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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06
Ious lunch was served.
society ID Nieet.

Society to Meet.
The Woman's Missionary Society
Of the Stealey Heights United
Brethren church will meet at .
O'Clock Thursday afternoon at the
parsonage. All who are interested
in the work Of the society are Ger.
daily invited to attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
WILSON IN WHITE SUIT
Only Sign OF Mourning Is Black Band
on Sleeve.

Washington, Aug. S.-The president
appeared at the executive offices to-
day in an all white suit, with a band of
black about one sleeve. A group of
policemen, who have been stationed at
the White House for many years, has
been selected to carry the casket from
the east room to the hearse.
President Wilson plans, after his re-
turn from his wife's funeral to plunge
into work and continue active direc-
ton of the plans for assisting Ameri-
cans abroad and relieving the financial
situation in the United State. Next
Thursday he expects to receive the fed
eral reserve board to discuss plans for
recognising the banking system and
further meeting the situation growing
out of the war in Europe. He will also
do everything possible to assist the cot
ton growers of the south in solving the
problem OF getting their products to the
mills and to the foreign markets.
The president will then devote his
energy toward developing shipping I'M
der the American flag to move the
crops and supply food and clothing to
the warning nations Of Europe.
A delegation of shipping men who are
coming to discuss the question with
Secretary McAdoo will be received Fri
day by the president.
So Tar Mr.. Wilson has made no plans
for leaving Washington after his re-
turn from the funeral at Rome, Ga.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
ON ENCLAND,S SIDE.
Portugal Lines Up With Powers Ar
rayed Against Germany.

London, Aug. IA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Lisbon says
that at q special meeting OF parliament
today the declaration was made that
Portugal would place herself unconoi-
fionaIIv on the side Of England. ac-
cording to the terms OF her ancient
treaty. The declaration was received
with enthusiastic cheering for France
and England.
Premier Machado, In announcing the
attitude Of the government. sa1d:
"Accordin~ to our alliance we have
duties which we in no way fail to real
ixe.''
Portuguese warships have been Or
dered to prepare for q cruise around the
coast and foreign shipping In Portu-
guese ports has been notified TO remove
their wireless installations
1t IL reported that the war OFFICE has
ordered the mobilization Of three mill
tary divisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
Wall ST. DESERTED
Leaders of Finance Are Taking an
Enforced Rest.

New York, Aug. S.-Wall street was
half deserted today and for the first
time since the outbreak Of the Euro
pean war many of the leaders Of
finance took a day of rest. The floor
of the stock exchange, where. hitherto.
idle brokers have gathered daily to
gossip and await war news, had almost
no one on 1t today.
The announcement yesterday that
the exchange would not reopen for
some time put an end to reports of
an early resumption Of trading, and
many brokers left the city for an
indefinite vacation.
At the subtreasury distribution of
emergency currency went on slowly.
Banks continued to settle obligations
among themselves with clearing house
certificates, but it was expected that
with the turn Of the week the none
tary situation would ease perceptibly,
particularly with regard to time loans
and commercial. paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08

New York, Aug. 8.-The statement of
the average condition Of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
SHIPS ARE HELD UP.
Olympic and vaderland Remain II
Port ON Orders From Home.

