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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14

Countenberg, between Brussels and
Louwain. by a Belgian army reinforced
by Russian troops"
His Investigations confirmed this.
'sbut where these Russians are and
what their numbers may be it would be
indiscreet to TELL" he says.
Continuing the correspondent men
tions the possibility that the Russian
is not the only army reinforcing the
Belgians.
An Antwerp dispatch says that the
German force against which the Bel
gians have been operating, has been
heavily reinforced, particularly with
guns. 1t is believed the reinforcements
came from Liege where a thousand
German marines are reported to have
arrived.
The Belgian retirement is said to be
due to the fear that the Germans would
burn Brussels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
SHE BRINGS BACK II.
The Bear Reaches Nome With thu
karluk Survivors.

Nome, Sept. 1.-THE United States
revenue cutter Bear arrived here to-
day with eleven survivors of the crew
of the Stefansson exploring ship Kar-
LUX, who were rescued from Wrangell
island by the gasoline schooner King
and Winge, and transferred to the
Bear.
George Stewart Malloch. geologist,
Of Hamilton, Ontario, and George
Bretty. a fireman. died of scurvy on
the island and were buried there.
Bjarne Mamen, assistant topographer
and geolOgist of Christiania, Norway,
accidentally shot and killed himself
with his own gun. He was buried on
the Island.
Eight ~men are missing and are
given up for dead They left the
wreck of the Karluk so miles from
WrangeH island and we're never seen
again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
PANIC IN Vienna.
Follows News OF the Capture of Sem
lin by Serviahs.

London, Sept. IA dispatch to the
Central News from Petrograd. dated
sunday, says it is reported from
Rucharest that a panic occurred in
Vienna on receipt of the news of the
capture OF Semlin by the Servians and
that thousands of unemployed are
parading the streets OF the capital.
The military stores and even the
stock of uniforms proved to be insult
ficient and as a result the third levy
of reservists are going to the frontier
in civilian attire.
Russians to the number OF 2,5OO
liberated from captivity in Germany
have arrived in Petrograd via Finland
1t is stated that the reason for this lib
Grafton is that German excheQuer is
too depleted to admit of their being
kept.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
NO GAME TODAY.
Rain Spoiled Final Game With st
Joseph Drummers In Topeka.

Rain and bad weather today caused
the final game of the season, between
the Topeka and ST. Joseph baseball
clubs to be postponed The first game
of the series, scheduled for Saturday,
was postponed on account of rain, one
game of the doubleheader scheduled
for Sunday was postponed on account
of wet grounds, and today it rained.
The Drummers left late this after
noon for Lincoln and tonight the
Cooleyites will leave for Omaha. The
Topeka club will play four games in
Omaha and are due to return to open a
four game series Saturday with the
CioI1x Citv club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
SUMMARY OF TODAY'S
WAR NEWS IN EUROPE

Italy is still preserving neutrality.
The. coast forts are being heavily
mined.
Belgians today are delivering a
fierce cavalry attack ON the Germans
at LOuvain.
All danger of a siege is past and
France IS trying to move her capital
back to Paris.
Investigation has confirmed the
statement that Russian troops are
now in Belgium.
The Be ':n forces have prevented
German reinforcements from Joining
their army in France.
The Austrian army in Galicia is in
sore straits. The entire center Sec
tion has been crumpled.
dead today following the hand to
hand fighting on it's banks.
The army OF the defense of Paris,
numbering 100000 men, has been
sent to reinforce the French fighting
front.
The stock OF uniforms is insufficient
for the Austrian army and the reserv-
lists arc going to the front in civilian
attire.
Thousands of Russian prisoners
have been liberated by the Germans
because they are unable to care for
| I'll em.
| thousands of Germans and horses
were enguIfed in the swamps of st.
G bind where they were driven by the
| French
General JOffre. commander of the
French forces. claims a sweeping VIC
tory for the allies along the western
battle front.
Scores of trains arrived in Paris
carly today bringing cannon, prOjec-
tiles. ammunition and aerOp1aneS cap
tured from the Germans.
The first stage of the battle Of the
Marine. NOW designated as 1.-The hattie
Of the ages" appears to have been
won by the French and British.
! The right and center OF the German
army of invasion in France is grad
ually withdrawing and the left wing
stOutly resisting the advance of the
| allies.
General Won vrlucl's German army
has been thrown back from the Marine
and immediate steps have been taken
to save his lines 0f communication
: and retreat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
DAY RACES
Doubleheader Racing Program
for Tomorrow.
Six Harness and Four RUNNING
Contests Scheduled.

