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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
BELGIAN KING IS
A NATIONAL HERO
Young Sovereign Of War
Trampled Nation Has
Shown Self Worthy.
(By DR.. Chas. sarolea. }

Antwerp, Sept. 1S.-Albert, king Of
the Belgians, is one of the most prom
inent figures in continental politics.
Two months ago it was known to but
few outsiders that this young sover-
eign Of a seemingly retiring disposition
had inherited to the full the extraor-
dinary political capacity Of his two
predecessors.
Under ordinary circumstances in a
small constitutional monarchy there
would have been little scope for King
Albert's exceptional gift. Under or
dlnary circumstances the policy Of the
sovereign would have been overruled
by the politics Of the contending par
ties. But in time Of storm and stress
a strong man has an opportunity, and
the young king seized his with prompt
and unflinching decision. To him more
than to any other man living is due
the failure Of the German plan Of cam
paign. was received by his majesty
at the palace in Antwerp and listened
for about an hour to the exposition of
his political views. He spoke with the
utmost freedom and frankness, be-
cause he knew his confidence would
not be abused. must, therefore, con-
tent myself with indicating the gen.
eral lines and conclusions Of the royal
argument.
War Not an Accident,
1t is the kings firm conviction that
this war was not a mere accident. The
Archduke Ferdinand tragedy, he said,
was a mere pretext; any other incident
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
The European War Situation as Shown by Press Dispatches
Would Make captives Work.

London, Sept. 1S.-Various sugges-
tons are being offered in regard to
the disposition to be made of the Ger
man prisoners in this country, who are
already numerous. and who, If the
allies should gain considerable sue
cesses, would doubtless become very
numerous.
Stanley Heard makes the suggestion
that the example of Napoleon in deal
Ing with prisoners be followed. Ma
poleon used a number of them to
build the breakwater at Cherbourg.
The Bristol channel. with its wealth
of steam coal-''the vitals of the Brit
ish fleet badly needs a harbor of
refuge. says Mr.. Heard. He goes on:
"Lundy island is acknowledged to be
the most suitable spot, and plans
have been approved and substantial
and financial support offered by the
various shipping interests and au-
thorities concerned, but the project
has been delayed for want of gov
ernment grant. The granite Of the
island, which was used for the Thames
embankment, is at hand ready to be
quarried.
Here is an immediate use for any
amount of unskilled labor without
compe citing with that of our own work
ers. The island is three and one-half
miles long by one and one-quarter
miles wide and twelve miles from the
nearest main land. and except under
favorable conditions is so inaccessi-
BILE that no safer place could be found
for our prisoners of war; while com
paratively small guard would be
necessary"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
Tia @omm@nk z 41ut
kpn,e 1seM viii 10nfom
4yun kk 1hGee 4
It's q 6o1don.

Mel, and the catastrophe Of 1870 was
the outcome. The Belgian parliament
Of 1912 passed the new military law.
and the heroic resistance Of the Bel
gian army was the result.
It was obvious to me that the king
had the most implicit confidence In
the final issue, and that he had absp-
Lutte trust in his British allies. 1t was
equally obvious that what was upper
most in his majesty's mind was an
acute sense Of the tragic sOlemnity OF
the hour and Of the huge difficulties
to be overcome. =
Blames Autocracy.
King Albert said with subdued irony
that the parliamentary form OF gov
ernment might have. many shortcom-
ings but no Independent German par
lament could have blundered into
such a CHASTITY catastrophe as the pres
ent war.
"It has been decreed." he said, "one
hundred years after Waterloo, that
Belgium shall become once more the
decreed that millions Of soldiers
should .ravage her territory. sack her
villages and destroy her cities. What
will remain Of Belgium's thriving In
dustries Of her commerce SO laboHt-
ously built up? Brussels and Liege
and Namur, are in the power Of the
enemy; Malines, Louvain and Aersch-
OF are destroyed; the whole Of this
territory is given over to plunder.
What will remain Of my .sorely tried
country, and what further excesses
will these barbarians be guilty Of.
maddened by the stubborn resistance
Of our gallant army? When victory
finally decides in our favor. what
wreckage will have accumulated? It
the Germans were to continue their
depredations for few more months
the country would be q desert"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
french ZONES INFESTED
BY NERVY GERMAN SPIES:
SEVERAL ARE CAPTURED

