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AND THIS is WAR.

Associated Press dispatches re-
Gently carried this paragraph from the
story Of an American girl who was
battles before IHege:
/ saw trenches filled to the top
with dead German soldiers. Those
trenches, the Belgian officers eX-
planned TO me, had been dug by
the Belgians and occupied by
them until the great army of ad-
vaucing Germans forced them to
retreat. As the German infantry
mounted the breastwOrks in front
Of the trenches the retreating
Belgians poured a murderous fire
into their ranks and their bodies
fell in the trenches. Then, the
Belgian officers said, their men
moved down more Germans with
deadly cross fire which not only
filled up the trenches with bodies
but left many piled on top one
another on the breastworks and
the ground nearby.
This is not an extraordinary para
graph. 1t has been duplicated in hor-
ror time after time in the dispatches
from the scenes OF battle.
That, YOU American wives and
mothers whose husbands and sons are
safe, is war War" said General
sherman, who knew, lis hell" A
newspaper Photographer the other day
remarked that the declaration is un-
just To he'll. We lay no claim 10 IA
miliarity with what hell is like, but we
are inclined to take that view Of it.
And what sublime principle OF ma
tional hoonr was at stake? What
stain on the escutcheon Of Belgium
or of Germany was washed out in the
blood OF the thousands Of mothers
sons whose bodies filled the trenches
before Liege.
Not one.
Germany had not a grievance in the
world against the Belgians. The Bel
gian none against the Teuton. until
the Teuton invaded his neutral soil in
a movement against France. The Bel
gians fought. and we are fain to con-
fess that the world sees much justif-
cation in hghting though to fight
against such overwhelming odds was
merely a hopeless sacrifice.
The greatest wholesale slaughter
known I'm the annals OF time is going
On. The flower of manhood Of great
continent is being wiped out OF exist
ance. And all for nothing. Not one
In ten whom you pass on the street
IAN remember what it all began about
And that Is war.
Yes. To compare war with hell is
unjust TO hell.
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Paris) on the approach Of the Ger
mans To Tours. The trade of Bor-
deaux, the fourth port OF France. is
chiefly carried on by sea. From 1000
to ZOO vessels can be accommodated
In the harbor.
The most important industry is ship
building and renting. Iron-clads and
tOrpedo-boats, as well as merchant
vessels are constructed. The city is
the center OF trade in Bordeaux"
wines.
other principal exports are brandy.
hides and skins. sugar. rice, wooden
and cotton goods. salt fish, chemicals
oil-cake, pitwood. fruit, potatoes and
other vegetables. There are also -four
mills, sugar refneries. chemical works,
machine shops and potteries.
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THE LUCKY PHILIPPINES.

This is no time to talk about the in
dependence Of the Philippines. Ameri-
can neutrality IL the sole shield Of
them as well as of Hawaii and our
other island posse ssions in the Pacific.
That is just so much territory kept free
from the perils Of weak dependencies
in world war
The United states coveted neither
the Philippines nor Hawaii. Those dots
on the ocean, Guam and Tutuila, are
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

BROMBERG-A city in north
eastern Germany, IN the province OF
Posen, seven miles west of the Wis
tula river and the west Prussian boun-
dairy. Ii is located on the Bromberg
canal, which connects the Brahe and
the Netze rivers and thus establishes
communication between the Vistula,
the oder and the Elbe. The popula-
ton of Bromberg is about 10000. Its
industries are principally iron works,
machine shops, paper factories and
flour mills.
Bronlberg holds an important STRAIT
egic position, being one of the de-
lenses along the Vistula river from
the frontier town of Thorn to the Gulf
or Oanzig. 1t was Polish prior to 1927
when il was taken by the Germans. 1t
was retaken by the Poles i'm 1343, and
during the centuries that followed it
suffered so much from war and pesti-
lence that in l772, when the Germans
again took possession of il, it's popula-
ton had fallen To less than coo inhab-
itants. Later ii was transferred to
the duchy of Warsaw, where it re-
manned until occupied by the Russians
in 1913. Two years later it was re-
stored TO Prussia.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

William Arthur of Lander. Wyo.,
accompanied by nine Sioux Indians
who were attached to a circus which
was performing i'm Trieste when the
war broke out, reached London after
many exciting adventures. In cross
ing Austria he saw many persons sus-
pected of being spies killed by infur-
lated mobs. Among them were some
women. At one town he witnessed
the arrest of Servians who were
charged with poisoning wells, They
were lined up before walls and shot.
At Munich, according to Mr.. Arthur,
the Indians were arrested and badly
mauled by a mob before the police were
able to afford them adequate protec-
ton
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and few modern batteries. The old
town stands ON an island. hemmed in
by the canal and the harbor basin.
which divide il from the extensive
manufacturing quarter of ST Pierre.
The city il the principal port for the
trans-continental passenger traffic
with England. carried on by the South
eastern and Chatham and the Northern
or France railways. The average num-
Der OF passengers carried annually
was upwards of 100000 before the
present war.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

