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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
"THIs DATE IN HISTORY"

1657-The town of Deerfield, Mass
was burned by the Indians.
1702-Coldny OF, North Carolina voted
against an hereditary nobility.
1SO7-Verdict of acquittal in the case
Of Aaron Burr. on trialSat Richmond
Va, for high treason. H@
1S3S-The Emperor of Austria was
crowned King of Lombardy at Milan
1S59-The Prince of Wales tkihs
Edward VII) laid the foundation stone
for the Dominion parliament buildings
at ottawa.
1S70-Beginning Of the series OF en-
gagements between the French anu
Prussian i'm the vicinity of Sedan
1s76-Servians badly defeated by '"o
Turks at Androwatz, near AlexnaD'
1SSO-General Roberts defeated anu
dispersed Ayub Khan's army at MARA.
1s91-International Congress = u
Orientalists met in London.
19OO-Jubilee of Sultan, Abdul ~"
mid was celebrated In Constant'nop'e
19Os-The Hedjaz railway to Meo'- :.
MIA was opened to traffic.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

The voter today demands fair play
in everything, observes the Grand
Rapids News - -
II. as the face of the returns indi-
cate, Senator McNaughton is defeated
for denomination, in one respect he has
only himself 10 blame.
His record during last years session
didn't beat him. That record was ex-
cellent and his constituents approved
it.
II was what he proposed to do at
the next session that bore heavily upon
him and turned hundreds of votes to
his opponent.
Mr.. McNaughton advocated a tom
mage tax as a punishment To mining
corporations because they, as he view
ed it, had precipitated a strike, thus
sadding the state with expense. Gov
ernor Ferris was condemned for send
ing the troops To the copper country
while the tonnage tax was to be used
against the mining companies to re-
lieve farmers of strike expenses in the
future.
The sane, sober element OF the sew
enteenth district did not approve of the
unjust move. They were against the
tonnage tax and in order to vote down
the measure they were obliged to vote
against Mr. McNaughton.
Mr.. Groesbeck said he wanted to be
the governor If all the people and not
Of a part II them. He had no selfish
desires 70 serve by pandering to any
particular class. Selnshncss in his con-
tentions was removed SO far as leaning
towards any particular issue or class.
Mr.. McNaughton failed TO observe
this rule. He has learned that even
the workingmen will not tolerate sell
fish legislation. They want men to be
as square az the worker himself is.
one sided legislation isn't desired by
workingmen any more than by other
classes, and those who come before
the people for support should know
that today the American sense of fair
play won't tolerate legislation born out
of a desire TO do something that will
catch votes
It is 20 he regretted, for the good
Mr. McNaughton could have done for
his constituents, that he ever switched
10 the idea Of passing a tonnage tax
"A specific method of leyying tribute
which the courts have condemned.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
FEEDING ARMY IS ONE OF
BIG GERMAN PROBLEMS
Though Soldiers Entering Belgium Carried Food Supply for Days.
600 Carloads Must Be Shipped Daily for
Army From Base Of Supplies

porary distributing depots. The cities
mentioned are probably the temporary
depots.
The Belgian railroads probably are
being used To get the supplies To the
advanced bases or depots, which are
as near the rear of the army as is con-
sistent with safety.
Fifty-five thousand wagons, drawn
by 100000 animals, or their equivalent
supplies to IA force such as is supposed
to be operating in Belgium.
Kaiser Wilhelm takes Frederick the
Great, to whom he once referred as his
ancestor, as his example, Frederick
once fought all Europe. and the Hob
enzollern of today believes that he too
can do il.
The German soldier is eating black
bread baked months ago. It's crust is
so hard that "A bayonet or saber must
be used TO break 1t. Hard baking pre-
serves il and reduces the moisture To
he carried to the minimum. As to how
the soldier shall eat IT, that is his
affair.
These estimates as To the number
Of wagons and animals are based on a
campaign ten-day march from the
base, or, roughly speaking, from 100 to
$50 miles from the point to which the
railroads bring the food, ammunition,
forage and other material.
All Plans Worked Out.
If the advanced bases are at CO.
logne, Coblentz or AiX-la- Chapelle, the
great numbers of wagons and horses
operating around Liege, but by the
time the forces reach Brussels or
Rheims, the transportation mentioned
will be required.
The Germans, the French and Rus
slams all have elaborate diagrams
operating the transports and the field
bakery column, which comes along last
and supplies fresh bread. These dia-
grams look as though they might have
been devised by dancing masters as
first aids to an awkward squad.
when they read that each company is
entitled to one wagon and the head
quarters of each regiment to another
extra wagon. The company wagon here
was abandoned early i'm the war.
The French foot soldier carries three
rations i'm his haversack when he
starts out. 1t consists of thirty-thr
| ounces of bread, nine ounces of pre-
served meat and five and one half
ounces of "groceries'-that is, onions,
salt. pepper garlic and spices. The
Russian infantryman carries bread
enough for two days and half
French cavalrymen carry supplies for
one day. The Russian mounted man
carries enough for one day.
A soldier is supposed to carry 200
cartridges, weighing. with belts, close
to twenty pounds, or five times as
much as his food for three days.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