Paris, Sept. 1s.-The numerous
arrests Of spies continue. Yes
terday q daring individual was
taken near Sommesous, on the
line from Troyes to Chalons,
where he had questioned the
peasants of the locality concern
ing the movements of the French
troops.
Implements Found.
When arrested wire-cutting i'm
plements were found in the
mans pockets. He refused to in
dicate his identity, declaring he
was not German, and protest.
ing against detention. 1t was
finally discovered that he had for
a long time inhabited a town in
the north of France, where he di-
rected perfect system of wire
tapping for the benefit of tho
Germans. He was taken to Or
leans for execution.
Had Badge Assortment.
At another small town in that
vicinity an individual bearing on
his arm a badge inscribed Eng
lish Interpreter and who had
in his pockets other arm badges
for special circumstances, was
arrested while seeking informa-
ton Of the movement of troops.
A number Of the spies taken in
to custody speak English and
claim to be either Englishmen or
Americans
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
STOP SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA and HAY fever

If Asthmador does not instantly re-
neve the very worst attacks Of
Asthma Bronchial Asthma and the
Asthmatic symptoms accompanying
Hay Fever your money will be re-
turned, is the terms upon which all
druggists are selling DR.. Rudolph
Scmhmann's Asthmador and Asthma
dor Cigarettes. No matter how invet-
crate or obstinate your case, or how
often or violent the attacks, Asthma
dor win instantly relieve you, usually
in ten seconds but always within if-
teen minutes.
These druggists have been author
ICED by the Doctor to sell every pack
age Of his Asthmador on a guarantee
to return the money in every single
case where it does not give instan-
tanepls relief, or is not found the
very best remedy ever used. You will
be the sole Judge yourself, and under
this positive guarantee absolutely no
risk is run in buying this remedy.
II your druggist hasn't Asthmador,
write direct to DR.. r. Schiffmanu, st.
Paul. Ninn.-Adv.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18

might have served as we'll. To the
knowledge of his majesty the war had
been deliberately prepared. 1t was the
direct outcome of the reactionary
spirit Of brutal militarism prevailing
among the ruling castles and principal
ly among the encourage of the kaiser.
For the last five or six years, SO
King Albert informed me, he has had
many opportunities in his travels and
his intercourse with prominent Ger
mans to observe the growing insolence
and aggressiveness Of the military
caste. His majesty told me that he
had been driven to the conclusion
that a new and perilous spirit had
gained ascendency in Berlin and that
an attack on the part Of Germany was
to be expected.
Situation Became Alarming.
About 1S months ago things sudden
ly changed for the worse, and the sit
uation became alarming. Certain
facts were disclosed Of so threatening
q nature that in November, 1912, at
the instance of the king, the Belgian
parliament held secret sittings in order
to consider urgent precautionary mea-
sures.
His warnings were listened to, and
the drafted military program which
Germany Forced Pace.
had been delayed for 80 years, and
which King Leopold II. had advocated
in vain, was Immediately adopted.
A historical parallel suggests itself.
The French parliament in 1869 reject
ed the military reports Of Marshal
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
Still BUILDING
THEIR WAR CASE
British publish Further Doc
unents Bearing Upon
Cause of the War.

