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Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
MORE AMERICANS
COME IN STEERAGE
Fifteen Hundred Tourists Return to
New York on the Oscar II
and Taormina.
CAMPANIA AND FRANCE SAIL
Many OF Their Passengers English
aud French Reservists--New
Ambassador TO Paris is
On the France,

NEW YORK, Aug. 26-Nearly 1,5OO
Americans stranded In Europe at the out
break OF the war reached New York to-
day on the Scandinavian line steamer
oscar IT from Copenhagen and the Italian
liner Taormina from Genoa, Palermo and
Naples.
The Oscar IT brought In 1,10 passengers,
OF whom 7A came in the steerage. Nearly
all were Americans The Taorminn had
76s aboard and several hundred Of these
were Americans. Sixty-seYen Americans
came in the Taormina's Storage.
Among the ships sailing from New York
was the Wilson liner Francisco, with two
Al caliber rifles mounted on its rear deck,
These. Its officers said, were merely a
saluting battery Its destiny Ia Hull
The destruction OF a. British collier IN
the River Elbe was witnessed by Mrs
Emma Mulrsof this city, who was in
Vienna at the outbreak OF hostilities be
tween Austria and Russia. ...
While proceeding down the River Elbe,
she said. they saw British collier strike
mine and blow IN with all hands. THEFT
boat stopped and a government boat came
alongside with the news that England had
declared war.
Mr. and Mrs William Hit, the latte
| formerly Miss Katherine Elkins, were II
/ Norway az the outbreak OF the war, Thel
said that they had made the trip Il
Copenhagen without unusual experience
The Campania. With 400 passengers
many OF whom were said TO be Englisl
and French Teservists. and the France
| with approximately 800 passengers, mos
OF them French reseryists. sailed today
william c. sharp, newly appointe
ambassador to France. sailed on tn
France. lie said that he would not pre-
sent his credentials In Paris for som
time to come. as Ambassador Herrick ha
mapped out certain plans OF routin
nature for the assistance of Americans 4
France, which ne wished to carry out
Mr.. sharp said he would do all he coul
TO aid Mr.. Herrick In this withholdin
his credentials to the French government
in the meantime.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27

from all directions the presence Of the
dreaded German cavalry Is reported
The next day the correspondent pro-
ceeded to Journal where he found the
populace in great alarm Six German
cavalrymen motored into the town and
inquired whether there were any French
soldiers. They were told that there were
none, but later In the day French troops
entered the place and killed the six Ger
mans. The next morning a large force OF
Germans attacked the town and was re-
pulsed.
Proceeding to Valenciennes the corre-
spondent found that troop trains filled
with British soldiers were continually ar
irving there. The British officers were in
absolute possession of the refreshment
bars and no food was obtainable. The
correspondent continues:
Near Charleroi heard some stories OF
the bravery of the French soldiers The
Germans were bombarding the city. The
French troops made what amounted to a
medieval sortie. but finding the enemy in
much greater force than was expected,
were compelled TO withdraw.
French Loss IL Heavy.
Tue pOHlUdTuLuGnI COnJnueu IelenI-
lessly, whereupon the French Turcos.
picked troops from Algeria, debouched
from the town and with a gallantry which
must surely live in history. charged the
German battery, bayonetting all the gun
ners. Their losses, 1t is said. exceeded
those of the Light Brigade at Balaclava
OF battalion, only 100 men. It IL re.
ported. returned unscathed. Their brAv.
cry, however, was powerless against the
German advance which crept foot b.
foot through the outskirts OF Chartered t.
the very heart OF the town.
There in the narrow streets the car
mage was indescribable. The French In
fantrymen told me that the roads be
came so jammed with dead that TIT
killed remained standing upright wher,
they had been shot.
The last stand OF the French wa
made before the railway in front Of which
passes the canal. Here the Germans
| fought for two hours to take the bridges
| After then had captured the station with
heavy casualties, the Germans movet
rapidly ahead, taking various suburban
villages"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
CONGRESSMAN SLOAN SAYS.
TARIFF HITS THE FARMER
tFrOm a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. d, C. Aug. $,-(spe'
cial Telegram.)-That the corn product
OF the country and consequently The
farmer had suffered materially under the
new tariff law was the contention OF Con-
igressman Sloan OF the Fourth Nebraska
district in a speech In the house today
under general debate,
Charles NJ. Ketchum. well known In
Omaha and Council Bluffs as a news
paper man and who has been secretary
10 Congressman Green Of Iowa for a num-
bes Of years. has been selected BY the
Board OF Trade Of Washington. Pa. 70
be It's managing secretary lie viii leave
20 assume his duties September /
c. O. TalmaEe. Mrs, Talmage and Miss
Doris Talmase. their daughter. OF Omaha,
ana Miss A. y. Halfway OF Lincoln were
callers upon Congressman Lobeck today.
They will leave for home sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
News Notes from Fairbury.

