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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
Lodge Sees War Menace
lowering Over America;
Criticizes Administration
Massachusetts Senator Declares Our Neutrality Must BE As
Honest As It Is Rgid--W Wilson Prohibits That Which
Preserved Union in Sxties-Fear Complications
in Government Owned Ships

London, Aug. 22--United States
/ Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, OF Mas
sachusetts. in an interview with your
correspondent today, said;
II will not comment on the war
except to say that no other such Ca
lamity has ever befailen Humanity or
civilization The mind recoils even
from any attempt To picture the sac
rifice of life and the misery and suf-
fering which those who began this war
have brought on mankind.
Fortunately, the United states Is
outside of the widespread circle Of
war The United States Is at peace
with all nations, and | trust will re-
main so. From such 81 CONFUSION as
this, We have already suffered severe
IL financially and, by the loss Of some
OF our best markets and commerce.
are bound to suffer still more. This
cannot be helped.
What we should remember above
all is that we have a national duty
to perform. That duty is the observ-
anCe OF strict neutrality as between
the belligerents, with all of whom we
are at peace. But strict neutrality
is not enough. Ii must be also honest
neutrality. as honest as It Is rigid
Neutrality, while preServing its name.
can often he so managed as to benefit
one SiL anu A. III Z stf+0A tiNt
l, is possible to relax the strictness of
neutrality at one point and tighten 1t
at another, so as to help one bellig-
erent and injure another.
This Is no time for neutrality OF
this kind on the part OF the United
States, Our neutrality now, as | have
said, must not only be strict, but rig
idly honest and fair. Honor and in
terest alike demand it.
( Mems pf,t
President wilson's administration
in its eagerness to maintain neutrality,
+ has made one new departure from
practices which have hitherto been
unbroken. Heretofore governments
have not undertaken to interfere with
private persons or institutions who
desired to lend money to belligerents,
If We had been unable to borrow. or
obtain supplies from abroad while we
were cut off from all supplies from the
South during the Civil War, the boun~
dares Of the country OF which Mr..
Wilson Is president might possibly be
far different today.
But the admin istration. In it's
earnestness to maintain strict nell-
trality during the present war has
thought fit to make this new departure
by preventing, as far as il can private
individuals from lending money to
belligerents. This makes it difficult to
understand what theory of neutrality
It favors IL the dispatches are cor
rect in regard to the proposed pur-
chase by the United States govern
menT OF certain German ships now
lying useless in New York harhor. and
on the other hand the adrninistra-
ton regards as impairing strict neu-
trality permission to private persons
to lend q hundred million dollars 70
France TO be spent in the purchase
of supplies in the United States. while
at the same time they appear to think
1t Is conspnant with honest neutrality
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23

their from
and o
0
mote t o rus o
OF p)sang o
the o
also to b making to the
the
II Frenw h
out #
to be hin FIVE mile 0
to off he French
in
the war of a
credit This General Pau the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23

to give $25 geo. 600 OF the public
money outright to Germany for ships.
which Germany cannot use
This proposed purchase OF Ger.
man ships by the American govern
ment 10 be run as government YES
sells is calculated to hamper and check
exports from the United States, We
are suffering severely from the in
jury to our trade and commerce by
the loss OF our best markets, conse-
quent ON the war. but there are GER
tain articles that Europe must have
ayen now and these exports should
be encouraged In every possible
way.
More Grave Problems.
Far more grave. however. than the
Interference with trade VIII be the in
ternationaI complications which these
goYernment-owne ships are certain TO
produce. II seems impossible that they
should be treated as merchantmen
under the rules OF international law.
II one of them should be stopped when
classed as merchantmen it would be
at the worst only a diplomatic incident,
, for which reparation could easily be
made, hut If q ship of the United
States engaged in commerce and yet
retaining the character Of public YES
sells should he stopped for any reason
tnal would De 'sfl ACT OF war.
If England or France believed that
one of these government owned ves-
sells was carrying supplies say oil, to
Germany by way OF Holland. and
should stop that ship as they would
merchantmen and turn her back II
would be an act of war.
In purchasing these vessels We
should begin with breach of strict
neutrality by giving $4,000, 600 to
Germany. We should hamper and
check the outward flow of our exports,
which are of immense Importance at
this tire Worst OF ali. we should
have half a dozen vessels afioat which
might at any moment involve us in
war with any or all of the oelligerents-
Il repeat that our duty. honor and
interest alike demand NJ the present
moment that we should maintain q
neutrality towards al the beiligerents
which should be as honest us It Is
strict"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23

