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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
COMMISSION FORM
TO RULE MEXICO
SUGGESTED THAT A TEMPORARY
BODY BE FORMED TO CON.
troll COUNTRY.
OFFERED AS A COMPROMISE
Thought at Aguas Galleries That
This Plan Might Unite the
Warning Factions.

Washington.-A commission form of
government for Mexico until order is
restored has been suggested at the in,
formal discussions at Auguas Calien-
-. tes, preceding the formal meeting be-
tween representatives of Carranza
and Villa. This was reported to the
state department here and met with
prompt recognition as a possible solu-
ton for the vexing problems of the
Southern republic.
The plan, it was believed, would
eliminate the personal rivalry Of va
rious f~actional leaders and lead to
early restoration Of a strong central
government in Mexico. Details of
the proposal were not received here,
so far as is known, but officials found
somewhat of a parallel for the plan
in the organization and powers of the
Philippine commission. They thought
it; probable such a commission would
be largely of a military nature, al
though it might later, through changes
In the personnel. become entirely civil
and provide an easy way for return to
constitutional government.
Further reports of distress on the
west coast of Mexico cme from Ad-
miral Howard. Lack Of food, or of
any central authority, he said, caused
continual conflict betYeen the people
and the soldiers. The food shortage
there has been called to the attention
of the American Red Cross.
Protest to the state department was
made by the Spanish ambassador
against the reported arrest of the
Spanish consul at Mazatlan. Other
hostile actions against Spaniards in
that region were also reported. The
department has ordered American
consular offices to Investigate the re-
ports. y ..a
The Constitutionalists agency here
received notice that General Aguilar,
commanding the forces in front Of
Vera Cruz, had issued a proclamation
saying he was about to make possess
ion of the city AND would give full
projections to all aliens and MeXicans.
The proclamation made no mention
Of the American forces.
The %battleship North Dakota sailed
from Vera Cruz conveying the TWEEN
ty-fourth Company Of Marines to
Guantanamo before proceeding to
Hampton Roads. The. Rhode Island
has arrived at Vera Cruz.
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LIVELY ENGAGED
IN REGION OF R0YE
THE FRENCH CAPTURE SIXTEEN
HUNDRED PRIsoNERs.-THAT
is ALL.
ON SECRECY LOW
Little News From British and Ger
Mans-In tn East the Russians
Reported Successful.

War C~hancellories Of the Allies and
the Germans have not seen fit to lift
the curtain. of secrecy high enough for
the public to obtain an insight into
the conditions which prevail, along
the battle line in France.
There, is nothing to report" said
the French War Office, Except that
there has been a lively engagement in
the region Of Roye, where in the last
two days we have captured 1900 pris.
oners. That is ALL" From the Brit
ish and Germans came nothing.
Of the situation in the east the Aus
TRAN general staff in a dispatch COM
ing by way Of Berlin, reported a COM
plete break up of the Russian invasion
in Hungary. and said that the Russian
Emperor's forces had been cleared
from a portion of the Carpathians.
The Russians, in their turn, declar-
ed that near the East Prussian front
Ter in Russian Poland they still were
pressing the Germans hard and at
several points had gained successes
over them. ~ -
While one morning newspaper in
London has been informed, ION good
authority" that Antwerp has fallen
neither the British official press bu-
reau, nor the Belgian Minister are
able to confirm the report.
The last advices from Belgium had
the Germans still hammering away
with their artillery against Antwerp.
One dispatch said 200 big German
guns were in operation there. Ostend
advices reported thousands Of refu.
gees arriving in that city.
A Berlin dispatch says King Albert
of Belgium has been slightly wounded.
British aeroplanes again have visit
ed Dusseldorf, Germany. A British
official report says an aerial squadron
succeeded in blowing up a Zeppelin
airship shed in Dusseldorf and de.
stroying a dirigible balloon In 1t.
Three aviators engaged in rail lost
their machines.
Protests were made to the Wash
ington Government against Germany
Communicating food supplies in Brus'
sells and reducing the native popula'
ton to famine"
It Is believed in Washington that
Captain LIE Vert Coleman, who has
been in Europe with the American
relief commission, will be called upon
by the War Department to explain
statements attributed to him in an in
terview in New York concerning the
German army's fighting abilities and
commissariat and alleged atrocities
committed by the German troops.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Germans Unsuccessful In Africa

