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Evening journal., 1914-09-16
BY KARL n. Won WIEGAND,

United Press Star Correspondent,
BERLIN, Sept. 4-(By Courier via
Rotterdam to New York to Escape the
British Censor Despite the elabor
ate explanation of the Russian gen
eral staff Of the disaster to it's first
invasion of East Prussia. in which the
Russian second army. konwn as the
Narew army was completely annihi-
lated, it can be stated with authority
that the Russians were outgeneralled.
The complete story from the German
viewpoint was not permitted TO reach
America by either the British or Rus
sian censOrs. 1t was one of the most
noteworthy" feats of arms in modern
times. and as a result the Germans
took 10000 prisoners, more than 500
field guns and scores of machine guns.
while it is estimated that the Rus
SLAMS lost in killed and wounded up
wards of 100000 men,
/ Althor yh officially credit goes to
General Won Hindenburg, as the com
mander-in-chief of the German forces
/ in East Prussia, the real hero of the
( occasion was General Luedendorf. OF
the German general stan. Next to Won
/ Moltke, Luedendorf is one OF the
greatest strategists on either side dur
ing the present war. To him goes the
glory for the capture Of Liege as he
was sent to the front to aid General
I Won Emmich. after the repulse of the
initial attack. And as a result Of his
/ services here he was decorated by the
Emperor with the coveted order Pour
le Merite."
When things looked bad in East
! Prussia. General Won Hindenburg
was rushed there to do the best he
could with the few German army
corps then at his disposal. lmmed-
lately afterward General Luedendori
was recalled from Namur. where he
was directing the capture of that
stronghold and rushed to East Prus-
sia. He was to aid General Won Hin
denburg and as result of his
strategy the Russian second army OF
Evening journal., 1914-09-16

The abrupt denunciation by Turkey
of all the treaties granting extra
territorial rights 10 foreigners domi-
ciled in the Ottoman Empire Is an
other evidence of the eagerness with
which the Young Turk military party,
now in power in Constantinoule is
looking around for trouble Enver
Bey and the politicians OF his school
are ready to take desperate chances
in the hope of reviving the Turkish
national spirit and getting back some
OF the territory lost i'm the war with
the Balkan League. They have
been considering entering the great
European war as an ally of Germany
and Austra-Hungary, and as a means
CT stirring up Moslem fanaticism they
have now without notice recalled the
rights which Turkish policy has
conceded to aliens ever since Turkey
became a European nation.
theoretically a nation which wants
10 pass as equal with it's fellows
should not be expected to abate its
sovereignty to the extent Of granting
to foreigners eXmptions and privi-
lCges which its own citizens 40 not
enjoy in foreign states. Extra-ter-
ritorial concessions are usually eX-
tOrted from weak and partly civilized
powers by stronger and more adj
vanced ones. Japan formerly adj
mitted the right of foreigners to trial
before consular courts China still
admits IT, But these nations were
on a peculiar footing as regards
foreigners. They had sought to live
entirely to- themselves. and when
relations with the outer world were
forced on them It was only natural
that foreign tribunals should be es-
tablished to deal with foreigners and
that barriers should be set up all
sling the line between aliens and ma
! tives. When Japan became "A great
| mower and established modern poll
| teal institutions she asked that hei
/ grants of eXtra-territoriality be
| terminated because they had become
an anachronism The other powers
admitted the reasonableress of tn,
! request and made treaties surrender
/ ing their special privileges after &
/ ten-year interval.
But the eXtra-territorial status wa:
not forced on Turkey. Some of tn,
concessions to foreigners now abol
/ ighedished date back 45O years anG
, were made by the Ottoman govern
ment when II was at the height of iti
power That others date back to
period when Turkey was still one o
the most important of the European
states. They ere not eXtorted from
! Eor. She yielded them freely be
cause she recognized the singularit!
OF her position in Europe. She need
/ ca anilens in large numbers TO con
/ cuct her commerce, her own people
being by habit and training farmers
and soldiers and averse to trade
Moreover. her courts and administra
: ron We're largely under the ecclesi
asGcal power and could not be ex
pcctcd TO deal impartially with aliens
OF other religions. EXtra-territOr
iality tended to preserve better rela
tiOns with ihe other countries o.
Europe and saved the government an
enormous amount Of political friction
Il Turkey had made the progress
which Japan has made in civilization
and political administration shl
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
GEMS OF THOUGHT


