davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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derwood ha. been looking ahead. ana


has come to the conclusion that with
European trade upset as II is, the ef-
fects of reduced imports in american
ports with be felt for perhaps years
after peace has been declared. For in
stance. all German import business Will
be at a standstill, II is safe to assume.
ana Ct.le. %&autr.es Viii 40 after tnat
trade.
They will not relinauish what they have
gained even at the declaration of peace.
and such conditions that will have to
be taken into consideration in casting up
accounts at the Treasury Department and
in the committees on finance and ways
and means of Congress.
Also congressman are not willing To
create a tax that will fall too heavily on
individual enterprises. They want to
spread an extra tax as thinly as possible.
For this reason there is some doubt at
present that whisky viii be taxed any
more than il is at present.
Whisky manufacturers have told con-
gressmen that their product Is already
taxed as heavily as It can stand. and that
an increased tax will possibly result IN
cutting down the product, and in bring
ing out more illicitly made whisky.
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TERRIBLE GERMAN SLAUGHTER f..
AT LIEGE, SAYS U. S. VICE CONSUL

rifles and machine guns in front, SO they
were caught in a trap and retreat was
cut off. There was nothing for them to do
but to be shot down or surrender.
Great Suffering Follows.
THE amount of suffering on both sides
owing to an inability to deal promptly
with the wounded was very great. but es-
pecially to the Germans. whose casual
ties were from five to ten times as nu-
merous as those among the Belgians.
THE Germans paid terrible penalty
for the boldness Of their scheme of at
tack. which. from a military point of
view. could be justified only by a convic-
ton on the part of the German officers
that they would meet with only the fee
blest resistance. The mistake they made
was in undertaking the fighting qualities
of the peaceful Belgians."
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$10O,0OO,0OO TAX
Simmons, Underwood and Nc.
Adoo Consider Means of In
creasing Internal Revenue.

Representative Underwood and Senator
Simmons, after another conference today
with Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
announced that the ways and means COM
mittee would meet in the near future to
determine upon the plan to be formu-
lated for increasing government revenues
to Offset the expected 500 900, 900 short
age in customs receipts, due to the war
in Europe.
Mr.. Underwood said he wished to con-
suit his committee before any announce
ment is made as to commodities or prop
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ITALY TO AID MEDIATION.
Plans to Assist U. S. in Peacemaking
Attempts,

ROME, August 14.-Italy, 1t is official
ly announced, will aid the United States
in her efforts to mediate the great con-
fiict now rending the greater part OF
Europe The Italian ambassador to the
United States, Marquis Cusani Con-
falonieri. has been instructed to CO.
operate with President Wilson in the at
tempt to settle the differences Of the
battling nations.
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ARE INVADING AUSTRIA.
Montenegrins Joined by Inhabitants
of Herzegovina.

LONDON. August IA special news
paper dispatch from Rome today says
the Montenegro troops, aided by the in
habitants Of Herzegovina, are success
fully invading Austria, whose blockade
Of the Montenegrin coast has practically
ceased.
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LONDON, August 14.-The German
army investing Lege underestimated the
fighting qualities Of the Belgians and paid
terrible penalty for their daring. in the
opinion Of Victor H. Duras. American
vice consul at Liege, as quoted by the
Brussels correspondent of the Times.
The correspondent says that Mr.. Duras
was an eyewitness Of the fierce two days
Of the siege which he describes. The Bel
gians permitted the forces Of Gen. Won
Emmich to actually pass the forts in
their march on the town and then at
tackled them in the rear from the forts
and on their front with infantry. He es-
timated the German casualties as from
Ave to ten times as great as those Of the
defenders.
Most Fighting at Night.
Speaking as a neutral" says Mr..
Duras, according to the Times corre-
spondent. ''it seems to be part Of the
new military tactics Of the Germans to
fight as much as possible in the night
time. Comparatively little fighting occur
red at Liege during the day.
The scheme Of the Belgian defense
seemed to be not to make any serious
resistance to the attack until the Ger
man troops were actually past the forts.
Then when. they were close up to the
town and their several bodies trying to
effect junction fire was opened upon
] them from the forts behind and from
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Greece Suspends Wireless by Ships.

