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bors. There are vague stories Of j.
throwing few shells into different po,,.
THE Films hold that Germany i -,
likely to land troops, as in her pre,,ss
position a dispersion OF forces would ~
contrary TO sound strategy.
FINLAND is loyal. Resentment 10 o..
anti-Finnish policy pursued by a sr.r
group Of Russian politicians is az s,ro..
as ever, but the Firms have ALWAYS NJ
fessed to be loyal to the Car and ~.
Russian connection as It existed bs,o..
Bobrikof. This profession Is sincere .ns
the Firms desire to show It now.
when the Dowager Empress No..
returned from western Europe by wsv
of Finland, the Firms demonstrated th.,.
friendship, and the Empress is said ~
have been pleased. Another Finn,.v
motive in wishing for Russian succa..
is that they care more for economic pros'
perity than anything else.
"Finland has been badly hit hv ~.
stoppage of exports in all bulky gooa.
which it does not pay to send by rail H..
way of Sweden and Norway: also bv ~.
stoppage of all trade with GERMANY N.
famine in chemicals and the CLOSING y,
the saw mills and wood pulp factories
Relations between Russians and Fi,,.
have greatly improved since the baein
ming of the war. The Finnish sense =,
oppression has been mitigated The yb,ts
empire Is under martial law, and An.
Firms do not complain of restrict,on.
which they share with all other subIec,.
of the Czar.
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MILITANT RUSSIAN
PRIESTS BEAR CROSS
AT HEAD OF TROOPS
Peasants, Inspired by Spir-
itual Advisers, Regard
War as Crusade = Reli-
gious Influence Important
Factor.
rETROGRAD. sent. g.


Acting under orders from the Holy
synod of Petrograd, the entire priesthood
Of Russia for weeks before the war broke
devoted almost their sole attention toward
stimulating zeal for war. The peasants,
1t must br remembered, are very largely
under the Influence of their spiritual ad-
viscrs
Germany has been held up to execration
as tho sworn foe of the Orthodox church.
and this feeling has gained as eager ad-
horents Of war the common soldiers and
tho peasant classes. Tho Pan-Slavi, ideal
has added to the supporters of the Gov
'rhment in its warlike attitude the
middle and better educated classes
These two things. moro than anv-
tning else, arc what have united Rus
sian and ended, at least temporarily. the
threatened Internal strife. Evedy body Of
marching Russian troops Is preceded by
a priest OF the Orthodox Church. who,
with his flowing beard and long black
garment. is striking enough figure. The
priest carries cross. or is attended, by
croSs-bparcr, who bears the burden of
the holy image for him The military
nands play sacred music alternately with
the harharic march music that suits these
warriors Of Tartar blood
lt Us not merely war; it is n holy cru
SADIE on which the soldiers of Russia feel
thht theN arc engaged. In the camps
ana places of bivouaC, in the forts Of the
fortified towns wherever troops arc as
s"mbIod or moving, the religious element
Is very much in evidence The priest
plays as important IA part as the officer
IL tHe preparatory stages, at least of the
campaign. Nor Will the ma aiority If the
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wing. as the position did. with means OF
communication open to Noyon and all
along the rear of the German lines east
ward, its base strongly established upon
the the Disc with the forest OF rAigie on
the other side of the river, 1t faced any
turning movement by the allied left wing
Consequently, in the taking OF It, the
essential bombardment began seriously
on the 1tth, which the heavy French guns
began to come up, but the Ge rmans-
also having big artillery-were able to
reply on equal terms.
AT this pc riod the German troops were
not vet entirely thrown back on their
fortified position, and heavy infantry
fighting took place at some little distance
in broken wooded country. The French
artillery stuck to its work, and after
night of continuous cannonading had the
mastery. The Germans apparently were
leaving the quarries even toward the
northern limit and falling back east
ward.
ut may be said that the efficient work
of the quarry position was largely due to
the fact that the approaches were clear
of trees and gave little cover to attack
ing infantry This also applies to the
linc of retreat of their heavy guns. which
I Judge has taken place via Coucy toward
Anizv. This line leaves fairly open plain
between high ground and the
River Aisne.
"Tn fact the whole of the German
so far is ] have rece ntly
followed them. shows evidence of re-
ability in sezng the best pos
sible strategic position, either for offense
,r defense, thus demonstrating their
thorough knowledge Of the ground
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SAFETY FIRST RULE
IN NAVAL ACTIONS,
ADMIRALTY ORDERS
British Officer Forbids Res
cue Of Friend or Foe at
Cost of Victory, as Conse-
quence Of North Sea Dis
aster.
LONDON. sept u

