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 experience, as saleslady for Tea Store. Address Box 22WW, Her. aid. 5-1-1d
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
TWO MIL LIONS ARE FACING
EACH OTHER FOR BATTLE
France and Germany Complete Mobilization and 1t Is Now
Only Question of Few Days When Two Titanic
Battles May Rage Simultaneously.

annals by the simultaneous develop
ment of two titanic conflicts in bat
tie array 200 miles apart. There can
be no reasonable doubt that the
French general staff is working to-
ward this double objective, but we
cannot tell whether the Germans viii
agree. At present their offense seems
to be concentrating in the north,
leaving the south to take a defen-
sive positon-probably until the ar
rival of strong Austrian reinforce
mentS.
There is little possibility of hos
tile warship engaging in a sea fight
with passenger liner. Yet if such
an incident occurred the passengers
would have no redress under British
law.
A few months ago Winston
Churchill, first lord of the admiralty,
was asked in the House of Commons
concerning a rumor that the Wilson
line, which engages chiefly in the
North sea and Baltic trade, had
agreed to carry guns on it's vessels.
Churchill replied affirmatively, but
added tht question of carrying am
munition at the same time had not
been settled.
A supplementary question was
asked concerning the legal rights of
passengers if their boat participated
in a naval engagement. Churchill an
swered the rights would not be
changed in any way. Which means,
as the Titanic lawsuits have shown,
that only nominal damage could be
recovered.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
VICTOR A. HARDER
DEAD IN BROOKLYN
Was Founder and Former Head
of Essex Foundry in This
City.

Victor A. Harder, former president
and founder of the Essex Foundry,
is dead at his home, 495 Eighth ave-
nue., Brooklyn He was sixty-eight
years old. Mr. Harder was well
known in commercial and manufac-
turing life until his retirement sew
eral years ago. He was founder and
head of the Victor A. Harder Realty
and CONSTRUCTION Company and presi-
dent of the Powhatan Brass and Iron
Works, of Ransom, West Virginia.
He was also director of the Con-
nectieut Tobacco Corporation and
other concerns. Mr.. Harder was a
life member of the Montauk Club.
of Brooklyn. Mr.. Harder is survived
by two sons, George A. Harder. pres
ident of the Essex Foundry, and Vic,
tor A. Harder, jr.. and two daughters,
Mrs. Sylvester J. Mcnamara and Mrs.
Sidney Smith Whelan.
The funeral will be held tonight in
the Masonic Temple. Brooklyn. In,
terment will be in Greenwood Gem
etery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
William Nelson, Noted Lawyer
and Historian, Is Dead

PATERSON, Aug. 11.-William Mel
son, of 2SS Broadway, this city, of
national reputation as a lawyer and
author on historical subjects, died
yesterday at the home of. relatives at
Matamoras, Penn, in his sixty eighth
year.
Mr.. Nelson was born in Newark.
He was a reporter in Newark and
Paterson when a young man. at the
same time studying law. He was ad-
mitted to the New Jersey bar and the
bar of the United States after a few
years, and praeticed law in Paterson.
Mr.. Nelson was appointed a United
States Commissioner, from which Of
flee he resigned a few years ago on
account of failing health. He was
chairman of the Public Records Com
mission of New Jersey and corre-
spending secretary of the New Jer-
sey Historical Society since 1880.
Mr. Nelson was member of the
American Historical Association, the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science, the American
Anthropologicai Association, the
American Antiquity Society, and the
New York, Pennsylvania, Alabama
and Minnesota Historical Societies.
He was a corresponding member of
the New England Historical, Genoa
logical, the New York Genealogical,
and the Biological Societies. Besides
these, Mr.. Nelson was an honorary
member of many other historical, lit
erary. and scientific societies in
America and Europe. He was
member of the Hamilton Club of Pat
erson, the Nassau Club of Princeton,
and the Grolier Club of New York.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
SHOWERS
TO END HOT WAVE
Temperature Takes Decided
Drop Over Night Ending
Prostrations.