NEW YORK, August 14.-Greece has
suspended the use. of wireless telegraphy
by ships in her territorial waters, ac-
cording TO an announcement made today
by the Commercial Gable Company.
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Crop Shortage in Europe.

This season." said the Secretary. has
been unfavorable for crops In Europe. as
a result of which there undoubtedly is
some shortage, now estimated at ap-
proximately 3OO.OOOOOO bushels. This
shortage may be further increased by
destruction of the crops or failure to
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critics TO be assessed to increase the in

critics TO be assessed to increase the in
ternal revenue.
Senator Simmons said today that there
was no doubt about the need Of the legis-
lation proposed. and that It should be put
through soon.
First Move in House.
The first move toward the framing of a
bill to raise $10o. 100000 by means OF an
internal revenue tax must come from the
House ways and means committee, ac-
cording to Senator Simmons, chairman of
the Senate finance committee, which will
handle the bill In the Senate. He said
that he would not call meeting of his
committee until after the House commit
tee had taken some action.
The Treasury Department has told
members OF Congress that there is
$136. 600. 900 on hand. and that 1t will
last considerable time OF course, q
large amount of the Treasury funds
are out In the agricultural sections.
where they have been loaned to move
crops. The ways and means committee
members understand that 1t would not
be advisable to call this money in. as
that would create a tight situation in
the farming country.
Effects Felt for Years.
In calculating the need for war tax
there are many elements to be con-
sidered by Congress. Representative I'm
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SHANGHAI, August 1.-two warships.
each having four tunnels badly dam
aged and carrying many wounded, enter
ed the harbor at Hongkong yesterday.
Their Identity has not been learned here.
but the vessels are believed to be either
the British cruisers Minotaur and Hamp-
pleix and Montcalm.
They are reported to have had an en-
gagement with the German cruisers OF the
Same type. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
A dispatch from Hongkong, received by
the Exchange Telegraph Company. in
London last night, said 1t was reported
in Hongkong that the British fleet in the
far east had cornered the German far
eastern squadron. The correspondent add
the fact that shipping along the coast was
being resumed on normal basis
The British cruiser Minotaur has dis
placement of 146OO tons and was COM
pleted in 1908. She carries four 9.2-inch
guns and smaller armament. The Hamp-
shire is less formidable craft. Her
tonnage is 1Os5O and her four largest
Montcalm are Of 1873 and 9,367 tons, re-
speetively. Each carries eight 6.4-inch
guns and smaller ones.
The German cruisers Scharnhorst and
Gneisenau are sister ships. displacing
IL 40 tons. They were launched in 1905
and each carries eight s.2-inch guns and
the cruiser equipment of smaller guns.
ST. PETERSBURG, August IA. via
London.-Seventy- three German and
twelve Austrian steamships have been
seized by Russia.
German Cruisers Seen.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 1.-THE
German cruisers Leipzig and Nurnberg
were headed north. steaming at full
speed. when last seen yesterday north
of San Francisco bay. according to
statements Of the captain of the
steamer Queen. which arrived here to-
day from the north.
The Leipzig was passed by the Queen
130 miles north of San Francisco in the
forenoon. northbound. and making
twenty knots an hour. according to the
Queens captain. He said he tried to
speak to the cruiser. but all her COM
mander did in response to a wireless
call was to hoist the German flag.
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Factories in War Zone.

Many of the factories in France are In
the war zone Russia will be affected. II
England can get to the cotton and can
market 1t. there is no special reason. so
far as 1 can see. why she should not con-
tinue her manufacturing on a consid-
cradle scale. Under normal conditions
she markets a grand total of 7.1OO.OOO.OO0
pieces of goods of all kinds, and of this
huge total she sends only 125,0OO,oOO into
the war zone.
The neutral countries, Italy. Japan,
Spain and the United States. will clear
ly make every effort to keep their
mills going, to increase their output
and to find larger markets.
Bankers and merchants have offered
to give, and will give, all possible
accommodations to the producers Of
cotton. Probably considerable local
relief can be furnished in this way.
The banking world will do what 1t can.
If special financial relief is to be af-
forded, adequate business arrange
ments must be made.
The situation would be greatly re-
1eved II the cotton standards act, al
ready pending in Congress, could be
speedily enacted into law with certain
notifications. which are not difficult
to formulate. This act, with the modi-
fications. would not only greatly help
in the present situation, but would be
Of great value in normal times.
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PALMISTRY.

