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Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
Desperate Fighting Is
Still On In the VOsges
(By Franklin P. Merrick)

Paris, Aug. A.-After five days of the battle between
French and Germans in the Vosges mountains the Ger
man forces in trying to retake Bon Homme and Santa
Marie passes, west of Comar in Upper Alsace
PEELED to retire, announced the office today.
During all the five days Of fighting the German sol
diers fought with galantry in their efforts to storm the
French batteries which commanded the passes but their
desperate charges futile.
Whole ranks of Germans fell dead or wounded be-
meath the storm of bullets from and rapid fire
guns.
The counter attacks of the Germans not con-
fined to particular point but hostties ranged for
miles, At times it resolved itself into artillery duel
between French batteries and German guns which
hauled up lofty mountain slopes with extraordinary
erons the part Of the German soldiers The French
took many prisoners and the casualties were heavy.
Although the Germans superior in numbers, the
French artillery also proved superior to the gunnery
the Germans.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
Belgians Recapture
Fortress Taken by
Germans Yesterday
(By Bernard Balancourt)

Brussels, Aug. 14.-Following up their victory at
niest and aelen the Belgian troops today recaptured
the ancient fortress the former town. which had
fallen into the hands of the Germans Yesterday
According to the Belgian office, the German cas-
uaes at the Battle of Haeen 5000 dead and wound
ed The German officers sacrificed their men without scrl-
pie to prevent the right wing of the German army from
being beaten back
Most of the Germans fell while crossing two bridges
over the Goethe and Vepe rivers The Belgian gunners
had the exact range both structures and swept them
with deadly fire. Piles of German dead and wounded
were left upon these bridges
Terrible carnage also took place the road from
Threck to Haeen The P1ssian dragons all along this
highway exposed to heavy fire from the Belgian nit
raeuses planted behind barricades, where sharpshoot
picked off many soldiers. There further saugh
ter of Germans at Colfaekin
Officials of the ministry that although great
number of the Belgian soldiers had been under fire
before, they fought bravely The office statement
says ''The Belgian casualties light, owing to the
enrenchments which gave the defenders excellent pro-
tectiOn"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
QUARTER ALL VOTES
ARE ABOUT Ell CENTRIC

Some interesting registration fig
tres became known today. There are
9615 voters registered in the county
and of these 2096 are registered in
the Ell Centro city precincts, while
including the two Eel Centre outside
precincts the total is 24O9.
This shows that more than one
fifth of all the vote in the county is
in the City of Ell Centre and almost
exactly one-fourth of the total vote
is in Ell Centre township.
When it is considered that there
are nine other towns in the county
and that there are thirty-two precincts
altogether, the relative strength OF
the county seat is well shown.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
Japanese Want to Know
What Their Status Will Be

Toxic, Aug. n.-There is every indication here today
that Japan is preparing to declare on German and
will take such step just is definitely learned
what the status of Japan will be in the division of spoils
in she jumps into the fight and Germany and Aus
ra beaten There feverish activity in the and
navy Offices and high government officials while refus-
ing to make definite statement concerning Japans at
tude intimate that Japans next may be decara-
ton of war;
Long cablegrams are being exchanged between the
English and Japanese and is believed they
relate to Japans exact position in she joins in the
fight Germany. German officials and German tour
lists with their wives and families leaving Japan for
China as rapidly possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
Renewal of RumOrs of
Trouble At MeXicali

any, the Carranza men have on the
delta, but there are reports, just as
there have been for four years, Of a
tody of men camped out in the un-
derbrush gradually moving on the
town, while there is a rumor that
the town will be attacked tomorrow.
Farmers operating below the line
place little credence in these rumors,
and the fact that Mexican affairs at
the capital are apparently getting set
tied tends to confirm the conviction
that there will be no trouble.
But, in spite of this, the gamblers
operating at Mexicali are reported to
Lave brought their money across the
line to Calexico last evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
WAR IN THE AIR PURSUED ON BORDER
lRu Franklin p Mnr1ickl -

