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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-21

IONGFELLOW WROTE GOOD
DOPE BUT HE WASN'T UP TO
DATE, so HAVE MADE THE
NECESSARY ALTERATIONS
Tell me not in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream
Alyce, do you like cucumbers
All chopped up and stewed In
cream?
Trust no future, howe'er pleasant,
Let the dead Past bury it's
dead;
Take bite of Chinese pheasant
1t will cool your throbbing
head!
Let us now be up and doing,
With heart for any fate;
Mabel, is that gum your chewing.
Give a bit of it to Kate!
HARRY j. BUXTON.
GALS WILL BE GALS
With Senegal and Portugal
Drawn in the big attraction,
Tie only other gal they need
lie "Gal-lantry in action
JIM DASH.
You are going back in your
Ever try Pe-ru-na?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-21

. Sad news for the Sabbath, fell
lers. This was the greeting of the
weather man today. Going to rain?
Yes, it is, we are very sorry to say!
And tonight, too.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
U. S. GETS BRAZILIAN TRADE
COASTiNG FLEET TO PLY BE-
TWEEN NEW YORK AND RIO.
New High Records Made by Mime
apolis Wheat-MiiIions in Cur
rency Due Today.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE Brazilian
steamship company announced that it's
Meet or seven vessels had been with
drawn from the coasting trade OF
South America and until further no.
tice would ply between Rio De Japeiro
and New York.
These ships fly the Brazilian flag.
Arrangements for chartering several
other vessels flying neutral flags, such
as the Norwegian, are to be made.
These vessels also will run between
Brazil and New York on regular sched-
ule carrying freight and passengers.
1t is said that the government of
Brazil, upon representations of coffee.
rubber and other business interests,
had urged the company to divert it's
ships. With few exceptions the ships
plying between South America and the
united States have been under either
German or British flags, and conse-
quently have been withdrawn.
conditions in the financial district
pointed to increased confidence. An
other large batch of American securi-
ties, sold by London in this market be-
fore the close of stock exchange opera
tons, was received from the steamship
Mauretania which put into Halifax last
week. The special committee of stock
exchange governors met with its clear
ing house committee to arrange for the
delivery of as many of these securities
as the purchasers were willing to ac
cept
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
0UTFOUGHT THE BELGIANS
Kaiser Tells American Ambassador of
German Courage and Daring at
liege Battle.

Berlin, via Copenhagen, Aug. TO-
To London, Aug. 12.-Emperor Will
lam received James W. Gerard, the
American ambassador, in the palace
garden and conversed with him at
length. The emperor appeared to be
in a serious mood but confident He
spoke of the capture of Liege, where
he said the German and Belgian
troops were about equal numerically.
The Belgians, he added, were behind
Notifications, but the Germans
charged with bayonets and destroyed
everything. The Belgians were put
to fight, abandoning arms in great
numbers, he declared
The German and British govern
ments have requested the American
embassy to intervene with the pur-
pose Of fixing a time for the merch-
anthem of the two countries to quit
the ports of hostile countries.
Tuesday morning all Americans de-
string to depart for the United States
were called to the embassy to be en-
rolled.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14