HAVE. YOUR HAND READ BY MR.. DAOUD.
the well known scientific palmist: Readlngs;
oae dollar Phone North f13o. Studio. 1922
Q st. NV. Hours. II am. to pm
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CHURCH NOTICES.

REV. JOHN RICHARD. PASTOR OF REHoBoTH
Baptfst Church will give his annual bush meet
ing to Annapolis, Nd. Sunday. Aug: 16, 1914
Trains leave White House station 10Th and II
can try to catch the first train. There will be
three sermons. II am. and 7:30 pm. Rev.
w Duval will preach tthe pastors youngest
brother, At 3 pm. the pastor will preach. No
disorderly perscu is admitted. Round trip, 81 00.
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secretary's Statement.

IF Germany and Austria cannot
control the high seas" he said, "it
will be very difficult for food supplies
from this country to reach them. This
would not have a very serious effect
on our exports because a very small
proportion is taken by these coun-
tries OF the wheat and wheat -four
exported in 1913-about 140.00O,000
bushels-only 100000 went to Ger
many and Austria. If they were to
control the high seas it would serious
ly interfere with the marketing of the
greater part of foodstuffs we export.
IF, on the other hand. England,
France and Russia control the high
seas we should be able to market in
the near future without great diff
food products. Even II they cannot
control the seas. they are going to
take every sort Of reasonable risk to
get supplies, and on account Of their
ping facilities they would doubtless Sc
cure a very considerable part Of what
they need"
Secretary Houston pointed out that cot
ton. corn. wheat and meat products con-
stituted the largest proportion of agri-
cultural exports. He said that his de-
partment's statistics of production and
exports of corn showed a decrease of
over G0O,OOO,UOO Dusneis IN 1913 and 13l2,
and added:
1T does not seem to me likely that we
are going to have a very large amount of
corn to export Importation of corn the
past year exceeded exports by nearly
| 2, ,OOO, 900 bushels. and with the crop for
the present year. 800. 100000 bushels less
than that Of 1912. Mr.. Houston thinks ii
probable that this country could consume
! it all without much reduction in price, II
any The demand from abroad for corn
for food is expected to help to maintain
| the present prices.
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US. MUST SUPPLY
FOOD FOR EUROPE
Secretary Houston Points Out
Opportunities Created by
the Big War.
MARKET ACROSS THE SEA
FOR THE SURPLUS CROPS
Cotton Congestion Regarded as
Greatest Problem for Present So
lution-Estimated Exports.

Extraordinary opportunity for the cot
ton mills of the United States to make
more cloth to supply the demands here
tofore cared for by European factories
now in the war zone is seen by Secretary
Houston. "
Despite such increased activity by the
manufacturers Of the United States, he
foresees great difficulty in disposine of At
least three of four million bales Of cotton
grown in the south. He advises that
many planters think 1t wise that those
who can should hold much of their cotton
In the seed in safe places where 1t will
not deteriorate or burn
Might Raise Food Crops.
He says the southern cotton growers
might well turn their attention to the
production of other commodities. such as
corn, oats. hogs, poultry. etc
prices of these products" he declares.
''are likely to be higher in view Of the
present disturbance, and such diversif1ca-
ton would not only help tide over the
crisis, but might lead to this very de-
sirable change in the south as a perma-
nent part of her economic arrange
ments."
He urges speedy enactment of the pend
ing cotton standards bill.
Our people estimate he said. that, II
conditions We're normal there would go
abroad this year between S.500,OOO and
9oOO,O bales. In the fiscal year just
ended we exported 9.160,O0O bales. OF
these. 2.TS5,UO bales went to Germany,
1G1 600 bales to Austria, 3,451, 600 bales to
England. 1901 900 bales to France. 1000
bales to Italy, 2S5,OoO bales went to Spain
and 81. 900 bales to Russia. An aggregate
of 2.SS6,OO0 bales went to Germany and
Austria, and 4,6oO,oOo bales to France,
Russia and England.
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.Our Cash Prices for Paints
-Enamels and stains are lowest, and We give
q Paint Brush FREE. -
HODGkIN'S, CASH ali rA7Nl 7tb St io''h'
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United States Must Feed Europe.