FAIRRURY. Neb.. Aug. 26-(Special.)-
At a special election held in Fairbury
Tuesday. 10 vote on an ordinance making
II unlawful to run sunday picture shows.
the proposition was carried, 70 l.
Charles A. Grub has been assigned 20
the Chicago Nebraska flyer runs. Lin
coin 10 Council Bluffs. Ia. with engineer
A. ]. Kelley, Carl Lutz, regular fire
man, is off on account OF an injury,
oscar IL. Buchanan. chief clerk in the
superintendent office. ia enjoying a va
cation In Minneapolis and Chicago.
Fairbury's base ball tournament will
open Thursday morning with a game be
tween the Midgets ana Diller. The bis
teams including Fairbury, Bruning
Deshler and Narka, will all play IN the
afternoon and evening. The grounds
have been equipped with electric lights
| The tournament will last for three day.
/ and will be for the championship Of Ne
} braska OF independent teams.
I jefferson county FARMERS are busdly
engaged in sowing their fan Alfalfa
The Bee Want ADS Are the Rest Business
| Rnaaarra
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
BELGIUM PROTESTS
ON BOMB EXPLOIT
Attack on City Of Antwerp by Yep
pelin Airship Promises to Be-
come international Incident.
VIOLATES THE RULES OF WAR
Report from Antwerp says Ameri-
can Minister Has sent Note 30
Germany ObjectinR 90
Air Bomba rdment.

LONDON, Aug. 26-(7:15 a. m.)
"A bomb-dropping exploit of the
Zeppelin airship at Antwerp prom
Uses to become a matter of the Wild
est international consideration. The
Belgian authorities claim the attack
was a clear violation OF article 26
of the fourth Hague convention, and
they are preparing to protest off,
eially to all the powers against this
manner OF warfare.
Accounts vary as to the amount
OF danger done by the aerial fighter.
One account says that twenty-six
lives were lost, although from more
conservative sources Il is reported
that only twelve bodies have been
recovered from the ruins OF the
wrecked houses.
A dispatch. which is regarded as
semi-official, states that 900 houses
were slightly damaged and sixty
we're nearly destroyed. This dis
patch was sent to London, II is said,
after a committee, which included
the Belgian secretary Of state. the
Russian ambassador. the papal nun
clio and King Alberto secretary, had
examined the entire city with view
to sppraising the results of the
aerial bombardment.
Bombs Thrown ON Hospital.
This dispatch, published by the
Chronicle, says:
For the first time In history great
civilized community has been bombarded
from the sky in the dead OF night. Count
Zeppelin. whom the German emperor calls
the greatest genius OF the century has
performed the greatest exploit Of his life,
He has thrown bombs on hospitals where
Belgians were attending German
wounded. He has staggered humanity
on August 5 the German commander
warned General Leman at Liege that II
the forts didn't surrender the Zeppelin
fleet would move against Belgium.
The Germans have been as good Al
their word. We have explored every one
of ten devastated streets and have found
portions Of ten bombs. The number Of
victims IL unknown. II Is significant thai
all the bombs were aimed at public build
inBs such as the military barracks. The
government offices and the royal palace
The populace Is in gloom"
second Raid Attempted.
3;26 p. ma dispatch 10 the Reute
Telegram company rfstimo IN ?espei go.
Telegram company from its Antwerp cor
respondent says that another raid on tn
city by q Zeppelin Rirship was attempte'
last night. The effective measures takel
by the Belgian military authorities. tn
correspondent continues, caused the Ger
man airship 10 retire.
Protest by WhitlOck.
i:8 .. m,-The Daily News publishe
a great dispatch from its Antwerp col
respondent saying II is reported ther
that the American minister TO Belgium
Brand Whitlock has sent an energeti
protest 70 the German governmer
against the hurting Of bombs into Antwsr
from Zeppelin airship,
German AerOplane Falls.
PARIS. Aug. 2s-Q2.2O p. MA Gel
man aeropiane fell 20 the ground insid
the British lines In the Quesnoy reglo
yesterday and the two German offieel
on board were killed. Quesnoy Is s.
miles from Lille.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
News Notes OF Auburn.

