Aid Allies Campaign

the region Of Nepal and who trace
their descent from the Rajputs. would
rather fight than eat In appearance
the Gurkhas are decefving. They
are short, stocxy little men Of some
what the appearance of the Japanese.
although . little heavier. And they
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

sion doomed a. the people trembled
And then up against the stars /
saw the Zeppelin. perhaps a mile
high and out over the outskirts Of the
town There's a sickening feeling Of
utter helplessness in witnessing such
sight. and mingled with this feeling
there is q fascination in the thought
that such q thing il not superhuman:
that up there In the sky are men. hu-
man beings, working. carrying out
orders. watching maps Of the city.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

ness for the British raj. and the dark
skinned regiments Of the Indian army
form a lighting force hard to stop.
Among the most interesting as well
as the most formidable lighting outfits
In the Indian army are the Gurkhas.
xhez6 little aGhtsrz MA 1cus SEQmi
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

the man OF blood and iron. cold, hard,
abrupt. Unconditional - has met tts
match apparently In genial gentle-
man. rather short and stout, the pos
SCISSOR of q mild eye. heavy dropping
Ehita mnEiacha ahd Q bed e Ehital
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

wear, perpetual grins on their faces.
The grin does not come on when thsy
go into fight.
The GurkhaS were conquered by the
British In 1914 after years Of lighting
and have become loyaa subjects q
Englaad. WALTON AS1ILZAaEN.s :
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

Photos by American Press Association
f-HosPitaI in Antwerp wrecked by
bomb from Zeppelin. 2 and 3.-BuiId-
lnss in Antwerp wrecked by bombs
from Zeppelin. 4.-zepPeIin in flight
6-count Zeppelin, inventor Of pow
SrfuI air craft which bears his mama.
BY JOHN J. BREEN.
following the sensational
night attacks OF Zeppelin on
Antwerp, there was Q lun in
II this mode Of attack by the
Germans, and London and Paris, which
were in panic at the possibility Of a
similar attach, began to breathe easier.
The part to be played by Germanys
aerial navy was yet to be disclosed
Opinion on that phase Of the war COW
cred a wide range, some Of the OBJ
servers ccntending that the destructive
possibilities OF the Zeppelin had been
widely exaggerated, others asserting
that the Germans have yet to reveal
the terrible effectiveness Of this arm
Of their service
This modern instrument Of death
the Zeppelin-had its real beginning n
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-07

At last am rid of those annoying
germ creatures--washed them off in
q pan of milk.
s:45 a. m.-Such a narrow escape!
Slipped into an interesting looking
room where one of those two-legged
creatures lay in bed and others stood
around. Explored everything in the
room an dcrawled over the nose and
mouth of the creature in bed, which
seemed helpless. Then one Of the
others got after me and I Just escap-
ed with my life. AS I was leaving
heard them say something about
typhoid.
$3.50 a. m.-Queerest tickling on
my legs and feet! Wonder if it can
be anything to do with that typhoid.
1851 a. Undiscovered a thousand
tiny creatures clinging to the hair of
my legs and feet. Have swallowed
a lot Of them whole, but can't seem
to get rid Of the rest. Understand
they're called germs. Must have
something to do with that typhoid.
$3.50 a. NAT last am rid of most
of those annoying germ creatures.
Washed them off in a pan Of milk.
Saw a young woman drink the milk
after I had taken a bath in it,
10 a. m.-On my way again. Visited
another sick room, but did not have
time to half explore it. Boy sick with
dysentery. By the feeling I believe
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-07

