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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
RIOTOUS SCENES
In the Colorado Mine Strike
District Are Succeeded
Today by Quiet.

TRINIDAD, Colo, Jan. 23-Quiet
today succeeded and riotous scenes of
yesterday afternoon when several
were injured and twenty arrests were
made when the state troops dispersed
parade of striking coal miners fol-
lowing an attempt on the part of the
crowd to break through the cavalry
lines and march to the hospital. Whsre
Mother Jones is under military arrest
The saloons of the city remain closed
and extra details OF troops patrol the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
FRINGE ATIACKEg
As He Aliohts from An Auto
bile to Enter His Palace
in Berlin.
az AsseelArEe eRess1

BERLIN, Jan 23-An unsuccessful
attempt to attack Crown Prince Fred
erick William, Of Germany, was made
this afternoon as he was alighting
from his automobile at his palace. A
man ran into the carriageway and
reached the door of the motor car
The sentry on duty in front of the PAL
ace dashed forward and seized the
wouId-be assassin of the prince and
him. The man appeared to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
COUNTERFEIT
Are Several Half Dollars Thai
Have Been Passed 10y An
Italian Here.

The police are today locking
an italian described - beir six feet
two inches tan; weight llg about ~
pounds, black moilsta che ana
ing a black suit of clothes and
black derby hat, who5is tlQu 81
have been passing count ~
cent pieces in this city tor the las &
few days.
There have besn several com
plants made to the police depaEts
iment from persons who nad Teee1
the counterfeit coins and in ever
instance the descrtp tfon Of II
who was said to have passed them
tailed exactly 1T Is dCnoy
tween $f1'5 and $40 worth q
spurious coins have been tai
local merchants.
The police admitted this
The police admitted this a1ternop
the man they wanted as a was
ported that q man, answering 20 ~
description, left the city on g q "
train. His description has ee
municated to the police Of 81
ing cities and he may be
through this channel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
AMI TIPPING
Order Applying to the Panama
Canal Zone is Issued by
the President.
q AaseeIArEn rnEssl

WASHINGTON, Jan 23.-By execu-
tive order President Wilson today pro-
mulgated what is practically an anti
tipping law for the Panama canal
zone. Aside from prohibiting en-
ployes OF the canal organization from
receiving rebates of commissions on
supplies it prohibits gifts intended to
influence any employee on the isthmus
without the knowledge OF the en-
ployer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
sTRuCk BY TRAIN.

GRAFTON. Jan. PSI. L. Losh,
OF IWebtser, employed in the Baltt-
more and Ohio railroad shops mere,
was run down and perhaps fatally
injured at night by railroad tran.
while walking to work from ms
home in ;blinding snow storm HIS
q hoyering between life and death
in the Powell hospital.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
STUBBORN RLAZE
Ia the Basement of Stale Cap
itoI at Albany is Caused
by Bad Wiring.
az AsaeelArgp lie

ALBANY. y. " Jan 23.-Firemen
at the state capitol We're forced to call
the city FIRE department. early this
morning to quell stubborn blaze IN
the basement. The fire was brought
under. control after three hours fight.
Defective wiring is believed to have
caused the blaze This is the third
fra in the state capitol within three
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
FOUND DEAD
Are TWO Men and a Woman in
a Room Filled with Gas
Fumes.
esx AsseelA4En raEssl

PHILA DELPHIA, Jan. 2S.-lw o
men and a woman were found dead IN
a room OF a lodging house here TO-
day. death resulting from Asphyx Ia
tion due TO gas escaping FROM a tuOe
that had become detached from gas
stove. The men %sse Thomas
O,Brien and Frank DonaEaE but -the
identity of the woman las not been
esta blished.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
THRoNE HEIR BoRN.

BRUSSELS, Belgium, jan 2S.T--
An heir to Prince Victor Napoleon,
the Official pretender to ne iInpef,la1
! i5go,,e, "a France. was born here to-
Siay, Prince victor E1aTote son, who, Is
n MS fifty-second ear, vas nlaFl ed
"a $40 10 Princess Cle5nent ities %
sirfiiI 81. vas born On
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
BoNpls BOUGHT.

