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The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

The Kaiser's youngest son, Prince
Joachim, is "a years of age. and has
also advanced to the grade of first
lieutenant.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

As To the food supply of Germany,
the Berliner Tageblatt said In sub
stance: The state of the grain crop
indicates yield that will equal those
of the last two excellent years. The
demand for wheat may not lie wholly
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Adalbert, the third son, was born in
1884. He has had very thorough
education as naval officer, and while
holding honorary commands in the
army, has studied at the Naval aca-
DENY and has served through various
ranks to that of lieutenant-captain,
which he holds at present. He will 80
through the war as an active officer
of the German fleet.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Prince Eitel Friedrich, the second
son, was born July Z, 1888. His mill
tary education has been less severe
than that of the crown prince, but
since 1901, when he became a lieutcn-
ant of the guards, he has advanced to
the rank of major He commands the
First battalion Of the First regiment of
foot guards and will be on active scrv-
ice at the front in that capacity during
the duration of the war He is more
genial and easy-going than his older
brother and has always enjoyed great
popularity with the German people.
He was married at the age of % years
to Princess Sophie Charlotte of Oldcn-
burg.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Prince August Wilhelm, the next son
in point of age is three years younger
than Adalbert. While he has had sew
cral years of military training, his
father yielded to his evident predile
ton for studies i'm law and admins
regular doctor of philosophy examina
tion in Jurisprudence. When not bus
led with his studies in economics and
Jurisprudence he followed the regular
course of military training and has
advanced To the ranks of captain. He
passed through Liege n few days ago
on his way to join his regiment.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Prince Oscar. who is 26 years of age
very early showed a fondness for sol
diering, and apart from the time when
he attended the School of Princes at
Plauen and the University OF Bonn, he
has devoted himself to studying the
arts of war. He is now First lieuten
ant of the guards.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Sweden in 1912 imported laundry
machinery valued at s6S,7O2.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Whenever we see the doctrine of
peace embraced by a nation; we may
he assured IL will not be one that in
vites injury; but one. on the contrary.
which has a friend in the bottom of
the heart of every man. even of the
violent and the base; one against
which no weapon can prosper; one
which Is looked upon as the asylum
of the human race and has the bless
ings OF ankind.-Ralph waldo En-
erson.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Peace is the expression of that love
Pope Innocent III.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

War is the most futile and ferocious
OF human follies.-John Hay.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Peace hath her victories no less re-
nowned than war.-Milton.
To those OF noble disposition the
whole world is but one family.-From
the Hindu.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

The rage and violence of public
war, what is it but u suspension of
justice among the warning parties?-
Hume.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26
KING OF DENMARK.

King Christian X. the present ruler
of Denmark. who has announced his
firm determination to keep his country
neutral in the present general war in
Europe. was born in Copenhagen, Sep
tember 26, 1870. He received both a
military and scholastic education. In
his youth he served as a private in the
Danish army. In the course of time he
attained the rank of general through
merited promotion, as was often at
tested by the character Of papers he
read before the Society of War Sci
ence. At the age of Is he took his uni
versity degree. and shortly before he
came 10 the throne in 1911 he added an
honorary ID. s., to his titles. King
Christian was married in 1898 To Prin-
cess Alexandrne OF Mecklenburg-
Schwerin.
Irving Bachelor, well known Ameri-
can author, So years old today.
DIR. Arthur s. Mackenzie, president
of Dalhousie University. 40 years old
today.
odette Tyler. popular actress and
entertainer, "a years old today.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

War is a most dctestable thing. If
you had seen but one day OF war; you
would pray God you might never see
another.-Wellingto
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, the oldest
son and heir to the German throne
was born May 6, 1882. His military
education began when he was IA years
old, and for four years he studied M
military training school OKadetten-
anstalD. In 1910 he became lieutcn-
ant of the First Imperial guards and
has since then passed through sue
cessive military grades to that of col
onel. He has been on duty with diff
ferent arms of the service, has worked
with the general staff. in the ministry
of war, and is thoroughly familiar with
the theory and practice of soldering.
He was married June 6, 1905. to Prin-
cess Cecilie OF Mecklenburg- Schwerin
who has given birth to four sons.
known in his youth as something of a
daredevil. inclined To romantic flights.
he has settled down and become a
sober, hard working prince who is al
ready relieving his father of many Of
the routine royal responsibilities.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Observe good faith and justice to-
ward all nations. Cultivate peace and
harmony with all. Religion and NOR
ality enjoin this conduct; and can II
be that good policy does not equally
enioin it? II will be worthy of a free,
enlightened, and, at no distant period,
a great nation to give to mankind the
magnanimous and too novel example
OF people always guided by an ex-
allied justice and benevolence.-
George Washington.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26
The KdiSer'S Sons