sh-French-Belgian army is being rush.
ed to attack it. Two German cavalry
divisions are at Tongres, supported by
artillery and infantry. A large Ger
man force is also moving through Lux
emburg, according to official advices
at the war Office.
Russian Army Advancing.
The main Russian army is marching
through the Styr river valley against
Lemburg, the capital of Galicia, Aus
tria-Hungary. This army is reported
to number more than 100000 men and
to be commanded by Grand Duke
Nicholas. 1t is said to have driven an
Austrian cavalry detachment sent to
oppose it back with heavy loss.
Servian and Montenegrin troops are
invading Bosnia and, according to dis
patches from Nish, have driven the
Austrian forces before them with
heavy loss.
1t is expected here that England will
declare war on Austria before many
hours. A demand for an explanation
of the presence of Austrian troops
near the French frontier has not been
answered and officials at Vienna will
be instructed to ask for his passports.
Italy May Declare War.
italy is also reported considering
the advisability of declaring was on
Austria because of the destruction of
Italian property by the Austrian fleet
which bombarded Antivari, Montene-
gro.
Not word has come from the bat
tie fleet in the North sea, so it is as
sumed it still has the Germans bottled
up near Heligoland
The taking of German spy in Bel
GUM bearing plans which apparently
proved the kaiser centered his early
hopes in an attack on France by way
CT Belgium and Lille, leading directly
into Paris, which plan has been ham,
pered by the delay at Liege, and the
concentration of armies preparatory to
two big battles, were other features of
the European war news.
Such fighting as has taken place, ex-
cept at Liege, is believed to be clearly
secondary to important engagements
to come. Berlin reports assert that
the kaiser's war plans are working
smoothly and that his armies will
strike and strike hard when the time
comes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
SEA MINES ENDANGER SHIPS
Cruisers Tennessee and North Caro-
lima, ladened With Gold, Are I'M
periIed by War Plans.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Mining of the
North Sea as part of the plan of the
European war not only may close most
OF the Northern European ports to
navigation but the gold laden cruisers
Tennessee and North Carolina and
neutral passenger vessels bearing
Americans from Europe will be con-
fronted with new dangers.
The American government was for
mally advised by the British embassy
that inasmuch as Germany had been
scattering mines indiscriminately,"
Great Britain could no longer refrain
from planting mines near her own
ports.
Secretary Bryan said Americans at
home might rest assured that the
passenger lines plying between Amer
lea and northern European ports
would take no chances that would
imperil life. It is believed that Amer
leans in northern ports will remain
there for the present or make their
way south and southeast to such ports
as Marseilles or Lisbon to obtain pass
age for the United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
GERMANS DRIVE
FRENCH TROOPS
FROM MULHAUSEN
kAiSER'S ARMY FORCES FRENCH
TO EVACUATE CITY-SUcCESS
OF TEUTONS NOT EXPECT
ED AT PARIS.
RUSSIAN ARMY, 100000
STRONG, NOW IN AUSTRIA
British, French and Belgian Forces
Prepare For Struggle in Belgium
Germans Entrench Along the
Ourthe Rivera Division
in Luxembourg.

London, Aug. II. Europe's war
has progressed rapidly Fighting is
now going on in Alsace and Lorraine,
Germany; Bosnia and the Styr river
valley, Austria; Luxembourg and Bel
GUM. Despite attempts at ironclad
censorship, it is known that the
French have been forced to evacuate
Mulhausen and that the German in
vasion of Belgium is completely
checked.
Paris says the German successes
in southern Alsace were not unexpect-
ed. 1t has been known that the Ger
mans were present in force on the
French front and that Austrian and
German troops were massed on the
Swiss frontier at Basel. Military ex-
perts pointed out that General Joffre's
army, though it was able to capture
Neu Breisach, would be in danger of
strong flank assault.
Enormous German Army.
The German army north of Neu
Breisach is enormous, numbering
more than 100000 men, There was
no surprise, therefore, when the ad-
mission was made by the French war
office that Mulhausen had been evacu-
ated and that the rench army was
fighting in the outskirts of the city
and on the plains adjoining.
The outcome Of this battle will have
a momentous effect on the German
plans. If the Germans can drive the
French back across the border, they
can form junction with the army now
in Lorraine and attempt their planned
invasion of France by the southern
German gateway. IRE
BeIgians Still Hold Forts.
German reports that several of the
Liage forts had fallen are emphatically
denied. The Belgian legation here, in
an official statement announces that
the German assaults have failed, that
the forts are still intact and that the
German force in the city itself is COM
paratively small.
It is stated that the German army Of
invasion is entrenching along the
Ourthe river and that combined Brit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
BRITISH CHASE GERMAN SHIP
Battle Between Two Rival Cruisers
Reported Of San Salvador by
Norwegian Steamer.

Boston, Aug. ia battle at sea
between a British cruiser and Ger
man cruiser, about ESQ miles north of
San Salvador, was reported by Cap
tain Terjesen of the Norwegian fruit
steamer Loveland, which arrived from
Banes, Cuba. The German warship
finally was forced to flee before the
broadsides of the British cruiser, ac-
cording to Captain Terjesen, who said
several shots fell near his ship.
The battle, he reported, occurred
Thursday night, Aug. 6, in approx
mately latitude q north, longitude "A
west, and heavy firing was in progress
for half an hour. When the German
cruiser moved away the British war
ship gave pursuit, Smelling the fleeing
vessel with her forward guns, while
the German fired it's after-batteries.
Whether either ship was seriously
damaged could not be learned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
-. - sss
) CAUSES OF WORLD CONFLICT.

