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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
TOday's War
Summary

The most significant devel-
opment of the day was Presi-
dent Wilson's offer of his good
offices to help restore peace
among all the warning nations
at any time they wish to avail
themselves of it.
Direct communication be-
tween Germany and all the rest
of the world except Austria has
practically ceased. The New
York -Emden cable was cut to-
day by British warships. Ger
many had already cut all land
lines. There is now only the
cable from London to Germany
to connect her with the outside.
The German army leaders
seem determined to push their
campaign against France by the
flank movement through Bel
gium, even though this has
brought formal declaration of
war from England and is meet
ing with a stubborn resistance
from the Belgian army.
Two German army corps
have invaded the province of
Liege; the town of Wise near
Liege was captured after a
stubborn resistance and was
fired by the Germans.
Russian forces seem to have
mobilized in force now on the
Prussian border and are beat
ing back the invading Germans,
who are burning towns and de-
vastating villages over a wide
stretch of country as they re-
treat.
England's formal declara-
tion of war last night was the
signal for a lively activity in
the fleet. Serious engagements
with German vessels are ex-
pected in the North sea or a
great battle in the Baltic.
Holland reports that her neu-
trallty has been violated by
German troops by an invasion
in Limburg. This action may
add Holland to Germany's foes.
Turkey persists in her claims
of neutrality and has closed the
Dardanelles and the Bosporus
to the war vessels of all ma
tons.
Reports of important naval
engagements in the Mediterra-
mean are confirmed. The Ger
man cruiser Panther was sunk
and two other cruisers were
captured by the French.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
M'ADOO ORDERS CECILIE
TO UNLOAD HER GOLD

Bar Harbor, Me, Aug. 5.-Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo has directed
the customs collector at Portland to
waive all regulations and allow both
passengers and crew of the Kronprinz-
essin Cecilie to be landed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
SENATE WILL CONFIRM
WARBURG AND DELANO

Washington, d. C., Aug. 5.-The
confirmation of Paul Warburg of New
York and f. y. Delano of Chicago to
complete the federal reserve board
was recommended by the senate bank
ing committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
SENATOR WILLIAMS QUITS
FOREIGN RELATIONS BODY

Washington. ID. c., Aug. 5.-Senator,
John Sharp Williams resigned from
the foreign relations committee be-.
cause he declared the committee had
hesitated to support the administers
tion's policy In regard to mediation
and because of it's equally disgusting
attitude in regard to the purchase OF
ships TO carry cotton and other goods
abroad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
German Ambassador Home.
GERARD TO REPRESENT
ENGLAND AT BERLIN

Washington, d. c., Aug. British
diplomatic interests at Berlin will bs
taken over by Ambassador Gerard,
Secretary of State Bryan has been Of
ficially notified by the British foreign
office that a state of war exists be-
tween Great Britain and Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
General Putnik III.

London, Aug. "a dispatch from
Servia announces that General Put
mix, chief of the Servian general staff.
has fallen i'll and that his son was
wounded in a recent battle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
Cars Army is in Contact
With Enemy Along Great
er Part of Border.
MANY TOWNS BURNED
Enormous Stretch of Invaded
Country Devastated by
Germans in Retreat.

st. Petersburg, Aug. s.
Russian troops have establish
ed contact with the enemy along
the greater part of the Russo
German frontier in northeast
ern Prussia. The Germans are
reported to be falling back and
burning villages over an enor-
nous stretch of country they
had invaded.
st. Petersburg, Aug. "a
German fleet of 10 ships was
sighted yesterday near the east
coast of the Baltic sea between
Memel and Libau. The Russian
warships in the Baltic sea have
captured many German mer-
chantmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
500 Traffic Decreases.

Sault Ste Marie, Mich, Aug. s.
Freight traffic through the 500 canals
showed a decrease more than three
million tons for the month of July,
compared with the same month last
wear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
THE WEATHER
Forecast TIL p. NJ. Tomorrow, 70
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Partly cloudy and probably show
ers; not much change.
Highest yesterday. 50. Lowest, 60.
At a. m, Sc.
Temperature at 3 o'clock p. m, 81.
Precipitation in last "a hours, none.
Wind velocity. two miles an hour.
Relative humidity at p. m, 3S;
at : a. m, 81.
River stage at a. m, A feet, a
fall of 2 of a foot in the last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
Investigate Wireless stations.

