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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-11
SCUTAR|C CAPTURED
BY M0N1ENEGR|NS
Albania Invaded by Servia's
Warships
Bornbard Antivari.

Rome, Aug. 11.-Montenegro has
violated the new state of Albania and
taken the city of Scutari. Advices
received here declare that a force has
recaptured the city, which was taken
from Montenegro by the powers at
the close Of the last Balkan war. Mon
tenegrin troops captured Scutari dur
ing that conflict. after terrific fight
Ing.
Tho Montenegrins have directed an
attack at ,Thebin1e. in Herzegovina,
fifteen miles southeast of Mostar.
Their losses SO far are only 200 killed.
The Austrian losses are much smaller.
Advices today state that a Mon
tenegrin gunboat bombarded the Aus
TRAN Notifications at Cattaro. Only
slight damage vas done.
Austxtans Bernhard Andvarf.
Details Of the Commandment of An
t1vart. Montenegro, received here to-
day. indicate that the city's fortinca-
tons were utterly leveled by the de-
struct1ve fire from Austrian warships.
M%ontenegrin troops attempted to
reply with small arms, and one Of the
Austrian cruisers then turned its fire
on tho city proper, destroying a num-
Der OF houses.
Wireless Rendered Useless
The naval station. with all build
fngs, was destroyed. The wireless
towers were rendered useless, several
being blown up by explosive shells.
The cfty's electric lighting plant was
badly damagd.
Montenegrins took refuge fin the
hills The cruisers made no attempt
to land men.
Public opinion here considers the
bombardment Of Antfvarf. the sole
port, Of Montenegro, as an offenae by
Austria against the interests and
rights Of Italy, because of the damage
done to the property of the Italian
company at that port.
One thing we will eve see Is a
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CONGRESS May FIND SPECIAL
REVENUE MEASURE NECESSARY
Present European War Means Great Falling off of Duti-
able Imports Into This Countrywide Ways and
Means Committee Now Studying Situation.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE house
ways and means committee is to make
a thorough study of the revenue situa-
ton between now and the time when
congress is ready to adjourn, with the
purpose of ascertaining what addition
al sources of income should be opened
up, in the light of what is going on in
Europe. If the light thrown upon the
question by adjournment time. which
presumably will be about the middle
of September. should be deemed in
sufficient to warrant action, the mat
ter will be permitted to go over until
the December session.
Preliminary signs of what effect the
war is to LAY on custom duties
should begin to appear by September
by which time, also. something should
be known as to whether the war is to
be ~protracted. If the conflict Is to
be over in a few weeks. or ever a few
months. it might be that action by
congress would not be necessary. Or
would be Of a character that would
not attract wide attention. But il
there is to be a struggle lasting for a
year of longer. the United States, de-
prived Of the bulk of its customs du-
ties. undoubtedly would be compelled
to reimpose a series of special inter
nal revenue taxes, as was done during
the civil war and again during the
war with Spain.
Duties Reach $500. 600. 900.
The customs duties of the govern
ment aggregate about $500. 900, 900 a
year. or about a third of the total in
come. To what extent the war in
Europe will curtail this income no.
body yet knows. AS stated, the ways
and means committee is keeping a
careful watch Of the situation, and
will be ready to report a bill the mo-
ment the treasury department in
forms it that the customs duties are
falling behind in a way to imperil the
treasury balances.
The internal revenue taxes levied
on account of the war with Spain pro-
duced about 500, 600. 900 a year.
They were imposed in June. 1898. and
taken off gradually, some of them in
force unit 1902. 1t is said that the
Spanish wal will be of the model the
way and means committee will use
in drafting a bill to fit the situation
which may now develop. The tax
would, OF course. be repealed the mo-
ment normal conditions were restor-
ed in Europe, and the customs re-
accustomed figure.
In drafting a special revenue bill
the ways and means committee will
be guided wholly by the needs Of the
treasury, and to that end specially in
formed treasury officials will be on
hand to guide its deliberations with
wise counsel. a..
The Spanish war tax touched as
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notes, twenty-five cents each; ware
house receipts. twenty-five cents: pro-
priety articles of all kinds, one-eight
of one per cent to lve-eight Of one
per cent each package; perfume and
cosmetics same as above; chewing
gum. four cents for each box contain
ing gum valued at 81; Pullman cars,
one cen for each chair or berth; mix
ed flour manufacturers, $12 a year
each; tea, ten cents a pound at time
of importation.
Many Special Taxes.
There were in addition to those Just
enumerated, special taxes on legacies
and on brokers. pawnbrokers, COM
mercial brokers, custom-house brok-
ers, ETC., ranging from $40 to $50 a
year; on theaters and similar places
Of amusement, 500 a year; on cir
cuses, 500 a year each; on bowling
and billiard halls, IS a year for each
table or alley. Banks were also taxed,
but it Is assumed that. on account Of
the taxing Of the new currency law, 1t
would not be wise to tax them anew
in a war revenue bill.
It is the judgment Of some Of the
best informed men in the treasury
that it will not be possible to know
as early as September what the treas
ury requirement will be on account
of the European war situation, or how
long the war is likely to continue.
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DUCHESS BARS
WAY Of OFFICER
Marie Adelaide of Luxem.
burg De6es Major Who
Seeks to Invade District

