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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1914-10-15

bess (ber Dsuti9en) auf Wfeilen bic
Rufen unbebingt auf btutihes @tbiet
bdtten fiibren mHiisn. ba Gusuftowo
nabe Der oitpreuBiiGen @reu3e liegt.
Statt belien laHsn iie bic Deut'
i6sn na9 @raiswO -flisben", mo iie
gum S4luiie aud nod ibre sanle ar'
tillerie perloren. Die Stmpfe uno
S1lammssssnben bel slusuitowo habtn
na6 ben ruiliIdsn Berihtsn bic pbdno.
menalen &iseni6aften, oaB iie nur ben
Deutiden sefdbrlid meroeu. Denn,
no Die beutihen Pferbe unb beuti&e
artillerie itsden blisben, ba ibwsbten
bic Rnlien oriiber meg, oils iie bic
Deutlhen vperfolgten." Be,eihnenber'
peiie baben bic Ruiien nihts iibsr bic
Gage I'm iiibliben Ebsile uOu RuiiiiG'
POlen unb @ali,ien au erjdblen. mo iie
befanntli6 elmer risfssn osuti4'Diter'
reihii4en Sbla9titellune geseniber'
ftsben. Wian muB beriidii6tiseu, oaB
bsr serinsfts 8ortbsil bort auf ruff
iher Ssite bic nunberbarltsn Sisses'
melounSen berporssrufen bdtte. aber
bis iest i6eint aud bic Wi6slihteit ei'
mes iolhen Bortbsils nod uift seisben
wetoen 3u f0nnen.
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Gute SDnftitntiDll.

Gr mar elm GiniGbriser, aIs Der
&rieg ausbrad, mar f6pn beim eriten
Sturm auf bic 2iitti9er Sorts am
Wittpod. 6. @usuit, nit babel uno
betum i'm bi6teiten Sugelregen eins
8ugeI nn9 bsr anbsren. @emerft bat
er oapon nihts, bis er sufammenfiel.
gefuno: l. Der SdulterI6ub. Der ibn
tampfunfGbig semadt bat, 2. S9ub
our9 ben Sberarm, 3. Bib 5. 3tpei
&ueeIn our9 ben SberI6sntel, bon
benen etne Ioear bur9 beibe Sber'
f6entel seganeen 1T. 6. prellung am
llnterdrm, bic 9ugeI IN an einem
anopf abseprnIIt. Gr golf besreifs
IiderpeiIe sundhft oIs G9perper'
ipunbeter uno tpurbe anfunss in etnem
belsif9en pribatbouIe untersebra6t.
mo er BEL Der beIsiiasn Somilie = Elm
ebrenDoIIer 9egeniaB gu beIgii6en Sa.
natitern - freunoli9e glufnabms
fanb; aIs fih berausfsnte. oaB feline
einsige 8erleBung sefGbrlid mar,
tpurbe er na9 9laden transpprtieri
unb Iiest jebt i'm SoIpitaI Der lrfulis
neniduIe, BEL gutter pflege unb In be-
fer Stimmung, poSu er alIeroinss
rei9ltdb 9runb bat. = rSunse, baIi
ou ober einen Dufel eebabt", meint.
iebr ridtig elmer Der 4erote.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1914-10-15

