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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

Members OF the F. w. F. club,
their husbands and a few friends
were entertained at seven o'clock
dinner yesterday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Selby.
Mrs. Selby.. Mrs. Frank Johnson,
Mrs. Mervin Worley, Mrs. F. b.
Beagle and Mrs. ]. r. Wallerstedt
were hostesses. The evening was
spent at $780,"
C. w. Coulson was given birth
day surprise last evening by the
Loyal Berean class Of the Christian
Sunday school, OF which he is men,
Der. He was present with Bible.
The evening was spent in games af-
ter which light refreshments were
served. $a 7 .K
{ i TastAAA
Many Rebekahs attended The
school tf instruction held in = The
Il b! D. IF. hall yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Hassler, Mrs. c., o.
Scrafford, Mrs. Clarence Oyler, Mrs.
Ed. Benham, Miss Nellie Stuck and
Miss Ina Murphy Of Enterprise were
here for the school. Members Of the
Junction City auxiliary were here
also.
4 The regular monthly meeting of
The Abilene graded union will be
held at the Lutheran church Mon
lay evening, April 20, at o'clock.
7. H. Engle will address the union
IN the subject of High School
Credit for Bible Study" IT
Fred Blachly, son of DR.. E. M.
3lachly of this city, was one of
hose in the receiving line at the
zig junior prom" at the University r
# Kansas last night. This is the
biggest event of the social year at
he university. Governor and Mrs. 2
ieorge H. Hodges, Chancellor and
lrs. Frank Strong, the members of n
he board of administration and fac +
lily helped receive. Fred Blachly !
J treasurer of the junior class. j
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DELAY THE QUIZZES FOR
4TH CLASS POSTdASTERS

Information was given out at the
postoffice department at Washing
ton to the effect that the examina-
ton of fourth class postmasters in
Kansas will probably not be held I'M
til May. The department had hoped
to reach Kansas by April. but this
was not possible. Every Kansas
fourth class postmaster who did not
receive his appointment as the result
of competitive examination under
civil service rules will have to
stand an examination along with
other applicants for the office. APP
proximately 500 Kansas postmasters
are affected by the order.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector April 16, 1910
ROAD NOTICE

State of Kansas, Dickinson county, IS:
To whom 1t may concern:
Take notice, that a legal petition
signed by ]. 7. Sellards and other
householders of Lincoln and Garfield
townships in said county, has been
presented to the board Of county COM
lmissioners, praying for the location
of q public road, as follows, viz: Be-
ginning at the southeast corner of
section thirty (S0) in township thir-
sixth Principal Meridian; thence run-
and thirty-one (31) to the southeast
corner OF the southwest quarter of
section thirty (3O), township 10, range
pne (1) east of the Sixth Principal
Meridian, and terminating at the
northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section thirty 600, town
ship thirteen (13), range one "a east.
Width to be forty (4Ol feet.
And that said board has appointed
C. W. Peterson, B. -. Fry and 8. H.
viewers. who will meet
at the point of beginning of said road
as petitioned for, on the 9Th day of
May at 2 p. M, 1914, and proceed to
view said road, as the law directs, at
Which time and place all persons In
terested may attend and have hear.
on the day designated, they may meet
on the following day, as provided by
law, without further notice.
n Witness my hand and the official
seal of said county, this 9th day OF
April, 1914.
(SeaD H. W. KING,
81 County Clerk
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SAYS HE BOUGHT STUMP LAND
Was Lame When He Viewed Pur-
chase, Woodbine Man Says

