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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20

march or line of operations directed
on Berlin would involve a defeat Of
the German main army and such a
great penetration of German territory
probably would paralyze the defense
tho distance is 400 miles Every
mile will be bitterly contested and
every miles means thousand of lives
and millions Of money.
kieI Canal Big Factor.
The Kiel canal is the deciding fac
tor in the control of the sea. 1t is 300
miles from Namur. Many OF Germany's
great supply points are In the interval
between. An advance on this line
would be near the sea, where England
could help with her ships. Once the
Kiel canal is captured humiliation OF
the German feet might result, which
would give command Of the Baltic sea
TO France and her allies and allow the
unrestricted transport of Russian
troops and material of war to the
north German coast.
It therefore would appear that the
strategy Of France will aim at the cap
ture OF tne Mel CdudI' peCdune ~ 40
the most important point strategically
which Germany possesses. BY thic
line OF action France would utilize to
the utmost Englands great sea power.
In addition, by direct invasion In
the direction of the Kiel canal France
would cover Paris and her communi-
cations better than by any other route.
An advance via Mulhausen and Stras-
burg would be extremely dangerous
and Just what the Germans would like
10 see France do. Hence we see why
Germany seized Liege at the earliest
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
FRENCH REPORT GERMAN
ROUT; ALLIES ADVANCE.

Paris.-The following official state
ment was issued:
IA forward movement has devel-
oped all along the front from Rechi-
court Rixingen, in Lorraine, II miles
southwest of Saarebourg, to Sainte
Marie-Aux- Mines. We carried the lat
ter and advanced into the region of
Saint Blaise
THE French troops who occupied
DOMAIN continued to advance, their
progress being especially rapid in the
Schirmeck valley.
I'VE have taken 900 prisoners, in
addition TO the 500 captured Friday.
Large quantities of equipment were
abandoned by the Germans; we have
captured this also We pushed as far
as Lorquin Height, capturing a con
voy belonging to cavalry division,
consisting Of 10 automobiles and lor-
ries
The Germans attacked Dinant.
Their force consisted of a guard di-
vision and the First cavalry division,
supported by several battalions of in
fartry and machinegun companies.
When these forces appeared on the
left bank the French attacked with
great vigor and dash The Germans
soon gave way and recrossed the
Meuse in great disorder. Many who
failed to reach the bridge slipped
down the steep bank. fell into the
swift river and were drowned"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
GERMANS CONTINUE
TO PUSH FORWARD.

London Despite repeated repulses,
the German battalions continue to
moveforward for a decisive encoun-
ter. which cannot be delayed much
longer. While there has been a lull
in the fighting in northern Belgium,
the invaders are sweeping along the
valley Of the Meuse, south OF Namur
and have reached Dinant, where part
OF a strong force established behind
that town took the offensive and de
feated them.
The German troops appeared in
force at Dinant. with several quick
firing guns. and attacked the French
position A brisk fight ensued, in the
course of which the French artillery
decimated the German troops. At the
end Of the fighting the French occu
pied both banks of the river.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
NEW REVOLUTION WILL
START IN MEXICO.

Mexico City-With 10000 of Car
ranza's troops in the capital, the for
eign population has been almost in
terror Their anxiety arose through
inability to communicate with the
outside world. The federals having
cut the overland cable connections be-
tween Mexico City and Vera Cruz.
Service was restored again, but it
was followed by the announcement
that 5000 federal troops who had been
permitted to retire to Guadalupe with
arms, issued a manifesto declaring a
new revolution. The constitutional
lists later published assurances that
they are able to control the situation.
The situation is sufficiently tense,
however, to force Gen. Obregon. now
in command of the capital, to post
notices warning any officer, soldier
or civilian guilty of any crime, includ-
ing disturbance of the peace, shall be
put TO death without trial.
John X. Silliman, who came south
with Carranza, entered the city and
established headquarters with Sher-
borne G. Hopkins, Carranza's diplo-
matte adviser. at the Hotel Isabel.
Carranza will not enter the capital
! dntil tomorrow.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Strateglcal Problems Of Warning
Nations Are Now Becom-
ing Apparent.
KEEL CANAL IS BIG FACTOR
Capture Of Waterway by Ener,lea Of
Germany Might Prove Turning
Point Of War--importance
Of Paris and Berlin.