LONDON, sept q
The Admiralty issued last nigh, % sum
mary Of the official reports of the officers
Of the cruisers Abouktr. Hoguc and
Cressy. which were sunk ny a subnra-
rtno in the North sea In predatory
note to the reports thu Admiralty, after
remarkins that the HogUe ANA the
Crsssy were sunk because they went 20
help the Aboukir and remained By her
with their engines stopped thereby
presenting easy targets, says.
THE natural promptings OF humanity
led 70 heavy losses which would have
been avoided by a strict adherence To
military considerations. It is necessary
10 point out for future guidance that con-
ditions which prevail when one vessel
OF a squadron is injured i'm a mine field.
or exposed to submarine attack, arr
analogous to those In action and that
the rule Of leaving a disabled ship o.
her own resources is applicable $50 far
al any rate as large vessels are con-
cerned.
NO ect Of humanity whether for
friend or foe, should lead 10 tine neglect
If proper precautions and dispositions
Of war ana no measures which wIlI pro.-
taken 10 save life Small craft 1f M.
kinds should however. be directed 10
get close 70 the damaged ship with an
speed.
After recognizing the cheerful oour-
age and ready self-sacrifce displayed
0y all ranks and declaring that the Eves
of the 50 officers and 400 mon mad 7een
lost A. glor.ouslv as IL in genera action,
the Admiralty SAYS
"The loss Of these three cru. .zera.
apart from The loss of life rs 0f sma
naval significance Although they were
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CAPTIVES FORCED TO LURE
COMRADES TO DESTRUCTION
French Soldier Declares Germans
Make Prisoners Shield Attacks

\ woman friend has given the core
.I'N"'9t OF TIC London Standard a letter
received from her son, a soldier at the
'front.'. 1t speaks for itself Part of it
follows: - -
Life viii soon become unendurabIe
h"re. We have been for eight DAYS hold
Ln@ village. whore at least eight hun
dr"d shells fall every day. We are in
the thick of the horrors Of war. The en-
"iny occupies the river ford and We have
been told to di-lodue him.
-Four davs back We made night
sortiC, and assisted at the most awful
hutchory Won can conceive. We made a
haEon"t chal-e i'm pitch darkness talk
ing 70 keep i'm touch each with another
! had a narrow shave myself. for a Ger
man got my rifle away and fired AT me
Oo'nrhl7nk, hur the bullet went through
nv knaps 1ck.
We wNr" regularly surprised one day.
fo" th" "uomy played US a most sruvvy
uirk hr Dl4rjus a lot Of French prison
ars u front of nir mon and forcing them
at ta" swords point TO cry En- avant"
Wo ,rUstiu-'r vdvarccd accordingly right
on 70 their trsnc -.
81 r"vr saw auytnirG like what fol-
lowed ON. own artillery had to bom-
bard the village, which was taken by the
enemy We had left our own wounded
th-re.
We take shifts day and night with
ont respite, i'm the trenches in front Of
our village. II rains without stopping,
and never a ray OF sun 10 warm our stiff
foned Iimrr NY feet are in the worst
state. az / have not taken off my boots
since Ne started
THE whole country Is covered with
dead horses and IS a vcrtable charncl
house. We all are sur" of winning,
tnpu4h, and II the enemy violates all the
rules Of war and commits atrocities It
must he nroaus" he feels no has lost.
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SOLDIERS CUT OFF HANDS
OF RED CROSS WORKER
American Woman Writes of Alleged
German Cruelties.

