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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-25
RAILROAD STRIKE AvERrED.
Mediation Boards Intervention Ac-
cepted In Missouri.

st. Louis, Mo. = The threatened
strike Of trainmen on the st. Louis
Southwestern Railway Cotton Belt)
has been averted, for the present at
least, by the acceptance on the part
OF the Union officials of the interven-
ton Of the Federal Mediation Board,
whose good ofices were requested by
the management Of the railroad.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-25
APPROVES TREATY WITH U. 5.
Argentina Willing To Arbltrats Any
Possible Dispute.

Buenos Ayres.-The Senate unani-
mously approved the treaty with
the United States providing for the
arbitration Of any dispute which may
arise between the two nations. This
action was taken after speeches mad
been delivered by the Minister Of
Foreign Relations, Senator Gonzales
and others.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-25
Business Papers Win Pay a
Stamp Duty.
FREIGHT lMPOST ELIMINATED
Amusement Places To Be Levied Upon.
Telegraph and Telephone Mes
sages, Money Orders and
Bank Checks Also.
SOME ITEMS OF THE WAR TAX.

Checks, &c.
Bills of exchange, &c. each 500.
Promissory notes, &c. each 500.
Money orders. &c. each $500.
Express and freight receipts. lie.
kilograms, 1c.
Phone messages, 1c. for each cost
ing 15c.
Bonds, SOC.
Life insurance policies. SC. for each
s10O.
Fire and other insurance, u Of / per
cent.
Leases, Csc. to 81.
Mortgages Csc. each 500.
Banks, $50 and up.
Stockholders, $50.
Pawnbrokers. $40.
Commercial brokers, $40.
Theaters, 500.
Public exhibitions, SO,
Billiards, SIS each table.
Bowling. SIS each alley.
Tobacco dealers, $12.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-25
SPEAKER DIES ON PLATFORM.
r. S. Thomas Stricken Before School
At smithfieId, Va.

Norfolk, va.--Immediately after de-
livering an Grafton before the High
School at Smithfeld, r. S. Thomas, a
retired lawyer and one of the best
known men in Tidewater Virginia, fell
dead as he stood before his audience
Mr.. Thomas was about rs years of
age. He formerly practiced law in
Portsmouth and Norfolk, later going
to Smithheld, where he actively en-
gagged in his profession until several
years ago. when he retired. He was
we'll known as literary man and con-
tributed to a number of the leading
magazines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-25
Shame on Him.

What is your friend SO elated
about?'
Seems his wife is marooned in Eu-
rope" Louisville Courier-Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-25
STILL SHELL rERMoNDE.
Germans Also sai6 To Have Taken Up
Various Fortified Positions
In Belgium.

London.-A dispatch to the Central
News from Client says the Germans
continue the bombardment Of Ter
monde, presumably with the object OF
preventing a further Belgian sortie
from Antwerp. There have been vari-
GUS skirmishes In and near the vii
lagos surrounding the Antwerp post
lions.
The Germans have entrenched them
selves between Hofstade, 1S miles east
OF Client and Sempst. The fort of
WaeIhelm on several occasions bonn
barded these positions.
The Germans have also taken up
fortified positions at Gembloux and be-
tween Wavre and LouVain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-25

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WIZ TELL YoU
Try Murine Bye Remedy 4, for Red, Weak, WateU
Just Bye Comfort. Write for Book of the Rye
by mail Free. Murine Rye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-25
Queer TaIk.

$50 poor old Bill has gone unde4'
yes, they say his business is g IN,
up" -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-25
PROF. COWARD

W. n. o.. BALTIMORE. NO. ss-1s1A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
MURDER SUSPECT CANNOT
 COMPLETE ALIBI
Special To The FaIrner)