sible to believe that the German
people would be in their present
plight had they not tolerated all these
years military autocracy which is
seventeenth century in it's conception
and mental outlook.
All the head Of this archaic and
vicious system has been an emperor
who has inveterately believed and
energetically fostered the idea of the
divine right of rulers. His madness
has been reflected throughout the
German cities in a pampered and
arrogant soldiery. It has had it's
counterpart in German society by the
presence of a dominating military
caste. Germany, in short, has toler-
ated the subordination of the civilian
to the soldier-a condition which
sooner or later must end fatally, as
all history proves.
For Germany the hour has come.
What her own people failed to ac-
complish will now, 1t seems almost
certain, be brought about by the in
strumentality of her neighbors. Ger
manys military autocracy, the feudal
idea by which the emperor and the
chancellor dictated to the representa-
tives Of the people, will, in the event
Of Germany's defeat, receive short
shrift. And this will be so, not alone
for the benefit Of German democracy,
but for the benefit of the democracies
of the whole world.
1t is quite true that the tide Of
German democracy has been rising
steadily against the feudal status Of
her executive government. The enor-
nous sympathetic vote polled for
years past for the German socialist
the working Of democratic leaven in
the nation. But it has worked too
feebly and too insufficiently. There
is now to be accomplished through
the horror of war what should have
been achieved by peaceful political
agitation. But whether by war or by
bloodless revolution, German demo-
cracy is destined to come into its own.
To doubt this is to doubt the eternal
purpose and the broadening process
of the suns.
As for our fellow-Canadian citizens
Of German origin we can we'll afford
to adopt a generous attitude. We
have had proofs of their good citizen
ship and of their loyalty to Canada.
They are not responsible for the pres
onf Nf ,y.v@
war lords, although 1t will be impos-
sible for them not to feel in some
degree their blood relationship with
Britain's enemy. Their loyalty to
Canada will receive neither shock nor
hurt, and it will be for us, in the cir
cumstances to play the larger hearted
part.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-07
A FLY DAY
:ANscR1BED FROM A FLY's DAIRY
by Thornton w. Burgess

Five a. m.-Have just come out
from a sort Of trance during which
much must have happened, have no
memory of the past. Perhaps it is best
so. am told that l was one of these
white crawling creatures called mag
gots Of which thousands are all about
me. l refuse to believe it. l feel
strangely weak.
$40 a. m.-Stronger now and my
legs feel more as if they really be-
long to me. Have queer, gauzy things
on my shoulders; they seem to be Of
no use. 1t is very dark, close, and
warm here. I believe that the place
is called manure pit, and am told that
I was born here. Keep thinking of
these maggot creatures. Strange how
bothersome ones origin may be.
$50 a. m.-Have crawled all over
the pit and explored every part. Made
some acquaintances among young flies
like myself. Also have speaking
acquaintance with few old flies who
have come here to lay eggs. Fear
that maggot legend is true. I blush
for my youth. The top of this place
is being opened. ! wonder what it
means.
5:45 a. m.-Out in the world at last!
The pit and the maggots are but a
memory. The queer things on my
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-07
A CANADIAN COMMENT.

Manitoba Free Press: Only upon
ed the German war lords unto their
self destruction can the present plight
of Germany before the world be ex-
planned. 1t is too much to believe that
the average work "a day German has
looked forward to such war as this
or is in it now except by tacit and,
in the circumstances, inevitable con-
sent.
For years all attempts TO inflame
the people of the British Isles against
Germany, or to make the British pub
lie believe that the German people
were envious, intriguing and design
ing, cherishing the one hope of some
day. somehow. huriliating Britain,
have broken upon the rock of truth
and saving common sense.
Wrapped up in the refusal of the
people of the British Isles to be STAN
peded into an indiscriminate Ger
nanophobia has been a keen appre-
citation. There is probably no music
case in Winnipeg that does not con-
tain preponderattngly the works of
German composers. There is GER
tainly no library in Winnipeg of any
account that has not upon its shelves
copious books by German authors. To
the store of science and art the
patient, plodding German has added
much. In a. round dozen Of German
universities work quietly world famed
scholars, at whose feet the students
Of other nations compete eagerly tc
sit. The general standard Of educa.
ton In Germany is proverbially high
One could enlarge also upon many ex.
cellent features of German admins.
trative automatically planning
state insurance, public ownership
etc.
And yet this is the same nation thai
today, in the full glare of civilization
presents monstrous spectacle
Seemingly resolved upon high-handet
aggression from the very moment thai
q petty dispute between Austria ant
Servia loomed up, Germany has
gradually infiamed herself to the poin
of declaring war upon half of Europe
and Of pouring her soldiers through
territory the neutrality Of which sh,
herself highly guaranteed.
What is the explanation? Surel,
1t can be none other than the one W,
have already stated, the madness o
the German war lords. 1t is impos
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-07