Washington. d. c., aug. 5.-The
army general staff is investigating the
neutrality of the German-owned wire-
less station at Tuckerton. N. j., and
Sayeyille, L. L - '-~-l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
Swiss Neutrality Violated.

Paris. Aug. Sit is reported that
Germans have violated the neutrality
of Switzerland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
TURKS NEUTRAL;
CLOSE BOSPHORUS

Constantinople. Aug. 5.-The Dar-
danelles and the Bospurus we're clos
ed today in order to preserve the
neutrality of Turkey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
Lipton Withdraws.

New York, Aug. Sir Thomas
Upton has formally withdrawn from
the International cup yacht races this
fall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
PRESIDENT WILSON OFFERS TOSERvE AS TOR IN EUROPEAN WAR;
BLOODY BATTLES RAGING; GERMAN ARMY WIPES OUT BELGIUM Town

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President ndgoddhu huswondteh
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
Erench Reservists Sail.

New York, Aug. 5.-The French
liner Lorraine with ZOO French reserv-
lists OH board. sailed for France this
noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
Germans Capture Town of
Wise After Resistance
of inhabitants.
INVADING FORCE LARGE
Whole Province of Liege Is
0yerrun-Neutrality of
Holland Violated.

Brussels, Aug. 5.-The Bel
gian minister Of war announces
that the Notifications at Liege
are firing vigorously at German
troops.
Brussels, Aug. 5.-The Bel
gian minister Of war officially
announced, The Belgians are
successfully combating the Ger
man invasion. Belgian losses
are trihing compared with the
losses of the Germans.
Liege, Belgium, Aug. 81
German troops captured Wise,
Belgium, after an engagement
Of several hours. 1t is stated
the victors set fire to the town
and were killing those of the
population who resisted them.
Brussels, Aug. 5.-The Bel
gian official Gazette announces
that the entire 7th and 10th
German army corps have IL
vaded the Belgian province of
Liege. They bombarded the
small forts in their advance.
Belgian Cities shelled.
Brussels. Aug. 5.-News has reach
ed here that the Germans are shelIing
Liege and Namur.
Germany in her note to Belgium de
clared that II Belgium adopted a hos
Tile attitude against the German troops
and put difficulties in the way of their !
advance, Germany would be obliged TO |
consider Belgium an enemy.
In that case Germany would not en- |
Ter into any undertaking with Bel /
gum, but would leave the final rela- |
IONS OF the two states TO the decision 4
Of arms"
state Of siege was declared at the /
Iofuhed positions OF Liege, Namur
ana Antwerp. The activities of the 4
belgian army denote the state OF war
which Is expected 10 open in the in
'aoed province Of Liege.
The Belgian newspaper Chronique
announces that the Belgian aUthOri-
les have seized the wireless installa-
lon Set up by the German school in
me Belgian capital.
$4,000. 900 for Defense.
The chamber passed a bill appro-
1riating $40,OOO,OOO for purposes of
iefense.
King Albert OF the Belgians presid-
q yesterday over a joint session Of
ne Belgian senate and chamber of
ieputies. In the course of an address
Us majesty declared that never since
go had a graver situation confront
"a neutral nation. He said il was
Imperative that every Belgian should
10 ms duty and resign himself 10 every
@ciihce that might be necessary in
fder 70 prevent the violation Of Bel
ian soil.
lie king proceeded:
Our fAtherIand is in danger. Let me
lake an FDpeal 70 you, my brothers. !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars: Venus. Mars Morn
ing stars: Saturn, Jupiter. Mercury
The bright star Affair Of constellation
Aquila. seen in meridian due south and
high up about IL p. M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
German Warship ExpIodes.

