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The river press., 1914-08-12
Belgium is Neutral Territory

The vital Importance of Belgium
in war between France and Ger
many lies in the fact that unless Ger
ritory, neutralized by treaty, an in
vasion of France would have to be
through heavily fortified French from
tier proper. The entire northeastern
frontier of France is roughly 440
miles in length. For a distance OF
about 200 miles this frontier line sep
aratea france from Belgium and Lux
einbnrg. The remainder, about 100
miles. separates France from German
territory
With the neutrality of Belgium OBJ
rNed, the scere of action would be
"eiuced to the splendidly fortified
Franco-German frontier proper. This
ire Of defense runs. broadly speak
ing. IRON \aldun to Nancy, to Epina
TO I!elfort and to BesancOn. Eacl
ore OF Il ese cities is the center of {
.,rnup OF !ortiiiCutjons extending north
vest and southeast and all facing the
German border. Each has its outpost:
and It's lanhing protection and thu
line is said to be virtually continuous
for the greater part of the entire dis
tante between LuXemberg and tn,
Swiss border.
Behind the ill. OF fortifCatiOn
France has d second line of defens
broadly speaking. running parable
from Rheims to thalons and to NerC
um, aid from Chalons to Langress, t
uiiou and to Besancon. This secon
line of f0rl;iicalions. is. roughly speal
lug, from !4O to 220 miles from til
French taD:,al.
The French frontler from the Stra
of Dover to German territory. the lin
which separates France, Belgium an
..,.Aen.burg, IS also we'll protected.
The river press., 1914-08-12
Wilson Offers Good Offices

Washington, Aug.-President Will
son has offered his good offices to all
European powers involved in the war.
The president has sent the following
message to Emperor William. Emper-
or Nicholas, Emperor Francis Joseph.
President Poincare and King George:
"As official head of one of the pow
tion feel it to be my privilege and
my duty under article ; Of that con-
vention to say to YOU in spirit OF
most earnest friendship that should
welcome an opportunity to act in the
interest of European peace. either
now or any other time that might be
thought suitable to serve all concern
The river press., 1914-08-12
Beloians Defeat Germans

London, Aug.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Bussels says that the Belgian war
Office today issued the following state
ment:
"The second corps of the German
army made an advance attack over
the Vesdre river into the province OF
Liege. A counter attack by the Bel
gians was brilliantly successful and
the enemy was forced back over the
Dutch frontier. The victorious Bel
gian troops did not follow up their
success into Dutch territory.
1.-THE forts OF Evegnee were en-
gagged with German artillery all day
but the Germans made little impress
sion upon them. There were no cas-
ualties in the forts
The river press., 1914-08-12
Will Arbitrate Railroad Trouble

Washington, Aug. 3.-Managers Of
the western railroads have accepted
arbitration of the wage dispute with
their enginmen and firemen.
The railroad managers just before
noon advised the president they would
accept the plan proposed by the feder'
al board of mediation, which had al.
ready been passed on favorably by the
representatives of the enginemen and
firemen. The plan provides that the
question of wages shall be arbitrated
under the Newlands act and that
rules and regulations enforced prior
to October, 1913, shall be restored.
Immediately after the call of the
railroad managers the federal board
of mediation was notified of the favor
able outcome.
The river press., 1914-08-12
ed in a way that would afford me last
ing cause for gratitude and happi.
ness
Merchant Vessels Fear Capture

New York, Aug. 5.-Eight cruisers
three German, three British and
two French are lowering somewhere
off this coast. For days incoming
steamers have reported news of frag-
r:entary wireless indicating that
these vessels were in American wat
ers, but no skipper was able to fix
their position. The firing heard off
the coast of Maine today may have
marked the first engagement between
either the German and English or the
German and French ships.
These vessels have been primarily
concerned of late in attempts to in
tercept merchant vessels of the enc
my and several big liners notably the
Krol orinzessin Cecile, which put in
TO Rar Harbor, Maine, yesterday, af
ter abandoning her trip to Europe
have hau narrow escapes. Captain
rolack OF the Cecile believed that al
one time she was in imminent danger
of capture by French vessels.
The White Star liner Olympic man
aged to creep safely into New York
| harbor today, as did the North Ger
man Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm II
| All have been running with onl.
masthead lights burning. The Lusi
tania of the Cunard line, British
boat. slipped out of the harbor afte
midnight similarly darkened, hoping
to be conveyed by some of the British
cruisers as far as New Foundlan'
and tro,u there by some other Brit
ish shin until the other side wa
reached.
The river press., 1914-08-12
NEW HORRORS OF WAR

