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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01
FOREIGN.

Expectation OF war between Austria
Hungary and Servia and the subss-
Quent declaration demoralized the
markets OF Europe.
Fifteen coal miners were killed at
Dortmound. Germany. by a fire which
broke out in the Hansemann Di:- Six
OF their bodies were recovered.
The Austro Hungarian government
declared war against Servia by mani
festo which is one OF the briefest Of
history's momentous documents.
Germany declares 1t considers the
peace suggestions of the British for.
eign secretary as well meant and good
in principle. but not feasible In prac-
tice and impossible to carry out
Madame Henriette Caillaux, accused
of murder for the Staying Of Castor
Calmette, editor OF Figaro. was acquit.
ted at Paris. The jury rendered Its
verdict ten minutes after it got the
case.
General villa was reported as re-
naming in Chihuahua City. continuing
TO gather large numbers Of recruits
into his army and receiving ammuni'
tion smuggles across the line. This is
taken to mean that he plans an i'm
mediate rayolt.
General CarranZa at Tampico indi-
Gated that he will stand by the decree
he issued early in the revolution re-
garding financial transactions made by
Huerta. His attention was called to a
report that just before resigning and
leaving the country Huerta received
100000 from the Rothschilds, giving
in return grant of vast area In
lower California at nominal price OF
one cent an acre. Carranza declared
no such grant of public lands would be
recognized and recalled that leading
bankers OF the world had been so noti-
fled
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01
GE N E RAJ.

Seven persons were injured, two
probably fatally, when street car
rammed a motor truck carrying thir-
teen passengers at Sycamore and
Johnson streets at Buffalo. n. Y
The supreme council of the Loyal
Order OF Moose decided at Milwaukee
that when an adjournment is taken
there, Sept. Z, at the time of the Star
Spangled Banner centennial celebra-
ticn when the new Moose home win
be dedicated by Vice President
Marshall.
The latest gold movement to Europe
which began from New York when 81.
100000 WAS sent to Paris, was further
increased by shipment of $40 GOO, 900
aboard the liner Kronprinzessin Ce-
ellie. This is said to be the largest
single gold shipment ever made from
America to Europe.
Official advices from Washington to
the effect that the district federal re.
serve bank boards are not to be for.
mally organized until after the federal
reserve board at Washington has been
formed were received by Gordon Jones
of Denver in a telegram from the con.
trCller of the currency.
The heat wave in northeastern Iowa
was broken when heavy rain fell.
Crops, which had begun to thirst for
moisture, were greatly benefited.
William V. Cleary, town clerk oi
Haverstraw, N. ", who shot and killed
his son-in-law, Eugene NJ. Newman,
was held for the action OF the Septem.
Der grand jury.
Dropping his pretense of insanity,
Hans Schmidt. the New York priest,
who cut up the body Of Anna Aumul.
Ter and threw it into the Hudson,
through his attorney uaads = plea foe
a new trial.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01
No Use.

No Use.
When visiting the wounded men in
field hospital an army chaplain came
to one poor fellow who was groanins
pitifully.
Come. my poor fellow. bear the
pain like a man." said the chaplain.
Its no use kicking against fate
"Bedad, SORT" murmured the suf-
ferer, you're right, especially when,
as in my case. they're the fate of an
army mule"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01
Laws Uncertainties.

When you poke toad" said old
Farmer Hornbeck, philosophically.
you can't tell which way he will
jump. nor how far; an it Is Jest about
the same way with jury"
That so?" returned young Jay
Green. in a noncommittal way.
Yep. For instance, In the case OF
PUNK Jarvis. who has Jest been tried
over at Kickyhasset courthouse for
pullin' out his brother-in-law's whis-
kers by the roots in a fight, the jury
discharged PUNK an fined his brother.
in-law 10 cents. the regular price Of q
shave"-Puck
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01

Austrian troops lombard Bel
grade Bridge over River save
blown up. Austrian troops occupy
Servian capital
Paris Temps declares Russia is
officially informed that Austria VIII
respect Seryias territorial integrity
and not occupy Belgrade.
Russia doubles army force at Aus
trian frontier to l.2So,000 men.
British fleet sails for secret des-
tination.
All Servians of military capacity
VOW in Austria are made prisoners
of war
Practically all of Europe is con-
centratirg troops at strategic posi-
tioDs-
Stock exchanges all over world
are demoralzed
Premier Asquith of England says
situation is extremely grave" but
he is trying to localize conflict.
Russia declared to be committed
to war and only a political miracle
can avert general conflict, is word
from diplomats.
Kaiser makes ready to mobilize
and move his vast forces unless
Russia stops war preparations.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01
AUSTRIAN TROOPS ON MOVE
War Experts See Objective Point
That Emperor's Generals Will At
tempt to Seize.

