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The Calumet news., 1914-09-17
Air Hot From Shells.

a graphic story Of the fighting be-
fore Liege is told 10y a German officer
in letter published in the Wesser
ZeitunC OF Bremen The officer. who
was seriously injured in the battle,
says, in part.
At \. NJ. Aug. we marched
! through the Ourthe valley. meeting
obstacles everywhere. 1t was an awful
march The roads were blocked 10y
felled trees and boulders; Of bridges
there were only remnants. In the aft .
ernoon We tcok up quarters in a VIII
lage south OF L!ege.
seven o'clock. An alarm is sound
| ed. The captain shouts. storm Liese,'
It is impossible We cannot go far
Their. the forts are 35 kilometers away.
but we press ON. Thirty minutes pass
and we are fired upon from the
heights Now shots We're fired directly
at MS from nearer points We draw
our reyolvers and rush forward.
The field is alive with troopers Of
all arms. II is raining in torrents; a
thunderstorm is roaring and the night
is pitch dark. We press on. We see
soldiers fan. Now they fall in masses
and DO not rise The sky clears. the
moon shines we hear Cauu0uad!rE.
Suddenly we hear that our baggage
has been attacked. one company turns
back The vil,ase has been burned
down all the people shot. such are
the atrocities q the franc -tireurs.
Meanwhile we keep on. close % Lie-e.
and turn off behind the wood. Four
regiments lay down their auapsa. IS
/ and iron ratioas' are taken our. The
last eXhortaton is given. ve form in
ranks Tor the charge.
shells wLiz past. but without aim
We caliop by our ARTILLERY. s,l. < heIr-
lessly iu the mud up g. the =. p 80
4 Wild hail n bullets burst l- es
from "a point directly opposite. C.-
own men are firms upon Us. h4t t--t .r
time We are recognized Now ue are
directly H front = the tr.r- line ~
the forts. There is "a wild alamar.ng.
| The parole Wge-,a' .- -.reu Friend
and enemy la9b alike
Il am lying before Harricade 4
trees and uarhe1 wire with my COM
rade. Lieut. Co., ar ms left and the
captain ou the right Shells explode
all around. everywhere is the Internal
noise uf mlsserry Gre. The air Is hot.
a few yards ahead ye mas &C., better
cover radg. Lieut. a. and ask. shall
We -u f.-Harl.' SO rr-wer-he is
dead. Ta. captain jsmr ,o his fee.
and fails back. Doe is shot I'm the
breast raise my arm ,ae company
responds 'a mE word us nmmand
Il I.sH forward. 4 terrible blow
throws m' back three f.st. have re-
''IFea -an.. .r the lesr Thigh. The
pain .s terrible. Before me an officer
calls 0lt hi. rsme. holds olt his hand
'o me aa! ...u falls aaak-dead. In
front ~ m. There l- Tag and I try
'n crawl aH 'Y ~ The bearer is dead.
A second shot strikes me lu the left
'rm third .r The right arm. / bite
tar Garth Htl pain. 4 few steps in
.rHrt are -ae belgian rifle pits. our
m'# advance. ] !e iu one place nearly
twelve hours .et despite the hail Of
'a.."'s r"'h.n happens 20 me 4 doc
Cor .Hm'a with Daudagos. At noon +
am carried away Sarcriug with fcv-
s. we., uJr regiment It's losses are
terrible 'Hrn' captains, SIX licaten-
.H'. dead ncIriy al from my battal-
..r
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17
MANY GOING TO CALUMET.
Torch Lake Fans To Attend Cham
pionshp Gsmss There.

Torch Lake baseball fans will be
conspicuous at Saturdays baseball
games at Calumet and "A big contin-
gent from Lake Linden and Hubbell Is
preparing to attend. Special street car
service likely will be provided to han
die the crowd.
Poth Torch Lake towns are vitally
interested in the outcome of the series
as the league championship, for which
result. The Lakes and Nhmceks will
play i'm the first game and Hubbell will
play the winners.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

sy stomach. They cleanse your Liver
and Bowels of AL the sour bile, foul
producing the misery. \ Cascaret to-
night will straighten you cut by morn
ng-a 10-cent box keeps your head
clear, stomach sweet, liver and bowels
regular and you feel cheerful and
bully for months.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17
VIVID STORIES 4al qE WAR