FAIRMoNT, jan 23-Two bank
ing concerns of Cleveland and one OF
Cincinnati, have purchased the en-
tire bond issue of 100000 recently
authorized at a SPECIAL election FOR
tho construction of pixies and roads
in and around Warrington and FAR
mont.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

AS, It Anchors OFF SAND ooiS
and It Sends ON Jpeal
for Assist ance

new YORK., Jan 3 8 he frei
ters bulgarian Prince o9 the
line. from Tyne, III
of sandy Hook ,totgt "a sIliq &c
suing from her hatch 81 2 slll
for assfstanoesg "A wire esss nl e e
to this effeeE was reeei 81 from ne
tank steamer, Herman
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
TAKES MANAGEMENT

r..Al RMoNT. Jan. 23-sJ. Herndon
Abbott, a steward the last two. years
a. the Eanawaa hotel at CharleSton;
has taken management of the Hotel
Manley here succeeding n. Il. Grace.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
MAiA GE as s.

Marriage licenses ha.E 2 En-
to Oliver NJ Rollins and IDA
ter, Joseph Van Metre
and Susan waldo FsisheE q
SaIiga and Caroline Janlcei
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

The Rev. Charles BAIRD Mitchell.
rector 81 Christ Episcopal church.
vii return home from GeoTgia to-
morrow morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

Mrs. 6. w. Brand. Of the
apartments, has returned home from
Morgantown, where she atten eps e.
funeral OF Mrs Sarah Poole.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

as the nrcrnRe dnilg clrenlat Aon g
lil{e xe1eErsfI during Decenhers 1915
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
RANGE IN NEW YORK FuTueea.
HAYWARD & cLARK's
DAILY COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS, April ! Liverpool
shows decided strength. with futures
this morning fully 5 points higher than
due: spots ! point higher with sales of
5000 bales English Consols n higher.
Cloudy weather continues over the
belt with general rains heavy over
night in parts of east Texas and the
Central belt
There has been enough rain over a
wide area of the belt 10 delay planting
for a week or more. So far prospects
for early new supplies are not good
Cotton and corn planting are forced to-
gether in the Central States, which viii
retard work
Indications are for partly cloudy 70
fair weather west at the river. colder
in the Northwestern quarter, continued
unsettled and ANY weather In the rest
of the belt Conditions are not settled
and good weather In the West VIII hard
~ last over this week.
Our market opened about points
higher and the feeling is in favor Of a
further advance. Actual support. how
ever, is restricted on account OF bearisf
predictions from New York but there
seems no good reason for contracts I,
weaken in the face OF a large demand IN
Liverpool from consumers and hru
spots in the South.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
LONGS LIQU|DATE
MAY CONTRACTS
Leading Spot Houses Big Sellers
Of May, Causing Break of 10
Points From Opening Price,

NEW YORK. April Liverpool ca
bles again exerted strengthening infu-
ence on the cotton market at the open
ing to-day and FIRST prices were at a
net advance OF to points from iAst
nights close. with the exception Of
January. which was 2 points lower
There was a good demand for the old
crop positions and Liverpool reported
buying by English spinners This
caused the list TO rally about 10
points from the opening on the call
Spot houses bought here on the call
basing their purchases Of new Cror
months on reports Of heavy rains In The
Southwest, where recent rains have al
ready delayed crop matters.
The rise met a lot Of profit taking
however. by the ring and May dropped
10 1887 for a net loss OF II points from
the opening Other positions were Of
fered rather freely and at the end oi
the first hour the list stood 10 l5
points lower than the initial range
There was little or no outside business
and transactions were confined mostly
10 professional traders
The story that some mysterious
Southern interest is going TO demand
fifty to seventy-hve thousand bales on
May Ia stil persistent and this, together
with the McFadden buying Is responsi
bic for the predictions that May VIII 90
100 points over July
houses were heavy sellers ri MAY in
the second hour. probably liquida ting
long cotton taken on during the last
two weeks. Straddlers sold May here
against purchases in Liverpool and local
traders finding the demand for May
much less urgent than Of late sold July
and by noon the option was Is points
off from the opening price,
The majority are Of the opinion that
everything looks better for the cotton
trade The situation at Washington
looks better and prices Of futures. are
more on parity with spots. The buy
ang Of new crop months is Increasing.
and It looks as though the planting Of
the crop might be late. \ Liverpool
cable says Healthy business in Man
chester. looks continuing
At the close the market was steady.
with prices at a net decline Of TO 2
points from the final quotations Of
Following are If a. nj. plds in New
York: Nav 1888 July, 1212, August,
11S6. October 11.4l
Orleans: Nav. 12s9. July, 12 Sc, August.
d212. October. ! Sc
Terminated cotton rnreiute
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01