Declaring that what he thought
was corn land in fine condition was
really stump ground, Edward Oes-
;terreich, a Woodbine man, makes a
vehement answer to the suit brought
against him wherein Richard ].
Brown charges that Oesterreich has
failed to live up to contract. Oes-
lterrich agreed to buy large tract
of land from Brown, paying $1,000
down, and $9115 later and to take
over. mortgage for $1,000. This
Oesterrich admits he has not done.
foesterreich declares that on the
day that he went to see the land, he
was sick and lame and unable to
walk we'll, and so saw only a very
small part Of the tract he was to
buy. Brown, Oesterreich alleges,
represented that the land was prac-
tically free OF stumps. when as q
matter of fact there were many
stumps on the land concealed by
growing corn. !.
Oesterreich alleges that Brown
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later admitted that he had misrepre-
scented the land and agreed to pull
up the stumps II oesterreich would
stay by the agreement, but this
Oesterreich refused to do. oester-
reich asks that the $1,000 paid to
Brown be returned to him. The
stumps, Oesterreich says, are so
close together on a large part Of
the land that it is difficult to drive
between them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector April 16, 1914.)
COUNTY CLERKS NOTICE OF PRI-
MARY ELECTION

State of Kansas, Dickinson county. SIS:
Eofftce Of County Clerk, Abilene, April
IS, 1914. ..s.s
To whom 1t may concern:
T. the undersigned, county clerk of
dickinson county, Kansas, having re-
| ceived notice IN writing from the
secretary of state of the state of Kan
sas, designating the offices for which
candidates are to be nominated at
the primary to be held on the first
TUESDAY in August in 1914, do here
oy certify. pursuant thereto. that each
state and county at said primary may
nominate one candidate to be voted
for at the general election to be held
IN November OF 1914, for each. of the
Candidates for United States Sena-
tor.
Candidates for Governor.
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor
Candidates for Secretary Of State.
Candidates for State Auditor.
Candidates for State Treasurer.
Candidates for Attorney General.
Candidates for Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
Candidates for Superintendent of In
surance.
Candidates for State Printer.
Three Candidates for Board of Irri-
cation.
Candidates for Congressman.
Candidates for Representatives.
Candidates for County Treasurer
Candidates for Register of Deeds.
Candidates for County Attorney.
Candidates for Probate Judge.
Candidates for Sheriff
Candidates for Coroner.
Candidates for County Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction
Candidates for County Surveyor.
Candidates for Clerk of the District
Court.
Candidates for High School Trustee.
Candidates for County Commissioner.
Candidates for Justice Of the Peace.
Candidates for Constable.
Candidates for Township Trustee.
Candidates for Township Clerk.
Candidates for Township Treasurer.
Candidates for Precinct Committee
man.
Also. under the provisions Of the
judiciary act, on a sep
preme Court (Vote for three)
Given under my hand and the seal
Qf said county, at my office in the
CITY of Abilene, county of Dickinson,
state Of Kansas, this 18th day OF
(seai) n. w. KING,
st County Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector April 8, 1910
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

State of Kansas, Dickinson county,
IS:
In the Probate Court of said county.
In the matter Of the estate Of An
drew Scheufele, Deceased.
To all creditors Of and other per-
sons interested in said estate; You
are hereby notified that will make
final settlement OF the above named
estate In the probate court in and
for said county, at the probate
Judges office in Abilene In said
county on the End day of May, 1914,
and ct such time application win be
made for an order OF the court
finding and adjudging who are the
heirs Of the deceased,
WILLIAM SCHEUFELE,
az Administrator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
UNI VINO IlND
|nEAY MUMNzENDiAxEn. woOn.
BENE. BEeF GRADE sBHOtL .
DECLAnfnR All
Representatives. Of County Schools
Contest at High School
Prizes for Three Graded
MI Highest