The Hohenzollern family, which has
ruled the kernel provlnce of modern
Germany since l4l5, Is q sturdy stock.
II has provided line OF rulers whose
achievements on the fields of war "a
well as In the arts of peace are equal.
ed by no other royal family. Uni,k,
the royal lines. some of its rlyais. IL
has always been blessed with moro
sons than daushters. and the prese,.
emperor is the proud father o: six
sturdy SONS, every one of them a tram.
ed soldier and ready to do his shar,
of the fighting in Germany's desp .int,
struggle against the world for her con-
tinued existence as "A nation.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

! am tired and sick of war; It's glory
is all moonshine. 1t is only those who
have neither fired a shot nor heard the
shrieks and groans OF the wounded
who cry aloud for more blood, more
vengeance, more desolation. War is
hell.-General Sherman.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26

Peace has been our principle, peace
is our interest, and peace has saved to
the world this only plant of free and
rational government now existing in
IT. However therefore, we
may have been reproached by pursu-
ing our Quaker system, time will aiIix
the stamp of wisdom on it, and the
happiness and prosperity of our citi-
zens will attest its merit. And this, |
believe, is the only legitimate object of
government, and the first duty of gov
ernors, and not the slaughter Of men
and devastation OF the countries placed
under their care, in pursuit of a fan
tastic honor, unallied to virtue or
appiness.-Thomas Jefferson.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-26
PEACE COMMENTARIES.

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The Calumet news., 1914-09-26
Chaos Only in Seeming.

Everything seems chaos. but. every
one knows what to do--they have
done it time after time, and i'm less
than thirty seconds we hear a sharp
order: Right gun-load!"
a man moves an upright lever, and
"A miniature lift climbs into view
through the floor. 1t has come up from
the shellroom below laden with the
new charge and projectilc, and stops
dead in the rear Of the gun.
Reposing i'm tray is the shot itself.
Another lever is worked, and a flexible
chain hydraulic rammer looking like
a snake, darts out of its resting place
and pushes the shot before II into the
breech Of the gun.
IL is driven home with a dull thud.
The rammer is withdrawn another
handle is pulled, and two enormous
brown cylinders OF cordite faIl into the
tray just vacated by the projectile.
They. too. are rammed home, and, be-
fore we quite realize what has hap
pened, the rammer and life have dis
appeared, the breech OF gun has
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tude and from hints dropped at the
Italian embassy in London, appears
quite ready to maintain her declared
neutrality and even to assume active
hostility if necessary in face of any
number OF German ultimatums, OF
which the Italian embassy says it has
no official confirmation.
Numbers of German vessels were
snapped up today in British ports.
China PrOclaims Neutrality.
Peking, China, Aug. 6.-China to-
day proclaimed her neutrality in con-
nection with the European conflict.
The work of fortifying the German
possession Of Tsing-Tau continued to-
day and the authorities there added to
their accumulation of provisions.
Foreign enterprise in China being
paralyzed many Chinese are withdraw
ing their money from the banks con-
trolled by financiers representing Rus
sia. France, England, Germany and
Japan.
European and American tourists are
experiencing great difficulties owing &c
the closing of the Transsiberian rail-
road and restriction Of the steamship
service. Some banks refuse to recog-
NE certain European letters oe credit.
Kaiser Wilhelm Painted Black.
London, Aug. 6-4:20 P. M.-The British
admiralty announced today that tn
steamers Iceland and Elder from Bremer
haven report that North German Lloyt
liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse has beer
painted black and converted into an arm
ed dcuiser with guns and SearchnSnt.
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IN MEXICO
The Nations Capital Will Be
Surrendered to Rebels.
Carbajal and Carranza Have
Reached an Understanding.