Washington.-The British embassy
made public this statement cabled to
Washington by the colonial office {:
During September there "a consid-
cradle activity along Anglo-German
boundary of the East African protecto-
rate, due to attempts to raid British
territory and cut the Uganda railway.
All these attempts have been repulsed
and raiding parties defeated in every
case except one, where an unimportant
frontier station is still held by a small
German party.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Five British Liners Sunk

Londou.-The official news bureau
announced that the German cruiser
Emden has sunk four British steam.
ships and a collier.
Statement Of the bureau is as fol-
lows:
1.-THE admiralty announces that the
German cruiser Emden, during the
past five days, has captured and sunk
in the Indian ocean the British steam
ers Tumeric, King Lud, Riberia and
Foyle and captured the collier Bursk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Fiahtina Continues At Aisne

London.-Both in London and IN
Paris there is the greatest confidence,
although some surprise is displayed
at the success of the Germans in pre-
venting the outfanking movement
There is a feeling, however, that the
Germans cannot extend their llne
much farther north without a
ing it at some point.
Along the rest Of the line tho
French communication says there has
been no change. Therefore the prog.
ress in the region of SCISSORS and IN
Woevre either has satisfied them for
the moment or they have been check
ed by the Germans. OF the fighting
here, as on their right, the German
reports says, it is proceeding faVora'
bly, for the German arms. "
Car Goes To The Front
Petrograd.-E' ,peror Nicholas, COM
manderin-chief 4 the Russian armies,
has arrived at the headquarters OF the
active army. o..
This information has been given
out from general headquarters.
The following official communication
has been made public by the general
staff:
According to reports from the com
manders the Russian troops at the bat
tie Of Augustowo gave proof OF extra
ordinary courage. Several regiments
fought without rest during the whole
week, ~extricating themselves with dig.
nifty from the most difficult position"
The engagements were exceedingly
obstinate in the vicinity Of Suwalki,
where the enemy concentrated import
ant forces and, having fortified their
position, opposed the Russians with
the fercest resistance.
"Our troops made several bayonet
charges to dislodge the enemy from
his trenches. Prisoners taken say that
the German losses at Suwalki were SO
large that out of hundreds only twenty
men remained. The whole line OF the
German retreat Is blocked with the
bodies Of their dead.
ut Is thus that the German invasion
from east Prussia into Russia failed
utterly. The enemy is now definitely
leaving the borders Of the provinces
of Suwalki and LomZa. -.
ION the left bank of the Vistula and
in Galicia the situation remains un-
changed"
In Russian military circles, 1t is felt
that the Russian general staff is now
able to analyze, and will be able to
~forestall the intended German invasion
Of Russia.
In spite Of the great importance. OF
the eight-day battle between General
Rennenkampf, on the Russian side,
and Gen. Won Hindenburg, on the
German side, which has just come to
an end and in which the Germans were
not only not successful in crossing the
river Niemen, according to reports
here, but were driven back with
heavy losses to the frontier, 1t is the
opinion of Russian observers that the
Germans intended this costly and fu-
tile demonstration to draw the Russian
troops from east Poland as a prelimi.
nary to their main object.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Why Russians Invaded Hungary

Rome.-News from Russian head
quarters says that the invasion of
Hungary through the Carpathians has
two objects. The first is to insure the
left flank OF the Russian army operat.
ing against Przemsyl and along the
San river, and, second, to open a new
field of action in the vast Hungarian
plains where it a frighten the pop
ulation, disturb the drilling Of Hunga-
rian r%eservists and recruits and cut
the railway communications, besides
freely feeding a portion Of the army
from the resources of the country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Italy Is Urged To Act

Milan.-A great meeting was held
here and before a large and enthusiast
tic crowd Signor Battisti, a Socialist
deputy from Trent, Austria, made a
speech in which he said that he was
much touched by the imposing demon
stration. He could only say as a son
Of Trent that it was awaiting liberia
ton by it's Italian brothers. 1.-The lib
Grafton of Trent and Trieste" he said,
means the accomplishment of a duty
left as a heritage by the great makers
of the fatherland."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Sale of Bonds lmproper.

