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News.
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! [United Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.
President Wilson today in q
special address to the joint
session Of congress, asked the
imposition Of internal revenue
taxes sufficient to raise 500,
0o0, 900 annually, because Of
dwindling customs revenues
| as q result Of the European
war.
The president said the "war
tax" was necessary imme-
Ediately 10 keep the treasury
fFilnimpaired and to place It be-
Iyond public question in
strength. He emphatically
said q bond issue would be un-
wise.
1--WE ought not to borrow, :
he said. 1--WE ought to resort
to taxation, however we may
regret the necessity of putting
additional temporary burdens
on our people. =
That an emergency which
did not brook temporizing or
delay although not of our
making, exists and 1--WE must
accept the inevitable with
calm Judgment and unruffled
spirits was stated by the
chief executive.
The president said: "Gen
tlemen of the congress:
IT come to you today to dis
charge a duty which I wish
with all my heart I might have
been spared; but it is a duty
which is very clear, and there
fore, I perform it without hest
tation or apology. I come to
ask very earnestly that addi
tional revenue be provided for
the government.
During the month of Aug
ust there was, as compared
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UNITED Press Leased Wire ServiceJ
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-(i1:oo q.
m.)-Two days ago German troops
were within fifteen miles Of the north
ernmost forts Of the Paris outer de-
fences. senIis and chantiIiy are this
distance from the Montignon, Domont
and Ecouen forts, which are the f'rse
important outposts destined to see
Invaders at Paris.
Doubtless German skirmishers are
now In the suburbs Of Paris, territory
about the little eastern town Of Go
nesse. This village just off the man
highway from Senlis, Is at the north
srn end Of line running southeast
sLa miles to the town Of vaujours'
which marks weak spot in the Paris
defensive ring. The chief reliance
for The protection Of this area mas
been placed by the French on several
small streams which are only Tern
porariIy fortified.
rhess outsr works probably will be
The sesne ~ much hand 60 hand fssne-
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Ina II the German assault on Paris be
delivered between Gonesse and Vau-
jours. Once they fall, however, the
heaviest fortified inner positions be-
tween the entrenehed camps at St.
Denis and vineennes will make the
work Of getting inside the city wall a
far more serious problem.
The reported capture Of La Fere, II
true, must engender an uneasy feel
ino among Frenchmen concerning the
ability Of Paris itself to hold out in.
definitely. The la Fere Notifications
are a miniature of the Paris defenses
and their fall after 50 brief an attack
Is highly encouraging to the Germans.
With la Fere eliminated as pivot
for the unfortunate AngIo-Freneh ieft
wino that soreIy harrassed army
must now operate as If II were based
on Paris. Il has been forced to be-
come the advance guard OF the Paris
defenders. This accomplishment WITH
In = week, is a great tribute to the
roaseed formation tactics OF the Ger
man generals.
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One Hundred Million Dollars Yearly Must Be
Raised So Long as the European
War Continues.
PRESIDENT READS MESSAGE TOCONGREESsS.
Would Not Be Best to Borrow This Money, But,
to Put Tax on the People, Even Though
1t is Hard.

with the corresponding month
Of last year, a falling of Of
SO, $40, ,538 in the revenues
collected from customs. "A
continuation of this decrease
in the same proportion
throughout the current fiscal
year probably will mean 3 loss
in custom revenues Of from,
sixty to one hundred millions.
I need not tell you to what
this falling off is due. It. is.
due. in chief part, not to the
|reducttons recently made q
The cpytoms duties, but 20 tho
great decrease in importa-
tions, and that is due to the ex-
traordinary extent Of the in
dustrial area affected by the
present war in Europe.
Conditions have arisen
which no man foresaw; they
affect the whole world Of COM
merce and economic produc-
tion; and they must be faced
and dealt with.
''It would be very unwise to
postpone 2ealing with them.
Delay in such a matter and in
the particular circumstances
in which we now find our
selves as a nation. might in
volve consequences of the most
embarrassing and deplorabls
sort. for which, I for one,
would not care to be responsi-
BILE. It would be very danger
Gus in the present circum-
stances to create moments
doubt as to the strength and
sufficiency of the treasury OF
the United States, it's ability
to assist to steady and sustain
the financial operations of the
business. If the
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
ENGLAND - Premier Asquith at
great Guild Hall melting denounced
German atrocities saying they eclipsed
everything since the thirty year war.