The City OF Mexico. Aug. 6.-Hostil-
tiles between the constitutionalists and
federals were suspended here when
Provisional President Carbajal and
Gen. venustianO Carranza, head of the
constitutionalist movement, reached a
full agreement concerning turning
over the government to the Carranza-
Villa forces.
It is expected that a general am
nesty will be delivered at an early
date.
At the close OF a conference be-
tween President Carbajal and General
velasco. the minister Of war. the Of
fetal announcement was made that
CArranza would grant the PRESIDENT s
request concerning guarantees, and
that a peace pact probably would be
ratified.
President Carbajal and General We
lasco conferred and discussed the
question whether it would be better to
turn over the capital to the constitu-
tionalists unconditionally or resist their
entry by force of arms. In political
circles 1t was considered General We
lasco was in favor Of meeting Car
ranza's demand to evacuate the city.
proclams ton by General Robles and
Gen>ral Dominguez. personal repre-
sentatiyes Of Carranzas was published
in the newspapers today and created
good impression. The document
guaranteed the peaceful entry Of the
conQuering army
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Last Precinct Reported 1T 4
O'clock This Morning.
E. A. Campbell Gets County
Treasurership Nomination.
IT WAS 4 HOT CONTEST
Curtis Leads for Senator with
$3.50.
W. ]. Sapp Carried Shawnee fol
Democratic Nomination.

At o'clock this morning q weary
election board completed the count
ing OF the se7 ballots cast in the Sec
ond precinct Of the Sixth ward. A
few minutes later they delivered the
counted tickets at the office Of Oscar
Swayze, county clerk, and the returns
were all in for the primary election Of
1914.
In the Last Precinct.
The last contest had been decided
several hours before when it became
known that the remaining uncounted
ballots In the second of the Sixth did
not total enough to overcome any of
the majorities outstanding. Candi-
dates who had hung around without
sleep for thirty-six hours went home
and to bed. Oscar Swayze reappeared
at his Office Wednesday afternoon,
after a few hours of daytime sleep
which he badly needed after three
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X. C. Southern Passenger Train
Strikes q Motor Car.
The Collision Is Followed bv an
Outbreak of Fire.
Stories of Heroic Rescues Told
by the Survivors.
Disaster Due to q Misunder-
standing of Orders.