That the United States, as practically
the only large food-producing coun-
try undisturbed by the war, will be
called upon to feed the belligerents of
Europe is the opinion Of Secretary
Houston. He points out that in addt-
tion to normal needs and the require
ments to proventer the armies the
nations of Europe have crop short
age that the United States will be
called upon to make up.
Question Of control of the sea is the
present problem, he explains, and as
soon as that Is settled the surplus Of
the bumper crops of this country will
be shipped across the Atlantic
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NOte - Odd SUmzneP
Costs In SILK, MoAairs
Alpaca, and Pongee are
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Effects Felt for Years.

In calculating the need for war tax
there are many elements to be con-
sidered by Congress Representative I'm
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MAZDA LAMPS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME,
especially when the lighting bill appears
JOHN ]. ODENwALD. Electrical Contractor,
1904 II st. NV. Phone NJ. 1870.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-05
OUR PRESIDENT

I Tow WELL he seems to have
managed it-this whole sor-
4 4 did business Of going to war;
how fair he has been; how patient,
how dignifed, how infinitely gentle
and kind. No buster, no threats, nc
smoker of anticipation; no licking of
the nations chops-just a simple
souled, brave, soft-hearted, hard
headed man. 1t is sad enough to
go into war of any kind at any time;
but it is less sad to go knowing that
every honorable means has been
taken to keep away from war. And
this consolation President Wilson has
given US by his wise, forbearing
Christian attitude before the provo
cation of a foe mad and desperate
and foolish
The good God, who knows all ard
watches over all, and sees all, and
directs all, was in our hearts deeper
than we knew when as a Nation we
chose this great, serene soul to lead
us.-William Allen White.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-05
THE CARD-OF-THANKS HABIT.

~ NE seldom picks up local pa
per that does not contain a
~ card Of thanks" for "kind-
ness" sympathy" assistance" and
so on, signed by some sorrowing rela-
tive of some deceased.
We have published hundreds of
them.
With two or three exceptions, we
have written all Of them.
Consequently they have all been
more or less on the same order-sort
of stereotyped, in spite of anything
that we could do. We have noticed
also that the other papers are run.
ming a good deal in the same rut.
What we are getting at is that
this "card-of- thanks habit is, and
has long been, meaningless form
of questionable taste.
Ninety-nine out of every hundred
of these cards are written by the edi-
tor of the paper in which they appear
and he tries his best to make each
individual signer feel grateful" and
thankful" in just little different
way than the other "bereaved" sur
vivors who have requested him to
convey their appreciation in whatever
way best suits the case and complies
with what they think is proper.
We do not want to be understood
as discouraging the virtue of appre-
citation for favors granted-far from
it.
What we are trying to get at is
that people use this common, public
form of expressing their appreciation
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-05
Our Shoes Will
Satisfy You

Wear one pair of our Shoes
and you will know the best
place to go for the next pair
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-05

the people-good government. Presi-
dent Wilson cannot be accused of
playing the game of politics. He is
too busy attending to the duties of
his Office and looking after the peo-
pies welfare. Oh, for a governor
like him!-Fertile Journal.
The presidents stand on the Pana-
ma canal tolls repeal is supported by
the great majority of the leading
newspapers of the country, without
regard to party lines The chief exc
cutive of the nation can afford to
have a small minority cry out
treason" and to let them make the
most of it if his honest and honor
able course be Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-05