2anbertperb, feline MiIIiarben tDnnen
MenfdenIeben erIeben uno bic Srauer
Der Samilien aufipiegen. Qber iper
pernag in btefer @eIt fi9 Dem lln'
gIiid, per Der gOtpenbisteit gu ent'
3ieben2"
rWenn Der &rieg, Der iebt f6on
mebr als sebn Sabre lang tpie Elm Da.
motlesi9pert iiber unferen SGuptern
Idpebt penn bieiet &rieg gum 9tuss
bru6 tommt, 70 1T feline 9auer unb
Iein @nbe nidt ab5uieben. So finb
bic grDbten MG9te @urppas, ipel9e,
eeriiItet ipie ME Supor. gegen sinanosr
in ben &f treten; feline oerTeIben
tann in einem ober in stpei sseIb5iis
gen 70 ppllitGnbig nieoereetporfen ipers
ben, baB iis iib fir iiberpunben er.
tldrte. bob iie auf borts 9ebinguneen
bin Srieben f9lieben miibte, bob lie
fib ni6t pieoer oufri6ten IolIte, ipsnn
aud erif ua9 Sobresfriit I'm ben
&f gu erneuern. gs fam elm iies
6eniGbriser, es fam Elm breiBigidbri.
ger &rieg tperben, = unb pebe benz,
Der europa in 8ronb ftedt, Der auerit
bic 2unte in bas pulperfaB f9leu.
berti"
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3ueen hber bic Sfieoerfasen Der
Seutfhen.


