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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
Map shows Frances three lines of de-
Tense against Germany.

The whole northeastern frontier of
France is organized into a very COM
| plete system Of defensive works. These
are arranged SO as to make the ut
most use of the natural %eatures of
the country.
An inspection of this frontier of
France will disclose the fact that
there are about 200 miles of fairly
straight boundary running southeast
and separating it from Belgium be-
fore it reaches Germany. 1t then
runs for bout 100 miles further to
the southeast to a point abou forty
miles due west to Strassburg. thence
south for about S~eventy-five miles to
the Swiss frontier.
The present northeastern lighting
frontier" of France. due to Germany's
incursion into Belgium. is roughly a
little more than 375 miles. The prin-
cipal natural obstacles along this line
are the hills and forests of the Ar
dennes. This area is about fifty by
se~venty-five miles in extent and lies
to the north of Sedan. being distribute
ed in an east and west direction. Next
are the Meuse and Moselle rivers,
which parallel the frontier and ira
verse the Ardennes district, and nave
their source in the Vosges mountains,
about twenty-five miles west of Muel-
hansen. Between Nancy n Muel-
nausen the NoSgeS mountains raise
their crests to a height of some $500
feet.
Rhine Germany's Main Defense.
To the east of these the Rhine
flows swiftly through a deep channel
about fifteen miles east Of Muel-
hansen. . On its right bank lies the
Slack forest. which extends practic-
ally to the frontier Of Switzerland in
the vicinity of Basel. This is a diff
cult military obstacle. The defensive
policy adopted by the French has
been to establish a line of strong
forts and i~ntrenched positions imme-
diately behind this frontier line, the
heaviest works being placed along
that part or parts of defense. In this
policy also France has been guided to
some extent by political considera-
lions. as it as deemed inadvisable to
abandon any territory at the begin
ming Of a war for the purpose of NOV
ing back to a better and shorter line. |
Beginning at the English channel.
e the French have in their first
line of fortresses the forts of Calais,
Grandine, Dunkirk. and Birge. The
country between the rivers Iser and
Lys is capable of being largely mum
dated. Lille is strongly fortified and
is the junction of a number Of i'm
portant. railroad lines. A defensive
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
army OFFICER
|NpUCNS MOTIVES
German Declares Japan's
War Challenge Means
Something More.
CIV a German ARMY of1cer.)

= a Gernlan Army OfflCer.)
Thousands of miles from the seat of
war a new challenge has been issued
to the German nation, and another
enemy IA taken up arms against the
kaiser's army. Japan, to comply with
the forms of diplomatic etiquette, pre-
sented to Germany an ultimatum de-
handing immediate and absolute sur
render of Germany's colony on China's
soil without compensation, and the
disappearance Of German warships
from japanese and Chinese waters. At
the same time Japan has finished eX-
tensive military and naval prepare
lions n already is enforcing these
demands. German colonial enterpris-
cs In China are doomed to annihila-
ton.
Justification Not Shown.
The ultimatum was based ostensibly
On the Anglo-Japanese treaty of 1911,
but a close study of this treaty fails
to reveal full justification of Japan's
action. The alliance between ENGLAND
and Japan was formed mainly to CON
solidate n maintain the general
peace in the regions of Eastern Asia
and India" and could hardly serve ia
pan to justly claim a casus belli. The
purpose of this writing, however, is
not that of criticism, but of Judging
the significance of Japan's move and
Its possible outcome. While at first
glance it must appear as a sideshow
to the great European spectacle, it
should be borne in mind hat modern
japan in arms is a power to reckon
with.
Trained by European officers and
equipped with European weapons,
Japan's army now represents a minia-
ture of the big European fighting ma
chimes. and with the development of
drafting and reserve systems, a power
full army has been created. Additional
attention has been given to naval
forces. with the result that today ia
pan commands a splendid. up-to-date
fleet of battleships.
Stated Ideal Not Reasonable.
The ultimatum to Germany en-
phasized the absence of motives of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT on the part of japan.
1t presented Japan as the %restorer o
disturbed peace. a true ally to Eng
land, and a sincere friend of China.
Is 1t reasonable to assume that this
race will burden itself with the hard
ship of war and undergo all these hor-
rors n sufferings for the. ideal of a
fulfilled duty? Can we accept the pre-
tended good faith of the ultimatum
with utter disregard to h well known
ambitions of this peorle? All Europe
at war, with the powers Gripping each
other for wears to ome what may
81 Nrious Japan do in the memory OF
Port .'rthur?
The Gerr,ar part of, the Samoa is
lands is valuable property, and theil
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

