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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07

attempt the Germans would greatly IN
crease their chances Of winning when
the great naval battle Of the North sea
finally is fought
Germans Maintain Secrecy.
Almost everything connected with
the submarine branch Of the German
navy has been kept strictly secret but
il is generally understood that the or
ganizarion Of the flotilla is thorough
and efficient Kiel is the submarine
headquarters and the base Of the prin-
cipal boats as well as the light cruiser
Hamburg, which acts as parent ship
and the salvage ship Vulcan, the utility
Of which was demonstrated al the time
Of the sinking Of the German diver
L. 3 in January, 1911
There were p German submarines
in commission last year and Il more
building. Of which probably half viii be
completed in time TO 90 into action IN
this war. 1t is possible also that sew
eral being built in Germany for foreign
powers have been taken over by Ger
many, as the British government took
warships being built in England for
Turkey Germany therefore has at least
So submarines IN use Great Britain
has 60 divers in commission
Like those Of the British navy, all
OF the German submarines are pro-
PEELED on the surface by heavy oil en-
gines. the quantity Of fuel carried be-
ing sufficient for a cruising radius
ranging from zoo miles for the smaller
vessles to three times tha- distance in
the case Of the largest submarines All
German submarines are designated by
the letter ~" which means "Untersee-
boot" (under-sea-b boat
Submarines Great Feared.
The submarine is the thing most
feared by naval men The fear has been
inspired more by the mystery sur
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07
BELGIAN SCOUTING
PARTY IS AMRUSHED

Antwerp, Belgium. Sept IA Ger
man death trap spelled the fate OF a
Belgian scouting party in an armored
motor car equipped with mitrailleuses
Saturday near the hamlet Of Ramsel,
on the Gheel-Diest route.
Germans who were hidden in bitches
opened fire on the radiator OF the car.
while others concealed in trees fired on
the occupants OF the car, killing count
NillermOnt and Capts. Hankar and
Zualar, and severely wounding prince
De Lsne. On another armored motor
car arriving from Gheel the Germans
fled The chauffeur drove the wound
ed prince to Herenthals. 80 miles south
east Of Antwerp, where he was attended
by an Antwerp doctor 1t was found
that he had received several bullet
wounds in the body
A peasant in Ramsel who. 1t was al
legged. led the BelCians into the am
buscade. was killed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07

rounding the divers and the amazing
stories circulated about their posi-
bilities rather than by actual knowl-
edge Of the ships potentialities-
This type OF fighting craft was de-
signed 10 destroy Warships OF the
enemy by sliding under them and send
ing tOrpedoes into them II has been
assumed that the submarines could fire
a torpedo at a warship from beneafh
the surface, before the commander OF
the ship knew Of the presence Of the
L. $. First to Adops Them.
The first submarine was built in the
United States and the American gov
eminent was the first 10 adopt it By
a strange coincidence the inventor died
toward the beginning Of the present
Naval men Of all the world are
watching this war with the keenest
interest, because naval warfare always
affords surprises. Fighting machinery,
big guns, rOrpedoes. submarines, are
invented and their sponsors claim Won
der1ul miraculous things for them In
peace demonstrations the inventions
behave according to expectation. but
when they are given a practical test in
real war, the results are sometimes en-
urely different from what was antici-
pated.
In the Japanese Russian war, subma-
rines were used TO a slight extent, but
il may be said that the modern under
sea fighting craft has not had its real
trial until now. Its first venture in
the North sea was disappointing TO its
champions, but the submarine may yet
do some surprising and deadly execu-
iton and justify their claims
The submarines Of the naval powers
are England IS; Germany So. France
so. Russia IS: Italy 20: Austria-Hun-
gary Is; United States so; Japan IS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07
Dangerous Below Sea Fight
ers Are Expected to Play
Important War Part.

