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The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
HEAVY FIRING HEARD
OFF OREGON COAST
Naval Battle Believed in Progress Be-
tween German Cruisers and
Japanese Warship.

MRrshheId, Ore, Aug. GA naval bat
tie has been in progress of Coos Bay
this afternoon. The firing started late
in the forenoon and continued and fire.
Quent Csnnonading was heard until short
ly before noon, when it ceased for half
an hour. At E:30 o'clock the firing be-
gan again and continued until o'clock.
At Shore Acres, the summer home OF
the mayor Of North Bend, the heavy FIR
ing shook his house. Mayor Simpson
is at his summer home and reports that
the firing seemed to be near shore, but
a fog prevented seeing any OF the YES
sells
The firing has also been heard at South
Slough and Sunset Bay and other points
The German cruisers Leipsig and
Nurnberg were of Cape Blanco yester-
day afternoon and in the same neighbor-
hood was a japanese warship. 1t was
believed at Port Oxford that the Ger
man vessels were trying to escape de-
lection by the Japanese vessel. which
was much the larger Of the three
The japanese boat last evening steam
ed north in a heavy fog. and the Ger
man boats disappeared and were not of
Cape Blsnco this morning.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
TEACHERS In EUROPE
TO BE RETURNED FIRST
State Department Announces They
Will Be Here in Time for
Oneninp of Schools.
Oneninp /,

The kids OF Washington have no kind
words today for the Department OF State,
Announcement was made yesterday from
there that school teachers in Europe
would receive the first consideration for
passage home. SO that they might open
school at the regular time.
Rene Samson, principal French teacher
at Central High School, who is summer
ing at his native home in Paris, was
saved from going to the front by the
State Department
Mr.. Samson was being drafted for the
French army when word was received
In Washington. and Immediately the au-
thorities investigated and developed the
fact that he is a naturalized American
citizen, and therefore not subject to mill
itary service in France. The State De-
p,-rtment communicated with the French
war ONCE, and Immediately the teacher
was released. He hopes to sail soon
from Italy and arrive in Washington in
time for the opening OF school.
Miss Mildred Dean, a teacher at Cen
trail, and Miss NJ. c. Dean, her sister,
and a teacher at Mckinley Manual
Training School, have sent a letter from
Tours, France, dated August 2, in which
they say that funds are low. having had
difficulty in cashing travellers checks
but that they hope to get home in time
for school
Miss Flora Freyhold, a teacher at Nc
Rinley Manual Training School, also
wrote to friends here from Berlin that
she expected to encounter similar diff
culties reaching America
With the rapid adjustment OF the affairs
OF Americans in the war zone the State
Department yesterday made public an
WI ~ aF -
number appeared the following:
Rev. DR.. Cyrus Townsend Brady, with
his family, is at Naples, whence they,
expect to sail shortly for the United
States.
Prof. Harry Garfield. president of Will
Jams College, with his family, and Mrs.
T. De Witt Talmage are at Munich.
G. NJ. Jones and Mrs. Clara Carew
Jones are now in Rotterdam, from
relatives yesterday saying that they
would sail from that port for the United
States August q.
!. Neuman heard yesterday that his
son, DR.. Lester Neuman, who was In
Vienna at the outbreak of the war, where
he was studying medicine, was safe IN
Rotterdam, from where he expected 10
sail the latter part of August for home.
Word was received of the safe arrival
in London Of Mrs. Lloyd Bowers. wife
of the former Solicitor General Of the
Department of Justice.
Appleton Grimm, first assistant librarian
OF the library OF Congress, received a let
ter yesterday from his two daughters
Grace and Mary, announcing their safe
arrival in Milan. Italy.
Deposits of funds with government on
cials for the benefit of the American
refugees abroad grow larger daily. Yes
terday the total of receipts to be used for
this purpose reached S1,S31. 4Os.S2.
Forty-ons saiiings have been arranged
from British and italian ports alone be-
fore October T. and more ships are daily
being chartered for the purpose OF bring
ing marooned Americans home
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27

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The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

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The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
British Troops Routed at
Mauberge, Berlin Reports

A dispatch from Berlin received by the
German Embassy here yesterday re-
ported the complete rout of an English
cavalry brigade at MauberEe and the
driving OF Of an English infantry d.
vision at the same place. The Germans,
1t was reported. took many prisoners
The dispatch added:
The French official communique, dated
August "a. proves that the Fre1ch ofren-
sive on the Belgian line and the Lor-
raine frontier was ruined. Reports from
Namur describe the discipline and en-
thusiasm among the German troops as
splendid. The effect Of the forty-three-
millimeter howitzers upon the forts Is
not known here
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
GATES ESTATE $7,574,5os.