The happiness Of the wicked flows away like a tor
rent-Racne
.-.--.
Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our
friends-Delille.
.-.-.-.
brave soul is thing which all things serve
Alexander Smith
s-.-.-.
Who knows what may he slumbering in the back
ground OF time-Schiller.
.-.-:-:
If you will not hear Reason, she will surely rap your
knuckes-Benj. Franklin.
OH how many torments lie in the small circle of a
wedding ring.-Coley Cibber.
:-:-:-.
Pride goeth before destruction, and naughty spirit
before a fall-Old Testament
.-.-.-.
Proverbs. like the sacred books OF each nation are
the sanctuary Of the lntutons.-Emerson.
.-.-.-:
we promise according to hopes and perform
according to our fears.-La Rochefoucauld
good cause needs not TO be patroued by passion.
9nt can sustain itself a temperate dispute
Sir Thomas Browne
Evening journal., 1914-09-16

night the common sleeping with the family of
ten
county superintendent at a conference in one OF
of the Southern States reported during the past
that the only place open as a boarding place for
OF his teachers in home where the husband
living with his second wife and the wife with
her second husband In this home Ave children
from the fathers first marriage, six from the mothers
first marriage, and five from their second marriage.
There were more children in this home than the teach
had in her school, while the parents gem
orally in harmony, there general agreement
among the three sets OF children The teacher was
forced to resort to the schoolhouse for privacy in her
studies.
New England teacher reports her experience She
went to the community where she TO teach
week before school was to open. She intended to
spend day in arranging for boarding place; she
spent the week. however The community had many
good homes, any Of which willing to keep her
for night but none of which wanted the teacher
a regular boarder BY the end of the week she
had become personally acquainted with every family
in the community but had not secured boarding
place She returned to her home and notified the
chairman Of the school board that she would report
for duty soon word received from him that
boarding place arranged for. Word came
promptly The teacher unusually successful as
teacher undoubtedly due in part to the fact that she
had become personally acquainted with all OF her
school patrons before school opened
In many instances in all sections OF the country
there is another condition district where some
woman of the gossiping type wants to board the
teacher for the sake of the information concerning
the children which a sharp OF this type is apt
TO get from her No prudent teacher will want to
live under such conditions
The question of the rural teachers boarding place
Is serious and deserves serious consideration
The best home in the district should throw its doors
wide open and bid the teacher welcome The best
home is none too good for the teacher whose heart
and soul is in her work. In many States now there
are county superintendents who make it as much a
part OF their work TO find the teacher At board
ing place as 10 find the teacher for the school Many
good patrons will refuse an application for board
from the teacher herself who would consider il q
signal honor TO be diplomatcay solicited by the
county superintendent in behalf Of the teacher Either
the best homes must be opened boarding places
or cottages must be built at public expense home.
for the teacher
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
Berlin Says Army Has
Halted Allies New Movement

present movement is successful the
Russians will be compelled to with
draw large forces from Galicia. thus
relieving the pressure on the Austrian
armies
On both the east and western from
tiers, the report says, the German
forces are carrying out their general
plan of campaign with uninterrupted
success. The reason for the with
drawal of a portion of the German
left wing is declared to be the pres
ence of a superior French force. The
operations about Verdun, however.
are being pressed, it is stated.
The official war office statement
denies emphatically the claims Of the
French of a sweeping victory at the
battle Of the Marne. II is explained
that Withdrawals TO selected posi-
tons were made when the aerial
corps reported the presence on the
German front Of an army overwhelm-
ingly larger and II is emphasized that
the plans Of the general stan provid-
ed at all times for overcoming a very
fierce resistance.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16