ONDON, Eng Sept. Submarines,
with which all Of the naval pow
H. ers Of the world have experimental
for many years. are destined TO have
their first practical war test in the
great struggle now raging.
Believers in the submarine, though,
got a rude shock few days after the
war began. when a British cruiser
destroyed a German submarine with
only two shots, by the simple eEpedlent
OF sblinding" the diver shooting out
its eye"
Every submarine is equipped with
a conrrivance known as perlscope,
which enables the navigators Of the
surface This is the vessels eye
When the Germans attacked several
British ships, their flOtilla was accom-
uRnied by a submarine A British
cruiser singled out the submarine as
the most dangerous Of the enemy, and
sent a she'll crashing through ner peri
scope. With her officers and crew I'M
able to see what was going on, the
diver was as helpless as a blinded
thing and staggered straight toward
the British cruiser, the guDners Of
which waited until she came quite close
When the German ship was within easy
range, another shell, the second Of the
battle, was fired into her hull and the
submarine went 10 the bottom Of the
North sea, carrying her crew. 70 death.
That was the ignOminiOus fate Of the
first Submarine engaged in the war
and the ease with which the vessel
was destroyed was a great shock TO
those naval experts Of England, Ger
many and France who had believed that
type Of sea fighter almost invuinera-
BILE.
That the Germans should have
utilized some Of their newest subnla-
rines 10 attack a part Of TIE British
main fleet IL the North sea caused nc
surprise to those familiar with the
war. It was quite in accordance with
the anticipation that the Germans, by
surprise attacks, would seek to over
come the prepOnderance Of the British
navy. By succeeding in such surprise
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07
UPRISINGS IN
EGYPT FEARED
German and Austrian Con
suls Ordered to Leave
British Egypt.

Washington, D. C., Sept Fearing
uprisings OF natives, the German and
Austrian consular officers have been
ordered by the British authorities TO
leave Egypt
Great Britain has informed the
United States that she would look
with favor on the sending OF Ameri-
can warships to. Turkish ports TO care
for Christians in case there was a
Mohammedan uprising against them
These developments in the highly crit
ical situation brought about by the
feeling OF the triple entente that Iur-
the side OF Germany and Austria were
conveyed Sunday in official dispatches
to the United States government
viii End German Propaganda.
Great Britain's expulsion of German
and austrian consular otflcers was
taken here TO mean that she had de-
termined to put an end 10 the pro-
German propaganda which she he
lieves these consular officials have
been circulating since the outbreak Of
hostilities- The affairs OF Egypt a
semisOvereign state, under the
suzerainty OF the sultan, practically
have been administered by Great
Britain ever since the bOmba rdment
the Arabic insurrection 30 years ago.
The natives have never entirely lost
their aversion. however. for the in
truders and the British believe Ger
many for a decade has been busy
fomentinE antiEnElish feeling Word
Of the suitau's friendliness of late 10
Germany and Austria is believed by
their officials 10 have spread 10 Egypt.
an appeal being made not only 10 the
nationalist sentiment Of the natives.
but their religious feelings
France openly has charged i'm her
with the American
government that the German prOpa-
ganda IS busily astir melting Moham-
medan uprisings. not only in Egypt.
but in India and Turkey.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07

carries on an active trade in grain.
timber, wine, groceries and minerals.
Il is famous for its pfefferkuchen, q
kind OF gingerbread
GRAUDENZ.-A town OF west Prus-
sia on the right bank Of the Vistula,
81 miles north by northeast Of Thorn
and 80 miles from Russian Poland. It
is an important place in the system
OF German Qualifications. and has a
garrison OF considerable size. Its
fortress, which since 1873 has been
used as a barracks and military depot,
and as a prison. is situated on a
steep eminence about one and a half
miles north Of the town. and outside
its limits. It was completed BY
Frederick the Great in 1875 and was
rendered famous through its defence
by Courbiere against the French in
1907. Graudenz is a place Of consid-
able manufacturing activities From
1865 to 1888 il was held by Sweden,
and in 1872 II came into the possess
sion Of Prussia 1t has q population
OF about 10000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07

defended by a Gordon Of forts crown
ing the hills There are large estab-
lishments for the manufacture Of arms
and artillery. Vessels Of the largest
size are built in the Danzig shipyards-
The city suffered severely through
various wars in the 18th and 18th cen
turtles In 1907 il was captured by
the French. and Napoleon declared il
p free town. It was given back TO
Prussia in 1914
Sticky Sort Of Place.
THORN-A fortress town Of west
Prussia, on the Vistula, II miles from
the Russian frontier. Its position
commanding the passage Of the Wis
tula makes il a point Of strategic i'm
portaace; II was strongly fortified in
1918, and in 1878 was converted into
a fortress of the first class. The de-
fensive works consist Of a circle Of
Is outlying forts. about two and a
half miles from the center OF town
Its population is close TO 50,000. Thorn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07
GERMANS LAY DOWN STRICT
RULES FOR BRUSSELS PEOPLE.