and instead of personally and private
ly doing by word of mouth or per-
sonal letter as they should do, what
good taste and common courtesy die
tate that they ought to do, they go
to some newspaper and "stick in" a
general card of thanks and think
thereby they have discharged an OBJ
legation.
If your gratitude is as Heartfelt"
and sincere" as you have the edi-
tor say, then good taste should die
tate to you that you should go and
tell the friends, who have been kind
to you, this thing by word of mouth.
You should make it personal
matter.
"But," you say, 81 can not see them
all, l haven't the tme."
Listen! The friends whom you
have the editor thank for their
Blindness, sympathy and great as
sistance" during your trouble and
SOIIOW, idu CIie IlIlie W CoIilC W you,
to assist you, to help you.
But you haven't got time to go
and say, "thank you," to them!
You are so busy that you must
rush to a newspaper office and have
the editor fill out blanket form
that will cover the whole case and
everybody connected with it.
The chances are that those you
want to thank the most never see
your ''card."
And if they do, and if they are
the kind of trends who must be con-
tinually thanked for all they do, then
chances are that they will say: $50
that's all he Cor she) thinks of what
is done for him Cor herr! Thanks
through newspaper"
You never get credit for apprecia-
ton spread out in public print.
1t is such cheap, careless, uncon-
cerned way of saying that you are
grateful that you don't get much
credit for it.
If thing is worth saying "thank
you" for, then that thank you"
should be personal.
Besides, people always know that
the one who meets with great loss
or a great sorrow, is thankful for
the kindness, sympathy and assist
ance of friends-human nature, the
same from generation to generation,
from cline to cline, tell you that.
You don't have to nail up pos
ter telling the world that you feel
thankful.
This is not matter of any great
concern to US and we shall gladly
and freely write, set up and run cards
of thanks in the future as in the
past.
But we have thought a good deal
about this custom and we have come
to the conclusion that, in spite of
general usage, which speaks against
our view, the card of thanks habit
is bad taste and serves no purpose
especially not the one it is intended
to serve.
Just stop to think and then see if
you don't agree with US.
The fact that everybody is doing
it" doesn't make it right-much rath-
er does that fact constitute the great
err indictment against the CUSTOM
Minneota Mascot.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-05

John d. Rockefeller, Jr., says he
is in no position to arbitrate the Col
orado labor suggests that it is a
great pity if there is no law which
will kick him into that position and
at once. John Jrs. attitude is the
most stiff-necked piece of arrogance
the United States has had to handle
in several years. Its a pity indeed
that Johns wealth and position ne
cessitate diplomatic methods instead
of the less cultured and more effec-
tive ways of bringing him to see light.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-05

>~S5~~~--~S
man, of whom there none superior
in the state, be accorded the support
of every man who voted for him in
previous campaigns? No good rea-
sons have been advanced why he
should not be the next republican
nominee for congress. Energetic, re-
sourceful, fine speaker, an appear
ance that demands attention. legal
mind and greater than all these, a
man of the people, who stands for
all the people ask for, he certainly
merits the votes of every republican
in the district. Cottonwood Current.
The Progressive in Minnesota have
big advantage over any other poll
teal party in the matters of con-
ferences. Whenever meeting of any
kind is called all that is necessary
to do is have Hugh Halbert chair
man, notify Hugh Halbert party, to
meet up with himself at given time
or place.-Sauk Center Herald.
We feel confident that the people
Of the state will soon come to a rea-
lization of the fact that the business
of the state should be conducted upon
the same principles as a private bust
ness and that its affairs should be
managed the same as a bank or 9TH
er corporation, by board of direc-
tors.-Mora Times.
Governor Eberhart has decided to
run for the nomination again and it
looks to US as if he has made the
mistake of his life. We do not believe
he can be nominated as against Lee,
and, if nominated, we do not believe
he can be elected as against Ham
Montevedio Times.
Just few years ago when James
Gray made campaign for governor
of Minnesota, as an anti-booZe man,
many of the present "drys" voted
against him. Today the same issue in
the campaign is boost" rather than
knock" and the man who attempts
as a state candidate, to straddle the
question is riding handicapped-Le
Sueur News.
Walt Smith is sending out some
very fine reproductions of himself,
this being in the nature of a cam
paign for state treasurer. Walt had
as well save his money. He has a
mortal cinch on the job, and need not
worry in the least.-Biwabik Times.
The Wadena Tribune, whose editor
is one of the twelve newspaper dep
uty oil inspectors on the State pay
rcn, wants to know what there is
wrong about the appointment Of an
editor to office. He asks whether
VIM. ]. Bryan and Josephus Daniels
were appointed to Cabinet posts just
to get the influence of their papers.
But Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Daniels are
giving the public service. What good
does deputy oil Inspector do?-
Minneapolis Journal
President Wilson is an example of
the kind of men we need in public
office, and the kind that every man
who has his country's welfare at
heart should work for. With honesty
and without fear he goes about his
duties quietly and effectively, devot-
ing his entire time to the work and
apparently happy in serving his coun-
try well. A hard worker himself, he
is setting the pace for congress and
holding them to their promises to