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The chronicle=news., 1914-08-27

Premier Asquith announced In the
House of Commons today that Field
Marshal Sir John French. command
or Of the British expcditionary fore
es. had reported that he was yester-
day engaged against superior Ger
man forces. The British troops
fought splendidly and General
French considered the prospects in
the impending battle satisfactory.
Premier Asquith added:
General French speaks In high
terms of the quality and efficiency OF
the French regular troops and their
officers"
On Premier Asquith's motion the
house adopted an address to King
George. praying his majesty to con-
vey to the King Of Belgium parlia'
ment's administration Of Belgium's
heroic resistance to the German in
vasion. moving in the house OF lords
the same address of sympathy to Bel.
GUM that was adopted in the com.
mons, the Marquise of Crewe, Lord
Privy Seal. declared:
Acts have been committed on the
Relgians contrary to all the laws ant
usages of war.
by or. honor the Germans vii
have to pay for their brutality to th'
utmost farthing."
In moving this address in thu
house of commons. Premier Asquiti
said: I'VE do not repent our de
cision in engaging in this war. The
issue was one which no great natior
with undying shame could have de
clined.
"Never has the duty Of preserving
her national independence been mor'
bravely acknowledged and never ha
II been more sternuously and heroic
ly discharged than during the las
week by the Belgian king and hi
people," said Premier Asquith. "The!
have faced without flinching ant
CentIssed 81 paEr ~
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Washington, d. c.. Aug. 27.-
Official advices to the United
States government confirmed today
the dropping of eight bombs in the
city of Antwerp by Il German Zeppe-
lin, killing many women and chill
dren. Diplomatic representatives of
several neutral governments had mar
row escapes.
The bombs were aimed at the Roy
al palace 1t is stated. but struck the
Royal military hospital. filled with
wounded. and demolished several pri-
vate dwellings. in the early hours Of
the morning of August 90, while the
city was asleep.
Several diplomats. including one of
the secretaries Of the American le-
cation, were sleeping at a hotel less
than 200 yards from the point where
one of the bombs wrought its de-
struction.
Washington officials said today
that IL the American minister, Whit
lock, has sent a protest to the Ger
man government against the drop
ping OF bombs, the fact had not been
communicated here.
President Wilson declared today
that his advices from American Min
lister Brand Whitlock at Brussels
show that he is "minding his own
business" and that many published
stories of Mr.. Whitlock's activities
were "fanciful inventions"
Aup OT -nop
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-27

st. Petersburg, Aug. z1.-The fol-
lowing official communication was
made public here today:
"Our offensive both in east Prus-
sia and Galicia developed increasing
successes on August %. TIE Ger
mans hastily retreated everywhere
toward Koenigsberg and Allenstern." ="
In Balicia our troops are march,
ing rapidly on Lemberg: they are ap-
preaching the city quietly. Our cav
airy has pursued the enemy every
where on our line, our advance fire.
quently engaging the Austrians, who
each time have been beaten , and
routed.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-27

Berlin, Aug. 27.-(by wireless.
All the forts at Namur have fallen
and Longwy, near the. Luxemburg
border has been captured after a res
olute defense. The French forces
which attacked the German crown
princes army have been repulsed.
Upper Alsaoe is free of the enemy,
except at points to the westward of
Kolmar.
Paris, Aug. 27.-3:3O p. m.-An
official statement issued this after
noon says: THE events OF yesterday
in the region Of the north have
neither imperiled nor modified the
arrangements made in view of the
future Developments Of operations In
the regions between Vosges and
Nancy.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-27

The towns OF Roubaix, lille and
Valenciennes, are close to the Bel
gian frontier, Lille and Valenciennes
being ten miles from the line and
ROubaix five. Roubaix Is five miles
northeast of Lille and Valenciennes
is thirty miles southeast Of the same
city.
Lille is the most important from
q military point OF view. 1t has a
fortress of the first class and the cir
Gle of its forts Is thirty miles. Re-
cent dispatches from Paris said Lille
was held by French reservists. Rou-
beix wesid appear not To be fortified.
It is . manufacturing center. Valen-
ciennes Is also manufacturing town
and Is also an important military
point. It has an arsenal and extern
sive barracks.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-27

Toxic, Aug. 27.-The Austrian am
bassador, Baron Muller De Scent
gyorgy, has been recalled.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-27
SIR J0HN FRENCH SAYS BRITISH
TROOPS WILL CRUSH GERMANY

within 40 miles of Lemberg. Galicia
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-27