JOpnn, MO-, Aug. 6.-Thirty- mine
known to be dead, eight missing and
twenty-five dangerously l. .ured was
the revised toll of last nights wreck at
Upton Ford up to noon today.
From railroad officials was learned
seventy-two tickets were sold here to
passengers OIL the wrecked motor car.
There were three members of the crew
and two railroad employees riding on
passes, making seventy-seven persons
known to be alb oard OF these five are
known to have escaped injury, twenty
five injured are accounted for and
th,rty-nine bodies are in the morgue.
The process Of listing .he names of
dead progresses slowly. It is doubtful
II complete list ever will lie made.
only such persons as were positively
known to be on the train and who have
not been found in the list of injured or
saved can be placed in the list of the
dead.
An inquest is today being held by
Coroner 3igham in Neosho. The in
quest IS expected to be brief.
The Missouri & North Arkansas was
travelling on the Kansas City Southern
tracks to Neosho. Southern passenger
No. 2, eight hours late, ha-. orders to
pass the motor car at Upton Ford.
and the trains met in a crash around a
curve two miles south OF Upton Ford.
Sure He Was Right.
John Bremen, engineer of the pas
senger train. lying exhausted in the
ditch beside the train with tears flow
ing down his cheeks. called a group of
railroad men.
Boys, I've been in several Of these
wrecks and I've never been wrong yet
he said. Reach in my pocket there.
Read those orders out loud, boys, 1
want to hear them again"
A railroad man read the orders which
told Bremen to pass the motor car at
Upton Ford.
II knew I was not wrong. boys; I
knew I was not wrong" he cried. II
can die happy now"
But the physicians say Bremen will
not die
Every train coming to Neosho.
where the bodies Of the dead were
taken, carried scores of relatives and
friends of the dead and injured-some
eager to scan the faces of the un-
identified and others to plan funerals
and provide for the wounded. Delay
in identifying the dead was caused by
the fact that many Of the bodies were
charred almost beyond recognition.
The Inflated motor car left Joplin
yesterday afternoon, crowded with
travellers en- route to Eureka Springs,
Ark, summer resort in the Ozarks.
The motor had orders to wait at Tip
ton Ford, ten miles south, for the pas
senger train to pass.
The engineer of the train was making
up time. Suddenly as the train swept
onto a sharp curve where the track is
in view for only $50 feet at time, the
motor car loomed up. The cars met
| with laundering impact. hurting burn
ing gasoline from the motor in every
| direction. Before those caught under
the wreckage realized their plight, the
! debris caught fire.
The dead and injured were passen-
gers on the motor-the smoking cal
contributing the largest number OF
victims. None Of the passengers on the
I train was injured.
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triple alliance.
Austrians renewed the bombardment
of Belgrade, Servia.
The German ambassador left Lon
don today.
The Band or England reduced its
discount rate from 10 to s per cent.
plentiful with prices only slightly
Only q slight skirmish with few
casualties was reported from the
Franco-Germaa frontier up to noon
today.
German officers arrested today in
Ostend as spies are to be shot by the
Belgians.
German cruiser by the French.
Rome announces the arrival in
Sicily Of the Goeben and Breslau, two
German cruisers formerly reported
captured in the Mediterranean.
The American embassy assumed
char ge of German interests in the Brit
ish Isles.
London. Aug. e.-England waited
today with anxiety for reports Of the
movements Of the British feet, Of
which virtually nothing had been
heard since its departure some days
ago under sealed orders. All eyes
were turned towa.d the North sea,
whittier, 1t was generally assumed, the
war vessels had gone to encounter the
German battleship squadrons
Reports Of firing and the arrival Of
q number Of wounded German and
British bluejackets at Harwich, on the
east coast, kept excitement at its high
est point, as this was evidence that 1t
least there had been contact between
vessels of the opposing navies.
The morning passed on without any
more definite signs of an important
CLASH between the powerful squad
| rons.
1
Messages from Belgium appeared to
indicate that the check Of the Ger
been severe one, some reports Civ
ing the number OF casualties as high
as 5000.
From Rome came a report that the
| German cruisers Cohen and Breslau
had esca. ed the pursuit Of French
| and British ships after bombarding
the Algerian coast, and had safely
| reached a Sicilian port.
German war vessels are said to have
penetrated the Gulf OF Finland and
bombarded sveabors. the northern
1 Gibraltar"
No definite confirmation Of the re-
ported uitimatum from Germany to
Italy came to hand here.
German Ambassador Leaves London.
Az soon as Prince Lichnowsky, the
German ambassador. left London to-
day. the American embassy assumed
full care of German interests in the
British isles. Irwin b. Laughlin. the
American secretary Of embassy, de-
voted himself to this business and all
German subjects who call at the late
J German emb. ssy are now directed to
Victoria street by the caretaker.
1t was estimated by the embassy
that there were one hundred thousand
iGermans in Great Britain. but there
were no means Of ascertaining how
many Of these had left since the be-
ginning Of serious trouble between
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by the Belgians in the Liege district.
The German losses are estimated at
5000 men while the Belgians suffered
far less.
enth army ,rps is not confirmed in
its entirety, however. says the Gazette,
which adds:
These are the facts: The Belgian
Eleventh bri ade. successfully resisting
the German attack, pursued the fleeing
Prussians with such energy that the
general commanding the BelgianS was
obliged to order our troops to turn
back as they were getting outside the
range of the guns of the Belgian forts.
The enthusiasm of our troops was
magnificenC.
"a number Of wounded Germans fled
to Dutch territory and this gave rise
to the belief that the enemy had been
completely routed. They suffered,
however, considerable losses which are
estimated at 5000. Our losses were
comparatively small. At o'clock in
corps attacked the Chaudfontaine and
Boucelles forts from the southeast
while their artillery bombai ded the
fort at Flemalleon on the opposite
bank of the River Msuse. five miles
southeast of Liege. The Belgians cap
tured seven guns and several -isoners
Proposals for the surrender of Liege
have been again firml..- refused"
One to Six.
The fortified position of Liege had
to support on Wednesday the general
shock OF the German attack. The Bel
gian forts resisted the advance ficrcely
and did not suffer. One Belgian
squadron attacked and drove back six
German SQuadrOns.
Eight hundred wounded Germans
are being transferred to the city OF
Liege, where they will be cared for.
Most of these wounded were aban-
doned by the German army when it
was forced to retreat. The Belgian ar
tillery carried the day.
The Germans attacked Immediately
on arrival without waiting for either
the infantry support or for the artil-
lery.
1t was because of this mistake that
the Belgian forces were able to get in
the advantage. When the infantry
and supporting cavalry reached the
scene OF battle it found that the cav
airy and motor cycle brigades had
been decimated by the fire. The Ger
mans charged, but could not carry the
Belgian position and finally the entire
army was withdrawn toward the
Meuse.
Victory Near Spa.
The Belgian forces are reported te
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No Word Regarding War From
German Capital.
News From Vienna Throws No
Light on Situation.
MOBILIZATION IN RUSSIA
Is Proceeding More Quickly
Than Was Expected.
Italy Maintains q Defiant Atti-
tude Toward Her Allies.