For the first time in the history of
human warfare there will be four dis
tinctive fields of conflict. The COM
batants will struggle to the death ON
the land, on the sea, in the air and be-
meath the surface of the waves. To
the horrors of naval fighting has been
added the submarine-a factor not en-
tirely new, but one which has been
developed to the highest point of
slaughter and to land and sea strife
have been added the new terrors of
the air.
The press dispatches announce the
opinion delivered by one of the great
war experts to the effect that the sub
marine and the aeroplane have rele-
gated even the great dreadnOughts
and the super-dreadnOughts to the
scrap heap since none of the engines
of destruction yet devised by man can
battle successfully against the unseen
foe beneath the waters and the almost
equally dangerous enemy that sweeps
down from above. The marvellous de-
velOpments of the submarine narrOws
the seemingly great margin between
the mighty man-of-war and the Trailer
craft that darts more rapidly through
the water. But the invisible enemy Is
proverbially strong and hence it is that
even the greatest feet has submarine
fiotilla to fear quite as much as the
antagonist which can be seen.
The late dispatches from across the
water give graphic description of the
first fight in the air. \ French mono
pianist is represented as driving his
craft against huge dirigible balloon OF
the Germans, with the result that ev
cry man engaged in the struggle was
dashed to death. A new element Of
horror is thus added by meeting Of
fighters almost surely doomed to de
struction from the very first. There
is no quarter in the air, no chance o
escape, no posing of the dread balan
ces which incline this way or that t.
the strongest and the bravest. In the
same bloody catastrophe. the strons
and weak, the great and the small. are
involved. Only there is left the glor!
in which the brave may all share.
There is something unspeakabl!
frightful in this battlefield of the air
On the solid ground, behind protecting
entrenchments supported by batteries
of guns, there is something beneath
The river press., 1914-08-12
Notice to Creditors

Estate OF Hattie Estella Silrey. de-
ceased.
signed Charles H. Cobb, administrator of
the estate OF Hattie Esteila Silvey, de-
ceased, to the creditors OF. and all per
ceased, to exhibit them with the neces-
sary vouchers. within four months after
the first publication Of this notice, to the
said administrator at his residence in
Great Falls, Montana. that being the
place where the business of the said es-
tate is conducted.
Dated July II. 1919. ,
CHARLES II. COBB.
Administrator of the estate OF hattie
t.stela Silvey. deceased.
E>;,v> ,,,b1i,a August 1914.
The river press., 1914-08-12
ALLIANCE AND ENTENTE

The international compact called the
Triple Alliance dates from 1888; it
stands for an agreement entered into
at that time by Germany, Austria and
Italy, in order to check encroachments
by Russia and France. Two days ago
the surprising word came that Italy
will not become party to the pres
ent troubles, the proposition being
that the alliance involves an obligation
that is not binding except in case one
or another of the parties to 1t is at
tackled.
That is a new versiOn-at least, the
plea was not invoked in comparative
ly recent times when Italy engaged in
aggressive operations in Africa. Out
siders are, however, not supposed to
have an exact knowledge of the terms
of the compact between these three
powers, except that they are bound to
support one another in certain con-
tingencies. The original arrangement
is known to have undergone several
revisions. The period for its existence
has been several times renewed.
cdIo dSO Lu6Aduu was, III q 6CACI
al way, in accord with the alliance.
But Germanys rapid strides in mill.
tary and naval prowess caused the
government at London to be inclined
to other associations; gradually, as a
rival affair, the so-called Triple
Entente was crealed-by negO-
tiations between England and France,
in 1904, and with Russia in 1907.
Within five years, prior to this year,
these two groups of powers, respect
lively the Alliance and the Entente,
have been dangerously close to a
clash. In 19O9-when Austria annex
ed Bosnia-France, Russia and Eng
at that time, came out aggressively
for Austria. Russia was still suffer
ing from the effects of the war with
Japan; the result was that Austria
put her proposition through and that
was a tally for the Alliance.
In 1911 the question of the French
protectorate in Morocco became a
critical matter. Berlin gave notice
that the Kaiser's government would
not recognize the jurisdiction OF
France, with respect to the African
region, unless a concession of ada.
cent territory was made to Germany
In this instance the trio in the Triple
Entente scored and the outcome was
construed to be not at all to Ger
many's advantage-for a long time
thereafter a feeling of dissatisfaction
or even resentment, found frequent
expression in Berlin and, indeed
throughout Germany.
Thus for the third time within
period not more than five years lOnI
these two international aggregation
are in active contention-indeed, the.
are, in part, engaged in hostilitie:
which in human probability, will pres
entity engage them all. This time the
cause for the clash is furnished b.
Austrian grievances against Servia
Some of these may be real: most o
them manifestly are petty, ii not en-
tirely unwarrantable.
In any event, these are incident
which Germany has seized upon as
good-enough excuse for a war whicl
mankind must regard as unspeakabi
wicked, but war which, apparently
was bound to come, no matter hoy
unworthy the preteXt for it-Butt
Post.
The river press., 1914-08-12

