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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-08-13
SLAUGHTER ENORMOUS
IN FRONT OF L|EGE
Germans Rush Across Open
Fields, Shells Tearing Big
Gaps in Ranks.

Brussels, Aug. 12.-Belgian wound
ed arriving here tell of the desperate
ness of the German attack on Liege
which is only briefly mentioned in
the Official dispatches.
The assault began after q severe
shelling on Fort .Sarangin.
The German soldiers rushed across
the open fields at top speed in mass
formation despite the heavy fire from
the fort. The shells from the fort
tore great gaps in their lines, but the
survivors promptly closed up and kept
on until the first line of entangle-
ments were reached.
This was made up of felled brush
and small trees entwined with barbed
wire waist high.
The German infantry cut and hack
ed at the ENHANCEMENT, but it had
been carefully set and proved almost
impregnable.
The rear guard Of the German at
tacking force could not be checked
and rushed against The advance which
was trying to demclish the entangie-
ments.
From the fort q rain of fire was di-
rected at the struggling mass from
the rapid-fire guns I nat had been held
in reserve. The nghter was enor.
nous. -
Nkn~ -
break through and no signal to fall
back was given. The soldiers were
forced to hold their position against
. rain of llre.
Finally Get Retreat signai.
It was not until more than half the
attacking force had been killed or
wounded that the signal for the recall
was blown.
Eight hundred dead and nearly g..
900 wounded was the cost to the Ger
man arms of this vain attempt, &C.
cording to the Belgians.
Among those killed in this fight is
said to have been Prince William
Lippe.
The French artillery sent to rein
force the Belgian and French column,
which was designated to prevent a
German movement toward Waterloo
and Brussels, is being rushed through
this city, having been brought up
from Lille.
It 10 said here the Germans have
been moving large bodies Of infantry
without supporting artillery through
Tongres, and they are believed to be
moving toward Waterloo and Brus-
sells. Tongres is evidently to be the
base of the main army from Cologne.
but this is not confirmed.
The advance of the allied French
British army has been very rapid, as
an attempt 10 to be made to cut OF
the German reinforcements being
sent to Liege.
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NO DISCRIMINATION
. TO Be MADE IN WHEAT
England viii Not Favor Canada
in Purchases Of Wheat.

Minneapolis, Aug. 1O.-Reports
that England's demands for food
stuffs will mean that there will be no
discrimination of any nature between
American and Canadian wheat were
current. That American wheat will
be in demand soon and that large
flour orders had been booked by Min
neapolis mills gave further strength.
September, closing Saturday at
$1.O2 Is, opened at $1.03 @1.O3k,
was s1.02 1-S at low point, s1.06 SIS
for high and closed today at
$1.05 3-S. December sold at $1.0SA
for high, s1.04 for low and closed at
SLOT 5-8.
All Minneapolis millers today put
flour prices on basis of Sc barrel,
f. o. b. cars Minneapolis for first pat
ents in 1000 barrel lots and $6.10 a
barrel for single carloads. This is an
advance of 81 barrel since last
week. Not a barrel of -four is being
sold for export and millers will sell
on export basis only on terms Of de-
livery in New York, the -four to be
paid for there. Business today was
brisk and although last week was a
period of uncertainty, dull and busy
days alternating, the total sales of
Minneapolis mills today were twice
the daily capacity of the mills at max
imum grinding or between 175,O00
and 1876, 900 barrels.
Sacks Growing Scarce.
Millers will soon be pouring bran
loose into box cars and selling it only
on that basis, statesmen said today,
for there is a scarcity Of jute sacks
nor is it possible to get a supply.
Minneapolis milling firms have quail
tiles of jute contracted for, most of
which originates in India and is made
into available form for flour packing
in Scotland. But the war has check
ed the shipment of it.
The Belgian consul at New York
gave out a statement late in the day
saying that American wheat export
ers should know that Belgian credit
remains unimpaired and that if boats
with wheat come direct to Antwerp
without stop, payments will be as
sured. :,
Hog frice4 4sest New Recesd.
Kansas City. Mo, Aug. 10. The
high price paid for hogs in the local
market since September, 1910, was
registered today when the market
jumped from 25 to so cents and the
price was quoted at 1915 for the best
grades.
Fifteen white-face steers, branded
western, from: Turney, Mo-, averag-
ing 1850 pounds each, sold for
$1O.25. per hundred, the highest
price paid since August, 1912.
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final TRIBUTE
TO MRS. WILSON
Public Business Stops Dur
ing Funeral Services.
ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED

Less Than Two Hundred Persons
Present at the Simple Ceremony
Held in the East Room of the White
House.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE nation
has paid it's final tribute to Mrs. Wood
row Wilson.
The funeral services in the East
room of the White House were mark.
ed by simplicity, such as Mrs. Wilson
desired.
Only members of the Wilson family
and a very few intimates, members
of the cabinet and their wives, com.
mittees from the senate and house
and the employees of the White House
were present. Those invited made a
group Of less than 200 persons.
The mahogany casket covered with
gray broadcloth was taken from the
room in which Mrs. Wilson died to
the East room and there surrounded
by a profusion of beautiful flowers
sent from all parts of the country.
Lilies of the valley and roses filled
the room with their fragrance.
With the president and his daugh.
ters, Miss Margaret Wilson, Mrs. Nc.
Adoo and Mrs. Sayre, were Secretary
McAdoo, Francis B. Sayre and Profes.
son Stockton Axson, Mrs. Wilson g
brother, who arrived here a few hours
before after race from Oregon.
White House Staff Remembered.
Near the family a place was re.
served for the members of the cab.
met and their wives. The employees
of the White House, all Of whom Mrs.
Wilson had befriended by simple acts
of kindness and thoughtfulness, had a
special part of the room assigned to
them. v
No music was arranged for the serv.
ices and Rev. Sylvester Beach OF
Princeton, N. j., the Wilson family
pastor for many years. and Rev. ].
H. Taylor Of Washington, whose
church the president has attended
since coming to Washington, conduct,
ed the simplest kind of services.
Both houses Of congress were in re.
cess. and orders had been issued that
all government departments be closed
at l p. m. All flags in the city on
public buildings and private homes
and stores were at half mast,
The trip to Rome, Ca, where Mrs.
Wilson will be buried. beside her
mother and father in Myrtle Hill
cemetery, will be made on a special
train. Those in the party will include
the president, Miss Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sayre, Secretary and Mrs. Nc.
Adoo, Professor Arson. j. r. Wilson,
George Howe, DR.. Cary r. Grayson
and Secretary Tumulty.
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Wal would COST
s50,0oo,0oo ADAY
seW Can Realize EnormIty Of
European Crisis.
|AvolvEs1 $1,000, 5000 TROOPS

Climax Outcome Of Years Of Animosity
on Part Of Austria Against Ser-
via-Triple Alliance and Triple En-
tente Are Thereby involved-Assas.
sination Of Duke Excuse For Crisis.
New York.-Few Americans realize
the enormity of the situation in Eu.
rope, brought about by the differences
between Austria and Servia. Few per-
sons can conceive of the greatness Of
a war involving 100000 troops and
all of the strong navies of the world
with the exception Of the American,
Japanese and one or two smaller coun-
tries. But should the worst result this
Is exactly what would happen.
The cost of such war likewise
would be more than the average per-
son could fully realize. 1t has been
estimated that it would be conducted
at an aggregate cost of $50.O00.000 a
day, provided, Of course, that all the
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MOTHER KILLS ONLY SON.
Sad Accident Near Bismarck-Victim
Dies Instantly.

Clayton P. Varnum, boy of 16
years, was instantly killed Sunday
last, when a shotgun in the hands OF
his mother, Mrs. Rose Varnum, was
accidently discharged. the charge
striking the boy in the forehead and
killing him instantly. The boy was
the only child. The father and moth
er and the boy were visiting at the
home of George N. Varnum, three
miles southwest of Menoken, and in
tended to return to their home in
Michigan.
The boy was planning on going
hunting, and had taken the shotgun
out on the back porch, when his
mother told him to wait, and she and
her sister, the boys aunt, Mrs. Sadie
v. Smith, would go with him. The
two women and the boy were the
only ones at home at the time.
Mother Took Gun.
The boy sat down on the step, and
leaned the gun, which he had loaded,
after leaving the house, against the
porch beside him. When he suggest
ed that he 60 ahead, and the women
follow, his mother protested, and,
coming out on the porch, took the
gun, and turned to carry it into the
house.
Mrs. Varnum does not know how the
gun was discharged, but in some
manner it was, and the load struck
the boy, who had turned his head
toward her, at one side Of the fore
head, making q terrible wound and
killing him instantly.
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GERMAN LINER May
Be BRITISH PRIZE

