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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21

Friday morning, August II, Mrs. G.
u. Iook entertained for her daughter,
Miss Mary, with four tables OF
bridge followed 10y luncheon.
Cards were played at four tables.
Miss Christy, Miss Mae Botkin. Mrs.
w. W. law son and Miss Frances Soper
received the prizes for the high scores.
Miss Susan Ellison, OF Maryyille, and
Mrs !. !. Rayhill, OF Milo, Mo, re.
ceived the guest prizes. The luncheon
table was beautiful with a large cen.
ter piece OF pink roses, and corsage
bouquet OF roses and ferns was at
each place. Each place card carried a
small slip OF paper, announcing the
engagement OF Miss IOok to Dr. =. Is.
Ilibbard, Of Kansas city, Mo. Under
the announcement was card, each
with a different verse, relating 10
matrimony, and between courses
these verses we're read. The an.
nouncement OF Miss Iook and Or.
IIibbard, while not unexpected, still
came as a great surprise al this time.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
In Memoriam

Our entire community was deeply
saddened 10y hearing Of the death Of
Annie Shepard Marion, which &C.
currr,d at her home In Denver. Colo.
Sabbath afternoon, August =, 1914.
She had been afflicted for some
time, but tore her ai,iictions and sui.
fering with true Christian patience,
and as the summons came near, she
tod her husband and friends size was
ready TO 10, feeling that she had
lived believing and trusting In Him
who doeth all things well, and asked
her friends to meet her In that upper
and better klngdom-that home above,
where We shall meet TO part no more
May God who gave, and Who hath
taken away, sust lin all In their sor.
row, and may her going help us TO
live better and purer livesi
Annie Shepard was born In Howard
Ind, April %, 1853, and WAS
the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Rich.
ard Shepard. She became the wife Of
w. j. Marion, May II, 1911. She
leaves to mourn, her husband, W. J.
Marion; her father and one sister,
Mrs. Mary Il. Preston. and three
nephews, Lawson .. Shepard, Lora
N. Preston, CLARK T.. shepard. Her
sister WAS with her the last few days.
having been summoned by telegr ,ph
funsral services we're held
from the plinRer undertaking pArIOrs.
co0d icted by tn. Rev. u. A, Brooks,
70 . large audience. The remain,
were laid TO rest In . beautiful GENE.
terry In the suburbs OF Denver, Cole.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
Christian Church Notes.

Our Sunday school WAS line and
dandy last Sunday. Several new pu.
pills and some visitors. Our boys were
very much disappointed by not get.
ting to 10 TO Savannah last Tuesday
TO play the Christian Sunday school
team . game OF ball. i had q letter
from their minister, MIR. Snodgrass.
saying that they we're getting ready
for us and would expect us next
Tuesday. That means that our boys
must yet lined up and get some prac-
tice SO we can sack that game. We
would like TO have enough cars TO
take oil the boys class, all the girls
class and all the teachers OF the Sun
day school. We need the bunch to
win the game.
Preaching In tewn next Sunday
morning. Subject, Believing q Lie. "
Service At the Airdome Sunday even
Ing. X. 4, SnodHrass, OF the Chris
tian church, Savannah, will preach
for us. He has had large experience
Is an evangelist and will bring us .
great message. We hope that either
he or his wife will sing US . solo.
Il. II. DAWSON,
Pastor.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
A CHAPTER OF Accidents.