LIVERPOOL COTTON,

LIVERPOOL. April t. Due points
aower on MAY and / y TO az points low
or on other positions, this market open
ed steady al net decline OF II TO q
points At 1913 p m, the market was
steady. y 10 ~ points lower Later
the market advanced points from
52l5 p m
Spot cotton. steady AZ I point sd-
vance middlinE. 7.22d sales, 5000 in
cludine 500 American bales
Al the close the market was steady
with prices AZ a net decline Of p TO
points from the closing quotations ~
TUESDAY.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
DISTRICT NO. g.

Includes all territory in the States
Of Tennessee and Kentucky, and all
territory not included in the other seven
districts District prizes to be award ed
in this district are one $3.50 Piano, one
800 Diamond Ring, one $50 Chest OF Sill
Yer, one S55 Business Scholarship, one
$40 Gold Watch. one SIS Bicycle, one $40
Solid Leather Suit Case and five IS
Diamond Point Fountain Pens.
Votes
F 4. Sparks. Chattanooga, Tenn. 81. $50
WIN Bribery. Academy street.
Louisville. ky.................. 29,275
Mrs c. Dayton. GRANVILLE Tenn $3.50
Henry C. NJ Martin 2l5 Foster
street. Nashville Tenn..-...... S2,675
Miss Sarah Ann West, Meridian,
Miss. ................................ $3.50
Miss Louise Allen, Meridian, Miss19 ,27S
Rhea Martin, Dayton, Tenn...... $500
]. P. Hill. Hartman. Tenn. Bits
Miss D. Gillian, Copeprhill, Tenn. $4,000
Miss NJ. McCay, Copeprhin, Tenn 10000
T. G. Asquith, 127 Lenoir street,
Knoxville, Tenn.............
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
MONEY ANo EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. April Money on call
. per cent. time money unchanged 80
days. 2l9 "a per cent, 90 days. ~ uS per
cent. siN months. fN4lt per cent Post
"a rates Sterling exchange. tN5Q4S 81.
with actual business In bankers bills az
4 S625 fer demand and S410H4S}75 for
60ddN bills
Prime mercantile paper unchanged
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
DISTRICT NO. a

Includes an territory in the State 81
Georgia not included in Districts Nos
/. and 3, and lying north Of the Cen
trail Of Georgia Railroad running be-
b GantrsI ~ ceorg;a Psiiroad or M
ming between Macon and Savannah, and
including all towns and cities on these
lines
District prizes to he awarded in this
district are one $3.50 Piano, one 800
Diamond Ring. one $50 Chest OF Silver.
one $50 Business Scholarship, one $40
Gold Watch. one sos Bicycle. one $40
solid Leather Suit Case and FIVE Dia-
mond Point Fountain Pens
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01

LIVERPOOL, April Wheat opened
= to sd lower. At 1870 p. m. the mar
ket was id lower 10 I'D higher; closed
unchanged to I'D higher
Corn opened isd lower At 1:30 p m
the market was I'd lower, closed I'd
lower
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01