Washington.-The plan for direct
Federal aid to cotton growers to the
extent of $500, OOO, 900 was the subject
Of sharp criticism in a letter to Rep
resentative Henry Of Texas made
public by Secretary McAdoo. The lat
ter is in reply to recent statements
to the House by Mr.. Henry. Mr.. Nc
Adoo announces the proposal to sell
$3.50, O0O, 900 of Panama Canal bonds
to bolster the cotton crop is not prac-
ticable and generally objects to all
the features Of the Henry plan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Americans Need Help,

Washington. - Secretary McAdoo
has been asked by the State Depart
ment to authorize the withdrawal of
5000 to $4,000 or United States
deposits in the Bank of England for
the relief Of Americans in Turkey,
where aid is urgently needed accord
ing to Ambassador Morganthau at
Constantinople. According to recent
dispatches American schools at Smyr-
ma, Beirut, Jerusalem and CONSTANT
nople, ordinarily supported by mission
societies in the United States are prac-
tically without funds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Americans In Turkey Needy

Observation-Disclosures Morgan
THAI, at Constantinople, has appealed
to the state department for addition
al funds for the relief of Americans
in the Ottoman empire. The recent
deposit by this government of $780,
600 has been found inadequate.
Ambassadors Page and Herrick at
London and Paris, respectively, were
advised of the situation in an effort
to make quickly available funds for
Turkish distribution, and steps also
we're taken in that direction by treas
ury department officers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
NEWSPAPERS REQUEST Chance.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. publishers
generally are preparing to ask the
Senate to change that portion of the
House war revenue bill providing for
q stamp on the bills of lading on all
packages. The newspaper owners do
not object to paying the tax, but con-
tend that neither the railroads nor
other transportation companies will
hold their cars until newspaper pack
ages are checked, stamped and re-
ceipted for. They suggest that a tax
could be imposed on the basis Of sworn
circulation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Editor Suaqests French Pray

Paris.-All newspapers print a dis
patch announcing that prayers for
peace were given throughout America
on Sunday. Commenting or the Incl
dent, The Gaulois regrets that the lex
ample has not been followed by
France, and declares that President
Wilson is not afraid to have the Amer
lean republic kneel before the Most
High. 1T lifts the hope" says Gaulois,
that our republic will one day follow
the example Of the United States,
which we so often initiate"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
FIios Coin for kaue.

Superior, Wis.-The flip IA coin
determined the name which c.Snew
nephew" of Uncle Sam adopted lSth
the approval of his petition for nat
u~ralization by Judge F. j. Risjord.
81 guess it have to be Steve Ste
vens,," said Steve Ranovich, alien, after
he had returned from a consultation
with a friend with whom he had re.
tired when his request for a new name
was met with a query Of what it should
be-.
81 don't care much for it, but we
tossed a nickel to settle it, and I guess
It do"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
WOUNDED GERMANS
KISS HANDS OF FOE
BRINGING THEM AID

France.-A young soldier told me
this: y
Day and night he and his fellows
had been lighting till the Germans
melted away. Then they returned
across the country they had fought
over. Here and there they cane upon
a wounded man and, French OF, Ger
man, did what they could for him, Ta'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Germans Claim 100000 Prisoners

Berlin.-The Germans now claim
to have 24e, 900 prisoners of war, about
1000 British, 10000 B%elgians, 100000
Russians and the remainder French.
So far the prisoners have had to do
little manual labor, but it Is contem-
plated to put them to work draining
swamps and repairing roads.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
German Como Is Taken

Paris.-"It is officially announced
that the French forces in Equatorial
Africa have reoccupied the greater
part, Of the Congo territory coded to
Germany by the treaty Of 1911" says
the Bordeaux correspondent
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(Copyrght)