Quite q number OF accidents have
occurred during the past week. Dr.
Evans reports tie following:
On Tuesday, August u, Mrs. Jacob
Knrtz, two miles east Of Oregon, was
milking a COW, when the safety valve
OF n uIresher engine, close by. blowed
OF, which scared tile COW, causing her
TO run over Mrs. kuril. knocking her
down and stepping on the calf Of her
ley, nearly tearing tie flesh from the
bone Mrs. kurtL N still laid IN, but
improving slowly,
On Friday, August II, Vincent
Crider, residing about u miles north
OF Oregon, vas milking a young COW
and she became unruly and knocked
Vince down, breaking his right
shoulder blade In the same place he
lad u broken once before.
Saturday, August -. little Marie
Iiodgin fell out Of cherry tree, while
playing on Neighbnr John Reeves
premises, and dislocated her shou lder,
with q probable fracture. Marie was
rendered unconscious for q while. but
" now going around bandaged up,
waiting for nature 10 make repairs.
Sunday, August III, James Carroll
WAS unhitching his team al the Muir.
ray peach orchard, when one OF the
horses reared up, knocked Jim down,
and came down on the calf OF his
right ley, cutting . nasty cash, and
bruising II up In bad shape.
Oliver Walker. who Is working for
Crawford Ratlifie, about two miles
north OF Oregon, and Is helping Mr..
Ratlifie operate . threshing machine,
met with quite . serious accident,
that came near being fatal. II seems
he was oiling and cleaning up the ma
chine, when one OF his arms Was
caught In the machine and very
severely bruised, and but for timely
As II Ia lie will be laid up for some
time, unable 10 work.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
School Cleanup Day.

SATURDAY, August ~, 1914, will be
Clean.l u lay. A great wave of rural
school 6etterment l. sweeping Tie
State. 1868 weak districts are gel.
ting sl;V,uUJ IN special aid, Tie Total
attendance Increased i Der cent I'm the
State last year. Did Your average AZ.
tendance ,ncreaseY 4 strong Teacher
In attractive surroundings makes A
easier TO vet the cn,ldreu To attend.
Tnis Depart menl has issued a pam.
phIet giving Pans for Schuol Inn.
proyement. FACT, school board ana
each rural school library should have
q copy. Gel IL from your County Su.
perii,lendent.
In accordance With n resolution
passed uy the recent Convention of
County Superintendents, STATE Super.
intendent Of Schools, Vim. T., Evans.
has issued a PROCLAMATION reuuestinv
the directors and patrons OF the ysri.
Gus school districts OF the state To
meet Al Tie school house on SATURDAY..
August 20, and clean no tie BUILDINGS
and ground by thorouIhIy scrubbiHu
the floors, cleaning the furniture, and
fumixaling the rooms; by NOV inv Inc
weeds and burning ali trash I'M the
school yard. See that the water SUP.
ply Is pure and free from ali disease
germs. Nearly all the privies are un-
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
ID. M. Martin he'd business In St.
] Joseph, Tuesday Of this week.

ID. M. Martin had business In St.
Joseph, Tuesday Of this week.
Ed. Burge, Of Bigelow, WAS In St.
Joseph, Tuesday, Of this week.
Mercer Hinde was in st. Joseph
on business, Tuesday, Of this week.
William Crawford, OF Forest City,
had business In st. Joseph, Tuesday
last.
Mrs. Lin Whitman and children,
OF St. Joseph. are visiting here. the
guests OF her mother, Mrs. Alice Ma.
pie.
Tom Story, OF Stella, Neb., form.
erly Of CRAZY, this county, was In Ore
gon, Tuesday Of this week on busi-
ness.
born, to Corwin and Leon Zeller.
Tuesday, August l., 1914, a fine girl
baby. at Gray's Maternity Hospital In
st Joseph.
Mrs. Jonas Watson and daughter,
Miss Ruth, are visiting here, the
guests Of relatives. Levi and Sam
Schultz, Frank Sutton and wife and
other relatives. This Is Mrs. Wat.
sui UTsi WISH Ddth w Ntlt OII nDtne
since she left, seven years ago this
month.
Married, at the NJ. T.. parsonage
In Mound City, Mo August 5, 1914,
Miss Edna wehrli and Mr.. Lee Kite,
Rev J. II. Walker, officiating. Mrs.
Kite Is the only child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Wehrli, and Mr.. Kite Is the
youngest son Of Mrs. Mary Kite.
They will make their home at Red
Oak, Iowa.
Fred Oggs. II years old, a resi-.
dent OF Nebraska, about twelve miles
from the river, was drowned opposite
Nishnabotna last Sunday while swim.
ming In the Missouri. The body has
not been found. lie was caught In a
suck hole" and was no, strong
enough TO fight his way out.-Craig
Leader, Aug. ~.
%. W. Lease, OF Fortescue, has
traded his stock Of goods In Forte cue
TO John Whipple. for his ll2..acre
farm, known as the Vest place, north.
west OF Bigelow, giving the difference
In cash Consideration, sl2j per acre.
whipple retains possession OF the
farm until March ], and took posses.
sion OF the store al once.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
A Brief Visit,