Cuttinje. troops are on
the move in the vicinity of Ragus,
Dalmatia, and % Austrian warships
have assembled In the Bay of Cat
taro
Oflcial circles here interpreted
these movements as meaning that II
Austria mt to war with Seryia ahe
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01

would attempt to seize Mount Low.
chen. overlooking Cattaro.
Public opinion here demands of the
Montenegrin government joint action
with Servia in these hours SO fateful
for the two Serb Kingdoms.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01

The Superior Sex.
One reason why man Is superior to
woman is because a man always
knows where he got his headache
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01

q ow n pains 3 ana
backache, and b ad
h e adac ch e a good
deal of the time and
very little appetite.
The pains were so
bad that / used to.
sit right down on heI
floor and cry, @
cause it hurt me 80
and ! could not do
any work at those
times. An old wo-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01
Los Angeles STAGE. : Balkan war.

Los Angeles, Calif-Rioting broke
out here in the portion of the city
where Servians and Austrians live
: There was some shooting, but no one
was found to have been injured by a
bullet. Several Austrians were ar
rested
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01
Take to the Wood.

Mrs. Flatte-This paper says that
the national forests in Chile cover
about seven million acres.
Mr.. Flatte-Well, the men of Chile
certainly have some place to go in
housecleaning time.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01

London consumes $4,9S0,000 worth
of kerosene yearly.
If you wish beautiful clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01

Stephenson Not q Candidate.
Marinette, Wis.-United States Sen.
ator Isaac Stephenson announced that
he would not be candidate for re.
election
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01
PRAY for Relief From Heat.

St. Louis, July 30-A majority of
Protestant congregations in this city
last night offered special prayers for
rain and for relief from the intense
heat
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01

Very Much So.
Are those colors fast, ANN"
We'll, to see the way they ran In
the wash, I'd call 'em speeders."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01
I'm SUCH PAIN
WOMAN CRIED
Suffered Eve1ythins Until Re-
stored to Health BY Lydia
E Pinhham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Florence, So. Dakota--"I used to b
very sick every month with bearing
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-01
AUSTRIA SHELLS
SERvIAN CAPITAL
EURoPE'S BIG ARMIES MASSED TO
SEIZE ALL STRATEGIC
POINTS.
SERBS BLOW UP BRIDGE
BRITISH GOVERNMENT NOT RE.
LAxiNG EFFORTS TO cIRcUM-
SCRIBE AREA OF CONFLICT.
War Summary.

Western Newspaper Union News,service
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Famous Plays BY Heisman
No. y Two Boundary Plays
.e..
,.e,
BY j. w. IIcislnan.

HE that Guards Back achieved having been heraded
II he al
am
The a 0
backheld
To find what wide formations
this period
in what a multitude Of differing them
RECENTLY outlined play in which both ends brought
differently the backhd from what had been the with the
tackle and end end and guard remember
backhed
herewith
the ban in ie daresay seen
IT HE this the
whole line be the
with the ball itself shielding wall
the bali while he working toward the end OF
could
left and as the whole thing took symmetrical formation they had to split
forces equally be prepared either
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26

line indicated block the opposing guard ill the whole bunch could
All lnemen
and the right and somewhat forward Gas indicated by their
bah back again the left half whose job parcelpos around
ON this all right though the whole
should planned well
i
ALL something
and before they could make their minds thar they had
png this
did and look the with the ball fine
UT of this
quick hard willing charging all that needed break thing
like this And that the real of the general improvement de-
ONE excellent variation Of this play that came in for the quarter to
~ bother handling of
with the that
The bali tackle fully
It a
within
yidual The the whole thing
jumpshifs seeing the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Kolehmainen-Kiviat
Race Called Fake"