London, Sept. 1s.-The foreign Of
flee issued last evening in the form of
a white paper the report of Sir Mour-
ice de Bunsen, late British ambassa-
dor at Vienna, on the rupture Of diplo-
matte relations with Austria, In
which the ambassador declares that
Austria and Russia had about reached
an agreement on the Austro-Servian
dispute when their conversations
the dispute to the more dangerous
ground of a direct conflict between
Germany and Russia"
The ambassador says that although
two days previously he had refused
to consent to the continuance of the
conversations at st. Petersburg, Count
Won Berchtold, the Austro- Hungarian
minister of foreign affairs, on July 80,
although Russia had been partially
mobolized, agreed in a most friendly
manner that the conversations should
be continued
From now onwards." says the am
bassador, "the tension between Ger
many and Russia was much greater
than between Austria and Russia, as
between. the latter an arrangement
seemed almost in sight, and on Au-
gust ] I was informed by Count Sche-
beko, the Russian ambassador, that
at st. Petersburg, had at last conced-
ed the main point Of issue by announc-
ing to M. Sazonoff, the Russian for
eign minister, that Austria would con-
sent to submit to mediation the points
in the note to Servia which seemed
incompatible with the maintenance Of
Servian independence.
IN. Sazanoff had accepted this pro-
posal on condition that Austria would
of
via. Austria, in fact, had fully yield
ed and that she herself at this point
had good hopes of peaceful issue Is
shown by the communication made to
you on August / by Count Mensdorff,
Austrian ambassador to London, that
Austria had neither banged the door
on compromise nor cut off the conver-
sations.
Worked for Peace.
Count Schebeko to the end was
working hard for peace. He was en-
ploying the most conciliatory language
to Count Won Berchtold, and he in
formed me that the latter, as well as
Count Forgach, had responded in the
same spirit Certainly it was too
much for Russia to expect that Aus
tria would hold back her armies. But
this matter could probably have been
settled by negotiations. and Count
was prepared for the acceptance Of
any reasonable compromise. Unfor-
tunately these conversations at st.
Petersburg and Vienna were cut short
by the transfer Of the dispute to the
more dangerous ground of direct
conflict between Germany and Rus
sia.
Germany interviewed on July 81 by
means of her double ultimatum to st.
Petersburg and Paris. These ultima
tuns were of a kind to which only one
reply was possible, and Germany de-
clared war on Russia August /, and
on France August 2.
"A few days delay might in all
probability have saved Europe from
one Of the greatest calamities In his
tory" -
The ambassador then refers to the
rupture of diplomatic relations be-
tween Austria and the allied powers,
the details of which have already
been published.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
HANDS WOULD
CRACK OPEN
Hurt and Were Sore. Face Broke
Out in PimpIes. Skin Thick and
Feyerish. Would Itch Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Healed.

Cyclone. Mo.-"Every winter had .
breaking out on my hands. They nrst got
rough and then would crack open In places
Just as II there had bean little gaahes cut.
They hurt and wero awfully sore Water
would mako them hurt worse. They were
that way for years. used some Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and my hands are well
now. Is
my face would break out In red piunples
and shn seemed thick and feverish. Tho
pimples would itch. used remedies but
they would only help for short time. I
used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and WAS
cured" (signed Mira. B. A. Milleson,
Mar. 6. 1914.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
Rear Admiral Charles F. Pond.

"Cerrito Grande, which rises above
this site, is an almost preoipitous hill
which could be made like Gibraltar
against any possible land attack by
mounting, at comparatively little ex-
pense, six-inch guns and rapid flrers.
To Keep Up Mare Island.
"Mare Island should be kept up for
a naval magazine, including smoke
less powder factory, a naval hospital
and a brigade post for expeditionary
marine forces. Its ample plant could
be utilized for the manufacture OF
equipment and naval stores.
ut takes years to build up such a
naval base, and If our battleships ever
go into action we must have place
to send them forth fully equipped and
ting"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
CARUSO TO FIGHT
IF HE IS CALLED

Rome, Sept 1s.-In the event of
1talys becoming involved in war En-
rico Caruso. the tenor, is liable for
duty with the artillery reserves. He
Is engaged to sing with the Metropolis
tan Opera company in New York, but
he says that, although he would be
exempt from service, II he applied to
the war office, he would join the COL
ors when called. Italians, he says
should place patriotism above every
thing else. His plans depend upon
Italy's attitude
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
X-Rays Big Surgery Aid.

Paris, Sept. 18.-The services Of ra-
biography In surgery in the field was
shown radiographyical proofs made
by Charles Valiant Of the Lariboisiers
hospital and submitted to the academy
Of science. The proofs. which were
remarkably clear. were obtained by
an extra rapid process in from four
to SIX seconds for a wound on the
hand. from eight to ten seconds for
wounds in the shoulder or knee, and
twenty to twenty-five seconds for
wounds In the thigh, or throax. The
radiograph can be taken on gelatin
paper and proof made from It so
that the location Of bullet may be
had immediately.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
Cavalry Lack Lamented.