NAyvtovn, 1-The mystery of the death of William who murdered in his shoe shop, probably Satur evening, his habits dis closed authorities that have left
 That the suspect Edward Collins, who apprehended clothing fully excupated ab attempted furnish by police time of dusk m. haVe not been satisfactorily cleared.
 Owing the agitation against his being kept in the 
 Bridgeport county ja where he will be kept ncomncado beginTing of the John Phean
 In m andH HurIey engaged searching may implicated in Deputy BIakeman bending every with his assistants light upon the events preceding the crime.
 is the belief of those closely identified with the nvesiga- ton that the slayer we'll known Corr and that walked about the building upstairs without exciting It apprehended that there have implicated for the that stricteS premises fails any bloody fnger@Inas every window doorway place. time by who did not have bloody hands.
 ccon pa.a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01

but without result, whereupon after raising the box cover, handling and scanning it's interior mechanism, he again applied his key to said lever and was rewarded by obtaining a feeble but Intermittent gleam-
 s'Naden, then, instead of following the rule set forth, requiring instruc- tions by phone, three minute wait and causing his conductor to go for ward on curves to warn approaching car crews of danger, mounted and drove his car ahead at 8 15-mile speed on the assumption of his track being clear, but wholly unaware that when attempting to obtain a light as above shown, an express freight car was actually and properly in the coveted block, approaching him at equal speed
 The finding displays that. as they approached, neither mOtorman- could see each other because of the curve and that a collision under the circurn- stances was impossible. The express motorman is aIbsolved from responsi- bility as his lights were plainly visible at Westport as he left. Likewise Motorma.n Naden is partially absolved, 'tbecause of a lack of power on the line from overload or otherwise, the freight car light in the signal box at the Country club switch was invisible when Motorman Naden'S excursion car IedCn6o
 "In this situation, Naden permitted himself to be deceived into a sense of security by obtaining a light after several key attempts on the contact lever in a manner contrary to the rule of the company provided for such cases.
 The coroner then shows that Na.den should have teIephoned to the starter or proceeded with his conductor ahead of the car and stated '"'He is there fore primarily responsible for the col lision and it's consequences"
 In deciding whether this responsi- biIity amounts to criminal liability justifyfng punishment, Coroner PheIan points out that the accepted belief of motor1nen and conductors was that unless the light was absolutely dead the motornan had the right to pro- ceed and that Naden's conduct "ap- pears to be an error of judgment that should relieve him of criminal re- sponstbiIAy.'
 and-thrown signals, considered as be defective though not resp onsfble for the collision. because it was shown by demonstration that cars can run when no visible lights appear in the signal box
 tIn consequence of such dem
 onstrations," says the report, ''it
 will be seen that the present sig
 nal system in itself is insufficient
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
BRIDGEPORT NURSE DESCRIBES FEARFUL
 SCENES OF CARNAGE IN BELGIUM CITY
Tells of Seeing Streams of Blood Flowing Down Hills
 Corpses, Blood -swatted, Lay All Around Her.
CBy Associated Press)

The battlefield of Liege, as seen through the eyes of an American girl, was wildly de- scribed today by Miss Anna Laing, a graduate nurse of Bridgeport, Conn, a passenger on the steamer Ryndam from Rotterdam.
 'I was in Liege when the fight first started,'' said Miss Laing. several Belgian officers who were friends of mine took me to a house where I was practically out of the range of the shells that were being hurled at the city by the Germans. During the evening the Germans withdrew for some reason and during the Hull in the fighting two of the Belgian offic- CTS invited me out over the field where the heaviest fighting had taken place.
 sNThe ground was literally soaked with, blood and the bodies of horses and men lay everywhere. There was many place where blood had flowed down the sides of little hills and earthwor1ks; its course was plainly marked. Some bushes were spattered "N~NAA fS9 AR SAo CAGhO IVY above the ground.
 'I saw trenches filled to the top with dead German soldiers. These trenches, the Belgian officers explain ed to me, had been dug by the Bel gians and occupied by them until the great army of advancing Germans forced them to retreat As the Ger man infantry mounted the breast works in front of the trenches the retreating Belgians poured a murder ous fire into their ranks and their bodies fell in the trenches. Then, the Belgian officers said, their men moved down more Germans with 8 deadly crOss-fire which not only fill ed, up the trenches with bodies but left many piled on top of one another on the breaStworl1s and the ground nearby.'
 When Miss Laing returned to the city she aided in dressing the wounds of Belgian soldiers. She left the city before it was captured by the Ger mans, however, and managed to make her way to Rotterdam, where she boarded the ship that brought her to New York today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
Fate Cf French Capital May Vet Rest Upon Outcome Of The Kaisers s 0perations---Greai Battle Being Fought At CroisiIIes By Allied. Forces

