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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
Snake Catcher Routed

From the Washington Star.
 Dover N J-Rattlesnake Pete, who lives near the government reservation at Lave Denmark and holds the record for capturing Eve snakes. met his match this morning and for the. first time in 60 years had to be treated by a doctor
 Hitherto when Peter has been bitten a good dose of whisky has reacted against the poison He cornered large cop perhead today and it promptly sank it's fangs into Pete's left hand. In q short time the member sweled up like ham, something that had never before hap pened to the aged gcaptor of reptiles. He was rushed to the office of Dr. Henry w Kice. at Wharton, where he was treated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
GERMANS HAVE
 ATTACKED DIEST

London. August 20.--(2:2S a. m.)-A Brussels dispatch to the Havas agensy says the Germans again attacked Diest Wednesday afternoon. They ap- peared to have come back in force and bonibarded the town. whose inhabitants fled in terror. The German artillery also is reoprted to have bombarded Tirlemont.
 Another Havas dispatch from Brus- sells, sent in vague form, leads to the belief that the Germans made a sur prise advance close to the Belgian po sitions defending Brussels. They en- camped for the night. but Belgian aviator discovered their position and revealed it to headquarters in time. Cavalry was hurried forward and aft CT some marching and counter march ing the Germans retired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
DISP PATCRES FROM
 BRUSSELS CONFUSING

London August 20-(2:30 a. m.)-Dis- patches from Brussels this morning are confusing.
 The Brussels correspondent of the Daily Chronicle reports that Louvain has been occupied by the Germans and that the Belgians are now faced by large army. The Germans moved forward yesterday in overwhelming numbers. The allies gave ground slowly, evacuating the ad- vanced positions which the Germans oc- cupied as the result of great cavalry advance
 The Brussels correspondent of the Daily Mail, in a message date 1 o'clock Wednes- day, said.
 q learn from reliable source that the report that Louvain has been occupied is untrue'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
Extent of Line of Fighting Reported From North to
 South of Frontier
GERMAN ADVANCE IS BROKEN BY BELGIANS AT BAYONET POINT
Official Announcement Reports Re- tirement of Belgian Troops to Antwerp = Prepare for
 Last Stand

London. August 10.-(2,20 p. mD--A Brussels, dated last night. of bloody fighting between Belgian and German troops along an extended front Is gem eraily accepted in London today as fn- dicating that the real starting of the first great battle in the war Is on.
 A German attack today is again re- ported to have been made on the di- rect orders of Emperor William to his generals in the field.
 The extent of the line of fighting has not yet been exactly disclosed, but presumably it stretches in north and south line. Beyond this it's definite location virtually is speculative.
 Diest. Tierlemont and other towns in that section of Belgium are still send ing out refugees and they are increas- ing in numbers. They declare that since the inhabitants vacated Tierlemont, German shells have been falling in the town and that afterward the Belgians Lroke the German advance there at the point of the bayonet
 London. August 19.--Q0:25 a. m.)-An of feal announcement this morning says the retirement of Belgian troops toward Ant werp is rumored, but not confirmed
 1t is officially explained that even were this report true, it would be neither a grave symptom nor unexpected.
 The defense organization of Belgium, as conceived by General Brialmont and presented in technical works, provides that Antwerp be considered as a last de- fense 1t has been fortified with care and is today vast entrenched camp upon the flank of the enemy,
 A dispatch from Brussels says the Ger man advance posts covering the region between GemblouX and Jodoigne, are clearly being pushed gradually back be- fore the advance of Belgian andl French forces.
 The Belgians and French are now in close iuxtaposition and in contact with the advance lines of the German army.
 An official communication from Brus- sells made public today gives certain de- tails of the transfer of the seat of the Belgian government from Brussels to Ant werp The transfer is not an immediate necessity, it is explained, but it is pre- feired to effect it now in a normal man. ne1 rather than risk interruption of gov ernmental business.
 As Belgian officers have gone to Ant werp, their families remain in Brussels. The Queen and tine princes are at the Ant werp palace and the King is with the army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
Consols Send School News