June % - Archduke Ferdinand.
heir to Austrian throne, and his
consOrt assassinated at Sarajev0,
Bosnia, by Servian members OF the
antf-Austrfnn propaganda.
July 22-Austria demands repa-
ration. Servfa's reply declared un-
satisfactory.
July 23-Austrta sends uItimatum
to Servfa to MAZE final answer by
six o'clock, July 20.
July 24-Russia asks extension
Of time for Servia.
July 25-Servfa agrees to all de-
mands save that of permitting AUS
trfa to try Servian offenders.
July 26-Servian minister mt VI
enna given passports. ServiaA
army modified. Gear sends warm
ing to kaiser.
July 2z-Engiand proposes medi-
alton by Germany at Vienna.
Greece promises servia aid.
against Servia and begins hostile
ties.
July 29-German troops nfassed
mt Russian frontier. Russians pre-
pairing to mobilize. Kaiser warns
cxar not to move troops. Austria
invades Servia.
July 3O-kaiser sends car pro-
pOsal to mediate at Vienna.
July S1-kniser again demands
Russian mobilization cease. Mar
INV tnIOukuOut 1eFmHny. Gar
replies 1t IL "technicaIly fmpossf-
BILE" to suspend military operation.
August 1-Germany declares war
ON Russia. Italy declares neutral-
fly. Kaiser mObiIixes. France
issues decree of mobilization.
Cxar declares martial law.
August 2-Rdssfans enter Ger
many. Germany sends troops
through neutral Luxembourg to
reach France.
August 3-Kaiser moves three
German armies against France. Bel
gfan king prepares to resist the
German advance, refuses prefer
of kaiser's protection and appeals
to England. German troops take
three Russian towns.
August 4-Great Britain sends Ill
ttmatum TO kaiser. Germany de-
cfares war ON France. France
makes like declaration. Kaiser
asks war appropriation of $780,
0O0.0CO. German warship bonn
bards French station In Algeria.
England declares war on Germany.
August S-Germans attack Fort
F1erOn, the chief defense of Liege.
August 6-Belgian reports of the
battle between German and Bel
ginn troops at Lfege give the Ger
man casualties as 5000 and those
OF the Beigians as relatively small.
August S-Army of 100000 Ger
mans renews it's attack on Lfese
with redOubIed fury and takes two
OF the BelEfans' outer forts. The
Belgfans are hard pressed, though
fighting desperately.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
PORTS OF CANADA ARE OPEN
Strange Craft in Gulf Of ST. Lawrence
Was British, Not German
Warship.

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 1.-THE east
ern ports of Canada were open again.
Orders to prevent the movement Of
shipping cut of Montreal, Quebec and
reason then unexplained. 1t develop
ed that the order was due to the
sighting of warship in the Gulf of
st. Lawrence
Wishing to take no chances on the
unidentified vessel proving a hostile
craft, the authorities ordered the
ports closed. Word was received that
the warship was a British cruiser.
This ended the scare and instructions
were. issued to permit the free move
ment of shipping as heretofore
The cruiser in question is one of the
Bristol tyre, probably the Drake
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
ORDERS AWAITED
BY THE JAPANESE
ON TRANSPORTS
ATTACK ON TSING-TAu TO BE
MADE BY $4,000 SOLDIERS, Ac-
CORDiNG TO RUMORS-
STEAMER BRINGS NEWS.
DECLARATION OF WAR
ON GERMANY EXPECTED
Italy Also is Likely to Join in Con-
flict Against Austria - Bulgaria is
Preparing Herself and State Of
War Proclaimed.

