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feared that at any moment our houses
would be burned over our heads.
Raging Sea Of Flame.

would be burned over our heads.
Raging Sea Of Flame.
AT break of day I crawled from the
cellar to the street door and saw moth
ing but a raging sea Of IRE. At
o'clock the shooting had diminished.
We resolved to make a dash to the
station. abandoning our home and all
our belongings, except what we could
carry.
I'VE rushed out What we saw on
the way to the station Is hardly de-
scribable. Everything was burning
the streets were covered with bodies Of
victims who had ben shot, some Of
them half burned.
Everywhere proclamations had been
posted. summoning every man to as
sist in extinguis hing the flames and
ordering women and children to stay
inside the houses. The station was
crowded with fugitives. 1 was Just
trying to show an officer my papers
m ,fl the the soldiers separated me from
We're useless. A lot of US were march
ed off to a big shed in the freight
yard. from where we could see the
finest buildings of the city and beauti-
1ul historical monuments being burned.
Shot Men and Boys.
Shortly afterward German soldiers
drove before them 800 men and lads to
the corner of the boulevard Van Tienen
ana Marie Theresa streets, opposite the
cafe Varmalen. There they were shot,
Inc sight filled US with horror.
me burgomaster, two magistrates
the rector of the university and ali the
ponce officials already had been shot.
with our hands bound behind our
t3is we We're then marched Off by SOL
uierS without having seen our wives and
ff ii1I From Mont Cesar we had a
G cuil view OF the burning town The
Church of ST. Pierre was In flames
WINE the troops necessarily sent shot
a! .. shot into the unfortunate town.
we came through the village of Her
ANOTHER an group of prisoners, including
hal1 dozen priests, Joined rs
Suddenly about 10 O'Clock, evidently
as result of some false alarm, we were
bbiiasreo TO kneei and soldiers stood be-
hind us. with their rifles ready to fire.
using US as a shield. Fortunately for
US nothing happened. After a delay of
hait an hour our march was continued
NO conversation was allowed and the
sole. ers continually maltreated US. One
soldier struck me with the butt end of
his rifle. / could hardly walk any
further, but had to.
We were choked with thirst, but
the Germans wasted their drinking
water without offering US a drop. At
I O'Clock that night we arrived at
Samperhout on the way to Malines.
We saw the half burned bodies of men.
omen and children were frightened
Almost to death and half starved
We were locked up In a church and
were later Joined by other prisoners
from the surrounding villages. That
night the church was lighted I'D by
burning houses. Again shots whistled
through the air, followed by cries and
groans.
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New Fall Styles in
Women S
White
Lingerie
w aists at 81

The most noticeable feature about
the new lingerie waists are the long
set-in sleeves and the turnover cuff.
We have now at least ten new
styles in Women's Lingerie Waists
TO sell at 4 dollar.
Made of white lawn. with high
collar finished with turnover and
narrow embroidery edge each side of
.frontpiece: also Of voi!es with roll
or sailor collar trimmed with EN-
broidery and lace. all-over emhroid-
cry orSandy and fine India linon
trimmed with embroidery scallops.
Sizes range "A to fS-so any woman
can be fitted. Treat yourself tomor-
row TO one of these smart-style
waists.
Second FloOr-WaiSt Section.
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RESERVE LAW
AMENDMENTS FAVORED
Six Liberalizing the Measure Re-
ported to Senate by Banking
and Currency Committee.

Six amendments to the federal reserve
act, considerably 1iberalizing the law,
were reported favorably late yesterday
afternoon to the Senate from the COM
mittee on banking and currency by Sen
ator Owen, chairman. Senator Owen pre-
dicted that, with the proposed amend
ments enacted into law, the new banking
and currency system i'll be in full swing
by October I. The amendments follow:
Permit the federal reserve board to
postpone payment of the second and sub
sequent installments of stock subscrip-
ton of members banks. and to postpone
for periods not to exceed four months re-
serve requirements for member banks.
Permit member banks to carry in the
federal reserve banks any portion of their
reserves now required to be held in their
own vaults.
Permit member banks to count as part
of their lawful reserves federal reserve
notes up to per cent of their net de-
mand deposits.
Extends Liability.
Permit member banks. in addition to
the present liability which they may have
under the law, to incur liability on &C.
count of the Endorsement of foreign bills
of exchange, two-name commercial paper
Endorsed by member bank and such ac-
ceptances as are permitted under the
rules of the board, but not TO exceed
twice the unimpaired capital and surplus
of the bank.
Permit bills bought in the open market
to be used as q basis for the issue of
federal reserve notes
Authorize the Secretary of the Treas
ury to designate the federal reserve
banks as agents of the United States,
and of member banks in the redemption
of notes in circulation, including the Aid
emergency currency note,
and to put in operation a system of clear
ance between the Treasury. the federal
reserve banks and the member banks
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New Division in Atlantic Fleet,

