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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-17

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sung oy submarine, kepLomber 2e.
cruiser hawke, SUNK py torpe0o, octo-
Der le,
LONDON, Oct. 16.-The British
cruiser Hawke has been sunk in the
North Sea by German submarine.
Out of a crew of 400 men fifty-one
were saved.
The British cruiser was of 1850
tons displacement. 1t was 800 feet
long, Of sixty feet beam and drew
twenty-three feet OF water. 1t was
n sister ship of the Edgar, Endlmon,
Grafton, Thoseus' and Gibraltar, and
was launchen in 1891. ct"
Its armament consisted Of two s.2-inch
guns, ten e-inch guns. twelve s-pounders,
five s-poundsrs. two machine guns and
two torpedo tubes. Its complement ia
given as 544 men. but 1t may have had
fewer on board when 1t went down.
The Hawke ives commanded, according
TO the British admiralty list Of September
1914, by Captain Hugh p. E. T. Williams.
and among its officers were Commando
Bernard A. Pratt Barlow and Lieutenant
Commander Robert r. Rosoman.
Three sunk Three Weeks Ago.
This destruction of the Hawke follows
by about three weeks the sinking in the
North sea of the British cruisers, Abou-
kir. Hogue and cressy. These vessels
succumbed to the attack OF a German
submarine, and with them some sixty
British officers and LOO men went to
their death.
Among It's officers at the time of the
disaster were eight naval cadets
Other British warships lost IN the war
were the cruiser Amphion, which was
Eunk in the North Sea by a mine August
e. and the cruiser Pathfinder. torpedoed
in the North Sea September TO- The loss
of the Hawke makes a total Of six British
cruisers destroyed by Germany IN the
North Sea,
Statement by Admiralty.
The admiralty has given out the fcnow-
ins statement:
His majestys ship Theseus, Captain
Hugh Edwards, was attacked by a sub
marine in the northern waters Of the
North Sea yesterday, but was missed. His
majesty's ship Hawke, Captain II. p. L.
Il. Williams was attacked about the same
time and was sunk.
The following officers, with forty-nine
men OF the crew, have been landed at
Aberdeen from a trawler; Roatswain
Sydney Austin. Gunner James Dennis and
Acting Gunner Harry Evitt. The remain
ing officers and men are missing"
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Allies Must Pierce Line to Make
Headwsy Against Long Line
Of Troops.
BRITISH DISCOUNT THE MOVE
Assert Capture Of ostend Was Fore.
gone Conclusion.
TO CAUSE CHANGE OF TACTICS
All ENGLAND Excited By Talk OF
sp:ss and Royal Proclamation
Deals with Regulations fer
Carrying OF Letters.
BULLETIN.

BERLIN. Oct. 16 (via The Hague
to London. 1.-THE Germans occu-
pied Bruges October IL and Osteud
October 15." an official statement is
sued here today says.
"An attempt by the Russians to
occupy Lyck (east Prussia) failed
with the loss OF their artillery and
500 prisoners"
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FIVE BURN TO DEATH
WHEN GASOLINE ExPL0DES

NEVADA, No. Oct. Is-F1ve persons
were burned TO death at Milo. NO. near
here, today when gasoline can ex-
ploded.
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Statement by Admiralty.
The admiralty has given out the fcnov
The Weather

Forecast till .. m. Saturday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair; no important change In tempera-
Lure.
Temperature in Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-17

LONDON. Oct. le.---As was the
case Just week ago with Antwerp.
30 II was today with ostend. That Is
TO say, its occupation by Germany Is
momentarily expected. ostend being
almost opposite the mouth OF the
Thames, Britons centered their gaze
there regardless of whether or not
the taking OF the city would mean
much from a military standpoint. or
hasten, or protract the great war, now
In It's seventy-third day.
The latest news available in Lon
don early today said the Germans
were within ten miles of the city,
having occupied Blankenberghe, a
small town on the, Belgian coast
about ten miles northeast of Ostend
and connected Herewith by steam
tramways. Thus II seemed that the
taking of the popular seaside resort
by the invaders was a foregone con
clusion within twenty-four hours. II
not already effected at this writing.
and the news delayed as 1t was when
the forts at Antwerp fell before the
terrible fire OF the German siege
guns.
Steamer Service Suspended.
The last OF the refugees have come
from ostend and steamer service between
that city and England has been suspended
until further notice. Thousands already
have reached the British isles. adding tu
the multitude of unwillIngly ezpatriated
Belgians
The British press today is inclined to
class the taking of Ostend with that of
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Hnnnescrmn. Taken.