New York. Aug. 8.-The '. nite star
liner OLYMPIC which was to have cleared
from this pert today with British re-
serves, was held up indefinitely ui
receipt Of orders from the br1tisn au-
miralty. The sailing OF the Wnite Star
liner Vderland on which enc thousand
Belgian reservists were booked LOT
British port, also was delayed.
AS in the case of the Olympic, the
Vaderland's sailing was called on Dy
orders from the admiralty. NO otnef
explanation was given. Notwithstano-
ing her German name. the Vaderiano
is British boat.
received after she had been given clear
ance papers by the customs officials
and all preparations had been made Tor
sailing. Approximately five hundred
persons had engaged passage on ner.
The Vaderland has a stee- ge ca
pacity of more than two thousand,
about half of which was occupied by
Belgian reservists. The ship had peen
placed at the call of the Belgian consul,
who estimated that every place In the
steerage woul- be taken.
Neither Of the vessels was detained
by customs officials and the postpone
ment of their sailing was due. 1t was
said, solely to changes in plans by the
British government. 1t was thougnt
in the issuance papers due to the en-
forcement Of the governments neutral
ity policy, but today the customs on1-
Gals announce that no attempt woulo
be made to detain vessels carrying re-
servists.
In addition to the Olympic and Vader-
land, five other transatlantic liners an
nounced sailings for today. three OF
them crowded with reservists. They
were the Faber line SAINT Anna. SAIL
ing for Marseilles with ]. 100 French re-
servists-referred to by the line as t.
100 destitute Frenchmen"-the Column
bia Of the Anchor line, bound for Glas-
Cow with her steerage OVERLOOKING; the
Europea. sailing for Naples with 1000
Italians and Montenegrins in her steer
age and the first consignment of mail
sent to Austria and Germany in sew
eral days; the White Star liner Adrf-
attic for Liverpool. and the Atlantic
Transport liner Minnehaha for London.
The Minnehaha, used chiefly for
freight, had but fourteen passengers.
All five vessels were given clearance
papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
CLAIMS But CHECK.

tCout1nued From Page Onol
sinking OF the German cruiser Augs-
torpedo boat. A big Norwegian steam
er struck q mine ON the Dutch coast
and was beached.
Transatlantic lines running from
Gla9gow suspended their sailingB to-
DAY. causing the stranding of many
Americana.
The Bank of England reduced its
discount rate to five per cent owing to
the Improvement in the monetary SIT
uats0n.
An Eyes ON Belgium.
London. Aug. 8.-A1l eyes were
turned today toward Belgium, where
the unexpected stand made by the Bel
CLAN army against q German advance
guard has earned praise in all quar-
tiers.
The authorities here have taken the
greatest preca utions to prevent the
leakage of Information as to military
and naval movements, but indications
were seen in the Communicating OF
large liners and the stoppage Of the
cross channel passenger traffic that q
British expe0itionary force would
probably soon depart. The possible
destination Of this expedition could not
be ascertafned and the report from
Paris announcing that the landing of
British troops had evoked enthusiasm
carefully hid the place Of their debark-
alton.
President Pc incare also gave out the
news in his message to King Albert Of
shedding thei- blood with the Bel
CLANS on the battlefield today"
The fighting around Liege, although
regarded in military circles as impor-
tant. 10 considered as merely an OPEN
ing movement in the campaign, the
plan of which has been kept well hid
den by both German and French COM
manders in chief.
Where Are Big Armies?
No hint as yet has been given as to
the position of the bulk Of the twenty
four German army corps, or of the
twenty-one rench army corps. 1t is
known that sever1-l of the German
corps are near the Russian frontier.
The organization of other corps from
the immense body Of reserves must
have occurred since the mobilization.
These probably have taken the places
in interior rtified cities Of the SOL
diers OF the active army who. it is
their first dash at the enemy.
1t Is pointed ont by military men
that any decisive offensive movement
by the German or French army will
involve several hundred thousands Of
men on each side whose contact will
throw into the shadow the fight at
Liege.
Reports from many quarters record
further captures of merchant vessels
sailing under the German flag, while
the presence Of contact mines, even in
neutral waters, was shown in today's
wreck of a Norwegian steamer in the
Zuyder Zee. in the Netherlands.
What is happening in the African
colonies of Germ. ny, France. Bel
GUM and Great Britain is not known,
as news from those places appears to
have been suppressed, probably owing
to the occupation of the cables by
government communications.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
Will MOVE FAST
Reserve System Waits Only
Swearing In New Members.
Bristow Opposed Delano's and
Warburg's Combinations.