Paris, Aug 14-Many German aeroplanes and diri-
gbes have been sighted by French troops along the from
tier today and precautions to prevent aerial invasion
have been redoubled That the German air fleet is
centrated at point in Luxembourg and is operating
along the entire border made apparent by the fact
that every French aeropane that attempted to scout into
German territory pursued by a superior
Der of the eneny's airships and driven back.
One French officer narrowly escaped death. He
pursued by three German aeropanes and several shots
we're fired at him, but he succeeded in escaping.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
GERMAN AERoPLANE FIGHTERS SUFFER

Brussels, Aug. n.-Three German aeropanes
shattered by Belgian sharpshooters as they flew
Dest today Two of the aviators were ked and one
seriously hurt. The German aerial squadron is very
tive in Brabant province today and severa scouting air
ships sighted in Louvain and Haecr
The office announces that column Of 400 Ger
man soldiers routed by Belgians in engagement
at Bez in Brabant province and forced to retreat The
town is directly east of Louvan headquarters Of the Bel
gian army.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
T0day's News Today

The news you are reading in
these columns today you can get
in tomorrow mornings Los Ange-
les and San Diego papers when
they get here tomorrow night, or
in New York papers when they
get here a week from now, if you
prefer to read ancient history.
Nest people prefer the news when
il is news.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
WILL DISCOURAGE LOAN

Washington, Aug 14-It is believed the government
will not encourage the loan by the Morgan company to
France but the bankers will not be answered at ALL There
two for the president to adopt this attitude
One is that the sanction of the loan might be construed
approval by the United States Of the war upon Germany
and Austria The other that it would throw part of
the resources of the United States into the war; while it
desires to remain strictly neutral and discourage in
every way
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
POPE IN MOURNING

Rome Aug. 14.-Grief European warfare is
weighing heavily the Pope, who is ndsposed today
He spends several hours daily in his private chapel pray
ing for the termination of hostities His condition
not serious but his physicians fear long period of hot
weather will have r sas%affect on hsT71.'
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
BRITISH TANKER ARRIVES

Los Angeles Harbor Aug. l4.-Twenty-seven days
out from Hongkong, the Dutch shell oil tanker Clam,
flying the British flag and in command of Captain Davies
arrived in port in ballast for cargo of oil for the South
Seas. II did not know there a war;" said Davies.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
SUFFERED HEAVY LOSS

Rome, Aug. 4.-Offcial dispatches from ST. Peters
burg confirm the disastrous defeat suffered by the Aus
rians at the hands of Russians at Tusora the River
Dneister -Four regiments of infantry and of cavalry
annihlated.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
ITALY WISHES PEACE.

London, Aug. 14.-A dispatch from Rome states that
the Italian government has instrusted the Italian ambas
Sador to the United States to confer with the American
state department the offer of President Wilson of the
good offices of the United States to mediate the III
Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
YEAR AND A HALF OF WAR.

London Aug. 14-When Lord Kitchener was asked
by fellow diner last night how long he thought the
would last he replied: Eighteen months"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
SPREADING CHOLERA

London, Aug. 14-A tube containing millions of chol-
era baci found today in the of arrested
at Aldershot on suspicion that he German spy
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14
CARRANzA ENTERED CAPITAL AT NOON

Laredo, Aug 14.The ConstitutiOnalist unta has re-
ceved telegram stating the General Carranza entered
Mexico City at noon today.
Mexico City, Aug. 14.-The consttutonaist troops
approached the capital in skirmsh formation TO-DAY and
expected to occupy it in force before night.
There has been disorder here but the banks and
pretentous shops baicaded and special guards
have been placed to prevent lootng.
Friends of Belsario Domnguez the senator who ,ls-
appeared last October after making speech demanding
that Huerta resign have secured proof that he
dered His body exhumed and bullet found in the
back of his head
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14

Shanghai, Aug. IA naval battle has been fought
in the South China and won by the German navy,
cordng to reports received here. Two warsps carrying
many wounded and showing the marks of severe en-
gagement mped into Hongkong today. The report failed
Identity th them definitely put it is believed M they are
the French cruisers Duplex and Moncam.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14

Rome, Aug 14-The Austrian steamer Baron Gautsch
was blown up by mine the island of Lussin in the
Adriatc today, according to dispatch from Trieste
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-14