london. Aug. 11.-A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Brussels says d
German major wa sthe first to cross
The bridge entering Luxembourg. he
found his way barred by a caoinet
minister who turned his automobile
across the bridge and taking a copy OF
the Berlin treaty from his pocket
showed it to the major, VINO re-
marked: 49,, row.
orders which l must execute.
Duchess Confronts Omcer.
Immediatel yafterward Marie Ade"
laide, grand duchess OF
drove up in a motor car whlch q
chauffeur turned lengtnwise acrose
the bridge while the duchess exclalm
ed: "The neutrality of Luxembourg
must he respected . I shall telegraph
Emperor William!"
The German officer answered: you
had better go home quietly"
When the commander Of the Lux
emburg army demonstrated. the Ger
man officer, pointing a revolver 70.
ward the commander, retorted: IL
these are not your methods they are
ours. Clear out
Work of Destruction Begins.
Soon the work of military destrt1c-
ton began. VILLAS and farmhouseS
were demolished" says the correspon-
dent, land thickets cut down tor
strategic purposes. From Luxembourg
to Rodange the fields are devastated
and houses RACED. Trenches have been
dug. Whoever casts a glance at these
Is arrested as a spy"
Germany is said to have secretly
moved 800, 900 men to the Belgian n
Russian frontiers during the week
ending August 2 with the object OF
surprising and overpowering the re-
sisttng forces at the outset of the war.
Men wer esent without adequate pro-
visions and ammunition.
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many different articles as possible and
its avowed purpose was to arrange
the tax in such a way as to make 1t
impossible for the person paying it to
pass it OF to h person ahead of him.
1t is customary to say, when discuss
ing the tariff. that the pays
it, and that is true to a large extent.
But with the war revenue taxes Of
1898 1t was the purpose of congress,
so far as was possible. to exact pay
ment from the manufacturers and
other corporations handling COM
moditics in large quantities. The con-
sumner paid the tax in solne instances,
but in the main he did not do 80.
For instance. the tax on beer was
doubled. 1t had been a 81 a barrel.
and the special tax made 1t 50. 1t
not possible to pass that tax on
to the consumer If a similar tax
that it would bring in at least $780,
900, 900 a year, or perhaps one-half
to one-third Of the total sum that 1t
would be necessary to raise.
Tobacco Tax Increased.
Similarly. the tax on tobacco was
radically increased without the con-
sumer feeling it. The tax On tobacco
was raised from a 10 cents a pound
to 10 cents a pound, on cigars from
SO a thousand to $3.50 a thousand.
cigarettes from so cents a thousand
to S1.50 a thousand.
It was similarly out of the question
for the stamp taxes to be passed on
to the consumer. Bonds and deben-
lures were taxed at the rate of five
cents for each 500 Of value. Stocks
were taxed at the same rate. Sales
and agreements to sell were taxed two
cents for each 800 Of value; bank
checks and drafts. two cents each:
bills Of exchange, two cents for each
500 Of value: foreign bills Of ex-
change, four cents for each 500 Of
value: foreign bills Of lading, ten
cents; domestic bills of lading, M
sages, one cent each; indemnity bonds,
cents for each 800 Of value; certi-
wardens and marine surveyors, TWEEN
ty-five cents: ship charters, So to $40:
brokers' notes, ten cents each: deed
of conveyance, fifty cents for each
$500 Of value; kilograms, one cent
each; life insurance. eight cents per
500 Of policy value; fire insurance.
one-half Of one per cen on each 81
of value; fidelity and casualty insur-
ance. same as above leases. twenty
flee cents to 81: manifests for customs
house entry, 81 to SIS; mortgages,
cents on amounts up to
$1,000, and twenty-five cents for each
$500; foreign passage tick
cts. 81 to IS; powers of attorney. ten
to twenty-five cents each; protest Of
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-11
L|EGE SLAUGHTER
GRAPHICALLY told
Germans, Fearless in Face
Of Heavy. Loss, Defy Mines
and Die by Thousands.
(By Captain Guy Marriott.J
Especial Correspondent Of the London
StAndard.)