Ostend, Belgium, Sept. THE Ger
mans have posted a proclamation IN
Brussels guaranteeing the life and
property of the inhabitants on condl-
ton that they abstain from any mani
1estauons against the troops and Iur-
nlsn provisions and forage The IN
habitants must also lodge soldiers and
their horses, light their houses during
the night and keep the streets in con-
dluon 70 facilitate transportation
They also must aid the troops
Assemblages in the streets are Tor
hidden and the ringing Of bells IS pro
hlolted- Each inhabitant found with
arms IN his house will be shot and the
enLre city is held responsible for each
individual The mayor. the cure and
-FOUR citizens are held by the Germans
as hostages.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07

the typical Of the under
fighting craft that expected to play an important part the great war
Of the
capable disappearing beneath the surface
sailing speed under water to discharge toedoe into the hull OF
picture of Inflated British submarine that got
outo orderu waite Its II
perish never
only
mays 90 wrong andthe unable the surface
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07

Il was bombarded and taken by the
Germans in 1870. 4 school of artillery
founded in 1T19 is located here. An
art collection of 500 paintings, a few
OF which are Of great value and sew
eral Of which were injured by the
bOmbardment, is owned by the town.
Strong Seaport.
DANZIG.-A strong maritime fort
ress and seaport the capital Of West
Prussia, on the western bank Of the
Nistula, 253 miles northeast of Ber-
lin by rail Its population is close to
5000. The strong Qualifications
which, with ramparts, bastions and
watered bitches. formerly entirely sur
rounded the city, were removed on
the north and west sides in 1S95-1S96.
The remainder Of the massive defences
remain, with 20 bastiOns. In the
hands Of the military authorities, the
machinery for flooding the surround
ing country on the eastern side have
been mOderniZed. The western side is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-07
THREE THOUSAND BRITISH
ARE CORRALED BY GERMANS

Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. THE
Berlin papers state that nearly 500
British prisoners reached Doberitz
y TUESDAY and Wednesday. They occupy
five enormous tents. which are sur
rounded by a wire fence. The men
are described as looking like tramps
IN their tattered uniforms but quite
satlsiled with their treatment ana
Sharp County record., 1914-06-26
hETCALr HAS PROPOSITION
Attends Convention al Smithyills and Secures
Copy Of Proposition.

To Whom This May Concern
Gentlemen, while attending the
railroad meeting at Smithville on
the 18th. inst. procured copy
of the proposition for the road, which
submit below for your consideration.
| hope you will study it closely, as
see it, you have all to gain and
nothing to lose.
If there is anything you don't
understand call on me and | shall
explain it,
am authorized to take your
subscription to any and all land
you wish to put in Call and see
me.
Yours for the development of the
county.
J. X. Metcalf.
Sharp County record., 1914-06-26

the mineral, coal, Gas, oil and valu-
able stones of North Arkansas, to
engage in mining, directly or ty
leasing, and to otherwise develop
the three counties mentioned in the
first part of this instrument.
1t is agreed that N. N. Thompson
Clyde Johnson, G. A. Mcdonald, and
J. W. Myers will undertake to pro-
mote and will use their best efforts
in so doing to the interest of said
corporation, and to obtain the sig
natures of sufficient number of
persons to insure the conveying of
said corporation of three-hundred
thousand acres of land or more, and
to place upon the market the stock
and and bonds to be issued by said
corporation, the sales of which shall
first be approved by the proper Of
ticials of said corporation, for which
services it is understood and agreed
said parties shall receive one eighth
of the capital stock of said corpora
ton when organized and said stock
issued, and its authorized officers
shall issue one eighth of its capital
stock to the above named parties,
which shall be non-assessable.
We and each of US, hereby agree
to convey by proper deed and correct
description said mineral, coal, gas,
OIL clay and valuable stone rights
to said corporation so soon as the
same shall have been duly organiz-
ed and incorporated, provided how
ever, that if the required number of
three hundred thousand acres of
said mineral, oil, gas, coal, clay and
valuable stone rights are not pro-
cured by said parties to be convey
ed to said corporation as above set
: fourth within one year from this
date, then this obligation shall
become null and void and all obli-
cations hereunder assumed shall be
automatically cancelled.
Witness our hand and seals on
TINS lst. day Of June in the year Of
1914.
Sharp County record., 1914-06-26