one S55 Business Scholarship, one $40
Gold Watch, one $25 Bicycle one $40
Solid Leather Suit Case and five IS Dia
mond Point Fountain Pens.
E. A. Allen. Il Wall St.......... 1856
j. p Bevel, 81 DeSoto Ave....... 1886
Miss Bertha Bushae. 1888 Whitehall 1880
Mrs. T. G. Conn. 175 Ormond .142,S00
". A. Dougherty, 444 Whitehall. 1880
Miss Katherine Russell, $50 Edge ..-
wood Ave. ...-........ .!,....... Id 40
Miss Ida Goldstein, 6S Whitehall
or Grove I've e' 'i''Y-' $4,000
J. w Huey. 5S3 S. Moreland =. 1920
Miss Daisy Jackson 267 Pulliam 13l, 490
Mrs. II. A. Loftan, Ormewood
Harold M Loeb "a Windsor St. "a, 500
Miss Lillian Newborn. 4SO Grant. 131 $40
Reginald Rives, 256 E, Fair. $4,000
Mrs J p. Roquemore, 1870 West
Hardee St.................. .1O9, 44O
William D. Roper, SIS Washing 40,
ton St. ....... .'.......' 10 'C Io
Miss Myrtle Stone. City.......... $50
Nl Aye ness.e NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. e.iNefi4"' 90 a',''Y 1880
Miss sarah Strauss, Union Sta
TuIian starr 2q5 Ormond stu. Is $50
Raymond Smith, City..........:, 2bU4O
Miss Mozelle Thompson, SO Capt. a., .,o
Miss Marie Wagner. 124 Garnett Al ,040
Mrs W. B. Walker, 229 Central =. or
Ava, ............. % : D
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.

Following are receipts for Wednesday
and estimated receipts for Thursday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01

Miss Elizabeth Hackney. Blue
Ridge, aG. ............::....; 1873, $50
MISS Hester HargraVe' Mlll"ooo' eco
- 90 10
E9 - II ~. I.loeI III, "a ~
ITiIs JaH G 16S 99S
sfi 5 - - ~ iiiiH i'0'--0
Mss Mary hanna hlmsey' Cor 90, con
,. eild' ID ~ go
1IqsseH ~ ga l. Ndsh VIE, "a A-'o''
MISS rs LOIS hdtileih' "oostocN' >. ooo
81
% nj leS ~ vxiIs loil, I'd - 9n0
Nv NV iIa5,, Is 30 ~
ia Z NInncrief Stope MAINTAIN
Ro Ia Naa,b;. 20 go
II 4; Rodgers Athens; Ga; l$ 81 $50 S39
6iisi ~ e4 p'i , ElrirollId' 80
TerreII / Ross iNeii p" 49, "a 10 Zoo
Miss Tilla Rocker, Calhoun, Ga. .l29'975
A I,Ii,. grace S hooeI Isoh' Louslds p, oos
pobnr. Pedaj-z' c,,,,,.r,a 90 al 500
Ny9 i'euu4Ns REace s CarroIiton $50
frank fIian H;lPp5oh, NorGross, ca si 49, 20
MISS ISIS, Alc &C. ROBERTA Taylor al ,a9 500
II II Sneed Morrow "a 81 S09
Miss lis Leone Swanson Marietta, N, s75
Percy sng Tuck c5 l41 Strong St. Attn 10 600
p ebis, ~ ,ho,, ~, 90 ga
Mss gosr cer g deF's Yar : T Bn 0-OVV
ford ia S6 S00
,r ioroi I'd; '''''''S ''''''' S9' Coz
MISS Iva YORK .,'-..'. ..-''. $500 @l'o-o
Includes all territory in the State Of
Georgia not included in Districts Nos.
!. 9 3 and 4, and lying south of Dis
trct No. 4.
district are one $4,000 Piano, one 500 90
Diamond Ring, one $4,000 Chest of Sill
yer, one $500 Business Scholarship,
cycle one $1,000 Solid Leather Suit Case
and five $500 Diamond Pen Point Foun-
Votes.
Mrs W, A, Adams. Fitzgerald
Ga. ............:-. e., ...'.'.' dfSoo
Miss Ethel Bass, Dublin, Ga. l34S1O
w r. Bankston, McDonough, Ca 126975
Mrs S. L. Bennett Waycross,
Ga. ........ :. .+....,...,...- 5S'a99
Miss Nina Love Boyce ...-...... ~, ~
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
Votes