The absence of concerning progress te Euro pean war IS today most marked Not since the early days o there been such dearh of intelligence official orotheise the English and French authorities to keep te world at large in absolute ignorance of what ranspng northern France
 official have in and such news e hand is decidedly fTagmentary unsubsanaed, of nflor fmporance and with out sgnificance This veil Of tighter any in days, may ton that events of 1mPortance are ranspTlng m northern similar silence during fighting week around Mons Cannbra and Leeateau
 issued last night It said the French left owing the in London today said:
 but nowhere have they been broken through" onnosnq the German advance is toaht t he centd around LaFere strongly fortified French position the river Oze tai may hang the outcome of these operations
 It is not definitely known whether the British troops in France have been engaged again or not
 despatch from Deippe great battle has been fought at Crosies and is probably still in No details given nor has this report been received from any other Croses is 10 miles southeast of Aires in the depart Calais, about 15 miles from Camra
 Persons reaching Paris from the north descFlDe the pre- parations of the allies defensive fight FFencan who reached the capital today there Germans in Lille Rouhaix Tourcong towns the Belgian iron tier which occupied by the Germans last week.
 Today isthe anniversary of the battle of Sedan which with disastrous results the French Sept 1870 This coincidence particular aeAtion the outcome of the operations, which such mpenetabe d lence is being maintained in London Paris and Berlin
 Rome has received report from Rumania that the Rus sans inflicted crushing Ausrans licia the troops of Emperor Francis Joseph suffering losses 2OOOO. despatch St. Peters burg claim, saying Austrians Poland thousands of Nevertheless from theatre of continue be conflicting Both St. Petersburg and Berlin claim important victories.
 official communication given Antwerp says the situation throughout Belgium satisfactory The Germans declared to have evacuated Aercho railroad communca tion has been restored in the Campine district.
 Reports Brussels say getting declare the German garrison today numbers 10000 German sentinels patrol public buildings
 Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and her children who arrived last night, today the
 i'm fh9t fbp Berlin, beginning the capitol, for neutral countries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
DEMOCRATIC
 PRIMARIES
Polls Open at , o'clock P. M. and Remain Open Until 9
 O'clock This Evening.

Returns from the Democratic pri- maries will be received after g o'clock tonight at Democratic headquarters. Room 2S, Lincoln building. The vot- ing places for the primaries will open at o'clock this evening. William T. Mullins, chairman of the Democrat ic town committee, was a busy man, today, as he superintended the placing of the ballot boxes and the prer ara- ton of the polling places for the re- Hception Of the votes tonight.
 There is a contest in each of the twelve voting districts except the Eighth. The voting places in the several districts are located as fol- lows:
 1-307 State street.
 &192 Railroad avenue.
 3-356 Pine street.
 41134 State street.
 5-1063 Hancock avenue.
 6-344 James street.
 7-1380 Main street.
 S-S35 North Washington avenue.
 9-1197. East Main street. 10-42S Barnum avenue. 11-SST Nichols street. s12-1265 Stratford avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
GERMAN VICTORY AT ALLENSTEIN,
 10000 RUSSIANS
 TAKEN PRISONERS

Washington, Sept. IA Ger man victory at AIlenstein in which three Russian army corps were defeated and seven ty thousand prisoners, includ- ing three Russian commanding generals, were taken, was re- ported today to the German em- bassy from Berlin by wireless via SayviIIe, L.. I.
 The despatch says:
 t'Official report of the victory at AIlenstein shows that it was even greater than known be- fore. Three Russian army corps were annihilated. Sev- enty thousand prisoners were taken, including two command ing generals, 300 officers and the complete artillery of the Russian army
 ''In the west, General Von KIuk, it is reported, against the French flanking attempt ad- vanced to ConbIes.'
 General Voh Buelow com pIetely defeated a superior force of French near St. Quen- tin after having captured the English infantry. A battalion under General Von Hausen forced back the French upon the river at Rethel."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
BERLIN IS SCARED BY THE
 ADVANCE OF SLAV HORDES

London Sept 1-The correspondent of the Express graphing The Hague says:
 There greatest in Berlin the troops. that the emperor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
BLAMES SIGNAL LIGHTS FOR
 WESTPORT WRECK