Standard.)
Liege, Aug. s.-(Delayed in, trans
Observation-Disclosures is q consecutive
story Of the assault Of Liege by the
seventh and tenth army corps. begin
ming last night and coming to an in
glorious finish this afternoon in the
capture by the Belsians Of numerous
death OF more than 1000 Germans
and the wounding Of many times that
number.
Strength Aston3shes Germans.
. The Germans we're astoriahed to
find the resistance OF the defenders OF
LAege 80 strong. Their commanders
held q careful consultation and then
determined to continue the attack
from the north and southeast Of IAege
which was protected in those direc-
lions by the forts Of Norchon Eveg-
and Boncellea.
Advancing all along this front last
night. the Germans were constantly
exposed to . rakinE flre by the mobile
artillery, occupying an tmpfov1sed
cover in the spaces between the forts.
but hidden to an extent that It was
impossible to direct the artillery at
them successfully.
3. Mines KIN Many.
Iu0 SSxI1AuS also Wcf0 6UO9eCLeQ TO
tho terrific havoc Of barbed wire en-
tanglements and mines. which it was
impossible to see in the darkness, but
despite the falling Of the dead and
wounded In blocks. the invaders con-
tinued the struggle forward.
Ravines. woods and winding roads
afforded some natural cover. but the
superbly courageous charges Of Bel
CLAN cavalry rendered this protection
Of little use.
Germans Driven Back.
Shortly after dawn the Belgians dis
posed Of the dangerous German as
sault against Fort Norchon by a mas
terly charge Of the mixed cavalry bril-
gade, which drove the shattered Ger
nan ranks before them like a whirl-
wind. The seventh corps. broken up
hopelessly. retired in disorder. over
5000 fugitives being reported as pass
ms through Maestricht toward AK la
Chapelle.
Tenth Corps Fares No Better.
Meanwhile the tenth corps was busy
further south. Tho first German regi-
ment crossing the Spaces between the
forts of Embourg and Chaudfontaine
lost It's colonel within 500 yards from
no garde cfvlque. and then suffered
themselves to be ripped up and down
mercilessly BY the fearful eloudburst
Of lead from the Belgian artillery M
fcrts.
Trapped In Mined Chateau.
The Germans succeeded in sur
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Financing the United States Opens New Problem to Congress

rounding, the Chateau Of LAnteress.
opposite Fort Embourg. under cover
OF thier artillery, and Immediately the
Bclgfans wrought frightful disaster in
the ranks by blowing up the chateau,
which had been mined.
Despite defeat on all sides. the Ger
mans sent a parlementaire to General
LemAn, demanding the surrender of
Liege, which the Belgian commander
promptly refused, despite the threats
Of the Germans that they would send
an airship over the city.
Soon afterward a dirigible lowered
over Liege and dropped bombs which
set part of the city aflame, but failed
to kill any inhabitants.
Everywhere are found German
spies. several In Liege being disguised
as priests. gendarmes and municipal
guards.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-11
GERMANS CREMATE
BATTLE VICTIMS

Washington, Aug, 11.-Germany, by
a blanket refusal to carry mails in
transit to other countries, has tenn
porarfly shut off postal facilities to its:
war ally, Austria-Hungary- The post
Office department today arranged for
dispatch Of all the mails for northern
Europe, except Austria. by the steam
ship Rotterdam from New York early
tomorrow.
This viii clear up all waiting Eu-
ropean mail, except Austria, whose,
mails viii have to go forward by some,
later and less expeditions route be-
u the German government has.
served notice that 1t will not carry
CROSS its domain, at this time, the;
mails for any other country.
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sss -
ALBANLANS IMAGINE
BRTTISHER'S MONOCnE
Is A RANGE FINDER,

: London. Aug. 11.-Jack Heaton
, Armstrong, an aristocratio young
, Englishman, has just returned
, from Albania with q story Of the
, awe in which his monocle was
} held by the unsophisticated AL
, bantam soldiers while he was In
command Of q field gun used
; against the rebels. No matter
how hot tho IRE. the soldiers new
, er deserted the gun which was
aimed and fired by the monocled
Englishman. As they never had
seen q monocle before, they
, thought It essential to aiming, or
a kind OF range finder,
Herald want ads brings resufta.
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ELEVATOR GUARDS FIRED UPON