Portia will have a picnic July
3rd and 4th.
The drouth was broken In Ran.
dolph county last week by continu.
ed showers
Mammoth Spring and Salem now
have daily automobile service be.
tween the two places.
Batesville is to use oil on her
main thorouehfares for the purpose
of keeping down the dust.
The larger towns Of North Arkan-
sas are being visited by one of the
Yawter Chautauqua Systems.
Dick and Henry Mccoy, negroes,
were arrested at Batesville one day
recently on charges of vasrancy
AT the Teachers Examination at
Batesville last week there were
thirty-three applicants for licenes.
Many prospectors for oil have
been reported at different towns in
North Arkansas within the past few
weeks.
Leonard Busick, a farmer of Por-
tia, was killed by a stroke Of lightn.
Ing while hoeine cotton In his field
a few days ago,
Dick Nelson, who has long been
In the newspaper business at Noun
tain View has been rendered the
postoilice at that place,
Quite a number Of our people at
tended the railroad meeting at
Smithville, Interest in this project
Is growine,--Black Rock Herald.
The Standard Oil Company re-
Gently unloaded some machinery at
Sulphur Rock and will continue the
search for oil which has been scine
on for many months.
Mrs H. A. pattillo has been ap.
pointed postmistfess at Mountain
Home, having been recommended
for the position by Congressman
Sharp County record., 1914-06-26
IN NORTH ARKANSAS

Floyd, Perhaps Floyd has hopes
for the future of votes for women.
In the past few weeks the mayor
of Newport h a assessed fines
amounting to over $4,000 against
bootlegeers Of that place, Three
fines, amounting to $500, were
assessed against Ed Davenport last
week for selling whiskey
While hunting on the river near
Richwoods, Lawrence county, last
week Earnest Pyland mistook his
comrade, Dewey Webb, through the
thick underbrush for q beast and
fired a shot into his side, Webb
was seriouly injured, but will re-
cover.
Albert Conner, who killed his
brother, Ode, at their home near
Pfeiffer last week, was dismissed
after his preliminary hearing at
Batesville a few days ago. II was
proved that the defendant acted In
self defense; and the murdered
brother had repeatedly threatened
the life Of Albert as well as other
members Of the family,
G, A, johnson, a wealthy farmer
Of near Cotter, has mysteriously dis
appeared from home, II was al
first thought that he met with foul
play, but when the It was ascertain
ed that he had practically no money
on his person when last seen no one
seemed to have any clue as to what
had become Of him
One night last week Harry Free
man, eolored, head walter Of the
Hotel Rhea In Walnut Ridge, shot
Robert Daily, also oolored and a
waiter at the Boas Hotel there,
Daily was injured In the side and
abdomen and is critically paralyzed,
Freeman Is in Jail, The trouble
arose over a woman
Sharp County record., 1914-06-26
Grange

S. ]. Simmons and wife visited
relatives near Reeds Creek Sunday.
Yancy King visited relatives in
The Curry Springs section Saturday
night,
The friends of Miss Pearl Hosgard
epioyed a good singing Saturday
night at her home.
Winslow Mclaughlin of Kenyon
was meeting his friends at Grange
Saturday and Sunday.
M Edgar Wilkerson, who has been in
Sharp County record., 1914-06-26
N0Rrn ARKANSAS NEWS