LONDON. Aug. 27.-A despatcl
received here from Ostend says tn
Germans have occupied Lille. Robai
and Valenciennes, all in France.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-27

CentinseA On pass ~
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-27

Manchester, N. H., Aug. 27.-Doc.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-27

This ctty's dealers are live and
up-to-date. They can meet the
prices Of outsiders. Read the ads
and pick out the bargains.
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Washington. His brother. A. Lancas-
ter Williams, was connected with one
of the companies. on the ground
that the Washington banks were in
need of reserves, it was said hat John
Shelton Williams. as assistant score.
ion dollars. nominally as government
deposits to all of them, but actually
To tho Munscy company alone. II was
publicly charged that tho other banks
advance to the Munscy company was
made without security. though it was
demanded from the other banks,
which wanted no deposits aud pre-
may have done SO under Il sort of
compulsion.
"l'hc whole transaction was 50
mysterious. aud tho publications in
and So soon came to an end, that this
narrative is imperfect and ends with
out definite knowledge of the final re-
suit. The matter might never have
beer heard of again, but for tho can-
didacy uf John shelton Williams Tor
comptroller aud member of the fed
rrui board. II raises tho question
whether lie is fiji member of Il body
upon whose character tho financial
and business safety Of tho country
may depend so"ner than anybody now
r,,rpS,rS
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+. THE N
LIGHTED WINDOWS.
Copyright. 1913. b ". WsEneF

