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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
PROTECTION OF.
STARS and STRIPES
FOR SHIPS CARRYING OUR Elk.
PORTS TO COUNTRIES
ACROSS THE SEA.
ENDORSED BY BUSINESS men
Start Inaueuration of Legislative Pro-
gram Providing for Federal War
Risk Insurance.

Washington.-A decisive step toward
the Inauguration of a legislative pro-
gram providing for federal war risk
insurance on the foreign commerce of
the United States, the creation of a
mercantile marine capable of handling
the export business of the country, and
the restoration of the business in for
eign bills of exchange, was taken by
conference of representative bust
ness men from a score of different
cities with Secretary of the Treasury
MeAdoo, members of the federal re-
serve board and members of Congress
Committees composed of experts on
each of these subjects were appointed
to work in conjunction with congress
sional committees, and members of
the federal reserve board were assign
ed to meet with each of the business
mems committees.
Already congress and the admins
tration have made Roadway in the di-
rection of providing an emergency
ed in the senate over the radical
changes made in the emergency reg
istry bill by the conference committee.
The opponents to the throwing wide
open of American coastwise trade to
foreign ships, and the elimination of
the provision requiring an American
majority ownership in all foreign ships
which are given American registry,
prevented the passage of the pending
measure
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
HOOKS BAITED
BY UNCLE SAM
INVESTIGATION WILL BE PUSHED
IN ENTIRE coUNTRY--AeENTs
AFTER MERCHANTS.
WAR CRY IS POOR EXCUSE
Sugar Producers Are Reaping Rich
Harvest-Quick Action Follows
Presidents Order.

Observation-Disclosures action followed
in Washington the order of President
Wilson to- the Department of Justice
for an investigation into the sudden
and astonishing advance in the prices
of food products since the European
war began.
The local United States District At
torney, Mr.. Wilson, summoned the
grand jury and that body examined
various wholesalers, jobbers and re-
tailers who deal in meats, flour, gro
ceries and provisions of all sorts and
conduct cold storage warehouses.
Similar Investigations are in pro-
gress all over the country and district
attorneys and special agents of the
Department of Justice are. under or
ders to proceed as expeditiously as
possible in their inquiries and reports.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield I'M
dertook to justify the advanced price
consumption in the United States and
because of the cutting of the beet
sugar from Germany. However, the
astonishing rise in the price of sugar
to the consumer has brought to the
surface in congress dormant opposi-
ton to the Democratic free sugar pol
icy, and it's immediate effect upon the
cane sugar industry in Louisiana may
lead to efforts to halt the further re-
auctions in sugar duties provided for
in the Underwood-Simm bill.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
WILL ASSIST BANKERS
In Their Effort To Prevent Financial
Stringeney.

New York.-It is not a moratorium
which has been adopted by the bank
ers of the United States in co-opera-
ton with the government-for that
word signifies a suspension of certain
kinds of payments which is authorized
by legislative enactment.
< Yet the bankers and the government,
as far as practicable, will act in coop
Grafton with intent to suspend pay
ments in gold for the present. This
will be facilitated partly through the
issuing of additional currency, partly
by the action of clearing house asso-
Citations, which will receive hereafter
in payment of balances any kind of
money. Up to this time the clearing
house associations of New York have
accepted in payment of balances moth
ing but gold or legal tenders, although
gold is usually represented by clearing
house gold certificates.
OF course, any one who possesses a
gold certificate may demand of the
government it's redemption in gold.
But the bankers and the government
as well, are now taking measures by
which it will be possible practically TO
hoard these certificates. or at least to
keep many of them out of general cir
culation
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
CHESS FOR HUMAN PAWNS
French Consul Refutes Reports of
German Victories.

Cincinnati.-The European warfare
chess played with humans as pawns
and the crowns of. Europe as Kings
and Queens Eugene Pociey, French
Consul, said, in refuting the dispatches
that Germany had gained any great
victory by opposing the French sol
diers who temporarily occupied Muehl-
hansen. The~occupation of Muehlhau-
sen by the French was feint to draw
the strength of the Germans into
limelight, and demonstrate how swift
ly Capitalization of their forces
could be made, Pociey declares, and
in that it was successful. General
Joffee, with 10000 men, was massed
near Muehlhausen, Pociey cites, as
evidence that the French did not con-
slider the point strategic.
THE German army is in a crescent,
and dependent on each Individual
army. The French army is formed in
a great triangle, and an attack on any
serious will bring heavy reinforce
ments from any other side of the tri-
angle, an advantage over the Ger
mans" Pociey says. THE slow mob
ilization of Russian forces has ena-
bled the Germans to make more con
centrated attacks on France, which
will not be possible when the Russians
are entered into BATTLE" the Consul
said. 1.-THE Germans must defend Der
lin from Russian invasion, and already
several thousand Russian troops are
on the way toward the invasion
man forces must be divided
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Russia Is MobiIizing An Immense
Army Of Over Five Million Soldiers
|ERMAN ARMY ADVANCING
SLOWLY ACROSS BELGIUM
ia Warned Against Placing the Slightest
iance in Many Rumors Current Daily
lgarding the Alleged Victories or Defeats