drcnched with the blood ~ determined
men battling for a futile cause E2-
perience has taught us tie lesson. bat
we have not learned t. proft thereby
We know that great wrong is
being committed. Each side has q
portion Of the logic. a measure q
excuse. but neither has a monopoly
Of the right Murder, in IA small WAY
the right Of one individual 20 take
the life Of another in n personal quar-
rel. has been practically stamped out
hut murder on wholesale plan has
never been attempted on such d grand
scale Let not the nations involved
cali for Justice. for were justice melted
out by the divine hand and each
nation received It's Just deserts each
would pay a heavy. price for It's folly.
The wonder Of it is that in this year
of 1914 it should he al all.
Means Step Backward.
The result OF the war VIII show
nothing more or less than the tenn
porary superiority Of one armed group
over the other Germany can win
no greater triumph than those won
in the last forty years In the fields OF
science and art. France and England
is hard to see how civilization can
directly benefit from such an utter
horror. such "A complete outraging OF
our finer sensihilities
If could but believe that this i'm
mense sacrifice OF life were to bring
about new order with guarantee Of
lasting peace. could snatch n small
shred OF hope from the general depres-
sion. Otherwise If all these lives have
been snuffed out In vain then It is SIM
soly history repeating itself, piling ira
gedy upon tragedy in hopeless confu-
sion.
The German army has been tr!nsn-
plant II is on the eve of greater
victories. Whatever doubts we felt as
to the outcome of the apparently un-
equal struggle have been swept aside,
Germany is too young. too vigorous,
too vital to lay dowa its life before Its
work in the world has been accom-
plished fear that long, weary months
OF disaster and triumph viii drag their
bleeding, painful way across the fields
of France and Poland before an armIs-
tice calls the halt, | can feel the bit
terness here in our land where we are
All trying to soften the rracial clash.
What must 1t be in the countries that
are reused by the realities OF war?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23

Berlin IN case either an unfavorabie
reply or no reply at all has been made
by O'Clock tomorrow morning, Berlin
time, Secretary Bryan. at the am
bassadors request. forwarded mes
sage to Ambassador Gerard, lnstruct-
ing him to take over the Japanese dip
iomatic embassy and It's archives as
soon as the Japanese ambassador indi-
Gated that he was about to depart.
While nothing has yet come in
through Official channels 20 Indicate
what the course Of Germany is to be.
the general belief is that she will not
yield 10 Japan's demands and at the
same time enter d denunciation of tho
government of Japan,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23

sondon, August 22.--Fragmenta
tspaIches from the front indicate
ht the Germans are continuing their
Vance into western Belgium Refu-
jBS who arrived here this morning
bm Oste-d say the advance guard
the enemy was at the oitskirts
that port last night, and, although
hfirma ton is lacking II Is believed
re thai 0stend is now in the hands
the kaiscr's troops
AN Amsterdam dispatch announces
bit Germans are In farce along q
rived line stretching from AIost, just
(st OF Brussels through N.nove 10
II. a trent Of about sixteen miles
move. the center Of this advance. Is
(rfy~two miles from the French
tntier. and. # Is believed. that The
|rman objective is Lille, nine miles
the other side - the border.
Lille IL French fortress al chs,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
Ry HERMAN .RiDDER.