Coroner John J. Phelan, today filed his finding tn the fatal trolley excur- sion accident which resulted in the death of five and the maiming of two score at Westport on the evening of July 22, when a crowded picnic car bearing women and children from the Point Union Mission outing at Roton Point to Bridgeport collided with a heavily laden express car near the Country Club in the town of West port
 The finding which is an exhaustive study of facts and conditions holds neither the motorman nor. company criminaIIy responsible, though it is shown that the motorman may be morally to blame in exercising an error of judgment in proceeding under the conditions of the signal lights, and makes recommendations to the Public Utiltties Commission for better trolley signal devices, which shows that the Connecticut company has not been alert to the safety of it's passengers, in the past and which the commission can hardly fa.a to insist upon in the future.
 The finding in brief recites that the collision occurred about 6:2O D. m., 2, 1850 feet west of the Westport bridge signal and 1900 feet east of the Coun- try Club signal, on a straight single track The death of Mabel Sophia. Cleveland. aged 23. of Bridgeport, who died when crushed in the wreck, is taken as basis for the Investigation Harold Naden, motorman and Sidney c. Cook, conductor, are found to have operated the excursion car, while Prank Raymond. motorman, was in charge of the express car.
 The lights are described as being of the hand-thrown type located at equi- distant turnouts on the track, the lights being enclosed in wooden boxes fast ened to poles near the track, with glass fronts and sides to allow ap- preaching motormen to observe whether they are visible or not
 The finding further shows that the turning of light on or off in a. box similarly displays it in the opposite end of the block and that -=>a- rules of the company provide that dis played light is a. signal of danger while a darkened box means safety, but that. when the turning of a darkened box fails to produce a light it is a technical sign of danger and the mo- torman must either telephone to the starters office or proceed with eau ton and with the conductor sent ahead of the car on rounding curves.
 The coroner finds that Motorman Naden, upon arriving at the Country Club box, found no light visible and assuming the block to be clear applied his key but failed to obtain a light.
 That he then threw the contact lever xo 4hs opposite aide of the box --
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01

Ambassador Chinda of Japan called on Secretary Of State Bryan, but re- fused to discuss his visit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
THE WEATHER

Showers and Clearing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
Nelsons Arrested for
 An Alleged Shooting

Arthur Nelson and his nephew, Os- car Nelson, both of Irantstan avenue, were arrested today by Detective Ser geants Hackett and Fox charged with assault with intent to kill upon Mi chael Montanaro, 76 Lexington avenue Montanaro says that the two were in his place one night last week, play ing pool and had a disagreement about payment. when they left. When he left after locking up someone, accord ing to his story, fired two revolver shots in his direction. Both went wild.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
GERMANS TO
 MAN TURKS

Washington, Sept. Tine British embassy has been informed by cable from London that German officers had gone to ConStantinop1e to take charge of the Turkish army and that a de- claration of war from Turkey was ex- pected. Plans are already under way to ask the American ambassador at Constantinop1e to take charge of Brit ish interests there
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
CARDINALS IN C0NCLAVE, NO
 POPE CHOSEN

Rome, Sept. The doors of the conclave hall, behind which the col to elect a successor to the late Pope Plus x, were still closed this morn ing, Not until a new pope has been chosen will they be opened, or any news of the result of the proceedings be given out. Owing to a persistent rain there were few people this morn ing in the square outside St. Peters. The streets in this vicinity are pa troIIed by police and chments of troops are kept in readiness for any disorder, but therCis no thought that their authority will be required
 The Cardinals gathered at o'clock in the Sistine chapel for the first ballot.
 Ambassador Chinda of Japan called
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
France Calls Its Last
 Reservists to Colors

Paris, Sept. 1-4:25 p. m.-Of1cia1 announcement was made this after noon to the effect that the minister of war has decided to call out inmedi- ately all the reservtsts in the country which have not been previously sum- moned to the colors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
McREYNOLDS TO TRY
 MONTH OF HOME LIFE
 BEFORE DOWNING ROBE

Washington, Sept. 1-Attorney General McReyno1ds will return to private life for a month after he re- tires from the cabinet. He decided today not to take his oath as asso Z ciate justice of the Supreme Court until the tribunal convenes Oct. 12.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-01
Ruslem Bey Doubts Turkey Is Preparing
 To Fight With Germany

Washington, Sept. Tine Turkish ambassador, A. Rus1em Bey. expressed doubt today that the Turkish army was mobilizing and about to fight on the sade of Germany. He said the Turkish army was, mobi1ized three weeks ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-16

was not the choice of a majority of
the American people. 1t wastthc re-
suit of a political accident, live may
be, permitted TO put the matter POI
litely. " 1t ENTHUSIASTICALLY on trial
before the country. 1t has only sue.
ceeded in demonstrating its unfitness
Il. govern. While this has been dcm-
onstratcd In many ways, it. has been
brought painfully home to the peo-
pie by the depression in business and
the partial paralysis Of industry. N,
When political policies war upon
the pocket ana the dinner pail, pco=
pie don't stop to argue about the col.
or and cut Of political angels wings.
Revolution is at hand.-Connellsvillc
Courier. H.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-16
REVOLUTION.

