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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06
JOHN DIS LATEST GIFT.

II is announced that John ID. Rookie
Teller had given to the Rockefeller In
stitute for Medical Research an addi-
tionaI 81 .OOO, 600 to the s9,0OO,eo0 gem
craI endowment fund to organize and
conduct department for the study OF
animal diseases. 70 support an in
vestigation into the cause of hog chol-
era which is said to have killed hogs
valued at SEQ OOO,OOO i'm the last year.
James j. Hin has guaranteed $4,000.
This last benefaction of Mr.. Rock
efeller increases the estimated total
of all Of his gifts To science, educa-
ton and the forwarding of worthy as
sociations to about slS0,692,OOO. In
1919 he gave $S,9OO,OOO exclusive of the
S1cO O0O. 600 he is said to have placed
in trust as foundation fund for the
general purposes of education. The
year previous he gave s2,1SO,oOO.
Heretofore the Rockefeller Institute
has confined it's Investigations To the
studies of fundamental problems ct
biological science and To investiga
tons i'm the field of human diseases.
The new department, which is To be
organized as speedily as possible, VIII
mark the first step by the institution
toward an important development Of
its scope.
In a statement which accompanied
the announcement, made public last
week Henry James. Jr, secretary OF
the Rockefeller foundation, said:
Animal Diseases are as important
ms those of humans not only because
of their economic significance, but be-
cause of their close relationship Ia
human diseases. Th" loss To the
country entailcd by animal diseases
is To be calculated not only in terms
of animals destroyed but With refer
ence To the indirect influence of such
losses IN the cost of living and "a
the discnuraging effects on enterprises
in animal husbandry which such epi-
denies as hog cholera always exert
1t has been estimated that in the
northwest alone hog cholera has killed
$50. 900. 900 worth of swine during the
last year
Citing examples of great discoveries
made hy Institutes i'm causes and cures
Of animal diseases, Mr.. James said:
I'm the history of medical science
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06
COURAGEOUS.

The Decent Dress League, organic
ed by prominent women OF Paris. APP
pareutly has courage, for it has de-
elared IT'S war ON Indecent dress right
in. one might say, the camp Of tho
enemy. For when AN p, said and done
an modes originate i'm Paris.
The ncw lcaguc. however, as told in
a special cable is not likely 10 find it,
course free from rocks Either
bv accident or design It's first manifesto
Is addressed to women cf fashion ami
young women" thus indicating that
there is difference. To mere mar.
of course, this may not Poe important.
Out womankiud, il is safe To assert.
viii md challenge in the unfortun-
ate phrase and will not bc slow TO an
swer IT,
Az any rate. having killed the tango
rv needing the ecclesiastical denun-
cation 81 that craze, the originators
of the Decent Dress League have faith
in their power To convince their sisters
that the slit skirt with It's many yaria-
tions and Congregations is as great "a
menace as the seductive so-oaned
dance.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06
FEDERAL SYSTEM IN BRITAIN.

The British parliament is comins
around to the idea that a federal sys-
tenn of government would be very
advisable,
The only wonder is that the idea
did not strike into the British mind
long ago, remarks the Detroit Journal.
It would have disposed OF the princi-
pal objection To home rule for Ireland
that hish members in the British
parliament would have right to vote
upon the local questions of England
and Scotland. while the Scotch and
English members would have nothing
to say as to Irish local affairs. Irish
Catholics would have voice in the
government of the state churches the
Episcopal church in England and the
PRESBYTERIAN church in Scotland,
This is an objection which has not
been overcome by the acu now under
discussion, nor can il be overcome
except under a federal system The
United Kingdom has had plenty of
examples of the satisfactory working
Of the federal System. There is hat
of the United States which has rr"od
the test Of time. Or If a system ia
power more centralized were I .red,
there is the Canadian plan. II = COM
promise were deemed advisable, i
copy could be made from Australia 81
South Africa, all OF which have federal
systems under the British flag. All 81
them, too, have found it to work salts.
factorly. The Isle OF Man, which a,
the present time constitutes 4 separate
monarchy, with its own legislature, it,
own coinage. etc, and the Channel
Islands have !heir own government
and own militia and, Berwick is fire.,
town with repEesenlatioR-in the Brit
ish parliament lndertt federal syS
TEN of government these anomalie,
could be harmgnized y
It'was such y schente as this thai
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06


oats. and il really isn't healthy TO wear
shoes. We are Wspared TO hear nom
hieh medical authority that il is In
jurious to use knife or fork or spoon In
eating Within a. year there has been
publicity Tor the admonition that, as a
rule, We bathe too much we walk
wrong, we breathe unnaturally ami
abuse the vocal chords. II MAY J."
that We ought To mend our WAYS: per-
maps its a wonder that any Of us live
TO be ten years old Ann how let AS
highly resolve 10 81, down hard on tn"
man who would take the chairs from
under as.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