Copenhagen, Aug. 5.-A German tor
pedo boat destroyer was sunk today
near the Gedser Hght-ship by an ex-
plosion of one of her boilers. Thirty
men were drowned; a few of the
crew were saved.
Russian Aviators Killed.
Vienna, Aug. 5.-The Neue Erie
Presse says a Russian aeroplane car
rying a pilot and two officers was
fired on by the Austrians near Lem
berg, an important military station of
Austria Hungary. The machine crash
ed to the ground and the two officers
were killed.
German Ambassador Home.
Stockholm, Aug 5.-The German
ambassador and staff arrived here yes
terday from st. Petersburg on steam
er flying the American flag and pro-
ceeded to Berlin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05

As!iated Pr: Press
Exclusive Wire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05

Brussels, Aug. 5.-The Bel
gian minister of war announces
that the Notifications at Liege
are firing vigorously at German
troops.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-16
No, Guilty.

The ease against Mn. NJ. c. Alex
ander On trial in the corporation
court Thursday, iii which the de
fendant was charged with yaarancv.
was decided in favor OF the de.
PENDANT The jury bringing in YER
dict of not guilty
The case attracted considerable
attention Most Of our readers are
acquainted with the nature Of same
Fhe jury Was out Only few min
utes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-16
Miss Una Davis,

Miss Una Davis. aged II years,
died at her residence, 300 Water
street, this morning al $50 Miss
Davis was on of the early settlers
Of Waxahao ale, coming here in
1860, She was one Of the oldest
residents Of the city, and was well
and fayorably known by many peo-
pie of the city SHE IS survived by
two brothers and one sister The
brothers are a. G. Davis OF Calvert
and A. s. Davis of Silver Valley.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-16
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AMONG THE MOVIES.
At the Queen.

The Queen is showing big and
{ iod program today An Edison
{ anna, Treasure Love, featuring
lana; The Car Of Death a dne
dramatic production featuring Helen
holmes and It strong cast; slippery
Slim and the Claim Agent, an
Essany comedy that is fine one,
As an added attraction the Queen
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Condition Of Guaranty Fund.

The total warrant Indebtedness of
the bank guaranty fund at the end
of September last, was 1907 ,475.09,
and the cash on hand $20,161.38, &C.
cording to the report on the condition
of the fund issued by w. f. Barber.
treasurer. The abount of warrant
Indebtedness against the fund on
June 80, 1914, was $799,5O37O. The
warrant Indebtedness increased over
$4,000 during the quarter. The
amount collected on failed banks dur
ing the quarter was $7736.S7 and col.
lections on assessments brought 49,
S40S2. Warrants taken up by banks
and held by the board in lieu of col.
lateral amount to $390,553.5O, and the
amount of warrants outstanding Sc
cured by municipal bonds and war
rants amount to $416,9215S.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
NOVEL IDEA IN WILL MAKING
French Farmer Had Little Money to
Leave, But at Least He Could
Show His Good VIII.

Two New York business men were
one day discussing the purchase by
one Of them Of certain mercantile
concern which which, the buyer exc
planned, had come the good will"
Il hope this good will,'" said the
friend, is greater than that of the
old French farmer"
Il never heard the story"
Here it is: The farmer was dying,
and he sent for the notary to make
out the will. Propped up in bed, he
dictated:
"'To Jean Marcel, our superb Golf.
feur, 10000 francs.
az bequeath $4,000 francs to the
fearless Alphonse Bayard, that he may
continue his valuable aeronautical ex-
periments.
To Pierre Deschamps, chemist,
10000 francs as a mark of affection.
ITO my physician, Monsieur Lee
clair, $4,000 francs.
To our eloquent pastor. $4,000
francs, to continue the restoration
Of"
But, my dear sir" interrupted the
notary, I don't believe you have all
that money to leave
"'I know very we'll haven't said
the farmer, calmly, but l want to
show them my good will youths
Companion.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
LIED TO SAVE MEMS LIVES
Death or Capture Of Lost English Sol.
ders Averted by Boldness Of
French Village Priest.