NEW YORK, Sept. PA story of
atroclous deeds, said to have been COM
mitted by German soldiers. was told in a
letter written by Mrs. Ernest @. Way
mouth, wife of Major Weymouth. of the
Royal Artillery, which was received here
Yesterday by her father Rear Admiral
John " II. Bleecker United states navy,
retired. The following is an extract from
Mrs. Waymouth's letter:
This is one of the true things The
Germans cut or the hands Of the Royal
Army medical men, who wear a large
red cross on their arms and are non
combatants, therefore are not allowed TO
carry arms of any description
There is man here in the hospital
Portsmouth, England, where Mrs Way
mouth lives). with both hands cut off
at the wrists. He and six others went
out with a stretcher to pick up the
wounded. They were attacked by the
Germans. The other six were killed the
man on the stretcher finished off with
bayonets and swords: this mans hands
were cut off and he escaped only by pre-
tending he was dead. He was rescued
afterward and Is now in the hospital
here"
Mrs Waymouth's letter was dated Sep
tember s.
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BOARD OF EDITORS

B. Huldermann, Director of the Hamburg
American Line, Hamburg
ID. Naumann, Member of the Reichstag Berlin.
Count Won Oppersdorff, Member of the Prus
sian House of Lords, Member of the
Reichstag, Berlin
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| the German Chancellor after our decision
! pledged its word to observe and to en-
| extraordinary mental alteration the Ger
| man rulers did actually believe that a
| vital treaty with Britain's signature upon
| 1t could be regarded by this country as q
mere scrap OF paper
What was this treaty which IL was pro-
posed to lightly set aside? 1t was the
guarantee OF the neutrality OF Belgium
signed in 1899 confirmed verbally and in
writing by Bismarck in 1S1O), by rus
sia, France and Britain, each of whom
pledged their word to observe and to en-
force IL. on the strength Of 1t Belgium
had relied for her security amid her for
midable ueiEhbors. ON the strength Of 1t
also France had lavished all NJ defenses
upon her eastern frontier and left her
northern exposed to attack. Britain had
guaranteed the treaty, and Britain could
he relied upon. Now. on the ttrst Occa-
sion of testing the value of her word. it
was supposed that she would regard the
treaty as a worthless scrap of paper and
stand by unmovcd while the little state
which had trusted her was flooded by the
armies of the invader.
DIE Is CAST.
The die was cast 80 compromise was
possible We surely have our quarrel
Just.
which we Covct no possessions ot any
sort that we desire. Is final proof that ih'
war has not been provoked by us. tut
one enormous indirect benefit we VIII gam
IL We can make Germany a peacetu' anu
harmless state We Will surely prcah
her naval power and take such steps tnat
it shall not he a menace t" us any Hor''
should our victory ne complete, there
is little which Germany can yield to us
save the removal of that shadow Whl'h
has darkened ua 50 long. But our chiIdreil
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ENGLISH TRANSPORT LEAVES
BOSTON FOR HALIFAX TODAY
Bohemian, of Leland Line, Will Take
Horses to British Army.

BUSTUN, Sept. "a.
The Bohemian, of the Leland Line
which was scheduled to sail for Liver
pool next week. will leave today for
Halifax. The vessel will take to Europe
several hundred horses for the British
army. The Devonian, Of the same line,
will leave tomorrow for Halifax. The
Devonian also will transport mounts for
the British army.
The British steamship Kent. which ar
rived Monday from Sydney. n s. w.
with consignment of $4,000 quarters of
beef. left yesterday for Liverpool under
orders from the British War Office and
will turn the meat over to the army.
The Kent will stop at New York to take
on more cargo.
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FINLAND PROVING
ONG-PROFESSED
LOYALTY TO CZAR
With Commerce Injured
There Have Benn No Out
breaks, Writes Westmin-
ster Gazette Correspondent.
LONDON, Sept.