/ Immediately they seized tools and dug
better place for him, regardless oi
the fact that they thus exposed them
selves Ia the enemy's fire
Even in the midst of wars alarms
the English decline To abandon the
tea habit. The Interpreter heard on
officer say in an interval between
two desperate attacks
Come. gentlemen, let's take tea"
This his comrades proceeded to do
The English are equally particular
about shaving, and the soldiers take
advantage Of the smallest respite to
produce razor. brush, soap, and
pocket mirror
The Liberties informant SAYS he was
also tremendously impressed by Eng
lish catch-words, shouted often al
most desperate moments. A soldier
would cry:
Are we downhearted?
Immediately a stentorian roar. NO" 4"
would follow from every one present.
Thoush this is only an English no
tion OF humor. he says. il produces a
deep effect on hearers like himself
who realize that it expresses indomi-
table spirit.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17
MEETING FOR THE w. C. T. U.
Workers To Gather in the Calumet Y
M. c, A, Friday Evening.

All persons Interested in the work
OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union are invited 10 meet with Miss
Jeanette Fuller, up2e. peninsula or
ganizer, at the Y. Nj. G. A. building on
Friday evening at 1880 o'clock. Teach
ers are especially invited. Important
topics will be considered and future
work will be planned.
Miss Fuller stated today that about
fifty prospecti'c members of local
hranch have been scored and that
the outlook for local organization
here seems bright
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17
FOOTBALL GAME TOMORROW.
Athletics to Meet Calumet Eleven on
Local Gridiron


The Torch Lake Athletic associa-
tion's football team will meet the Cal
umct city team on the Lake street
grldron tomorrow afternoon Both
teams are composed of old time stars
and their rivalry predicts an interest
ing match. The local eleven played
it's first game of the season last Sat
urday when the Hustlers were over
whelmed in a 26 to contest The
winners completely outclassed their
opponents and instead Of playing an
offensive game in the third and fourth
quarters, they resorted To experiment
plays, meanwhile preventing the Hust-
lCrs from registering.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17
Salt Lake Stocks.
ADDITIONAL HOUGHTON
PLEA FOR NEW ROAD.
Residents of Jacobsville Petition Su
pervisors For Highway.

Residents of Jacobsville Petition Su-
pervisors For Highway.
Residents Of Jacohsyille, the little
settlement near Portage Entry have
made a plea for a new highway. They
have petitloned Supervisor Smith Of
Torch Lake township To take the
matter up with the supervisors at the
next meeting. The petition EGcites that
a new road is necessary from Lane
tots farm to the shores of Portage
Lake.
Secretary Price of the Copper Coun-
try Commercial club is i'm receipt of
a letter from the people residing i'm
that district requesting the aid of the
club. Mr.. Price states that the club
will put forth every effort to assist.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

y story Of how telegram for hnan-
cial assistance, couched in typical Am
erican slang, landed a New York in
structor in German prison under
suspicion OF being a conspirator
against the government was told to-
day by Cyrus Townsend Brady, the
novelist, on the arrival in New York
OF the Italian liner Ancona from Ma
plies.
DR. Alexander Becker was the man
who had 10 occupy cell for thirty
hours as result of the inability Of
li=-r-ln officials 10 fathom the Yankee
Fs-r---lar and his fellow teacher,
Professor Edouard San Giovanni, was
the one who sent the wire that caused
ala the trouble.
Eight short words sent over the wire
were all that was necessary to throw
the German military guard OF Mirk-
.rch. In Alsace. into a ferment of ex-
element. That was the town where
Or. Becker was visiting, on Aug. 2,
when the message meant for him was
.lttt4 fFtfA ny the censor. II was
worded as follows:
Kaie all gone. Wire 80 beans at
once"
What other Interpretation could a
German official put on such telegram
IN war time than that a plot was on
foot to destroy the big bridge at Kehl,
near Mulhausen
Beans" certainly looked like
bombs; and it was all my ystcrious,
anyway
So a corporaps guard of the kaiser's
troops rushed around TO Dr. Becker's
boarding place, took him into custody
despite his protests, and hustled him
into train for Colmar, Germany.
whore he was soon languishing in
prison.
The only question i'm the minds of
his capture. az DR.. Becker gathered
from what he heard, was whether he
should be shot at once or spared for
a BRIEF time.
Meanwhile, back i'm Sienna, Italy
was Professor San Giovanni. dead
broke" and apXiously waiting for his
expected aid from DIR. Becker He lit
tie suspected that ne was the innocent
cause Of putting his friends life in
danger.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17
WAR ODDITIES.
1. I. !. !. = :. !. !. !. :. !. :. :. :. :.