the Balance Of Power has been set
tied decisiTeiy. The long preparation
has been made. enormous expendi-
lures for armaments have been en-
dUred that when the struggle came
its event should be final for a genera
tion or two at least Either one side
or the other must be beaten to its
knees, militarily and economically.
No such result is in sight Until it
is. the talk of peace must be evidence
OF humane intention rather than of
present practical value.
None the less. American diplomacy
by continuing TO preserve toward all
the belligerents a friendly and impec-
cably correct position, by carefully
watching events and not forcing its
opportunity, may yet have a bene-
ficent work of mediation and peace
making to do. Meanwhile the unofi-
cial discussion, suggestion and pour
parler may go on harmlessly or
Frosperously; and Americans will do
well to keep in mind the determina-
ton of both North and South In the
civil war and the occasional abortive
proposals of peace which did not
go to the root OF the contention.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
Russians OufgeneraIed in
Eastern PruSSian Invasion

more than 10000 men were lured in
to the swampy ground between Gill
genburg and Ortelsburg. there sur
Io-nded and practically annihilated.
Unfortunately the exact details OF
how this trap was baited and sprung,
cannot be revealed at this moment,
as there will be further fighting in
this zone.
Once i'm the treacherous ground be-
tween Gilgenburg and Ortelsburg the
Russians. realizing that they we're
trapped, tried desperately to escape
The Germans were numerically infer
ior, but they had chosen their own
battle-ground. and had decided stategic
advantages. The Germans attacked
from three sides. The Russian field
guns soon became hopelessly mired.
Meanwhile from wooded hillsides,
from the railroad rOad-bed highly
elevated above the soft ground and
from other points Of vantage, the
German artillery riddled the Russian
position. German aviators gave the
exact range of the Russian positions
with the result that it was possible
10 shell the Russian field headQuar-
ters, killing the general command
ing and his chief assistants. And with
their general gone, the Russians
fought aimlessly and soon they we're
completely routed.
So anxious were they to fee that
everything that might impede their
retreat was abandoned. Meanwhile
the Russians attempted to relieve
Their heavily pressed forces bv
column from Niedenburg, but il was
also attacked and defeated. Many
pieces of the Russian artillery were
put out of commission by the accur-
acy of the German fire. The defeat
finally developed into hopeless rout.
The Third Fifteenth and Twenty
third Russian army corps were prac-
tically annihilated and more than
half of the Sixth corps was cut off.
The battle is now known as the bat
tie of Tannenburg, and is declared
by German newspapers TO be the
Sedan of the East
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
Wine PRODUCERS
Protest WAR TAX
Bankers Also Object to Fur
ther Levy to Make Up
Lost Revenues
TOBACCO AND
BEER HIT HARD
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept l6.-Chairman
Underwood of the House ways and
means committee, today began drafting
the internal revenue "war taxi bill. au-
thorized by the Democratic caucus to
comprise a stamp tax similar to that Of
Spanish-American war times, and i'm
ports ON beer, wines and tobacco to
raise slO5,OOO.0OO annual revenue
needed.
Introduction Of the bill Saturday was
planned by Underwood, 1t will prob
ably be favorably reported Monday and
passed, under special rule severely
limiting debate and offering of amend
ments, by the. end of next week. Bitter
and prolonged Republican opposition in
both the House and Senate. was certain
today The "war tax Republican lead
ers decl2red, is to be made the para
mount issue" OF the coming congress
sional elections
Abandonment of the plan TO tax
freight three per cent. and raise income
taxes left the Democrats in practically
unanimous accord today to pass the
revenue measure. The new taxes will
90 into effect Immediately upon passage
of the bill. which it is hoped TO enact
before October Is.
Protests against the proposed tax
scheme began TO reach the Ways and
Means Committee today. Wine produc-
ers, especially claim to be hard hit.
Bankers are also obiccting to the pro-
posed Occupation" tax upon their sur
plus and capital.
Collection of the proposed war tax
"at the source OF production from man-
ufacturers and the direct levy through
stamps upon commercial and legal in
siruments. kilograms, checks and long
1 distance telephone messages will yield
immediate ard certain revenue, accord
ing to the Democrats The stamp tax
on documents will probably b. two
cents. The Democratic taxation plan
Is briefly as follows;
Fifty cents barrel on beer, TO
raise S32.5OO.0O0
Twelve cents a gallon on dry
domestic wines and twenty cents on
sweet wines, 20 raise SS,000,000.
Two cents a gallon on gasoline to
raise S2O.00O,O00
Special occupation" taxes on
bankers. brokers, theatres, circuses.
concert halls. pawn brokers. billiard
and pool tables, bowling alleys, tobac-
co manufacturers and dealers. etc. TO
raise S5.SOO,00O
Stamp taxes on commercial instru-
! ments. bonds, stocks. checks, tele-
J grams, etc, to raise about S35000,000.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
FIRE EATS barn,
MENACES House
ON Simon FARM