Paris Journal states that it is
absolutely certain that Japan will
Declare war against Germany. The
Daily Telegraph says the Japanese
''.,s has put TO sea.
+ tSsgSs Agency announces that
Field Marshal Sir John French, the
commandsr-in-chief of the English
army, Joined Gen. Joseph Joffre,
the French commander-in-Chief
A dispatch to the Central News
from Rome says that according to
reliable information from st. Pc
tersburg Russia has mobilized
2,oco, COO men on the German and
Austrian frontiers, half a million
on the Turkish and Roumanian
frontiers, while 100000 men are
held in reserve.
About $50 of the passengers and
crew of che Austrian Lloyd steamer
Baron Gautsch were killed or
drowned when the vessel was
blown up by mine off the Island
of Lussin.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch.
frcm Nish states that 100000 Aus
TRAN troops who made concerted
attack along the entire Servian
frontier were repulsed with heavy
losses.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
MORE SHIPS CHARTERED
Against Entry of Aliens Into Great
Britain's Territory.

Washington.-The Washington gov
ernment's measures for the relief of
Americans in Europe and plans of the
Red Cross to send an expedition to the
war zones, developed rapidly. Amer
lean embassies and legations through
out Europe were authorized by Secre-
tary Garrison to charter ships in which
to bring home citizens of the United
States. Secretary Garrison said he
had decided it would be necessary to
charter two or three ships on this side
of the Atlantic to make trips to GER
tain European ports where American
refugees have assembled.
Some of the American diplomatic
representatives abroad, he has learned
will be unable to employ vessels be-
cause none that will venture upon the
high seas at this time are available at
their ports. Information received at
the state department gave assurances
that the British order against the en-
try of aliens into England was not
meant to apply to Americans on the
continent who are trying to return to
tie United States by way of English
ports.
/. Difficulties over the transmission of
code messages between Berlin and
Washington partially were removed
when an understanding was reached
with the British foreign office that the
censor should not impede messages
between the American state depart
ment and the Berlin foreign Office or
Ambassador Gerard, relating to the in
terests of Germans in France or Eng
land. However, it was said such mes
sages were being blocked at Copen-
hagen. making it necessary to route
them by way of Rome.
Red Cross officials announced that
there had been countrywide re-
Spouse to the appeal for funds to
finance the relief expedition. One in
! dividual contribution of $4,000 and
another of $4,000 were reported
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
CLOSE PORTS OF EUROPE
Germans Scattering Contact Mines In
discriminatory About North Sea.

Washington.-With Congress and
the Administration exerting every eff
fort to develop foreign commerce and
to take advantage of the stoppage of
industry in large part of industrial
and agricultural Europe, there sudden
ly came to this government a warn
ing from Great Britain that it would
be unsafe for merchant ships to enter
the North Sea.
This admonition was delivered to
Secretary Bryan by Councillor Barclay,
of the British Embassy in Washington.
Barclay communicated the following
note to the State Department: THE
Germans are scattering contact mines
indiscriminately about the North Sea
in the open sea, without regard to the
consequences to merchantmen. Four
large merchant ships were observed to
pass within mile of the mine field
which sank H. M. s. Amphion. The
waters of the North Sea must, there
fore, be regarded IS perilous in the
last degree to merchant ships of all
nations
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
STOP MARKET FLOODING
Detailed information Given in Which
Resources Were Concentrated.