When the British Dragon Guards
made charge at compiegne and cap
tured several German guns, they We're
accompanied by their farrier, armed
only with his hammer according to
Paris dispatches. \And the humble
horshoer welded the hammer with
deadly effect
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

a laborer who fired three stacks of
hay at New castle, England. said he
did it to get locked up-and "to be put
out of the way of the Germans"
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

Mere boys were allowed to enlist in
the German army, according to the
Berliner Tageblatt, which reports a
recruit named Scheyer. fourteen years
and eleven months old, and volunteer
named Billert. fourteen years and nine
months old.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

very little food, think, in their stom-
achs.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

Instead OF fishing for fish, the trawl-
ers Of scores OF English fishing VIII
lagos on the North sea are fishing for
mines sowed by the Germans. The
admiralty gives two sovereigns apiece
for every floating mine fished out of
the sea, and hundreds OF mines have
been caught in the nets. The mines
pay better than fish, although occa-
sionally a trawler is blown up.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

The joy OF English soldiers over the
capture OF two German supply trains
loaded with provisions near Com
piegne was short lived. British offi-
GERS feared the food has been poisoned
and sent out to be captured and had
all of II destroyed
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

Neither the Kaiser nor the Allies
now have cause to fear the King Of
the Tanga Islands in the South Paci-
hc. He has just heard OF the war
and declared his neutrality.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

Police dogs are reported TO be doing
good work for the Red Cross. They
have been trained to find wounded
soldier and bring his cap or some piece
of his wearing apparel to headquar-
ters, then to lead nurse TO the place.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
NAMFS OF COTTON POOL
SUBSCRIBERS MADE PUBLIC

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The list of
local subscribers to the $135,000,000
cotton pool organized to ameliorate
financial conditions in the cotton
growing states resulting from the fall
ing off in foreign demand, was made
public today by Albert H. Virgins,
chairman of the clearing house COM
ittee.
Forty-one banks and trust COM
panies and J. P. Morgan & Co., are
among the subscribers to the $4,000,
900 guaranteed by this section of the
country. The National City Bank
heads the subscription with $5,OOO,O00.
Others who subscribed $1,00O,000 or
more were: National Bank of Com
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
new ORLEANS SHIPMENTS
WHEAT B EAK RECORDS

NEW ORLEANS, Dec 24.--With the
shipment of SS6,6S0 bushels OF wheat
for European ports yesterday from
here, all local records for any one day
this year were broken. The grain was
on board seven vessels, the British
steamship Llangollen, with a cargo of
100000 bushels for Rotterdam carry
ing the largest single shipment
Seven other vessels of large tonnage
are loaded with wheat, and will clear
also for European ports. Local ship
ping men estimate their combined car
goes at more than 100000 bushels.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
SCHWAB SAILS FOR HOME
With MORE Big CONTRACTS

LONDON, Dec. 24.-Charles M.
Schwao, president Of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation; Robert Bacon, for
mer American Ambassador to France,
and Mrs. Walter H Page, wife of the
American Ambassador at London, are
among the passengers who have sailed
for home on the Lusitania.
Mr.. Schwab, during his visit to Eu-
rope, has obtained probably the great
est business contracts ever produced
by single individual They are nov
completed, SO far as signing agree
ments is concerned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
SGdbOdrd Air Line
The Progressive Railway Of the South

Leave Americas for Cordele, Ro-
ihelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
ms, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond
Portsmouth and points East and South.
1881 p. IN.
IL ;25 a. m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
NEW AVENUES Of TRADE OPENED
To THE BUSINESS MEN OF AMERICA

merce, Hanover National Bank, Chase
National Bank, Bankers Trust Com
pany, Guaranty Trust Company, and ].
P Morgan & Co., $3,7OO,OOO each; Ma
tional Park Bank, and the First Ma
tional Bank, $2,50O,OOO each; National
City Company, $2,4OO,OOO; Merchants
G. Metals National Bank, and the Am
erican Exchange Bank, $1,S50,0OO
each; Central Trust Company $780,
600, and Irving National Bank, and the
Columbia Trust Company, $1,000,000.
The remainder of the subscriptions
ranged from $4,000 to $75OOOO.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
COSTA RICAN SHIPS Open
NtR TRADE WITH Chile

