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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
DENIES SHIPMENTS OF
POWDER TO NATIONS

Washington. Sept. 9.-The du Pont
Powder company announced officially
today that It had not shipped pound
Of powder to England or to any other
warning European nation and will not
ship any.
Colonel f.. G.. Buckner vice president
OF the company. authorized the state
ment in reply TO the charge OF the Ger
man ambassador. Count Won Bernstorn,
that ammunition is being shipped from
this country to England. Colonel Buck
ner says the European powder supply
is an immense one. France has 225,0OO
tons Of powder, nine times as much as
all the smokeless powder manufactured
for the United states. This supply
will all the magazines OF every French
warship seven times over and still
leave an immense supply for the
French army Germany has as much
powder as France and England has
more powder because OF her great
navy.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
GREAT COMET COMING WITH
THUNDER Of AWFUL CONFLICT
Wandeer Grows Brighter as Combat Becomes fecs Seem
Ing Omen to Superstlous Minds Celestial Wonders Have
Terrified Iimld People In TroubIous Times

Washington, Sept. 9.-The world war
has its comet During all the great
wars OF the worlds history. comets
have famed across the sky. Bursting
into the ken of mankind, this new
wanderer from the mystery at the back
OF the stars is looked upon by the SUI
perstitious as a portent and haTbinger
Of earthwide battle and disaster
Paul T. Delevan, an astronomer, has
the honor Of having his name attached
10 the free-lance of the skies, which
will go down in history and science as
the comet of the war Of 1914. Although
when Delevan discovered his comet
from the observatory Of La Plata in
the Argentine republic eight months
ago, there was no war on the horizon,
and no sign OF great trouble, the
travelling body has been steadily grow
ing brighter, and it will gecome vis-
ible TO the naked eye very shortly
reaching its greatest brilliancy in the
course Of the present war.
May Worry the Superstitious.
Superstitious people might find much
in the beginning OF the great struggle
to convince them that war is a sin. and
that its makers are frowned on by God.
On Aug. 10. Pope Plus y, head OF the
Roman Catholic church. died. the d.
rect result Of worriment over the great
slaughter. ON Aug. y there was an
eclipse OF the sun. total over part Of
Russia and other European territory
where war is raging. The coming of
a great comet might by the ignorant
be construed as an omen.
When Delevan first saw the comet
on Dec. Il, 1913. ii was $4,000 600
miles from the sun, and was not very
clear even with the telescope. At pres
ent il is about 10000 600 miles from the
sun, and may be seen with opera
glasse in the northeast part Of the
sky late at night and early in the
morning. Scientists have said that the
Delevan comet will be visible with tel
Escapes for a period stretching over
about six years.
Nearest in Ostober.
1t will come nearest 20 the earth in
October, when IT will Doe not more than
l4Iooo.000 miles from the orbit OF this
globe.
Although the atmosphere in most
cities makes photography Of the sky
extremely difficult. some excellent re-
suits have been obtained in several
cities Of the United States by those
who have attempted 10 take pictures
OF the new wanderer OF the heavens.
The tail OF Deleyan's comet is a
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09