The weather bureau today pre-
dicted that local thunder showers this
afternoon and tonight will end the
spell of torrid weather that has held
this section in its grip since last Sat
urday Early this afternoon the tenn
perature was so degrees. which is II
degrees lower than yesterdays high
mark, which was registered at p. m.
This drop in temperature resulted
today in a cessation of prostrations
from the heat. From Saturday until
last night one death was caused and
thirteen persons collapsed In this city
and nearby towns from the effects OF
the high temperatures.
Late last night Timothy Buckley,
seventy years old, of IA Fifteenth
avenue. was overcome at Norfolk
street and Central avenue. He was
taken to the City Hospital. where it
was said today his condition is not
dangerous.
Patrolman Joseph Oxner, of the
Sixth Precinct, who collapsed yester-
day when on duty at Clinton avenue
and Bergen street today was saia to
be practically recovered fromS the
seizure at his home. 725 South Eight
zenith street.
Gustave Kruzsthenks, fifty-nine
years old, of $40 Eighteenth avenue,
a street cleanere, was overcome by
the heat while working at Fairfield
and Clinton avenues this afternoon.
He was taken to the City Hospital.
His condition is not serious.
Jack Rubin, twenty-five years old,
of 279 Belmont avenue, was overcome
while working in the cloak and suit
factory Of his father L. Rubin, at %
Charlton street, shortly after noon
today. He was revived at the City
Hospital.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
SUES ERIE FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES
Action Brought by Robert
HighIand-Auto Crashed
Into Lowered Gates.

A suit for $4,000 damages against
the Erie Railroad Company has been
started by Robert Highland now
living at sanitarium for tubercu-
lar patients in Verona The action
will be tried in the fall term of the
Essex County Circuit Court.
According to the papers filed, High
land was returning from trip to
Coney Island ON August 81 last, when
the automobile he was driving
crashed into the gates at Rutgers
street, Belleville. Highland claims
that the Erie Railroad neglected TO
place any lights to indicate that the
gates were down and, Furthermore,
the last train had passed that place
and there was no necessity for the
gates being lowered.
Helm & Ready, counsel for High
land, assert that Highland was badly
injured and his automobile almost
totally wrecked. The injury is
blamed for the siege of i'll health
which followed and necessitated
Highland going to the Verona sani-
tarium.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
BY j. t. MASON
Former European Manager of the Unite

FORMER European hhttt kcE Va AhN OhAAoN
Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-France and
Germany are fully modified today
and 100000 men are now face to
face, fully armed, If the plans of the
French and German general staffs
have been correctly carried out.
This is the tenth full day of mo-
bilization and military authorities
have agreed that it would require no
more than that period for active
armies of France and Germany to
complete their concentrations.
France has a field army of 100000
men, and, during the army debates in
the Chamber of Deputies last year,
the French government admitted that
German mobilization superiority over
France in numbers was as one hum
dred to eighty-four. This gives the
Germans about $50. 900 combatants
now ready. The Belgian, British and
Austrian forces advance the grand
total in round numbers to two mill
lion.
Austria ought to make the aggre-
gate larger. but her forces mobilize
almost as slowly as Russia. 1t will
be a surprise to military authorities
if either Russia or Austria is ready
for extensive field operations within
the next fortnight.
France and Germany, however, are
ready today for the wars first great
battle, in which from $780, 900 to $780,
00o probably will participate. There
are two natural battle grounds now
revealing themselves. The northern
armies are now drawing nearer and
nearer to a general engagement in
Belgium and the southern armies are
coming to grips in the upper Rhine
valley.
It Is quite possible that a prece-
dent will be established in military
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
AutOist Charged With
Manslaughter Is Held
Under Bail of 81, 900