Washington. Aug. REORGANIZATION OF
the federal reserve system under the
new currency law awaited today the
swearing in of the members of the re-
serve board. Confirmation of Paul M.
Warburg of New York and Frederic A.
Delano of Chicago, by the senate COM
plete the new board.
All the members of the board except
Mr.. Delano are in Washington and in
dications were that SecretarJ McAdoo
would be able to have the board sworn
in today or Monday. The other men,
bers are Paul M. Warburg. w. p. O..
Harding, of Birmingham: Adolph C..
Miller. of San Francisco; Charles 8.
Hamlin, II Boston, and Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo and Comptroller
of the Currency Williams as ex-officio
members.
To Work at Once.
Every preparation has been made to
get the board to work at once and it is
probable that the actual organization
and opening of the twel.e res I'VE
banks can be arranged within a short
time. The only step to be taken be-
fore the organization can proceed is the
election by the full reserve board of the
"Class Co directors Of the twelve banks
There are three Of these for each bank
and while there has been no formal
conference as to the men to be chosen
matter has been under consideration for
some time and that the selection will
not delay the formal opening long.
After these directors are chosen the
banks will organise and open for busi-
ness.
Treasury officials have been anxious
to test the new system in the present
situation and will put forth every eff
fort to organize promptly. The notes to
be used in the new system have been
designed and probably will be approved
by the board at orce although if neces-
sary the comptroller Of the currency
has the authority to go ahead with their
printing.
1t is not expected here that the tran
sition from the present system to the
new will occasion any great difficulty.
BristOw Opposes Warburg.
Confirmation of Messrs Warburg and
Delano was preceded by debate in the
course of which a heated colloquy en-
sued between Senator Bristow, who at
tackled Mr.. Warburg whose nomination
he opposed from the outset, and Senator
Stone. which for a time looked threat
ening, but which finally subsidized upon
the urgent request of other senator's.
Eleven senators voted against Mr..
Warburg, only one Of them, Lane of
Oregon, being a Democrat. Senator
Bristow was the only ole to vote
against Mr.. Delano.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
DETAILS COMPLETED.
Committees Of Congress Selected to
Atteni: Wilson Funeral.

Washington, Aug. n.8.-The nation.
represented by committees from the
senate and house, will pay its final
tribute to Mrs. Wilson, wife Of the
president, at private services in the
east room Of the White House Mon
day afternoon. Immediately after
ward a special train conveying Mrs
Wilson'S body. the presidents fam
lily. several members of the cabinet
and a few friends and relatives will
leave for Rome, Ca, where interment
will take place in Myrtle Hill GEM
etery Tuesday afternoon.
With the selection of honorary pail
bearers and the naming of the special
senate committee, ali arrangements
for the funeral were to be completed
today. The house committee consist
delegation. 1t practically had been
decided that the honorary pallbearers
would include the members of the
presidents cabinet.
Immediately after the interment
services in the little Georgia city where
Mrs. Wilson lived for some time and
where her father and mother were
buried, the president and his party will
return to Washington, arriving early
Wednesday night.
Tributes of flowers and messages OF
sympathy continued today to pour into
the White House. Their senders rep
resented all stations in life from foreign
rulers to many humble jewellers in the
capital who had benefited by Mrs. Will
sons countless acts of kindness.
The president today attended to bus
mess Of only the most imperative ma.
ture. Although borne down by grief
and the anxious vigil of the last two
weeks, Mr.. Wilson's physical condition.
his phySician said. remains good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
Austria Refuses Aid.

London, Aug. ga teleevam from
Rome to the Central News says. Sem
aphores on the south coast Of Italy re-
port the German cruisers Goeben and
Breslau making for the Adriatic. A
request to the Austrian fleet for aid
was refused on the ground that there
had been no declaration of war between
and Great Britain:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08

Services for Mrs. wilson VIII he Of
the Simplest Kind.