It is admitted that additional troops
are badly needed.
FRANCE-The German line is now
very close to Paris and is reported as
gradually closing In on the city which
Is ready for siege. All information
regarding the position Of the army Is
refused although it is known that tho
German advance guard Is very close
to the city. .
BELGIUM Reports that sec, 600
Russian troops are being transported
via Scotland to Cstend to attack the
German lines Of communication, are
widely circulated, but official confir-
nation 10 withheld.
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The War at a Glance
Summarized by John Edwin Nevin, United
Press Staff Correspondent.

RUSSlA-The Russians are now at
tackins the Austrian notifications
along the San river and official an
nouncements state that the entire
Austrian army 10 being slowly deci-
mated.
iTALY-The government announces
that 1t Is determined to continue neu-
trai and reports Of an ultimatum be-
ing sent to Austria are emphaticaIly
denied
JAPAN-it is officially confirmed
that Japanese destroyer has been
completely wrecked at kaio Chau-
ERMANY-Oenied that any fixed
war tax has yet been levied on Bel
saian citis or provinces.
AUSTRiA-WhiIe insisting that tho
invasion Of Russian Poland continues,
IL is admitted that the situation near
.Lembers is unsatisfactory.
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BEL GUM

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
THE HAGUE, Sept. 4-Thousands
Of women and children are actually
starving in Holland today. They are
residents Of Belgium. Their homes
are destroyed. Husbands and fathers
are either dead or fighting against
the Germans. The Dutch cannot sup
ply the food needed. Special refugee
camps have been arranged and fam.
lilies are being cared for there as we'll
as possible. The Dutch Red Cross is
overtaxed, but is striving desperately
to care for all. The impossbiIity Of
this task, however, Is being Indicated
by the fact that, $50 families arrived
at Maastricht yesterday. This is
about the average number that are
crossing the border at all OF the from
tier cities. They have nothing but the
clothes they stand In. Nearly all tell
the came story. Their homes have
been burned or destroyed by shell
fires In various skirmishes which are
constantly taking place between the
Germans and the Relgians. Many are
from Louvain, destroyed by Germans
as an act Of reprisai. The queen 10
doing her best to aid the sufferers.
She has made heavy contributions
from her own private fortune for this
purpose. She has also consulted free
Iy with representatives Of various
powers regarding the best plans for
caring for the refugees. It is admit
ted that the problem of how these
refugees are finally to be disposed OF
10 the most important now confront
ina Holland, but up to the present, no
plan has been devised that will solve
"a
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England Will Raise Half That Number and Rus
sia Is Reported to Have Sent the
Other Half
ALLIES IN FRANCE IN NEED OF HELP
Enemy is Closer to Paris Than Before and Might
Invest the City Within Next Day
or Two.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Sept. With
recruiting greatly stimulated
by today's great non partisan
mass movement at Guilds hall
it is confidently asserted that
Earl Kitchener's new army Of
5OO,OOO will be completed in
the next few days. Fears that
Paris will be invested within
the next day or two has
brought home to Englishmen
generally the imminence Of
German peril and many who
herstofore held hack, are flock
ing to the colors. Meanwhile
all news regarding the actual
situation il the field is with
held. The war Office has issued
no statement since early yes
terday. Officials refuse to
comment on what is going on
behind the censorship cloud.
Hints Of Russian help in the
present crisis are made. But
none can be confirmed from
official sources. The most def
mite Of these reports declare
that the czar has sent a vast ar
my Of half a million men, rep
resenting all branches, but
with cossack cavalry predomi-
mating, from Archangel to
Aberdeen, Scotland and that
they were sent by special
trains to seaport towns where
transports were waiting to
carry them to Ostend, now
held by the British marines.