On a charge of manslaughter, Al
fred Garfield, manufacturer of pool
and billiard tables, of 1879 Market
street, owner of the automobile that
ran down and killed Adam Weisman
on Bloomfield avenue, Verona, last
Saturday afternoon, was put under
81 900 bail by Prosecutor Guild today.
He furnished the bail himself, offer
ing as security his home at SO and 81
Halleck street, this city.
Weisman was a butcher and was in
his store on Saturday when a run
away team of horses dashed past. He
ran out and after the team. He
failed to notice an automobile coming
along the road and it struck him. He
died as he was being taken to Noun
tainside Hospital
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
Aged Man Run Down
by Trolley Car July 20
SncCumbs to Injuries

George Decker, eighty-four years
old, of 245 Broad STREET, who was
struck by trolley car at Belleville
avenue and Clark street on July 49,,
died today at the City Hospital from
injuries received in the accident.
Decker was crossing Belleville ave-
nue. at Clark street. He failed to no.
tice the approach of southbound
Broad line trolley car, which struck
him a CHANGING blow, knocking him
70 the ground. Decker was taken to
the City Hospital in the Second pre-
cinct ambulance.
He was found to be suffering from
severe decorations of the scalp and a
probable fracture of the skull He
died early today. County Physician
Mckenzie performed an autopsy on
the body and found that the man died
from a brain hemorrhage. The mans
advanced age initiated against his
recovery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
Man Is Burned About
Face and Hands as He
Tries to Put Out Auto Fire

Joseph Parquett, ffty-six years
old, 2r9 Market street, was burned
about the hands and face today while
trying to extinguish an automobile
fire in the garage of DIR. Royal Nj.
Whitenack, of ~ Bathgate place.
Parquett refused to go to the City
Hospital. He received medical atten-
ton and was taken home.
Parauett was cleaning the ma
chine in the garage adjoining the
physician's home when the accident
happened In some unknown way
fire started in the drip pan. The fire
department was called and the fire
extinguished. The damage to the
auto was trifling.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
Mrs. Matilda |. Roberts

Mrs Matilda ]. Roberts, wife Of
Frederick E. Roberts, died today at
her home, 20 Plymouth street, Mont
clair, after long illness from COM
plication of diseases. She had lived
in Montclair for many years, and be-
sides her husband is survived by two
sons, Howell Roberts, of Montclair,
and Arthur S. Roberts, of Glen Ridge.
She was a member of the First Con-
gregational Church, Montclair. Fu-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
Charles Danforth's Funeral

Funeral arrangements are being
completed for Charles Danforth, a
civil engineer for the Pittsburg Steel
and Iron Company, of So Park ave-
nue., East Orange, who was stricken
suddenly with heart disease in the
Grand Central station, New York, as
he and his wife were about to leave
Sunday night for a vacation in New
England. Services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at his home and
interment will be in Rosedale Gene
terry. Other arrangements have not
vet been made.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
Charles SchnelI

Charles Sehnell, father of Village
Trustee Harry ]. Schnell, of South
Orange, died yesterday at his home,
SO Morningsde avenue, New York.
He had been ailing for sometime.
Death was due to a general collapse
and a stroke of apoplexy. Besides
the widow and son, Mr.. Sehnell is
survived by three other sons, Charles,
of Minneapolis, MINI; Albert. of
washington State, and Edward
Schnell, of New York. The deceased
was a veteran Of the Civil War.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
Funeral of Mrs. Foley

A solemn high requiem mass win
be offered in the Church of the Sa-
cred Heart, Bloomfield, tomorrow
morning at o'clock for the repose
of the soul of Mrs. Julia Foley, wife
of John Foley, of 81 Almira street,
that town, who died at her home Sun
day night from complication of dis.
eases. Burial will be made in the
Immaculate Conception Cemetery,
Montclair. Mrs. Foley was a former
resident of Montclair.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
Miss Harriet N. VreeIand

PASSAIC. Aug. 11.-Miss Harriet
N. Vreeland, aunt of DR.. Ralph Vree-
land, of 145 Bloomfield avenue. this
city, died at the home OF DR.. Vree-
land yesterday after brief illness.
She was in her sixtieth year. She
was a member of the First Baptist
Church, Paterson, where she former
1y resided. The funeral will be pri-
vate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
Mrs. Ellen CARING