WASHINGTON. Oct. l6.--Capture OF
Hannescamps. southwest OF Arras. by tho
allies. and an advance by tho Germans
from Audenarde TO courtrsi were an
nounced in an official dispatch made
public hero by the French embassy.
The dispatch followss
'The Germans have advanced from
Audenarde toward Courtral. The enemy
occupies a line of defense at Meroin,
Armentiers and Givenchy To tho west
OF LaBassee II is In contact with our
troops between that locality and Arras.
A violent combat took place northwest OF
Lens to Vermelles, which resulted In our
favor, We have taken Hsnnescamps.
southwest OF Arras"
Allies Keep Pounding Away.
PARIS, oct. l6.-The steady hammering
OF the allies on the German left wing Of
the French battle front has brought them
almost within cannon range Of the forts
at Metz. In spite of this meEace, payt of
tho German crown princes army hangs
on doggedly 20 the positions II he's taken
on the Meuse near st. Miniel. The fight
ing on this end of the long battle line Is
said to have been desperate during the
last week. though oveTshBdowed for the
time by the operations on the allies' left.
More important developments, however.
are looked for between the Meuse and
the Moselle. while the battiS OF the four
rivers goes on in the west.
Handle Machine Guns Well
In the carly days OF the war the Ger
mans seemed TO have the advantage of
the allies in the equipment and handling
OF machine guns. In this hilly, wooded
country, the French nave shown that
they can also use them with great eff
feet. The German rush through the Ar
gonne forest as we'll as In the hills Of
Woevre met with a telling fire OF gat-
lings from trees where guns were so cley-
ery concealed that II was impossible TO
detect, and every effort TO gain lost
ground cost dearly aud failed.
The French Alpine contingent distin-
guIshed itself in this rough country.
The French are now in possession of
the route from. Nancy TO Metz as far as
DaRney, on tho Lorraine border. and
menace the route from Verdun 10 Metz
in the nsighborhood OF Etain, endanger-
ing communications OF the crown princes
army with the German fortified camp.
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A queer want ad

- W S~3A ~ O4Gt
A recent Sunday issue OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer contSInSd the.
Following want ad;
AGoWANTED-AN OLD MAN.
One who wants 20 live In the
country on a small place by himself
Ihe pay Is small; $40 per month
and find himself
The place can hardly be called a
desirable one because besides living
alone he would have to cook his own
meals ana do such work as called
upon him TO do.
The one for this place should be
man USED 10 hard work, but who
wanted & steady place, rain or shine.
II he gave satisfaction.
Don't care how old he Is II he is
In good health and does not drink a
drop OF liquor, and who would not
be bthered with relatives ana friends
calling on him.
IL is not an attractive berth. ana
would be too lonesome Tor most
men.
Don't bother me with answering
this advertisement unless you want
the place with all its disadvantages.
It's even worse than / say IL is,
Address II Z: ENQUIRER office
The Bees Help Wanted"
columns show a number of
attractive offers every day
in the week and they're
mighty interesting reading
to those who want to get
ahead.
TsIspkOns Tyler 1000
The Omaha Bee
Everybody Reeds Bee Want Ads.
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Total rainfall since March l.. z4.s9 inches
Deficiency since March i.... ISs inches
Deficiency FOR cor. reriod l9ie.. 2.a6 inches
Reports .rcu St' Tons az y. VI.
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BULLETIN.

LONDON, Oct. 16.-(7:1s p. m..)
"A Central News dispatch from Am
sterdam says that fugitives who
have arrived at the Dutch troutisr
declare that ostend has fallen izkO
the hands Of the Germans.
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RUSSIANS REPULSE
ATTACKBYGERMANS
Advance Of the Kaiser's Troops on
the Vistula River Bank is
Thrown Back.
NO IMPORTANT ACTION IN EAST
Fighting Here Believed SO Far 60
Be oOnftned to Cavalry En-
EaEeEaents - No General
Action Yet Begun.
BULLETIN.