Joseph Chamberlain proposed ten OF
twelve years ago, but the country was
not ripe for il then. any more imam "
was for the preferential tariff which
The RirYnlngham statesman proposed
for the whole empire. MIR Chamber
lain seems to have been a few years
ahead of his time.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

The House has refused To cut the
mileage allowances for congressman
AN proposals for reducing the allow
ances to actual expenses have beer
voted down. as they have been FOL
years previously Twenty cents a mile
each way is the present scale. It's
fine graft for the congrcssmen. Con-
gress is great on retorm-when non,
off its own practices are involved.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06
This DATE IN HISTORY"

l13l-Danicl Dcroc. author of Robin
son Crusoe" died in London.
Born there in 1861. ...,
/ S30--Joseph Smith organized the first
Mormon church in Manchester,
William Wordsworth became
Poet Laureate of England. r.,,
! SG2 -ConfederateS under Generals
Johnston and Teauregard victor
ious over the army of Gen. Grant
in the first days lighting at
Shiloh.
lS9l-TLc Kiel Canal dam WAS pierre
ed and the water let in by En-
perOr William.
lS93-Dedication of the great Mormon
Temple I'm Salt Lake City.
l9OS-Sr Henry Campbell Bannerman
resigned the British premiership
and was succeeded by ii. II. AS
quith.
laOg-Commander Robert l.. Peary
reached the North Pole.
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Pittsburgh Masons are building Il
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

the work of Pasteur on anthrax ana
the more recent observations in this
country on Texas fever IN cattle.
which opened the door Ia present
knowledge concerning insect carriers
of malaria, yellow fever and other dis
cases are conspicuous Illustrations ot
the value of studies of animal dis
eases"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

The upper peninsula has been ass
signed Go the ninth reserve bank, dis
trict, with Minneapolis as It's center
This arrangement Is unsatisfactory Jo
T.. p. bankers, for To" connection Of
the upper peninsula with Minneapolis
is geographic rather than mercantile.
Apparently the men who devised The
plan were studying the map more than
Industrial and financial statistics when
they approa he'd this part of their task
The upper peninsula Ceals vastly more
with Chicago than with Minneapolis
or for that matter with Detroit itself
The natural linking would have been
to pat the l.. T. i'm with the Illinois
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

Insects do not attack the llimalaya
cedar. II is strong, elastic, and the
average weight is only about thirty
five hounds 10 the cubic foot.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

Frank Cameron, Of Buckingham,
Cal. recently discovered that the girl
he intended To marry is his long lost
sister
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

y. T.. Ycrger and l.. +. Landis Ger
gymen and neiphbors, were presented
with-twins the other day in Lancaste",
Pa.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

center but there IS little likelihood
any changes will be made i'm the sys-
tenn
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

Venice has cafe operated for $50
years.
Rye has been cultivated over 200
years in England.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

Pittsburgh Masons are building Il
new temple.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

among the Belgians that they have
been inadequately supported by the
allies and that they have borne the
whole brunt of the war in the north,
but we cannot believe the Belgians did
less than their duty and we expect
to hear that they were attacked by
overpowering numbers.
THE possession of Namur was vital
for Germany, and it was fine stroke
for the Germans to have rushed the
place under the eyes of the allied
armies. We still hope and believe
that our counter offensive move in
the north is only postponed and not
abandoned"
The expert says that it is essen
tial for Germany to deal a paralyzine
blow in this quarter in order to gain
time to detach troops to resist the
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
FIGHTING at ostend

London, Aug. pa dispatch from
Ostend to the Evening News says
there is fierce fighting between the
Belgian gendarmes and the German
cavalry in the outskirts of the city.
Wounded are being brought in.
The dispatch adds that the encoun-
ter was between a detachment Of Ger
man cavalrymen and 200 gendarmes.
1t appears that the Germans, early in
the morning, while making their way
from Snaskerke to Ostend, came into
contact with the guards in the vicin-
ity- of Leffinghae, some three miles
frcm Ostend.
After a fierce fight the Germans
we're driven back with the loss OF
several men and an officer wounded
while the gendarmes lost three killed
and several wounded.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
Cruiser Protects Shipping