LONDON, Sept. 16.
There has been no outbreak in Fin
land against Russia and no agitation
whatever since the war began" writes
n correspondent of the Westminster Ga
zette who has entered Helsingfors, the
one open gate to Russia in Northern Eu-
rope.
There has been no temptation to dis
order. for the Germans have neither
landed troops nor attacked Finnish har-
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FRENCH PUGILlST WOUNDED
Georges Carpenter, Champion of
Europe, Gets Battle Hurt.

LONDON. Sept 26.-Georges Carpenter,
heavyweight boxing champion of Europe,
is reported as having been seriously
wounded while serving in the French
army and is said to have been taken TO
a hospital in Lyons.
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BRITAIN WILL FIGHT
TO APPOINTED END,
J SAYS CONAN DOYLE
Then, English Writer De-
clares, Will Huge Armies
and Fleets Be Nightmares
of the Past.
By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE


causes OF this war ana are ignorant or
the great stakes at issue which will
sneediIv have ca ir,rortart a hearing
a.,
"po" '''' '''' VI '"'" "''" "" W '"''"
Let me try to lay before them both the
causes and the possible efforts and to
implore them now, before it is too late
TO make these efforts and sacrifices
which the occasion demands The
causes of the war are only of moment
moro strnnstb in ol, arms ,nd ,,oro iror,
In our souls by knowledge that it is
for all that is honorable and sacred for
which we night
It is a matter Of common knowIedrc
that for many wears GERMANY intoxi-
Gated by her success in war and hv her
Increase of wealth. has rc.,, -,lcd tho r;rii-
ish Emrire with cyrs Of ieyIousv and
hatred II has never bee,, aIregcd b,,
those who pavo ,xnrcssior :, +bis al
most universal u.tionsl ,,ssi,,,, .,,a,
Great britain had in .r, u.o, ,itLa,,
ristor;c,ll,. -. .,,,,,,,.,,.,i,,i, H. -,
MANY. a ,,,ischief No,,c,.' ~, ,,,. ,,,,. So,
NC irto,far,,J ,,.,.i ,t u. "',, Wv. .n'
n,,rt M ,r,i, ,.,,icS t,s t,'.,,,S 80
from, oe tb,, noor,st -. me- ~ +to riet,,.t
30 L-,,,,,,r,,, So, % -, '',''Ns'
o,,o,, lH'' Ne's were
,,,,n,,c,,,,,.I ,, ~ VIZ 'u' uN"
- ''' us P"'" ~ PEI cent III Ger
.
~ ~ '"'' Hateu Us WIN most DIT
10 =, '"' " "h,'eu "nith IoNg ante
NV V"S ""tH We were compelled
10 tdNe u'Hhlt" stand against them. In
al, SUITS OIL ways thIs hatred showed it
s'l' u" ,''' u'a'IIoeS or professors, IN the
pages OF DOCKS. in the columns of the
press sometimes it would flame up sud-
GehIy INTO pltter utterance. And vet this
oltter antagonsm was in no way recip-
rocated In tins country.
,,,rp,,, t,,r,,- ,.
- '''' .>i'L''
II poll had been taken at any time
UP to the ehd OF the century as to which
European country was our natural ally,
the vote would have gone overwhelmingly
for Germany. America first and then
Germany would have been the verdict Of
nine men out Of ten. But then occurred
two events which steadied the easv-coinC
srd ,5'V ui, anu mace mn, LOOK more intenaE
distant cousin over the water, Those
two events wore the Boar wa .,I +he
building of tho German ecet -he are-
showed us. To our Engagement rho bittcr
desire which Germany had 10 do us
some mischief tba second -,,s,Io ne
realize tb,t che 1..s .or,,tr,c- -,
v-tr which tbat d,sir, r,irh, hn s,,reii,l
Tho marion 1ercsi,ol C.s-,,,a,,, -.
Tho load ~ bor t,,,,,aro, fr,I,,,,,,,'r ~, -
evnrnssiors ~ .,,,,i+,. ,.,P ..s uP P,i.t ~.
rcstIess o,ar,, -. lila 90 . Us 49,
Aee+ addir ,ro,n,, t' - ~. .o'' ,,
NJ all ,,ossibla rr9ror+i,r, ., ~ L.,,,,
cor0r,arra -, r. Senr,,, .'Ie ~, II'a'i
man coast line axnnsad ~ at,snL, Al
nc, ConS' IN eNposeu 10 ATTACK Al
Gerano wss tb S[s sI,ocas were "qs tnae
! unor, Tho seas ,,rLa ,dr,I., - AZ a..
. Iantic rraete tbo Adr,traT ~ ~, pao,a, :,
said tbe Kaiser rater ~, n go
car Wbat was Rri,ai,, 80, - a. a.
under this grguing. r,anaceo Sba t,ol-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-05
TO DEEPEN THE SUEz CANAL
Plans for Egyptian Waterway Con-
template a Uniform Depth of
Thlrty-Nine Feet.