Washington. Aug. &-Final grange
mente made today tor the funeral OF
MrA Woodrow Wilson, wife OF the
president. made It certain that the SER
vices both at the White House Monday
and H. Rome. Ga, Tuesday, viii be Of
the simplest kind. Every effort win be
made to maintain the privacy Of the
family and to conduct tn. funeral al
nearly AS possible as, II the president
were private citizen.
Secretary Tumulty said today the
family expected. In addition to the COM
mfttees Of the senate and house and
members OF the cabinet, only relatives
and a few of the closest personal
friends of Mrs. Wilson, and the prest-
dent to attend the services.
Only the family and a few intimate
friends will go with the body to Rome
for the burial.
Members Of the congressional COM
of the desire of the president that the
work of the congress be continued
without interruption. Both the sem
ate and house, however, will adjourn
from ! p. m. to p. m. Monday while
the funeral services in the East room
OF the White House are going on.
There win be no honorary pallbear-
ers at the White House services. At
tendants from the White House will
carry the body from the East room to
the nearSe ana then II Will De taken Oh
rectly to q special train at the railroad
station.
The Rev. Sylvester Beach of Prince
ton. N. J.. the pastor Of the Wilson
family, and Rev. J. II. Taylor of the
Central Presbyterian church. WASH
fngton, will conduct the services at
the White House. The pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Rome. Of
which Mrs. Wilson's father was for
merly in charge, will conduct the SER
vices at Myrtle Hill cemetery.
The funeral train will leave Wash
ington at p. m. Monday and will ar
rive at Rome at about 2 p. m. Tuesday.
The last services will be conducted inn
mediately and soon afterward the flu
neral party will return to Washington,
arriving here late Wednesday after
noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08

Following their defeat the Germans
retreated in good order across the
Meuse. During the night reinforce
ments arrived. It il reported that the
German crown prince assumed COM
mand with fresh troops. In the early
morning the Germans recrossed the riv-
er. Heavy siege guns were placed in
position ana for an hour Liege was
shelled at long range. The German shell
fire was deadly and accurate They
followed them with. the desperate
charges which made absolutely no
Roadway against the Liege forts. Among
the killed in the fighting around Liege
was the 19-year-old SON Of the German
General Count Won Arnim.
The correspondent of the Daily News
at Brussels has sent the following:
IAN the forts surrounding Liege are
intact"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
Cedric Sails for New York.

New York, Aug. 8.-The White Star
liner Cedric left Halifax today with all
passengers aboard, and should arrive
at New York Monday morning. This
announcement was made by the White
Star line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08

Decrease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
TWO Ships SON.

passengers were transferred today to
the Adriatic after the suspension of the
Olympic's sailing was announced. The
Adriatic sailed at noon. The Mime
haha sailed at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-05
Soldier ChOked Tiger to Death

From the Wide World Magazine.
In the mountainous province of Kirin,
formerly one of the three provinces Of
Manchuria dispatches are conveyed by
soldiers, who ride from one district to
another. One day in November a SOL
dier was on his way back to Kirin city,
the capital of the province when he
espied a large tiger coming toward him.
Dismounting, he aimed as best he could
with a rifle, not of the most modern pat
tern, and fired. The animal, though
wounded, was not disabled, and sprang
in a fury toward the soldier. Fortunately
for the man, he kept his head. and with
the rifle tightly clasped and supported
against his chest, awaited the oncominS
of the animal. Just as the tiger was
ready for the final spring, with his jaws
wide open, the soldier jammed the point
of the rifle with all his might through
the mouth, against the base of the skull
The force of the animals spring as he
rushed forward no doubt helped to end
the struggle, for in a few minutes the
tiger was lying on it's side and breath
ing its last The plucky soldier rode to
the capital, 80 miles away, and reported
the incident TO his companions Half n
dozen other soldiers then accompanied
him to the spot. and between them the
animal was carried home and photo
graphed in front of the commanders )
house, with the damaged rifle in stu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-05
National Commission Meets Today
d. FULTZ CONFIDENT THAT :
REQUESTS OF PLAYERS WILL,
BE GRANTED BY COMMISSION
Committee Appointed to Represent Players Fraternity Will
Leave for Cincinnati Today-Hope to Reach
an Agreement Early

New York, January 4.-The committee
appointed by the baseball players fed
Grafton to confer with the national COM
mission relative to changes in the form
of contract between player and club will
leave this city early tomorrow for Gin
cinnati, where the conferences will be
held Tuesday. The federation represent
tation will consist of Jake Daubert,
Brooklyn; John Henry, Washington: Jack
Miller. st. Louis: Ray Collins. Boston and
Dave Fultz, president Of the federation.
Reulbach of Brooklyn. also is a men,
ber of the committee but may not make
the trip. The national commission will
be represented by President B. B. john
son of the American league; August
Herman of the Cincinnati club and Pres
ident John X. Tener of the National
league, or personal representative.
President Fultz of the federation, said
tonight in discussing the conferences: I'VE
wish to complete the conference by Tues
day night. so the federation can release
Its members from pledges not to sign
contracts until notified by the organiza-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-05
Flowers as Emblems