Die Berbiiuoeten baben mieoerum
beosutenbe Papieriiese errunseu. auf
bem Papier uno namentlih In Der anglo
amsrifanii6eu Brslie, buben bic RuHsu
bic Deutihen uno Seiterreiber I'm
Often, Oie @nsldnoer uno Sran5oien
iie i'm @siten sei6lasen. Dag bic BEL
eier unb Serbsn oa niht 3uriidftebsn
uuo ibrerisits uu6 etwas ou3u liissn
mollen, 1T erflGrli6. @iner Der Ser
biinoeten ilht ben anoeren oarin 3u
iibertrsfien unb bas @eiawmtbilo Der
oeuti6en p9iiebsrlassn" f6nnte sinen
Deuti6en In S9reden iasen, fparsn
bic &hgen nift gleibjeitis 10 plump,
oaB man iie iofort oils iolbe erfenuen
fam. Die meiiten oieier Beribte fom'
men pom en9liiden Siisenjeutrum Son
bon. sm tod lten baben CO Die BelSisr
init ben armsn Qsutiaeu wispsr stamal
getrieben. Die 8elgier baben fire alten
Ssridte aus Der Belt bon giittia, Sus'
len unb Wteheln pisbsr berpor9ebolt
uuo briusen nun tpieber bislelben beut.
fhen Re9imenter, oieielbeu Solbaten
I'm, bic iie ibon mebrfaA uernihtet bu'
ben. Srhber fam Is pObl Dor, oaB man
Die beutiden Soloaten fompasnisnpsiis
Deri6winoen lieB, aber 10 btllts tbun
bic Seituu9slii9en es ntht mebr. IS
miiiien iaOu wsniSitens sinise ReSi'
menter iein, nm auf bic mad, beuti6em
Slute ls9jenbsn yeier Su bsfrisoisen.
Selbit Die alte @ei1itte pom benz
Wafienitillitanb, Der pon ben Deut'
f9sn erbeteu, lit mieber anfsetau6t.
Bum eriten Wfals erihien bic @ei6idte
turj Dor oem Sale SriiIiels. 9lub iebt
flebte bas 9roBe oeutihe peer bic lum'
piseu tauleno 0elsisr um einen Maiien.
itillitano an, nabsr itol3 ipauoten bic
Selgier iib ab uno fdmpften meiter"
Gub bic bcfannten Srideu iiber Die
Wfaas bel 9tttib, bic unenolib piels
Wfale 3erlt6rt puroen, Iiub mieber ba,
nur nit bem tlnteribieoe, oaB bisis
fabelbaften Briideu oiesnal iiber Die
9tetbe sebsn. ErOtoem bic Belsisr
alio nun au9ebeu, baB iie bic Sriidsn
iprenstsn uno iiG nbrOli6 BON Der 9is.
the 3urIldiosen, leusnen iie ben Sal Der
Sorts, bic iiioli9 oOn Der gietbe lis9su,
ab.
rDis Sdlu1t bel Gusuftowo enbsts
NIT einem uOlii itdnbissn Siess Der Rui.
fem, bsiBt bic offtjielle 9iiSenmelbuno
aus Betrosrao mad &onoou. Die oeut'
i4e Wtslouus, bas bic RuHen bel au.
guitoipO perbauen ipuroen, seniist ei.
sentlid 3ur Dioerlssuns Der ruifiidsn
Wteloln9, aber man branbt nur einen
Bid auf bic Sarte 3u tperfen, nm ;u
iebsn, oaB cine uSerfol9uuS bes Sein.
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nod bic 9runblase Der medlenburgis
fden ftdnbifden @erfaFung biGbet. 1T
tpieOerboIt bic 5ruse atut eetpOrben.
ob ni9t bod bic medlenbursii6en
@erfufun9s5uitGnbe bur9 einen @ins
sriff oes ReideS gu reseIn feien. Sa-
fir ipri6t Der llmitanb, bob bic ftGn>
bif9e @erfaFung ibrem Weien nu9
nit Dem &oniiitutionnlismus bes Rsi>
DIES unpereinbor lit, ebenio fpie Der
BON Der jebigen Re9ierung aneeitrebte
4bfolutismus. DAP es aber unbults
bar lit. ben nun iiber $50 Sabre alteu
lanbessrunOgeiebIi6en Grbberslei9 uIs
nod gu re9t beitebeno anSuertennen,
tpie bic meiIenbursiiaen Regierungen
es anI9einenb immer nod tun, sebt
nit befpnoerer Seutli9feit aus Dem
Parugrapbcn 524 berpor, our9 ben Die
RitterN4aft ii4 sesen iebe abGnberung
bes @ertrages fir alIe 3utunft fdiiben
pplIte. 0ieIer @ersleid beenbete einen
Ianstpierisen &f Stpifben benz
Ser5og &arI 2eopola unb ben rebellts
I6en Rittern, in Dem es mebrfa9 gu
blutigen 3ufommenIiDben fam. Sn
ibm batten ii9 bic 93ittsr aIs ole Stdrs
teren eeseiet, iie fiir9teten ober. bob
ibre toItbaren prioilegien einmal bur9
einen @ingriff bes Rei9es pieber ses
I6mGlert tperben tOnnten. sic faben
aIIo bic iebt in Rebe itebenbe MOglt9s
teit 19on bdmals ppraus, uno bierses
gen IoIIte iie oct ertpGbnte poraerapb
f6iiben. 9arum mubten Die 5iiriteu
f9on berseit ben iiegreiden Rithrn ie>
men Parograpben unterI9reiben, in
bem Die llnberGnoerli9feit oes Grb>
bersleibs betont unb tpeiter sefast
pirb:
pWir entIaeen fir uns, uniere fiiritz
li9en grben unb Ha6tommen an Der
Reeierung allen @inreben, nidt ipenis
ger Der S9ubreoe bonn perGnberten
Stanb Der Sq9en gu unferem 8ors
tell. binsegen gum Nadtsil Der Bitter
uno 2anbI6oft erri6teter ober fiinfs
tig gu erri9tenosr Rei9stonftitutiOHer
uno ReihsfdliiFe."
Wiirbe aIiu bns Rsi6, tpie es beis
fpielsneiIe cine 3eit lang Der perifor.
bene @roBbersog gloolf Sriebrib BON
Medlenburgs sStreIib 'ipiinfdbte, cine
Redeluud Ser medlenburaiI6en 8ers
MISUNDERSTANDING Uornebmen, 10
niiroe Elm folder 8eIdluB i'm Stnne
bes in MedIsnburg giiItigen Grbpers
qleids unpirfIam fetn. 9erabe ous
6ieIem glbTob, Der nit permpberten
@ertrGgen aus Dem 1S. Sabrbunbert
BEN lebenbigen WilIsn 6es neuen Seiits
Icben geei6es binoen iol, gebt nit uls
fer 9eutli6teit berppr, pelbe faatss
re6tli6e @biurbitdt burin Itegt, penn
man bebauptst, Der lanbesgrunogefeBs
Ii6e @rbperslei9 BON 1755 babe NOD
beute poIle Re9tstraft.
Siefe @ripdsung mag au6 fir ben
berItorbenen Streliber 9roBbersog
8eronIaFung gefpefen ietn. baB er Ieis
mem Spbn uno Sbronerben riet, ben
Stdnben 6eim Resierungsautritt auss
briidli6 nur inioipeit ibre pripiIesien
su beTtGtigen. uIs iie nift nit ben
Stoatsinterefen to1irtersn.
~ .''
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-Das StuutsOspartsmsnt in Waib.
inston Duroe uOn Dem bslsii9sn @s'
ianoten amtlid benadrihtist, oas Die
belsiide SauptitaOt pieOsr einmal per.
le9t DOrOen lit. DIssmul uon Nutpsr.
pen nah Sitsnoe.
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GDlSene @Orte.
Sutereffaute aeubernnsru bes srnBen
WnItfe.