New York. Aug, 22.-~.T am inform
by reliable statistlcian that the
ktions AT war control the destinies
over a billion human beings /
(nnot quite grasp such a large idea
Is too staggering. The extent OF
y heart. The whole sky seems over
st. FYashe5 appear from the north
I'D south, from the east and west.
ever has such a storm gathered over
rr small mistaken dreams OF peace.
And now the shadow OF the con
ct iss being cast over our land. Let
not desude ourselves with the .dle
bought thar we can and shelter amid
be great collapse. The international
|orid Is bound together too close
/. we depend too much the one upon
Pe other for us TO stand aside and
et feel the reaction upon our eco
pnic life. The chain has snapped
nd the business OF the world Will
bop untii the links are replaced.
We suffer unjustiy, amid the gem
Fal stagnation of commerce. the in
pcant victim Of a general shooting
FAY Our importers have already put
&
ltion Of normal trade conditions,
ur manufacturers. ana | speak feel
&gly as a comparatively large manu-.
kcturer myself. must prepare for new
Lids Of conquest We manufacturers
Ins; adopt a more Intensive national
filing plan, developing our home
harkets to meet the shrinkaFe of
European business. We must arrange
nr affairs in anticipation of the day
Then industry will awaken TO new
he.
Fears We VIII BE Involved.
We are still suffering from the hvs-
fria natural to excitement of the
|rst shock II will take some time 10
Ibsorh the though; of a war Of this
hagnitude. We see black here and
he silver lining there, We feel the
|loom of the thing and the thrill OF
pc thing; we think of the right OF the
Ring and know the wrong. We have
|ot yet tempered our hearts With the
pgic Of cur heads. In a leap we are
Iack among the days of our grand
others waging the same wars. strus-
Hing To attain the same hopeless ends
/ am haunted by the vague
dread that somehow, somewhere,
we will find ourselves involved
In the mess. III our losses are
only those resulting from the
stoppage of business, IL our mis-
cry Is only that following the dis
arrangement of our economic life.
then we can count ourselves tic
fnveritc Of the gods.
It seems that the cost of supremacy
b the council OF nations is blood. The
|tandards Of long aEn still sway
Europe II is rule or ruin. And when
is all over the family OF nations
Ian collectively ard individually pon-1
Ter the question, Was the game worth
he COST
The history of nations is full OF
TASTED effort and misguided zeal Life
! strewn with blasted hopes as eter-
|al space is strewn with dead worlds
I Is strange that the nations must
make the same mistakes over and
iyer and over again. Struggling for
he same shattered ideals. even fight
M on tho very Same hattlefeids.
EAich time and again have been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
Mikado Will Declare
War On the Kaiser
AT Ten O'clock Today
Believed That Germany VIII Refuse Make Any Reply What
to Japan's Ultimatun, But VIII Enter Denuncia
ton Of Government Of Japan--Hosti-
ties VIII Follow.

Washington. Aug, 1c.--Before an
other twenty-four hours mas elapsed
it Is expected that state OF war will
exist between Germany and Japan.
The expiration Of the period set by
Japan within which it demands an an
swer from Germany to It's ultinatum
occurs at noon tomorrow, Toxic time.
which is { O'Clock tonight Washington
time.
Doubt is felt here as 20 whether
Germany viii deign To make any re-
ply whatever TO Japan's ultimarurn.
Ambassador Chtnda today arranged
with Secretary Bryan for the prompt
Withdrawal Of the Japanese charge IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23

first class, the enc1rcllug forts COW
ering a circuit OF thirty miles
French advic%s are To the erect that
the Germans are moving westward
along the Mease. and that they have
eft force behind II try to silence
the guns Of Namur. which is said 10
be now partially Invested
Reports that the Belgians or the
French have retaken Tirlemont.
which was captured several days ago
by the Germans, are not confirmed
and little credeuce is placed here in
the reports.
There Ia absolutely no information
On which to base an opinion regard
rsg the position % the allied armies
IN Belgium. or what action they VIII
take in view of the German advance
which by this time mast have reached
the main French British Eeigian posi-
lions
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
FORBIDDEN BULLET
USED BY GERMANS

Paris, Aug. 22.~The French governs
ment calls the attention Of the powers
to the use by the Germans on August
10 of dunn dun. or cylindrical and cont-
cal spiit-end bullets, whose nickel jack
cts split so as TO leave the lead re-
enforcement open. The use OF these
bullets Is forbidden by The HaEnes
conventions. A sample of bullet9
found in French dead have been sab-A
mitfed 10 the ministry of war. Car-
fridge boxes belonging TO GermAng
soldiers were found along the roads
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
ORDER FOREIGNERS
TO LEAVE 0STEND