AUBURN. Neb.. Aug. 26.-(SpeciaL)-
A short session OF equity court was held
here yesterday and today Judge John b
Raper on the bench. No case of par
ticular importance was tried. Several
sales were confirmed and some default
cases disposed of.
George w. Harmon and son, W. r
Harmon. have sold out their bakery and
ice cream factory and confectionery, tc
Thomas B. Fraser and son, Lloyd. The
new firm will be Fraser a. Son.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
LINKED BATTLES
ARE STILL RAGING
German Aeroplanes Met by Flock of
British Airmen and Air Thick
with Powder Smoke.
KAIsERs MEN FORGE AHEAD
supreme Effort il Being Made to
Break Into France, to stop which
Would Mean Disaster 90 MIL
lion German Soldiers.

LONDON, Aug. 6.-(4:30 a. mD-"At
last the British army is at grips with the
Germans" says the Ostend correspondent
of the Daily Mail.
1T was a great moment when the
British general staff, with their men, ar
rived. The inhabitants went mad with en-
thusiasm. The British army has come
to Belgiumv exclaimed the townspeople
gleefully, and nothing was too good for
them They had no difficulty in obtaining
needed provisions The poSulace was
eager to provide for the visitors. who
reauisitioned, eggs. bread, butter and
coffee All acquisitions were paid for in
gold.
The civil population was ordered to
retireIn the direction OF France. The peo-
pie regretfully shouldered their bags OF
belongings and passed silently down the
road.
Battle In the Air.
at o'clock in the morning. AT o'clock
eight German aeroplanes appeared.
whereupon a flock of British aeroplanes
rose like birds TO drive them away.
Then the artillery began to talk and
the air became thick with cannon pow
der. The great battle had begun. For
ward went the infantry. Rifle fire and
Maxim fire added to the boom of the
big guns. Sunrise mingled with the glow
OF burning forests and the flash OF guns.
Battle stnI On.
'"This was Monday. The battle con-
tinued Tuesday and probably will con-
tinue for several days, either along or
merging with the battles on the left and
| right.
THE great battle which is now in full
swing along the whole French. British
and Belgian line is really a series of
linked battles forming what may well be
the decisive engagement of western
Europe II is a supreme effort by Ger
many to break into France, an effort
which. II stopped. must mean disaster to
three-quarters OF a million German SOL
| diers,
There seem TO be no soldiers left to
guard the German line of communication
/ All is being hazsrded on the success or
failure of this blow. The German advance
has been rapid and steady. Their col
umns have averaged twenty miles day
since they reached Brussels"
British Soldiers Calm.
Returning from the front the CORE
! spondent OF the Times sends the follow
ing under a Paris date: AT Mons the
British troops have made themselves al
home Preparations for the city's defense
were extremely comforting In their work
manIike detail. In the woods lurixed in
Vulnerable field guns Everywhere in tbs
. a Mt
when with heavy firing audible in tn
distance British soldiers can sit quietly oil
the banks of the canal, calmly tishinl
with bayoneted rifles as fishing rods, tn
spectacle inspired confidence even thougl
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
0ttumwa Man Files
Suit for Damages
CFrom a staff cOrrespondent.l

IfTom StaIt CORRESPONDENCE
DIES MONIES, Ia. Aug. 26.-(Special
Telegram -Charies Heavrin of ottumwa.
filed suit in court asking damages of
$4,000 from z. L. Randei for alleged
slanderous utterances said to have been
contained in a letter written by the lat
ter to David Sprague Of Ottumwa.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
F. w. Dinsmore Drops
Dead at Dunbar

DUNBAR, Neb.. Aug. 2s.-1special Tel
egram.l-F. W. Dinsmore. an agent for
the Midwest Life Insurance company,
dropped dead Of apoplexy at the Dunbar
hotel at S O'Clock this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
Hebron Lumber Yard Rurna.

HEBRON. Neb., Aug. 2S-(specisl.)-
Fire broke in the lumber yard of Young
& Bolton this morning totally destroy
ing it. 1t is the belief that the fire was
OF incendiary origin. The loss viii reach
$4,000 with about half covered with
insurance.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
The Cause OF Information

IL stomach trouble. lazy liver and de-
ranged kidneys. Try Electric Bittera
Regulates liver and helps kidneys 70
work soc and g. An drugsists.-Adver-
tissaa4nt-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
some Rata for Cambridge.

