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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-13
PREPARING FOR
SCHOOL OPENING
September IA Date Work
Will be ,Resumed-Re-
pairing Buildings.

improvements are being made in
the various school buildings of the city
preparatory to the opening of school
next month. Monday, September IA.
has been set as the date for the open
ing this year.
The Washington building is ~receiv-
Ing. the most attention at the present
time. The walls throughout this build
ing are being retinted, no work hav-
ing been done there since the structure
was built. Several rooms in the Bel
mont school are being r~edecorated
also.
All of the buildings have had some
repairs made in n way or another.
lie furnaces in each building are be-
ing thoroughly gone over and will be
in first class condition when school
opens.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-13
TREMENDOUS CLASH IN
MAKING; MILLION TO FIGHT

CONTINUED from page ~
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-13
ALLEGED Thief Being HELD
John Patterson Said to Have Lifted
Suit Case Belonging to NJ. C. JUS
tice From Restaurant.

John Patterson. who is alleged to
have stolen a suit case. containing
clothing and other property. from NJ.
c. Justice at Cummings Wednesday
night, is being held by tn elocal po-
tons from the Trail county authori-
tics.
1t is alleged that Justice left the
grip in a lunch room at Cummings,
and that while he left it there for a
few moments, it was stolen by Patter-
son.
Both men came to Grand Forks OH
the Great Northern this morning and
on arriving here Justice had Cum
mings arrested. The complainant
went to Hillsboro at noon today to
procure a, warrant from the Trail
county authorities.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-13

Herald want ads brings results.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-13
BONDS were SIGNED TODAY
Issue Amounting 20 $4,000 on Cit,
Filtration Plant Purchased by
State Board.

Refunding bonds amounting to
$4,000 on tn Getty filtration plant
We're signed today by Mayor James A.
Dinnie II City Auditor William
Alexander.
The bonds have been purchased
by the state board of university and
school lands. AS soon as they have
been signed an dreturned to the
board at Bismarck. the money for
them will be forthcoming.
The resolution authorizing the is
suing of these bonds was passed sew
eral weeks ago by the city council.
Herald want ads brings results.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-13
Newark Improving.

The condition OF Andrew Newark,
who was injured last Tuesday even
ing, when he was thrown from a wag-
on on North Seventh street. is much
improved. Newark had one of his
wrists broken by the fall and was 9TH
erwise slightly bruised. He was taken
to st. Michael's hospital last Wed
nesday morning and he is still confined
there. Newark was employed by the
city.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-13

biased Jury of non-professional men
have reached the same conclusion
after a full investigation of the facts.
We realize hat a great wrong has
been done to Mr.. Bangs and we take
this method of formally expressing
our confidence in him"
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
SEND QUICKLIME TO ARMY.

As a result OF these developments. eX-
traordinary activity is in evidence at all
Of the hospital bases. The troops at the
front have been sent enormous quanti-
ties Of quick lime. which is being used
wherever II is necessary to clean up
bsttlefields in the rear Of the troops. In
addition. the most extraordinary pre-
cautions arc being taken to insure that
no water used by the army in the field
is taken from conta minated sources.
In this respect the British army Is much
better Off than any of the other forces
in the field.
From the first landing on French soil
the commanders OF the troops have
been very active in safeguarding the
water supply. Whenever the Geld kitch-
ems are not engaged in supplying food
for the men. they have been kept in
up to the present time. the British cy-
ably free from disease.
The heavy. cold rains that continued
for more than q week. however. brought
veritable epidemic OF rheumatism -
the soldiers in the field. Compelled to
stand hin deep in water-filIed trenches
TO fight day and night in clothing from
which water actually dropped. the cou-
tending forces naturally suffered. end
since then the percentage Of sick is fully
as large as the percentage OF wounded
In addition. the weather conditions
took severe toll OF the wounded, and
reports from all of the hospitals. botn
here and in France show a high per
Centage OF pneumonia cases.
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
French and Germans Rush
Every Soldier Into Battle
By ED. L. KEEN.