San Francisco, Aug. 25.-The ma
rine correspondent at Totoosh, Wash,
of the San Francisco chamber of COM
merce, telegraphs that the Japanese
cruiser Idzumo, which left here last
Saturday, passed into the straits Of
Juan del Fuca apparently bound for
the Canadian naval base at Esqui-
mault
The appearance of the Idzumo in
northern waters was distinct sur
prise and not even speculative expla-
nations were forthcoming 1t had
been supposed that the Idzumo would
convoy the Japanese steamship Shin
yo Maru. which sailed Saturday for
Japan. A report that the two vessels
joined company last night is shown
to have been an error.
Apparently the Idzumo will use
Esquimault for a base. and will con-
tinue to operate in Canadian and
American Pacific waters as a protec-
ton for British. Japanese and French
shipping.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS

according
ito the official fighting
English the fall inexplicable
dispatches of the city
remaining
the allies admitted the Eng
sh "News decidedly bad'
While failure their they
near the frontier has been carried out good order
falling
defensive works. from souheastey direction by
Hrzon, vedun Montmedy Mh,
such AyeveI eencou TrOyOn Les ParOches Pnve e
the entrenched camp chalons.
both the English
determined flight nsh the outlook be
They the possession Namur vital for Germany and
for rushed the place
the eyes Of the allied armies
other parts Of Belgium fighting is still in and report
Malnes 1a miles
Antwerp chare0e has also been the scene OF not sha TINS @
between the French and German troops and fresh encounter believed
to have there today
according ostend dispatch the London Daily E
by
proceeded way the
reports army
caution feeling
Vtstua strongly fortified line the Russian for
Newspaper dispatches port
tarro ma destroyed allied
Dispatches the seran provisional capital Nsh record the victor
Montenesrns the
Austrans who said have suffered severely
appalling total casualties shmec where $500 Germans
went into the engagement and only 1900 returned
drieibe which yesterday
artillery today is the
taken prisoners according dispatch Another telegram
medical and nursing stahs 3safa
wireless dispatch from the foreign office in Berlin to the German
embassy the
ragged
guns prisoners captured
making
all
marching
completely
cavalry
west Of the river
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

Of singular strength were driven out
by the Germans after not more than
two days fighting This speaks vol
umes for the power of the German
attack.
England and Russia must stubborn
ly resolve that come what may to
France, they will never surrender to
Germany but will stick to her as they
stuck to Napoleon, until they pull her
down. AS long as we hold the sea
we can not ourselves be vitality
struck"
The Times military expert says it
is too early to say that the line of
the Meuse south of Mezieres must be
abadoned,. but the outlook is not ia
vorable and the development of the
situation in the next few days will be
watched with anxiety. He continues;
| There is certainly some feeling
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
Eualtlves 90 to Holland

Maestricht, Holland, Aug 25.( via
Lordon) -Fugitives from Belgium con-
t;nue to arrive here. Many of them
are slightly wounded. The total num-
ber OF these fugitives is now nearly
1000 and they are being cared for in
sheds Those who have made their
way here during the last few days are
mostly from the vicinity of Malinez
There has arrived also large mum
ber of Bavarian farmers who conside,
lit is no longer safe to stay on their
lands.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
COMMANDER WILL SURRENDER
REPORTS LATE TODAY ARE THAT
HE is PARLEYlNG FOR
TERMS
CUTS OFF PORT OF ENTRY
ITS CAPTURE FIRST MOVE IN AT
TEMPT TO BOTTLE UP
THE COUNTRY

Rome, Aug rs, (via London)-A dis
patch to the Corrier d. Italia from An
tiyari, Montenegro, says the fortifica-
tions of Cattaro, the Austrian seaport
in Dalmatia, on the Adriatic, have been
completely destroyed and that the
Austrian commander is now parleyine
for terms of surrender The lombard
ment of Cattaro was conducted by a
fleet of the allies.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
PEASANTS CLUBBED TO DEATH
THE KAIsER's TROOPS ACCUSED
THEM OF HAVING HELPED
THE ENEMY
NEUTRALITY WAS OBSERVED
KING ALBERT, EARLY IN WAR,
ORDERED NoN-COMBATANTS
TO KEEP OUT