Notwithstanding the meagerness OF
problems for Germany and France
have become more apparent during
the last few days.
France must protect her frontier
against German invasion and at the
same time she must proceed as fast
That canal Is apt to prove the turn
ing point in the war II the triple en-
tente gets control of 1t, according to a
military expert writing for the Chica-
go Tribune
Germany, on the other hand, must
Kiel canal and drive her forces into
Russia as fast as possible.
The question now presented to Ger
many and France is where to attack.
The capture of Paris alone at pres
ent probably would not bring about n
cessation OF combat on the part OF the
French, as the sinews OF war have
been we'll provided further to the
south.
Berlin is not Germany even to any
where nearly as great an extent as
Paris is France. The straight line dis
lance from Namur (the fortress before
which the Germans have established
touch with their French antagonists)
to Paris is $50 miles; to Berlin, 400
miles; to the Kiel canal, 800 miles
The distance from Mulhausen to Der.
lin is about 400 miles; to the KEEL ca
nal, 500 miles.
But the distance from Paris to Mul
hansen is about $50 miles, and from
Namur to Mulhausen is 22O miles. and
almost straight south by east of it
therefore away from Paris While 6
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
DISAPPEARED
Coffee Ais Vanish Before Postum

1t seems almost too good 10 D-
true, the way headache, nerVousnes7.
insomnia, and many other obscure
troubles vanish when coffee Is us
missed and Postum used as the Tes1
lar table beverage.
The reason is clear. Cohee con
tains a poisonous drug-canelne
which causes the trouble, but Postum
contains only the food elements ~
choice hard wheat with q little n0
lhsses.
A Phila. man grew enthusiastic anu
wrote as follows:
Until 10 months ago / used coH'0
regularly every day and suffered i'o,N
headache, bitter taste in my mouth
aad indigestion; was gloomy ana Ia
table. had variable or absent appe'l''.
loss of flesh, depressed in spirits t.0.
II attribute these things TO cou''
because since quit it and have uIa-@
Postum l feel better than l hau 10
20 years, am less susceptible 10 'o'u
have gained 20 lbs. and the symptom
have disappeared-vanished ue'o'
Postum" r..rs
Name given by Postum Co. ba',,s
Creek, Mich. Read THE foau
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms; 10
REGULAR Postum-must De
boiled. 15c and 25c packages
Instant Postum-is a soluble po'
der. A teaspoonful dissolyes qul,H,'
In a cup of hot water and with Iiy r.r.
and sugar, makes a delicious Ue'''
age Instantly. soc and soc tins ts
The cost per cup of both AIhus -
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Fos'un,
sold by Grocer"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20

$4,000 of these were cavalry. This
means that the three Austrian corps
stationed in Galicia, or little less
than 100000 combatants, with nine d.
visions OF cavalry, about $4,000, have
gone into Russia, but Just where is
left to the imagination.
Six corps, three German and three
Austrian, and from $4,000 to 10000
cavalry are probably advancing to-
wards BrestLitovosk. BY the time
these arrive there 1t Is difficult to see
how the Russians can have more than
three full corps and 10000 to 10000
cavalry. Austrian troops have ad-
vanced along the eastern frontier that
is just north OF Roumania.
1t seems probable that on the
French frontier at the present time
Germany has nine corps OF the active
army, assisted by one Austrian corps
on the German extreme left, near the
Swiss border. There probably are
nine more corps OF the first reserve
and nine more Of the second reserve
also on the French frontier, which
with all their auxiliaries amount to
we'll over 100000 fighting men.
1t appears that II these million Ger
mans cere to remain on the defensive
on the French border 1t will take a
pretty goodly number OF attackers TO
get them out of their intrenchments. II
they ever can do It. Providing Aus
tria and Germany are directing their
main attack against Russia, France TO
reap any advantage must strike quick
ly and hard on a line as short, In a mil.
itary way, as possible toward the KEEL
canal
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
WOULD MAKE A POLITICIAN
Little Willie's Capacity for Sticking tc
One Idea SneularIy Like Way
Of Rabid Partisan.