bushy one, and is about three degrees
in length. AS was predicted by the
discoverer. the comet has become one
OF the bright" ones, visible TO the
naked eye as distinguished from the
telescope" comets never seen by un-
assisted lay observers, The new comet
now is not far from the constellation OF
Capella, and from Castor and Pollux.
During the Franco Prussian war,
which is wildly recalled by the war
now raging, the comet Tempel II was
visible. and attracted much attention
as war comet" Olbers comet was
the one visible when Napoleon met
his downfall at Waterloo. In the
course Of the Japanese Russian war
Brooks comet came within sight Of
the earth.
Historical Comets.
Comets in history have accompanied
events of such worldwide importance
as the following:
4lO a. D.-Sack Of Rome by Alaric
and his Visigoths.
450-Attila the Hun defeated in his
invasion OF Europe at Chalons.
624-Beginning OF wars of Mahomet.
lO66-Winiam the Conqueror wins
England at Hastings.
1099-First crusade.
14S-49-Second crusade.
13S2-Tamerlane and his hordes
overrun Central Asia.
l402-Tamerlane invades Europe
and storms Constantinople
l456-war between Christians and
Turks.
1492-Conquest OF Granada.
l52S-war between Francis L Of
France and Emperor Charles V. Of
Germany.
l6S9-Wars between France, Ger
many, England, spain and Italy
1729-War between France, England
and Spain.
l744-War between France, England
and Spain.
1744-War between Frederick the
Great Of Prussia and Maria Theresa
II Austria.
1769-Napoleons comet. Napoleon
war born August Is.
lSl2-Inyasion OF Russia by Napo-
leon.
1S2l-Napoleon' death.
lS6l-American Civil war.
observation-disclosures war.
The deaths OF many kings and dis
tinguished persons, massacres, pesti-
lences, volcanic eruptions and other
disasters have been accompanied by
comets.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
FOOD THE ESSENTIAL.

Pat had just arrived from the Elmer
aid Isle, and he was feeling very hun.
cry, as he had not eaten anything sine,
o'clock last evening, and II was nov
o'clock In the morning. So he wen
into restaurant close by, and asked
the waiter how much would he charg,
him for breakfast.
"One shilling" replied the waiter.
We'll, how much will ye charge m,
for my dinner" said Pat.
one shilling and sixpence," replied
the waiter.
We'll, what will ye charge me foi
my supper them"
"Sixpence," was the reply.
Then. If We please. will we give me
my SUPPER said Pat.-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
WAR VICTIMS IN THE U, s.
MUST DEPEND ON CHARITY
Localities Must Care For Families Of
the Reservists.


Washington. Sept 9.-With the pinch
OF poverty tightening among families
left in the United States when thou
sands Of European reservists hurried Co
war. government officials find thcm-
selves left without means of Offering
aid The problem OF relief will have
to be handled, 1t is declared, by state
and local governments through public
subscription, and by such help as the
warning governments find themselves
able to extend.
Unofficial reports received at WASH
ington indicate that relief will soon be
required among the wives and children
whose bread winners went To war.
Hundreds are already dependent upon
public support in New York. In the
coal regions OF Pennsylvania, where
thousand OF alien miners quit work
and hurried to their regiments. the
poor houses are said TO be filled be-
where aliens have established homes
the situation is the same
None of the dependents OF the aliens
who went back to Europe to fight can
he deported under the law defining
public charges" because their plight
results from causes that occurred af-
ter they landed in the United States.
In no event can alien public charges
who have been here three years be ex-
PEELED.
The government is exercising leni-
ency even among undesirables now
here, IL their deportation means expo
sure to danger abroad.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
FRENCH PAPER SUPPLY
SMALL; NEWSPAPERS
PRINTED ON ONE SHEET

Paris. Sept. 9.-All Paris newspa-
pers are printed on one sheet ou'S
The supply of paper is limited most VI
the stats have gone to the frontier ana
nobody cares for anything but WA
news. The police have forbidden ven
ders to cry out anything but the haih'7
Of papers so there are no shouts apu"'
big battles and big losses. There is ia'
less yellow" or exaggerated news III
those papers than i'm the evening pa
pers i'm London where "the big pa''''
has been dressed up daily for wv
weeks.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
IN THE JUSTICE COURTS.
John England and Son Being Tried by
Jury in JackoIa's Court.