landed at Bouloene-and the Indian and
New Zealand expeditions should al
ready be on the scene.
The latest report received from Sir
John French. emphasizing that in
Vulnerable spies have been encoun-
as the explanation of the reticence OF
the British military authorities In
making public an information concern
ing operations at the front. II is stated
in many instances the discovery was
made that the Germans had prior knowl-
edge of dispositions of troops and made
arrangements which forestalled impor-
tant operations.
In general the optimistic tone of the
commander er-in-chiefs report on condi-
tions. although quite ancient, has re-
lieved the pressure on the British pub
lie, who have been incliped to pessimism
because of the failure of the allies to
gain a decisive victory in the battle now
proceeding.
Advices from Constantinople say that
it has been announced there that the
Dardanelles are to be re-opened for
navigation in the near future.
The revival of the story of the re-
ported death of Prince Adalbert OF PTus-
sia. the third son of Emperor William.
this time in the form of a dispatch sent
from Brussels. meets with no further
confirmation. The latest report SAYS
that ar autopsy performed by DR. lie
Page, the surgeon of King Albert Of Bel
giunl. showed that the prince had been
killed by German bullet The official
bureau insists that il has absolutely
nothing TO confirm the report Inas-
much as Prince Adalbert is a sailor, it
is hard TO believe that he would have
been fighting in Belg. .um. although there
are many sailors and marines from the
fleet now aiding the army there. All of
the LCndon papers this afternoon de-
vote space TO the rumor, but they an
nOInce that they print it with reserve
The Washington times., 1914-09-29

LONDON. Seut. 2S-Adnvices from the
mans are again shifting their troops
The Ninth Germany Army. which is
commanded by General Won Boehm
and holds the extreme right of the Ger
man lire, has again been Ie-enforced.
II is thus made plain to the military
'Nperts here that the Germans them
selves realize the entire success Of their
present movement hinges On holding
their right until the Meuse line of forts
con be demolished by the bombardment
now in progress.
In order to prevent this the French
have dnrained goodly bodies Of troonps
rom the region south of Belfort and
have sent them into action with the
and Nancy.
Time result is that the fighting today
seems TO be confined TO the extreme left
and right Of the line and to that part
Of the center between Souin' and the
Upper Aisne.
The military authorities here declare
that the allies intend TO win the present
Rtt!e. If il takes every available man
the French and British army to turn
he trick. They are extremely conf
tent
Re-enforcements are coming from ev-
cry quarter. While no official announce
Tnent is made it is considered certain
tRst . portion OF the volunteer army
reviewed By the King and Earl Kitch-
ener on Saturday has been started to
the front. In addition the Canadians
are believed. TO be on their WaN-there
are rurn0rs that they have already
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
Kaiser'S Men Fired Upon
Comrades, British Report

mans nevertheless giving another viii
lage a taste of the Jack Johnsons'
The spot thus honored was not far
from the ridge where some OF the most
severe close hghtinS in which we have
taken part has occurred. All over this
No Mans Land between the lines the
bodies of German infantry are still
lying in heaps, where they have fallen
at different times
Espionage plays so large a part in
the conduct Of the war by the Germans
that it is difficult to avoid further
reference TO the subject. They have
evidently never forgotten the saying Of
FREDERICK the Great: When Marshal
Soubfne goes TO war he is followed by
a hundred cooks: when take the field
| am preceded by a hundred spies'
indeed. until about twenty years ago
ih"re Was a paragraph in their field
service. regulations directing that the
service Of protection in the field-e q
outposts and advance guards-should al
nays be supplemented by a system OF
espionage.
Though such instructions are no
longer made public. the Germans. as
- Wen known: still carry them into ef-
lect. Apart from the more ella borate
arrangements which were made in
peace time for obtaining Information
pE paid agents, some of the methods
winch arc being employed for the col
Lection or conveyance of intelligence
are as follows
Men In plain clothes signal 10 tho
German lines from points in the hands
or the enemy by means OF colorcd
hGhts AT night and puffs OF smoke from
chimneYs by day. Pseudo laborers
working IN the fields between the arm
les. nave been detected conveying infor-
nation. and persons in plain clothes
have acted as advanced scouts 10 the
German csNallr when advancing. Ger
man officers and soldiers in plain
clothes or in French or British Uniforms .
have remained in localities evacuated
by the Germans IN order to furnish
them with intelligence
One spy Of this kind was found by
our troops hidden in a church tower
His presence was only discovered
through the erratc movements Of the
hands OF the church clock, which he
was using TO signal 10 his friends by
means of an improvised semaphor.
code. Had this man not been seized
Ii Is probable he would have signaled
to the German artillery at the time of
their arrival the exact location OF the
headquarters and staff. 4 high eXplo-
sive shell would then have mysterious
ly dropped on the building.
Women spies have also been caught
secret agents have been found at the
railroads observing entrainments and
Jet' 'ainments. II is somple matter for
spies to mix with the refugees moving
about to their homes: difficult for our
troops. who speak neither French nor
German, to detect thsm.''
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
"Gain Along Meuse," Says
Berlin, ''Fighting Generap'