New York7-As the days pass there
has been opportunity for getting more
detailed information than was at first
possible of the manner in which re-
sources were concentrated and barri-
caded against financial attack. 1t was
in the best sense of the word, pro-
digious undertaking. Not even the
embarrassments and grave dangers of
financial character which the gov
eminent faced at tie opening of the
Civil War were as portentous of chaos
as was the situation which of sud
den confronted American bankers, and
the Federal government Immediately
after it was known that the London
Stock Exchange had closed It's doors.
The demonstration which was made
of ability and of fine spirit of, CO
operation now is thought to be sure
to pass into history as a proof of the
high qualifications of American bank
ers as we'll as the fundamental spirit
of patriotism unalloyed by partisan
ship, which is characteristic of Wash
ington.
In speaking of the conditions which
were suddenly offered Immediately
after the local Stock Exchange closed
its doors, one of leading American
bankers said that it would have been
impossible to meet and overcome
these conditions had not the bankers,
as well as those in authority in Wash
ington, kept perfectly cool and upon
the instant almost, diagnosed the stu
alton and fixed upon the remedy. The
situation was such that unless barri-
cades were raised the continent of Eu-
hope and London would have dumped
securities of all kinds and in other ways
flooded the American market. Ample
as the resources of American banks
were, and strong as the government
is in the possession of gold and other
resources, these were not available
upon the instant. 1t was instantly
seen to be inevitable that the great
market where the value of American
securities is fixed and the Clearing
House not only for the United States,
| but for the continent of Europe and
Great Britain, that American securi-
ty dealings must defend itself in the
only way possible. 1t must draw up
the bridge, thereby leaving an impas-
sable moat
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
U. S. AIDS REFUGEES
GERMANS IN BERLIN OFFER TO
BOARD STRANDED AMERICANS
FOR NOTHING.
MANY FLEE TO ROTTERDAM
Ambassador Gerard In Charge of Spe-
ciai Train That Arrives at Dutch
Port safely-Refugees In New York
Leave for Home.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Five army
transports were ordered by the war
department Thursday to proceed to
Newport News to take on coal and
supplies preparatory to proceeding to
Europe for the relief of stranded
Americans. The transports are the
Sumner, Fitzpatrick, Denver, City of
Macon and City of Memphis.
Washington, Aug. 15.-Warning to
Americans not to visit the countries
now at war and to carry passports
by the state department The notice,
distributed to all steamship lines
throughout the country, reads: "All
American citizens who go abroad
should carry American passports.
American citizens are advised not to
visit unnecessarily countries which
are now at war. 1t is especially iIn-
portant that naturalized Americans re-
frain from visiting their countries of
origin or countries which are at war
Herewith"
Berlin, Germany, Aug. ia meet
ing of 500 Americans in the German
capital was informed Monday that
many German families were ready to
take stranded Americans into their
homes without cost. The first on the
list of those willing to do so was
Adolf Wermuth, the lord mayor, who
declared he would board three Ameri-
cans gratis.
The banks here also are ready to
grant important credits to Americans.
The president of the German bank
declared that he would grant 81 $780,,
600 against adequate securities.
Rotterdam, Aug. 15.-Four hundred
American refugees arrived here on
special train from Berlin. They were
| accompanied by James w. Gerard,
American ambassador to Germany.
The refugees will sail for the United
States on a Dutch liner as soon as
arrangements can be completed and
Mr.. Gerard will return to Berlin.
New York, Aug. 15.-J. P. Morgan
& Co. received the following cable
gram from Morgan, Harjes & Co.,
their Paris house:
Please announce that we have
made arrangements to meet financial
requirements of all properly accredit-
ed Americans throughout France. We
have also sent 100000 francs in gold
to Switzerland for use of Americans
there and hope our agent, the Credit
Suisse, will also be able to help out
in Italy"
New York, Aug. 15.-The largest
portion of the 900 American refugees
who arrived here from Europe on
the liner Philadelphia left for their
homes. The majority of them who
were in a penniless condition when
the ship locked were met at the pier
by friends with money or were ap-
prised by telegram that funds awaited
them at the different telegraph offices.
A committee appointed by Mayor
Mitchell gave immediate relief to
all the Americans Rho did not receive
money upon their arrival, and has
| guaranteed to all the unfortunates
mates that they will advance money
for transportation If funds are not re-
ceived from their homes.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
REMOVAL OF CENSORSHIP

Neutrality-suspicious. Won Hahn
hansen, charge of the German en-
bassy, conferred with Secretary
Bryan on wireless and cable commune
cation between America and Europe.
The charge had previously requested
that the state department permit code
messages to be exchanged directly be-
tween the United States and Germany,
which now are barred by the military
censors in England, through which
country all cable messages must pass
to reach Germany
The charge also was DESTROYS that
the German-owned wireless stations at
Sayville, L. l., and Tuekerton, N. j.,
be permitted to work with Germany
free from censorship, thereby placing
Germany on an equality with England
and France, which are using their
cables without restriction for trans
Atlantic correspondence.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
WIRELESS TO GERMANY
Chamber of Commerce Announcement
in Regard to Indirect Cable.

New York.-The Chamber of Ger
man-American Commerce made two
announcements regarding its efforts
to relieve the difficulties of transact
ing business between this country and
Germany in the present disturbed con-
ditions. The first related to wire COM
munication, the second to freight
transportation. Wireless service be-
tween the German station at Tucker
stallation at Hanover, Germany, will,
it is hoped, be working within a few
days, it was announced by the cham
Der. 1t has been delayed by the set
ting up of new machinery at the Eu-
ropean end, but tests since last Fri
day show steady improvement in
working, and it is expected that COM
mercial standard transmission will be
attained soon.
Meantime the chamber points out,
business concerns in the United States
which have branches or correspond
ents in neutral European countries can
communicate through these, by cable,
with German business houses. The
cables to Germany are cut, but cables
between England, Norway, Sweden,
Denmark and Holland are still intact
Messages relayed in this way must
pass censorship, which requires them
to be in plain language and bear full
addresses, of course, but can be sent
without unreasonable delay up to now
convenient relay point for this sort OF
communication, for the chamber re
ports number of messages having
been passed through there to Germany
successfully in the last few days.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
TOWN is WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Hundreds Are Made Homeless In
South Wellington (B. CO. Blaze
$50, 900 Is Loss.