right OF belligerents to adopt means
of injuring the enemy is not unlimit-
ed"
In the general interests of humanity
these are the principal things which
are forbidden:
To employ poison or poisoned arms.
To kill or wound treacherously in
dividuals belonging to the hostile ma
ton or army.
To kill or wound an enemy who, hav-
ing laid down arms. or having no
longer means of defense. has surren-
dercd at discretion.
TO declare that no quarter will be
given.
To employ arms. projectiles or ma
terial Of a nature To cause supertiuous
injury.
To make improper use of flag OF
truce, the national flag or military en-
signs and the enemy's uniform, as well
as the distinctive badges of the Gene
va cred CROSSE convention.
To destroy or seize the enemys
property unless such destruction or
seizure be imperatively demanded by
the necessities of war
To attack or lombard towns, viii
lagos. habitations or buildings which
are not defended.
To pillage town or place, even
when taken by assault.
To punish spy. without trial, even
il taken in the act, and spy who, ar
ter rejoining the army To which he
belongs, is subsequently captured 10y
the enemy must be treated as a pris-
oner Of war and incurs no responsible
lty for his previous act of espionage.
To compel the population of occupied
territory 20 take part in military oper-
atoms against it's own country.
To bring pressure upon the popula-
ton of occupied territory to take the
oath TO the hostile power.
To conhscate private property.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
Fuel for u. S. Big Guns
Made on Island in Hudson

, reach to the top of mans head and
present formidable sight of bottled
up destruction.
To furnish the great number of bags
needed for the powder charges an eX-
tensive sewing department is constant
~ kept going. With an electric cutter
from 80 to 100 thicknesses OF muslin
are cut up at q time in various pat
terms, while press fitted with a series
of steel dies cuts out great numbers of
the round bottoms for the bags. Bags
of 30 different sizes are made for the
bursting, ignition and propelling
charges for guns, ranging from the
three FOUNDER to the fourteen-inch
rifle.
The sewing is all done by skilled
men operators, motor being attach
ed to each machine. The making OF
the large twelve and thirteen-inch
bags, with half dozen wide stream
ers requires an extraordinary amount
of intricate sewing and manipulation.
Beside the regular bottom, each bag
has an additional compartment made
for the ignition charge.
one OF the important operations
performed in the magazine houses is
loading the projectiles with their
bursting charge. For the fourteen
inch shells so pounds of black powder
is used and about 30 pounds for
twelve. inch shells. To hold the shells
steady and to get at the base of these
huge steel missiles-some of them
weighing 1000 pounds-they are
roped in a sling and hoisted clear OF
the floor by n pulley and chain. the
point is then lowered a foot or so into
a stout wooden frame with an opening
a trine larger-than the shell. Then
long narrow bag is inserted in the
shell cavity and the measured amount
of black powder Is poured through
funnel into the shell. Some 80 OF these
huge projectiles can be loaded in n day.
Several of the smaller filling houses
are used to assemble the cartridge
cases and the bursting charges of the
three inch rapid fire shells. II was
shells OF this sort that were fired from
the guns of the Prairie to clear of the
Mexicans from the roof tops at the
occupation OF Vera Cruz.
The costly and intricate torpedOes
are put on board the ships at the Tor
pedo Station at Newport, X. l. Here
the government has established n new
plant for their manufacture. 1t taxes
about a year to build one or THESE
marvellous engines of destruction ana
they cost $4,000 each. The latest
twenty one-inch type will run AT a
speed of 2S knots for u distance oil
10000 yards.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