the initiative in East Prussia have been
baked. The fortress OF Przemysl holds
out against all attempts on the part OF
the enemy to take It and. in a series OF
successful sorties, the garrison has in
ficted great damage OH the enemy.
In one of these sorties. it is re-
ported. the garrison managed to disable
two of the main Russian siege guns
whose fire was damaging the outer
walls of the fortress
In an earlier statement the govern
ment emphati atically denied the British
contention that more tnan one subma-
rine took part in the attack on the
cruisers Cressy, Aboukir and Hogue
The report Of the Cressys officers that
she fired on the U-9 are characterized
as false. Not single shot vas fired
from the three cruisers that were stink.
it is stated. The C-9 was in action
forty-seven minutes and after the three
cruisers had been sunk was pursued
until nightfall by ileet of cruisers.
destroyers and torpedoboats but. under
cover Of darkness, successfully escaped.
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
KILLED BY FALL
UNDER MOTOR TRUCK
Slipped When Attempting to
Board Machine While 1t Was
in Motion.

Falling beneath the wheel of an auto
mobile delivery truck on which he was
employed as Jumper" John r Ogden.
aged sixteen, 34lS p street northwest.
was almost instantly killed while in
Emerson street, between Thirteenth ana
Fourteenth streets northwest, today
Young Ogden had just delivered a
package to a house in Emerson street
and was attempting to board the truck
while It was in motion when the acci-
dent occurred. As the boy was about
to get on the vehicle his foot slipped
and he fell under the machine. one OF
the wheels passing over his head and
crushing his skull. The automobile
ambulance from the Tenth police pre-
cinct was summoned. but the boy was
dead when IL arrived and the body was
taken 10 the morgue.
Reed w. I.oper. H24 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, driver of the truck. was
detained at No. 10 police station pend
ing an investigation Of the accident.
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
Scourge of Disease
Feared by British

LONDON, Sept. 2o.-The British army authorities
admittedly gravey concerned the sanitary sua-
ton in the field.
Constantly recurring reports which can hardly be
overlooked insist that not only is it true that Asiac
cholera is present in Austria among the wounded in
Vienna and Budapest, and among the troops on the firing
ne in Gaca but that has developed in certain parts of
Russia. In addition, typhoid and.yphus we'll dysen-
ery said to be raging in the ranks of of the Ger
man armies and in the Kaisers navy French and British
soldiers have been sent back from the field bases suffering
from mlder diseases.
The Washington times., 1914-09-29

LONDON. Sept. 2s-The British Of
htsl press bureau has just issued de-
s'.iiption OF the operations OF the British
force IN France and the French armies
N immediate touch with it, communi-
rared by an eyewitness at the head
Quarters Of Field Marshal Sir John
french. This account supplements that
ssued September q. 1t says:
Sept. 25. Isl4-For four days there
Eas been comparative lull all along
vIr front. This has been accompanied
90, spell Of fine weather, though the
..ghts are now much colder. One can
rCI have everything, however, and one
-, / result of the sunshine has been the
lease Of flies. which were torpid during
InE vet days.
ADVANTAGE has been taken of the ar
TIvsl Of rv-erIorcemeuts 10 reneNe by
fresh troops the men VINO nave eeen IA
the firins rne for some time. Severa
units. Therefore. have received their Dap
lism Of fire during the week.
* nee the iasJ letter left general
i,cxdc IarteTs, evidence has been re
ca y niCn POINTS TO the !act ina
'-uIing counter-attscks on thc mig
"i SunGsg. the .pth, the German IN
1anJry fired Into each other as the
Jrsult Of an attempt 10 carry out the
dlns aToUs eXpeGient Of. converginS
advance in the dark.
"Cpposife Dhe portion Of our posi-
ION considerable massinsf Of hos
{ le fcrces Has observed before dark.
TnC some hours later furious fusil-
Inde was heard in front Of our line,
incGgr no bullets came over our
enchss.
- mis- narrative begins with Sep
l-mher p and covers only Two days.
an MonGAy.. the 2lst. there was but
tue rsin. and the weather took a
IN for the better which has been
maintained. The action was practic-
lily confined 10 the artillery. our
-Ins at one point shellfng and driN-
ing away the enemy. who were en-
neavor.nS 10 construct redoUbt.
'fhe GsrnIans. Tor their part, expend-
ed 2 large number of heavy shells in
= long range Aombardment of viii
age.
'ReconnoitIing parties sent out dur
ing the night of the tweuty-first and
'@enty-second discovered some deserted
trenches. and in them, or near them
in the woods. ever 100 dead and wound
ed were picked up. A number OF rifles
ammunition and equipment were also
found. There were other sisns that
portions Of ;he enemy's forces had
wtthdrawn for some distance.
Tneaoay, the twenty-second. was also
nue. with less wind. and was one Of III.
raost uneventful Gays that has passed
sshoe Ws reached the Aisne-uneventtul
:inG. In. for the British. There was less
eaARy work On either side. ths Ger
The Washington times., 1914-09-29