Emperor William has announced
an amnesty for all Germans convicted
of military offenses or who cmigrated
with permission, who within three
months present themselves for serv-
ice in Germany, the colonies or on
board warships. The only condition
of the amnesty is that they can prove
their recent conduct has been salts
factory.
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only a cable station and a safe harbor.
But American possession removes them
at least from the tumultuous shifting
of colonies back and forth among bel
ligercnts.
The fate Of the Philippines made in
dependent would depend, as the des-
tiny Of German colonies depends now
upon the turn Of fortune. The chance
Of war would toss them from nation
To nation, and the gambling table oil
peace might divide them between Great
Britain and Japan or award them Ia
Germany.
The Filipinos should thank fortune
that they are under the American
shield now.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

Every CORY field, every ruined town,
every crowded hospital and every des-
olate home today cries out against war
secretly planned and executed by mon
archs. If the war of kings does not
end in a war upon kings, no matter
whose standards shall at last claim the
victory, it will bring nothing but loss
and sorrow to mankind.-New York
World.
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Incidents of The War

President Wilson enters denial of re-
Emperor William of Germany against
the reported destruction of Belgian cit
les by German troops. White house
officials said the president had taken
absolutely no action.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

POSEN-Capital Of the province Of
Poscn, Prussia, situated in "a wide and
sandy plain at the confluence of the
Cybina and the Warth rivers. $50 miles
east Of Berlin and thirty-fivc miles
from the Russian Poland frontier. The
city lies at the center of network OF
railroads connecting it with Berlin.
Breslau, Thorn, KreuZburg and
Schneidenmuhl. It's population in the
10th century reached 10000. but sank
10 10000 in the 18th century. Today,
it has approximately 10000 inhabi-
tants. The inner line of Notifications
was removed in 1902 and the city has
been completely modernized. Posen is
the hea 1quarters of the 9Th army
corps, and, in times of peace, has
garrison of 5000 men. The manufac-
turing of machinery. spirits, furniture,
sugar and beer are its principal in
dustries.
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VALENCIENNES- French from
tier town with population OF about
$4,000. thirty miles southeast Of Lille,
at the confluence of the Rhonelle and
the Scheldt. 1t is i'm the heart of n
great Industrial district near the An
Yin coal region. II is a French cdi-
ton Of the city of Liege, except that
it is unfortifed, the old Notifications
having been transformed into pleas
ure grounds and drives in 1892. 1t has
"A long military history; i'm 1917 it was
taken by Louis XIV. after an eight
day siege. In 1893 it surrendered af-
ter a bombardment of forty-three
days, and in 1916 it defended itself
successfully.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

ODER RIVER-One of the most inn
portant rivers of Germany, rising in
Austria Hungary and flowing north
west through Breslau, ,F'rankfurt and
Stettin to the Baltic Sea. At its near
est point, it is 80 miles from the heart
miles of its length are navigable for
barges. The oder is heavily fortified
in its northern reaches and is regarded
as the point Of final stand of the Ger
man army i'm case of an attack upon
Berlin from the east.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

Some OF the Americans now return
the first time in a number of years 10
see what a nice country this is in which
TO spend money.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

BoUILLON-A small town i'm south
orn Belgium, ten miles northeast of
the French town of Sedan. II Is sit
uated in the beautiful valley of the
Semois, and is overlooked by the fam
GUS castle of Godfrey of Boullon. The
fifth Godfrey of Bouillon was the great
crusader. Napoleon III. after his cap
ture at Sedan, spent the night here as
n prisoner.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

OSTEND-The Atlantic city Of Bel
GUM, with a population of about As
600, situated at almost the central
point on the forty-two miles OF sea-
coast that belong To Belgium. In the
middle ages it was strongly fortified,
but in 1865 the last vcstiges of it's
ramparts were removed. Since then
n new town has been created, in which
a solid granite digue or parade over
two miles long, casino, ropal chalet
and "A race course are features. Os-
tend is I'm direct railroad commune
cation with Brussels, Cologne and Ber-
lin.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

NISTULA RIVER-One Of the chief
rivers of Europe, rising in Austria
flowing through Russian Poland by
way OF Warsaw, and crossing west
Prussia from south to north, and hav-
ing its mouth i'm the Gulf Of DanZig
At Thorn. where ii crosses the Rus
sian-German frontier, there are heavy
Notifications, as there are at many
other points for there to the gulf.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