Many of our diplomatic and. consular representatives abroad are rendering a very real service in obtaining informa- tion on foreign educational movements, says the St. Paul Dispatch. The United States bureau of education acknowledges that it counts on the diplomatic and con sular service for a considerable part of the matter on foreign schools it publishes every year for the sake of American school men who cannot go abroad. but who need to know what other countries are doing educationally. By special ar- rangement with the department of state the bureau of education receives all re- ports forwarded by consuls or other diplo- matic agents on educational subjects.
 Many of these reports supplement ad- nliraby the official documents obtain able. Recently Ambassador Joseph E. Willard furnished the bureau with a statement of educational conditions in Spain, which contained interesting ref erences to the character of university instruction, especially in medicine. The report shows not only a discriminating knowledge of educational requirements generally, but a special knowledge of educational conditions in Spain.
 Consuls in England and Scotland are sending special information on the so- cial welfare work that is now in promi- nent feature of school activity in those countries. Much of thls material is so new it has scarcely begun to find its way into printed reports. Some of the consuls specialize in educational subjects in which they are most interested. Thus. at Stavanger, Norway, the United States consulate is especially keen on furnishing information about the school extension work that is one of the characteristics of education in Scandinavian countries.
 It has often been urged that each con. suate have an educational attache to report on educational matters. but in the opinion of bureau of education officials the consuls themselves and their subordi- mates are fully qualified to keep the Uni ted States informed on important educa- tional work abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
Couldn't Be Worse

From the Globe Democrat.
 A preacher was delievering his farewell sermon. One old sister seemed greatly distressed The pastor, at the close of the sermon. attempted to comfort her, and said:
 Don't be so troubled, my sister, the Lord will send you another pastor and expect, better one than l ann
 NO" she said, T don't expect that. We have changed pastors several times, and every time they get worse and worse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

sary to dismiss the professor infected with the condemned doctrines and to pre- vent from taking orders those students who were suspected of sympathizing with the movement.
 New rebellons broke ont, and Plus X went further in the struggle, with a new encyclical, in May, 1909, and more so by imposing the antl-modernist oath on all eoclesiastics.
 The pontiff reused a storm of opposi- titn, to himself entirely unexpected. by his encyclical against the Protestants in general and those of the G German Reforma- tion in particular, on the occasion of the centennial of St. Charles Borromeo.
 Another very important reform due to Plus X is that of the Roman Curia, which was still ruled by the Bull of Sixtus V of January, 1888. With this he reformed the offices, the ecclesiastical courts and the Roman congregations withdrawing America. Canada, Newfoundland. Great Britain, Holland and Luxembourg, from the Jurisdiction of Propaganda Tides, re- moving them therefore from among the missionary countries ana putting them, together with the rest If the Catholic world, under the conssrorial congrega- ton.
 To Americans Plus x was especially in- teresting. His great friendship for this country. his frequent audiences to Amer jeans, both Catholic and non-Catholic and his interest in American affairs kept him in closer touch with this side of the At lantic than perhaps any pontiff that has p1 1eceded him. He was an ardent ad- mirer of Theodore Roosevelt, and had the ex-Presidents writings translated for reading, yet, as will be recalled, events occurring at the time of Mir. Roosevelt s visit to Rome led to the cancellation of his visit to the Vatican. Former Vice fanff ffrf ,rx.t..e f.-t.. somewhat similar experience, and the in cident created widespread interest in this country and in Europe at the game time.
 Erroneous Report
 New York. August 20-Although Pope Plus x did not die until 1:2O o'clock Thursday morning. Rome time, a premature announcement of his death was sent throughout the country by a news agency Wednesday afternoon
 According to the newspapers which printed 1t this announcement was re : ceived at 2:29 o'clock D. m, New York time, which is equivalent to S:29 D. m., Rome time. or nearly five hours be- fore the pontiff actually mad breathed his last
 The deeply interested public, shocked at the report of the death of this not able world figure, anxiously sought confirmation. Church dignitaries were given an afternoon and evening of wor- riment and uncertainty.
 Immediate denial of the erroneous report which ordinarily would have been easy to furnish, was an impos- Isbility in the extraordinary cable sit- uation caused by the war in Europe where censorship and congested wires cause the most urgent messages ire quently to take as much as six hours for transmission.
 Even the urgent message in which the Associated Press received the au- thoritative announcement of the pope s death, although dispatched by the speediest possible route. took more than three hours in transmission from Rome to New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
GRIEVING OVER EUROPEAN WAR POPE PLUS x DIES IN
 ROME AFTER SHORT NESS
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a few words but hope of saving him was finally abandoned. Several times throughout the city and at the palace the rumor spread that the end had come. only to be denied later.
 In the presence of Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal secretary. and Cardinals Ferrata. Cogiano and Bisleti, and the two sisters of the pope, bulletin on the con dition of the pontiff was posted early in the afternoon oh the bronze door of the Vatican, where the Swiss Guards stood watch. great crowd outside gazed with grief-stricken faces up at the pope's chamber on the second floor. where the windows were closed with shades.
 delay in issuing a bulletin tonigNt caused belief that the end had come, while the withdrawal of the noble guard from before the door of the sick cham Der caused the rumor that the pope was better as the guard is supposed to main tam watch over the person of the pontiff without pause. until either death ensues or he is out of danger. It was learned that the guard had been withdrawn, how ever, because of over-fatigue. Mobiles and citizens, wishing to hear the latest word from the bedside gathered in grol'ps in the streets nearby the Vatican. Some shed tears and there were whispered stories of the goodness of the pope and the piety of his sisters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
TELEGRAMS SENT
 TO CARDINALS