i
| Miss May Muenzenmayer Of Wood
biuA won first place and 4 prize o.
SIS over eight other contestants a
the high school last evening in the
county graded school declamator,
contest. Her reading was "Hov
Ruby Played" Her delivery wal
good and her memory faultless
Miss Margaret Botz of Talmage
with the reading. -Four Measures
in the Key OF G." was awarded sec
ond place and a prize of IS. Third
place and prize of books went tc
Miss Ruth Miller Of Hope, who gave
the reading, THE Toboggan Slide.
A large crowd was enthusiastic over
the contest and enjoyed the musi-
cal numbers given by the Solomon
high schools girls quartet. Lynn
Covert Of Abilene. who played q
cornet solo. and the Abilene high
school orchestra.
Other contestants than those nam
ied were Royal sandow, Dillon; Miss
Alma Bowyer, Manchester; Miss
Ruth knight, Chapman; Miss Esth-
er Saum, Sand Springs; Miss Viola
Hassler, Pearl; Miss Marie Julian,
Solomon. The declaimers were
judged by Miss Anna Hopkins. Abb
lene high school; the Rev. Will
lard DeYoe, Abilene; Prin. d. L.
Katterjohn, Enterprise normal acad-
amy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector Aprfl g. 1914.)
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX
PAYERS OF DICKINSON COUNTY

office of the County Treasurer, Abb.
lene, Dickinson County, State of
Kansas, March 2S, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing is a list OF lands, city and
town lots situated in the county Of
Dickinson and state Of Kansas, sold
on. the 9Th day Of September, 1911,
toned date, containing the name of
the person to whom the same was
assessed, whenever such name appears
on the assessment and tax rolls, and
the amount OF tax charged and en-
dorsed on each parcel OF land with
interest and costs thereon calculated
to and including the 9Th day of Sep
TENDER, 1914, and also the 1918 tax
with penalties ard costs. whenever the
same same re remains lotn unpaiSd Unless such
fore the said 5th day OF September,
1914, that being the last day of re-
demPtion by law. they will be con-
e.. L. MORSE,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
(First published ii. Abilene Weekly
& Reflector April 16, 1910
NOTICE
In the District Court of Dickinson
County, State of Kansas
]. ]. BROWN, Plaintiff

VS..
JOACHIM LISA, MARY LISA, MAN
UEL LISA, A. w. ALLEN, and their
traitors, devisees, trustees and as
signs, Defendants.
To all of the above named defend
ants:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that you have been sued in
the district court of Dickinson coun-
ty, Kansas, by said plaintiff, j. ].
Brown, who flied his petition in said
court on the 18th day of April, A. ID.
1914, wherein he asks to have the
title quieted in him to the following
described real estate, situated In
Dickinson county, Kansas, to-wtt:
The north half of the southwest quar-
ter of section number ,twenty-six $3.50,
township sixteen (16), range three
(3), East of the Sixth principal mer-
idian, and that you and each OF you
be forever barred from claiming any
interest in, title to or lien upon SAID
premises or any part thereon. Tna sf
petition ON or before the 29th day OF
May, A. d. 1914, said petition VIII be
taken as true and judgment rendered
against you qufeting the title in sai6
plaintiff to the above described real
estate and forever barring you ana
each of you from claiming any inter-
est in, title to or lien upon said prem
ises or any part thereof: ~,
Plaintiff.
BY s. s. Smith. His Attorney. st
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
"SIX" MCDONNELL OFF
FOR BASEBALL SEASON

John "six" Mcdonnell left this
afternoon for Superior. Neb. He is
to appear with the Superior club in
the state league this year. "Six"
finished with a cellar-position club
with a good percentage Of his own
last year and ought to be whirl-
wind this season. He has a lot Of
friends here who follow his work
with interest. /.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
TORNADO STRIKES SOUTH
HAVEN, INJURING SEVERAL

Wichita, April 1S.-Part of the
town of South Haven, 40 miles
south of this city, in Sumner coun-
ty, was demolished by tornado
last evening. Several persons are
injured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
ENTERPRISE HIRES
YoDER FOR ANOTHER YEAR

Enterprise. April l7.-Prof. ]. J..
Yoder has been retained as super
intendent Of the Enterprise schools
for another year at a salary Of
$1,000. The remainder Of the fac
ulty win be chosen later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23