The first class fortress of Belfort.
about twenty miles from the Swiss
frontier. guards the gap between the
Vosges and Jura mountains. Behind
the gap north of Verdun there is the
fortress of Rheims, and behind that,
between Toul and Epinal, there is a
strong fortressaof Langres. Besancon.
fifty miles southEof Belfort and Dion,
complete the NAH. defenses along this
frontier.
There exists :YVamBers of old works
behind this front line. so that in case
of invasion there are practically three
fortified defensive lines about thirty
miles apart and clear across the
northern and northeastern frontier of
France.
Paris itself is we'll taken care of
by a line of detached forts extending
over a perimeter of practically ninety
miles. These works are strong and
well defended. The principal railway
centers along this frontier are st. Pol,
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

area for this part of the frontier,
principally facing towards Charleroi,
which Is a junction of many roadways,
has been provided for. It's right. rests
on the river Sambre. at Maubeuge, a
strong fort. This whole position men,
aces any advance either east or west
of it. Next come the first class of
forts of Hirson and Montmedy. then
the line of the river Reuse to Sedan.
From here to Verdun the line follows
the Meuse. Verdun is an %intrenched
camp of great strength.
North of Verdun for some fifteen
miles a gap has been left, inviting
invasion, as it were. From Verdun
south there is almost a continuous
line of forts until Toul. another very
strong fort, is reached. This city is
on the banks of the Moselle river and
on the Strassburg-Paris railway.
Another gap exists between Toul
and Epinal. but the line of the Mo-
selle river lies along it. Epinal is a
first class intrenched camp lying on
both banks of the Moselle river. From
Epinal the line follows the left bank
of the Moselle river to the Vosges
mountains, being guarded by a line of
forts in addition.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

Arras, Laon. Mezieres, Rethel, Ner-
dun, Ber-le-Duc, Ne%ufchateau, Mire-
court, Epinal. Vesoul and Besancon.
AS to any probable line of attack by
Germany against France, with a view
to invasion, it seems that the area be-
tween the Nosges mountains and Lux
emburg. and including a part of the
latter, offers the best chances. The
whole line has been so carefully and
strongly fortified that at this time
there is little to choose. 1t: is highly
probable that a continuous infantry
parapet exists along the entire from
tier. So that in choosing a point for
assault the invader will consider the
natural advantages to be derived from
the ground moro than the fact that
there exists works nf this or that kind
at the place decided upon for attack.
If the engineers art ccn make it. on n
front of this length, the French from
tier should hold an ener.,4 for a long
time.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

seizure would make, Japan a colonial
neighbor of the United States, wh(
may and may not turn out agreeable
and who has time and again bee,
Philippine islands, which are nearer
to Japan than to the United States
and an ideal naval base.
Hardly Able to Lend Aid.
since the year 1870. the date of her
first national loan, Japan has borrowed
more than $50, 600. 900. about three
times her national revenue England
her ally financially. and may in time
not have the power to check the am
billions of the Asiatic supporter.
Impossible as it may sound, Japan
wants China. and is determined to get
1t. The undeveloped wealth of China
in the hands of Japan would give his
little empire a basis on which it could
expand beyond expectation. An ASH
attic duplicate of England is by no
means a wild dream. 1t is certainly
not a dream to the Japanese race,
which is made of the material with
which such empires are built.
The key to the Orient is a prize
we'll worth a desperate action and the
situation as favorable as at present
will hardly ever come again.
Denied Full Recognition.
In past years the yellow peril has
undoubtedly been overestimated and
has often been made the basis of UNI
warranted fears. The political situa-
ton. however, places the Asiatic coast
in charge Of a people which has been
refused full recognition by the power
and which would be justified in taking
advantage of this opportunity. The
men who guide Japan are farseeing
and strong, but are also very patriotic.
Furthermore, they have proven to
possess the same qualities as those
European statesmen who in past
years have made their countries pow
erful by shrewd seizure Of just such
opportunities and the timely use of
a well-prepared army.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
THE LONDON
TIMES SUMMARY