When the Suez canal was originally
made, for gTeat part of its 100 weary
miles nothing but a mere furrow cut
through sandy desert, it had a depth
of eight meters, or 26 English feet
At various periods it has been
deepened until it reached its present
depth of 80 feet Operations are
now in progress with a view of
making it uniformly SO feet
deep, a process which, with other
great works of Improvement also go.
ing on, will involve a very large ex-
penditure. In one respect the Suez
canal has a fortuttcus advantage over
other great artificial waterways, such
as, for instance, the Panama canal
and the Manchoster ahip canal-it is
not affected by tides to any appreci.
able degree, and has therefore no need
Of locks. There is not single lock
between the almost tideless Mediter-
ranean and the Red sea, and the
waterway remains constantly at an
almost uniform depth. The 80 feet will
represent the minimum depth at low
tide at Suez.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-05
Blood Tonic Has
Important Meaning
Puts the Right Sort of Vim
Where Most Needed.

To tone the blood means % enable 1t to
throw OF accumulated impurities, to in
crease the red c0rpusclcs and to put the
hl"od-makinG organs into such active coudi-
tlon as to produce that conscious sensation
CT what we feel as health.
Ihls is the logical effect of using the
famous blood purifier, s. s. S.
ltalf the people YOU meet complain OF
weary muscles stagnant brain. tangled
nerves. and a wonderful desire to lay down
aud Just quit. Most of these people have
been using nervines that spasmodically dare
up the nerves only to die down again as
ulc they must Avoid nerve stimulants
l}eAr In mind that this WORKOUT feeling Is
due TO poor blood, to bacteria in the water
you drink; to the multiplying of deStruc-
tive germs In the blood faster than they
can be overcome by the white corpuscles ;
and to what Is known as auto-toxemia. thaL
condition where the venous or impure blood
aeeumulat.s faster than 1t can be replaced
by the red arterial blood.
= \. s, has long been famous as q blood
purifier, and its action by elimination of
the Irritating poiSons that infest the blood,
Is one of the very important things to Know.
You can get :. :. $. at any drug store,
hut take no other so-called blood purifier.
). ). :. Is purely a vegetable product,
and You Will make q great mistake to have
or iodide of potash preparation that may
do yen irreparable harm.
$ : s. Is prerared bv The Swift Specific
Co, as3 Swift Rldy.. Atlanta. Ga. and If
You have any deep-sested orr obstinate blood
trouble; write to their Medical Dept. for
free advice: Il WI be worth your while
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-05