Naturally the war office re-
fuses confirmation but the
fact that it is stated much of
this force is cossack cavalry,
is considered significant as
this arm is badly needed if a
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PARIS AWAITING FINAL ATTACK
RUSSIA

4 United Press Leased Wire Service.1
PETRoGRAD, Sept. 4.-Russian
armies are today fighting along an
entirely new battle limo In Russian
Poland whore the Austrian left wing
has been heavily reinforced BY tho
Germans. The fighting 10 Of the most
serious character. The Russians arc
holding their lines, content to re-
main on the defensive until the ad-
ditIonal reinforcements now being
sent forward from the concentration
direction vilna-Grodno- Bysioslok. To
the south In Austria, the situation
however 10 much different There the
Russians are on the offensive and the
.Austrians have been pushed back to-
ward the San river. They are holding
their advanced lines and are concen-
trating on Przemysl where another
great battle is certain.
The advance Of the Russians
through GaIieia 10 declared to be OK
tremeiy rapid. The cossaeks are
sweeping the country In front Of the
infantry, falling back whenever strong
positions are located. To the activity
Of the Russian cavalry much Of ths
present success Is duo. X has deiib.
erateiy violated the rules Of safety Ia
charging entrenched Austrian posi-.
tions, but by doing 90 has terrorized
the enemy, the official reports say, and
az a result the opposition has lost
much Of its forcefuiness. The general
staff issued statement reviewing tho
general situation which was, every
where characterized az excellent. II
is stated operations In east Prussia
are again being forced, although the
Germans are now present on the Rus
sian advanced tines in great force. II
is admitted the German artillery has
80 far proven superior TO the Russian
but It 10 also stated that additional
artillery Is now being sent into
action.
The war eosEce announceses. today
the result Of the fighting on. ssptens
bcf 1, between Lsbiin and khoim. y
stated that the Az ,trians attacked the
Russian center and were repuissd
with the loss Of Vexerai thousand men
and many rapid fire guns.
The official report OF the capture OF
Lssnberg on "Wednesday by the RUS
Sian forces az received from Grand
Duke Nicholas was made public to-
day. II says:
with extreme Joy, and thanking
God, announce to your majesty that
our victorious army under. General
Ruzeky entered Lemberg at eleven,
o'clock this morning. The army of
General BrussaIoff has occupied Hal
icz. beg your majesty 70 confer the
fourth class Of the Order Of st.
George on General Ruzcky and the
same order on General 6russaIoff."
II is stated at the war office that
the entire Austrian army 10 now in
grave danger Of complete annihiIa-
ton. In Gaiicia, the fighting forces
~ q
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+ RANCE

UNITED Press Leg Wire service.l
PARIS, Sept. y nat the Germans
will not halt az . unless the allied
armies give s battle in front Of
the city 10 g 4ered certain here TO-
day. The s. q very nervous. There
are no E5overnment officials left;
ohicial< Re still have no actual
knowied0N Of conditions at the front.
But that the Germans really are With
sin striking distance Of the outer ring
Of forts is indicated by the activity
Of General GaIfienI. He has been
rushing his troops to the points OF
contact ali through the night and to-
day It was asserted that every pos
sibie avepGe has been occupied.
Meanwhile the exodus from the city
continues but the railway line TO the
north and west is bIockaded, most OF
tho travel Of necessity is toward tho
south. There is no doubt that the
vicinity Of Paris will be real battle
ground within the next few days. The
main German army 10 expected to at
tempt to force the allies to give battle
at most Of the gates Of the city. u
they do not succeed then the Ger
mans will undoubtedly press on
against the French-Enoiish column
while concentrating their attack on
Paris at one particular point. II 10
now realized that Germany never con-
templatsd the complete investment OF
Paris. Their operations II they reach
the city will be repetition of those
at Namur. The fire OF their enormous
batteries Of siege artillery, the great
est guns Of modern time, will be con,
eentrated on one fortified position at
a time. What the outcome will be
no one can forsee.
{ The French Iosses In the three
days battle which culminatec in the
taking Of Amiens were enormous.
This 10 admitted 70 have bser due 70
the Insbiilty 81, ,ths Freneh etylcers .
times 20 control ts,strss men who In
sIsted on charging the herman mill
tary positions. Thousands of French
rnen were moved down IN these mis-
taken exhibitions o. courage. The
French lines held against the German
attack when the plans Of the staff
were followed and the forces remain
ed on the defensive. There was at all
times good retirement Of the French
from the south. The enemy far out
numbered the defender and In accord
anee with arranged plans the French
moved slowly backward making a
,..:S> .S><an, - drauu The main Ger
man army well away from the city.