Urgent telegrams were sent to Cardinal Farley, who is in Switzerland and the Holy See notified all the cardinals living in Rome or other parts of Italy of the situation. All the churches and clergy in Rome likewise were notified
 Cardinal Della Volpe. chamberlain of the church, who on the pope's death as sumes direction of the Holy See during the interregnum, was summoned from lmola and left immediately for Rome A message was sent to the popes brother. Angelo, urging him to come to Rome as quickly as possible, while the popes sis ter, Signora Parolin reached the Vatican before death ensued. Confusion reigned at the Vatican because those, with the exception of the papal secretary, who take charge of affairs in such an emergency. were out of Rome. so little was the death or the pope expected Outside the apostolic palace the scene was mournful From early in the day automobiles and car riages carrying cardinals and high ec- clesiastics to the Vatican passed contin- uously.
 Hundreds of visitors made inquiry re- sarding the pope's condition and so many telegrams arrived tt was impossi- Die to open half of them. The Giornale d d1talia discussing the difficulties of hclding conclave for the election of a pope While the world is at war, says that even If Italy were among the bel hgerants every facility would be given the sacred college to meet. It expresses the belief that new pope might be chosen from among the foreign cardinals, for instance, Cardinal William Van Ros- sum, of the archdiocese of Utrecht, The Netherlands who would be representa- tive Of a neutral power
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
U. s. OFFICIALS KNOW LITTLE OF
 WAR ACTIVITIES
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ernment had no dispatches today. Baron China, the Japanese ambassador, con- ferred briefly with Secretary Bryan, but said he brought nothing of importance Kai Flu Shah, the Chinese minister, later talked with MT. Bryan but declined to discuss the object of his visit.
 Representatives of virtually all the peace societies in the United States for mally expressed their appreciation to Sec retary Bryan of President Wilson's ten der of good offices to the< European pOwers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
Banking On Affection

From London Punch.
 Little Girl Gin disgrace to mother. as she enters nursery). Do you love me mammy?'
 Mothers ''Yas. darlins.'
 Little Girl: Do you love me very mnch?'
 Mother: '.Oi course. .iaring.'
 Little Girl: Well. I've frown my pud' den under the table
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
SOUND OF GUN FIRE
 HEARD IN AJ,SACE

London, August 20.-t4.l5 a. m.)--The Daily Mails correspondent at Delemont. Switzerland, in message dated Wednes- day noon. said:
 "The sound of gun fire in Alsace was heard again yesterday. Skirmishes are ta1king place near Altkirch. and 1t seems
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
Arduous Sport