Pure Bred White Rock eggs for
sale, SOC setting Of Is. e. L. Webb.
Acme phone 116. Abilene. r. 2.
26wtf
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II, blk 1918
X f. Shepherd, lot !. blk t.. 1875
c. =. Shepherd, lots IA, 16. 1S,
20, 22. "a. blk 1........... 14.18
c. e. Shepherd, lots IA. Is. blk 3 SIS
DOIan's Add
John Dolan. lots Is, II, 10, FL,
F. schwab, lots IL. 10. 81, bill: 5 5GG.5i
City Of Abilene
J. B. Lewis, lots 60 SO, 7th st 1904
Rice q BOnebrake's Ada
w. H. Hampton, lot z, blk 8 1878
Fishers Add
G. W. Curtis, lots z, s, blk g.. 66.2s
Edwards' Ada
Hiland SouthwOrth, lots 1,
2, 3, 4, Buckeye Ave. ... 1881
Central Park Add
Jane Foye, lot Z, blk 1...... $40
East Abilene Town Co.'S Ada
c. M. Dawson, beg at a point in
the center Of Ninth st ON the
east line of Kinney & Hodges
Add, running rs IT, 22O
IT. W % IT, 220 It to beg and
lying in the ne Y 16-13-2.. SIS
Kirby's Add-Vacated
Jacob Schopp, lot 8, blk 1s II
-. ,N .ss4n n
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II you want to borrow money on
your farm at low interest see
1l2wtf w. 8. ANDERSON.
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beg !. ........... ~ 16 4 49,
1 Manchester
James T. Pease, lot 4, blk IS s.e4
Solomon
Sarah A. Richardson, W IN IT
w. F. 1of Bsrten. lot Us, Third St 1851
Geo. Cryderman, lot 81, Sixth st 1.7C
]. T. Edworthy,. s SO TT of n
of lots &C., SS, 40, Sixth st 1871
Geia' Addition
John Gels, lots 8. 4. s. s. q 8, 90 10
John K O Riordan. lot So. blk 49,. SIS
John Riordan, lots IS. IS, blk 4 7.2i
j. H. wuFts. lots 1. 8, s. blk 4.2s
Enterprise
W. j. Black, lot %, blk 12... 4.6l
Maria 8. Miller, lots -, IA, blk
II ............. INV
City of Hope
Jos. Duncan, lot z, blk La. 1.91
Armstrong & McNaul. lot s.
DIX l. ........i. s..-.'.''... 4'SI
city of Chapman
T. F. Howe. n block except
portion decided to Fox, blk 13 40. 90
T.. r. Howe, W so 1T blk co.. ST.
sheernnas Second Add
Anna Hardman, lots /. 2. blk 21.74
sheeran's Fifth Add
T. F. Howe, lots 5. 8, 2. 8, Q,
T. + +. PIC Howe, lots i. Z. s. I. &.
blk .............'..... 4b.TS
city Of HeringtOh Ii
A. c. Romig. lots 16. IS. 20.
JAMES D1e Ale1andder, lot 10. blk Isl sS.1S
Petit q Lamb Nero. Co., lots :.
., IL, blk 49,. S1.5!
u. g. Shipley, lots 6, 8. blk los 94.16
Peter Stihr, lot ~, blk 126.... 26.41
r. ,E. wyatt, W n lot 3 and all
lot 5, blk 1870. ............... 4.10
Greeks Ada
c. Strunk, lots 81, %, blk ISL 1919
N. NJ. Randall, lots 8, 10. IL, blk
1b2 ...s.......s..... .s's.' Aot 10
Creeeh's Second Ada
Adam schwab, W Jos IT lots
9, 10, ~, blk 14s........... a.
Luce q wilson's Ada
n. l. Taylor. lots 2. 4, 8, 8.
blk 40 ...........s..s.'.. $3.50 |
Thomuson,s Add
B. L. Thompson, lots 2, 4, s,
DIX .s,....s.... A1''1
Howerss AID
J. Lower. lots 50, IS. $500. 1913
shsDheFa's Ala
]. N. Beasiey. lots 2, I. 8. 5, 10,
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saw Lydia =. PImkhams Vegetable Compound adj
vertised and tried 1t and found relief before had
finished the first bottle. continued taking it all
through middle life and am now q strong, healthy
woman and earn my own living - Mrs JANE D.
MuRDooH, % Gordon St., South Quincy, Mass.
DTkEPTNKHAM MRDECTNRC co.
lC0NFTDENTIAL1 LYNN, MASS, fOradVice.
Your letter VIII be opened; read and answered
BY woman and held In strict confidence
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From Mrs. j. d. Murdoch, Quincy, Mass.