On the recommendation of Rear Ad-
mral Fletcher. selected to command the
Atlantic feet, cruiser division is to be
organized in that fleet. 1t will consist
Of some of the vessels of the present
special service squadron. The New York
and Texas will be assigned to the main
fleet and the remainder will be formed
as the cruiser squadron. Rear Admiral
w. B. Caperton will be placed in COM
mand of this squadron, and his flagship
will be the L. S. S. Washington.
Rabbit shows are becoming common
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This Country's Attitude.

Count Won Bernstorff. the German am
bassador, has not presented to the State
Department any evidence of coaling and
provisioning British warships at sea by
an American vessel The ambassador as
serted recently that American firms were
selling ammunition to Great Britain, but
did not take the subject up with the de-
partment
Officials of the department Informally
explained today that the attitude of the
United States was clearly established.
Firms can sell ammunition to any bellig-
erent, all such articles being subject
however, to capture at sea as contra band
cargo.
As 10 coaling warships at sea, the State
department established precedent in
the recent sailing of the Mexican steamer
MaZatlan from San Francisco suspected
at the time of an intention to coal the
German cruiser Leipzig. The vessel was
gwen clearance papers for Guaymas.
Mexico, with the understanding that if
the American consul there did not report
arrival on a certain date with her cargo
intact the Mazatlan would be regarded
as man-of-war and be prohibited from
coaiing IN any American port again for
three months. Similar action would he
taken with respect to vessels flvinp the
American flag, 1t was said though until
the state Department IS formally an
prised of the case there will be no formal
ruling.
The Navy Department has received no
report. SO Tar as can be learned OF mes
saSes said TO have passed between the
British cruiser Suffolk and individuals in
New York in reference to provisions ana
papers.
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AID Of SWISS FAMILIES
MADE DESTITUTE BY WAR
Appeal for Funds Made by Lega.
tion-Committee Named by
Grutli Verein.

In response to an appeal in behalf of the
Swiss families rendered destitute by the
war issued from the Swiss legation by
DIR. Paul Ritter, the minister. the Wash
ington GrutH Verein met last evening in
Arion Hall, 1905 street. and appointed
a committee to collect subscriptions.
It is planned to have this committee
meet with the Swiss minister at the le-
cation, and the five other Swiss societies
of the District will be invited to send
deleeates to this conference.
The committeeman named for Grutli
veretn are julius Egloff (chairman). B.
P. Richenbacher. George W. Kries, ia
cob Bruegger. Edward S. schmid, Thee.
Picard, Harry Eisenbeiss and F. r. Som
ers.
Swiss Minister'S Appeal.
The appeal issued by the Swiss minis
ter IL. in part. as follows:
"a large number Of Swiss Americans
have already returned home to take their
places in the ranks as officers or nom
commissioned officers. The unmarried
men have left filled with fire and enthus-
asm, but many also are men of affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-04
Revenues Available.