THE late Adlai E. Stevenson" said
Republican leader OF BLOOMINGTON
hadn't, after all much use for poll.
tics. He once explained to me why
this was.
He said that party politicians be.
lieved their side to be always right,
and the other side to be always wrong
Whatever the other side advocated Is
was hossible and Internal; whatever
their own side advocated was holy
He said the partisan couldn't uu.
derstand that you might arrive at the
the right thing by more ways thar
one-and thus the partisan was like
the urchin whose teacher said.
Willie, what does six plus four
make?"
Eleven
"'No. Try again
Twelve
mo
"'Thirteen.'
mo. no, no. You're just guessing
But why couldn't you have guessed
that six plus four makes ten?"
Because 1t don't make ten, said
Willie. Five and five makes ten
remember that"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Invitation and Answe r.

Mr.. F. C. Phillips in his book Ny
Varied Life" tells how the late Sir
George Honeyman. an Infamous
writer, sent down from the bench To
a friend Of his. a leading Q. c.. a
little note. Not able to make head
nor tail OF 1t, the barrister scrubbed
something equally undecipherabe
upon q half-sheet of note paper, and
passed It up to the judge. Sir George
looked annoyed, and when the court
rose, said to his friend: What dc
you mean by this? asked you 20
come and dine with me tonight
yes said the barrister, "and re
piled that | should be extremely GLAD
to do So"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20

mand Otherwise, the ultimatum
states, Japan will take action
The general expectation here is that
the ultimatum will be followed by
war.
Takaah Kato, the Japanese foreign
minister, simultaneously with the dis
patch of the ultimatum conferred with
George w. Guthrie. the American am
bassador, and made to him a broad
statement calculate TO assure the
United States that American inter
ests in the far east would be safe
guarded and the integrity of China up
held.
Owing 10 the doubts whether com
munications with Berlin were assured,
Japan, to insure the arrival of the ulti-
matum, forwarded 1t to Berlin by six
channels, including Washington, Lon
don and Stockholm. The govern
ment also notified Count Won Rex,
German ambassador to Japan, and
likewise retarded the time limit for
a reply until Aug. %.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
TERMS OF ULTiMATUM,
DATE OF FULFILLMENT

Count Okuma, the Japanese pre-
mier, invited the peers, the newspaper
men and the leading business men OF
Toxic to come to his office at noon,
at 4 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon,
respectively, when he made known
to them the terms OF the ultimatum
and announced he would give out the
negotiations in connection with the
alliance.
The ultimatum follows;
we consider it highly important
and necessary in the present situation
TO take measures TO remove the
causes OF all disturbances OF the peace
in the far east and to safeguard the
general interests as contemplated by
the agreement OF alliance between Ja-
pan and Great Britain.
in order to secure a firm and en-
during peace in Eastern Asia, the
establishment of which is the aim OF
the said agreement, the imperial Jap
anese government sincerely believes
/ II to be its duty 20 give the advice to
the imperial German government 10
carry out the following two PROPOSE,
| tons:
"First-To withdraw Immediately
from Japanese and Chinese waters
German men-Of-war and armed yes.
sells OF all kinds, and 10 disarm al
-~-~-~-~~~~-~N~I~4~.~1~4~-~
The man who works hard all day
and goes home at night to be told
that he is a poor stick and a failure
because somebody else gets larger
salary than ne may keep right or
saying the old bachelor isn't half q
man, but people don't always say
what they think
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20

the battlefield in an automobile found
evidence Of a desperate defense on
the part Of the inhabitants and saw
age vengeance melted out by the Ger
man soldiers.
The correspondent saw seven bodies
of civilians In ditch An old man
with an umbrella still in his grasp
was found dead on road. Army
wagons had passed over him.
The bodies of scores of German sol
diers lay along the sides Of the road
All their household goods had beeo
abandoned by the fleeing inhAhttantA.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Two Deputiea Slain.

Williamson, w. Va - Edward
Mounts and Sanford Hatfield, mem
bers OF that posse chasing the bandits
who robbed a paymaster and killed
three men at Alum Cliff. w Va, were
killed in a fight with the robert at
Gilbert Creek. One of the band was
wounded
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Artillery Makes Recnrd.