London Aug. 25.-The following
announcement was given out today by
the official information bureau:
"The Belgian minister in London
has made the following statement:
"In spite of solemn assurance of
good will and treaty obligations of
lcng standing, Germany has made a
savage and utterly uuwarranted attack
on belgium. However sore pressed
We may be Belgium never VS. As,uecas'
urfairlyi she never will stofhe ordt;
fringe the laws and customs n
mate warfare. She is putting up 9
brave fight against overwhelming
odds. she may be beaten; she may
be crushed; but to quote the words
of our noble king, she never will be
ensIaved.
when German troops invaded our
country, the Belgian government is
sued a public statement which was
placarded in every town, village and
Hamlet, warning all civilians to alb
stain scrupulously from hostile acts
against the troops OF the enemies, the
Belgian press has daily published sim
liar notices broadcast through the
land.
Nevertheless, the German authori-
ties have issued statements lately con-
tanning grave imputations against the
latitude Of the Belgian civilian popu-
Ilation and threatening us at the same
time with dire reprisals. These i'm
uutations are contrary to the real
facts. and as to threats of future ven
geance. no menace of odious reprisals
on the part of German troops will de-
ter the Belgian government from pro-
testing before the civilized world
against the fearful crimes committed
wilfully and deliberately by the in
vading hosts against helpless non
combatants, old men, women and chill
dren.'"
Long is the list of outrages com
mitted by German troops. The ap
palling details of these atrocities are
fvouched for by committee of in
Equiry formed by the Belgian minister
of Justice and presided over by him
German cavalry occupying the vii
lage of Linsman were attacked oN
scme Belgian infantry and two gen
darmes. The German officer was
killed by our troops during the figh
and subsequently buried. AT the re
quest of the Belgian officer in com
mand not ono of the civilian popula
Continued on Page Four
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
Russian attack on the Prussian
frontier.
Germans move Forward


Paris, Aug. 25.--The following Off
cial announcement was made here to-
day:
"The German offensive movement
in the north, which was stopped yes
terday, appears today to have been
resumed. The enemy, however, is be-
ing held back by a French army acting
in conjunction with an English army
and a Belgian army
"The armies OF the allies surprised
the enemy and drove back their ad-
vance detachmenis. The allies have
gene beyond Alalines. The Belgian
army came from Antwerp"
"In Lorraine. after the counter at
tackeds of yesterday the right of the
French forces withdrew to the river
Mortagne which Is a continuation of
the Meurthe. from Luneville to Nan
cy. In Alsace French troops repulsei
a number Of ! ilnan attacks directed
against ColmaS
"The report Of fac fe-capture OF
Muelhausen by the Germans is with
out foundation. Moreover, the theater
of operations in Alsace is becoming OF
secondary Importance"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

Paris. Aug. PA traveller who has
come to Paris from Charleroi was
witness of part of the fighting at
fiat place He has related his expert
ences to a reporter of the Petit Pari-
sien as follows:
al was at Foreux, 15 miles from
Esouelines. From where | was sta
toned I could see the passing for hours
of column after column of German
infantry. They were subjected to a
yeritable hurricane of iron from the
French artillery and they went down
nv the dozen. Nevertheless, more
came forward to take the places of the
slain.
"At Solere Lechateau saw Ger
man aeroplane brought down by a
shot and l was told that another such
machine had met the same fate al
Nerles."
Germans Use Foul Tactics
| A dispatch to the Havas agency
Ifrcm Ostend, Belgium, says that al
lCharleroi the German troops obliged
ten belgian miners, who had just
come out of a mine with lamps in
their hands, to marcn at the head o.
their advance. All the miners were
killed.
Similar tactics, according to this
same authority. were employed a
Mont sur Marchiennie. in the province
Iof Painault, where 200 German troops
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

London, Aug "a, 1852 p. m.-The
official war information bureau says:
1T is announced that Namur has
fallen"
The above dispatch, as indicated,
was filed in London at 1852 o'clock
Monday afternoon and received in
New York at 6:15 o'clock this (Tues-
day) morning. It's transmission was
probably delayed by the censor.
The Notifications of Namur and
Iiege formed the finest examples of
the work of the famous Belgian mill
tary engineer, General Henri Alexis
Brialmont. The forts are nine in
number. All are protected by hard
ened steel domes The artillery, con-
sisting of modern heavy disappearing
guns, is very powerful.
Beyond the bare statement made
late yesterday afternoon that 1t was
announced that Namur had fallen, the
official war information bureau has is.
sued nothing on the subject.
"We Must stick Together"
The Chronicle editorially says:
"The news today is decidedly bad
If the allies losses have been heavy
I've may yet see before long the Ger
mans-march on Paris. We do no
imagine NanfSr was taken by a rush
@The blunt fact remains that in
really first class battle the frenc'
troops occupying secmqed posluol
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
'BfL6IUMS LOSSES
REACH Big TOTAL
DEAD NUMBER 10000 WHILE THE
WOUNDED ARE ESTIMATED
AT $4,000