Ass The doctor said that had organic trouble
. for long time and did not get any relief.
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5. s. n. Richmond, Providence. II. l.
A Ministers wife Writes:

CLoouET MIMI have suffered very much with Irregularities
pain and inflammation but your wonderful medicine Lydia Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has made well and
the same to all that troubled with these complaints
ME AKERMAN, co Rev. x. AKERMAN CloQuet Minnesota
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-24
RUSSIANS SWEEP INTO
GERMANY VIGOROUSLY
Invaders Take Important Posts Commanding Network Of
Railroads After 1ncessant Fighting Enormous
Losses Sustained by Both Armies.

st. Petersburg. Aug. 24.-The great
Russian army invading East Prussia
IN thirty-two mile battle line has
hurled back the enemy operating it
and has captured Insterburg, Goidap
and. Arys.
Insterburg, on the north or right
nank, 1s the, great strategic railroad
center Of East Prussia. no fewer than
eight railroads converging to it. Arys,
on the extreme left flank. fifty miles
from Insterburg. Is another Junction
OF strategic lines as also is Goldapp,
half way between. The line uniting
Lyck and Ineterburg is in Russia 8
hands. ..s -. J,
The capture Of this network of rail-
roads places the entire German poai-
tfon up to the line Of the Gantvighorn
in Jeopardy.
The operations in the region about
Lyck and Arys probably were inde-
pendent movements designed to clear
the Germans out of the country Of
Lackelecs and Morass., with narrow
PASSAGES between. which occupies an
extent of about 40 miles both ways
from north to south and east to west.
enectually securing the left flank of
the Russian main army. The Ger
mans put forth their utmost strength
to oppose the Russian advance
throughout the theater of operations
and every step was won by fighting,
The retreat of the German .tWen-
tieth army corps from. the neighbor-
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-24

forming . mound many feet
high.
To drown ont the groans and
screams of the wounded and
dying, the German bugles sounded
martial airs and troops, still
alive, united in cheering under the
lead Of Onicers.
Near one or the forts two
columns OF Germans. blinded and
confused by the glare of the big
Belgian searchlights, attacked
each other. This incident was
witnessed, from the fort.
when enc side seemed to have
the better Of the struggle" the
Petit Journals account reads,
The Belgian artillery fired into
both sides alike. and. as the Bel
ginn ofiicer said, thus making the
struggle between the two German
forces more event
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-24

OF ]. C. R." AS
DAKOTA COMPLETE
Made Tour of District Sum
day and Recognized by
= Many Old Friends " :. !.
(Herald Special Service J

Dickinson, N. D.. Aug. 24.-The
identification Of ~. C. R." the Roches-
ter. Mimi, mystery patient, as Jay
Allen Caldwell, who disappeared from
here. seven years ago, has been made
complete. ,-1an,!A
Sunday Caldwell. in company with
a half dozen people who had posi-
lively identified him as the missing
man, made tour of many farms,
some Of which he had himself sold to
their present owners. In almost every
instance the Identification was mutual.
One of the affecting scenes trans
pired when Caldwell was driven by
the burying place of his mother. He
was deeply affected
Caldwell guided the party pointing
out numerous landmarks familiar to
him before he disappeared.
Caldwell still is speechless.
The Identification of ~. c. R." as
Caldwell clears two remarkable mys-
teries-frst it clears up the ]. c. r.
case and it probably will clear up the
question of why Caldwell disap-
peared.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-24
THEIR FIGHT IS
ONE FOR RIGHT:
CHANGED OPINION
Representative in the Unit
ed States of Teuton En-
pire so Declares.
JEALOUSY CAUSE
OF THE SITUATION
Maintains That When True Story of
Idege Is Told, German Military Will
Be Shown to Have Accomplished
Wonderful Undertaking.

