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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
London Times Score
Government Because
Ne,Ds is Suppressed

London, Sept @The Times, speak
ing edit0rialy Of the lack OF official
war news, says:
Premier AsQuith said on Monday
that the government felt that the pub
lie was entitled to prompt, authentic
information Of what happened at the
front and that the government was
making arrangements to that end. We
wish we could see any sign that these
arrangements were coming into force.
'The country has now been at war
for q month and during that period the
public has been furnished with only
one adequate statement OF the land op-
erations, OF the most powerful army
Great Britain has ever sent to the
continent.
Press Has Duty TO Perform.
"In this time Of an unprecedented
crisis the press has great patriotic
duty to perform. It has to stimulate
and sharpen public interest in this
struggle wrioh Ii bound to last very
long time. and on which the fate OF
the empire depends.
Germany 10 well aware Of the potent
influence Of the press and uses it to
the utmost
we commend TO attentlOn Ine IdC-
similie we publish today Of commun-
ication purpo1ting to emanate from a
member OF tho Times staff. a person
who has never existed. This unscrup-
ulous COMMUNICATION has been published
in hundreds Of newspapers In western
America. We could quote innumer-
able examples Of that kind. One reas-
on why Turkey Is on the verge Of war
is that Constantinople is swamped by
Germany with fabrications about al
legged French reversals. Another ex-
ample we quote shows that the German
and Dutch press IL not being modified
for efforts to detach France from the
entente.
Offered osrman Reports.
Germany has even approached the
Times and other English newspapers
Offering for publication the reports of
her general stan on her military oper-
ations.
"Our government has done nothing to
counteract those activities. In a month
we have had only one statement Of any
value. We have received from Petro-
grad infinitely more information than
from our own war ofKice."
W
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
RATE RAISE UP TO WILSON,.
Eight Rail Chiefs to Seek His Aid Foi
Congress Resolution.

washington, Sept. 5.-Eigat railroad
executives will ask President Wilson
next Wednesday to give his support to
joint resolution in congress to in
stfuct the Interstate commerce COM
mission to grant per cent increase
IN freight rates to all the railroads OF
the country.
i, The president made the engagement
to meet the railroad men knowing their
purpose. The executives have reason
to believe that from the, beginning the
president has sympathized with their
desire for freight rate increase.
Less than two months ago the COM
.!s>: declined to grant the ;s:; 4:
eastern territory an incraesc, altho 1t
did authorize the raising of rates in
Central Freight Association territory.
I Hhortlysaf fter the European hosttlitics
began Wall strcet bankers. who handle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
GERMANY HuRRYiNG TROOPS
EASTWARD IN EFFORT TO
CHECK INVADING ARMY.
SOLDIERS OF ALLIED ARMIES
ANGRY AT CONTINUAL RETREAT
Sec No Occasion For Constant Retire.
ment But Are Appalled, at Numbers
Of Germans Pushing Forward =
Fighting Along Lines Said to Be In
csssant and Desperate.

London, Sept. 5.-A dispatch to the
Friday says:
Berlin dispatches indicate that the
German troops are being sent east
ward to meet the Russian advance.
1T is stated that the principal rail-
way line will close for the present so
that on the German section the main
communication between Scandinavian
countries and the continent via Gjere-
ser-Warnemunde, is again shut down.
All the rolling stock, it is believed, is
now wanted for moving large number
of troops to the eastward.
Further indications are that the
point the troops are being withdrawn
are Alsace and Lorraine.
"An German railroads are now closed
to civil traffic. and land communica-
ton from Berlin to Copenhagen is
stopped
Allies Angry at Retreat.
The correspondent of Reuters ~
Ferrieres q town near Paris, sends the
following:
Our men tho cheerful are angry at
the continued retreat. They do not
understand the necessity of it. They
are all amazed at the unending num-
bers of the Germans. They say The
more you kill the more, there are OF
them. but If we ever get them in the
open It's good night
The fighting along the line of the
German advance has been incessant
and desperate"
Quiet at ostend.
A dispatch to- Reuters Telegram
Company from Ostend say advices from
Brussels represent that city as extreme
ly quiet since most of the German
army of occupation has been sent to
the vicinity of Termonde, where the
fighting is going on.
The admiralty has taken over Crys-
tai palace for naval training purposes
which are to begin in a fortnight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
WAR VIEWS OF POPE {
BROUGHT ABOUT HIS {
ELEVATION 6