New York.-Target practice by the
men OF the 123d coast artillery at
Fort Hancock demonstrated that New
York habor is well protected from
battleship invasions. Out of IL shots
with Pinch motor guns fired at an
illuminated target four miles away
and moving at the rate OF eight miles
an hour, the artillerymen made ten
hits.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20

London A dispatch to Reuters
Telegraph company from Nish, Ser
via, under date OF sunday, says:
"A naval battle between French
and Austrian warships began off Blu.
dua, Austria, IN the Adriatic. Mt 4
o'clock this morning.
The French squadron coming from
the southwest attacked the Austrian
warships.
Two Austrian ironclads we're sunk
and one was set on fire and fourth
fled northward toward Cattare.
The fight lasted more than an
hour"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20

George Bernard Shaw is one OF the
few vegetarians who have remained
true to the faith, and in a recent letter
to a woman, reproaching her for her
fight against the aigrette when She
still ate meat, Mr.. Shaw said;
THE lack of logic prevails every
where We call the tiger a ferocious
and ravaging beast, but what Won'o
you ladies' be called if, for example
the lamb chop had a voice.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20


Mulhausen, Colmar and the little strip
In Lorraine. which we're not defended.
as II might be possible that the en-
thusiasm and popular clamor OF the
French would force an invasion OF
their lost provinces OF Alsace-Lor-
reine. But II is highly improbable that
a determined advance in force will be
made on this line even should popular
clamor demand it,
The German Plans.
Germany on the other hand has not
only France to attend TO but Russia
as well. In considering her plans she
also must take into account Austria
Should Russia be allowed to mobilize
fully and concentrate, 1t ia probable
that she would be able to overwhelm
Austria, FIRST attacking on the Lem
erg-Bucharest (Roumanla) line. II
ia probable that Germany is acting
with rapidity against Russia.
What press dispatches have drifted
through indicate that 10000 Germans
landed some three days ago between
Hango and Helsingfors in Finland.
This force In all probability consisted
OF one army corps and one cavalry d.
vision. some additional heavy artillery,
engineers and aeronautlcal troops.
From Warsaw to st. Petersburg
there are IL Russian corps, but az
these are not fully modified one Ger
man corps is probably as strong In
men as two Russian corps Just now.
The German corps which landed in
Finland and therefore behind St. Pc
tersburg is undoubtedly designed to
hold the four Russian corps in that
vicinity to keep them from going to
the assistance of the other Russian
corps further to the south.
Again 1t was reported that the Rus
sian government has decided to evacu-
ate Warsaw, which was officially de-
MED at St Petersburg. Weighing this
evidence, 1t seems probable that
there has been a German advance from
Intersburg in the direction OF Wilma
TO hold the four Russian corps sta
toned in that district from doing any
harm or going to any other place.
Possibly three German corps, whose
! stations are close to wilma, are en-
gagged In that operation.
If the vigorous fighting Of these four
German corps, the one in Finland and
the three against Wilma. is strong
enough, eight Russian corps might
probably be isolated and fully occu-
pied with their own affairs and not
able to move or concentrate anywhere
else.
AustrIans Invade Russia.
1t is reported that 10000 Austrians
had been assembled in Galicia and that
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
HORRORS OF WAR TOLD
BY FLEEING REFUGEES

Holland ha3 become the asylum OF
Europe People expelled from half q
dozen countries are pouring into this
country by every route,
From the Dutch-Belgian frontier,
from Wise TO Liege, the country is a
wilderness. The villages OF Berneux
and Mouland were destroyed by shell.
IRE and flames.
A correspondent who Travelled over
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Woman Would Be constahl..

Fresno, Cal.-Although she is only
a score or so women in the entire
district, Mrs. Estclle Mccarthy form
ally announced that she is candidate
for constable in the Tenth township
Of Fresno county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Indiana Woman Is 1O3

Terre Haute, Ind.-Mrs. Eliztbeth
Mccoy celebrated her 1880 birthday
at Sylvania, north of here and a few
miles west OF Farm Home, Mrs.
Phoebe Shannon celebrated her Tooth
birthday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Fair Not to Be DELAYED.