New York, Aug. n.-From two
sources came report to New York
that the North German Lloyd liner
Kronprinz Wilhelm had been captur-
ed by the British cruiser Essex and
taken to Bermuda as a prize.
The liner Narragansett reported
having heard a wireless message to
this effect and the manager of the
Royal Mail steam packet, whose
ships run to Bermuda, said he heard
q similar report.
The report is given some credence
here in view OF the announcement by
the Canadian government, made at
Ottawa, that the Essex has advised the
Bermuda station she is bringing in a
prize. The name of the captured
vessel was not disclosed in the gov
ernment'S announcement
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TIE GEAR CTOP) AND THE KAISER (BEL0W).
powers participated. This would only
include the expenses Of conducting the
warfare and would not include the loss
sustained by relaxation in all bust
ness and commercial life Of the CONT
nent.
The crisis is only an excuse for war
after twenty-five years Of jealous ha-
tired between Austria and Servia. 1t is
a gigantic struggle between Slav and
Teuton. The two countries have trri-
tated each other for centuries. A war
between these two countries is surely
bloody and horrible. but nothing COM
pared to the result of Germany and
Italy upholding their alley. Austria,
aud opposing servia's friends, France.
Russia and England.
1t is the triple alliance against the
triple entente. Russia. France and
England compose the triple entente.
This has been in existence for several
years. Likewise the principals Of the
triple alliance have been in existence
for years. s
The tremendous increase of Russia
saves the triple entente from being
overwhelmed in numbers by the triple
alliance. Germany alone has three
fourths as many Inhabitants as Great
Britain and France together. and Aus
tria and Italy add roundly $4,000. 600
to this number. The great population
of Russia, however. brings the total
strength Of the triple entente to 253.-
100000 against 152. 100000 for the tri-
pie alliance.
The assassination of Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand and his wife was the
spark that has kindled into flame the
long smoldering embers Of Austrian
and Servian hatred. Shocking as that
tragedy was 1t was. after all. but one
incident in long chapter Of political
reprisals which Austria has been quick
to seize as an opportunity to vent the
hatred OF years on the, little eighbor-
Ing state. whose aggressi0ps she can
no longer ignore and whose pretenti0ns
she no longer dares to scorn. With
this excnss Austria made demands
which ssryia by refusing, caused the
world to shudder q the thought of m
Europe Ia arms. 81 Isl
Portland, Ne, has lost one of II
targest historical tree III stood son
(BsnS Hot Arnpld 2, y aal Uni SyyA y more
than 700 yearS old. It measured
80 =, n, xi
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-08-13
mrs, WOODROW
| WILSON'S DEATH
Beloved wife Of the President
Passes Away.

Washington, Aug. 7.-Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, the wife of the presi-
dent, died at the White House at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Death
came after brave struggle of
months against Bright's disease, with
complications.
The president was completely un-
nerved by the shock and his grief
was heart-rending. He bore up we'll
under the strain, however, and de-
voted himself to his daughters.
The end came while Mrs. Wilson
was unconscious. Her illness took
a turn for the worse shortly before
o'clock Thursday afternoon and
from then on she grew gradually
weaker.
Kneeling at her bedside at the end
were the president and their three
daughters. DR.. Gary Grayson, and
a United States navy nurse were in
the room; just outside the door were
Secretary McAdoo, Francis Sayre,
Wilson's sons-in-law, and Tumulty,
the presidents secretary.
Congress Adjourns.
Both houses Of congress adjourned
when the death was announced, and
for a brief time the wheels of gov
ernment stopped, while every one
paid respect to the presidents loss.
The beginning Of the end came at
10 o'clock Thursday morning when
DR.. E. P. Davis of Philadelphia called
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RECEPTION FOR
GOVERNOR HANNA