New York. Aug. GA London
cable to the American says:
I'm its summary of the war situa-
ton the London Times states.
"Namur has fallen. This. in the
words of the official communication,
'necessitates the withdrawal of "a por-
ton of the allied troops from the line
of Sambre to their original defensive
position on the French frontier
The government press bureau also
announced yesterday that British
forces were engaged all day on Sunday
n after darkness with the enemy in
the neighborhood of Mons and held
their ground.
Namur is a strongly fortified city,
at the junction of the Meuse and Sam
bre. 1t was confidently expected to
present a formidable obstacle to the
German advance.
There is yet no explanation Of it's
sudden fall. No doubt the Germans
have attacked the allies in this Part
Of Belgium with all their available
forces.
The French ministry of war: in an
official statement, reminds the nation
that the huge extent of front along
which the armies are engaged and the
enormous number of troops upon that
front make it impossible to estimate
the losses.
The battle now raging from Mons
to Cere will last several days, and it
will be necessary to await a definite
result before a SOUND conclusion a
be reached as to the full effect of this
great engagement"
Distress in Belgium.
London, Aug. 26.-The Ostend cor
respondent of the Chronicle says thai
BeIgium's losses SO far are estimated
at $1,000 killed. No estimate OF the
appalling property loss has been haz-
arded by the officials.
The economic situation throughout
Belgium is disastrous, says the CORE
spondcnt. Industry everywhere is at
a standstill. MOI a single factory or
coal pit in the country has been opeT-
ated in three weeks, and not a single
penny in wages has been received by
the men engaged in the staple activi-
ties of the nation since August 1.
There Is nothing but dire poverty,
distress and stagnation. even in the
areas untouched by the fighting.
Provision for the feeding, housing
and other care OF refugees is being
pushed feverishly. More than 1000
refugees are herded in bathing cabins
along the beach and in various small
public buildings at Ostend.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
German Demands from Brussels.
nv DIR. Charles Sa rnleal

Antwerp. Aug 26.-I have seen a
high official of the town council Of
Brussels. VINO Just returned from the
government to assist in negotiations.
The Germans, says this official. boast
Of having passed through Brussels
100000 men. This is an exaggeration.
he declares. but i may add that an
other witnessf states that 1t took SO
hours for the German column to pass
through. Some Of the troops seemed
in good spirits.
mn IN sne otner nanu. .ne Seana goS-
position. He also Communicated for
three days enormous supplies for
passing troops, with the result that
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

there is already a great scarcity of
bread, and famine is threatening. To
add insult to injury. all the requia:-
tons for food are payable in bonds or
sc.ip paper money issued by the gov
err,i. The municipal officer to whom
/ refer las brought backk a few of
these bCi.I... "hich he presented to the
secretary.
Little Girl Gin disgrace. to mother,
as she enters nursery)--Co you love
me, mummy?
Mother-Yes. darling.
Little Girl-Do you love me very
much?
Mother-Of course, darling.
Little Girl--Well, I've frown my
pudden under the table.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

A mans deafness has reached the
limit when he can no longer near a
noise like a skirt.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

When you hear a man boast that
he made a mistake he's either
a bachelor or a liar.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-24
MISCELLANEOUS HOUSEHOLD NEEDS