London Aug. A.-A dispatch from West Hartespool
quotes Captain Peterson of the Danish steamer Huda
Maersk saying he had sighted the masts of sunk
en- ships fifteen miles off Spunhead Point at the mouth
OF the Humber Peterson declared six of the ships
German and he believes they warshps.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-06-05
The Hawkeye Glee Club

Who does not enjoy the music of good male quartette2
No other form of concert and entertainment program more
popular in this country, and the Hawkeye Glee Club plays
and sings please We toured the HaWkeye Glee Club
during the fall months and they gave perfect satisfaction to
our patrons consequently no experiment but with pride
that we present them hautauqua patrons Their pro-
gram includes boh vocal and instrumental selections of mer
and attractveneSs and there kind of doubt but what
they will prove popular indeed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-06-05

nifty and distinguished presence, and has voice of won
derul carrying power that she is easily heard in the
largest audorums. Her lectures "he Battle of Get
tysburg" NEGRO Lore-Stories of the Old South
and Friends of Yesterday" very accurate and
true to life, and her delivery spIendidy fascinating,
that she fails to create both enthusiasm and admit
ration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-06-05

#OIbyI SammlS MacDermld, Dramatic Soprano
mms today recognized standing in the front
he really great singers America This notable position has not been
single result of years Of careful and conscientious
succeeding marking steady advance in public favor until
enshrned the of mdsovng Amercaoved for her
a the beauty her personality and the all but matche quality of
In the of Recital we'll her extensive
dard Oos and other musical works Madam MacDermid well
any recognized standing We quote the above
pman Riggs Chicago and his endorsement most heartily
the Aahe MacDermd truly great dramatic
i'll enjoy her.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-06-05

Scenes from grand and light opera chautauqua plat
fom Well why not? Is there any good reason why Aka
hest auauqua patrons should not enjoy selections from the
popular operas together with ensemble numbers BY real
artists? We think Inot and therefore, we have pleasure IN
presenting The Oxford Company whose program includes
scenes from grand and light OPERA solos, duets and quar-
tees together with sketches anu teachings by most
bic artist The Oxford personnel nGsdSs only artists of
wide experience in both yceum and chautSd4da work. who
know and understand their work thoroughly Weconfden
y expect Opera Day" to be one of the most popular
chautauqua week.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-06-05
Mrs. LaSaIIe CorbelI Pickett

Among the noted women
OF the South, no name is
dearer to the public today
than that of LaSalle Corbell
Pickett, widow Of the re-
nowned Confederate Gen
eral, who Jed the greatest
infantry charge in all the
annals of war. For many
years Mrs. Pickett has been
a celebrated writer, and has
gained envlable distinction
upon the platform. Mrs.
Pickett is a woman of ex-
ceptionaI beauty, rare dig
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-06-05

and upon the lecture platform He student of and
of current events and has wonderful grasp peSenday
conditions His lectures "Talow Dips and Sparks al
ways arouse much enthusiasm because they unique
original dramatic, intensely interesting and inspiring to ev-
erybody People have travelled miles to hear Miles
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-06-05
DR.. Robert Parker Miles

DR.. Robert Parker Miles is
is not unknown to Southern
audiences, having frequently
been in the South on the AL
kahest lyceum courses. 1t is
because the AlkaheSt knows
him and knows him favorably
that they are presenting him
on the 1914 chautauqua pro-
gram. DR.. miles IS an Eng
liShman by birth and came to
the United States a pennilesS
lad-to make his fortune.
And he has made it, not in
metal with the silvery ring,
but in the realm of literature,
as a reformer and a preacher,
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31