Washington.-'Notity all govern
ments there win be no postponement
OF the San Francisco exposition" was
the substance Of a telegram which
c. c. Moore Of San Francisco, presi-
dent OF the exposition, has sent to
the state department.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20

don-Victoriano Huerta, former
president OF Mexico, accompanied by
Gen. Banquet. who was minister OF
war in his cabinet, landed at Bristol
from the British steamer Patia from
Jamaica. Gen. Huerta made himself
extremely popular on board. He will
resume his journey to Spain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
7. 3. VIM Nl.it llIlnnla

Chicago-Col. Theodore Roosevelt
will be in Illinois some time after
Sept 20 to make three or more
speeches in favor Of the Progressive
candidates, It was announced here at
Progressive headquarters.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Fort Smith. Ark, MInsrs Strike.

Fort Smith, Ark.-Two hundred
union miners employed by the Central
Coal and Coke company OF Kansas
City at Hartfort are put on strike
here, because the district wage scale
contract had not been signed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
JAPAN DEMANDS
GERMAN WITHDRAWAL.

Toxic, Japan.-Japan sent an ulti-
matum to Germany, demanding the
withdrawal Of German warships from
the Orient and the evacuation of kiau-
Chau, and giving Germany until sun
day, Aug %, to comply with the de
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
consIdsra sellinn Shin,

New York.-The Hamburg-Amerf-
can line issued statement saying
that II had under consideration offers
10 purchase some Of its steamships
IN American waters, valued at
$4,000, 900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Kills Herself hY Accident

Palmyra, Mo--Miss Charlotte Gray,
1e-year-old daughter OF Rev. c. NJ.
Gray, until recently president Of Mar.
vim College, at Fredericktown, Mo,
accidenuy shot and killed herself
here.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
FRENCH FLEET SINKS TWO
OF AUSTRIA'S BATTLESHIPS

once those which cannot be with
drawn.
"Second-To deliver on a date not
later than Sept. Is to the imperial
Japanese authorities, without condi-
ton or compensation, the entire ter
ritory of Kiau-Chau, with view to
the eventual restoration of the same
TO China
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Eeef Rsnout.

Cut cold roast beef into thin slices,
put them in hot spider with a little
butter cook for moment, then place
the meat on a hot dish and pour over
them a tomato sauce
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
VIC Sea- eaIIoonIst EaII 10 Death.

Mount Carmel, Ill--A. r. Duncan,
90 years old, a balloonist, OF Vincen.
nes, Ind, was killed instntly in max.
Ing a descent at St Francisyllle. His
parachute failed TO work. Hundreds
witnessed the tragedy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
German Moratorium Extended.

Bedlin, via London.-The govern.
ment has extended the moratorium to
the end OF September.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-20
Braided Necktie Rug.

A beautiful braided rug can be
made OF discarded neckties. Put two
bright ties and a dark one together,
and so on. II you have a small square
OF any bright green or red carpet
foot square put into center and sew
braids around Can make it lust as
large as you wish Very pretty in
front OF a dresser In bedroom
The man who loudly yells Il want
you 10 understand that I'm no fool
would probably have hard work to
prove II in court.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-03-28
Merchant Protective ASSoCia-
ton Organize.

The Merchant Protective Asso-
citation was organized here Tues
day night at q meeting at the City
Hall for that purpose with the
following members:
E. E. Soulier. Jules Reweber,
Jr., A. L. Domengeaux. L. j. Lab
be, Fernsnd Fournet, Joseph Fer
ran, Joe Ducbamp, W. j. Bien-
vsnu, Luc BONN, K. Schwartz,
R. ]. Gary, L. V. Simon, Amedee
Demurgsr, Oscar Resweber, L. j.
Duchamp, l.. ]. Fournst, Henry
Fournst, Charles Foti, Paul Flsm.
ing, E. A. Maraist, DIR. j. r. Oil.
vier. Louis Gary, president, A
G. Goulas, secretary.
Committees were appointed to
appear before the Police Jury and
the Town Council to ask them FOL
an appropriation to defray tho OK.
pense Of getting the State Engi
neer to survey the roads leading
to town.
The aim OF this association is t(
try to got every body together tt
discuss things that might do goot
to tho town.
Monthly meetings will DO helt
on tho first Wednesday of sacl
month.