London, Sept. 1s.-The Daily News
correspondent, following the pursuit
with the allies, laments the lack of
sufficient cavalry. He says:
The French cavalry has not been
fortunate in this division. Too often
1t turned its brilliant charges too late
and only swept over the crest when
the German guns had secured the
range to NOW them down. Hence
they. support has not always been
available at the right moment, but
their courage and dash have been
characteristic"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
HANDS, LEGS, EARS,
AND NOSES CUT OFF

Berlin, Sept. 1s.-Lieutenant Tied
mann Of the Fifth Prussian Cuiras-
siers found twenty-one German re-
cruits lying helpless on a highway in
east Prussia Cossacks had surprised
them the day before and had severed
their hands or legs and had cut off
their ears and nose.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
Spain WIN Stay Neutral.

Paris, Sept. 1s.-A dispatch to the
Havas agency from Madrid says that
Eduardo Dato, the Spanish prime
minister, made the following state
ment: Spain has contracted no en-
gagement and will remain neutral un-
til the end Of the war"
The correspondent says the state.
ment was made in reply to reports in
foreign newspapers concerning Spain's
position, which had led to the belief
that Spain intended to intervene in
Germany's favor in case of necessity.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
WOMEN WAIVE TAX.

London. Sept. 1S.-The women's
Tax Resistance league. composed
mainly OF sufragettes whose motto lie
mot vote, no tax" has decided to pay
taxes this year on account Of the war,
It notified the government to this ef-
feet today. In the past members of
the league frequently have sacrificed
their property rather than pay taxes.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
ECZEMA lTCHED AND BURNED

622 8. Topeka ST.. Wichita, Kan.-"The
eczema first commenced in my head aud
went up my arms and swelled dreadfully.
1t came as fine pimples and then became
crust over my arm and hand. It itched and
burned 90 that 1t kept me awake ut night
washed with the Cuticura Soap and then
used the Cuticura Ointment. soon could
peel the dry skin OF my hand aud arm and
now am completely healed and have not
been bothered since" (signed) Mrs. M. r.
Wood, Jan %. 1914
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
German Guns Taken.

Petrograd, via London, Sept. 49,
Among the 400 guns taken from the
Austrians by the Ruesians in Galicia
are more than 36 heavy German can
non bearing the initials Of Emperor
William. These came from the re-
gions occupied by the sixth German
corps. More than $500 German pris-
oners arrived at Lubiin in Russian Po-
land.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
Uhlans Routed Near ostend.

Ostend, Sept. 18.-Stray bands Of
Uhlans are still prowling in the
neighborhood Of Ostend. A sharp ac-
tion was fought at Dixmude between
Belgian infantry and Uhlans accom-.
panied by a machine gun mounted on
an automobile. The Belgians dispersed
the enemy, who numbered several
hundreds. captured the machine gun,
and inflicted considerable loss on the
Germans. Other bodies Of hostile
cavalry are reported south Of Ostend.
Railway communication with Ghent is
now open. i2is7 .ff-,- A..s.s .aal ~ q
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
RIVAL ARMIES LINED UP FOR CRUCIAL STRUGGLE:
GERMANS HOLD STRONG POSITIONS, READY FOR
DESPERATE BATTLE ALONG MEUS[, FRESH TROOPS

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Won Blume Warns Germans,

Sou oIume WatHB Gernnans.
Amsterdam. Sept. 1S.-That the
the present condition OF AFFAIRS Is
shown by a striking letter from Gen.
Won Blume published in Saturdays
Cologne Zeitung. He said that people
must remember that Germany was
still far from her goal and only at the
beginning Of all the suffering and sac
rifices which she must endure. They
had been spoiled by the unbroken sue
cesses Of 1870. as was proved BY the
present complaint that thus far not q
single army corps Of the enemy had
been forced to capitulate.'
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
Hit by Explosive Bullet.

Hit by Explosive Bullet.
Bordeaux, Sept. 1S.-In a hospital
here yesterday a soldier Of the sec
ond colonial regiment was operated
on for a horrible wound in the thigh
caused by an explosive bullet. The
orif1ce made by the bullet on entry
was clean and narrow. whereas at the
exit 1t was several centir1eters wide,
while the intermediate flesh was bruis-
ed and torn and the Tissues entirely
destroyed.
The surgeons declare that no wea-
pons In ostensible use in European
armies or shrapnel splinters could
have caused such a wound.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18
Samples Free by Mail

Although Cuticura soap (25c.) and Cuta-
Slra Ointment (o0c.) arc sold throughout
the world. a sample Of each With a2-p. slin
Book VII bo sent free upon request. Ad.
dress postcard ''Cuttc,ra, Don't. +. Boston:. :.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-18