MoItte fiibrts ben 8einamen der
srobs S9peiser" - er mar nt6t Der
Mann bes Wprtes, er mar Der Mann
Der Sat; unb bo9, penn er einmal
fpra9, bann fieI es ernit unb getpi6s
tig bon feinen Gippen. gs iit an Der
3ett, on einige Ieiner Worte gu erins
nern. on feline Worte, Die bic bette
SGuifratiOn ietnes Duppeniprudes
iino: r@rit tudeen bann ipasen!" l1no
biefe @orte, bic beute tpieoer neus
&raft baben ertldren piel uno Iafen
nod mebr begreifen.
nllm sroBe grfoIse gu erreiden,
mub etpas gepugt tperben."
pglne uniere Na9barn baben, mebr
ober ipeniger. ia mDdte iueen. Riiden-
freibeit; iie baben pprenGsn unb 9ll.
pen btnter fi9 ober barburii9s @Dlfers
fdaften. bic te ni9t au fiir6ten brau'
den. @ir iteben unter ben srpben
MG9ten mitten inns; unfere Nads
barn i'm Weiten unb Often baben muir
nad elmer Seite Sront' gu MAIDEN. mir
nad alien: iis t6nnen unb iie baben
fdon i'm 5rieoen einen beoeutenben
Sell tbrer Seeresmadt nabe an uniere
@renae bistoIiert ipGbrenb uniers Re'
simenter 9leidmdBig psrteilt ifsben
iiber bas ganae &ei9."
.Sat Der beutfde Mi6el iemdls bas
Sdpert ee5osen. ols um ii9 feiner
Saut 5u tpebrer9"
sd ftebc nod beute uuf bemfelben
Stanbpuntt Der ueberaeugung ipie
friiber unb CLAUDE ou6 ieBt ii9er. bab
Elm itartes 0eutf6lanb in Miitte
Guropas Die er6Bte 9iirgidaft fir ben
Srieben 1T. 2tber Elm itartes 9eutfd6.
lamb! 60 Iange uns aus einem Ruhs
barfuute tGsIia in S9rift 4inb Wort
nit oem &ries gebrObt pirb, biirfen
mir nidt pergeFen, Dab fir uns gb-
riiitung &riee it,"
Slid bot auf bic 9auer nur Der
Siidtige."
r9IiidIib Die 3eiten, mo bic Stad,
ten ni6t mebr in Der Gage iein fpers
ben, ben er0bten 5eil oller ibrer Gins
nabmen gu pertpenben BLOB auf Die
Siderbeit ibrer Griiten5, mo bic Re'
gieruneen nift Hut. fonbern aud bic
g0lter unb bic pdrteien ii9 iiberseugt
baben peroen bab ielbit Elm sliidli'
der SeIosug mebr toiiet aIs er sin'
brinet. oenn materielle Sitter nit
MenifenIeben gu ertuufen. tann fein
9epinn fein!"
,@er mDdte in 4brebe fteIIen, bob
ieosr 8riee, nud Der iiesrsi9e, Elm llns
sliid fir bas eissne Bolt lit; benn tetn
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8ir Staats Ssuatpr,
Sobn &. Dspisp.