We were indeed glad TO see our old
friend, Ludwig Waegele, of near
Fillmore, In town, Tuesday last. He
was accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Luells, and two cousins, the
Misses Carrie and Matte Smolensky,
of Denver, Colo who are en- route
east, and stopped of for . visit With
Ludwig and family, and from here
they went out 10 James Idding's and
family for . dinner, Mrs. IddinRs also
being . cousin to these Young ladies'.
From there they went to Savannah,
where the young ladies' look the In-
tsrurban TO St. Joseph, and from
there the train TO continue their trip
east.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
Great Grandfather.

George Howard, wife and daughter,
accompanied by their son, Harry, wife
and two children, came down In their
car, from Hopkins, Missouri,
Monday last, returning Tuesday,
to visit father and mother, r. J.
Smallwood and wife, who are father
and mother, grandfather and grand.
mother, gYeatrgrAndfAther and great.
grandmother. Uncle Robert and A unit
Ssyah think that these are the finest
grandchildren going. and that any
o. would have to "go some" to lind
sny equal 70 them.
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Miss Pearl waegele, daughter of

Miss Pearl Waegele, daughter OF
10 ,ssch lis a,ion school ~ lie
cominy schnnl ,e,m in NOD. "a /. y
sow n.hI, n, an inc,.a,sd ..i.,v Ss6
ana VAC Also offered lie RicI, wills
schao, a, s.S oar month ~ no arc i'm.
foYmsd This sneaIs we'll Tor Miss
p.a,i'. .,,,ci.ocv
Samuel Nash, OF Halleton, Kan,
make an INDEFINITE stay with his
daughter, Mrs. Bert Dreher. lie IL In
very poor health, having received n
stroke OF paralysis, when leaves him
nearly helpless. lie was accompanied
by his son.in.Iaw, Rev. ! Is. payton,
Who came along 10 assist him In
changing from Train To train.
a. Az ,. , ,,,,
-, T p,a., W.; Hemtm anu e,,,nfen,
on a visit With her parents, i. r.
Bridsemon and wife, brothers. OF
Bigelow, and other relatives IN Holt
returned TO their home the first OF
this week, In company with her par.
en,s, and brother, j. Vs., they visited
with her bro, her, u. U.s. and family In
Oregon, Tuesday Of last week.
, nj, ~, ,
The l,ulo' Neo,, rair j. now on
conn elv,nR lnursuay, "usnst ~
Saturday, August -. hand concert
every morning, noon and night, by
lie Fails CITY band: military drills,
acrobatics, motordome, high diving
dog. horse.races, bal games, etc.
something doing all the time. lie
member the dates, August - %,
,o,p ,,,,. a., ... l..
~ -JoIn r. Mt.eI uled recently IN
hansas ti'y, u. lie nome OF lis pro
.ne,, q , a.. mieaer, 'oh,' Was ieaI.
ed az NishnapoIna' A. D.. was cashier
to reside In Kansas City, six or eight
years ago. Another brother, q. l..
resides In st. Joseph, where he Is
city salesman for the Chase Candy
Company.-Craig Leader, Aug. II.
A., , u , r
Mrs; john MARK returned tues
Gay OF TINS week from Ia harpe, KAN,
where sue was called oy tne sickness
ana destn OF ner iatner' a. .. sutton,
AuRust ~, i"ia. mr.. sutton wes
formerly Swell,knowh citllen OF this
other column. She Was accompanied
home by her sister, Mrs. J. b. Elder,
Of Oklahoma CITY, Okla, who will
make On extended visit.
r,.o w.,. - 1919,
-Ihomss ". Mailace' VINO Ies!ded
ilere many years sRo, was Isitlng
here tnis week; tne guest OF ms SIS
yer, MRS; John JACKSON ana husband
OF heAt foIest Oity; ann announcer sls;
tsi, MIS-; Seo'Hs maple OF Mound
Ci.y, anu win rom rye ana Iamlly,
o. Oregon, he Is living a. spring
HELD, ONO, whsre ne lias been en-.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21