Port Arthur. Ont, Aug. 1.-THE
first shots Of war fred in Canada were
heard here last night. Two men in a
launch approached Of the big ter
minal elevators. where two companies
Of soldiers are on duty, and in the
darkness fired two shots. Sentries re-
Piled by firing four shots. Nobody
was hurt.
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One thing we will never see IL
lawsuit over the will left by a poet
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-11

Herald want ads brings results.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-17
EVENTS OF THE DAY IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
CHAMPION, CARPENTER,
WINNER FROM C(JNB0AT Smith
ON FOUL IN Sixth AT LONDON

glanced off and, carried by the force of
his blow, Carpenter swung round and
slipped to his knees. Quickly Smiths
right shot forth. He drew back and
plainly would have withheld the blow on
and waited for the Frenchman to rise.
Just what happened to Gunboat's right
is likely to be an everlasting cause of
controversy. The men nearest to the ring
disagree widely. Some say that it jolted
Carpenters spine hard at the back of
the neck, some say that it just grazed
the neck, and others that it missed en-
tirely The Frenchman's manager, Des-
camps, climbed through the ropes with
seconds following and picked up the
fighter who was holding his head in a
dramatic manner with both hands. Des-
camps carried Carpenter to the corner.
where he made a great business of rub
bling and restoring him and then, turn
ing to the American fighter. poured
forth a stream Of excited French. French
and American camp followers poured
into the ring and surrounded the ref
cree. Eugene CORR. Shouts of Foul!
Foul" were raised. Everybody talked
to the referee at once and the referee
pointed TO Carpenter. indicating that the
Frenchman was the winner.
Few were able to grasp his decision
until the master of ceremonies, by bell
lowing and pointing to Carpenter, man
aged to make the result known. Gunboat
Smith stood in his corner in green robe,
reluctant to leave the ring, while hum
dreds hooted him. Finally he climbed
out
Carpenter was brought to the ropes
and thousands raised great cheer for
the Frenchman.
The enthusiasm of the house from
the white-shrted aristocrats on the
floor - the Whitechapel costers in the
galleries. was with the Frenchman
from the moment he stepped into the
ring. His youth, his cheerful smile, his
perfect body combined to make him
the very picture of an athlete. More
over the English crowd was not anx-
ious to see the man who had knocked
out the English hope. Bombardier
Wells, in 20 seconds, bested by an out
slider.
Gunboat Smith. tall, awkward and
grim, lowered over the French youth
and appeared relatively bigger than he
is because of Carpenters crouching
style of lighting.
In the first round it seemed as IL
the Americans superior strength
would tell. but through the next three
the Frenchman let himself out and
showed power behind his blows APP
parently equal to the Americans and
with greater swiftness. He landed a
number of telling blows on the face
and body with both hands, and sent
Smith down in heap with a right to
the kidneys in the fourth.
The big American was willing to
gain time, getting TO his feet only after
Continued on Page 1o-Column 81
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COR.
LOSES FAST GAME
TO TOGUS 3 TO z
Lizotte Pitches Good Ball, AL
lowing But Five Hits-Game
Won in the Seventh
Inning
HAYES STARS AT BAT

Togus, Me-, July 6-(SpeciaD The To-
gus baseball team won from the fast Pet
tingilrs Corner team here this after
noon TO in a fast and clean game and
won on it's own merits. The whole nine
played ball from the start to the finish.
and considering what they were UP
against, deserve credit for the win, Lii
zotte pitched a fine game and seemed to
have it on Blair, his opponent. allowing
less hits and tanning more men. Stafford
got three hard flies in center, and Davis
at second played fine game and got the
last man after a hard run with two men
on. Hayes led with the stick. For the
visitors, Smiley in left got two y flies
which if lost meant something.
Togus got her first score with one out
Hayes singled. stole second. was sacri-
feed to third and scored on the single
of Wood.
The visitors got their first score in the
third. Lewis hit for two bags, was
sacrificed to third and scored on the sac
rifice fly by Blair to center. They played
hard but neither side was able to score
until the seventh, when Lizotte hit safe
with one out. Randall ran for him from
first and was sacrificed to second, took
third and scored on a muff by Carey. In
the next the Home boys got another aft
er two had famed, Hayes hitting to
deep right for three bags and scored on
the single of Stafford to left. The visitors
got their second score in the last inning
Jones being passed, stole second, Hanks
tanning. Pomerleau got a walk and
went down to second. Cooper hit safe
scoring Jones. Lewis famed and Ca
rey hit q fly TO short center which was
gathered in by Davis. Togus had FIVE
men left on bases while the visitors had
eight left on. The score:
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American Alleged to
Have Struck French
Boxer While
Down
A DISPUTED POINT