1 The Hague, Aug. % (yia London).-
"A camp for interned Belgians, of
whom there are about 1000 in Hol-
land, now is being constructed at
Oudenirdum, in Friesland 1t is un-
derstood here that the Belgian wound
ed in the fighting against Germany up
to the present time number about So
OOO The first casualty list contains
the names of 1000 Belgian dead. Con
servative estimates made here place
the total of dead at about 10000.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

lost their way and got into the range
of the French army.
The Germans attempted to lombard
the Charleroi railroad station from
Jevmont st. Antoine. Furthermore,
they are reported as having fired on
the Charleroi prison, although this
building was flying the Red Cross
flag. only one shell exploded. 1t kill
ed horse. but without hurting the
officer mounted on it.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
WAR CAUSES FAILURE

Des Moines, Ia, Aug 25.-An invol-
untary petition in bankruptcy was
filed against the B. A. Lockwood
Grain company here today. Assets are
given at s35O,O0O and liabilities at
$3.50, ,O00 Contraction Of credits. due
to the European war and inability TO
get cars to handle their grain were
given as the cause of the suit.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
NEW ELECTION LAWS

Jefferson City. Mo-. Aug. 25.--Re-
vision of the election laws Of Missouri
and radical changes IN criminal and
civil procedure had strong advocates
among the delegates to the demo-
cratic state convention scheduled to
meet here today to draft a platform
for the fall elections.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

Nish, servia, Aug. IS (via Lon
DOM .-Servian troops reoccupied
Sabac (Shabats) at a o'clock in
the afternoon of Monday, August
"a, according to an official an
nouncement made today. The
Austrians have been thrown back
on the other bank of the river
Save and every bit OF Servian ter
ritory has now been cleared of the
enemy. The retreating Austrians
devastated Servian villages and
massaered the Inhabitants. Sabac
is on the river Save, 27 miles west
of Belgrade.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
GLOVE MAKERS STRIKE

Gloversville. N. Y. Aug. 25.-About
1900 Fulton county glove cutters for
mally declared a strike this morning,
demanding higher wages.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 25.--
News has reached here that a
French force of Turcos, zouaVes
and SenagaIeze, during the fight
ing in upper Alsace, entered and
almost destroyed the towns of
Flachslanden, Jagsdorf and Lan-
ger, Brunnstatt, Heiweiler and
MorschweiIer. Wounded French
soldiers who have crossed the
Swiss frontier and are interned
here, speak very highly of the
bravery of the German troops.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

London, Aug. 25.-in dispatch
from Antwerp the correspondent
of the Exchange Telegram COM
pany says that German troops had
attacked Malines and in the fight
which lasted four hours were
driven out by the Belgians. The
Belgians pursued the Germans in
the direction of ViIvorde.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
UNITED STATES IS
NEUTRAL IN WAR
WILL NOT TAKE SIDES IN THE
JAPANEsE-GERMAN HOS
TlLITIEs

Washington, Aug. President
Wilson today issued proclamation
declaring the United States neutral
in the war between Germany and
Japan.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25
mo MATTER WHAT FRANCES FATE MAY BE, We
MUST STICK TOGETHER AND OVERTHROW THE
GERMANS ENGLAND TELLS THE RUSSIANS

Berlin. Aug. 25 (by wireless to
the Associated Press, by way of
Nauen, Germany, and Sayville, L.
l.)-An official announcement
made public here today says that
the city of Namur and five of its
fortresses have been captured by
the Germans. The bombardment
of the four other forts continues
and their fall seems imminent.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

Paris, Aug. 25.-The journal
this afternoon says it has obtain
ed from an authoritative source
the news that in a battle fought
yesterday an uncle of Emperor
William, commanding the imperial
guard, was killed.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

WITH every new silo
on the mesa is added
prosperity for Las
Vegas.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-25

FAIR weather tonight
and Wednesday; cool
er tomorrow in the
east portion.