Rome. Sept. 4. 4:50 p. m. via Paris.
$3.50 a. m. Sept. 6-It was related hero
today that In conversations before his
election Pope Benedict XIV. repeatedly
expressed his belief In the necessity
that the pontiff should intervene for
peace purely In an evangelical form
but in precise diplomatic action.
1.-THE pope" he is quoted as saying.
"must actually place himself amidst
the combatants instead OF keeping
away and preaching peace and concord
from a distance" G
It is asserted that he expressed these
ideas in the conclave with Genoese
tenacity but 81 the same time SHOWING
such absolutely neutrality toward the
geligerants that It brought about hir
election as pontlff. - - -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
GERMANS DENY sroR,Es Or
CAUSE OF OBSTRUCTION EMA.
MATING FROM sELaluAa
CLAIM ATTACK ON GERMAN
TROOPS WAS uNWARRANTED
Citizens Fire on Soldiers After Latter
Had Boon in Possession - CITY
Twenty-Feur Heurs-Gsrmans ~.
clare Assault Was in Pursuanes o.
Organized Plan.

London. Sept 5.-A dispatch to the
Wolf Bureau from Berlin. by way Of
Copenhagen. says that tho Nordeutache
Allgemeine Zeitung has published the
following official statement:
Belgium is circulating Officially .
false account OF the occurances for
which Louvain was compelled to snffer.
1t was declared German troops were
repulsed by a sortie from Antwerp and
were mlstakingly fred on by our own
troops in Louvain and that this caused
the burning Of Louvain.
LAS a matter of fact events proved
indubitably that the Germans repuIssd
the Belgian sortie. During this en-
gagement the Germans In Louvatn we're
attacked. unQuestionably In pursuance
of an organized plan in different parts
OF the city. This happened after the
Germans had been in pleasant reia-
tionship with the Inhabitants OF Lou
vain for more than twenty -four hours.
Attack 1attaliion Of lanstrunN
This attack was first made on a
battalion OF the Lanstrum, composed
principally OF middle aged and peace
ful men. themselves fathers az ,fAln1-
lies. The Germans lost numbers Of
dead and wounded. Nevsrthelssa they
gained the upper hand with ths. help
of newly arrived troops whom them-
selves were greeted with Tifis nrS at
the railroad station.
IAN investigation In under way, the
result Of which will be made public.
The truth OF the statement made In. the
foregoing is beyond all doubt. The
Hotel de Vile was saved from nra.
Efforts to extinguish the flames else
where were unsvailing."
Commenting on the occurances In
Louvain the Allegemelne Zeitung says:
Ask Dutch 70 lntsrcsds.
German diplomats In tho ducal
states have been furnished with MA !
terial to refute these lying accusations
against the German army. The Ger
man minister at The Hague also has
been instructed to ask the Dutch to
ask the Belgian government in tho In
terest OF humanity to stop the civil
population OF Belgium from continuing
q resistance which Is so completely
futile. The Dutch minister Of foreign
afYairs transmitted this requist to the
Belgian minister at The Hague, who, In
turn, promised 10 FOR ward it to his gov
ernment"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
MCDONALD is HEARD FROM.
President Of Butte Mine Union Woul,
Surrender Conditionaliy.