for the county convention Of Chris.
tian churches, at the Christian
New Point, Mo-, August 18th
and 18th, 1914:
TUESDAY. AUGUST 2JTh
200 q. m.-Devotional service, vii.
liam Smith.
2:i5 p. m.-Report from churches Of
county.
$50 p. nc. W. n. NJ. period. Or.
ganizAtion Of Z. w. Is.
n. Mrs. y. r. Quigley.
800 p. IN Work Of &. W. Il. NJ.
Mrs. VIII Thomp.on.
800 p. m.-Appointment Of commit.
tees.
1:30 y. m.-Deyotional.
7:t5 p. m.-Solo. ID. =. Brooks.
500 y. m.-Convention sermon, Il.
II. Dawson.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2BTH.
1900 a. m.-Deyotional, A. X. Davis.
1880 a. m.-Bible school period, d.
W. Conner In charge.
Teachers training.
Adult work.
Relation OF Bible school
and church.
l2:OO-SOOS.
100 y. m.-Deyotional.
300 y. m" Needs Of Churches Of
County" &. a. Lowe, VI
81. Joseph.
800 y. m.-"Work ofCounty Board, ="
II. II, DAWSON.
J!JO y, m,-Business session,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21

-Bledsoe Brothers have pulled
their oil pull outfit In for this season:
They. were out lust 10 days and
threaded 1900 bushels OF grain.
They will probably use the engine In
pulling plows this fall.-Forsst City
News, August IL.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21

Thursday afternoon, August -, Mrs.
Harry DUNCAN entertained with two
tables Of Bridge A two.course
luncheon was served In the middle OF
the afternoon. Mrs. G. G. Kaucher.
OF Memphis, Tennessee, won the first
prize for the highest score.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21

Mrs. George G. Ksucher and In.
teresting little daughter, Frances,
who have been here for several weeks,
the guest OF her parents, +. @. Dun.
gan and wife, left for home In Mem.
pills, Tenn, Friday evening. Of. last
week. 49,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
For Sale.

A Shetland Pony, , years old: very
gentle and broken for children TO
ride. viii weigh about go pounds.
II taken AZ once will give you q bar.
gain. Address, HENRY CELL,
Oregon, Mo.
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M. E. Church Notes,

,,or ~ ,h,scs -. W. =, cunu
, ~" I'll, v n,ssch "e ~. sunny me Pa.
s sv p.rrra anu viii AXE 10, his
Em;ons., w., y 0suses .! .ne
asisd IL nos, no,a,,n nre,.yvVuy 'h'ei'
e' r,, noe. eo'u'a'y '",..eu'
Inc pastor was In Forbes last
inuIsuay night, where he hlled the
duties OF PRESIDING Elder, preaching
.ne sermon ana aiteiward conducting
the business OF the Foufth Quarterly
conference. The experience was a
very PHEASANT one
We had a decided step upward In
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
Democrats Organize.

The Democratic com mittee WAS or.
CANNED In st. Joseph, August ~. /.
r. Williams. a law partner OF Charles
y. Booher, the Democratic nominee
for congress, was again elected chair.
man OF the committee.
Thomas J. Lysaght, retiring state
senator, upon whom fight had been
made for member Of the state com.
mittee, received nine votes. Henry
Dillingham;, Of Platte county, re.
ceived seven votes and was announced
as the other member.
Frank Freytag, who has for years
acted as the secretary treasurer OF
the committee. would not permit his
name to 70 before the committee
again. On account Of his appoint.
ment as postmaster In st. Joseph,
lie has thought II best to retire from
the position, which makes II neces.
sary to take an active part In politics.
In his place, John Dawson, Of Mary.
Vile, was named.
The members Of the Democratic
state committee are: X. Williams
Andrew county: W. r. Littell. Aich.
ison county: G.. VI. Cliders, Holt
county; J. NJ. Dawson, Nodaway
county: II. l.. Dillingham;, Platte
county: w. +. Hamilton, a. l.. Ray
W. X. walkup, John Flahefty and =
II. UtZ. buchanan county.
The Progressive committee met
Tuesday, August l., IN the Office OF
Dr. Charles Geiger, Of st. Joseph. Ii
organized by selecting Dr. Geiger for
chairman, and &. T.. Branson, Of ST.
Joseph, for secretary. a. &. Trap,
OF Andrew county, was chosen treas.
urer. Dr. Geiger and Branson we're
chosen the members OF the state cen.
trail committee.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21