ITO obtain a conception Of what that
expense means 1t is only Necessary to
bear in mind that from the principal
source Of revenues of the confederation,
namely. from the customs duties not
more than 10000, 600 Of francs are derived
annually
above the misery Of war. however,
there is shining, like ray of light, the
Red Cross organized fifty years ago
upon the suggestion of our countryman,
Henri Dunant. Thus the federal coat Of
arms has become, in reversed colors, the
symbol Of brotherly love-
"Countrymen, we hope that this appeal
addressed by the official representatives
OF Switzerland to all their compatriots,
men and women, will find the path to
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and especially the fathers of families.

and especially the fathers of families.
who go with a heavy heart.
There are more than 10000 Swiss still
In the United States. 1t is comforting to
see that each is ready to tender the hand
Of friendship. During the last week three
vessels. each carrying about 250.0o0 BUSH
els Of wheat, destined for Switzerland,
have left the United States.
Already the heavy hand of want for
means Of existence Is making itself felt.
and this may be followed by a complete
stoppage of business. resulting in the
loss OF millions of our national wealth.
the destruction of our prosperity.
"At the time of the Franeo-German
war. during the summer of 1870. We had
on the frontier total OF 10000 men for
six months and about 10000 men during
three or four weeks in the beginning of
1871. This posting of the frontier cost US
some millions. but this sum is but bag
atelle compared to what it will cost to
protect the Swiss frontier against the
giant armies of our day.
Our army of nearly 100000 men on its
present war footing entails an expendi-
ture of 1.15O.OOO francs per day; that is
to say. an expenditure of 100000 francs
a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-04

Rabbit shows are becoming common
in Germany.
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Admits Receiving Message.

To a representative of the Associated
Press H B. Hunt at the address in West
10th street fatty denied that he had
ever received radiogram from the Suf-
folk. Later. when informed of the con-
tents of the message and told that it was
known he had signed for 1t. Mr.. Hunt
admitted that he had received it.
But l did not take the provisions out
to the cruiser" he declared. 81 was
formerly British subject. but am now
an American citizen. / have done much
work for the British admiralty and for
number of years past l have always
furnished provisions to British warships
when they were in American waters
Mr.. Hunt denied that he had sent the
radiogram transmitted by the Olympic.
He said he did not know who had used
his name without his authority In re-
ply to a question as to whether he in
tended in the future to transport ship
ments to British cruisers off the coast
Mr.. Hunt said he had not decided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-04
Puzzled Maritime Men.

Maritime men have been totally I'M
able to explain why first one and then
another of the cruisers known to be
off the coast would come within the
three-mile limit, remain a while and
then hurry off to sea again. How these
cruisers managed to obtain provisions
has also been the source of much spec
ulation.
One of the wireless messages which
has helped clarity the mystery was
addressed to H. B. Hunt, at 12S West
10th street, New York. The message
was picked up September / at a sta
ton near New York while being trans
mitted from the British cruiser Suf-
folk to the Marcoui station at Siascon-
set, Mass. In this message Mr.. Hunt
was directed to bring a quantity of
provisions and some newspapers to a
point two miles south of Ambrose
Hghtship at IL o'clock the following
morning Among the provisions asked
for was fresh beef.
The following day, September 2. as
the Cunard liner Olympic passed quar-
antine bound out, she sent from her
wireless the call letters of the Suffolk,
and after receiving an acknowledge
Hunt" In this Hunt informed the
commander of the British cruiser that
he had been at a point two miles south
of the lightship at IL o'clock that
morning. but as the Suffolk failed to
put in an appearance he would be
there again at 3 o'clock that after
noon. Whether any provisions were
actually deliverfed could not be deter
mined
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-. ChiIdren's II ack
Ribbed Cotton .HO-
siery, double heel
and toe; reinforced
at knee. Sizes s to
9ia. Special value, .
PAL RS for r.
25c, or, a OC
pair only.
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Won Bernstorff Asserts Pro-
visions Furnished Cruisers
by American Vessel.
WIRELESS MESSAGE FROM
SUFFOLK INTERCEPTED
H. B. Hunt Admits Receiving Rad
iogram Order for Fresh Beef and
Newspapers-Denies Delivery.