Thomas Adair, 237 Barber St,
Athens. .................... IL. 265
r. c. Adams. Compton, Ga 3D.. 34,6S5
Prof J. l. Altman, Toccoa. Ga. 32,S40
IT. n. Austin Lithonia. Ga. 1870 $50
Mrs a 6. Blalock, Rome. Ga. 4 $50
Mrs. j. NJ Burns Scarboro, Ga13S. $40
J. = Bowen. Triton. Ca. ........ 22S40
c. +. Claxton Observation-Disclosures. n 600
Miss Ethel Cobb, Elliiay. Ca 129. 800
Miss Julia Corless, Lagrange, Ga. 31,6S5
$ c. eagle. Ball Ground, Ca. 20,2I5
w 3. Couch. Douglasvhle, Ga 1872, 500
Clavhorn Cash, Clayton Ca. ~. SS5
Mrs 5. y ClsrY, Cedartown. Ga.13l $50
Frank pabney smyrna. Ga....132. $50
Miss Minnie Donald, Ball
Ground. Ga .................IG6 sos
Mrs r. W Evans, Sloan. Gaia. $50
True L. Freeman. lnEleside. Ca. .129. SIS
Henry l. Garrett. Columbus Ga. SO $50
Maceo II. Gammage, Pinevtew,
Ca. .................. ......... .13l. 500
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01

The following table shows receipts al
the ports to-day compared with the
same Cay last wear.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
nIsrRICr NO. 3.

Embraces all territory in the city Of
Atlanta living to the west Of the west
side of Whitehall street and Central Of
Georgia Railroad to Dill avenue to the
west side Of Marietta. including Oakland
City, Fort Mcpherson, East Point, Col
lege Park, Inman Yards, and all stations
on the River car line.
District prizes to be awarded in this
district are one $3.50 Piano, one 500
Diamond Ring, one $50 Chest of Silver,
one SIS Business Scholarship, one $40
Gold Watch. one SIS Bicycle, one $40
Solid Leather Suit Case and five S.
Diamond Point Fountain Pens,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS

W P Black. Liberty. S Co.. 1os $50
John viii Brissey, Anderson, S. C.129,275
S. G. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. '134.6Oo
S. G, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l.'. mans $1,000
Carl Frederick Ljlesvile. n c. 2684O
Miss Eula May Hanks, Iva, s. C. 1850
Frank Harling. Inman, S. c.. 80 SIS
H. A. Medley, Clinton, S. c. &c.. .129 sos
Miss Margaret Nunnally, Green's
boro, n. c. .,..........'......... 4s,825
Edward Rlchlong, Liberty, S. c.. 81 SIS
Morehead Stack, Monroe \. c.. 10 500
Albert Scriven, Hardeville ,..... 25 200
Miss Kathleen Sanders, Orange
burg. s. c. .,.................. 21.440
A. r. Vaughn, Seneca, s. c. ....111 $50
Carlton Vim. Clinic. S. c. 49,. 1885
Mrs. L. NJ. Woodruff. Enoree.
S C ...................... 22.840
Mrs r. f. Wood, Murphy, n. c. SO, 200
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01

OteS.
6. 5. Alexander, 81 W. Fair $50
Mrs. Lila Brannen. 264 Simpson. 1926 200
Miss Mary Caldwell. 224 Oak St. 9740
Miss C. c. Clark. West End ......1 1928 200
B. F. Fontaine, 25 Gordon street. 127475
Mart Fishback, 873 Gordon street. 1872 975
Charles Goldstein, 119 Davs...... 12,640
W. A. Heron. 1856 Jones. ........123, 900
Mrs. H c. Mcdonald, City. ....,. 2l495
Fisher Mcdonald, Bolton Ga.....110 SIS
Miss Ellie Perkins. Chattahoochee112,77 IT'S
John Rozetta : Engine House ....1 26 400
Gus Rodgers. ia Windsor street. ESQ
Morris Thompson. East Point Ca 1855
Mary X simpson. 81 Whitehall. 12 go
Miss F. Richardson. College Park 130, us
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
DISTRICT NO. 2.