Helena. Aug. Al. J. Tobin. OF the
good roads division of the department
of agriculture arrived here today to
confer with G. r. Metlen. secretary OF
the state highway commission. con-
cerhing the good roads meeting at
Great Falls next week. The depart
ment of agriculture will have dis
play of model roads. built OF paper
mache, so that at a glance person
can see how good highways should
be built the material used, and other
features.
The river press., 1914-08-12
LARGE increase in Circulation

Washington, d. c., Aug. 4.-Amend
ments to the bank law extending is
sues of currency to l25 per cent OF
capital and surplus of banks and trust
companies in the federal reserve sys
TEN were finally passed in the house
today. More than a billion dollars
will be available for additional cir
culation. The senate promptly agreed
to the amendmnts, which then went
to the White House for the presidents
signature.
The river press., 1914-08-12
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21
VA. COMMISSION
TIED UP EN- ROUTE

Colonel Alexander Forward, sec
rotary TO the Virginia commission for
the Panama exposition, yesterday re-
ceived a letter from Captain w. w.
Baker. chairman of the commission.
The letter was written last Monday,
before the commission had been out
to the exposition grounds or trans
acted any business whatever.
The members Of the commission arr
rived in San Francisco thirty-six hours
late The trouble originated at Gin
clnnafi where the Chesapeake and
Ohio train was half an hour late.
The Big -Four train. with which they
were Supposed to connect at that
point, failed TO wait Tor them, and
their schedule through To San Fran
cisco was entirely disarranged. Es-
pccialiy were,the Pullman reservations
upset, some nights the commission be-
ing forced TO use upper berths-
The commission will spepd another
week In California ara return to T1r-
ginia about July 6,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21
b0ATWR|GHT RULES
AGAINST PROTEST
SAYS HE WAS UNABLE TO DE-
TERMINE WHETHER OR NOT
BAG WAS MOVED.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
Norfolk, Va. June 2o.--Regarding
the controversy as to the Newport
News second base being moved out of
its place, and the protest of three
games, April 90, %. and June /. by
Manager Ryan, President Boatwright.
today denied the protest. His de-
cision in part Is as follows:
mo games played in Newport News
will be thrown out There has been no
positive evidence that the diamond
was not regulation size, at any time
game was played in that city. On
June before the game, Manager
Ryan. with others measured the dis
tance between first. second and third
bases. and testified the distances were
short. and the second base bag was
moved back that day. Manager
Mathews and others testified the dis
tances were measured. and they were
correct and the second base was not
moved. Umpire Lewis states that he
was on the grounds at least forty-five
minutes before the game started on
June e and his attention WAS net call
ed to the matter until Just before time
to call the game, and he could not
see where any changes in the diamond
had been made. This occurred on
June 2, and there is no protest of that
days game.
THE evidence in the case. both
written ane oral Is absolutely con-
f1icting and contradictory, and comes
in the main from players and man.
ayers.
The groun dkeeper at Newport News
emphatically denies he ever furnished
any one with a steel tape line. and
never had one. Manager Ryan and
others claims he did Players on
teams not interested testify they
thought the second base was not In
proper position, but not one ever re-
ported II to me or my umpires, or
measured the grounds.
suffice, 1t Is to say, that II the base
was moved either by design or error,
I have been unable to find the one re-
sponsible for it. and I have yet to
have any one intimate or suggest that
the directors or owners of the ball
club In Newport News, would sanction
or permit any sharp practice to win
games"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21
GRANTS M|X-uP
IN DIVORCE SUIT.