New York, Aug. 26.-CharIes C. Gates,
who died suddenly OF apoplexy in octo-
Der, 1913 left New York estate valued
at only Si,50S. This Is the estimate in
the report OF the State tax appraisers,
filed today in the Hall of Records.
From another source II was learned
that Mr.. Gates entire estate. including
his property in California, New York.
Minnesota. and Texas, is valued at 81
10000 The claims against the estate are
H.5Oo,00o. The bulk OF the $4,000 net
estate is divided equally between his
mother. widow OF John W. Gates. and
his second wife, Mrs Florence Hopwood
Gates. Of MINNEAPOLIS.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
COMMERCE AND FINANCE

soon as practicable It might be advisable
TO establish a set Of differences at which
the holders OF old contracts could trans
fer into the different months Of the new
contracts and in this way all OF the OUT
standing interest in old contracts might
be liqudated promptly on a basis salts
factory to all concerned.
The directors Of the Anaconda Copper
Company meet next month to take &C
ton on the dividend, and Amalgamated
directors meet in October. As a result
of the low price of copper and a curtail-
ment amounting to close to 30 per cent in
production. the general impression is that
present dividends will not be maintained.
Paying 50 a share. the Anaconda Copper
Company reported a deficit last year.
and has been making a poor showing this
year. Recent dividend reductions by cop
per companies are but a forerunner Of
what other companies are expected to
do Most Of the copper companies, as a
result OF good prices for a period Of
nearly two years, are in a strong finan-
cial condition
War has laid Its heavy hand upon the
operations of the big tanners 1t is espe-
cially marked among the sole-leather
producers. because they were curtailing
heavily before European troubles broke.
With hide imports cut on as well as
supplies OF chemicals and dyes used in
tanning. the bulk OF which come from
Germany and France. and the outlook
as to the course OF prices Of hides and
leather problematical. tanners have en-
forced a rigorous curtailment.
Whereas they were operating probably
50 per cent OF capacity on the average
before the war broke out, some are now
closing down completely and others are
not running over 3 per cent.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
DANIELS GIVES MELON FEAST.

Secretary Of the Navy Daniels cut a
melon yesterday. This statement Is lit
eral, not figurative. The melon was a
North Carolina product and weighed
eighty-four pounds 1t was raised on the
farm OF Edgar Byrum in Mecklenburg
County in the Tarheel State and was
Is inches long by 60 inches in circumfer-
with the members Of his personal staff,
the heads Of the various bureaus Of the
Navy Department and the Representatives
Of the press.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
France Prepares for Worst;
Towns to Hide Archives

Paris Aug. cs.-France is preparing for
the worst At certain points on the
northern Standardization by censor-all
materials that would prove Of benefit TO
the Germans are being secreted Tele-
graphic communication has been cut in
some places.
Il has been arranged that on signal
certain towns. such as Valenciennes-de-
letion by censor-shalI hide their archives
and securities. These are simple meas
ures Of precaution.
Train service is normal. except that
passenger trains have been Cancelled or
delayed because Of the necessities Of mill
tary operations
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
Swiss Prepare for War;
Men Are Called to CoIors

The Department Of Commerce yester-
day received q message that appears to
indicate that Switzerland is being drawn
into the conflict in Europe This is tn.
announcement OF the department:
The International Radiotelegraphic
Bureau at Berne. Switzerland. has an
nounced that practically all its officers
and clerks who are Swiss citizens have
been called TO the colors. The bureau
also reports considerable delay in all
mails"
The inference drawn from the message
is that Switzerland Is taking active steps
to protect her neutrality.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
EAST BUFFALO CATTLE MARKET.

East Buffalo. Y. Y. Aug B-cATTLE-Reeeiues.
50: market dull and weak. Prime stern aDlS -;
butcher Grades 65oaa0
CALVES Receipts Is; market active and Sady.
Culs 10 ChOior 6oOal2m
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recrirts 90. uarket ~
tive and steady. Choice lambs ST5as %; euHs to
fair eooas 8; yearlings 6oOS7.oo; Shsep. Lma65
HOGS-Recripts. $50: MARKET slow and st-ady.
NnrkeTs. sSH9 50; PIGS, SEssTS: niIsd s0asSSI
heavy. 2Ra9.5O: rouzhs SOFAS 5; sazs, TnaT5
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
NEW YORK MONEY.