NEW YORK. September Count
Won Bernstorff, German ambassador
to the United States. announced today
that he had received positive infor-
nation that two British cruisers lying
ten miles from New York harbor had
received supplies of coal. provisions
and ammunition from a vessel flying
the American flag.
The supplies. Count Won Bernstorf
said. were taken aboard yesterday, ac-
cording to his Information. He de-
clined to give his authority for max
ing the statement or to say what steps
he intended to take, If any. The neu-
trality laws were SO vague. he declared
that he did not know yet exactly what
he was going to do.
Intercepted wireless messages copied
at the various stations in the vicinity
of New York at which the United
States government has placed censors
would seemingly explain the periodic
appearance of British cruisers off the
entrance of New York harbor
Count Won Bernstorff. the German am
bassador. has repeatedly expressed con-
viction that British men of war both
proVisioned and coaled from New
York
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Leaders in Hosiery

Silk LiSIe Hosiery,
black only. reinforc-
ed sole, heel and toe;
double garter top.
Regular soc value.
Special to- ~,
morrow. a &c
pair .-....
Main Floor-Hosiel
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-12-24
L''i :'2t School chl!!
VII W NOTES

The schools reopen for session the
first Monday after the holidays, Janu-
airy the fourth.
The judges of the debate, Thursday
evening, by a vote of four to one,
declared in favor of the negative.
The eighth grade finishes arithme-
tic with the close of the semester in
January. For this reason many of the
pupils tried the county examination.
The subject of agriculture pursued
by the seventh grade passed with the
final county examination given Friday
from $50 to 4:2O. The pupils will
resume the study Of geography dur
ing the next twelve weeks.
Contrary to custom a part of the
afternoon session in the high school
last Friday vas given to a Christmas
program. Two of the numbers which
were a part of the public number
given Thursday evening under the
auspices of the Literary society we're
repeated.
Miss Jessie Mcleod, supervisor of
music and drawing, left Saturday for
Grand Forks to visit at her home; the
Misses Buck left Friday to spend the
zee with a brother in Crosby; Miss
Violet Wood went to Morris, Mimi,
and Miss Henley to Devils Lake; Miss
Matilda Bybuth decided Friday to go
to Eau Claire, Wis, for the holidays.
The exhibition of the finished pro-
ducts of our classes in the vocational
arts which was heldWe Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday in the Domestic Art
rooms was we'll attended by the par
ents of our children. Favorable indeed
were the compliments passed upon the
work, the cakes, pies, breads and
candy, the work of our eighth grade
girls tempted many Of the patrons.
All of the lower grades had Christ
mas exercises from LIS to 100 in
the afternoon when they we're dis
missed. The junior-senior high school
departments continued session until
twenty minutes after four. This was
due to the county school diploma ex-
%aminations, some Of which our eighth
graders and seventh graders wished
to try.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-12-24
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice Is Hereby Given, That by reason of
default IN the terms and conditions of that Ger.
IAN mortgage, made executed and delivered by
William Herricks, mortgagor, to the Cavalier
County Lumber Company, a corporation. mort
gage, bearing date the 18th day of November,
1915, and filed for record in the office of the
ReglSter Of Deeds, in and for Cavalier county,
North Dakota, on the Goth day of November,
d9l3, at l0:OOa, M, and there recorded in Book
" OF Mortgages, at Page II, will be foreclosed
by a sale of the premises in said mortgage and
hereinafter described at the front of the Court
House, IN the City of Langdon, in said County
or Cavalier aud State of North Dakota. at the
hour of one O'Clock in the afternoon of the 10th
day of January, A. D., 1915. to satisfy the
amount due on such mortgage at the date of
sale,
The premises described in said mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are
situate in the County of Cavalier, and State
OF North Dakota and described as follows. to-
Wit: The Northeast Quarter (NElj of Section
IWenty-Seven, (2O and the Southwest Quarter,
(SW ~ dissection Twenty-Eight, (2S) in Town.
ship One Hundred Sixty-Two, Q62) North of
Range Sixty (60) West.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
late of sale the sum of $2214 90, together with
me statutory attorneys fee and the costs of this
foreclosure. ''
Dated this 9TH day of December, 1914
y 26 Mortnaoae
DICKSON & DEvANEy,
Attorneys for Mortgagee,
Langdon, North Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-12-24
Ecnoes Of the War.