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
Name Committee to

Name Committee to Devise Plan
\ meeting of the representatives OF
number of charitable and philan
thropic organizations of the city was
| held Friday afternoon at the Com
mercial club. Those represented were
Industrial Relief society, Christ Child
society, Jewish Relief society, Visit.
ing Nurses association. Lend-a-Hand
club, West Side Settlement Babys
Friendly society, Public Library,
Friendly House, Soldiers Relief com.
mission, st. Luke's hospital, overseer
OF poor for county. The meeting was
called to order by Mrs. c. Wirth. chair.
I man of the philanthropic depart
ment of the Davenport Woman's club
, Raymond Marsh, assistant secre-
tary of the Commercial club, ex-
planned the administration and Office
methods of the confidential exchange
as used by the united or associated
charity organizations in various cities
Of the United States. Mrs. z. S. Ham
matt, Dean Hare, w. II. Korn, ]. H.
Clark. Mrs. Ben Raphael. Mrs. A d.
F'icke, Mrs. Ned Lee, Mrs. j. ]. Dor
gan and Harry Downer expressed their
favorable opinion of the plan.
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Big Shakeup In SIeuths' Beats
Chief of Police Hans Schramm threw
bomb into the ranks of the
plain clothes men at roll call last
one detective was not changed, p. ].
Phelan, who remains on the east beat
The new lineup is as follows: Detec-
tives John Quinn and John Kinney as
signed to west end beat, from Warren
street west: Detectives William Bishop
and Charles Boettger assigned to mid
die beat, between Warren and Brady
streets; Detectives p. ]. Phelan and
Frank Brady assigned to east end
beat, from Brady street east. Quinn
has been on the east beat, Kinney.
middle beat. Bishop. east beat. Boett-
ger. west beat and Brady west beat.
Discussion was rife among the men as
to the reason for the change.
Pucci Accidentally Killed Says Jury
That Raffaello Pucci came TO his
death accidentally and that no one
could be blamed for the collapse of the
scaffold was the gist OF the verdict
returned at the inquest held Friday
evening. at the Office OF Justice OF the
Peace Phil Daum. Oscar Boone and
George Steele, former of the construc-
ton work. both testified at the inquiry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
Women Should Take WARMING.

II the statement made at a New
York Assembly Of women, that healthy
American women are so rare that
they are almost extinct. is true, II is
time for the women of America to
take warning and look to their health.
II may be headaches, backaches, drag
ging down pains, nervousness, mental
depression. that are tell-tale symptoms
of some organic arrangement for which
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound-a simple remedy made from
roots and herbs-is specific and may
be relied upon to restore women TO a
healthy normal condition.-(Adv)-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
GOOD THINGS TO
COSTLESS MONEY
Outlook for Thanksgiving Eat
ables Is Promising in
Price and Quality.

The outlook for Thanksgiving. &C.
cording to welI-posted men in the
wholesale and jobbing of fruit and pro-
duce business. is gratifying in that the
good things of the earth promise to
be cheaper than last year. Not only
that but likewise in abundance and
quality.
Oysters are in the market but the
come In five and ten-gallon sealed
cans and are repacked in one and two
poured cans here. 1t will be later in
the season, depending largely on the
weather, before carload lots will come
in. The oyster of today is a scientifi-
cally raised chap. Chiefly in the Ches-
apeake bay the beds are planted and
cultivated in the keen salt water.
where contamination is impossible.
When the carload lots come the cans
will be in one, two. three and five-gal-
Ion sizes. Sanitation in packing and
shipping is carried to the extreme.
For Thanksgiving the outlook is re-
assuring. Even poultry promises to
fruits. nuts, etc. much lower. Gran
berries from Cape Cod are cheap and
plentiful.
Among apples. Jonathans and other
fancy western fruit come in boxes. and
the famous Virginia winesaps in bar
rels. The Ben Davis, the good old
homely standby. is better than ever for
the warm weather has ripened them
finely.
Grapefruit are plentiful. fine in
quality and cheap.
New dates and figs are in the mar
ket.
II will be the latter part of Novem-
Der before California navel oranges be-
gin to arrive, and they will not be at
their best before January. The Va
lencias. however. leave little to be
desired, for they are extremely fine
and sweet and juicy and cheap.