The trial of John ENGLAND and son
Rudolph, charged with defrauding theii
boarding house keeper, occupied tn,
attention of Justice JaCkola's court
this afternoon. Complaint against both
men was made last week by Mrs. John
Adams Of Tamarack. The Englands
are represented by Attorney w. A.
Bateman and the case of the people is
being looked after by Attorney VIII
Mccormack. Trial is by jury.
Oscar Banha was arrested in Calu-
met yesterday by officer Gunderscn
of Keweenaw county and will be Civ
en- hearing this week before Justice
Edwin Medlyn of Ahmeek on the
charge Of being disorderly and failing
to support his wife and family. The
warrant for his arrest was issued last
week.
Justice Medlyn also has issued a
warrant for the arrest of oscar Alto
men of Allouez, charged with disorder
~ conduct and failing to support his
children, whom il is claimed have been
left a burden on the public. Mrs. AL
tonen died some time ago, ana since
ii is charged, Altoncn has left his chill
dren with n neighbor and has mani
tested practically no interest in their
welfare.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
GERMANS CHARGED WITH
DESTROYING DlNANT AND
SHOOTING MANY CITIZENS

London, Sept. 9.-An Ostend des-
patch to the Reuters company says
The Germans have destroyed the
Belgian town OF Dinant Q5 miles south
OF Namur) after shooting hundreds OF
the male inhabitants because IL was
alleged shots had been fired from the
heights overlooking the city.
THE Germans in a few hours 10y
shell fire and incendiarism destroyed
Dinant on the Meuse. Hundreds OF
male inhabitants were shot, including
one party OF 100 prominent citizens who
We're executed together in the Place
D'Armes.
The Germans alleged the civilians
had fred shots into Dinant from the
heights While the shooting and burn
ing were going on the women residents
OF the city were confined in the con-
vents.
Among those shot were NJ. Hum
mers, the wealthy manager OF large
weaving factory and NJ. Poncelot, son
OF former senator. The latter was
killed in the presence OF his wife and
children. Germans appeared at the
branch bank OF the National bank,
where they demanded the cash in the
safe. The manager, NJ. Wasseize, re-
fused to hand 1t over. whereupon he,
together with his two sons, were shot
There was no evidence so far as is
known that the alleged shooting from
the heights resulted in the killing OF
any Germans"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
AT THE OPERA.

certain representative in congress
from the west Is very fond Of music
and 1t annoys him To a degree al
the opera to perceive the inattention
Of the audience. z
One night when he had slipped over
to New York to visit the Metropolitan
n friend found him supping at a
Broadway establishment.
II have been to the opera" sa
he, in response to the Others inquiry.
What did you hear?'
II heard" said the representative.
that the Twillers are going to get
a divorce, that young Van Glider has
married an English barmaid. and that
Mrs. J. G. Speckelmeyer is gradually
pawnlng her jewels. "-Pittsburg Chro-
niCle- Telegraph.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
MANY GERMAN
SPIES TAKEN;
ORDERED SHOT
Hundreds of Foreigners, Some In
nocent, Arrested. Daily

London, Sept. 9.--All the predictions
OF the novelists are being fulfilled in
the Anglo German war.
England as they declared it would
be, is full OF German spies and there
is something like panic among the
authorities. Germans-and many Of
them quite innocent-are being round
ed up in hundreds every day and some
of them are receiving short shrift, al
though nothing about this phase of
the situation gets into the papers. An
official i'm the vital statistics depart
ment declared that he had han
died the death certificates Of eight
Germans who had been shot in the
neir hborhood of the great arsenal at
Woolwich during the first week. Ger
mans have been shot all around the
coast and several who have been
caught trying to wreck troop trains
have been dispatched in the same way.
Every government building in Lon
don is guarded by sentries with rifles
loaded and bayoncts fixed. The gem
eral postollice is protected with steel
netting to it's first story TO prevent
bombs being dropped into the basement
and armed scntries guard every on
trance and patrol the sidewalks in
front of it.
London's water supply is guarded
closely by territorials.
Describes Scene Of Crossing.
a newspaper courier who returned
recently from Ostend described the
scene on the crossing. His boat passed
between two triple lines of small cruis-
ers, torpedo boats and destroyers,
while dozen aeroplanes flew back and
forward from coast to coast. In the
lane thus formed great liners converted
into troop ships passed to and fro,
laden going from England and empty
going back.
ENGLAND has been practically denud-
ed of regular troops and the home POI
sitions are held by the terrtorials.
Meanwhile the enrolling and drilling of
Lord Kitchener's new army of 500,0
is going on. Companies of men In ci-
william dress are drilling in every va
cant space around London and uni
forms and arms are being served out
as quickly as possible. The tcrritorals
will be used To replace the wastage in
the expcdltionary force and their places
at home will be taken by the new
troops.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
SAYS RHEIMS WAS OCCUPIED
BY ONLY THIRTEEN MEN