Inc weather permitting there will
pe more horse racing tomorrow at the
Kansas State fair than has ever taken
place in one afternoon at the old and
famous local track. Todays races.
which were postponed on account of
a muddy track. will be carried out to-
morrow. and in addition the regular
program for tomorrow derby Day)
will be followed. The Kansas Derby
is the annual state classic among the
gallOpers." For more than a decade
this event has been held annually at
the Kansas State fair and Derby Day
has always been the record day for at
tendance.
If the double-header program is
carried out there will be six harness
races and four running races.
I'VE will begin early and will fin-
ish every race unless darkness stops
u.s." said r. T. Kreipe, superintendent
of the speed department., this after
noon.
Start EARLY Tomorrow.
This means that racing will begin at
O'Clock and there will be no long
waits between heats. AZ soon as the
track Is free of the horses of one heat
thoc Of the next must be on the track,
If the congested program is completed
before darkness.
A 2:14 trot with II entries. 2:11 pace
with 13 entries. a 2 year old pace with
II entries. 2:3O trot with 35 entries.
2:15 pace with Il entries and
year old trot with 10 entries constitute
the harness racing program. There
will also be the Kansas Derby and
three other running races.
OF course not all horses entered in
the races will start, as entries are
made months in advance. Just how
many Of the thirty five entered in the
2:3G trot will start is a matter the
judges Of the races are watching with
interest. Three Topeka horses are en-
tered in this race. Miss PinkstOn,
owned by r. H. Burr; Della McGregor,
belonging to J. w. Davis. and Jim SUM-
day. Herb Covell, owner, are Topeka.
horses entered in this race.
King PinkstOn. owned by DR.. J. p.
Kaster- and Winnatoma, with A. A.
Alexander. owner, are Topeka horses
which will oppose each other In the
tWO-year-oId trOt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
COME BACK .AcAIN
Half of Members of 1918 House
Are Candidates.
Sixty-Five Would Spend An
other Winter in Topeka.
CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATURE
Complete List Of Ambitious
Statesmen This Season.
Only Two PrOhibftionists After
Lower House Jobs.
CANDIDATES FOR LE6ISllTURE
Statesmen This Season.

OF the 125 members Of the 1913
house Of representatives. SIS are this
year candidates to succeed them
selves. aud have been renominated by
their parties in the various represen-
tative districts. With the possible re-
turn of more than one-half of the old
members, it is evident that some of
the leaders Of the recent session will
be present. Not less than a half
dozen of the really strong men of the
1913 session are out of the running
this year and did not seek to succeed
themselves.
Robert Stona of Sha md A AG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
KAISER'S INVADING FORCES
; ARE HIKING BACK TO BELGIUM
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.

Office of the Mayor, Topeka, Kan,
September IA, 1914.
In order that the citizens of To-
peka may have an opportunity TO
attend the state fair. we most
earnestly request that, SO far as
possible, all business houses be
closed on Tuesday afternoon.
The management of the state fair
has done all possible to make the
fair a success: let's help them to
swell the crowd.
r. L. COFRAN,
Attest: Mayor.
C. B. BURGE, City Clerk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
Russian Victories Over Aus.
trian Armies in the South
Are Offset by German Advan-
tageS Gained Further North.
|RENNENKAUPF IS RETREATING
Before q Superior Force OF
the Enemy
Rather Than Risk the Turning
of His Flank.

London. Sept. 14.-But little news and
that Of the vaguest sort filters through
from German regarding the operations
in the west. though 1t is evident from
the tone of Berlin official statements
that the people ara being warned not to
be too optimistic as certain reverses
may be expected.
Dispatches from many sources, in
cluding Vienna, indicate the Austrian
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
ENCLANDER IS DEAD.
He Was the Composer of Thirty-Ffve
Comic Operas.

New York, Sept. 14--Ludwing Eng
lander, noted as a composer of operet-
tas, died yesterday after n long illness
at his home in Far Rockaway. He was
born in Austria 63 years ago and came
to New York in 1882. He was unmar-
ried
Englander's compositions include 25
comic operas and operettas. A pupil
of Offenbach. he was educated at the
University of Vienna. The first oper-
eta from his pen was The Prince
Consort~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
BATTLE STILL
IN PROGRESS
Berlin and London Issue on.
cial Statements
Concerning the Operations Of
the Opposing Armies.
CROWN PRINCE IS CUT OFF
Separated From Main German
Army by q Forest
He Is Hammering Away at the
Forts of Verdun.