How the State Of Kansas came to
select Charlie Mitchell and me to rep
resent it in the east for q couple Of
weeks, no one seems to know. The
y. 8. government often is seized with
q funny whim or an odd fancy and
picks some Connecticut clock tinker
or Missouri truck farmer or Denver
pawnshop man to represent 1t as a
consul in Patagonia or charges d. at
faires in Albania or. Zenda- But Kan
eas generally pays more attention to
details than Uncle Sam, having less to
look after and shorter distances from
which to see the imperfections Of its
servants.
The idea was to get a lot of ma
chinery for the new state printing
plant to help in this state textbook
idea. Some one, in his moments of
Mitchell and I would be just the peo-
pie to pick this machinery and the
idea grew and prospered until it be-
came q law. Some one else had heard
printshop twenty years ago. Another
party had been told that Mitchell was
an expert on printed goods and the
manner of their making. So the state
crossed its fingers and sent us to see
all the printshops between Topeka and
the shoreline of the Atlantic ocean.
We accepted this little commission
with all the confidence born of COM
plete ignorance of the undertaking.
From the broken skylight Of our OBJ
servatory this trip east plan at state
expense looked good. We would mix
dignity and luxury together and COM
plete our education by travel. So we
borrowed state commission and seal.
a suitcase and a stiff hat and some
lavender gloves and bought q lot Of
other things on credit and started for
Chicago about two days after Christ
mas.
Thus was begun the states most i'm
portant and risky venture since 1t
changed the capital from Lecompton
to Topeka.
Plans and Specifications.
The only plans and specifications
we had was the word that the state
wanted to print two or three million
school books in the next few years. We
were to look for machinery that would
print and assemble and bind and stitch
and adorn these books as quickly and
cheaply as any one elses machinery
would do the same job on the same
scale.
Looked easy. Looked like picking
flowers on a summers day. But it
wasn't. Listen, while 1 tell the story
of how, with pomp and circumstance
and aplomb, we represented the state
in that part of the country where it
has been so often misrepresented by
senators, congressman, bankers, tour
lists and others from Kansas.
Landed in Chicago on Monday
morning and there were seven machin-
cry and printshop supply house men
waiting for us in the lobby of the La
Sale hotel like the Philistines waited
for the tribe of Benjamin.
Parleyed All In Vain.
We parleyed with these men and
while we parleyed others came and
they said that still others were on the
way. We borrowed an adding ma
chine and figured out set of dates
and schedules whereby we hoped to
satisfy most of these statesmen. Then
we were led away by two of them
while two more waited for us for an
afternoon date. The others went away
to wait until the morrow.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31

air and hustled US around up there
awhile and then dropped US to the
main floor and chased US up the street
to a shop where 500 men were work
ing with machinery for a wager.
When dark came we escaped from
the clutches of these men and had q
little supper, where Mitchell ate a
lobster. and then we went to a show
to rest up.
1t was some busy day and thought
Of my friend in Topeka who had
laughed at me when I had suggested
that We might have some work to do
on this state junket.
The Busiest Day.
Next morning the telephone walked
me from my slumbers and sat up in
bed and tried to stave off the advances
of fresh set Of machinery men.
Mitchell came over to my room with
four other machinery men and hur-
rfed me down to breakfast. I rested
while the waiter went to fill the order
and from then on through that day
knew not rest or its sister, joy. We
went across the river again into the
factory district and lodged some more
drays and crawled under some more
horses and were cursed by more driv-
ers and went down into a basement
and met seven elcctrotypers and seven
workers in wood and seven workers in
steel and seven who had to do with
melting pots. Then we hurried halt
across town and went up Jacobs lad
der sixteen stories. Then we went
seven miles out in the country and
walked seven miles through a press
factory plant Of seven acres. AND
then we went to the hotel and had a
state supper, where Mitchell ate an
other lobster. (Note-I use the word
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31

Now a friend of mine in Topeka had
laughed at me when l intimated that
life would not be one sweet song on
that trip I wish that friend could
have seen me being led down into the
factory district of Chicago on a Mon
day morning while the wind blew the
rain around the corners and the snow
screaked in the street and the sun sent
word that 1t was sick in bed with the
chills. These men led Mitchell and
me like Abraham led the animals to
sacrifice. We lodged dray and
crawled under the horses that were
pulling another dray and caught a
street car and rode two miles and then
walked six blocks through the rain and
went up six stories in a freight eleva-
tor and spent two hours looking
through an electrotyping plant. Then
We hustled out into an alley and went
down in a cellar and crossed the street
and went through an engraving plant
Went to dinner Mitchell ate lob.
ster. At p. IN. we were taken captive
by two men who led us to a plant
where "offset' presses were demon.
strating new miracles in printing
Spent two hours here and got some
yellow ink on my black overcoat
Then we rode two or three street car.
around in the rain and finally wound
up at an office building where they
yanked US seventeen stories into ths
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-09
A Message to Thin,
Weak, Scrawny Folks
An Easy Way to Gain 10 to 80
lbs. of Solid, Healthy,
ParnananE Flash