III Was a surprise to everybody when
Mrs. Calhoun announced her inten-
ton of taking herself and her rlleu-
matism to California for the winter.
She needed more sunshine than she
could get in Westmore. the doctor
said. 10 be sure. there was 10 rea-
son why she should lot SO anywhere
she chose: she certainly had money
enough. But what could she do with
her house, The Calhoun house was
the landmark on Pink street. 1t was
AS individual and interesting as the
soldiers monument in the square
beyond or the clock in the town hall
tower. An old friend of Mrs. CAL
houn's-a stranger to everybody in
WeStniore-Was coming. to live in the
mousse all winter, rent free. She was
q widow. alonc in III world and quite
poor. Rnt the very fact that she
came from q great city made Pink
streetcrs u little afraid of her.
Mrs. Calhoun lott ono morning and
that afternoon Mrs. .Wisham arrived.
she walked from tho station carrying
her w bag. Nobody realized that
The little. slender woman i'm gray.
who came walking down Pink street
that duh afternoon and unlocked the
door ANA went in, MIS- the now neigh
Dor.
Immediately upon her entrance tho
old house. which had always appeared
To he asleep, opened it's eyes and
prirkcd up its cars. At least two
shutters bounced open: smoke began
10 ripple with fresh vigcr from the
chimney. Evidently the newcomer
was preparing for tea.
Tho next morning l'i,il; street got "a
distinct shock. The shutters We're all
back, even the shutters of the parlor.
tor tho first time in years. JpStair;
and down window shades were up and
curtains twit"hcd back. Here and
there. too, a window had hcen raised.
II was un~lrclieNcahlc. W-hen. EVEN on
Mrs. Calhnun's arc sweeping DAYS,
had such 4 thing occurred" For Mrs.
Calhoun. like all the other women ON
Pink street, lived discrcctly behind
her curtains and shutters. and if she
had stood on her head. day or night,
n"hody would have been the wiser.
Certainly he old hoJse was in the
hands of a rank revolntionist who
herself. in Il CHEEKY blue frock. with a
gray blue cal, OH her head. was flirt-
ING a dustcr from the front windows
and then actually flirting the fallcr
leaves off tho porch with remarkable
rigor. She looked SO attractive that
even Louisa 1-add. who loved gossip
as she loved hcr tea. forcborc 10 criti-
rize her to Mrs. Day, who had left her
work and run in for a moments talk.
"Do o think tomorr"w'd be too
soon 10 CALI" she asked.
Not a minute too soon.' returned
MIS-. DAY: THE poor thing will be
lonesome"
Tho poor thing. however. seemed to
have no intention of getting lonesome.
For before the afternoon was over she
had srrapcd acquaintance with Mrs.
Basseit and had persuaded Mrs.
Mobiles two children, by presents vi
gingerbread. TO tau in love with her.
Mrs. i'assctt. Mrs. Young. Louisa
Ladd. little Mrs. Noble, and Mrs.
HOLM Went to call: They all met in
Mrs. Cahoun's parlor. Yet somehow
ii no longer seemed like Mrs. CAL
houn's rarlor. for the sunlight was
streaming through il. the mustircss
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could ooh into the sacred parlor,
glorious with effulgence, where Mrs.
Wigham sat quietly reading. All up
and down the street the Calhoun
house was the more noticeable because
1t invited and cheered on at night
when rain was drizzling and all the
other houses we're close shut against
the night and the weather.
Louisa Ladd ran GREATNESS into
Mrs. Days. Just see that, see that
house over there" she said.
Mrs. Day gasped. lit looks kinda
nice" she admitted SLOWLY. 1T looks
kinda as il she was expecting COM
pany. I guess I'll run over for a min
ute, seeing I couldn't get around to
go with the rest of you this after
noon"
Mrs. Day went over. This act was
in itself an innovation, for Pink street
did not visit evenings unless especially
invited to do SO. Mrs. Day set tho
pace. Prom that evening it was no
unusual Thing to sec n or more
heads beside Mrs. Wigham's in the
radius of bright lamp light.
Within a month everybody had been
moro tnan once to see Mrs. Wigham,
everybody had drank. of her tea and
eaten Of her excellent cooking. and
she had been to zee everybody. receiv-
ing jih treatment. And it was not long
before all the windows in Pink street
were freed Of curtains and shutters
and the afternoon. tea. table became a
feature OF every parfor. Women who
mad worried like trace mates and al
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was dispcllcd. and where. oh. where
were all those treasures accumulated
during Il long lifetime. the tides,
cushions. rugs, framed hair wreaths
and head rests that Mrs. Calhoun de-
lighted in. and which were duplicated
in every other parlor the whole length
OF Pink street?
i've put them all away in bureau
drawers" Mrs. Wigham explained. II
suppose the room looks bare to you.
but 7 like it better myself. I'm very
fond Of open spaces and fresh air and
sunshine. And Mrs. Calhoun said
could use her house just as | chose"
The room did look bare. but it
looked younger and sayer. as jf it
We're striving to respond to the urge
of the little gray haired lady in blue.
Insensibly also the five women felt the
ann urge TO chcerfulness. When at
last they came away each said to her
self that she had had a very plea SO nj
call indeed, and was going home with
an agreeable taste in her mouth.
That night Pink street got another
shock. AS soon as it got dark the
Calhoun honse began to shed light
from its front windows. Through
those front windows any rasserby
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these rests a motherly old lady leaned
an a"a Pa''ea h'm on the shoulder'
~ Saio:
Plss something you know, dear"
function in Trenton turned to the sx-
treme precautionary methods Of some
people and the Eovernor-elect told Of
the rule laid down by a certain fellow
native along that line.
ernor said. the fellow Jerseyman hap
pened to collide with a bunch Of n.y.
gienics, and among other things they
referred to the water supply Of his
home town.
said the Jerseyman when questioned
as to it's quality. There Ia sometninc
y IN. 600 NOD m,crnhes - = Jrnn
hi. It f. the hest we can do at nres.
ent.".
I"What d. vou ~ "a .ssseua,a vo,,r-
self. against water Of tat kind"
M ~ rnncarr vs. .,,r.,,ssstsks
. ~ :, comtsa. .ou .a.En.y e"e
s't aoh ues% sm,isa m : !T.r..vman.
ar, ~. ST.. ~ -
haii g. ana thsn I -. Sr;nL rri.isck
"on ~ aho I"eH We oF'hh aPp'e'aSA.
in III. nhar~. u.. :. !. d,,,E... .,,,;nh
m.. Sent - .mm.a -. ~ ,nv.r's
chiidrsnp The dnuE.v M ~. snIioy1ne
dae 81 I.tn VIZ su"n4 We y..u g ~
IN. uay a"u e"e .s1MeT turn'ns 70 Fa'
e@. ~ s,. 49,. ~
II. 't.hn MI 1onney 20 '.At"s q
.A.a.rnss ~ 10y III. ~
"a nrs' aonRey tnsts LOOK i'k'ns
- '
"
On the occasion Of . banquet in a
small town n OF the last guests to
leave went to the cloak room for his
coat and hat. He couldn't help no
ticing the woebegone look on the at
PENDANTS face: The poor man ap-
Reared worried NC sad, and every. lit
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~ WILLIAMS APPOINTMENT.