New Tork. Aug B.-Can money ruled around {
per cent. some banks loaning Et 8 PER cent Tina
money vas practically without chang ThsTs woudd
be good business were il not for the dsarth =
supply. hates. quoted n0ninAIly. Ves IAN pB
cent.
Mercantile paper Hlo dull Il 80. h0~-
ever. not pressed upon the uarkst Busfne-, uan
eonnned TO OdOoer small Eales It hiEh ratas.,
About Per cent was the lowest quotation for sooS
nameS
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
Counterfeits.
the GREATEST NEWSPAPERS IN AMERICA has to

Read what one of the GREATEST NEWSPAPERS IN AMERICA has
say this subject.
The manufacturers Casto have been compelled spend hundreds OF
thousands dollars ~ the public with the signature Oh Fletcher
This has been necead by pirates conng the Gora trade
mark This cOunng crime only against the prcpres Caora
against growing generation all persons should careful that
Coia bears the signature Chas e. Fletcher they would guard the health
their children Parents and mothers particular ought to carefully examine
advertisements which appearing in this and
that the wrapper every bottle genuine Casa bears the fac-simile
signature as Fletcher under whose supervision has been manufactured
continuously for thirty yearS-PAi1GdeEOhjG Bulletin"
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
land
Everybody Goes
To the movies"
MILLER BROS. OWE. THE LEADER
9TH NEAR E ST.
NAT CHASER, Manager
THE LEADER
9TH NEAR E ST.
NAT CHASER, Manaser

Washington, D. C., August %, 1914
Mr.. E. c. Rogers,
Business Manager The Washington Herald
Dear Sir l refrain from congraulatine YOU on
the almost unbelievable pulling power of The Herald which
was recently demonstrated in a unique manner
We running daily small singe-coiunn announce
of program and yesterday, through eor of the
film exchange you advertised for Friday picture entitled
Lily of the Valley whereas this film did appear on our
program until today Saturday.
On Friday continually beset by people demanding
to know why did not show the film Lily of the Valley"
proving beyond question that they read
in The Herald, only in The Herald that this picture
was advertised for Friday.
Wishing "The New Herald" all success 1 am, very
sincerely, E~
(Signed) NAT CHASER
Manager the Leader
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
wHrTLoCK PROTESTS BOMBS.

London, Aug. ga dispatch to the
Evening News from Antwerp says that
Brand Whitlock. the American minister
to Belgium. has sent an energetic protest
to the German government against the
throwing Of bombs on Antwerp from an
airship
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
ATTACKS WILSON REGIME.
Pennsylvania Republicans Adopt
"PrOEressIve'' Platform.

"PrOgressIVe'' Platform.
Pittsburgh, Aug. 8.-The Republican
State committee and thousands Of G. o.
P. voters meeting in the Pitt TheateI
here tonight heard addresses by Senator
Boies Penrose and DR.. Martin g. Brum-
baugh. the nominees for Senator and
governor. and the other candidates on the
State ticket and adopted with little dis
cussion a platform declared to be the
most progressive the party has ever pro-
mulgated. Its principal features are:
"Reafirmation of the party's belief In
the protective tariff, attributing Incl
dentally Industrial depression and stag
nation to the free trade legislation Of
the Wilson administration. Deploring the
Wilson administration policy in Mexico.
Urging an American marine built, own
ed, and manned by Americans, protected
by an adequate navy.
"Condemning Jim crow bills introduced
in Congress by Southern Democrats.
Pledges to enact child labor, women's
labor, and workmen's compensation
laws"
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
German Prince Killed at
Namur by Bursting Shell

Berlin. Aug. S.-OficIal announcement
was made today that Lieut. Gen. Prince
Frederick of Saxe-MeIngein was killed at
Namur on August q by a bursting shell.
Prince Frederick OF SaKe-Meingen was
born October IL. 1851. He was the third
son Of Duke George II. and was married
in 1888 to Princess Adelhei Of Lippe
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
Says Germany Wants
0stend for Naval Base

London, Aug. ga serious menace
to Great Britain is seen in the German
operation against Ostend. which is be-
Ing methOdically pursued. The Daily
Mail believes IL is the German purpose
TO occupy Ostend for use later as a
base OF operations against England.
4 The German movement against o.
tend is of great Importance and is
dictated possibly by naval as well as
military considerations" says that pa
Der
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
EXIT THROUGH WINDOWS.
Dut Sixteen Craps shooters Are
Nabbed by Police.

Sixteen well-known young men were
caught in a raid by the police OF the
Ninth precinct last night when a craps
game in the basement at 100 Massachu-
sets avenue was interrupted
Sergt. o. T. Davis, Detective Joe Del
lamico. and Privates F. I. Benham and
l. R. German, OF the Ninth precinct, en-
gineered the raid. Only a few men in
the room made their escape, those get
ting away breaking through windows
Charlie Peerce was charged by the
raiding squad with running a gaming
establishment. The other fifteen were
released on their personal bonds TO ap-
pear in court today as witnesses.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
WOULD CANoNIZE Plus <.