Nanaimo, B. c., Aug. 14.-South Well
ington, six miles from Nanaimo and the
site of the Pacific Coast Coal Mines
company, was wiped out by fire on
Tuesday Three hundred and fifty peo-
pie are homeless. Sixty homes were
destroyed. Stores, the post office and
the Wellesley Lumber company's saw
mill also were RACED. The loss will be
over $4,000 The homeless are most
ly striking miners. who have been out
of work for more than year Tho
mine works were not damaged.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Rail Official slain in Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. 14.-Edward p.
Amory, secretary of the Western
Railway association, was murdered in
his office of the Peoples Gas building
on Wednesday. His slayer is un-
known. Amory's body was found lying
on the floor by George Payson, an en-
ploye' of the Office. The latter had
left Amory alone In the Office earlier
in the day. He had been alone in the
office since then. He had been killed
by blow on the head, struck with a
billy or club. He is believed to have
been killed almost instantly. He
leaves widow and two children.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
BRITISH CRUISER REACHES PoRT.

Vancouver, B. C.-The Canadian
cruiser Rainbow reached Victoria, com
voying the British man-of-war Shear
water. The arrival of the British sloop-
of-war Shearwater in convoy of the
cruiser rainbow, clears UP the naval
situation on this coast. It is now pos
tive that the fiotsam cast up outside
the Golden Gate at San Francisco in
the last three days was woodwork Jet
tisoned by the Rainbow when she
cleared for action after leaving San
Francisco.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
STRANDED GERMAN FAMILIES.

Berlin meeting of 500 Ameri-
cans in the German capital was in
formed that many German families
were ready to take stranded Ameri-
cans into their houses without cost.
The first on the list of those willing
to do so was Adolf Wefmuth, Lord
Mayor. who declared he would take
three Americans The banks here
also are ready to grant Important cred
its to Americans The President of
the German Bank declared that he
would grant sl,25O,O0O with security
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
TAKEN OVER BY U. $. EMBASSY.

London.-Ambassad Walter Hines
Page will take over the affairs of the
Austro-Hungarian embassy here. Chan
dler Hale will be put in charge AS
soon as the declaration of war by Eng
land on Austria-Hungary became pub
ucly known large number of Aus
trians and Hungarians residents of
London, who were liable to be called
up for military service, applied to Rob-
ert p Skinner, American consul gem
eral, for enrolment. The clerks at once
began stamping mems military books.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
FIVE MILLIONS Or GOLD SHIPPED.

New York.-The Guaranty Trust Co.
shipped $5,00O,OOO gold to Ottawa. Can
ada. This is understood to represent
the consignment to the Bank of Eng
land which was shipped on the Kron-
prinzessin Cecilie. but which was re
turned by that vessel to Bar Harbor
and-later deposited in the local sub
treasury, whence it was transferred
to the vaults of the Guaranty Trust
Co. This shipment is being made un
der the arrangement carried out by ]
P Morgan & Co.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
DELEGATES eIvEN PROTECTION:

st. Louis.-How the emperor of Ger
many turned aside from his prepare
tions for war long enough to give pro
lection to peace delegates passing
through Germany from the Church
Peace conference at Constance, Switz-
erland, is told in dispatches received
here from New York. Rev. w. G. Bit
ting, of st. Louis, and Bishop z. R.
Hendrix, of Kansas City, were among
the American delegates in the party
which was provided safe passage by
the personal attention OF the emperor
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
rHg pIpLoMATIc wAR LINES.

1t is an interesting and profitable
task to trace the diplomatic lines OF
the European war, interesting because
II teaches us that ancient history is
vital force to-day, and profitable be-
cause it enforces the lesson not to put
trust in princes. Whether Franz Jo-
SET was animated by q desire to gid
the last years of his reign by a little
chea, y acquired glory, or whether he
was impelIed by an irresistible ma
tionaI impulse, he put the match. to the
train when he declared war on Seryia.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
AMERlcAn CITIZENS VOLUNTEER

Ottawa-Colonel Samuel Hughes.
Minister of Militia, said that he had
received enough offers from American
citizens in various parts of the United
States to compose four companies to
go to the front report has come
from Los Angeles that 200 British cit
liens are ready to fight.