Surrender Conditionaliy.
Butte. Mont, Sept. 5.-President Nc
Donald, OF the Butte mine workers
union. who has been fugitive from the
national guard of Montana since mar
tial law was declared here, has sent
a letter to a newspaper denying ru
mors circulated here since he departed.
Mcdonald writes that Joe E. Bradley,
vice president of the union, and two
other men are with him: that they are
armed with pistols and rifles and altio
they left with less than So they are
now well supplied with money. Nc
Donald says he would surrender II he
knew he would be released on bail and
not be tried by . military court.
Saloon keepers Of Butte appealed
today to Major d. J. Donohue for per-
mission to reopen their places. Major
Donohue advised them to discharge
their bartenders In order to have ex-
.pense as present conditions were not
cppertune 10 consider the recpenias
,of the saloons. q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
STAND OR FALL TOGETHER.
Russia, Great Britain and France Sign
New Agreement,

New Agreement.
Paris. Sept. 5.-Russia, Great Britain
and France today signed an agreement
that none of the three would make
peace without the consent of all three
nations.
All the public schools OF Paris have
been ordered closed until further no
tice. The reason for this is the oc'
cupation Of the school buildings by the
military chiefly for hospitals.
Following IL the text Of the protoco
signed today by representatives O
Great Britain. France and Russia:
The undersigned. duly author
lied thereto by their respective
governments, hereby declare as
follows: The British, French and
Russian governments mutually en-
gage not to conclude peace separ-
ately during the present war The
\ three governments agree that when
the terms of peace come to be dis
cussed no one of the allies will de-
mand conditions of peace without
the previous agreement of each OF
the other allies.
In faith whereof. the UNDER
signed have signed this declara-
ton and nave a1lxed thereto tnelr
seals.
Done at London In triplicate
this fifth day of September. 1914.
Signed "E. GREY. British Sec
retary For Foreign Affairs.
PAUL CAMBON, French am
bassatior to Great Britain.
"BENCKENDORFF' Russian am
bassador to Great Britain
Italy Ready to Mobilize.
A dispatch to the Midi from Rome
under today's date. says:
"The order for general mobiliza-
tion of Italian forces was still unsigned
at the moment Of telegraphing but II
Is expected today. The mobilization by
individual summons Is less active"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
Tn. ch.uE,urs Lunch.

Travelling thru New England In his
touring car Cincinnati man with
his wife and two daughters stopped
ONE day for lunch at good hotel. AFTER
the meal was over tho automobilist
said to the waiter:
Bring the bill. please. We have had
four sandwiches and four pieces OF
apple piA Walt minute. tho. What
has the chauffeur had downstairs? ?"
The chauffeur. sir. replied the watt
er, had Parmesan omeiet. sriiied
brook trout, lamb outlets, and peas. an
ice, cup Of black coffee, a 15-cent
cigar. and . pint Of champagne
Houston Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05

On EnSsish and French prisoners. The
statement f6lIowS:
Neither tho British nor the French
army has in its possession nor issued
any but approved pattern OF rife and
revolver ammunition which does not
infringe In any respect the provisions
OF The Hague convention"
Not to Attack 1slfort.
A dispatch to the Evening News
from Basel, Switzerland, declares that
the German troops which crossed the
Rhine to attack Belfort, have not car
ried out this intention owing to the
urgent demand for electives in in East
Prussia. Only covering force has
been left before Belfort.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
Whsrs Autss Fail.

"A farmer was recently arguing with
q French chauffeur who had slackened
M 81. :...:, s.: 81: I. tho merits oi
the horse and the motor-car.
'.3ive me a;'orse." remarked the far.
nner .them travelling oiA-shops Is toe
uncertain fer my iikin'."
'.Eet Is prejudice. my friend" the
chauffeur replied: t'you Ensleesh are
behind ze times; IJou viii think defair-
snt some day"
the retort: ''p'r,aps mex time the
Proesians are round Parig and you
nave 70 got your dinner on . steak
from the lind tAeel e = motor car;
you Erenchmsn'll wleh lyou wasn't 50
4bloomins Well un.to- dAte SACRED
Heart Review rs + S. ss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
NAVAL Battle REPORTED.
British Said 70 Have Sunk Several
German Vessels OF kjel.