BERLIN Nia The Hague. Sept. b
The war office in its official statement
today declared the operations in France
have settled down to a general artillery
duel interspersed with frequent essa ults
at the vital points along the line.
While the fighting IS general. the
report saws. 1t is not apparen at ans
point OF the line OF battle that the con-
Niet hss entered into deciding stages
The GernrT right has been subject TO
severe pressure. hut yer; attempt to
penetrate il has been repulscd with
great loss 10 the enemy.
On the centeI, there mas heen no
decided change fer nearly a week, while
on the LETT the ishI:1- continues. Our
sorces continue 10 make gains along the
mes Of the Neuse
Reports from the eastern front show
that she %gnIinS continues in GalicIa
and the Russian attempts 10 assume
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
u. S. Will Bear Cost of
Killing New Orleans Rats

Owing to the inability OF the city OF
New Orleans and the State Of Louisiana
to continue sharing the expense of the
fight for rat determination in connection
with the Public Health Services New
Orleans buboniC plague crusade. the
Government has decided to stand the en-
tire expense Of approximately $1,000 a
month.
An appeal from State and city officials
was made to Secretary Of the Treasury
McAdoo, who declared they had no
funds with which to meet the expense.
Inasmuch as the anti-plaGue campaign
is dsigned not only to protect New Or
lens but the entire country from the
spread Of plague Secretary MCAdoo de-
cided to meet all expenses from Gov
ernment appropriations.
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
MAYOR OF BRUSSELS
AGAIN IN PRISON
Continues His Opposition to
Germany's Demands for War
Tax InstaIIment.

OSTEND. Sept. 29-Burgomeister
Max. of Brussels. continues his oppo-
sition to the German demands AS a
result he has again been arrested by
order of the German governor of
Brussels. When the latter called upon
the burgomeister for the payment of
the instalIment on the war tax levy
demanded by Germany for sparing
Brussels the burgomeister rendered in
payment. instead of gold. the German
bonds held by Brussels banks. The
German commander demanded that
the payment be in gold. Max refused.
insisting that the German bonds rep
resented coin. He was finally thrown
into prison and was not released un-
til the municipality paid over
sc. .000. 900.
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
Payment of Dividend
Cancels Moratorium

The French foreign office cabled the
embassy here today, that by a new
decree the moratorium will not be
extended to corporations which pay
any dividends to stockholders.
The French government published
today in its official journal a new de-
cree concerning the prorogation of
payment and the withdrawal of
money deposited in banks" the dts
patch from Bordeaux declared
THE benefits OF the sundry delays
given to the banks by this decree. can
not be claimed by any corporation
paying dividends on its stock or on
founders shares.
This disposition was taken because
the creditors. of the banks, and in
particular those who have a checking
account, are so situated that they
must have preference over stockhold-
ers"
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
TELLS OF THE FALL OF LIEGE,