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 Serious
trouble is in store for Hannes Koleh-
mainen and Abel Kiviat. whose sen
sational dead heat in the two-mile
feature race of the Fourth Company,
Thirteenth Regiment games on Sat
urday might elected cries of fake"
and frame up" from a majority Of
The spectators.
James Il. Sullivan, chairman of the
national registration committee OF the
A. A. IT,. was indignant to-day over
the traVesty on amateur sport enacted
between the two world famous run
uers. He said:
Il am convinced that the race was
a fake ! am sorry that it happened
at a meeting at which | was not the
referee There was only one course
for the referee to pursue That was
to declare the affair no race dis
qualify the competitors and report the
matter 20 the local registration com
mittee."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
kid" Kenneth Stops
Pelky In Sixth

TAFT, CAL, Jan. 26.-''Kid" Kenneth
knocked out Arthur Pelky, former
white heavy champion. in the sixth
round Of a scheduled 2O-round fight here
saturday night
The fight was a fast one and neither
man had any decided advantage up to
the sixth round Shortly after the be
ginning OF the sixth Kenneth landed a
heavy LETT 10 the body ana pelky went
down for the count Of eight Pelky
was unsteady when he arose, and Ken
meth put him down and out with a stiff
right uppercut to the chin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Packey Starts Work
For Gibbons Bout

CHICAGO Jan. IS Packey Nc
Farland to-day began work for his
match In New York with Mike Glib
bons on February - Packey is dis
playing much confidence why fear
Gibbons" he asks THE McAllster
win was sensational, hut lucky Mike
can't hurt a child with his left, and
he can't hit with his right unless set
I'm never let him get set"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Joe Jackson Turns
Down $4,000 Offer

GREENNILLE, s c., Jan 26.-Joe
jackson, Cleveland crack outhelder,
says gratitude must be rewarded and
he set the example by turning down a
Federal League three-year job at S65
600 and signed with the Maps. Because
President Somers, Of the Maps, was
kind to him, Joe decided to stick with
the Maps. Jackson said he signed with
Cleveland more than a week ago.
on account of the illness of his father
Joe probably will not join the Cleveland
spring training camp al Athens, Ga.
before April l.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
No Basket BALL
FIVEFOR TIGERS
7 HIS SEASON
Work on Gymnasium viii Keep
Sewanee From Putting Team
on Floor.
By Tad

q EWANEE, Jan. 26.-Sewanee will
not turn out basket ball team
this year, owing to repairs on
the gymnasium The prospects were
fairly good, four Of last years regular
men being on hand, but no early
training or practice could have been
started, so it was decided not to put
team in the field However, a frater-
nifty league has been organized, to he
gin its schedule tonight.
Baseball prospects are fairly good
and some men are working out every
day. The schedule has not been an
nouneed yet, Manager Ossman still
having some trouble over certain
dates. but it is certain that the sChel-
ule will be a hard and long Ola.
Cares with Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech,
Alabama and Chattanooga are as
sured.
COACH COPE is to have an assist
- ant and trainer this coming
fall. This viii tighten the work oa
him and he can give more attention
TO the developing of certain men. Pro
vious to this he has had to act as
sistant At intervals
,r,,Icb fsy.ored h,. ~ sInr,,i ard NAV
are earnestIv aiGina in findina a CAM.
he man for mis- ncuiv creafed nos
tion az Se,venee TGe trainer NH
have I'm charge If The training Of ~
tha candidatae for +ha ,rarione teams
I'm charge If track baseball and has
I,at baU fean,e and oct &c assistant To
conc He viii NTorl, oIt light train.
inc svsta,,, to he followed nv the atm
Infes eenacia1Iv no foothau canda-
datas al tba ,,asr ro,,nd Tine t5a
orfdfron vre rri6rS viii he in fair CON
dition ar Tho baeipniro Of The season
and can connnenca beavv work imme.
diateI,, A., aarl,1 stort viii no made
tbie van ap6 caIi u,iu he sent AIT
for ali candida+es IN renort bv SeI-
t fer az, Il 10 iep0' 'S
nRoSprCrs ara oood for nax.
I vea,is teopo o,I5, tbrea men ha-
inc Lost ~, a,3i,a To- Movers Moore
ana s Nc McC ~ Seyera Of the scrubs
are expected to develop EVE INTO re agera
shonId fnrrisb on,ite huncb of ma
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Welsh to Box Kelly
In Eight Round Bout