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mo - dastrovs,. .,,d tor,,eS,, hoats ha,,e
rrivsd ~ - S,s, ~ dana.gsd oana,e Ia
tion and = !. understood that other.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
AUSTRIAN DEFEAT DECISIVE.

Russians Capture Entire Military En.
oanspm,snt at lsmbsrp.
London, Sept. 5.-The Petrograd
correspondent Of the Post. describing
tho Russian advance on Lemberg,
says:
The Austrians were concentrating
two more army corps toward the east
Of their positions to face the Russian
kiev district army, but the Russians
attacked before the concentration was
completed.
"On Wednesday morning the Rus
slams were established all around the
northern. eastern and half Of the
southern face Of the capital. Lemberg
stands high above the surrounding
country, its obsolete defenses being
supplemented by modern entrench-
ments.
Capture Military Equipment.
1T would seem that the rout of the
Austrian army, whose double duty it
was to cover Lemberg and also the
right flank OF the Austrian forces i'll
Poland, was so absolute that the Rus
SLAMS must have entered Lemberg at
the heels Of the runaways. for at II
o'clock Thursday morning Lemberg
was entirely In Russian possession.
Tho military stores Of every kind. ex-
plosives, powder magazines, cOmplete
wirelss and telegraph installation. In
short the whole equipment OF the I'm
portant military center fell In the
hands Of the Russians.
"The capture Of Halicz, which was
protected by thirty small forts, en-
tailed q harder task, as the Russians
were Obliged to capture all the forts
and the Austrians made desperate re-
sistence.
Russians Hard Campaign.
The Russians had been fighting
continuously for eight days after a
previous week or ten days Of march
ing. The fighting and marching troops
OF the Russian left wing covered nearly
$50 miles in sventeen days. capturing
Halicz on the 18th, after two days Of
hard fighting. ,3s
"All towns in Russia with German
form Of name were changed to the
slav form. This 10 not due to the fact
that Russia ID at war with Germany.
but IL Russia's appeal to tho inexorable
tribunal Of history against the bavags
ferocity the unsoldiery nation coAsist-
antIy displayed toward helpless refu-
gees.
"A considerable sensation Was
caused here by the discovery aboard
the German Cruiser Nagdeburg. which
recently was blown up. Of . number OF
cat-o-nine-tails. which were found In
every of1icers' cabin, all bearing signs
Of long and hard usage
, {. r. + a K
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
BOAT WITH AN AIR PROPELLER.
Tho Unique Hummer Will Carry Pas
senaers at Missouri Reunion.

Tho Unique hummer VIII SsFry Vas'
ssneers at Missouri Reunion.
A unique craft will 60 up the Chari-
ton river the first Of the week to do
duty as an excursion bOat during the
Elmer, Macon county. annual reunion.
This boats propeller works against the
air instead OF against the water.
The Hummer" is o fifty foot freight
boat. whose power Is an air propeller
operated by an aeroplane engine. The
engine is situated in the rear. of the
boat The propeller is both power and
rudder. Its blades are nine feet long.
with a three foot pitch. The estimated
power is a 5O-pound thrust. sufficient
to send the boat along rapidly from ten
to twelve miles an hour down stream
and from eight to ten miles an hour
up stream, when navigation is good.
The machinery is a six-cylinder aero
plane Macon tMo) Dispatch to Chi
cago Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05

Central News from Amsterdam reports
that the Germans have changed the
time Of tho Belgian clocks, altering
them one hour to synchronixe them
with the German clocks. When Belgian
citizens protected General Won Der
GoItz replied. "in Germany there should
be only ono time"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05