8tir RtprGltniantsn
/. Diff, @m. 2uremburser, Scranton.
2. Diff, 9awreue 5. part, scranton.
3. Diff, Charles s. Wiiller, Scranton.
4. Diff, Sames 8. 9Oftus, Ebroop.
8. Diff, 8. s.. WtauuiOu, @arbonbale.
6. Diff, ,antouio Biancaroi, Slo Sorse.
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Medleubnrg.
tleber ben IanoesgrunbssirtI tIffben
Grbberglei6 bun 1755.

Seit ii8 nu9 iiebenidbriseu ergebs
nisloien @erbanbIunsen berauSgeitellt
bat, ouB bic medIenburgif4sn Stdnoe
unter fsinen llmitGnben freipiIIig auf
bic ibnen i'm lanbessrunOseieblt
grbpergIeih BON 1755 5uselpteienen
pripiIseien persi9ten pOIIen, Der beuts
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aOnsuBmdnur utsarss
Robsrt 9. Bright, Ntartin 8. eaton,
@barlss u. Crosby, artbur 9. @lart.
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nllm srobe grfpIse gu erreiaen.
mub etDas geipust iperben."
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@tfrstSr bsr Snnrn anstIsssnbtittu,
Wm. u. Wt'yiair.
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rWer mOdte in qbrebe ftelIsn. bab
ieoer Rries, uud Der iiesreide, elm llns
gIiid fir bas eissns 9olt 1T; benn tetn
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1914-10-15

Sir apnsrtb, 10. Difriit,
Sobu 8. SOftus.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1914-10-15

9tutnant @puptrntur,
0iuiam &. @reaip.
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.Sat Der beutfde Mi9eI iemdls bas
Sdpert ee5osen. ols um ii9 feiner
Saut Su tpebrers"
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Semofratif6eS 2idet.

gir. Stanttn Ssuatpr,
VI. Wtit9en Palmer.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1914-10-15

DieTslspbonnuuimsr oss~ Bo9enbtatt1
a 1T isst $500 (nsiss).
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-24

master of Brussels and General Won
Arnim had the following results:
First, the German troops were to
have free passage through Brussels;
second, a garrison of 1900 men was to
be quartered in the Daily and Schae-
been barracks; third. acquisitions were
to be provided for in cases; fourth
there was to be respect for the in
habitants and public and private
property; fifth, the management ot
public affairs by the municipal ad-
ministration was to be free from Ger
man control.
The Germans have re-established
tramway, telephone and postal serv-
ices. Trains are running toward Liege
and even the telegraph with Germany
is working. The population support
the Burgomaster with enthusiasm, re-
garding him as the saviour Of the
city. a. .Ht
The city remains quiet and dignified
Cafes are still open, although two
thirds of the shops have been shut. The
cafes are closed at 8 o'clock. News
papers are not appearing. The milk
supply is failing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-24
SUDDEN DEATH
OF HEAD OF The
BURLINGTON ROAD

Chicago, Aug. 24.-Darius Miller,
president of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad. died suddenly al Gla-
cier Park, Mont, Sunday, after under
going an operation for appendicitis.
He had been touring the park with his
wife. He was in apparently good
health last Wednesday when he was
taken i'll. Physicians were sent by
special train from st. Paul, Seattle and
Great Falls, Mont An operation was
performed Saturday. Various officials
of the railroad besides his wife were
with Mr.. Miller at the time of his
death. The body is to arrive in Chi
cago on Tuesday when funeral ar
rangements will be announced.
Mr.. Miller was born in Princeton
ILL.,, in 1859. Beginning his career as
a stenographer in railroad office, he
served as an executive in various rail-
roads. He became presidenI of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road in
1910
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-24
Greatest Battle of History Now Raging in Belgium
ritishForcesFought Sunday Held Their Ground-
japan Declared War--Has Begun Sheling Tsing Tau
GERMANS WERE
COURTEOUS TO
j. 5. REFUGEES