II is not very long since certain
newspapers in the United States were
claInoring for war to civilize Mex
leo. The American people frowned
them down. Today some of the same
newspapers are exhausting their ad-
jecuves in condemnation of the Euro
pcan war. which is waged by Austria
90 civilize Servia, by Russia To civilize
Austria, by Germany to civilize Russia
and Belgium and Great Britain and
France, by France to repel and civilize
Germany, and so on and so forth, al
ways by one nation to civilize another.
Isn't the cackle about civilization heard
from makers of war a CHASTITY joke?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
NAVAL LOSSES DURING
FIRST MONTH OF WAR
REACH ENORMOUS TOTAL

Destruction at sea during the first
greater than the naval losses during
the entire Spanish American war
when the value of the merchant ves-
sells captured is taken into considera-
ton. The cost of these vessels with
their cargoes. in many instances very
valuable, must be added to the war
ships that had been destroyed.
The following are the naval losses
thus far reported.
Aug. 3-German and Russian fleets
fight off Alane islands. Russians re-
ported to have lost one ship.
Aug. 5-German mine layer Koeni-
gin Lulse sunk by British torpedo boats
i'm North sea.
Aug. 6-British cruiser Amphlon
sunk by mine in North sea.
Aug. German submarine sunk by
British cruisers in North sea.
Aug. 14-German cruisers Goeben
and Breslau sold to Turkey to escape
capture.
Aug. 16-Austrian cruiser Zenta
sunk off Antivari, Montenegro.
Aug 17-Unnamed German dread
nought reported out of action and
ashorde at Trondhjem, Norway.
Aug 17-Austrian battleship Zrinyi
reported sunk by French warships.
Aug. 26-German cruiser Magdeburg
blown up by her commander in the gulf
of Finland to avoid capture.
Aug 27-German converted cruiser
Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse sunk OFT
west African coast by British cruiser
High Flyer.
Aug. 2S-Reported eleven German
ships, including two cruisers and three
destroyers were sunk in engagement
with British ships off Heligoland.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

The United States arsenal at Water
vliet is just finishing n neat little arm
for the defense of the Pacific end OF
the Panama Canal. 1t is a siXteen-inch
gun, 4 feet, 3 Sches long, and weigh
ing about l26 tons. It's range is from
sixteen TO twenty-one miles, and the
projectile it throws will weight $500
pounds. Every time il is discharged
the cost will be six hundred dollars and
the lining that il will have to be re-
newed after 225 rounds. But il will
not have to be fired more than once, If
it's bullet hits the other gentleman's
boat That settles everything.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
THE RULES OF WARFARE.

Even II the mere possibility Of war
fare is blot on modern civilization,
the blot is made somewhat less offens
i've by the fact that certain humane
considerations must be observed by
both the belligerent armies.
At The Hague convention Of 1893
certain rules were promulgated re-
straining the atrocities of warfare. To
these rules the civilized nations Of the
world subscribed, and the United
States and Mexico are among the sign
ers.
At the foundation Of all these rules
lies the general declaration that the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
HER WATERLOO.