Fire this afternoon destroyed the
large new barn on the farm owned
by Mrs Sarah Simon, and which is
tenanted by James T. Kilvington near
Rose Hill.
The flames were discovered by
members Of the Kilvington family,
but passengers on a car of the VIII
mington and Southern Railway gave
the alarm to the police station. The
Reliance and Fame Fire Companies
responded. At 2.3O o'clock it was
said the flames were licking up the
barn, and it was not certain that
the dwelling house nearby could be
saved.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
CARD OF THANKS.

desire 60 thank my friends for
their loyal support ON last Saturday,
and also 60 take this opportunity to
assure the taxpayers Of New Castle
county that should / be elected as a
member OF the Levy Court / viii use mv
best efforts 30 give to the citizons oi
this county ar economic and business.
like administration in county affairs.
WILLIAM Il. PURKS.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
PITTSBURGH HAS s75O.OOO FIRE.
BY The United Press.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Sept 16-A
fire in the store and warehouse of
Logan and Gregg Hardware Company
in Sandusky street up until today
had caused a loss estimated at more
than S750,000.
Practically the entire fire-fghting
force of the city worked for hours
in successful effort to keep the
blaze from spreading. Thousands Of
cartridges exploded and the air was
burdened with the smell of burning
POWDER
Evening journal., 1914-09-16

Take with grain Of salt European stories of bar
barsm and heartless cruelty matter whether they
affect the Germans and the Austrians the Allies.
Remember always that in parlous times the human
vision distorted the mental faculties warped
Panic-stricken men, women and children do not see
straight, think straight There also is another
factor in the situation That is international politics,
the leaders in which do hesitate circulate lies
about their enemies for the purpose of influencing
world-sentiment.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
BUYs OYsTER nrsIyEss.

Robert w. Kramer. of the plumb
ing firm OF Kramer and Han. has pur-
chased the fsh and oyster business at
No. SS2 King street He will devote
his time to his new business while
retaining an interest in the plumbing
business.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
FRIENDS' SCHOOL OPENS.

The Friends School opened today
with $50 pupils present. and mem
bers of the faculty look for one of the
most successful years in the history
of the institution.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
GETS LICENSE no WED.

Clarence Fl. Biddle of this city and
Miss Lottie Secor of Elkton, Nd,
were granted marriage license in
Philadelphia yesterday.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
FLOUR DROPS FIFTY CENTS.

The wholesale price of flour Went
down 80 cents per barrel in Will
mingtOn today, the quotation being 81.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16

Former Ambassador Joseph II. Choate OF New York.
is prouder perhaps OF the blue ribbon he won from
farmers grange fair exhibitor of eighteen va
retes Of vegetables than he is OF many OF the blue
ribbons he has won in the fields Of law and dplo-
macy
Evening journal., 1914-09-16

You eau save fifty per cent. by the
Want Ad method. Try it.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1914-09-16
M AaEnrlnlion oI

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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-07