The recent announcement in a contem
porary that the Ulster men are trying to
institute a demonstration, when every
man. woman, and child will wear a flower
as token of their aversion to home rule,
reminds one how often flowers have been
used as emblems, says Tit-Bts.
Since the leaders cf the Yorkish and
I-ancastrian parties each plucked a rose
In the Temple Gardens, the Lancastrian
a red and the Yorkist white, this flower
has been popular emblem. Apart from
the fact that red roses are symbolical of
love and white of purity. our national
emblem is the rose; the legitimist party
of France formed the league of the rose
in imitation Of our Primrose league, while
owing to Gladstone's fondness for white
roses many liberals once wished to make
them an emblem for their party, but the
idea was not adopted.
The primrose, it is said was Beacons-
fields favorite flower, and has been
chosen by his followers, who formed the
Primrose league, as an emblem, while in
France the violet, because of it's purple
hue. was worn by imperialists as an in
formal token of their loyalty to the Bona-
parties. When the son of the ex-Empress
Eugenie was brought home to be buried
after being killed in the Zulu campaign,
his body was almost covered in violets
The carnation was taken as an emblem
by the moribund Boulaugist party, of
which Henri Rochefort, who died recently,
was a supporter.
Then. again, there are favorite nationa,
emblems. There are the lilies of France
the thistle for Scotland. the shamrock
for ireland. the leek for Wales, and the
maple leaf for Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-05
Worlds Oldest Newspaper

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Peking Gazette, or Tching-pao, Was
founded In 713, dozen centuries ago. 1t
President Yuan. 1t was a burden to the
government and somewhat of a nuisance.
republican government has no proper
use for burdens and nuisances of this
kind, and Yuan has shown himself to be
an excellent republican in putting an end
to the hoary and unvenerable journal.
The Gazette was issued for the purpose
of giving to the public an account of the
doings of the imperial court. 1t was pub
lished at government expense, and was,
of course, conducted as the government
desired. When the fall of the Manchus
automatically abolished the Chinese court
the Gazette kept on doing business. II
purported to present the official news of
the republic. 1t was, in brief an orien-
tai counterpart of our own respectable
Congressional Record, thought it was
more skillfully eXpurgated and edited
than the upstart official publication of
the United States.
Probably the PeSing Gazette was the
Oldest publication i'm the world. People
outside of China who cherish old things
But republics, especially new born repub-
lies, have no veneration for age. They are
representative of youth and newness The
old things must perish when republican
ism arrives, either slowly and painfully,
or instantaneously and without needless
suffering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-05
JUST TO CHEER A LITTLE GIRL
Machinery of Big Government Institu-
ton an Abettor of Santa Claus
rrom the kansas CITY Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
1t was the only damaged package in
the Christmas parcel post such at the
Kansas side postoffice; so they lifted the
cover and peeped in. There lay a big
wax doll-the head broken.
'Too bad" one of the girl clerks said.
The doll had journeyed from New
York city and was to be the property
Of a little girl in the factory section.
william Firstenberger, postmaster saw
The broken doll and decided to stretch
the postal regulations ever so little.
Mr.. Firstenberger called in the carrier
on the route where the package was to
be delivered.
"Do you know the family at that num-
ber?" he asked.
"Yes." the carrier replied; they ap-
pear to be a poor family"
That was all that was necessary for
him to explain. A collection was taken
They sent over to doll factory and a
new head was procured. Then one of
the carriers fit 1t neatly 70 no one could
tell that the head had ever been replaced.
The doll was slipped back into the box
and on Christmas morning the little girl
Will see the doll, but she will never know
that she would have been disappointed
had not the postal rules been stretched
just little.