Ottawa, Canada.-Canada Will raise
Immediately and send to the front a
second expeditionary force Of 10000
men with a first reinforcement of 10
per cent, making $4,000 in all. This
decision was reached at the cabinet
council. The second contingent will
bring the total of Canada's force at
the front up to more than fifty thou
sand men.
Sir Robert Borden, the Canadian
premier, made public the action taken
by the council. In a statement regard
ing the situation he said:
1.-THE government proposes forth
with to organize and train a second
expeditionary force Of 10000 men,
with first reinforcement of 10 per cent,
making $4,000 in all. This force will
be organized as expeditiously as pos
sible, and the arrangements for provid-
ing the necessary arms, ammunition
and equipment are already In prog
ress. The government is also making
preparations to organize and train the
necessary further reinforcements for
the first and second expeditionary
~forces."L
AS to the disposition Of the forces
already dispatched the prime minister
said: :
According to the report Of the chief
embarkation officer the total force en-
barked at Quebec amounted to nearly
8 5000 men, besides 1000 horses
and a proper complement Of guns and
vehicles, with full equipment for men
and horses. The transportation OF this
force required thirty-one large steam
ships.
Russians RepuIse Germans
Petrograd.-The general staff has
given out the following official COM
munication.
1.-THE Russian troops have continued
to repulse the enemy from the bounda-
ries of the governments Of Suwalki and
Lomza. The engagement has been
very fierce west Of Symno.
1.-THE German troops that were at.
lacking Ossowetz are %retreating hast.
ly to the north. Considerable forces OF
the enemy, Of which the bulk arrived
from the west, are concentrating In
the districts west Of the governments
Of Piotrkow and Kielce.
"The Russian cavalry and vanguard
are accommodating theoretically
through all that region, impeding
through vigorous attacks the move
ment of the enemy.
"The Germans always endeavor to use
the highways in Russian territory be-
cause the other roads, being rough,
paralyze their artillery trains.
IAN attack by the Russian cavalry
against the German vanguard in front
of Andrew, and marching on Kielce,
was crowned with great success. The
German infantry was caught unawares
and is retreating in disorder, pursued
by the Russian cavalry.
"The bombardment Of Ossowetz did
damage to only a few private dwellings
and a few telephone lines as the gar
rison was sheltered by numerous con
crete walls.
Loss Of Germans Enormous
misunderstanding to information
from the front the Germans suffered
enormous losses in the last engage
ments," says Reuters Bordeaux CORE
spondent. The message continues:
German prisoners state that some
companies Of the guards have dwin-
died to one hundred men and are
commanded by young officers, as
they have lost all their former officers
| since the beginning Of the war"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
DEATH COMES SWIFTLY
TO TWO GERMAN SPIES

London.-A story received from g
point in France it is not permitted TO
specify says: !
A soldier comes out from behind a.
pine tree with rifle and Fixed bayonet:
"Ou allez Yous?" he says, stepping
before me and dropping his bayonet
point a little toward ma
"Je vais me promener,"I reply smil-
ing, and anticipate his next demand
by pulling out my case and display
ing my special permit, also various
other papers and an officially stamped
photograph, which proves my identii
fcation with the name upon the spe-
cial permit.
Monsieur, permit me- Gays the sol
der suddenly In very fair English.
Monsieur Ia se mar that writes. !
shake you by re hand wEsA YER great
pleasure. It Is to me an honor!"
We shake with enormous empress
sment and / compliment him upon his
English.
He smiles, s~gratifed. and disclaims
with great modesty. He beckons me
back among the trees.
"One comes!" he says. Ssh! Zea
woods here have been many times set
in flames. We have suspects these
be done with intention.
Sec spy Among Trees.
He ceased his whispers abruptly and
we both bent forward together. "A
hundred yards down the narrow path
among the pines a man In q work
mans blue blouse is standing, looking
quietly In every direction.
Suddenly he takes a couple Of steps
In among the trees, stoops and HITS
a stone.
Far down the hillside at the end
of the narrow vista among the trees,a
second man was suddenly seen. SO
utter Is the silence that I can hear
him plainly as he coughs. He begins
to haul on something. and / realize
suddenly the meaning of the whole In
cident that I am watching. The Two
men have located the underground
private telephone wire going up to the
fort. They have been tapping It for
N news they might pick up.
= Death 10 Painless.
The soldier is methodical. He takes
the distant man first. Kneeling there
behind him, I watch with a growing
thrill and tension Of tragedy and sick
ness his sunburned cheek cuddle
against the stock of his rife. Then
very slowly it seems to me- IN that
quiet. dreadful moment his stubby
cigarette stained forefinger crooks
back gently, gently on the trigger.
Crack" comes the sharp, swapping
hang of the weapon, and the man
down the vista Of trees gives a queer
little jump and then turns right around
quickly and looks behind him. AND
thus looking, and seemingly unaware
that he is the person who has been
shot, his heart stops and he rolls over
quite easily and gently on his side
a merciful enough death, as these
violent deaths go, for some OF them
are so dreadful. =
Shoots Second German. I
And then, as I stare, the rifle goes
"crack!" again, and I jump; for l ann
still looking at the silent figure down
the vista of trees.
But the soldier has been attending
to his business and has snapped on a
second shot at the nearer man, for
the man had started to bolt. And be-
cause the shot was hastily aimed the
second death is as cruel as the first
was merciful.
An examination Of both bodies
shows that the men were German
spies, in possession Of "ciphered" In
formation that would no doubt prove
very helpful to III enemies.
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ErzemysI Is BURNING.