The flowers of the yucca bloom
hand downward from the one stalk,
often forty or fifty in number, and con-
tain the most exquisite and delicate
colors Of white, soft yellow and del
icate purple at the heart of the bios
son. which is slightly smaller than an
ordinary morning glory and shaped
much like the modern coffee cup.
While 1t is perhaps the most Volup-
tuous and beautiful of the prairie
flowers, its smell is rapulsive and has
sap which its broken parts exude
sticky and repellant to the touch. The
soapy Juice Of this plant has given it
the name Of the soap weed, and soap
has been made from 1t although up to
the present with little success.
The real value Is in the fibre Of the
blades, which, in toughness and flex-
Utility Is not exceeded by any other
fibre and is used for making the high
est priced rope now on the market.
The poems of Mexico have been u.s.
Ing 1t for many years. and | am told
that there are lariat ropes on some
OF the Mexican ranches made OF this
fibre that have been Used for half a
century and still In good condition.
A st. Louis manufacturing estab-
lishment is now buying this raw ma
teal at IS per ton and will take it in
any quantities at that price, but guard.
ing the method of its manufacture in
cord and rope with jealous secrecy.
This will bring many dollars to the
state for product that two years
ago was considered absolutely worth
less and only fit protection to the
diamond backs that coil beneath its
clusters. The real value will come if
this proves to be commercial COM
modify from the fact that the yucca
plant thrives on any kind of soil, but
seems to reach its strongest produc-
tiyity among the gypsum hills and al
kali wastes where nothing else will
grow.
The country stretching from the
Rocky mountains across sage bush
country to the Gulf of Mexico, seems
to be its natural home and the gypsum
hills of our own state is its natural
habitat. think it would not n an
exaggeration to say that every square
mHe of these hills contain easily fifty
tons of these plants growing wild.
whose marketable value now at So
per ton would equal $500 and it would
be a safe guess to say that $1.OO0O00
worth of this material could be gath
cred from the waste places of our
state within a short time.
am watching this with unusual
concern, and expect through cores
pondence to help in establishing it as
a permanent industry in the state.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-07

Payment of two claims of w. o.
Mayer for SIS each for stenographic
service said to have been rendered
the state board of agriculture in July
and August, 1918, were turned down
by the attorney generals ofhce.
The claims we're made against the
fund of $4,000 appropriated by the
last legislature for the eradication OF
grasshoppers. The bill provided that
the money should be spent under the
supervision of the board of agricul-
ture in counties where formal applica-
ton for assistance in fighting grass.
hoppers was made by the county COM
missioners.
No provision is made in the bill,
the attorney generals office holds,
whereby the board was given author
ity to employ additional office force
to be paid from funds appropriated to
fight grasshoppers.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-07
HERE'S A PROFITABLE WEED
YUCCA PLANT CAN BE TURNED
INTO PROFIT.
Waste Land In Oklahoma Available
to Raise Material From Which
Good Rope Is Made.
BY Benz Hennessy. Secretary State
Board of Agriculture.

BY Benz. Hennessy. Secretary State
Board of Agriculture
In travelling through the western
counties of our state one frequently
sees great squares and vacant town
lots covered to the depth of from six
inches to two feet with piles Of plant
material in every stage Of whiting pro-
cess. If the tourist or traveller takes
enough interest to ask what this ma
terial may be he is usually answered
by a stare of vacant ignorance and,
since the information seems so incon-
sequental, it is usually thrown from
the mind.
But perseverance In this, directed
toward a local citizen who notices
things, will be rewarded by the infor-
nation that these drying piles are
great loads OF the yucca plant, which
grows wild in unlimited quantities and
which the farmer boys are gathering
and finding ready market for at from
81 to S. per ton.
The yucca OF western Oklahoma Is
native towering plant of exquisite
beauty, whose flower grows on a sim
gle stem. reaching sometimes to- a
height from a great bunch of green
upright blades resembling small corn
blades, but very stiff and sharp at the
points as many a cowboy thrown from
his bucking 5roncho. landing among
them. will testify.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-07
Primary Ballots Now Being Printed

Printing of all state ballots for the
August primary will be completed by
the end of the present week, accord
ing to information received by the
state election board from w. e. Horn
aday, editor of the Sulphur Post, who
was awarded the contract.
The first consignment of the bal
lots was received by the election
board Monday morning, and was ac-
companied by a letter from Hornaday,
saying the remainder would be ready
for shipment by the end-of the week.
The ballots received would supply
about six counties. Hornaday's con-
tract called for delivery of all the bal
lots July 10. A forfeit of $500 day
is attached but the board may not
collect 1t.
Secretary Joe Morris Of the cleo
ton board said that his office would
begin at once sending out ballots and
other supplies for the election.
The contract for printing the initia-
tive and referendum ballots. on which
will appear the various referred ques'
lions, was awarded to the Co.Opera-
tive Printing Company, of Guthrie, by
the board of affairs. A total Of 326,400
ballots will be printed. The hid of
the Guthrie concern for the work was
$603.9O.