New York, Juno 20,-~Jesse Root
Grant, son OF the late General L. s.
Grant was made defendant in a suit
in the Supreme court today by his
wife, Mrs Elizabeth Chapman Grant.
who alleges that her husband virtually
deserted her thirty years ago and has
refused to contribute 70 her support
most Of the time. The suit, which is
to recover = part of the income Of So
400 a year which Grant receives from
two trust funds, follows the disallow~
ance Of suit brought by General
Grant in Reno in which The court re-
fused to find that Mrs Grant desert
ed her husband.
In the direct suit as well AZ in the
suit brought here today, Mrs Grant
has the support of her daughtert Mrs
Nellie Grant Cronan, wife Of Lieuten-
ant Commander Cronan, H. $. N, and
her son, Lieutenant Chapman Grant,
u. 8. A.
She names her children as defend
ants in the suit brought here by her
because they have an interest in the
trust funds involved in the suit. but
both filed notices waving any claim to
the money and asking the court to
grant the relief asked by their mot her
The other defendant named ia the
United States Trust company. trustee
under the viii of Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant. widow OF the president, and
also trustees Of a fund raised in 1883
by public Subscription for the baueiit
OF Mrs. Grant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21
|OLD ELI TR|UMPHS
OVER CRIMSON N|hE'

Boston, June 20.-Sixteen hits. in
Guiding two two baggers. and four
pitchers working in the box, was not
enough of = combination for Harvard
to beat the Yale nine intoday's play off
at F'euway Park. Fifteen thousand
people witnessed the game. Yale won,
l3 to s.
The Crimson started away like
whirlwlnd in the first inning, when
five hits were punched for four runs
after two men were out and again Pie
Way, the stocky young man, who only
last Tuesday beat Harvard, 6 to /, and
allowed only tour hits, one of which
was a real one.
Gle, who VAS beaten "Wednesday at
Cambridge, took up the burden after
Harvard had registered ten hits
against Way and the Yale team had
cut the Crimson's lead down to two
runs. With Giles advent the Blues
fortunes changed for the better, Eddie
Mahan. the winning Harvard pitcher
three days ago, being driven from the
mound and Whitney, Hitchcock and
finally Frye, the left-hander, taking a
turn at pitching in futile endeavor to
stop the Yale men from making the
rounds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21
GOES 1892 MILES
IN ELEVEN DAYS


The following dispatch, just recslFed
from Boone, la, is the latest word
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-,
car whch - christening the Ii'co'"
mig hWAy
saxon 1.lacoIh hlAh"4Y 90 al ~ "
IN Boone from oeqdr haplpS. LIE
lance. l43 miles. Weather ana FoStos
very good. car IN good snare
In reaching Inns Aihs@ Oh rs w
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21
SANlTARIUM FOR
TUBERCULAR VICTIMS

SARATOGA Springs, Y. Y, June 90
y new outpost in The worlds battle
with tuberculosis was dedicated by the
metropolitan Life Insurance company
on "a sunny slob1 Of Mount McGregor,
near here this afternoon in the shape
OF the most complete and fayorably To-
Gated of modern sanitariums. 1t Is
designed solely for the benefit of the
$4,000 employees Of the metropolitan
company. The fact that twenty-five
per cent of all mortality on the COM
pany's books was due to tuberculosis
led the officers to get permission Of the
State superintendent of insurance to
purchase land for this purpose and
to Appropriate the company's reserve
fund for its support.
It's total cost Is estimated at ST.
600, 900. At present. only two of the
wards are completed. When com
pleted the sanitarium will accommo-
date over 200 patients.
Henry w. Burr, the city chamber
lain Of New York, one of the guests
that attended the dedication, said that
Tho naw saritariunL was a challenge to
the city of New York to deal more
energeticallv with its white plague
New York, he said, has 3d.
600 consumptives with. only $50 beds
to accommodate them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21