Wednesday night, August IL, Miss
Bonnie Brodbeck entertained for Mrs.
Of Milo, Mo. The evening
was spent In conversation and pass, d
all too quickly. Dainty refreshments
were served.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21

Tabaaki Kato, minister OF foreign az
fairs, conferred with George w. Guth-
rife. the American ambassador. and
made a broad statement calculated to
assure the United States that Ameri-
can interests in the orient would be
safeguarded and the integrity Of China
upheld.
Washington Acts for Jsoan.
Washington, Aug. flowing to
cable interruption japan has not been
atIe to deliver its ultimatum TO Ger
many, and the United States will un-
dertake to communicate II TO Berlin.
The japanese ambassador Baron
Chinda delivered to Secretary Bryan
the written announcement OF Japan
that an ultimatum had been addressed
to Germany requesting the latters
Withdrawal from her field Of activity
In China.
At the same time he communicated
the assurances Of Japan to the United
States that the utmost endeavor would
lie exercised tn safeguard the inter
,sts uf ills country and all others not
lIlllll, dlalcIy toH'eIH'u III 'h' p'SS'
operations.
The United States. II became known
after Baron Chinda's call on Mr.
Bryan. does not intend to he drawn In
any way into the controversy, regard
ing II IA matter purely between Ger
many and japan. The American gov.
eminent considers satisfactory the
- 20 INT.
alton to China" OF the territory oi
KiauChau.
See German Plan.
Brussels. Aug. i7.--As a result Of
series Of careful aefoplanc roconneis
sances. II H. believed by the Belgian
leaders that the main part Of the Ger
man army IL now concentrated at Lux
emburg.
The German plan. revealed In the
latest troop movements. indicates an
approaching attempt 10 break through
the center Of the French line and deal
n crushing blow at the most vital spot
In France.
Can't stop Germans.
London, Aug. l7.-Despite repeated
repulses, the German battalions con
tinue to move 70 ward for a decisive
encounter. which cannot be delayed
mnch longer
While there has been n lull In the
fighting In northern Belgium. the in
yaders are sweeping along the valley
Of the Mouse. south Of Namur. Gnd
have reached Dinant. where part Of
strong force established behind that
Town took the OFFENSIVE ana deteateu
them.
Entire Front Moving.
The following Official statement has
been issued: "A forward movement
developed all along the front from
Rechicourt ,Rlxinren). IN Lorraine,
eleven miles southwest OF saare.
bourge. to sainte Marie aux Mines.
We carried the latter and advanced
into the region OF Saint Biaise."
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have ,eco,yeI ,ns,rnc,,ons ~ ho,,
,hemselyc. IN readiness for ,rnnspor.
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Seat Of Government Changed
to Antwerp 10 avoid
German Raids.
GREATEST BATTLE OF ALL
TIME IS NOW UNDER WAY
Allies and Teutens Believes TO BE En-
gagged In Lie and DEATH Strug'
gle in eelgivm-To Re.
strict Japan.