ST LOUIS, Ian s6-Arter DAYS and
weeks Of dickering Frank Bishon.
matchmaker of the National Athletic
club. finally has secured Freddie Welsh
o. perform for his members
Promoter Bishop has secured Leo kel-
ly 10 pit against Welsh and they Will
clash Wednesday night in an eight
round bout
Harry Pollok Welsh's manager. abs
s0lutely refused tu have hts boy meet
Jimmy Dufty IN ST Louis This match
gate is assured for such a contest
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Georgia Five Plays
Auburn Tonight

The University of Georgia basket ball
team will travel to Auburn tonight.
where they clash with Mike Donahue's
quintet
Friday night the Red and Black boys
will play in Savannah, and Saturday
Augusta will be visited
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Locals Clash With
Clemson Saturday

The Atlanta Athletic Club basket ball
team will clash with Clemson here Sat
urday night This is the first appear
ance of the Tigers here in basket ball in
several seasons.
Just how strong the Tigers are in
comparison with the basket ball teams
of this section of the country remains
to be seen. They have been winning
regularly in the Carolinas and are rated
among the best teams in that section.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
FROM RINCSIDE
AND BLEACHERS
ON TO BERLIN!


lrHERIDAN, M0scowite Zet0G, O'Bricn.
- Hans k0iehmGinen Pdddy
BcrgstTOm and hely ucCrdy Br6dd
NcGrGH and UcDOHdd. the
Fitzpatrick and MUiphD
Heicg and FiRski and PrRSeR
QReckbcrner. FdhcrtV hlOkiqni
HitcheH McDermOH Nerich and Stcphdni
Erery there witb hands feet
Hoc do fgure this
Hcy. all non ut 0 the ran
The Yankee 0Lympsh teams coming your oqy!
THE FEDERALs taken Ford and Sweeney off Far
es hands which convinces that the
PRESIDENT HAS sense of humor anyway He is
warning the Philadelphia club and
Brennan
THEY HAVE FINALLY defenders
out of manganese bronze which certainly
mind We afraid all along they would
moment
MR. FORD WILL probably a games
ever comes around again That is his favorte
FEDERALs better lay off St Louis Baseball is prac
ucaE forgotten sport out there
MR.. KILLER
THERE Tas star IN SleepWocH
Whose
ne Jumped into the ORtlq1c
To graz stack OF dough.
chen his bossra scdh his pan
He beat the
And the Outidr the
And jumped right back again.
WATCH prize the owner which
shows that honesty is likely break expected
THE PROMISED price of eggs win be bad news
for the White Hopes
MATCHING eUNeoAT Jess Willard an Indelen
dence Day battle people
much liberty in this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
FederalS Get Three
More Big Leaguers

CHICAGO, Jan. s6 The Federal
League assault upon organized baseball
was continued to-day by The announce
ment ot President Gilmore that the nov
league had signed three more major
league players The names ot the play.
ers We're not made public hut Gilmore
asserted that they We're all stars
Wet got three good ones Yesterday
said President Gilmore They are AN
stars not the fellows who are nearly
through. hut real live men who are ia
Norites with the public
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
CAREY STICKS TO PIRATES.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Jan 26 Max
Carey, OF the Pittshurs team 81 the
National League met President ORGY
fuss. Of that club. here Yesterday and
signed for the season Carey said no
he'd been offered a contract by d FedL
eral League club.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Charlie White Signs
For Milwaukee Go

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Charlie White
has been signed to box before Tom
Andrews Milwaukee Club on Febru-
airy O. No opponent has vat been Sc
lected but it win either be Al VOL
CAST. Tommy Murphy or Leach Cross
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
oFEER IS AccEPrEp.