The Hague. Aug. "a, via London
A train from Lucerne. Switzerland,
arrived here Sunday afternoon with
300 American refugees. They bring a
number Of interesting stories regard
ing their experiences on the continent,
and report that the utmost courtesy
was extended to them throughout Ger
many. At one large town a crowd Of
people assembled and waved American
flags at the travellers passed through
The refugees report that nobody is in
actual distress in Switzerland. A
considerable fund has been collected
to aid distressed Americans In
Switzerland, among whom are a great
number of school teachers.
i Among the Americans now in Hol-
land are President Harry Garfield, of
Williams college, and his family
Professor Schneider Of the University
of Pennsylvania: Judge Spiegelburg of
New York; Judge Irving Lehman OF
st. Louis; Stanley Silner of Cleveland; /;
Clement Petit of Milwaukee; Capt.
Max Mannheim of Kansas City; Mrs.
Lucinda Johnson and Miss Mary War
rem of st. Louis.
Many ofthe American refugees ar
rived in Holland in a highly nervous
state due to their experiences in Ger
many. Neil Satterlee, and his wife of
Chicago, were looking out Of their
hotel window in Munich when two
men, presumably Russians, threw a
bomb under an army wagon. A mob
gathered and quickly battered the Of
tenders out of all semblance to human
beings.
Clement Petit went to garage in
Berlin to get his automobile. He found
the attendants cleaning UP the floor
where a Russian, pursued by a mob
from the street, had been kicked tC
death. Mr. Petit's mother was present
in the Adlon hotel in Berlin when the
police rushed in and arrested two Am
erican journalists who were suspected
Of being English spies. he tainted a.
| the sight and is still suffering from
shock.
The Americans here without excep'
ton declare that their treatment IL
Germany was courteous, except on the
evening and the day following Grea
| Britain's declaration of war. On these
days. hundreds of Americans. becaust
they talked English, were arrested ol
otherwise molested by the populace
whom anger and disappointment hao
for the moment transformed into &
raging and unreasoning mob.
Even at the height of the excitement
however, German officers intervened tC
protect Americans. Stanley Silver was
sitting in a Munich cafe with a wom'
an friend when Great Britain's
declaration of war were announced
The other people in the COTE assumed
threatening attitude toward him, but
German major sitting at an ad.
joining table ordered the crowd back
and escorted the two Americans to the
police station. There they were ir
safety and were soon released.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-24
German Ambassador
Gives German View
of the Great War

Washington Aug. Won serDstoH, the German
Noordam, gave of the most authoritative interviews
v the Germany
bound in She fighting because her
would the
conflict believed, would permit herself
TO take sides
Red Cross at Munch said the anhassa
is guard All secretaries
have gone that not able active
myself" 1. ...
the lowest unskied workman the faith
defend herself
attack jealous The German
Eoht to finish andv be
~ the English the cable to this
the truth
eomnq United for that
United States
true conditions But believe that the American people
weigh carefully all
+hatco from English and French
Of quarrel elbows
one thna above all else England very
-Chow-sheer
brs the end Of the Japan will have the
Of thing has during
took advantage situation to strike this blow
for the o acquiring this
the assault Liese told Americans
that cclored
English taking Of
What
WAS expected accomplished days by b
nanas.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-24
Germans Did Not Molest
the People Of Brussels

London, Aug. pa Times dispatch
from Brussels says the German COM
mander, Gen. Ixtus Won Arnim. yes
terday caused the following proclama-
ton to be placarded in Brussels:
German troops will pass through
Brussels today and on following days
and are obliged by circumstances to
demand from the city lodging, food
and supplies. All these matters will
be regularly arranged through the
municipal authorities. s
81 expect the population to conform
itself without resistanees to these
necessities of war and particularly to
commit no act of aggression against
the safety of the troops, and promptly
to furnish the supplies demanded In
this case / give every guarantee for
the preservation Of the city and the
safety of the inhabitants If how
ever, there should be, as unfortunately
there has been elsewhere, any act of
aggression against the soldiers, the
burning of buildings or explosions of
any kind, shall be compelled to take
the severest measures"
AN interview between the BurgO-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-24