June 25. 1af3-Beaten by Joe
ing five hits in three innings and
Senator's Ave johnson was really
oatted out of the box in this game.
September /, 1a1s--Beaten by Car
roll. Brown. G, to ). in ten innings;
White Elephants making nine hits
and Senator's thirteen.
April IS 1al4--Beaten bv j We'll
don Wyckoff, 2 to /. White Elephants
making four hits and Senators six.
May j, 1a14-Beaten by Joe Bush,
to 6; White Elephants making fiva
hits In one and two-third innings and
Senator's nine.
BY Boston, 6.
Tune IS, 1s12-Bcaten by Joe
Wood. ; To O: Red Sex making four
hits and Senators three.
September 8, 1a12--Beaten by Joe
Wood, / to 0: Red Sox making five
hits and Senators six.
May 30, f91s--Beaten by Ray Col
Inns, / TO 0: Red Sox making eight
hits and Senators four
August IS. 1913~-i3eaten by Ray
Collins. ta o. in eleven innings: Red
sox making three hits and Senators
six.
April Is. beaten by Rankin
inAHSan, . To ", tTeu COX YHdhlHE
nine hits and Senators six
June ]. Iat4-B Beaten by Rankin
Johnson. to O.; Red sox making
five hits and Senators FIVE.
BY Cleveland. 3.
September II, 1eI2--Beaten by
Fred Bsandin. 3 to 2; Maps making
nine hits and Senators eight.
Nav -. 1af3--Beaten by Bill steen.
TO 0; Maps making thirteen hits and
Senators six.
June IS, Beaten by vean
Gregg. ( TO O.. Maps making nins
hits and Senators nine,
Ry ST. Louis, 2.
August as 1SI s-~Beaten by Earl
Hamilton. 4 to 8. Browns making two
hits in two and one-third innings
and Senators Eve. This game was the
one in which Ban Johnson relieved
Hughes when two men were on the
bases and was charged as a defeat
against johnson only by the presi-
dent OF the American league.
August e. 1s12-Beaten by Jack
Powell 3 to 9: Browns making four
hits and Senators seven
BY New York, 1.
May 25 tal2--Beaten by Russell
Ford To 3; Yankees making eight
hits and Senators ten.
Rv Detroit. 4,
May 81. 1911 2-Beaten by George
Muilin. To O. Tigers making two
hits and Senators two.
By Chicago. I.
May g. 1911 a--Beaten hy Joe Benz.
to &; White Sox making eight hits
in five innings and Senators thirteen
Johnson was actually hatted out OF
the box in this game
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21
TYRUS COBB GIVES
BUTCHER 4 BEATING
GEORGIA PEACH IS PLACED
UNDER ARREST FOR THREAT
ENING TO KILL MAN.

Detroit, Mich, Juno 20,--ryrus
Cobb worlds greatest baseball player,
boiling with rage, suffering with a
thumb believed to be broken, and
disheveled from street fight. was put
into a patrol wagon tonight and taken
to n police station and locked up 8
w L. Carpenter, proprietor OF a
meat market, says he will prosecute
Cobb for Threatening to kill him and
backing UP tho threat by thrusting a
revolver in his face. Carpenter was in
his shop early this evening when Cobb
entered the place. Carpenter declares
Cobb charged that he had insaited his
wife and that he hs1l to apologize or
die.
The trouble, Carpenter stated. arose
over the sale of a Ssh to Mrs. Cobb,
An argument over me telephone en-
sued. In which the butcher stated
Mrs. Cobb told him abe was through
trading there
Il am glad Of H." Carpenter said
he told Mrs. Cobb
Harold Harding. employed by Car
penter, thrust himself in front of
his employer with the result, 1t Is said,
Cobb knocking Harding down. Hard
ing's head striking on the cement
sidewalk. Carpenter forced Cobb to
allow Harding TO arise, but he was
promptly Knocked down again. AT this
Jnncture the police arrived and Cobb,
still much excited was taken into Gus
tody, as was n hoy to whom Cobb
gave the revolver 10 hold while he.
engaged in beating Harding. Cobb
has a badly cut right hand. and 1t is
doubtful If he Will be in the game for
Il few days,