Rome, Italy, by way of London
The Russian embassy, while denying
a report that tie garrison of Przemysl
in Galicia had surrendered to the Rus
SLAMS, added however, the whole town
is afre and it's capI.tulation Is sure.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-14
Russian Children Killed BY Bombs

London.-The operators of a Ger
man Zeppelin dirigible dropped a bomb
into a schoolhouse at Bielostok, Rus
STA, killing eleven children, according
to a dispatch from Petrograd to the
Morning Post.
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in many cases the stricken burden
was so awful they were glad when It
died. -
Wounded Germans, in the last
stages of suffering, finding a water
bottle at their parched lips, kissed the
hands of the foe who held it to their
mouths.
The young Frenchman told me sadly
Of being embraced and kissed by
wounded Germans he had helped on
the battlefield.
Belgium has four artificial silk fao-
tnrins
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-05
LINE UP FOR HORSE SHOW.
Commercial Club Outline Plan of Ac.
tion-Wiu Entertain Road Men.

At the regular Wednesday luncheon
Of the Commercial club held this week
the matter Of holding a horse fair was
decided upon and upon motion the
chair with the assistance Of the execu.
tive board, was empowered TO name a
committee of three at some future
date, to look after the big show. Every.
one present was enthusiastic for it, j
B. Leeper the Clearwater auctioneer,
spoke at length in favor of such fairs
as did also l. E. Zuver, our local man
The next meeting of the road com
missioners will be held here on Febru.
ary 18 and the club has decided to have
at it's guests the road builders at the
luncheon on that day. Several other
matters were taken up, one being the
raising Of money for work TO be done
on the Rice creek trail.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-05
BAND BOYS GIVE DANCE
Juvenile Organization Makes Rapid
Strides-PQan Public Concert.

One of the several volunteer organi-
zations in the city that is deserving of
support from the townspeople is the
Juvenile Brass Band which is composed
of some twenty boys and young men
and which under the tutelage of Frank
Fuller has been making rapid progress
of late. The boys are going into the
work with heart and soul and after
purchasing their own instruments have
already mastered the first set Of books
and are ready for new worlds to con.
quer. To provide fund to pay for the
next set Of instruction books the band
is giving dance at the Schmadeka
hall next Friday evening to which the
general public is invited. The Grange
vile orchestra, composed Of Frank Full
Ter, Walter Bunnell, James Wood and
Basil Harris, will provide music for
this event and pleasant time is as
sured.
The membership Of the new band,
which will make its initial appearance
with street concert soon, is as fol-
lows: Homer Mcdonald, Elmer Van
Slyke, Edmund Schmadeka, Matt Pen
well, Gaylord Eimers, Robert Burlin-
game, Ralph Kennedy and Clark Rush,
comets; Gilbert Foster, Clyde Vansise,
Oliver Mcconnell and Dale Fulton,
altos; Homer Eimers, Norvall Johnston
and J. c. Mcdonald, trombones; Char
les Branscombe, baritone; Basil Harris,
tuba, and Roy Gillette and Frank Roth
well, drums.