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 24.-The Costa
Rician steamer Marina Quesada, for
merly the Norwegian Gladstone, has
been granted clearance at Newport
News by Collector of Customs Norman
R. Hamilton, and sailed for Valparaiso
and Puerto Mont, Chile, via Port
Limon, Costa RIGA, and the Panama
Canal.
When the vessel arrived here it was
reported she was to take supplies for
the German fleet in southern Pacific
waters. Collector Hamilton's investi-
CATION showed no violation of neutral
ity was intended.
The Marina Quesada is said to be the
first vessel ever to have raised the
Costa Rican flag in the territorial
waters of the United States. Her new
owner, Browne Willis, a citizen of
Costa RIGA, with headquarters in New
York, said today the Marina Quesada
will be used in the west coast trade
between Costa Rican ports and San
Francisco, a new line of trade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
MANUFACTURERS RUSHED
With ORDERS IN WEST

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-After an ex-
haustive investigation in all parts of
the central West, a local newspaper
announces that manufacturers are
rushed with foreign orders and are
looking Harvard to a spring as pros
porous as any in the history of the
nation.
Milwaukee and st. Paul report a
favorable business situation, and so do
Cleveland and Detroit. There is evil
dence on every hand that the partial
depression of a few months ago has
given place to a sudden revival and
that g great business boom is at hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
Big SHIPLOAD OF COTTON
and MULES Sent TO EUROPE

NEW ORLEANS, Dec 24.-The third
shipment of mules from New Orleans
for the use of the allied armies in Eu-
rope left here Wednesday on the Brit
ish steamer Kelvinia.
The vessel cleared for Liverpool, via
Avonhouth, with ISL animals on board.
In addition to the live stock, which
will be unloaded at Avonmouth, the
vessel is laden with $4,000 bushels of
wheat and 2,O19 bales of cotton, the
latter to be discharged at Liverpool.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
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The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
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by building up the constitution and assisting ma
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so much faith IN its curative powers that they
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Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0.
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Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
Girl, in Uniform of Decd
Sweetheart, Leads His
Regiment on to Victory

PARIS, Dec. 24.-"Private" Marie
Louise Dubois, of the regiment
of French infantry, is likely to be re-
cipient of the much-coveted Medaille
Militarie for bravery on the field of
battle. Wearing the uniform of France
she faced German bullets and German
bayonets in the Vosages Mountains a
few days ago, and led the men of her
race to a victory. The story was told
to me today.
Towards the close of the second day
of fiercely contested fight an ambul-
ance partly arrived in village some
miles from the firing line and began
quartering the wounded upon those of
the civilian population who remained.
Into a cottage inhabited by girl of
IS years and her mother was carried a
young soldier mortally wounded. He
had only few minutes to live, and as
he was laid upon the bed, the girl drop
ped on her knees by his side, weeping.
He was her sweetheart and he died
with his hand in hers.
In the night the ambulance party re-
turned to the firing line, and when the
mother who had fallen asleep, awoke
she found herself alone with the dead
soldier. The latter's uniform had dis
appeared and her daughter was miss
ing.
Next day the French troops outside
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
STEAMER SAILS WITH $4,000
BALES OF COTTON FOR ITALY

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 24-The Nor
wegian steamer Hermion sailed yes
terday for Geneoa, Italy, with $4,000
bales of cotton, the largest cargo of
the staple that has left this port this
season for foreign country.
Other steamers will sail this week
with cotton for Europe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
NILS TO WORK SUNDAYS
TO FILL BLANKET ORDERS