CAMBRIDGE. Neh-. Aug. S.-tspeeiai
TelegTAm-) -one-hsh inch Of rain fell
today making Ia inches IN four rains in
as many dayk
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27

CONTINUED from Page one)
poured their shells on the upper part Of
the towns The French now emptied their
hail OF shells In the lower section of the
town and under a supporting fire from the
artillery the French infantry advanced
slowly In the face OF a stubborn resist
ance on the town they had just evacu-
ated, regaining several villages and be-
coming once more masters OF the line be-
tween Thuin (eight miles southwest OF
CharleroD and Metax
Cease Fighting 10 Rest,
AT s in the evening the fighting ceased.
both sides being worn out, on the next
day before dawn the French artillery
again bomharded Chartered and once more
the troops OF France sWarmed the slope
towards the lower part OF the town, re-
capturing the villages Of Chatlet, Bout
: fioulN, Marchienne and Couillet. The
. fighting at this stage OF the engagement
/ was attended by heavy losses on both
sides. Chartered. which was I'm the center
& OF the action. is an Industrial mining dis
; trict, and Ia the Stag heaps OF the sur
rounding country, the French found ad-
mirable vantage ground. while as in up
per Alsace the Germans mounted mitrail-
leuses in every steeple Of the town.
Preach Re-Enter ChArIeroi.
In the face OF a whitening fire from
the German mitrailleuses the French
again lntered the unhappy town OF Char
leroi and after furious fighting drove tn
Germans In confusion across the sambr'
river. The French entered city Uttered
with dead. battered by shell fire an'
devastated by every instrument Of mod
ern war
Outside a dilRpidated inn could be seei
the figure OF German officer, the hea'
bowed over a basin o: water and IN
lather Of soap dry on the face lie ha
been shot while in the act OF washing
Another officer lay across = table. hi
hand holding aloft a coffee cup which h
was raising to his lips when death foon
/ him In every part Of the city house
we're In flames OF EmOlderins- Ever
} cellar was occupied By terror stricken IN
hahitAntA"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
GERMAN ARMY TRANSPORT sERv1cE-The

he
pig 10th keel rgn t of it tnpu arm
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27

The Bee Want ADS Are the Rest Business
Bo0steEsL
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27
GERMANS OCCUPY
TOWN OF NAMUR

(Contlnued from Page One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27

Continued from Page one)
noon until 10 next morning. Work
men relate that the Germans were
driven back and that the French
flag was flying at orroir, in East
Flanders"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27

PARIS Aug. 26-Qs.20 p. MA Ger
man aeropiane fell 20 the ground inside
the British lines in the Quesnoy region
yesterday and the two German officers
on board were killed. Quesnoy Is six
miles from Lille.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27


In Lorraine the two armies have
begun a combined attack. one start
ing from Grand CouronDe de Nancy
and the other from south of Lune-
Vile. The engagement which began
yesterday Monday continues at
the time of writing. The sound OF
cannonading is not heard at Nancy
as IL was yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27

la .. m,-The Daily News publishes
a great dispatch from i,s Antwerp cor
respondent saying II is reported there
that the American minister 10 Belgium.
Brand whitlock. has sent an energetic
protest 70 the German government
against the hurting Of bombs into Antwerp
from a Zeppelin airship.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-27

S;2s p. ma dispatch TO the Reuter-
Telegram company rfstimo )n-Gespei ....
Telegram company from its Antwerp cor
respondent says that another raid on the
city by e Zeppelin airship was attempted
last night. The effective measures taken
by the Belgian military authorities. the
correspondent continues, caused the Ger
man airship TO retire.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-04
j. Sullivan, of Mountville, spent yes
terday in Laurens on business.

). Sullivan, of Mountville, spent yes
terday in Laurens on business.
Mr.. Fred Nelson, soliciting agent
for the A. G. L. railroad, spent the
weekend In the city with relatives.
Mr.. John Clauss. Of Canton, O., ar
rived In tho city several days ago to
join the force at the glass works.
Mr.. w. G. Wilson has returned from
the northern markets where he went
to purchase spring and summer goods.
Mr.. w. II. Godfrey, OF Pelzer, for
several years merchant Of this place.
was business visitor in the city We'd
nesday.
Miss Mary Jackson, one of the eff
cient telephone operators, spent the
weekend in Greenwood with her
mother
Mr.. Edward McCrady returned yes
terday from business trip to Char
lesion, having gone down Saturday
morning.
Mr.. Donald Irwin, the popular men,
bcr Of the police force, has been con-
fined to his home several days nurs-
ing sore arm caused from yacclna-
ton.
Mrs. Rosa I Caine has been very
sick at her home on South Harper
street for some time. Little change
has been noted in her condition for
the past several days.
Miss Mildred Babb, OF the Columbia
Female college, accompanied by her
class mate, Miss George, Is spending
several days with the formers par
ents, Mayor and Mrs. G. NJ. Babb.
The friends Of Rev. B. p. Mitchell,
who has been quite sick for several
weeks, will be glad to know that he is
gradually gaining strength and hopes
the time is not long till he will be able
to enter upon his work again.
Miss Dorcas Gaines, of the Laurens
graded school faculty spent Sunday
here with her cousin, Mrs. T. j. An
dcrson. She was Joined here by her
brother, Wise Gaines OF the u. S.
Navy, now stationed at the Charles
ton navy yard, having been trans
ferred from San Francisco through
the activities Of Sen. Tillman-
wood Index.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-04
NEW PROSPECT NEWS.