G.. II. Perrls, in a message to the
Chronicle, tells of a dramatic little
episode that occurred In a French vii
lage.
Four lost "Tommies" turned up in
the village and asked for shelter. They
had been chased by uhlans, and the
cure probably realized the risks he
ran in taking them into his little
house.
Early In the morning, sure enough,
a German patrol rode into the place.
summoned the inhabitants together,
and demanded the surrender Of the
Englishmen, threatening dire penal
ties. Every one knew where they
were, and turned to their spiritual
guide.
Instinct saves us from reason In
such crisis. The good cure lied bold
ly, in a loud voice, 80 that his flock
should understand. He had not seen
the Engllshmen. No doubt they had
gone on toward Paris The German
soldiers rode on.
What most struck my informant.
says the correspondent, was the en-
ceedlng elaboration with which the
Atkins four performed their toilet and
brushed their hair and clothes before
making their escape. The cure then
left for a safer place.-Pal Mall Ca
zette.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Cottages.

Cottage accommodation" was the
sense in which Mr.. Runchiman's bill
deals with 1t, as phase that would
hardly be understood in the United
States. Professors Greenough and
Kittredge Of Harvard, in their book
on the ways of English words, point
out that cottage" in the strict sense
of laborer's dwelling, has never been
adopted into popular American use,
because America has never really had
the thing. The word over there has
always had literary and sentimental
associations, and finally has come to
be used for the most magnificent sum-
mer residences. This has gone much
farther than the use of the word in
England to mean villa. In Amer
lea "cottager" definitely signifies a
person who is above staying at a
boarding house or hotel and has his
own summer home.-London Chroni
Gle.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Bankers to Aid Cotton Fund

Bankers in the, cotton growing dis.
trict of Oklahoma will undertake to
raise $4,OOO,OOO of the $15O,OOO,OOO cot.
ton loan fund planned at a recent
meeting in st. Louis of financiers and
persons interested in the future of the
cotton market. This was decided upon
at a meeting of about seventy-five
bankers held in the Lee-Huckins ho-
tel last week in response to a call In
sued by D. N. Fink of Muskogee. Every
cotton growing county of the state
was represented in the meeting.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
WAS VERY MUCH IN EARNEST
Woman's Desire for Liberation From
Wrecked Train Accompanied by
Terrible Threat.

A fast Limited" was bowling over
the sands of Arizona. Just how 1t
happened was frequently explained,
and never understood, but as the train
sped along the side of parched river
1t suddenly left the rails, rolled down
the bank and landed in three feet
of muddy water at the bottom Of the
river bed.
Within the cars there was some
natural confusion. Men, women and
lunch boxes were thrown into a heap,
and not an umbrella or a parcel was
left In the racks.
One by one the occupants Of the
rear car extricated themselves from
the mass and sought for means Of es-
cape, while stanching various wounds
caused by broken glass. Every exit
was damned tight. Just then, in the
midst of the doubt and confusion, rose
a womans voice In emphatic demand:
Let me out! Let me out! II you
don't let me out, I'll break window"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Anecdotes.

Speaking of humorlsts brings us to
the fact that no man living can look
quite so solemn when producing hui
NOR as Irwin s. Cobb, the well-known
comedian to the Saturday Evening
Post When Cobb was on the staff
OF one of the big New York newspa
pers he did various news assignments
some OF them mighty serious and 9th
ers that gave him chance for com
edy. 1t was a standing joke about
the Office that anybody could look al
Cobb as he bent over his typewriter
and tell which kind Of yarn he was
writing. If his face was all wrlnklet
up with solemnity like bloodhound's
with q sad look about the eyes such
as one rarely sees except in an under
takers hostler, Cobb was preparing
something that would make hosts o.
people laugh.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
His Iarnon In Doubt.

THAT your cart outsider" asked the
chauffeur.
"Ay, it be-" replied the village gro
Ger.
The chauffeur gave a superior smile.
Il wonder you fellows don't get
tired" he said "joggin' along in them
old, ramshackle carts"
What pleases one doesn't please
mother" replied the grocer philosophL
cally.
SHOULD rather say mott" exclaimed
the chauffeur. 81 s'pose you get used
to It. But look at my car outside! I
can drive that car over sixty an hour!"
"Which-dogs or chickens?" asked
the grocer
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Oklahoma City Times eankrupt.