Political revolution is in the air. a
mighty storm of protest against in
competent and unwisc Democratic ad-
ptinistration ~ gathering throughout
the North aud West and in portions
Of the South. The Democratic party
las had its day in court It's doom is
about TO be pronounced.
A Democratic Congressman; from
Colorado has seen the handwriting OH
the wall; and in Colorado politics, to,
see is to act. This Congressman has
lost no time in renouncing the DEM
ocratic administration at Washington
az incompetent, and declaring that
the best interests of the whole coun-
try demand the defeat of the Demo.
cratic party this fall. He promises
to lend his voice and Influence to
that patriotic end.
Down in Louisiana, where the
Democratic tariff has all but destroy
ed the sugar industry, and injured
others in which the state is interest
I'D, low mutterings of revolt sound
over the lagoons and marshes, and 1t
is now said that this state will vote
Republican in order TO trebukc the
Democratic party, This will not be
The first time Louisiana has voted
against the Democratic party; AMI.
singular asst may sccm,l the cause OF
!ts detection IL, each case is he}samc.
The Democratic tariff of 1894 was
responsible, twenty years ago; 4 the
Democratic tariff of,19135is rcspon-
sible now.,gA lat 81" i, ID,
One would think, after such ex-
pcrienccs with the tariff, that the
Democratic statesmen would proceed
with caution in revising 1t, and that
they would profit by their former cx-
pcricnces They have done neither.
They have. brought. suffering upon
the. country and defeat upon their
party by blindly repeating the errors
IT the past. One who blazes n new
pathway may be excused for making
mistakes, but those who travel the
pen road placardcd with danger
'igns have no excuse for getting
nircd in the swamps of ancient error.
The Democratic administration
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-16
FARMERS HARsHLY USED.

Results ofsan inquiry whicf!Rcpre-
sentative Charles Fl. Sloan,I rof Ne
hraska, has been making Into the
price OF farm implements wasfccent-
~ announced Mr.. sloan's statement
shows that there'has been an advance
Of price to the retailer during Clio
twelve months preceding juno 1 in,
farm wagons, plows, discs, harrow.
and grain drills, and u tendency to
adYance In windmills, pumps and sim
liar farm aappliances The prices
quoted arestIlose of the International
Harvester Company. based Il. o. d.
cars Chicago. These quotations show
there has been a marked increase in
nlePprices of rakes, tcddcrs and wag-
pns.
The more important result Of this
Investigation, however, is the state
meht that binding twice has increas-
edin price He shows that pure Ma
ilaTfwine has gone from nine and
three=eightstcents?i in 912'to thirteen,
and .fhfees ddaftery Cents IN r9f4,'and
that Manila twinea sflass gone from
eight and one quarter cents To- elev4;
en- cents, ana other brands from Sew,
en- and one.anarter fents to nine
cents. II <
Mr.. Sloan makes this statement in
8connection5w an answer to Repre-
sentative YCnllop5 4 Dom. }, of Indiana,
whom he charges with having "con-
tradicted every market. of the Uni
led States, in a statement he made
OH tie floor Of tile House June 4. to
the effect; that wheat now is better
price under Democratic times than it
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-16

A
Judging from tho cuts.ip the adj.
ycrtiscments, some of our athletic
young men play football and tennis
when they are attircl only In their
underwear.
Just about the time fellow gets
away from his mothers slipper lie
gets his neck undcr'tRe heel 'ofIsonieS
girls shoe. Nsfs''s.l
A man can aiways,see a thing:
from a different point ~ Yie@ after
his wife makes ua'hef mind! 4si
, The man who wears n celluloids
collar may be n good it!iti2Sas but he
always smells us thoigh ID had
spent thf night in 9 bag of8motlls
balls.-E nquirdr.i' at