B. F. Chastain, aged 68, who re-
sides six miles from PocahOntas,
makes the walk occasionally from
his home to town without worry Of
fatigue.
c. E. Evans, Secretary of the
White River Fruit Growers Associa-
ton, recently made a tour Of inspec-
tion through the strawberry grow
ing sections of the state, He gave
an account of his trip on his return
to Mountain Home, and puts some
good arguments for the growing Of
strawberries in North Arkansas
A damage suit which promises
to become sensational was filed in
the circuit court at Pocahontas last
week by Campbell g. Lomax, attor.
neys for Dr.. A, M. Nicks Of Reyno,
who is askine $4,000 personal
damages against freda Belford, also
Of Reyno, who Is said to have con-
mitted assault upon the person of
Dr. Nicks.
Rev, B, l.. Wilford of Newport
closed a series Of revival meetings
at Pocahontas last week that re-
suled In twenty-fout aecessions to
the Methodist church, twenty to the
Baptist, four to the Presbyterian,
and two to the Christian. Rev.
Wilford immediately began another
series at 1uckerman, where he will
be assisted in singing by the Wis
dom sisters.
Sharp County record., 1914-06-26

The weather s something of
which much complaint is made,
but no one attempts tc improve it.
900
HALEY Harden makes two trips
each week to Sharp county.-Straw-
berry correspondent to the Black
Rock Herald.
You'd better move to Sharp, Hail.
900
Being beginner at the discussion
of political topics we would natur-
ally be expected to first dispose of
the most complex subject, the tariff,
which we will do by saying that it
is very tariffic system.
600
Cecil Burhop was arrested at
Batesville last week charged with
cruelty to animals, having fatally
wounded a goose that belonged to a
man named Peel. No doubt his
case will be dismissed on a technic-
al error; killing a goose is not cruel
ty, but murder in the first degree.
600
DR.. C. H. Broueh, head of the
Department of Economics in the
University Of Arkansas, has declin-
ed the chair Of Political Science in
the University of Mississippi, saying
that his heart and interests were all
in Arkansas, DR., Broueh announc-
ed to his friends last fall that he
would be in the next race for gov
ernor.
Sharp County record., 1914-06-26

tude we could not close this article
without giving public expression to
the warm feeling that we shall
always have for the many friends
over this county who have stood by
the paper SO loyalty. Neither news
paper nor man could have better or
truer friends than many in different
portions of Sharp county who have
stood by us through thick and thin,
in good and evil report, in adversely
and prosperity The Record and its
friends have been fighting for things
for years, and if the undersigned
has any enemy around we call him
to witness that their victories far
outnumber III cir defeats. We
sincerely trust h a t conditions,
political or otherwise, are no worse
off in this country for any activities
this paper has seen fit to attempt
to exert.
With best wishes for the prosperi-
ty of Sharp county and all Sharp
county people.
Very cordially,
Claude L. Coeer.
Sharp County record., 1914-06-26

After a continuous service Of al.
most eighteen years in the SHARP
County Record office, the writer Of
these lines bids farewell to his read
ers in the capacity of owner and ed
itor of the paper with feelings of re-
eret. Having taken charge of the
paper at a time when its general
patronage and subscription list am
ounted to but little and having been
able to build up the plant, extend
the papers circulation and give it
the place it now occupies among
its contemporaries, we may be par
doned for looking upon the Record
as a child of our own creation, and it
would take much to ever change
our feeling of deep interest in the
welfare of the paper and in the well
fare of those among whom it circu-
lates.
We have sold the Record to
Marcel S. Coger, who now has charge
of the paper and its business. He
is young man who has exception
al adaptability for newspaper busi-
ness and who is willing to work.
The paper is not going to suffer in
his hands. Indeed, being young and
vigorous, we may reasonably ex-
pect him to bring his talent to bear
upon the Record with such constan-
cy and energy as to make noticeable
improvement in the paper as a car
rier of news of Sharp county and this
section Of the state. He has also
had considerable experience in the
mechanical part of the work and as
job printer, and these ends of the
business will also be kept up as well
or better than they have been kept
by the undersigned. The spirit of
fairness will see that he gets every
chance to make good, and we con-
fidently expect It will be found that
the paper under his management is
entitled to the support of the busi-
ness men Of Evening Shade and
other towns that have been patrons
of the Office, and of the public in
general
The retiring editor wishes to
thank the business people who have
been generous in their support of the
paper for years. Without their
assistance the Record could not
have lived; without it the paper can
not exist in the future.
Without being guilty of inerati-