Shanghai, China, Aug. 12.-The cap
tain of Japanese vessel which ar
rived here reported that $4,000 Jap
anese soldiers had embarked on tran
sports and were awaiting orders. He
said he believed their destination was
Tsing-T the German possession in
China.
Rome, Aug. 12.-Reports were circu-
lated here that Gremany and Italy had
severed diplomatic relations and that
Herr De FIotow, the German ambassa-
dor, had left for Berlin. A semi-offi-
ciai denial that was issued made only
this statement:
"Herr De Flotow has not left
Rome"
London, Aug. 12.-That both Japan
and Italy will be involved in the mar
tial conflict that has astounded the
civilized world is the belief in diplo-
matte circles here.
News that Italy had demanded an
explanation from Austria of it's fleets
action at Antivari was followed by
dispatches from Toxic and Pekin in
iicating that Japan would declare war
on Germany.
Advices from Toxic said it was
runored there that the declaration of
war might come within "a hours.
The rupture of relations between
France and Austria will in itself have
no effect on the relations of England,
it was officially stated but comp
lication is threatened over the recent
encounter of the Austrian cruiser
Taurus and English cruisers in the
Adriatic.
Bulgaria made it plan that she is
preparing for eventualities.
Turkey, Greece and Roumania are
doing the same. Holland and Switzer-
land have declared their neutrality,
but may have to fight to preserve it.
A Brussels dispatch said that the
war Office has announced that as re-
suit of their check at Liege the Ger
man army that struck southeast from
Aix-la-Chappelle has abandoned its Of
tensive movement and is entrenching
for an attack by the combined Franco
Belgian armies.
How disastrous to the Germans the
repulse at Liege had actually been was
learned when there was found upon a
captured Uhlan officer a map showing
how the march of the kaiser's army
had been laid out. 1t showed that the
Germans expected to be in Brussels
On August 3 and at Lille, France, on
August 5. Lille is 155 miles from
Paris
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
Martial Law. in Switzerland.

Washington, Aug. n.-Charge Hueb-
scher of the Swiss legation notified the
state department that martial law had
been declared in Switzerland. The
charge is busy moving his nationals in
this country, automatically recalled for
defense by the declaration of the state
of eiege.
Both French and German troops are
menacing the integrity of Switzerland
with their operations in the vicinity of
Basel, which lies close to Mulhausen
reported captured by the French.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
Canadians Ready to Sail.

Welland, Ont, Aug. 1.-THE Forty
fourth regiment of Niagara Falls. the
Nineteenth of st. Catharines and the
Second Dragons of Hamilton, called
out to guard the Welland canal, have
been ordered to the Canadian mobili-
cation camp at Val Cartier. The first
contingent will sail for England or
France within 10 days and will COM
prise $1,000 men. About 10000 men
will assemble at Val Cartier. those
not sailing this month forming the
nucleus of a second contingent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
No General ENGAGEMENTS vet.

Paris, Aug. 11.-While the fighting
in Alsace has been sharp, there has
been no general engagement worthy of
being called real battle. After MAX
in their initial stand at Altkirch, the
Germans fell back rapidly and it was
not until Colmar was reached that any
serious resistance was encountered by
General Joffre's men. Mulhausen was
taken without any long continued
lighting, according to the war Office.
At Colmar there was severe fighting
in which the French are reported to
have overwhelmed the Germans
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
SERvIANS TAKE OFFENSIVE
Army Is Penetrating Bosnia-Bei-
grade Is Damaged by Austrian
Bombardment.

Nish, Servia, Aug. 1.-THE Austrian
bombardment OF Belgrade has contin-
ued for the past four days. The heavy
guns caused severe damage to private
property, but were less effective when
the firing was from greater dis
lance.
The Servian army is being rapidly
organized and has begun to take the
offensive by penetrating Bosnia near
Priboi and Visegrad.
The Montenegro forces occupied
SpizZa, Pachtrovitz and Budua on the
Daimatian coast, and also carried by
assault Netalka and Sienokos, sur
rounding heights.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
Reserve Board Active.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE federal
reserve board, entrusted with control
of the great banking system created
by the new currency law, actually
came into existence when the five
members appointed by President Will
son took the oath of office at the treas
ury department. Plans for taking over
the system set up by the organization
committee and opening the reserve
banks for business within the next few
weeks, already are under way, though
the first formal meeting of the board
will not be held until Thursday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
To Protect Canadian Ports.