PETROGRAD. Oct. i6--Cvia London,
Oct 1&)-Fightlng between German and
Russian troops is now going on within
eight miles OF Warsaw. Russian Poland.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-17

BELGIAN BATTERY IN AoT1oNTs photograph of Belgian battery reply
the Belgium The
struck out the of where the photograph made
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-17

elBIlt mles OF warsaw, Russian Poland,
PARIS. oct. 16.-The French War Of
fico made ali official announcement this
afternoon as follows:
In Russia, on the left bank OF tho
ViHtula river. the Russian troops during
tho day OF October 10 repulsed tho Ger
man attacks on Warsaw and Ivangorod.
"A battle Ia going on south OF Pre-
mysL"
General Action Not Begun.
LONDON, Oct. 6-Taking the unre-
conciliable dispatches arriving in London
from Petrograd, Berlin and Vienna as a
basis OF Information. II is almost impos-
sible to determine with any accuracy the
situation In the eastern theater OF the
war. The main armies of the contending
forces. the ltussianE on one side and the
Austrians and Germans ON the other. are
in close touch over an Immense front
which evidently will gradually extend
from the Baltic TO the Carpathians. In
spite OF the claims of victory hero and
defeat there. there Is reason to believe
that, generally speaking, the fighting so
far has been confined TO cavalry engage
ments and that general engagement
has not yet begun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-17

1914 1913. 1919. 1911.
Highest eysterday .... g. Al 70 IS
sowS,st oS.,sa, ! yesterday ,...' g g 90 e'
Temperature and precipitation departures
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-17
FIFTY SURVIVORS AT ABERDEEN
Commander and All Officers of the
Hawke Except Boatswain and
Acting Gunner GO Down
with the Ship.
BRITISH LOSSES IN NORTH SEA.

Cruiser Amphion, sunk by mine
August 6.
Cruiser Pathfinder. sunk by torpedo,
Beptomper TO-
Cruisers Aboukir, Hoguo and Cressy,
sung oy submarine, september 2e.
'Cru1ser hawke, sunk ~ torpeOO, octo-
her lE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-17

Normal temperature
Deficiency for the
Norma Normal precipitation
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Continued on Page Two. Column Two,
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I0LHDCTuIuIe hWI
from the normal:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-19
INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING MEXICO

Mexico stretches across seventeen parallels Of latitude with the
op Of Cancer crossing the republic about midway thus placing
the entire country in the tropical and sbtropcal regions
The central plateau carries temperature and subropc
ditions much the greater part Of the republic
The temperature rises steadily descends to the low lands
side paeau until the upper limit of tropical
called erra antea is reached where the climate hot
humid and unhealthy elsewhere in the forested coastal plains of
tropical America There the temperature often rises to 100 degrees
and in the s districts of Vera Cruz Guaymas and Acapulco to
and above 10 degrees.
Above the peau rise the marginal serras while few isolated
peaks in the Of perpetual snow give to Mexico considerable
Of cold temperature and trace of arctic conditions
The four clearly marked north Of latitude twenty eight
May to October and dry for the rest Of the year can be dis
tinguished 49,
the barren surface of the plateau the rains dry rapidly
The total railway mileage in the republic of Mexico 1921 and
that of telegraph lines 49, 12. M .93f
concession granted for railway line from Vera Cruz
Mexico City in 1857 and it not completed until 1873.
This railway the logical route for American troops they ad
upon the capital known the Ferrocarr Mexcano
and is celebrated of the dce precp
slopes Mad
through which passes and the rapid transition from the
plain plateau
del Monte The railway 24 miles
Cruz and Mexico City The line capitalized at $46Oo0oO and
has paid good profit on the investment
The two railway lines running northwad from the capital to the
American frontier popua called the Mexican Central and the
Mexican National merged in 1908 with aggregate capital
Of Mexican money Of which the Mexican
holds controlling interest. Eas# @fa$fEt
The agricultural Of Mexico large unusually
they comprise the cereals other food
temperate and of the leading products of the
Agriculture however received slight attention owing the early
development of the mining industries An indirect result of
development ndstray Mexico which began during
quarter of the nineteenth century has been increased interest
agriculture and especially in undertakings requiring large invest
men of capital such coffee and rubber plantations
Although usually described nonmanuacturng country Mex
leo meets great part of its home demand for manufactured goods
where the material be produced in the country
Brown muscavado caed Pamela by the natves still
made by primitive methods all the This
consumed in the rural districts An important branch Of the
the center for the head pass through and usually
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-19
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH m HAWAII