Berlin. Sept. 1.-THE headquarters
of the German army in Berlin today
gave out the following official report:
THE German crown prince has
captured the enemy's fortified position
southwest of Verdun and is now bonn
harding with heavy artillery the out
er forts lying to the south.
"A battle is in progress between
Paris and the River Marne over a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
RUSSIANS IN BELGIUM
King Albert's Army Reinforced by tn
Allies.

London, Sept. 14-In a dispatch from
Client the correspondent Of the Daily
News says that after two days Of in
vestigatiOn he has confirmed the state
ment that Russian troops are in Bel
GUM.
Afternoon papers of Ghent, the cor
respondent says, published last Satur-
day a statement as follows:
"The German army has been cut at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
GET FREE NAIL DELIVERY.
HeringtOn Postmaster Receives NOti
fication From Washington.

Herington, Kan, Sept. 14.-R. L.
Notson, postmaster, has received word
from Washington that this city has
been granted free mail delivery. There
will be three regular carriers and one
substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Showers tonight and Tuesday; cooler
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14

All danger of a siege is past anl
france IS trying to move her capita
back to Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14

Italy is still preserving neutrality
Ine' coast forts are being heavily
mined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14

Belgfans today are delivering 9
fierce cavalry attack ON the Germans
at LOuvain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14

Investigation has confirmed the
statement that Russian troops are
now in Belgium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14

The Be 'cn forces have prevented
German refnforcementS from joining
their army in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14

The Austrian army in Galicia is in
sore straits. The entire center Sec
tiOn has been crumpled.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-09-11
The Great Battle.

The great battle which began last
Sunday on the frnticr of France, wag-
ed furiously for several days and is
still raging in several districts. The
German army reached point about
20 miles from Paris. They were driv-
en- back and forced to retreat. 1t is
stated that victory so far is with the
Allies, and that the tide is turning
against Germany.
The battle lines were more than
$50 miles long and million men were
engaged. The number of lives lost
is not known, but was enormous. The
war is costing now about $50 million
dollars a day. If this keeps up long
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-09-11
says, the New York American, it will
about bankrupt the world
Are They Ashamed or Afraid?

Two pregnant and significant facts
are, that nowhere in Virginia do we
and local option leaders, with cheek
enough to discuss its supreme merits
over statewide prohibition before the
people from the public rostrum and
before the assembled voters. Neither
has AN advocate of open saloons had
the hardihood and gall to discuss from
the public platform the great and glo-
rious freedom of the open saloon.
A. J. II.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-09-11
McMINN COUNTY FARM
BARGAIN.

About $50 acres, 40 acres in tim.
Der, 45 acres meadow, Is acres in
corn, 10 acres in oats, 80 acres in
peas this year, balance in pasture
Land lays practically level, except
woodland, which is slightly rolling,
City water in house and at barn.
Creek running through farm. This
place lays right adjoining the pros
porous town of Athens, the county
seat of McMinn county, Tenn, and
runs up to within 200 yards of the
l.. q N. Station. The house stands
on one of the prettiest residence lots
IN the town, lis 300 feet, with
beautiful shade trees and about four
blocks from the court house. An g
room building with 2 halls, bath
room and 2 porches. Good mulatto
limestone soil with red clay subsoil,
which is very productive. One of the
most attractive farms to be found
anywhere, and the location could not
possibly be better or more conven-
lent. Price SIS, 10000, on reasonable
terms.
The above is one of our many at
tractive farm bargains. We have
others at all prices. We are better
prepared than ever to aid the farmer
in the selection of a good farm, and
if interested we hope you will let
us hear from you.
INTERSTATE LAND CORPORA
TON,
Bristol, Tenn.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-09-11
PledmOntBuSineSsCOlleg