Washington, Sept. 0.-"Rheims was
occupied on Sept. by small German
patrol, consisting OF six officers and
seven privates.' says a wireless
from Berlin to the German embassy
here.
Mr.. Schurmann, war correspondent
that when still doubtful whether the
forts were occupied" the message con-
tinues, Capt. Won Humbrachs left pa
trolls between the forts. rode into the
town hall, took formal possession Of
the city, made the mayor a hostage
for the proper behavior of the inhabi
tants, and then awaited the arrival OF
the German brigade"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
GREATER NAVY
and ARMY ARE
URGED FOR US.
More BattIsshlps and 100000
Force Are Demanded

Washington, ID. c., Sept As re-
suit of the lessons of national defense
taught by the European war, Congress
will he urged to appoint commission
to study and rscommend the most ef-
fective measures for the protection of
the United States on both land and sea
from foreign aggression.
The object OF the proposed investiga-
ton will be TO determine how large an
army and navy the country needs for
adequate defense and how such forces
should be obtained and'maintained.
That the United States must take
immediate steps to increase it's navy
and to provide a larger and more eff
cient army is the conviction of the
more progressive officials of the gov
eminent, who are profiting by the OBJ
ject lessons of the great conflict i'm
the eastern hemisphere.
Minimum Required.
Conservative authorities on the sub
ject say the minimum requirements of
an adequate national defense are:
The addition OF at least twelve bat
tleships and a proportional number OF
lesser craft to the navy.
Increase OF the standing army to a
serve OF 1000 900 trained fighters, pro-
cured through the compulsory service
system.
on account of its isolation in the
western hemisphere, the navy always
will be the chief defense of the repub-
lie. In this respect the. United States
is like Great Britain. In the present
war the English isles and British pos
sessions throughout the world are i'm
mune from the attack of their enemies
because the British navy rules the
seas.
The United States now possesses the
third largest navy in the world. 1t is
surpassed in naval strength by Great
Britain and Germany. America was
in second place until last year, when
Germany, as a result of its great build
ing program OF the last few years
forged ahead At the same time the
building program OF the United State s
received n setback, forced by the DEM
ocratic control of Congress.
Three Navies Compared.
Great Britain has 20 modern battle
ships, 10 cruiser battleships, 80 older
battleships and 80 cruisers. Germany
has 10 modern battleships. cruiser
battleships, 20 older battleships and "a
cruisers. The United States has II
modern battleships. 20 older battle
ships and % cruisers.
More than anything else, say the
naval and military authorities. the Eu-
ropean war is demonstrating the adj
vantages Of preparedness. The Ger
mans were fully prepared for this war
on land the British were fully pre-
pared on sea. Each has been winning
victories on it's own province of pre-
paredness.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
A NEW WAR EXPLOSIVE.

A new submarine mine explosive
called "trotor which can not be set
OFT by percussion. but which has to be
confined and fred by electricity. has
been employed in the annual war test
Of submarine mines Off Sandy Hook.
Trotol. II II declared. can be melted
loaded with 100 pounds of the new
explosive and fired during the recent
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
SAYS GERMANS SUPPLY
OF ARMS IS EXHAUSTED

London. Sept. "a dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Rotterdam reports
that Il Is stated on good authority
that the supplies of German arms are
now exhausted. The rifles carried by
the Landstrum, the last reserves, are
said to be 81 an old type and 1t is also
said that there is insufficient ammuni-
ton. Some Of the Landstrum appear
ed armed with rifles taken from the
Belgians, while uniforms, it is stated,
are not available for all OF the Land
strum troops.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
NEARLY HALF OF PARIS
POPULATION IS GONE