Thin, nervous, undeveloped men and
women everywhere are heard to say,
Il can't understand why 1 do not get
fat. eat plenty of good, nourishins
cannot get fat. no matter how much
you eat, unless your digestive organs
assimilate the fat-making elements OF
your food instead of passing them out
through the body as waste.
What is needed is a means of gently
urging the a~ssimilative functions of the
stomach and intestines to absorb the
oils and fats and hand them over to the
blood, where they may reach the starv-
ed, shrunken, tissues and
build them up. The thin persons body
Is like a dry sponge..eager and hungry
being deprived by the failure of the
alimentary canal to take them from
the food. The best way to overcome
his sinful waste of flesh building e1e-
is to use Sargol, the recently discover
ed regenerative force that is recon-
mended so highly by physicians here
and abroad. Take a little Sargol tablet
with every meal and notice how quickly
your cheeks I'LL out and rolls of firm,
body, covering each bony angle and
projecting point. Geo. A. Gorgas and
other good druggists have Sargol, or
can get 1t from their wholesaler. and
will refund your money IL you are not
satisfied with the gain in weight IT
each package. 1t is inexpensive, easy
to take and highly efficient
CnutiOn;-While Sargol has produced
remarkable results in overcoming nerv-
troubles, 1t should not be taken unless
you are willing to gain ten pounds or
more, for Ii is a wonderful flesh-build-
er. Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-09
PICNIC At HERSHEY
FOR MOORHEAD CO.
First Annual Outing Tomorrow
With Races and Various
Contests

Employees of the Moorhead Knitting
Company are anticipating a delightful
time on their first annual outing to-
morrow at Hershey Park. Special
trains will leave at $50 in the norm
ing. returning at 1915 p. m. A large
crowd is expected to attend.
Besides the usual pleasures of the
park there will be races and contests
for both men and women. Swimming
races, foot races, 100--ard dash and
50-yard dash for men and girls, one
quarter mile race for men and other
impromptu events for all of which
prizes of both money and hosiery will
be given.
The Moorhead company delights to
give social events from time to time
for its employees and the arrange
ments for tomorrow are made as
complete as possible for the pleasure
and comfort of those who attend.
There will be a six-piece orches-
ira in attendance and dancing and a
vaudeville performance in the even
ing,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-09
BRAKEMAN DIES

Clarence A. Lloyd, S5, of 222. Penn
street, a Pennsylvania Railroad brake
man, died at the Harrisburg Hospital
last night after an operation for in
tesinal obstruction. He is survived by
a wife, his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. R. R.
Lloyd, and two brothers, Samuel and
Wynne, in York county. He was a
member of No. Gil, Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, of Philadelphia,
and of Chiquestalanga Tribe, Improved
Order of Red Men, of Columbia. The
funeral will take place Saturday at 2
O'Clock. Private burial will be made
in the PaXtang Cemetery. The Rev.
A. S. Williams. of Curtin Heights
Methodist Episcopal Church, will off,
ciate,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-09

DIR. and Mrs. e. Carl Weirick, OF
Enola, o the birth of a daugh-
ter, Ada Charlotte Weirick, Sunday,
June 81, 1914. Mrs. Weirick was Miss
Alice C. Hair prior to her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gregg, of 1911
Wallace street, the birth OF
a son, Ernest Harro Gregg, Saturday,
July 4, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Sweeney, OF
SO North Seventeenth street, an
nounced the birth of a daughter, Eliza
beth. on Sunday, July 5, 1914. Mrs
Sweeney was formerly Miss May Sing
User, of this city.
MI. and Mrs. Ralph F%airchild, OF
Brooklyn, announce the birth of g
daughter, Alice Marie Fairchild, Sun.
day, July 5, 1914. Mrs. Fairchield was
formerly Miss Mary Belle Davis, o.
this city.