The browning achievement of civil
Zation-u war in four dimensions-air,
land, sea and undersca.-Brooklyn Ea-
gle.
So far as prospects OF Il termination
are concerned, the European conflict
is a long, long way from anywhere
Washington Star.
If the war lasts three years, as Gen.
eral Kitchener predicts, there will be
less hope than ever OF finding out
wha, it has been about.-St Louis
Times
1t rather makes one shudder to won
der if the next wal will be rs much
more horrible than this one. as this
one is more horrible than previous
wars.-Indianapolis News.
Things have come to a strange pass
in the art Of war when Notifications
are a hazard instead of a reliance, and
it takes an army to screen a strong
place instead Of the strong place shell
tering the army.-New York Sun.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-12-24

The Democrat this week prints an
additional list of those in Langdon
and n%eighboring towns who have con-
tributed to the fund which is being
raised for the purpose of sending a
car load of flour to the people of fam
inc stricken Belgium. In addition to
the handsome way in which the people
of Langdon have subscribed to the
fund many of the other towns over
the county have responded generously,
but there are other communities over
the county which the committee hope
to hear from before the list is closed
the first of the new year. Next week
the list will show the totals of those
towns who have sen in donations and
the amount of same. Here's the last
chance for those who have been a lit
tie slow to make a showing on the list
and see that the town they live in is
strictly on the map when it comes to
helping the deserving poor of a people
whose distress is not owing to anv
cause of their own.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-12-24
HOSPITAL IN MANSION.
Apartments Of Dorchester House oc-
cupied by Wounded Soldiers.

S3PISo ny VSoQtIOCo oOlOt0TSs
Presided over by Miss Muriel Will
son. society beauty, as nurse in charge,
what is probably one of the most lux
urious hospitals in the world has just
been opened in London.
The new hospital is Dorchester
house. in Park lane, the residence of
the late Whitelaw Reid when he was
United States ambassador to England.
All the splendid apartments Of the
house are now occupied by wounded
officers, and the great rooms where
once the notables Of the world were
used to gather when Mr.. Reid occu-
pied the mansion are now filed with
cots and beds and medicine tables and
have become dormitories Of a great
war hospital.
The mansion is owned by Lieutenant
Colonel Sir George Holford. He re-
Gently turned 1t over to the authorities
as Il hospital for wounded and con-
valescent officers. Sir Alfred Fripp,
surgeon in ordinary to the king, is at
tending the wounded now there, while
Miss Wilson, with a number Of young
society women as assistants, ministers
to the comfort OF the men. Eighteen
officers are now billeted in bedrooms
from which they can look out on Hyde
park
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-12-24

One Of our Manitoba exchanges,
the Emerson Journal, notes that Paul
Reil, a nephew of Louis Reil, the not
ed leader Of the Rel rebellion in
Manitoba in 1885, is member of the
Ninetieth Winnipeg Rifles now en-
camped at Salisbury Plains in Eng
land and will shortly join the English
contingent of the army of the allies
in France. AS a peculiar coincidence
it is recalled that it was the Nine
tieth Winnipeg Rifles who were in
strumental in the capture Of Louis
Reil, the rebel leader of the Indian
uprising some thirty years ago in the
portion of Manitoba which now forms
the Province of Saskatchewan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-12-24

During the campaign it was claim
ed by the democrats that there was
trouble at the agricultural college
and that an effort was being made to
GUST Worst from the presidency. This
was strenuously denied by the repub-
licans. Late developments would
indicate that the democrats were tell
ing the truth and ~forecasting the
future with accuracy. Worst was
turned down and Professor Ladd made
president; then the action of the
board was rescinded and an attempt
made to reinstate Worst; then about
half of the board resigned. 1t is said
that Prof. Ladd accepted the position
rendered him and hat the boards ac-
ton cannot be rescinded. In fact
matters are so mixed up that no one
knows who is the president of the A.
c., or what condition affairs are in.
If the gang is after Worst for acting
bad politically in being a candidate
for U. S. senator and trying to break
into the political field, they will get
him, for the old crowd is in the saddle
and has full possession of the ousting
machinery. AS this is just a little
affair between republicans and only
affects educational matters, United
States senatorshlp, and a few things
of that kind the people are not parti-
cularly interested. They have just
voted the old gang into power, which
means "the people be i'd" and
they want the o. G. to run educational
and their matters for the best inter-
ests of the-gang. -Bathgate Pink
Paper.