London. Aug. 6.-3 p. m.-German
news as to the happenings Of the past
day or two. in the conflict in which the
armies of nearly the whole Of Europe
are engaged. is still lacking and it is
pointed out Lere that when it reaches
the world it may alter tn. perspective
Of the war picture painted by Belgian
and French artists. Not q word has
reached London from Berlin. while the
isolated and delayed messages from
Vienna throw no light on the military
situation.
From st. Petersburg word has come
that the mobilization Of the Russian
forces is progressing more quickly than
had been expected and the activity of
the Russian troops on the German
frontier seems to confirm this.
Italy remains In an expectant atti-
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days and two nights of wakefulness.
His duty of distributing the ballots,
watching the progress of the voting,
and Strengthening out innumerable
tangles arising at the polling places,
and then staying on the job to re-
most strenuous post of the election.
Nonpartisan BallOt-Supreme Court.
John Marshall. 6.0s4; Henry F. Ma
son, 5.26S; John S. Dawson, 4,384;
Alfred w. Benson, 3.474; Ed C. Little,
2.s6s; Mrs. Lizzie S. sheldon, 2,I49;
Clark A. Smith, 1872; Charles w.
Smith, 1,245; Judge George H. Buck
man, 1900: (. B. Reeves. 1,152; Nell
son Case, 895: John F. Hanson. 6s5.
Arthur Capper (Rep.), $3.50.
George H. Hodges (Dem.), 1.484.
Henry Allen (Prog.). s0S.
Senator.
Republican-Charles Curtis, $3.50:
J. L. Bristow. 1884; Maj. A. M. Har-
vey. 1889; H. H. Tucker. 1887.
Democratic F. Sapp. 4ss:
Frank Doster, 462; w. J. Neeley. 42s:
10; J. D. Botkin. 105; William C..
Progressive-Victor Murdock, 3O3.
Congressman.
Republican-D. r. Anthony. 1881.
Democratic-Charles H. Herold
651: J. B. Chapman, $40.
Progressive-Shefi1e Ingalls,, nc
opposition.
Legislature-Repub
Thirty-third district. J. King
sos; L. H. Neiswender. 955.
Thirty-fourth district-W. A. s
Bird, 2,028; Frank G. Drenning, 1,416;
J. Ed Hazen, 1.O17.
Thirty-fifth district-Allison J. Lit.
tie, 964; Robert Stone. 3,101.
observation-disclosures
Thirty-third district-George W
Anderson, 324; Frank Jaques, 1S1.
Thirty-fourth distr. .ct-George H
Watson, $40. Progressive-Festu.
Foster (no .pposition), 114.
Thirty-fifth district. w. Russell
| (colored). 246: c. A Sloan, 232. Pro
gressive-W. D. Eastman Ono opposi
Republican-Oscar Swayzc. no con
test, 1891.
| Democratic-A. A. Rulings. ss1; Ed
win J. Gribbin. 679.
| Progressive-C. A. Vancil, no contest
2ss.
! Register of Deeds.
| Republican-Ralph H. Squires, 1896
Harry v. Whitlow. 2,35S; Roland Medli
| colt, 1851; Robert F. Tasker, 2,042.
| Democratic-C. A. Kline, no contes,
1,419.
| Dora C. Kerle. 600: B. G. Walker, 1.o2.
Progreasive-T. B. Garrett, no contest
27.
County Attorney.
Republlcan-Arthur J. Bolinger, n
contest, 6,701.
Democratic-W. e. Atchison. no con
test, 1856
Progressive-J. M. stark. no contest
2ss.
Probate Judge.
Republican-Hugh MacFarland. 7,0o1
i (Continued on pagee 6 and ~