FALL SESSION OPENS WITH LARGE ENROLMENT
OF select students from Virginia West Virginia. South Carolina
Georgia. Texas and Oregon Students from other
ing
HAVE ENROLLED STUDENTS FROM THIRTEEN STATES
A package of postal group photos may be had free
STUDENTS PLACED FROM TWENTY COLLEGES AND
SEVEN STATES
See their letters and photographs in cataog
THIRTY SEVEN STUDENTS FROM SEVEN COLLEGES
have recently accepted positions paying as $1,000 Placed
$50 stenographer and $75 payroll this week
80 OUR SPECIAL SEPTEMBER CREDIT PROPOSITION
VIII interest Scholarship sold credit Repay $40 monthly
from salary Positions $50 $75 start Written
tracts given Tuition refunded if we fail.
Ten THOUSAND LARGE NEW HANDSOME CATALOGS
Every interested party should have copy yours at once
Piedmont will do more for you Get the proof
w. L. Musick Tres. SAM JACK MUSICK, Mgr
LYnchburp. Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-09-11

Robbed Chapman-To the Grand jury
Blain Peoples and Ben Robinson
well known colored people of Midway
were tried before Magistrate Patton
tuesday, charged with robbing Allen
Chapman during the carnival of q
large sum. The two negroes are al.
legged to have extracted a pocket book
from Chapman in approved fashion
among pickpockets. The grand jury
Will give the matter thorough inves.
tigation.
Robinson is in jail and Peoples is
on $500 bond.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-09-11
Local News

-
c. NJ Dickerson in their raIIv NJ Mid
way next Sunday Mt nm
i, liz, ar. Sui,s are NOW nm dis
NAV at Jo,.n & n,ttimors's
Ne Eta Hi nan. Of Dickinson
ro1n s.. p';s ed through town one day
.as, wee anroutc TO Lynchburg, to
pi" III =. is Tor tue Fall and
Winner season are now at John S.
r"t.i'nurc's. re latest patterns are
iha :nn:al rally at the Christian
Chrrch on Midway will be held next
Robert Kinder was here on Wcdncs-
day with wagon load of fine Pip
pm and Northern Spy apples, which
he sold readily at Soc the bushel.
neywood shoes III tans and blacks
l'ottimore's.
-
There will be rendered at Kings
Chapel Christian church on Midway
tain Dick, or Our War Correspon-
dent" in three acts. The public is
invited. Admission, lOc.
-
car loads Swifcs Red Steer Fer
tilizer' The same reliable fertilizer
you nave been buying The Tazewcll
supply Co.
~, >,
W.T. H. H. LitZ' oil Morristown,
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Nr;sssos No,l;a onJ c, Ca.
twin dourb,ors oe III. 49,, ~
II Sh,,,, If Ro,noLo h.,a ,aa', 49,
pucsts or roIot;vo. i, Taa'o, s
tbo p,st two v,oo,,s rha ~, ~
topetber tb;s y;ntor i, nahoe,
cor,b Dou,Ia, o' ="
Use Swirt,s Pol c,oo,. no,.;,;
ON vour wba,t As ohou+ :. go
those u,ho hovo ,aa', :. m, 'ol'
Misses Anna and Stella Muncv and
Messrs Minor Muncy and Robert Uoga
of Bland county. who have been the
guest of friends here for several
days, returned to their home at Bland
Wednesday. They wcrc trovol;ro ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-09-11

atives at Castlewoods, have returned
to town.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Adams, of Lou
don county, are visiting relatives in
the west end of the county.
1t is said that Mr.. George R. Sur
face has purchased he property on
west Main Street belonging to Miss
Mag Litz and will move into it in
the near future.
Colonel and Mrs. ]. B. Boyer are
on visit to their farm i'm Hartford
county, Md.
c. Henry Hartman has purchased
he fine automobile from Star motor
company,-a six cylinder Hudson.
which was received here last week.
Miss Elizabeth Price, of Richmond,
is In Tazewell the guest of her rela-
tive, Mrs. II. f. Hartman.
Miss Madge Richardson, of Bluefield,
was in Tazcwell last Sunday the guest
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A..
Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Martin, of
Roanoke, and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Anderson, of Bluefield, have been the
guests of relatives in the coutny for
the past several weeks.
w. Goggin Crockett, of New York
City, is at his home here spending
his summer vacation. He is connect
ed with the City in the capacity of
chemist in the analysis of foods. ect
Every boy and girl leaving for
school will want the Clinch VALLEY
News to follow. They all say its
better than a letter from home ex-
cept the one from mother.
Prof. Gollehon, principal of the High
School, was called to New Castle on
yesterday on account of the death of
Il his wife's mother, which sad event
occurred on Wednesday night. Prof.
Carson is in charge of the school
yesterday and today.
Left Neel, foreman, expects to have
lower Mechanics avenue in auto-trim
by Saturday night at quitting time.
or nearly so. 1t is fine job. Henry
kincer is the contractor. John Hall.
and several Dry Town citizens; Cam
Smith, Lee Holly and others are doing
the work. Much blasting was ne
cessary, and the citizens of that COM
munity, as well as everybody else,
will be glad when it is all over.
Mr.. w. w. Hartman, of Birminp-
ham, Ala, son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. T.
Harman, has been in he community
Tor sometime with his bride, spend
ing his honeymoon visiting around.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. HAIR
man have moved to Hurley, Va, and
the newly welded people visited them
and also other relatives-the Misses
Laird, in this town. Mr.. Hartman.
who is in business in Birmingham.
married young, beautiful woman of
Mississippi. She was Miss Leah de
Graffenreid, of Swiss parentage. Her
parents settled some years ago in
North Carolina, and later moved to
Mississippi.
Willard Kinzer and D. A. Leffel
two good Clear Fork citizens, were
here on Tuesday. Both of these men
are for statewide. DIR. DUNCAN was
here also, but left the impression
that he is "wet." We ALL hope this
is wrong impression. Men have n
right to their opinions and should
vote as they pray. But this is one
time above all others, when all true
men should stand ogether, for there
can be only one side to agreat moral
question
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-09-11
WANTED-To rent good house
conveniently located, for the winter
Will pay good rent.
Apply NEWS Office.
CITRoLAX