RECEPTION .FOR
GOVERNOR HANNA
Fargo, Aug. 7.-Governor Hanna
returned to Fargo last night from his
trip to Norway and was given rous-
ing reception by his friends and
neighbors. He was met at the Dill
worth by reception committee. who
we're waiting in automobiles, and was
conveyed to Fargo where he found
his home had been nicely decorated
with flags, with the word welcome"
above the door. Judge Pollock was
chairman Of the reception committee,
Mayor Emery, Judge .Amidon and
others spoke briefly. Governor Han
ma responded at length. giving an ac-
count Of his trip and the mission on
which he went. Mrs. Hanna and
daughter are still in England.
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RUSSIAN NAVY WAITS
FORTS OPPORTUNITY

Stockholm, via London, Aug. 12.-
The Swedish steamer Runeburg,
which arrived here from Raumo, Fin.
land, reported that she had not seen
q single warship in the Aland archi.
pelago or anywhere else. Her cap
tain was told that the Russian fleet
had not met the German feet at all,
but was waiting in the inner part Of
the Gulf Of Finland for suitable
opportunity to start an action.
The Russians: ares concentrating
their troops ct all important points
along tia Gulf Of Finland. especially
at Eksnas. on the north side Of the
entrance to the gull, and SyeaborE
and keeping II reserve = conslde derable
force. reported to number 100. 900
man. s
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for consultation, realized that the
time for hope had passed. He took
the president into the bedroom of
the White House and in a broken
voice told him the truth. Wilson 8
face blanched, but he bore the shock
we'll.
The president then took his
daughters, Mrs. McAdoo, Mrs. Sayre
and Margaret Wilson, aside, and told
them of their mothers condition.
Until then they thought there was a
chance for her recovery.
Until she became unconscious Mrs.
Wilson frequently nodded to one or
the other and smiled cheerfully.
During the day she spoke to DR..
Grayson about the president, whose
health she thought more about than
her own.
SolicitOus Over Husband.
Promise me-" she whispered
family, If I 60 you will take care of
my husband" 1t was the same
touch of devotion which she had so
many times repeated.
Just at s o'clock death came. The
president and his daughters were in
tears. Tumulty walked slowly to the
executive Offices with head bowed,
and quietly announced to the cor
respondents, that the end had come.
A pail of gloom settled over the ex-
ecutive mansion.
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GERMANS PREPARING
FOR FORWARD MOVE

Brussels, via Paris and London.
Aug. H.. Reports assert that the
German troops appear to be reorganiz-
Ing in front Of Liege preparatory to
beginning ! fresh forward movement
south toward France. Their advance
guards are on the banks Of the River
Ourthe. 81 slss5 u y:
An ofncial stat ment says that at
Honn alixs, 81 Belg gian Ianxembnrg, !
French 2patrol attac cl.ed y squad adron @
Gsrman cayalry With 4 sabsrs. i5B5 u q D
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MANY GERMANS CAPTURED