London Aug. 2-Passengers ar
irving at Foikestone from Ostend,
Belgium. say that all foreigners were
ordered to leave the latter place yes
terday afternoon. The Germans were
then reported to be on the outskirts
OF the town. When the last steamer
left, the postoffice and other public
services had stopped. 1t Is not likely
that another steamer will arrive from
Ostend.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
COMPARISON and CONTRAST

An interesting prohibition the Wash
recently conducted which
both for ~d prohibition, submitted These
limited length 1000 What considered the best the articles
This said
The Statewide prohibition the
a has The
verified addressing Gov
George Hodges Topeka KAN and enclosing postage
Kansas has had prohibition thirty under it. in
agricultural earlier
the of Bleeding richest State
sessed valuation Missouri license adjoining Kansas
than $500 capita.
Kansas deposits Missouri SO
prohibition spends per liquor
Missouri under license, spends s24 capita
Every n just s22 80
food clothing educa ion and entertainment than the
Missourian
I'm Kansas one farmer an auto in Missouri
in
s14a
week. Why
saloons people pay
S30000000
wealth than the Union State
S1O4 $1,000 In Washington the State S8O6 $1,000
Prohibition n Washington wealth.
taxes and prosperity just as it has in Kansas"
will Virginia The traffic
Kansas and that the law enforced But the liquor traffic
published Journal Durham n which
rpudated Even Journal the liquor
admitted yet refused the Mayor
prohibition absolutely
false.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23

lite wide envelnping movement. but
that need not dIsquiet US.
NJ NAVY, minister of the Interior,
after the daily meeting of the council
Of national defense today, is quoted
as saying:
y great battle has begun. That Is
al | can cav"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
bESTINIES OF OVER
BILLION HUMANS ARE
CONTROLLED BY WAR

|REAT MINDS STAGGERED IN THE EFFORT TO GRASP
MAGNITUDE or STRUGGLE OF NATIONS, DECLARES
HERMAN RIDER IN ANALYSIS OF SITUATION.
AMERICA TOO, MUST SUFFER BECAUSE WORLD rs
CLOSELY BOUND.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
Germans Have Forced
French Advance Line
Backward In Disorder

French Troops Abandon Position and Are Driven Out Of Lor
rane~~Batte Near Muelhausen-~ap Japan Will Open Up On
Germany On Minute That Time Limit Utmatum Expires.
Italy Decides to MobilzeSebs Reported Have Won In
ThreeDays Battle Along Banks of Drina and SaveRussian
Army Nearing German Line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
Hope of Reply from Germany,
Japan Is Now Prepared to Open Hostilities
GERMANS ADVANCE:
|OSTEND NOW THEIRS
BELIEF IN LONDON

RAGMENTARY DISPATCHES FROM FRONT INDICATE
|KAISER'S TROOPS CONTINUE MARCH THROUGH
WESTERN BELGIUM-REPORTS FRENCH HAVE RE
|TAKEN TuRLEMONT ARE UNCONFIRMED- ALLIES
I'm DARK
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-03-27
Draw Your Own Conclusions.

"Voters shouli not be misled by the
wholly unfounded charge that the paw
ing and curbing contracts have already
been secretly let. 1t is a fabrication
out of whole cloth and libel upon the
city officials. "-Times. 5...
AS the writer was one of the parties
making the statement referred to, we
sdeem it, fair to explain the matter
The statement actually made was 1T
Books as though the paving contractor
was already licked" and was made to
lSeveral including Dr.. Allen, the Mark
Hanna, of the Davenport administra.
stion after paving contractor had en-
deavored on Saturday last to obtain a
copy of the engineers specifications
which the "Notice to Bidders in the
Times of March 18th seated were con
file' in the office of the city clerk.
These specifications were not obtain
able until the afternoon of Tuesday,
March 24th-one week after they were
advertised to be on file. In the inter-
est of square deal and with at best
limited time to advertise for, bids and
give contractors chance to figure on
the job, it would seem most essential
for the public welfare that specifca-
tions be ready for delivery to enquiring
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-03-27
Be a Booster !