The dispatch to the Nieuw Rotter-
damsche Courant served to confirm
earlier reports that the historic Hotel
de Vile which is beautiful example
of late Gothic architecture. was spared
by the Germans when they burned the
town Of Louvain.
Tho the first stories given out IN
Belgian OFFICIAL circles den!cted Lott
vain as being nothing but heap OF
ashes" later official announcement
said that only the central part Of Lou-
vain had been burned. .s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
STATES ATTORNEY HORNE FINED

Assssssd 500 and oentsnesd % Jail
For contempt 81 Court.
Chicago, Sept. 6.-McC1ay Horne,
states attorney, who criticised Judge
william F. Cooper In speech, was
fined 500 and sentenced to ten days
In ,a!l for contempt of court by Judge
Cooper. n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
T.-R. BULLETIN
NEWS OF THE DAY
Tho Weather.


Sun rises Sept. at o:31. sets At s: SO.
lowa-Unsettled tonight and sun
day: probably local showers tonight
in extreme southeast portion tonight;
cooler Sunday
PAGE ONE.
TeIesraphio News:
Germans Plan to Batter Down Paris
Forts.
Russia Now Free to Invade Germany.
Kaiser Sends Reinforcements East
ward
Soldiers OF Allies Angry at Retreat.
BelgianS Provoked Burning OF Lou
vain.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
State Loses Prison Suit.
Iowa Plan INDICATED.
Palmer Heads National G. 4. r.
Gathered in the Byways.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorials:
Unsung Heroes.
So-Called Private Banks.
A False Hope.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa opinion and Notes.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
State Fair Breaks Even.
Grand jug. Starts Inquiry in Hardin
County.
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
Wallingford in His Prime.
PAGES SIX, EIGHT AND NINE.
City News:
Hail Storm Does Much Damage.
Gardens and Fruit Ruined: Much
Glass Demolished.
Ansons Drop Second to Pathfinders.
DR. Fred Welsh Dies at Boone.
Bridge Contract Let.
Twenty-Five Years Ago in Marshall
town.
Local Comment.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Record Wheat Price Not Maintained
Corn Weakens on Realizing Sales.
Hogs Continue Downward Trend.
Cattle Close Week on Lower Basis.
Germany's Preparedness Leads 10
Victory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
LouvAlN TOWN HALL SAVED.
Left Standing Alone in Midst Of Ruins
Of Belgian City.

London. Sept. 5-The Rotterdam corr
respondent OF the N!emw Rotterdam
sche Courant sends the report that the
town hall in Louvain Is safe, standing
alone with all the houses around 1t de-
stroycd. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05

London, Sept. 5.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Copenhagen says:
Conformation has reached hero that 900
Japanese students from German uni
versities have been captured on the
Dutch German frontier and imprisoned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
Why Wake7

"He kissed her while she was asleep
hasuyy,orkw Z
did she wake up?"
mo: SO he kissed her several times
more"
Il alwaysrsaid she was . foxy mink"
-Courier-J Journal st - u ls !. 5is, S.,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
Railroads. Abandon pI.. For Advance,

Special to Times Republican.
Des MoineS. Sept. 5-Chalrman
Thorne. Of the railroad commission. has
been informed that railroads have
abandoned their plan OF asking for an
advance in freight rates In western ter
ritory and will for the present only
seek to advance interstate passenger
rates a half cent q mile.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
New ,pooe Il Neutral.

Paris. Sept 5.-A Rome dispatch -
tire fiavas agency quoted the fsoioSns
La Tribuna as saying that Benedict
XIV, the new pope. In a letter on Aug.
30. wrote as follows regarding the
war:
a wOuii s~''s s"IV ssSyus ssyss = Z
show preference for one or the oehefss
helligerent nations MY idea IL to have%
1t understood that they should AK God
for a cessation of the scourge ofWe
without indicating the means. NJ ;egs q 81 Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05

Rome via Paris, Sept. 5.-A telegram
from San Giovanni, in Albania, says
that Monensgrin troops, led by Generals
Martinovieh, and eueotich, have oecu-
pied the Dalmatian coast between An
tivari and Cattaro.