Toxic, Aug. 24.-The emperor of
Japan yesterday declared war upon
Germany.
This action was taken at the expira-
tion Of the time limit of Japan's ulti-
matum to Germany demanding the
surrender of Kiao-Chow
The Japanese government has or
dered the beginning of operations on
land and sea.
The imperial rescript declaring wwr
upon Germany was issued !ast eve
ming It officially inaugurates hostili-
ties In the far east as the result of
Gernnany's failure to reply to the Jap
anese ultimatum.
The proclamation of the emperor
Bent a thrill through the country.
Japan's entrance upon the fulfllment
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st. Petersburg, Aug. 24.-Grand
Duke Nicholas, commandcc-in-c chief
of the Russian army, yesterday is
sued the following statement:
..Battles in east Prussia on Aug. II,
~ IA and 20 were fought with the
utmost desperation. The spirit Of the
troops is excellent. Our battle front
extends for distance Of over forty
yersts (about twenty six milesl.
sThe Russian troops occupied Col
dap and Ayres. The retreat on Aug,
20 of the German army .corns near
Lyck resembIed a rout. The money
confiscated in the treasury amounted
to 10000 marks ($10,O0O.l The cnemy's
froops are evacuating the frontier in
the vicinity of Willemberg, The Ger
man population is abandoning the
villages and fleeing nor.hward.
con the Austrian frontier Up tO Aug.
20. no serious condition occurred. The
Russians forced an Austrian battalion
tot evacuate Burgade and Rav;trusse.
"On Aug. 20, the Germans near
Eaiambins,en engaged three army corps
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Desperate Fighting, Is Admission
In Official Paris Announcement
Awful Butchery
Jokingly Described
by Belgian officer

Paris, France, Aug. 24.-The Petite
Journal publishes the following details
of the fighting around Liege obtained
by it from Belgian officer:
The German troops rushed on barb
ed wire defenses before the forts of
Liege in the darkness. A very strong
current of electricity was being main
tanned in these wires and as a result
the first ranks of the Germans were
electrocuted.
Unchecked the assailants followed
in masses but were blinded by the
glare of powerful, searchlights They
hesitated and then started to retire. At
that moment a heavy fire OF machine
guns and artillery rifles was concen-
trated and poured into the mass Of
German troops. They We're cut to
pieces with fearful butchery. A mass
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of bodies was formed around many
feet high.
To drown out the g,oans and
screams of the wounded and dying,
the German bugles sounded martial
airs and the troops still alive united
in cheering under the lead of the Off
GERS.
Near one fort two columns Of Ger
mans, blinded and confused by the
glare of the big Belgian searct!ights,
attacked each other. This incident
was witnessed from the fort.
when one side seemed to have the
better of the struggle" The Petite
Journals account reads, THE Belgian
artillery fired into both sides alike, and
as the Belgian officer said, thus MAX
ing the struggle between the two Ger
man forces more eVen'"
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and tried to envelop the Russian right
wing where the fighting was intense
| ly fierce. The Russians took the Of
| fensive in the center and captured
many guns. The enemy demanded an
Iarmistice in order to bury tht:jr dead.
but this demand was refused. On
| Aug. 81 victory crowned tho efforts
of the Russian army. Tile Germans.
having suffered enormous losses. are
falling back. pursued by the Rus
| SLAMS" as s
| London. Aug. 24.-The Russian EN- :
bassy here made public the following
report, sent by Grand Duke Nicholas
| to st. Petersburg:
after two days battle, the Rus
sian forces are victorious. W. were
opposed by three German arnnv corps
We have captured many grns. Tie
Germans lost heavily. and were COM
PEELED to retreat. Our troops are In
! pursuit OF the enemy.
This success has been achieved By
General Renncnkamp's army 1t is
a victory Of great strategic value"