''Now is the time for the boosters to
stand tog ether. Times.
Just who the boosters are or what is
to be boosted IS rather vague in the
above, but we will assume that the city
debt is the thing under consideration.
The Times gives the present debt at
$29, ,5O5.24.
Now let US add to this the city's cost
of improvements ordered at the council
meeting of March 14th.
According to the city engineers )
estimate there will be $4,000 yards of
paving of which the cty's share of
intersections and public property will
approximate $500 square yards. The
mayor estimates this will cost 81. DO. per
square yard. This will add. $l1, 900 to
the city debt.
Then there is about 900 feet of curb
ing, adding about $500 more to the
debt.
The people of the third ward are ask
ing for a sewer-and it should be given
them-ard a resolution of necessity for
its construction was passed March 18th.
The main sewer is about 1000 feet in
length, and two years ago a bid of
about $1.0O per foot was secured on
this job. The taxpayers in this new
sewer system will pay one-third Of its
cost. Two-thirds of 81, 900 is 81, 900 to
add to the debt.
If the sewer is laid, it will call for
the extension of the water mains,
about 8 blocks in all, and Mr.. Moen
tells US that water main extension cost
averages $400 to the block. Add
50, 200 more to the debt.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-03-27
Give Credit Where Due.

The "debt booster," would have Us
believe that the rise in property values
in Cresco is entirely due to paving, ano
that our city's prosperity can be kept
up only by keeping the Stone Compa
ny's rock crusher in operation. 1t is
perhaps unnecessary to remind think
ink people that more debt means more
TAKES and higher rents-the mayor
knows. this from experience, but we
do wish to make the unqualified state
ment that property values in Cresco
have risen only as farm values have in
creased, and some of our real estate
men who handle both city and farm
property tell us that city values have
not risen as high proportionately as
have farm values. We do not say that
the city's improvements have not had
an influence in raising values, but we
do say that the higher prices of farms
in this vicinity, the upward trend of
all commodities, our schools and
churches, must be given credit for a
large share of the advance in city prop.
erty values. a ~
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-03-27
CREsCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA. FRIDAY.

ginning Of the Davenport administra
tion and that it has handled $25, 900 tc
$50, 600 more in the five years thar
previous administrations have in the
same length of time. What now be
comes of the claim that after expend.
ing $27, 600 for the city's share of per-
manent impro 1ements, with an added
revenue of S25. 900 to $50, 900 in taxes,
not speaking of added water rentals
and other incomes-a to their
figures there is an increase of the
.city's Indebtedness of nearly $4,000,
which should be corrected to approx.
mately $ll.50 in accordance with the
actual debt in 1903.
1t is strange that with all this added
revenue that only $500 of the old
water works Indebtedness has been
paid in the past six years.
1t must be remembered that all the
city's improvements we're not made in
the past six years, for the main sewer
system, the original septic tank and
several water main extensions were
made under Kellow and Thomson, and
practically pai1 for with a tax revenue
approximately $4,000 year less than
the present tax revenue.
All our figures given above are from
the city clerks Office, newspaper files,
and the Howard County Financial
Report.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-03-27

A septic tank is also necessary and
! 4,000 more will be necessary for this
"a total cost Of $22 600 for new city
improvements ordered or contemplated.
Add this to our present indebtedness
and you have total of $50, 500, which,
according to Mr.. Reed, is above the
city's limit Of indebtedness. unless
more is authorized by vote of the
people.
''Be booster"-tut don't boost the
city's debt so high that we will have
nothing with which to repair and re-
place our present water system which
is inadequate to our present needs.
Do you know that with day and night
pumping, IS feet in the stand pipe and
one foot in the reservoir is the best
that we have had for water supply
since the Woods, Schneider & Herold
fire? 1t is laid by some to leaks, by
others to poor condition of pumps, by
others to an insufficient supply of
water in the wells. In any event,
repairs and a more adequate supply of
water is necessary, and the PLAIN
DEALER wants city administration
that will make an effort to remedy
these conditions, and who consider the
safety of property and health of the
people to be more conducive to the
welfare of the city than the operation
of Mr.. Aliens stone crusher. Not
that the PLAIN DEALER is opposed to
paving, but it is of secondary import.
ance at present. The only paving
absolutely necessary at this time is
that ordered in on the west end of
Market Street. and it is real economy
to do this at once. ;:
''Be booster" not for the
stone quarry. -