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 l0s BFimstone--l lb. Sc CarbOlic Salve. 200, 4Oc Carbona -four sises) .l3c, 1Sc. 3Sc, 79c Cocoa Butter. sticks, each. Dc Carbon Csrhonol; a,; l;;;..;..'..ec, isc' &C., Sdc 6dc carbolic Acid Crystals. ID. bottle. c.rbG,io %i .se Acid solution, 5 per cent. ..~ Chloride of Lime. package. TIT. .Ioc Cresol. U. S. P. Standard. lb..... c. \. pisinfectant. :. sc, iec. soc. 7ee Sesa,;p copHsr"s' per lb ac ;ac sac. ,sc sc Denatured Ether-A cleaning fluid. 23c Diamond Dyes, per pkg. Sc, for 25c Dalmatian Insect Powder:
 IA lb. :. Sc 1-s lb. ;1oc lb. gee quality for use for burning:
 Electro silicon Powder. ...... ,sc Electro Silicon Polishing Cream. 1ec F.. Z. Dyes Gin tubes) ........ .l3c Egyptian Deodorizer er............. 19c Fullcr's Earth Powder I lb. ...... 15c Flexible Coliod,on-with brush :: : iSo o Formaldehytle. pint bottle. ....... .25c Fels Naptha Soap. ..................4c .4c Family Ammonia. much stronger than the kind usually sold for such purposes. Good sized bottle. =. .............I IOc GlycerjDo and Rose Water, Oz. .. .18c Gum CamphOr. ..............5 .52c Germ-Kill Sulphur Candles
 Sc and l5c HOoper's Fatal Food. =. 200. 39c, 79c Hubbard's Gcrnaicide, complete with atOmlzer 85c Jaynes' Roachicfde. ...... sc, 17c, 33c
New Britain herald., 1914-04-24
1877 COFFEE"

For strength, richness and aroma this blend of coffee is unsur-
 passed. It's ever in
 creasing sale is evi- dence that 1t has met with the approval Of
 discriminating coffee users. If you have never tried "877" bier have never realized wh coffee is. Per lb.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-24
PRESCRIPTIONS

Absolute accuracy is the watchword with us in the filling of prescriptions. Your doctors ders followed to the mnutest detail by registered pharmacists, and only drugs and chemicals are used that have passed rigid test in our laboratory for their purity and po- tency. We consider the requirements of the sick our most important duty in serving the pub- lie. Our prices moderate.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-24
MOTH PREVENTATIViFS

We call attention to some of the most desirable and efficient articles for the purpose of pro- tecting F'urs, Heavy Clothing. Blankets, etc, from the ravages of Moths and other destructive in- Sects.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-24
DiSinfectantS

A vital necessity in every household s.. -...s or the year. A good disinfeetant properly used, will purify and sweeten the air, destroy germs lurk- ing in many out of-the-way places and by so doing prevent illness. We call at tention to few of the most popular ar ticles for this purpose in use today.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-02-05
Charles E. Jones

why Charles E. felt it his duty to rebuke the
Rev. Claude.
But if the Rev. Claude Jones used any
harsher language against the degrading sys-
tenn OF popery than was used by the great
statesman, William E. Gladstone, his COM
mand Of words must be phenomenal.
If the Rev. Claude Jones said ANYTHING
against the preposterous impostor, the Pope
that was more supremely contemptious than
the phrase which Thomas Carlyle so often
used, then the Rev. Claude is a master lin
guist.
There are good men and good women in all
religions. You will find them among Budd-
hist, among Confusianists, among Moham-
medans, among Catholics Loftier types
never breathed than those who lived in the
olden times when affairs were erected to The
Virtues, and men and women preferred death
to dishonor
1t would be tremendous accusation
against God to say that He continued to
create so many countless millions of human
beings, none of whom were good, previous to
the coming of Christ.
Scholars have recently DUO up the buried
literature of almost forgotten empires and
the tablets are to be seen of adj men in the
British Museum. Written upon terra Gotta
and burnt clay, they were buried beneath the
mounds that yet stand on the Tigris and the
Euphrates.
By intense study and lifetime of toll.
such scholars as George Smith, Ledyard,
Champollion and others have taught us more
about ancient civilization than the Roman
emperors knew.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-02-05