Hawaiian reputation them
selves through the high character of the scientific nves
LEGATIONS conducted Hawaii spends larger for scientific and
technical than two-thirds OF the mainland States
DR.. Walter Maxwee8pe Hawaii twenyone years and
demonstrated what do for the practieafman that
that time the busn mn Islands have given
and year Tor Of scientific Investigations
Doctor Maxwell the forefnner chemists who
made for themselves and have added us wealth
this Territory Crawy Shorey Eckar Peck DEER and
Kelley and Thompson earned Among
Perkins Koebee Van Dine Krkaldy and have done
has brought credit TO themselves and the scientific
institutions by whom they employed. ~ A.
There field of scientific research ia the whole
but has had worthy representatives in Hawaii ~ q
Scientific research itself be directly practical
However there must exact knowledge and information
pursuit and every induyp agriculture of all
before practical build permanen Many
because the scientific truths the bottom of
wrongly interpreted ,s
The agricultural chemists of years
soil containing vetenhs OF absolute nitrogen
bound to be bevaby rich and practically nexhauabl
fertility Tropical soils often contain abnormal of
compounds but the time sterile cultivation
This fact has led Investigations
other lands to find why this In the laboratories of
Hawaii Experiment Station chemical Investigations
continuously for determine why the
heavily heterogeneous Hawaiian soils lacking fertility.
Here and in other laboratories has been
must be in the proper combination the soil before
plant food Some heterogeneous soil
be actually vegetable grows
nsoub inert yet in all of the tens of thousands of chemical
analyses of soils made half both
lists and practical assumed that the soils
largest quantities of nitrogen the fertile sf
The investigations soil nitrogen conducted Hawaii
Dr. W. Kelley and Miss Alice r. Thompson
which will be of reachng value in the field agricultural
late the information fertility crop
production. y. at.f h. 'Es#E
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-19
HILo TO THE FRONT AGAIN.

Last fall Honolulu attend the civic
the bodies the Islands, paayzed
the other associations by sending delegation larger numbers
than all the other delegates together They also organized
for fair" and with their slogan See Hawaii First certainly
painted the Eilo" the map in strong colors
Ho proverba bump of retiring modey has kept her in
the back ground chat comparatively speakng) for little
time past but the that Ena and Vesuvs eruption
much for Hlo and has broken out in spotD
Tuesday the o Board of Trade decided that the of
particularly that portion
thereof the Earth should know about Io
decide Without waiting to consult NcCarn Good
ing Field King George of Progressive fame resolution
adopted the effect that o the biggest thing Hawa that
the biggest thing in the groups that the Hawaiian group
the biggest thing in the Pacific that the Pacific is the biggest
all the world should know about
Consequently therefore whereas and wherefore it resolved
that the oefu lack of knowledge of Ho whereabouts
and should be reeded forthwith by the publication Of
information where and what Ho how there
and what there is do More particularly
the properly bzoned that Ho has harbo that beats
all creation. 81 gr4.t
In Of the resolution committee consisting of Lorrn
"A. Thurson, William Mckay and w. H. Smith appointed
compile this information After it is in shape accompanied by
maps photos and diagramatca tables will be sent to
merca organizations shipping and crowned heads nv
ing them and all to to Hawaii first. @ .s
The resolutions published herewith Read them Honolulu
and let if we can't go Hlo better t6s af
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-19
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