After Amlens, the next stand was at
Piequigny, eight miles further south.
Enroute the French had destroyed
great sections Of highway, and tunnels
and all bridges but this hardly per-
ceptibiy checked the Germans whose
transport 10 wonderful. They re-
placed all destroyed bridges with tenn
porary structures also Immediately.
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serious attempt is to be made
to cut the German lines of
communications which extend
from northern Belgium to
Paris. It is admitted in dis
patches from Ostend that all
foreigners have been ordered
to leave that town and this re-
port adheres to the belief that
important developments can
be expected in that vicinity in
the near future.
TWO BILLION DOLLARS
LOlEDON, sept. 1he
European war to date has cost
the countries involved, the
vast total Of 81, $40, 600, 900.
This total is based on figures
|of $50, 600, 900 loss q day esti-
mated by the most eminent
French and English statisti-
clans.
The daily estimate Of $55,
I0O0, 900 includes lost earning
power, economic loss, loss by
destruction of warships, 6e-
struction of ammunition, loss
by normal bombardment of
towns, economic loss through
casualties; loss in animals and
industrial and commercial
loss. It does not include such
abnormal losses as the de-
structon of Louvain which was
approximately 800, ,000, 900.
WITHIN SIGHT OF PARIS.
Tsy VIM. philip simms, United Press
STAFF correspondent.]
PARIS, Sept. Alt 10 considered
certain here today that German at
taeking columns are already within a
few miles Of the outer ring Of Paris
forts. No civilians are permitted
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ENGLAND
{ By Vim. 6. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent.

LONDON, Sept. 5.-(by mail to
New York. Stand in PiccadiiIy cir
Gus tonight and look to the east. Be-
yond the city's roofs, beyond the fields
outside the town., forty miles away,
lies water. This water is only TWEEN
ty-six miles wide; It 10 the English
channel. And on the other side Of
the ci,2siiiei Is France, whore English
soldiers are fighting and dying.
Only 100 miles from London lies an
edge Of the great French battlefield
Il 10 only two hours away on an aero
plane; only little more than the
bee-line distance from New York to
Philadelphia. Stand in Piceadiily cir
Gus, the heart Of London, where the
tights are brightest and where Lon
don pIays-in peace times-and think
Of that near by battle ground and
you BEGIN 70 understand why Eng
lands heart is afiutter and why she
tries to keep herself from thinking
what might happen, Il things 90
wrong. - So. ..3.,. (
English coolness doesn't fool you
Pm writing this just one hour after
the news has come to England that
1000 Of her soldiers have fallen to.
day. was in the lobby Of the house
OF parliament when the message came.
I felt the chill that spread over that
historic structure; saw men In par
liament-in white felt hats, cut away
coats, wing top collars, models OF
fashion-moving about that great
stone lobby amid the stone statues OF
the kings and queens Of other dark
days.
knew by their faces that their
hearts were chilled and that the great.
est war mankind ever has known
had thrown its spell Of horror over
them: Gladstone. IN stone, loomed
evsr them; ne never knew such war
- ttts,- or ouch chilling Of Eng
lands6 sturdy heart. Nssr him, slisnt
az ne i, stand the splendid Stone
kings Of d.ys 20 far gone that their
deeds are only dim in the English his.
tory and their names almost forgot.
ten. They never saw such war az
this.
Relics Of England's history brocded
over us in the great lobby and re-
mInders Of her darkest days, were at
every hand, but these men In their
high white hats knew we'll and az
you looked at them you knew they
know il, that II England does not per-
form 4 greater deed than all her past
history shows, she will see darker
day than she has ever seen before.
Stand In the great stone hall and
think Of what these English states
men were thinking about and the
importance Of the moment will al.
most crush you.
OF to the east, there across the
channel, 14o members Of parliament
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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BERLIN (via Amsterdan) Sept a.
The German government today
took cognizance of the reports that
an unlawful tribute had been levied
on Brussels, Liege and other Belgian
cities. II was stated in the reports
that $40, o,ooo, 600 had been demanded
Of Brussels, s1o,ooo,oo from Liese
province, $4,000, 600 from Liege city
and similar amounts in proportion
from other Belgian cities and prov
Inces were not true.