That is, the face value of the bonds was
more than two billion dollars, while the
bankers bought them at one and one-third
billions.
Y0upod the full face vozue Of those bonds.
You also paid two and one-half billion dol
lars interest on those bonds.
You also paid the taxes which that amount
of wealth would have had to pay, if it had
not been invested in the bonds.
Your credit, as property holders and as
producers made the bonds good.
The bankers issued their due bills on those
bonds. You paid for the use of the due bills,
because the Government burnt up all the
other paper currency, excepting the Green
backs, $685. 900.
Therefore, the facts are these:
You lost to the Wall Street bankers $685.
100000 in the sale of your bonds during only
seven years.
You paid them two and one-half billion
dollars interest on the bonds.
You paid the taxes which that amount of
specially privileged wealth escaped.
You paid compound interest on the due
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-02-05
This Is How Some OF Your Money Went, and Goes

SENATOR James B. Beck of Kentucky
was the statesman who reduced all the
Protective Tariff robbers to fabby silence, by
proposing to allow the robbers themselves to
prove what was the labor-cost difference
between American and foreign goods, and to
take protective duties TO that amount.
Silent at the time, the Protective Tariff
robbers kept on levying import duties that
would shut out the competition of foreign
capital, while they persisted in keeping wide
open the doors of immigration that let in the
competition of foreign labor
And strange to say, the laborers have kept
the capitalists supplied with the votes and
the office holders that give the capitalists
the millions, the palaces and tie yachts, while
the laborers themselves get bayonets, bread
lines, soup-kitchens and the Potter's Field.
In January 1874, Senator Beck made
speech in which he showed, by official reports,
that the Wall Street bankers had cleared
profit of $676,452666 on the Governments
bonds sold during the years 1862-3-4-5-6-7
and s.
Six hundred and seventy-six million dol
lars profit.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-02-05

bills which the tax dodgers issued on those
bonds.
DO you marvel that the common people are
hard up?
The daily papers tell you that you are wall
lowing in wealth. Are you?
lake me to the Wallow, and let me see it,
When [ was freckle-f faced boy teaching
school down In South Georgia, the old farm
ers would, now and then, point out a specially
rich spot in field. and call my attention to
it. They would say, Chat used to be the
sleeps wallow!"
What / want to see now, is the wealthy
spots where the farmers wallow.
They made ten billion dollars last year.
Who got it?
Show me the men to whom Wilson and
Bryan have given this new money law, which
makes the $3.50 100000 of due bills of the
national bankers equal to Uncle Sans $780,
100000 of Greenbaeks and will show you
a gang that don't have to risk their lives
holding up trains to rob the passengers
Any robber who wouldn't be satisfied with
the new Democratic money law, is a robber
that the others black ball, and won't let in.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-02-05
Here Braas On Claude HEnole,s Editor

N the big and grand State of Texas there
are many men who make more or less Of a
llvlng-more or less honestly-by publishing
newspapers. It's simply astonishing.
One of these papers is called The A2atidote.
Please don't ask me why, unless you enclose
self-addressed envelope, with the answer
already written out, so that [ won't have any
thing to do but to send it back.
This Antidote charges Catholics so cents
year, while we abominable heretics are
allowed to have it for 25 cents. That is also
astonishing. Inasmuch as [ am the most
detestable of all the abominable heretics, I get
the Antldote free- gratis for nothin'.
Perusing this Foot-Kissing sheet. [ came
across puff of Claude L'Engle's alleged edi-
tor, one Charles e. Jones.
Ever since Claude made campaign speeches
for Congress out of my "Tariff Primer" and
got elected as man who meant to revolu
tlOnlze the Government inside Of three
months, he has cultivated naughty GOODNESS
for the author of said Tariff Primer. Office
has queer effect upon some men.
1hls IS what The Antldote says in praise of
Chas E. Jones:
Chas. E. Jones of Jacksonville, Fla, "shames'
the Rev. Claude c. Jones of the same city for
his utterances against the Catholic church He
is "glad thousands of Protestants refuse to hear
such rubbish" When the Joneses get mixed I'D
1T would be hard for Campbell to interfere as
there are so many of them, and since it is so, we
must allow the Rev. to continue to make of his
mind an intellectual sewer and Mr. Chas to con-
t1nue to try to turn the waters of common sense
within to cleanse it. He has a hard task, how
ever, though we wish him success.
do not know what the Rev. Claude Jones
SAID against the papal system, nor do [ know