Richard S. Graves and A. B. Weitz,
named receivers for the bankrupt Ok
lahoma City Times Co. by Federal
Judge John H. Cottrell. Graves and
Weitz also took oath of Office as re-
ceivers before the clerk of the United
States district court at McAlester.
Pending the final adjustment of the
company's affairs, the paper will be
issued by Graves and Weitz, the re-
ceivers, who have been managing ed
itor and business manager, respect
lively, of the newspaper for the last
four years.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Lessees Of School Lands Win Victory

Rule Seven of the state school land
department, which sought to revoke a
school land lessee's preference right
when he refused to buy school land,
on which he held lease, at its ap-
praised value when offered for sale
has been repealed by the school land
commissioners.
All preference rights that have been
revoked through application of the
rule will be restored upon the pay
ment of rent that has become delin-
quent. according to Mr.. Williams. APP
proximately 1000 lessees, whose pref
erence rights have been revoked are
affected by the decision of the COM
missioners, which is considered by
the lessees as a great victory for
them.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
STATE CAPITAL
NE VS. NOTES
Silent Vote is Fatal.

The measure, generally known as
the general revenue" bill, initiated
by State Senator Campbell Russell,
and submitted at the August primary
was lost by 2,079 votes, according to
final official returns certified to Gov
ernor Lee Cruce by Secretary Joe
Morris of the state election board.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment, which would nave given tee
legislature authority to levy addition
al taxes in aid of the common schools
of the state where the present levy
ind funds derived from other sources
are insufficient to maintain a FIVE
months school every year. also in
itiated by Senator Russell was lost,
according to Secretary Morris state
ment, by 1,419 votes.
The proposition, commonly called
the booze amendment" which would
make habitual drunkenness on the
part of a public official grounds for
Impeachment and removal from office,
was adopted by majority of 23,761
votes. This was the only one Of the
five amendments proposed by Attor-
ney General Charles West in his gun
ernatorial campaign, which was sub
mitted. The others were held up
through litigation.
The defeat of the revenue measure
and the school tax amendment is at
tributed to the silent vote" and to
the fact that sufficient ballots con-
tanning the state questions were not
furnished to the voters in number
of precincts throughout the state.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

After an all-day session and the
consideration Of several candidates for
the position OF governor of the fed
eral reserve bank of Kansas City, the
board OF directors Of the new govern
ment institution named Charles M,
Sawyer of Topeka, Kas., state bank
commissioners for Kansas, for this
office.
4 + r.
More than $2,600O0O in Japanese
gold was brought by the steamers
Mongolia and Tenyo Maru from Japan
to pay for American goods. The gold
was taken at once to the San Fran
cisco mint.
r. j. r
Bombs were exploded on two church
properties in New York recently. The
first was planted in the famous st.
Patrick's cathedral on Fifth avenue,
when two persons were injured and
part of the interior edifice was
wrecked. The second was set off
seven hours later, in an areaway close
to the rectory of st. Alphonsius Ro-
man Catholic church on West Broad
way. Every window in the rectory
was broken. Falling glass cut the
hand Of priest in that building.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Sally From the Kitchen.

The two servants met in the tram.
Does this war they're talking so
much about make much difference to
your"
The missus says we've got to econ
omize, so we're to have margarine
with meals in the kitchen"
Doesn't she have 1t, them"
mot her. She says 1t don't suit her
digestion. But there's nothing wrong
with her digestion. We know that.
For as often as not we send her up
the margarine and have the butter
ourselves. London Tit-Bits.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Harper is Granted ReprIeve by cruc.

Will Harper, under sentence to be
electrocuted in the penitentiary at Nc
Alester October 10, was granted re-
prieve until November Is by Governor
Lee Cruce. The governor stated the
reprieve was granted to allow him time
in which to review the record of the
case. The governor could not say
whether the sentence would be COM
muted to life Imprisonment or for a
certain number of years. Harper was
convicted of the murder of Thomas
II. Crawford in Muskogee about one
year ago.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Pharmacx Board In Session.

The state board of pharmacy con-
Quoted examinations last week of ap.
plicants for license. About fifty men
took the examination.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Personal Damage Suit Is Affirmed.

y SN'''1' D"I'IuSE OUIN TO NIITTIITVU'
In the case of F. A. Hart against
the Frisco, in which the Tulsa county
district court had given verdist OF
$4,000 damages for personal injuries
the supreme court held the verdiit to
be excessive and directed new trial
be given or remittance of damages
above $1,000,