1.-The various cities will have to pay
war tax naturally said the state
ment. but the amounts reported from
sources close to the enemy are un
true. The exact figures are still ta
be fixed and will be fixed by the neM
German governor Of captured terri
tory.
ADMITS SITUATION BAD.
VIENNA (va The Hasue) Sept.
4.-GeneraI DankI, who is In COM
mand Of the Austrian operations In
the Russian-PoIish province OF lub-
lin, and who Is now attacking the city
Of LubIin, reports his operations
there are successful. He admits,
however, it 10 officially stated, that
the general situation from an Aus
trian viewpoint in the vicinity Of
lembers. abandoned to the Russians
is bad.
SERvjANS TO FIGHT.
ROME, Sept. A.-From Austrian
arr,v headquarters came the report
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BAL kANS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I
WASHINGTON, Sept <-That Tur-
key has not declared war against any
country and that che will further In.
sist upon her neutrality, was the sub.
stance Of a cabIegram from constan-
tinople to the Turkish ambassador TO-
day.
The eabieuram as translated at the
embassy read verbatum as follows: y
hereby inform. you that by reason OF
the neutrality she has adopted. Tur-
kish military authorities order to in
sure by every possible means that
perfect safety Of merchant vessels OF
beIIlaerents and Of neutral states tax
ina refuge in her ports"
Ambassador Rustem 5ey said he
this direct Information
from his government that Turkey had
not declared war and that she will
Insist upon her neutrality. He said
this cabiesram contradieted all rum
ors Of war by Turkey. The cable was
sent by the Turkish minister Of for.
eien affairs and left constantinopte
September 8.
ITALY rs NEUTRAL.
Reiterating that Italy Is determined
to remain neutral throughout the war.
Premier Satandra In an official state
ment today set at rest revived re-
ports that italy has served another
uItimatum on Austria. The premier
said:
'sThe Italian government 10 deter.
mined to maintain the strictest neu-
trality. This action 10 endorsed by
the Italian people generally"
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WITHIN SIGHT OF PARIS.
TRy VIM. philip Simms, United Press
Staff correspondent.]
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ADMITS SITUATION BAD.

SERVIANS TO FIGHT.
ROME. Sept. A.-From Austrian
army headquarters came the report
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PARIS, Sept. Ait 10 considered
certain here today that German at.
taeklng columns are already within a
few miles Of the outer ring Of Paris
forts. No civilians are permitted
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
New Goods Arriving Daily
E. D. COTTON
For the Children.

4 Lawrence family went. Nh. and Mrs.
Lawrence always went with the
children. Everybody was invited to
SPELL and the leader left no one out
when choosing up. Many of the old
er people declined to spell, but
MIR and Mrs Lawrence promptly took
their places with the spoilers, The
teacher began by giving out easy
words SO the young folks might not
l'be spelled down too SOON; them after
ALL had spelled few words she
turned the leaves of the spelling
book to where they were harder.
They began to drop down in their
seats then, as they missed. There
were some good spoilers in the
school and it looked for some time
as though they could not be spelled
down unless words were given the m
| which were not found in the book
they were using. but finally one
missed. then another and another
until hut two were left standing;
Page after page were given out;
all the hardest words had been
pronounced such as phthisic,
ldaguerreotype, belleslettres, then the
teacher turned the leaves back near
the front of the book.
| She gave the words out rapidly;
able, table, middle, riddle, fiddle.
tidal, (" 't-i-d-l-e' spelled Belle
4 Williams. Wrong, said the teacher;
Dan Matthews caught it 'tidel, >
wrong again; both sat down.
| Fred was greatly excited, for that
had been his spelling lesson this
very day. His eyes We're sparklim
and his hand went up: Teacher,
teacher, KNOW he shouted,
TIDAL Right said she. There
was tremendous applause, and Fred
Isuddenls awoke, to the fact that The
was not in school and that everyone
was looking at him. He hid his face
in his mothers dress nor would he
iilook up again; but after they We're
dismissed when his father came. and
i lifting him up said bravo, little
man that was we'll dome" he
didn't care any more