Albert ]. Lery, an EngIishman. who
was present when the bombardment OF
Liege started, has returned to London
and tells some very interesting facts con-
cerning the fall Of the forts Of that city.
He saw one. shell fall in the town. It
blew a large house to pieces. Three
forts gave in within a week after the
first shots were fired. Three forts still
held out and the Germans were forced
to bring their great siege guns through
the town. To do this they built a spe-
cial railroad to run the guns over The
guns were moved on fanged wheels
about seven feet high.
'As a sailor I have been around the
world" said Leroy. "and never have
Seen such large guns as they were. To
silence the forts with these guns took
only two hours. For one Of tho forts
only four shots were REQUIRED.
from these forts. Their condition was
horrible. They were blackened by ex-
plosions and SO burned and injured that
they died the same night.
Saw Red Cross Fired On.
"One thing that especially wish to
state and that is that I saw the Ger
mans fire on the Red Cross. 1 saw Red
Cross wounded and dead.
ne iHfdnS tOOk NOunQoQ
from the Belgian Red Cross on the plea
that they were not being well treated.
This despite the fact that the chief
medical officer had taken wounded Ger
man officers to his home to insure their
being we'll cared for.
THE last forts were silenced about
fourteen days after the bombardment
lish spy and imprisoned for six days
in q room at the railway station By
the soldiers / was treated very badly.
They kicked me IL I dared to move
after they had told me to lie down on
the straw and sleep.
They hit me with the butts Of their
guns several times. Ali I had to eat was
bread and soup. Finally was released
and went to Liege. out Of which I es-
capped by securing under a false name
a pass to go to Maastricht and buy
some food. The Journey to Holland
took me six hours on foot"
Threatened With Death.
tories refused to work their places for
the Germans. even in the face of being
threatened with death, Leroy declared.
He said the members of the firm that
built the defenses Of Antwerp also were
threatened with death II they did not
give up the plans OF that city. They
refused to do SO. he said. Both they
and the powder manufacturers were
spared. however the Germans not car
rying out their threats.
Belgian unemployed were offered
double ordinary wages to work in the
powder factories and build trenches.
he said. They were not tempted by the
offers. however. refusing to do the Ger
mans bidding.
The Germans had a great number in
jured in the fighting near Liege. Leroy
said, as every night he could hear
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
Italian Neutrality Sure,
Declares Ambassador

The Italian government is firm in its
intention to adhere to strict neutrality,
according to Count v. Macchi di Cellere.
the new Italian ambassador to the
United States. who arrived in Washing
ton last night. He was accompanied Sy
the Countess Cellere and their two chill
dren. and went Immediately to the nep,
legation in r street, which was former
ly the home Of Thomas Nelson Page
Public sentiment in Italy is for peace.
and when he left his country every
thing was peaceful. he said.
Speaking Of the mobilization order in
his country, the count said that there
were about 15o, 900 more troops at the
call Of his government than usual be-
cause Of the conditions prevailing all
over Europe. He insisted. however. that
this was merely a precaution to prevent
war and not preparation for il.
The Washington times., 1914-09-29

At the time OF the capture of Brus
sells ii was announced that Germany
had levied S40.000.000 tribute on Brus
sells and that the Germans had taken
three Of the most prominent Belgian
citizens as hostages until the money
should lie paid Later it was official
ly denied from Berlin that any defin-
ite sum had been fixed as a war in
demnity, but that the amount to be
levied would be fixed by a special
commission. At that time it was re-
ported that Brussels had already
paid s12, 900. 900 to the Germans. The
exact amount levied on the city is
not now definitely known.
The Washington times., 1914-09-29

tully 5000 in killed. wounded and miss
ing. The losses of the allies they say,
ill probably reach 100000 inasmuch as
~ many points of the line il has been
tound necessary 10 deliver frontal at
tscks on heavily entrenched positions
m the case Of the Germans it is said
they have q far higher percentage in
dead thar the allies. The British have
The Washington times., 1914-09-29
War Tax Bill Is Again
Before Senate Committee

The Senate Finance committee met
TODAY To take up the war tax DILL. The
committee WAS prevented from making
am progress Monday by the cotton
conference.
Thus far. the committee has not
reached i decision as to the form OF
the bill.Z The impression continues
strOr" that the SeuaL" committee will
substitute" an automobile tan tor the
5dSOlrne tan.
Til. Finance Committee found itself
The Washington times., 1914-09-29

lost heavily. but all Of the gaps in their
forces have been filled with the MEM
hers of the latest expedition TO reach
France.
Several officers IN the garb of the
British Indian troops have been seen
here in Paris and this is accepted as
conclusive proof that at last the Indian
regiments are in the field, although up
to the present time there has been no
official statement on this subject.