Paris, Sept. 9.--The population OF
Paris and suburbs before the war was
100000. According TO semi official
figures Il Is now 100000. owing to the
mobilization OF the army and the de-
parture OF the fugitives. The minister
of public works Is aiding the people
to leave. and is providing free trans
portation In many cases.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
RIGHT WING OF THE
INVADERS DRIVEN BACK


Continued From First Page.
lines We're made public. showing that
the retreat II the enemy was general
the jUbIIatiCn that marked the first an
nouuCement Of the taking Of Mulhau-
sen was repeated everywhere.
Wounded Are Arrivina.
Hundreds Of wounded from the front
We're passing around the city today
All declared that the aghting % the
north and east Of Paris was most des-
perate. Each side was reported charg-
ing desperately in succession. with a
goodly part Of the general fighting Of
hand-to-hand variety.
The Germans were said 10 have beer
pushed back by sheer weight Of num-
beers, the British cavalry and infantry
charging en- masse along the battle
front
Allies Have Fresh Troops.
There have been many rypors ~
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army ~ the alrfes SOM. 80 ,ho ~
ruors arc tg Tho eef,r, Tho, p,,ssia,,
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ors that the Indian -roors arc t,u-
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
BRITISH DREADNoUGHT
CHASING GERMAN CRUISER.

Honolulu, 7. H., Sept. 9.-The Wat
son Navigation company's steamer
Wiiheimlna reported on arrival here
that she picked up wireless message
from the British dreadnought Austria
lia' then in Hawaiian waters saying
that she was in fun chase OF the Ger
man cruiser Nurnberg, which left here
Sept. /
me Nurhberg Is a small cruiser of
only $40 tons, and il overhauled
would have little chance with even an
armored cruiser. Her main battery
consists of ten 4i-inch rifles.
II Is believed here that the Austria :
liam cable to British Columbia woscu,
by the Nurnberg.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09

Utica, n. Y, has celebrated an "old
home week.
Atlanta Masons are building new
temple, costing 100000.
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test threw columns 81 water and pieces
of targets ESQ feet to $50 feet in the
air. Each mine was allowed to remain
in the water two hours before being
exploded in order to test the water
tight joints in the cable containing the
firing circuit.-Electrica World,
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valued at 100000 are locked up in
German ports.
British Drive Germans Back.
London, Sept 9.-The British on j.
cial press bureau last night Issued the
following announcement:
The general position continues sat =
!sfactory. The allies are gaining
ground on their left all along the line
Of the Ourcq and Petit NORM rivers.
The British have driven the enemy
back ten miles.
Fighting has been in progress far
Their 20 the right along the line which
includes Montmirail and Sompuls,
neither side gaining advantage.
Farther 20 the right again, from
Vitry- Lee Francois to Sermaize- Les
Bains, the enemy has been pressed
back IN the direction of Rheims.
At Luneville an attempt by the
Germans to advance has been repuls-
ed"
25o,oco Recruit. For Francs.
Bordeaux. Sept 9.-The following Of
nciav notice was issued
Tho official list OF young men OF
France due TO join the army in 1915
VIII be published not later than Sept.
20. The usual period Of two months
between the publication and the pre-
seutation Of the recruits il by decree
shortened 20 ten days"
As consequence, about $50, 900 men
viii Doe added TO the French forces by
Sept 30. is expected that they will
take the field in a few months.
Repudiate 8ey's Suggestion.
Washington Sept. 9.-The state de-
oartment and the British embassy
here rcpudiated today the suggestion
IF 4. Rustem Bey, the Turkish am
1assador. that Great Britain might be
'ndeavoring to draw the United States
nto the European war in urging the
dispatch Of an American warship TO
Turkish waters 10 care for Christian
interests in Turkey
II is known authoritatively that
treat Britain's expression on the sub
ect answered an inquiry on the Unit
"a States as TO whether she would OBJ
ect TO the sending OF an American
var ship. The American government
the powers before send
ne the cruiser North Carolina to Tur-
key.