All Americans have reason to be
gratihed by the praise accorded to our
ambassador at Berlin i'm Sir Edward
Goschens report to the British foreign
Office. incorporated i'm the second White
Paper. and it's iteration by the British
ambassador at Washington in his COM
munication to Secretary Bryan convey
ing TO the United States government
at the request Of Sir Edward Grey the
British governments formal thanks to
Mr., Gerard.-Ncw York Times.
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Belgium, situated on the west bank of
the Bender river, midway between
Brussels and Client, sixteen miles from
each place. 1t was the ancient capital
of what was called imperial Flanders.
Thierry Martens here set up one of
the first printing presses in Europe.
It's population is around $4,000. The
city and the surrounding region are
famous for their hop gardens and lin
en-blcaching establishments. The
meadows south of Alost are often COW
cred with linen undergoing a bleach.
ing process.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

CALAIS-An important port on the
north coast OF France, and only TWEEN
ty-two miles across from Dover, Eng
land. Dover, in turn, is only 65 miles
from London. Calais is ffty-five miles
northwest Of Lille. The population OF
the city is about $1,000. Formerly Ca
lais was celebrated fortress. 1t is
now defended by four forts, none OF
which is OF modern construction. II
also has a citadel. built $50 years ago,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

SOIGNIES-A flourishing town of
the province of Hainaut. Belgium, ow-
ing it's prosperity to the important blue
granite quarries in the neighborhood.
The forest of Soignies extended in
the middle ages over the southern
part of Brabant up TO the walls of
Brussels. and is immortalized i'm By
ron's "Childe Harold" The first blow
towards it's gradual contraction was
struck when Napoleon ordered $4,000
oaks to be cut down i'm 1t to build the
celebrated Boulogne notilla for the in
vasion of England. considerable
portion of the forest i'm the neighbor-
hood Of Waterloo was assigned i'm 1915
to the Duke of Wellington, and to the
holder of the title as long as ii endur-
ed.
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SEDAN-A town of nearly 10000
population. in northern France, where
the French and the Prussians met i'm
1870. and where the French were
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

VISEGRAD-One of the eight prin-
cipal military stations of the eastern
frontier Of Bosnia, forty-three miles
cast of the capital, Serajevo, where
the transformations took place that were
the immediate cause of the European
war. The town is about ten miles
west of the Servian frontier.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

MAUBEUGE-A town in northern
France, In the department of Nord,
about two miles from the Belgian
frontier. AS n fortress Maubeuge has
an old enciente OF bastion trace which
serves as the center of an important
entrenched camp of eighteen miles
perimeter. constructed for the most
part after the war OF 1870, but since
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

The Canadian government is consid-
ering the ACCESSIBILITY of cancelling
German patents and copyrights held i'm
Canada. The patents held i'm Canada
cover chiefly chemical preparations
and electrical apparatus.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

The Danish government has just
taken the unprecedented step of eX-
propriating all stores of wheat in Co
penhagen-4S0,0 600 bushels-which will
be taken over by public authority at
about seventeen shillings. nine pence
els.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

II a man insist on talking war with
you, begin 10 ask him questions about
European geography.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

OSTERODE-An East Prussian
town Of about $1,000 inhabitants, sew
enty-five miles by rail northeast Of
Thorn and twenty miles west of AL
junction Of lines To Memel, Elbing and
Schonsee. It is 33 miles north of the
Russian Poland boundary. Osterode
has n castle built by the Teutonic
knights in 1870. The manufactures are
machinery, beer spirits, and bricks.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

MARIENBURG-A town in West
Prussia, a few miles east of the Wis
tula river, and twenty miles south OF
the Gulf OF Danzig. II is situated
in fertile plain on the right bank of
the Nogat, n tributary Of the Vistula,
and has n population of about $4,000.
II contains large chemical wool-clean-
ing works, and is the seat of import
ant horse, cattle and wool markets
For n century and n half it was the
residence of the grand masters of the
Teutonic order, religious organiza-
ton which controlled that region. on
the decline Of that order i'm tho mid
die of the 18th century, their castle
passed into the hands of the Poles. 1t
was allowed to fall into decay by
them, but has been restored by the
Germans, and is now one OF the most
important secular buildings dating
from the Middle Ages.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