From the Washington Evening Star.
 'erhe only objection have to golf. said Miss Cayenne. Ifs that 1t sometimes be- comes a trifle wearisome.'
 'But you don't play the gamer
 "No but have friend who talks abou. 1t continuously"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
VILLA AND CARRANZA
 AGAIN AT PEACE

Chihuahua, August 19.-General Villa announced here today that a peaceful settlement of differences between himself and General Car ranza soon will be in sight He said the situation was much improved, but did not explain what the diff ferences were.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

that battle is imminent. Large bodies of troops have been seen Tn upper Alsace
 moving northward. The French hold the passes and crests of the Vosges noun tains and seem to have the trump cards. :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
Displays Great Energy

Following this several leaders of the modernist movement were ex-communi- cated ll Italy. England and Germany. The pope displayed even greater energy on November IS. 1907, when he reaffirmed the necessity of combating by every possible means the spirit of rebellion. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20

ments. His attendants reported he was unable to work and that he sat listless and silent for hours, evidently breeding over the great clash of arms in Europe.
 His physician. Dr. Marchiafava. ordered his holiness to bed on August 16, when it was announced that the war and the intense heat in Rome had combined to depress him. In bed he continued to dream of the conflict by night and to discuss it by day.
 T shall not cease to implore God to put stop to this inhuman butchery," he declared His physicians had to deal with this mental condition as we'll as physical suffering. Arrangements were made by which Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal secretary of state, would rem der his holiness daily report of the war situation. The pope desired to see some way in which he might exert his Influence to check the bloodshed and he, was the more affected because any action seemed useless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-20
Spirit of Modesty

The pontificate of Pope Plus X was characterized by that spirit of modesty which never abandoned him and by that strong religious feeling which made him choose as motto "To restore everything to Christ" The day after his coronation he was asked to give orders for his private apartment in the Vatican, and while he urged the then young Mon signore Merry Del Val, his pro-secretary of state, to occupy the gorgeous Borgia apartment. he himself chose four small rooms in the low-ceilinged suite above the state apartment of the pontiff, which under Leo XIII had been occupied by his private secretary, Monsignor Angei.
 Plus N desired to give himself up en- tirely to his work. In so doing he did not spare any fatigue. and giving audi ences. admitting people to large recep- tions. celebrating masses, preaching, giv- ing communion. reached such point of exhaustion that while in the exercise Of his priestly function in the Pauline chape', crowded with people, he fainted. and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-08

worlds biggest pFoft-shaFing
scheme is aEewedly to carry cut an
"act of social justice" and to aid the
idle.
The money to be shared with the
employees viii be diverted from the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-13
CRY ADVERTISE MrNrs.

GROVE STREET FLAGGING. NIAGAEss
STREET GRADING, CURLING AMI,
FI-AGGING.
Notice IS hereby given that the eoi1iillis-
sioners heretofore appointed by the Mayer
OF the City OF Newark to make an estimate
and assessment upon all the owners o. al
the LAND and real estate IN the City o. New
ark peculiarly benefited by any local I'M
provement in The said elis- IN proportions Is
nearly as may he to the astaltaee each ps;iS
deemed to have acquires lave Maoe a.
estimate and assessment Of benefits con-
forred upon an the owners Of all the lsIsds
ana real estate ia the CITY Of Newark n
culiarly benefited by each OF the following
improY eInants in said city. namely
The Tagging Of
GROVE STREET
from South Orange asenue 70 Newark-irs-
ington line. approved My 2 1918.
The grading. curbing and tagging o
NIAGARA STREET.
FROM Berlin street 10 Amsterdam street APP
proved May -. 1919.
Said assessment comprises all lots tracts
ana parcels 81 land ami real estate liable
to be assessed as aforesaid. lying On both
sides Of
GROVE STREET.
from South Orange avenue TO the Newark
Irsiur tar ine. on both sides Of
= NIAGARA STREET.
from BeI54n street to Amsterdam street
And have died their reports q said A.
clerk OF the Circuit Court OF the County et
Essex, and, that the Judge Of said confz
has fixed Saturday. the fpnrteenkh day q
November. 1919. at ten o'clock N the fflTe.
noon. Ia the Circuit Court room 81 the Court
House Ia the City q Newark as the time
and place Of hearing any objections thai
may be made to said assessments
Dated November g. 1915
FRANK L. BRADEEH.
novs5t City AftorneH
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-13
DeLeon May Have to Make
Good ex-Employe's Theft
special to the Evening star.