Six Carloads Said to Be on Way to
st. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 12.-It is an
nounced that six carloads of German
prisoners Of war are en- route through
Wilma. The war Office makes no ex-
planatton Of where they were taken.
Wilma is 100 miles east Of the Ger
man frontier in Poland, on the direct
route Of the railway from Warsaw to
st. Petersburg.
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London, Aug. 11-Reports of lull
in the fighting around Liege. which
city is occupied by the Germans. and
intimations from Brussels that the
next clash will occur when the allied
forces have completed plans to take
the offensive against German troops,
were somewhat cast in shadow of
new developments reported in Eu-
rope by oficial announcements from
France of the French turning move
ment in Alsace, near the Swiss from.
tier, where General Joffre il believed
to BE fn- command, and the report that
Austrian troops have been hurried
there to aid the Germans. An Inn
portant battle 10 believed to be immi-
nent.
Indications are that another for.
ward movement of the main French
force 10 in preparation near Metz, as
ofncial Paris reports say the German
troops have inundated the Seille val
ley between Metz and Nancy to him
der the French advance, but not sum.
ciently. 1t is reported, to stop the
French movement.
Aside from the fanking movement
through Belgium, which the French
assume was the Germans move to get
to the rear of the great French fort
resses on the Franco-German frontier,
indications are that strong German
advance is to be made on France by
way of Luxemburg. The Brussels
correspondent of the Daily Mail says
he has confirmed the report Of the
French success at Marbehan in Bel
gian Luxemburg between Ostend and
Basel, and says 1t is reported the
French are pursuing the Germans
who are retiring.
Another Million Germans Called.
Mobilization of another million men.
including those Of the Landstrum, the
final reserves, for the invasion Of
France; q report from Rome that EN-;
peror William has arrived at AK In
Chapelle to join his army, and
Strengthening of German and French
outposts all along the German.Franco
frontier are other important develop
ments noted in the days reports from
the scene Of conflict.
Although the German troops occupy
the city Of Liege messages from the
Belgian general stan assert the oc-
cupation has not the slightest In
nuonco m tho Sfroto~ic ~i<,,e$S
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men. The agency says this i
+ statement is official. Another i
+ dispatch to the Exchange Tele- i
j. graph company from Brussels i
+ says the French army has en- !
i. tered Belgium and has ad. !
i. vanced we'll into the country. i
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London, Aug. 8.-A dispatch from
Paris says official reports received
there state the German troops have
entered the Belgian city of Liege, but
have not been able to take the forts
surrounding portions Of the city.
Fighting Of the most violent charac.
ter is said to have taken place in the
streets. The Belgian troops are re-
ported as. having captured twenty
seven German cannon.
A dispatch received here from Brus
sells by the Exchange Telegraph com.
lpany says the German troops attack
ing Liege have asked for an armist3ce
sof twenty.four hours.
A Rotterdam report says the city
'of Aege is burning, German shells
having fred the Cathedral Of st. Paul.
the Palais de Justice, Church Of St
Jacques and the Theater Royal. A
brussels dispatch says German aero.
plane dropped three bombs into the
Square DArvoy,- killing thirty per.
sons.
Reports from Brussels that the at.
tack on the forts at Liege by the
Germans had been abandoned daeter
q three days encounter. and that the
Germans had retired to the left of
/. the Ricer Meuse, giving the French
armies an opportunity to concentrate
near the Belgian frontier, were in.
cluded among the important advices
coming from the seat of the conflict
along the Belgian frontier.
Denies British Reports.
Assertion by Winston Spencer
Churchill, first lord of the British ad.
miralty, In the house of commons
that there has been no fighting or
losses by the British army and navy
other than those announced Official
~, followed by a refusal to give in
formation following reports Of naval
hattie between German and British
ships. is regarded as one of the sig
nihcant features Of the events which
are making history in Europe.
A report from South Shields says
the British feet engaged the German
high seas feet In heavy battle on the
South Dogger banks and after gen.
eral engagement the German feet
was beaten back and moved In the
direction Of the Holland coast. The
surgeon in charge of the South
Shields hospital received . wireless
message asking what accommodations
he had for the wounded. He replied
he could care for 1000 persons. 1
A Whitby (Eng.) report says nine
teen German ships were sunk or cap
tured In the North sea battle and
that several British and French yes.
sells were sunk.
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important BATTLE
APPEARS IMMINENT.
Allied Forces Said TO Be Plan
min G to Take Offensive
Against Germany.
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New York, Aug. 11.-Pierre
Mali, Belgian consul at New
York, said that according to
his advices from Belgium only
two of the forts at Liege re-
main standing against the Ger
man invasion. These two, he
said, will be abandoned and
the Belgian soldiers will re-
treat in good order. They will
proceed to Namur and join
100000 French troops. Namur
Is strongly fortified and the
consul predicts great battle
) there.
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80 German Steamers Captured.
Madrid, Aug. s. According to Of
flcial adyicss, over SO German steam
ers have already been captured " the
British squad dron.
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-FOUR ACKNOWLEDGE
OFFER OF MEDIATION

Washington, Aug. 11.-Secretary
Bryan announced that he had re-
ceived acknowledgment of President
Wilson's tender of good Offices from
Austria-Hungary, France, Great Brit
ain and Russia.
Mr.. Bryan declined to indicate the
nature of any of the responses, but It
was understood they were simply
acknowledgements.
Officials are not yet advised wheth.
or the offer of mediation has been
laid before Emperor Nicholas person
ally. Neither is it known here wheth-
er the proffer has reached the Ger
man foreign Office.
Youth Killed by Lightning.
Farmington, Mimi, Aug. 11.-Will-
lam Brown, twenty-five years old. son
Of Magnus Brown, Q we'll known poll
tician, was. killed by lightning In the
doorway Of a barn on the farm Of the
family near Lakeville. this county.
The storm In which he met death was
accompanied by heavy wind that
unroofed freight cars and razed some
sman farm buildings. II. s3.s5'&