Washington. Aug. 24.-Count Won
Bernstorff. German ambassador to
the United States. returned to his post
on the Steamer Noordan, and gave out
one of the most authoritative interviews
yet expressed here on Germany's atti-
tude toward the war.
Germany is bound town in the end
he, said: she is fighting because her
cause was just.
He predicted that Americans would
come to regard the conflict in that
light. Italy. he believed, would not
permit herself to take sides against
Germany.
MY wife is with the Red Cross At
Munich" said the ambassador, land
my son is with the emperor's guard.
All my secretaries. abaXels gone to the
to see active service myself
An 81 Ono Accord. :'.5@.
From the emperor to the most un-
skilled workman in, the, fetherlsnd,sRs =
said the am bassador, Germany Is
united to defend herself against the
unwarranted attack of jealous pow
ere. The German people will fight to
a. finish and will be victorious to the
end
AT the outbreak Of the war the
English cut the cable to this neutral
Country LOT ,lne sole purpose OF pre-
venting the truth from coming to the
United States. There was no excuse
for that act except the desire to de-
ceive the people of the United States
as to the true conditions of the war
But l believe that the American peo-
pie will prove themselves fair enough
to weigh carefully all the news that
comes from English and French
sources.
Japan to Have Control.
The calling Of the japanese into a
European quarrel shows one thing
above all else. That England does not
feel very safe. The Japanese will
doubtless take Kiao-Chow, sheer
weight Of numbers assures that. But
by the end of the war Japan will have
the supremacy Of the Pacific-a thing
she has strived for during many years
Japan took advantage of the situation
to strike this blow for the sole pur-
pose of acquiring this supremacy,
when the true story of the assault
on Liege is told, Americans will have
far different opinion than that gain
ed from the colored accounts from
Belgium, French and English sources.
The taking Of Liege was one of the
greatest military feats of modern
times. What was expected to take
weeks was accomplished in days by
two brigades.''
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-24
FLIES
into GERMANY
Noted French Aviator Has
Remarkable Trip Over
Eneny's Country.

London. Aug. 24.-Adolphe Pegoud,
the noted French aviator. has re-
turned to Paris from the war zone to
get new aeroplane. According to
a Paris dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company. the wings Of
Pegoud's old machine were riddled
by ninety-seven bullets and two shells
when he made a flight of 1856 miles
into German territory with a military
observer.
Pegoud could not say just where he
had been except that he recrossed the
Rhine and blew up by means of
bombs two German conveys.
Capt. Finck, q military aviator,
Pegoud said. had destroyed a hangar
near Metz and wrecked a Zeppelin,
and also destroyed three aeroplanes
which were in the hangar.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-24
Two MILLION men ARE FIGHTING
ALONG FRENCH-bE[G|UM FRONTIER
DISPOSITION Of GERMAN
TROOPS ALONG FRONTIER:
IN four BIG DIVISIONS

Rotterdam, Aug. 24.-Accorti-
ing to the best information OBJ
tainable here, the disposition of
the German forces, broadly is as
follows:
Fright flank, occupying the en-
tire territory Immediately south
Of Antwerp, moving southwest In
direction of Lille. Second force
moving on SIaubeume. so miles
southeast of lille, in department
of Nordc; third occupied with
reduction of Namur forts, which
consist of nine defenses of steel
and concrete, surrounding the
city. 1t is estimated that these
three columns together comprise
a quarter of q million men. The
main northern German army is
advancing slowly with it's front
extending from Givet, France, to
Diedenhofen, in Lorraine.
"The French dcfenses from In
Fere to Reims are thought to be
the objective of this army. 1t is
believed to number 100000. The
main body to the south is direct
ing its efforts upon the Verdun-
Nancy line of defenses, and now
occupies StrassburG."