Users say it is the ideal, perfect
laxative drink. M. j. Perkins, Green
Bay, Wis, says, 81 have used pills
oils, salts, ETC., but all were disagree
able and unsatisfactory. In Citrolax ]
have found the ideal laxative drink. D
For sick headache, sour stomach, lazy
liver, congested bowels, Citrolax is
ideal.
For sale by all druggists
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-09-11

Rev. &. X. Brown and Mrs. Brown
are in Richmond, where Mrs. Brown
is taking treatment in a Richmond
hospital.
There will be preaching in the
Burke's Garden Baptist church Sun
day at IL a. m. and $3.50 p. m. by the
pastor, Rev. Thos. Campbell.
j. A. and w. b. Leslie have bought
the residence occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bowser, on TaZewell ave-
nue., formerly owned by Prof ]. P.
Brahe. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowser will
remain in the property for the winter.
j. G .Buston has pasture for few
dry cows.
Mr.. C. l.. Hash and wife, of Ho-
bart, Okla, who have been visiting
relatives in Crocketts Cove and other
sections of the county for several
weeks, will leave in few days for
Washington county for short visit
before returning to their home in the
west.
Rams Gillespie, lineman for the
Bluefield Telephone Company at this
place, and Miss George Yost, an
adopted daughter of Mr.. A. z. Litz,
were married in Bristol Tuesday by
Parson Burroughs. They made their
escape from Tazewell Sunday night
travelling through the coutry in hack
and returned Wednesday evening.
DR.. j. r. Hicks, of Shawvers Mills,
has had to go back to the old method
of travelling for the past two weeks on
account of breakdown of his gasoline
car. A johnson rod" "Jackshaft,"
or something like that broke in his
machine recently. The new parts have
been ordered, and will soon be on hand
and the neighbors of DR.. Hicks will
again enjoy his hospitality.
Drs. j. R. Hicks and ]. R. Gross.
one from Clear Fork and the other
from Maxwell, were here on Tuesday
holding things in equilibrium. And
by the way, both these good and true
physicians are for statewide. Doc
tors know now that the devil has
been lying all the time when he said
that liquor was a necessary medicine.
The exact number of the pupils in
the school here cannot be given. There
are between $50 and 400 all told, with
about 85 in the High Schol department
w. o. Barns was here on yester-
day and authorized the statement
that he was for statewide out and
out.
Prof. Carson leaves today for Gov
ington. His school of rs teachers
and 1000 pupils opens next Monday.
He will return about October 1st, at
which time the family will leave Taze
well.
Mr.. Nick Carter, bright young
man from Missouri, a student of Rich
mond College, is here spending a few
days with his school mate, Joseph
Leslie. OF course he has to be
shown" around much. These young
sters will re-enter Richmond College
next week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-09-11

FARM FOR SALE-130 acres on
Cove Creek, Va. Fair buildings, good
orchard of bearing trees, 100 acres
cleared, rest in woods. Some good
timber. A desirable home Price and
terms reasonable.
Addres: B. NEWS office,
Tazewell, Va.