BURLINGTON, Vt, Dec. 24-Wool-
en- mills here will work Saturday half
holidays and Sundays to fill large
order for blankets said to be for one
of the warning European powers.
For the past two weeks the mills
have been running night and day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24

the village advanced against a very
strong German position. A regiment
was sent to the attack to meet a ter
rible fire. The standard-bearer fell
and when the men saw the flag fall
they lost heart
Suddenly, out in front of them all
dashed young soldier, who held the
flag aloft and faced the enemy. With a
cheer the men followed Throughout
the desperate fight at the crest of the
hill the flag was seen waving and fin
ally the Germans were routed.
After the position had been finally
occupied and the regiment had reform
ed the soldier with the flag was found
sobbing in its folds upon the ground.
1t was Marie Louise Dubois, who, in
her dead sweetheart's uniform, had led
his regiment to victory and so avenged
him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
Leave Americas for Cordele, Able
tile, Helena and intermediate points.
6:15 p. m
Leave Americas for Richlanc Attain
q, Birmingham, Hurtsboro, Mont
emery and points West and Northwest
2:40 a. m.
S:10 p. m.

Leave Americas for Richland. Co
nmbus, Dawson, Albany and intcrme-
liSte points
10 sos a. m.
For further information apply 10 b
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Ia: C. W. Small, Div. Pass. Agt.
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ortcIk. Va aANt
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-20
Globe Sights
By THE ATCHIsON GLOBE

The first harbinger Of spring IL apt to
develop chilblains.
AS q man grows older, he doesn't ex-
pect SO much to happen.
Every man has too many pockets, and
no boy has enough Of the same.
If black is becoming to her, the be-
reaved one may bear up more bravely.
Going the Sour Way is harder on the
traveller than on those he meets.
Your own way, which you want so
much, may not be much OF q way. after
all.
Later reports concerning the celebrated
old oaken bucket indicate the presence
OF typhoid baciln.
Every man IL conceited enough to be
proud of his native state; state which
produced such man as he il.
'While frequently hard up In other re-
spects, I have always had an ample sup
ply Of good advice.'-Rufe Hosl<ins.
It is better to begin a career as a poor
man than to finish that way, although
the vast majority. manages to do both.
Travelling expenses are frequently too
high. For instance. there is the case of
the young man who joins the navy to
see the world.
People generally resent interference,
add to your popularity by attending to
your own business.
Alb Adkins says this is the best season
catalogue and an easy chair being the
only necessary Implements, although a
good cigar will increase the yield. Smoke
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-20
Blythe Way


Old Doc Cfnmbine,s observations OF
the Topeka milk samples taken last
November. were completed this week.
Ene husky germs that survived .
major portion Of q hard winter we're
duly counted and tabulated. Had he
counted them before = number died
been somethiak Awful
a.. Julia MMloMe6s Justly peeved over
against her. A woman who reaches
the age Of - should be exempted by
law from Mrs. Grundy's tax list.
1t was . dark and slippery day. Ye
Paragrafer. +wended his way home-
ward. also lunchward. and met two
Bullmouse politicians who were con-
versing thusly:
b. NJ. No. /: 'shall We go up to
this tea room where the ladies pre-
commas G .. to 1. or 60 down TO the
B. N. No. 2: "CREMERIE!"
There should be a paragraf in the
Sicher episode-stitch in time saves
place at the trougn-or something
like that. Look it over and see what
YOU can do about it
The Associated Press. which is gem
orally reliable. reports that the jury
|
minutes, and we rise to inquire: What
excuse had said Jury for such unseem-
~ waste of ten 2peRfectly good min-
utee?
Bandit Castillo says he is Socialist.
He may. be also anil. w. w. but that
Will not save his decayed epidermis
without the aid Of the ever-present
Mollycods.
49,
ed with q mental capacity that il de-
MED their elders. It was q little To-
peka boy who decided that 1t was bet
ter to be little boy. Because" he
reasoned. when you're little you can
play like you were grown up. but it
man to play like he Is little boy"
We all knock the policeman He
Is the Ishmael of the tribe. But how
would you like to be in the place of
the officer who kicked in q door and
found wife-murderer calmly washing
the blood from his razor? Could you
have arrested the brute and delivered
him at the jail, as did the $65-a-
month cop. or would you have slaugh-
the room? Would you have remem-
bered your oath to uphold the peace
and dignity Of the United States, the
State of Kansas and the City Of To-
peka sohelpyagawd ?" Probably not
probably not.
A local publisher is to be a candi-
date. and. according to reports. It will
be q fight to a finish. Whether q
fumed oak or bird's-eye maple finish,
our informant sayeth not.
But Senator Gore should get some,
consolation that the cheering at the
verdict lasted as long as 1t took the
jury tt. find it,.