Seattle, Wash. Aug. 1.-THE Grand
Trunk Pacific steamship, Prince
George. was requisitioned by the Can
adam government as transport and
left Seattle for Vancouver to enter the
government service. 1t is supposed she
will carry troops to Prince Rupert
and other northern British Columbia
ports which might be attacked by
rowing German cruiser. The Prince
Rupert, of the same line. will arrive
here and tie up until needed by the
British government as transport.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
Fall of Warsaw Denied.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-THE re-
port that the Germans have occupied
Warsaw is denied. Warsaw is strong
ly fortified, and has large garrison
In times of peace which has been aug
mented. Quite apart from outside
aid Warsaw could stand a siege for
many months. The small German
airship Parsival of the unrigid type
was riddled with shot and brought to
the ground near Czestochova. Two
German officers and two navigators
were killed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
Attempt to Pile uo Credit

New York, Aug. 1.-THE most I'm
teresting report in the financial dis
trict was the rumor that the Bank OF
England proposes establishing
branch at Ottawa, Canada. Bankers
here see In such a move an attempt
on the part of the Great Britain in
stitution to pile up large amounts of
credit with this country which we may
have to pay in gold shipments to the
Dominion. With all the rest of the
world on a non-specie basis, 1t is be-
'ieved tha- such maneuver would be
opposed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS BOILED DOWN
TO LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest to
All the People.
Washington

Charles s. Hamlin of Boston has
been selected for governor Of the u.
S. federal reserve board and Frederic
A. Delano of Chicago has been select
ed vice-governor.
The state department at Washing
ton said assurances were received
from the German government that no
Americans are held In duress within
German territory and that the orders
issued concerning Americans simply
prohibited them from using the ordi-
nary means of communication while
the German forces were being mobil-
ICED.
experimenting the crop, report Sec
rotary of Agriculture Houston said at
Washington: The month of July
was unfavorable for crops. as the re-
suit of which general prospects have
declined materially. Compared with
July /. the August 1 forecast of corn
shows reduction of 2S3,000,000 bush
els, Of 81 per cent; wheat, 100000
bushels, or 1T per cent; oats, 44,000,-
900 bushels, or 81 per cent; barley,
100000 bushels, or 3.S per cent.
The senate at Washington con-
firmed Paul NJ Warburg and Frederic
A. Delano as members of the federal
reserve board.
Congress at Washington passed the
bill appropriating $2,500,000 for the
relief Of Americans in Europe. The
bill was signed by President Wilson.
The state department cabled 100000
of this sum to Ambassador Page in
London. The armored cruiser Ten
nessee started for Europe to distrib-
ute the remainder at various points.
To enforce neutrality President
Wilson issued an order leading the
navy to establish censorship over all
wireless telegraph stations within
United States jurisdiction.
Diplomatic dispatches to Washing
ton indicate Sweden will join Britain.
France and Russia If it finds itself un-
able to remain neutral.
The Adamson general dam bill to
authorize federal permits for dams on
navigable streams for power purposes.
limited to terms of so years, was pass
ed by the house at Washington by
vote Of 1877 to as. The measure, first
on the administration conservation
program, now goes to the senate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
BeIgians Capture UhIans.

Brussels, ug. 11.-From the prov
ince of Namur comes the news of the
capture of patrol of German Uhlans
by Belgian gendarmes who took them
to Givet, strongly fortified town in
the department of Ardenes, France.
Sharp cavalry engagements are re-
ported to have occurred south of the
Mouse river between the French and
Germans. 1t is understood the advan-
tage rested with the French. French,
British and Belgian flags have been
floating since this morning over the
town hall in Brussels
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
Cash For Stranded Americans.

Paris, Aug. 12.-Arrangements have
been made to deposit 100000 in gold
at Berne, Switzerland, and $4,000
each in Vichy and Aix-les-Bays for the
benefit of Americans holding letters
of credit O. other bankable documents
About score of Americans in distress
were provided with funds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
Financial World Optimistic.

New York, Aug. 12.-Developments
in the financial world were of more
cheerful character. The fortnightly
report of idle freight cars revealed a
decrease Of nearly 10000, bringing
the number of unemployed cars down
to the smallest since April /. The
United States Steel corporations
monthly report of untitled tonnage
showed an increase Of 125,732 tons,
the amount of business on hand at the
first of the month being the largest
for five months.