Venice, Aug. "a movement to ca
noniEe the late Pope Plus X was begun
here today when a crowd estimated at
5000 people attending the memorial serv-
ices referred to him as ''our seat
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
CHICAGO PRODUCTS.
TO AID FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS.

The executive committee Of the Ger
man-AmeriCan relief committee for 1914
met yesterday in the ONCE Of Cuno H.
Rudolph. treasurer. to complete plans for
a city-wide canvass for funds for tho
relief Of families Of killed or wounded
German soldiers. The canvass will start
early next week.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
WAR CAUSES POTASH SHORTAGE

A serious shortage OF potash salts to-
day is predicted by the United States
Geological Survey as a result of the
European war. Outside Of Germany
there Is no known commercial supply
Of potash salts" says the survey, in a
report on the subject. The annual impor-
tations of potash salts exceed $1,000, 600
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
LINER ST. LOUIS SAILS.

New York. Aug. 2s-with a full compile
ment OF passengers, the liner St Louis
sailed today for Southampton, England.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27
The Safest Investments

Ars thoss that DO not npctasts du1ns IN
tuTbed conditions Of the moneJ or stpek MAJ
ksth Flrst deed Of trust potss tarss mort
Enges), well secured On real sstats IN tha DtS
triet Of Columbia, constitute "nlt-SdsS' In
vestmentA Thsy do not depsnd upon The
financial responsibility Of Individuals % ooe-
porarions for their stability. and arr szsmpa
from TAXATION a. personal propsrtJ. We can
Supply such investments In amounts IRON 80
upvard Send for booklet. Consuming LosnS
md InVestmerR
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27

China will soon start to mint more
than 500, 10000 in silver.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-27

Calcutta has a new medical school
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
tho French claim to have gained moro

tho French claim to have gained more
ground. 5aN
Away down in Alsace, which is sell
dom mentioned in the official reports,
tl,crc has been fighting. which, how
ever. both French and German state
ments ignore. Twice during the week
reports have come from Basel that the
Germans. have been defeated there, and
now an nnoiiiciai account from Berlin
says the fortress of Belfort has been
attacked with mortars.
Both Berlin and Paris express con-
,idence in the outcome of the battle in
the east and west.
REPORTS OF FIGHTING
WIDELY AT VARIANCE
Reports of aghting in East Prussia,
Poland. Galicia and Hungary are so
widely ut variance that it is>flifficult
10 judge OF tho progress. Austria
claims to be driving tho Russians out
of Hungary, while the Russian gem
erals say they are leaving the country
TO escape danger of infection from
cholera.
Berlin says the Galician fortress OF
Przemysl has been relieved, while the
Russian report, received through Rome.
says the fortress ut last has fallen.
In Poland both sides insist they have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
Petition FOR EXTRA
SESSION INSUFFICIENT
Does Not Contain Names OF Two
Thirds of Members OF
" State Senatc.
THREE SENATOR'S RESIGNED
Evident Now That State Tax Com
mission VIII Not Be Ready to Re-
port for Some Weeks, and Extra
Session Will BE Deferred,

Examination OF the list Of signatures
attached to the petition asking the
Governor to call special session of
the General Assembly for second Wed
nesday In January yesterday disclosed
the interesting fact that the petition
is insufficient to warrant offchl action
upon 1t by Governor Stuart The laws
requirement as to the number of Sig
natures has not been met
The defect in the petition is the
absence on two-thrds of the member
ship OF the State Senate. This de-
ficiency was not detected until the
paper presented TO tho Governor was
carefully scanned and the names OF the
Senators checked, which precaution
was being taken preparatory to the
Issuance OF the call, the Governor hav-
ing already announced that he would
issue the call and FIX the date for
the opening of the extraordinary SEES
sion as requested. X
The effect Is merely to delay the
contemplated action OF Governor
stuart. The petition in this instance
Is only formal procedure. tho Gov
ernor being authorized by law to call
an extra session OF his own volition
when. in his Judgment. an emergency
affecting the interests Of the people
OF the Common wealth warrants, il
In this case the requisite numbee OF
signatures appeaCs on the petition, but
three OF the siYners are not now mem
bers of the Senate, having resigned
since the General Assembly adjourned
Their successors Will not be elected
until November g. Senator r. H. c.
Aloncure resigned to accept the internal
revenue collectorship for the Eastern
or Virginia. Senator John Hart
is now collector of internal revenue for
the Western District and Senator Mon
taGue is postmaster OF Portsmouth.
The names of these former members OF
the Senate being stricken from the list,
the petition becomes invalid.