II has now been six months since | took
anv medicine at all. | hope my little
note will assist you in helping other wo-
men. now feel perfectly well and in
the best of health. - Mrs. AUGUST
w. KoNpNER, 1882 Hollins Street, Bal
timore, Nd.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
mound. made from native roots and
herbs. contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, and to-day holds the record Of
being the most successful remedy Ter
female ills we know of, and thousands
of voluntary testimonials on Tile IN the
Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass,
seem to prove this fact.
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, ana has re-
stored the health of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, inflammation,
liberation, tumors, irregularities, etc.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia Il. Pinkham Med
ieine Co, tconfidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by woman
and leld in strict confidence.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-05
FUNERAL OF !. c.
CONDUCTOR HELD
TODAY IN ASHLEY
William w. Willis Was Shot Last
Thursday on His Train by
Woman.

The funeral of William A. Willis
the Illinois Central conductor who
was ahot by a woman on his train
coming ont OF Chicago last Thurs
day; and who died Sunday from the
effects Ct the wound, will take place
at Ashley today. Willis was formerly
a freight conductor OFT of Cairo
and well known in this city, es-
pecialy by railroad men. Mrs Nell
lie Higgs, whose picture in the Chi
cago papers shows her to be hand
some woman, is held for the MUIR
der. When told of Willis death she
went. She was divorced from Ed
ward T. IIiggs, an Illinois Central
engineer last October. The hus-
band soon after began a suit against
Willis for $4,000 for alienation of
lis wife's affections. Mrs. Higgs has
not made any statement of the
facts that led up to the shooting Of
Of Willis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-05
Sea Steals Land.

Aldeburgh. which today holds Id
feast Of sprats. has run considerable
risk In recent years of providing
feast for the sprats themselves. Fierce
gales In the eighties and niaeties did
very great damage, and almost COM
pleted the ruin begun by the sea thaa
swallowed up ancient Dunwich. AT
one time the land went quarter of
mile farther out to sea and an old
map preserved In the venerable Moot
hall shows that the church had at least
ten times more land toward the sea
than 1t has now. The market place
and the cross are among the tribes
which the sea has stolen, while In 1893
eleven houses disappeared. The arms
Of the borough were selected with
some sense Of humor-"A ship In the
waves OF the sea. all sayies bearinge."
London Chronicle.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-05
CITIZEN
CAIRO DIES IN
LEIPZIG GERMANY
Stephen Schwartz, Once a Brewer
in Cairo Dies at Age of
70 Years.

Stephen Schwartz died yester-
day in Leipzig, Germany, at the age
of ~ years. He resided for many
years in Cairo coming here in the
early cos and engaging with his
brother-in-law, the late Charles
Feuchter, ST., in The brewing bust
ness, The brewery was in the
building now occupied by the Cairo
Creamery on Ninth street near Wash
ington avenue, The firm was Feuch-
ter 4 Schwanitz. He left Cairo
about twenty-five years ago, going
to Hot Springs. Ark, where he en-
gagged in business. Later he re-
turned to the Fatherland.
He Is survived by his wife and
two daughters. Mrs, Anna Feuchter,
mother of Commissioner Charles
Feuchter is a sister of deceased.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-05
WIRELESS TALK
CAIRO NOW HAS
THREE STATIONS

The Bulletin had a full descrip-
ton of C. II. Corners outfit few
days ago. This was the latest addi-
ton to the number of stations here.
0. L. Bartlett the mill man at
Mound City is about ready to do
business with his outfit. He had L
built for real commercial use, that
Is, 1t is to be used to facilitate the
handling of logs for his mill. In
pulling logs out of the river, 1t is
necessary for the logman to give the
signal when the log wagon on the
tramway is ready to be started and
rs the levee intervenes between the
logman at the river and the oper>
ator of the machinery in the mill
.he wireless comes in and does the
notification. AS the iogman Is In
different positions at the time of
giving the notice to the man at the
lever it was not found possible %
use With any degree of success a
telephone as the wires would be in
the way The Cairo stations are ex.
pecting talks with Mound city
which Is about seven miles away in
few days.