%onccrnins the appointment of
II SHELTON Williams as comptroller
inc currency the Minneapolis Jour
says:
The president has appointed as
hptrollcr of the currency Johu
|lton Williams, who is nov aSSis-
secretary of the treasury. Tho,
Eidcnt has been strongly advised
inst the appointment evc since
has hcen known that he contcm-
ted it. II is understood that con-
will be strongly opposed in
senate by members of both par.
Tho comptroller and the secretary
the treasury arc to be members OF
federal reserve board of the new
liking and currency system, tho
or five to hc appointed from pri-
life. This board will have large
] elastic power over the regional
ervc banks of the system, aud in
crSenclcS ONcl' note issues, re-
YES and discounts. 1t is of ST.
inc Importance that its members
of the highest character, ability
! technical knowledge. above even
"f either personal OF profess
nal defect, or, above all. interest
parti3ldty amonY banks.
III is recalled that tho unpopular
Of tho early United States Sanks,
Of the first. and the final
solution OF both. grew out of
lrgc and belief that tho limited
power over them WAS used
the federal officers to discriminate
granting tote issues and in other
US to discriminate in favor Of
states or sections, against 9TH
of equal or greater desert. 1t is
ST desirable that the supreme board
the Ilfsw banking system should be
IT frce> from tendency, temptation
| eveul suspicion of unequal dealing
ong hanks under it's supervision. &
John Skeleton Williams was in
we'd in newspaper discussion in
and New York some
eks ago with tho affairs Of Il WASH
ton trust company that MAS saved
II, bankruptcy by being taken over
the Munscy Trust company of
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He Used Strategy.

L. 80 Era - ~.
1t was pay day at the Consolidated
Coal and Lumber works and a mine
worker was returning home with his
monthly envelope. He met q bad man
with a pistol who demanded his
wages. The worker handed the mone2
over.
Now said he. my wife will think
that I've gambled or drank. Won't
you shoot a hole in my coat SO til at
] can prove j was attacked and rob-
bed?"
7 Why. certainly So" answered the.
robber.
The worker held out his coattail
while the other punctured 1t with a
bullet.
Another" begged the worker, ana
the other fired again.
Another" begged the worker. and
the other fred again. :
Another" and there. was another
hole in the garment-another , and
still another. M IS
That's. all the cartridges i've got.
said the robber.
All the cartridges you've got7".
said the worker, picking up a rock.
Then give back that money; hand
over your pistol and Whatever eIsci
you.happen to, have" $40
Sometimes q man says he fell on
Efhe water wagon when he didn't. He,
ISixnallcd for a stop and deliberately
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-16
Stories That" nave
Many People amila.

e Reverend Person (doing an odd job
with the church fence)-You appear
to be watching me very closely, boy.
Do you take an interest in carpentry?
Boy-No.
Rev. P.-Then what are you watt
ing for?
Boy-I'm waitin' to hear .wot arpar-
son says when e its lis fumb- wiz the
'ammer.
A vaudeville artist who used to
tour the theaters with a flock Of per-
forming ducks found managers no
longer willing to book his sedate
show. After he had bee resting for
some time he received telegram
asking him to open on the following
Monday at a vaudeville theater in a
distant town. In reply he wired: .
Regret cannot come. Have eaten
the act"
1t was the morning of the Sabbath.
AS Sandy was making his. way home
ward after attending kirk the miris-
ter happened to overtake him.
En-" said Sandy. That was
powerful discourse on Thrift we
preached this morning"
The minister smiled beniEnly.
Am glad We were able to profit by
it," was his gratiied reply.
Profit" exclaimed Sandy. why,
nor, I would ha put ma %saXpence
into the plate wi'out a thought but
for yer .providentiai words. They
saved me f%ourpence there and them ?
Your wife used TO like to sing.
and she played the piano a lot. Now
We don't hear her at all. How's
that?"
She hasn't the time. We have
two children" -
Wei, Wen! After all, children are
u biessing!"' "..
currant buns at a bakery was dis
tressed. on starting to eat one, to find
that it contained a fly.- Returning to
the bakery he made an indignant
complaint, demanding another bun in
place Of the inhabited one. r. -
I'm sorry, sir" said the saleswom.
an. II can't give You another bun,
but if o will bring back the fly I
will exchange 1t for a currant."
An old. calvary horse was i'll tho
shafts and the officer vas i'll a hurry.
Taking the reins from the driver. he
shouted "Charge!" and away the ami
NAL galloped, stopping dead when he
reached the barracks at the word
Haiti, NJ g.,
The next morning an Englishman
wanted to catch the boat from the
quay. and the driver said Sure, your
honor. there amt a horse in ould
Ireland who can 30 so fast"
He cracked his whip and shouted
"Charge!" and away the horse went.
Nearing the quay. Pat yelled:
Jump for heavens sake. I've. for
gotten the password"
Mischa Elman tells a story Of his
carly youth. He was playing alta re.
ception given by a Russian prince, and
played Beethoyen's "KreutxerF Sen.
alta" which has several long and i'm.
pressive rests in it. During one OF
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-16
ESTATE APPRAISAL.