EAST RUTHERFORD, Aug. IL
Mrs. Ellen CARING, lightweight years
old, of 102 Cornelia avenue. died yes
terday at the home of her nephew,
Francis Ford. About three years ago
she suffered a paralytic stroke from
which she never fully recovered.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
Mrs. Thomas Jones

Mrs. Mary Ann Jones, wife of
Thomas Jones, of 80 Wallace street,
Orange, died at her home yesterday
from acute asthma. She was fifty
four years old and was born in Eng
land. She had lived in Orange thirty
years. She is survived by her hus-
band and four children. A high mass
of requiem will be celebrated in ST
Johns Church tomorrow morning
and interment will be in st. Johns
cemetery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11
Girl Hurt in Fall

While at play in the West Hudson
Park yesterday afternoon, Matilda
Forstman, twelve years old, of Tap
pan street, Kearny, fell and broke
her right arm. She was taken home.
DR.. John Reid and DR. Howard
Dukes. both of Kearny, attended her.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11

neral arrangements have not yet been
completed but will probably be held
next Thursday afternoon. Interment
will be in the family plot in Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Kelley and
son, of Harrison avenue, Roseland,
have returned from a short stay at
Flushing, Long Island.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 11.-As
tribute to the memory of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, all Nashville bust
ness firms and factories stopped work
for five minutes this afternoon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-04-24
MOB ATTEMPTS
TOLYNCH NEGRO
SHERIFF'S WIFE TURNS IN FIRE
ALARM AND MOTRoSTS ARE
sUIcKLY DISPERSED.

! CANON CITY, Col, April IT,
Masked and armed, mob numbering
about fifty, said to have been citizens
of Florence, reached here in automo-
biles today, seized Sheriff Newcomb
and with axes and ropes marched on
the county Jail with the avowed inten-
ton of lynching Charles Ragland, a
negro, under arrest charged with the
murder of Joseph Petty, Florence
merchant.
While the mob was hattering at the
doors of the jail, Mrs Newcomb, the
sheriff's wife, turned in a general fire
alarm and telephoned to Warden Ty-
nan at the state prison. Members of
the fire department and half dozen
prison guards, armed with shot guns
were soon ON the scene.
Several shots were fired, but SO far
as is known no one was injured. After
some display at resistance the mem
bers of the mob re-entered their amto-
mobiles and drove away.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-04-24
TWO HUNDRED MEXICANS
KILLED. IN ONSLAUGHT BY
MARINES UPON VERA CRUZ
CONTINUED from First Faye,

the capital, have been occupied. All
the territory around the American
consulate Is strongly patrolled, and
detachments hold other sections of
the city.
The Mexican commander, Gen.
Gustavo Mas, offered a stubbrn re-
sistance to the American advance,
and for many hours there was fight
ing in the streets. Toward nightfall
it was reported that the main body
of the federal garrison was in retreat
to the westward.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, command
ing the United States warships,
prefaced his occupation of the port by
"a demand, through the American
Consul w. w. Canada, for it's sur
render. Gen. Mass promptly declin-
ed to accede to this demand, and
shortly afterwards ten whaleboats
were sent off from the side of the
transport Prairie, loaded with ma
rines
These boats effected landing in
the neighborhood of the customs
house before noon, and a few min.
utes later Capt. William H. Rush OF
tn battleship Florida, who was in
command of the operations ashore,
brought his flag in.
Capt. Rush's men already had
taken up their position. They mum
bered $50 bluejackets from the Flor
ida, 800 marines from the Prairie
and 65 marines from the Florida
Later these were augmented by g
detachment from the Utah.
The coming of the American force
was not heralded by any great ex
element, but small crowds gathered
to watch the landing. Soon the blue
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-04-24
TWO FAMILIES OF
FIVE GENERATIONS
DR.. JAMES JONES RELATES IN
TERESTlNG INCIDENTS OF
HAMPSHIRE LIFE.