London. Aug. iS.--Thc Germans a;
reported u.s. mare ing on brussels g..
the Brussels correspondent OF III,
Daily Mail. lie says:
"r,inting VITA their right ut Dies.
and diy,fting to some extent the at
tention OF the Belgian htli army cen
tered on l.ouyain, the Germans az,
now signaled ~ marching directly o.
Brussels by way OF Hwy and Jodoisne
This raiiing force Is leliev,d to con
sist mainly of cavalry aud artillery
including the much feared motor qlics
hiefs.
Ih.sc troops are IN imminent h"''
ger OF LcihE eat Oh IRON 'he'r o"s'
VI lIege. but the Jay OF ues3era''
decds mas ua"hed ior the 'eih'aL
iatherlahd ann ,"e occupation oi 'h'
Belgian capital Is Just the SORT OF spe'
'Heu'af COUP n'teiIy naried rom
strategic standpoint, calculated 10 KIN
I'e enthusiasm acfoss the h"'ne'
In this leace'nI city " " ihpos
siDIe TO feaiihe tna' tue enemy ~ only
long days maich away
Great gatt'e On.
London. Aug. is.-The Daily Es'
press says:
There IL little doubt that great
battle In now occurring on the Belgian
frontiers between the Germans and
the Belgian and French allies.
"our correspondents In a cryptic
dispatch from Client. Indicate that the
Germans are advancing on the his.
toric battle ground OF Waterloo and
ttat events Of the greatest import.
Lnce are In progress"
A Brussels dispatch TO the Daily
Mail SAYS; "sharp fighting has been
In progress since Monday morning"
A Reuter- dispatch from Brussels
says;
The seat of government has been
novel to Antwerp. Measures have
been taken for the defense OF Brus.
sells because Of the approach OF Ger.
man cavalry"
Fi,tee, ml,es eroc a,u.se,,
Paris. Aug. Is-After remaining yIr.
finally inactive IN, Two Ja,. u.,,,sn
cavalry. recently rcnu,s.d hy IN. nei'
rlnns, undertake new or.nsiy. onor,.
lions ognIns, ,bo nel,Inn from,
II was eyidon, TIM, the Cc,mn,s
war, ,w,I,,n, ra.,,,"ro.a,,s w'n"a
t,esc arrived ,h.y n,oce.IoJ I'm IN.
di,ec,Ion nj war. town G,,sen
"A. I,. .,,,,h,,,,, :, ,,,,,,..,,,
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See German Plan.

Brussels. Aug. 17.--As result Of
series OF careful aeroplanc reconneis
sances, II l. believed by the Belgian
leaders that the main part Of the Ger.
man army IL now concentrated at Lux
emburg.
The German plan. revealed In the
latest troop movements. indicates an
approaching attempt TO break through
the center Of the French line and deal
n crushing blow at the most vital spot
In France.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
Program

for the county convention Of Chris.
tian churches, at the Christian
church, New Point, NO., August 18th
and 2,,th. 1914.
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Pound at LIess's Forts.

Brussels. Aug. I5.-With their big
siege guns out Of action. the Germans
now are trying to storm the forts at
Liege, particularly Fort Pontisse. ON
the left bank OF the Mouse. which dom
mates the river crossing.
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Chinese Army Gets Ready.

Pekin, Aug. I7.--Copies Of the Papa
nese ultimatum TO Germany have been
handed to the Chinese government and
the foreiRn legations.
As II II not considered likely that
Germany viii comply with the Japa
nese demands, preparations are pro
ce'-ling for campairn by force oi
arms. The British regiments IN China
have received instructions TO holi
themselves In readiness for transpor
tation.
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March Toward Brussels.

Brussels. Aug. 16.-That a eenernI
German forward movement Is In prog
ress all along the line. with I,ouvaip.
Waterloo and Brussels as the objec-
tive, was indicated.
Dispatches from the front report
great masses Of German infantry, sup
ported by artillery, and with their
hanks protected by cavslry and mo-
tor cycle detachments. pressing slowly
against the Belgian advanced line. II
Is believed that general advance,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21
Entire Front Moving.

The following Official statement has
been issued: a forward movement
developed all along the front from
Rechlcourt ORlxlnren). In Lorraine.
eleven miles southwest OF saare.
bourge. to sainte Marie aux Mines.
We carried the latter and advanced
into the region Of Saint Biaise."
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21

LONDON. Aug lb.--The Official press
bureau Of the British war office and
admiralty today issued news Of a
French success In the Vosges noun
tains. Alsace, In the following words:
After successful resistance last
ing Ave days at the passes OF Sainte
Marie aux Mines and lie Bonhomme.
the French troops have occupied the
region Of the saale Pass. which CON-
mands the valley Of the Bruche, an az
fluent OF the Rhine. At saale numer-
Gus assertions OF German troops are
rannrtaA
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-21

~ japan 70 Germany. which b 81
pected here to be followed BY war.
Tahaaki Kato. minister OF foreign az
fairs, conferred with George W. Guth-
RE. the American ambassador. and
made a broad statement calculated to
assure the United States that Ameri-
can interests in the orient would be
safeguarded and the integrity of China
upheld.