Includes all territory in the States of
Florida and Alabama District prizes
TO be awarded in this district are one
$3.50 Piano one 500 Diamond Ring. one
$50 Chest of Silver, one sos Business
Scholarship, one $40 Gold Watch. one
SIS Bicycle, one $40 Solid Leather Suit
Case and five S. Diamond Point Foun-
tainS Pens.
c. f Daffin, Tallahassee. Fla. %. 40
Mr.; Topsey Brown. Jacksonville,
ria. ....-...,-.- ............... 1918
Miss Annie Brown, Lake City,
Fla. ..;,..........'...............2 s. 200
Miss n. Clemmons, Simpson, Ala 81 ,440
Miss NJ. Goddard, Admission, Ala.131 500
Cecil Hall Lanett, 1929
John Holland, Mariana Fla "a .665
Miss Millicent T. Harris. SOL East
Duval, Jacksonville, Fla. 80, 100
Miss Eta May Stroud .-......... 1920
Russell Jones. Montgomery, Ala 81 1910
Reuben Jennings, Lanett Ala. 1872, 77s
Mrs. Jack Love Opelika, Ala. .131 $50
Nerna Pace. Apalachicola, Fla. % $50
Miss r. Warner, Birmingham 80. SO ,SS5
Miss b. Peeler Jacksonville, Fla. Il ,3O5
Herbert StrlpIln ..-..-.t...-.-..0 11,620
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01

Tho call Of fancy hard head lettuce
snapbeans, English peas and caulinower
vas extremely heavy Tuesday, and
dealers sold out their entire SUNNY m
extreme prices
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01

one s55 Business Scholarship, one $40
Gold Watch, one S25 Bicycle one $40
Solid Leather Suit Case and five IS Dia-
mond Point Fountain Pens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17

However, tnr Inhabitants of ScEaHen,
"A town near b!est hav" stated that the
same denominations were committed In
their locality and IN the adjoining cam
munitic-. Lumcn ana Nolens;ed" The
whole region has been laid waste. Cor
man troops at an hours dlstanc from
Dest had begun the,r worl, Of destruction
all along the highway FROM Diest to Beer
ingeu. Turning upon Dicst, thcy set fire
20 everything they could lay hands on,
farms, houses. furniture. Arriving nj the
village OF Schancn, the Germans set fire
10 the town, massacring IN" few inhap!-
tants who remained behind and whom
they found IN their houses or In the
streets,
The witness gives the names and adj
dresses OF eighteen persons whom he
knows 10 have been massacrcd.
Among them are:
Tho wife of Francois Luycl,. A. years
o'd, and h'r tw"lve-yoar-oli daughter
who were discovered in q acwcT and shot
THE daughter OF Jean Ouyon, 9 years
old. who was shot,
ANDRE Willem. 90 ycars Old. scXtor.
vino was tied % tree ard burned alive
Joseph Rcynd -rs 80 years old WAC
was KILLED. together with his nephew, a
lad Of 10 years.
"Iustaye Lod,s. 40 Yeas old, and Jean
Marker. also 40. probably buried alive
"rhc r'itress testlnos tina, he personally
proceeded to exhumc these two bodies
the town cemetery
was tho object Of devastation and shoot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
NAMES PROVIDED IN
AERSCHOT MASSACRE

The official findings OF the commission
in inquiry into the massacre of Aerschot
follow:
The commission of inquiry Oh viola
ton OF the laws Of nations and the laws
and customs OF warfare, after AN impair
tal and careful investigation, can make
the following report OF its findings;
1T appears from precise and concur
ring testimony that IN the entire region
OF Aerschot the Germans have committed
Neritable atrocities. The majority OF the
population fed in terror. ON their pas
sage the German troops set iirc to farms
and houses and furniture. shooting In
offensive citizens whom they found along
the road or who were working in the
field.
at Herself. north or Acrschot thirty
two houses OF the village were set on
fire the miller and his son, who fed. and
about twenty other persons were
killed and all this while no belgian
troops were visible.
1.-THE German troops penetrated into
Aerschot a town of 5000 inhabitants. on
Wednesday. August 49, IN the morning
No Belgian troops remained behind. No
sooner did the Germans enter the town
than they shot five or six inhabitants
whom they caused to leave their houses
'In the evening. pretending that n
superior German officer had been killed
on tho Grand Place by the son or the
Burgoraster, or. according 10 another YER
, sion of tn. story. tina. n conspiracy had
been Matched against the superior com
mandant by the Burgomaster ana his
family. the Germans took every man who
, was inside Aersc'lot; they led them. Atty
at time. some distance out Of the town.
grouped them in lines OF four mer, and.
making them run ahead Of them. shc. them
and killed them afterward with their
bayone.s. More than forty men were
found thus mRssacred.
"They gave up the town 10 he pilla ged.
taking from private residences all they