London, July 1e.-Georges Carpen-
tier, the young French champion and
the only pugilist of premier rank
France has ever contributed to the
game, was awarded the decision to-
night over Gunboat Smith, the Amer
lean fighter, on foul in the sixth
round of the fastest heavyweight fghe
Londoners have seen in many years.
The match was fought at Olympia
and was scheduled to go 20 rounds. To
Smith and his supporters the finish
was tragedy because the blow for
which the American was disqualified
was not intentional. 1t was launched
in the heat of the whirlwind fighting
when the Frenehman had slipped to
his knees and the spectators saw the
gaunt sailor attempt to draw back al
most as is arm flew out
Nevertheless, the ending of tonight's
fight adds another to the unfortunate
chapters of international sport, be-
cause it has kindled bad feeling and
it is likely to be followed by long
drawn arguments.
There has been an undereurrent Of
prejudice against American boxers
among English ring followers,
and however unintentional Gunboat
Smiths breach of the rules was, 1t
probably will be cited in support OF
this prejudice. The popular judgment
awarded Carpenter the better of the
fight on it's merits. Pitted against such
powerful antagonist as Smith 1t was
evident that the Frenchmans marvel
Gus quickness had not been exaggerat-
ed. He showed a left lead like fash
of lightning and a powerful and equal
" swift right. His footwork was Won
derful and although Smith was re-
markably quick for a big man he was
noticeably slower than his younger op-
ponent.
When the French contingent carried
Carpenter TO his corner in the sixth
round the utmost confusion reigned The
ring was crowded with excited officials
and seconds, and thousands of spectators
were on their feet shouting and groaning.
In this round Carpenter, after playing
| for an opening while skeenly watching
the Americans right, he feinteed eleverly
with his left and then brought power
full right across Smiths Jaw.
The punch did not land squarely but
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WORCESTER HAS EASY
Time WITH HAvERHILl

Worcester Mass, July 16-Worcester
won easily from Haverhill today 9 to 3.
The home team went out in front in the
first inning, when they scored five runs.
The score:
Worcester ....5 o / o 0 2 x-9-12-1
Haverhill 80 0 0 0 l 0-3- So
Batteries-Johnson and Carroll; Hadley
and Southern. TWo-base hits-Mathews,
Shorten. Howard. Yelle H. Cooney. Sac
rifiee hit-Strands. Stolen bases-Roes.
Mathews. Double plays-McMahon and
Smith; Roes and H. Cooney Left on
bases-Worcester 4, Haverhill G. First
base on balls-By Hadley 3. Johnson /
First on errors-W Worcester /, Haverhili
/. Struck out-By Hadley 2, Johnson Z.
Passed ball-Carroll, Fiaherty. Time,
1S7 Umpire, Keeler.
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BASEBALL NOTES

The management of the Augusta
Trolley League team is negotiating for
a game Monday next {July 209 with
the Brockton Blues, one of the strong
est semi professional teams of Mas
sachusetts. Now touring Maine and
tie Provinces, they lost by single
run IN a great game Wednesday at
Livermore Falls.
Second Basenlan Johnny Evers of
the Boston National League club prob
ably will be out of the game for sew
eral days. In the seventh inning of
Mondays game at ST. Louis he was
spiked by Cruise as the later slid into
second base. He played Tuesday, but
Wednesday the club trainer advised a
rest.
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Ruth, the New Twirler,
Starts Bad and JinX
FolloWS-Other
Men
OTHER ANN GAMES

Boston, July 16.-Detroit defeated Bos-
ton today to 2, the visitors scoring all
their runs during two innings. while the
local team punched four hits in the sew
enth for two runs. Ruth, the new Bos-
ton twirler, began pitching, but a pass.
followed by Crawford's double ana 4
triple by Veach during the fourth inning,
caused his retirement. two runs scoring.
Johnson succeeded him but was wild.
Coumbe pitched the last two innings,
Burns double being the only hit made
off his delivery. The score:
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EASTERN ASSOCIATION

At pringfeld-Springfield 8, New Bri-
tain 2
At Bridgeport-New Haven 4, Bridge
port g.
Al Pittsfeld-New London 3, Pittsefild Q.
At Waterbury-Hartford l, Water
bury O.