ally in an effort to induce the Italian
Socialist party to use their influence
to have Italy join Germany i'm the war.
The mission failed.
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modernized and augmented. IL is an
important manufacturing center, with
a population of approximately $4,000.
The city was RACED a number of times
and was successfully besieged in 1914
but was compelled to capitulate after n
vigorous resistance, i'm the Hundred
Days.
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KONIGSBERG-One of Germany's
strongest fortified cities. with a pop
ulltion OF about 100000. The FORTH
cations, begun in 1S43, were not com
pletcd until 1905. They consist of an
inner wall brought into connection
with outlying Notifications and twelve
detached forts. The protected posi-
ton Of the harbor makes Konigsberg
one OF the important commercial cit
leg or Germany. The industries con-
sist Of large printing works. locomo-
tive works, machine shops toy, sugar,
cellulose, tobacco and cigqr factories.
and chemical works. Ronigsberg was
occupied by the French In 1907. In
1913 the plan for resisting Napoleon's
advance in Prussia was laid out there.
During recent years, IL has been con-
nected with the Russian railway sys-
TEN through East Prussia.
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nected by over 200 bridges In the
center of the city stands the unfinished
Belfry a square tower some 300 feet
high built i'm 1lS3-1339. one of
Clients most interesting institutions
is the great Beguinage or home of
German and Dutch sisterhoods, which
constitute little town OF itself. 1t
is surrounded by walls and "A moat
and contains numerous small houses,
eighteen converts and a church. Sew
en- hundred Beguines, women devoted
to good works, live there. Client was
captured by the French in 1898, 1908
and 1745. The treaty of peace fol-
lowing the war of 1872 between Great
Britain and the United States was
signed here in 1914. 1t has "A popula-
ton of approximately $4,000. A great
exposition was held here during 1913
in which Germany, Holland, England
and France took part.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

German Socialist Deputies Hugo
Haase and Albert Sukum went TO 1t
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GIIENT-The capital Of east Fiand-
ers' Belgium. Mt the confluence OF the
seheldt and the Lys., The city is di-
vided by the rivers and by canals. some
navigable, into numerous islands. con-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

Arizona il urged To grant old age
pensions.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

Militarism cannot bring further pro-
grcss to the world. II is an evil, as all
may see, since ii has set great ana
cultured nations to fighting against
another for their very existence. These
nations should have stood together
firmly through good and i'll report as
natural allies against the forces of re-
action and semi -civilization. Their fail
ure to stand together has profoundly
shocked thoughtful persons every
where Strange that militarism' the
power by which wild hordes OF barbar-
Gus people have been wont to over
whelm civilization in past centuries, at
this late day should have triumphed
over every art OF peace and every in
stinct OF mercy to the general distress
Of civilized races!-Chicago News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

Toronto has s,7oo painters and dec
orators. ss..
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05

The true American loves no country
except his own. For us, one flag, one
country. one destiny; down with auto
cracy and arbitrary power in Ger
many, in Austria and i'm Russia; up
with the standard of freedom, Democ-
racy observation-disclosures Cour-
er-Journal.
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PRESS OPINIONS
ON WAR NEWS

Whatever the outcome Of the Euro
pean war the slaughter will greatly
diminish the population, present and
prospective, Of the contending nations
France. however, will stand i'm sad
prominence by reason OF her well
known steadily diminishing birth rate
in the prospect Of replenishing her
defensive forces.-New York sun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-05
History and Geography of the War
BY the National Geographical Society

Facts Concerning Places That Are Figuring
The Military In European War
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BOULOGNE-A fortified seaport OF
northern France, 26 miles from Folkes-
tone, England. 1t is situated on the
shore OF the English channel and has a
population OF about $4,000. The har-
Dor of Boulogne is formed by the
mouth of the Lame river 1t has ex-
tensive docks and large inner port.
The annual value of exports from Bou-
logne approximates s6O.O00,00O, and OF
the imports, S40.00O,O00. It's fisheries
annually produce 100000 woth Of
fish.
Boulogne has had a long military
history. II is believed to have been
the place where Julius Caesar assem-
bled his fleet. Henry VIII took the
town by siege in 1874 but it wac re-
stored 10 France in 1850.
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ST. QUENTIN-A city OF northern
France, i2O miles from Iiege and so
miles from Paris. Ii has a population
of about $4,000. and stands on tho
right bank of the Somme river at its
junction with the canal which connects
that river with the Scheldt and the
Disc. The city is built on a slope with
southern exposure, and is the CEN
ter OF an industrial district which
manufactures cotton and wooden ia
brics. principally pique and window
curtains. Ii also carries on spinning
and preliminary processes, bleaching
and finishing. Machine and hand
made embroidery is produced in large
quantities and there are extensive es-
adjustments producing iron goods and
machinery. st. Quentin dates back to
ancient times and, in the early history
OF Europe, was the cross roads OF five
military roads. 1t has had "a long war
history During the FTanco-P russian
war il repulsed the German attack at
one time, and at another was the CEN
ter OF the great battle between the
German forces under Gen. Won Goeben
and the French Gen. Faibherbe, the
French being defeated.
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