hlc talk ON real estate appraisal for
tcoscs of TAXATION which was given
ll'c tho Commercial club on Mrd-
lay evening was Very interesting
highly Destructive. Mr.. Pollock,
is engaged professional,
M this work of appraisal. and his
fcss was devoted largely L" an EN-
Cation vi the general principles ON
l'h the system used by his rnuu-
h- is Founded. In The main, these
1ciplcs are of general application,
sany sound system must take into
liunt the basic clements which add
|sr dctraci from III" value OF land
fuse.
Il WAS moi possible, IN the ilour At
disposal. for Mir. Pollock iu do
r. than give the i,;lrc outlines of
l system which he employs and The
lnod in which ii can hc operated.
4 address. however, Will prov" of
Lat value in tina, IT has Introduced
Eonrrrtc folm ~ subject i'll which
hy citizen is Interested. and which
Pets him personally. Tho discus
at tho table tho other evening.
DC FOLLOW ed lay many other dis
Fions among members of the club.
/ whether or not, at ON later
r.. this or some other foSnal SIS
of cslimatin. values is adopted,
/ result will he To stimulate inter
lin the subject. and tn bring about
|omcwhut better understandings of
bit real Nalur is, what governs il.
how ii may Inc aSrcrthincd With
nearest possible approach ia nc-
Acy.
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VIII" used Il few short years ago
in. clubs and chasing, balls across
the hills and dclls" Who. now
and Then. upon the SLY, himself
the pill would wllack, and got ST
he could drive il So it never did
come back? Who leapcd TO fame
wien low he laid two English
men ut note amid the loud ac-
claim of those whose sticks he
used to Whose map for many
days appeared in every sheet
we'd lamp-whoSc monikcr in
slarin2 type--F'rom Catdy E;oy
To Champ" Who weeks ago. we'd
fain explain, this .jinsic would
have had, had not we stuttereu on
his anne That Francis Ouimct
lad.
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JUST HUMAN U
CBy plilandcr JOhnsun,1

Next to an aviator, the riskicst
looking man in the landscape is the
thrcc-hundrcd FOUNDER IN skates.
lis thus that life has seemed to go.
since first men learned to trade and
talk. Some folks must shovel off the
snow, that others may in comfort
walk.
The .Artful knockcr is the one who
knows how to make the letllal tap
for ono man look like a genial boost
for another.
The hand that rocks the cradle
rocks tho world n know BETTER"
replied the man With the concavc
facial expression; since my wife
joined three debating societies and "a
card club, that hand is mine.'
You can't help distressing an cdi-
tor whO. when you read HIM a bunch
IF Solomnn's Proverbs, says: That's
good stuff. Why don't You print To-
We've changed tie number on the
year.. We've wiped out old ID" And
yet the ground hog, AS of yorc, will
prancc into the sun and old st. VAL
c~ntinc-the horc.--will have us on
the run. Inc Easter styles will keep
JUS skinned for several weeks To II
The brides III the spring time wind
will sing their lum-ty-tum. Well
work along, past landmarks old, as
months go rolling round, until hot
weather. uncontrolled, puts Towscr
in the pound. Well SINCE our eye
brows with great Slce. on %lndcpend-
enc Day and pant and wish hat we
could see Thanksgiving under way.
When turkey time again draws neal
and lightly falls the snow. We say,
well. well. Another year. How
swiftly time docs GO And next year
and year after that, the same old DAYS
we'll greet. Wen all be getting thin
or fat. We'll fast or over-eat. We
change the number with great glce.
We lift the cup OF cheer, and after
that it seems to- he about the aver
year.