Special to the Evening Star.
MORRISToWN, Nov. 13.-Whether
Edward W. DeLeon, of New York,
who has an estate at Washington
Valley, near here. will have to pay
the amount of a check which John v.
Sweeney, proprietor of the Mansion
House. and Endorsed for T. ]. Davis,
and payment on which was stopped
by DeLeon, is a question Judge Oil
yer X. Day has taken under advise
ment. The case was tried in the Dis
trict Court yesterday. Davis, who
was employed by DeLeon, after Sc
curing money on two forged checks
and from the sale OF various articles
from Mr.. DeLeon's farm, left the
town. Mr.. DeLeon learned Of Davis
actions after he had given him a
check fol- $S4 for the payment of bills.
He Immediately stopped payment on
the check. In the meantime Davis
lad gone to Sweeney and secured the
latters Endorsement to the check and
cashed 1t at a local bank. The check
was protested and the amount
charged TO Sweeney's account A
warrant has been issued for the ar
rest of Davis, but he is still at large.
The ownership of an automobile
that is alleged to have been stolen
was the question in another suit in
the District Court yesterday. Howard
MCGEE, of New York. was the plant
if and Frank Cutter, of Dover, the
defendant. Cutter purchased an au-
tomobile from a man named Perry
in August for 5000. Cutter said he
had purchased another machine from
the same man some weeks before,
when he said he was McGee's agent.
MCGEE contended that Perry had
stolen the machine from him and was
not acting as his agent when he sold
it to Cutter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-13
SUSSEX

Miss McQuillan, of Paterson, is
visiting at the home of Mrs. John
ynn, at Franklin Borough.
Glenn Rowe, of Franklin, Is con-
fined to his bed with pneumonia.
The Franklin Borough boys will
play the Jersey City Grammar Sci DOL
team a game of basketball tomorrow
at Franklin
The Mothers Club of Franklin
Borough held a card party at the
Neighborhood House. The lucky con-
testants who won prizes were as
follows: Mrs. Stephens, first prize
for ladies' and William Lang, first
prize for men.
The belfry of the Hopewell chapel
Is completed and the bell In posi-.
ton.
Union Thanksgiving services will
be held In the Sparta Methodist
Church on the Sunday evening pre-
ceding Thanksgiving. Rev. William
Johnston will give the address on
this occasion. The collection will ne
donated to the European war suf-
ferers.
The dogs that have been killing
calves In Frankford Township have
been shot. Two of the animals were
shot while killing sheep belonging
20 Lynch D. Wyker, near Papalating.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-13
Cut Five Feet from the
Widening of Kings Road
speclal 70 the E,enlng Star.

MADISON, Nov. 13.-Kings road is
to be widened fifty five feet instead of
sixty feet, as was first proposed. This
was decided at a conference of bor-
ough officials held in the council
chamber last night. Although the
ordinance to widen that thoroughfare
to sixty feet has been passed on first
reading. the project will be dropped
and at the next meeting the ordinance
will be repealed. Then a new ordi-
nance will be introduced, calling for a
fifty-fiye foot road.
When the ordinance came up for
second reading on Monday night 1t
was dropped This caused many to
wonder what was taking place. Every
member of the council was silent 1t
has now leaked out that the roaG as
first proposed, would cut into Ryan's
court, Wilson's bowling alley and Wav-
erly's alleys. This would necessitate
the expenditure of a large sum of
monev to repay the property-owners
for having their property destroyed.
Borough Engineer Albert J. Jones is
now framing the new ordinance.