I've got a lot more of those germ
things on my legs. Must hunt up
some milk at once
1915 a. m.-Gof rid Of most Of the
germs IN baby's cup of milk. Babies
are roollsh, helpless thing. It's great
run to torment them.
II ,m.--An uncovered garbage
pan just as was growing hungry.
50 long as uncovered garbage exists
the future Of the race is assured. % M
11:15 a. m.-sun's hot. Believe
~ take to cover. Nice looking house
with hole in screen. Think I'll try
it.
1908 p. n1.-Lunch is on the table;
think I'll sit down with the family.
Not equal to the garbage can, but does
very we'll
1906 p. m.-Just witnessed ter
drowned in a plate of soup. Wonder
II the germ things washed off the fy's
legs will annoy the man who has just
swallowed the soup?
p. m.-Discovery of Importance.
Paper covered with what looks like
molasses IL a trap for flies. Now I'm
wise they can't stick me. Somewhat
tired.
2 p. m.-Never touched me! Old
duffer trying to sleep objects to hav-
ing me walk on his bald head. Missed
again! This would be exciting If
there was more danger.
2:30 p. m.-Old duffer has covered
his head with netting. Hope he smoth-
ers: A consumptive in the next room.
Think I'll see what's doing.
p. m.-Nothing of interest here
but the cuspidor. Have explored that
thoroughly. Phew! More of those
germ things. I'm a mess! Me for a
place to wash off,
$3.50 p. m.-Rid Of most of 'em at
last. Wiped some off on bread and
butter the woman next door was pre-
pairing for the children and washed
off some in a cup of milk for the baby
in the third house down. Nice baby.
Hope 1t likes the germs.
4 p. m.-Room darkened. Nothing
doing. Guess I'll rest bit
p. m.-signs of preparations for
dinner. Think I'll visit the kitchen
and help.
5:45 p. m.-Walked over and sam
pied every particle of food in sight.
Does very well but I'll certainly look
up a garbage can the first thing to-
morrow morning. Got rid of the last
of those germs in the butter. Feeling
sleepy. Think I'll retire to the ceiling
for the night.
Z p. m.-This has been a most sat-
isfactory day. After all life is what
70 umake it no matter what your
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-07
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7. 1914.
TOUGH ON WAR CORRESPOND
ENTS.

The great war will be fought under
conditions which are, in many re-
spects, new. Never before in a great
war have the aeroplane and the air
ship been factors. Never before has
the public read such dispatch as the
one describing an attack upon a
German Zeppelin by a French aero
tion Of both.
New conditions also will obtain
with respect to the war correspond
ents. The efficiency and the wide
spread use Of the telegraph and tele-
phone, with the marvellous wireless
development Of the former. have
made the closely-following war cor
respondent too great danger for any
fighting body to incur.
The day of the old-time war CORE
spondent, associated with such famous
names as that Of Archibald Forbes
has already gone. And in the recent
wars, such as the Russo-Japanese and
the Balkan, the newspapermen found
their possibilities Of operation greatly
restricted and prejudiced Speaking
generally they were permitted to learn
nothing which they could by any con-
ceivable means, direct or indirect
communicate promptly to the enemy
The result of the new conditions in
regard to war correspondence has al
ready made itself painfully felt. Dur
ing the past few days the news OF
military operations to reach this side
OF the Atlantic has been exasperat-
ingly meagre, and there is little pros
pect Of it being otherwise. Detailed
accounts OF battles are not likely to
come in with any promptness. The
news promises to be of scrappy ma
ture, and apparently We shall have
to wait patiently for its confirmation
and for fuller reports
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-07