DR.. James H. Jones, who was in
the city Thursday, told very inter
esting story of the longevity of life
Of some of the inhabitants of the
Hampshire community. He made the
statement, and he had witnesses to
substantiiate it, that there were two
negro families in that section of
which were five generations living.
One of the old negro women, Aunt
Greesy White, is past the century
mark. She does not know her exact
age, but it is a well established and
authenticated fact that she is over
one hundred years old. She lacks a
good deal yet, according to DR.. Jones,
of passing over the river. He did
not know the number, but stated that
her oldest great-great-grandchild is
twelve years old. Should this child
have children in the next few years,
there would be six living genera lions
of the family. This would, without
doubt, establish a worlds record.
Dr. Jones is also authority for the
statement that there was a mule in
the Hampshire community that lived
to past fifty years of age. 1t died
last year. One of the old inha bitants
is positive that the mule was foaled
two years before the c1ose of the
Civil War, or in 1868. This would
make it little past fifty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-04-24

Jackets and marines marched through
the streets leading from the water
front and along the railroad yards.
Others proceeded to the American
consulate, while still others were
deployed along the approaches to
Central Plaza, in which Gen. Mas
had concentrated his men.
These maneuvers were effected
without opposition, but suddenly
Gen. Mas challenged the advance
with the first shots-a volley fired
from point three blocks from the
marines and two blocks south of the
main plaza. There was lull for
ten minutes nd then another brief ex-
change from the west end of Monte
sinos street, where federal outpost
was stationed.
At 1890 o'clock the firing became
general, and at l o'clock the guns Of
the transport Prairie went into &C
ton.
Prior to this a detachment of blue
Jackets from the Utah, holding the
ground between the consulate and
the water front, opened with two of
their three-inch guns. The first shots
from these pieces were directed
against the ancient tower Benito Jau-
rez tower, which once served as a
lighthouse. This was occupied by
Mexican sharpshooters. Lieutenant
Commander Buchanan of the Florida
ordered that it be destroyed. Five
shots brought the old tower down.
The women of the American colony
in Vera Cruz had been placed aboard
the chartered steamers Esparanza
and Mexico, but the foreign colony,
Especially the American section, was
greatly augmented this morning when
three trainloads arrived from the cap
Iital. Some of these remained ashore
but many were taken aboard the
steamers So far as can be learned
no refugees were injured.
The postoffice, the government tel
egraph Office and the cable Office were
the first buildings occupied after the
customs house. A squad of marines
i. was placed in charge of the cable Of
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-04-24
CALL MEETING TO
NAME DELEGATES
SATURDAY, MAY IS
CIRCULARS" WILL BE REPRE-
SENTED IN NASHVILLE IN
SPITE OF COMMITTEE
SEVERAL CITIZENS sign CALL
Action Taken Under Clause Of the
Call of the State Committee Which
Provided for Just Such Emergen-
cies as This.

Notwithstanding the action of the
county regular" committee here on
Monday, which, in effect, repudiated
the state convention called by the
regulars for May 26 and 81, Marry
county will, under clause in the res
olutions of the state committee, be
represented in the convention by a
delegation, a call for mass ccDven-
ton having been issued on Monday
afternoon.
1t will be recalled that the regular
state committee in calling the May
convention, provided tnat in the event
a county committee should fail or
refuse to act, then the democrats
should meet at the court house and
name such delegates as they might
desire to attend the state convention.
Acting under this provision, the
following call has been made:
"In obedience to the resolutions
adopted by the state democratic eX-
ecutive committee, we, as citizens and
democrats of Maury county call a
mass convention of the democrats of
said county to be held at the court
house in the city of Columbia, on Sat
urday, May 16, 1914, at II O'Clock a.
m. for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the state convention to be
held in Nashville on May 26 and 81.
"W. o. GORDON,
"F. M. RICKETTS,,
"W. P. RUSSELL,
~ R. BURCHAM,
III. H. BORUM,
"w. C. WHITTHORNE,
"R. G. MULLINS,
"A. C. ALLEN