New Prospect, March 2.-Miss Genie
B. Aiken entertained at a Washington
party, at the home of Mr. J. II. Powers
on last Friday evening, in honor OF
her guests, Misses Ruth Workman, of
Cross Hill, and Minnie Crouch, of
Chappclls. Several contests were en-
loyed during the evening, after which
refreshments consisting of hot choco-
late and the old time pound cake, were
served by Mrs" W. II. Clinkscales and
Miss Ora Powers. Those who enjoy
ed the evening were Mr.. and Mrs. w
II. Clinkscales, Misses Alma Garrett
Laura Brownlcc, Julia Cunningham
Bessie Watkins, Bennic Promtt, Edna
Proflitt, Sula Martin, Ruth Workman,
Minnie Crouch and Miss Maurie Simp-
son, Of Gray Court; Messrs. Judd Lang.
ston, Claud Finley, Douglass Bryson,
George Brown, Carl Prol I, Hix Mar
tin, Ben Martin, B. Milah., and Messrs
Jim and Pierce Moore and John Stone,
OF Laurens, Mr.. Will Hollingsworth
Of Cross Hill and Ware Madden of
Cold Point.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-04
CONCERT SPLENDID SUCCESS.
Audience Heard Concert
by High School Choral Society un-
der nirectlan nf Mr. Rnrfon

fpfrcciatfTe Audience Heard Concert
by High School Choral Society un-
der Direction Of Mr.. Barton.
The concert given Friday evening in
the graded school auditorium under
the direction Of Mr.. w. A. Barton,
principal Of tho high school, came zip
to and surpassed tho most sanguine
expectations Of those who attended.
From the rendition OF the first num-
Der to the very end the audience gave
evidence OF being immensely pleased.
Generous applause was given each
number of the program and after the
evenings entertainment was ended,
quite a number Of music lovers came
forward to express their apprecia-
tion Of the concert.
The solo work of Mr.. S. B. Lapsley.
Mrs. Earle Wilson and Miss Mary
Todd were especially commented, upon.
The fine results as indicated by the
success Of the evening are due prin-
cipally to the untiring efforts and mus
ical talent Of Mr.. Barton, the director.
Though the audience in attendance
was not quite as large as it might
have been, neat sum was realized
from the sale Of tickets, the proceeds
OF which will be used In defraying
some Of the expenses Of school work
The following ladies and gentlemen
took part in the program:
Sopranos-Laura Barksdale, Clara
Cox, Bessie Crews, Claudia Darling
ton, Lucy Vance Darlington, Mrs. d. A.
Davis, Frances Davis, Margaret Dun
lap, Thornwell Dunlap, Kate Ellen
Eichelbergcr, Mrs. Lydic NJ. Fuller
Dorothy Hudgens. AWE Mahaffey,
Frances Myers, Cecil Roper, Anette
Stover, Hattie Sullivan, Mary Sullivan,
Charles Thompson, Nellie Thompson,
Lila Todd, Mary Todd, Ruth Watkins,
BESSIE Williams. Mrs. Earle Wilson,
Henry Wright, Kate Wright.
Altos-'Mrs. H. X. Aiken, Sarah Bolt,
Floride Harper. Corrio Hart, Eliza
beth Moseley, Pauline Prentiss, Kittie
Richards, Caroline Roper, Addie
Shealy, Virginia Simpson.
Basses-Rush Blakely, G. II. Gasque,
10. w. Macheh, Edward McCrady,
Frank MCGOWAN, Laurens Philpot,
Herbert Sullivan, T.. II. Wilkes.
Tenors-James Holmes s. b. Lap
hley, Alison Lee, Robert Roper, w. p.
Thomason, Jr.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-03-04
Miss Roper Entertains.

Miss Caroline Roper was the very
charming hostess to few friends Sat-
urday evening at dinner party CIV
en- In honour OF Miss Mae Rose OF
Greenville, the guest OF Miss Polly
pTentiss. Shortly after their arrival
the guests were ushered into the din
Ing room where most delicious sew
en-course dinner was served. After
refreshments. the guests enjoyed them-
selves in conversation and in listen
Ing to several delightfully."- rendered
vocal and instrumental solos.