there.
shoulders are wings and lifted me out
of the pit. Am now resting on a
stable window. Feel light headed and
hungry. Life is very interestingly
one can forget ones origin.
a. m.-The most entrancing od-
ors come apparently from a can out
side the back door Of a provision shop
just across the alley from my stable.
I must investigate.
$3.50 a. MI was right about the
can. Have spent the last half hour
there in company with thousand or
more Of my own kind simply gorging
meat, and decayed fruit and vegeta-
bles! We fairly wallowed in it. What
a misfortune if some one should for
get and put the cover on the case.
7:15 a. r.---Am inside the provision
shop. No end of fun! Already know
the juiciest, tenderest cuts of meat.
Have sampled cheese, cookies cakes,
and berries. Always walk over and
examine thing thoroughly before
eating; it pays.
a. m.--Have the wanderlust. Must
see more Of the world Nothing else
would tempt me to leave the provis-
ion shop. Only drawback is per-
sistent annoyance by huge two-leg-
ged creatures who are forever slap
ping at us. Harmless, but bother
some.
$3.50 a. m-From sheer curiosity
stopped in a barroom. Rather dis
gusting. Explored cuspidor and
then sampled the free lunch. Prefer
the can back Of the provision shop.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-07
COUNTY DIVISION
FIGHT IN N'LEAN
Plan on Foot to Separate
Northern and Southern
Townships.

Washburn, N. D., Aug. 7.-News
has reached here that the northern
half of Mclean county had a plan
on foot to divide the county and place
the county seat at Garrison or Max,
in hopes Of getting the Great Nor
thern railroad to build through Gar
rison, in case that got the county seat.
The news came by telephone from
one of the synnpathizers with the
southern part to Louis Bergquist,
county commissioner. The informant
gave the information that the petit
tions, already signed with a majority
of the voters in the proposed new
county, were on the way to be pre-
sented to the county commissioners,
then in session. Two of the commits
sioners are from this part Of the coiln-
ty. Remaining business before the
board was Stuffed" and the board ad-
journed hurriedly. overruling Miller Of
the northern part.
This is a temporary setback to the
northern part, but it is still likely to
come before the board at its next
meeting.
The campaign was carried on just
one day, every township in the north
ern part being covered. It was started
at the last minute to prevent Wash
burn from getting out any counter Pc
titions to confess the issue.
Garrison. N. D., Aug. Mclean
county Is to be the scene Of another
county seat fight.
For four years the question Of
whether Stevenson county, formed the
northern part Of old Mclean, was
legal or not was undecided. In 1912
the final decision came from the state
supreme court, against the proposed
county, which had already gathered
it's full list of officers, and since that
time the northern part has lain mac
tive. biding It's time.
cutoff of the Great Northern railroad
has been surveyed through the Garri-
son county, and chances are even that
it will pass through the town. AS a
county seat the inducement to the
railroad would be considerably great
er. A mass meeting Of the business
mon was held Monday afternoon, the
petitions were read and various men
started into the country with their
cars to get signere.
The petitions must have q majority
Of the vote for governor at the last
election. That vote was over 500, in
the portion which seeks the division.
AS it stands the petition puts Wilton
into Burleigh county and, leaving just
the necessary twenty-four townships
in old Mclean, takes the northern
tiers of townships east and west to
and including the reservation. Gar
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-07
BATHGATE WHEAT.

Bathgate, N. D., Aug. 7.-Harvest is
in full swing. Most Of the wheat has
already been cut and within ten days
all but the fax and late grain will
have been cut. The wheat yield Is
going to be a disappointment to our
people in most instances although
there are some fine fields Of that grain.
barley total will be much less than
for years. Late barley is in most
instances complete failure. Flax
looks fair but there is only about half
the acreage that we. had last year.
Some Of the fax is already turning
and will be ready to cut within a
week. 1T q.