NICE Jan &c Tire Liverpool sta
dunn offer Of 50N29 f-5rcs $50 oGGl for
Mccoy io fight Carpenter the week Of
the Grand National Steeplechase has
practically been accepted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
EVANS TELLS Of
BEST SCORES IN
GOLF INCHIST0RY
Chick Says Each Club Should
Keep Record of Remarkable
Plays by Members
BY Chick Evans.

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i ness TOT 'o''''''s ""'' "''" '''
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-26

Jackson. had he been permitted to do
so. but even stronger proof comes from
n still higher authority. the highest
In fact. MIR. Stanton. Lincolns Secrc-
tary Of War. For. continues Hender-
son. on same dato DULY &c. 1861, Mr..
Stanton writo as follows: IGorhams
Life and Public Services of Edwin NJ
stanton U3oston. 1899. Vol l.. PIP. 223-
e2i) in a letter written by Mr.. Stanton
10 cHPrcsident Buchanan, on July 20.
ls6il:
THE capture of Washington seems
now to be inevitable. During tho
whole OF Monday and Tuesday (July
% and 30 ii might have been taken
without resistance. The route. over
throw and decentralization of tho
whole army is complctc."' And tho
proof also is complete Washington
was plainly ut the mercy OF tho Con-
federates for at least five days.
II is certain that nothing but the
Jackson out of Washington. No gem
cral in the South. not even Lee, equaled
aim In that wonderful intuition OF
genius, by which he saw clearly the
reel condition Of a beaten enemy. With
Washington taken, tile independence
ana right of sclf-Governmcnt. for
which alone the Southcrners fought.
would have been theirs, and the end OF
the war would have come surely and
swiftly, Tor the very large majority, ir
not majority of the best people of the
North. s;ll true to the great principle
OF inc Declaration government based
upon the consent OF the govcrnccD, and
opposed to coercion, would have az.
serted themselves; ovcrthrown Lin
coins tyranny and martial law, and AZ
lowed the voice OF the people OF tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-26

United States to DO heard. This would
one Nation" as now constituted. u
contamination dcvoutly to be wished
b. all true lovers OF liberty. For LIN
creign States was the death -knell OF
the republic of Washington. As tho
Washington Pos. said august Ia.
1906. Let us be frank about It. The
day the people OF the North respond
ed to Abraham Lincoln's call for
troops to cocrce sovereign States. tho
republic died. and tho nation was
born.
Would that Lincoln had resisted tho
influence of Ben Wade, lack Chandler
and other war men of the North, who
thought and said that the Union
without some blood-letting would not
the other border States would have re-
manned in the Union. and Lincoln's
great talents might we'll have 80
guided the republic as to win back I'm
time the seeded States. without slav
cry; for slavery was doomed. 1t was
passing away even In South America,
and must have come to an end I'm due
time by gradual emancipation under
the pressure of 4 healthy public opfn-
ion, had the Southcrncrs been left un-
tramDclcd and free from tho fanatical
to perpctuate slavery. The Union thus
restored and preserved would have
hcen triumph OF craftsmanship. such
would have made Lincoln worthy
OF place among the greatest states
mon of the world.
BERKELEY MINOR
Staunton, Va, March -. 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-26
HISTORY OF FORT PEMBERTON
ny w. L. H AMILToN.

The great Mississippi- Yazoo delta
has from the time OF it's earliest set
Element been known and described as
very fertile region. People who
never visited it and mingled with it's
= people could not form any idea of its
great riches OF soil. or of the unbound
ed hospitality of Its people Men Of
wealth sought for opportunities to in
vest in the splendid lands, and the pop
ulation was largely composed of peo-
pie who had come from all the states
north and east of 1T. Many had brought
their families and spent the spring
time and winter seasons on their plan.
tations.
The YaZoo and Tallahatchie Rivers
were navigablc ut all seasons OF the
year, and splendid steamboats, piled
these waters. During the winters and
springs small craft made trips to
points on tho Yallobusha River as high
mp. as Graysport. above Grenada The
Fallahatchie, above the mouth of Cold
water, was navigated by keelboats as
far u2 as New Albany. These streams
and their tributaries drained vast
scope of country from the Tennessee
lEtato line southwark through the
faxoe to tho point OF its junction