4 (. tt 4. S F.. !. 7
Of between the United States and Mexico
is there mott s'Fss-r n +. fF
This like question fact necessary be asked
than How many and makef if editor in
States published during last weeks he would have
of brain he undertook anaze the editorials and
columns conclusion for the benefit of his readers
would that existed and that it did exist
the President
United States troops had captured Mexican city
killed several hundred Mexican citizens and Of their
DOING American batteshps bobarded
island Mexican
er had demanded his passports and left Washington for Canada
representative in Mexico escaped with his
% that Mexican mob had seized American ships and closed the
transontnenta railroad Mexico to American
Army and Navy fevershy active and
concentrating Mexico But he would also find official
by the President the United States that there with
Mexco that would with Mexico and that under
could there be with Mexico Likewise he would
find all shades and grades of opinion the subject the lead
ing newspapers of the country.
would find that although the maxim that the
presence foreign enemy all internal criticism should be led
such maxim finds observance in either Mexico the United
Mexico the appeal Join and drive
the foreign invader from the sacred soil of the cactus and the
rattesnake fallen that portion of the
Mexican people buster in shooting Mexican cities and shoot
ing Mexican people than the foreign Invaders
find Instead
of the beginning of hoes having sed the voice of
criticism had awakened tumut of protest in place of the
which heretofore occupied that of watchfu
waiting to what the President going do.
All this would be puzzng the editor 1t much
less puzzlng to the resident of Honolulu t(ts sa
The present certainly remarkable phase of American
history there anything like before the history of
the world. history making of which
no guess much less prophecy Tt4l
The Advertiser will endeavor keep its readers posted the
trend of thought this subject well the trend OF events
in the field; will publish Sunday Advertiser
opinion
the mainland 1t will be worth reading.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-19
ANOTHER SLAP AT HAWAII.

The conference committee which
amendments to the cooperative agricultural extension bill which
otherwise known the Lever Bill concured in the rejection Of
amendment number FIVE According
Record of May hs amendment increase of &c.
900 the total of the initial appropriation States
intended when taken connection with No
extend the provisions of this act Hawaii The recede
Under the provisions of this Act $4,000 be appropriated
annually to each State Agricultural and Mechanical College eab
shed under the provisions of the Act approved by July
1862 The total appropriation for the fiscal year 1915 will
600 for nine until at the end of the tenth year the
appropriation apart for this will be $S0000 Hawaii
to be taken through appropriation of $4,000
the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station but instead of this
being set apart absolutely for agricultural work the
wording of the proposed law is that that may be used for that
purpose ~. y. t@f a.s4 .as@a..
The discussions before the agricultural committees Of house and
and the floor of those two bodies indicated that members
not in favor Of granting the support Of agc
tura education in this Territory the pyramdng appropriations
which will be allowed mainland agricultural colleges NJ
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-19
pARALLELIsMs THAT MAY BE DEADLY.

During past few while Mexican crisis has been
developing its present military phase army officers
discussing paraesm between the Mexican
republics The generally accepted view both in military and civil
ian circles is that the Mexicans even they should without pro
onged campaign be defeated field would upon guerilla
which three
Of employment before they could say peace was
Paraesms between topography the countries is often
though difficult wherein the errans resemble each
There paraeism which plain most military which
general public discussing Of
That IS the marked resemblance between the inadequate military
preparations of Britain the beginning the Boer
1899 and quaerway which have commenced
Vera Cruz III. =. l2e3 #al ,s A4 Ia s|1qst n
British authorities struggle requiring not than division
Of troops settle British force Of twenty twenty-five thou
sand held would march the Beers scatter their
citizen armies and promptly dictate from the capital cities of
the Transvaa Orange State When fighting
uay the British troops South Africa did
than fifteen thousand electives The first shots fired in
October 1899 Two months before that there than
thousand available British troops the heater of Reinforce
within the few weeks carried the total up
between fifteen twenty thousand British confidence in the
cpate the of large requirements for the army the field
Lord Woee then at the head of the Office and other high
officers looked for bitter struggle but their views sdeackd
by combination of national pride and well spread belief that the
not TO be real ..,.>
authorities not only to send large armies OF troops both from
England and from India but to provide for large volunteer
draw these from all of
pire Z. .%.".-.
By the end of January 1900 there hundred and thirty
thousand British troops of all kinds in South Africa Before the
Great Britain had nearly four hundred and fifty
thousand into the field The requirements
land the included two hundred and fifty thousand regular
troops hundred and thousand volunteers and militia and
thon thousand eoOna To these may be added fifty thou
by Great Britain could have been avoided by sending large force
from fifty thousand thousand
the campaign Had they been on the ground when the first shots
fired the Beers would have the prestige they acquired
by their early isolated bodies of British troops
deavorng to cover all the strategic points vast country The
OF Mexico fifty cent larger than the which
the British had to hostes against Beers and Boer
thizers. IL, = " ~. ....... :...t.. .t:"r@.*
there q taelm between Great Britain in 1899 and the
United States in 1914 49,. ....." 49,. .