Mae--I was in n very embarrassing
position this morning.
Fae--What was ID? .5,, lJC
Mae--I had To rescue man from
drowning when he was teaching me to
-,r,y,, \, = y,,,ye ~ AzE G3rs oskx-- q. t.o.s
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

Americans of late have been carry
ing on numerous wars-the war on
weeds the war on noXious insects, the
the war on vice. Pray God they may
keep out of war against human be-
ing.i
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

Every German foot soldier carried
twenty seven ounces of hard bread.
twenty-one ounces of preserved meat
or bacon, ten and n half ounces of
vegetables, mostly onions, and two and
five eighths ounces OF coffee in his
haversack when he started for Bel
GUM. Every Uhlan or other cavalry
man carried Just one-third Of that
amount.
The foot soldiers had enough food
for three days and the cavalrymen for
one day. The cavalrymen is supposed
to be able To get back To n base Of
supplies oftener and easier than a foot
soldier. Besides, his work being usu-
the food supplies of the country are
not materially depleted when he APP
pears, and he is expected to help him
self.
Living on Soup and Bread.
An army officer on duty with the
general staff in Washington says:
The German soldiers are living on
soup and hard bread" If the supply
of meat and onions is good the soup
is thick; if it is small the soup is thin.
The fewer utensils an army carries the
better it is fed. Big cauldrons packed
with meat and vegetables mean more
sustenance than pots and pans and
bake ovens. The motive power that
would be required to carry frying
pans broiling irons and baking dishes
can be better used i'm hauling meat,
potatoes and onions. Stew every day
is better than planked steak and
mashed potatoes every other day."
Since 1909 the Prussians have been
working on the machine with which
the kaiser is confronting the alliance
of great and little powers today. They
call the ration weighing four pounds
and fourteen ounces their Iron" ra =
ton. 1t must last three days. Six
hundred carloads Of food must leave
CoblentZ, Cologne, AiX-la- Chapelle. or
whatever for the time being is the
commissary depot, daily for the 100000
men supposed to he operating in Bel
GUM. Luxembourg and possibly Hol-
land; that is the minimum. The
chances are that 800 cars are being
used for the conveyance of one days
iron" ration. For ammunition there
must be a minimum of 800 cars Fol-
forage and other quartermaster stores
there must be a minimum OF at least
| 100 cars. although the probabilities are
that a much larger number are beine
used.
If the army is being kept supplied
by less than $500 carloads of material
every day the statistician and Others
who have worked on the machine and
its handling have achieved IA great
victory. Probably 200 locomotives are
in use.
Distributing Depots.
All these things are being used Ia
start the supplies from the great de-
pots at the base or bases to the tenn
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
VARY THE MENU.

Angel food is very good
But take notice, brides,
Now and then working men
Sigh for tripe besides.
Kansas City Journal.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
ENvIoUS.

Your wife is very fond OF dumb
animals"
Yes" replied Mr.. Meekton; some
times ! almost wish had never learn
ed 10 talk. "-Washington Star.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

Some Americans are said to be ca
ger to join the Canadian contingent. a
regiment of grown men wearing white
socks and wrist watches might be
SHARED.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

Henry Woodhouse, aeronautical au-
thority. in a New York address. de-
clared that no matter who won I'm the
struggle in Europe. aerial navigation
would be one of the most important
factors in the making of world ma
ton.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

The Poles are able now 10 get al
most anything they want in the line OF
promises.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
Incidents of The War

cations society says he is swamped
with applications for help.
The patriotism of the Canadian
girls is exemplified in the discovery
of one in the full regalia of a private
at Valcartier camp near Quebec. She
was challenged by a sentry and on
being sent to the guard house, confess
ed her sex.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

the crown. $29,OOO,OOO worth of Ger
British Columbia. 1t is believed that
Kaiser William invested large part
of his personal fortune in the deals,
which were put through two years ago
by Baron Alvo Won Alvensleberm, his
personal representative in Canada.
A French protest to Washington
against alleged German violation of
the Geneva agreement on the battle
field says:
"Marcella Jouy, n nurse who was
wounded, swore that after the battle
on August 10, she was attending the
wounded with two other nurses when
a German officer opened fire on them
from a distance Of less than thirty
feet. A bullet shattered her arm, she
stated, and she tainted. On recovering
consciousness she found that her two
companions were dead beside her with
bullets in their bodies. All three nurses
her statement says, plainly wore the
insignia OF the Red Cross"
Premier Asquith has decided to ad-
dress meetings in the principal cities
in the United Kingdom to make plain
the cause of the war and to set forth
that 1t is the duty OF every man to do
his part to make the issue success
full one for the British arms.
The British cruisers Newcastle and
Rainbow and the Japanese cruiser Id
zumo are still cruising along Van
couver island and the northern British
Columbia coast seeking the German
cruiser Leipzig.
King Charles of Rumania is seri-
ously III and il is said that he will
| shortly abdicate.
Fritz Kreisler, the celebrated violin
list. has gone to Vienna, where he Will
| join the Austrian army In which he
holds the rank OF lieutenant. This is
the second war experience he has had,
| Advices from Valcarter, Quebec.
state that thus far $4,000 Americans
have volunteered to serve with Can
adam troops.
as two years ago he abandoned n con-
cert tour to engage I'm the Balkan
struggle.
Since the beginning Of the great war
In Europe more people have appealed
for aid to New York charitable organ
izations than since 1898. Secretary
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

England has promised to ten the
truth about the war. but that does not
mean, necessarily, the whole truth.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
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Rex Beach, the well known story
writer, was born in Atwood, Mich
September /, 1877. In his youth he
studied law for a time in Chicago but
soon abandoned the idea of following
that profession. At the age of 10 he
Joined i'm the first rush for the Klon-
dyke. Since that time the life of the
young author has been one of adven-
ture. He spent several years In the
far North and had many startling eX-
periences, but i'm the end he returned
home as poor in pocket as when he
left In 1902 he returned to Chicago
and engaged in business for a short
time afterward he engaged in literary
work for the first time In 1905 he pub
lished "Pardners" and followed ii
year later with THE Spoilers" which
proved one OF his greatest successes.
Since that time the young author has
written large number of novels and
short stories.
Robert r. Bass, former governor of
New Hampshire, Al years old today.
Henri Bourassa, the noted leader of
the Quebec Nationalists. as years old
today.
Henry Roujon, member of the French
Academy, 81 years old today.
RI. Rev. Sidney c. Partridge. Epis-
copal bishop of Kansas City, 81 years
old today.
william S. Cowherd. former Missouri
congressman "a years old today.
Clifford w. Robinson, former premier
of New Brunswick. 40 years old today.
James J. Corbett, former champion
heavyweight pugilist of the world, 4S
years old today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

A representative has been sent to
Rome by Germany to organize press
service. The lack OF German war
news, which is considered a detriment
to the influence Germany wishes to
exert in Italy, is the cause of the move.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

Waco. Tex. telephone systems have
a,eesn merged. i
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

Since the beginning Of the great war
In Europe more people have appealed
for aid to New York charitable organ
izations than since 1898. Secretary
Frank BRUNO or the Charities orgapi-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
"HEALTH FIRST"
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
THE DEFEAT OF A TONNAGE
TAX ADVOCATE.

The voter today demands fair play
in everything, observes the Grand
Ranfds News -
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

Here on the French frontier says
n correspondent at Coutari, the land
lady of little French inn told me
placidly as she served lunch, they kill
ed four Germans just over yonder,'
and she jerked her thumb in the di-
as if it were an everyday occurrence.
She was not much impressed with the
fighting which has been going on all
about her, but was eager to know how
the Russians were getting on in their
march to Berlin"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

According to Pacific coast agents Of
the Chinese revolutionary party in San
Francisco, advantage offered by the
European war will he accepted by the
revolutionists to overthrow the regime
of Yuan Shi Kai.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

The fertilization of Vienna has be-
gun, according to a dispatch received
in London from that city. Merely to
give work to the unemployed is given
rs the reason for the work.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

Fritz Kreisler, the celebrated violin
list. has gone to Vienna, where he will
join the Austrian army in which nc
holds the rank OF lieutenant. This Is
the second war experience he has had
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

King Charles Of Rumania is seri'
ously III and it is said that he viii
shortly abdicate.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

AT time when our. east is being
darkly menaced by brute force. | wish
to say to you how proud ! am that
Belgium blood is in my veins" is the
text of message sent by the prince
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01
REX BEACH.

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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01

The British cruisers Newcastle and
Rainbow and the Japanese cruiser ID
zumo are still cruising along Van
couver island and the northern British
Columbia coast seeking the German
cruiser Leipzig.